Seeking FPGA and 8MB SDRAM in a PCMCIA Type I card

Brian Davis wrote:
> Gregory Burd wrote:
> 
>>so I thought that there must be some FPGA with at least
>>8MB of SDRAM packaged as a Type I PCMCIA card
>>
> 
> In the close-but-no-cigar category (type II), see also:
> http://www.comblock.com/download/com1300.pdf
> Type II PCMCIA/Cardbus, XC3S400, 32 Mb SDRAM, $295 USD
> 
> Brian
> 

I think I mixed up the PCMCIA sizes.  Type II is okay, Type III (double 
that of Type II) is not.  I have exactly one Type II slot to use on the 
Mac PowerBook G4.  So, I think this card is a good option and not too 
expensive either.  Now, if only it had Mac OS/X driver and development 
software...

-greg

Gregory Burd wrote:
> Hal Murray wrote:

>> You might consider taking a 1-day intro class or find a friend
>> who has the tools installed and will help you get started.
>>
> 
> Hal,
> 
>     Good advise.  Part of my goal is to somehow make it possible for 
> those using Mac OS/X to do FPGA development.  Seems like a rich untapped 
> market.

Icarus Verilog works swimingly in Mac OS X. The 0.8 source compiles
out of the box, or you can use Fink; although currently the version
from Fink is a bit old. (Charles Lepple is looking for testers of
a 0.8 Fink package, if you want to contribute there.)

      <http://www.icarus.com/eda/verilog>

As pointed out, you cannot quite do the back-end stuff, the
map and par, on Mac OS X, but you can do all the rest.
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