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Re: Apple II prototyping board:The 8BitBaby is born!



"Eric" <englere.geo@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I'm sorry guys, but I'm not up on these CPLD devices. Exactly what can
>an 8bit Baby do? Can it model a whole Apple CPU with video, or is it
>more restricted (maybe only handles I/O and doesn't implement a 6502
>instr set)? Can it be used to develop a modern version of an Apple II
>motherboard?
The Altera IC is optional on the 8bit baby prototype board. The CPLD  can be
used to replace several TTL IC's otherwise required for glue logic and address
decoding and such.
Hans, http://www.hansotten.com