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Boys Solders Amiga Accelerator
Gunnar von Boehn (Apollo Team Member) Posts 6258 11 Dec 2021 20:16
Today Arne (14y) did solder the 1st ICEDRAKE Accelerator for Amiga 1200
Samuel Kielek
Posts 6 11 Dec 2021 20:56
Großartige Arbeit!
Tommo Noorduin
Posts 136 12 Dec 2021 14:07
Nice job, Arne!
I also used my dad's solder stuff to modify computers (sinclair & atari) And i still do...
DiscreetFX Studios
Posts 155 13 Dec 2021 16:47
Nice job!
David Wright
Posts 373 14 Dec 2021 13:58
Just look at that confident boy.
Darren Eveland
Posts 103 14 Dec 2021 16:31
Excellent work Arne! Looking forward to the IceDrake and the A3/4000 versions!
Gunnar von Boehn (Apollo Team Member) Posts 6258 16 Dec 2021 23:06
The ICEDRAKE works fine. * IDE works * SDcard works * Ethernet works
I can play videos, or listen to MP3 from SDcard as seen here in the screenshot
Darren Eveland
Posts 103 18 Dec 2021 03:37
Very nice Gunnar and Arne! Thank you for all of your efforts!!!
Gunnar von Boehn (Apollo Team Member) Posts 6258 18 Dec 2021 10:25
New update, everything tested now
* IDE = works! * DIGITAL-VIDEO out = works! * AMIGA video out promotion to DIGITAL-VIDEO with scanlines = works! * Dual Display with 1084 + DIGITAL-VIDEO monitor = works! * USB Mouse support = works! * USB Joypad support = works! * USB Joypad to CD32 translation = works! * 100Mbit DMA Ethernet =works! * SDcard for data =works! * RTC =works!
I'm very happy with the IceDrake Official sale in our shop EXTERNAL LINK will start next month.
Jd 64
Posts 41 18 Dec 2021 13:27
Will a CD-Rom Drive connected to the IDE header work?
Gunnar von Boehn (Apollo Team Member) Posts 6258 19 Dec 2021 08:53
jd 64 wrote:
Will a CD-Rom Drive connected to the IDE header work?
Yes, this is exactly how the cards are designed. Both the Firebird and the Icedrake have 2 IDE connectors. One 44pin connector for a fast CF card and one 40 pin for a CD/DVD drive or an old HD.
So if you have the space in your A500/A2000/A1200 case then you can attach an CD rom.
Jd 64
Posts 41 19 Dec 2021 11:06
Will any CD-Rom file system work? also what kind of speeds can we expect?
Tommo Noorduin
Posts 136 19 Dec 2021 17:33
Someone has been listening to Stephen, again.
The topic 'not really ads' supposed to be humor, science-fiction. (apollo-core.com/knowledge.php?b=5¬e=37305) Seem reality makes fiction into fact.
BigGun wrote:
So if you have the space in your A500/A2000/A1200 case then you can attach an CD rom.
Story-line: The SAGA-guy had no room inside the V4sa case. So he build an entire vampire empire-tower with 24speed-CD-Rom and DVD-drive.
So to be clear: The really really loud Tower had NO working dvd-drive. & Stephen is just a generated voice from the subtitles.