Hello from Aberdeenshire

[radioman]

With that number of BBC's I thought you must be on the stardot forum Martin and yes, I found this http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=11385

I have some Model B's, Masters (including a 512) and used to have a Turbo version but stupidly gave it away...
That MIST computer looks very interesting.

Andy

[martinw]

Hi Jeffrey,

I think it's an Altera Cyclone III EP3C25E in there.

There's a micro controller on there too ARM AT91SAM7S56.

I'm not sure if there are the necessary "hooks" on the unit to do TV standards conversion, it has a VGA output, that's about it.

I did use this PCB for an MSc University project though, which might be closer, it has a composite and RGB input and a VGA output, I was using it to track targets in real time based on colour (from a normal PAL or NTSC CCD camera).

   

What kind of inputs and outputs would be required, normally that's the hardest bit, once it's in the digital world that's the easy(ish) part using Verilog or VHDL.

My first job on a sandwich degree was with Alcatel in France using Xilinx Logic Cell Arrays (the forerunners to FPGAs) where the input was a schematic, rather than RTL.

Cheers,

Martin 

[martinw]

With that number of BBC's I thought you must be on the stardot forum Martin and yes, I found this http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=11385

I have some Model B's, Masters (including a 512) and used to have a Turbo version but stupidly gave it away...
That MIST computer looks very interesting.

Andy

Hi Andy,

Yes that's me  for all things Acorn that's the best place in the world to gain insight etc. They're a good bunch of people too, but once I started talking about old calculators etc I don't think they were that interested.

It seems like I've found the vintage radio/old transistor/valve stuff version of stardot here though

The MIST computer is brilliant, it's not bug free but it's a nice collaboration project, and for me it doesn't take up much room which is at a premium in my small Aberdeenshire farmhouse! I need to buy a castle up here I think, but then I'd have no money to spend on "other people's rubbish"

https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-board/wiki

Cheers,

Martin 

[martinw]

With that number of BBC's I thought you must be on the stardot forum Martin and yes, I found this http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=11385

I have some Model B's, Masters (including a 512) and used to have a Turbo version but stupidly gave it away...
That MIST computer looks very interesting.

Andy

Shame about the Turbo , they're commanding more and more money these days (and they're a nice piece of kit too) but the bubble will probably pop at some point, once we all pop our clogs as the youngsters of today are probably not that interested in them!