SILVER9 core released for Vampire 600 V2

[TuKo]

SILVER9 core has been released and it brings new cool features !

Full changelog :
* Fixed bug in TRAPV
* Fixed bug in Fusing
* Fixed MMU write protect of Kickstart
* Fully enabled Branch-Target-Cache (big speed up)
* DIV 64 flags fixed (thanks R_Nev !)
* Added more AMMX instructions

Download it :
http://www.apollo-accelerators.com/wiki/#latest_cores

Apollo team would be happy to get feedbacks from users using this new SILVER9 core. Be free to join #Apollo-Team IRC channel on Freenode to discuss it.

[ToddH]

Can't wait until kipper2k gets to my my name on the waiting list. Ready to put this bad boy through its paces.

[magnetic]

awesome work. how is FPU emulation coming?"

[PPC]

awesome work. how is FPU emulation coming?"

It's not Emulation you know, it's an actual FPU.
The FPU integration hasn't begun yet (FPU itself is done btw)
The team is doing optimizations and bug hunting at the moment.
A-MMX is being implemented now (MMX for 68K), If i remember correctly after this the FPU integration will start.

Exciting times for classic Amiga users, finally the old platform is being moved forward and RTG for everyone!
This week i can finally jump aboard the Apllo 68080/vampire ship, my vampire has arrived at customs last night

[freeaks]

this is good.
i ordered my apollo-vampire card too.

[QuikSanz]

Has anyone tried Amikit with all the bells and whistles turned on yet? Should be damn snappy!

[Sparky]

Has anyone tried Amikit with all the bells and whistles turned on yet? Should be damn snappy!

There is a comment in the Apollo forums saying it's not working so well :

http://www.apollo-core.com/knowledge.php?b=5¬e=1618&x=0

I've a spare CF card, might give it a whirl, maybe it's the same issue with the BB2 ROM update ?

[kolla]

The sooner they move away from acc cards and on to stand alone systems, the better.

[UberFreak]

I hope the stand-alone comes after all Amiga models get their own Vampire, I want my Vampire 1200 & 4000 yesterday!

[QuikSanz]

I hope the stand-alone comes after all Amiga models get their own Vampire, I want my Vampire 1200 & 4000 yesterday!

me too. I'd hate to wast the hardware that I have. A2000 and 4000T soon please!

[ToddH]

me too. I'd hate to wast the hardware that I have. A2000 and 4000T soon please!

A standalone board with USB that supports keyrah would be an excellent replacement for aging/broken motherboards. Just install in the original case and use the stock keyboard.

[PPC]

Has anyone tried Amikit with all the bells and whistles turned on yet? Should be damn snappy!

Yes somebody did, and yes it running very snappy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgjRtPyMs5U

Although I think amikit is bloated.

[fishy_fiz]

To each their own and whatnot, but am I alone in wanting something for cd32?

For no reason in particular the idea of the cd32 being genuinely competitive to things like jaguar, 32x, and to a lesser extent 3do really appeals to me.
Would give people like earok "new" titles to play with too  (expanded cd32 releases of things like quake, doom, genetic species, etc..... basically any 68k games that require more grunt than standard a cd32 provides).

[kolla]

I hope the stand-alone comes after all Amiga models get their own Vampire, I want my Vampire 1200 & 4000 yesterday!

Why, they can do them in parallelle. In my view, they need more hardware people, it will just take too much time if Majsta is to design all the boards, not to mention, it will drain on him. Another option of course, is that they license out the core (which I think was Gunnar's original idea) to people who want to use it on their FPGA projects.

[ShK]

Why, they can do them in parallelle. In my view, they need more hardware people, it will just take too much time if Majsta is to design all the boards, not to mention, it will drain on him. Another option of course, is that they license out the core (which I think was Gunnar's original idea) to people who want to use it on their FPGA projects.

With a stand-alone board you have to have all in features in operation at once. You can't get anything visible before everything is ready.

Now with acc cards you can add new features one by one and everyone can use them immediately.

In the end when you have all the necessary features tested and working, you can do also stand-alone board much faster.