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I was thinking along the lines of contributing by picking any instruction, and just sit down with an oscilloscope and compare core with the original CPU. Tedious work, but if many help out, shouldn't take that long to verify each instruction. The only thing missing is the framework, an initial 68060 design, something to build on, which is a big hurdle no doubt. Quote:
For example, an open source 68060 core where the main goal is compatibility (read cycle exact) released under BSD or similar permissive license on GitHub, then you can have open or closed source forks of that core where the goal is performance. In other words, the open source 68060 core can be used as a reference, a common ground for any custom versions. I think that current teams with their own custom CPU cores would benefit as well, and most likely return the favour by keeping the reference 68060 CPU design up to date with fixes, as it doesn't really compete with their speed oriented design. |
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19 July 2015, 12:27 | #82 |
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Classic amiga is realy nice, but need better procesor than 68k. c2p takes time, rgb to ham conversion also takes time. And this procesor need to be Big Endian. If we will have cheap risc accelerator for classic, classic amiga may be again attractive for developers. |
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There already is one, it's called WinUAE!
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19 July 2015, 15:48 | #84 |
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Of course there is no reason to use classic amiga at all for years.
Winuae is always faster. But if we want made classic amiga again interesting for developers, classic amiga need better procesor than 68k. 68k especialy 68060 is not worth of use underpowered, overpriced crap. |
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Nostalgia is never very logical. I think a lot of devs still like to program for the 68k and those of us who like the classic Amiga use the 68k version of the OS. There is already ppc for Amiga OS4. Why do you think those of us who stick with the 68k rather than walk the PPC path would want a new PPC card for the classic Amigas? For me, the Apollo-core team is doing exactly what I want from classic Amigas. A fast enough 68k CPU to run every piece of 68k software at sufficient speeds + removing some of the more annoying AGA limitations to make it more usable with modern monitors etc. |
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Once the new FPGA cores come to fruition it will give 68k a new lease of life, plus it is the only way forward for 68k now anyway. |
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19 July 2015, 18:00 | #87 |
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I'm getting a strange Amigaworld.net vibe here
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Wouldn't know, don't use it. Why is there a Amigaworld vibe?
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^- that reply says it all
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Why, who the hell are you? Is that why it's got like it is round here? All you Amigaworld users here now?
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And that gives you the right to launch personal attacks does it? You didn't even answer the question. I and possibly others too, have no idea what you were referring to about Amigaworld. It was a simple question, it would be courteous to at least instil us with the knowledge of what you were referring to?
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I was referring to that nonsense about how 'we' need something better than 68k, etc. Crap about making Amigas attractive to developers again (as if PPC would do that ).
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I'd like a fpga replacement cpu, to give me amazing cpu speed to give my classic amiga a kick up the backside. I've got a 2000 with a 68020 in there already as a interim.
Now I'd love to get hands on, because a) I'm not completely unfamiliar with the chipset of a original amiga at low level, and b) I want to see the old girl go fast with real hardware and have it sat on my desk next to me and c) I want to toe dip in the world of fpga and I see combining the two interests (amiga and fpga) as a great starting point for that to happen. So, the value to me is in the learning, not in having a faster but still outdated Amiga. Running UAE on whatever platform is not going to provide that. I've been following the apollo-core effort, and I truly believe they have the skill and determination to suceed despite the odds and will deliver, but there's been so much crap thrown at their effort by other vested interests you can't even discuss it elsewhere at times without it falling into name calling, so the odds of it becoming open source is rather less than good. With the greatest of respect, thats going to give me a faster amiga, but its not going to let me get hands on with the innards of the magic happening unless there's a change of heart about releasing *ONCE* its been released as a closed product (not unlikely). I wonder if there's some keeping cards close to chest to avoid a fear of a compettitor scooping up their knowledge and releasing a higher priced alternative and claiming some aspects of the design. I know they're driven by a desire to make the end product super affordable for normal enthusiasts and I applaud that aim strongly. Plus the vampire v1 already got released under the gpl, yes I know it has bugs still but its still a huge thing for someone to release a entire 68000 core design under the gpl. But... it doesn't serve my desire to learn being a consumer and I'm not sure I can wait for a change of heart/licensing so if there are any OPEN projects or suggestions on where to start, I'm also following with interest. So put aside any pointless bickering which might derail things, is there any open source efforts we should be looking at? |
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So even very fast 68060 when compared to same speed 68020 will be "worst". FPGA 680E/LC60 with same or higher speed should be possible and believe Phoenix pursue this possibility. |
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Good to know, because the logic analyzer probes (adapter boards with sockets) I've been looking for are a lot cheaper for 68020 compared to 68040/68060, and less CPU pins. Last edited by modrobert; 21 July 2015 at 07:36. |
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