[Coco] How about THIS as a CoCo 3 replacement instead of an FPGA? Thoughts?

[Zippster]

Not poking holes at all Bill.  I thoroughly agree, hence the last two lines.

The more the merrier, be it hardware, software, or enthusiasts.

I like all of it.  I just understand the sentiment.    :)

- Ed


> On Aug 6, 2015, at 8:57 AM, Bill Loguidice <bill at armchairarcade.com> wrote:
> 
> While I agree that original hardware is the best (it is after all the
> rallying point for all communities of these types), I think we should also
> encourage exploring new hardware, no matter what form that takes. Other
> retro computing and videogame communities support not only original
> hardware and emulation, but also all kinds of recreations, FPGA designs,
> modified Rasbperry Pi's, etc. In other words it all peacefully coexists
> and, rather than detracting or distracting, makes the whole experience
> better. If we want to engender a more healthy community, I say we as a
> whole try to support these ideas/initiatives rather than poke holes in or
> flat out discourage them. This is especially important as the prices and
> availability of original hardware continues to increase and decrease,
> respectively, locking out a potential influx of new enthusiasts.
> 
> -Bill
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> On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I guess I feel kind of like this to.  There’s something about all the
>> various components working
>> together in a more traditional computer system that just feels good.
>> Probably some nostalgia
>> mixed with an appreciation of a complex looking system working smoothly.
>> There is some
>> hard to identify quality of appeal there.
>> 
>> I think I know what you mean Didier, emulators (however well done) just
>> don’t do it for me,
>> I always feel like I’d rather run native code on whatever is doing the
>> emulation instead.
>> 
>> Boiling everything down into an FPGA is interesting, but this to me is
>> just emulation on a
>> hardware level.
>> 
>> I do find using an FPGA to replace an unavailable ASIC acceptable though,
>> as in an FPGA
>> GIME replacement.  I tend to view them as user programmable/configurable
>> ASICs.
>> 
>> Anyway this is all a hobby for personal enjoyment, so everyone do whatever
>> you enjoy!
>> 
>> It’s all good.  :)
>> 
>> - Ed
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 6, 2015, at 7:57 AM, Didier Derny <didier at aida.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> frankly a real machine is magic, even if some missing part has been
>> replaced by a fpga or a cpld
>>> an emulator is just an emulator, the magic has disappeared... (even many
>> emulator are really nice)
>>> 
>> 
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