Megaprocessor - built from individual transistors

[Dave G4UGM]

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> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Pontus
> Pihlgren
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> Subject: Re: Megaprocessor - built from individual transistors
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> On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 06:10:38AM +0000, dave at 661.org wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Jun 2015, Phil Budne wrote:
> >
> > >If I were going thru the trouble, I'd want build a TX-0 clone!
> >
> > I think it would me more interesting to build a replica of a pdp-8
> > straight-eight using significantly-reduced flip chips with
> > surface-mount parts.
> >
> 
> This exact thing has been on my TODO-list for a while. It will probably
remain
> on the TODO-list for some time, but I really want to do it!
> 
> I like to think that you could shrink the computer by, at least, a factor
of four.
> Probably smaller.
> 
> (make the flip chips double sided and double the function of each flip
chip).

At least two people are building PDP/8E type machines from TTL...

http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?47755-Build-your-own-
PDP-8I-Part-2&highlight=pdp8%2Fe

Dave
G4UGM


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