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[–] duncan_bayne@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Haha my first thought was "I wonder if it's possible to build a general purpose CPU out of 555 timers, then get DOOM running on that sucker."

Of course, someone has already taken the first steps towards such a monstrosity.

https://hackaday.com/2021/12/17/implementing-a-cpu-using-555-timers-and-logic-synthesis/

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

People build CPUs out of logic gates in Minecraft and Factorio.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Imagine the PCBA company's response