Zeus68k – Accelerator/IDE/RAM for the A500/2000/CDTV and others - Page 24

whiteb · 24 April 2013, 03:19

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Originally Posted by grobda

exciting!

There are so many products for the amiga now, its' a pity the Atari ST has none other than the lotharek floppy adaptor. the ST community is crying out for an accelerator and probably more importantly a hard disk interface.

My Amiga is sorted out now so I dont really need one for it, but id definitely buy one for the ST.

Ummm, if it fits the 68000 slot, it will work (apparently).

Quote:

Originally Posted by diskers

bag of rolls [urghhhhhh] - backe

Damn you guys, I had a picture in my head of Bukakke

whiteb · 24 April 2013, 07:02

Okay, the family had me out and about (Wife and Kiddies) so I have had time to ponder this.

Fantastic project. I have 4 A500's in the cupboard, one of which has a kickstart switcher, and a trapdoor 4MB expansion, but this idea of having all in one is GREAT.

8MB's of Ram, sweet.
Rom switcher for up to 6 Kicksatarts (Drool).
IDE (YAY, IDE for A500 !!!!!, Gimme).

After reading the thread from front to back, i get the impression IPF support will not be included but could be added (Please !!!!!!!!!), Wanted this on Minimig !

all accessible from the one board, no need to have wires darting here and there to various points on the Motherboard. In reality what we have here is a Minimig (no Scandoubler) with 8MB of memory that plugs in to, and utilizes the original A500. OKay not really a Minimig as such, by utilizing the original chips on the motherboard, freeing the FPGA logic for other cool stuff.

Gimme..., Sign me up for one !

Neil79 · 24 April 2013, 16:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr B

What mfilos is trying to say, is, No, this thing does not add a AGA capacity to your toy. With a fast enough FPGA it could probably be emulated, but then again, where is the advantage of emulating in a FPGA over emulating on, say a SFF PC. The PC would be cheaper, and more versatile on top of everything else...

Right thanks!

Sim085 · 28 April 2013, 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr B

What mfilos is trying to say, is, No, this thing does not add a AGA capacity to your toy. With a fast enough FPGA it could probably be emulated, but then again, where is the advantage of emulating in a FPGA over emulating on, say a SFF PC. The PC would be cheaper, and more versatile on top of everything else...

So it will be possible just (and that is more then fine for me) nott out of the box. right? Or?

mr.vince · 28 April 2013, 17:08

No. This is for OCS/ECS machines.

Mr B · 28 April 2013, 20:36

As Vince said, no. This device isn't aimed at such, and for good reasons. It would be hard to justify the price for a fast enough FPGA to run of. I find it likely we will see accelerators based on softcores running in FPGA hardware, but AGA for non-AGA hardware... Doubtful. Possible perhaps, but i don't think it's happening, ever.

Yulquen74 · 15 May 2013, 21:40

Looking forward to buying one of these!

chaos · 15 May 2013, 21:57

This looks like a great product, can't wait to see it in action and possibly hack on it

TotO · 16 May 2013, 12:07

What a strange idea to think that AGA features can be added with this board...

As I have already said, I'm waiting it too for my A500 and CDTV !!!
Good luck mr.vince & co. !!!

trydowave · 18 May 2013, 22:17

Whats the progress on this?

Neil79 · 18 May 2013, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by TotO

What a strange idea to think that AGA features can be added with this board...

As I have already said, I'm waiting it too for my A500 and CDTV !!!
Good luck mr.vince & co. !!!

Not everyone has such a high knowledge of Amiga's and this product

TotO · 18 May 2013, 23:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil79

Not everyone has such a high knowledge of Amiga's and this product

AGA is A1200/A4000/CD32 graphics related.
Zeus is A500/A2000 CPU related.

It's not like the Amiga was a new technology to discover for peoples here.
Just 20 years old basic knowledge...

Neil79 · 18 May 2013, 23:05

You'd be surprised

All I knew was the Amiga 500, up until this month when I purchased an A1200! Didn't even know the other systems existed

But anyway I'm taking this one off track

TotO · 18 May 2013, 23:13

OK. You're welcome.
I though that a people asking for AGA about a CPU expansion for A500/A200 was not a beginner, but a confused user.

25 May 2013, 21:50

I want one of these, what an awesome project!

Will it work quite happily alongside the A570 (CD I mean - not the road between Southport & St Helens!)?

Just a thought

squidbass · 26 May 2013, 09:17

I live just off the A570 in Southport so I would say it would work quite happily along side it.

Cheers!

BvdW · 30 May 2013, 21:00

How's the project coming along guys? I've had a modest wad of cash reserved for it, burning a hole in my pocket for a while. Really looking forward to buying this baby. Any more sneak peeks to offer? ;-)

Cyprian · 31 May 2013, 23:16

I'm also curious about progress (and price)

Mohican · 12 June 2013, 13:35

Can be use any zorro expansion port attached hardwares together Zeus ?

13 June 2013, 02:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mohican

Can be use any zorro expansion port attached hardwares together Zeus ?

Hello again, this echoes my first post somewhat, I think the A570 may be the most useful hardware to be supported?

I hope I haven't thrown an unworthy spanner in the works, we are all eager to get our hands on this gem

I grew up in Southport squidbass, happy days in my life - sun, sand (very little sea unfortunately). C64, Amiga and the Kingsway!

Please Mr Vince, update us soon.

28 April 2013, 17:08	#465
mr.vince Cheesy crust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawk's Creek Age: 48 Posts: 1,383	Zeus68k – Accelerator/IDE/RAM for the A500/2000/CDTV and others No. This is for OCS/ECS machines.

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24 April 2013, 07:02	#462
whiteb Fanatically Amiga. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Age: 54 Posts: 1,557	Okay, the family had me out and about (Wife and Kiddies) so I have had time to ponder this. Fantastic project. I have 4 A500's in the cupboard, one of which has a kickstart switcher, and a trapdoor 4MB expansion, but this idea of having all in one is GREAT. 8MB's of Ram, sweet. Rom switcher for up to 6 Kicksatarts (Drool). IDE (YAY, IDE for A500 !!!!!, Gimme). After reading the thread from front to back, i get the impression IPF support will not be included but could be added (Please !!!!!!!!!), Wanted this on Minimig ! all accessible from the one board, no need to have wires darting here and there to various points on the Motherboard. In reality what we have here is a Minimig (no Scandoubler) with 8MB of memory that plugs in to, and utilizes the original A500. OKay not really a Minimig as such, by utilizing the original chips on the motherboard, freeing the FPGA logic for other cool stuff. Gimme..., Sign me up for one !

28 April 2013, 20:36	#466
Mr B Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 749	As Vince said, no. This device isn't aimed at such, and for good reasons. It would be hard to justify the price for a fast enough FPGA to run of. I find it likely we will see accelerators based on softcores running in FPGA hardware, but AGA for non-AGA hardware... Doubtful. Possible perhaps, but i don't think it's happening, ever.

15 May 2013, 21:40	#467
Yulquen74 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Kleppe / Norway Posts: 264	Looking forward to buying one of these!

15 May 2013, 21:57	#468
chaos Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Slovenia Posts: 138	This looks like a great product, can't wait to see it in action and possibly hack on it

16 May 2013, 12:07	#469
TotO Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: France Posts: 57	What a strange idea to think that AGA features can be added with this board... As I have already said, I'm waiting it too for my A500 and CDTV !!! Good luck mr.vince & co. !!!

18 May 2013, 22:17	#470
trydowave Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 873	Whats the progress on this?

18 May 2013, 23:05	#473
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,984	You'd be surprised All I knew was the Amiga 500, up until this month when I purchased an A1200! Didn't even know the other systems existed But anyway I'm taking this one off track

18 May 2013, 23:13	#474
TotO Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: France Posts: 57	OK. You're welcome. I though that a people asking for AGA about a CPU expansion for A500/A200 was not a beginner, but a confused user.

25 May 2013, 21:50	#475
deladrevoc Posts: n/a	I want one of these, what an awesome project! Will it work quite happily alongside the A570 (CD I mean - not the road between Southport & St Helens!)? Just a thought

26 May 2013, 09:17	#476
squidbass Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southport The Last Resort Posts: 202	I live just off the A570 in Southport so I would say it would work quite happily along side it. Cheers!

30 May 2013, 21:00	#477
BvdW Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Netherlands Age: 46 Posts: 11	How's the project coming along guys? I've had a modest wad of cash reserved for it, burning a hole in my pocket for a while. Really looking forward to buying this baby. Any more sneak peeks to offer? ;-)

31 May 2013, 23:16	#478
Cyprian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 192	I'm also curious about progress (and price)

12 June 2013, 13:35	#479
Mohican Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Budapest / Hungary Age: 50 Posts: 67	Can be use any zorro expansion port attached hardwares together Zeus ?

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