Wozinator
New Member
I understand some people here are part of a homebrew computer club. I came upon this website from a link one of their members had on their site. I wanted to learn more about building a computer, so I decided to come here. I can already tell this is an excellent website, and I imagine I am going to learn a lot here.
I have a background history with digital ICs, (TTL) and an understanding of what computers do and how they work. I have been programming since I was 6 or 7, so I'm no stranger to the technology field. However I have never built a computer. As my name implies, I admire Steve Wozniak for his ability to think, then design a computer.
I have a few questions targeted toward those of you who have been a part of building a computer from the component up.
What do you have to have in order to build a computer? By that, I mean how do you know which chips, ICs to use, etc? Are there core (really important parts) of the digital logic ICs, for example, are there certain ways to align up chips so that they act as a processor? What do you have to do in order to build a cpu? From looking at various websites in the webring, some people have used nothing but TTLs in their computers. Others have built CPUs for their computers. Until I stumbled upon the webring, I could never really find anything other than "how to build our own computer" websites that showed you how to select an existing PC motherboard, and put in various ATI and NVIDIA video cards, to build a "customized" Windows PC.
Any and all help will be extremely appreciated.
Wozinator
I have a background history with digital ICs, (TTL) and an understanding of what computers do and how they work. I have been programming since I was 6 or 7, so I'm no stranger to the technology field. However I have never built a computer. As my name implies, I admire Steve Wozniak for his ability to think, then design a computer.
I have a few questions targeted toward those of you who have been a part of building a computer from the component up.
What do you have to have in order to build a computer? By that, I mean how do you know which chips, ICs to use, etc? Are there core (really important parts) of the digital logic ICs, for example, are there certain ways to align up chips so that they act as a processor? What do you have to do in order to build a cpu? From looking at various websites in the webring, some people have used nothing but TTLs in their computers. Others have built CPUs for their computers. Until I stumbled upon the webring, I could never really find anything other than "how to build our own computer" websites that showed you how to select an existing PC motherboard, and put in various ATI and NVIDIA video cards, to build a "customized" Windows PC.
Any and all help will be extremely appreciated.
Wozinator