[Coco] CoCo 3 FPGA?

[Jim Cox]

I believe every person on this list is looking forward to 
this project. :)

I would love to see an FPGA version of the CoCo-3 come out 
not just because I am a CoCoNut, but because as I have 
said before, I feel a lot of kids today do not fully 
appreciate the complexity of a computer, and they have 
missed out on the joys of learning on a system like the 
CoCo.  There is too much black boxing and "magic" with the 
newer computers.

An FPGA based CoCo3 would provide a lot of younger 
computer enthusiasts the opportunity to learn more about 
the workings of a computer. I am wondering if it would be 
possible to incorporate an expansion bus or even a 
pro-board into such a project.  Using an expansion bus or 
proto-board you could even use chips such as the PIC and 
Atmel to expand the CoCo even further

Imagine being a kid and having such a great learning tool, 
and also having a bunch of experienced CoCoNuts eager to 
help you learn.  I hope to be one of them once I get up to 
speed again. :)

Jim

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:31:04 -0700
  "Hex Star" <hexstar at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a very interesting project and I look forward to 
>seeing where this
> goes :)