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Ignoring the memory, probably a similar number to the MyNOR[1] computer it's based off of, which has an all transistor implementation, the TraNOR[2], which has
by wmwragg 4y ago
Ignoring the memory, probably a similar number to the MyNOR[1] computer it's based off of, which has an all transistor implementation, the TraNOR[2], which has 2495 transistors.
[1] http://mynor.org/mynor.htm http://mynor.org/mynor.htm
[2] http://mynor.org/tranor.htm http://mynor.org/tranor.htm
- limikael 4y agoOh... Suddenly then it impresses me less because it sounds like quite a lot for something that calls itself "minimalistic". The 6052 processor has 3510 transistors, 2495 isn't that much lower.
- tyingq 4y ago"The complexity of my design is somewhere between the Intel i4004 CPU (2250 transistors) and the 6502 (3218 transistors). The i8080 already has 4500 transistors and the Zilog Z80 even has 8500 transistors, so you get an idea how small my design still is."
- lebuffon 4y ago29% less transistors for similar capabilities would be good. How does the instruction set compare to 6502?
- avmich 4y agoIn terms of transistors I think MCPU by Tim Boscke can be hard to beat - https://github.com/cpldcpu/MCPU https://github.com/cpldcpu/MCPU , however how many transistors this 8 bit CPU has is not clear.