DIY_EFI abilities and older engines

[Daniel R Burk]

>At 06:06 PM 11/21/95 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>By the way, is there anyone out there who can relate to me some words of
>>wisdom on going about this project? Any suggestions on a good EFI computer
>>that's rather inexpensive but easy to use?  I need something to prove out my
>>hardware.
>>
>
>Well, I'm new to this list, and this might be a dumb answer, but what about
>a 386SX?  You should have a fully operational computer for well under $200,
>with lots of tools available.  Of course, it is a little large, and you
>would have to do something about I/O, but its still a lot cheaper and
>quicker than "rolling your own."
>
>My $.02.
>
>R Paul Beam
>Computer Systems Engineer
>Johnson Bible College
>7900 Johnson Drive
>Knoxville, TN 37998
>(423) 573-4517
>(423) 579-2337 fax
>
>
>

I think it might be too much overkill, use too much power, and require a lot of
support circuitry such as Pulse width modulation, A/D, and D/A; not to mention 
the memory & I/O handling.  I have thought about it, though.