[Coco] FPGA the future of coco?

[Nick Marentes]

Check again.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Development-Board-ALTERA-FPGA-1pc-Mini-System-CycloneII-EP2C5T144-Learning-Board-/400630255386?pt=AU_Hardware&hash=item5d476c8f1a

Nick


On 16/09/2014 4:55 AM, Frank Swygert wrote:
> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:43:47 +1000
> From:nickma2 at optusnet.com.au
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"<coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] FPGA the future of coco?
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> Wow! the EP2C5T144C8N board is only $14.95AU on ebay!
>
> That a pretty good basis for a CoCo3 FPG design. Just add a daughter
> card with the required I/O.
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> Nick, that's just the FPGA chip, no board. They sell for about that 
> price at Digi-key and Mouser here in the US. Looks like a surface 
> mount chip, so it would be hard to solder into anything at home.
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