Replicas - was Re: *** Ideas needed for developing interactive

[Peter C. Wallace]

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004, Ethan Dicks wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 10:29:49PM -0600, Ben Franchuk wrote:
> > So what about memory? Transistor too?
> > A PDP-8/S would be a good model to pick from. Note you need a lot of SMT
> > diodes resistors too.
>
> There are approximately 1000 transistors in a PDP-8/S (plus lots of diodes
> and resistors and the core stack).  Even with SMT, that's a lot of square
> footage.
>

Ignoring memory, I'm pretty sure could get 1000 transistors + support
parts/diodes on a 12x12" card. Doing the component placement would be a pain
however.



> -ethan
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Peter Wallace
Mesa Electronics