ETA for Elbox Dragon?

[bubba]

I'm in the midst of planning my A1200 tower project.  I'd like to get a Mediator PCI board, but don't want to buy it now if the Dragon might be released soon.

I don't really need the Coldfire CPU yet.  I'd be happy to by the Dragon board just to get the AGP slot and purchase a Shark or Coldfire board when they are ready.    

Also, I wonder how much support there will be in OS 3.9 for the shark?  Will it work just like the current PPC boards out there?  Is it just for running OS 4.0?  Will Elbox ever release it?  

thanks,
bubba
 

[odin]

E.T.A.:

[McVenco]

Go for the Mediator. The Dragon won't be released.

[Piru]

SharkPPC has been ready for years.

Also, I wonder how much support there will be in OS 3.9 for the shark?

None.

Will it work just like the current PPC boards out there?

No.

Is it just for running OS 4.0?

Only Elbox claims it will run OS4. Hyperion deny it.

Will Elbox ever release it?

Cresendo released this card years ago. See above.


Dragon? Well it has only been delayed for couple years so far. Considering the faith people have in Shark, give it 3-4 years more.

[djbase]

You can't use the DRAGON Board without ColdFire CPU. You can't add a normal accelerator card to the a1200 cpu slot.

And for the rest - "When its done."

[c64_d0c]

there isnt any point in getting anything before aos4.0 will be released, if your thinking of beefing up your amiga.........

for now you can just settle with this if you dont have it allready, get this stuff...

1. a blizzard1230 with 8-16mb ram
2. a 2.5" 1-4gb hd or a 1-4gb flashcard ide and use that as a hd
3. a scart cabel for best picture quality
4. Amiga Forever pack for connecting your pc to amiga for transfer!
5. download all whdload games from p2p emule/torrent....
6. a good joystick/mouse

thats pretty much all you need, for now...

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[alexh]

Considering how much money they MUST have spent on this given the photo's of the prototype I find it difficult to believe that IF it had worked they would not have released it even for a small "pay up front" production run.

It must have been too incompatible to be of any use.

[derringer3]

Dragon is a dead end technology. It has codfire cpu which had been a good solution in the mid/late '90, when the os is not ported to ppc. (AFAIK coldfire is not ppc it's similar to 68k) But now when os4 is out(?), it is for nothing.

[jiffydos]

You would think that with the final 4.0 release being out that they would concentrate more on the shark and/or other PPC unit.  

I STILL would like to get my hands on a coldfire board to run 3.9 When i wanted and then a shark to run 4.0.  Granted, I guess, if I really wanted to run 3.9, it would run on the 020 in the A1200.  But... still.

I REALLY would like to get my hands on a g4 or g5 shark and stick it in my A4000 with the mediator 4000Di.  I'm kinda surprised elbox hasn't released that option yet.  You would think they must be in need of the $$$.

[humppa]

I wonder when Elbox will update their website concerning "SharkPPC":

Availability: Q1 2007*

(*) Production of SharkPPC cards will start as soon as the final version of AmigaOS4.0 for A1 is released.

The only question is if the "final update" (released Xmas 2006) counts as as "OS4 final version"?
Of course, also licensing does not matter to Elbox.  :lol:

[ddniUK]

These boards take $$$ to produce and market. Have Elbox got the $$$ to do that? Dont Polish companies have to publish accounts?

[Piru]

I REALLY would like to get my hands on a g4 or g5 shark and stick it in my A4000 with the mediator 4000Di. I'm kinda surprised elbox hasn't released that option yet.

Which part of the "SharkPPC is rebadged crescendo card" didn't you get?

Compare Elbox SharkPPC and Crescendo 7200.

No, there is no G4 model.

[motorollin]

Would the Crescendo card actually work in a Mediator 4000?

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moto

[Piru]

Define "work"?

[motorollin]

Come on, you know what I mean: function as a processor upgrade.

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moto