-- Krash-BB (krashan@teleinfo.pb.bialystok.pl) has joined this channel. Krash-BB Hello ExiE Hello ExiE Can you tell me more about your project? Krash-BB Well, I just try to make working PCI slots for A1200 Krash-BB It will be conected to A1200 via Expansion Slot ExiE How it goes and what about software? ExiE Are you working alone? Krash-BB I have a schematic and do PCB's now. Krash-BB Software - it will be driven by pci.device. I'm going to write it myself, sources will be published ExiE Have you contact to some producer? Krash-BB I'm going to release all the project (including hardware schematics and concepts) as freeware, so anyone can make clones ExiE What about homepage of this project? Krash-BB Homepage is amiga.org.pl/~krashan, only Polish for now... Krash-BB Well, I guess I should make an english version of my AmiPCI www page. ExiE Is there some finish-date ? Krash-BB Finish-date is unknown even to me :-) ExiE :))) ExiE Do you think somebody will try it? ExiE I know that not everybody got enough courage to try it. Krash-BB I don't know. I only know I'm going to try it! ExiE Most people prefer buy hardware (fully tested etc...) Krash-BB I'm going to produce it in small series Krash-BB Maybe 10-20 per month ExiE Its only for polish market I think... Krash-BB Sorry, I haven't enough money to invest. If any company wants to produce it I have nothing against ExiE So you shoud write that you are looking for some producer :-) Krash-BB It's too early for this. I should have a working prototype first ExiE Will be possible use PCI with Blizzards/BlizzardsPPC, Zorro2/3 etc? Krash-BB You can use it with any turbo card, but not with Zorro boards... ExiE So the best configuration should be BlizzardPPC/BVision ? Krash-BB Yes, I expect PCI gfx cards aren't faster than B-Vision. ExiE We can call it PCI replacement of Zorro slots! Krash-BB Exactly ExiE What about transfer speed ? Krash-BB Teorethically 28 MB/s in burst mode, 14 MB/s for single mode, PCI may be clocked up to 14 MHz, which twice the transfer ExiE What PCI cards you suppose can be used with your PCI? Ethernet, sound? Krash-BB Yes, Ethernet, sound, maybe modems, and gxf. B-Vision is expensive, what about S3 Virge for $20? ExiE Who will write devices for each card ? Krash-BB Everybody can. Device drivers will be talking to PCI via pci.device. It will be fully documented Krash-BB Linux drivers sources can help. ExiE and What about A4000 version? :-) Krash-BB Zorro III protocol is so complicated (overcompilcated ;-) ExiE For gfx cards there are also cgx/p96 drivers required... Krash-BB CGX developer materials aren't freely available ExiE Any idea? Krash-BB What if I'll do it. I'm an advanced Amiga programmer (C/asm) ExiE Best solution :) Krash-BB I'm going to hack CyberGFX drivers if I have no choice... ExiE :-)))) ExiE We can say cgx drivers should be available for cheap S3 gfx cards? Krash-BB S3 Trio/Virge is my priority ExiE Cheapest and available... ExiE What about voodoo I? Cheapest 3D card for Amiga... Krash-BB I think Amiga has much good hardware, but is lack of CHEAP hardware. ExiE yeah ExiE Thanks for interview Krash-BB Thx too ExiE BTW your name to mention? Krash-BB Grzegorz Kraszewski also known as Krashan^BlaBla ExiE BlaBla ? :))) Krash-BB Amiga util programmers group ExiE ok bye! * Krash-BB leaves the channel -- Krash-BB (krashan@teleinfo.pb.bialystok.pl) has left this channel (Krash-BB).