[Coco] Any news on the so called CoCo4 or NextCoCo projectthatBjork was heading?

[jdaggett at gate.net]

>From theCOCO4.com point of view it is dead. I eventually do have a need for a small 
compact COCO3/45/6/7/8 or what ever you call it. For me it was moved down on the priority 
list. I am have a bit of time right now while waiting for parts to be delivered for another project 
I have that is higher in my priority view. 

What I started may not be a COCO4. Maybe more like a COCO3+. So I work at my own 
pace and when I feel like it. Maybe I will have something by Christmas and maybe not.  

What I have is FPGA based. I have yet to decide whether one or more FPGAs is involved. I 
want a modular design with no board greater than 80mm by 100mm or half a Euro card. Two 
layer design also to keep cost down. A three board aproach using half Euro card deminsions 
is less than $100. 

I have started a blog for all to follow. Don't expect a lot of activity untill December at best.

http://coco3plus.blogspot.com/

just some thoughts

james

ps: Dennis I hope it is okay to list my blog? It is coco related so I figured it is legal to do so.

james

On 17 Nov 2010 at 8:29, Steve Batson wrote:

> I know many would love to see a CoCo 4 come into existence, but I thought 
> the project was dead. Says it's dead on coco4.com 
> 
> Is there new info or activity on this, or just more discussion? 
> 
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> From: jdaggett at gate.net
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 8:17 AM
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Any news on the so called CoCo4 or NextCoCo 
> projectthatBjork was heading? 
> 
> On 21 Oct 2010 at 12:18, Mark Marlette wrote:
> 
> > There could be a point made that a FPGA device is emulated(configurable)
> > hardware..... ???? :)
> 
> I would not call an FPGA emulated hardware. I can see where one might think 
> that. Instead it 
> is actual hardware that is configurable to one's need by software. 
> 
> Within the fabric of the CLBs of FPGAs are LUTs. FFs, MUXs and other logic. 
> What the HDL 
> does is describe how these components are to be wired. A 4 input LUT can be 
> configured to 
> be a 4 input and gate, or gate, or just about any gate you want. Combining 
> several LUTs and 
> you get evenmore complex logic circuitry. 
> 
> FPGAs are indeed logic that is not so different from the 6800 or the 6809 
> or the 6811 
> processors. The software is nothing more than tools to help you wire up the 
> building blocks of 
> the any circuitry you wish. If one wwere to look at the schematic of the 
> 6800 processor you 
> would see gates. Lots of gates. Registers and lots of them. Now they may 
> very well be 
> constructed differently than the fabric of an FPGA, they are still gates 
> and flip flops. Same 
> elelments of an FPGA. 
> 
> just my thoughts
> 
> james
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