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EP910
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2 years ago

Correct software for developing/modifying EP910 Design?

I'm resurrecting a design from 20+ years ago, as a customer wants a timing modification. This means developing a new program for an Altera EP910. Originally we used MAX+PLUS II Software for this. ...
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2 years ago

Yeah I figured it was either aerospace or military, or somebody really rich into old pinball machines.

I would download and try the various versions that my prior link internet archive search yields before purchasing a $3K+ license.

I believe you can run the old software for a short time in eval mode to see if (1) you can get an O/S that will run it, and (2) it supports the device(s) you need it to. You might even be able to get a free license from the Intel licensing site to run MaxPlusII:

https://licensing.intel.com/psg/s/?language=en_US

You just need to sign up to get access to it.

Before Intel bought Altera, Altera kept all the old versions of software online on their site. Intel no longer does that, they only go back a few versions and removed the public availability of legacy software. That being said, I believe they still have the really old stuff internally, but you need to contact an Intel FAE and execute an NDA to get access to it.