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Quoting MuRaT KaRaDeNiZ <karademu@yahoo.com>:


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>> --- Kathy Andrea Quinlan
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xilinx spartan3 starter kit 
US$99 about Aus$150
http://www.xilinx.com/products/spartan3/s3boards.htm
http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xebiz/productview.jsp?sGlobalNavPick=PURCHASE&sSecondaryNavPick=&category=-21488&iLanguageID=1&category=/Xilinx+Products/Hardware+and+Cables/Development+Boards/Spartan-3+Boards

can't do pci

made by digilentinc.com for xilinx
have add on boards for it. see https://digilent.us/Sales/System.cfm
Very good, cheap board. Easy to use.

Or get from Digilentinc

Or digilentinc D2FT + DIO5
https://digilent.us/Sales/Product.cfm?Prod=D2FT-DIO5


>>> > Pref australian distributor.


Can get the spartan 3 starter kit from memec.com.au
I got mine direct from xilinx, ordered it on a tuesday night, had it delivered
on the thursday afternoon in Sydney.

For a pci board your looking at a good bit more.

Options include the memec / insight boards. Think these are around US$500+

Dragon board from www.fpga4fun.com
http://www.fpga4fun.com/board_dragon.html
bit small though.

Also have a search or post in news:comp.arch.fpga

Alex Gibson