I'm with you, Ken. I do not want to use a RPi or similar SBC. A lower-end
microcontroller on a board with VGA output from a CPLD/FPGA is more desirable
to me.
I want to continue the retro aura of special purpose add-on devices that
enhance the functionality of our ModelTs. Sort of like all the great add-on
devices for the Color Computer and Atari retro boxes that are well supported by
their user communities.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Pettit
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2018 5:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [M100] TDock
All of the discussion about getting DVI to work and a modern DVI solution made
me start thinking about TDock again and what it was that made me stop working
on it. Largely is was simply lack of time, but also I believe I also felt that
while using RaspberryPi was maybe the cheapest solution, somehow it never sat
quite right with me to use a 1GHz processor with 1G RAM as a display terminal
for a 2.4MHz / 32K processor.
Like it has already been stated, if you are throwing a Linux box into the mix,
then why not just run VirtualT on the thing and be done.
Especially if you are bound to a dispay anyway. Somehow using a lower-end
microcontroller with a VGA output from a CPLD / FPGA always seemed like a more
"retro" solution.
Am I crazy for thinking this way? Or do the majority of people not really care
about "retro" value and only care that it is dirt cheap (or as close as
possible)?
Just curious.
Ken
