Quote from: me on August 24, 2022, 09:51:05 PMI bought the Firebird as soon as it came out, though not all of its features had been implemented (they now have been implemented).  The question comes up, "Should I put it in an A2000... or should I put it in an A1000?"  The A1000 is severely limited, due to its 512K Chip RAM limit and Kickstart disk load (though there are ways around that).  A Firebird would get rid of those A1000 limitations!  So, the A1000 will get all the love this time. 

The Firebird has been installed in the A1000!  Duncan M. of The Other Group of Amigoids took the time to install, going as far as to get a new backplate 3-printed for the A1000 so that the extra Firebird ports could be accommodated.  The Firebird runs at 177 MiPs, 320x faster than a standard A600 according to SysInfo.  Its 512 meg of DDR RAM is divided into 481 megs of Fast RAM, 6 megs for Chip RAM, and the rest of the RAM going to other functions.  Because Apollo OS still has limitations, I've gone with Coffin OS r63 with its Gold core 2.17 and Kickstart 3.10.

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
          June 22-23 Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2024 - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

P.S. Just released is the Giga series of Apollo Accelerators, all with a gig of RAM -- the Icedrake Giga (for the A1200), the Firebird Giga (for the A500/1000/2000), the Manticore Giga (for the A600), and the standalone V4 Giga.

     Another CLASS video is ready to be viewed.  See David Pleasance of Commodore UK at

Pleasance, Commodore UK, and more -- CLASS 2024

https://youtu.be/XRmETyjpLg0

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

Happy Mother's Day, C= and Ami aficionados!
     The Fresno Commodore User Group has its next meeting from 11 a.m. to 2:30+ p.m., Sunday, May 19, at

Panera Bread Restaurant
3590 W. Shaw Ave. (corner of W. Shaw Ave. and Marty Ave.)
Fresno, CA 93711
(559) 271-0104
http://www.dickestel.com/meet_loc.htm

     For discussion, we'll talk about the upcoming June 22-23 Pacific Commodore Expo NW in Seattle and even the William Shatner Weekend on June 1 (gotta get a Commodore item autographed by Bill)!
     This month we have the new AmigaOne A1222+ from A-EON in its second, public showing of a production model.  See how it uses the desktop, see it play native and 68K Amiga games, listen to how it plays .MODs and .MP3s, view it running a video file in full hi-def, and try out some drawing/art programs on it.  Naturally, we will have the latest games for the C64.  V.P. Roger may be bringing in several amateur radio carts used by ham operators on the VIC-20!

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

     Here is the preliminary announcement!  Notice that the meeting is on the third Saturday of the month.

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

     Yesterday, all the parts that I received in the mail were assembled into a working A1222+ system.  To see the photos and my  comments, go to

http://blog.retro-link.com/2024/05/assembling-a1222-from-eon.html

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
          June 22-23 Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2024 - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

Happy Cinco de Mayo, C= and Ami comrades!
     The next meeting of the Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network is Saturday, May 11, from 2 to 5+ p.m. at

  Panera Bread Restaurant
  19662 Nordhoff Street
  Northridge, California
  (818) 407-9400

     Note that we meet on the south side of the restaurant now, instead of the west side of the restaurant.
     We'll talk about our April 13-14 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2024 and the upcoming June 22-23 Pacific Commodore Expo NW in Seattle.
     In exhibits we'll have the first public showing of a production AmigaOne A1222+ running OS 4.1 Final Edition and Enhancer 2.2.  Check out how it handles its desktop!  Check out how it runs classic Amiga games and demos!  Check out how it runs OS 4.1 apps!
     In 8-bit Commodores we'll have the Ultimate 64 with the latest games and the Mini PET 40 running classic and new games and other apps.

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
          http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

     The first videos from CLASS 2024 have been released!  See

Van Pelt and Slow Scan TV, FAX-64 - CLASS 2024

https://youtu.be/2jUSwpfihHA

Pocek and Grind for the Amiga - CLASS 2024

https://youtu.be/obf04dUNQa8

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

     Now I have to assemble all the parts!

http://blog.retro-link.com/2024/04/unboxing-a1222-from-eon.html

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
          June 22-23 Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2024 - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

     The CLASS 2024 photos from Mario Luppi have come in!  To see them, go to

http://blog.retro-link.com/2024/04/yup-more-pics-from-commodore-los.html

          Still editing the videos,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
          June 22-23 Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex