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System "compatibility" schema

A project log for PDP-8/Z16 - seamless extension from 12 to 16 bits?

PDP-8 has been fascinating anybody studying CPU design for 50+ due to its elegant simplicity - so why not ruin that with 16 bits? :-)

zpekiczpekic 06/12/2022 at 02:160 Comments

The picture illustrates a simple way to force a PDP-8/Z16 system into "compatible" mode. As this is a theoretical/or maybe FPGA implementation, system bus can be designed in non-multiplexed way, with DIN (data in) and DOUT (data out) buses separated. 

Some notes about the schematic below:

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