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Life & fun · September 11, 2020

Bit Serial CPU

A bit-serial CPU written in VHDL, with a simulator written in C. - howerj/bit-serial

Bit Serial CPU launched on September 11, 2020 with 99 votes, #398 of 3,898 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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In plain words

Bit Serial CPU is an educational processor implementation available on GitHub. It demonstrates how central processing units work at a fundamental level by building a functional CPU with serial bit operations. Designed for students and enthusiasts interested in computer architecture, it provides hands-on insight into processor design and logic gates. The project offers a practical learning tool for understanding how computers execute instructions from the ground up.

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