Post by thread:[EE]:: Homebuilt CPUs webring

----- Original Message ----- From: "RussellMc" <spam_OUTapptechnzTakeThisOuTgmail.com> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <.....piclistKILLspam@spam@mit.edu> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 10:41 AM Subject: [EE]:: Homebuilt CPUs webring > Homebuilt CPUs webring > > http://www.ibmsystem3.nl/hjs22/ > > Black hole for Jack. Black hole for Bob, too :-) I always wanted to do one of those. Maybe someday a custom processor built around a FPGA. -- Bob Ammerman RAm Systems

On 2011-10-03, at 8:00 AM, Bob Ammerman wrote: > I always wanted to do one of those. Maybe someday a custom processor built > around a FPGA. http://fpgacpu.org/

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 11:30 AM, John Gardner <goflo3KILLspamgmail.com> wrote: > ...Black hole... > > Yup - Thanks :) > > TTL's too much work, though - CMOS, now... > > Yeah, you might as well draw up a schematic using logic blocks and implement it on an FPGA. Same thing

----- Original Message ----- From: "V G" <.....x.solarwind.xKILLspam.....gmail.com> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <EraseMEpiclistspam_OUTTakeThisOuTmit.edu> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [EE]:: Homebuilt CPUs webring {Quote hidden}> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 11:30 AM, John Gardner <goflo3spam_OUTgmail.com> wrote: > >> ...Black hole... >> >> Yup - Thanks :) >> >> TTL's too much work, though - CMOS, now... >> >> > Yeah, you might as well draw up a schematic using logic blocks and > implement > it on an FPGA. Same thing. Nah... not the same thing at all. Something particularly 'cool' about boards full of TTL (or CMOS) SSI/MSI. However, from a practical point of view the FPGA is a much easier way to get something going. -- Bob Ammerman RAm Systems

> TTL's too much work, though - CMOS, now... > y'all know there's a "discreet logic" contest going on, similar to the recent "555" contest? There are some pretty nice prizes. http://dangerousprototypes.com/open-7400-logic-competition/ BillW