29 Jun
2011
29 Jun
'11
8:17 a.m.
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Joachim Thiemann
<joachim.thiemann at gmail.com> wrote:
If you're not opposed to putting new hardware into
the Amiga (as
opposed to keeping it "period-authentic") there are people working on
expansions for the 1000, 500 etc that work in the 2000:
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=12037 (RAM + non-booting(?) IDE)
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=7158&highlight=ide68 (for
http://iki.fi/mkl/ide/ide68k.html)
(CF or IDE interface, bootable with V3+ kickstart, or patched earlier KS)
Those are neat. It's good to see some new expansion options. My
A1000 is loaded with tons of 41256 chips, bought back when they cost
between $3.50 and $17.50 *each*, but trying to find those old
expansion boards is harder than finding an A1000 in the first place.
The IDE and CF interfaces are a really nice touch. I think most
A2000s ended up with hard disks (even if early adopters bought them
without), but lots of A1000s and A500s were floppy-only.
-ethan