Dossier
adder
Coverage of adder in the Nexus archive.
- Britain's most dangerous snake strikes in Suffolk: Dad is bitten by an adder while paddleboarding - leaving him unable to walk with an 'elephant leg'
A father was bitten by an adder, Britain's most dangerous snake, while paddleboarding in Suffolk. The bite caused severe symptoms, including an 'elephant leg' and inability to walk.
- The adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 floating-point chip
The article discusses the reverse-engineering of the adder component in Intel's 8087 floating-point chip, focusing on its technical design and functionality. The 8087 chip was a key advancement in early computing for handling floating-point arithmetic.