BMOW is a DIY PC with a hand-made 2MHz CPU

Posted on Sunday, June 07 2009 @ 11:36 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Steve Chamberlain has presented his BMOW (Big Mess o' Wires) DIY PC at the Maker Faire last week. This computer features a hand-made processor that operates at 2MHz, there 512MB RAM, 512KB ROM, VGA video output at 512 x 480 pixels with two colors, or 128 x 240 with 256 colors, a three-voice programmable sound generator, keyboard input via PS/2 and 24x2 character text LCD for debugging. The systems features roughly 1250 wires connecting all the components! You can check out the project over here.

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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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