Post by rubl on Jul 11, 2016 17:34:24 GMT 7
Room-sized Megaprocessor sheds light on the secret life of microchips
If you ripped the covers off whatever device you're reading this on, the chip-packed boards beneath will likely be something of a mystery. In an effort to make it easier to understand how these marvels of modern technology actually work, engineer James Newman has built a room-sized computer he calls the Megaprocessor, which is big enough to walk through and studded with LEDs to visually represent data moving through the system
At 10 m long and 2 m tall (32.8 x 6.6 ft), the machine reveals the inner workings of a microprocessor on a macro scale. In creating his Megaprocessor, Newman says he wanted to demonstrate the invisible processes that take place inside modern microprocessors to let the layman see behind the curtain of electronic devices they use everyday.
www.gizmag.com/megaprocessor-room-size-computer/44218
If you ripped the covers off whatever device you're reading this on, the chip-packed boards beneath will likely be something of a mystery. In an effort to make it easier to understand how these marvels of modern technology actually work, engineer James Newman has built a room-sized computer he calls the Megaprocessor, which is big enough to walk through and studded with LEDs to visually represent data moving through the system
At 10 m long and 2 m tall (32.8 x 6.6 ft), the machine reveals the inner workings of a microprocessor on a macro scale. In creating his Megaprocessor, Newman says he wanted to demonstrate the invisible processes that take place inside modern microprocessors to let the layman see behind the curtain of electronic devices they use everyday.
www.gizmag.com/megaprocessor-room-size-computer/44218
