[sdiy] Xilinx 3E board comments

[James Patchell]

Literally, only $150....

The basic tools are free.

If you want to have an embedded softcore uP, that is $500 for the 
development software.

Books to learn either verilog or vhdl....well, those could run about $100 
new...

It is possible to use schematic entry...but the schematic editor is a pain 
to use, in my opinion.

And personally, I prefer verilog...but your mileage may differ.

At 10:16 AM 6/7/2006 -0700, Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
>Ok, so how much cash are we talking about to purchase _everything_ 
>required to start
>experimenting with making a custom synth?
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