You don't even need a year. If you pick a really simple instruction set like in "Mano's basic computer" you can get it done within couple of months. Ref: http:

You don't even need a year. If you pick a really simple instruction set like in "Mano's basic computer" you can get it done within couple of months. Ref: http://sandsduchon.org/duchon/cs311/ManoTutorial/ManoIntroduction.html http://sandsduchon.org/duchon/cs311/ManoTutorial/ManoIntrodu... I built one years ago for university course in Matlab Simulink.