First Bootup!
It works!!! Eureka! And on the very first attempt, no less. I have achieved computation from a big mess o’ wires, and a couple of dozen basic logic chips. I can now say confidently that fibonacci(12) = 144. Check out…
Category BMOW 1
The original BMOW: a custom-designed, hand-built 8-bit CPU and computer.
Almost There
I’m getting very close to the first real BMOW bootup. I’ve got two data registers wired up, along with enough of the data bus to use them. Now I just need to double-check the current wiring, add the rest of…
Straight Line Code
Believe it or not, I think this pig may actually fly! Things are starting to get interesting. After several more days of wiring, I’ve reached the point where I can execute straight line code (no branches or jumps), with no…
Funny Fanout Flaws
Ugh, I’ve run into my first design flaw. Fortunately, I don’t think it will be too difficult to fix, but it’s an eye opener nonetheless. The issue I’m facing is fanout limitations. Fanout is the number of inputs that are…
Bit by Bit
Although progress continues to be slow, the machine is taking shape bit by bit. I bought another 100 foot spool of wire, along with 1000 pre-cut and pre-stripped wires in lengths from 1 to 4 inches. The pre-cut wire makes…
Slow and Slower
My recent wire-wrapping progress has been painfully slow: I’ve timed myself at about 2 minutes per wire. You might wonder how it could possibly take that long, but all the measuring, stripping, threading, wrapping, and squinting time really adds up.…
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