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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1055 |
THE 64
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-64-computer-and-handheld..
I don't suppose anyone know who the "world class software and hardware engineer" is, or the "technical team from around the world"? The page fails to mention any names besides Darren Melbourne. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11100 |
i very much doubt its an fpga based thing (RE: pricetag - and for HDMI you need something more powerful than the minimig, meaning more expensive too) |
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tlr
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 1703 |
Quote: i very much doubt its an fpga based thing (RE: pricetag - and for HDMI you need something more powerful than the minimig, meaning more expensive too)
It all depends on the volume they are expecting. If not a minimig, it could be a Xilinx Zynq or an Altera Cyclone V SOC variant perhaps. Not too expensive compared to the case and keyboard I would imagine.
$150k worth of sales isn't that much though. They'll have to count in a lot more sales to make it float.
If they can pull it off before December all depends who is behind it and if they have assessed the complexity of the task correctly.
Awaiting more details... |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11100 |
another thing that makes me very sceptic about it being FPGA - what core is it? making a halfway compatible core is a _LOT_ of work afterall (it takes many years). you can hardly make the hardware for those 150k, but pay a team of developers to work for, lets say a year? no way. |
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tlr
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 1703 |
Sure. It probably requires the team to work for free on the promise of income based on future sales, like say royalties.
Given you have enough prior experience of the c64 and writing emulations of it, I think it could be feasible to implement in time, although very high risk. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11100 |
"Given you have enough prior experience of the c64 and writing emulations of it"
yeah - that again raises the question of "WHO?" =) they keep talking about how they have a high profile lineup and "people from the scene" yet fail to drop *any* names. shady =P |
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tlr
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 1703 |
Agreed. The number of people that fit that category are a short list, especially if you add the aspect of working for free. If it really is an FPGA, maybe Gideon? |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11100 |
certainly not, he is way too occupied with family (divorce) stuff - he can hardly keep up with 1541u things. Peter will not work for free (and he is bound to chameleon). Wolfgang and Mike (fpga arcade) will not do a core for a closed source project. that basically leaves none of the usual suspects left =P |
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CreaMD
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 3034 |
Quote: Agreed. The number of people that fit that category are a short list, especially if you add the aspect of working for free. If it really is an FPGA, maybe Gideon?
I'm sure Gideon has enough work with his own gadget.
And those specs look more like "wishlist" than actual technical specs. Which suggests, they weren't made by actual developer of the hardware.
I think this project needed a lot more preparation before going into "crowdsourcing" mode. I wonder what happens next, but so far, it looks very dubious (or shady as Groepaz said) |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1055 |
I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, but those "Technical Specifications" basically confirm that they have no hardware. Unless they start naming names and showing working prototypes, stay far, far away. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11100 |
https://www.facebook.com/The64computer/posts/1536267333345169
*plop* |
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