Super-Slasher
Experienced Member
For quite a while I've been interested in expanding my knowledge of computer electronics by assembiling my own small homebrew project. I've recently come across an AMD 8088 processor out of some old cards that were on their way to the trash. I was pondering selling the chip for $5 or so, but then I started thinking why not let this be the brain for my future homebrew?
It's only an 8-bit processor, which will keep the simplcitiy down, but I have never thought about doing a project so complex. Can anyone recommend some good links of knowledge or plans for such a project, or even recommend a system for the newbee homebrewer? I'm open to any and all suggestions.
As for what I'd like my system to do, my plans is to have it on its own circut board (hand-wired if need be) and beable to do my own programming in it, wether it be through keyboard and monitor or through binary switches, like on the Altair.
Please fill me in... I'm kinda excited about a project such as this. To those who have homebrewed a system before, how difficult was it, how much did you learn from the experience, and how did your system work/what did you do on it?
It's only an 8-bit processor, which will keep the simplcitiy down, but I have never thought about doing a project so complex. Can anyone recommend some good links of knowledge or plans for such a project, or even recommend a system for the newbee homebrewer? I'm open to any and all suggestions.
As for what I'd like my system to do, my plans is to have it on its own circut board (hand-wired if need be) and beable to do my own programming in it, wether it be through keyboard and monitor or through binary switches, like on the Altair.
Please fill me in... I'm kinda excited about a project such as this. To those who have homebrewed a system before, how difficult was it, how much did you learn from the experience, and how did your system work/what did you do on it?