Re: How to build a quad-core Spectrum???

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Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:36

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On Sep 1, 12:16 am, Victor Smootbank <mean_prie...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> First, we need to create a quad-core Speccy to improve
> power and speed. Later, we can discuss creating the
> Super-ULA and finally have more colors than the C64.

> What do you think???

A massively parallel computer using Z80s has already been built, but
without any Spectrum games to run on it, it's of little value.

The thing is, once you connect a Spectrum to a mass storage device,
you don't really need any extra memory, and you're not going to get
much speed advantage from additional CPUs.

Probably the best bet is an FPGA version of the Z80 which you could
clock at around 35 MHz on a Xilinx Spartan II.

As for the ULA I'd suggest implementing the SAM Coupe's arrangement,
since there's already software written for it.

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