> > Bush 'invented' the internet (or was it Gore?). And Gates also 'invented'
> > lots of stuff...
>
> That was (wasn't) Gore. I doubt Bush ever invented anything...
no. he's too narrow-minded for that.
(sorry I think I just vented a political opinion).
> > yess! why waste transistors (hence speed and expandability) on old hardware
> > if you can _perfectly_ emulate it through software???
>
> FPGA uses a lot of transistors as well. And currently unused FPGA gates
> could be considered wasted transistors, but they are necessary to add new
> functionality in the future.
but those are flexible which is imho an advantage which exeeds the disadvantage.
> One problem is that it's almost impossible to make a distinction between
> illegal images and custom images. What if I want to cheat in some game? I
> would want to use the modified ROM image in the MSX Player. Or if I made my
> own game, I want to test that ROM image. So MSX Player should accept custom
> images, but if it does that, it will also accept illegal images, because it
> cannot see the difference.
you can use patch-files (like zSNES does).
> XGA-like graphics is a separate block in the design, which is either switched
> or overlayed with video output from the FPGA. I don't know why really, it
> would seem to be easier if the FPGA would just write it's video output into
> the framebuffer of the video chip (like good TV cards do).
ah. yes. but I think it's all still subject to change.
at least it will probably simplify the VDP implementation.
~Grauw
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