A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by cenazoic » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:18 PM UTC

A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves
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Re: A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by GaylordTuring » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:30 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #6

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God dammit! I thought Valve had released a stationary computer. I was ready to open my wallet even before clicking the link ;(

Re: A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by Insanity » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:32 PM UTC

GaylordTuring wrote: post #2

dang wrote: post #6

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God dammit! I thought Valve had released a stationary computer. I was ready to open my wallet even before clicking the link ;(

Ha, exact same reaction here!

Re: A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:33 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #6

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Re: A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by artemonster » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:33 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #6

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hl3 not confirmed :(

Re: A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by dang » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:34 PM UTC

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Re: A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by dang » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:34 PM UTC

GaylordTuring wrote: post #2

dang wrote: post #6

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God dammit! I thought Valve had released a stationary computer. I was ready to open my wallet even before clicking the link ;(

I suppose we'd better change the title before the entire thread fills up with variations of this reaction!

Re: A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by artyom » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:35 PM UTC

Insanity wrote: post #3

GaylordTuring wrote: post #2

Earlier quoted context omitted.

God dammit! I thought Valve had released a stationary computer. I was ready to open my wallet even before clicking the link ;(

Ha, exact same reaction here!

Oh man how many of us are out there?

I wasn't disappointed about the actual article tho.

Re: A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by 082349872349872 » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:39 PM UTC

> When all the valves are glowing, I check the fire extinguisher is full, and run the code.

It wasn't until working with valve hardware that I finally grokked the original difference between a cold boot and a warm one.

Re: A modern 8 bit design, built using 1950s thermionic valves

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Post by FredPret » Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 7:43 PM UTC

If Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse had a blog an a large stock of valves, it'd be close to this