18 Jun
2009
18 Jun
'09
4:53 p.m.
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
Because that way you get to build the computer you
*wanted* when you
were 11, rather than the computer you *had*. You know, the ZX Spectrum
with the 32-channel sound, 512kBytes of memory and several MBytes -
GBytes even - of disk space. Wow, imagine having a computer like that.
Imagine not having to wait six minutes for Jet Set Willy to load, you
could just have it in battery-backed RAM.
My gripe with British Computers of that era, No floppy drive of any kind.
How many people who own classic cars *now* had posters
of them on their
bedroom wall when they were kids?
Lets keep on topic here. :)
Gordon
Emulators are needed and useful, but work
best for real hardware
is my view. CPLD and FPGA hardware could in my view point
bring back old logic needed for older machines as repair of a old PCB
or NEW design of a old machine. The problem is at least with PDP-11's
and PDP-10's people seem demanding in that they want the fastest or biggest
design made. I am talking here, a good 10 years before that for designs to be
new built or repaired since this not a commercial hobby.
Ben.