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[strim]

Guys, check this out:

http://www.amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-...-00024-DE.html

This is unofficial, but looks like Jens will be making new 68030 turbo cards for Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200! Some great news.

[trekiej]

That is nice of them.

[VingtTrois]

Originally Posted by strim

Guys, check this out:

http://www.amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-...-00024-DE.html

This is unofficial, but looks like Jens will be making new 68030 turbo cards for Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200! Some great news.

With no PPC module??? no OS4.x for us :-(

[Argo]

I'm betting a PPC would be harder and much more expensive to make.

I'll be interested to see the technical specs. Might be worth the upgrade from the GVP 40MHz 030.

[Tripitaka]

Good to see, Jens is a real Amiga hero and deserves our respect.

[Darrin]

Originally Posted by strim

Guys, check this out:

http://www.amiga-news.de/de/news/AN-...-00024-DE.html

This is unofficial, but looks like Jens will be making new 68030 turbo cards for Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200! Some great news.

If those prices are right then I can see a fair sized market for a EU99 card for those wanting to use WHDLoad and have an extra speed boost. Add a Subway and an Indivision and you can have a very nice "wedge" computer at a reasonable cost.

[kolla]

WTF - I'm getting excited over a 030 card... I need to see a doctor

[klx300r]

Originally Posted by kolla

WTF - I'm getting excited over a 030 card... I need to see a doctor

...heck my Blizzard 030 is one thing but I still get excited using my original C64 !..DOCTOR GET THE STRAPS READY

[jsixis]

Originally Posted by klx300r

...heck my Blizzard 030 is one thing but I still get excited using my original C64 !..DOCTOR GET THE STRAPS READY

I get excited reading about ethernet connections for the 64

[amigau]

This sounds great - EXCEPT - you will likely need an upgraded PSU to go with that computer once you have the new CPU card installed. Take it from someone who's had an A1200 with the otherwise excellent Microbiotics 030/50 + 32mb RAM - great card but you will have all sorts of weird, flaky problems without the upgraded PSU. Which means you will likely have to 'violate' the connector from either an A600, A500 or A1200 existing PSU - the actual power generation can come from a modified PC one correctly wired to that connector.

I also had an accelerated 030/50 A600 for some time and same deal.

The A500 PSU reportedly has a bit more oomph than the stock A600 or A1200 PSU, but it's still not enough.

great that he's doing this!

amigau
http://www.amigau.com

[amigakit]

ACA 630-30 Stealth Accelerator now added to AmigaKit.com:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...oducts_id=1009

If you wish to upgrade order, please raise Support Ticket, thanks.

[Colani1200]

A600 version would be great. I'd definetly buy 1 or 2 if he can keep the target price.

[Karlos]

Whilst I currently only own 040 boards, there's nothing wrong with a decent 030 card.

[Colani1200]

A1200 prototype:





A600 prototype:





(As you can see on the photo, the CPU will definetely have to be soldered to the board to make it fit with Indivision ECS)

[kolla]

I do not get why it has to be soldered, considering all the empty space there is to the left on the card, it looks more like a re-arrangement of the layout is needed. Or simply just a slimmer connector on the Indivision. And on the A1200 version there is no excuse for not having it socketed. And where is the socket for the 68882? My excitement has dwindled, no need to see the doctor just yet

EDIT: OK, the A600 card shown is not the end product, but Jens still insists that CPU is soldered, also on A1200 versions, for other reasons, such as warranties, quartz replaced with programmed CPLD etc. Jens doesn't want people to fiddle with it.