TMS9918A Retro Video Chip Reimplemented In FPGA, With VGA Out

acadiel writes "Matthew H from the AtariAge.com TI-99/4A forum has finalized a design of a TMS 9918A replacement (with VGA out) for classic computer systems such as the ColecoVision, TI-99/4A, SpectraVision, MSX1, SpectraVision 128, and Tomy Tutor Home computers. This hardware project replaces the native video controller on these classic systems and enables them to have VGA output for the first time." (It's just under $100 to order one.)

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Um....

[blcss]

what for?

Re:Um....

[hairyfeet]

Let me see if I have this straight, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. You first having to have a working one of these machines, we are talking consumer level quality of the early 80s, and THEN you are gonna have to take this working 30+ year old machine and take a soldering iron to it? Gee I wonder how this could go wrong......what are they nuts? It would be different if you were talking about a SoC to replace these system, maybe with some kind of universal adapter slot you could buy modules for for the carts and the controllers, THAT would make sense, but you are gonna take a soldering iron to a 30+ year old unit that its frankly a fricking miracle most of these things work at all? Do you know how damned fussy and temperamental some of these machines were to start with? I predict there are gonna be a LOT of "parting out" listings on eBay after this.