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Offline Cymric

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Re: Is PowerVR chip (used in Dreamcast) a good one?
« on: February 01, 2004, 09:08:50 PM »
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What would be great is a new Amiga based on a PDA version of the PowerVR.  I've been 'researching' the idea of a pda Amiga; running UAE on a established PDA.  Using a Dragonball CPU which is based on a 68000 anyway.  But the custom chips are too hard to emulate and it would require alot more than a 66MHz (Currently the fastest 68k based Dragonball) to emulate OCS let alone AGA.

So you want to shrink advanced graphical hardware to the point you can use it on your PDA? For some reason, I find the idea of playing Unreal Tournament 2003, or Halflife, or on a little screen the size of two or three stamps far from appealing.

And if the idea is to create an Amiga-like PDA, you can buy AmigaDE, write an 'engine' for your favourite PDA, and develop games for such a combination. AmigaDE was created for exactly that purpose.

Perhaps I'm missing something very obvious here, but so far I'm at a complete loss as to why anyone would want a 'PDA version of the PowerVR'.
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Re: Is PowerVR chip (used in Dreamcast) a good one?
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2004, 09:28:48 PM »
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Name: Amiga 6000 (final first goal!)

Perhaps I missed it in the heat of this and the previous discussion, but what exactly were you trying to achieve by creating this 'custom' Amiga? What feeling is it supposed to convene? Why is a normal PC, or better yet an A1 or a Peg (I or II) with Kyro-card not good enough?
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