UNIXcoffee928 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Vulcan-74 a computer built while listening to old Judas Priest albums. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 The builder says the 65816 is too new but includes a blitter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNIXcoffee928 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 The builder says the 65816 is too new but includes a blitter. Give the guy a break, after all, he said his old computers smelled of reefer... lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmilo Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Crazy, just crazy... Crazy awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The builder says the 65816 is too new but includes a blitter. Give the guy a break, after all, he said his old computers smelled of reefer... lol. LOL. I only said that because the patent for the blitter wasn't applied for until 1986 and the 65816 prototypes were first delivered in 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 LOL. I only said that because the patent for the blitter wasn't applied for until 1986 and the 65816 prototypes were first delivered in 1984. How come? The Amiga 1000 arrived in 1985, I guess they patented their chipset before? Around 82 or 83 So how could the blitter be later than the Amiga ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) And VGA arrived in 1987 I think it's a nice project. I hope he doesn't overdo the graphics/sound. Edited August 14, 2015 by roland p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 And VGA arrived in 1987 I think it's a nice project. I hope he doesn't overdo the graphics/sound. Yes, maybe he'll just stop with a SID emulation! (The devil made me say that...) -Larry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drac030 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The CPU will be a 65C02 only. No 65C816, as this is too new for my system! The 6502 will run at 16MHz minimum Really a 16 MHz 65C02 was available before 65C816? I think WDC introduced 14 MHz 65C02 CPUs in '90s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 How come? The Amiga 1000 arrived in 1985, I guess they patented their chipset before? Around 82 or 83 So how could the blitter be later than the Amiga ? I think there were earlier patents that the Amiga chipset used but that wasn't one of them. https://www.google.com/search?tbm=pts&hl=en&q=amiga%2C+inc&gws_rd=ssl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I think there were earlier patents that the Amiga chipset used but that wasn't one of them. https://www.google.com/search?tbm=pts&hl=en&q=amiga%2C+inc&gws_rd=ssl Alike what others think , but a Blitter is (technically) older than the 65816 anyways, and that's the point. Really a 16 MHz 65C02 was available before 65C816? I think WDC introduced 14 MHz 65C02 CPUs in '90s. That fits.... they guy tried to push the hardware of the early 80s just enhance them , so a coder from that time could simply work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Alike what others think , but a Blitter is (technically) older than the 65816 anyways, and that's the point. That's why I said this: The builder says the 65816 is too new but includes a blitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 That's why I said this: And where's the controversal point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 And where's the controversal point? That's what I was wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 We need an engineering simulator. It would be a program with a giant database of all known technology by date and the associated costs. Then, you set a date and a price and it spits out a device that could have existed at that time. You could generate new home computers by the thousands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricortes Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Meh! Reading this thread I was overcome with a physical feeling like getting gut punched when I thought "RAM" I remember stuff like my first RAM board for my Cosmac was $140 for 4k. The stories about why the 800/400 were named as such was because they were originally going to come with 8k and 4k of RAM respectively. There were even rumors the sales of the ST were as high as they were because IBM clone makers were buying them up to use the RAM in their clones. Funny how 30+ years later it still evokes a physical response. Quality and quantity of everything has improved so much since then. These are the salad days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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