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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 4:36 pm    Post subject: Home brew computer Reply with quote

This is how it use to be done (and how NASA use to build all their puters)

Straight up TTL

http://www.stevechamberlin.com/cpu/category/bmow1/
Its a full up 2MHz 8 bit computer

And whats at its core? a pair of 74LS181 ALUs of course

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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 6:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Home brew computer Reply with quote

CPUShack wrote:
This is how it use to be done (and how NASA use to build all their puters)

And whats at its core? a pair of 74LS181 ALUs of course


AWESOME...and board made by AUGAT! what could be better?
I assume this is from a land-based computer?

Do you own this piece of history, John?? slurps...Shocked icon_dribble
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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I love old computers full of TTL, and what's better is you used to be able to build them yourself
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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

a very nice board, contain many golds Smile
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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 7:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks like he has used lots of GALs to replace 10s or 100s ot traditional TTL
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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2009 11:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Home brew computer Reply with quote

johnorun wrote:
CPUShack wrote:
This is how it use to be done (and how NASA use to build all their puters)

And whats at its core? a pair of 74LS181 ALUs of course


AWESOME...and board made by AUGAT! what could be better?
I assume this is from a land-based computer?

Do you own this piece of history, John?? slurps...Shocked icon_dribble


nope dont own one, but could build one Smile

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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 3:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

smithy wrote:
Looks like he has used lots of GALs to replace 10s or 100s ot traditional TTL


Yeah, in real TTL it would be 10 times bigger.
And the USB interface would be the same size again!

But still nice piece of work Smile
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PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

smithy wrote:
Looks like he has used lots of GALs to replace 10s or 100s ot traditional TTL


Yeah, that's cheating. Real men don't use GAL's (they use gals though Wink )

Prime example is here:

http://www.homebrewcpu.com/

Schematics:

http://www.homebrewcpu.com/Magic1.pdf

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PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

And real real men use relays Very Happy
http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~harry/Relay/index.html
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PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

frag_ wrote:
And real real men use relays Very Happy
http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~harry/Relay/index.html


Awesome Shocked

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