Somewhat OT: FPGA Develpment Kits

--- Vincent Slyngstad <vrs at msn.com> wrote: I am cognizant of the difference. I just don't understand why either one could or should be considered dangerous. Any solution is a good one. The mechanical components of a floppy drive can be replaced, and hence the feel of using something old can be preserved (hard drives are a tad tougher though). Tubes are tough to replace. Basically everything else besides the electronics is very replaceable. So when you get to that point, what do you do? Either use discrete chips or an FPGA thing. I have not had the time to make one working machine out of the 2 Mindsets I've managed to get my hands on (presumably both have problems). But I did peruse their innards, and there's 2 things that look up at me with piercing stares - custom VLSI chips (video and sound). I want as far as to call the CEO and others of the defunct company, hoping to obtain information on their makeup (I was told the Mindset video processor was the first chip in the world to implement the BitBLT function). No dice. So I guess I'm going to have to melt these down one of these days :O. Probably not anytime soon, but what would be more spectacular then actually producing a drop in replacement for one or both of these things? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Rates near 39yr lows. $510,000 Loan for $1698/mo. Calcuate new payment. www.LowerMyBills.com/lre