symbolic

I wonder why they’re still proceeding with x86 instead of focusing on ARM or RISC-V. If you don’t have to worry about running Windows it seems like x86 is less future proof.

I’m aware that’s true for complex multi chip systems like arcade boards. The Mister project for example. But a simple Z80? I expect it to emulate virtually perfectly. Maybe not? Hence why I’m curious.

Pretty neat. But why an FPGA? I would imagine if you want to run software targeting really old chips, like the Z80, you might as well run it on a modern x86/ARM/RISCV processor with an emulator on Linux.

To quote an old car show: Oh no! Anyway.

It’s amazing, and disappointing, that the simple exercise of “Let me predict what the consequences of my vote will be” seems beyond so many people.