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Clever DIYer Turns Old Memory Chips Into a CPU
If you have bins of old PC hardware sitting around—or if you just like DIY projects—this one’s for you. An intrepid YouTuber built himself a functioning processor using a collection of EPROMs, which ...
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Can Today’s Processor Architectures Be More Efficient?
The resulting benefit can vary accordingly. “A small simple branch predictor might speed up a processor by 15%, whereas a ...