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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: PG on June 23, 2006, 11:48:55 PM

Title: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 23, 2006, 11:48:55 PM: Hi all!
Anyone interested in a high-end turbo card for your A1200?
I do upgrades and repairs for Apollo/BPPC cards.
Pictures can be viewed at:Apollo upgrade (http://per-gunnar.johansson.bwm.se/)
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: Gojirax on June 23, 2006, 11:53:21 PM: Where you located and what kinda upgrades can you do? (Does this mean you don't do upgrades for DKB or Warp040 cards?) :)
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: ChaosLord on June 23, 2006, 11:57:51 PM: My Apollo 1260 needs MORE RAM.
32 MB is not enough.

How much ram can you hack onto it?
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 23, 2006, 11:59:34 PM: Hi!
Im located in Sweden and for the moment specialized in Apollo / BPPC cards for the A1200.
Sorry, i dont own a A4000 so i cant give you any support for these cards...
Thanks for asking.. :-)
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: Gojirax on June 24, 2006, 12:05:01 AM: I used to have an Apollo 040@40mhz card.. that was such a sweet card.. I need to find another one.

You don't happen to sell Apollo cards do you?
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 24, 2006, 12:05:24 AM: Hi!

If you add an extra SIMM socket you will have 64MB, thats the most you can get.
This limit is by the design and sorry i cant hack the memory interface (Mach210).
However, if anyone has problem with the memory interface i will soon have the Mach210 as spare part, of course with the original code.. :-)
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: Gojirax on June 24, 2006, 12:06:10 AM: Is it possible to use a 64 meg 72pin SIMM in one of these accelerators?
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 24, 2006, 12:12:13 AM: Nope.
32MB is maximum for each SIMM slot.
You need to add an extra slot if you want to have 64Mb.
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 24, 2006, 12:14:18 AM: Yes, i do.
You could contact me by mail or PM if youre interested.
I sell any configuration of these cards, 040 or 060.
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: utri007 on June 24, 2006, 01:41:02 AM: I think that we should ask that from bloelle@priv.gold.pl
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 24, 2006, 11:51:00 AM: Quote

utri007 wrote:
I think that we should ask that from bloelle@priv.gold.pl

Who is that..???
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: utri007 on June 24, 2006, 02:11:21 PM: maker of remapollo, I think that should be possible to use more ram than 32 / 64 would it be possible to make some kind of patcht ?
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 24, 2006, 02:36:33 PM: Aha, ok.. :-)
But no, its not possible to use more ram using a patch.
Its a hardware limit.
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: alexh on June 24, 2006, 03:42:57 PM: You would need to get in touch with the creator (Dean Brown?) of Apollo series and see if he still has the source code for the MACH chip, if not perhaps someone can develop their own?

I guess PG has the original MACH chip binary so that he can make more?

It really depends how many address lines go to the MACH chip.
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 24, 2006, 06:18:51 PM: Quote
I guess PG has the original MACH chip binary so that he can make more?

Hi alexh!

(Btw, thanks for your many interesting posts regarding technical issues on amiga.org and other sites.. :-)

No, i dont have the binary, i think it would cost a small fortune to buy them from the developer.. :-)
The PLD:s are protected and impossible to read with a eprom programmer, if anyone are tempted to try.
However, im in touch with a person who knows the developer so im buying the PLD:s already programmed.
So it is 100% original and legal chips im selling.. :-)
I also have the firmware(s) for the eprom.
The firmware is different for the Apollo 1240, 1260 and 1260LC.
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: alexh on June 25, 2006, 08:09:23 AM: It might be worth asking the developer if they were capable of doing a new version with increased RAM capability?

I doubt that they are.

The PLD's you are buying are probably NOS (New old stock) and were actually programmed many years ago (but I may be wrong.)
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: ChaosLord on June 25, 2006, 08:16:24 AM: [color=ff00ff]I want 256 MB on my Apollo 1260![/color][/b]

Or at least 128 MB :-D
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: alexh on June 25, 2006, 08:33:47 AM: How much would you be prepared to pay?

Would you consider POSTING your valuable A1260 away to be upgraded? (This may be required if enough Address lines do not go between the SIMM socket, MACH chip and CPU)
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: smiley1635 on June 25, 2006, 09:16:43 AM: Can you do the Apollo 040 > 060 upgrade?

If so how much would it cost?

Thanks
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: Robert17 on June 25, 2006, 10:07:15 AM: Would you be willing to Upgrade an Apollo 4040 to a 4060?

Robert
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 25, 2006, 11:16:25 AM: Quote

alexh wrote:
It might be worth asking the developer if they were capable of doing a new version with increased RAM capability?

I doubt that they are.

The PLD's you are buying are probably NOS (New old stock) and were actually programmed many years ago (but I may be wrong.)

The people involved are VERY busy (it has taken me four months to get this far..) so im sure there are no chanse for a new memory interface.
It would have been nice, though..
Im not sure if the PLD is the only bottleneck (im a service technician, not a developer), it could be other hardware limits?
Title: Re: Apollo1260@80Mhz!
Post by: PG on June 25, 2006, 11:24:53 AM: Quote

smiley1635 wrote:
Can you do the Apollo 040 > 060 upgrade?

If so how much would it cost?

Thanks

Hi,

yes, i could.
Please PM or mail me for details.

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Would you be willing to Upgrade an Apollo 4040 to a 4060?

Sorry, but i have only the parts needed and the knowledge to upgrade A1200 cards.