Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Author Topic: Contaced a Factory in China about producing a run of fully populated Mini-migs  (Read 38926 times)

Description:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline downix

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2003
  • Posts: 1587
    • Show all replies
    • http://www.applemonthly.com
Let us know, I'd be curious myself, even if I am rolling my own board design.
Try blazedmongers new Free Universal Computer kit, available with the GUI toolkit Your Own Universe, the popular IT edition, Extremely Reliable System for embedded work, Enhanced Database development and Wide Area Development system for telecommuting.
 

Offline downix

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2003
  • Posts: 1587
    • Show all replies
    • http://www.applemonthly.com
Quote

little wrote:
Quote
... but you'd never get any games.

That is why I think that for version 2.0 it is important to add a floppy drive connector (and maybe a usb connector for a cd-rom). It would add legitimacy to the proyect, people could not say "it is a machine that can only run pirate copies". Just thinking out loud :-)


USB won't work, it demands too much in the way of CPU resources.  HORRIBLE design from the onset.  Firewire is better in that regard.

Incidentally, I have been working on modifying the MiniMig for a basic ATA controller, which means viola, HD and CD-ROM's are now an option.  But yes, we do need an Amiga floppy disk controller.
Try blazedmongers new Free Universal Computer kit, available with the GUI toolkit Your Own Universe, the popular IT edition, Extremely Reliable System for embedded work, Enhanced Database development and Wide Area Development system for telecommuting.
 

Offline downix

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2003
  • Posts: 1587
    • Show all replies
    • http://www.applemonthly.com
Quote

Crom00 wrote:

Quote
... but you'd never get any games.

That is why I think that for version 2.0 it is important to add a floppy drive connector (and maybe a usb connector for a cd-rom).


At the very least the next feature added should be UAE hard file support. If that could be added to the current board that would be ideal!!!!

Imagine a 2 gig MMC with a 1 gig hdrfile tuned for Mini-MIG?  Joygasm! Or better yet, a minimig on a 32" lcd? IN VGA no less... NICE.

[/quote]
MMC's max at 128, hence why they made SD.

And I have a design for a hard drive, but I'm not finished with the PCB for it.
Try blazedmongers new Free Universal Computer kit, available with the GUI toolkit Your Own Universe, the popular IT edition, Extremely Reliable System for embedded work, Enhanced Database development and Wide Area Development system for telecommuting.
 

Offline downix

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2003
  • Posts: 1587
    • Show all replies
    • http://www.applemonthly.com
Quote

little wrote:
Quote
At the very least the next feature added should be UAE hard file support.

I do not know if it is posible with minimig 1.1, but it is a two in one feature:

1. Ability to read from UAE hard files
2. Ability to write to floppies and hard files.

Also, since it seems it is getting harder to obtain the small (in capacity) RAM chips, could someone please tell me if it feasible to add bigger (in capacity) chips? 4mb should be the minimum IMHO.


In a word, no.  The Amiga's chipset can only address 2MB maximum.
Try blazedmongers new Free Universal Computer kit, available with the GUI toolkit Your Own Universe, the popular IT edition, Extremely Reliable System for embedded work, Enhanced Database development and Wide Area Development system for telecommuting.
 

Offline downix

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2003
  • Posts: 1587
    • Show all replies
    • http://www.applemonthly.com
Give me a few weeks and I could swing $200.
Try blazedmongers new Free Universal Computer kit, available with the GUI toolkit Your Own Universe, the popular IT edition, Extremely Reliable System for embedded work, Enhanced Database development and Wide Area Development system for telecommuting.
 

Offline downix

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2003
  • Posts: 1587
    • Show all replies
    • http://www.applemonthly.com
If ACube does flake out I'll talk to my boss to see about doing it ourselves, ok?
Try blazedmongers new Free Universal Computer kit, available with the GUI toolkit Your Own Universe, the popular IT edition, Extremely Reliable System for embedded work, Enhanced Database development and Wide Area Development system for telecommuting.