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Re: Apple clone on an FPGA

Sean Fahey wrote:

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2. Why bother? It is much more expensive than what I use.



Because the C-One is a reconfigurable computer - it can be several different
machines. For hobbyists, it offers standardization and lower TCO if you want
to run multiple cores.


And, as I suspect the C-One folks are finding out, support for
multiple vintage platforms appeals mainly to the intersection
of several already small communities.

PC emulators, and MAME in particular, already provide much
greater standardization on a ubiquitous platform.  The set
of "purists" who are too pure to like emulation, but not
pure enough to require the real thing is pretty small.

-michael

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