"New" PDP-8

From: Torquil MacCorkle III <torquil_at_rockbridge.net>
Date: Sat Mar 30 19:23:34 2002

Hey Dave,


    I am VERY interested in doing something like this. I had been looking at
building a PIC web server but that wouldnt be as fun as a whole computer. I
was wondering if this book is available online, ebay doesnt seem to have it?

thanks

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: "New" PDP-8


> On March 30, Torquil MacCorkle III wrote:
> > I am interested in building a computer like this, but this seems a
bit
> > too much for me to tackle. Are there any other Classiccomputers one
could
> > build which are far simpler and don't involve 600 wires and stuff?
>
> I have a great old book by Steve Ciarcia entitled "Build Your Own Z80
> Computer". In it, he details the design and construction a very
> simple, yet effective design for which most componenets are still
> available. The construction of such a computer can be lots of fun,
> and anyone is sure to learn a great deal about computing in general
> and digital electronics in particular.
>
> If you have any interest at all in doing this, I'd suggest pursuing
> it with vigor. You'll be glad you did!
>
> -Dave
>
> --
> Dave McGuire "...it's leaving me this unpleasant,
> St. Petersburg, FL damp feeling on my shorts..." -Sridhar
>
Received on Sat Mar 30 2002 - 19:23:34 GMT