New Model Development Updates

[kgilmore]

Is there a list of what is left to do?

G'day Snake.

Here is the to-do list, in no particular order:

* Implement the stereo sound FIFOs
   Normal Microbee 1 bit sound is done, and the I2S interface and sound out working but the dual 8k FiFos need to be implemented
   for stereo wave output.
* Sound over HDMI output
   This is a programming task to enable audio over the HDMI link.  Currently sound out is available via the internal speaker and line level out.
* Complete the keyboard interface firmware (Bug fixes but also proper handling of NumLock Active state) 
* Bug fixes
   Screen glitching the keyboard scanning circuit is in play under some circumstances
   Not booting the Z80 at 20Mhz (but running o.k. at 20Mhz after boot at lower speed and then switching to 20Mhz)
* Metalwork for the keyboard / floppy drive support in the 98 key model
* Packaging
* M68K mode O/S (CP/68K or compatible) porting
* Whatever else turns up through the Beta test round.

Cheers.

Once again, thank you for all your work. I no longer work as an electronic engineer but I can appreciate just how much work has gone into this. 

With the 68K mode, I can’t help feel that effectively what we’re getting is a Gamma for the 21st century. One question. In a future - and much later! - version, would it be technically possible to have a 68010 mode and MMU to allow people to play with virtual memory on this machine?