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Re: Worth more dead then alive

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Have you seen the Raspberry Pi?
http://www.raspberrypi.org/

- Trevor

On 4/29/2012 10:55 AM, Rick wrote:
> Too many projects but still doing "the bucket list" thing. I did an 1802
> system on a breadboard. Quest Super Elf was my first computer. The moving
> finger writes; and, having writ, moves on. I down right love the 1802 but
> having seen it run again I think I am happy and can put it away.
>
> Still have a lot of other junk like a CP/M box, DEC PDT/150, Jupiter Ace, et
> cetera that I want to have one last look at. All low priorities though.
>
> Which brings me on topic. On a lark I decided to build a 6502 type
> minimalist system. I have some oddball parts laying around, couple of 1050
> boards I can get a RIOT, 6507, ROM. I have a 65816 I bought off eBay many
> moons ago. Not sure which processor I want to use but since a  minimal 6502
> system needs some ROM and they all have the same instruction set, it really
> doesn't matter.
>
> Did a paper design with just a ROM at the top of memory and the only system
> RAM from the RIOT with it mapped/mirrored something like a VCS2600. I
> checked JAMECO and eBay just in case I decide to return to service the 1050
> or VCS I was going to use for parts running w/o having to cannibalize my
> home brew. Darn RIOT chips are going or $8-$14 plus shipping! I priced out
> some of the stuff and to build a simple homebrew that you could actually use
> would cost a small fortune. 6551 serial chips are just about as high. None
> of this is bad so much as changed.
>
> If you build an old school *functional* computer from scratch you would do
> well to keep cost under $100. For that same $100 you could get an Android
> tablet. You can get a CPLD for a couple of bucks that you could put all the
> same functions on including a soft processor or a SOC with them already
> there.
>
> Just bought a Atmega16 this week
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/270745443529?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_3854wt_932
> as an example for less then $17. Heck, serial, SPI, flash, RAM, ADC, PWM,
> built in.
>
> Rick
>
>

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Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-04-29 09:55 -0700
  Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-05-01 13:57 -0600
    Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-05-01 17:00 -0700
      Re: Worth more dead then alive bill@newbreedsoftware.com (Bill Kendrick) - 2012-05-02 05:07 +0000
        Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-05-02 08:33 -0700
      Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-06-04 15:58 -0600
        Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-06-04 16:23 -0700
          Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-06-05 08:39 -0600
            Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-06-05 14:47 -0700
              Re: Worth more dead then alive Clu <drclu@swbell.net> - 2012-07-07 01:15 +0400
                Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-07-06 17:09 -0600
                Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-07-08 14:47 -0700
                Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-07-09 10:12 -0600
                Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-07-10 21:43 -0700
                Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-07-11 09:21 -0600
                Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-07-11 09:21 -0700
                Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-07-11 13:43 -0600
                Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-07-12 19:16 -0700

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