an exploration of computation without electricity and semiconductors, an attempt to reinvent digital systems away from efficiency and productivity, and hopeful prototypes to expose the inner workings of computers.
=> ./img/dibujo_20201207_hex7segdecoder_small.png the complete decoder
=> https://opguides.info/engineering/digitallogic/ colored and animated version by Vega
=> https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmZv53hr7QEzxrPaRNpiyU9VUNHw9UgyaTUqYD9x9iFpNA/dibujo_20201207_hex7segdecoder.png download the decoder in full size 1487x3057 (png, ~446KB)
# computadora no(r)pal (12019)
=> ./img/dibujo_20190715-norpalera-fulladder_blanco_small.png logic circuit in the shape of nopal
=> https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmPz2D3bZRYFi1HnfiNJB8o9TZZvH8atuYpFixMKccYCYP/dibujo_20190715-norpalera-fulladder_blanco.png download computadora no(r)pal in full size 1200x1600 (png, ~429KB)
# coloring computers (12018)
the original ones
=> ./img/foto_coloring-computers_cover-lee.png photo of the cover of the zine, colored
=> ./img/foto_coloring-computers_7seg-lee.png photo of a pair of colored pages of the zine, with a 7 segment display showing the digits 2 and 3
=> ./img/foto_coloring-computers_pcd2019.png photo of a pair of colored pages of the zine, showing a digital circuit answering if two colors are the same
the booklet contains three series of computers: computers that compare, computers that count, and computers that play. they are all {nor}-based logic circuits designed by using truth tables, karnaugh maps, and maxterm expansions.