[oc] Real newbie questions

[Niclas Hedhman <niclas@hedhman.org>]

I am a software/firmware designer by profession, and a electronics hobbyist. I 
am trying out some ideas that might be the basis for a new business.

I have never worked with FPGAs, mostly because when read the data sheets, I 
just wonder "What is this any good for?" 

I recently got Protel DXP, and it gives me the impression I can design 
FPGA/CPLD in schematic capturing, and have it output VHDL to make the 
FPGA/CPLD. 
Question;
1. Is this actually so?
2. How would I know how much can be crammed into a given FPGA?

In particular, I need (and drew that as schematics) a asynchronous 1-bit wide 
and 192bit deep FIFO-like circuit. Ironically, only 6pins  + power is 
required. How do I go about selecting a device?

Sorry for being "un-educated", but OSS is typically rather "understanding", 
and I hope OSH is the same. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Niclas Hedhman
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