A one-chip MSX would be cool, however this effort is also very useful for other things. What about Leonardo Padial's Z380+EV4 board for example. All it needs in order to become a full-fledged MSX is the presence of a cartridge with the common MSX peripherals like joystick-port, keyboard interface, PSG, and not to forget, a VDP (I've still got a v9958 laying here so for me such a board with an empty vdp socket would be ok aswell). If such a thing would be made (I heard Padial himself was ALSO working on such a thing himself), that would be like, cool.
Oh, and on a sidenote, the MSX1 VDP (TMS9918) has already been remade as an FPGA by the Japanese, according to recent news it was working and fully functional. So, what I do notice here though, is a strong erm, 'segregation' of all the efforts. As far as I know there are now at least five persons working on kind of the same project. There's Marco Antonio's PSG, and Padial's efforts (although I do not know exactly what he achieved as of yet I heard something about the PPI already being in a working state), there's Ademir's SCC, there's ESE's SCC, there's the Japanese project where they were creating the abovementioned VDP (which Nishi's one-chip-msx would use). Also, I think all these people are now working on building other peripherals aswell, and there's definately an overlap. Yet, these efforts aren't joined, which I think *really* is a shame. If all these people would join their efforts, I honestly believe a one-chip MSX for example could be made right now, or at least in the not-so-distant future, say, within the year! So, I must say I really agree with Snout here! As I read in Ikeda's MSX-Print the Japanese people who built the TMS9918 already tried to contact people from Brazil to cooperate, and I think it would be nice if that offer would be accepted! Well, in any case, keep up the good work, and keep us updated! I think it's great to let us know like this on the mailinglist, 'cause usually 'we' aren't informed about such projects this well. ~Grauw ----- Original Message ----- From: "Snout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [MSX] PSG REPLACEMENT WORKS FINE!!! > On www.msx.org we currently have a small discussion about the developers of > FPGA devices. > Quote from me: "Personally, I think the Japanese and Brazilian > FPGA-developers should contact each other in order to make one big and VERY > useful FPGA-chip (which could be used as a basis for/in the one-chip MSX!). > " > > I'd like to know your opinion on this, either on msx.org or on the > mailinglist ;) > For the entire discussion : > http://www.msx.org/index.asp?frame=/news.asp?newsid=673 > > Greetings, > > Sander > > http://www.msx.org > http://www.benjaminb.nl > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 17:56 > Subject: Re: [MSX] PSG REPLACEMENT WORKS FINE!!! > > > > > > PSG implemented in an FPGA. > > > Excellent work. If you will be able to do the same for MSX-Music and > SCC/SCC+ chips, you will shake this > > world ;) > > > > SCC/SCC+ are already implemented in FPGA by Ademir Carchano. > > MSX-Music chip has a "clone", used in game machines. Technobytes > (www.tecnobytes.8k.com) produce their FM > > Sound Stereo (available for only US$45+S&H) cartridge now with this chip, > and not with the original YM anymore. > > The FM Sound Stereo cartridge was demonstrated in MSX Rio 2002 and > everybody who listened its sound agrees > > that it's the same as the original FM chip (BTW, Slotman bought one and is > very happy with it). > > > > > > Adriano Camargo Rodrigues da Cunha ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Diretor Executivo - A&L Software http://www.alsoftware.com.br > > http://www.alsoftware.com.br/adrianpage > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MSX mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Info page: http://lists.stack.nl/mailman/listinfo/msx > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MSX mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Info page: http://lists.stack.nl/mailman/listinfo/msx > _______________________________________________ MSX mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Info page: http://lists.stack.nl/mailman/listinfo/msx
