<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>One Bit Transistor &amp;quot;Computer&amp;quot;</title><link>/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/one-bit-transistor-computer</link><description>The computer is built from 70 NPN bipolar transistors.It has two one bit registers, a 4 x 4 bit ROM, and a two bit counter. The instruction format is as follows: | Halt | Opcode | Address 1 | Address 2 | If halt = 1 the instruction is execu...</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: One Bit Transistor &amp;quot;Computer&amp;quot;</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/one-bit-transistor-computer</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 18:09:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:8b741cb9-47d1-4959-bc23-0f4d89469e78</guid><dc:creator>DAB</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Your post takes me back a number of decades.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I began learning circuit diagrams by reverse engineering RTL logic boards I bought on the surplus market.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seeing how the early transistor based logic circuits worked enabled me to quickly grasp integrated circuits and then the early microprocessor devices.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Understanding the fundamentals really positions your mind for understanding logic and data flow, which are invaluable when you get into more complex system designs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Good work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DAB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2073&amp;AppID=293&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: One Bit Transistor &amp;quot;Computer&amp;quot;</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/one-bit-transistor-computer</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:26:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:8b741cb9-47d1-4959-bc23-0f4d89469e78</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I love your dedication!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2073&amp;AppID=293&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: One Bit Transistor &amp;quot;Computer&amp;quot;</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/one-bit-transistor-computer</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 06:16:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:8b741cb9-47d1-4959-bc23-0f4d89469e78</guid><dc:creator>jw0752</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Tim,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I really like your computer. Lots of work but the best way to learn is to get down to the foundations. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2073&amp;AppID=293&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>