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2008年5月10日星期六

Relay Computer

有冇諗過一粒CPU係點運作?

讀大學嗰時都有學過 computer systems,做過幾個bit既 adder。雖然對 CPU 個 basic design有啲 concept,但係冇諗過自己可以做一個function 既CPU 出來。

Jon 用咗US$60(我估唔止)買咗 281 個 relay,design 一個CPU出來。可以每秒行 30 - 50 個 instruction。而家買粒 dual core 既 CPU 都係HK$400-600…

佢話如果切個 x86 instruction set 既 relay CPU,boot 起 Windows XP 大約要 幾百年!



Jon says:
Why on earth build a relay computer when there are already computers over a hundred thousand times faster? Well, for two reasons: to prove that silicon is not magic and because I want to.



來自:http://www.electronixandmore.com/project/relaycomputertwo/

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