You call DigiKey and see if you can *actually* get a ColdFire chip (now) that's the same type used in the Dragon.
What concerns me is the inability of the Dragon crew to respond to simple questions in a way that English-speakers can understand.
For example, they said they have 68060 compatibility, via emulation of instuctions not native to the ColdFire (addressing mdoes too I'd guess). The reason I don't have a 68060 card now, or a 68040 card for that matter, is that I want to keep broad compatibility with all Amiga software and that means that a 68030 was the chip for me. (I've seen too many things fail with a 68040 [I couldn't even find a patch to get arp.library and related ARP commmands to work reliably with a 68040]).
So I asked them about the 680x0 emulation they would be creating for their Dragon. Would it only emulate the 68060 with it's inherent incompatibilities and other issues? Or, since they're already using some emulation, would it offer fuller compatibility with the 68000 through 68030 and 040? Or would there be selectable modes for which processor type you could most closely emulate?
They never gave me an intelligible answer. Maybe they didn't understand me. If you want to support a machine you really ought to have a person on staff who can ttranslate English for you. I wish them the best and am eager to learn more about their Dragon. But they need to get their act together when it comes to dealing with the English speaking world and answering basic technical questions.
