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Ringing in the New Year with a Vacuum Tube Computer

Usagi Electric 75,968 3 weeks ago
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The UE1 is executing code, but more importantly, it’s making noise! We got through all sorts of trials and tribulation in this episode, but we get something pretty exiting happening by the end. I mean, the title of the video is a pretty dead giveaway, but I don’t want to spoil too much, just check it out! Tube Computer Wiki (horribly out of date): https://github.com/Nakazoto/UEVTC/wiki If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/usagielectric Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale! https://my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com Come join us on Discord and Twitter! Discord: https://discord.gg/p7UsfHD Twitter: https://twitter.com/UsagiElectric Intro Music adapted from: Artist: The Runaway Five Title: The Shinra Shuffle https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847 Thanks for watching! Chapters 0:00 My very first homebrew computer 3:41 The halting problem (and how to solve it) 7:50 It stops, but not when it’s supposed to 8:55 A problem of light… 10:35 … and how to solve that 12:10 Tangent time! 14:49 I put all my bits in the wrong places 17:52 New light means new biasing on the photodiodes 19:49 But it’ still broken 20:52 Now, it’s slightly less broken, that’s progress! 22:45 Pardon me while I get distracted by shiny things 26:01 Happy new year from our fluffy girl

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