[Coco] Are MC68B09E's and HM63C09E's as well as various support chips still available?

[jdaggett at gate.net]

On 25 May 2012 at 12:08, John Kent wrote:

> Hi James & Computer Doc,
> 
> I am working on updating the FPGA 6809 design to include 6309
> instructions. I have bursts of enthusiasm from time to time and then I'm
> distracted by other things. As I mentioned on the list before, I have a
> 6809 SoC on the XESS XuLA board, which is a 200K gate FPGA. It includes
> the CPU, PS/2 keyboard interface, serial port & text VDU as well as a
> monitor ROM. It has 1MB of RAM with Dynamic Address Translation. It's a
> very tight fit in the FPGA. I'm not sure the 6309 design would fit.
> 
> I might write later. I have had a friend call in.
> 
> John.

John

Kind of in the same mode as you are. I started some ideas on a 6309 instruction set. I have 
done little with it over the past year. Right now I am trying to get some PCB designs for an 
automated Christmas display this year. Starting to get through the busiest time of the year for 
work and can get some extra time later this summer maybe I can resume that work. 

I kind of like that Xess XuLA board. Thanks for the tip on that. Better price and a bit more 
simpler than Enterpoint's Craignell modules. Outside the SDRAM, it is a neat little module. 

james