Message: 14
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:15:27 -0700
From: ben franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
Subject: Re: Emulators of Classic Computers
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner wrote:
> It was thus said that the Great Tony Duell once
stated:
>
>>Steve Ciarcia's bomebrew computers (he did several
-- I remember an
8088
>>system in 5 chips, a sort-of PC compatible, a Z8
board without even
>>thinking about it) were based on microprocessors.
But I do remember a
>>Byte article on making a homebrew CPU (from TTL). I
think it was
called
>>'EGO', and hung off a Tandy 2000.
>
>
> I remember that. I still have the Byte magazines
the EGO appeared
in.
> Neat CPU, made for floating point operations if I
recall.
>
> -spc (Fondly remembers bytes from the mid 80s ...
)
But it was micro programed with EPROMS. Nice idea.
Ben.
hey, can u also fwd me a copy of the 'EGO' article ur
talking about. plss.......
i need it desperately...........
pls......
subs here
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Received on Sat Jan 17 2004 - 14:06:44 GMT