A little teaser

[SamuraiCrow]

Will a better Web Browser be possible with the increased performance of the Apollo boards, or will we need to also wait for better graphics modes, before a better Web Browser will be possible?

Most web designers don't take the 216 web colors recommendations seriously.  Palette graphics won't make web pages look right.  You'll have to wait for the truecolor modes of SuperAGA.

[SamuraiCrow]

So will the HDMI port output all video, including all of the classic video modes in addition to any RTG modes? And if it does output the classic modes does it scan double?

The idea is for the accelerator to have an AGA compatible core on the FPGA.  This means that the Classic video modes will work via the HDMI (or DVI if HDMI proves unworkable).  This also means AGA software will work on old ECS or OCS systems with the on-board AGA core.

Whether the on-board graphics will be standard or an add-on is another matter.

[SamuraiCrow]

@Niding

I should hope it would support the A1200 since that's the only working Classic Amiga I have left!  Since the trapdoor-slot connector is only available from Individual Computer (the maker of the ACA 12xx series accelerator boards) or by custom build, it may be among the later or last ones to be supported.  I'm looking forward to it nonetheless!

[SamuraiCrow]

The A1200 expansion board uses a "card edge connector" which plugs into the edge of the PCB where there are gold plated tracks intended to create an electrical connection with the card edge connector.

Uhhh... What kind of A1200 are YOU looking at?  There is a socket similar to the PCMCIA with pins only bigger.  If you look inside the case toward the motherboard, you should be able to see it.  It's inside the case though so you have to look to the side.

[SamuraiCrow]

@samurai crow, I wondered about the trapdoor connector; I just got a nice white a1200; when I opened the trapdoor, I saw no connector pins. I rmemebr having an 030 installed there in my old a1200. I need to buy a connector?

The FPGA doesn't fit directly in the Amiga motherboard on any model.  There will be an adapter for the FPGA to plug into.  The FPGA board will be the same for all Amigas but there will be different adapters for various models of Amiga motherboards.  The first will plug into a 68000 socket and others are planned to follow.

The reason I mentioned the socket connector for the A1200 is that Jens at Individual Computer had to custom tool RoHS compliant socket connectors for his accelerator cards.  Selling them in Europe would be illegal otherwise due to the lead content in the old ones.

Team Apollo will need sockets from him or custom tooled all over again to be able to make the adapter board for the FPGA to fit in and still be legal to sell in Europe.  Otherwise it will have to fit over the 68EC020 like an A600 accelerator.  :-(

[SamuraiCrow]

I think you are going to have to post a picture - as that doesnt sound quite right to me ...

I have my A1200 in storage right now.    The A500 and I think CD32 had edge-cards but the A1200 had ones with less capacitance with pins inside a plastic shield.