18 February 2013, 11:42 | #621 |
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18 February 2013, 15:16 | #622 |
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Well, 2mb ram should be plentiful for an 500. And the possibility of hd via cf is appealing too. Hope it gets builded soon, as i have a 500 that would take it quickly!.
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18 February 2013, 15:50 | #623 |
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I have to say that at first i didn't understand why Jens reduced the amount of memory on the expansion, but now it makes sence because who ever wants a cheap solution for a HD for games, 2Mb is more than enough while on the other hand if you want to increase the processing capability you can always get an ACA 1230 for it.
It's a win win situation and for the price it's just great. |
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19 February 2013, 11:51 | #625 |
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Ok i have another question and sorry if it's a little offtopic but since i have the Clockport interface for the amiga 500 is it possible for me to plug in the Catweasel MK2 and use the IDE interface for a HD?
I'm a bit confused, i know that the catweasel is a floppy controller and when i saw the IDE pins on it it make me wonder if this is possible. |
19 February 2013, 12:22 | #626 | |
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The A500 clockport adapter can theoretically stay in, but it will not work any more with the ACA500 plugged in - the clockports will be dead, because there's a clockport on the ACA500 with accelerated timing. The Catweasel MK2 is only a floppy-controller. The IDE headers on the board are purely for operating the unit in a computer that does not have a clockport: You can connect the unit to an IDE port instead, but you will not be able to operate anything on the IDE ports while the unit is connected to a clockport. The IDE ports must stay open when the clockport is used. Jens |
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19 February 2013, 12:46 | #627 | |
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Do i have to take off indivision as well??? I also have a 2Mb sidecar memory (see picture) is it still going to be useful with the aca500? |
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Thank's for clear this doubts. |
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19 February 2013, 20:07 | #630 |
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Would that be possible to have the VGA port of the Indivision ECS directly on the ACA500? I am very reluctant to cut my good old A500 case to fit a VGA port. I won't ever butcher my first amiga.
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20 February 2013, 08:10 | #631 |
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@Schoenfeld
I know it's early for this one as you are not in the final stage of production. Will the ACA500+ACA123X fit inside a GVP HD8+ or 590 empty case? If I got this right you will sell the ACA500 without a case/housing...right? |
20 February 2013, 21:51 | #632 |
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I really don't know what the original A590 or other cases look like. The ACA500 "flat" design was a very tight fit in board routing, and I hardly have the chance to move mounting holes anywhere else. Reason for this "tight fit" was that I tried to move the ACA1232 position as far back as possible, so it ends about where the A500 ends.
On the previous design, I thought it's OK when the ACA1232 is pushing a little further back, because there are cables pointing out of the A500's back anyway. The "flat" sample PCB will arrive sometime next week - I'm happy to publish pictures that show how far back an A1200 accelerator will reach. Yes, I'll do my best to make a case unnecessary. I never had an Amiga-related project where I had to make a total of three substantially different prototypes - I did not plan this kind of expenses, and there's other things that cost money that I haven't published yet - some software, and some hardware features that I know will work, but haven't verified them in real life yet. Jens |
26 February 2013, 14:08 | #633 |
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This could be best selling product
But you really need to thing of look of it, it must be "beautiful" product, wich is easy to install to side of amiga and also looks good/professional.
Too bad that it would be difficult to make pre installed OS to it that would make it even easier. There were 7 000 000 amiga users, 95% of them has good memories of Amiga 500. |
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I have another question.
What is going to happen if the A500 is fitted with an internal accelerator and then i plug an ACA500? Will the internal board be deactivated nicely or is there a risk of frying everything? I would also like to have an answer about the possibility to have a VGA output on the ACA500 to connect with the Indivision: if i know that i can have an Indivision ECS without cutting my A500 case, i would buy one right away. |
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When is the software for the mkii scan doubler going to be ready?
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28 February 2013, 09:25 | #638 | ||
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The first prototype was internal, sitting on the 68k socket. It works, but is too complicated to install. The second prototype was external: The slim, but "too high" design that so many people complained about. The third prototype has (almost) the same schematics as the second prototype, but a different shape (flat, wide design). Will post pictures later today. Only the third prototype is community-driven. It has multiple small changes that I'm about to test today, so it has not just the advantage of being seen as "prettier", but also the advantage of being a test vehicle for numerous small changes that I would not want to wire up on the second prototype (bending pins up and re-wiring them somewhere else is tedious and error-prone). I don't expect the price to change - the plan is to cover the expenses of the third prototype by removing the steel cover from the equation. The board has a total of four grounded mount holes, so whoever wants to design a case has the possibility to do so. There's more (planned!) expenses for software that will be published later this week. Jens |
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28 February 2013, 10:00 | #639 |
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Hi jens, im not sure if this is possible but how about designing a 3D printed case (in 2 halfs that easily click together) and making the design available for free to those who would like a GVP style case for their ACA500?
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