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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #119 from previous page: January 15, 2004, 12:22:07 PM »
Amiga keyboard +Mice is something we need badly , it should support ps/2 and USB aswell as Classic connectors and a slot in for the a1200 /a600 connector etc (so u wont need a keyboard adapter (which sometimes is a PAIN! when it comes to multi useage of keys (ie like CTRL+ALT+F10) .

and ofcourse a PPC board that has faster mem and with proper "SILENT" cooling.

make this and i will buy it even if it wont run out of the box with all software.

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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #120 on: January 15, 2004, 01:01:26 PM »
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Oh, and I forgot. POWER SUPPLIES :-)

?????  Was that just a joke ?????


@Bloodline:

Some nice ideas there, is it that simple to get a 68k emulator running off a ROM like that?  That hybrid Gfx Card sounds interesting!

Personally:
I'd definately buy a ZII/III NIC.  A decent, cheap, AGA-compatiblte SD/FF would be great.  And is a cheapo Gfx card in a realms of posibility?  For a classic amiga the cheapest gfx chips available would be all you'd need.
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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #121 on: January 15, 2004, 01:23:58 PM »
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Some nice ideas there, is it that simple to get a 68k emulator running off a ROM like that? That hybrid Gfx Card sounds interesting!


 


For the x86 CPU expansion there would be no more problems than a PPC CPU expansion but it would be a lot cheaper (from a design and component point of view). And There is a GPL 68K JIT for the x86 already used in UAE :-D

As for the AGA/VGA hybrid card.. that could be more of a problem, since the AGA Chipset is very fussy about timing... But since the AGA modes would simply be promoted to a VGA (Trucolour) screen and the Sprites/HAM/blitter/copper effects could all be emulated and also promoted to the VGA screen too. The VGA chips registers would be available to the host system too, so that the software could use it as both an RTG card and  Native chipset.
The Same applies to some onboard Audio solution.

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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #122 on: January 16, 2004, 07:42:38 PM »
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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #123 on: January 16, 2004, 08:50:35 PM »
i think

High Density drive, coldfusion + ppc  accelerator, and finaly a new classic amiga with modern grafics en a fast cpu ina small box (A1200 style)
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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #124 on: January 16, 2004, 08:55:20 PM »
I would also kill for an 880k/1.76Mb floppy drive for my A3000! It is a shame they are so scarce! :-(
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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #125 on: January 18, 2004, 03:26:22 PM »
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I'd also like to see a better and more elegant solution for integrating native Amiga graphics modes and RTG.  I'm fed up with swapping cables and having to make room for two monitors on my desk.  

But a Scan Doubler that "Passes through" standard ChipSet Gfx to the Gfx Card already does that!
Later cards had that bit included, as a Snap-Off if the Video Slot was not inline with a Zorro Slot!
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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #126 on: January 18, 2004, 03:35:02 PM »
Oh - and before I forget:
I was discussing Jeri's C-One reconfigurable computer on a list when someone suggested an A1-configuration of the C-One?!?

My thought were more that classic-Amiga/C1 configuration may be more feasable?
Perhaps Mick Tinker's replacement chipset (or that other used in that 5.25 Bay Amiga media device) added to the C-One reconfigurable computer to produce a modern classic Amiga clone?  :-?
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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #127 on: January 18, 2004, 03:38:34 PM »
@vortexau

The C1-HW is not even comparable to an A500 when it comes to speed.

Apart fromthe fact that i doubt it would be able to work with a PPC-CPU-modul.
1. Make an announcment.
2. Wait a while.
3. Check if it can actually be done.
4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #128 on: January 18, 2004, 05:07:37 PM »
Well, the C1 would have to have a new processor card built for it to emulate any Amiga, but the Bus is IIRC much faster than any classic Amiga.
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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #129 on: January 18, 2004, 05:11:58 PM »
I'm not talking bout the bus, but the programmable chips used to emulate
the chipset. That ones just lacks the grunt to truely emulate OCS, let alone
AA.
1. Make an announcment.
2. Wait a while.
3. Check if it can actually be done.
4. Wait for someone else to do it.
5. Start working on it while giving out hillarious progress-reports.
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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #130 on: January 18, 2004, 06:21:26 PM »
I fully agree with Bloodline on the Celeron Card. At 2.4, the costs are nominal and even economically viable in bulk, once the board is designed. I'm sure that trimmed down UAE that could hit the hardware instead of through emulation could be seated in some sort of Flash Rom.

Just think...a little A500 with a 2.4ghz celeron cpu card with a Big Foot Power Supply. Talk about a speed demon. Heh. Still, I'd search for an old 3000 or something, if you could build a card for it.



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Re: What Amiga product do *YOU* would want. Please read.
« Reply #131 on: January 18, 2004, 07:58:55 PM »
My 2 cents worth.....

Here is a list of items I need to make my trusty 2000/3000 and 4000 productive again. Number one being the most important, and down to the least.

1. Affordable network cards. I can't buy 10 meg cards at 100+us$ per card for 3-4 machines. I need a reasonable 100meg card for some thing less than $50us
2. New Accelerator Cards. PPC is fine but maybe that new coldfire project would be an economical choice too. I don't see the need to put in an intel in a classic to run UAE. I can do that on any pc clone. Maybe a coldfire version of OS4 could be released.
3. New keyboards to replace the crummy original commodore ones, again that don't cost a fortune.
4. Graphics upgrade. An ATI card on Zorro III or an IDE expansion bus would be nice.
5. Sound. My old AD516 cards are still great, but I could stand an update to the DAC features for recording and special effects.

In honesty, I don't think you can make much on any of these projects. With A1 and pegasos boards becoming more available, you would have to come in with a really decent price for me to concider diverting funds from and A1 to my classics.  But if you could, I would definitly buy at the right price.
Good luck!

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« Reply #132 on: January 18, 2004, 08:05:35 PM »
@L8Knight
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I've actually had a design for one sitting on the shelf for years.  (video card)
Hey Red, think there'd be enough of a market for this?


I'd love new video for my 3000 and 2000. Make it cheap and they will come :-)

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« Reply #133 on: January 18, 2004, 08:15:23 PM »
@DaNi

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motorola Coldfire... is 68k familiar and currently the speed is 220Mhz and 333Mhz (610 mips) and up to 800Mhz (1400 mips!!!!) with superscalar EMAC MMU Coldfires planned


I agree coldfire needs more attention for the classics. And up to 800mhz?! cool. Hyperion/AI could compile a version of OS4 to match I'm sure.

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« Reply #134 on: January 18, 2004, 08:20:23 PM »
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Aren't you guys really thinking slightly in terms of a Pegasos with a 68060 instead of a PPC? So a 060 card for the pegasos would be the product you want? That would of course limit you to the old Amiga3.x OS's forever


I'm thinking of a 300+mhz coldfire with it's own version of OS4 actually. :-) More classic owners should take a look at the Amiga Cold Fire Project page.

Plaz