On 18 Nov 2011 at 1:04, Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
   For a one-off
design, where size is no real issue, I much prefer to
 grab a handful of TTL pacakges and start soldering. 
 Can be fun - as long as it's just a handful of logic. With FPGAs you
 can do magic! 
 
I've seen it mentioned before on the list, but I'm wondering if
anyone here has taken one of the Soviet PDP-11 CPU clones and done
anything with them.  In particular, I'm curious about the 64-pin DIP
version with EIS.
I've seen them offered a lot on eBay for very attractive prices.
--Chuck