Comment on Megaprocessor – A micro-processor built largeparentComments−colejohnson6610yThe IBM 1401 was built using "SMS cards"[0] connected using wire wrap[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Standard_Modular_System−TheOtherHobbes10yThe earlier DEC machines had a wire-wrap backplane. The wire-wrap assembly was automated - which was just as well:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/PDP-10_1...I think it's hard to be amazed enough at projects like the Amiga. Custom chips prototyped with discrete logic and a complete multitasking OS - all built from scratch.
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The IBM 1401 was built using "SMS cards"[0] connected using wire wrap
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Standard_Modular_System
The earlier DEC machines had a wire-wrap backplane. The wire-wrap assembly was automated - which was just as well:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/PDP-10_1...
I think it's hard to be amazed enough at projects like the Amiga. Custom chips prototyped with discrete logic and a complete multitasking OS - all built from scratch.