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Boys Solders Amiga Accelerator

Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6207
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 132
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 140
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 101
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 6207
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 101
18 Dec 2021 03:37


Very nice Gunnar and Arne!  Thank you for all of your efforts!!!


Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6207
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 6207
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 132
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&note=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.



Krzysztof Wolf

Posts 16
19 Dec 2021 21:44


Awesome work Arne!

posts 14