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Some ideas for [[Minimig]] improvements:
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Improvements:
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  [[Minimig Selftest]]
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  [[Minimig Faster cpu|Faster CPU]]
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    68020? -> can run netbsd.
|[[Minimig Selftest]] || Y ||
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  [[Minimig ECS|ECS graphics]] - First to do?, after all more software can use ECS than AGA
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  [[Minimig AGA|AGA graphics]]
| [[Minimig Graphics|Graphics]] || N || More games possible to run
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  [[Minimig Harddisc|Harddisc]]
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  [[Minimig Ethernet|Ethernet]] (+boot)
| [[Minimig Harddisc|Harddisc]] || Y || Larger software installations possible.
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    Rid of the need for flashmemories? (network boot)
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  [[Minimig SDram|Use SDram]]
| [[Minimig Ethernet|Ethernet]] || ? || Rid of the need for flashmemories? & Network boot.
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  [[Minimig Shared rs232|MCU rs232tx -or- FPGA rs232tx]]
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  [[ntsc fix|50/60Hz (pal/ntsc)]]
| [[Minimig SDram|Use DRAM]] || Y || Memory hungry software becomes possible. And developer board have dram builtin.
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  [[Minimig S-Video|S-Video]]
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  [[Minimig Breakout|Breakout connectors instead of pcb mounted]]
| [[Minimig Shared RS232|Shared MCU/FPGA RS232]] || Y || One less jumper..
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  [[RTL m68k|CPU in verilog/vhdl]]
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  [[Free Amiga kickstart|Kickstart replacement]]
| [[Minimig NTSC|NTSC]] || Y || NTSC monitors can be used.
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  [[Minimig Discimage support|Discimage support .ADF .DMS .FDI .ADZ]]
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  [[Minimig Expansion Zorro|Zorro]] [[Minimig expansion PCI|PCI]] [[Minimig expansion PCI-Express|PCI-Express]]
| [[Minimig Video output|S-Video Resistor D/A issues etc..]] || Y ||
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  [[Minimig FPGA|Upgrade the FPGA]]
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  [[Minimig Floppy|Create a real floppy controller]]
| [[Minimig Breakout|Breakout pinheaders]] || Y || More installation flexibility
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  [[Minimig Other simulations|Simulate Atari ST ability]]
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Resources:<br>
| [[Minimig MCU user I/O|MCU user I/O]] || Y || Wire the unused MCU (pic18xxxx)<br>ports to a user I/O pin header
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http://www.opencores.org/<br>
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| [[Free Amiga kickstart|Kickstart replacement]] || N || Rid of Amiga Inc dependency.
 
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| [[Minimig Discimage support|Discimage support .ADF .DMS .FDI .ADZ]] || N || ADF is not sufficient for some copyprotected discs
 
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| [[Minimig Expansion|Expansion via Zorro ISA PCI PCI-Express]] || N || Make use of old hardware
 
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| [[Minimig FPGA|Upgrade the FPGA]] || Y || More logic & I/O pins
 
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| [[Minimig HDL devices|HDL devices]] || N || Devices in HDL languages - needs no hardware
 
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| [[Minimig Floppy|Real floppy controller]] || N || Make disc images for Minimig (see [[Amiga floppy project]])
 
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| [[Minimig Other simulations|Simulate Atari ST, Mac-68k etc..]] || N ||
 
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| [[Minimig RTC|Realtime clock]] || N || Correct timestamp on disc files
 
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| [[Minimig Parallel port|Parallel port]] || N || Multiplayer, Printer, ParNet etc..
 
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| [[Minimig USB|USB]] || N ||
 
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| [[Minimig Faster CPU|Faster CPU]] || N || mc68020+ makes it possible to run [[NetBSD]] (unix)
 
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| [[RTL m68k|CPU in verilog/vhdl]] || N || Makes Minimig on a stock FPGA developer board possible
 
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fpga#Modern_developments Wikipedia: FPGA+CPU] || N || FPGAs with CPU onchip
 
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| [[Minimig 68K CPU BERR* Support|/BERR Support]] || Y || For 68K /BERR Vector when non-existant memory accessed
 
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Resources:
 
:* [http://opencores.org/ Opencores.org - Free HDL devices]
 
:74CBT16245 - [http://www.amiga.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=39933&forum=8&start=120 jkonstan 070901]
 

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