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NAND-16: a computer built from 277,248 NAND gates

186 points · 101 comments · rossant

  1. guiambros · · focus · HN ↗
    This is pretty sad. Seeing this a couple of years ago would be mind blowing. An impressive technical feat by someone with grit and resilience to painstakingly build this from scratch.

    Today? Meh.

    1. LarsDu88 · · focus · HN ↗
      I had the exact same thought. I vibecoded a MOS6502 emulator a few months back in Rust. My Rust skill is weak, and I learned absolutely nothing about the 6502 or CPU design. Had I done it manually, there's also no way to prove I created it without LLM help making the whole exercise less appealing overall.
      1. jubilanti · · focus · HN ↗
        stream it live on twitch or wherever, build a community there
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