Date   : Sun, 30 Jan 2000 23:05:39 GMT
From   : Mike Mallett <mike.mallett@...>
Subject: Re: Possible to scratch build a BBC? (FWD)

>From owner-bbc-micro@... Sun Jan 30 12:07:30 2000

>From: Jon Bloomfield <Jon.Bloomfield@...>
>To: "'ER Vaughan'" <e.vaughan@...>, bbc-micro@...
>Subject: RE: [BBC-Micro] Possible to scratch build a BBC?
>Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 11:47:18 -0000
>M


> I was wondering if it is possible to build a BBC from scratch. There would
> not be a problem getting a 6502, pair of 6522s, etc, but what about the
more
> obscure chips?


>>From recent experience, even the 6502 is now a "hard to get" part. Farnell
>>and RS no longer carry them, but you can still find them listed by a few
>>companies specialising in obsolete components.




Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Looking for Programming Specs for Hitachi 64180

On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 22:18:03 -0800, Douglas Beattie Jr. \
  <beattidp@...> wrote:

>:But considering the complexity of the '486, Pentium and such CPUs,
>:why isn't there a gigaHertz Z80 by now?  :-)
>
>There is -- it's just not a production part..  If you need a really
>really fast CPU based on a standard core, you can have it for a price.
>
>I talked to the company who made a 250_MHz 65C02 last year too.. they
>told me how they did it, but wouldn't tell me who the client was...
>(probably uncle Sam.)

With the proper licensing, and mucho bucks worth of synthesis and
simulation tools, you could put a 65x02 in a programmable logic
chip. Heck, maybe you could even do it at home (let me know if you do)
<g>.

Steve





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