-----Original Message-----
From: Hans Franke <Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: OT: how big would it be?
<snip>
>(And before y'all argue about backdraws, of course I know that
>it is close to imposssible to get the TTL running at 1 MHz inside
>the NMOS specs, but that can be solved by lowering the CPU clock
>and selecting an aprobiate Application :)
>
>I just belive this would give a _great_ display - unlike all
>these dump displays where they put a sack of transistors beside
>a uP and tell you just that they are equivalent.
>
My point exactly. There is no practical application to build this like there
is no practical reason not to junk every old computer around. They make a
great display and are fun to play with. I'd rather have a few hundred Flip
Chips doing something rather than collecting dust as *spares* on a shelf.
john
>Anyway
>Gruss
>H.
>
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Received on Wed Oct 20 1999 - 11:35:16 BST