Now *this* is cool

Hi, I think this PDP-8/X reimplementation using FPGA technology is a really good piece of work AND it sets an example for something that could be very useful in the classic computer hobby. Re- implementations of PDPs, VAXen or other computers are one thing, also new IO modules for old computers are another interesting use are conceivable. Let's say one would build an OMNIBUS IDE disk adapter, or a VAXBI refrigerator adapter so one could use one's VAX 6000 for home automation :-). The disk adapters are particularly interesting, since a time will come -- and it is pretty much there yet -- at which it is about impossible to keep old MASSBUS disks running, so having a MASSBUS to IDE card might just come to the rescue. Great work (seriously!) -Gunther Bill Bradford wrote: -- Gunther Schadow, M.D., Ph.D. gschadow(a)regenstrief.org Medical Information Scientist Regenstrief Institute for Health Care Adjunct Assistant Professor Indiana University School of Medicine tel:1(317)630-7960 http://aurora.regenstrief.org