microcoding a PC into a PDP-11 (was: RE: Classic Computers vs. Classic Computing)

From: Zach Malone <Diff_at_Mac.com>
Date: Mon Sep 17 14:34:31 2001

By Apple set top box, do you mean the Mac that was black, and had a TV? Or
do you mean that device that was never released, is Apple branded, and
plugged into a TV? Or another machine all together? Can you elaborate?
    Zach
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Hellige" <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 11:02 AM
Subject: RE: microcoding a PC into a PDP-11 (was: RE: Classic Computers vs.
Classic Computing)


> >Cool idea -- flash on a DIMM. Has anyone ever heard of such a beast?
>
> The Apple Set Top box uses flash SIMM/DIMMs for it's boot
> code. At least the one I have does. It's a 68pin SIMM with 8 Intel
> E28F020 flash memory chips (256k x 8).
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