Comment on Running Pokémon With A Compass And Straightedge
arcine@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
So compass and straight edge is Turing complete ? Amazing !
Comment on Running Pokémon With A Compass And Straightedge
arcine@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
So compass and straight edge is Turing complete ? Amazing !
aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Not really…? You should read the article.
echodot@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
It’s not a very long article and it doesn’t really explain anything, it just says that it’s been done. But I don’t really understand how that runs a game boy game?
nicolauz@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
“also altered a Game Boy emulator to implement the ALU instructions using compass and straightedge operations”
The title is a lie. It’s using a computer as usual, with extra steps - instead of using the CPU as intended it simulates the mentioned tools/techniques
echodot@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I just don’t understand how you can use a compass and straight edge to emulate an instruction set. The article just doesn’t explain it; it’s just like, “Of course this is a thing.”