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Depends on your definition. If you don't care about socket compatibility you could simply load an 8-bit CPU in a fast FPGA. It will probably not be hard to run

by LeonM 7y ago

Depends on your definition. If you don't care about socket compatibility you could simply load an 8-bit CPU in a fast FPGA. It will probably not be hard to run one at 100MHz or so.

grugagag 7y ago
Thanks. I meant in terms in desicated parts but FPGA might do it. I think we need some starter computers for kids and 8 bit seems quite a good choice. A lot of us started with them and they were simple enough so we could program them ourselves.
- Gracana 7y ago
  There's a big community built around DIY Z80 systems, if you're interested in that sort of thing. Grant Searle's breadboard CP/M machine: http://searle.x10host.com/cpm/index.html http://searle.x10host.com/cpm/index.html Spencer Owen's RC2014 modular bus-based Z80 system: https://rc2014.co.uk/ https://rc2014.co.uk/ Highly active RC2014 discussion group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rc2014-z80 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rc2014-z80 Phillip Stevens' beautiful YAZ180 Z180-based SBC: https://github.com/feilipu/yaz180 https://github.com/feilipu/yaz180 z88dk, a Z80 C cross compiler with libraries and all sorts of useful things, which supports many machines: https://www.z88dk.org/forum/ https://www.z88dk.org/forum/ Jon Langseth's LiNC80: http://linc.no/products/linc80-sbc1/ http://linc.no/products/linc80-sbc1/ Steve Cousins' many different machines, some RC2014-compatible, some z50bus (LiNC80) compatible, some Z180 stuff, SBCs, a powerful "small computer monitor", etc: https://smallcomputercentral.wordpress.com/projects/ https://smallcomputercentral.wordpress.com/projects/ Alan Cox's Fuzix, a unix for 8-bit machines (including many of the aforementioned Z80 machines): https://github.com/EtchedPixels/FUZIX https://github.com/EtchedPixels/FUZIX Most of the folks mentioned can be found on the retro-comp discussion group, which was formed from RC2014 group members to discuss other projects: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/retro-comp https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/retro-comp
tyingq 7y ago
Just to confirm...128MHz Z80 via an FPGA. https://sowerbutts.com/socz80/ https://sowerbutts.com/socz80/

by LeonM 7y ago

Depends on your definition. If you don't care about socket compatibility you could simply load an 8-bit CPU in a fast FPGA. It will probably not be hard to run one at 100MHz or so.

grugagag 7y ago

Thanks. I meant in terms in desicated parts but FPGA might do it. I think we need some starter computers for kids and 8 bit seems quite a good choice. A lot of us started with them and they were simple enough so we could program them ourselves.

Gracana 7y ago
There's a big community built around DIY Z80 systems, if you're interested in that sort of thing. Grant Searle's breadboard CP/M machine: http://searle.x10host.com/cpm/index.html http://searle.x10host.com/cpm/index.html Spencer Owen's RC2014 modular bus-based Z80 system: https://rc2014.co.uk/ https://rc2014.co.uk/ Highly active RC2014 discussion group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rc2014-z80 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rc2014-z80 Phillip Stevens' beautiful YAZ180 Z180-based SBC: https://github.com/feilipu/yaz180 https://github.com/feilipu/yaz180 z88dk, a Z80 C cross compiler with libraries and all sorts of useful things, which supports many machines: https://www.z88dk.org/forum/ https://www.z88dk.org/forum/ Jon Langseth's LiNC80: http://linc.no/products/linc80-sbc1/ http://linc.no/products/linc80-sbc1/ Steve Cousins' many different machines, some RC2014-compatible, some z50bus (LiNC80) compatible, some Z180 stuff, SBCs, a powerful "small computer monitor", etc: https://smallcomputercentral.wordpress.com/projects/ https://smallcomputercentral.wordpress.com/projects/ Alan Cox's Fuzix, a unix for 8-bit machines (including many of the aforementioned Z80 machines): https://github.com/EtchedPixels/FUZIX https://github.com/EtchedPixels/FUZIX Most of the folks mentioned can be found on the retro-comp discussion group, which was formed from RC2014 group members to discuss other projects: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/retro-comp https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/retro-comp

tyingq 7y ago

Just to confirm...128MHz Z80 via an FPGA. https://sowerbutts.com/socz80/ https://sowerbutts.com/socz80/