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Extremely inspired by Forth, when I discovered this custom CPU design specifically for Forth I couldnt hold myself and went on the expedition to purchase the pa

by fallat 2y ago

Extremely inspired by Forth, when I discovered this custom CPU design specifically for Forth I couldnt hold myself and went on the expedition to purchase the parts to build one. Unfortunately it only made sense to build 5 and sell 4 to cover costs. I have 3 remaining My4th Lights I'm looking to sell, and given how niche this space is, I figured I'd try here on the business-tech focused YCombinator. I've sold one to a very happy customer. I finally got the time to write up a proper little sales page: http://len.falken.directory/my4th-light/ http://len.falken.directory/my4th-light/

neocron 2y ago
What a great project! I hope stuff like this is still around when I retire, because right now it would just collect dust and make my heart heavy because I don't have the time to pursue such a hobby
- fallat 2y ago
  If it's any peace of mind, the parts to build them should be available pretty much forever. It's possible I do more runs in the future :) Just for the sake of growing the Forth hardware community!
  - speed_spread 2y ago
    > the parts to build them should be available pretty much forever I find that's the most interesting aspect of this board. It's an excellent addition to permacomputing-optimized designs. It's a simple digital civilisation landmark for the ages. Or if you're pessimistic, the ultimate fallback computer.
    - Duanemclemore 2y ago
      CollapseOS is a FORTH based system too, based on that exact premise. http://collapseos.org/ http://collapseos.org/
eihli 2y ago
You now have 2̶ 1 remaining My4th Lights.
Y_Y 2y ago
Where are the benchmarks? How many far cries can it run simultaneously? Does it make you cooler than Ben Eater? (Also could you compare it to Chuck Moore's GA144 (core)?)
- fallat 2y ago
  The manual has a nice benchmark: "5200 additions per second" B) Probably 0.0001 Far-crys. My best guess! Ben Eater? What're they eating? :D Chuck Moore's GA144 requires a fabrication factory to create. My4th doesn't! How's that for a comparison?

by fallat 2y ago

neocron 2y ago

What a great project! I hope stuff like this is still around when I retire, because right now it would just collect dust and make my heart heavy because I don't have the time to pursue such a hobby

fallat 2y ago
If it's any peace of mind, the parts to build them should be available pretty much forever. It's possible I do more runs in the future :) Just for the sake of growing the Forth hardware community!
- speed_spread 2y ago
  > the parts to build them should be available pretty much forever I find that's the most interesting aspect of this board. It's an excellent addition to permacomputing-optimized designs. It's a simple digital civilisation landmark for the ages. Or if you're pessimistic, the ultimate fallback computer.
  - Duanemclemore 2y ago
    CollapseOS is a FORTH based system too, based on that exact premise. http://collapseos.org/ http://collapseos.org/

eihli 2y ago

You now have 2̶ 1 remaining My4th Lights.

Y_Y 2y ago

Where are the benchmarks? How many far cries can it run simultaneously? Does it make you cooler than Ben Eater? (Also could you compare it to Chuck Moore's GA144 (core)?)

fallat 2y ago
The manual has a nice benchmark: "5200 additions per second" B) Probably 0.0001 Far-crys. My best guess! Ben Eater? What're they eating? :D Chuck Moore's GA144 requires a fabrication factory to create. My4th doesn't! How's that for a comparison?