- Phantasy Star IV – 1993 Developer Interviews (shmuplations.com)
This lengthy Phantasy Star IV interview was compiled from several shorter pre-release magazine interviews conducted in 1993. It covers the usual bases, exploring the origin of the development and its relation to other Phantasy Star games. I’ve also included a commentary from Rieko Kodama, and a full interview from the World of Phantasy Star book conducted just before the game’s release.
- The Pentium contains a complicated circuit to multiply by three (righto.com)
In 1993, Intel released the high-performance Pentium processor, the start of the long-running Pentium line. I’ve been examining the Pentium’s circuitry in detail and I came across a circuit to multiply by three, a complex circuit with thousands of transistors. Why does the Pentium have a circuit to multiply specifically by three? Why is it so complicated? In this article, I examine this multiplier—which I’ll call the ×3 circuit—and explain its purpose and how it is implemented.