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Hello friend, have you payed for it or just signed up for interest? I have not heard anything for a while but got mine like a year ago :S
GuysMajsta no longer manufactures the boards. His old list is pointless ( I was on it and never heard back as well) Kipper2k has made some (I have one see my sig) but not sure how many he has left or will continue to produce. This board is recommended for advanced users only.* I will be creating a semi in-depth review of the board on aorg soon*
There is an agreement for kipper2k to finish and support the boards for American customers (time consuming process with hundreds of boards). I don't know why majsta has not been better at keeping track of customer interest but kipper2k is reliable and honest if anyone wants to contact him about getting an accelerator. There are a couple of caveats with the accelerator.1) The clip on part of the accelerator has a better connection on some Amiga 600s than others. Indivisions had a similar style attachment and some problems also.2) Only the 68000 TG68 fpga core without caches works reliably. I expect this is what most owners are using and it's a big upgrade over the 68000. The TG68 68020 core with caches has problems. It's possible this core could be updated when the fpgaArcade releases it's sources. The Phoenix core for majsta's accelerator could be the fastest core but is still being worked on and doesn't fit well in the small fgpa. The 68020 TG68 core with caches or Phoenix core would need to be flashed, maybe several times to fix bugs. It's not too difficult but probably not for beginners either.The TG68 68000 core and plenty of fast memory are enough to make the accelerator a good value. If that is the only expectation and there are no problems with the clip on part, then there is a good chance of a satisfied customer.
I believe the Vampire still comes with the 68000 TG68 core which works out of the box, even for beginners. Your ACA620EC is pretty nice and the Vampire with this core would not offer much if any performance gains (the 68020 is much stronger than the 68000 TG68 without caches per clock). Your ACA620EC supports 68020 compatible code which is a large advantage for applications and games. The Vampire has significantly more memory which may be worthwhile if you are trying to use larger applications but offers little for games. I wouldn't bother upgrading (or should we say side-grading for now) if I was you unless a better core is released.
BrianYou can achieve that now if you wish to purchase the hardware..http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1078Looks out of stock atm but they make them so i'm sure they have a batch coming soon.
Kipper2k did manufacture a bunch of boards. He did a hi quality job my board is from him
They're still listed on his website, why not drop him a line?http://www.kipper2k.com/amigaforsale/
A fantastic piece of kit, I'm a bit disappointed though as I was one of those that registered interest months ago on the Amibay thread and received no reply.
AkikoMost people on the list didnt get a follow up as majsta decided not to produce the boards and work on other projects. however, as you can see kipper is making boards.having said this i want to tell you guys its pretty beta (the cores that is) we really need a stable 020 + core. Right now only 68k is stable , granted its 84mhz with 21mb fast!
