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by dongecko 695 days ago
Motorola used to have a one bit microprocessor, the MC14500B.
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"One Bit Computing at 60 Hz" describes a one-bit design of my own that folks have repeatedly posted to HN. It's notable for NOT using the MC14500... (and for puzzling some of the readers!)

The original 2019 post by Garbage [1] attracted the most comments. But in a reply to one of the subsequent posts [2] I talk a bit about actually coding for the thing. :)

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7616831

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20565779

Breadboard implementation using the MC14500b

Usagi Electric 1-Bit Breadboard Computer P.01 – The MC14500 and 555 Clock Circuit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPA8dHtf_6M&list=PLnw98JPyOb...