The 2N2/256-BSCP [was: Homebrew Drum Computer]

That's BSCP as in "Bit-Serial Computer Project." The 2N2/256 part of the name is a nod to ham homebrewer Jim Kortge (K8IQY) who designed a QRP rig called the 2N2/40 for a design contest about ten years ago. The contest objective was to design and build a functional amateur radio transceiver, using a maximum of twenty-two 2N2222 type transistors. Whether it uses drums, disks, or ultrasonic delay lines, my challenge is: 1) To build a complete functional computer, including memory, using no more than 256 2N2222-ish transistors (plus scads of diodes, resistors, etc.). 2) Use no ICs or other parts that wouldn't have been available to hobbyists ca. 1965. 3) Must be transportable in the boot of a mid-size sedan (i.e. a few roughly 350mm cubical modules). Anybody up for a contest to see who can design the most powerful general-purpose digital computer given these constraints? I guess we'd have to figure out what "powerful" means in this context, given that it's likely never to exceed a few KIPS. I'm prototyping DTL NAND gates and flip-flops today... -Bobby