ZZ9000 2.8.1 Update Targets Reliability and Display Fixes
#Amiga #ZZ9000 #BlitterStudio #Amiga4000 #ZorroII #ZorroIII #Picasso96 #RetroComputing #AmigaHardware
https://theoasisbbs.com/zz9000-2-8-1-update-targets-reliability-and-display-fixes/?fsp_sid=14315
#zorroii — Public Fediverse posts
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Ripple IDE Prototype Gets CD Boot Testing on Real Amiga Hardware
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #RippleIDE #AmigaHardware #RetroComputing #BigBoxAmiga #Amiga2000 #Amiga4000 #ZorroII #CRG
https://theoasisbbs.com/ripple-ide-prototype-gets-cd-boot-testing-on-real-amiga-hardware/?fsp_sid=8851 -
Amiga 2000 Repair Finds the Faults on a Corroded Rev 4.4 Board
#Amiga2000 #AmigaRepair #CommodoreAmiga #CRG #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #Amiga #BoardRepair #ZorroII #Commodore
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-2000-repair-finds-the-faults-on-a-corroded-rev-4-4-board/?fsp_sid=7081 -
AmiGUS Sound Card Reviewed for Big Box Amigas
#AmiGUS #Amiga #WranglerAmiga #AmigaHardware #BigBoxAmiga #ZorroII #AHI #MHI #PaulaAudio #RetroComputing
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Diego 500 Release Brings A2000 Expansion to the Amiga 500
#Amiga #Amiga500 #Diego500 #CRG #ZorroII #RetroComputing #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaHardware
https://theoasisbbs.com/diego-500-release-brings-a2000-expansion-to-the-amiga-500/?fsp_sid=6044 -
AmiGUS Sound Card Lands on GadgetUK’s Amiga
#Amiga #AmiGUS #RetroComputing #ZorroII #AHI #MHI #Amiga4000 #RetroHardware #OpenHardware #Chiptune #MP3 #FPGA
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Compute!'s Gazette has an article about sound cards for the Amiga, and it mentions the Amiga Real SID Player Zorro II card by Christian Bauer. It allows playback of SID tunes on an Amiga using a real SID chip through DeliTracker.
This got my interest, but in looking for info online, I just find years old Amibay listings. Is this an old, no-longer produced card? The magazine didn't mention as much.
Are these for sale somewhere?
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #C64 #Commodore #SID #tracker #chiptune #ZorroII #hardware #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers
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Denise Mini-ITX Amiga: A Real A500+ Squeezed Into a Lunchbox
#Amiga #Amiga500 #Amiga500Plus #RetroComputing #MiniITX #HardwareHacking #VintageComputing #Gotek #FlashFloppy #TerribleFire #ZorroII #HackBuildRestore #AmigaBelfast
https://theoasisbbs.com/denise-mini-itx-amiga-a-real-a500-squeezed-into-a-lunchbox/?fsp_sid=1988 -
Diego 500 Sidecar Builds an A2000 Style Bus
#Amiga500 #Amiga2000 #ZorroII #RetroComputing #AmigaHardware #AmigaMods #CRG #CPLD #Workbench #PiStorm
https://theoasisbbs.com/diego-500-sidecar-builds-an-a2000-style-bus/?fsp_sid=526 -
Zorro II RTG Board: GadgetUK Builds a Second GBAPII++ and Tests RTG on Real Amigas
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #ZorroII #RTG #GBAPII #Picasso96 #Amiga4000 #Amiga2000 #RetroComputing #AmigaHardware #Workbench
https://theoasisbbs.com/zorro-ii-rtg-board-gadgetuk-builds-a-second-gbapii-and-tests-rtg-on-real-amigas/?feed_id=7421&_unique_id=6957d6f4f072b -
The Zorro II sound card AmiGUS by Oliver Achten has been released in spring. Now that it is sold out at Alinea Computer, you can also build the hardware yourself:
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Matt 'LIV2' Harlum's Ripple IDE is an IDE interface for Zorro II based Amiga models (Amiga 2000/3000/4000). Revision A5 fixes up the R10/R11 silkscreen which had been inadvertently swapped at Rev_A3.
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Assembling the Amiga ITX Denise Board: Part 1 of the DIY Build
#Amiga500Plus #MiniITX #RetroComputing #AmigaBuild #TimRetroCorner #DIYAmiga #DenisePCB #Enterlogic #ZorroII #SMDsoldering
https://theoasisbbs.com/assembling-the-amiga-itx-denise-board-part-1-of-the-diy-build/?feed_id=3235&_unique_id=681e00505c357 -
I am considering the configuration of my Amiga 2000 w/ 68020 accelerator... I would appreciate opinions from drivers of slotted Amigas, here.
I have an Amiga 2000 with SCSI + SCSI2SD, 4MB 16-bit FAST RAM, 1MB CHIP RAM, etc. It also has an A2620 68020 accelerator (14MHz) with 2MB 32-bit FAST RAM which is meager, but makes things noticeably faster on the Workbench. Most of what I do on this is watch demos and play games, though. All I do on desktop, really, is use AmiTCP and ncftp to bring files over and run IMP sometimes.
I recently downloaded the Amiga demo 'Downslope' and noticed it's less fluid / smooth with the accelerator enabled. I've seen this before here and there, but assumed that the accelerator was doing my a solid in demos - giving a bit of a boost.
I commented about this in the Pouet 'Downslope' thread and the developer came in and commented,
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"Accelerators often introduce an asynchronicity between CPU and chip memory, which adds to chip access latency.
This can be worsened by the occurrance of many interrupts, which can cause additional strain on memory on a higher CPU.
If we are unlucky, not even the much faster execution time of the higher CPU can make up for the additional latencies and strain on chip memory.
It's a matter of focus on the target. There are side effects on higher CPUs which are difficult to anticipate, and usually you have only a limited number of machines for testing."
---This makes sense, I suppose. Is this common? Are people with '030, '040, '060 accelerators having a lesser experience with demos due to CHIP RAM latency than with base '000? Certainly in some scenarios the more powerful CPU helps hugely for demos and games alike - I've seen this on my '020. But, yes -- demos are the most tightly coded of all Amiga apps, certainly. To the metal, etc.
So I am wondering now, should I remove the accelerator to get the most out of OCS/ECS demos on the system? Yes, I can disable the accelerator with a right mouse click at reboot, but that gets in the way of keeping Degrader's PAL state in effect, causing a hassle. (it's an NTSC A2000, unfortunately).
Anyone been down this road? Thoughts?
#Amiga #Commodore #CommodoreAmiga #A2000 #A2500 #MC68000 #MC68020 #MC68030 #demo #demos #demoscene #scenedemo #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #vintagecomputers #retrocomputers #retrogaming #hardware #vintaghardware #A2620 #A2630 #DaveHaynie #ZorroII #terriblefire #oldcomputers
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The DraCo Vision - MacroSystem's Pioneer in Post-Commodore Amiga Innovation: https://www.reviewspace.info/the-draco-vision-macrosystem-s-pioneer-in-post-commodore-amiga-innovation
#DraCoVision #MacroSystem #Amiga #Commodore #RetroComputing #VideoProduction #DraCoBus #ZorroII #VideoTechnology #RetroTechnology #VintageComputer #ReviewSpace