Individual Computers - New accelerator cards for A600 & A1200

[LuMan]

Originally Posted by Predseda

It is the graphic produced through the graphic card, not from the native Amiga graphic chipset.

I thought it was a function to allow graphics to be piped through any manner of graphic port (AGA, cards, etc.)? Am I wrong??

[FOL]

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

I'm sure it's:

ReTargetable Graphics

It can mean both, I spose.
I know it as Real Time Graphics.

But I missed out on the CG days.

[Photon]

Originally Posted by MrCheese

I keep seeing the phrase PPC + RTG but have no idea what it means. Would any kind person let me know please?

If it's okay if an unkind person explains it you can read here !!

[vroom6sri]

Sorry to be demanding but can Jens or AmigaKit confirm when:

1.) the 1231/42 will be available to buy?
2.) more 1230/56 accelerators will be available to buy (if ever)?

Fang Q.

[fitzsteve]

Originally Posted by vroom6sri

Sorry to be demanding but can Jens or AmigaKit confirm when:

1.) the 1231/42 will be available to buy?
2.) more 1230/56 accelerators will be available to buy (if ever)?

Fang Q.

I think someone on this board has two of the 56mhz ACA's for sale:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=790593

[Photon]

Originally Posted by vroom6sri

1.) the 1231/42 will be available to buy?

Fang Q.

My crystal ball is all fogged up but I think I can make out the date "mid-January".

Yuriy Walkow M.

I mean

E. Orwell Comb.

[vroom6sri]

Fitzsteve - Thanks for the info but ideally I'd like a nice, shiny new one.

Photon - Hillarious!

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by vroom6sri

Fitzsteve - Thanks for the info but ideally I'd like a nice, shiny new one.

Well, lets just say, "don't hold your breath". Jens might have a few 1230/56 left for warranty purposes, but he ain't making any more. Thats the whole reason he made the 1231. So if you want a 56MHz part you have to hope he finds some CPU's real cheap and can make a 1231/56, but that to is somewhat unlikely.
B!

[vroom6sri]

Ah, I see. Well maybe I'll be buying a 2nd hand 56 then unless the 42 is going to be good enough in comparison to my current 28.

[MrCheese]

Originally Posted by Photon

If it's okay if an unkind person explains it you can read here !!

Very unkind. I wasn't expecting to see that kind of pr0n! Like the snow on the site as well.

[zgermans]

ACA1230/56 in stock at Amigakit today(!), must be the batch kept for warranty or something...

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...oducts_id=1005

[vroom6sri]

Not any more! I was nearly ready to buy one then!

[vroom6sri]

Amigakit - Are you taking pre-orders for the 1231/42? I think I can justify buying a new accelerator that is 50% faster than my current one.

[amigakit.com]

Sorry, we do not have any current plans for taking pre-orders for that card as we are not involved in that particular project.

[vroom6sri]

Thanks for the info, Amigakit. That's a shame. So you won't be stocking it at all?

[MrCheese]

You can pre-order here http://www.vesalia.de/e_aca1231-42.htm

[roberthazelby]

Originally Posted by MrCheese

You can pre-order here http://www.vesalia.de/e_aca1231-42.htm

Part of the description in the above link reads:

The MMU can not only be used to map a Kickstart ROM image to FastMem, it's also crucial for WHDLoad.

I'm probably being thick here, but I don't have an MMU on my 030 card and I've had no problems.

Am I missing something?

[roy bates]

Originally Posted by roberthazelby

Part of the description in the above link reads:



I'm probably being thick here, but I don't have an MMU on my 030 card and I've had no problems.

Am I missing something?

nope,not really.

[FOL]

Originally Posted by roberthazelby

Part of the description in the above link reads:



I'm probably being thick here, but I don't have an MMU on my 030 card and I've had no problems.

Am I missing something?

Most users wouldnt even need an MMU, is only good for mapping kickstarts and apps that actually take advantage of it.
Retro gamers, would'nt even notice if it was there or not.

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by roberthazelby

I'm probably being thick here, but I don't have an MMU on my 030 card and I've had no problems.

It's even worse. I bought a 1230/56, with MMU, and WHDLoad can't use it. For one reason or another, i cant remember what it is. Jens offered to fix it, for a fee + shipping back and fourth. Bert has no intention to "fix" WHDLoad as it works in the way it's intended to. And just for reference, Bert stated that if the only thing the "fix" by Jens is good for is WHDLoad, then it's not worth it, you won't notice it when gaming. MMU or not doesn't make that big a difference apparently. (In a thread on a (this?) forum i actually was recomended to get a accelerator without MMU as it's supposedly more compatible for WHDLoad needs. No idea if this was true or not. So far the only thing that hasn't behaved as expected with the ACA1230 is Theme Park, which is SLOW... No idea if this is down to the accelerator or the WHDLoad.)

B!