On Thursday 20 December 2007 13:29, Chuck Guzis wrote:
From: Robert
Nansel <bnansel at bigpond.net.au>
1) To build a complete functional computer, including memory,
using no more than 256 2N2222-ish transistors (plus scads of diodes,
resistors, etc.).
2) Use no ICs or other parts that wouldn't have been available to
hobbyists ca. 1965.
Well, if you put no limit on the number of diodes (just 3 terminal
devices), you can go a heckuva long way using tunnel diodes or even
diacs.
It's my understanding (from other lists) that tunnel diodes are pretty hard to
find these days as well...
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