A project I'd like to see from Jens...

[skolman]

That is nice. It's fast enough for using the internet.

What would be nice is to get all Amiga platforms to remain compatible. 68k is there by default. PowerPC has the 2nd most software.
The only time it isn't an Amiga is when you have to use another OS to set something up.

Kioea Amiga 68k Demo on MPC5200B PowerPC

http://youtu.be/oKXgiS4nXZs

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Till I Feel You Amiga WarpOS Demo on MPC5200B

http://youtu.be/mjsGVkDjBOc

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[danbeaver]

You know what would be hilarious?  Turning FPGA's into manufactured ASIC's!

[ldyunicrn]

What about the Amiga 2000?

[danbeaver]

Yeah, turn an A2000 into an ASIC!

[biggun]

What about the Amiga 2000?

This CPU upgrade card fits several AMIGA models:
A500
A1000
A2000
CDTV

This image is from the first batch of boards.
For the production run we will evaluate a breakout options to allow moving the HDTV and NETWORK connectors to a plate e.g for the backside of the A2000.

[F0LLETT]

This CPU upgrade card fits several AMIGA models:
A500
A1000
A2000
CDTV

This image is from the first batch of boards.
For the production run we will evaluate a breakout options to allow moving the HDTV and NETWORK connectors to a plate e.g for the backside of the A2000.

Not sure it will fit CDTV, theres not much room.

[pyrre]

Going back to the original topic:

I would like to see from Jens an A1200 68030 accelerator that had a socket for an optional FPU and that didnt require any mysterious motherboard fix to work, nor custom software to switch it on.

It would also be nice if it could have a real time clock built-in, and not available separately (which now costs more than 10% of the value of the accelerator itself).

21 years ago a company did that (Phase 5), but somehow, today (2014), it seems it cant be done for some odd reason that eludes me.

And hey, I am not even talking about a SCSI interface!

I just dont get it why we get inferior products despite all the technical progress that has been done in these past decades.

You could try and persuade DCE to start up a batch of blizzard 1230.....

[amigadave]

Not sure it will fit CDTV, theres not much room.

I am hoping that it will fit into the CDTV, as I have a brand new, old stock, CDTV that I bought from Carl Sassenrath a few years ago during one of the AmiWest Shows.  I would love to upgrade it with a fast CPU expansion and more memory, so it could run almost any OCS & ECS software.

Gunnars claim that he may be able to make expansion boards that upgrade an A500 to AGA and increase Chip RAM above the 2mb limit are also very interesting.  Would this require additional hardware added to this CPU upgrade card, or is this card pictured that will fit into the CDTV capable of doing all of these things?

[biggun]

Not sure it will fit CDTV, theres not much room.

This picture is the CDTV mainboard right?

From the mainboard the card will fit fine.
Is there anything on top/ over  the mainboard wich could give problems?

[amigadave]

This picture is the CDTV mainboard right?

From the mainboard the card will fit fine.
Is there anything on top/ over  the mainboard wich could give problems?

Yes, some of the CDTV units, like mine, come with a daughter board for the CDTV special ROM chips.  This is close to the CPU, so it might not work on CDTV's using that ROM daughter board.  Also, the clearance above the 68000 CPU to the top case is small.  How high is this new CPU accelerator card?

I will open up both of my CDTV's to look for any other obstructions and let you know.

[biggun]

How high is this new CPU accelerator card?

it has a height of about 2 cm from the 68k socket.

[slayer]

OK lets be very honest, ok?

We do this thing not to make a lot of money. ;-D
We do this because _WE_ want it ourselves.
[...]

Well said the entire post, I've always found it strange over the years why some people are so passionate about trying to influence what other people are trying to do - if people who are doing it ask the question then that's fine but if they don't don't offer them your opinion... so much noise, it's maddening...

anyway, since we are all hijacking this thread

I just wanted to say that this could be a very useful expansion... my vast collection of older Amigas could be moved on equiped with these boards...

I'll be watching carefully

do you have a direct url I could use to monitor for announcements and/or purchases? sorry for my ignorance but I haven't been following this although I think I've read through a thread or two at EAB.

Cheers

[F0LLETT]

it has a height of about 2 cm from the 68k socket.

Then it properly wouldn't fit (not with the planned extra board), I have to check my CDTV (with Carl Sassenrath goodies) when I get chance, maybe the week end.

Give me the full specs height wise and I will measure it. Be nice to upgrade this CDTV as I can't play any WHDload stuff on it, . Just gives blank screen.
Being able to upgrade it to AGA would be just WoW!!!.

[Methanoid]

Hi Olaf,

Lets be totally open and very honest about the project.
Who we are, where we are and where we are heading.

Today there is the Vampire600.
The Vampire600 has 64 MB fastmem and an FPGA which you can load a new fast 68K CPU into it.


The next card, the new Cyclone5 card is in production right now.
The Cyclone 5 card offers
* Faster FPGA  = about twice as fast CPU compared to the Vampire600
* 128 MB Ram
* Video out HDMI
* SDcard / IDE
* Network

As soon as the Cyclone 5 card is fully tested and we see that all works without yellow wire
and as soon as the sales/distribution is set up - it will be sold and
we will offer the CPU upgrade file for the Vampire600 owners to speed up their CPU as free download.

Then Vampire600 owners will then get a CPU comparable to 68060 in speed for free.

If the A500 card runs fine we will make card for A1200,A4000 all other models etc.
We as team have recently bought several A1200 and have already stocked up mostly every made AMIGA here for testing the cards: E.g  A500,A1000,A2000,A3000,A4000,A1200,CD32

Lets be honest:
The APOLLO CPU is an envolvement of the 68050 CPU done for the Natami project.
The RTG Chunky/truecolor display is basically a steal from the SAGA/Super-AGA chunky stuff we prepared for the NATAMI.


You don't need to be an Einstein to see that you can also take the CPU card out of your A500, and if you add a Joyport to it - and you basically have a new NATAMI - for little money.

To be clear: I'm not promising anything here.
This is not a market announcement.

The post was started as question whether we need help to design a new CPU card - and the answer to it is "No" we have designed it already and the above is our current status....

You had the first shipments in June.. Any update? This could/should be a massive piece of Amiga news.

But is A500/1000/2000.. not A600 or 1200?

Would love to see a LOT more info... get an idea of which of my children I need to sell to get one.. that sort of thing.... And is there a dedicated thread for it to sub to?

[Everblue]

I would like to see stand alone Chameleon board in a nice case and HDMI output.

[amigakit]

Chameleon is already stand alone...