troj
Experienced Member
I'm starting to think about diving down the rabbit hole of building an 8800 clone. It goes back to the first computer I was exposed to back in the 70s, which I'm fairly sure was an 8800. I learned to program in 1979 on the TRS-80 Model 1, and I have several of those....but I've never gone back to the 8800.
Thing is, if I do this, I don't want a Pi-based emulator. I want actual hardware. Buying an actual 8800 for $5K+ isn't realistic at this time, but in poking about, it appears that I can accumulate the parts to build a clone that looks and operates like the real thing.
For boards, it looks like Gary (Kaufman?) at the-planet.org sells both front panel and CPU boards. I've found CPU board parts kits on eBay.
The part that seems to be the biggest challenge is the chassis - I had thought I found a source for that, but now I can't find one.
-Kevin
Thing is, if I do this, I don't want a Pi-based emulator. I want actual hardware. Buying an actual 8800 for $5K+ isn't realistic at this time, but in poking about, it appears that I can accumulate the parts to build a clone that looks and operates like the real thing.
For boards, it looks like Gary (Kaufman?) at the-planet.org sells both front panel and CPU boards. I've found CPU board parts kits on eBay.
The part that seems to be the biggest challenge is the chassis - I had thought I found a source for that, but now I can't find one.
-Kevin