[SC.LUG] Home Brew

[Josh Paetzel]

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Frank Mitchell wrote:
> Hi Guys:
> 
> I just discovered a useful free E-Book: "You Can Build Your Own Computer" by 
> Robert Derman, downloadable from http://www.dermancomputer.com.
> 
> The Link is entitled "Computer Textbook" and it's a PDF = 5.5 Meg. Even if you 
> don't plan a Home Building project it contains much useful stuff about 
> Component Quality and Brand Choice. It's dated early 2007, but you'll find 
> updated info in the HTML "Retail Price List".
> 
> Also useful is the abridged HTML "Newbies Guide". I'm reminded of earlier  
> days, when Unix appealed to people who built their own machines as much as 
> people who wanted to modify Source Code.
> 
> Faictz Ce Que Vouldras: Frank Mitchell


The curmudgeon in me can't help but note running UNIX on a homebrewed
machine wasn't really possible until the 90's.  So I'm faced with two
interpretations, either the OP considers the 90's earlier days, or he's
talking about the decade previous to that, when people built homebrewed
machines to run DOS and CP/M and UNIX ran on hardware too expensive to
bring home.

If it's the former....I feel old.

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Thanks,

Josh Paetzel

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