A600 revisions and Apollo A630.

prart · 26 August 2008, 14:07

Finally i`m getting my beloved A600HD with plan to upgrade it with A630 turbo card and WHDlLoad it. As i search net on that topic, i found (http://www.amiga600.de/whatneed.htm and others) that the best motherboard revision for that card is 1.1, the worst (card doesn`t work well) is the most popular 1.3.

Getting 1.1 one is not an option for me, my choices are: rev 1.5 or rev 2D. So whitch one is better with apollo? Do you have any experince with such stuff? waiting for a quick reply guys, my seller is waiting for my decision...
thnx!

alexh · 26 August 2008, 14:32

You have a source of A630?? Gold dust they are. Get the A630 first then worry about A600 motherboards.

prart · 26 August 2008, 14:45

well, my situation is like that - first a600 then a630. a630 is "secured" but i`m waiting for a sellers return from holidays. now i can buy miggy in almost mint condition - but i must make my mind right now which rev i want in it (why wanna swap it later when i can get right one now?) or it`s gone.

Zetr0 · 26 August 2008, 14:52

@prart

grab a 1.5 or 2D theres very little difference, if any to be honest. I think it was ROM based.

from this I would suggest you get a 3.0 or 3.1 KS Rom in there

mind if I be curious to ask how much you paid for the A630 ?

prart · 26 August 2008, 15:10

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Originally Posted by Zetr0

@prart

grab a 1.5 or 2D theres very little difference, if any to be honest. I think it was ROM based.

from this I would suggest you get a 3.0 or 3.1 KS Rom in there

mind if I be curious to ask how much you paid for the A630 ?

ok, so i`ll take newest one - 2D. kick 3.1 is a must, it will be inserted for sure

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well, actually i didn`t paid for turbo yet but it will be something about 200 EURO/160 GBP. i hope that seller won`t quit and it will be mine.

alexh · 26 August 2008, 15:20

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Originally Posted by prart

it will be something about 200 EURO/160 GBP

Too rich for my Blood. The Jens Schoenfeld A630 remake was going to be about £100 (without an FPU) and I was thinking about that before it disappeared.

prart · 26 August 2008, 15:24

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Originally Posted by alexh

Too rich for my Blood. The Jens Schoenfeld A630 remake was going to be about £100 (without an FPU) and I was thinking about that before it disappeared.

tell me more - is this project dead? any contact with Jens to ask him directly?

Zetr0 · 26 August 2008, 15:40

@prart

cheers for heads up on the cost, alas these seem to be the average of late for these CPU's, alas from reports (some conflicting) Jens 030 for the A600 was put on hold, development time constraints from what i can make out of it....

alexh · 26 August 2008, 16:33

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Originally Posted by prart

tell me more - is this project dead? any contact with Jens to ask him directly?

First announced as "completed" in July 2006

http://www.jschoenfeld.com/news/news115_e.htm

Unlike the original A630 it did not have an FPU. (But who cares!)

cv643d · 26 August 2008, 22:23

Why not start a petition, would love to get my hands on of those cards.

alexh · 26 August 2008, 23:00

He's not a stupid man. He knows that it would sell. There is a mitigating factor. Either something doesn't quite work, or he cannot source all the parts or something.

tonyyeb · 27 August 2008, 00:00

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Originally Posted by alexh

He's not a stupid man. He knows that it would sell. There is a mitigating factor. Either something doesn't quite work, or he cannot source all the parts or something.

On the off chance, I decided to e-mail Jens and ask if there was any developments on his accelerator:

Quote:

Never released it, but if I ever will, I'll contact you.

ciao,
--
Jens Schönfeld

prart · 27 August 2008, 07:54

that would be awesome - he can really make money with it. but if he didn`t released it in 2007 I don`t belive he will do now.

26 August 2008, 14:07	#1
prart Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: somewhere Posts: 57	A600 revisions and Apollo A630. Finally i`m getting my beloved A600HD with plan to upgrade it with A630 turbo card and WHDlLoad it. As i search net on that topic, i found (http://www.amiga600.de/whatneed.htm and others) that the best motherboard revision for that card is 1.1, the worst (card doesn`t work well) is the most popular 1.3. Getting 1.1 one is not an option for me, my choices are: rev 1.5 or rev 2D. So whitch one is better with apollo? Do you have any experince with such stuff? waiting for a quick reply guys, my seller is waiting for my decision... thnx!

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26 August 2008, 14:32	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	You have a source of A630?? Gold dust they are. Get the A630 first then worry about A600 motherboards.

26 August 2008, 14:45	#3
prart Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: somewhere Posts: 57	well, my situation is like that - first a600 then a630. a630 is "secured" but i`m waiting for a sellers return from holidays. now i can buy miggy in almost mint condition - but i must make my mind right now which rev i want in it (why wanna swap it later when i can get right one now?) or it`s gone.

26 August 2008, 14:52	#4
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@prart grab a 1.5 or 2D theres very little difference, if any to be honest. I think it was ROM based. from this I would suggest you get a 3.0 or 3.1 KS Rom in there mind if I be curious to ask how much you paid for the A630 ?

26 August 2008, 15:40	#8
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@prart cheers for heads up on the cost, alas these seem to be the average of late for these CPU's, alas from reports (some conflicting) Jens 030 for the A600 was put on hold, development time constraints from what i can make out of it....

26 August 2008, 22:23	#10
cv643d Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 762	Why not start a petition, would love to get my hands on of those cards.

26 August 2008, 23:00	#11
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	He's not a stupid man. He knows that it would sell. There is a mitigating factor. Either something doesn't quite work, or he cannot source all the parts or something.

27 August 2008, 07:54	#13
prart Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: somewhere Posts: 57	that would be awesome - he can really make money with it. but if he didn`t released it in 2007 I don`t belive he will do now.

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