Ian Piumarta wrote on Wed, 25 May 2011 21:20:24 -0400 > Dear Casey, > > > a) I want to play with software > > b) I want to play with FPGAs > > You could start with Thacker's 'Tiny Computer' (described from p.123 onwards > in http://piumarta.com/pov/points-of-view.pdf) and add/fix whatever you think > is > missing/broken.
Great advice, see also http://projects.csail.mit.edu/beehive/ You might consider starting out with a simulator before moving on to FPGAs. See the example microprocessor in http://www.tkgate.org/ This tool is a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I'll only be able to post a proper reply on Friday (and can make comments on SiliconSqueak then). -- Jecel _______________________________________________ fonc mailing list [email protected] http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc
