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Discrete Logic

The TransistorPixel
·1775 words·9 mins
Discrete Logic LED Addressable RGB
What would it take to build an addressable LED like the WS2812 (aka Neopixel) using only discrete transistors? Time for a small “1960 style logic meets modern application” technology fusion project.
Building a Chaotic Oscillator from Common Components
·957 words·5 mins
Discrete Logic LED Science
Explores analog chaos with Schmitt triggers, filters, and feedback to create Chua-like oscillations on breadboard.
What made the 1960s CDC6600 supercomputer fast?
·1667 words·8 mins
Computer Architecture Discrete Logic Science
Revisits the CDC6600’s resistor-transistor logic to explain how clever circuit tricks delivered 36 MHz performance.