This sounds very interesting. A similar thing has been done with the Commodore Amiga. With new, revised boards some providing additional features. Such as giving AGA graphics to the A3000.
James On Thu, 17 Dec 2020, 8:05 pm Josh Malone, <josh.mal...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 17, 2020 at 2:44 PM Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > the purpose being more reliability? or new features? > > One of the main purposes of a lot of these new boards is to replace > hopelessly-damaged vintage ones.But, in addition to this, one might > consider: > * Modernizing the PSU; Providing additional 5v current for peripherals > * Remapping the ROM sockets to JEDEC standard > * Compatibility with easily-sourced RAM chips (like the 102) > * Integrating modern peripherals (i.e., on-board TPDD or wifi modem) > > Also, it could use modern surface-mount components if we wanted. It > would be kinda like having the reliability of a 102 but the keyboard > of a 100 (in fact, it could have both socket types). There are a ton > of possibilities once the base design is copied. Yes - this represents > a TON of work... but it doesn't have to happen overnight. > > -Josh >
