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8-bit computer update

8-bit computer update

Ben Eater
14 HN recommenders · discussed 2017–2023
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About this video

Ben Eater's short update announcing his plan to build another 8-bit computer from scratch on camera. It kicks off the breadboard computer series that became widely known.

Why it appears in the archive

HN repeatedly recommends the series it launched as the best way to understand how a CPU works, praised for Eater's clear teaching.

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From the Hacker News discussion

brox · 2018-09 · strong rec

I find Ben Eater's 8-bit computer from scratch series really wonderful, mainly because of his skills as an educator and the effort he puts into the material: [VIDEO] Check out his latest videos on low-level data transmission techniques as well.

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gtsteve · 2020-04 · strong rec

I love this guy's videos, I've been watching them for a year or so now. He also made a series [0] where he built the CPU, microcode and all using logic gates and components. As a pure software guy I found it very enlightening. [0] [VIDEO]

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dnautics · 2020-09 · strong rec

1) the video series on building an computer from scratch is fantastic. It's valuable information no matter where in the tech stack you wind up in (or even if you don't wind up in tech) but also having a deep knowledge of these systems will be of considerable value down the line, because we aren't training kids in hardware as much anymore. [VIDEO] 2) If their interest is a bit higher in the stack (like robotics e.g.), and they don't mind getting in the weeds and asking for help in the community, I would target learning with a raspberry pi system. My preferred target is Nerves; it's a bit more bare-bones, and there aren't drivers for everything, but the community is fantastic (the elixir slack / nerves is the place to be), and it's easy to get to a point where you are dropped into an IDE and you can just code .

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rtrunck · 2021-07 · strong rec

Ben Eater (Author of this Video) is fantastic. Learned so much on electronics and computers through this series [VIDEO]

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IanWard1 · 2021-11 · strong rec

Love this kind of build, so I'm working on a little breadboard one myself [LINK] similar to the Ben Eater 8-bit CPU videos [VIDEO] (which are amazing and everyone should watch)

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teeray · 2022-01 · strong rec

I think I learned more from Ben Eater’s “Building an 8-bit breadboard computer” series [0] than my intro to computer architecture course at university. Highly recommended. [0] [VIDEO]

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Bilters · 2018-05 · rec

Don't really know. But if you decide to do so, please make a video series about it. I really enjoyed the series Ben Eater has produced making his 8 bit computer. [1] [1] [VIDEO]

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djmips · 2019-01 · rec

If this interests you, you'll probably really like or already have seen Ben Eater's great YouTube series on building an 8 bit computer. (2016 as well) [VIDEO]

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