[zxspectrum] Re: A proposito di cloni

Sì lo conosciamo benissimo e' fatto a livello hobbistico non come lo Sprinter 
e poi a parte il C-one non ci sono stati altri cloni a differenza dei centinaia 
che sono esistiti per zx. Non a caso in Russia e' stato scelto lo zx come 
standard di riferimento assieme ai pc e agli amiga.
Poi lo Sprinter ha anche una modalita' tutta sua e sono stati scritti programmi 
per questo clone. Per il c-one (prodotto solo nostalgico) non e' stato scritto 
nulla e il prezzo secondo me e' esagerato.
Comunque e' stata una bella trovata! :-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "spottedkat" <spottedkat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <zxspectrum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:26 AM
Subject: [zxspectrum] A proposito di cloni


... anche se questo è ufficialmente un clone del C64, date un'occhiata 
alle caratteristiche che dovrebbe avere, almeno stando al sito:

http://c64upgra.de/c-one/

"During development, it evolved into a re-configurable computer, a new 
class of computers where the chips do not have dedicated tasks any more. 
The two main chips carry out different tasks, depending on the needs of 
the program. The technology used is called FPGA - field programmable 
gate arrays. These chips can be programmed to do the tasks that the 
chips of the C-64 or other computers have done. It's no emulation, but 
it's a re-implementation of the chips that are no longer available since 
many years.

The one thing that is not contained in the FPGAs is the main processor - 
it would take too much space, resulting in too high cost. To maintain 
flexibility, the CPU resides on a card that can be exchanged by the user 
- as simple as plugging in a PCI card.

After a cold start, the FPGA programs are loaded from a mass-storage 
device like harddrive, disk drive or a compact flash card. What's 
described in one short sentence is a giant leap in computer technology: 
The hardware can be altered by the user without even opening the 
computer. The FPGA programs - so-called 'cores' - turn the C-One into 
clones of famous 80's computers like the C64, VIC-20, plus/4, TI-99/4a, 
Atari 2600, Atari 400/800 series, Sinclair Spectrum, ZX81, Schneider CPC 
and many more. It can of course also be a completely new computer with 
specs unknown to these milestones in computer history. That's what the 
C-One 'native mode' will be - read more on the Specifications page" 
<http://c64upgra.de/c-one/s_specs.htm>

Ma che è, un "clone universale" ? O.o

SpottedKat

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