[sdiy] FPGA Starter

[Scott Gravenhorst]

I _probably_ will, but I'm starting to get hooked already.  

I do C, C++, java, _BASIC_, VB.net, shell script, Fortran, PL/1, PIC/6800/6809/Z80/80* assembler,
blah blah.  I've written assemblers (heh heh, in BASIC) and done a mini multitasking OS for 6800
(interrupt driven) using one of them.  I'm thinking I won't have a whole lot of trouble even though
this is a different paradigm and after all, it seems there's a few people here who would be willing
to cast some help at me.  Yes, I recognize a learning curve, hell, I just call that "a challenge".
 Once over the hump, it's probably like anything else, just doing it.

And even if I wait until Monday, there are no guarantees, but I'll bet I can sell the board if I
_can't_ deal with it.  However, I really don't have the word "can't" in my lexicon.

James Patchell <patchell at cox.net> wrote:
>Yes it is....
>
>I would wait until Monday to purchase...see what you are getting into first ;-)
>
>At 12:46 PM 6/9/2006 -0700, Scott Gravenhorst wrote:
>>Is this the correct link for starting a purchase?
>>
>
>>http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xebiz/designResources/ip_product_details.jsp?key=HW-SPAR3E-SK-US 
>> >I just want to make sure I get what we're all talking about. > 
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- Where merit is not rewarded, excellence fades.
- Hydrogen is pointless without solar.
- What good are laws that only lawyers understand?
- The media's credibility should always be questioned.
- The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.
- Governments do nothing well, save collect taxes.

-- Scott Gravenhorst | LegoManiac / Lego Trains / RIS 1.5
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