MiniMig with AGA

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@MikeJ - How do we get on the list for a fully assembled board? Are these going to be offered.

@yaqube - Great work as usual....

@everybody else - I think the best all around core would be an 030 for game compatibility. Very few people run un-accelerated A1200...

Sign me up for an assembled board...

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@Crom00 - I think we'll all be willing to throw hookers at MikeJ and Yaqube once we get this project in our hands...LOL  Am I the only one who caught this reference?

With any luck the factory owner will provide you with flesh and blood Asian Amigas to keep you happy

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Didn't Illuwatar succesful use the minimig core on his DE boards? I think he did... Haven't seen him on here in a while though...

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Since Loriano was the only one to broach the subject and was ignored... I will bring it up again just to find out the answer.

@MikeJ - Is there a casing solution avaialble that will work for your new board? I am sure this is important but not a deal breaker for many of us. Thanks for all your hard work on this.

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@Kolla - Unless I read something wrong in his last post MikeJ stated that the connectors would fit in a standard Mini-ITX or ATX Backplate. There may be an empty connector hole or two I would think.

@MikeJ - The question I have is where is the CF or SD card slot located\orientated? Also are the connectors on ribbon cables win pin connections so that they can easily mount to the case backplate or do the flush up against the backplate? Oh man I am... I am loving this thing... I wanna get my hands on one...

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@MikeJ - How many retro style joystick ports does it have? I'm hoping for two... Can you give us a list of all the connectors on the board?

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I wonder if it is going to use a standard Mini-ITX form factor P4 style power connector on the board....

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A back panel for Mini-ITX would be nice so we can completely enclose this little gem in a protective case. Please post your interest here in a backplane cutout to match this board.

Count me interested.

"The ATX spec gives the IO dimensions. I can get a panel made with the holes punched in (hopefully) the right places, if there is enough demand. /Mike

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As I understand it re-flow is the way to go for BGA... to make clean precise solder connections. The other way with an SMD iron could get messy...

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Alll that stuff your mentioning is interesting and would be nice, but personally I just want it for playing OCS\ECS and AGA games and to make sure that its compatability with games is as close to 100% as possible for the cores that are developed. If any of the extra stuff on the wishlist breaks games compatability, then to me a separate core for that type of computing should be developed. After all the board is called FPGAArcade it is supposed to be a modern FPGA replacement for original stand up arcade games and now the amiga as well.

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@Crom00 - Loriano has the hookup for plastics (because he does it for a living), maybe you two could collaborate or merge designs and base them on mini-itx form factor able to accomodate an internal power supply since MikeJ said the power hookup would be a 4 pin molex to the board... This would also go along with the ATARI ST theme, since it too had an internal power supply...

@MikeJ - Any chance of getting a metal backplane cutout for mini-itx made? This could help the case designers Crom00 and Loriano and lower the cost by one large pane of plastic... or give a whole host of standard mini-itx casing options to the mases that already exist and would only need a cutout metal backplane to be accomodate your board to them... Would seem to be pretty cheap to manufacture at any machine shop where they work with sheet metal.

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@Mike J - Any status update? We are all eagerly awaiting these... But of course want to make sure they are complete... I hadn't read this thread in a while, so my vote would be for the extra connector. You can never have to many connectors!!!

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Ohh... Man this is gonna be good... I cant wait until these boards are ready... 060 Expansion planned to run OS4 on, an Ethernet USB expansion planned... Is there anything else planned? Just kidding... Wow... I can hear the money draining out of my bank account already (but its so worth it)...LOL... Do you have a layaway plan?

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Mike J & Yaqube is this true?

We do not need joysticks with autofire anymore.
A variable speed autofire can be integrated in the Minimig core.

Regards,

Frederic

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I wonder what if any affect the release of these boards will have on the price of the ACUBE minimigs? Will the ACUBE minimig prices drop, do you think?

@Mike J - great news these boards are near completion.