[cctalk] recreating old computers [was: Paper tape in casettes...]

Religion warning: I was a mainframer. Since at any practical budget, they can only be emulated, for small computers, I would like pure hardware as much as possible, and what did or could have existed (no fpga). What I wish somebody would create is an S-100 card (probably with a raspberry pie daughter running simulation for future upgradeability) that, initially emulates a complete Byte-8 or Imsai computer including memory and disk images on sdc cards, 24x40 display on an HDMI display and USB keyboard. serial and parallel ports emulated. software upgrades could be: -- a full web page with clickable front panels and ascii terminals. -- support other CPU cards, e.g. 8088, 68000, 6502, etc but the big thing: bidirectional ports on all S-100 data lines. go into supervisory mode and define --this memory range go to the s-100 bus so you can get that old 8k memory card working. --this io range go to s-100 bus to get the old printer interface, etc going --eventually down to just the CPU, pull this new card, put in old CPU and you have an original. --possibly reverse also, so would be super board emulating memory, disk, etc for an original CPU card. AND maybe headers to connect to ribbon cables to do the same functions to recover other busses: apple, TRS-80, OSI, unibus, isa, eisa, s-bus <pre>--Carey</pre>