Cheapest PCI prototyping?

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "9000" == 9000 VAX <vax9000 at gmail.com> writes:

 9000> On 11/16/05, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
 >> Most of the PCI prototyping boards that I've seen are either
 >> outrageously expensive or absolutely bare (i.e. no interface logic
 >> at all)--and still not that inexpensive.
 >> 
 >> Does anyone know of a reasonable (<$100) PCI prototyping kit with
 >> a reasonable amount of interface logic built on?

 9000> Altera MAX II kit?  Last time I check it was $150 but you get a
 9000> CPLD and other logic on board too.

If you don't want to mess with CPLDs or FPGAs, there's PLX, which
makes a variety of PCI to xxx interface chips.  For modest
performance, there's PCI to ISA (alternatively, to a "generic" bus),
PIO mode only.

    paul