> We need vast economies of scale to continue current chip production They don't actually need current chips, but recreating something along the lines of an ea

> We need vast economies of scale to continue current chip production They don't actually need current chips, but recreating something along the lines of an early Z80 would be an enormous win for a society which is rebuilding itself from scratch. > Long enough to bootstrap wind / solar again. wind power might be actually better for local development. You just need some magnets and some coils and you have electricity to power a few lightbulbs (well, actually someone has to build lightbulbs or leds...)