9 Nov
1997
9 Nov
'97
2:22 a.m.
Daniel A. Seagraves wrote:
Ehehe... We should build a computer from discrete
components, just to
operate one. And connect it to the Internet. Of course, we'd never
finish in out lifetimes, and it would fill a room, but it would be awful
cool!
Well, the Manchester University SSEM is almost running (see
<http://www.cs.mac.ac.uk/CCS/ssem/ssemhome.htm>) . Its based on valves
(tubes) and has a "massive" memory of 32 words each of 32 bits. Now who
can squeeze TCP stack into that ;-)
I think that building replicas of some of the original machines makes
perfect sense.
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Hans B. Pufal : <mailto:hansp@digiweb.com>
Comprehensive Computer Catalogue : <http://www.digiweb.com/~hansp/ccc/>
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