Re: [N8VEM-S100:3349] S-100 boards in work - uPD7220

[Todd Goodman <t...@bonedaddy.net>]

Hi David,

I'm willing to take on ordering and distribution of the protoype PCBs.

I'd like to sign up for the x86 code as well, but I fear I'm too busy at
work and don't have a good system to test with at this time in any case.

Todd

* David Fry <dgf...@googlemail.com> [140428 12:04]:
> Hi Dave,
>  
> Excellent, many thanks.
> As a test program written in 'C' already exists you will probably make some 
> headway on the 68K platform.
>  
> As Andrew has suggested in another post a good source for prototype PCB's 
> would be http://www.4pcb.com/33-each-pcbs/
> based in the USA, this to me would seem to be the most economical route to 
> take.
>  
> Is there anyone who could take on:-
>  
> 1) developing the x86 code for the uPD7220
>  
> 2) handle the ordering and distribution of the prototype PCB's
>  
> I am live in the UK and with import duties and taxes into the UK on items 
> over £30 it makes more sense for someone in the USA to do this.
>  
> regards and thanks
>  
> David Fry
> 
> On Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:56:07 PM UTC+1, monahanz wrote:
> 
> >  I think we need to do a prototype run on that board first.  While it 
> > contains elements of 3 previous boards we did,  it is the first time they 
> > are all put together in one place.  Also as a few of us know, we had real 
> > problems with that BT478 chip on the VDP board (which itself BTW needs to 
> > have another prototype run).
> >
> >  
> >
> > On the 7220 I will help out with the hardware, the thing to remember about 
> > the 7220 is you have to do quite a bit of software writing to get it to be 
> > of any use.   Is somebody prepared to do that. Because without software 
> > that chip/board  is useless.
> >
> >  
> >
> > John
> >
> >  
> >
> >  
> >
> > *From:* n8ve...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> [mailto:
> > n8ve...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *David Fry
> > *Sent:* Saturday, April 26, 2014 7:40 AM
> > *To:* n8ve...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>
> > *Subject:* Re: [N8VEM-S100:3295] S-100 boards in work
> >
> >  
> >  
> > Hi Ed,
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > Andrew has uploaded the EDA files for the uPD7220 GDC this afternoon, if 
> > you feel inclined to do a production run then put me down for 1 board
> >  
> > just for curiosity value. It might be worth considering a smaller run of 5 
> > to 10 boards as this board has failed to spark sufficient interest for a 
> > production run
> >  
> > before. looking a previous forum posts for the uPD7220 GDC it would appear 
> > to be a descendant of the ECB uPD7220 graphics board interfaced to the S100 
> > bus and is ripe for testing.
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >
> > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/n8vem-s100/upd7220/n8vem-s100/KNTuzzAdKbU/XIY-yZTK4dUJ
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > Regards
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > David Fry
> >  
> >
> > On Friday, April 25, 2014 11:19:04 PM UTC+1, Edward Snider wrote:
> >
> >  It does seem like it would be an interesting board for an S100 system.   
> >  
> > With almost all of the work done it would be a shame not to go through to 
> > completion.
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > Unfortunately I don't have enough of a system together to help in testing, 
> > but I can chip in a bit
> >  
> > for prototypes.  I'd also be willing to handle the production run if we 
> > can get takers for at least
> >  
> > 20 boards, if that would be helpful.
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > Ed
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >
> > On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 1:45:38 AM UTC-5, nekonoko wrote: 
> >
> > Hi Andrew, 
> >
> > I can definitely see chipping in at least some of the cost. I find the 
> > uPD7220 GDC interesting as several business class CP/M systems used it for 
> > graphics (DEC Rainbow, QX-10 etc.). 
> >
> > Thanks much, 
> >
> > Pete 
> >
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