Zeus68k – Accelerator/IDE/RAM for the A500/2000/CDTV and others - Page 38

Zetr0 · 24 November 2014, 14:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by JanciB

Do you mean 6.6MB a sec with no CPU cycles free?

J.

Yep, I read the screen wrong, my bad.... still 6.6MB a sec is impressive!

Thats about the same speed as a FAST ATA with an 030 pulling it.

mr.vince · 24 November 2014, 18:13

So many people have been asking us... Yes we could have released it with beta firmware. Yes it would have made sense financially. But since our financial interest is limited (and we've got our own standards we want to stick to)... It's taken this long.

Assume Scrat can soon show some final screenshots.

SKOLMAN_MWS · 26 November 2014, 17:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akiko

The SX32 Pro for the CD32 has an IDE controller that apparently does DMA.

It uses the DMA channel Akiko, as CDROM.

christopherpm · 28 November 2014, 14:08

I'd like a couple of these for my CDTVs

ajack · 05 December 2014, 08:20

Any tentative dates and/or price or is it still parked under "until it's ready"?

Bamiga2002 · 05 December 2014, 11:29

Calm down, calm down now....perfection takes time

deladrevoc · 16 December 2014, 08:06

I've just got my hands on a CDTV but I also own an A500+, assuming I can only afford one Zeus - where do I put it?

Bamiga2002 · 17 December 2014, 11:55

Just buy a 3D printer, clone the Zeus and put in both miggys!

deladrevoc · 18 December 2014, 00:44

@Bamiga2002

I would hope a Zeus would be cheaper than a 3D printer!

Seriously though, now that I have a vested interest I'm only just beginning to understand the shortcomings of the CDTV when it comes to being utilised as an A500 system.

Does the Zeus provide a panacea to my CDTV expansion woes? Will it give me my ultimate living room Amiga? (the only spouse friendly lounge Amiga due to it's Hi-fi camouflage)

When I buy any stock Amiga (that I wasn't privileged to own back in the day) I feel like it will satisfy some void. When it arrives I feel instantly compelled to spend lots of money upgrading it.

I can't tell you how much I value the wisdom of the stoic Amiga community, to help me make the best decisions.

Crazy hobby!

A500+ or CDTV?

CrashMidnick · 19 December 2014, 01:47

One question : which one do YOU prefer mate... It is your own choice. CDTV is hard to expand because of its hardware spécifications (DMAC, lack of place between the motherboard and the upper case, non amiga standard joystick and mouse ports, upgrade to 2mb chipram, specific boot roms...). On top of that, we do not know if the Zeus will fit at the moment... But CDTV is the "Alien" of the Amiga range and a challenge, which is exciting, isn't it ?

Adrian Browne · 19 December 2014, 02:58

So how fast will the accellerator be? And what other benefits would this give my a500?
I'm not well up on the technical side of amigas, yet.

GWhizz · 19 December 2014, 04:21

Sounds like an interesting project please keep us posted on how it coming, Mark me very interested.
Garry

svin83 · 02 January 2015, 18:43

Should the first post be updated? Or should it still say "Project Status: Prototyping. Limited production run planned for winter 2012."?

BarryB · 02 January 2015, 19:13

Yes, it should say winter 2112

nikoluis · 19 March 2015, 10:03

Hello people!

Any news? Some feedback? I'm hungry

Sim085 · 23 March 2015, 13:57

I found this on another forum:
http://www.apollo-core.com/knowledge...=2742&z=UH8ZUJ

Is the Zeus still in the pipeline? How does the Zeus compare with the above?

20 July 2015, 17:54

hi is there any left and will it work in an a2000?

apex · 21 July 2015, 08:55

Still prototyping...

Omolungo · 25 July 2015, 08:25

Do not forget the CDTV

Scrat · 12 August 2015, 08:39

It's been a while since I posted the last update, so ...

The whole thing got delayed again because our hardware dude had to take a break for personal reasons while I was busy with the kids and other things. I'm still confident that we get this thing done in the near future, but please keep in mind that the Zeus is a hobby project where fun is much more important than a fixed release schedule

We demo'ed a working prototype at the Amsterdam party where it received a blessing by the Amiga gods.

05 December 2014, 08:20	#745
ajack Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: Malaysia Posts: 115	Any tentative dates and/or price or is it still parked under "until it's ready"? Last edited by ajack; 05 December 2014 at 08:23. Reason: typo fixed*

20 July 2015, 17:54	#757
Dj..ECHO Posts: n/a	hi hi is there any left and will it work in an a2000?

12 August 2015, 08:39	#760
Scrat Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 35	It's been a while since I posted the last update, so ... The whole thing got delayed again because our hardware dude had to take a break for personal reasons while I was busy with the kids and other things. I'm still confident that we get this thing done in the near future, but please keep in mind that the Zeus is a hobby project where fun is much more important than a fixed release schedule We demo'ed a working prototype at the Amsterdam party where it received a blessing by the Amiga gods. Attached Thumbnails

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24 November 2014, 18:13	#742
mr.vince Cheesy crust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawk's Creek Age: 48 Posts: 1,383	So many people have been asking us... Yes we could have released it with beta firmware. Yes it would have made sense financially. But since our financial interest is limited (and we've got our own standards we want to stick to)... It's taken this long. Assume Scrat can soon show some final screenshots.

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Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Calm down, calm down now....perfection takes time

16 December 2014, 08:06	#747
deladrevoc Not enough time Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: England Posts: 66	I've just got my hands on a CDTV but I also own an A500+, assuming I can only afford one Zeus - where do I put it?

17 December 2014, 11:55	#748
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Just buy a 3D printer, clone the Zeus and put in both miggys!

18 December 2014, 00:44	#749
deladrevoc Not enough time Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: England Posts: 66	@Bamiga2002 I would hope a Zeus would be cheaper than a 3D printer! Seriously though, now that I have a vested interest I'm only just beginning to understand the shortcomings of the CDTV when it comes to being utilised as an A500 system. Does the Zeus provide a panacea to my CDTV expansion woes? Will it give me my ultimate living room Amiga? (the only spouse friendly lounge Amiga due to it's Hi-fi camouflage) When I buy any stock Amiga (that I wasn't privileged to own back in the day) I feel like it will satisfy some void. When it arrives I feel instantly compelled to spend lots of money upgrading it. I can't tell you how much I value the wisdom of the stoic Amiga community, to help me make the best decisions. Crazy hobby! A500+ or CDTV?

19 December 2014, 01:47	#750
CrashMidnick Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: FRANCE Posts: 222	One question : which one do YOU prefer mate... It is your own choice. CDTV is hard to expand because of its hardware spécifications (DMAC, lack of place between the motherboard and the upper case, non amiga standard joystick and mouse ports, upgrade to 2mb chipram, specific boot roms...). On top of that, we do not know if the Zeus will fit at the moment... But CDTV is the "Alien" of the Amiga range and a challenge, which is exciting, isn't it ?

19 December 2014, 02:58	#751
Adrian Browne Jackie Chan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 985	So how fast will the accellerator be? And what other benefits would this give my a500? I'm not well up on the technical side of amigas, yet.

19 December 2014, 04:21	#752
GWhizz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Hemet/USA Posts: 50	Sounds like an interesting project please keep us posted on how it coming, Mark me very interested. Garry

02 January 2015, 18:43	#753
svin83 Meditating Guru Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Trondheim / Norway Posts: 32	Should the first post be updated? Or should it still say "Project Status: Prototyping. Limited production run planned for winter 2012."?

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BarryB Amigaholic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,676	Yes, it should say winter 2112

19 March 2015, 10:03	#755
nikoluis Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Greece Age: 49 Posts: 14	Hello people! Any news? Some feedback? I'm hungry

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Sim085 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 962	I found this on another forum: http://www.apollo-core.com/knowledge...=2742&z=UH8ZUJ Is the Zeus still in the pipeline? How does the Zeus compare with the above?

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apex Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Amigaplanet Posts: 645	Still prototyping...

25 July 2015, 08:25	#759
Omolungo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Livorno, Italy Posts: 398	Do not forget the CDTV

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