Portland Retro Gaming Expo
As you can see, my visit to the Portland Retro gaming expo has been fruitful. I had the opportunity and the chance to meet the very person that sparked the creation of the C256 Foenix Project.
Me and David had the opportunity to sit down for a while to discus the different aspect and the status of the C256 Foenix. David also shared his desire to create his own project. As you will see on his forum page (see below) , he's talking about the different possibilities that he's investigating right now to create his version of his dream computer.
After returning from the convention, we communicated further and we have established that the C256 Foenix in its current form is not adequate for his requirements.
For one, it is too expensive... And since I started the design with a certain theme and a certain number of restrictions to give the product a certain look and feel, it is somewhat far away from what David would want. Also, I shared that I would like to see my project through.
Obviously David is not constrained by anything aside of his own wish list. His main goal is to achieve it at the best price possible.
However, I talked about my desire to help him achieve his own goal as we do share a common vision for the purpose of the computer. So we have agreed that the best would be to wait for Revision B of the Foenix and to go from there. David's computer could possibly be a watered down and/or a David's spin of the C256 that could possibly be compatible with its originator or it could also be a new design with some of the Foenix IP (graphics engine) in it, or else...
Still a lot to discuss. More to come on the Subject in the Future...
