LisaFPGA Project

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1. Impressive achievement for the developer, but impressive we're in a place that this is a practical thing to try and do.

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “I Recreated the Apple Lisa Computer Inside an FPGA – The LisaFPGA Project”

2. That's a really cool project.

   Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “LisaFPGA: The Apple Lisa computer implemented inside an FPGA”

3. An amazing effort and result.

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “I Recreated the Apple Lisa Computer Inside an FPGA – The LisaFPGA Project”

4. this is a good inexpensive way to preserve it

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “I Recreated the Apple Lisa Computer Inside an FPGA – The LisaFPGA Project”

5. Great work! I'll buy one for $250.

   Recommends · May 2026 · in “I Recreated the Apple Lisa Computer Inside an FPGA – The LisaFPGA Project”