Allison: 2910c version of z80

From: emanuel stiebler <emu_at_ecubics.com>
Date: Sun May 6 12:19:02 2001

Sorry Richard, I have to jump in here ;-)

Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> I'd not be afraid to give the SPARTAN series a try for building an experimental
> version of a '70's-'80's generation CPU. They are relatively (choke)
> inexpensive

$20 for the xcs10, plcc84 package.
What did you pay for your 3k gates 3030 before ?

> and available in versions with sufficient on-board RAM that you
> might not need the higher pin counts required to interface external memory.
> Unfortunately, the high-pin-count parts are hard to prototype.

There really many prototype boards out there. And cheap ones ...
 
> The solution is to go to a gun show and buy a pistol, then stop at the local
> liquor store to make a withdrawal.

Student license is $100 & the small prototype board around $150.

Still much cheaper than a good gun ;-)

> Then you'll be able to afford the
> prototyping sockets, normally costing $400-500 or so when built onto a
> wire-wrap-compatible adapter. Life is easier when one simply uses the 84-pin
> PLCC versions.

Cheers
Received on Sun May 06 2001 - 12:19:02 BST