How do you go from some silicon wafer with some metallic lines printed on it to having a GUI desktop. I don’t understand the intersection between hardware and software at the fundamental level.
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It’s a lot. The best way to get an actual understanding is to watch Ben Eater’s YouTube series on building a breadboard computer. https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLowKtXNTBypGqImE405J2565dvjafglHU
This won’t cover the more advanced techniques used in modern processors and the like, but it will demonstrate the really low level functionality with extreme detail.
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