using an FPGA to emulate a vintage computer
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From: Mike Treseler on 5 Feb 2010 19:33 Eric Chomko wrote: > Has anyone created a copy machine of an old system using an FPGA? I > was wondering if it would be possible to take an entire SWTPC 6800 and > compile the schematics and have it run on an FPGA board.? Wouldn't > even have to be the latest Xylinx product, I suspect. No fpga, but same idea: http://www.grc.com/pdp-8/pdp-8.htm -- Mike Treseler
From: Chris Burrows on 5 Feb 2010 19:47 "Eric Chomko" <pne.chomko(a)comcast.net> wrote in message news:badc12c3-cb2b-4ce9-9543-237d60fc22d5(a)o8g2000vbm.googlegroups.com... > Has anyone created a copy machine of an old system using an FPGA? There have recently been some discussions along these lines in the comp.lang.modula2 newsgroup regarding different ways of re-implementing a Lilith. Also MiniMig is an Amiga 500 re-implemented using an FPGA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimig -- Chris Burrows CFB Software http://www.cfbsoftware.com/modula2
From: Alex Freed on 5 Feb 2010 19:57 Eric Chomko wrote: > Has anyone created a copy machine of an old system using an FPGA? I > was wondering if it would be possible to take an entire SWTPC 6800 and > compile the schematics and have it run on an FPGA board.? Wouldn't > even have to be the latest Xylinx product, I suspect. I did. Some 8 years ago. http://alexfreed.com/FPGApple/ And then a few other vintage computers. -Alex. --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: news(a)netfront.net ---
From: HT-Lab on 6 Feb 2010 05:23 "Mike Treseler" <mtreseler(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:7t3rmlFhriU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Eric Chomko wrote: >> Has anyone created a copy machine of an old system using an FPGA? I >> was wondering if it would be possible to take an entire SWTPC 6800 and >> compile the schematics and have it run on an FPGA board.? Wouldn't >> even have to be the latest Xylinx product, I suspect. > > No fpga, but same idea: > http://www.grc.com/pdp-8/pdp-8.htm Looking at the PDP8 picture brings back bad memories of me helping to clear out the computer lab at my old University which was full of PDP8 and PDP11, it all went into the skip......;-( Hans www.ht-lab.com > > > -- Mike Treseler
From: James Harris on 6 Feb 2010 05:34
On 5 Feb, 18:19, Eric Chomko <pne.cho...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Has anyone created a copy machine of an old system using an FPGA? I > was wondering if it would be possible to take an entire SWTPC 6800 and > compile the schematics and have it run on an FPGA board.? Wouldn't > even have to be the latest Xylinx product, I suspect. Like Alex Freed this person made an Apple 2 on FPGA http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~sedwards/apple2fpga/ An amazing project however one looks at it. The power consumption figures are interesting. James |