2 Jan
2018
2 Jan
'18
12:45 p.m.
On 2018-01-02 9:01 AM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
If the documentation is good enough, people in the community will be
able to provide the software.
From: Mark J.
Blair
I wonder if it might also be useful in any of the
QBUS MicroVAXen?
Hardwarewise, it should be fine. Softwarewise... well...
...
Anyway, you can see where this is going. For people who can tweak their
drivers, no biggie. The changes aren't major - a line or two. For people who
want to run stock software...
...
Getting around this is all, of course, a SMOP (Small Matter of Programming),
since a new FPGA load, with support for more emulations, can be installed on
an existing QSIC at any time.
It seems that you aimed at producing a "platform" all along, so that's
just a natural effect.
--T
Now, whether Dave would be interested in supporting later devices, or whether
someone else could be convinced to emulate something more modern ... who knows?
Noel