[rescue] Screw (software) emulators!

[joshua d boyd]

On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 06:20:08PM -0600, james at foonly.com wrote:
> It's easier than designing a new CPU in silicon.  Depending on how low
> level you get, it can be as easy as writing a software emulator.  Banging
> out raw VHDL frequently takes more work but can give you a faster, tighter
> finished product.

So, since you know something about fpgas, here are a few questions.

How expensive is FPGA hacking to get into?
What are good sources for introductory material?
Like FlashRAM, don't FPGAs have a limited number of writes that they are
good for?  If so, then how is this to play out in that FPGA based super
computer that was in the news a few months ago?

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Joshua D. Boyd