WillFlux

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by WillFlux 1y ago
Thanks. I want to keep the software simple while having proper support for the graphics and audio hardware. I already have some prototype software written is RISC-V asm. I’ll probably use lua as the first high-level language, as it has a sm
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by WillFlux 1y ago
I'm surprised by this. 1280x768 is an unusual resolution, what display timings are you using? I've found 1024x768 and 1280x720 are both well supported. I tend to use these display timings: https://projectf.io/posts
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by WillFlux 1y ago
Hello, I'm the author of the Project F blog. I'd be happy to field any questions you have.
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by WillFlux 3y ago
RISC-V takes a different approach to branching, even compared to other RISC processors. There are no status registers AKA condition codes.
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RISC-V Assembler: Branch Set(projectf.io)
3 points by WillFlux 3y ago|2 comments
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by WillFlux 3y ago
Load-store architecture is a defining quality of RISC in general and RISC-V in particular. If you're used to a rich set of addressing modes in x86 or 68K, coding on RISC-V asm is a bit of a shock, but I'm definitely warming to it.
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RISC-V Assembler: Load Store(projectf.io)
3 points by WillFlux 3y ago|1 comments
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by WillFlux 3y ago
Burrell Smith and Andy Hertzfeld worked for Radius on the Full Page Display. How different would Apple have been if it had held onto more of the original Macintosh team in the mid-80s?
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Mac History 86.11 – Radius Full Page Display(systemtalk.org)
1 points by WillFlux 3y ago|1 comments
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by WillFlux 3y ago
68000 is, in many ways, the pinnacle of assembler for programming, but RISC-V is pretty fun, too. I hope RISC-V tempts a few more people to try asm programming (again).
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RISC-V Assembler: Arithmetic(projectf.io)
72 points by WillFlux 3y ago|47 comments
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Mac History 85.10 – Welcome to Macintosh(systemtalk.org)
2 points by WillFlux 3y ago|0 comments
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Mac History 85.11 – PageMaker and Atari ST(systemtalk.org)
1 points by WillFlux 3y ago|0 comments
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A Macintosh History 86.12(systemtalk.org)
2 points by WillFlux 3y ago|0 comments
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A Macintosh History 86.11(systemtalk.org)
2 points by WillFlux 4y ago|0 comments
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by WillFlux 4y ago
Intel might not even be making another generation of discrete consumer GPUs. See the numerous stories in the tech press over the last few months. We have to hope AMD has the price, and just as importantly volume, to make the GPU market comp
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by WillFlux 4y ago
Thank you. I can't promise to get to the new design until early 2023 as I have many hardware designs I want to finish this year. Once you've got a design working in Verilator, I strongly recommend running it on an actual board if
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by WillFlux 4y ago
If you'd link to a screenshot of what you see, that would be helpful. I have noticed the font renders thinner on Windows. I plan to look at the design over the winter: some things could definitely be improved.
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by WillFlux 4y ago
Oh, I’ll get to that :D
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by WillFlux 4y ago
The examples aren’t limited to VGA; I support four different outputs with these designs. * VGA using a Pmod board (you could also create your own register ladder) * DVI using the TI TFP410 on the DVI Pmod board * DVI generated on FPGA with
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by WillFlux 4y ago
Even if you don’t have an FPGA, you can run these hardware designs on your PC with SDL and Verilator. It’s really simple to set up: https://projectf.io/posts/verilog-sim-verilator-sdl/
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by WillFlux 4y ago
Thanks :) The TI TFP410 chip is on the 1BitSquared DVI Pmod board: https://docs.icebreaker-fpga.org/hardware/pmod/dvi/ I've also got designs that generate DVI on the FPGA with TMDS encoding (no external
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by WillFlux 4y ago
Hello, I'm the author of the Project F blog. I've almost finished a complete overhaul of this series: animation and double-buffering are coming in October. I'd be happy to field any questions you have.
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by WillFlux 4y ago
Thank you for your thoughtful analysis. It’s worth emphasising how vital Desktop Publishing was to the Mac’s early success. Before that, sales had struggled after the initial excitement of 1984. Aldus PageMaker was reviewed in Nov ‘85: htt
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A Macintosh History (1986)(systemtalk.org)
66 points by WillFlux 4y ago|17 comments
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On board the failed Rwanda deportation flight(independent.co.uk)
2 points by WillFlux 4y ago|2 comments
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by WillFlux 5y ago
The keyboard seems to be the weakness of the DevTerm, which is a shame. This review was typical: "The keyboard is just OK. To be honest, it was the only part of the device I was a bit disappointed about. The keys are small, not spaced
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A Macintosh History 86.03(systemtalk.org)
7 points by WillFlux 5y ago|0 comments
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by WillFlux 5y ago
Yes. Hamsterworks is a great resource. I learnt a fair bit from this site when I started with FPGAs. I'll add the archived version to my recommended resources page.
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by WillFlux 5y ago
Twitter thread author here. If this inspires you to learn more about FPGAs: 1. Recommended FPGA Sites: https://projectf.io/recommended-fpga-sites/ 2. Project F: https://projectf.io/sitemap/ 3. Pro

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