Front panel controller

From: vrs <vrs_at_msn.com>
Date: Tue May 11 17:25:37 2004

> A friend and I have designed a front panel controller that connects to a
> PC port and allows you to have up to 128 outputs (LEDs, lamps, etc.) and
> 64 inputs (switches, etc.) It is intended for use in functional
> blinkenlights replicas (like the PDP-1 replcia I'm building). It connects
> to a PC parallel port and is driven through software. It can be updated
> hundreds of times a second, which for all intents and purposes will seem
> continuous. We're going to write simple software drivers to control the
> board. It's simple enough to be integrated into just about any PC-based
> emulator and is designed to be scalable (up or down).

How does this one compare to the "blinkenlight console" project Henk Gooijen
is doing?

    Vince
Received on Tue May 11 2004 - 17:25:37 BST