Build a Superscalar 8-Bit CPU (YouTube Playlist) [video]
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#2Ben Eater all day long over anyone else building a computer, sorry
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#3Ben Eater all day long over anyone else building a computer, sorry
There's no reason to have to choose.
Ben Eater is great, and Fabian is obviously inspired by him, so in a lot of ways this is simply complementary to Ben Eater's wonderful work.
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#4Ben Eater all day long over anyone else building a computer, sorry
I don't think Ben would tell you to limit yourself. There are many fantastic people doing these kinds of things. James Sharman has been working on his system for years, and it is fantastic because he is also a programmer. https://www.youtube.com/@weirdboyjim
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#5I got lucky stumbling across this series a few years ago after just the first few videos were posted. Production value and pedagogy are excellent. Glad to see him following through all this time and getting to the heart of the matter recently.
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#6Ben Eater all day long over anyone else building a computer, sorry
I don't think Ben would tell you to limit yourself. There are many fantastic people doing these kinds of things. James Sharman has been working on his system for years, and it is fantastic because he is also a programmer. https://www.youtube.com/@weirdboyjim
I would also recommend Agon Light from the Byte Attic for pedagogically important 8 bit computer YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDf2uklC__d19aBeKd8OXMdup...
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#7Ben Eater all day long over anyone else building a computer, sorry
I don't think Ben would tell you to limit yourself. There are many fantastic people doing these kinds of things. James Sharman has been working on his system for years, and it is fantastic because he is also a programmer. https://www.youtube.com/@weirdboyjim
This is the exact channel that came to mind when I saw the headline, his work is fantastic.
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#8I applaud the author for doing this! A lot of "get your hands dirty" processor digital design tutorials end up using designs with a single microprogrammed control unit... which has no relation to how the last few decades of microarchitectures,
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#9I built Ben Eater's 8 bit computer on breadboards a few years ago. It's a challenging but super rewarding project. I felt like after years of doing computer stuff I could finally say I get how it all works right down to the level of electronics, plus I learnt some new skills and got really good at cutting little wires to exactly the right length. It takes some dedication, especially when you're building the same register module 3+ times, but I found it quite relaxing in the evenings, similar to knitting in many ways.
I'm glad to see there are more projects in case I want to do it again some day...
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#10Some channels like these are like collectibles. They are far above over the stature of Youtube itself. Unfortunately we don't have any other place to have these collectibles at, except on a service owned by a private company, who runs it for their business goals.