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Offline Iggy

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Re: How to turn a Macrosystem/Draco Casablanca into an Amiga?
« on: November 14, 2010, 04:07:12 AM »
So, if you can get a Draco or Casablanca to run RTG 3.1 apps you've got about as much compatibility as a MorphOS system (w/o the additional capabilities of a PPC system).
Don't get me wrong, its a neat idea and I really like the idea of a cheap '060 system.
But without chipset compatibilty with other Amigas, we already have better systems that can do what this would, faster, and at a lower price.
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Re: How to turn a Macrosystem/Draco Casablanca into an Amiga?
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2010, 07:11:28 PM »
Quote from: orb85750;591688
IIRC, there is both the Amiga rom and another rom.  I'll have to dismantle the machine to find out for sure.


Interesting, I would have thought it would just contain a modified 3.1 ROM. Any idea if the first ROM  is a standard Amiga ROM?
The second ROM could be there to patch code in the standard 3.1 ROM on initialization.

Oh, and don't mistake my comparison to a MorphOS based system as a negative comment. It's just interesting that while purists will insist that they know exactly what an Amiga is, that an Amiga with an RTG graphics board, the Draco/Casablanca, and a MOS system all have about the same level of compatibility with 68K Amiga RTG compatible software.
"Not making any hard and fast rules means that the moderators can use their good judgment in moderation, and we think the results speak for themselves." - Amiga.org, terms of service

"You, got to stem the evil tide, and keep it on the the inside" - Rogers Waters

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