I have an Amiga 1000.
What is the chance of seeing its chip-set being put onto FPGA if one of my chips cease to work?

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@Trekiej

That sounds a lot like the Clone-A project. I'm not sure if he will ever sell it though, or if it will become some other form. Other Amiga chips in an FPGA went full-system route, as Minimig, FPGA_Arcade and Vampyre etc.

http://www.totalamiga.org/issue25.html

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=59294

Last edited by billt on 28-Nov-2018 at 08:45 PM.
Last edited by billt on 28-Nov-2018 at 08:44 PM.

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@Trekiej

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Trekiej wrote: I have an Amiga 1000. What is the chance of seeing its chip-set being put onto FPGA if one of my chips cease to work?

None, three (or four) FPGAs are much more expensive than one big FPGA.

Last edited by OneTimer1 on 28-Nov-2018 at 09:33 PM.

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billt wrote: That sounds a lot like the Clone-A project. I'm not sure if he will ever sell it though, or if it will become some other form. 4

Clone-A was demoed from Jens Schoenfeld, he did try to find some investors for a 'game related project' maybe some kind of C64DTV with ECS/AGA chips. But finally he only sold the 'Turbo Chameleon 64' that could run a Minimig ECS core.

There is little to now chance for a FPGA Amiga Chipset replacement by Jens Schoenfeld. For this simple reasons:

1. There are plenty of FPGA projects that can replace the whole Amiga Chipset (Minimig ECS/AGA on FPGA or Vampire)

2. According to Jens Schoenfeld, he is the biggest owner of original ECS/AGA chips for the Amiga. So he won't build FPGA replacements as long he has the original chips.

@ thread
Okay, thanks.
I guess I would have to hunt down a 16 bit or 32 bit micro controller to emulate it.
If I ever get around to it.

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OneTimer1 wrote: 2. According to Jens Schoenfeld, he is the biggest owner of original ECS/AGA chips for the Amiga. So he won't build FPGA replacements as long he has the original chips.

So what is he doing with those original ECS/AGA chips? There are people recreating A4000 clone circuit boards out there. But I cannot see that I can buy an A4000 motherboard and build my own tower. What am I missing here?

@hth313

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hth313 wrote: Quote: OneTimer1 wrote: 2. According to Jens Schoenfeld, he is the biggest owner of original ECS/AGA chips for the Amiga. So he won't build FPGA replacements as long he has the original chips. So what is he doing with those original ECS/AGA chips? There are people recreating A4000 clone circuit boards out there. But I cannot see that I can buy an A4000 motherboard and build my own tower. What am I missing here?

This.

@Rose

He better hurry up, or other A1200 clones will take that market away.

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@kolla

Yup, Chuky's ReAmiga 1200 looks better since it's not dependant on Inviduals other products. And you can already get a bare board if you have required soldering skills.

@Rose
Isn't that a more or less standard Amiga 1200 motherboard? The reloaded one is claimed to have significant enhancements.

@hth313

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hth313 wrote: But I cannot see that I can buy an A4000 motherboard and build my own tower. What am I missing here?

Get a Mister FPGA board and put it in a tower case and you will have an AGA engine for under 300$.

In 3 years (or sooner) you can replace the mister board with a Vampire V4. And all this for less money than a A4000 mainboard.