One Kyle Hovey has decided to build his own 8-bit CPU from scratch, out of breadboard, NVRAM chips (non-volatile RAM), surface-mount transistors, and lots and lots of wire. This in itself isn't ...

“The main thing that made me want to make a mechanical computer was I watched Ben Eater’s 8-bit breadboard computer series on YouTube, which is pretty popular,” Kyle explained.

[Mazen] was inspired by Ben Eater’s 8-bit TTL Breadboard Computer but opted to solder the chips and other components onto proto boards instead of using solderless breadboards.