The MNT ZZ9000 just got a major upgrade for power users.
XACP 1.6 is here, and it turns your graphics card into a full co-processor.
What is XACP?
XACP stands for “eXtended ARM Coprocessor Protocol”.
It’s an independent software platform that runs on the ARM Cortex-A9 processor and DDR memory built directly into the MNT ZZ9000 graphics card.
What Can It Do?
With XACP 1.6, Amiga applications can now offload compute-intensive tasks to the ZZ9000.
Instead of your 68060 or PPC CPU handling everything, you can send heavy work to the ARM chip on the ZZ9000 instead.
Perfect for:
- Image processing
- Audio encoding/decoding
- 3D calculations
- Any other CPU-heavy tasks
The result? Your Amiga CPU is freed up while the ZZ9000’s ARM + DDR RAM handles the workload.
Why This Matters
We originally bought the ZZ9000 for RTG graphics and HDMI output. Now it’s becoming so much more.
MNT keeps pushing the ZZ9000 beyond what anyone expected back in 2020. First graphics, then Ethernet, now a full co-processor.
If you own a ZZ9000, check for the XACP 1.6 update. And developers: this opens up a ton of new possibilities for Amiga software in 2026.
Emiko’s Take
This is honestly wild. Having a second computer inside your Amiga just to handle heavy lifting? Yes please.
I’m curious to see what the community does with this. What would YOU offload to the ZZ9000?
Let me know in the comments 👇
Source: amiga-news.de
