Classic Computer Rescue Squad

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Sun Nov 9 10:25:25 1997

<> Does anybody but me remember the Byte cover (1976, I think) of a 4-bit
<> computer built from transistors, diodes, etc. and wire? (No boards or
<> anything). There was a followup picture in the magazine some months
<> later after the cat had knocked it off the desk.

the first BYTE cover was sept 1976 and there was never such article around
then. There are two I remember the first was a terminally simple machine
of extreme limitations that illustrated microprogramming (simple TTL) and
was very low parts count. The other in the Aug and Sept 1985 Bytes called
EGO and was a 16bit general purpose machine using mostly TTL SSI/MSI (74181
was the most complex part). <SSI small scale integration 7400, 7474 are
examples and MSI medium scale integration such as 74181 or complex
counters.>

Allison
Received on Sun Nov 09 1997 - 10:25:25 GMT

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