FPGA NeXT processor possibilities?

[ZombiePhysicist]

I keep imagining at some point we can make an FPGA drop in replacement for our 68040 next machines, and maybe even crank them up to ghz levels!

Ultimately emulation may be the easier path as I hear there are some real difficulties in getting an FPGA tha could socket int.

But good things happen when you try. Previous' start humbly originated in a thread like this and brought to life by @andreas_g 's amazing can-do spirit and abilities.

I was reading this about an fpga pc xt project and it got me hopeful that someday we could do something similar with next hardware:

https://bit-hack.net/2025/11/10/fpga-based-ibm-pc-xt/