Falcon Nova Adapter ...

[frank.lukas]

The Nova Falcon work at the moment exclusively with a ATI ISA MACH64 Graphiccard. The Falcon can have only 4MB ST Ram, 14MB do not work.

Falcon_Nova_klein.jpg

[joska]

Are you selling these now?

[frank.lukas]

Yes

[Ektus]

It can have more RAM, but only with a Magnum Falcon and a special setting. 4MB ST-RAM plus 6MB Alternate-RAM or some such? Can't remember, it's been a long time

Regards
Ektus.

[viking272]

Looks good, I couldn't see any info on the creation of this.
So a few questions
does it fit in standard Falcon case with graphics card?
Does it need better psu
What's the cost plus EU shipping
Will it ever work with 14mb Falcons?
there are a few types of these cards, does it work with all types or specific spec? Eg 5v

Thanks

[frank.lukas]

does it fit in standard Falcon case with graphics card?

no

Does it need better psu

no

Will it ever work with 14mb Falcons?

no

The Nova Falcon work at the moment exclusively with a ATI ISA MACH64 Graphiccard. The Falcon can have only 4MB ST Ram, 14MB do not work.

[viking272]

Thanks Frank

[joska]

does it fit in standard Falcon case with graphics card?

no

That is not entirely correct. It will fit if you replace the stock PSU with a PicoPSU (or an external PSU) and relocate the harddisk. You'll need to fabricate some brackets though, and also make a short extension for the graphics card's VGA connector so you can access it from the outside. Use a short piece of flat cable so you can route it through one of the existing holes in the cabinet instead of making a new hole.

[Rustynutt]

Works with a Mighty Sonic w/ 32mb TT Ram and Afterburner w/64mb TT Ram.
Think the Magnum card uses a different address. I tried it with an Eagle Sonic and had issues. BUT I was using the Mighty Sonic "FAFA8 to try and load the Magnum ram, I didn't think at the time it uses another application to load the ram on the expansion bus. Still, the Falcon can only use 4mb ST ram, but with either of those cards, most the ST ram is open anyway. I moved the NOVA card and Afterburner around in a stock case, like Jo Even said , you'd need an external P/S.

[Rustynutt]

The Nova Falcon work at the moment exclusively with a ATI ISA MACH64 Graphiccard. The Falcon can have only 4MB ST Ram, 14MB do not work.

Falcon_Nova_klein.jpg

Frank, do you have customer link yet?
Don't see them on your normal sales.

This one will work ? Have the 2MB module, can't fine it right now.

[frank.lukas]

ATI MACH64 2MB will work fine. I will sell them October ...

[Rustynutt]

Coolness!

[TXG/MNX]

Can they work with ct60e with 512mb?

[TXG/MNX]

Do you know why they not work with 14mb ?

[TXG/MNX]

Do you know why they not work with 14mb ?

[MasterOfGizmo]

Because the video memory of the card uses the same memory range as a part of the 14MB ST ram does.

[frank.lukas]

Nova Falcon do not work the a CT60/63 or CT63e ...

Do you know why they not work with 14mb ?

Master of Gizmo say it ...

NO

[Silly_Pony]

4MB in MegaSTE with your nova adapter already annoying, hard disk driver, novavdi, gdos, some .acc = 2.4mb left

But in falcon just cruel. All that power and no ram. So an interesting but pointless development.

[mikro]

So an interesting but pointless development.

Indeed. Back then I didn't have much information about stuff like Magnum or NOVA for the Falcon but I kind of assumed they are equally great as on the MegaSTE/TT (i.e. greatly enhancing its capabilities). Only recently I have realised how poorly designed these were when it came to Falcon.

[joska]

But in falcon just cruel. All that power and no ram. So an interesting but pointless development.

What if you have a Falcon with Fast-RAM? I had a Nova in my Falcon/AB years ago, but stupidly sold it when I got an Eclipse for it. The Nova was absolutely brilliant, and far from pointless. Great performance, very stable. I'm getting one now to replace the unstable/unfinished Eclipse

Only recently I have realised how poorly designed these were when it came to Falcon.

Well, if you want to have a 4Mb graphics card in a stock Falcon you don't have that much choice considering its 24 bit address bus. Yes, you can use bankswitching like on the Eclipse, but only at the expense of performance. I have experience with both and prefer the Nova.

That said, a Nova adapter with integrated alt-RAM would be a good solution for stock Falcons. You should be able to have four or five Mb in addition to the Nova. Would have been very expensive in the early 90's, but quite cheap today.

[derkom]

a Nova adapter with integrated alt-RAM would be a good solution for stock Falcons. You should be able to have four or five Mb in addition to the Nova. Would have been very expensive in the early 90's, but quite cheap today.

This would be a superb solution for those of us who didn't manage to get CT*s when they were available.

[mikro]

That said, a Nova adapter with integrated alt-RAM would be a good solution for stock Falcons.

Exactly. That is what I meant -- we had the Magnum ST/E which was a brilliant alt-RAM solution for its time and we had NOVA which was a brilliant graphics solution. On the Falcon, Magnum actually still wasn't fast RAM, just another 16-bit alt-RAM (on the expense of sacrificing normal ST-RAM...) and NOVA hated more RAM anyway so you needed special hacks to disable its upper 2 MB to get the NOVA working. So an integrated solution would make much more sense but as you say, would be also far more expensive.

Edited according to this thread: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=31168 (failing memory...)

[joska]

and NOVA hated more RAM anyway so you needed special hacks to disable its upper 2 MB to get the NOVA working.

I don't think any special hacks are needed, the Magnum Falcon is configured by software.

https://forum.atari-home.de/index.php?topic=11331.0

[Silly_Pony]

What if you have a Falcon with Fast-RAM?

I'm sure both of those people will enjoy it then.

[Rustynutt]

Freaking awesome on my Afterburner.