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a2fpga_core

Apple II FPGA Co-Processor

2Distinct people
4Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
78GitHub stars
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What to know before exploring

What it is

Apple II FPGA Co-Processor

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

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Also in these discussions

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by 3-hour interval4 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2024-08-13 17:08:25 UTC to 2024-08-15 20:16:54 UTC.

0122024-08-13 15:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-13 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsAug 13, 15:002024-08-13 18:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-13 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-13 21:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-14 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-14 03:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-14 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-14 06:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-14 09:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-14 09:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-14 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-14 12:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-14 15:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-14 15:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-14 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsAug 14, 15:002024-08-14 18:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-14 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-14 21:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-15 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-15 03:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-15 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-15 06:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-15 09:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-15 09:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-15 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-15 12:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-15 15:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-08-15 15:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-15 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2024-08-15 18:00:00 UTC to 2024-08-15 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsAug 15, 18:00

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Aug 13, 15:002024-08-13 15:00:00 UTC2024-08-13 18:00:00 UTC101
Aug 13, 18:002024-08-13 18:00:00 UTC2024-08-13 21:00:00 UTC000
Aug 13, 21:002024-08-13 21:00:00 UTC2024-08-14 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 14, 00:002024-08-14 00:00:00 UTC2024-08-14 03:00:00 UTC000
Aug 14, 03:002024-08-14 03:00:00 UTC2024-08-14 06:00:00 UTC000
Aug 14, 06:002024-08-14 06:00:00 UTC2024-08-14 09:00:00 UTC000
Aug 14, 09:002024-08-14 09:00:00 UTC2024-08-14 12:00:00 UTC000
Aug 14, 12:002024-08-14 12:00:00 UTC2024-08-14 15:00:00 UTC000
Aug 14, 15:002024-08-14 15:00:00 UTC2024-08-14 18:00:00 UTC000
Aug 14, 18:002024-08-14 18:00:00 UTC2024-08-14 21:00:00 UTC000
Aug 14, 21:002024-08-14 21:00:00 UTC2024-08-15 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 15, 00:002024-08-15 00:00:00 UTC2024-08-15 03:00:00 UTC000
Aug 15, 03:002024-08-15 03:00:00 UTC2024-08-15 06:00:00 UTC000
Aug 15, 06:002024-08-15 06:00:00 UTC2024-08-15 09:00:00 UTC000
Aug 15, 09:002024-08-15 09:00:00 UTC2024-08-15 12:00:00 UTC000
Aug 15, 12:002024-08-15 12:00:00 UTC2024-08-15 15:00:00 UTC000
Aug 15, 15:002024-08-15 15:00:00 UTC2024-08-15 18:00:00 UTC202
Aug 15, 18:002024-08-15 18:00:00 UTC2024-08-15 21:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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Project co-creator here - that's actually the V1 board, the V2 board is here https://github.com/a2fpga/a2fpga_core/blob/main/boards/a2n20... and uses a slightly larger CPLD (complex programmable logic device) which is what's used to map and level shift the 5V signals from the Apple II bus to the 3.3V pins on the FPGA module. We use the Sipeed Tang Nano 20K FPGA module for the FPGA. Using a pre-built module like this is a great accelerator in this type of project because a lot of the more complicated things to get right, like the power supplies or the length of the traces for the HDMI connector, are done for you.
In Open Source FPGA Expansion Card for the Apple II

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