[Coco] How about THIS as a CoCo 3 replacement instead of an FPGA? Thoughts?

[Steve Batson]

Agreed Ed!

I enjoy both! It's fun working on and using the hardware. It's cool using an emulator on my computer. From a hardware perspective, I certainly want to be able to get replacement parts even if they aren't the original parts. Things like your Composite Cards, Darren's CoCoSDC and Luis' RGB2VGA are awesome and a lot of fun. I also worry about my hardware dying at some point and not being able to get a replacement. If I can replace the main board in the CoCo with something else that does everything the original does, I'd be totally happy and ok with that no matter how it's accomplished even if an emulator / hardware hybrid. Just keep one of our favorites toys going! :)



On Aug 6, 2015, at 8:41 AM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not poking holes at all Bill.  I thoroughly agree, hence the last two lines.
> 
> The more the merrier, be it hardware, software, or enthusiasts.
> 
> I like all of it.  I just understand the sentiment.    :)
> 
> - Ed
> 
> 
>> On Aug 6, 2015, at 8:57 AM, Bill Loguidice <bill at armchairarcade.com> wrote:
>> 
>> While I agree that original hardware is the best (it is after all the
>> rallying point for all communities of these types), I think we should also
>> encourage exploring new hardware, no matter what form that takes. Other
>> retro computing and videogame communities support not only original
>> hardware and emulation, but also all kinds of recreations, FPGA designs,
>> modified Rasbperry Pi's, etc. In other words it all peacefully coexists
>> and, rather than detracting or distracting, makes the whole experience
>> better. If we want to engender a more healthy community, I say we as a
>> whole try to support these ideas/initiatives rather than poke holes in or
>> flat out discourage them. This is especially important as the prices and
>> availability of original hardware continues to increase and decrease,
>> respectively, locking out a potential influx of new enthusiasts.
>> 
>> -Bill
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>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 9:32 AM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I guess I feel kind of like this to.  There’s something about all the
>>> various components working
>>> together in a more traditional computer system that just feels good.
>>> Probably some nostalgia
>>> mixed with an appreciation of a complex looking system working smoothly.
>>> There is some
>>> hard to identify quality of appeal there.
>>> 
>>> I think I know what you mean Didier, emulators (however well done) just
>>> don’t do it for me,
>>> I always feel like I’d rather run native code on whatever is doing the
>>> emulation instead.
>>> 
>>> Boiling everything down into an FPGA is interesting, but this to me is
>>> just emulation on a
>>> hardware level.
>>> 
>>> I do find using an FPGA to replace an unavailable ASIC acceptable though,
>>> as in an FPGA
>>> GIME replacement.  I tend to view them as user programmable/configurable
>>> ASICs.
>>> 
>>> Anyway this is all a hobby for personal enjoyment, so everyone do whatever
>>> you enjoy!
>>> 
>>> It’s all good.  :)
>>> 
>>> - Ed
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 6, 2015, at 7:57 AM, Didier Derny <didier at aida.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> frankly a real machine is magic, even if some missing part has been
>>> replaced by a fpga or a cpld
>>>> an emulator is just an emulator, the magic has disappeared... (even many
>>> emulator are really nice)
>>>> 
>>> 
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