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[slimtim]

i am currently planning on building a dwarven water computer, or at leas a CPU. but thats where the problem comes in i have no idea how the inside of a cpu works. i can make al the logic gates and such. i have plans for memory but thats my biggest problem.
so if anyone could tell me a link or explaint it to me that would be great

[Zemat]

Here's a lab tutorial

Let me tell you that your goal is practically impossible. Not only CPUs are ten times more complex than most logical circuits you will find. They're extremely dependent on timing. Something which is very difficult to control in DF water circuits. Also, if you manage to build a working CPU it will end up being horribly slow.

But first you should try to build an ALU. It's one of the most important components of a CPU but also it's relatively more easier to make. An try to reduce your instruction set to just the most basic operations. I think there are CPU designs that work only with SUB instructions but I'm not so sure.

Also, a CPU is a computer for most purposes. So if you manage to build a CPU you got your computer. No need to add more stuff.

[ November 21, 2007: Message edited by: Zemat ]