19 Jan
2008
19 Jan
'08
8:12 p.m.
See
http://kaput.homeunix.org/
It's an 8080 based computer with a full front panel. He designed and
assembled it himself. All the boards are put together using point to
point wiring using wire-wrap sized wire, all soldered. It's pretty damn
neat. He's only 20 too. It's nice to see that he won't be counted among
the people that think building a computer involves dropping some cards
into a PC clone motherboard. :)
He also did a very amusing cover of the Portal Song (the ending theme
Still Alive), performed by a C64 SID. The SID adaptation is so-so but if
you've ever seen the end game, the displays are pretty much spot-on (even
the ASCII art).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLS35kyYlOU