UltimatePPC: Accelerator for Amiga 3000/4000

[Puni/Void]

Hi guys,

Seems like a new accelerator is on its way for the lucky owners of Amiga 3000 and Amiga 4000 computers:

http://oldschoolgameblog.wordpress.c...miga-30004000/

[Tiago]

That looks good !!

[Harrison]

Someone mentioned this on Amibay yesterday. Is brilliant news that such a project is in development as PPC accelerators for very hard to find these days, and very expensive when they do appear. Plus their age is making them less and less reliable.

I'm hoping the price won't be really high though.

[Kin Hell]

Rather cynical about it imo & why oh why an 040?

Its hotter, uses more energy, is less compatible than 060 & slower than 060. They are throwing USB, Ethernet & 2D VGA at the card and whilst it's nice to see some new hardware for out of date computers such as the Amiga, with the price difference in 68xxx chips these days & the modern extras designed in, I can not understand the choice of 040??

This decision amounts to similar & fatal mistakes C= made in their entire History as a Company whilst it designed it's own demise.

[Harrison]

Maybe they have a good source of 040s and not 060s?

[Stephen Coates]

With regards to the 68040 vs 68060, it wouldn't surprise me if price is a big factor.

At Farnell, a 68040 is about £200 whilst the 68060 is twice that at about £400.