He wanted to delve deeper into the world of FPGAs, so [Mike] figured the best way to do so would be to use one to program a Mandelbrot fractal engine. He started out with a goal of creating a 640 ...

Not just any program, mind you; one that would generate a Mandelbrot fractal on a line printer. The IBM 1401 is an odd beast. Even though it’s a fully transistorized computer, these transistors ...

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