Out of Japan: An ultra-low-stop 1-bit DIY "computer" offered out right now after release

Just in time for Christmas comes the lowest-spec PC we have ever visible. Step apart, Commodore Vic-20. This DIY kit is a single-board laptop that runs on a 1-bit CPU. To be clear, that isn't a typo--it's miles a single-bit processor. Now it really is low-quit computing!

Japan-primarily based Switch Science simply released a unmarried-board pc known as Naoto64. The ultra-low-quit PC has a 1-bit CPU strolling at approximately 1Hz, with a 1-bit bus, bits of deal with area, and a 4-bit ROM. This crazy quantity of strength (and it's miles crazy) is sufficient to do just three things--turn on, turn off, or flash an LED. We're still looking to determine what that would be excellent for precisely.

"This is a 1-bit CPU assembly package using 4 logic ICs. It is one of the world's top-elegance low-overall performance computers," says the Naoto64 product page. "The electricity supply is a USB Type-C terminal. AC adapter and cable aren't covered, so please put together them one by one. Also, please note that energy shipping inclusive of PowerDelivery isn't always supported."

The simple pc has no peripheral connectivity, so users will not software it within the conventional experience. It simplest has instructions and one operation in its education set--"ADD," "JMP," and "XOR." To software the LED on, off, or flash, users must set the positions of its 4 ROM DIP switches.

Video of early prototype. Consumer model is PCB rather than bread board and jumpers.

Switch Science priced its "global pinnacle-magnificence" PC at ¥2,500 in Japan, which is about $18 US. Surprisingly, the corporation should have requested for extra because the Naoto64 offered out nearly without delay. Obviously, the novelty element performed a big element within the rapid sales because the product is arguably now not even well worth $18.

However, thinking about it's a DIY package, its fee isn't always out of line for individuals who like tinkering with electronics. Fully assembled, it would make for a first rate communique starter. It comes with an empty PCB, a bag containing about 50 components, and instructions. Users ought to recognise their way around a soldering iron earlier than thinking about a buy.

Unfortunately, the product is presently out of stock, with out a indication of when the employer will replenish supplies. Furthermore, Switch Science does not deliver out of doors of Japan, so barring a holiday to the island state or a chum that lives there, international clients will miss out.

"Yes, however can it run Crysis?"

Well, now not most effective can it not run Crysis, it can't even run the most scaled-down and efficient version of Doom, which we've got seen run on additives as minimalistic as a digital pregnancy take a look at. It may run "Hello World" if you can figure out how to make the LED flash Morse code.

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