RE: FPGA tricks - Re: using new technology on old machines. Was: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM

2015-06-15 Thread Dave G4UGM
-Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of ben Sent: 15 June 2015 17:18 To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Re: FPGA tricks - Re: using new technology on old machines. Was: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM On 6/15/2015 9:08 AM, Toby Thain

Re: FPGA tricks - Re: using new technology on old machines. Was: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM

2015-06-15 Thread ben
On 6/15/2015 10:57 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote: But alas the software does *not* support the older chips. How old is old? I managed to get a copy of ISE10.1 downloaded, installed and running without phoning, ringing or otherwise jumping through hoops. That supports the Spartan 2 which has been

Re: FPGA tricks - Re: using new technology on old machines. Was: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM

2015-06-15 Thread ben
On 6/15/2015 11:33 AM, Paul Koning wrote: On Jun 15, 2015, at 1:28 PM, ben bfranc...@jetnet.ab.ca wrote: On 6/15/2015 10:57 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote: But alas the software does *not* support the older chips. How old is old? I managed to get a copy of ISE10.1 downloaded, installed and running

Re: FPGA tricks - Re: using new technology on old machines. Was: PDP-12 Restoration at the RICM

2015-06-15 Thread Mark J. Blair
On Jun 15, 2015, at 09:18, ben bfranc...@jetnet.ab.ca wrote: But alas the software does *not* support the older chips. You want to make a mod 5 years down the road, sorry we do not support that model any more. TTL needs to be stock piled now for the next +50 years. Good point. Just as TTL