>Thanks Thorsten. That link has a lot of very useful facts about the >FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) chips and the programming >languages involved etc. A good overview, and an interesting read in >their forum about developing ST and Amiga type boards from these FPGAs >too. > >I thought that people on this list might like a basic summary of what >this is all about, so here goes. This comes from the FAQ on the site. > >The site explains how well suited FPGA systems are for making retro >computers with. The computer system is "described" using a high level >language called VHDL allowing you to design and simulate hardware, >which the site says can be anything from a modern CPU to a digital >watch, and hopefully turn the design into a real set of physical logic >gates. In other words, I guess it would probably allow much of a "QL" >chipset to be turned into a single large logic gate chip if I have >understood this correctly. > >VHDL stands for VHSIC Hardware Description Language, where VHSIC is an >acronym for Very High Speed Integrated Circuit. > >The idea of "writing" an Amiga, ST or even possibly a QL into these >chips using the high level languages VHDL is something I hadn't come >across before. > >That's the basics of it all - go to the link Thorsten supplied and >read about it all in greater detail. Now I know why Dave was so >enthusiastic about these FPGAs. > >Dilwyn Jones
Thanks Dilwyn for the summary, very usefull! In any case if sombody would pick up the job to create a FPGA QL on an existing solution or a complete new project I propose to setup sth like a bounty or donation page i order to support the efforts. Let's see what is coming out of this! Exciting times :-) _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm