Jamie Balfour

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_{Jamie Balfour's}Computer basics course

Part 1 - An introduction

Course introduction

This article describes what this course will cover.

Part 2 - Computer hardware

What is a computer?

This article describes what a computer is and how they came to be.

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ZPE 1.13.2

ZPE 1.13.2 (Micklegate) is now available to download. This new version includes JBML.

ZPE 1.13.2

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Octopus Energy

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Octopus Energy

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The Right to Repair

Join the campaign to support the Right To Repair and make the world of electronics fairer for the consumer.

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From my website

Using APCu to improve performance 22 February 2025 (Blog post)

ZPE 1.3 came out 10 years ago today 19 February 2025 (Blog post)

Further ZPE performance improvements 9 February 2025 (Blog post)After a weekend of looking at my whiteboard, this is what I've come up with.

Replacing Disqus with BalfComment v2 3 February 2025 (Blog post)

BalfML's formal specification is now available! 2 February 2025 (Blog post)

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