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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: asian1 on March 30, 2006, 05:25:06 AM

Title: AmigaOS 4 and low cost Xilinx PPC 405 Eval. Board
Post by: asian1 on March 30, 2006, 05:25:06 AM

Amiga Inc had announced that AmigaOS 4 was ported to PowerPC 405 PDA. Unfortunately there is no mass producer of PowerPC 405 PDA.

There is a low cost Xilinx Virtex-II Pro LC evaluation board with PowerPC 405 core (US$ 300).
If someone can create a VGA + storage controller + sound chip + PCI for US$ 100, is it possible to sell this complete PowerPC 405 for US$ 400?

Is it possible to use AmigaOS 4 with the board?

http://www.em.avnet.com/evk/home/0,1719,RID%253D0%2526CID%253D25398%2526CCD%253DUSA%2526SID%253D4742%2526DID%253DDF2%2526SRT%253D1%2526LID%253D18806%2526PVW%253D%2526BID%253DDF2%2526CTP%253DEVK,00.html  

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4 and low cost Xilinx PPC 405 Eval. Board
Post by: motorollin on March 30, 2006, 08:38:55 AM

Even if it was possible, where would you get the OS from?

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moto

Title: Re: AmigaOS 4 and low cost Xilinx PPC 405 Eval. Board
Post by: Agafaster on March 30, 2006, 09:59:54 AM

AFAIR that PDA was an IBM evaluation board anyway.
I remember looking for it on IBMs website.