This man uses his huge computer to play Tetris!
James Newman, a digital electronics engineer, has developed a massive computer in the living room of his Cambridge bungalow.
Newman began work on the computer, the "Megaprocessor" as he called it, which is 33ft (10m) wide and 6ft (2m) tall, in 2012. The computer does the work of a chip-sized microprocessor and Newman has spent more than $53,000 (£40,000) building it .
It consists of 40,000 transistors, 10,000 LED lights and weighs about half a ton (500kg). So far, he has only used it to play the classic video game Tetris.
Newman admits in a demo video that the game is not easy to play.
Once he learned about transistors and wanted to imagine how a microprocessor might work, Newman chose to begin work on his computer project. All the parts he used light up as the massive device performs a task.
“The machine you have on your desk may be a million times better than the one I built – but mine is much more beautiful,” Newman said. “Plus it has 10,000 times more LEDs.”
Newman envisions the Megaprocessor being used as an educational tool and is preparing a series of visits to his home over the summer.
“I doubt I’ll ever be able to sell it,” he said. “My dream is to put it in a museum or educational institution so people can learn from it.”
