On Fri, 9 May 1997, Mr. Self Destruct wrote:
>
> Just a quickie....
> Have any of you guys ever made your own computers?
>
> This is someting I have been thinking of doing but really don't know where
> to start. It doesn't have to be fancy (something with a 8088 or Z80 or
> 6502 would be fine) So does anyone have any "plans" to make one?
>
I've been thinking about this as well. I did a some searching last year
and came up with a few kits for sale, and a few sites with build your
own computer information. Are you planning on building from scratch,
from plans, or kit?
The kit toward which I am currently leaning is the Southern Cross 1.
It is a Z80 based SBC kit. Further information can be found at:
http://kitsrus.com/sx.html#sx2
Another project which looks interesting is the "MC68030 Workstation Project".
More information at:
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/cyliax/ws030%2ehtml
Non-online sources of kits are "Circuit Cellar Ink" and "Nuts and Volts"
magazines. Both of these contain ads for kits and trainers.
--pec
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