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Re: New Amiga Accelerators
« on: June 05, 2008, 08:16:42 PM »
It's an ambitious project - just mapping the pcb alone will be a lengthy process, and if the CPLDs are protected, then I don't know how you'll manage to recreate the programming of them.

I wish you luck though.

Just remember: there'll always be people who say it can't be done. They may be right, they may be wrong, but that's no reason to give up trying.

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Re: New Amiga Accelerators
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2008, 08:42:50 PM »
Given the price of second-hand hardware (Ebay), then I believe that the $300 for a new 040 or 060 accelerator would be very competitive, assuming it is stable.

As to numbers... who knows? I think 50 is a given, but more than 100 ...?
Some people would buy it partly to support the effort, partly out of curiosity, whereas others would buy it out of a genuine desire/need for an 040/060 accelerator.

If you do manage to get a working prototype and - eventually - a production run, then A1200 accelerator would definitely be the way to go to get the numbers. Personally, I'd like to see an A4000 version aswell though.

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