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Still waiting for the definitive, affordable FPGA device that can mimic an Amiga 1200 with RTG graphics.
by bantunes 6y ago
Still waiting for the definitive, affordable FPGA device that can mimic an Amiga 1200 with RTG graphics.
- mnoga23 6y agohow about vampire v4: http://www.apollo-core.com/v4.html http://www.apollo-core.com/v4.html
- dan1234 6y ago€589 though! That's a very expensive toy.
- einr 6y agoIt's downright affordable compared to what it's mimicking. A decked-out A1200 setup with 060 accelerator and RTG graphics etc is easily $2000 or more, and that would still be a lot slower and less capable than the Vampire. The Vampire is made for a niche of a niche and it's priced accordingly, because building small-run hardware is expensive. If you don't care for the last 1% of accuracy that an FPGA affords compared to an emulator, then you are not the target market, and a Raspberry Pi 4 will make a fine virtual Amiga using something like Amibian.
- jug 6y agoThe MiSTer can do this. It can do MC68020 and will meet and surpass A1200 performance with AGA, and RTG graphics support is in fact there as perhaps the most recent major update. Yes, in 16 bit color and all with very good performance. And it's much, much cheaper (and quicker to get!) than a standalone Vampire. Like a third of the price or something for a pretty complete setup. https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?t=414&start=25 https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?t=414&start=25 This should be the install instructions once you have the MiSTer. (the code is closely related to the FPGAArcade RTG support so apparently the procedure is pretty interchangeable) https://www.fpgaarcade.com/kb/how-to-setup-the-rtg-picasso96-drivers/ https://www.fpgaarcade.com/kb/how-to-setup-the-rtg-picasso96...
- rasz 6y agowhy when you can emulate Amiga 1200 with 060 running at ~1GHz?