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People enjoyed building these little computers back in 1976, and some still get a kick out of it. Can't you just smell the rosin? For more advanced ELF computers, check out page 2 of the Gallery.

Bill Buzbee sent in some photos of an ELF he built recently. Bill said he "tried to remain as faithful to the original as possible." Bill Buzbee's ELF displaying video.
Closeup of Bill Buzbee's ELF. Bill's ELF looks like a very faithful reproduction indeed! He also mentioned that his fingers were "sore from flipping switches."
Here's a four-chip 1802 system created by Ronald Gilman . You can find the schematics and his comments on the project at his website . Especially interesting is the novel serial protocol he worked out to keep the design simple.

Ronald Gilman's four-chip 1802 system.

Klaus Ernst's second ELF with a Psion Organiser II as a TTY. Klaus Ernst donated his first ELF to the Boston Computer Museum in 1986, then built this one a few years later. Here he's using a Psion Organiser II as a TTY. Klaus also wrote the Meistermind 1802 program found on Bill Richman's site .
Mike from Quebec sent in this photo of an ELF he finished just days before the release of Microsoft's Windows XP. It's not about capability, it's about fun! A newly constructed ELF from Mike in Quebec.

Want to share photos of your favorite 1802-based creation? Send 'em in ! Please let me know how you'd like to be credited and whether you'd like a link to your email address and/or personal website. Requests for anonymity will also be respected.

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