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Scene World Podcast Episode #128 - Gunnar von Böhn (Apollo team) (05. Dec. 2021)
In episode 128 of the Scene World Podcast, Jörg Dröge and Arthur Heller talk to Gunnar von Böhn of the Apollo team, programmers of the FPGA implementation of an 68k-like CPU used for the "Vampire" accelerator boards. Interview starts at 37:38 minutes...

Apollo team: change in staff, new accelerator boards annouced (05. Jul. 2021)
As announced by Apollo team at the title link, Igor Majstorovic, developer of the Vampire accelerator boards, has left the group. On the other hand, Thomas Hirsch returned, the original developer of the former Natami project. The press release mentio...

FPGA accelerator card: Raptor 1200 (26. Apr. 2021)
In a video interview, Gunnar von Böhn of Apollo team announces a feature-reduced variant of the FPGA accelerator card Vampire. If everything would proceed well, he expects the first cards already next month. The new card, too, would be produced by Igor Ma...

Apollo core: Release 5 for Vampire 4 (20. Jan. 2021)
The Apollo core is a FPGA reimplementation of the m68k series of Motorola providing a new graphic resolution called SAGA. The core is used in the Vampire accelerator boards. Apollo Release 5 provides the following changes: Copper compatibility fixed....

Apollo team launched AROS-based operating system project (10. Aug. 2020)
First the developer team of the Apollo-FPGA-Core used in the Vampire products did choose AROS as official operating system. After having had some problems with the free AmigaOS clone, the Kickstart-ROMs officially licenced from Cloanto were used. From aro...

FPGA: Apollo-Core update Gold 2.12 (22. Mar. 2020)
The Apollo-Core is a FPGA reimplementation of the m68k series produced by Motorola which also provides a separate graphics driver called SAGA. The core is used in the Vampire accelerator boards 600 V2, 500 V2+ and 1200 V2. Among other ch...

FPGA accelerator board: Vampire 1200 V2 can be ordered (07. Jan. 2020)
Already before Christmas it was announced, that the first 100 of the Vampire-1200-V2 accelerator board produced by Igor Majstorovic can be ordered under the title link. According to the developers, "there will be another batch of 100 cards very shortly." ...

Amiga34: Announcements, videos and further pictures (Update) (14. Oct. 2019)
In this news item we want to summarize all other news additional to the MorphOS for x64 as well as some further pictures completing the ones from yesterday. In his speech Trevor Dickinson (A-Eon Technology) has announced an "Early-Adopter-Edition" of t...

FPGA computer: Vampire-V4 standalone version available at Amiga 34 (28. Sep. 2019)
At the Amiga 34, which will take place on 12./13. October in Neuss (Germany), the standalone version of the FPGA accelerator board Vampire V4 will celebrate its debut. For the Amiga 34, a special bundle was composed including the stand...

Event: Apollo team at Gamescom 2019 (Germany) (12. Jul. 2019)
Additional to APC&TCP this year also the Apollo team will have their own stand at the Gamescom in Cologne (Germany). The developers of the FPGA core of the Vampire accelerator boards will be present from 21. to 24. August in Hall 10. ...

Print magazine: Amiga Future 134 - preview and extracts (14. Aug. 2018)
A preview and extracts of issue 134 (September/October 2018) of the Amiga Future have been released today. Among other things, this issue features reviews on Worthy and Bomb Jack Beer as well as a preview to the Gold3 AGA Apollo core ("AGA on the Amiga 60...

FPGA: Apollo core update Gold 2.10 / SAGA driver 1.4 (25. Jul. 2018)
Apollo core is an FPGA reimplementation of Motorola's m68k series that includes its own graphics called SAGA. The latter is available in version 1.4 now. The core is currently being used by Vampire turboboards 600 V2 and 500 V2(+). Among othe...

Podcast: Amiga Users Ireland - Commodore Power (10. Jun. 2018)
The latest podcast of the Amiga Users Ireland is about the MorphOS programs RNOWidgets, OpenXCom and MilkyTracker, the closure of the Apollo registrations this month and about the news that sufficient money was collected for producing new Amiga-500 cases....

Apollo-Team: Delay of Vampire V4, Vampire 600 V2.1 being produced (26. May. 2018)
Under the title link the Apollo team has announced that the release of the FPGA accelerator board Apollo V4 continues to be delayed. A single bug makes it necessary to rewrite an important part of the core. The team wrote: "Hundreds of hours have bee...

FPGA: Apollo-Core-Update Gold 2.9 (08. Apr. 2018)
The Apollo core is a FPGA-reimplementation of Motorolas m68k-series, which also provides a separate graphic mode called SAGA. Currently the core is used in the accelerator boards 600 V2 and 500 V2(+). All changes are listed under the title link: Bett...

FPGA: Apollo-Core-Update Gold 2.8 / SAGA driver 1.2 (22. Mar. 2018)
The Apollo core is a FPGA-reimplementation of Motorolas m68k-series, which also provides a separate graphic mode called SAGA. Currently the core is used in the accelerator boards 600 V2 and 500 V2(+). Changes in the latest core "Gold 2.8": Improved H...

FPGA: Apollo-Core-Update Gold 2.7 / SAGA driver 1.0 (01. Mar. 2018)
The Apollo core is a FPGA-reimplementation of Motorolas m68k-series, which also provides a separate graphic output called SAGA. Currently the core is used in the accelerator boards 600 V2 and 500 V2(+). Changes in the latest core "Gold 2.7": Fast Har...

Vampire accelerator board: SAGA driver 0.14 (28. Jan. 2018)
Under the title link for Vampire accelerator boards version 0.14 of the SAGA driver has been released. The latest Apollo core "Gold 2.5" is required. ...

Developer tools: vasm 1.8b and vlink 0.16b (02. Jan. 2018)
Frank Wille has released updates for the modular assembler vasm and the corresponding linker vlink. Changes: vasm 1.8b: Option -noialign disables the automatic instruction alignment.m68k: New Apollo Core instructions (core >=4035.jic), provi...

FPGA processor: 68080 is to licenced to hardware producers for free (06. Nov. 2017)
Gunnar von Boehn offers to provide his reimplementation of a 68k processor calles 68080 to further hardware producers. Currently the Vampire accelerator boards ("Apollo Cores") are equipped with a 68080 which are available for A500/A600 and announced for ...