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We have toasters that run linux, connect to the internet, and play doom. Explain to me how they aren't electronic devices.
by autoexec 2y ago
We have toasters that run linux, connect to the internet, and play doom. Explain to me how they aren't electronic devices.
- dekhn 2y agoEven cheap toasters (I take toaster apart for fun) have true electronics these days because it's usually cheaper to implement things like timers electronically and if the toaster has a display it certainly has some electronics. But I suspect that the absolute simplest toasters are purely mechanical and electrical.
- deepspace 2y agoMost toasters these days actually use a PT8A2514A (https://www.diodes.com/assets/Datasheets/PT8A2514A.pdf https://www.diodes.com/assets/Datasheets/PT8A2514A.pdf) microcontroller. But it is still safe to wash, for the same reason as it is usually safe to wash a keyboard.
- dekhn 2y agoIt's not every day you see a datasheet with a "bagel" in the diagram.
- kube-system 2y agoI was curious so I did some searching -- this is the cheapest toaster that I'm aware of in the US, and it surprisingly does have a custom IC that handles the timing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFG068HtgM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFG068HtgM