exxos's Atari, Amiga & retro forum

terriblefire wrote: 28 Sep 2022 17:22

Chrissy wrote: 28 Sep 2022 16:43 i am really looking forward to this card :)

As things stand i'm not sure i plan to finish this. I say this to encourage anyone else with something else like this in the works to keep going.

Its entirely due to the cost of living crisis. I just dont have the time or money to add another card to the list.

=/ You just gotta focus on what you want to do!!! Remind us of your PayPal btw!! I had to order another VDP for the MSX today btw - that may arrive in a week or two.

terriblefire wrote: 28 Sep 2022 17:22

Chrissy wrote: 28 Sep 2022 16:43 i am really looking forward to this card :)

As things stand i'm not sure i plan to finish this. I say this to encourage anyone else with something else like this in the works to keep going.

Its entirely due to the cost of living crisis. I just dont have the time or money to add another card to the list.

Stephen, would you consider handing the project on to someone else to complete?

Lukya wrote: 09 Oct 2022 14:22 Stephen, would you consider handing the project on to someone else to complete?

I dont see how this would work. What i have done so far is about 5% of the work. Nobody else could really pick this up without major hand holding. Someone who really wants to produce something like this would be better starting from scratch.

terriblefire wrote: 09 Oct 2022 23:25

Lukya wrote: 09 Oct 2022 14:22 Stephen, would you consider handing the project on to someone else to complete?

I dont see how this would work. What i have done so far is about 5% of the work. Nobody else could really pick this up without major hand holding. Someone who really wants to produce something like this would be better starting from scratch.

No problem, always worth asking though as there is so much need for this product in the retro Amiga World. A500/1200 and 4000 are well catered for but our many A2000s don't really get the love they deserve (says he who owns 3 of them)( ;-)

Kindest regards and many thanks for all your work Stephen

Luke

Lukya wrote: 10 Oct 2022 08:33 No problem, always worth asking though as there is so much need for this product in the retro Amiga World. A500/1200 and 4000 are well catered for but our many A2000s don't really get the love they deserve (says he who owns 3 of them)( ;-)

I know. I just worry if i have too many things in flight nothing will get finished.

terriblefire wrote: 10 Oct 2022 16:03

Lukya wrote: 10 Oct 2022 08:33 No problem, always worth asking though as there is so much need for this product in the retro Amiga World. A500/1200 and 4000 are well catered for but our many A2000s don't really get the love they deserve (says he who owns 3 of them)( ;-)

I know. I just worry if i have too many things in flight nothing will get finished.

I know that feeling well 😂😂

My A2000 with the TF534 (and FPU) with Liv2's GottaGoFastA2000 8MB board, is a pretty nice setup.

Time, it is just flying at the moment, with so many projects and busy at work.

I think i finally got my Jupiter Ace clone where i want it, just need to add some pull up to the keyboard for when using HCT chips and shove it on GitHub.

Still need to sort out some weird memory Logic chip incompatibilities with a commodore Pet Clone PCB.

In the middle of doing KiCad Schematics for the Acorn A3000 board, to do a clone PCB, also in the middle of doing schematics for the NeoGeo AES Schematics to make a clone pcb of that too.

Bought an AES where someone had destroyed the PCB removing the old bios (with a jack hammer by the looks), also wiring a perf board for a new bios to just make sure it is working, before i strip be the board. The AES PCB's are very easily damaged (cheaply made)

I also have a couple of bridge board cards that have been damaged with battery, one day will do clone pcb's of them too.

I do like how KiCad will get Photo placement (been looking at the Night Builds) to easily trace over pcbs.

Chrissy wrote: 19 Oct 2022 11:42 My A2000 with the TF534 (and FPU) with Liv2's GottaGoFastA2000 8MB board, is a pretty nice setup.

Mixing ZorroII(16bit) vs ZorroIII(32bit) memory gives absolutely no benefit. You should either remove TF534 or 8MB ram board. Zll memory slows your 030 down to regular 68000, so Your system is terribly slow as soon as 4MB of TF534 are full..

Chrissy wrote: 19 Oct 2022 11:42 I also have a couple of bridge board cards that have been damaged with battery, one day will do clone pcb's of them too.

These are 6-layers so yeah, something that can be done quite easily...

terriblefire wrote: 14 Jul 2022 21:22 8><----
The TF2040 is a covid-fever induced distraction aimed at using up some cheap 040s on one of the most terrible computers in the Amiga range (IMHO.. and i include the A600 in this assessment). One that given its routed would be rude of me not to try and build.
----><8

But, but.. it's so professional.. :P

Out of Curiosity, a year ago it was mentioned CPLD price was $70. Have prices gone down/up/stayed the same since then?