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VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).silicon and semiconductors just sidestepped that era entirely -
VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).so vacuum tube stuff would invariably have gotten a lot smaller over time too
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VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).I have one in a box here somewhere
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VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).the transistor ended up winning out but towards the tail end of the tube era you had compactrons which started being the tube equivalent...
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shelldon kooper replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).holy hell its like an entire wall -
VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).to be fair though it probably would have miniaturized quite a bit as well
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VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).he literally built a 4-bit CPU out of all vacuum tubes
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VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).Look up Usagi Electric on youtube and his UE-1 build
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shelldon kooper replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).yeah definitely not
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shelldon kooper replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).i wonder what the size of a gpu would be if one was built by replacing all the transistors with vacuum tubes... probably the size of...
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VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).but in another sense it absolutely could not exist because the stuff I do is literally shrinking down what used to be a refrigerator...
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VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).continents would dim
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VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).as would the power draw lol
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shelldon kooper replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).but the aesthetic would be killer
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VintagePC replied to the thread Shoutbox Archive Thread (slow Load - Long Posts).it could, but it would still take up a whole warehouse instead of fitting inside half a shoebox
