[HN Gopher] My4th Light - Custom 8-Bit Forth CPU
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My4th Light - Custom 8-Bit Forth CPU
Author : fallat
Score : 88 points
Date : 2024-12-07 22:57 UTC (1 days ago)
(HTM) web link (mynor.org)
(TXT) w3m dump (mynor.org)
| fallat wrote:
| Extremely inspired by Forth, when I discovered this custom CPU
| design specifically for Forth I couldnt hold myself and went on
| the expedition to purchase the parts to build one. Unfortunately
| it only made sense to build 5 and sell 4 to cover costs.
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| I have 3 remaining My4th Lights I'm looking to sell, and given
| how niche this space is, I figured I'd try here on the business-
| tech focused YCombinator. I've sold one to a very happy customer.
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| I finally got the time to write up a proper little sales page:
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| http://len.falken.directory/my4th-light/
| neocron wrote:
| What a great project! I hope stuff like this is still around
| when I retire, because right now it would just collect dust and
| make my heart heavy because I don't have the time to pursue
| such a hobby
| fallat wrote:
| If it's any peace of mind, the parts to build them should be
| available pretty much forever. It's possible I do more runs
| in the future :) Just for the sake of growing the Forth
| hardware community!
| speed_spread wrote:
| > the parts to build them should be available pretty much
| forever
|
| I find that's the most interesting aspect of this board.
| It's an excellent addition to permacomputing-optimized
| designs. It's a simple digital civilisation landmark for
| the ages. Or if you're pessimistic, the ultimate fallback
| computer.
| Duanemclemore wrote:
| CollapseOS is a FORTH based system too, based on that
| exact premise.
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| http://collapseos.org/
| eihli wrote:
| You now have 2 1 remaining My4th Lights.
| Y_Y wrote:
| Where are the benchmarks? How many far cries can it run
| simultaneously? Does it make you cooler than Ben Eater?
|
| (Also could you compare it to Chuck Moore's GA144 (core)?)
| fallat wrote:
| The manual has a nice benchmark: "5200 additions per second"
| B)
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| Probably 0.0001 Far-crys. My best guess!
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| Ben Eater? What're they eating? :D
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| Chuck Moore's GA144 requires a fabrication factory to create.
| My4th doesn't! How's that for a comparison?
| Brian_K_White wrote:
| I love this. "Do we really need TWO hc161's, so gross and
| wasteful..." I ridiculously approve.
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