Emulators of Classic Computers

From: William Donzelli <aw288_at_osfn.org>
Date: Thu Jan 22 21:06:52 2004

> No sh*t! There are however plenty of computer tubes around, the 5xxx and
> 6xxx series. Since the clock is slow I chose high-speed dekatrons to
> generate the 20 bit times (bit0 - bit 17, dead0, dead1), and clock and
> memory busses would probably require some 6L6's as cathode followers,

6L6s may give you prolems - they are not computer rated (although for a
clock, it should not be a problem). 6005s (computer 6AQ5) is a good choice.
Cheap, too.

William Donzelli
aw288_at_osfn.org
Received on Thu Jan 22 2004 - 21:06:52 GMT