Hi,
You're talking about a lot of ideas of a new MSX. But I only see in
the horizon two thigs, one is the MMSX a MSX with Z380 and a lot of
Z8 around the board (Pardial is using the same technology of old XT
and AT clones. The use of microcontrolers for do all). The other is a
new, clean and modern machine, the Educar Project from Ademir
Carchano, but what is EDUCAR?
Easy! EDUCAR (as Educational) is a Z380 machine with various Altera's
FPGA for do all tasks, like Video, CODECs, Sound, Sprites, etc... The
same Amiga's idea but using "smart" components the FPGAs from Altera.
Why Smarts? Because are programable ICs and not a "roachs" made my
Yamaha, Intel, Motorola, Telefonica :), etc... In another hand, if you
know how to program FPGAs you'll can do it in EDUCAR and change your
computer in a new thing. Hate the video mode? Do a new mode with
organization and number of colors that you choose! Yes, Ademir is a
bit nuts. He's a "Old-Fudeba"... :)
The idea is good but exists any solid? Yes! Ademir is working in
EDUCAR and promisses a prototype in Jau' Meeting in november. He said
that Educar will be entire-USB and, the video modes will be only
one 4096x4096 in two video-windows of 256x256 and 512x512 (interlaced)
with 32768 colors. The machine will be built in a keyboard case (like
A1200, A600, etc...) with main-board and a solid-state small-HD
(totally Kids proof! Is a computer to be used in schools!) and the
other part will be a small case with video connectors, USB ports,
Slot, etc...
But it not is a MSX! Yes! Not is a MSX, not need to hold a 32bit CPU
with old hardware and software. But you can emulate MSX by hardware. A
cartridge with Altera's FPGAs to emulate V9958, OPLL, etc... The fact
is that nobody (except us) will buy a computer called MSX (Here in
Brazil, talk about MSX is like talk that "you love devil" to a
preach). Then a good idea is make a new computer. EDUCAR will be with
a new-BASIC, new-LOGO a small Word Processor, Spreadsheet, WWW Browser
and E-mail client inside. A machine to be buyed for schools and for
kids. Ademir said in ExpoSALT ''Try to fix kids that knew
computers as PC, Windows 9x, Intel, Microsoft, etc... is impossible!
The future is with kids that don't are "wrong" yet.''
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Giovanni Nunes
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http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/2472/
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