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Re: Portable GFX Chipsets for Amiga?
« on: June 01, 2014, 08:50:23 AM »
a) where you gonna place it in an A600 ? Only options with full addressrage are PCMCIA (o.k) or clipped ontop of the 68k (bad cos you will need an accel)

b) who is gonna write drivers for such a beast ?

c) what kind of stuff do you plan to do on that A600 that won't be better served with an IndivisionECS ?

Pretty much all SW that utilizes a full GFX-card, also cries out for an 040 better 060 and will probraly run even better on a Morphed PowerMac worth 20p.
1. Make an announcment.
2. Wait a while.
3. Check if it can actually be done.
4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
6. Deny that you have ever announced it
7. Blame someone else
 

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Re: Portable GFX Chipsets for Amiga?
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2014, 03:13:19 PM »
Quote from: AJCopland;765477
Rather than blast the idea I'd suggest .....


I'll continue "blasting" such "ideas" aslong as the questions I asked above remain unanswered.

Systems capable of running proper RTG-apps/games allready have plenty of GFX options.

Systems lacking such options are only useable for SW that is better served with a pumped up FF.
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4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
6. Deny that you have ever announced it
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Re: Portable GFX Chipsets for Amiga?
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2014, 05:14:23 PM »
Quote from: ElPolloDiabl;765501
I was wondering why the siamese rtg was not still developed.
I gathered that as uae got better you could have a faster Amiga on the PC.

How about we go back there. You can get USB graphics cards. Someone write some drivers.


You either have USB in a Z2/3 or even PCI slot, preferably Deneb or Jens' upcoming one -> why not just buy a proper GFX-card ?

You have USB through a clockport -> have fun with that sideshow !


Oh, and still doesn't answer those questions.....
1. Make an announcment.
2. Wait a while.
3. Check if it can actually be done.
4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
6. Deny that you have ever announced it
7. Blame someone else
 

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Re: Portable GFX Chipsets for Amiga?
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2014, 06:03:57 PM »
Quote from: freqmax;765508
Hint: FPGA.

No closed source except for the development environment.


-> doublehint : get an IndivisionECS and it's "SDK" ;)
1. Make an announcment.
2. Wait a while.
3. Check if it can actually be done.
4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
6. Deny that you have ever announced it
7. Blame someone else