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Forum: News 14 January 2011, 20:50
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Posted By Oliver_A
If you want to replicate KS 3.1 behaviour, then...

If you want to replicate KS 3.1 behaviour, then you have to do that.



The OS checks in increments of 1MB (yes, 1MB, not 512K, like Z3 autosizing) if there is any memory starting from this...
Forum: News 14 January 2011, 16:06
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Posted By Oliver_A
Well, technically, only the ACA630 has true Z3...

Well, technically, only the ACA630 has true Z3 autosizing autoconfig memory. The ACA1230 has non-autoconfig memory, which nevertheless is detected by exec.library >= V40.

When you set the...
Forum: News 12 January 2011, 09:59
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Posted By Oliver_A
ADoom V1.4 with Indivision GFX support for...

ADoom V1.4 with Indivision GFX support for Indivision ECS is uploaded to Aminet. So all those new ACA630 users here with Indivision ECS can now play ADoom in 256 colours with faster graphics. :)
Forum: News 09 January 2011, 14:46
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Posted By Oliver_A
Ah, okay. Sorry, I didn't want to exclude you. :)

Ah, okay. Sorry, I didn't want to exclude you. :)
Forum: News 08 January 2011, 23:27
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Posted By Oliver_A
I just wanted to pick a colour which hasn't...

I just wanted to pick a colour which hasn't already been chosen by the Amiga OS developers. I'm probably going to change it to something else in the final version.

Glad that somebody finally...
Forum: News 07 January 2011, 22:45
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Posted By Oliver_A
Yes, but not by driving the components completely...

Yes, but not by driving the components completely out of spec. We spent most of the development time on getting the hardware completely stable. When it was possible to go up in speed (as done on the...
Forum: News 07 January 2011, 20:59
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Posted By Oliver_A
And we say: the components on the card are not...

And we say: the components on the card are not specified for this kind of speed. Neither the CPU nor the Rams nor the CPLD. If it runs stable, then it's pure luck. The ACA630-30Mhz for example has...
Forum: News 07 January 2011, 18:59
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Posted By Oliver_A
Yes, but you forget the CPU, speed of CPLD (the...

Yes, but you forget the CPU, speed of CPLD (the logic design is NOT guaranteed to work under 80Mhz) and several timing parameters involved in how we drive the SDRAM, which are violated now because we...
Forum: News 06 January 2011, 23:58
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Posted By Oliver_A
ACATune is for ALL ACA cards. So if you have...

ACATune is for ALL ACA cards. So if you have problems with a non-booting IDE drive after MAPROM on the ACA630, this update is for you.
Forum: News 06 January 2011, 18:37
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Posted By Oliver_A
Update! ACATune now supports patching 1MB...

Update!

ACATune now supports patching 1MB Roms! It can be downloaded from my original post here:

http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=727079&postcount=1388
Forum: News 06 January 2011, 12:07
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Posted By Oliver_A
Fixed. ...

Fixed.

http://eab.abime.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=27506&stc=1&d=1294335231
Forum: News 06 January 2011, 10:35
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Posted By Oliver_A
Because it's a beta release and still...

Because it's a beta release and still work-in-progress. It's here to get the first feedback from the users.
Forum: News 06 January 2011, 10:06
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Posted By Oliver_A
New Bugfix Update ! I have written a new...

New Bugfix Update !

I have written a new beta version of ACATune tool, which should make most ACA1230-56Mhz users very happy, because it fixes the following issues:

- Ram (especially RAD disks)...
Forum: News 01 January 2011, 21:37
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Posted By Oliver_A
Is this the message when starting ACATune from...

Is this the message when starting ACATune from startup-sequence? Or did you use ACATune from Workbench? What happens when you do this after booting your Amiga without startup-sequence?

ACATune is...
Forum: News 19 December 2010, 21:20
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Posted By Oliver_A
Great, this means that you now have a working...

Great, this means that you now have a working ACA1230-56Mhz at full speed.

So, anyone having problems with a non-booting Amiga and the ACA1230-56Mhz, use

acatune >NIL:
cpu cache burst fastrom...
Forum: News 19 December 2010, 20:53
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Posted By Oliver_A
I'll explain again what the problem is: The...

I'll explain again what the problem is:

The ACA1230-56 has a very fast CPU->Amiga mainboard and CPU->SDRAM interface. The card can indeed do some memory related operations faster than a 68060...
Forum: News 19 December 2010, 14:43
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Posted By Oliver_A
Put the following lines into your...

Put the following lines into your startup-sequence:

acatune >NIL:
cpu cache burst fastrom >NIL:

Does this solve your problem?
Forum: News 18 December 2010, 23:46
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Posted By Oliver_A
There is one important thing to keep in mind:...

There is one important thing to keep in mind: ACATune currently does not support encrypted rom files, which might be a part of Cloanto Amiga Forever.

We are working hard to find out what happens....
Forum: News 16 December 2010, 20:27
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Posted By Oliver_A
Thank you, that sounds fair enough. :)

Thank you, that sounds fair enough. :)
Forum: News 16 December 2010, 20:03
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Posted By Oliver_A
Then be prepared to do quite a lot of manual...

Then be prepared to do quite a lot of manual work, because the original thread was already established for quite a few months as a direct communication platform between the developers, dealers and...
Forum: News 16 December 2010, 19:41
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Posted By Oliver_A
I wouldn't have noticed this split-up if I hadn't...

I wouldn't have noticed this split-up if I hadn't read CU_AMIGA's request for help in the original thread before the split. Now we (which I mean: Jens, amigakit and me) all have to swap between two...
Forum: News 16 December 2010, 18:45
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Posted By Oliver_A
We tested all cards thorougly on the following...

We tested all cards thorougly on the following mainboard revisions:

1B
1D
1D1
1D4
2B

The ACA1230-56 is permanently installed in my development A1200, which is revision 1D4, which has run...
Forum: News 16 December 2010, 11:37
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Posted By Oliver_A
You are free to contact me when you have any...

You are free to contact me when you have any suggestions or bug reports. Your help is always highly appreciated, but it doesn't help if we both end up with wasted efforts due to lack of communication...
Forum: News 15 December 2010, 00:37
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Posted By Oliver_A
This is not the integrated GUI I'm actually...

This is not the integrated GUI I'm actually working on, but thank you anyway, Matthew. 2 GUIs are better than none. ;)
Forum: News 14 December 2010, 13:25
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Posted By Oliver_A
If there are any questions concerning the ACATune...

If there are any questions concerning the ACATune tool, feel free to ask here.

For those who are still waiting for their cards, you can also already install and add the tool to your...
Forum: News 04 December 2010, 19:52
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Posted By Oliver_A
I'm going to upload it on Aminet as soon as it's...

I'm going to upload it on Aminet as soon as it's 100% completed. I already got the permission from Peter McGavin for the changes.
Forum: News 18 November 2010, 23:52
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Posted By Oliver_A
Reading this makes me truly happy, because that's...

Reading this makes me truly happy, because that's exactly what we really hope to achieve. Amigas should be USED, not stored away or thrown in the trash.

And yes, the ACA1230-56Mhz design runs...
Forum: News 17 November 2010, 11:49
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Posted By Oliver_A
The ACA1230-56Mhz needs no heat-sink. We tested...

The ACA1230-56Mhz needs no heat-sink. We tested the card for several days in a closed A1200, running all kinds of demos on it, and the bottom plate of the A1200 only gets warm, most certainly not...
Forum: News 12 November 2010, 21:36
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Posted By Oliver_A
We developed the ACA1230-28Mhz specifically for...

We developed the ACA1230-28Mhz specifically for WHDLOAD users who want to play their favourite games without much hassle. The processing power is more than enough, thanks to the fast memory...
Forum: News 09 November 2010, 11:01
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Posted By Oliver_A
In 1994, I was playing Doom on a 386-50Mhz CPU,...

In 1994, I was playing Doom on a 386-50Mhz CPU, which barely made it over the 10fps mark in Low Detail Mode. Most people played Doom that way back then.



Just too bad that the Doom engine...
Forum: News 07 November 2010, 13:33
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Posted By Oliver_A
Would you guys like some real-life practical...

Would you guys like some real-life practical comparisons?

Here is ADOOM Shareware running on my A1200 in 320x200 AGA. The accelerator is a Blizzard 1240, which means an 68040 with 25Mhz:
...
Forum: News 28 October 2010, 12:00
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Posted By Oliver_A
Hi guys! Thanks for your enthusiastic...

Hi guys!

Thanks for your enthusiastic response! :spin Some valid questions have been brought up here, which I am going to respond to.

How does this mode work? And where is the difference...
Forum: News 27 October 2010, 20:03
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Posted By Oliver_A
Work in progress ADoom Shareware in 1024x768...

Work in progress

ADoom Shareware in 1024x768 256 colours on Indivision ECS and the upcoming ACA630. :shocked

http://eab.abime.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26825&stc=1&d=1288201279

I'm...
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