coloring computers

en español:

computadoras para colorear

logic circuits as coloring sheets!

the coloring computers are non-electronic computers that work when you color them according to a simple set of rules.

these are an exploration of computation without electricity and semiconductors, an attempt to reinvent digital systems away from efficiency and productivity, and hopeful prototypes to expose the inner workings of computers.

most of these computers are digital systems based on nor logic gates.

digital systems
nor
logic gates

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nory's coloring computers (12018)

norys coloring computers
photo of the cover of the zine, colored
photo of a pair of colored pages of the zine, with a 7 segment display showing the digits 2 and 3
photo of a pair of colored pages of the zine, showing a digital circuit answering if two colors are the same

no(r)pal computer (12019)

norpal computer
logic circuit in the shape of nopal

coloring hexadecimal decoder (12020)

coloring hexadecimal decoder
the coloring computer/decoder, waiting to be activated
a human coloring the wires according to the logic rules
the coloring computer/decoder, with an input of 0011, and an output that can be read as 3

and more

coloring computers pack archive

the coloring computers are related and inspired by some previous experiments like the hamiltonian cards, arte generativo en papel and paper computing in general.

hamiltonian cards
arte generativo en papel
paper computing

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