1 Nov
2012
1 Nov
'12
1:22 a.m.
On 01/11/2012 03:59, ben wrote:
If you want emulation you probably need the speed of a PC CPU to get
there...
On 10/31/2012 9:36 PM, David Griffith wrote:
Probably a good choice for standalone CoCo III programs...
The P112 draws about 150 milliamps not including
the floppy drives. If
you do what many others have and use an old external hard drive chassis,
you can use that power supply.
If I had that, I would not be asking what to use.
I am thinking of that getting that kit, but have no spare parts
kicking around the house as most kit salesman have you to believe.
If I have to buy parts here and there, I would be better off with a
Coco III
and Nitro/9.
I'm not
sure what you mean by "emulate computer in the 12 to 24 bit
range, and still have reasonably fake I/O".
I want to run some classic computer emulators, but as a standalone product rather having to power on a full sized PC.
Notebooks and laptops
still count as a PC. As far as I know, nobody is selling FPGA clones
of any
of the older products.
Ben.
The P112 is a real old computer and as such it doesn't emulate anything.
It all runs native. You also need a separate serial terminal (or a PC)
to make it work.
If you want to run "some classic computer emulators" then you might
want to look at the Raspberry PI. Its small enough to meet your needs.
If you are just using a keyboard and mouse then its self contained.
Trouble is its a bit on the slow side, and only a few emulators have
been ported to the ARM architecture....
PDP/11 - SIMH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1hfbkdP0B4
Amiga
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A35MhabP_8
I know the Hercules mainframe emulator has also been ported...
.. but no one seems to have ported any of the CoCo emulators yet...
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Dave Wade G4UGM
Illegitimi Non Carborundum