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I recently came across a couple big boxes of ECL boards at Xerox PARC that I think are from a Dorado. But without the backplane, it would be pretty hard to make
by kens 9y ago
I recently came across a couple big boxes of ECL boards at Xerox PARC that I think are from a Dorado. But without the backplane, it would be pretty hard to make a Dorado out of the boards.
Some photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cn1CV9ts5sINLlwa2 https://photos.app.goo.gl/cn1CV9ts5sINLlwa2
You can see the 10181 ALU chips - these are ECL versions of the popular 74181 ALU.
- ChuckMcM 9y agoWow, they appear to be about the right size. And yes, it would be impossible to assemble without a backplane, and fabricating one would be challenging even with documentation.