Vintage Computing

[kevin]

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[kevin]

A Commodore Pet in an FPGA

  A Commodore Pet in an FPGA  (old link)
   

[monkeybot]

A Commodore Pet in an FPGA

Ha! yeah like that!

[kevin]

ZX Spectrum on an FPGA

[buggage]

Cool :)

[kevin]

Amiga Compatible System

Running on FPGA..   They're building a Super AGA version of the AGA chipset.. (Chunky Video Modes)  pretty interesting if you like your projects with a little more quirt than others :)

[ATLUS]

This is Agat, first serial 8 bit computer in USSR

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Агат_(компьютер)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agat_computer

[kevin]

Interesting..  does that mean you guys didn't see any of the brand name stuff back in the 80's ?  Apple/Commodore/Atari

[ATLUS]

Yes, we didn't see any brand, only USSR computers.
here are some models
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Soviet_computer_systems

[monkeybot]

did you use the agat much?

[kevin]

There's a number of Spectrum clones on that wiki..

[ATLUS]

i never to use any old computers.

[kevin]

 Well, it might not seem like it, but the Modern PC, retains most (if not all) of it's retro legacy under the hood.  So if you're running a PC, then you could say it's a retro system :)

[ATLUS]

so if my PC successor retro computer, then i to use retro computer everyday=)

[kevin]

"The V6Z80P+ is an original standalone computer designed based on a Spartan II XC2S150 FPGA and physical Z80 CPU."

http://www.retroleum.co.uk/v6z80p/