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Homebrew 68000-based Computer Build

posted by LaminatorX on Friday February 21 2014, @01:33AM   Printer-friendly
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, Interesting) by slash2phar on Friday February 21 2014, @09:56AM

    by slash2phar (623) on Friday February 21 2014, @09:56AM (#4289)
    Not quite as amazing as building the whole machine including the CPU [homebrewcpu.com] from logic chips.
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  • (Score: 1) by sar on Friday February 21 2014, @10:39AM

    by sar (507) on Friday February 21 2014, @10:39AM (#4321)

    where are those mod points, when you need them most...