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Re: New project for the benefit of all classic computing!
« on: November 17, 2012, 03:43:47 AM »
Sorry for not jumping the wagon. But as Amiga history showed us, promises made but no actual delivery.

As soon as the products are shown in amigakit, then I will be all giddy.
 

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Re: New project for the benefit of all classic computing!
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2012, 02:55:00 PM »
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Amiga history.
Like I have said to others, your skepticism is 100% understandable. I hope you won't take offence when I say I look forward to proving you wrong. Although, I will probably be offering products through my own online store and not Amigakit;). No, just kidding, of course I will offer products to resellers!

I want you to prove me wrong. Please, make a fool out of me! What we reallly seriously need right now as a mass production for the Amiga are the following:
 
1) An WiFi card for the Amiga 1200/4000 that does support WPA/WPA 2 security and works 100% without any hacking and difficulties.
 
2) An expansion card that support if possible 100 Mhz+ with more than 512 MB of RAM.
 
What would be nice is give A500 in original case ability to access internet, but that is for fun.
 

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Re: New project for the benefit of all classic computing!
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2012, 04:37:20 AM »
I own an apple iigs. Can you make an FPGA card where I can watch video on it or run up to system 9?
 

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Re: New project for the benefit of all classic computing!
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2012, 02:39:58 PM »
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I have a box that will let you do that in front of me. Its called a beige G4 mac. :P I'm just joking and not trying to make fun of you at all, just making a joke. Seriously though although the IIGS shares some superficial characteristics with the early Macs, it it a completely different architecture. The Macintosh line was based on the 68k processor, the same as the Classic Amiga, but for system 8.5 and beyond they switched to the PowerPC processor, same as used in the CSPPC and the new AmigaOS4 based machines. The IIGS on the other hand is based on the 65816 processor, a 16-bit extension of the 6502, the processor used in the Commodore 64, and the Apple II/II+/IIe/IIc/IIc+. The IIGS was fully compatible with the other machines in the Apple II line thanks to the 65C02 compatibility mode of the 65816, but was also a significant extension to it with a full color GUI (the first available from Apple) and full 16-bit software, it was also the first machine to feature ADB. Despite these superficial similarities however, it is a totally different machine and will never run MacOS or Mac software. Furthermore, an FPGA would not be fast or large or complex enough to run a full PowerPC Mac core, which is what would be required to run OS9 on a IIGS. Sorry, its not a request I can grant.

Good point. What about a card that can can switch to a different 8 bit system such as Commodore 64, MSX, and so on emulated by the FPGA hardware? The card also have ports to use the pepherials of that system such as disk drive, joystick etc. The video and audio output also comes from the card for better performance. This way we have ALL the 8 bit system in one and in the case of the AIIGS.
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Re: New project for the benefit of all classic computing!
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2012, 10:05:32 PM »
WOW!! I LOVE THIS HARDWARE!! If I order this hardware would it come with a case? Can I use a HD and a real floppy disk?

How do I upgrade it in the future to support newer system and how do I switch between these systems?

IN the future I am considering buying this? It would reunite ALL THE SYSTEM in one motherboard WHICH WOULD KICK ANY EMULATOR in the butt.
 

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Re: New project for the benefit of all classic computing!
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2012, 05:24:22 AM »
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It IS an emulator....


Oooh.......-_____________-

Umm...never mind.