Re: kfest a2 USB card real?

["Glenn Jones" <rg.jones@rogers.com>]

"Hans Franke" <Raffzahn@yahoo.de> wrote in message
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> omashiroi@yahoo.com (Adam Barr) wrote in message
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> > So if it is real can someone please post some more detail and pictures
> > on it?
>
> The project will need some time. Our actual idea is to get a _first_
> public version (V2), for early adopters and especialy developers, with
> minimal driver support out by the end of this year. When stable
> drivers are available for the most usefull features, a final card (V3)
> may be produced.
>
> Also, the features are still not frozen by now. The actual Version 1
> (6 Boards made) will change at least in size and layout for V2.
>
> The V1 boards feature:
> 512K RAM - most likely to be expanded
> 128 or 512K Driver Flash - V2 will have only 512K
> 128 or 512K Loader Flash - V2 will have only 512K
> USB controller with _one_ port

Hans, can you tell us which controller Jeri has decided to use on the
AnyCard? Is it the Cypress SL811HS perhaps?

Thanks

Glenn

> CF Slot
> IDE connector
> Amiga Clock Port connector
> VGA connector
> 50K FPGA
>
> Usable in any A2, from a classic ][ (I just tried it in my 1980
> ][euro+) until a GS ROM4. Although it might be usefull to have a GS to
> utilize the full potential. Especialy the variety of USB devices
> require a more modern OS than ProDOS 8 (read GS/OS).
>
> I noted only the 'connectors' above, since all the hardware is to be
> defined via the FPGA. Beside the IDE/CF/Clock interface, a VGA will be
> included. THe features may be much like the ones found on the C1.
>
> > a2central still has not said anything, and really the USB card
> > is the most important thing announced for KansasFest.
>
> In face we (Jerri, Sheppy and myself) are quite surprised about the
> enthusiastic reaction we got at KFest. The whole project was only
> planned to give us something to fiddle around and avoide getting bored
> (hey, Jeri and me are first time KFesters ... we didn't know how much
> fun that is).
>
> Withion the Project, Jeri will koordinate the hardware, Sheppy the
> GS/OS, and I'll do the low level driver and coordination work.
>
> Anyway, I hope this satisfies your curiosity :)
>
> > The only thing I
> > have heard about so far is a ps/2 adapter that won't work with my GS,
> > and some software to make disk images, just like the 2 or 3 other
> > applications that do this.
>
> The PS/2 adaptor is a nifty little thing... and it might be still some
> time until the AnyCard can do a mouse good enough to fool classic A2
> Software.
>
> Gruss
> H.