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Historical Note: The Digital Equipment Corporation H-500 Computer Lab made it's appearance around 1969. Michael Gardi built a reproduction of the H-500 Comput
by morninglight 3y ago
Historical Note:
The Digital Equipment Corporation H-500 Computer Lab made it's appearance around 1969.
Michael Gardi built a reproduction of the H-500 Computer Lab that is nothing less than spectacular. Not only did he pay meticulous attention to detail, but he has also produced clear and engaging documentation. It is not just a beautiful project; it is a work of art!
Michael's goal clearly went beyond building a simple functional equivalent to the H-500. He was equally concerned with maintaining an "outwardly accurate appearance of the original". After 3 months of work he succeeded in every way. You can find details of his work here on Hackaday and in his Instructable.
https://hackaday.io/project/170232-dec-h-500-computer-lab-reproduction https://hackaday.io/project/170232-dec-h-500-computer-lab-re...
https://www.instructables.com/id/DEC-H-500-Computer-Lab-Reproduction/ https://www.instructables.com/id/DEC-H-500-Computer-Lab-Repr...
John L Hughes designed the DEC Computer Lab and wrote the manual. His illuminating historical notes and a pdf of the DEC manual can be found here:
https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_dechandboobWorkbook1969_6837997 https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_dechandboobWorkbook196...
If you just want to play with digital logic in 2023, there are easier methods. You could just download one of the many free simulators for Windows. De Morgan's theorem is just a few clicks away.
https://listoffreeware.com/free-logic-gate-simulator-software-windows/ https://listoffreeware.com/free-logic-gate-simulator-softwar...
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- chrisjj 3y agoI guess it depends on your definition of easier. Running Windows requires a hefty computer, last time I looked.