Collaborate Disseminate
While it’s currently the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it will inevitably get cold again. If you’re looking for a unique way of heating your workshop this year, …read more Continue reading 8-Bits and 1,120 Triodes
According to [Asianometry], in 1986 the Soviet Union had about 10,000 computers. At the same time, the United States had 1.3 million! The USSR was hardly a backward country — …read more Continue reading A Look Back at the USSR Computer Industry
It doesn’t happen often that we report on new vacuum tube based computer designs. Today however, we’re pleased to introduce to you the Fast Reliable Electronic Digital Dot Computer, or …read more Continue reading This Colossal Vacuum Tube Computer Plays a Mean Game of Pong
When we talk about a “computer” today, we generally picture an electronic machine that can perform various kinds of mathematical operations, manage its program flow, move data from one place …read more Continue reading 1950s Vacuum Tube Computer Replica Communicates Through USB
Culminating a year-long project, [Usagi Electric] aka [David] has just wrapped up his single-bit vacuum tube computer. It is based on the Motorola MC14500 1-bit industrial controller, but since [David] changed …read more Continue reading Single Bit Computer from Vacuum Tubes