Show HN: Discrete6502 – one thing led to another

(epatel.github.io)

11 points | by epatel99 13 hours ago ago

6 comments

  • nubinetwork 5 hours ago

    Do you still need the Pico if you connect pins to the outer edge pads?

    • epatel99 an hour ago

      Don't think so, the idea is it's just an option.

  • rbanffy 13 hours ago

    I would love more LEDs to see the clock flowing through the processor, but that would be a LOT of LEDs.

    Maybe someone could invent an SMD transistor with a built-in LED.

  • nativeit 9 hours ago

    Great work! Now do it using tubes/valves. The more energy hungry and inefficient the better! The power supply can be the same sort of diesel generators hospitals use during power outages.

    • butvacuum 7 hours ago

      This is a fine project- Learning, Teaching, and simply as art.

      And, though I risk being black and blue for agreeing- I'm starting to:

      Social media made y'all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.

      - Mike Tyson

  • nullc 4 hours ago

    I found the LLM writing exceptionally distasteful and it made it difficult to look at the page for a subject I'd otherwise find interesting-- it's an extremely bad style, and also characteristic of a lot of dishonest and abusive conduct on the internet of late.