On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Russell McMahon wrote:

>
> Yes I fondly remember assembling my first computer (A Cosmac in my case) and
> shortly thereafter a D2 kit (officially an MEK6800D2).
>
Does anyone here remember the Homebrew Computer Club?  I couple friends
and myself are trying to resurrect it, and having a little bit of success.
Still have to figure out a good meeting date and post an announcement.

>
> The there was my Litton  - now there's a machine for you.  A serial CPU
> inplemented in TTL with ALL storage (CPU registers, program code, and data
> memory) on separate tracks of a rotating magnetic drum.
>
I know it's a myth, but would that machine have any relationship,
perchance, to the machine mentioned in "The Story of Mel" found in the
jargon file?


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