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> Monotech NuXT Hadn't heard of this before, but it's a great concept. I love the idea of modern takes on retro tech. Wish it were more practical to do someth
by kitsunesoba 3y ago
> Monotech NuXT
Hadn't heard of this before, but it's a great concept. I love the idea of modern takes on retro tech.
Wish it were more practical to do something like this for 68k or PPC Macs… unfortunately I don't think there are any usable 68k or PPC derivatives currently in production which limits possibilities. The closest thing I've seen are FPGA-based setups like the Plus Too[0].
[0]: https://www.bigmessowires.com/plus-too/ https://www.bigmessowires.com/plus-too/
- agg23 3y agoFor easier access, you can run the Plus Too core on the MiSTer FPGA project, which is a bit more prevalent and user friendly (plus supports many, many more systems) (https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/MacPlus_MiSTer https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/MacPlus_MiSTer).
- nico 3y agoFrom the Plus Two site: > The Mac’s 512 x 342 screen is pixel doubled to fit Do you know what algorithm they use to “pixel double” the screen?
- kitsunesoba 3y agoI don't actually know but I'd imagine it'd have to be nearest neighbor to maintain crisp lines.
- monocasa 3y agoPixel doubling typically refers to the algorithm itself. Simply making each quad (set of 2x2 aligned pixels) in the final image match one of the pixels in the source image.
- nico 3y agoIs there an inverse function of this? ie. that will take a higher res image and reduce by 4 the number of pixels?
- undersuit 3y agoThere's the MBC lines(https://shop.mcjohn.it/en/8-diy-kit https://shop.mcjohn.it/en/8-diy-kit), options include: Z80, 68K, and the VIC-20. You can get them pre-assembled, but they are far less standard than this XT clone.