That's not a project. This is a project. - Page 1
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author: UncleBog
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 03:39:51 pm
content: In fact it's a Megaproject, seehttp://www.megaprocessor.com/index.html.

author: ChristofferB
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 04:00:41 pm
content: That is amazing! Is it your project?

author: UncleBog
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 04:14:24 pm
content: No, it's not my project, although I did recruit James into a company back in the '90s to write software. He's now pretty good at software and hardware for someone who graduated in chemistry (Oxford), and maths (Open University). Poor blighter obviously lost the plot before starting on the Megaprocessor and the subsequent exposure to flux and solder fumes can't have helped.

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 04:23:21 pm
content: Quotehttp://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alberteins100015.html

author: Kjelt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 04:27:19 pm
content: This project came up in some other topic already.Personally I think this is the same kind of project as a 200000 pieces jigsaw puzzle. Nothing new just a lot of work and a lot of pieces

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 04:28:36 pm
content: Quote from: Kjelt on February 08, 2016, 04:27:19 pm...and a lot of ESD-damaged MOSFETS.

author: HAL-42b
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 04:38:16 pm
content: Is it booting Windows in the last picture?

author: homebrew
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 05:51:12 pm
content: Quote from: HAL-42b on February 08, 2016, 04:38:16 pmWho knows...There is some guy that has apparently booted Linux on an atmega running an emulator (http://dmitry.gr/index.php?r=05.Projects&proj=07.%20Linux%20on%208bit).After all, even this transistor contraption is (computationally) as powerful as any other (limited) turing machine implementation.Give it enough ram and time and it will boot windows....

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 05:53:17 pm
content: Quote from: UncleBog on February 08, 2016, 03:39:51 pmhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/megaprocessor/

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 06:07:50 pm
content: QuoteStaring at a room full of transistors helps with that?The correct way to do it is surely with LED indicators and animated LED strip interconnects showing the bits of data moving around.Anybody want to tell him...?

author: rickey1990
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 09:36:12 pm
content: Wow! even though i am left thinking "what does his wife think?".... I still have to give him huge credit as it shows he knows his stuff, great learning tool for anyone who wants to know about computer architecture. Iv been working on how to add a bit more functionality to my boards, ALU and stuff, this has been helpful. however im thinking something more Rubix cube size.

author: Artlav
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2016, 11:09:14 pm
content: Neat.That is something i was contemplating since forever, and even made some test boards over the years.However, that's not something you want to make for anything other than educational reasons, and a simulator does just that for one millionth of the effort.So, yeah.Awesome but impractical.