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[-] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Check out Ben Eater on YouTube.

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

I’m hoping the guy from Primitive Technology will eventually work his way up to that at some point.

[-] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

They're playing one of those games where you crash on a planet and go from rock to bow and arrow to quantum phase disruptors, but for real.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

Or Steve Mould, who made a processor calculation using water for demonstration purposes.

https://piped.video/watch?v=IxXaizglscw

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

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[-] weker01@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

He uses a microcontroller though for his breadboard PC. A microcontroller that is built in a fab.

[-] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I was going to add that disclaimer, but it's also a step closer and interesting nonetheless.

I'd also recommend Breaking Taps, while he does amazing stuff in a home lab it also has the disclaimer that he's able to get it already has some super interesting but rare stuff. Electron microscope etc.

I thought I saw someone making homemade, low power processors but for the life of me I can't remember who or where.

[-] notthebees@reddthat.com 1 points 1 week ago

Sam Zeloof did it.

[-] technohacker@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

That's the 6502 one you're talking about though, what about the previous one (granted it still used a bunch of ICs, but not a microcontroller per se)

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