Well college is winding down and we are heading into summer. So I must ponder to myself, "What to do, what to do?" Well being a computer enthusiast I thought I'd do something with computers, being an vintage computer enthusiast I then thought, "Hey! I'll build an old computer!" I started looking around at homebrewing a z80 or 6502 computer, but I wanted to build something that has been built before not reinvent the wheel. So next stop was Briel Computers which has amazing Apple 1 and Kim 1 replicas. I did more searching for something even more retro and then came across the COSMAC Elf.
I've looked at this computer before but was always deterred by the fact that the processor, a RCA 1802, and ram chips, 2101 where a task to find. Well I checked ebay again and SCORE! Now I have the processor, ram, and hex displays on the way. Just went to Jameco.com and found all the parts documented in the Popular Electronics article as well. If all goes well this should be a 100% authentic replica of the original computer. If I get bored afterwards I plan to do the other expansions talked about in the collection of articles.
More to come soon!
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