Re: Strange 8255 behavior

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 16:43:58 +0200
Message-Id: <07C684C8-0EA1-45B1-A4C1-4A47C0342C0C@wfmh.org.pl>
> On 2018-06-16, at 05:30, Mia Magnusson <mia@plea.se> wrote:
> 
> Den Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:49:14 -0500 skrev Jim Brain <brain@jbrain.com>:
>> xc95288xl is a 288 macrocell 5v tolerant CPLD.  ~$USD5.00/piece in
>> singles.
> 
> $USD5 is a bit too near the limit where it starts to be economically
> feasible to scrap fully working C64's for parts. (Say that with a PCB,
> some various passive components and the assembly work it might land on
> $10 for a CIA replacement. That's $20 for two CIA's, and then there is
> VIC, SID and PLA that you can get money for, which is scaringly near
> the price levels for a C64 with no accessories (i.e. no PSU).

This is of course true.. for now. From my POV this is more about PoC first, so that when a broken C64 will be three times more expensive than a working one today, we'd have things ironed out already long ago. 

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Received on 2018-06-16 17:00:04

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