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Hi people !

Newcomer here ! Been reading quite a few threads but I am not sure yet. I plan to get a TF1260 to replace my Blizzard 1230-IV. I tried the PiStorm32-lite but it was not for me apparently (great card & great support, but it was draining my attention too much because I had to constantly tweak and never knew if issues were due to the JIT settings or something else -- I was getting strange speed inconsistencies too).

I was wondering :

- which FW version was advised to get an optimal compatibility with old stuff ? like OCS demos & games... The "official" version (1000) that resellers usually keep, or the latest (68090) ?

- what is your opinion about compatibility with old titles / whdload games & demos ?

This is my only Amiga and I was wondering whether I could get the best of both worlds (old stuff but also 060 demos & games) on the same machine.

Cheers & thanks so much for the massive efforts put into the project ! :-)

Always use the latest. We test we didnt break things. I'm not aware of anything not working at the moment.

https://github.com/terriblefire/terribl ... ter/tf1260

Hi ! Thank you so much for your prompt & positive reply ! :)

Just to make sure I understood properly : you mean there is no incompatibility compared to some former classic 1260 boards, or do you mean : you are not aware of WHDLoad titles not working correctly ? :)

Best regards

bidinou wrote: 04 Dec 2023 13:25 Hi ! Thank you so much for your prompt & positive reply ! :)

Just to make sure I understand properly : you mean there is no incompatibility compared to some former classic 1260 boards, or do you mean : you are not aware of WHDLoad titles not working correctly ? :)

Best regards

I'm not aware of any issues with the TF1260. I've no idea how it compares to older classic boards as I dont have any of them.

EDIT: That said i will fix anything that anyone finds if it possible to do so. But in general compatibility always improves with each release. Otherwise we dont release.

Hi !

Order placed :-) Thank you so much for your efforts ! Hopefully my ultimate long-term hardware upgrade !! :-)

I asked AmigaStore to put the latest firmware on my board (rev. 1000 by default). (I don't think I can update myself - I just have a Linux PC at home)

take care

bidinou wrote: 05 Dec 2023 13:19 I asked AmigaStore to put the latest firmware on my board (rev. 1000 by default). (I don't think I can update myself - I just have a Linux PC at home)

A RaspberryPi will do the updating for you, and it's easy as if you have a basic understanding of linux. A RaspberryPi Zero W with wifi will do the trick, and they're cheap!

matt020 wrote: 05 Dec 2023 13:48 A RaspberryPi will do the updating for you, and it's easy as if you have a basic understanding of linux. A RaspberryPi Zero W with wifi will do the trick, and they're cheap!

Hmm, no more Pi at the moment but good to know, if a further update happens to be released ! Current release is marked as "final" though ;-)

Thank you !

bidinou wrote: 05 Dec 2023 13:52

matt020 wrote: 05 Dec 2023 13:48 A RaspberryPi will do the updating for you, and it's easy as if you have a basic understanding of linux. A RaspberryPi Zero W with wifi will do the trick, and they're cheap!

Hmm, no more Pi at the moment but good to know, if a further update happens to be released ! Current release is marked as "final" though ;-)

Thank you !

A lot of updates like this can happen at Amiga meet ups. I know i do a lot of firmware updates at these

Also next time you can buy an official card from one of the builders, as we will be happy to update it for you for free whenever needed.

Well, I ordered from AmigaStore.eu, is that an official reseller ? They said they'd update it for me !

Also I have noticed Vesalia offers an alternate version of the 060, XC68060RC50, is that a good choice ? (Too late for me, order placed with the LC version at AmigaStore.eu)

Cheers !