On 21 Mar 2014 at 18:35, Ralf Reköndt wrote:

> So we should start a Crowdfunding so someone (TT or MK) can write the 
> suitable things...?

Not sure what you mean. In case you are thinking about rewriting QL 
software so it avoids misimplemented CPU instructions, that would 
require knowing all CPU instructions which are still affected. I 
can't tell yet, otherwise I would probably have fixed them.

In case you are thinking about hiring someone to design a better 
CPU, I'm not sure if software developers are the ones to ask. This 
is not software, it's hardware design. I'm sure folks like Daniele, 
Richard and Marcel know a lot about 68K instructions, but it seems 
unlikely one of them would also like to learn chip design.

Many people misinterpret the fact that the logic cells and 
connections within an FPGA can be reprogrammed. They think some 
emulation would take place. But there are real logic cells and real 
wires just like in a fixed 68K IC. The integrated circuit design 
process has very little in common with writing software.

Peter

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