[gnarbarian]

I took a similar class. I loved it. we started out with a project that would make leds perform a cylon style pattern [1]

For the final project we had to implement a multiplier (booths algorithm) using nothing except breadboards, wires, and a few very basic ICs that had Ands nors etc.

I loved that class and it really helped me understand how a processor actually works.

[1]https://68.media.tumblr.com/46f8f8a9ffd3f4bf900e1710c4e08fd0...

[groby_b]

> I loved it

You misremember ;)

I took a similar class, and like for everybody else I ever talked to, half of the wires were somewhat broken and caused intermittent connections. Solving the puzzle of building the system was fun, and quickly done - finding the &#(@ broken cables and replacing them was weeks of tedium.

I suppose in a way it was perfect preparation for a career in software engineering. Solve the core problem, and then spend significantly more time on actually making it work in a world the adamantly refuses to be pure and perfect.

[mycall]

My solution? Dumpster diving for wire.