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  1. 30-11-2016, 02:01 PM #1
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    Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    It is currently on display at the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge.
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  3. 30-11-2016, 02:02 PM #2
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    Been following this for a bit - its a pretty cool project and a great tool for learning about how CPUs work.
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    Makes my home soldered Nascom 1 with 2000 solder joints look like a crystal set !
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    Those were the days !
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    Worst tetris player ever.
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    He clocks it down to 1hz, not to 1khz
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    AMD's next CPU? (I kid I have an FX 8350, good chip IMO)
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    My ideal HTPC.
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    I think it's a wind up!
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    Quote Originally Posted by theleader View Post
    I think it's a wind up!
    Nope, its definitely plugged into the wall...
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    But can it run Crysis?? .. Er .. no it can't.
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    I guess I'm allowed to spam here, so if this interests you, see also http://jonatron.me/ for my comparatively tiny PDP-11 Simulator.
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    He's absolutely terrible at tetris though...
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    Quote Originally Posted by g8ina View Post
    Makes my home soldered Nascom 1 with 2000 solder joints look like a crystal set !
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    Re: Hand-soldered CPU has 42,000 transistors, weighs half a ton

    I've always wondered how you manage to post on the forums with that
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