Somewhat OT: FPGA Develpment Kits

[Vincent Slyngstad]

From: "9000 VAX" <vax9000 at gmail.com>
> On 11/21/06, Chris M <chrism3667 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> What's with the "dangerous"?? If you have an old
>> unit, and would like to see it operational for years
>> to come, what's the problem with using such
>> replacements (if available)?
>> And frankly what's wrong with an emulation? If it
>> works, fulfills a need, what's the problem?
> 
> The danger is that the real hardware is then trashed.

The idea, I thought, was to re-implement some of the old 
CPU chips with FPGAs, then wire the FPGA into the vintage 
(or replica) gear to get/keep it working.

I do believe that just implementing an FPGA CPU and hooking 
it straight to your LCD and keyboard is essentially equivalent 
to running a software emulator (only much slower).

    Vince