FPGA programming (was Re: MSX Revival Project - One Chip MSX)

2001-04-23 Thread Patriek Lesparre
Laurens Holst wrote: I don't think you can program 'parts of' the FPGA, you have to program it as a whole in one go. No not necessarily. Hans Oranje told me this, and I saw it on one of Tsujikawa's designs: The FPGA gets its information directly from a FlashROM. Change something in the

Re: MSX Revival Project - One Chip MSX

2001-04-23 Thread Alex Wulms
Hi, ] I think it's strange the computer runs on Linux. First, as far as I know Linux ] is a Unix-clone for IBM-compatibles. The one-chip-msx is not an IBM-compatible. Linux started-off as a 386 Unix clone. But soon it also got ported to other architectures. These days it runs on every major

Re: MSX Revival Project - One Chip MSX

2001-04-23 Thread Brendan Cross
Very true; there was even a Linux port for the SH-4 processor, intended for Dreamcast. One website actually has as its server a Dreamcast running Linux! Original Message Follows Linux started-off as a 386 Unix clone. But soon it also got ported to other architectures. These days it runs

MSX Revival Project - One Chip MSX

2001-04-22 Thread Laurens Holst
I had some doubts about Nishi's presentation though... I have the feeling that he wants to 'market' his one-chip-solution by using the MSX 'brand' as marketing point (especially in Japan).. It's great so see efforts to improve FMSX though and any attempt to survive (keep nearly alive) MSX

Re: MSX Revival Project - One Chip MSX

2001-04-22 Thread Maarten ter Huurne
On Sunday 22 April 2001 10:08, you wrote: intent by the way is just a uniform os which runs java code. so it's machine-independant. Intent also has its own virtual machine, AFAIK. It's optimized for multimedia, which is an area where Java is not strong. Actually I'm more exited about that

Re: MSX Revival Project - One Chip MSX

2001-04-22 Thread Laurens Holst
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