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by mindslight 4972 days ago
1. Plenty of CPUs have been built from discrete logic.

2. As soon as you start talking about complex printed items (including PCBs), you're necessitating either a trusted computational device to compile the design and drive the printer, or the ability to audit the output of the printer (eg read and understand the traces on a 2-layer PCB).