SV: Re: [sdiy] FPGA Starter

[Scott Gravenhorst]

jbv <jbv.silences at club-internet.fr> wrote:
>just curious : why did you guys start a new list ?
>do you expect so much trafic on it that you're afraid to
>clutter sdiy, or is it just the fun of running a list on your
>own box ?
>
>Best,
>JB

I think it's because it's different enough from the normal fare on SDIY.  The FPGA
traffic could bore many SDIY members since many aren't interested in digital anything
let alone programming something.  There are also those who have decided to simply stop
doing traditional SDIY because of RoHS and the demise of through-hole.  I'm really
close to that camp.  There is also the fact that it's a different skill set required to
make a synth out of an FPGA.

There hasn't been enough traffic lately to qualify as clogging, but that could happen
in the future.  

I think it's a good idea, especially since anyone who is interested is invited to join.


>>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> > Which brings up the FPGA list:
>> >
>> > I've just about finished my current project and was trying to join the
>> > list yesterday, the web site with it's info appears to be down, no?
>>
>> Well, eh... we JUST moved it to:
>>
>> http://rubidium.dyndns.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpga-synth
>>
>> Which is running on my box BTW. Welcome aboard!
>>
>> Cheers,
>
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