mike@bnr-di.UUCP (Mike Norman) (12/09/88)
I've been thinking about getting a home computer to
hack around on, and I do not really wish to pay the
sort of inflated prices that the "mainstream" 68000
based home/hobby/business computer manufacturers wish to
charge.
My question is: Are there any decent "roll-your-own"
home-brew kits based around the 68000? One that I could
put, perhaps, MINIX on?
Please mail responses, and if warrented, I'll summarize later.
Thanks in advance,
Mike Norman
c/o
Bell-Northern Research
P.O. 3511 Station 'C'
Ottawa, Ontario CANADA
K1Y 4H7
(613) 763-7717
UUCP: {some big, important back-
bone site that can reach}!utgpu!bnr-vpa!bnr-di!mike
#include <std_disclaimer.h>HELLER@cs.umass.EDU ("From the screen of Deneva... 09-Dec-1988 1113") (12/10/88)
> Date: 8 Dec 88 17:28:54 GMT > From: Mike Norman <bnr-di!mike@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU> > Subject: HomeBrew 68k kits? > > I've been thinking about getting a home computer to > hack around on, and I do not really wish to pay the > sort of inflated prices that the "mainstream" 68000 > based home/hobby/business computer manufacturers wish to > charge. > Would you consider an Atari ST as "mainstream"? ST's do not have what I would call an "inflated" price: a 1Meg system w/ monitor for under $1000. Of course, a hard disk is extra, but a "HomeBrew" hard disk sub-system is posible for a reasonable price. > My question is: Are there any decent "roll-your-own" > home-brew kits based around the 68000? One that I could > put, perhaps, MINIX on? > MINIX is available for the ST. So is OSK (Professional OS-9/68000 goes for $600). I run OSK on my 1040ST and HomeBrew hard-disk sub-system (40Meg - st251). Robert Heller ARPANet: Heller@CS.UMass.EDU BITNET: Heller@UMass.BITNET BIX: Heller GEnie: RHeller FidoNet: 1:321/153 (Locks Hill BBS, Wendell, MA) CompuServe 71450,3432 Local PV VAXen: COINS::HELLER UCC Cyber/DG: Heller@CS