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#91
Foe those with a Mega65, it really is a perfect machine for a great CPC core.  Unfortunately a CPC core isn't here yet.  Proce may out people off, 666 euros to me is ok... but sadly for me they charge a LOT for postage to Australia making it really expensive.  I still bought one and cannot praise the hardware enough.  Spectrum Next can also be a CPC but the keyboard isn't as nice as the Mega65.  If someone can make a Mega65 core? TOBIFLEX perhaps?  That would make a Mega65 a must have CPC if the core supports all the hardware...

Specs here
https://shop.trenz-electronic.de/en/TE0765-06-T001CK-MEGA65-highly-advanced-C64-and-C65-compatible-8-bit-computer
#92
I thought there are already replacement gate arrays 
#93
avatar_zhulien
Programming / Re: Z80 clusters
Last post by zhulien - 18:37, 15 May 24
I am awaiting my 2nd cplink card so I can finalize an API to support a few variants of offloaded capabilities.

1. Virtual z80s either hosted online or on your own webserver

2. CPLink support leveraging off the existing PI side software to use megabytes of RAM and some other features it has, not yet a virtual CPU but I am looking at options for this too.

3. And of course utilizing the resources of multiple networked CPCs connected to the same network.

Resources: cpu, ram, audio, storage, speech etc ..

All from a unified programming model.
#94
avatar_zhulien
Programming / Z80 clusters
Last post by zhulien - 18:31, 15 May 24
I am yet to add some missing z80 instructions but banked memory is already supported and when I create the webservice interface, the payload will be delivered via the API not loaded from the folder.

You will be able to add as many z80s to your cluster as you like.  On this slow use server its about 3x faster than 4mhz z80 and not yet optimized. And I can run multiple at the same time on that server without noticeable slowdown.

https://uat.rapidfms.com.au/gbe/

You will be able to setup virtual z80 machines (basically coprocessors with memory), and call them many times until either you deregister them or they time out. 

Code something for cpc run it locally if no internet,  or... offload code to the virtual z80 if online with minimal code differences.
#95
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Games / Re: Turbo The Tortoise Amstrad...
Last post by Nich - 18:29, 15 May 24
Quote from: kawickboy on 10:33, 13 May 24Is there any difference between thz 2 releases ?
Apart from copyright messages, I'm not aware of any differences.
#96
avatar_zhulien
Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: Other Video Cards
Last post by zhulien - 18:26, 15 May 24
Quote from: Benedikt on 17:31, 14 May 24Our cluster of four CPCs would then have four times the processing power and four times the RAM.
Funny you mention that, but a sort of cluster is coming...

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/programming/z80-clusters/

(Yes off topic for replacement gfx cards)
#97
avatar_zhulien
Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: Other Video Cards
Last post by zhulien - 18:19, 15 May 24
2 currently available graphics solutions...
 
Lilygo vga32 and Zeal VGA card. Both have their pros and cons.  Cheapest is vga32 likely on a llamdaspeak or usifac or minibooster.

Vga32 may even be a good candidate for symbos support?
#98
avatar_zhulien
Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: Other Video Cards
Last post by zhulien - 18:16, 15 May 24
Quote from: SerErris on 08:23, 13 May 24The classic henn and egg problem.
Don't you mean the classic egg, face hugger, alien problem?
#99
avatar_zhulien
Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: Other Video Cards
Last post by zhulien - 18:14, 15 May 24
Just a related note, I wonder how many of those idiots who don't like new hardware that wasn't around in the 80s or 90s and complain adding new hardware to a CPC have some of the best hardware ever made for rhe CPC... cyboard, m4, usifac, Xmass, speak&sid, symbiface 3 to name a few... 
#100
avatar_zhulien
Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: Other Video Cards
Last post by zhulien - 18:11, 15 May 24

I dont use my CPC because it's retro, I use it because I enjoy programming it.  If people don't want to add some hardware they are not forced to buy, they don't have to.  For someone to say that those who want to add new hardware to their CPC shouldn't have that opportunity then those types of people are just *ssho***
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