1 Introduction -------------- Not long after discovering the Arduino it seemed to me it could be a fun project to re-create an early computer, one with just LEDs and switches. I looked at things like the Altair 8800 (1975) but it has 30+ LEDs and 20+ switches and seemed like too much work. Then I stumbled on the KENBAK-1 (1971). Perfect! Only a dozen LEDs and 17 switches. As a bonus it was the 30th anniversary of it's introduction. I found a reasonable amount of information online, starting at the Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenbak-1. This is a software emulation of the KENBAK-1's CPU, and method of operation, together with a basic recreation of the hardware. ...snip Read more via the source link. Source: http://www.funnypolynomial.com/software/arduino/kenbak.html
