On Mar 1, 8:57=A0pm, adric22  wrote:
> I wouldn't bother to update the design much, if any. =A0The only good
> reason I can think of for building such a thing would either be for
> nostalgia or for classroom education. =A0When I say education, I mean
> for teaching the basics of how the internals of a computer work to
> engineering students since the 8-bit systems like the C64 or Apple II
> are so much easier to understand than a modern PC. =A0Now, the Apple II
> was never my area of expertise (I'm a Commodore fanboy) but if I'm not
> mistaken the Apple II was designed from all off-the-shelf parts,
> right? =A0 So it should be possible to still build one today with off
> the shelf parts. =A0I'm surprised nobody has come up with a new board
> design.

The Apple II reproduction has been done, though some obsolete parts
are hard to come by.  You can buy a kit from me.

http://www.willegal.net/appleii/appleii-recreation.htm

Regards,
Mike Willegal
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