Think of all the fun you'll have constructing circuits from scratch!
Time to Abolish ICs
May 08, 2006
10 Replies
Sounds like a threat to me. You got an emp up your sleeve?
Not when things are just starting to get interesting:
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Mark L. Fergerson
Oh, but I do.
I've even built vacuum tube circuits. Booyah!
Tim
Deep Fryer: a very philosophical monk.
Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms
Sounds like each chip has an LC oscillator on-board, and a mess of them are supposed to injection-lock. Terrifying.
John
I read it as one osc per chip, but the clock lines are so arranged that there's no (little) loss because they turn back on themselves moebius-wise so you get a traveling wave reinforced by inverter pairs distributed along them, and you can pick off whatever phase you want by carefully choosing the pickoff point. Apparently the tech is good at least to 3.5 gHz in the pilot version. Allegedly there's more room for improvement; we'll see.
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Mark L Fergerson
Did you build the actual vacuum tubes?
Now, now, Jimmy, no-o-o-o-o one's trying to threaten you.
I got empathy for de WHOLE WHIRL!!!!
Unfortunately no, I don't have any glassblowing or vacuum equipment.
Tim
Deep Fryer: a very philosophical monk.
Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms
Get a copy of this book:
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which not only describes how to build (and use) your very own toobs, but includes instructions on filling them with vacuum.
Mark L. Fergerson
Sounds like you're missing out on some fun!
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