THE VIDEO SHELF · breadboard computers
Why build an entire computer on breadboards?
Ben Eater explains why he builds computers on breadboards, including testing their signal behavior on an oscilloscope. It is a companion to his 6502 breadboard computer series.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as the answer to why breadboard computers are worth building and why breadboards work at these speeds.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Ben Eater
- Topic
- breadboard computers
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I got caught up in all his videos and had the same question. Fortunately, he has a dedicated video where he answers this with testing on the scope: [VIDEO] tl;dr is what the sibling comment already explained: low clock rates.
205guy on Hacker News · 2020-11
In Let’s Build a Video CardBen Eater had a whole video on why he encourages building a breadboard computer. [VIDEO] A lot of people have taken what they've learned and moved on to designing their own PCB versions. You can see some of them here: [LINK]
eco on Hacker News · 2021-12
In An 8-bit minicomputer with a fully custom architecture
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