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9$ CHIP computer
#51
Is the PCB really laid out like shown?
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#52
Hah I thought you'd comment on it, that's the hottest topic regarding this board anywhere you look.
I haven't seen the board live yet but yes, I believe it really looks like that. I've seen comments that this board is not recommended for people with OCD :D
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#53
Let's hope their control logic is a little straighter!

Everyone's getting in on the Single Board Computer bandwagon.

I posted a a reference to a course that shows you how to build your own 16 bit computer
completely from NAND gates (evens comes with an HDL (Hardware Description Language)
compiler for free see: http://python-forum.io/Thread-Build-Virt...light=nand
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#54
Thank you for sharing. I have taken this Coursera course as well (2 years ago or so, I believe) and really recommend it. Coursera policies have since changed, but I hope the course materials (including emulator and the rest) are still fully available to everyone freely.

Although I have not taken it myself, I believe this course offers similar knowledge than the previously mentioned Coursera one:
https://www.edx.org/course/computation-s...x-6-004-2x#!
It is part 2 of 3-part MIT course. Here are part 1 and 3 respectively:
https://www.edx.org/course/computation-s...6-004-1x-0
https://www.edx.org/course/computation-s...6-004-3x-0
If anyone has first hand experience from these I would love to hear about it!
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#55
You taught me something.


I wanted to continue with the rest of the course, and didn't know that
It was even out there.


I actually took the MIT Python course back when I decided to get serious about
the language.

I dabbled back in the 80's when Python was new, but it wasn't being used in any of
my work at the time, so dropped it and didn't pick it up again until 2013.
Now I'm solidly hooked.

I live in New England and get down to Microcenter in Cambridge at least once a month.
I usually stop at MIT press while down there.

There is a huge book sale in the spring, everything for $1.00 to max of $10 (which would
usually be multi volume sets).
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#56
I am glad I can return the favour.

Which course are you referring to, nand2tetris or MIT computer architecture? I took nand2tetris at Coursera few years ago, and should retake it again. To regain some knowledge and also to finish concluding parts which I skipped.

I envy your physical access to MIT, MIT press and books at those prices! =)
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#57
I was talking about the NandToTetris Part II.
I thought the course was moved back to MIT,
but I now assume that you were talking about another course,
which I think is one that I have taken as well.
Aced part 1 of NANDtoTetris, and have been waiting for part II,
but haven't seen it.

My dad was a guest professor at MIT back in late 50's or early 60's. He
took my brother and I with him for a tour one day. I'll never forget it, there
were (what today would be crude) robots that followed a strip of white tape
around a hallway, some biology projects being done measuring brain
waves on live turtles, and other interesting stuff.

He taught a course on measuring layers of the upper atmosphere, this from
work he had done at Harvard in the design of a siderostat and solar-spectroradiometers
which were built for Blue-Hills Observatory in Milton MA see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Hill_..._MA_01.jpg
It's the cylindrical device on the tower.
(The tower and device are still there today, but were only used for a few years)
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#58
C.H.I.P computers arrived today. I'll fire them up tonight (or tomorrow morning)
and report back. Need to find HDMI cable that's not in use.
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#59
I didn't know about part 2 being separate course, at least I have not seen it on Coursera.
Thanks for sharing your memories. That's the closest I can get to get a glimpse of work at MIT (and elsewhere) in those times.
Great news, have fun with CHIP! I'm looking forward to preliminary test results.
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#60
I bought two of the $29 packages with HDMI adapters. Of course these require drivers,
and in order to load the driver I need a composite RGB cable, which I didn't order, and
don't have one that I know of. So, I'll have to take a ride to a local component store
today and get one. Good reason to go to Microcenter.

There was supposed to be a part 2 coming out in which you build the C compiler and an
operating system and the tetris game for the computer.
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