Inertial Computing

rkauer · 30 October 2009, 21:58

Are those guys for real?

I only found some references from Amiwest '09 and a few pages on some Wikipedia-style pages.

Very interesting hardware ideas, all tending to use intensive VHDL code + FPGA chips.

Links:
A kind of A1200 accelerator with DDR memory
GVP 040/060 Tekmagic?
A new PC bridgeboard?
A cheaper and less hacked Mediator?

Shadowfire · 31 October 2009, 12:11

I wouldn't start holding my breath until they have actual working prototypes.

FrenchShark · 31 October 2009, 18:59

I read their wiki. It made me laugh.
A DDR interface on a prototype with a schmartboard ? really ?
500 - 1500 LEs for a SDRAM interface, hum... I am wondering what will be the size of their 040 clone...

papa_november · 31 October 2009, 19:19

They don't need DDR RAM. Ordinary SDRAM tops out at speeds you can't even reach with a water-cooled 1E41J 060, and it's widely available in sizes more than sufficient for an Amiga. Then again, if DDR is so much cheaper to implement like they say it is I guess it doesn't matter.

It's a more than plausible idea, and if they had any help from the dudes who made the CT60 accelerator for the Atari Falcon (the only accelerator of it's kind to use SDRAM) they might be able to pull it off.

FrenchShark · 31 October 2009, 20:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by plankton

New add ons for decaying mobos. Funny.

Yeah, it is actually cheaper to make a complete Amiga that runs faster than the original one than to create an accelerator board.
Plus, you do not have the decaying issue

asm1 · 31 October 2009, 20:29

Quote:

Could we bridge to the Intel FW82801BA southbridge? They are around 425 actual BGA pads and cost as low as $6 new. Supports HD Audio, SATA, ATA, all sorts of good shit.

Read the above and FPMSL

"good shit" - wonderful tech marketing terms.

rkauer · 01 November 2009, 07:10

Maybe they are Jamaicans?

Not me, I quit smoking good shit.

aperez · 04 March 2010, 07:56

Hey guys! I just stumbled across this "old" post here while doing some perusing, and wanted to make this clear...All the ideas on the Inertial Computing site, which is mine, are brainstorms! Nothing has been "announced" for a reason. I didn't feel the need to hide it behind closed doors because I'd rather the ideas float around and perhaps inspire other new ones. That said, I am experimenting with a low-cost Coldfire microcontroller, interconnected to the Zorro II bus with the same type of quickswitches which Tim is using in his Zorro III SDRAM module. I'm insanely busy with work and life in general, but this is something I'd really like to bring to fruition, and as a result, I know it will happen, but when is less important to me than the fact that it does, at some point.

Feel free to contact me directly if you so desire. I am a believer in bouncing ideas off one another and in brainstorming in general, which is why I opted to document my ideas in a public manner such as the Inertial Computing Wiki.

30 October 2009, 21:58	#1
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Inertial Computing Are those guys for real? I only found some references from Amiwest '09 and a few pages on some Wikipedia-style pages. Very interesting hardware ideas, all tending to use intensive VHDL code + FPGA chips. Links: A kind of A1200 accelerator with DDR memory GVP 040/060 Tekmagic? A new PC bridgeboard? A cheaper and less hacked Mediator?

04 March 2010, 07:56	#8
aperez Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 94	This discussion made me laugh :) Hey guys! I just stumbled across this "old" post here while doing some perusing, and wanted to make this clear...All the ideas on the Inertial Computing site, which is mine, are brainstorms! Nothing has been "announced" for a reason. I didn't feel the need to hide it behind closed doors because I'd rather the ideas float around and perhaps inspire other new ones. That said, I am experimenting with a low-cost Coldfire microcontroller, interconnected to the Zorro II bus with the same type of quickswitches which Tim is using in his Zorro III SDRAM module. I'm insanely busy with work and life in general, but this is something I'd really like to bring to fruition, and as a result, I know it will happen, but when is less important to me than the fact that it does, at some point. Feel free to contact me directly if you so desire. I am a believer in bouncing ideas off one another and in brainstorming in general, which is why I opted to document my ideas in a public manner such as the Inertial Computing Wiki.

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31 October 2009, 12:11	#2
Shadowfire Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 617	I wouldn't start holding my breath until they have actual working prototypes.

31 October 2009, 18:59	#3
FrenchShark FPGAmiga rulez! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South of France Age: 50 Posts: 155	I read their wiki. It made me laugh. A DDR interface on a prototype with a schmartboard ? really ? 500 - 1500 LEs for a SDRAM interface, hum... I am wondering what will be the size of their 040 clone...

31 October 2009, 19:19	#4
papa_november Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 184	They don't need DDR RAM. Ordinary SDRAM tops out at speeds you can't even reach with a water-cooled 1E41J 060, and it's widely available in sizes more than sufficient for an Amiga. Then again, if DDR is so much cheaper to implement like they say it is I guess it doesn't matter. It's a more than plausible idea, and if they had any help from the dudes who made the CT60 accelerator for the Atari Falcon (the only accelerator of it's kind to use SDRAM) they might be able to pull it off.

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