Hardware emulation

[KThunder]

it is possible but enormously difficult. it would be better and perhaps even easier to just build an all new mobo.

powerpc cpu > complex glue logic > pc mobo

a new bios wouldnt be necissary because you would have to have a flash rom on the board to start it up and it could easily be made to ignore what is on the mobo

the glue logic asics or whatnot would do all of the interfacing between different timing and singnals between cpu and mobo. this is very similar to what 030 accelerators that plug into the 68000 socket do but on a much bigger scale.
basicly what would would have is a very complicated card that is using a cpu socket as a weird external bus.

[KThunder]

pierre wrote:
CRAZY!  consider this if you put a jet engine in you car is it now an airplane?  Go ahead try it out...

umm yeah you could call it an airplane. if it flies, why not? it might be a little crazy but if it works who cares.

actually a cage like deal with rotor blades could turn any car into a helicopter.

[KThunder]

back to the thread though i think that its a bit less crazy and more feasable than a jet powered airplane car. as the mobo will work perfectly no matter what cpu s connected as long as all the signals and data get to where it needs to be when
ICE (In Circut Emulators) are devices that do just that. this would be similar but for non testing use