[UserReview] Vampire V2-128 received and it's just pure p0rn.

[Iggy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYxEFUgWe1o

Vampire 600 V2 / GOLD3 bring-up - no more Turtle Mode

GOLD3 does not contain Turtle Mode for the stock a1200 speed. Here are a couple of WHDLoad games that will benefit of it. Audio and video comes through HDMI.

That IS a good trick.
Congradulations.

[Niding]

https://youtu.be/1Q_rfkqPymg

Amikit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfWB0f1DI4c

[Acill]

https://youtu.be/1Q_rfkqPymg

Amikit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfWB0f1DI4c

What is Amikit X for vampire? Is a guide available to get it running on the vampire? I'd like to try it.

[Niding]

What is Amikit X for vampire? Is a guide available to get it running on the vampire? I'd like to try it.

I suggest you ask the author of the youtube video. I havent tested AmiKit myself to be honest, but it does look nice!

Amiga 1000 with Vampire V2-500, Apollo Gold 3 team test core.
 A1000, with 4 meg ChipRam, AGA, HDMI Video out with Audio.
 Meet Pamela the new audio out custom chip.
 
 Youtube links
 https://youtu.be/bOaD4EqD9MQ
 
 https://youtu.be/z1RxmhV-4Bg
 
 GOLD 3 Beta

Note the A1000 is loading game from SD card.
          the A4000 is loading game over Samba share, this is why the load time is slower.
          the comparison is to show the ChipRam and AGA are working on the Gold 3 core even on an A1000

[Niding]

https://vimeo.com/222892444

Quick Aros 68k Origyn Web Browser (OWB) test with Vampire 500 V2

Amiga 2000
Vampire 500 V2 (GOLD 2.5/Alternative Kick3.1)
Picasso IV
Ariadne Network card

[Niding]

Vampire 500 V2 (Gold 2.5) / MysticView 1.07 020_NoFPU

Vampire 500 V2 / Amiga 2000
Gold 2.5 with the alternative 3.1 Kick ROM
AmigaOS 3.9 BB2 (with ROM updates)
Prisma Megamix Zorro II
Ariadne Network card Zorro II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLR64W_8v_8&feature=youtu.be

GOLD3 bring-up. Stunt Car Racer

An Amiga 600 with the Vampire 600 V2 accelerator board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5oVDYNd_ws

[som99]

Now do a video of 4D Sports Driving (Stunts) please

[Niding]

First SoftFPU tests with GOLD2 core

A very early Software Floating Point Unit bring-up for the 68k.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgW6B9dhkgQ

Its based on the work by Jari Eskelinen, which is being discussed here;

http://www.apollo-core.com/knowledge.php?b=4¬e=5931&x=0&z=jWL3Fm

[Iggy]

Pretty weak. Why not just release the supposedly finished floating point unit?

And that heavily edited 'discussion' is so one dimensional.

[grond]

Pretty weak.

Yes, but suddenly the old "there is a lot of software that will just crash if there is no FPU"-argument is gone. Pretty soon it's only going to be "but an 040/060 is faster at running non-882 FPU code".  And I think getting the rough equivalent of a 50 MHz 68882 in a free software update is pretty nice. The last time I read something about purchasing those chips it seemed like they were pretty expensive and difficult to get...

[Iggy]

Yes, but suddenly the old "there is a lot of software that will just crash if there is no FPU"-argument is gone. Pretty soon it's only going to be "but an 040/060 is faster at running non-882 FPU code".  And I think getting the rough equivalent of a 50 MHz 68882 in a free software update is pretty nice. The last time I read something about purchasing those chips it seemed like they were pretty expensive and difficult to get...

That IS a valid point, and it IS adequate.
So, I'd revise my comments with a cautious congratulations.

It eliminates a talking point/point of contention.

[Acill]

So far I have got mine going well and the lack of an FPU isnt as bad as I thought it would be. I have the x-surf 100 and rapidroad working with it very well. Just needed to be sure and select the 68000 device drivers and say no to installing the custom ones when the installer askes. I also have a SCSI card working together with the IDE for a CD-ROM drive. This 2000 has never been better than it currently is.

[Iggy]

So far I have got mine going well and the lack of an FPU isnt as bad as I thought it would be. I have the x-surf 100 and rapidroad working with it very well. Just needed to be sure and select the 68000 device drivers and say no to installing the custom ones when the installer askes. I also have a SCSI card working together with the IDE for a CD-ROM drive. This 2000 has never been better than it currently is.

That is a platform I can see the argument for fpu free operation on.
My own system topped out with an '020 cpu and a 68882 fpu.
The soft fpu should exceed to operation of that and the core is certainly faster than an '020.

So at this point, I may return my A2000 to service.

[B00tDisk]

Hey I'm not going to move my opinionated goalposts if they do an update with the FPU in it.  I've been rooting for the Vampire since it was just an A600 thing being knocked out in guy's bedroom.  I'm happy to see forward progress on the FPU, rather than no progress at all and handwaving why there wasn't any.  So, IMO, this is good, this is great!

[ToddH]

I'm patiently waiting for the A1200 version myself. I'm hoping that they will release it before the end of the year.

[Karlos]

For me, FPU emulation is a must. However I'd temper that by saying just the 040 FPU subset, which includes one or two operations missing on the 060fpu and be able to trap properly any missing ones so that a software solution is possible (ala oxypatcher).

To be fair, if the CPU core advertised itself as a basic 020 but silently supported the 040fpu and some other 040+ instructions like move16, lots of software would just work.