RE: your Very Own computer!

fustini — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:53:41 GMT

Look forward to seeing more about the design of your homebrew computer. You raise a good point about the endangered families of ICs as designers shift to uC's and FPGA. I think this especially true for DIP packaging.

For example, FTDI USB-to-serial chip are an important part of many DIY projects, but I believe only come in SMD packages. I've gotten more comfortable (and actually enjoy reasonably sized SMD), but I remembered this scared me when I first started getting into electronics 4 years ago.

Thanks,

Drew