A1200NG Updates

[amigakit]

@AmigaOldskooler

Thanks.  We are awaiting the packaging and product manuals to be printed as well as a few final details.  It has been a lot of hard work by our small team but it is great to be closing in on release.

[AmigaOldskooler]

Sounds good! Best of luck with the distribution and final steps! It must have been a lot of work maintaining the A600GS, which has received plenty of updates, along with this project!

[amigakit]

A1200NG Update

We are pleased to confirm that we will start shipping next month to customers who has ordered the A1200NG. 

The retail packaging and user manuals are being produced at the printers.  We should have a nice preview of them shortly.

A1200NG 25-pin Serial Port:

A small tweak to the hardware has been made:  a fused +12V supply was added to the serial port.  This maybe useful for users who want to add MIDI interfaces or similar expansions.

Serial port software support has been added to the Edit section in the menu.

Greaseweazle & Floppy Disk Drives:

Keir Fraser is a member of our A1200NG development team.  He has been working with us to enhance the floppy disk drive support.

Format V46 system tool has been updated to display the floppy disk drive in the device list.

[amigakit]

This week we have performed a small overclock on the A1200NG to 1.7Ghz after adding a heatsink.  The SysInfo results increased from 256 MIPs to 303 MIPs.  We are going to do some additional tests and run the system for long periods of time under load at the higher speeds.   If the tests are successful we may offer an overclocking kit option for A1200NG users.

[amigakit]

Today a new blog was published entitled "The A1200 NG".  It introduces and gives more information about the A1200NG computer system.

[polyp2000]

Is it me or does this look fishy ?

Second zoom of the motherboard seems to be populated with components that dont seem to look like the other components on the board. In fact they look like they have been badly photoshopped on , with no labels on the mother board or traces to the components.

I wouldnt pre-order anything until Amiga Kit explain this.

[broadblues]

Those are CAD Renders of the design, not photoshops.

Some real photos maybe found here https://wiki.amiga.org/index.php?title=A1200NG

[AmigaOldskooler]

also, @iowtheme will do a livestream featuring the board today, which should be very interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6YxyAYxRVc

[amigakit]

A1200NG recent updates video demonstrated by "IOWTHEME":

Youtube link

[amigakit]

AmiBench is pre-installed on the A1200NG.  Alternatively you can load your own OS and boot directly into it. www.a1200ng.com

[amigakit]

The A1200NG is supplied with the PSU, backplates, case badges and HDMI cable.  www.a1200ng.com

[amigakit]

The A1200 NG has started shipping out to customers that have already ordered.  Demand for the product has been very encouraging so we thank you for your patience while we bench test and send out the boards with accessories.

The A1200 NG can be purchased here:   www.a1200.com/ng

More information can be obtained on the official Wiki:   wiki.amiga.org/a1200ng

[AmigaOldskooler]

That is great news! Glad to see it being shipped out to customers!

[AmigaOldskooler]

Anyone received their A1200NG yet?  Would love to hear about the first experiences with the new board!

[F0LLETT]

Would love to hear about the first experiences with the new board!

Me too,

[amigakit]

The A1200 NG CPU Boost Kit is now available.



The A1200 NG CPU Boost increases performance up to 20 percent.

After activating the CPU Boost option in the A1200NG main menu, SysInfo reports around 300 MIPs (increased from around 250 MIPs).

The software increases the CPU clock speed of the A1200NG from 1.5Ghz to 1.7Ghz when the CPU Boost option is enabled. It can be toggled on/off for specific software titles.
 
The kit includes:

* Heat sink
* thermal pads
* 4x Bolts
* Serial key code to activate software

Order the kit for your the A1200 NG here:

www.amigakit.com/a1200ng-boost-p-91342.html