Forum: Amiga scene
22 January 2023, 00:19
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Replies: 109
Views: 18,275
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Forum: Hardware mods
22 August 2021, 05:22
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Replies: 61
Views: 19,164
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Forum: Amiga scene
19 July 2021, 14:23
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Replies: 63
Views: 19,107
With the Icedrake (terrible name that) costing...
With the Icedrake (terrible name that) costing the same as the Vampire 1200 it may see second hand prices fall if people choose to upgrade from the V2 to the V4. I'm not sure how much cheaper a...
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Forum: Amiga scene
19 July 2021, 05:20
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Replies: 63
Views: 19,107
The A600 was never designed for acceleration...
The A600 was never designed for acceleration unlike every other Amiga. With people removing the 68000 to put internal accelerators in the A500s CPU socket, it's no surprise that people have attempted...
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Forum: News
19 July 2021, 04:46
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Replies: 39
Views: 11,804
I don't see why not. It just looks like an off...
I don't see why not. It just looks like an off the shelf microcontroller module plugs into the board to handle the conversion of the Amiga 500 keyboard to USB protocol then loops the USB out of the...
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Forum: News
14 March 2021, 19:31
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Replies: 734
Views: 210,694
Incompatible as the thread title suggests...
Incompatible as the thread title suggests Kipper2k's keyboard uses cherry MX compatible keycaps and the a1200.net keycaps only fit the original Mitsumi keyboards used on most Amigas.
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Forum: Hardware mods
01 March 2021, 02:49
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,979
Claude is experimenting with capturing and...
Claude is experimenting with capturing and display of the Amiga native digital video from Denise using a Cypress fx2lp microcontroller board to Pi USB. Only doing 3 bit RGB initially...
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Forum: Hardware mods
07 February 2021, 01:04
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Replies: 96
Views: 20,302
I suspect the number of people that would want...
I suspect the number of people that would want that option are very small. The Vampire accelerators currently target the most common Amiga models (A500, A600 and A1200) that lack other RTG options....
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Forum: Hardware mods
02 February 2021, 01:13
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Replies: 96
Views: 20,302
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Forum: support.Hardware
26 December 2020, 11:45
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,198
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Forum: Hardware mods
25 December 2020, 02:41
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,127
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Forum: support.Hardware
24 December 2020, 02:44
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,198
It's not the CIA as it's getting keyboard codes...
It's not the CIA as it's getting keyboard codes from the controller. The issue(s) is(/are) either between the keyboard controller and the keyboard socket or with the components of the keyboard. Try...
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Forum: support.Hardware
13 December 2020, 15:27
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,198
I suspect the buffer/transceiver ICs on the...
I suspect the buffer/transceiver ICs on the controller ports may be inputs only rather than bi-directional as would be required to switch the CD32 controller between "Atari joystick" and CD32 gamepad...
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Forum: Amiga scene
09 December 2020, 05:40
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,279
Some nice options with the Raspberry...
Some nice options with the Raspberry Pi/Ami-hybrid, Un-Amiga and MiSTix boards. What I think would be really cool would be an Amy-ITX style board that takes the A500 chipset but with two Raspberry Pi...
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Forum: Hardware mods
30 November 2020, 19:35
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Replies: 115
Views: 28,096
https://www.soigeneris.com/ and...
https://www.soigeneris.com/ and https://www.retronicdesign.com/ have teamed up to produce DB23F connectors, only cable type as far as I know not PCB mount and they wont be cheap but it's good to have...
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Forum: Hardware mods
08 November 2020, 16:43
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,979
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Forum: Hardware mods
27 October 2020, 23:57
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,979
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Forum: Hardware mods
26 October 2020, 19:22
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,979
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Forum: Hardware mods
26 October 2020, 04:46
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,979
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Forum: Amiga scene
26 October 2020, 03:53
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,900
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Forum: Amiga scene
25 October 2020, 17:32
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,900
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Forum: Amiga scene
22 October 2020, 02:37
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Replies: 87
Views: 10,800
The article seems very one sided an full of...
The article seems very one sided an full of inaccuracies in my opinion. In the comments Trevor states that he didn't say Acer still own any Amiga IP. Which makes sense as they have never been a party...
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Forum: Amiga scene
11 August 2020, 18:19
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Replies: 330
Views: 41,405
The way I see it Motorola/Freescale CPUs have...
The way I see it Motorola/Freescale CPUs have little appeal beyond 020 or 030's for all but a few wealthy purists. I've no interest in running 060 demos and I can't think of any other justifiable...
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Forum: Hardware mods
01 May 2020, 19:35
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Replies: 539
Views: 159,366
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Forum: Hardware mods
01 May 2020, 07:02
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Replies: 539
Views: 159,366
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Forum: Hardware mods
01 May 2020, 05:31
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Replies: 539
Views: 159,366
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Forum: Amiga scene
10 March 2020, 21:51
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Replies: 164
Views: 26,152
I remember thinking at the time it was first...
I remember thinking at the time it was first reported that AmigaKit had registered A1200 that it was a shady move. I think I suspected at that time that they were targeting individual Computers...
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Forum: Hardware mods
08 March 2020, 16:38
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,150
The 68K dual inline package is 64 pins and the...
The 68K dual inline package is 64 pins and the PLLC 68k is 68 pins (extra ground and VCC and 2 NC). I doubt there's is a common standard for conversion between these package types especially as 64...
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Forum: Amiga scene
14 October 2019, 04:58
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Replies: 54
Views: 8,855
I can understand why the brand owners would be...
I can understand why the brand owners would be reluctant to license use for a generic PC keyboard and mouse with no relevance to their brand other than a colour scheme where that same keyboard/mouse...
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Forum: News
11 October 2019, 18:41
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Replies: 265
Views: 82,419
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Forum: Hardware mods
27 August 2019, 13:54
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Replies: 539
Views: 141,738
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Forum: Amiga scene
13 March 2019, 16:17
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,240
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Forum: Amiga scene
28 August 2018, 04:06
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,096
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Forum: Amiga scene
17 June 2018, 18:06
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Replies: 190
Views: 39,852
I considered the possibility of combining the...
I considered the possibility of combining the Gotek and real floppy adaptor into one integrated unit but it may be too bulky, complex and power hungry. Using another PCB for the real floppy drive...
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Forum: Amiga scene
17 June 2018, 11:36
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Replies: 190
Views: 39,852
Nice work Kipper2k.
I had an idea for an...
Nice work Kipper2k.
I had an idea for an "external" Gotek type drive, internally would be a cradle with an attached passive PCB board replacing the floppy. This takes the signals and power from...
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Forum: Amiga scene
15 June 2018, 19:03
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Replies: 77
Views: 12,463
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Forum: Amiga scene
10 June 2018, 13:49
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,090
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Forum: News
31 May 2018, 20:15
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Replies: 50
Views: 15,211
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Forum: News
20 May 2018, 01:33
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Replies: 39
Views: 14,862
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Forum: Amiga scene
01 April 2018, 20:42
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Replies: 82
Views: 20,862
Modern boards are a science with their GHz...
Modern boards are a science with their GHz signals, low voltage logic with thousands very fine traces and vias across many layers requiring professional tools. The a A4000 motherboards are 25 year...
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