20 Oct
2007
20 Oct
'07
10:30 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 20 Oct 2007 at 11:00, e.stiebler wrote:
Nothing important, probably all a matter of personal preference. I'm
trying to get rid of PCs(running out of space) and a card which can do
the job sounds better. But as always, YMMV ;-)
So, something like a z80 derivate (free compiler
& tools !!!), some
sram/flash + fdc. probably a connector with all CPU signals in case
somebody likes to wire up something different (fpga, WD fdc, Intel FDC,
whatever). And already the connectors to access 8", 5.25" and 3.5"
floppies. That's it. Two or four layers, square and done.
An old PC with some ISA slots (free, usually) and a few ISA prototype
boards (about $20 or so the each) would seem to satisfy the basic
need pretty handily, wouldn't it? Easy to program, free tools, etc.
Or am I missing something important here?