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Offline Rob

Re: Can CD32 Connect to Internet?
« on: May 03, 2016, 05:17:08 PM »
Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;807891
Don't forget, there's always this thing:

http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=1880

Although for the love of g**, why didn't they at least spray paint them gray to match the color?  :lol:


Analogic Computers still list the floppy drive.  The 15 pin port on the back is an RGB and they also sell a SCART cable to connect this to a TV.
Because the board has a pass though for the RTC, you should be able to connect an alternative internal expansion if such a thing existed.
 

Offline Rob

Re: Can CD32 Connect to Internet?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2016, 06:54:42 PM »
Quote from: agami;807876
In all seriousness though, the best thing that could happen to the CD32 hardware today is that someone designs and manufactures an adapter board that converts the CD32 (male) expansion port to an A1200 trapdor (male) expansion port. That way we could use any of the existing boards in circulation. Even a Mediator board.


You'd still meed mass storage.  Not all accelerators have the option of SCSI and the modules are rarer than the cards they fit.  All this adds up and SCSI hardware tends to be more pricey.

Putting an SD card reader an/or IDE/SATA could be an option but if you're doing that it make more sense to add ram and maybe a CPU.

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Also, it would be cool if when the Apollo Team is done with the A1200, A2000, A3000, and A4000 FPGA expansions they design and manufacture an FPGA expansion for the CD32. Then potentially one could load many types of cores and play NES/SNES, Master System/Mega Drive (Genesis), and games from other classic systems.


Wish they did a Vampire daughter board and open the specs so that other hardware makers can do carrier cards for the different Amigas.  That way they just have to concentrate on making one board for all systems.

The way they are currently produced is too time consuming and restricts the number of people able to get the hardware even if it doesn't make the hardware too cheap.  Kipper2K can't be expected to keep producing these boards especially if new cards are being added in the future and it will be a long time before we see A3000 CPU slot and CD32 version anytime soon, if ever.

Vampire 2 is €150 I reckon many people would be happy to pay another €100 for the power it offers so I don't understand why they don't at least sort out some sort of production run.