[Coco] Why do we need a CoCo 4? (Long irrelevant rant)

[Bill Barnes]

Yeah, like that.  Wasn't thinking directly of it when I wrote that, but... that is a good real world example. (I knew of it before, so it probably fueled the thought subconciously.)

-Later!   -WB-    -- BABIC Computer Consulting.


--- On Mon, 12/29/08, John Eric <jet.pack at ymail.com> wrote:

> From: John Eric <jet.pack at ymail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Why do we need a CoCo 4? (Long irrelevant rant)
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 2:20 PM
> sort of like what was done with the 65c816 a 16-bit
> compatible with the 8-bit 65c02?
> 
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> ________________________________
> From: Bill Barnes <da3m0n_slay3r at yahoo.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 1:00:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Why do we need a CoCo 4? (Long
> irrelevant rant)
> 
> The PLUS to the fpga idea is, we can extend the 6809/6309
> core, if need be to include real 16-bit and even possibly
> 32-bit operations by creating op-codes that the 6809/6309
> haven't used or reserved... we could have a 681609 or
> 631609 on our hands that way. Possibly using the 6309 trick
> and have a third mode (6809,6309,631609).
> 
> Ah how complex things have become... and what a mess some
> of the APIs are... Libraries help, but the chore is that
> some of those libraries have as messed up functions as the
> APIs they were created to simplify.
> 
> -Later!   -WB-    -- BABIC Computer Consulting.
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 12/29/08, John Eric <jet.pack at ymail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: John Eric <jet.pack at ymail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Coco] Why do we need a CoCo 4? (Long
> irrelevant rant)
> > To: "CoCoList for Color Computer
> Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 12:34 PM
> > It's not so much of a need as it is a want. I just
> want
> > one. I think Gary's CC3FPGA may eventually be just
> that.
> > Too bad I can't figure out how to compile the
> thing
> > after having bought a Digilent Spartan board
> w/1000kgate. We
> > all have our opinions, I guess. I just miss the
> simpler
> > times when programming was simple and fun and not so
> much of
> > a chore.... JE 
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