Call for final Elf99 design input

From: CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com <(CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com)>
Date: Tue Nov 24 14:55:42 1998

>> > o Dual TIL 311 hex latching displays accessible as output port 4
>> > when in run mode.
>>
>> Have you considered, say, a small GAL-type device driving standard
>> 7-segment or 5x7 displays instead?
>
>Not a GAL. I want to avoid any non-popcorn parts beyond RAM, CPU and
>big I/O chips. I would _consider_ using the same BCD-to-7-segment
>decoder that was in the Elf-II; it properly displays A-F if fed $A through $F.

How would you feel about a GAL that was programmed to replace
the original part - with the same pinout?

Tim. (shoppa_at_trailing-edge.com)
Received on Tue Nov 24 1998 - 14:55:42 GMT