More on CUBIX - Was: newbie building a scratch-built computer

Dave Dunfield wrote: [waves hands wildly] Yes, I'm most definitely interested. Short version is that I keep coming back to that page with lust in my heart. Long-winded explanation follows if you're bored. Let me put it this way - I've always been more of a mechanic than an engineer, from motorcycles to drilling rigs to computers. I might be *interested* in the underlying principles, but I don't *need* more than the basics to run and repair them. I'd have to admit that I'm fairly-well trained in computers, but almost completely uneducated. I bought & built an SBC6120 this year and am in the process of building a P112. The idea originally was that they would provide "travelling toys", since I spend a lot of time on the road.** I had some trouble finding a couple of components at the prices I like on the SBC6120, and had to (gasp) read some datasheets to see what I could substitute. That opened the can of worms; with a little glimmer of what some minor parts of the puzzle do, it looks like I'm stuck getting the education now. CUBIX looks like an excellent vehicle for a DIY "how computers compute" course, mostly because there's a truly feasible and tangible diploma at the end. I'm pretty sure, with my assembly-line skills and capacity to paint-by-numbers, I can end up with a working CUBIX. I think, given the understanding I already have, I can also end up with the underpinnings of a real education. I'm pretty excited about that. Doc **Turns out that the P112 may end up travelling, but I'll have to hope Bob makes another run of SBC6120 or similar, since I seem to have turned mine into an art project....