Re: Multibus arbiter design

2015-07-19 Thread Eric Smith
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 12:04 AM, N0body H0me wrote: > Anyways, just trying to be helpful. I appreciate that. I wasn't criticizing, just explaining a few reasons why I prefer not to use an actual 8289 in my design. Thanks! Eric

Re: Multibus arbiter design

2015-07-19 Thread N0body H0me
> -Original Message- > From: space...@gmail.com > Sent: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:14:45 -0600 > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: Multibus arbiter design > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 4:01 PM, N0body H0me > wrote: >> A quick search on the "Site Which M

Re: Multibus arbiter design

2015-07-19 Thread Eric Smith
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 4:01 PM, N0body H0me wrote: > A quick search on the "Site Which Must Not Be Named" shows > some NOS 8289's for about $7 each, including postage. I dunno, > just sayin-- why re-invent the wheel? 1. The 8289, being bipolar, draws an absurd amount of current on +5V. Well ov

Re: Multibus arbiter design

2015-07-19 Thread N0body H0me
> -Original Message- > From: space...@gmail.com > Sent: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:15:37 -0600 > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: Multibus arbiter design > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Al Kossow wrote: >> SUN I or II board? > > Cool, the Sun 2

Re: Multibus arbiter design

2015-07-19 Thread Eric Smith
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > SUN I or II board? Cool, the Sun 2 CPU board doc has description and schematic.

Re: Multibus arbiter design

2015-07-19 Thread Al Kossow
SUN I or II board? On 7/18/15 10:50 PM, Eric Smith wrote: Is anyone aware of any published detailed designs of Multibus arbitration circuitry

Multibus arbiter design

2015-07-18 Thread Eric Smith
/or PALs, but I haven't found any schematics. The only thing I've found so far is an application note "A Multibus Arbiter Design for 10 MHz Processors" in the 1988 AMD PAL Device Handbook, but I'd like to see other examples. I'm considering designing a Multibus I