Early CPUs by Hubert
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
In early days CPUs were made of STONE, typically of Silicon. Soon followed by more modern types made of WOOD!
Enthusiastic hobbyists often built computers themselves, as is shown in this rare document!
Disclaimer: Please don't worry about those Woodies! Nothing, some wood glue couldn't easily fix! :)
Bryce4. (An Oldie from Nov 2000, then rendered on a "P1", a Pentium 1 with not too many MHz, *g*). Only slightly changed and as larger render on a much faster computer now. Some too obvious flaws in the pliers mesh were cleaned up in postwork. Yep, meshes weren't always too detailed and smooth then!! ;)

Comments (29)
Two thousand and what? That's amazing. And back then the Internet was a series of tubes. Your humor was perfectly intact way back then!! Great render.
Hey those Woodies should count for something (groan)!
How much money...this computer ? Great memory ! How many registers ??? Wow!!!
GORGEOUS :)
Cool work!!!
Superb composition and idea!
I love the woodies they are such fun :)
LOL! Way cool! I do hope you will fix the woodies, soon. ;-) Corrie
Very good idea and render
very well done.
Fantastice Creation.
Great idea, but poor, poor woodies LOL
LOL..Great to see the Woodies around even in pieces:)Great Image and Work
Fantastic! I love it!
Funny. Nice shadowplay.
awesome work warm hugs, Linda
loooooooool...oki maybe a bit more of this mechanics and a bit less of electronice would be a good idea...grin
A good thing they didn't use the heads
Absolutely stunning work, excellent done.
That kind of "CPU" I used to have in my very first school grade... great job!
Fantastic humour! I love it. Great render and modelling!
Wonderful work, good to laugh - but could you cut down on the art casualities a bit?
Poor Woody! Love the concept very much in this excellent render.
It is a very unique attempt. It is an impressive picture.
Interesting! remind me of an abacus. we called "SOLOBANG" in Japan.:)
Fantastic image and compared to today's machines, I've no doubt whatsoever that this was inside the C-64
Great concept, very funny!Greater than the "sum" of its parts.
LOL. This is wonderful! Great humor and render quality.
hey! i will talk with the wood protectors!!! XD