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A tinkerer built an 8-bit computer from 460 vacuum tubes that runs software but needs a stepladder for repairs

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The project, called The Tube Computer MK3, was built by Mike, a self-taught electronics tinkerer who recently documented the machine on Hackaday. It is the third vacuum-tube computer he has developed this decade. Read Entire Article

First report: Retired man turns spare room into Soviet-era supercomputer — theregister.com, 6d