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The Alto hardware is fully documented [1], source code is available [2] and a simulator is available [3], so there's not really anything stopping someone from m
by kens 10y ago
The Alto hardware is fully documented [1], source code is available [2] and a simulator is available [3], so there's not really anything stopping someone from making an Alto clone.
[1] Complete schematics at http://bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/alto/schematics http://bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/alto/schematics
[2] Source code at http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/xerox-alto-source-code/ http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/xerox-alto-source-code/
[3] Simulator at https://github.com/brainsqueezer/salto_simulator https://github.com/brainsqueezer/salto_simulator
- rbanffy 10y agoI don't think it'd be an easy endeavor. I'm almost inclined to think it'd be easier to start from an emulator source towards a hardware implementation abstracting away stuff that's done in microcode hoping the software doesn't look too close.