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Mounting frame (almost) complete

A project log for ED-64: A discrete 8-bit computer

ED-64 will be an 8-bit computer built with discrete components, and will feature a ferrite core memory (documented as a separate project).

andrew-starrAndrew Starr 10/17/2015 at 22:413 Comments

It's missing a few screws (like its creator), but the frame for mounting the boards is largely complete:

Each 'cell' in the frame can carry a 177mm wide by 275mm high PCB. The inter-module wiring will be run along the interior sides of the beams, and the logic modules, memories and operator interface will face the exterior.

Here are a couple of shots illustrating how the module panels are held in the frame:

There is provision for a top and bottom cross-beam to give the structure extra rigidity if I decide it needs it:

Discussions

Yann Guidon / YGDES wrote 10/18/2015 at 11:04 point

Beware, you're going full Cray. You might never recover from it ;-)

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Andrew Starr wrote 10/19/2015 at 00:50 point

Maybe I should rename it the Cray-Z? :)

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Yann Guidon / YGDES wrote 10/19/2015 at 01:00 point

maybe not :-P

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