On 20 Oct 2007 at 8:30, Dave Dunfield wrote:
I've been working on a project for a client
lately, which has as it's base
processor core:
After I read the original email about the EZ80 board for $200, my
reaction was that one could get a PC104 evaluation board with any of
the ARM9-class CPUs for about half that and many other non-PC104
evaulation boards with "kitchen sink" type interfaces for about the
same or less.
While a 50MHz processor may seem fast, a 400MHz 32-bit CPU can
probably run Z80 emulation faster, while hosting Linux.
I suspect that most people who have a need to handle floppies
regularly already have the gear in some shape, even if it's a
Catweasel.
My real question is "Does this fall under the "good idea" category or
is there a real demand for this?" And "Is there enough demand for
someone to invest time and money getting a model to a point where he
won't go broke when few purchase it?"
Cheers,
Chuck