6 Aug
2006
6 Aug
'06
4:17 p.m.
> Tony is just pulling your leg. Some sort of
newbie hazing?
> The reality is that the CPU runs on compressed magic smoke.
> Proof of that is that during some kinds of electrical problems,
> the magic smoke can leak out, and it never works quite right
> after the magic smoke leaks out.
On Sun, 6 Aug 2006, Tony Duell wrote:
But doesn't that apply to all electronic
components, not just CPUs?
Certainly the resistor I was using earlier today stopped working after
the magic smoke came out (so I assume said smoke is what made it work).
I'm trying to figure out how to make pneumatic (NOT hydraulic) gates.
Once I can build a half adder and full adder with compressed smoke
(no mirrors), THEN I'll be ready to start really learning how
digital electronics works.
BTW2, the
biggest appeal (AND reason to hate) 386 level machines,
Or to make it on-topic
here, turning an ASR33 over by hand. For anyone
who has such a machine, or any other mechancial teleprinter, I strongly
recoemnd doing this.