How to make a processor. Part 1: Registers

[cobito]

When one thinks about building a PC, one usually buys the typical components: a case with power supply, a motherboard, a processor, RAM, a hard drive, and maybe a graphics card.

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[Fassou]

Very educational :thumbsup_tone1:

[Namiga]

I think I remember seeing something similar a while ago, but what he did was make an 8-bit micro with discrete components... Let me see if I can find it and post it...

It didn't take long

http://www.megaprocessor.com/

But there are many more

[cobito]

@namiga Very good about the megaprocessor. It's amazing the spatial and temporal scale of everything.

In this case the guy is following a very specific ISA which is RISC V so theoretically it could run things like Linux. I don't know if he will succeed but for me it would be pretty impressive.

[krampak]

@cobito With the €45,000 that the joke has cost him, I hope that at least he can do that xD