12 July 2012, 21:59 | #1 |
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Zeus68k – Accelerator/IDE/RAM for the A500/2000/CDTV and others
"One board to rule them all..."
68SEC000 CPU running at 7 or 50 MHz 8 MB RAM 1 x BootMenu (Config) 6 x Kickstart ROM Switcher IDE Controller (Gayle Logic A600) Clock Port Realtime Clock Freezer Button (just upload your freezer ROM, e.g. Action Replay, and you are done) Six devices in one: Accelerator, RAM, IDE Controller, Kickstart Switcher, Realtime Clock, Freezer. Hardware & FPGA by Herzi, BootMenu by Scrat. Project Status: Prototyping. Limited production run planned for winter 2012. Give us some feedback... Are you interested? Production Board Top: Production Board Bottom: CPU Speed: IDE Speed: RAM Speed: No, this isn't a joke. Here's the prototype... Top: Bottom: Prototype in A500: Last edited by mr.vince; 09 August 2012 at 09:29. Reason: features added |
12 July 2012, 22:32 | #2 |
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YES!
Now... I know that since you're prototyping already, you won't make any changes to this design. I want it anyway, I'm your first client! But if you will consider making a new version sometime in the future, please include a processor with MMU and some more memory :-). |
12 July 2012, 22:35 | #3 |
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Whoa, just the thing my A500 needs
Wonder about the price though... EDIT: Amigans are surely the greatest engineers in the world ! Last edited by Lord Aga; 12 July 2012 at 22:51. |
12 July 2012, 22:36 | #4 |
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The "gag" ist to have a super-compatible design. Because the instructions are 1:1 identical, the failure rate is pretty low. Clocking the design to 7MHz gives you 99.99% compatibility with a standard 68000 processor. All you do is to remove your CPU and plug in this card. CDTV owners might need to relocate or replace a capacitor.
The price will be highly dependent on volume. At 50 units made it's pretty expensive. It gets cheaper when we can build 100 units and even cheaper if we make 500. We'll communicate more detail when it's time to do so. Currently we're still testing some parts. Changing a voltage regulator for another one can add or substract EUR 5.- so... we're at it! Last edited by mr.vince; 12 July 2012 at 22:41. Reason: typo. |
12 July 2012, 22:43 | #5 |
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oh yes, one for me if the price is under 80€
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12 July 2012, 22:46 | #6 |
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You are aware of the price of accelerator cards? I mean... Blizzard... ACA... Do they come for 80? I still haven't a final price, but EUR 80.- will for sure not even cover production costs.
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12 July 2012, 22:49 | #7 |
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80 EUR is far too low, for sure.
Here's hoping it will be under 200 |
12 July 2012, 22:57 | #8 |
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Amazing work!
good luck guys =D |
12 July 2012, 23:06 | #9 |
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should not be more than a minimig IMO. I may be interested for my A500.
But if using kick 1.2 or 1.3, what features do you lose? |
12 July 2012, 23:27 | #10 |
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Yarrriiiibaa !
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12 July 2012, 23:41 | #11 |
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12 July 2012, 23:47 | #12 |
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i am without work, dont can buy 100 card for me and for low price, sorry, in winter i can insert my new interest
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Wow!!!
Now, this line: Quote:
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13 July 2012, 00:34 | #14 |
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Wow this is really awesome, great work - I'll buy one for sure
Shocked at the IDE speed too! |
13 July 2012, 00:41 | #15 |
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great stuff hopefully if the price is right I'd buy one for my A500 and one for my cdtv
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13 July 2012, 00:47 | #16 |
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Awesome! It's so cool that you guys keep making new hardware for our old ladies!
Me want at least 2!!! |
13 July 2012, 03:00 | #17 |
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Wow, maybe year or two and we will be able to buy MC68060/100Mhz SATA, USB, LAN, GFX in one turbo board :]
BTW my sugestion, instead of PATA maybe socket for CF would be better solution?? |
13 July 2012, 05:25 | #18 |
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count me in for a piece or two, pending price!
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13 July 2012, 08:00 | #19 |
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nice work and great to give the 500 a nice boost
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13 July 2012, 08:07 | #20 |
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Interested if it has flash for up to 2M ROM support (I assume it does have flash, don't see any ROM packets) and Amiga can reprogram it in-circuit.
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