Actually the project take about 99.9% of 500kgates. But I think that TV mode will take a lower size. A bigger size shall be great for Amstrad CPC Plus version, if JavaCPC evolve, and then if I evolve ;)
=== Why MiST-board final platform ===
==== Altera schematics ====
Here doc about deploy of FPGAmstrad into MiST-board platform : [http://code.google.com/p/mist-board/wiki/CoreDocAmstradNotes MiST-board : CoreDocAmstradNotes].
==== USB competition-pro Joystick ====
my favorite one <3
==== SDCARD entry robust ====
SDCARD player is nice built. It is not destroyed after 30 insertions.
It is also easy to program FPGA : I just have to put my files into a SDCARD, and it runs, that's all.
==== Metal case ====
It's a true final platform.
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