A500++ Prototype - Page 2

tom256 · 31 December 2011, 23:44

Any progress?? And why no AGA?

_ThEcRoW · 01 January 2012, 00:34

For classics, i have now my hopes on the fpga replay. It's an amazing board with rtg, and the possibility for a daughtercard with a 060 among other things. I think this is the best replacement for my classic hardware!.

gibs · 01 January 2012, 01:06

Nice

therefore the A500 board are the more robust and the aca520 is going to be released... Well...let's see.

gunni · 01 January 2012, 03:36

he's been having a bit of bother with the prototypes.... http://amiga-digital.nl/index2.html

Exit · 02 January 2012, 22:08

he is very busy with his design, i am on amigascene too, its a dutch amiga site

till now its still in proto-type stage..

Obliterator · 08 January 2012, 09:49

What a great idea i would get one

the old A500 needs some new blood they are getting very old the poor things

ImmortalA1000 · 08 January 2012, 11:19

What would be quite interesting is an AGA motherboard with trap door for the A600 casing. That would be quite a machine really.

mfilos · 08 January 2012, 15:33

Something like this then...
http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13117
...in a single mobo then

coze · 08 January 2012, 21:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom256

Any progress?? And why no AGA?

it will be a PITA to desolder AGA chips and relocate ... ECS doesn't have such a problem, much easier to work with

tom256 · 14 January 2012, 23:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by coze

it will be a PITA to desolder AGA chips and relocate ... ECS doesn't have such a problem, much easier to work with

No problem
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Buzzfuzz · 15 January 2012, 00:25

The problem is that every schematic he has of Commodore is so messed up that it's no use.
So he's starting to work with some of the better people out there to get it done.

The reasons for no AGA is that the Amiga 500 and ECS are much simpler to install and work with.
Bear in mind that the AGA chipset requiers a different setup to work and a multilayerd PCB, hence more costs.

trackah123 · 01 February 2012, 22:51

I met him a couple of times in real life on a few amigascene.nl meetings.
We had a whole topic on our dutch site about the A500++ long time ago. The first one he finished he could not get it to work, after that he went away for a while.

But yes you can follow the progress on his website.

http://www.amiga-digital.nl/index2.html

turrican3 · 02 February 2012, 01:25

really great project

rkauer · 07 January 2015, 23:10

Aaaand it's gone.

brett71 · 07 January 2015, 23:29

This seems to be the norm for any majorly new Amiga hardware, doesn't it?

Bastich · 08 January 2015, 01:42

Shame it looked very interesting

Retrofan · 08 January 2015, 01:55

I really hate always the same. Few support and then when the project is finally finished people starts complaining. I'm not referring to this project. A lot of projects/software/business will close if you don't support (buy/open sites/donate/use/post) them

So everyone please try to support as much as you can each thing you've still got around and you like. Maybe you think they are earning money while in fact they aren't, they do much more than you do to keep the Amiga alive.

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31 December 2011, 23:44	#21
tom256 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Poland Posts: 166	Any progress?? And why no AGA?

01 January 2012, 00:34	#22
_ThEcRoW Amiga NetRunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Spain Age: 45 Posts: 941	For classics, i have now my hopes on the fpga replay. It's an amazing board with rtg, and the possibility for a daughtercard with a 060 among other things. I think this is the best replacement for my classic hardware!.

01 January 2012, 01:06	#23
gibs Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: france Posts: 932	Nice therefore the A500 board are the more robust and the aca520 is going to be released... Well...let's see.

01 January 2012, 03:36	#24
gunni Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 141	he's been having a bit of bother with the prototypes.... http://amiga-digital.nl/index2.html

02 January 2012, 22:08	#25
Exit Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Holland/The netherlands Age: 49 Posts: 122	he is very busy with his design, i am on amigascene too, its a dutch amiga site till now its still in proto-type stage..

08 January 2012, 09:49	#26
Obliterator Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Age: 48 Posts: 89	What a great idea i would get one the old A500 needs some new blood they are getting very old the poor things

08 January 2012, 11:19	#27
ImmortalA1000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: london/england Posts: 1,347	What would be quite interesting is an AGA motherboard with trap door for the A600 casing. That would be quite a machine really.

08 January 2012, 15:33	#28
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	Something like this then... http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13117 ...in a single mobo then

15 January 2012, 00:25	#31
Buzzfuzz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Netherlands Posts: 10	The problem is that every schematic he has of Commodore is so messed up that it's no use. So he's starting to work with some of the better people out there to get it done. The reasons for no AGA is that the Amiga 500 and ECS are much simpler to install and work with. Bear in mind that the AGA chipset requiers a different setup to work and a multilayerd PCB, hence more costs.

01 February 2012, 22:51	#32
trackah123 Amiga User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delft / The Netherlands Posts: 327	I met him a couple of times in real life on a few amigascene.nl meetings. We had a whole topic on our dutch site about the A500++ long time ago. The first one he finished he could not get it to work, after that he went away for a while. But yes you can follow the progress on his website. http://www.amiga-digital.nl/index2.html

02 February 2012, 01:25	#33
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	really great project

07 January 2015, 23:10	#34
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Aaaand it's gone.

07 January 2015, 23:29	#35
brett71 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ames, IA, USA Posts: 521	This seems to be the norm for any majorly new Amiga hardware, doesn't it?

08 January 2015, 01:42	#36
Bastich Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Posts: 341	Shame it looked very interesting

08 January 2015, 01:55	#37
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,185	I really hate always the same. Few support and then when the project is finally finished people starts complaining. I'm not referring to this project. A lot of projects/software/business will close if you don't support (buy/open sites/donate/use/post) them So everyone please try to support as much as you can each thing you've still got around and you like. Maybe you think they are earning money while in fact they aren't, they do much more than you do to keep the Amiga alive.

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