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[News] Interesting clockport sound systemANN.lu
Posted on 20-Aug-2002 12:03 GMT by cOrpse11 comments
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For anyone that needs a clockport soundcard this could come in useful : http://ludens.elte.hu/~vf/ , the VSS.lha file on Aminet also contains information and some details on how to *roll your own*. I've seen this before , but someone on a.org got an e-mail from the author addressing isssues like pricing so i thought it would be useful to paste it here :) :

Hi! > Could you say me the price of the VF Sound System?
> How can i get one of this interesting thing? :))

The price will be about $100.
But I will produce it again, only if I get at least 20 serious
orders. I will re-design the pcb to fit to the Buddha card too, and substitute some components with newer, better ones, maybe add new features.
I never sold anything outside Hungary, so I don't know the available payment and shipping methods.
I you have any idea, or can help, please write me. I don't have world-wide customer service :) (Yet ;))

> Do I need a tower? more info plz!
A1200:
Tower is not required, but the internal shielding plate must be removed. Also the HDD may not fit too. If you have FastATA, it must be shifted with some 40-pin precidip sockets.

Buddha:
The clockport is unfortunately too near to the Zorro socket, the card can't fit. A short flat cable with suitable connectors at the end is required. (2.5" IDE cable will be fine)

> I'm really surprised about this product. If it works well, it's an amazing > piece of hardware for the ami. Why there's no any new posted anywhere, > forums, etc???
I do not post any, because I don't have time to read them either :( But somebody else posted one article to the Czech Amiga News.
> Also. Will it work?!? > I once bought a Prelude1200 but it didn't work It played for > half a second or so and then hanged, usually the whole computer too. > It's mixer worked fine, but it couldn't play samples. I tried > removing everything from the IDE-controller and my PPC-card (with > the BVision on it) and then it seemed to work, but the remaining 020 > and chip-memory was too slow to play 44kHz so I couldn't really tell...
Nobody can avoid all mistakes, but I will do my best, of course. I sold about 20-30 pieces in Hungary, except the initial problems with the early versions, all works fine. Never saw any hardware incompatibility problem. A basic A1200 is really too slow for 44kHz AHI mixing, but the mp3 decoding works fine.

The only known hardware problem: If the clockport speed is too high, you can't use sampling frequencies below 22kHz, and mp3 below 32kHz. Buddha/XSurf is sometimes too fast, the speeded-up internal clock port either. (The clockport speedup doc is included in the archive, but currently only in hungarian language :( For these low-quality modes you may use the motherboard sound system instead, it uses 16bit DMA, much faster than the slow 8 bit, CPU- controlled RTC port.
Interesting clockport sound system : Comment 1 of 11ANN.lu
Posted by TBone on 20-Aug-2002 16:42 GMT
Anyone know of a good Zorro based soundcard for the Amiga that's -available- for under $250? I keep looking, but it seems they're extremely rare!
Interesting clockport sound system : Comment 2 of 11ANN.lu
Posted by cOrpse on 20-Aug-2002 17:08 GMT
In reply to Comment 1 (TBone):
Its probably easier to pick up a cheap mediator ( zorro or busboard ) and a SBLive ( their around £20 OEM in the UK .. )
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Posted by TBone on 20-Aug-2002 18:48 GMT
In reply to Comment 2 (cOrpse):
Yea, but this will be the last classic Amiga I mess with, I'd like to keep it "Zorro Pure" for nostalgic reasons :)
Guess I'll just keep searchin' the auctions for an old Delphina or repulse.
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Posted by cOrpse on 20-Aug-2002 19:18 GMT
In reply to Comment 3 (TBone):
You probably already know this but ... Try sticking an ad on www.amibench.org .. You may find someone that can help you :)
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Posted by Amiga H8R on 21-Aug-2002 02:43 GMT
Come in to 2002 you antique using fools, CLOCK PORT OMG that is 1992 technology,
Amiga computers are SHIT and will always be OUTDATED SHIT.
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Posted by Chip on 21-Aug-2002 04:52 GMT
In reply to Comment 5 (Amiga H8R):
<i>CLOCK PORT OMG that is 1992 technology</i>
Yeah, and it works wery well in my machine today! I'm a VSS owner and it rocks! The driver takes over the mpega.libraray and any apllication with mpega.library support works fine with this card! You can't feel that your machine is playing an MP3 (no CPU slowdown), and the quality kicks ass.
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Posted by Jon on 21-Aug-2002 05:23 GMT
It's funny how those "amigahaters" frequently come here to irritate and provocate..get some life..aren't you happy with your non-Amiga machines?-)
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Posted by Jon on 21-Aug-2002 05:25 GMT
Because it sometimes amazes me, those thing that you can do with these antique, shit, and even outdated shit machines.
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Posted by Don Cox on 21-Aug-2002 06:24 GMT
In reply to Comment 3 (TBone):
I think the Repulse is still available.
The Prelude cards are good if you can find one. There were Zorro and
A1200 versions.
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Posted by priest on 21-Aug-2002 09:46 GMT
Old shit smells less bad than fresh shit.
r.
priest (farmer's son)
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Posted by John Niclasen on 21-Aug-2002 19:26 GMT
Does anyone know the status on the Delfina "Flipper" sound card for Clockport and Zorro? It's originally a Petsoff product, but is now produced by Individual Computers: http://www.jschoenfeld.com (Check products and news.)
Also some Amiga dealers are listing this product, like Vesalia and KDH. Is it available?
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