Charlie Balogh

Something about catching Pokemons, and all of them... 😅 I was told full 68060 Rev.6 CPU prices are high, because they are extremely scarce. I don't know, they seem quite abundant to me. 🤪 👍

From left to right: TF1260, ACA1260, Warp1260, Blizzard 1260

#amiga #retrocomputing #mc68060

Mar 1, 2025 at 11:59amWeb
Show threadTroed SångbergMar 1, 2025
@chainq Haha when did you get them though?? I have a single rev 6 060 in my Falcon and will protect it with my life :D
Show threadCharlie BaloghMar 1, 2025

@troed Over a long time, actually. Some I bought quite a way back - before 2010, some relatively recently. I think the newest one was in 2023. I also have a Rev.6 in my CT60e in the Falcon, but that is the oldest Rev.6 I ever bought, ironically, I think. Or one of. It was my "spare" for a long time.

(Also, these are only the A1200 cards... And not all of them... 😅 Yes, I'm an idiot. Don't try this at home.)

Show thread48kRAMMar 1, 2025
@chainq I had to go with a rev 0 (PC68060) but even that is quite a good chip. Can't help but drool over your collection though
Show threadBitslingers-R-UsJul 4, 2025

@48kRAM @chainq Rev 0 m68060? Oooh! I bet you have some really interesting errata!

I have a Blizzard 1260 with a revision 1 and a Cyberstorm Mk III with a revision 6. Both have been compiling for ages.

How’d you get a Blizzard 1260 with a revision 6? Was it a late model, or was the ‘060 replaced?

I wish there was an A1200 accelerator with 512 megs. It’d help tremendously with llvm stuff :)

Show threadCharlie BaloghJul 4, 2025

@AnachronistJohn @48kRAM This particular Blizzard 1260 originally had a Rev 1 and was replaced with a Rev 6 by John "Chucky" Hertell of DiagROM/ReAmiga fame on my request, so we can clock it higher (72Mhz), as it was intended to serve in the Revision compo-Amiga. Which it did for a couple of years, before my Warp1260 and other accelerators supporting even higher speeds took over.

I also have a relatively late DCE-made B1260, that also sports a Rev.1. Not sure they made any with Rev 5 or 6.

Show thread48kRAM but with parityJul 4, 2025
@AnachronistJohn @chainq @48kRAM The mask revision was the same as the Rev 1, I think. I'm guessing it was just marked PC until enough early-adopters were happy with it then they said "Okay - ship it!" and marked it XC or whatever that first rev was marked.
Show threadPixel PurritoMar 1, 2025
@chainq neat collection you got there–I am a tad envious, but nevertheless happy with “just” my TF1260. Because I wouldn't have where to put any extras.
Show threadIan Scott  🐙Mar 1, 2025
@chainq that heatsink on the ACA accelerator is just perfection!
Show threadCharlie BaloghMar 1, 2025
@polpo Yeah, that's definitely well made. I'd also buy that for my TF1260 if it was available separately. (Too bad the TF1260 has no mounting holes for it, or for any for that matter.)
Show threadIan Scott  🐙Mar 1, 2025
@chainq the 060 I use on my TF1260 came with an epoxied-on heatsink, so I had to shave it down to fit under the keyboard. That solved the mounting problem, at least
Show threadIan Scott  🐙Mar 1, 2025
@chainq and here’s how I get some airflow over it: a 40mm fan stuck to the floppy drive with foam tape
Show threadCharlie BaloghMar 1, 2025

@polpo This is in concept very similar to how the Warp1260 cooling works. That has a radial fan, that sits on the floppy and keyboard LED pins for power and mounting. Then it blows over a wedge-shaped heatsink, but it is wider than yours though.

Note that the ACA1260 has the CPU on the other side (towards the drapdoor, like the Blizzards). And I think it wasn't designed to run with a closed the trapdoor. I'll post about it later.

Show threadJopeMar 1, 2025
@chainq @polpo the idea is to leave the trapdoor cover off and add extra bumpons on top of the previous ones on the bottom of the case to improve airflow.
Show threadCharlie BaloghMar 1, 2025

@polpo Not sure I ever posted the Amiga 1200 w/ Warp1260 guts on Mastodon, so anyway, here's how it looks.

The fan is temperature/software controlled. I'd buy such a generic cooling solution for almost all my A1200 expansions. Even the 68030 cards tend to run quite hot, especially with FPU & SCSI module, and they're not getting younger either...

Note mine is an early card, so hopefully they improved the powder coating of the heatsink since. 😅

#amiga #mc68060 #retrocomputing

Show threadPixel PurritoMar 1, 2025
@polpo @chainq so far I've been running my TF1260 without any heatsink or fan. I have one of those 3D printed trapdoor replacements with a grille, which helps a bit but I don't dare running it faster than the default 50Mhz (not that I need more speed). I'm quite sure my ‘060 is one of the lucky ones that don't get too hot. It could use a thin heatsink at some point anyway to run a bit more chill.
Show threadCharlie BaloghMar 1, 2025
@aperezdc @polpo 50Mhz usually works without a heatsink even. It has always worked. Also on older cards like Blizzards. Although I've seen stock 50Mhz cards, - Blizzards at least - overheat on very hot Summer days with the trapdoor on. But that could be also memory and other things, not the '060 itself.
Show threadJopeMar 1, 2025
@chainq The Trinity is still in the mail? :-)
Show threadCharlie BaloghMar 1, 2025
@jope Nah... I did not buy the ACA1260 either, and I have to give it back after Revision. I have more than enough '060s by now. I decided to let other people have '060s too. 😅
Show threadJopeMar 1, 2025

@chainq hehe, it's interesting to try definitely.

The Warp seems nice too, but I find it difficult to allocate an 060 to it permanently, as it gets soldered on.

I ended up buying a Trinity and mine is currently in the mail, so maybe that will be my Warp alternative then.

Show threadCharlie BaloghMar 1, 2025
@jope Sure, that's a totally valid approach/opinion. I was lucky enough to be able to get the CPU together with the Warp. This was courtesy of CS Labs, via some Haujobb folks, because of demoscene reasons. I have enough other socketed '060s anyway, so it did not bother me too much. But to each their own.