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The Atari fans will have a new baby, the "Coldari - from Medusa Computer systems"
or by other name "Atari coldfire project"
Will we have a new war?
What do you think?
Natami:
http://www.natami.net/
Atari new project
http://www.medusacomputer.com/coldari.html
http://acp.atari.org/news.html
http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=16232
Have you had a look at the Suske -IIIC board? It's basically a STE version of Mini Mig. However 619 euros!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I thought mini mig was pricey. Go here to have a look.
That is a mad price, but still great to see people doing similar things for Atari Fans in parallel to what is happening in the Amiga world.
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Originally Posted by Buleste
But that one is a different board (not so good i think), i am talking about the Coldari/Atari Coldfire, (expensive anyway ... almost 600 euros)
take a look:
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Medusa Computer Systems – Coldari
Information about the Coldari computer.
Processor: Coldfire MCF5474, 266MHz, 400MIPS
RAM: - DDR: 512MB Main- + 128MB Video- and special RAM on Board, Speed: 1GB/s,
- Static: 512kB, for DSP and others, 200MB/sec
Flash: 8MB on Board for Operating Systems
Operating systems: TOS/MINT/RTOS Pearl/Linux
Atari kompatible interface ports:
- TT/Falcon-IDE, ST/TT-Floppy
- TT-SCSI (but faster), ACSI
- ROM-Port: 2x2mm Connector
- Printer, ST/TT-seriel, Midi, ST-Sound (mixed to line out and mono out in the AC'97)
- ST/TT/Falcon-Video over DVI-I (norml analog, digital if desired)
- Atari-Keyboard with Mouse
Other Ports:
- DVI-I (analog and digital)
- Coldari Video Modes (normal digital max.168MHz, analog if desired max.128MHz):
- All Monitors 60Hz: 1600x1200 max
- TFT Monitors 60Hz: 1920x1200 max (reduced blanking)
- Ethernet 10/100, 1 Port
- USB 2.0 Host (uPD720101), 1 Port internal, 4 Ports external, 2 Ports high Power (500mA)
- Compact-Flash, 1 Port
- SD-Card, 1 Port
- AC'97 Stereo Codec with DMA-Sound Output and 48kHz Sampling Input
- Sound_Connectors: LineIn, LineOut, Mic (Mono); DVD/CD internal
- PS2 Mouse/Keybord Port
- Game Port
Battery Powered (standard about 1h, more if desired)
PCI 33MHz 3.3Volt direct Edge for passive backplane
Power and Console controller with real time clock, PIC18F4321
Extension socket: 60Pol (DSPI 33MBaud, seriel sync or async about 33MBaud, 26Bit I/O about 133MHz, I2C-Bus)
Planed extensions in the future: Falcon DSP in the FPGA
Format: Card 90mm x 260mm x 20mm
Status: Layout redesign, prepare preorder (€200.-- advence payment), needing 25 for start project
Probability of realisation: 90%
Price for the Board: €599.-- excl.VAT and shipping; (€557.-- for the 25 prepaid boards)
It does look impressive from the features. I was looking on the site after you posted the orgiinal post. However it doesn't say much about compatibility. Can it run Falcon and TT software? Or just ST/STE software?
From what I've read it can Falcon and ST software and will have an updated version of TOS (I'm sure they've missed an s of the end of that).
It is interesting if it can run Falcon software as those systems were always very rare and command high prices when sold these days, and so will be a good alternative for Atari fans wishing to run Falcon and TT software on real hardware.