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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: 5, Informative) by RamiK on Friday February 21 2014, @11:54AM
http://cache.freescale.com/files/32bit/doc/ref_man ual/M68000UM.pdf [freescale.com] MC68SEC000AA10: http://mouser.com/ProductDetail/Freescale-Semicond uctor/MC68SEC000AA10/?qs=ah/knrI0lPdTM1dDCwUB2g== [mouser.com]
Not quite the same as D.I.Y but I suspect those are no longer being made so people might want to get them while they still can...
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