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  • I have not seen that many ide cables since the 80's, and I was not even alive then!

  • This is beautiful.

  • What's the power supply? How much current does it draw?

  • @ApolloWasReal I use a nice DIN mounted industrial automation power supply, 24V @ 10 amps. The maximum current draw is about 6 amps, when more or less all LEDs are on .

  • @nablaman Cool. Why does the expression "stone knives and bearskins" keep coming to mind? Have you considered building a computer from vacuum tubes? It would be faster -- not counting tube replacement time.

  • the only computer that will survive the solar flares in 2013!

  • Really a great work. Grats. But let me guess, the result of the calculations it is performing is 42 !?

  • @captainbackflash I don't remember right now what the heck this particular program did :)

  • What a joy!

  • respect...

  • *_* my world!!!!

  • What does it use for a clock? I hear ticking in the back, and I can't tell if you hard-hacked an actual clock into it (crazy stupid, but hugely leet) or if it's a relay ticking every half-second.

  • What does it use for a clock? I hear ticking in the back, and I can't tell if you hard-hacked an actual clock into it (crazy stupid, but hugely leet) or if it's a relay ticking every half-second.

  • @ptagliamonte Clock in computing terms is the same as an oscillator, i.e. something that provides the beats that synchronizes the machine. The pulses comes from a digital ocillator right now, which then goes into a relay circuit that breaks it up into subpulses. That's the sound you hear.

  • @nablaman You should take an oldschool alarm clock and hack it so that it works as a 1hz oscillator, then light it up with LEDs (bonus points if it has glow-in-the dark hands and you light it up with UV LEDs)

  • So cool

  • @ITGuru0111 It uses 4PDT and 6PDT 24V relays from scrapped telephone exchange boards, probably manufacured in the late 70's

  • When the sun spots reach critical mass, and they blow all the semiconductor computers into useless silicon, Zusie will still be running, computing trajectories for attacks on raiding forces.

  • Redstone IRL? :D

  • @Papaconstantopoulos You're totally right.

  • reminds me of computers in minecraft XD

  • I thought my C2D E4600 was slow oO

  • What the energy consumption is? (in watts)

  • @chronius9 It peaks somewhere around 100 Watts

  • That laptop - is it acting as a proper terminal, displaying Zusie's output over serial?

  • @bibinson The laptop is used both to upload program to Zusie and optionally display output. It's connected via the parallel port.

  • very impressive! 64K should be enough for everyone!

  • Core i7 with GTX580 full shit

  • Very very impressive!

    (I take it that you are not married? ;)

  • @MichaelKingsfordGray Thanks a lot!

    And your deduction is correct. :) ( Any girls enjoying the sounds of clicking relays - look no further! You know where to find me =) )

  • next logical step: Zusie as a web server?????? :O__

  • @kingcrimson234 yea if it can handle being on all the time

  • this is amazing. as a bit of a (read: a huge) vintage computer geek, i am incredibly impressed. good job on this! keep it up.

  • @kingcrimson234 Thanks! :) Well.. could make it into a web server but it would take years to deliver a web page :)

  • a little explaination on what it does and how they work?

  • @iddeenyear4 I have written more information about it on my web page nablaman.com

  • @nablaman Thanks for the link

  • Grymt! Tack för att du lägger upp sånt här!!

  • Looks like its going good there. hope you get it going at full speed

  • Thats just AWESOME! Can't wait till its running at full speed!

  • @bootnecklad Soon! :)

  • Hur många 10000 har du lagt ner på detta ? Måste vart en pain in the ass att koppla allt.

  • @TheElectricnoob Ett antal tusen har det väl kostat, men jag har hållt på från och till i två år med projektet, och då blir det ju inte så farligt om man slår ut det. Reläna kostade ca 2000 kr hos en skrothandlare. Och kopplandet är ju en del av det roliga :) Är säkert uppe i nån kilometer tråd på undersidan av korten :)

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