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Offline ddniUK

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Re: A1200 on internet?
« on: February 28, 2007, 04:22:57 PM »
In theory you could get it to work. In practice it would be awful, especially using AGA.

I used to do it with my 68040 A1200 using a mediator based voodoo3 graphics card. This in itself was deadly slow compared to PC browsing.

I now use a BPPC 603e+ 040 board. Even with the PPC image datatypes it remains a frustrating experience.... But still wholly satisfying to see the miggy being put to good use! Gonna upgrade to a 68060 soon... maybe better - any comments???

Good luck but dont expect too much!
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Re: A1200 on internet?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2007, 05:08:42 PM »
Rockape isnt realy surfing, more Instant messaging.

There is no PPC browser for the classic Amigas. Therefore the 68k cpu does almost all of the work. The PPC is only a fast coprocessor for images and stuff. The OS needs to switch between the two CPUs -Context switching. This causes overhead and slows things down.... :(

BTW these posts were brought to you by my Amiga!!! :) :)
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Re: A1200 on internet?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2007, 06:10:12 PM »
Looks like MorphOS is needed? Can it work on OS3.9?
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