[ssrc]

I mean, it's fun and interesting bullshit that cheats a lot. I'm sure that you could emulate a MIPS using a one-bit processor like the MC14500[0] with enough supporting hardware, real or virtual. Looking forward to it, Dimitry.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_MC14500B

[dmitrygr]

I’ll work on setting a new lower record every ten years or so. My guess at the next three steps: one bit controller, transistors only, vacuum tubes.

[mrguyorama]

At some point you will just need to offload the actual "processing" part to some nice old chap named Dave who has himself an abacus, and every now and then you send him a letter and he moves some stones and sends a letter back with the result.

[MobiusHorizons]

I think you have invented the most cursed form of virtualized cloud computing where the memory is connected by a very slow network.

Bit of course you can solve this by sending letters speculatively, and having Dave keep copies of his letters back to you so he reference them for recently set values, that way you can at least keep Dave busy while the letters are in flight.

[dmitrygr]

CPU-by-correspondence!

[Frenchgeek]

Obligatory https://xkcd.com/505 , I think.

[alnwlsn]

We need this for the Usagi Electric vacuum tube computer.