FPGA Replay Board

[ElPolloDiabl]

That's impressive. I'm sold.
So on the benchmark is it slightly faster than a 68030@50mhz?
Is it possible to make the graphics go faster than the original A1200 or is it timing locked?

[ElPolloDiabl]

If it is cycle exact hardware, what is the difference? He can't use the original chipsets because of copyright or patent.

The BoXer was going to have the AGA chipset put in an FPGA.

If Commodore had done a next gen Amiga, AGA and OCS would have been turfed (or really just crammed in somewhere for backward compatibility) in favour of chunky mode 24-bit graphics.

I am tolerant of those who like the old hardware, however I wish to have something modern. Old rusting and failing Amigas would cause me sadness and not joy.

[ElPolloDiabl]

Coldfire is another dead end. If someone ever gets the money, do a run of 75mhz 68060. You should be able to get close to 10,000 people wanting one.
I like the discussion over at 060 replacement. Sooner or later more of the Amiga hardware will start dying. Without a modern replacement, hardware collectors will become brick collectors.

[ElPolloDiabl]

Hi,
   Is the current production sold out?

[ElPolloDiabl]

Can the FPGA replay fit in a 5 1/4 inch drive bay?

[ElPolloDiabl]

@above

I'm going to get a Minimig now and wait another year for them to work out the bugs for this one.

[ElPolloDiabl]

Mike is the distributor. 100 boards for Amikit. 100 boards for Acube etc.

I remember in the Escom days. Amiga equipment use to go from the China factory to the UK. Australian retailers would then buy it from the UK. With the extra shipping we would end up paying nearly 2x the price.

If a third of the cost is postage, I think that will put a lot of people off buying it.

I can accept $50 for shipping. $60 if I get one from UK.

[ElPolloDiabl]

I consider purchasing a FPGA card for my A1200 but only if the speed is like winuae+JIT enabled (around 2400 mips)
also the card must have 3D GFX card,USB ,WIFI,scandoubler etc
otherwise I pass

Was that a complaint about price? He doesn't like the FPGA?

WinUAE can do Amiga things, but you cannot turn it into an Amiga computer.

I plan do personalise my FPGA to make it as 'classic' as possible. It will seem like the next Amiga after the 1200.

[ElPolloDiabl]

The problem isn't capitalism, it's greed. There is also the welfare mentality, "I should have stuff for free".

[ElPolloDiabl]

To post a Minimig from ACUBE it is $50. To get one from AmigaKit US it costs $25.
Why is there such a price difference in postage?

[ElPolloDiabl]

It's good news they are almost ready.

Also, I can't wait till you reach the 200mhz mark. It would be like having the next generation of Amiga 4000.