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New to Manticore

Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6207
25 Oct 2022 14:57


Hello Lion lovers!!

do you have a new best friend called Manticore...
Please note that Manticore is still very young and there might be some  little things you need to take handle.

For example:
The Manticore does support 2 IDE connector,
The A600 connector on board, and the FastIDE.
You can use both if you use the 3.10 Coffin Kickstart.

The ApolloROM today only allows you to use one of them!
Please note this. We are working on this.
Also please note that we ship the MANTICORE with AGA jumper set!




DiscreetFX Studios

Posts 140
29 Oct 2022 03:42


Manticore makes the Amiga 600 a nice portable, better than AAA chipset machine! SAGA for the win!


Alexander Gent

Posts 75
30 Oct 2022 10:39


Gunnar von Boehn wrote:
Hello Lion lovers!!
 
  do you have a new best friend called Manticore...
  Please note that Manticore is still very young and there might be some  little things you need to take handle.
 
  For example:
  The Manticore does support 2 IDE connector,
  The A600 connector on board, and the FastIDE.
  You can use both if you use the 3.10 Coffin Kickstart.
 
  The ApolloROM today only allows you to use one of them!
  Please note this. We are working on this.
  Also please note that we ship the MANTICORE with AGA jumper set!

Can I still make use of both IDE ports if I map the ROM to Kickstart 3.2.1?

Thank you.


Alexander Gent

Posts 75
11 Nov 2022 12:54


Gunnar von Boehn wrote:
Hello Lion lovers!!
 
  do you have a new best friend called Manticore...
  Please note that Manticore is still very young and there might be some  little things you need to take handle.
 
  For example:
  The Manticore does support 2 IDE connector,
  The A600 connector on board, and the FastIDE.
  You can use both if you use the 3.10 Coffin Kickstart.
 
  The ApolloROM today only allows you to use one of them!
  Please note this. We are working on this.
  Also please note that we ship the MANTICORE with AGA jumper set!

If the jumper is removed, does that mean the card can work in RTG mode, similar to the Vampire 2 card??


Sean Sk

Posts 488
11 Nov 2022 21:51


The Manticore will work in RTG mode with or without the jumper. The jumper is there so that the Manticore will operate in AGA chipset mode. If it is removed then the Manticore will use the ECS chipset.


Alexander Gent

Posts 75
15 Nov 2022 00:25


sean sk wrote:
The Manticore will work in RTG mode with or without the jumper. The jumper is there so that the Manticore will operate in AGA chipset mode. If it is removed then the Manticore will use the ECS chipset.

That is strange. I removed the jumper and did not notice any difference apart from the fact that I can now use my Gotek floppy drive. I still have SAGA through the DIGITAL-VIDEO.

Can you please elaborate on your statement?


Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6207
15 Nov 2022 06:28


Alexander Gent wrote:

  I still have SAGA through the DIGITAL-VIDEO.
 

 
 
The new Accelerators allow you to play AGA games on your old AMIGA.

With the MANTICORE in the Amiga 600,
or a FIREBIRD in the Amiga 500/ Amiga 1000
you can play AGA games.

The accelerators will also give you 2 MB Chipmem.
 
By placing the jumper you can play AGA games, and the games can utilizing 2 MB chipmem. Even if your Amiga before had only 0.5 KB chipmem.
 

The drawback of the jumper is that your Floppy can not yet access the 2 MB chipmem.

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