[Open-graphics] FAQ for OGD1 order page

[dolphinling]

Timothy Normand Miller wrote:
> I figured that the OGD1 order form should link to an FAQ.  Here are
> some ideas.  Please critique and suggest more.
> 
> [...]
> 
> ** Who designed OGD1?
> 
> The founder of the OGP, Timothy Miller, and his partners at Traversal,
> Andy Fong and Howard Parkin, have in excess of a combined 30 years of
> hardware (PCB, ASIC, FPGA) design experience.  In particular, they
> have experience developing graphics hardware used in air traffic
> control and military installations.  OGD1 was designed based on that
> experience, with high standards for reliability, signal integrity, and
> component selection.

(If I were anything more than a lurker waiting for OGC) I'd feel more 
comfortable knowing that more than 3 people were involved in making my $1500 
piece of hardware. Perhaps mention all the people who've looked over the design 
and made suggestions, improvements, and fixes?

> ** What software will I need to develop logic for OGD1?
> 
> For simulation, we primarily use Icarus Verilog.  Icarus is Free
> Software and is also available pre-packaged in Debian and RPM formats.
>  Check it out at "http://www.icarus.com/eda/verilog/".
> 
> For the Xilinx FPGA, you need a version of ISE that supports the
> 3S4000 chip.  The most recent versions do not.  So you either need to
> get a commercial license, or you can add a service pack to the ISE
> Webpack version 6.3i. [...]

Is there a word missing here or something? I don't see how getting a commercial 
license would help if the most recent versions don't support the chip anyway...


Thanks for all you guys have done!
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dolphinling
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