A computer is, at its core, just a bunch of transistors wired together. Once you have enough transistors on a board, though, one of the first layers of abstraction that arises is the Arithmetic Logic ...

In this video, we explore the fundamental components of computers, beginning with transistors and their role in CPUs. The Intel 4004 processor, the first commercially available processor, is discussed ...

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 ...

Tyrone Iras Marhguy is not your everyday student. From his dorm room, the young academic achiever has pulled off something many would consider impossible without a fully equipped laboratory; he built ...

This mini-series of articles describes how to build a computer’s CPU (central processing unit) out of relays. “Y” in English sounds like “guay” in Spanish (my mother tongue), a colloquial expression ...