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What's NeXT?

Thierry Atheist

Posts 644
10 Apr 2017 15:18


EXTERNAL LINK 
Will this go FPGA as well? :-DDDDD


Kolbjørn Barmen
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Posts 219/ 2
12 Apr 2017 15:33


I'm sorry - what does video toaster have to do with NeXT?


Stefano Briccolani

Posts 586
12 Apr 2017 19:27


I think the post would suggest an fpga implementation of the newtek videotoaster


Thierry Atheist

Posts 644
12 Apr 2017 19:39


Hi Kolbjørn,

I was playing with words. Seeing as, this 68080 AMIGA could also emulate the "NeXT" computer as well.

The 68080 is INCREDIBLE "high tech".

Stefano Briccolani wrote:
I think the post would suggest an fpga implementation of the newtek videotoaster

Hi Stefano,

Yes. I was putting that out as an interesting project. Imagine how much more it could do being pushed by a 68080 CPU. :-D


Kolbjørn Barmen
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Posts 219/ 2
12 Apr 2017 21:27


Huh, I am lost. NeXTStep will never run on 68080, and neither will any of the other operating systems that was available for 68k NeXT machines, such as Plan9, NetBSD or Linux.

And Video Toaster? In this day and age when nobody use analogue video signals - whatever for?


Michael R

Posts 281
13 Apr 2017 12:23


I don't know much about the Video Toaster. Isn't it dedicated hardware + software for video output? I seem to think it might be better to use the Apollo System (68080 CPU + Super AGA) for graphics rendering and animation on Amiga computers using Lightwave, Alladin 4D, Cinema 4D, etc. Newer faster hardware would speed up and improve rendering time!


Thierry Atheist

Posts 644
13 Apr 2017 13:03


Hi Kolbjørn,

NeXT can't run on the Apollo because there isn't a MMU in it?

Michael R wrote:
.... graphics rendering and animation on Amiga computers using Lightwave, ....

Hi Michael R,

That computer program runs on the Video Toaster, a card that goes into the Amiga's video expansion slot.


Saladriel Amrael

Posts 166
13 Apr 2017 18:26


Thierry Atheist wrote:

Hi Kolbjørn,
 
  NeXT can't run on the Apollo because there isn't a MMU in it?
 
 
Michael R wrote:
.... graphics rendering and animation on Amiga computers using Lightwave, ....

  Hi Michael R,
 
  That computer program runs on the Video Toaster, a card that goes into the Amiga's video expansion slot.

That was at first... then at  some point they released an independent version of Lightwave. For a short period of time I had the possibility to use it on my A1200 030/50. Great program.



Thierry Atheist

Posts 644
14 Apr 2017 23:37


I thought it was a specialty item that generated video graphics/time base corrector (sempte timecode) and/or video capture/chroma keying. (Some or all of that.)

I never knew that it was possible to do whatever it specifically was doing, in software only. And that it was eventually released like that. Sorry about this topic being opened for probably nothing.

However, I'm sure that some people will enjoy trying the software only version on the super fast Vampire II boards.

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