Yes that's hard to debate. But if you want to get the experience without the physical complexity you can always build an 8-bit computer in a simulator like they

Yes that's hard to debate. But if you want to get the experience without the physical complexity you can always build an 8-bit computer in a simulator like they do in many college courses. I used Logisim [0] at college for this following the Harris and Harris [1] textbook and it was a straightforward experience. [0] http://www.cburch.com/logisim/ http://www.cburch.com/logisim/ [1] https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13816512.David_Money_Harris https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13816512.David_Money_H...