Many years ago, before PCBs and high pin count, non-dual-inline package (DIP) ICs took over the world, I encountered “wire wrap” as a technique for doing interconnects on both prototypes and even ...

As part of his computer science curriculum at Texas A&M University in the early 2000s, [Paul Krizak] took a computer architecture course on the basics of their functioning. This and being exposed to ...

[Mr Innovative] likes to keep his wire harnesses tidy, but it is a pain to neatly wrap cables. So, he automated the process using a combination of milled acrylic and 3D printing. We hope the design ...

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