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Tech HistoryDeep Dive October 3, 2026 8 min read

IEEE-488 and GPIB: A Shared Bus for Programmable Instruments

See how HP-IB became IEEE-488, with parallel data lines, bus management, asynchronous handshakes, instrument roles, and practical limits.

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Tech HistoryDeep Dive October 3, 2026 8 min read

Follow MIDI from manufacturer collaboration to its 1983 specification, separating musical event messages from audio and hardware transports.

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Tech HistoryDeep Dive October 3, 2026 9 min read

How SCSI evolved from a disk-interface proposal into a command-based peripheral standard, separating device behavior from host hardware.

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