Re: have you considered the DREAM 6800?

[Bob Devries <devri...@gmail.com>]

The DREAM 6800 uses a few obsolete chips:

M6875 clock chip
2708 EPROM
2114 (1k x 4) RAM

There are 24 IC's on the board, 2 transistors, 6 diodes, and a bunch
od resistors and capacitors, and heaps of links!!

Regards, Bob Devries


On Sep 27, 2:53 pm, "Bob Devries" <devri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Andrew and the N8VEM crew,
>
> since you seem to be interested in vintage single board computers, have you
> considered the DREAM 6800 as described in Electronics Australia magazine in
> 1979 by M.J. Bauer.
>
> With a few changes and upgrades to replace now obsolete chips, it could be a
> worthy SBC for the N8VEM stable. Full monitor ROM including CHIP-8
> interpreter is in the article available here:http://www.mjbauer.biz/career.htm#DREAM6800
>
> That's the first article of several. More available here:http://chip8.com/?page=78
>
> I'd love to see a new PCB for that. The original (which is printed in the
> magazine) was single-sided, with a lot of wire links. I built one way back
> then, but sadly sold it.
> :( BIG MISTAKE.
>
> Regards, Bob Devries
> Dalby, QL:D, Australia
>
> --
> Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's
> native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.
>
> Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975