FPGA Replay Board

[Darrin]

The EC models do, they were meant for imbedded devices like printers which have no need for FPU or MMU. Most commonly you see them for sale at 75 & 80 MHz

I was under the impression that Jakub's 100MHz CPU was a full 68060 just overclocked and still running stable.

[Darrin]

Correct, the final mask revision had greater timing margin and some chips can be run at >100MHz perfectly reliably.
/MikeJ

Will the daughterboard have an option for setting the running speed for those who might add their own CPU and require a slower setting?

[Darrin]

So in essence the fpga arcade should be a more powerful a1200 with a high compatability rate.What percentage of compatability to old software should we expect.Will it be able to function as essentially a new and faster aga amiga computer? Also the other accelerator ram upgrade thingy project for the a500 looks sweet.Lots of cool miggy stuff about now.What to buy.With lorianos case+daughterboard+fpgaarcade this will be a wallet drought.

I started testing software on the base FPGA Arcade along with the Minimig v1.1 and Chameleon64 (obviously I was testing AGA versions on the FPGA Arcade and OCS/ECS versions on the others).  I was launching them from WHDload first and if that failed then I would try from ADF files.  Most software worked, but as Mike was about to release a new core I shelved the testing because I didn't want to have to retest stuff all over again.

any chance of the core update Mike?

[Darrin]

When I can get back to testing I'll try and publish something like this:

[Darrin]

@ Shapeshifter:

I agree.  If Amiga Inc had half a brain they would have offered to fund or at least sell Mike's project and given themselves a chance to sell SD cards containing official HDF files, Kickstart files, ADF files etc.  Plus they could use their shop to sell more ADFs of games or other custom HDF files.  At least they would have been selling something "Amiga" for minimim effort on their part.

[Darrin]

@Shapeshifter:

I seriously doubt that $5m figure too.  Either that or there are a lot of investors out there licking their wounds.

[Darrin]

I have been in discussion with several distributors. If the beta testing goes well we are ready to roll out. I have moved within Stockholm, but everything has been packed up essentially for the last two months, very frustrating.
Just getting back to normal now.
/Mike

If you want the definition of "frustrating", check out my Facebook page and my photo album on the house I'm building.  I'm only about 12 months behind schedule.  At least the cement slab has finally been laid, but now I'm waiting on a power line to be installed so the workers can use their tools.

[Darrin]

Diselmotor + generator = mains supply @ 230 V

I guess tools = Amiga 4000T

LOL.  I've alreday mentioned generators and even hand saws to them, but all I get is blank looks.  

[Darrin]

Better put the power generator in the bushes and tell them "electricity fixed - look wall socket!"

LOL.  Brilliant idea!

This is as far as they've got:

[Darrin]

Quite a nice house you are building there...

Thank you.  I hope to share some pictures of my completed "Computer Room" when it is done.  3 Walls will consist of a large U shaped desk where I can hopefully set up all of my working machines.  In the center of the room will be a large "project" table for the machines that are in pieces.

I still get the feeling that I'll run out of space and it will end up looking like a junk yard.  

[Darrin]

Hmm, well yes ok that was a poorly phrased question on my part. I could have bought a house in Middlesbrough back when I was a student for a out £15,000... wouldn't have been worth it really granted the time since they're still only selling for a out £18,000 whereas my house which is the same size is worth quite a bit more

Difference between Middlesbrough town centre and a nice leafy village in the country I guess

Ok, but question still stands, it's scary how much land in the US costs compared to the UK

Land prices in the UK are scary.  That's one of the reasons I'm a Brit living in the USA.  

I originally bought 10 acres for $5900/acre.  Prices vary depending on zoning and whether it is in a flood zone (it amazes me that people buy land to build a house in a flood zone because it is cheaper... and then wonder why they have trouble getting insurance).

So, I bought the land a couple fo years ago, paid it off and then started clearing it to build the house.  The plan was to clear an area in the center and leave trees surrounding it for privacy.  Well, the land looked flat with the trees on it, but when they cleared the area for the house there was a 5' difference between the rear right-hand corner and the front left hand corner which meant that I would have to truck in tens of thousands of dollars worth of earth to build up the land for the pad.  Also, once the slab was laid I was looking at a 7' ramp just to drive up to my garage!  So, we kept clearing more and more land going backwards until we go it down to a 1' slope which unfortunately put me 420' back from the road and lost most of my back yard.  So, I had to buy another 2 acres behind me.

I bet you could sell your house in Middlesbrough and buy one twice the size over here, furnish it from top to bottom, buy a car each for you and the wife and still have money left over.  

Let me just mention my computer room again which will house my FPGA Arcade just so that we can say we're on topic.  

[Darrin]

Sounds like my room, with what used to be used as a pool table, except I don't have the U shaped desk, only an L shape.

I have not been able to play a game of pool/billiards for many months, as it is covered with computer parts and computers that are partially disassembled.

I am hoping to get things straightened out a little so I can invite a half dozen Amiga users over for a weekend meeting some time before the end of the year.

I was hoping to see some news about the FPGA Replay Board when I saw this thread at the top of the forum list.  Sorry Mike, for contributing to the off topic discussion.

Fortunately my snooker table is going in a dedicated games room, although a retro-games cabinet would make a nice addition.  Defender, Pheonix, Asteroids...  drool.

Right now my current room is so cluttered I can't even put out the mouse and kyboard for some of the machines.  My FPGA Arcade is burried under some paperwork (and still needs a case)... and an updated core (hint, hint Mike )

[Darrin]

Why does it need an update?

Because the new core supports some bug fixes and RTG screen modes.  Mike just hasn't released it yet because he's been working on it.

[Darrin]

Ie it works but you wish for bugs to go away and new screen modes to appear. But you don't need them

LOL.  More of less.

I've tested a few games and most work perfectly, but there are a couple that either have some "quirks" or don't work at all.  Some of these issues are probably due to errors in either the Minimig core and/or the CPU core.  Just like with the Minimig and the Chameleon64, the core itself is always being debugged and updated with new features, so it is always nice to have the latest update.

Also, once you're used to RTG screens then you can't have your Workbench any other way.  

[Darrin]

Is not having a basement an American thing?

In Louisiana it is more of a "swamp" thing.  Dig  down a couple of feet and you hit fresh water.

[Darrin]

Water proof concrete?

Low density concrete.  It floats.