[sdiy] Xilinx Spartan 3 kits

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1 at airmail.net>
Subject: [sdiy] Xilinx Spartan 3 kits
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:25:26 -0600
Message-ID: <00bb01c50d5b$8b2d6440$0201a8c0 at bilbo>

Paul, Rainer and you other guys,

> I just got my Xilinx dev kit today as well! $99 doesn't even cover the cost of 
> the stuff you get! It even has a VGA connector, PS/2 port, 8 switches, 7-seg 
> LEDs, you name it! Folks, it's 200,000 gates + 128K SRAM for $99.
> 
> This puppy is already slated for no fewer than 5 MOTM modules :)
> 
> The SW includes a full gate-level emulation of Pong :) AND an IBM CGA controller 
> with mouse port.
> 
> The 200K gate is $22 in 1pc. $22!!!!! For $5 more you get 400K gates (gulp) and 
> that has enough room for *10* 8051s running in parallel.
> 
> Paul S.
> drool 

Yes, it is a potent drug. The capabilities in the WebPACK stuff is on a
continous rise. Sadly, my Spartran II board is silent, and ordering stuff takes
insane paperwork :(

Cheers,
Magnus