On Tue, 11 May 2004, vrs wrote:
> > 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?
I don't know. I haven't looked at Henk's. But the main difference is
that I started this earlier (I believe) and the design is done and going
to fab in another week or so.
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Received on Tue May 11 2004 - 17:33:52 BST