FPGA for dummies

[kedawa]

Yeah, logic is logic.  As long as it isn't one computer simulating another, it isn't emulation.

[kedawa]

Yes, the logic isn't the same. It is emulation.
 
Even though the FPGA's have extra functionality, they can still emulate the old functionality enough to run the old software.
 
Like it or not, it's emulation. Nothing about the word emulate implies using a computer. It means one thing trying to behave like another thing.

Oh I see.  So if you run an ECS game on an A1200, I guess that's emulation?

[kedawa]

Yeah, everything will have latency on LCD monitors, but the less the better.

I really couldn't care less if the refresh rate matches the real hardware exactly, as long as it syncs up properly.  A speed difference of less than a percent isn't going to be noticeable.