> This kind of minimalism and stripping things down to their essence is a powerful tool to allow you to focus on what matters rather than at all those things that don't really matter. If you don't actually need 4 GHz chips and billions of transistors to get the job done then why would you?
I agree entirely. I just wanted to point out that it's not accurate to equate what Chuck designed (i.e., OKAD) to a modern EDA toolchain and technology node.
Nobody equated that. The time when he made his is decades ago, so obviously nothing from those days compared to a modern EDA toolchain and associated bits and pieces.
I think you subconsciously added the 'modern' in there somewhere and then argued against that.
Moore mentioned these in passing at the end if the link
https://colorforth.github.io/1percent.html
He was stressing the solution fits the problem. Not a solution which can cover/contain the problem
I agree entirely. I just wanted to point out that it's not accurate to equate what Chuck designed (i.e., OKAD) to a modern EDA toolchain and technology node.
If it works for him, then great!