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What the Heck Is Kraken?page  1 2 3 4 

Jean-Baptiste Bolcato

Posts 63
30 Apr 2024 15:42


Still no news about the Kraken, or any Vampire project for A3000/4000? I spotted the odd mention here and there in forums it could be  cancelled... NoOOoo!
Can we have an official word from the team?

Note there is a new big box hybrid 68060/FPGA accelerator project in beta now, called the Z3660. Google it, beta boards are on sale soon. Would be interesting to see what the team thinks of it!

Don't get me wrong, I'd much prefer a proper Vampire in my 3000 - but after all this time with no update, maybe it's not meant to happen...


Eric Gus

Posts 479
02 May 2024 08:29


Looks like you still need an 060 for that board.. pass.. will wait for the real deal from Apollo team.


Jean-Baptiste Bolcato

Posts 63
08 May 2024 11:28


Yep, agreed! 
An A3000/A4000 Vampire will get my preference too.
 
  But we've been waiting over 2 years with very little updates, and the Apollo team has been very busy doing a great job on cool things for all the other Amigas (even the A1000 and A2000 are getting their official extender boards with Shapeshifter and Salamander!).
  So I was just pointing out that, in the meantime, other FPGA projects are progressing and now approaching release for A3000/A4000.
 


Amiga 4Life

Posts 105
21 Jul 2024 19:29


Looks like a stop-gap product, or an adapter card just to push some unsold linux hardware to the Amiga platform.... does the vendor understand the situation here..

Does the vendor plan to produce any apps that can take advantage of 1,550mips... Where are the virtual synths, the virtual dsp's, virtual blitter, desktop streaming app, the dvd/avi movie player app.... ..

This is what some vendors dont understand, running Amiga classic apps on modern hardware means nothing (we're way pass that stage)... Getting classic Amiga to run modern apps (do modern things) is what we want. This is where the Apollo/Vampire team "Nails it" every time..... EXTERNAL LINK .. EXTERNAL LINK ...

  +10k Vamps sold and barely breaking 200mips... the Apollo team understand the need for apps/demos that are capable of showing off Vamp features....(forward thinking)..

The current 68k apps we have today dont require 1,550mips to run...

What is this vendors real intention here, vampire killer ?, storm chaser ?, or P5, make a name, make your money then cut out...(get something out the door before the market gets too crowded, "type of product")..


Eddie Cejvan

Posts 28
24 Jul 2024 02:15


100%




DiscreetFX Studios

Posts 155
24 Jul 2024 06:34


I'm still 100% interested in this. I have a working Amiga 3000 desktop just waiting for V4 awesomeness but I understand great Amiga hardware takes time to develop.


Amiga 4Life

Posts 105
28 Jul 2024 05:58


I'm 100% not interested in hardware that don't have new software thats capable of maximizing its power.
  Let's keep it 100...    now turn the heat up.  EXTERNAL LINK ...

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