Former Microsoft engineer builds PDP-11 RAM from scratch with AI help

Dave Plummer, a veteran Microsoft engineer, used AI to design and build his own PDP-11 RAM from scratch, citing the high cost of memory.

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2026-10-31 11:40 · Tom's Hardware
Veteran Microsoft engineer makes his own RAM from scratch using AI

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