Sounds like the right sort of approach. Spelling and grammar need to ve cleaned up.
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Josephblack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > snip > > > To me, the big news is that there is an actual prototype board. > > That is a significant milestone. And it shows that the project > > is making real progress. > > > > To me, it is a bit early to be drumming up interest in purchasing > > the board. Don't want to be accused of vaporware. Perhaps we can > > drum up interest in assisting the project. > > > > Maybe something like > > > > The Open Graphics Project has completed a prototype > > of the OGD1 development board. > > > > <brief description of the OGD1> > > > > More information, including photographs of the > > prototype board, can be found at <URL>, > > > > Depending on the audience, you might want to include a brief description > > of the OGP, including the goal of a OGC board. > > ok.. As one guy mentioned off list, some people don't appreciate the > time it takes to design hardware. Lets try mxing all the ideas > together.. the target being those interested in our project or its > progress. > > how about > ----------- > The Open Graphics Project has released the first photographs of the > prototype OGD1 development board. > > This Xilinx Spartan-3 XC3S4000 FPGA-based development board also > includes the (relatively) smaller Lattice Semiconductor XP10 FPGA for > PCI, two DVI head Video output, and an IDC plug compatable output. The > Production board will also include Video Out. > > After completion of testing, this development platform will be sold by > Traversal the company founded by members of the project and used by > the Open Graphics Project to develop a variety of open architecture > hardware products, particularly a new graphics processor. > > More information, including photographs of the prototype board, can be found > at > http://wiki.duskglow.com/tiki-index.php?page=OGPN17 > > > > we then add to the ODG1page: > ************* > Those who purchase this Xilinx Spartan-3 XC3S4000 FPGA FPGA-based > development with the (relatively) smaller Lattice Semiconductor XP10 > FPGA from Traversal are expected to be provided with a library of > reference logic for > use in their designs, including controllers for memory, PCI, video, > and SPI. Source code to the reference logic is available under > a variety of licenses, including the GNU General Public License. The > Sparten can be programmed via JTAG Header or PCI with code compiled > using the free tool by and Xilinx [1].The XP10 comes preloaded with > logic code for PCI [2] which is currently under development. > > [1] > http://direct.xilinx.com/direct/webpack/63/WebPACK_63_fcfull_i.exe > [Requires login] > [2] > Programming the XP10 device currently requires purchased versions of > ispLEVER which you can find at their online store: > http://www.latticesemi.com/store/software.cfm > *********** > > hmm? > :-) > _______________________________________________ > Open-graphics mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics > List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com) _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
