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Prodatron msx master Posts: 1110 | Posted: June 22 2006, 16:55   |
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PingPong msx master Posts: 1026 | Posted: June 22 2006, 20:31   |
Can be!
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spl online msx professional Posts: 759 | Posted: June 22 2006, 21:14   |
Yes, can be!  |
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jltursan msx professional Posts: 887 | Posted: June 22 2006, 21:36   |
If the board mounts a FPGA with 20K LE and costs less than 200$ I'll be very impressed for sure!. The C1 model comes with only a 6K LE FPGA, right?. Maybe Altera will sell the old model a bit cheaper now...  |
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wolf_
 msx legend Posts: 4781 | Posted: June 22 2006, 22:10   |
Can you connect msx-cartridges to it?
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jltursan msx professional Posts: 887 | Posted: June 22 2006, 22:52   |
Sure!, using Sunrise Game Reader!
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wolf_
 msx legend Posts: 4781 | Posted: June 22 2006, 23:02   |
Does the Moonsound work in that game reader?
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legacy msx professional Posts: 516 | Posted: June 22 2006, 23:06   |
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There we can use an extensionboard for.
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jltursan msx professional Posts: 887 | Posted: June 22 2006, 23:50   |
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Is it the Moonsound an MSX cartridge?
Having enough room in the FPGA I think all the MSX hardware could be emulated...even a Moonsound. |
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wolf_
 msx legend Posts: 4781 | Posted: June 23 2006, 00:26   |
Uh, since I can plug the Moonsound in my MSX's cartridge-slot, it's an MSX cartridge I'd say.. unless I'm wrong ofcourse and the Moonsound is a kettle of Tomato-soup. But the last time I used it, it didn't sound like soup!
Dunno about emulation of the Moonsound.. fpga/performance-wise.. perhaps someone can shed a light on this one? (snout?) |
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sunrise msx professional Posts: 650 | Posted: June 23 2006, 06:58   |
What a bullshit to think that it will fit.
Ofcourse everything can be emulated this way. Even the Moonsound ,but it doesnot sound soup.!
The idea is nice, but find yourself first a couple of fpgaprogrammer and someone that want to produce, if the idea is executable.
We can scream and shout about what MSX Association is doing except from not launching the idea versus price and what fits is simple the right thing. And if they want to listen a little -who knows- that problems can be solved.
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Prodatron msx master Posts: 1110 | Posted: June 23 2006, 12:13   |
Yes, the C1 includes only a 6K LE FPGA. This new one (D1) looks very similair to it with the exception of the 20K LE FPGA and some other small modifications like SD card reader instead of CF card reader.
This board provides two expansion ports (they look like IDE connectors). Maybe it's possible to build an adapter for MSX catridges, but I am not a hardware expert.
As I heard the MSX core (is it MSX1 or MSX2?) is available as open source. When this board will be available and not too expensive, and if noone else wants to adapt the core to this board I could try to ask TobiFlex to have a look on it.
I would like the idea a lot to have a not too expensive Mini-MSX2 with 4MB memory mapper, PS/2 mouse/keyboard connector, VGA-connector and inbuild SD card reader, which can be used for storing DSK- and ROM-images and accessed as a Sunrise IDE interface. Thanx to TobiFlex and the C1 board all these things are already reality for the Amstrad CPC.
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spl online msx professional Posts: 759 | Posted: June 23 2006, 13:46   |
You are right, Prodatron. As far as I know, MSX and MSX 2 core are available as open source  Last MADRISX and RETRO I've tried a T-REX and it worked very well  |
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PingPong msx master Posts: 1026 | Posted: June 24 2006, 01:03   |
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| You are right, Prodatron. As far as I know, MSX and MSX 2 core are available as open source  Last MADRISX and RETRO I've tried a T-REX and it worked very well 
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can We take a look especially at msx2 sources? |
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Sonic_aka_T
 msx guru Posts: 2269 | Posted: June 24 2006, 01:24   |
@ping: I think they're somewhere on ESE's site. I doubt they're 100% up to date, but I remember seeing at least some V9938 code there.
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