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It's a good candidate since it sounds like there's no precision mechanical components like there would be in a hard drive. Does anyone have ideas for how I'd go about this? Is there a barrier I'm not considering?

I know how to make basic semiconductors already, so that's not an issue.

Edit: I've got an answer written down in the comments now. TL;DR you'd still need lithography to do it the OG way, because of the patterned magnetic material that directed bubbles around the medium, but material requirements are actually pretty flexible.

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Basic semiconductors... like ICs?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 11 months ago

Really bad ones with visible-sized features, yes. I linked a YouTube channel elsewhere in here.

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 11 months ago

When someone says basic semiconductor, my first thought would be a single diode or maybe a transistor, not an entire integrated circuit.