New Mainboard released ...

[skurk]

Wow, that's crazy.  Absolutely silly crazy.

I'm impressed (and extremely jealous of his skills) that he were able to build something like this.  And as for the costs of development, I'll assume he works in the industry and has a very generous employer..?

Wouldn't mind one of these myself.  Pity it still needs original chips from dead/butchered Amigas, though.

[skurk]

I've just sent a quote to some Chinese PCB manufacturers I have good experience with.  I'm requesting a quote for unpopulated PCB's - I can do the soldering myself.

I'll let you guys know as soon as I get a reply.

[skurk]

Ok, I've got an estimate for $150 per unpopulated board.  I just might order one to see how it turns out.  I have a few semi-broken 500's for parts.

Unfortunately they could not offer volume discounts at this point, so I'll volunteer as the guinea pig.

Now, what we need is someone to clone the A1000 case... any takers?

[skurk]

trekiej wrote:
How many layers is this board?
What are the dimensions? (rough estimate)

The PCB appears to be 342 mm x 317 mm, 4 layers, 1.6 mm Fr4.

Ok, I was going to pretend that I was the one who figured it out, but I heard it from one of the PCB manufacturers I've been in touch with.

Funny thing.  The more I discover about this board, the more expensive it gets.  For some reason, I assumed it was two layers (after a quick glimpse on the schematics)

Four layers revs the price up to somewhere around £250+S&H.

[skurk]

I am jealous sick of his skills and insight.  He might just be the Messiah we've been waiting for.

:bow:  respect  :bow: