I TRULY don't get all those complains ! I mean if you don't like it or think it's too expensive, don't buy it... As simple as that! It's not like someone's pointing a gun at your head saying "buy it or else...". There's lot of products I don't like in the world or that I can't afford, but I don't keep on complaining about them over and over again. Jee...

Also it seems that a lot of people don't get the point of FPGA. Back in the old days you'd get a computer and if it didn't have the features you want, well you were stuck with it! With FPGA, if you're missing a feature, you can implement it yourself, or download it. Asking to have all the features you can think of out of the box, before it's even produced is a bit childish. It's not a game console, a mass production computer you buy at the next door Wallmart or something that'll look nice and pretty in your living room. If that's what you want, save your 189€ to buy an Xbox/PS2, with the spare change you might get yourself a MSX2 on eBay

If what you'd like is to hack this thing to death with your own VHDL code and see how you can contribute to the evolution of the MSX standard and share your improvements with others then I'd say 189€ isn't such a great price to pay for the fun it'll bring you... Look at the bigger picture. You can either see it as a puny MSX1 or as a world of new possibilities. If for whatever reason you don't trust Bazix or ASCII or MSX association to bring you the features you want, stop complaining and make it happen yourself, because you can !

Personally I think it's pretty cool that a company like ASCII would still invest time and money in such a niche market knowing there's probably no money to be made out of it at this time. And if it never pass the pre-order stage... well too bad. At least we've had something new to talk about

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and all I can see is the fact that the MSX community is really divided about the OCM.

I don't agree.

There isn't a clear line that separates MSXers about the One Chip MSX. I myself like some things about the One Chip MSX but also I don't like other things. I evaluated pros and cons and I decided to buy it. That's all.

Anyone thinking about creating SCREEN 9 yet?

I prefer eseMSX2 design, I will buy the next step that will can simulate MSX turbor and more...

Just curious: Is there a way to know why the Cyclone was selected and not the Cyclone 2 (http://www.altera.com/products/devices/cyclone2/features/asic/cy2-asic.html) ? Is it a price issue or because the Cyclone 2 wasn't available when development started ? Also, is code compatible between different FPGA chips ? If the price isn't that different and they are compatible, I'd definetly recommend releasing it with the Cyclone II. Maybe I'm talking nonsense but I'm new to this FPGA thing.

Also, does anyone knows what the different in cost between the Cyclone and the Xilinx chips ?