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> The time when you could build your own computer from parts has been long past. This is simply not true. You may choose not to build your own computer, but th
by nkohari 12y ago
> The time when you could build your own computer from parts has been long past.
This is simply not true. You may choose not to build your own computer, but the components are no less available than before -- in fact, commoditization has made them more affordable than ever before.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoWell, you can put a computer in a box, sure. But build your own used to mean a lot more than a chip or two.
- nkohari 12y agoIf you mean building a computer from fundamental components, you can still do that too. It just won't feel quite as magical today as it did in the 70s or 80s because of the ubiquity of modern computers.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoI guess I meant building a computer with a chance to make real decisions. E.g. busses, interrupt architecture, memory controller etc. Now its all integrated. You use a certain chip; you need a certain chipset to support it. Your project becomes cut-and-paste of the single supported design. Why do it at all if you can't change anything significant? "I built it myself, but no, its not different in any important way from one you could buy off the shelf cheaper"?
- mkr-hn 12y agoYou can probably hire a shop in China to manufacture your design for not too much.