Eric wrote:
I'm not prejudiced - I know equally little about Altera and Xilinx :-) I've heard people say that Altera is easier to learn, but may have less integration? One of my main concerns is the availability of low-cost boards and development IDEs. I'm not interested in the limited "teaser" versions, and I can't affford high-end professional tools. What would it take to do some serious hobby work with FPGAs (with an eye towards the Apple II, of course)?
Actually, an Apple II would be in the "trial size" project range. -michael Music synthesis for 8-bit Apple II's! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it is seriously underused."