Foenix retro computer stuff | |
The Foenix Retro machines is a nice modern line of retro | |
computers, varying from 8-bit 6502/65816-based machines (the | |
F256 line) and a very nice 32-bit line, based on Motorola 680x0 | |
CPUs (the A2560 line). | |
The thing that really sets these machines apart is that they | |
are based on REAL CPUs, surrounded by FPGA based peripheral | |
chips, e.g. for video. This means these machines are more | |
capable than old 8/16/32-bit gear. | |
I have laid my hands on a nice A2560K - sporting a 25MHz | |
MC68040, 4MB memory, a HD, SD card holder and an internal | |
keyboard - so kind of an Atari ST, 68k Mac or Amiga on steroids. | |
Now these machines are not compatible with anything on the | |
market, so there is a nice active community working on all | |
sorts of software, from porting EmuTOS (open source OS for | |
Atari ST/TT), writing all kinds of network- and graphics | |
layers, utility software (editors, compilers, ...) and games | |
(like the Lich King, a modern take on a dungeon crawler). | |
I am trying to write an abstraction layer / C library for the | |
A2560 to use the network controller. | |
Foenix website | |
-(through FrogFind) | |
Programming the Ethernet LAN9221 controller | |
EmuTOS port (github) | |
-(through FrogFind) | |