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LaminatorX
on Friday February 21 2014, @05:33AM
from the I-don't-care,-I'm-still-free.-You-can't-take-the-garage-from-me dept.
from the I-don't-care,-I'm-still-free.-You-can't-take-the-garage-from-me dept.
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.]
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(Score: 3, Informative) by shortscreen on Friday February 21 2014, @10:38AM
I'm not sure which system used dual 68Ks in the way described, but there were a bunch of 68K-based UNIX systems. For instance:c =254 [old-computers.com]c =767 [old-computers.com]
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?