13 Apr
2001
13 Apr
'01
4:01 p.m.
On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, ajp me wrote:
The F8 is one I skipped over by choice. I do have
basic data on it though. The 8080/8085/z80/z180/z280 and Z800x are machines I'm also
familiar with. The only SBC in the 8080 family is the STP cards from VT100s I have gobs
of them and they make handy little controllers. Other chips level cpus I've played
with include the 8008, 8048/8049 family, 8051, DEC T-11, NSC800, NEC D78xx series, many of
the 4bit machines other than intel's.
Allison
As I mentioned, I was an impoverished student in that time
frame. Nevertheless, I spent a small fortune on books on these kinds of
processors, and computers and programming languages and such. (Not to
mention SF, hot rod periodicals, underground comix, National Lampoon, and
girlie mags). I gave away some of the hot rod stuff to a friend who was
restoring an old Fairlane, but I still have the rest of it. Well some of
the girlie mags are hors de combat, lost in a skirmish with Mothers of
America militia patrol.
Wish now I had spent a lot more on actual hardware, though. I envy
your collection.
jbdigriz