Re: Update on Carte Blanche status.

[Michael Kent <n.kent@webtv.remove.this.com>]

Mark McDougall <msmcdoug@no.spam.iinet> wrote:

> Michael Kent wrote:

>> Mark McDougall <msmcdoug@no.spam.iinet> wrote:

>>> Michael J. Mahon wrote:

>>>> I was hoping for a way to load the card's configuration while
>>>> still in the slot by means of Apple II software...  

>>> Forgive me if this is a stupid question - but why would you ever want to do 
>>> this?

>> To add new features to the card, which seems to be the whole point of the
>> Carte Blanch card.

> I meant - why would you want to do it from the Apple, since the CB 
> development is done on a PC platform.

Because I have an Apple and the CB card is (hypothetically) in the Apple.

>>> It would add an extra step (copy to Apple II media) to the whole process...

>> Huh?  Extra step?  I'm not seeing any extra step.  In fact it would appear
>> to make things a whole lot easier if such a thing were possible.

> The extra step is copying the FPGA bitstream from a PC platform to the Apple 
> for configuration.

What PC platform?  I must be completely confused, because I thought the
Carte Blanche was an Apple II card.  If it's a PC card, then never mind.

Mike

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Michael Kent                                             Apple II Forever!
St. Peters, MO
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