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Subject: Re: Is it possible to build a modern Apple][?
From: Mark McDougall <markm@vl.com.au>
Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 13:15:42 +1000
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Chris Morse wrote:

I wonder about those "joystick" DTV [direct to tv] games you can buy
at Walmart for $17.. What sort of chips are in those?

They are ASICs (application specific ICs). Used in place of FPGAs forlow unit cost, high volume runs. They are not re-progammable.


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Mark McDougall, Engineer
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References:
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- Re: Is it possible to build a modern Apple][?
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