Read protection on the chips ? I had thought only legal and parts issues prevented cloning and reading chips no different than reading out ROM. :-?
Lack of the glue code is a showstopper.
It is a shame abandoned IP doesn't automatically become public domain.
The copyright and patent laws of the U.U. of A. were originally much more limited in time and that was for an era commerce moved much slower!
Use it or lose it!
Everything is so complicated these days,especially by enviromental and safety rules that attempt to remove all possible risks.We? now worry about substanc in parts per trillion as a hazard yet just a century ago were commonplace with little noticeable effects.Just look at the lead paint,DON'T eat it,and I bet you'll be fine!
Anyway,modern multilayer pc boards are hardly a home project and setup costs are a huge factor in small production.
Now here's a project to contemplate: an adapter or inbetween card that plugs into the cpu slot of classic Amigas and then has the slotfor an Apple Mac cpu or upgrade cpu .
:-o
