New A-EON Music Card for Classic Amigas

[QuikSanz]

@Oldsmobile_Mike,

Darn, low balled it, again! ;-)

[UberFreak]

That board looks like a generic Chinese product which can be had for a few bucks so the only trick is to interface it to the Amiga it seems.

Nice!

EDIT: found on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/VS1003-Player-Module-800mA-2-288/dp/B00GYV6AGC

[polyp2000]

looks like theres quite a few different types . one looks like it has an rs232 interface !

[IanP]

There's very little on the player module board other than the VS1003 IC. The VLSI chips are really easy to use if you can source them. It shouldn't take long for spidi to integrate the VLSI chip onto the clock port CPLD SPI controller board. How to get the audio out of the Amiga is the remaining issue, either a headphone jack through a hole in the case or some kind of connection into the existing Amiga audio out circuits. The software is looking ok already.

[wawrzon]

There's very little on the player module board other than the VS1003 IC. The VLSI chips are really easy to use if you can source them. It shouldn't take long for spidi to integrate the VLSI chip onto the clock port CPLD SPI controller board. How to get the audio out of the Amiga is the remaining issue, either a headphone jack through a hole in the case or some kind of connection into the existing Amiga audio out circuits. The software is looking ok already.

doesnt look like like any much less than the hardware being subject here. simply a decoder chip attached to amiga bus plus some playback control software. the genuine thread concerning the polish option seems to be here:
 
http://www.ppa.pl/forum/elektronika/33114/moja-platforma-badawcza-z-interfejsem-spi#m482618

but whats interesting is a resulting initiative being discussed here:

http://www.ppa.pl/forum/elektronika/33115/kanapka-fpga-dla-a1200#m483203

that may become an alternative to vampire accelerator and some other fpga based periferial enchancements for an a1200. and it seems that if anything be achieved, it remains open source. also looks like some technical capacity is given.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

but whats interesting is a resulting initiative being discussed here:

Gah. I kind of wish people would stop beginning "new initiatives"  and work together to finish some of the ones we already have.

[wawrzon]

Gah. I kind of wish people would stop beginning "new initiatives"  and work together to finish some of the ones we already have.

this time it is a proper initiative of people who intend to be open and "work together". other than that you cant force people do things for you the way you like.

i have posted the link as a matter of interest, not to satisfy any demands.

[kickstart]

Better support this people than the latest overpriced products.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

@Oldsmobile_Mike,

Darn, low balled it, again! ;-)

Any update? 2019? Anybody want to go with 2019?

[giZmo350]

Any update? 2019? Anybody want to go with 2019?

 I'm goin with 4138!

[QuikSanz]

Any update? 2019? Anybody want to go with 2019?

At this point lets say 2020!

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

I'm goin with 4138!

It'll go perfect with my Amiga X90000!

[QuikSanz]

@Oldsmobile_Mike,

Looking like vapor now, head down.

Alright you guys over there, yeah you, the powers that be, fix your little problems and light this rocket!

Not the most polite way to ask but we need some of the right stuff about now ;-)

PS: promised here

http://www.a-eon.com/PDF/News_Release_Prisma_Megamix.pdf

Almost 2.5 years now.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Almost 2.5 years now.

2.5 years ago I had my cart loaded with goodies on AmigaKit's website, only waiting on this card to be available before I punched "checkout".  I was going to order it all at once, figured "how long could it take before it's in stock"?

I never did bother to go back to complete my order for the rest of that stuff, either.  

[apsturk]

I too feel your pain. Wow 2 years ago. However they are on to new stuff like Radiance. O sorry that was hailed at amiwest 2014, ooh thats right, sorry that did not ship either. Well and the list goes on and on. I do think that they will come however someday. In the mean time we can all start waiting for the Enhancer Software. Funny thing 2 weeks ago I received Amiga Future 119 and the entire back cover states " Enhancer software" PowerPC "Now Shipping". Then a week ago there was an update from amigakit letting us all know it is shipping shortly? Shortly but how can this be when a week prior Amiga Future proudly states "Now Shipping". If I am not mistaken that was paid for up front 2 months before it ever shipped. Very, very, very, very BAD business practice, poor planing, bad management, and clearly a real lack of leadership. Soon I will be holding out for 20 or 30 GREAT products. Remember that they will be great when they ship. Sorry to dump but this is coming from a guy that has spent "over" $20,000.00 starting in March 2013 including a few thousand to developers to help encourage them. I am close to done. If you don't deliver don't ask for money! That list is very small now. I am sick of people misusing my trust and my investment.

[spudje]

Fortunately all will be forgotten when we soon will have the X5000, A1220 and ALICE laptop....... ahum