Re: VIC-2000 Expander. Modern Power Using Retro Parts!
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:10 am
Since you mentioned this, I have been giving it some thought.
When I decided on this project, I knew the following would be true...
- Parts will probably cost $500 or more.
- Time to build will be measured in years.
- Chip count will probably exceed 400.
- Effort and patience required will be astronomical.
The last point is subdued somewhat if a real PCB was to be printed, but not by that much!
Do you think that there would be even one person out there crazy enough to want to build this unit?
Sure, it will be cool to see a stock VIC-20 kick Amiga's ass 10x over, but it comes at a large investment in time.
I am doing this because when I was 12 years old, I said I would. VIC-20 changed my life, so I am paying it back now.
I am good at Altium and DipTrace, so I would certainly consider doing up a set of PCBs for this project if there was interest.
But be warned... soldering 400 ICs will be like building a ship in a bottle.
Not the kind of thing for the modern day "want it now / want it easy" types of people!
I would also expect that a set of real 10" x 20" 4 layer boards to cost in the hundreds (each).
I do plan to completely document this project in great detail after it is working, so for those crazy enough, it can be duplicated.
For now, my focus is to just to convert these extremely lofty goals into something real.
Thanks!
Brad
When I decided on this project, I knew the following would be true...
- Parts will probably cost $500 or more.
- Time to build will be measured in years.
- Chip count will probably exceed 400.
- Effort and patience required will be astronomical.
The last point is subdued somewhat if a real PCB was to be printed, but not by that much!
Do you think that there would be even one person out there crazy enough to want to build this unit?
Sure, it will be cool to see a stock VIC-20 kick Amiga's ass 10x over, but it comes at a large investment in time.
I am doing this because when I was 12 years old, I said I would. VIC-20 changed my life, so I am paying it back now.
I am good at Altium and DipTrace, so I would certainly consider doing up a set of PCBs for this project if there was interest.
But be warned... soldering 400 ICs will be like building a ship in a bottle.
Not the kind of thing for the modern day "want it now / want it easy" types of people!
I would also expect that a set of real 10" x 20" 4 layer boards to cost in the hundreds (each).
I do plan to completely document this project in great detail after it is working, so for those crazy enough, it can be duplicated.
For now, my focus is to just to convert these extremely lofty goals into something real.
Thanks!
Brad
cobracon wrote:Are you going to create a pcb of this project when you are done? I'm sure a few others here would love to build what you are doing.