Possible ACA for A500/500+/2000 etc thread. - Page 6

mutch · 07 July 2011, 03:02

Solutions like this, and tomthul's boards over on Amibay.....very elegant, very smart. Off to the shed to dig out the spare 500!

Omolungo · 24 July 2011, 13:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Again, this is preliminary (and old) info, and I may have misread something, but I don't think so. An educated guess puts the release date of Indivision Mk2 and ACA520 at end of August.

I think this time line will not be respected (not for the AC520), but I hope this nice piece of hardware will be available as soon as possible

_ThEcRoW · 25 July 2011, 01:02

The a1200 compatible feature makes it more attractive even. So, you could be able to aconnect a a1200 accel. to the 500 photon?.
Looks pretty good!

_ThEcRoW · 28 July 2011, 23:33

Any news on this front?. Lately i'm wondering how my apollo 1230/50 would perform with my 500 with this new expansion. it definitely would rock!!!

Photon · 29 July 2011, 00:23

No news at all, no. Maybe on a nice vacation

He has said that he promises no support for Apollo cards but it depends on their memory bus interface vs. the solution he ends up with. It will likely be 28 MHz but zero wait states, so I think it will be pretty fast as it is.

Paul_s · 29 July 2011, 12:02

If anyone has Jen's home address I'll send him a gift which will motivate him into action!

(still not figured out a present, a woman popping out of cake perhaps?)

cpiac64 · 29 July 2011, 12:10

i have a girl 39 old very "pork" (blonde with blue eyes) but now searching a man for married

02 August 2011, 01:25

I'm a little late to the thread but I would purchase a new A500 accelerator.

Lobotomika · 02 August 2011, 01:29

I'll be getting at least 2. No doubt.

Edit: This is a dealbreaker = "any expansion meant for side expansion port or CPU socket is not supported"

Seriously? I don't need to turn my 500 into an alien, thanks.

Photon · 02 August 2011, 17:13

Yeah, I was against that too before I thought about what I would put in the expansion port.

Internal turbo cards talking to sidecar expansions (HDD interfaces, cartridges,...) was sometimes a sticky problem even back in the "GVP" days. Perhaps the thing would become expensive if he couldn't put the ram in the Zorro 2 area (putting it there will conflict with most side expansions).

And > 1 card on the CPU socket (bus) will never work

I could see the need for some expansions that don't do any of the functions of the ACA520, but I don't know of any, except cartridges. Cartridges never/rarely work with non-68000 anyway, so you couldn't keep it with a different turbo card either.

Lobotomika, is it the principle you're after or do you have something special in the side port you want to keep?

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpiac64

i have a girl 39 old very "pork" (blonde with blue eyes) but now searching a man for married

That sure sounded distinctly pimpy...

Omolungo · 20 August 2011, 08:13

Good news, it seems that the ACA520 will be available within Christmas

http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25280&page=21

Miggy2TheMax · 20 August 2011, 09:49

by xmas?!? that would be awesome. Time to buy a couple of xmas presents for myself! just awesome!

Photon · 21 August 2011, 02:51

You'll never get it in time, you live way too far from the North Pole!!

That's quite a release date change. Who knows, maybe it will be Feb 2012 then.

If you're in need of IDE and Fastram on your A500, and would like to run stuff in 68000 mode, TomThul's board on AmiBay suddenly looks tempting. To me too, and I think Jens makes great stuff!

Hm, I need to think about this. I was supposed to have a A500 demomachine connected to my living room TV this summer, damnit!

cv643d · 24 August 2011, 00:51

When is the ACAcd32-030 comming!?

Miggy2TheMax · 24 August 2011, 04:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

You'll never get it in time, you live way too far from the North Pole!!

That's quite a release date change. Who knows, maybe it will be Feb 2012 then.

If you're in need of IDE and Fastram on your A500, and would like to run stuff in 68000 mode, TomThul's board on AmiBay suddenly looks tempting. To me too, and I think Jens makes great stuff!

Hm, I need to think about this. I was supposed to have a A500 demomachine connected to my living room TV this summer, damnit!

ha.. yes, I am pretty far from the North Pole

I didn't know that TomThul's board existed, thanks for the info! That board does look interesting, will have to get more info on it. Agree also -- Jens does make great stuff!

NovaCoder · 24 August 2011, 04:52

It's a good time to be a Classic Amiga user, that's for sure

rkauer · 25 August 2011, 04:58

@Migy2TheMax: I can vouch for TomThul's IDE+RAM boards!

It indeed boost the A500 (even an A2000, for this matter) by 33% in speed (because the presence of FAST RAM available to CPU) and make the A500 a very usable machine.

Of course a 2.0x ROM (or 3.1) will make the A500 a nice OCS WHDLoad machine!

Miggy2TheMax · 25 August 2011, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

It's a good time to be a Classic Amiga user, that's for sure

Indeed

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkauer

@Migy2TheMax: I can vouch for TomThul's IDE+RAM boards!

It indeed boost the A500 (even an A2000, for this matter) by 33% in speed (because the presence of FAST RAM available to CPU) and make the A500 a very usable machine.

Of course a 2.0x ROM (or 3.1) will make the A500 a nice OCS WHDLoad machine!

Oh cool, good to hear you have a positive experience with TomThul's board, does he have a website or is amibay the way to go?

Calabazam · 25 August 2011, 15:10

Why is there no update in this thread from Jens, while he speaks on a regular basis on the Indivision nextgen thread? Has the release schedule or specs of the A500 accelerator been confirmed by Jens?
This is important to me to know because i am willing to abandon some amiga models i own to concentrate on only a nice few, and i would like my first amiga ever, the A500 ti be parti of it.

mfilos · 25 August 2011, 16:26

Jens concern atm is Indivision AGA mk2. After he finishes that product he will focus on the A500 accelerator as he stated some times.

You can follow the thread over a1k.org if you want more updated stuff:
http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25280

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07 July 2011, 03:02	#101
mutch Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Newcastle Australia Age: 63 Posts: 18	Solutions like this, and tomthul's boards over on Amibay.....very elegant, very smart. Off to the shed to dig out the spare 500!

25 July 2011, 01:02	#103
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	The a1200 compatible feature makes it more attractive even. So, you could be able to aconnect a a1200 accel. to the 500 photon?. Looks pretty good!

28 July 2011, 23:33	#104
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	Any news on this front?. Lately i'm wondering how my apollo 1230/50 would perform with my 500 with this new expansion. it definitely would rock!!!

29 July 2011, 00:23	#105
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	No news at all, no. Maybe on a nice vacation He has said that he promises no support for Apollo cards but it depends on their memory bus interface vs. the solution he ends up with. It will likely be 28 MHz but zero wait states, so I think it will be pretty fast as it is.

29 July 2011, 12:02	#106
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	If anyone has Jen's home address I'll send him a gift which will motivate him into action! (still not figured out a present, a woman popping out of cake perhaps?)

29 July 2011, 12:10	#107
cpiac64 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Italy Posts: 1,136	i have a girl 39 old very "pork" (blonde with blue eyes) but now searching a man for married

02 August 2011, 01:25	#108
Miked Posts: n/a	I'm a little late to the thread but I would purchase a new A500 accelerator.

02 August 2011, 01:29	#109
Lobotomika Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: in the past and present Posts: 122	I'll be getting at least 2. No doubt. Edit: This is a dealbreaker = "any expansion meant for side expansion port or CPU socket is not supported" Seriously? I don't need to turn my 500 into an alien, thanks.

20 August 2011, 08:13	#111
Omolungo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Livorno, Italy Posts: 398	Good news, it seems that the ACA520 will be available within Christmas http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25280&page=21

20 August 2011, 09:49	#112
Miggy2TheMax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Australia Age: 45 Posts: 381	by xmas?!? that would be awesome. Time to buy a couple of xmas presents for myself! just awesome!

21 August 2011, 02:51	#113
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	You'll never get it in time, you live way too far from the North Pole!! That's quite a release date change. Who knows, maybe it will be Feb 2012 then. If you're in need of IDE and Fastram on your A500, and would like to run stuff in 68000 mode, TomThul's board on AmiBay suddenly looks tempting. To me too, and I think Jens makes great stuff! Hm, I need to think about this. I was supposed to have a A500 demomachine connected to my living room TV this summer, damnit!

24 August 2011, 00:51	#114
cv643d Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 762	When is the ACAcd32-030 comming!?

24 August 2011, 04:52	#116
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	It's a good time to be a Classic Amiga user, that's for sure

25 August 2011, 04:58	#117
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	@Migy2TheMax: I can vouch for TomThul's IDE+RAM boards! It indeed boost the A500 (even an A2000, for this matter) by 33% in speed (because the presence of FAST RAM available to CPU) and make the A500 a very usable machine. Of course a 2.0x ROM (or 3.1) will make the A500 a nice OCS WHDLoad machine!

25 August 2011, 15:10	#119
Calabazam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: France Posts: 466	Why is there no update in this thread from Jens, while he speaks on a regular basis on the Indivision nextgen thread? Has the release schedule or specs of the A500 accelerator been confirmed by Jens? This is important to me to know because i am willing to abandon some amiga models i own to concentrate on only a nice few, and i would like my first amiga ever, the A500 ti be parti of it.

25 August 2011, 16:26	#120
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	Jens concern atm is Indivision AGA mk2. After he finishes that product he will focus on the A500 accelerator as he stated some times. You can follow the thread over a1k.org if you want more updated stuff: http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25280

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