From: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com>
>I've updated the SIMPLEX document and would appreciate critical reviews
for
>accuracy completeness. The URL is here:
><http://www.mcmanis.com/chuck/computers/simplex.html>
>
>It also includes my idea for the front panel. I don't know if it will
work
>out that way but that is what I'm shooting for. If I'm lucky the whole
>thing will fit in one Radio Shack project box, (assuming I make it out
of
>an FPGA) if I build it out of tubes it will probably take up a couple of
>racks :-)
An aside to this.... Why fpga other than as an exercise in FPGA
and cpu design? Why not program a PIC or somesuch to emulate
the processor??? I doesnt have to be fast as a teaching tool
and the ram/rom required to do this would be reasonable.
Allison
Received on Sun Aug 19 2001 - 11:27:55 BST