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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Desktop Audio and Video => Topic started by: Iggy on July 14, 2013, 05:17:00 AM

Title: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Iggy on July 14, 2013, 05:17:00 AM
Check out what you get when you click the link provided on this page about the Draco.

http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/casablanca.html
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Matt_H on July 14, 2013, 05:32:30 AM
Things look a little better through the WayBack Machine (http://web.archive.org/web/20000622012712/http://www.draco.com/) :)
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Iggy on July 14, 2013, 06:32:07 AM
Quote from: Matt_H;740773
Things look a little better through the WayBack Machine (http://web.archive.org/web/20000622012712/http://www.draco.com/) :)


Its more informative that way, but less amusing.
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: number6 on July 14, 2013, 01:34:53 PM
@thread


I get the proper history page for Draco here.

#6
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Matt_H on July 14, 2013, 03:14:41 PM
Quote from: Iggy;740775
Its more informative that way, but less amusing.


True :)
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Iggy on July 14, 2013, 06:23:37 PM
Quote from: number6;740790
@thread


I get the proper history page for Draco here.

#6

I like that better. Looks like it might have more utility than a Draco.
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Acill on July 14, 2013, 06:57:21 PM
So is Draco no more or did they just lose the web site?
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Matt_H on July 14, 2013, 07:19:59 PM
Quote from: Acill;740803
So is Draco no more or did they just lose the web site?


MacroSystem is still around (http://www.macrosystem.us/), although I don't think they're using the Draco name for anything anymore.
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Iggy on July 14, 2013, 08:16:54 PM
Quote from: Matt_H;740804
MacroSystem is still around (http://www.macrosystem.us/), although I don't think they're using the Draco name for anything anymore.

Yep, they are still around, but there hardware and software has fallen out of favor with many users as its considered overpriced, under powered, and somewhat buggy.
There a plenty of PC and Mac based solutions available now that offer much better value.
I still wouldn't mind getting a Draco or 1st generation Casablanca to run RTG software on though.
From what I understand, they can run OS 3.1-3.9.
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Gulliver on July 14, 2013, 09:39:11 PM
Quote from: Iggy;740807
I still wouldn't mind getting a Draco or 1st generation Casablanca to run RTG software on though.
From what I understand, they can run OS 3.1-3.9.


A DraCo can run 31.-3.9 with RTG and it is very good at that.
But no one has ever managed to hack a Casablanca to even load any workbench version.
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Iggy on July 15, 2013, 03:19:45 AM
Quote from: Gulliver;740813
A DraCo can run 31.-3.9 with RTG and it is very good at that.
But no one has ever managed to hack a Casablanca to even load any workbench version.

I wonder why?
The RTG hardware (video) is known.
Wouldn't it just require the same software as an Amiga using the same video solution?
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: number6 on July 15, 2013, 03:51:12 AM
Quote from: Iggy;740826
I wonder why?
The RTG hardware (video) is known.
Wouldn't it just require the same software as an Amiga using the same video solution?



152 thread hits for Draco on amiga.org. Retelling the story is getting kinda old.

not a bad thread (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49232&highlight=draco)

#6
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Gulliver on July 15, 2013, 05:47:24 AM
On the Casablanca, the graphics card is not known. It is a custom framebuffer solution that pushes its frames to the TV out of the Cassie (It has nothing to do with either the Altais or Altais Plus graphic cards that the DraCo uses).

Audio is the same as the Dracomotion (Toccata like), and probably video digitizing matches the Dracomotion too.
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Iggy on July 15, 2013, 06:46:13 AM
Quote from: Gulliver;740839
On the Casablanca, the graphics card is not known...

I though the video card was based on a modified Retina Z3.
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: Gulliver on July 15, 2013, 09:53:45 AM
Quote from: Iggy;740840
I though the video card was based on a modified Retina Z3.


No, unfortunately there is no sign of any NCR gfx chip on its motherboard.
Title: Re: Draco Hygienic Products
Post by: psxphill on July 15, 2013, 10:47:49 AM
Quote from: Gulliver;740849
No, unfortunately there is no sign of any NCR gfx chip on its motherboard.

I thought the problem was that nobody had even figured out how to copy files to/from it.