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Retro-Computing with FPGAs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the overkill dept.

zoid.com writes "I ran across a couple of really interesting projects using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) processors. First is the C-ONE project that is a reconfigurable computer. The default mode is a C64 compatible one, but the machine just boots the FPGA from an IDE device at power on, so it could theoretically be pretty much anything. The second one is the FPGA Arcade. This site is about recreating gaming hardware from the past in modern programmable devices. They currently have Pacman, Space Invaders and Galaxian implemented in FPGAs."

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  1. Re:Size... by OneFix · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Not something for people trying to do serious work -- that's what your desktop computer is for -- but something for people that like really get into the guts of the system.

    How so? Umh, you can't get into the "guts" of a desktop? There were certainly a lot of hacks for the old C= 64...but this is going to be a piece of compatable hardware...many of the old "hacks" will be impossible with this new hardware...in that case, wouldn't it be better for them to make a new system?

  2. FPGAs are cool by MisterFancypants · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    FPGAs are cool, but Linux sucks.