[Coco] MCC-216

[Gustavo Ranaur Schoenaker]

Gary,

Will the CoCo3FPGA run on an Altera DE-II board? I know it's 100 bucks more
expensive, but the DE-I allows only PS2 keyboards and those keyboards are
getting tough to find, and there is no doubt that USB is going to rule them
all. Besides it, the CoCo 4 *must* have an USB port ... :)

And actually, what is the status of the project? Does it have a page/FAQ
etc? I have no experience using FPGA, but I think it's a fun project to
start. What should/need I buy to try?

Thank you very much!

On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Gary Becker <Gary_L_Becker at yahoo.com>wrote:

>
> Is there any interest in me porting my CoCo3FPGA over to the MCC-216? It
> looks to me like the MCC-216 is setup to be a game machine. I believe the
> SD Card can be used as mass storage to emulate the floppy drive. But I am
> unsure how cartridge slots can be emulated. I guess this would be part of
> the development task. I also do not see a way to interface this platform
> with anything external.
>
> I guess what I am really asking, how many people would be interested
> enough in a CoCo / CoCo3 core to actually buy one of these platforms. The
> VGA version is listed at US$169.99.
>
> Gary
>
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> Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 22:41:44 -0600
> From: Sean <badfrog at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] MCC-216
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> I almost bought one of these a year ago, and am still tempted.
> Putting a CoCo on it would be awesome!
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Frank Swygert <farna at amc-mag.com> wrote:
> > On Dec 19, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Bill Loguidice<bill at armchairarcade.com>
>  wrote:
> >
> >  but certainly something
> > like an MCC-216, a low-cost programmable FPGA device, probably would,
> > especially since it both encourages a type of hacking and is something
> that
> > could be sold as a straight up product for non-casual consumers. The
> > MCC-216, for example, presently runs ZX Spectrum, C-64, Amiga, Apple II,
> > and Atari 2600 cores. No reason we couldn't eventually have CoCo family
> > cores created at some point...
> >
> > And something like that is probably precisely what would fit with
> > RadioShack, if it could be done affordably. They could launch it with
> > emulation layers to act like all the old RadioShack computers, and tie
> it in
> > to an anniversary
> >
> > ========================================
> >
> > I just looked this up. If it will support Amiga emulation it will support
> > the CoCo3.
> >
> > From the developer's website:
> >
> > 4) Which Classic Computers
> > are next for the MCC?
> >
> > Today, our focus is on emulating the Commodore C64, AMIGA and the ATARI
> > 2600.
> > However, we are always open to additional suggestions regarding the
> classic
> > computer.
> > If you have suggestions for additional cores you would like to see,
> please
> > send us an email.
> >
> > If you have developed a classic computer written for an FPGA (Verilog or
> > VHDL),
> > please contact us and view the development section of this page.
> >
> > If you would like to get a special developer version of the Multiple
> Classic
> > Computer hardware and a Software Development Kit (SDK) to get started
> with
> > VHDL or C
> >
> > If you are interested in some development with the Multiple Classic
> > Computerand would like more details, please contact us.
> >
> > *__*
> >
> > **If you would like to get a special developer version of the Multiple
> > Classic Computer hardware and a Software Development Kit (SDK) to get
> > started with VHDL or C development, please contact us as well.*
> > *
> >
> > *
> >
> > If you have expertise in FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) design or
> ASIC
> > design experience and/or own a classic computer design, we would be
> happy to
> > talk to you.
> >
> > Please send an email to:
> > Contact at ArcadeRetroGaming.com <mailto:contact at arcaderetrogaming.com>
> >
> >
> > This info and details can be found at http://mcc-home.com/4.html
> >
> > These things are $149 at
> http://www.ebay.com/sch/merchant/arcaderetrogaming
> > The S-video version is listed, but they have a VGA output version as
> well.
> > Should be same price??
> > <http://www.ebay.com/sch/merchant/arcaderetrogaming>**
> >
> > *
> >
> >
> > --
> > Frank Swygert
> > Editor - American Motors Cars Magazine
> > www.amc-mag.com
> >
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