Date   : Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:33:12 +0000
From   : flynnjs@... (Jason Flynn G7OCD)
Subject: New plaything ?

On 29/11/2014 21:48, Ed Spittles wrote:
> It's an internal co-processor for a BBC Master - perhaps even a 16MHz
> one.  Not much ROM is needed to boot - looks like the CPLD can implement
> 1kB of ROM. Also in the CPLD will be the Tube implementation and glue logic.

Those that are not *. subscribers, might also be interested
in this:
http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=99082#p99082

Whilst it doesn't currently[1] fit internal the the Master, it
does plug into the external socket directly with no ribbon
so tucks away in the cable recess on both the B and the Master.

It currently has three personalities, 65C02, Z80 and 6809
a few of us are working to bring 80186 (Master 512) and
ARM evaluation system to it. There has even been discussion
of bringing new architectures to it such as PDP11, S08, S12
and Microblaze.

It also costs about ?30, or for an additional ?5 you get the
version with 2MB of RAM that will be needed for 80186 and
ARM modes.

 Jason

[1] Someone asked about an internal Master version and I
am looking into an adapter board to do that.