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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: jammarob on February 04, 2016, 04:22:14 AM

Title: Vampire II (A600) Review (YouTube)
Post by: jammarob on February 04, 2016, 04:22:14 AM
Hey guys,

I found this review of the Vampire II showing some comparisons and benchmarks against an 060. I'm amazed! I've been on the fence about buying one but this might push me over the edge!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEjtc6JWlsk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEjtc6JWlsk)
Title: Re: Vampire II (A600) Review (YouTube)
Post by: amiga-penn-wchester on February 04, 2016, 06:13:29 AM
Pretty cool.  I wish I still had my a600 (which had an mtec 030 in it) now that things are developing.

I had an a1200t +blizzard060/ppc/240 back in the day (2004ish) with xsurf which was exceptional.  

http://desantis.homelinux.com:8080/images/amiga/flashonamiga.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-78wA1F-GClM/Vg32wn9vPMI/AAAAAAAAAEo/9CNONBGw1eg/w1070-h803-no/flashonamiga.jpg

hope there's an A1200 version in the works, because I have a magic pack that is waiting for some goodness.
Title: Re: Vampire II (A600) Review (YouTube)
Post by: Niding on February 04, 2016, 07:51:23 AM
Quote from: jammarob;803461
Hey guys,

I found this review of the Vampire II showing some comparisons and benchmarks against an 060. I'm amazed! I've been on the fence about buying one but this might push me over the edge!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEjtc6JWlsk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEjtc6JWlsk)


Thanks for the link. Very nice review, so ended up subscribing to that channel. Also, Im starting to get the urge to buy an A600.
Title: Re: Vampire II (A600) Review (YouTube)
Post by: jammarob on February 04, 2016, 10:53:22 PM
Seems like A600s have skyrocketed in price over the last few years :(
Title: Re: Vampire II (A600) Review (YouTube)
Post by: Pakrat on February 05, 2016, 12:23:31 AM
Just watched the review.

FPGA is the future of Amiga, not PPC, which along with ColdFire is laughably expensive for the few native programs available for it. This looks to be pretty much plug and play like any other 68K accelerator. :) When the FPU is activated, it will run even faster. *Bravo*, Majsta and the Apollo guys! I can't wait for the 1200 and 4000 Vampires. ^^
Title: Re: Vampire II (A600) Review (YouTube)
Post by: spudje on February 05, 2016, 05:34:46 PM
Now if only we could legally advance the classic AmigaOS to (slightly) more contemporary functionality using the higher speed!
Title: Re: Vampire II (A600) Review (YouTube)
Post by: OlafS3 on February 05, 2016, 07:16:40 PM
Quote from: spudje;803553
Now if only we could legally advance the classic AmigaOS to (slightly) more contemporary functionality using the higher speed!

you already can :)

It is called Aros and not "Amiga OS" though
Title: Re: Vampire II (A600) Review (YouTube)
Post by: IanP on February 05, 2016, 08:41:17 PM
It would be great if AROS became the new standard OS for 68K.
Title: Re: Vampire II (A600) Review (YouTube)
Post by: wawrzon on February 05, 2016, 08:51:19 PM
Quote from: IanP;803563
It would be great if AROS became the new standard OS for 68K.


it would be great if the community helped a bit to make it happen..