Sonnet crescendo 7200 on Amiga

[Rotzloeffel]

Again, an updated version of this card would be SO cool.

Ratte and Mastatabs from a1k.org are working on that..... it´s done, when it´s done......

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Ratte and Mastatabs from a1k.org are working on that..... it´s done, when it´s done......

Why don't we have people like that working over in this forum? :laughing:

[B00tDisk]

Ratte and Mastatabs from a1k.org are working on that..... it´s done, when it´s done......

Do tell...

[wawrzon]

Do tell...

the guys are hardware geeks, there are many hardware projects on a1k, but i bet, none that complex. i wouldnt count on that much, not very soon at least.

admittedly there are accels and rtg extensions for amiga, even motherboard replacements, but to my knowledge nothing in multiple hundred mhz signal frequency region.

[Iggy]

Ratte and Mastatabs from a1k.org are working on that..... it´s done, when it´s done......

VERY cool!

Imagine how that could help unify the OS3.X and OS4 communities.
WarpOS, possibly OS4, much better Linux capability.

Even with significantly less software support, I'd prefer this approach over something like the Vampire.
It appeals to the hacker in me.

Come to think of it, the two are NOT mutually exclusive and COULD be installed on the same system.

Legacy hardware add-ons that let those systems kick ass?
Why TF not?

Why don't we have people like that working over in this forum? :laughing:

They are in the community, why do they have to be part of the forum?
The problem is they aren't too into sharing.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

They are in the community, why do they have to be part of the forum?
The problem is they aren't too into sharing.

I didn't necessarily mean them specifically, just people working on those kind of high-level projects.   :idea:


That being said, a1k is primarily a German-language site, as we all know.  Would be nice if they were members of an English-speaking forum, as well.  Y'know, for us dumb Americans who'd also like to buy their products and/or offer support, contribute, etc.

I wonder if it's a cultural thing?  Are Germans just generally inclined to be more technologically innovative?  I.e., Protein, red A500+ boards, GBA 1000, etc. #NoHitlerReferences  :lol:

[Iggy]

...#NoHitlerReferences  :lol:

Why NOT?
Doesn't everything derisive HAVE to degenerate into those? :hammer:

On Germans, many DO speak English (the ratio is far higher than people who's native tongue is English that speak German).
I exchange messages with Germans all the time on MorphZone.

And there IS Google Translate.

Anyway, they build these and I'LL join THEM, its more attractive to me than an A500 motherboard.

[paul1981]

I didn't necessarily mean them specifically, just people working on those kind of high-level projects.   :idea:


That being said, a1k is primarily a German-language site, as we all know.  Would be nice if they were members of an English-speaking forum, as well.  Y'know, for us dumb Americans who'd also like to buy their products and/or offer support, contribute, etc.

I wonder if it's a cultural thing?  Are Germans just generally inclined to be more technologically innovative?  I.e., Protein, red A500+ boards, GBA 1000, etc. #NoHitlerReferences  :lol:

They're the master race when it comes to Amiga hardware. It can't be denied
Mind you, the Poles are pretty impressive too when it comes to Amigas.

[Iggy]

They're the master race when it comes to Amiga hardware. It can't be denied
Mind you, the Poles are pretty impressive too when it comes to Amigas.

Mark "Bigfoot" Olsen is a Belgian native, although he now lives in South Africa. Frank Mariak (who I've mentioned here before) is German. And other members of the MorphOS development team live in Canada, Poland, and a multitude of other locations.

So our team (while there ARE some Germans) comes from all over the globe.

But you're right, :laugh1:, the Germans DO kind of rule Europe now.

[Motormouth]

Nice site, @jack-3d!

+1

@jack-3D!
after seeing your site, I got a mediator a4000 MKIII V3.3.   I am going to try to get the Sonnet Crescendo 7200 PCI  from an old Mac 7200 (I guess that was obvious) working in the a4000.  I was opposite of most of you, I had the Crescendo but not the mediator.

[Rob]

Given the apparent lack of availability of the Sonnet cards, has anyone considered building a clone or a card of a similar design?

The TSI range of host bridges are still available as are G3 and G4 processors so it could be done if someone skilled in hardware design has the will to do it.

Has anyone tried compiling Linux to run on a Mediator/Sonnet 7200 setup as a proof of concept to show that OS4 and MorphOS could also run on the same setup?
I'm not sure if the MorphOS team would consider a port but I think it would get interest from Hyperion and their hardware partners.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Given the apparent lack of availability of the Sonnet cards, has anyone considered building a clone or a card of a similar design?

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=824992&postcount=60

:lol:

[Rob]

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=824992&postcount=60

:lol:

Thanks, I'd missed that.

[jack-3d]

Another testing of Sonnet Crescendo in Amiga: Crossfire2, Payback, Shogo, Hexen2, Quake3 and FPSE WarpOS games like Colin McRae and Tekken3

HERE