demonlapin writes:
"Brian Benchoff at Hackaday has an ambitious new project: a homebrew computer based not on a classic 8-bit processor like the Z80 or 6502, but on the 16-bit Motorola 68000. It's a backplane-based machine with wire-wrapped connections planned. His first summary post is here. Blinkenlights are planned."
[ED Note: With so much commercially available hardware getting more and more locked down, projects like this are a good reminder of what is possible for a dedicated enthusiast.]
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 21 2014, @05:59AM
Does it run Linux? At what rate does it mine bitcoins? The summary sucks.
(Score: 2, Informative) by fleg on Friday February 21 2014, @09:17AM
it says in the article that he is aiming for uCLinux.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by lx on Friday February 21 2014, @07:21PM
Forget about Linux. These guys are obviously aiming for the holy grail of computing: Building an Amiga 500 from scratch.