Show HN: Discrete6502 – one thing led to another

A hobbyist electronics enthusiast is about to order a working processor made entirely from discrete electronic components—recreating the classic six-five-oh-two, a foundational CPU from the nineteen seventies. Per Hacker News, they paired it with a Raspberry Pico two W microcontroller to manage the components, and they credit Claude AI with helping design it. The PCB files have already cleared validation from manufacturer JLCPCB. Now comes the commitment: placing the order to see if the design actually works in hardware.

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