To Vampire or not

[Iggy]

And the hijacking of the topic is now complete!

Considering that the originator of the thread has already announced his intention to delay purchasing the "work in progress", you fan boys can all go home now.

[mechy]

I currently have an A2000, 10 MB Ram, OS 3.1 and 1.3, Fusion 40 clocking at 40 MHz, Rev 6.2 (I think).  Keep hearing talk about the wonderful specs on the Vampire  and keep asking myself if I should upgrade.  

The main thing I do with my miggy is games but was looking at expanding my use to Web surfing, email, and more general use.  

Comments please both pro and con.

Thanks in advance.

If you get a vampire,don't sell the old accelerator.  missing fpu in vampire and compatibility are its main deal breakers for me. what does run,runs fast however.

You can make that fusion forty into a 060 i think

[jagoche]

Sorry for not being well informed, but is there any A4000 version of Vampire planned?

[ToddH]

Sorry for not being well informed, but is there any A4000 version of Vampire planned?

Yes.

[Djole]

You know that this makes no sense? :)Anyhow, "any Amiga FPU option" also includes PowerPC cards, and they run in circles around 68EC080. The showcase for the apollo core superiority is Riva, and anyone who are used to offloading mpeg decoding to either dedicated hardware or to PowerPC, it is rather unimpressive.

And what PPC or even 060 OR EVEN 040 options do we have for a600 and a500 ? Please dont mention some ultra rare, ultra old, ultra expensive, one in the world, ancient card. So you make no sense at all.... v2 runs circles around any available a500 and a600 accelerator. Beside that it even gives you RTG and 128MB ram.... What other RTG option is out there for a500 and a600 ? You people are just whiners....

[Pyromania]

Vampire is awesome, go ahead and let it suck your Amiga's blood.

[kolla]

And what PPC or even 060 OR EVEN 040 options do we have for a600 and a500 ?

 This thread is about A2000, but more importantly my reply was to a claim about "any Amiga FPU option". For what it is worth, my other CPU card for A600, which ironically is an Apollo 630, with a 68882, runs in circles around the V600 when it comes to software relying on FPU, as all you get on Apollo Core is 8000 000B

[Djole]

This thread is about A2000, but more importantly my reply was to a claim about "any Amiga FPU option". For what it is worth, my other CPU card for A600, which ironically is an Apollo 630, with a 68882, runs in circles around the V600 when it comes to software relying on FPU, as all you get on Apollo Core is 8000 000B

Try to run this on your mighty 030 with FPU....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6zm_tI2mE

[kolla]

Try to run this on your mighty 030 with FPU....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6zm_tI2mE

Why don't you show off Quake instead?

[Iggy]

Why don't you show off Quake instead?

+1

[Thorham]

Try to run this on your mighty 030 with FPU....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6zm_tI2mE

Oh great, SDL ports. Exactly what we need.

Note: This isn't Vampire criticism.

[Iggy]

Oh great, SDL ports. Exactly what we need.

Note: This isn't Vampire criticism.

Hey, all camps keep pointing to outside ports, this isn't new.
Aren't some OS4 users pushing hard for Libre Office (which won't substitute for Office365 for my applications anyway, so I could care less).
Frankly, I'd like to see some more support for the continued development of native software like Final Writer.

Since all I plan on doing with an Amiga based office package is editing anyway, that would work fine with me.

[Djole]

Why don't you show off Quake instead?

I will when FPU is done. So you really fail to see that Vampire is the best thing happend to Amiga in years ? Dont you see it started new development, new ports, new activity, new (old) users coming back etc. ? BTW minislug also runs on 060 as do many other ports... If you dont like it, there is no need to be negative about it, there are a few thousand happy users and there is you and a few other grumpy whiners not liking it.... Just be happy with your 030+FPU and let the rest enjoy the Amiga future.

[gregthecanuck]

... and just to fan the flames ....   Vampire audio over HDMI is starting to work... this in theory via the new sound subsystem with 16 bit audio ... but it is currently in testing so no guarantee on release dates, but hopefully in Gold3.

[OlafS3]

Considering that the originator of the thread has already announced his intention to delay purchasing the "work in progress", you fan boys can all go home now.

ok then why did he the thread at all?

just to start a flame fest?

gratulation success

[Iggy]

ok then why did he the thread at all?

just to start a flame fest?

gratulation success

No intent to flame anyone, I'd like to buy one, when it has the compatibility needed to make useful, which INCLUDES the fpu.

HDMI sound out, new multi-media instructions, for that matter video in general if it isn't fully AGA compliant, I DON'T care.
I'd just like a cpu that gives me what I can get with an '020, '030, '040, or '060 card.
At least the option of an fpu (if not one built in).

Again, this IS supposed to be the "'080", right? :angry: