News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II. Parent comment

Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II by wrycoder on Friday July 15, 2022 @10:34AM (#32108600)
You can make something as complicated as a 6502 processor with just electricity for furnaces, motors, and pumps, without using any electronics.

You’d have to go back to hand-cut Rubylith for the mask sets.

Hand made transistors are no problem, just more expensive.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II by mywittyname on Friday July 15, 2022 @11:23AM (#32109083)
People still do this stuff for fun too. So it's not some lost knowledge.

I wouldn't be surprised if some colleges taught this as part of a history of computers course.

[ Parent | on HN ]