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Why hasn't anyone built an entirely free computer yet?
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Just to be clear how far behind the "hobby" microchip scene is, not to take anything away from the accomplishment, but the chip he made can't do 1 + 1 yet. Don't get the wrong idea from only reading the article title. No one is making pi chips in their garage.
No one claimed they’re making pi chips in their garage, it’s a modest start towards open-source hardware. One guy in a garage doing what thousands of skilled engineers and scientists devoted careers to make in expensive labs.