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Re:A working, transistor-scale replica of the MOS 6502 micro... by obstinate on Sunday May 21, 2017 @09:05AM (#14387109)
How big would the equivalent Kaby Lake device be?
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Re:A working, transistor-scale replica of the MOS 6502 micro... by Klinky on Sunday May 21, 2017 @09:17AM (#14387152)
In the FAQ they compared to an Apple A8X and noted it would be 885,000 square feet if built in similar fashion.
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Re:A working, transistor-scale replica of the MOS 6502 micro... by obstinate on Sunday May 21, 2017 @09:35AM (#14387219)
That's incredible. For anyone who doesn't think in terms of square feet, that's a square with a 270 meter edge.
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Re:A working, transistor-scale replica of the MOS 6502 micro... by jacquesm on Sunday May 21, 2017 @12:46PM (#14388019)
No, that's perfectly credible. What is incredible is that the real thing actually exists!
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