Self-taught tinkerer demos room-sized vacuum-tube computer, Tom's Hardware reports
The 8-bit design uses 460 recycled Soviet vacuum tubes from the 1950s and takes 15 minutes to warm up, Tom's Hardware says.
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Tom's Hardware reports that a self-taught tinkerer has demonstrated a working, room-sized computer built with 460 recycled Soviet vacuum tubes from the 1950s. The outlet says the 8-bit machine takes 15 minutes to warm up and smells like burning dust.
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