You can bid on them on ebay, but they're not available for pre-order yet?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amiga-500-accelerator-Vampire-500-V2-/262632677230?hash=item3d26209f6e:g:j8MAAOSwOyJX36jN

edit: especially the gus seems to have invested (time, money, motivation, intelligence) and delivered so much as almost none else. if the money helps keep these people and project going, they should collect it by all means before it falls in the hands of lamers.

Majsta have full right to sell his items in eBay and make 80,000 dollars a card if it reaches...and not only we have no right to complain...but we should cheer him for making that much if he makes it. You want newer hardware models? You want Vampire 1200 which is superior over Vampire 500/600, you want FPU? You want AGA? You want standalone? You want...and want...and want...they are not some Genie in a lamp that you just rub the lamp and poof you have three wishes. No! They are human beings and people like you...who have expenses just like you and need to eat, and have money to make projects successful. They need parts, they need orders, they need this and all of these are expenses. Let Majsta raise money at his leisure without us hawking at him..so he can take this money and put it in his project. OOORRRRRRrrr.....you he can put that auction down and you pay him thousands and ten thousands of dollars as donation so he can move on. It is up to you!

Yes, indeed he has got every right to get something back for the time and money invested in his Amiga-centric projects.

After talk with majsta i think all this is a confusion or bad comunication. He make some card for auction to help with some money to make some test for production V1200.

The listing just looked fishy to me and was wondering if it was legitimate. Seems like if he needs to fund this more, rather than selling a one-off on ebay, he could take pre-orders instead. Get some money, finish building them. I'm sure we'd be much happier knowing we have our name on one that way too. Just a random thought ;)

Again, it's his venture, his hardware and he can do as he wishes.

"After many years of development Vampire 500 V2 accelerator is finished and this is first official sale.
Mass production isn't planned yet and from time to time accelerators will be offered on eBay to raise funds for future projects."

Makes complete sense after reading EXTERNAL LINK

Thanks for sharing that.

It is awesome isn't it.
For all those naysayers and pessimists I say "O ye of little faith."
I always knew someone would come along one day who could see the real potential of the Amiga and do something to help it see the light of day.
I watched a video on Majsta's website recently about 3 minutes of his life. Wow what challenges he had to overcome to bring this to fruition and this is not the end but only the beginning.
I think the names of this Apollo team will go down in Amiga folklore like those who worked on the original creation of the Amiga.
The only sad thing about this are those who still want something for nothing. All those who can't wait a few months when some have been waiting years. They are probably the ones who pirated all the games that contributed to many software developers leaving the Amiga scene. This had just as much a part to play in the demise of the Amiga & Commodore as did anything else.
I speak from personal experience as I tried about 10 years ago to start a small computer business and found those same type of people who wanted something for nothing. Just not worth it in the end.
Good on you Majsta for putting the A500 V2 on eBay. Only question is it a Black edition?
This project must survive and we must support it not bag it and those who have given so much for it.

All the best to Team Apollo. May the Amiga Force be with you

Alan from Oz

Ooh and all the best to Majsta, The Apollo Team and Kipper2k. They should put their names on the standalone like the creators of the original Amiga 1000 did :D

A greeting.

I heartily agree.
However not sure about the new FPGA for the add-on cards for a1200 and whatever other cards the team have in mind. I think the new FPGA will be Arria 10 as already mentioned for the Stand-alone but currently they are using the Cyclone  III and I think they will stay with that till all the bugs are ironed out.
But having said that, a Kickstarter could be what is needed to move things a long a little to satisfy the impatient among us.
I really prefer to leave those decisions up to Team Apollo/Vampire as I think they have done alright by most of us so far. I believe they are happy for us to make suggestions but not demands.
I would think that ASIC would be at least 2 and possibly 3 years away if ever. Let us encourage them and wait and see what they come up with.

Cheers from Oz

YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S WATCHING!

Sometimes the kickstarters EXPLODE with backers!!!!!

And they could have those extended thresholds, like "$500,000 and we go straight to ASIC"!

Alan Haynes wrote:

I really prefer to leave those decisions up to Team Apollo/Vampire as I think they have done alright by most of us so far. I believe they are happy for us to make suggestions but not demands. I would think that ASIC would be at least 2 and possibly 3 years away if ever.

Oooouuuu,.... what you said!!!

Alan Haynes wrote:

Let us encourage them and wait and see what they come up with. Cheers from Oz

I do that, I do that!!!

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