Self-taught tinkerer builds working Soviet-era supercomputer from 460 vacuum tubes
A hobbyist has constructed a functional retro-computing machine using recycled 1950s components that requires fifteen minutes to warm up.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 8 Sept 2026. www.theregister.com published first, on 8 September at 16:56 UTC; Latest from Tom's Hardware followed 41h 04m later. The most recent article, from Latest from Tom's Hardware, appeared on 10 September at 10:00 UTC.
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- Self-taught tinkerer demos working room-sized Cold War-era supercomputer with vacuum tubes — takes 15 minutes to warm up and smells like burning dust, 8-bit design uses 460 recycled 1950s Soviet tubes Latest from Tom's Hardware
- Retired man turns spare room into Soviet-era supercomputer www.theregister.com
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