OT: how big would it be?

From: daniel <daniel_at_internet.look.ca>
Date: Wed Oct 20 06:21:38 1999

A PDP-8 or a PDP-8/S. Both were made with transistors alone.

PDP-8/S (filing cabinet)

BTW: I am building an Intel 4004 or possible an 8008 with flip chip modules.
Will tell you when I start it.

john

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: OT: how big would it be?


>I'd say about the size of a HP 9100. But it isn't a 8080 clone.
>
> Joe
>
>At 01:40 AM 10/20/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>I know its off-topic but i figured that since most of the poeple on this
>>list work or have worked on the really big stuff you'd know better than
>>most others.
>>
>>Say someone were to home-build a CPU from scratch using only individual
>>components, no ICs only modern descrete(?) components. How big would the
>>CPU be? For comparison lets say it would be an 8080 clone. Any guesses?
>>
>>pbboy
>>
>
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