Amiga Hardware DatabaseSearch Result
486 expansions found
Company Microbotics, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface clock port |
- clock
- a simple battery backed up clock
- connects to the internal clock port of the A1200
front side
Company Bio-Con, Taiwan | Date 1994 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 5768 / 137 |
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB RAM
- supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
- with 8 MB RAM installed, the memory address space can be set either continuous or PCMCIA compatible
- optional PLCC or PGA FPU, 68881 @ 14 MHz - 68882 @ 50 MHz
- battery backed up clock
- disable jumper
front side
Company Edotronik, Germany | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2064 / 7 |
- No description available.
Company Edotronik, Germany | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2064 / 4 |
- No description available.
Company ASDG, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface Zorro IZorro II | Autoconfig ID 1023 / 1 |
- 64 DIP sockets accept up to 2 MB RAM
- supports 0.5, 1 or 2 MB configurations
- uses 256k×1 DIPs, 150 ns
- zero wait states
- recoverable RAM disk (rrd.device)
- the Zorro I version (2M) fits into any Zorro I expansion chassis, such as ASDG's Mini-Rack
- the Zorro II version (2MI) was licensed to Micron Technology
Advert (US)
1986-08
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1987-02
Company W.A.W. Elektronik, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Agnus socket |
- 1 MB chip RAM expansion
- plugs into the Agnus socket
- two clips are connected to Gary
- Agnus is replaced with Fat Agnus 8372B which allows a total of 2 MB chip RAM
- rules out internal 512 kB RAM expansions in A500 trapdoor slot
front side
back side
Company Computer System Associates, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68020 @ 7.14 MHz
- 68881 @ 7.14 MHz
- the board doesn't work without FPU
- optional memory board
- eight DIP sockets accept up to 512 kB static RAM
- takes 64k×8, 100 ns or faster SRAM chips in groups of four
- notes
- the board is meant for accelerating math intensive applications, otherwise it gives only a 10% speed increase on integer code
- connects into the 68000 socket
- does not fit into the A500 / A2000, although it would work in them
- compatible with the A1060 Sidecar
front side
Company Netch Computer Products, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000, A500, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- No description available.
Advert (US)
1986-07
Company Hama, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, joystick port |
- video edit controller
- receives commands from the Amiga through the parallel port and converts them to serial data for the 7 pin mini-DIN player and recorder remote ports
- the video player must have an edit terminal, either 5 pin Edit (Panasonic), Control-L, Remote or LANC (Sony)
- the video recorder is controlled through its infra-red port, meaning:
- it cannot be connected in the same manner as the player
- single-frame accuracy can never be achieved, just &plusminus;4 frames
- the communication is one way, the Amiga does not receive any feedback from the recorder - any fluctuation in the deck's mechanism or skipping of the control track is not compensated for or spotted by the Amiga
- to keep frame drifting to a minimum, the software offers an auxiliary frame counter which lets the user compensate for the pre-roll and post-roll of both decks
- jog shuttle control - the start of cut-ins and finishing of cut-outs can be easily and accurately located
- cuts are added to and stored in an edit decision list (EDL)
- ARexx port
- takes power from the joystick port
top side
Company Elaborate Bytes / BSC, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II | Autoconfig ID 2049 / 1,22092 / 2 |
- ST506/412 or SCSI controller
- A.L.F. 2 is a general hard disk driver software with 16 different hardware versions based on it
- supports processor cards and does some optimizations for the better processors
- handles drives up to 1 GB only
- Model 1:
- only ST506/412, either MFM or RLL
- cannot autoboot - by making the driver reset resistent, rebooting off hard disk is possible
- the Zorro II version is half length (only a Zorro - XT adaptor board), the metal hard disk mounting frame is optional
- Model 2:
- ST506/412 (either MFM or RLL) or SCSI
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- the Zorro II version is full length and has place for mounting a 3.5" hard disk
- if a Model 1 and a Model 2 controller are installed in one Amiga at once, the Model 2 controls the Model 1 (autobooting is possible on both controllers)
- the 16 versions of A.L.F. 2:
- A2000 MFM - Model 1 & 2
- A2000 RLL - Model 1 & 2
- A2000 SCSI - only Model 2
- A500 MFM (without casing) - only Model 1
- A500 MFM (with casing) - Model 1 & 2
- A500 RLL (without casing) - only Model 1
- A500 RLL (with casing) - Model 1 & 2
- A500 SCSI (with casing) - only Model 2
- A1000 MFM (without casing) - only Model 1
- A1000 MFM (with casing) - only Model 1
- A1000 RLL (without casing) - only Model 1
- A1000 RLL (with casing) - only Model 1
- the A500 and A1000 versions connect to the side expansion port
- those without case have no passthrough connector, the others have
Elaborate Bytes A.L.F. 2 (OMTI), front side
Elaborate Bytes A.L.F. 2 (OMTI), back side
Elaborate Bytes ALF 222C (SCSI), front side
Elaborate Bytes ALF 222C (SCSI), back side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500, left side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 passthrough board, front side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 controller card, back side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 controller card, front side
- ALF2_226c.dms
install disk v2.26c
377 kB - ALF2-27.dms
install disk v2.7
362 kB - ALF2-Extras.dms
extras disk
264 kB - ALF2-MelMac.dms
A-Max driver
5 kB - ALF222C_MFM_Rev2.zip
firmware v2.0 for ALF222C MFM version (Module: FAB 0005763 REV A)
19 kB
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1989-10
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1989-08
Company Elaborate Bytes / BSC, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2046 / 32049 / 3 2092 / 3 |
- SCSI 2 controller
- NCR 53C94 @ 25 MHz
- does not use DMA but interrupt driven programmed I/O
- 50 pin internal SCSI connector
- DB25 external SCSI connector for both snap-in and screw-in connectors
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB compatible
- two-ROM version (ALF 232C)
- designed by Elaborate Bytes
- after developing this card, Elaborate Bytes sold their entire hardware product range to BSC
- jumper settings:
| Jumper | Configuration | Setting |
| J1 | Kickstart | ON - Kickstart 1.2, OFF - Kickstart >= 1.3 |
| J2 | Deactivation | Disable Controller |
| J3-J5 | SCSI ID | Set SCSI ID ON ON ON - 0 ON ON OFF - 1 ... OFF OFF OFF - 7 |
| J6 | Parity | ON - No Parity Check, OFF - Parity Check |
| J7 | LUN | ON - No LUN Control, OFF - LUN Control |
| J8 | Disconnect/Reconnect | ON - No Disconnect/Reconnect allowed, OFF - Disconnect/Reconnect allowed |
| J9, J10 | Login Screen | ON ON - Login Screen disabled ON OFF - Login Screen by pressing F1 OFF ON - Login Screen after every reset OFF OFF - Login Screen when no password is set (power up) or by pressing F1 |
| J11 | Interrupt | ON - INT2, OFF - INT6 |
| J12 | Reset Level | ON - Delete all control registers upon reset (test purposes) |
| J13 | Bus Termination | ON - 5V on Termination Power Line |
- one-ROM version (Oktagon 2000)
- designed by BSC
- an Oktagon 2008 without RAM expansion
Elaborate Bytes ALF 232C, front side
BSC A.L.F. 3, front side
BSC A.L.F. 3, back side
Elaborate Bytes ALF 232C, back side
BSC A.L.F. 3 (Oktagon 2000), front side
BSC A.L.F. 3 (Oktagon 2000), back side
- oktapus.lha
Aminet
OktaPussy v2.1 (24.11.98)
106 kB
Advert (DE)
1990-11
Advert (DE)
1991-03
Company Compware | Amiga A1000 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 256 kB Chip RAM expansion
- eight 64k×4 DIPs
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
front side
back side
Company C-Ltd., USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 1004 / 12 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses polled I/O transfers
- does not autoboot, reads CLtd.device from floppy
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- 50 pin internal SCSI header - but there is no space for mounting a hard disk inside the case
- A-Max II driver (cltd.amhd)
front side
- scsicltd12.lha
Aminet
replacement driver v1.2
20 kB - CltdUtils.lha
Aminet
replacement utilities
38 kB
Advert (US)
1987-03
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1987-03
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1987-06
Advert (DE)
1987-11
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller
- non standard SCSI connector - enables 2.5" drives to be connected inside the A1200
- optional external SCSI kit - external DB25 connector
- autoboot ROM (gvpscsi.device)
- memory
- two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports only special 1 or 4 MB GVP SIMMs
- notes
- optional 68882 PLCC FPU up to 50 MHz
- jumper settings
| J1 - | PCMCIA: OFF - compatible |
| J2 - | SIMM size: ON - 1 MB SIMMs, OFF - 4 MB SIMMs |
| CN2 - | FPU clock: 1-2 - from crystal, 2-3 - 14.3 MHz |
| J3 ON | J5, J6, J7, CN4 OFF | CN1, CN3 1-2 | - reserved |
front side
back side
- gvpA1200scsi+ram.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
405 kB - gvp_53.lzh
GVP-M
SCSI driver update v5.3
425 kB
Advert (US)
1993-03
Advert (US)
1993-06
Advert (FR)
1993-07
Company C-Ltd., USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1004 / 12 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses polled I/O transfers
- does not autoboot, reads CLtd.device from floppy
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- 50 pin internal SCSI header - but there is no space for mounting a hard disk on the card
- A-Max II driver (cltd.amhd)
- two screw holes to mount a SCSI-to-MFM converter card
front side
with SCSI-MFM converter, front side
back side
- scsicltd12.lha
Aminet
replacement driver v1.2
20 kB - CltdUtils.lha
Aminet
replacement utilities
38 kB
Company Kimatek, France | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II, video slot |
- internal genlock
- Y/C genlock with integrated RGB splitter and fader
- consists of a modified Commodore A2300 genlock and a Zorro II card
- the A2300 is extended with an additional circuit board and the Composite (RCA) input and output is replaced with Y/C (S-VHS)
- the Zorro II card performs the RGB splitting (3× RCA) and fading
- the cards are connected together by a ribbon cable
Genlock card, front side
Fader card, front side
- Kimatek_A2300YC.pdf
user manual (german)
81 kB
- A2300YC.dms
fader program
26 kB
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 8,9,13 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 16 / 25 / 28 / 33 / 50 MHz, PGA
- optional 68882 @ 16 - 50 MHz, PGA - can be clocked at different speed than the CPU
- optional memory daughterboards
- 68030-RAM8:
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 4 or 8 MB RAM
- supports only special 1 MB Nibble Mode SIMMs, they are more expensive than GVP SIMMs
- accepts SIMMs in groups of four
- 68030-RAM32: (from 1991)
- eight 64 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 or 20 MB RAM
- supports only special 1 or 4 MB, 60 ns GVP SIMMs
- 60 ns SIMMs are required for 50 MHz, 70 ns for 33 MHz, 80 ns for 25 MHz
- 16 - 33 MHz boards support 1 MB SIMMs only, possible configurations are 2, 4 and 8 MB
- 50 MHz boards support 4 MB SIMMs, possible configurations are 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 MB
- using a 4 MB SIMM requires four 1 MB SIMMs to be installed in sockets 3 to 6, so the 4 MB SIMMs can only be installed into sockets 7 to 10
- optional IDE controller
- two autoboot ROM sockets
- to activate the IDE controller only the boot EPROM(s) (gvpat.device) has to be installed on the main board - the first version of the driver software required two EPROMs, later ones required only one
- does not support drives that has more than 1024 cylinders
- controller uses byte-swapped storaging, so the HDD will be unreadable on other controllers without that feature
- 40 pin internal IDE header
- A-Max II driver (gvpat.amhd) - requires gvpat.device v2.4 and A-Max v2.06
- notes
- autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3 - the autoboot ROM should not be installed with Kickstart 1.2
- two ROM sockets for UNIX boot ROMs that require an A2090A SCSI controller - these ROMs are compatible with those on the A2630
- 68000 fallback mode selectable by jumper
- the memory and IDE controller is also deactivated in fallback mode
- jumper settings - A3001
| Jumper | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J4 | OPEN | Install to clock FPU from oscillator U2 |
| J5 | SHORTED | Remove to disconnect FPU from oscillator U1 |
| J6 | OPEN | Install to disable the 68030’s caches |
| J7 | OPEN | Install to disable the 68030’s MMU |
| J8 | OPEN | Install to enable Unix boot register |
| J9 | SHORTED | Remove to enable 68030 boot EPROMs |
| J10 | SHORTED | Remove for use in German 4-layer A2000’s |
| J11 | OPEN | Install to boot in 68000 mode |
| J12 | OPEN | Reserved |
| J13 | OPEN | Reserved |
| J14 | SHORTED | Reserved |
| J15 | OPEN | Reserved (AT interface) |
| J16 | SHORTED | Reserved (AT interface) |
- jumper settings - RAM8 board
| Jumper | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| J1 | OPEN | Reserved |
| J2 | OPEN | Reserved |
| J3 | SHORTED | Reserved |
| J4 | SHORTED | Reserved |
| J5 | SHORTED | Remove to enable full 8MB of 32-bit RAM |
| J6 | SHORTED | Reserved |
| J7 | OPEN | Reserved |
Series I, front side
Series I, front side
Series I with RAM8 board, back side
Series I with RAM8 board, back side
- A3001.dms
install disk (01.11.89)
320 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
IDE ROM image
gvpat.device v4.1
10 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
UNIX boot ROM image
1 kB
Advert (DE)
1989-10
Advert (DE)
1990-01
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1990-05
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1990-06
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1989-06
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1989-09
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1989-09
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1989-12
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1989-12
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1990-01
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1990-03
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1990-04
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1990-05
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1990-06
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1990-07
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1990-08
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1990-09
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1990-11
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1990-12
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1991-04
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 8,9,13 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 33 / 50 MHz, PGA
- 68882 @ 33 / 50 MHz, PGA - clocked separately from the CPU
- memory daughterboard (68030-RAM32)
- eight 64 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 or 20 MB RAM
- supports only special 1 or 4 MB, 60 ns GVP SIMMs
- 60 ns SIMMs are required for 50 MHz, 70 ns for 33 MHz, 80 ns for 25 MHz
- 16 - 33 MHz boards support 1 MB SIMMs only, possible configurations are 2, 4 and 8 MB
- 50 MHz boards support 4 MB SIMMs, possible configurations are 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 MB
- using a 4 MB SIMM requires four 1 MB SIMMs to be installed in sockets 3 to 6, so the 4 MB SIMMs can only be installed into sockets 7 to 10
- IDE controller
- autoboot ROM (gvpat.device)
- does not support drives that has more than 1024 cylinders
- autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3 - the autoboot ROM should be removed with Kickstart 1.2
- controller uses byte-swapped storaging, so the HDD will be unreadable on other controllers without that feature
- 40 pin internal IDE header
- A-Max II driver (gvpat.amhd) - requires gvpat.device v2.4 and A-Max v2.06
- jumper settings
- main board (rev 7):
J4
ON
OFFJ5
OFF
ON- FPU clock
- from oscillator U2
- from oscillator U1J10
ON
OFFJ12
ON
OFFJ13
ON
OFFJ14
OFF
ON- clocking mode
- A2000-A german motherboard, 68000 must be removed
- A2000-B motherboardJ6 - MMU: ON - disable J7 - CPU clock: OFF - 50 MHz, ON - lower J9 - 68030 Boot code EPROMS (U23 and U25): OFF - enable J11 - 68000 fallback mode: ON - enable J15 - IDE autoboot EPROM (U34): ON - enable J17 - IDE autoboot EPROM type: ON - 27256, OFF - 27128 J18 - IDE drive: OFF - connected (with autoboot EPROM v3 or later) J1, J16
ONJ2
OFF
- reserved - memory board (rev 3):
J3
OFF
ONCN11
OFF
2-3CN13
ON
OFF
- 50 MHz
- lower clockJ5
ON
OFF- memory address of CN7-CN10 SIMMs
- Zorro II address space (with 1 MB SIMMs only)
- 0x01000000 (with 4 MB SIMMs only)J1, J4, J6, J8
ONJ2, J11
OFFCN12
1-2
- reserved
- notes
- two ROM sockets for UNIX boot ROMs that require an A2090A SCSI controller - these ROMs are compatible with those on the A2630
- the memory and IDE controller is also deactivated in 68000 fallback mode
Series II, front side
Series II, back side
RAM32 board, front side
RAM32 board, back side
- amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
IDE ROM image
gvpat.device v4.1
10 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
UNIX boot ROM image
1 kB
Advert (US)
1991-05
Company Ameristar Technologies, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1053 / 10 |
- Ethernet interface
- SMSC Ethernet chip
- supports 10BaseT, Thick AUI, 10Base2 connections
- 10 Mbit/s transfer speed
- 64 kB packet buffer
- diagnostic LED for link and collision status
- ROM socket for network boot application
- SANA II compatible
- supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1994-10
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2004 | Amiga A500 | Interface 68000 socket |
- clock port interface
- provides two A1200 compatible clockport connectors for the A500
- connects into the 68000 socket
front side
with SilverSurfer attached, front side
with SilverSurfer attached, front side
back side
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2006 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- two 256k×16, 60 ns SOJ chips
- battery backed-up clock
- leak proof non-rechargable lithium battery
- A1200 compatible clock port
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 1999 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket |
- clock port interface
- provides an A1200 compatible clockport connector for the A600
- connects onto the Gayle chip
- designed to fit together with all A600 processor boards as well as the metal harddisk holder
- prepared to carry all components of a SilverSurfer but only the Gayle socket and the 22 pin clockport header is assembled
with SilverSurfer attached, front side
back side
- A600clk_english.pdf
Individual Computers
SilverSurfer installation (english)
85 kB - A600clk_deutsch.pdf
Individual Computers
SilverSurfer installation (german)
90 kB
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2012 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- processor
- CPU: 68020 @ 16,7 / 20 / 25 / 33 MHz, PGA
- processor is soldered to the board
- memory
- 128 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
- 1MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
- 1MB RAM is reserved for FastROM option
- memory autoconfig of the remaining RAM only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
- for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
- notes
- asynchronous design
- clock port header, to be used for the RTC module from Individual Computers (not suitable for other clock port expansions)
- two CPU sockets on the board which allows using the same PCB for the ACA 1232 (with different CPU and logic), an upgrade is not possible
- used CPUs are installed (scratches/dents possible)
- processor expansion is meant for usage with the ACA 500, for the A1200, this expansion is more or less only a RAM expansion as the processor is only marginally faster
- ACA1232_manual_E.pdf
Individual Computers
Instruction Sheet
95 kB - ACA1232_manual_D.pdf
Individual Computers
Kurzanleitung
96 kB
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2010 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- processor
- CPU: 68EC030 @ 28MHz or 68030 @ 42 / 56 MHz, PGA
- all processors are slightly overclocked to allow for a synchronous board design, the nominal speeds are 25 / 40 / 50 MHz
- no FPU option
- very fast burst timings: 2-1-1-1 (28 MHz), 3-1-1-1 (42 / 56 MHz)
- memory
- 64 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
- memory autoconfig only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
- for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
- memory clock: 56 MHz for 28/56 MHz versions, 42 MHz for 42 MHz CPU
- notes
- the first processor card to feature a -1-1-1 burst
- synchronous design
- no FPU option as this would have caused too much load on the data bus and would have increased burst timing
- RTC clock chip as well as battery have to be installed by the user, those were not included in the retail package to cut costs:
- socket for RTC chip OKI6242 (or compatible)
- battery socket for a CR1225 or CR1220 cell
- used CPUs are installed (scratches/dents possible)
- although socketed, the CPU is not intended to be changed/upgraded - a different logic would be needed for higher frequencies, and the warranty is lost if the sticker is removed
- no deactivation of the card possible
- after installation, the trapdoor doesn't fit (plastic parts of it have to be removed)
- jumper to map 1MB of the memory to address 0x00c00000
- works for all Kickstart versions
- results in a speed increase for Kickstart 3.0 as system functions will be located in FastRAM
- compatibility is increased for A500 software that expects RAM at this address
- the 56 MHz card is recommended to be operated without trapdoor due to excessive heat
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2011 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- processor
- CPU: 68EC030 @ 42MHz, 68030 @ 25 or 68030 @ 42 MHz, QFP (surface mounted Quad Flat Pack)
- 25 MHz option uses an underclocked 42 MHz processor
- option was introduced as some of the processors didn't run reliably at 42 MHz
- memory
- 64 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
- memory clock: 83 MHz
- 1MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
- 1MB RAM is reserved for FastROM option
- memory autoconfig of the remaining RAM only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
- for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
- notes
- asynchronous design
- fast burst timing of 2-1-1-1
- OEM product for Vesalia
- first examples were delivered without heat sink which caused problems with certain configurations
- heat sinks were supplied free of charge by Vesalia to be installed by the user
- the cards also had a logic missing a startup delay, causing problems with slow hard disk drives
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2012 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- processor
- CPU: 68EC030 @ 25 / 40 MHz or 68030 @ 20 / 25 / 33 / 40 MHz, PGA
- processor is soldered to the board
- memory
- 128 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
- memory clock: up to 80 MHz (slower than predecessor ACA 1231)
- 1MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
- 1MB RAM is reserved for FastROM option
- memory autoconfig of the remaining RAM only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
- for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
- notes
- asynchronous design
- clock port header, to be used for the RTC module from Individual Computers (not suitable for other clock port expansions)
- two CPU sockets on the board which allows using the same PCB for the ACA 1220 (with different CPU and logic), a downgrade is not possible
- used CPUs are installed (scratches/dents possible)
front side
back side
- ACA1232_manual_E.pdf
Individual Computers
Instruction Sheet
95 kB - ACA1232_manual_D.pdf
Individual Computers
Kurzanleitung
96 kB
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2014 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- processor
- CPU: 68030 @ 40 MHz, PGA
- processor is soldered to the board
- FPU: 68881/68882 can be mounted, with synchronous or asynchronous clock (with additional oscillator)
- memory
- 128 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
- memory clock: up to 80 MHz
- 1MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
- 1MB RAM is reserved for FastROM option
- memory autoconfig of the remaining RAM only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
- for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
- notes
- asynchronous design
- clock port header, to be used for the RTC module from Individual Computers (not suitable for other clock port expansions)
- card provides solder pads for FPU and FPU oscillator, although it is not available from manufacturer with equipped chip
- with FPU, the load on the data bus is increased - disabling burst mode is recommended to have a stable operation, thus reducing speed of the card
- the reduced speed resp. the need to disable the burst mode is the reason why the card has no socket and doesn't come with preinstalled FPU, as the manufacturer seeked for the fasted possible design
- installing an FPU voids warranty
- with the same CPU, the speed of the card is exactly the same as the predecessor ACA 1232
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2013 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 64 |
- processor
- CPU: 68EC000 @ 14 MHz
- CPU is overclocked, the nominal speed of the CPU is 10 MHz
- memory
- 2 MB RAM
- memory autoconfiguration
- 512k Flash ROM, it contains a licensed Kickstart 1.3 and 3.1
- installed trapdoor expansions are supported
- 512k expansions can be added as either ChipRAM or FastRAM - an ECS Agnus is needed for ChipRAM option
- if larger than 512k, automatically added as FastRAM
- notes
- delivered without case, meant to be installed as-is (bare board)
- MapROM feature
- two CF card slots (replace hard disk)
- one slot supports autoboot from Amiga formatted CF cards with RDB
- no hotplug support
- one slot supports FAT16/FAT32 formatted CF cards to allow data exchange with PCs (no software needed, FAT95 filesystem in ROM)
- not all CF cards are working, try-and-error procedure may be necessary to find a working one
- boot menu with the following options
- select between Kickstart ROM installed in Amiga or one of the two Kickstarts in Flash ROM of ACA 500
- floppy options - allows deactivation or no-click mode
- switch between PAL and NTSC modes
- load A1000 Kickstart disk
- issue flash software update from CF card
- store and select configuration profiles and a standard configuration
- language selection (english or german)
- A1200 compatible clock port
- A1200 CPU port
- allows installing processor cards for A1200 CPU slot
- supported are only three models: ACA 1220, ACA 1232 and ACA 1233
- other cards may work, reported are Blizzard PPC, Blizzard 1260, Blizzard 1230 IV, Apollo 1260, Cobra
- the ACA 1231, being an OEM product, does not work
- 16 bit I/O expansion port
- de-brick jumper, disables certain RAM and ROM functions to allow flashing a new ROM
- compatibility jumper (J2)
- disables RAM and certain IRQs
- CF card slots, expansion and clock ports disabled
- MapROM disabled
- other features to increase compatibility
- compatible with WHDLoad game software (Quit key is also supported), however due to limited amount of RAM on the card many games do not work
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2013 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 70 |
- processor
- CPU: 68020 @ 16,7 MHz, QFP
- processor is soldered to the board
- memory
- 16 MB RAM, soldered to the board
- no waitstates
- 5 MB are autoconfigured, more can be added by software (ACAtune)
- 1 MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
- up to 10.8 MB in total can be used as FastRAM
- notes
- disable jumper, disables CPU and RAM
- NMI connector for freezer function
- if card is deactivated via disable jumper, it just raises a level 7 IRQ
- MapROM function
- compatible with A600 boards featuring Gayle v01
- PCMCIA compatible
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2010 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 69 |
- processor
- CPU: 68030 @ 25 / 30 MHz, PGA
- 30 MHz version features an underclocked 33 MHz CPU
- memory
- 25 MHz version: 32 MB
- 30 MHz version: 64 MB
- autoconfiguration of memory
- notes
- asynchronous design
- fast 2-1-1-1 burst timing
- can be installed together with Indivision ECS and A603
- disable jumper
- large heat sink that doubles as carrier for the hard disk
- boot selector jumper: if set, disables the internal disk drive (external drives start at df0:)
- useful when A603 and Indivision ECS are installed, as the latter would conflict with an internal disk drive
- 'no disk' jumper: if set, all drives appear empty
- Z2 memory range stays free (PCMCIA friendly)
- no RTC (present on A603)
- not compatible with A300 board (Gayle v02 is needed)
- MapROM function
- A603_english.pdf
Individual Computers
User Manual (english)
72 kB
Prototype
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2006 | Amiga A600 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68030 @ 33 MHz clocked at 40 MHz, PGA
- no FPU option
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accept up to 128 MB RAM
- 512 kB flash memory
- PCMCIA friendly
- memory disable jumper
- notes
- connects onto the top of the 68000 CPU
- low-heat design
- card has never been sold due to the SIMM socket not being RoHS compliant - the whole charge of cards had to be recycled
Company Index Information, UK | Date 1997 |
- full description is in the models section
- short description
- 68EC020 @ 14 MHz or 680EC30 @ 28 MHz
- 2 MB Chip RAM
- 2 or 8 MB Fast RAM
- AGA chip set
- built-in IDE controller
- fits in an 5.25" drive bay
front side
Rev 1.3 motherboard, front side
Rev 1.3 motherboard, back side
Company Ralf Jochheim Computer Tuning, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000 | Autoconfig ID 2052 / 32 |
- plugs into the CPU direct slot of the Commodore A2630 or IVS Vector
- 64 ZIP sockets for up to 32 MB RAM
- supports 1M×4 ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of eight (4 MB increments)
- RAM disable and autoconfig disable jumpers with status LEDs
front side
front side
back side
- Access32.pdf
Bedienungsanleitung / german user manual
1641 kB
- Access32.dms
tool disk
58 kB
Advert (DE)
1991-11
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1992-05
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1992-11
Company Breitfeld Computersysteme, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2126 / 1 |
- IDE controller
- autobootROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB compatible
- two 40 pin internal IDE headers
- can handle up to four hard disks
- half length card - no place for mounting a hard disk
- disable switch
- versions with ROM 626 or above have read/write problems with files larger than 130 kB
front side
front side
back side
back side
- AccessX-20.dms
install disk v2.0
483 kB
Company Breitfeld Computersysteme, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2126 / 1 |
- IDE controller
- autobootROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB compatible
- two 40 pin internal IDE headers
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- disable switch
- hard disk activity LED
- versions with ROM 626 or above have read/write problems with files larger than 130 kB
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
Case open, top side
Case closed, top side
- AccessX-20.dms
install disk v2.0
483 kB
Company Data & Electronics / GameWorks, Netherlands | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A500+A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portCPU slot, Zorro II |
- freezer
- successor of the X-Power freezer module
- A500 / A500+ versions:
- plugs into the side expansion port
- 2 LEDs, indicating speed (green/yellow) and enabled freeze mode (red)
- LC version:
- naked board (no case)
- no slow motion controller
- no X-Copy in ROM
- LCX version:
- like LC version, with X-Copy in ROM
- Professional version:
- features a case, slow motion controller and X-Copy in ROM
- A2000 versions:
- Zorro version:
- plugs into Zorro slot
- features only 86 pins, so it has to be plugged in on the right side of the slot
- CPU slot version:
- plugs into 86 pin CPU slot
- two connectors for slow motion controller and freeze button
- not compatible with bridge boards
- freezer features:
- trainer maker (with automatic find option)
- save computer memory (freezed programs) to disk
- machine monitor / disassembler
- disk / file utilities: Dir, Path, MkDir, Rename, Erase, Install, Format, FileCopy, DiskCopy
- picture / music (tracker) / sample ripper
- sprite editor
- slow motion controller (only Professional version)
- slide show generator for IFF images
- joystick autofire
- disk monitor
- shows computer status (disk parameters, ChipRAM, FastRAM...)
- detects non-standard boot blocks (virus test)
- joystick test
- includes X-Copy disk copier in ROM (only LCX and Professional versions)
- color and screen mode adjust
- screen hardcopy
Professional version for A500, top side
- ActionCartridgeSuperIV.txt
Bedienungsanleitung / german user manual
148 kB
- ActionCartridgeSuperIV.dms
Manual and Boot Disk
167 kB
Company Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1990 / 1991 / 1992 | Amiga A500A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portCPU slot |
- freezer
- slow motion controller
- disable switch
- does not support hard disks
- does not work with processor cards
- not compatible with Kickstart 2.0 and above
- A500 / A1000 versions:
- plugs into the side expansion port
- no passthrough connector
- A2000 versions (Action replay Mk II & III only):
- connects to the 86 pin CPU slot
- half length card
- Action Replay Mk I
- only A500 / A1000 version
- uses a special FDOS disk format (158 half tracks, 970 kB per disk) - software for conversion to AmigaDOS is supplied
- v1.0 features:
- shows and modifies registers (even read-only ones) and memory contents
- trainer maker
- M68000 assembler / disassembler
- Copper assembler / disassembler
- sprite editor
- virus detector
- picture / music (tracker format) / sample ripper
- save computer memory (freezed programs) to disk
- shows computer status (disk parameters, ChipRAM, FastRAM...)
- v1.5 additional features:
- mempeeker
- ability to save freezed programs to RAM
- RAM testing
- illegal opcode - jumps to freezer mode
- Action Replay Mk II
- A2000 version available
- 128 KB Operating System ROM
- uses the common AmigaDOS disk format for saving
- new features compared to v1.5:
- boot selector
- picture editor
- sound tracker
- turbo fire manager (separately for both joysticks)
- disk encoder
- start menu
- disk monitor
- integrated DOS commands (Dir, Format,...)
- Diskcopy
- 80 characters display with two-way scrolling
- calculator
- notepad
- memory and drive switch (enabling / disabling)
- music ripper now finds all tracker formats (SoundTracker, NoiseTracker, other formats with 32 samples)
- ripped music / pictures are saved in IFF format
- Action Replay Mk III
- A2000 version available
- in A1000, the module has to be disabled before loading the Kickstart
- 256 kB Operating System ROM
- does not work with 3-State's Multivision 500/2000
- compared to Action Replay Mk II:
- deep trainer
- burst nibbler copy program
- switch between PAL and NTSC (with new Agnus)
- joystick handler (use the joystick instead of keyboard)
- setmap
- file requester
- better support of RAM expansions
- more CLI programs
Mk I, A500 version, front side
Mk II, A500 version, front side
Mk II, A2000 version, front side
Mk III, A500 version, front side
Mk III, A2000 version, front side
Mk III, A2000 version, front side
- ActionReplayMk2_A2000_Note.pdf
A2000 Installation Note (english)
163 kB - ActionReplayMk2.pdf
Instruction Manual (german)
225 kB - ActionReplayMk3.pdf
Action Replay Mk3 Instruction Manual
708 kB
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Company Ashcom Design, UK | Date 1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- No description available.
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Company Ashcom Design, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- No description available.
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Company ICD, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2071 / 1 |
- SCSI controller
- half length card - mounting frame allows the installation of a 3.5" drive inline with the card
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- autoboot ROM (icddisk.device or icdscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB and SCSI Direct compatible
- fully supports removable media devices
- game jumper (disables the whole controller), autoboot disable jumper, HD cache disable jumper
- pressing the left mouse button during startup disables HD automount, pressing the right mouse button disables HD cache
- SCSI networking
- A-Max II driver (icddisk.amhd)
- jumper settings
| A - | autoboot ROM: ON - enable |
| B - | caching: ON - enable |
| GAME - | card: ON - disable |
| ID0-ID2 - | SCSI ID |
front side
front side
with bracket, front side
without bracket, front side
back side
- ICDPrepHD-42.dms
install disk v4.2
ICDPrepHD v4.2, adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1
117 kB - ICDPrepHD-40.dms
install disk v4.0
ICDPrepHD v4.0 adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1
117 kB - icd_advantage.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk
316 kB
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1990-07
Company ICD, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2071 / 1,4 |
- SCSI controller
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- autoboot ROM (icdscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB and SCSI Direct compatible
- fully supports removable media devices
- game jumper (disables the whole controller), autoboot disable jumper, HD cache disable jumper
- pressing the left mouse button during startup disables HD automount, pressing the right mouse button disables HD cache
- A-Max II driver (icddisk.amhd)
- SCSI networking
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB SIMMs in groups of two giving 2, 4, 6, 8 MB configurations
- memory disable jumper
- AdSCSI 2000 has no RAM expansion
front side
back side
- ICDPrepHD-42.dms
install disk v4.2
ICDPrepHD v4.2, adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1
117 kB - ICDPrepHD-40.dms
install disk v4.0
ICDPrepHD v4.0, adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1
117 kB - icd_advantage.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk
316 kB
Advert (US)
1991-02
Company Wilcom, Australia | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga |
- No description available.
Advert (US)
1995-07
Company W.A.W. Elektronik, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Agnus socket, Gary socket |
- 1 MB Chip RAM, 256k×4 ZIPs in eight sockets
- optional 2 MB Fast RAM, 1M×4 ZIPs in four sockets
- plugs into the Agnus socket
- with 1 MB Chip RAM only, two clips are connected to Gary
- with 2 MB Fast RAM, an adaptor board has to be connected to the Gary socket
- systems with only 512 kB Chip RAM have to be reworked
- memory autoconfiguration
front side
with Gary adaptor, front side
- AdvancedChipRAM.pdf
user manual (german)
346 kB
Advert (DE)
1992-11
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1993-02
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1993-06
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1993-10
Company Alcomp, Germany | Date 1988/1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- 1988: sixteen 256k×1 DIPs
- 1989: four 256k×4 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
front side
front side
back side
back side
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1988-03
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1988-04
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1988-06
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1988-10
Company Alcomp, Germany | Date 1988 / 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II |
- EPROM burner
- one socket for burning any 28 pin EPROMs of the 27xxx series
- functions: emptiness test, reading, burning, load from / save to disk, compare, hexdump
- four programming algorithms
- A500 / A1000 version: connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- A2000 version: controller card plugs into Zorro II slot, the external EPROM socket is connected to board header via ribbon cable
A500 version, front side
A2000 version, front side
A2000 version, back side
A2000 version EPROM socket, top side
- Alcomp_Tools-16.dms
tool disk
Modulgenerator v1.23, A500-Eprommer v1.6, A2000-Eprommer v1.3
example programs
422 kB - Alcomp_Tools-13.dms
tool disk
A500-Eprommer v1.3, A2000-Eprommer v1.3
example programs
330 kB
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1988-10
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1988-12
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1989-11
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1989-11
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1990-05
Company Alcomp, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface parallel port |
- sound sampler
- 8 bit mono soundsampler
- 1× RCA input
- level adjustment knob
- installs to parallel port
- specifically designed for A1000, with other Amigas a gender changer would be necessary
- no software delivered, so a separate digitizer program is needed
top side
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1988-12
Company Alcomp, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga A500 | Interface parallel port, joystick port |
- sound sampler
- 8 bit mono soundsampler
- 1× RCA input
- level adjustment knob
- installs to parallel port and joystick port
- no software delivered, so a separate digitizer program is needed
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1988-03
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1988-04
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1988-06
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1988-10
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1988-12
Company Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- handy scanner
- scans monochrome and grey shades
- AlfaScan / AlfaScan-A: supports 128 gray shades
- AlfaScan-Plus: supports 256 gray shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- buzzer to indicate over speed during scanning
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (1 text and 3 photo settings)
- supplied scale to support scanning larger pages ("AlfaScale")
- scanner interface
- connects to the parallel port
- for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
- 8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
- no passthrough connector
- external power supply
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Company American Laser Games, USA | Date 1990 / 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface RGB port, serial port, joystick port, parallel port, side expansion port |
- Shooter Arcade Game
- arcade game with attached light gun(s)
- cabinet features monitor with 25" / 33" or a 46" / 50" rear projection screen
- uses laser disc video with graphics overlay, thus remarkable graphics quality
- System Revision A (1990)
- revision A system supports one gun (single player) and only two games
- consists of the following components:
- Amiga 500 mainboard
- RAM/ROM board revision A (2× 64kB game code)
- Mimetics AmiGen genlock
- LaserDisc player Sony LDP-1450
- audio amplifier board
- a single player opto-isolator board
- light gun
- shot amplifier module, to be installed between light gun and optoisolator
- NTSC demodulator board
- games:
- Mad Dog McCree
- Who Shot Johnny Rock
- System Revision B (1992)
- revision B system supports two guns (dual player) and provide double the capacity for game code, thus supporting all games released for this system
- consists of the following components:
- Amiga 500 mainboard
- RAM/ROM board revision B (2× 128kB game code)
- Roctec RocGen Plus genlock
- LaserDisc player Sony LDP-1450
- combined audio amplifier (2× 8W) and dual player optoisolator board (TAOS board) with interface for optional ticket dispenser
- two light guns with integrated shot amplifier module
- NTSC demodulator board
- games:
- Who Shot Johnny Rock
- Mad Dog McCree
- Mad Dog 2 – The Lost Gold
- Gallagher’s Gallery
- Space Pirates
- Crime Patrol
- Crime Patrol 2 – Drug Wars
- The Last Bounty Hunter
- Notes
- the RAM/ROM board features 2 EPROMs (U1/U2), one battery-backed RAM chip for game settings (U3) and two PALs (U4/U5)
- games are copy protected through address scrambling (done by PALs on the RAM/ROM board)
- the LaserDisc player is controlled via serial connection from the Amiga (start/stop etc.)
- NTSC composite video is used (also for european models)
- the light guns contain a mercury switch to allow reloading by tilting the gun
- all games provided audio in multiple languages
- alg_m.zip
Dragon's Lair Project
operation and service manual, revision B (all games)
3.3 MB - maddog_johnnyrock_m.zip
Dragon's Lair Project
operating manual, revision A (Mad Dog McCree, Who Shot Johnny Rock)
942 kB - maddog_euro.zip
Dragon's Lair Project
operater's manual, revision A (Mad Dog McCree)
2.1 MB
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Company Hydra Systems, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- Ethernet interface
- contains an IBM made PCMCIA Ethernet adapter
- 16 kB buffer
- BNC connector (10Base2)
- SANA II compatible driver (hydrapcm.device)
front side
Company Met@box, Germany | Date 2000 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- processor
- PowerPC 750 (G3) @ 250 / 300 / 333 / 400 MHz
- 512 or 1024 kB L2 cache
- 68k emulation is both Flash ROM and software based - the card would be completely functional if the 68k emulation worked
- the card boots until a certain point in Exec is reached, and after activating ROMWack (debugger) the Amiga is put in debug mode on the serial port
- memory
- one 144 pin SO-DIMM socket for up to 128 MB RAM
- supports 32, 64 and 128 MB PC66 SO-DIMMs
- notes
- Thomas Rudloff designed the card in his spare time, it was never an official Metabox project
- only three prototype cards were built
- PCI-Bridge - a tower busboard (made by RBM) with AGP and PCI connectors would connect to the headers on the back of the card, but this busboard were never produced
- battery backed up clock
front side
front side
back side
front side
front side
back side
Company AddXtra, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface floppy port |
- stops internal drive clicking
- connects to the 34 pin floppy header on the motherboard
front side
back side
Company ACT Elektronik / Elbox, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 9 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 25 / 33 / 50 MHz PGA
- 68882 @ 25 / 33 / 50 MHz PLCC / PGA
- the 50 MHz 68882 is an overclocked 33 MHz one
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 8 MB RAM
- supports 4 or 8 MB SIMMs
- accepts FastPage and EDO RAM
- notes
- battery backed up clock
- with 8 MB RAM installed the board conflicts with the PCMCIA port
front side
front side
Company ACT Elektronik, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A1200 |
- SCSI 2 controller
- software based, non-DMA SCSI 2 controller for the Apollo 12x0 series processor boards
- supports the RDB standard
- not compatibile with many SCSI devices
- external DB25 connector
front side
front side
- Apollo2000.pdf
User Manual
4.3 MB
Company Ameristar Technologies, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1053 / 9 |
- Arcnet interface
- Arcnet networking system - old, slow but cheap and reliable, useful for small LANs and simple network sharing
- Arcnet requires RG62 coaxial cable instead of the RG58 used on Ethernet systems
- uses 93 ohm terminators opposed to the 50 ohm used by Ethernet
- the Arcnet interface hybrid chip comes in two different versions, HCY 9058 for bus networks and HCY 9068 for star networks
- interrupt driven (polled I/O) - one interrupt on the Amiga yields into a busy system
- two sockets for optional network autoboot ROMs
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Company Gigatron, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- No description available.
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1990-11
Company Ashcom Design, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- No description available.
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Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 11282 / 3 |
- IDE controller
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- hard disk activity LED connector
- RDB compatible
- 40 pin IDE header for 3.5" drives
- 44 pin IDE header for 2.5" drives
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- memory
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs in groups of two
- possible configurations are 2, 4 or 8 MB
- Kickstart socket
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- hard disk disable and Kickstart selector switches on the top of the case
front side
back side
- MTecAT500.dms
install disk
ATInst 2.0, ATInst 1.2
418 kB - MTecAT500_ROM_133w.bin
ROM image 1.33w (08.07.1993)
32 kB
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1995-12
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1993-11
Company Atéo Concepts, France | Date 1997 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2026 / 252,2534143 / 252,253 |
- ISA busboard
- four ISA slots with 9 MB/s transfer speed
- does not support DMA on its ISA bus
- the adaptor board plugs into the trapdoor CPU connector - accelerators / RAM expansions are still usable
- the busboard is connected by two ribbon cables and could be placed anywhere inside a tower case
- special cards are available for the bus: graphics (Pixel 64), Ethernet (AtéoNet), SCSI, I/O (AtéoSer, AtéoPar)
- any non-DMA ISA cards could be used if drivers were written for
Bus board, front side
Adapter board, front side
Company Vortex, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A500A2000 | - - | Interface 68000 socketZorro II |
- IBM AT emulation
- 80286 @ 7.2 MHz
- plugs into 68000 socket - the board contains a 68000 already
- installing into an A2000 requires an adaptor card which plugs into the CPU slot and a software version ≥ v1.10
- no RAM on board, it uses the Amiga RAM
- video emulation
- CGA (non-interlaced)
- Hercules (720*348 interlaced) - too wide, scrolls horizontally
- T3100 (640*400 interlaced)
- Olivetti (640*400 interlaced)
- supports virtual drives (PC hardfiles on Amiga hard disk)
- uses Amiga floppy drives
- uses Amiga serial and parallel ports
- the Amiga mouse is emulated as Microsoft compatible mouse
Rev 1, front side
Rev 1, back side
Rev 2, front side
Rev 2, back side
Rev2 on A2000 adaptor, front side
Rev2 on A2000 adaptor, back side
- ATOnce-300.dms
system disk v3.00
296 kB - ATOnce-127.dms
system disk v1.27
283 kB - ATOnce-105.dms
system disk v1.05
262 kB - ATOnce-DosUtilities.lha
DOS Utilities
1 kB - atonce-sys.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk
287 kB
Advert (US)
1990-12
Advert (DE)
1990-12
Advert (DE)
1991-05
Advert (US)
1991-09
Advert (DE)
1992-04
Company Vortex, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- IBM AT emulation
- N80C286 @ 16 MHz
- optional P80C287 FPU
- plugs into 68000 socket - the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- a special double socket has to be put under the Gary chip
- 512 kB RAM on board, can use Amiga RAM if needed
- Amiga Fast RAM can be used as extended memory up to 8 MB
- video emulation
- CGA mode 0 (40*25, 16 colours)
- CGA mode 1 (40*25, 16 colours)
- CGA mode 2 (40*25, 16 colours)
- CGA mode 3 (80*25, 16 colours)
- CGA mode 4/5 (320*200, 4 colours)
- CGA mode 6 (640*200, 2 colours)
- MDA (80*25, 2 colours)
- Hercules (720*348, 2 colours)
- T3100 (640*400 interlaced, 2 colours)
- Olivetti (640*400 interlaced, 2 colours)
- EGA monochrome (640*350, 2 colours)
- VGA monochrome (640*480 interlaced, 2 colours)
- supports Amiga hard disk controllers
- printer support, RS232 support - ATonce or Amiga exclusive
- PC beeper emulation
- operates under AmigaDOS so it can run MSDOS and AmigaDOS programs concurrently
- has got problems with many expansions (especially processor cards and memory expansions)
- with Rev 2.2 partitions greater than 32 MB are unusable and the clock is wrong - Rev 2.23 fixes this bug)
front side
back side
- AToncePlus-220.dms
system disk (german/deutsch) v2.20-10/91
275 kB - AToncePlus-300.dms
system disk (german/deutsch) v3.00-08/92
277 kB - ATONCE-130.img
DOS utility disk v1.30
720 kB
Advert (US)
1992-05
Advert (DE)
1991-11
Advert (US)
1992-01
Advert (DE)
1992-04
Advert (US)
1992-12
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 10676 / 136 |
- sixteen ZIP sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 256k×4 and 1M×4 ZIPs in groups of four giving configurations from 512 kB to 8 MB
- DIP switch for RAM configuration (accessible from outside)
- power LED
PCB, front side
exterior, front side
exterior, back side
PCB, back side
Company Atronic, Germany | Amiga A1000 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 256 kB Chip RAM expansion
- eight 64k×4 DIPs
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
front side
Company Archos, France | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A2000, A3000 | Interface Denise socket |
- internal framebuffer
- works similiar to a genlock - shows its picture where the Amiga picture is black
- up to 768×580 resolution
- 1.5 MB video RAM
- 4096 colours in all resolutions
- controlled by AVideo, ARexx or CLI commands
- plugs into the Denise socket, the Denise is replaced onto the board - rules out internal accelerators in the A500
front side
back side
- AVideo_9-0.dms
install disk 1, v9
709 kB - AVideo_9-1.dms
install disk 2, v9
847 kB - AVideo_9-2.dms
install disk 3, v9
846 kB - AVideo_9-3.dms
install disk 4, v9
632 kB - AVideo_15-0.dms
install disk 1, v15
710 kB - AVideo_15-1.dms
install disk 2, v15
847 kB - AVideo_15-2.dms
install disk 3, v15
847 kB - AVideo_15-3.dms
install disk 4, v15
662 kB
Advert (FR)
1992-02
Company Archos, France | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Denise socket |
- internal framebuffer
- works similiar to a genlock - shows its picture where the Amiga picture is black
- up to 768×580 resolution
- 3 MB video RAM, 80 ns
- 16.8 million colours in all resolutions
- DB23 RGB output connector on slot cover
- controlled by AVideo, ARexx or CLI commands
- A500 / 2000 / 3000
- plugs into the Denise socket, the Denise is replaced onto the board - rules out internal accelerators in the A500
- some soldering work is needed in A2000B
- A4000
- plugs onto an adapter card which contains the required Denise socket and the RGB connector
- the adapter occupies the video slot and the inline Zorro slot
Board with cable, front side
back side
Board with cable, back side
A4000 adaptor, front side
A4000 adaptor, back side
- AVideo_9-0.dms
install disk 1, v9
709 kB - AVideo_9-1.dms
install disk 2, v9
847 kB - AVideo_9-2.dms
install disk 3, v9
846 kB - AVideo_9-3.dms
install disk 4, v9
632 kB - AVideo_15-0.dms
install disk 1, v15
710 kB - AVideo_15-1.dms
install disk 2, v15
847 kB - AVideo_15-2.dms
install disk 3, v15
847 kB - AVideo_15-3.dms
install disk 4, v15
662 kB
Advert (FR)
1992-02
Advert (US)
1992-08
Company Solid State Leisure, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot |
- processor
- 68030 @ 25 or 68EC030 @ 40 MHz, PGA
- optional 68882 @ 25 - 50 MHz, PGA
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets
- 4 MB RAM installed, expandable to 32 MB
- supports 1 or 4 MB, 70 ns SIMMs
- accepts SIMMs in groups of four giving 4, 8, 16, 20 or 32 MB RAM
- non-autoconfiguring
- burst RAM access
- hardware maprom
- notes
- does not support DMA to its 32 bit RAM - DMAfix solves this
- after a reboot, DMA into Zorro II memory larger than 512 bytes causes the machine to hang, this affects the A2091 but not the GVP Series II - DMAfix helps here too
- 68000 fallback mode - the software can switch from 68030 to 68000 but cannot switch back, the machine has to be switched off
- memory is not available in fallback mode
Company Expansion Systems, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface clock port |
- clock
- a simple battery backed up clock
- connects to the internal clock port of the A1200
Company BCD Associates, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II, ISA, serial port |
- single frame controller
- although the card has both a Zorro and an ISA connector, they are only used to obtain power, it's enough to connect one of them
- the card is controlled via the serial port - a cable is included for the A2000 internal serial port, an adaptor is required for the A3000 and A4000
- RS-422 control of broadcast / industrial machines
- RS-232 control of VCRs and laser disc recorders
- SMPTE timecode read and generation
- GPI trigger for external devices
- to control the Video Toaster an optional cable is required which connects the GPI trigger connector to the 2nd mouse/joystick port
- the card does not hog the serial port, modems or other serial devices can be used while it's installed
front side
Advert (US)
1992-03
Company W.A.W. Elektronik, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga CDTV | Interface Agnus socket, Gary socket |
- 1 MB Chip RAM expansion for a total of 2 MB - eight 256k×4 chips
- optional 2 MB Fast RAM expansion - four 1M×4 chips
- the RAM chips are soldered onto the board
- connects to the Fat Agnus' socket
- Fat Agnus is replaced with Super Agnus which allows a total of 2 MB chip RAM
- with 2 MB Fast RAM, an adaptor board has to be connected to the Gary's socket
- memory autoconfiguration
- chip puller was included with the package
Company W.A.W. Elektronik, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga CDTV | Autoconfig ID 257 / 10 |
- provision for up to 8 MB ZIP RAM - earlier boards had sockets, later the ZIPs have to be soldered onto the board
- supports 1M×4 ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- connects to the diagnostic slot
- can be installed together with the BigRAM CD
- disable jumper
front side
back side
- Bigram-CD8.pdf
user manual (german)
407 kB
Advert (DE)
1993-06
Advert (DE)
1993-10
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 17 |
- processor
- 68040 @ 40 MHz / 68060 @ 50 MHz
- the 68040s are recycled from used Macs
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 64 MB RAM, 70 ns or faster
- only single sided SIMMs fit
- automatic SIMM size detection
- maprom selectable by jumper
- optional Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller (
- 7 MB/s asynchronous, 10 MB/s synchronous transfer speed
- additional 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB RAM
- external DB25 female SCSI connector
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
)
- notes
- can be disabled with a simple keystroke, including SCSI and RAM
- battery backed up clock
- incompatible with the Squirrel SCSI interface and with the Mikronik towers
front side
front side
front side
back side
- Blizzard1240.pdf
user manual (DCE, english)
92 kB - Blizzard1240-de.pdf
user manual (DCE, german)
89 kB - BlizzardSCSI4.pdf
SCSI Kit user manual (DCE, english)
128 kB - BlizzardSCSI4-de.pdf
SCSI Kit user manual (DCE, german)
129 kB
- P5-SystemDisk-421.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v42.1 (14.10.1997), ppc.library v44.29Beta
297 kB - P5-SystemDisk-431.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v43.1 (05.02.1998), ppc.library 45.17Beta
353 kB - blizzard1260.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
582 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-13.dms
SCSI tool disk v1.3
(for driver versions before v7.x)
425 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-20.lha
SCSI tool disk v2.0
222 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-21.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.1
287 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-22.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.2
520 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-24.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.4
520 kB
Advert (DE)
1995-08
Advert (DE)
1996-05
Advert (DE)
1996-09
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 24 |
- processor
- 68040 @ 40 MHz / 68060 @ 50 MHz
- the 68040s are recycled from used Macs
- memory
- four 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 128 MB RAM
- supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs, 70 ns or faster
- fully autoconfiguring
- maprom selectable by jumper
- Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller
- 7 MB/s asynchronous, 10 MB/s synchronous transfer speed
- 50 pin internal header
- 50 pin external connector
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
- notes
- 68000 fallback mode selectable with a simple keystroke at startup - works only with rev. B A2000s
- Blizzard 2040 ERC boards with SN# A400001 - A400094 were delivered with a defective DiagROM
- the 68040 processor is recognized as 68LC040 or 68EC040
- boards with these serial numbers had to be sent back to Phase5 to obtain a new DiagROM set including a new SCSI driver
front side
back side
front side
front side
back side
back side
- Blizzard2060.pdf
DCE
user manual (DCE, english)
160 kB - Blizzard2060-de.pdf
user manual (DCE, german)
158 kB
- P5-SystemDisk-421.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v42.1 (14.10.1997), ppc.library v44.29Beta
297 kB - P5-SystemDisk-431.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v43.1 (05.02.1998), ppc.library 45.17Beta
353 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-13.dms
SCSI tool disk v1.3
(for driver versions before v7.x)
425 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-20.lha
SCSI tool disk v2.0
222 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-21.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.1
287 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-22.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.2
520 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-24.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.4
520 kB
Advert (DE)
1995-08
Advert (DE)
1996-05
Advert (DE)
1996-09
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga CDTV | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 8512 / |
- 68000 @ 14 MHz, QFP
- 2 MB RAM
- sixteen 1M×1, 70 ns SOJ chips
- connects into the 68000 socket
- the board was never released
front side
back side
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 110 |
- processor
- PowerPC 603e @ 160 / 200 / 240 MHz
- 68LC040 or 68040 @ 25 MHz or 68060 @ 50 MHz
- can be ordered without a 680x0 companion CPU to fit an existing one into the socket
- 50, 60 or 66 MHz PowerPC bus
- memory
- two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 256 MB RAM
- supports 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 MB, 60 or 70 ns SIMMs
- automatic SIMM size detection
- SIMM sizes can be mixed but must have the same access speed
- 32 bit RAM access - the 64 bit access mode of the 603e is not utilized
- notes
- 603e Plus has Fast SCSI2 controller (NCR 53C710)
- MiniDB50 internal, Centronics 50HD external SCSI connector
- expansion slot for the BlizzardVision PPC
- FlashROM for the PPC startup software
- can be disabled with a simple keystroke
- supported by Linux
front side
front side
back side
back side
- BlizzardPPC-de.pdf
user manual (german)
755 kB
- P5-SystemDisk-421.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v42.1 (14.10.1997), ppc.library v44.29Beta
297 kB - P5-SystemDisk-431.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v43.1 (05.02.1998), ppc.library 45.17Beta
353 kB
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A1200 |
- SCSI controller
- the optional Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller for the Blizzard 1230 III processor card
- Qlogic FAS408 controller IC
- external DB25 SCSI connector
front side
front side
back side
- 1230ScsiFix16.lha
Chris Hodges
SCSI slowdown fix
3 kB
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A1200 |
- SCSI controller
- the optional Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller for the Blizzard 1230 IV and Blizzard 1240/1260 processor cards
- Qlogic FAS216 controller IC
- 7 MB/s asynchronous, 10 MB/s synchronous transfer speed
- additional 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 128 MB RAM
- external DB25 female SCSI connector
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
with cable, front side
front side
back side
front side
- BlizzardSCSI4.pdf
SCSI Kit user manual (DCE, english)
128 kB - BlizzardSCSI4-de.pdf
SCSI Kit user manual (DCE, german)
129 kB
- P5-SCSI-Tools-13.dms
SCSI tool disk v1.3
(for driver versions before v7.x)
425 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-20.lha
SCSI tool disk v2.0
222 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-21.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.1
287 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-22.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.2
520 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-24.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.4
520 kB
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A1200 |
- RTG graphics card
- 3D Labs & Texas Instruments: Permedia 2
- 230 MHz RAMDAC
- 24 bit resolutions can be packed to achieve higher refresh rates and less memory usage but slows down graphics operations
- 145 MHz dot clock in 24 bit packed pixel modes
- 100 MHz in 32 bit modes
- 80 million textured 3D pixels per second
- hardware accelerated rendering functions: z-buffering, gouraud shading, fogging, blending, antialiasing
- support for color space conversion, chroma keying, XY scaling
- 25 MHz local PCI bus
- 8 MB 64 bit wide SGRAM
- screen modes
- programmable resolutions
- no support for interlace screen modes
- 1280×1024×24 non-interlace
- 1600×1200×16 non-interlace
- notes
- the CPU board requires a flash ROM update
- no support for draggable screens
- CyberGraphX 3 & 4.1 drivers
- 15 pin DSUB connector
- 4 pin 3D shutter glass connector
- a large hole gives access to the floppy power and LED cable headers on the motherboard but not the clock port
- no monitor switch
- supported by Linux
Phase 5 BlizzardVision PPC, front side
DCE BlizzardVision PPC, front side
DCE BlizzardVision PPC, back side
Phase 5 BlizzardVision PPC, back side
- BVisionPPC.pdf
user manual (english translation by Richard Donoghue)
374 kB
Company California Access, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- expansion chassis
- a large metal box with plastic faceplate, sitting behind and overhanging the A500 - overall it's a bit larger than an A2000
- only the A500's keyboard and floppy are exposed
- connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough connector
- four Zorro II slots
- three ISA slots inline with the top three Zorro slots
- cards are mounted horizontally
- the Zorro expansion bus is buffered, closely emulating the A2000 bus design
- two 5.25" front drive bays
- one 3.5" internal drive bay
- optional mounting kit for installing a California Access CA-880 external floppy drive internally - the drive is connected to the A500's DB23 external floppy connector
- 200 watt internal power supply with monitor power connector
- power and hard disk activity LEDs
- does not give full A2000 capabilities to the A500 - it lacks CPU and video slots
Advert (US)
1990-12
Advert (US)
1990-12
Advert (US)
1991-01
Advert (US)
1991-03
Advert (DE)
1991-07
Company Expansion Systems, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga CDTV | Interface mouse port |
- mouse port adapter
- allows the connection of standard Amiga mice and joysticks to the CDTV
- two DB9 ports
- connects to the CDTV mini-DIN mouse port
- built-in 8 bit microcontroller
- auto fire - hold down both mouse buttons and move joystick
- left: fast
- back: medium speed
- right: slow
- forward: auto fire off
- mouse resolution - hold down both mouse buttons and push joystick
- fire button: 1 pixel mode
- forward: 2 pixel mode
- auto fire - hold down both mouse buttons and move joystick
- does not require software
Company G2 Systems, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, parallel port |
- genlock
- a broadcast quality genlock in a 19" rack mount enclosure
- composite, Y/C, RGB and Y/Cr/Cb modes
- the function of the video input and output connectors (Keyer 1-3, 6× BNC, 2× mini-DIN) depend on the video mode selected on the front panel:
Keyer 1 Keyer 2 Keyer 3 CVBS/YC mode CVBS Y C RGB mode G R B Y/Cr/Cb mode Y Cr Cb - composite, Y/C and RGBS outputs of the Amiga signal (5× BNC, 1× mini-DIN) - all are constantly available regardless of the selected video mode
- the Y/C keyer BNC terminals are parallel with the 4 pin mini-DIN Y/C multipoles - both outputs should not be used simultaneously
- key output (a standard non-composite waveform) for use with a video mixer (1× BNC)
- reference input with loop connector (2× BNC)
- must be provided with a stable accurate reference - direct videotape signals are not suitable
- cross fade with external background signal
- crossfade, key and fade to black via sliders on a separate remote control
- background mode: colour zero is set to the overlay colour, video is seen through
- foreground mode: the colour to be made transparent is controlled by a rotary switch
- adjustable key colour, subcarrier and horizontal phase
- can be used to encode the RGB output of a genlocked Harlequin graphics card, but it is not possible to obtain a signal mixed or keyed over a background video source using the VC3 internal keyers
- software control via the parallel port
- separate PAL and NTSC models
- internal power supply
- optional RGB-Link board
- enables an external linear RGB signal to be processed the same way as the Amiga signal
- input the RGB-Link board is via a DB25 connector which replaces the Amiga software control port - the Amiga computer control facility is lost
- switching between Amiga and external RGB is provided by the manual/computer switch on the front panel
- VC3C variant
- provides all functions of the VC3 except for the 3 channels of keying
- if fitted, the following ports are not available for use:
- keyer inputs
- Amiga control port
- remote control port
- VC3B variant
- provides RGB, Sync and key outputs only
- if fitted, the following ports are not available for use:
- keyer inputs and outputs (3 channels)
- PAL and Y/C outputs
- Amiga control port
- remote control port
- if fitted, the following front panel controls are not available for use:
- RGB/CVBS/YCrCb switch
- 2 subcarrier phase controls
Company Applied Magic, USA | Date 1995 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro III | Autoconfig ID 2129 / 9 |
- non-linear editing system
- broadcast quality, online, non-linear, digital video edit suite
- CCIR601 720×576 PAL, 720×480 NTSC resolution
- realtime, full motion JPEG (50 fields/sec PAL, 60 fields/sec NTSC) capture and compression direct to disk
- edit and playback in realtime 50 fps direct to Betacam SP etc.
- inputs: composite, S-VHS, Betacam SP (60 dB S/N ratio), timecode, genlock
- automatic gain control of incoming CVBS signal
- uses three separate digitizers for each component of the YUV signal
- outputs: composite, S-VHS, Betacam SP (RS-343A standard), timecode
- 10 bit D/A converter
- LTC and VITC time code support
- interface for the AD516 and the SoundStage audio cards for simultaneous audio and video editing
- Producer editing software
- requires Buster 11, a Fast SCSI 2 AV hard disk for video data and a SCSI 2 AV hard disk for audio data
Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- Zorro II busboard
- expands the A500 with three Zorro II slots
- the Zorro cards are mounted vertically
- passthrough connector - its usability is limited because of the missing Buster Chip
- optional external power supply - the power source can be selected by jumpers
- disable switch
- power LED
front side
back side
Company C-Ltd., USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot, Gary socket |
- 16 DIP sockets
- 512 kB with 256k×1 DIPs
- 2 MB with 256k×4 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- the 2 MB version is supplied with a Gary adaptor
- battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Company Ralf Jochheim Computer Tuning, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2052 / 1 |
- 64 DIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- accepts DIPs in groups of sixteen giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- accepts 1M×1 DIPs only, 70 - 100 ns
- the amount of RAM is set by two PALs, each configuration uses a different pair
- 2 or 4 MB - PALs labeled as 1.2/4 and 2.2/4
- 6 or 8 MB - 1.6/8 and 2.6/8
- the card was also distributed by Keller Elektronik with its own set of PALs
- 2 MB only - PALs labeled as 1.2 and 2.2
- 2 or 4 MB - 1.4 and 2.4
- 4 or 6 MB - 1.6 and 2.6
- 6 or 8 MB - 1.8 and 2.8
- all four PALs are bundled with the card
- no waitstates
- autoconfig disable jumper
- memory disable jumper
front side
front side
back side
- CA2000_01.pdf
Bedienungsanleitung
194 kB
Advert (DE)
1990-05
Advert (DE)
1990-12
Advert (DE)
1991-11
Company Ralf Jochheim Computer Tuning, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2050 / 1 |
- four DIP sockets with 512 kB RAM
- 256k×4 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- disable jumper
front side
Advert (DE)
1991-11
Company Pacific Peripherals, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- No description available.
Advert (US)
1987-04
Advert (US)
1987-07
Advert (US)
1987-11
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A1200A4000 | - - | Interface clock portIDE header |
- floppy controller
- supported disk formats (sector by sector)
- Amiga 3.5" 880 / 1760 kB
- Apple Macintosh 3.5" 400 / 800 / 720 / 1440 kB
- MS DOS 3.5" 720 / 1440 kB
- MS DOS 5.25" 360 / 720 / 800 / 1200 kB
- Atari ST 3.5" 720 / 800 / 1440 kB
- Apple II 5.25" 140 kB
- Commodore 1541 5.25" 170 kB
- Commodore 1571 5.25" 170 / 341 kB
- Commodore 1581 3.5" 800 kB
- Catweasel Extra 3.5" 1160 / 2380 kB
- supported file systems
- Amiga OFS / FFS
- PC FAT12 / FAT16 / VFAT12 / VFAT16
- CBM 1541 / 1571
- uses standard 3.5" / 5.25" PC floppy drives for all formats
- spins HD disks at 300 rpm instead of 150 rpm
- speeds up Amiga HD disk access by 1.3 times
- speeds up PC HD disk access by 2.15 times
- 34 pin floppy header
- the floppy drives attached to the Catweasel are not bootable
- does not use DMA
- enhanced error correction
- supported by Linux
- Catweasel 1200
- connects to the 44 pin IDE header, the 44 pin IDE port is passed through
- an optional adapter board allows connecting to the clock port
- by using the IDE connection the board is not compatible with IDE splitters
- the clock port connection leaves the the A1200 IDE port free, so it's compatible with IDE splitters
- clock port pin 40 is marked
- Catweasel 4000
- connects to the 40 pin IDE header, the 40 pin IDE port is passed through
- not compatible with IDE splitters
A1200 version, front side
A1200 version, back side
A4000 version, front side
- cwdisk0100.lha
Individual Computers
install disk
multidisk.device v3.48
361 kB - mdisk362.lha
Individual Computers
multidisk.device v3.62
22 kB
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A1200A4000 | - - | Interface clock portIDE header |
- floppy controller
- supports all disk formats, file systems, floppy drives and features as the Catweasel Mk1
- smaller than the original Catweasel thus fits easier inside a desktop A1200
- 26 pin local expansion slot for the optional HyperCom 3 Plus I/O module with two serial and one parallel ports
- can be connected to a 40 pin IDE header - the IDE port is passed through, but IDE splitters and the 26 pin local expansion slot are ruled out
- by connecting to a clock port, IDE splitters can be used and the local expansion port is enabled
- clock port pin 40 is marked
- a floppy style power connector is provided for powering the board when installed into an A4000
front side
front side
front side
back side
10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition, front side
10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition, back side
- Catweasel_MK2_Manual_1997.pdf
Individual Computers
User Manual
187 kB - CWMK2anniversary_Manual_2006.pdf
Individual Computers
User Manual (Anniversary Edition 2006)
179 kB - Catweasel_MK2_Handbuch_1998.pdf
Individual Computers
Benutzerhandbuch
200 kB - CWMK2anniversary_Handbuch_2006.pdf
Individual Computers
Benutzerhandbuch (Anniversary Edition 2006)
187 kB
- cwdisk0100.lha
Individual Computers
install disk
multidisk.device v3.48
361 kB - mdisk362.lha
Individual Computers
multidisk.device v3.62
22 kB
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2002 | Amiga A1200A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - - | Interface clock portZorro II PCI | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 66 |
- floppy controller
- can be installed either into any platform's PCI slot, into an Amiga Zorro II slot or to the A1200 clock port
- clock port pin 40 is marked
- the main purpose is to allow access to non-standard disks using normal 3.5" / 5.25" PC floppy drives without the need for a completely different computer
- supports the same disk formats and file systems as the previous Catweasel versions
- does not use DMA
- the floppy drives attached to the Catweasel are not bootable
- 34 pin floppy header
- emulation support
- two DB9 connectors for Amiga/Atari/C64 digital joysticks and analogue paddles
- mini-DIN connector for an A4000 keyboard
- optional C64 SID playback support - socket for a 6581 or 8580
- RCA audio output connector and internal CD audio header
front side
slot cover, front side
- cwdisk0100.lha
Individual Computers
install disk
multidisk.device v3.48
361 kB - mdisk362.lha
Individual Computers
multidisk.device v3.62
22 kB
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 42 |
- combination of the Catweasel floppy controller and the Buddha IDE controller built into one device
- features all Buddha functions plus an additional IDE port for up to six IDE devices
- features all Catweasel functions plus a boot ROM which allows booting from floppy drives attached to it
- three 40 pin IDE headers
- 34 pin floppy header
- 26 pin local expansion slot for the optional HyperCom 3 Plus I/O module with two serial and one parallel ports
- not guaranteed to work with A1200 Zorro busboards - Winner Z4 board works properly, RMB boards fail
- supplied with the software packages of Buddha and Catweasel
- supported by Linux
front side
back side
- cwdisk0100.lha
Individual Computers
install disk
multidisk.device v3.48
361 kB - mdisk362.lha
Individual Computers
multidisk.device v3.62
22 kB
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 42 |
- combination of the Catweasel Mk2 floppy controller and the Buddha Flash IDE controller built into one device
- features all Buddha Flash and Catweasel Z-II Mk2 functions
- works with all A1200 Zorro busboards
front side
back side
- cwdisk0100.lha
Individual Computers
install disk
multidisk.device v3.48
361 kB - mdisk362.lha
Individual Computers
multidisk.device v3.62
22 kB
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 42 |
- combination of the Catweasel Mk2 floppy controller and the Buddha IDE controller built into one device
- uses the non-Zorro Catweasel Mk2 as a piggyback module
- features all Catweasel Z-II and Catweasel Mk2 functions
- each IDE port has its own activity LED connector
without Catweasel board, front side
Catweasel board, back side
with Catweasel board installed, front side
front side
- cwdisk0100.lha
Individual Computers
install disk
multidisk.device v3.48
361 kB - mdisk362.lha
Individual Computers
multidisk.device v3.62
22 kB
Company Electronic Design / ProDAD, Germany | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port, parallel port |
- video edit controller
- CAVIN - Computer, Audio and Video Integration
- supports recorders with 5 pin Edit (Panasonic), LANC (Sony), Control-L, RS-232 and RS-422 interfaces
- other recorders are controlled through their infra-red ports - in this case single frame accuracy is impossible
- RCTC, VITC and RAPID timecode support
- works together with ClariSSA, Monument Titler and Adorage
- ARexx port
Advert (DE)
1995-12
Company Edotronik, Germany | Autoconfig ID 2064 / 2 |
- No description available.
Company W.A.W. Elektronik, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga CDTV | Interface Kickstart socket |
- Kickstart switcher
- allows the installation of two Kickstarts simultaneously - 1.3 / 2.0 / 3.1
- two ROM sockets
- connects to the Kickstart socket, the original Kickstart chip is placed onto the board
- external switch for selecting between Kickstarts
- designed to fit around other W.A.W. CDTV expansions
front side
back side
Company BSC / Alfa Data, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- CD-ROM controller
- supports Mitsumi CD-ROM drives only:
- LU-005S single speed
- FX-001S single speed
- FX-001D double speed
- no autobooting capability
- delivered with CacheCDFS CD-ROM filesystem
- CD1200-27.dms
install disk
CacheCDFS v2.7 (16.3.1995), Install Script v43.2 (11.04.95)
281 kB
Advert (GB)
1994-08
Company BSC / Alfa Data, Germany | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- CD-ROM controller
- plugs into side PCMCIA connector
- 40 pin IDE header
- supports standard standard IDE and proprietary Mitsumi CD-ROM drives (LU-005S, FX-001S, FX-001D)
- no autobooting capability
- delivered with CacheCDFS CD-ROM filesystem
- shares the case with it's predecessor, the CD1200, so both expansions can be easily confused
- CD1200Plus-27.dms
install disk
CacheCDFS v2.7 (16.3.1995), Install Script v43.2 (11.04.95)
281 kB
Company Commodore, USA | Amiga CDTV |
- internal genlock
- CD1300: NTSC genlock
- CD1301: PAL genlock
- allows overlaying CDTV graphics onto an incoming video signal
- CDTV-only, genlocked, and external-only video modes
- controlled by the CDTV remote controller
- replaces the CDTV's video card
- composite input and output (two RCA connectors)
- S-VHS output
CD1301, front side
CD1301, rear side
Company Commodore, USA | Date 1993 |
- full description is in the models section
- short description
- 68EC020 @ 14.28 MHz
- 2 MB Chip RAM
- AGA chip set
- built-in CD-ROM drive
Rev 3 motherboard, front side
Rev 3 motherboard, back side
Rev 4.1 motherboard, front side
Rev 4.1 motherboard, back side
Advert (AU)
1993-12
Advert (AU)
1994-01
Company TOMS, Poland | Date 1996 | Amiga CD32 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- Interface Extension
- simple expansion that just provides two connectors
- slim external box, plugs into the rear expansion connector
- interfaces
- 1× video DB23 male, analog RGB
- 1× external floppy DB23 female
- notes
- no passthrough connector, i.e. parallel installation of the FMV module is not possible
Company Commodore, USA | Date 1991 |
- full description is in the models section
- short description
- 68000 @ 7.14 MHz
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- original chip set (OCS)
- built-in CD-ROM drive
RF-Video module, front side
RF-Video module, back side
Rev 2.2.1 motherboard, front side
Advert (AU)
1991-07
Advert (US)
1992-05
Advert (GB)
1992-09
Advert (GB)
1992-12
Company Kato Development, Germany | Amiga CDTV | Interface 68000 socket |
- clock port interface
- provides an A1200 compatible clockport connector for the CDTV
- connects into the 68000 socket
Company Commodore, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga CDTV |
- flash ROM
- used in the development of the CDTV custom ROMs
- connects into the two CDTV EPROM sockets
front side
front side
back side
Company Commodore, USA | Date 1992 |
- full description is in the models section
- short description
- 68000 @ 7.14 MHz
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- enhanced chip set (ECS)
- built-in CD-ROM drive
- only some prototypes were produced
motherboard, front side
motherboard, back side
Flash/IDE module, front side
Flash/IDE module, back side
PAL Video module, front side
NTSC Video module, front side
NTSC Video module, back side
PAL Video module, back side
Company Micro-Luc, Poland | Date 1994 | Amiga CDTV | Interface 68000 socket |
- 2 or 8 MB RAM
- sixteen 256k×4 or 1M×4 100 ns ZIPs
- connects into the 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
front side
front side
Company W.A.W. Elektronik, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga CDTV | Interface side expansion port |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 33C93 clocked at 16 MHz
- connects to the DMA expansion slot
- fits completely into the case
- autoboot capability
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- disable switch
- RDB compatible
- no place for hard disk on the expansion itself, thus it has to be mounted on the internal RF shield
- no power connector, the HD gets connected to the power supply of the CD drive with a Y adaptor
front side
back side
- CDTV2SCSI.pdf
user manual (german)
946 kB
- CDTV2SCSI-11.dms
install disk v1.1
72 kB
Advert (DE)
1993-02
Advert (DE)
1993-06
Advert (DE)
1993-10
Company ADN Design, Netherlands | Date 2005 | Amiga CDTV | Interface Kickstart socket |
- Kickstart switcher
- allows the installation of Kickstart 3.1
- three ROM sockets
- connects to the Kickstart socket, the original Kickstart chip is placed onto the board
- requires CDTV bootROM v2.30
front side
Company Matthias Heinrichs, Germany | Date 2013 | Amiga CDTV |
- SCSI controller
- Implementation of the Commodore reference design (A575)
- internal 50 pin SCSI connector
- passive termination
- switchable clock 16Mhz / 7MHz for WD33C93A / AM33C93A
- disable jumper
- activity LED
- installs internally, original slot cover can be mounted after installation
- supports autoconfig and autoboot (scsi.device)
- RDB compatible
- maximum partition size with ROM v2.30: 1GB
front side
empty PCB, front side
empty PCB, rear side
rear side
- MH_CDTV-SCSI.zip
Schematics (Eagle files (.brd) / PDF)
195 kB
Company CEW | Date 1987 / 1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- rev 1 (1987): sixteen 256k×1 DIPs
- rev 2 (1989): four 256k×4 DIPs
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
- connects to the trapdoor slot
front side
back side
Company Frank Strauß Elektronik, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 4369 / 1 |
- SCSI
- FSE distributed the Kupke Golem SCSI II controller with a replacement autoboot ROM and driver software called Boil
front side
back side
- Boil241.dms
install disk v2.41
268 kB - Boil252.dms
install disk v2.52
269 kB
Company Frank Strauß Elektronik, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- SCSI 2 controller
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- autoboot ROM (Boil)
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- no RAM option
- passthrough connector
Board (Tronex SCSI), front side
CHA-Boil 500, right side
Board (Tronex SCSI), back side
- Boil241.dms
install disk v2.41
268 kB - Boil252.dms
install disk v2.52
269 kB
Company Maxon Computer, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga |
- Atari ST emulation
- a 5×12 cm board without case connecting to the external floppy disk connector
- two sockets for Atari ROMs (delivered with TOS 1.2)
- up to eight Atari environments can run at one time
- AmigaOS and TOS run exclusively, not parallel, but the user can switch between them anytime
- the special "Overtake" mode removes AmigaOS, running only TOS
- video modes:
- 640×400 - 736×568 (HighRes), monochrome
- 640×200 - 736×284 (MedRes), 4 colours
- 320×200 - 368×284 (LowRes), 16 colours
- by reducing the vertical resolution, up to 70 Hz is possible
- does not support ECS modes
- with Fat Agnus 8372A, either PAL or NTSC can be used
- does not simulate the Atari hardware registers
- programs hitting the hardware do not run
- copy protected software and games generally do not work
- a patch is supplied to run important software like Signum 2, TurboC 2.0 or Stad
- hard disk support needs special drivers - hardfiles are not supported, the emulation requires dedicated Atari partitions
- cannot read the special hyperformatted (>720 kB) floppy disks
- provides up to two RAM disks
- although the TOS does not support other than the 68000 processor, the emulation can run programs faster with later processors
- does not emulate the Atari MIDI interface
front side
Company 3-State, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Agnus socket, Gary socket |
- 1 MB Chip RAM expansion
- plugs into the Agnus socket
- an adaptor board plugs to the Gary socket
- Agnus is replaced with Super Agnus (8375) which allows a total of 2 MB Chip RAM
- rules out internal processor cards and internal memory expansions with more than 512 kB RAM
Advert (DE)
1993-01
Company MicroSearch, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- combines live video over Amiga graphics
- composite input and output (2× BNC)
- connects to the RGB port between the Amiga and the genlock
- disable switch (Genlock / Chroma) - in Genlock position the video signal is passed through unaffected
- the Normal / Invert switch selects between blue background or subject-area dropout
- the keyed chroma level is adjustable by the slider
- external power supply
Advert (US)
1991-04
Company MicroSearch, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- combines live video over other video sources
- composite input and output (2× BNC)
- Y/C input - selectable by a jumper inside the ChromaKey's box
- connects to the RGB port between the Amiga and the genlock or directly to a Video Toaster
- disable switch (Genlock / Chroma) - in Genlock position the video signal is passed through unaffected
- the Normal / Invert switch selects between blue background or subject-area dropout
- the keyed chroma level is adjustable by the slider
- gives Video Toaster users the choice between luma and chroma keying and is controlled completely from the Switcher
- procedure of operating with the Toaster:
- ChromaKey's video output goes into Toaster's Input 1 through a time base corrector
- the background video to be keyed over is connected to Input 2
- ChromaKey's key output is connected to either Input 3 or 4
- the switches and the slider is bypassed, the key effect is controlled by the Switcher
- in the Switcher set the Program Bus to Video 1, the Preview Bus to Video 2, and the Overlay Bus to Input 3 or 4 (where ChromaKey's key out is connected)
- select the Art Card effect and set the luminance key to white
- use the T-Bar to reveal the video background
- external power supply
- jumper settings
| J1 ON OFF | J2 OFF ON | - key color - red (R-Y) - blue (B-Y) |
| J3 1-2 2-3 | - key selection - chrominance part of Y/C - derived from composite |
Case, front side
Case, left side
Case, right side
Case opened, front side
Case opened, top side
Company Microdeal / HiSoft, UK | Date 1997 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port, serial port |
- 16 bit stereo soundsampler
- up to 44.1 kHz sampling rate
- can play up to four samples simultaneously on an A1200, only one on an A500
- audio connections:
- 1 stereo input (2× RCA)
- 1 stereo output (2× RCA)
- 1 MIDI In
- 1 MIDI Out
- there's no audio mixer for the Amiga audio output
- the hardware and the bundled sampler software lacks an input volume slider
- the sampling software does not output anything while sampling - it cannot be monitored when to start and stop the recording
- connects to the Amiga via the parallel and serial ports
- AHI driver
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
Case opened, front side
Exterior, top side
Exterior, bottom side
Advert (GB)
1993-10
Advert (GB)
1993-12
Company Combitec, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port, parallel port |
- radio clock
- DCF77 time code receiver and internal quartz clock
- displays current time and has typical clock functions like alarm setting or slumber mode
- LED indicates time code synchronization
- 4 control buttons: alarm off, slumber, mode and date
- connects to the serial port ("Clock 77 S") or parallel port ("Clock 77 P")
- 4 relay control outputs
- 32 times can be set to either emit an acoustic signal or control one of the 4 outputs
- optional mains outlet allows switching of 220V devices
- software to set the Amiga system clock (SetDcfClock)
Advert (DE)
1988-10
Advert (DE)
1988-10
Advert (DE)
1988-11
Company Turbotech, UK | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface floppy port |
- clock
- battery backed up realtime clock
- connects to the disk drive port
- no passthrough connector - the 25 pin connector has no function (not connected internally)
- special driver needed, doesn't support setclock command
front side
- ClockCartridge.pdf
user manual
490 kB
Company DKB, USA | Date 1995 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2012 / 18 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 28 / 33 MHz or 68EC030 @ 40 MHz, QFP
- optional 68882 up to 40 MHz, PLCC
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 128 MB RAM
- supports 1, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 MB SIMMs
- optional SCSI 2 controller - Ferret (
- Qlogic FAS246
- external DB25 SCSI connector
- up to 2.8 MB/s transfer speed
- the host card's firmware has to be updated
)
- notes
- battery backed up clock
- needs firmware update for Kickstart 3.1, otherwise it works only with memory removed
front side
back side
- DKB_Cobra.pdf
user manual
189 kB
- Ferret.dms
SCSI Install Disk
266 kB - dkb.ferret.DMS
Installer's Heaven
SCSI install disk
265 kB - dkb_cobra.DMS
Installer's Heaven
utilities disk
5 kB
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2002 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface mouse port |
- mouse interface adapter
- allows the connection of PC mice and trackballs by converting PC mouse protocols to Amiga format
- basic movements and the three mouse buttons do not require software - the conversion is done by a microprocessor
- mouse wheels (vertical and horizontal movement) and 4th and 5th mouse buttons need driver software
- supports PS/2 and USB-PS/2 mice using the following protocols: Standard 3-byte PS/2, Microsoft Intellimouse wheel, Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer wheel, Genius NetScroll Optical
- Mr Mysza means Mr Mouse in Polish
- Punchinello is a name variation by Power Computing
- EZMouse is a name variation by Eyetech
Company Collion Computertechnik, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II |
- EPROM reader
- 32 sockets accept up to 2 MB EPROM
- accepts 27512 EPROMs (64 kB capacity)
- cannot burn EPROMs, only read (seperate EPROM burner needed)
- Mk1 software
- works with Kickstart 1.2
- Mk2 software
- autoboots with Kickstart 1.3
- doesn't work with Kickstart 1.2
Company Collion Computertechnik, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- four DIP sockets with 512 kB RAM
- 256k×4, 70 ns DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- disable jumper
front side
front side
back side
back side
Company MicroSearch / SunRize, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour images with monochrome digitisers
- manual or automatic operation
- splits colours automatically for Perfect Vision and DigiView
- composite input with loop (2× RCA)
- hue and saturation adjustment knobs
- external power supply
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
Case opened, top side
Advert (US)
1989-08
Company Memory and Storage Technology, Australia | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- external framebuffer
- screenmodes of NTSC version:
- 320×200, 384×240, 320×400, 384×480 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24, 48 bits
- 640×200, 768×240, 640×400, 768×480 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24 bits
- screenmodes of PAL version:
- 320×256, 384×296, 320×512, 384×580 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24, 48 bits
- 640×256, 768×296, 640×512, 768×580 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24 bits
- the 48 bit mode means a 24 bit image with a 24 bit overlay
- plugs into the 23 pin video port - it uses the four digital signals intended for digital TTY monitors (red, green, blue and intensity) to transfer image data to the board from Chip RAM
- 1.5 MB display memory (12 ZIPs)
- can store up to four 24 bit colour frames at once
- realtime animation of 4096 colour frames
- the ColorBurst memory can be written by the Blitter
- realtime horizontal and vertical scrolling
- dynamic Amiga graphics overlay
- supported fileformats: IFF24, IFF21, RGB8, TIFF, REND
- when not displaying 24 bit images, it passes through the normal Amiga video
- compatible with flicker-fixers but may have problems with certain genlocks (the Video Toaster requires modifications in order to work with the ColorBurst)
- an 5" × 2" × 8" unit with internal cooling fan
- power and activity indicator lights
- external power supply
Advert (AU)
1991-05
Advert (DE)
1991-06
Advert (US)
1991-08
Advert (AU)
1991-08
Advert (US)
1991-09
Company Migraph, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- handy scanner
- scans in 162.144 colors (18 bit), monochrome or 64 grey shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- scan start button
- 5 scan modes: 18 bit color, 12 bit color, grayscale, dithered halftone (color), line art (monochrome)
- selectable resolutions are 50/100/200/300/400 dpi
- controls on the scan unit: brightness, contrast, scan mode, dithering pattern (only used for dithered color / monochrome)
- supplied ColorKit software supports saving in 24 bit IFF, HAM8 and HAM6
- RAM required for 12 bit mode is 2 MB, and 4 MB for 18 bit scan mode
- OCR software supplied
- scanner interface
- connects to the parallel port
- 8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
- no passthrough connector
- external power supply
- not compatible with A1000
Advert (US)
1993-11
Advert (US)
1993-12
Company BSC, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A2000, A3000 | Interface Denise socket |
- internal framebuffer
- ColorMaster is a name variation of Archos AVideo distributed by BSC
Advert (DE)
1992-01
Company Microdeal, UK | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour still images with the Microdeal VideoMaster or VideoMaster AGA
- the splitter is switched from software
- adjustable red / green / blue and saturation levels
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 10676 / 136 |
- sixteen ZIP sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1M×4 ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- disable switch
- half length card
- DIP switch settings
| 1 ON OFF ON OFF | 2 ON ON OFF OFF | - 2 MB - 4 MB - 4 + 2 MB - 8 MB |
front side
back side
Company Cumana, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- ST-506 controller
- supports MFM coding
- supports hard disks with up to 8 read / write heads
- 20 and 34 pin headers for connecting a hard disk externally with a ribbon cable
- the hard disk needs its own power supply
- no autoboot capability
- memory
- 512 kB RAM
- four 256k×4 DIPs
- notes
- battery backed up clock
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- supplied with custom trapdoor cover plate with cutouts to feed cables through and reach the DIP switch
- switch to disable RAM
- optionally delivered with hard disk unit COM 20HE (21 MB)
- DIP switch settings
| 1 - | RAM: ON - enable RAM |
| 2 - | not used |
- COM201.pdf
User Manual
2.6 MB
- COM201.dms
install disk
hdisc.device 2.0 (1990-07-24)
355 kB
Advert (GB)
1992-12
Company Eureka, Netherlands | Date 1994 | Amiga CD32 | Interface AUX port |
- links the CD32 to the serial port of any Amiga
- allows the Amiga to see the CD32 as a standard CD-ROM, though it provides painfully slow data transfers compared to a locally installed CD drive
- connects to the CD32 Aux port
- MIDI-In, MIDI-Out, MIDI-Thru connectors
- the MIDI ports are accessible from the Amiga side too
- three status LEDs showing MIDI Recieve, CD32 Send and Host Send
- the control pad emulates the mouse
- Scala driver - controls audio or video CD playback
- Communicator I
- serial cable belongs to the Communicator unit
- data rates up to 115200 bps (default is 9600, reliable up to 76800)
- A2000 keyboard connector
- Lite version lacks the MIDI and keyboard connectors
- Communicator II
- serial cable is detachable with an RJ11 (telephone type) connector
- data rates up to 210000 bps
- more reliable transfers
- better compatibility with ISO-9660 CDs
- A2000 and A4000 keyboard connectors
- Lite version lacks the MIDI and keyboard connectors and the status LEDs
front side
Company Amigo Business Computers, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2041 / |
- serial interface
- 2, 4 or 8 serial ports
- up to 57600 bps on each port
- four 16 bit FIFO buffered dual UARTs
- the 2 and 4 port configuration can be updated to 8 ports by simply adding more UARTs
- low CPU usage during transfers
- one DB9 and one DB25 serial port (port 1 and 2) mounted on card end
- port 3 to 9 are mounted on an optional breakout cable
front side
Company Village Tronic, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 |
- ESS1868 sound chip
- Yamaha OPL3 synthesizer with 18 voices in stereo
- 8 or 16 bit recording and playback
- 3-44.1 kHz input and output rates
- MIDI interface
- consists of a main board and an I/O board
- two mini DIN connectors with adaptor cables
- AHI driver
front side
back side
- Concierto_german.pdf
User Manual (german)
635 kB - Concierto_english.pdf
User Manual
269 kB
- Concierto-19.lha
install disk v1.9
320 kB - ConciertoOPL3-11.lha
OPL3 sound editor v1.1
52 kB
Company Zeus Electronic Development, Germany | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2189 / 1514 / 112 |
- Ethernet interface
- AMD Am7990 or Am79C90 Ethernet controller chip
- 32 kB buffer
- 10Base2 (BNC) and 10Base5 (AUI) connectors
- socket for optional boot EPROM
- A2065 emulation mode - selectable by jumper
- uses the drivers of the A2065
- even the autoconfig IDs are set to the A2065's
- the 79C90 IC may cause compatibilty problems, it is advisable replace it with a 7990, which is also on the A2065
- the native mode uses a slightly different memory layout which allows an additional ROM on the board (though there is no empty socket for it)
- SANA II compatible
- slightly faster than the Commodore A2065
- the BNC port is sometimes unreliable, the card works best with the AUI port
front side
front side
back side
- ConneXion.pdf
user manual (german)
48 kB
Company Cortex Design Technologies, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- No description available.
Advert (GB)
1990-12
Advert (GB)
1991-01
Company Cortex Design Technologies, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 1 MB SIMMs only
- accepts SIMMs in groups of two giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- zero wait states
- half length card
Advert (GB)
1990-12
Company Cortex Design Technologies, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB SIMMs only
- supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
- zero wait states
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- supplied with its own power supply
Exterior, front side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Advert (GB)
1990-12
Company CP Computer Peripherie, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot, Gary socket |
- adds up to 1.8 MB "Ranger RAM"
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- Gary adapter
- with 512 kB on the card, the Gary adaptor is not needed
- disable switch
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Company CP Computer Peripherie, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot, Gary socket |
- 16 DIP sockets
- adds up to 1.8 MB "Ranger RAM"
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- Gary adapter
- with 512 kB on the card, the Gary adaptor is not needed
Company CP Computer Peripherie, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500+ | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
- connects to the trapdoor slot
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Company CP Computer Peripherie, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB RAM - expands the A500+ to 2 MB Chip RAM
- eight socketed 256k×1 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-02
Advert (DE)
1992-06
Company CP Computer Peripherie, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500+ | Interface trapdoor slot, Gary socket |
- 24 DIP sockets accept up to 3 MB RAM
- adds 1 MB Chip RAM
- adds up to 1.8 MB "Ranger RAM"
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- Gary and Agnus adapters are supplied
- with 512 kB or 1 MB RAM on the card, the adaptors are not needed
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1992-02
Advert (DE)
1992-06
Company Mark Tomlinson, New Zealand | Date 1995 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II, ISA |
- allows using of inexpensive ISA cards on the Amiga
- does not support ISA DMA transfers (which is required for PC floppies)
- SANA-II drivers for NE1000 and NE2000 compatible ISA network cards are supplied
- supported by OpenBSD
- IDE controller
- autoboot ROM (xlide.device)
- supports the RDB standard, but filesystems are not loadable from the RDB
- can use an MFM / RLL 16 bit controller instead of the IDE interface
- serial interface
- two onboard serial ports (xlser.device)
- can be activated by plugging in one or two 8250, 16450 or 16550A UART chips
- DB25 and DB9 connectors
Company C.D. Express, Italy | Date 1995 | Amiga CD32 | Interface trapdoor slot, AUX port, joystick port |
- Arcade System
- a CD32 with a JAMMA Adapter board to allow the usage in Arcade cabinets
- expansion consists of a re-labelled CD32, an expansion board and the JAMMA adaptor
- all components are mounted on a baseplate
- Expansion Connector Board
- interconnects JAMMA Adaptor board via 2 ribbon cables and a power supplying cable
- provides RGB video and I/O headers
- plugs into rear expansion port
- no passthrough connector, rules out FMV module
- JAMMA Adapter Board
- connects with two ribbon cables and power cable to the expansion connector board, and to the CD32 directly with audio cable and joystick ribbon cable
- connectors: 1× RGB video (header), 1× I/O (header), 1× joystick/mouse (header), 2× Cinch cable (cable soldered to bottom side), 1× power supply cable (soldered to bottom side)
- two volume potentiometers
- certain revisions are supplied with extra adaptor board that plugs between expansion connector board and the I/O header
- Notes
- only a small number of games were developed for the Cubo CD32, mostly with italian localization
- games:
- without JAMMA board, the joypad trigger buttons can be used for "insert coin" and "start"
| Candy Puzzle | 1995 | Puzzle Game (Puzzle Bubble clone) |
| Harem Challenge | 1995 | Adult Card Game |
| Laser Quiz | 1995 | Quiz Game |
| Laser Quiz France | 1995 | Quiz Game |
| Laser Quiz 2 | 1995 | Quiz Game |
| Laser Strixx | 1995 | |
| Magic Premium | 1996 | Poker Game |
| Odeon Twister | ||
| Odeon Twister 2 | 1999 | |
| Gangster Pursuit | ||
| Camel Racer |
front side
CD32 base unit, top side
CD32 base unit, bottom side
base plate, top side
base plate w/ cable arrangement, top side
Expansion Connector Board, front side
JAMMA Adapter Board, front side
JAMMA Adapter Board, back side
extra Adapter Board, front side
extra Adapter Board, back side
back side
top side
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1994,1995 | Amiga A4000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 11,12 |
- processor
- 68040 @ 40 MHz (1994) or 68060 @ 50 MHz (1995)
- modular design
- carrier board
- holds the CPU-, memory-, SCSI- or I/O boards
- two ROM sockets for the motherboard ROMs
- CPU board
- holds the CPU and the optional 2nd level cache
- only this board has to be replaced in order to use an other CPU
- max. clock speed is 80 MHz
- memory board
- four 72 pin SIMM sockets can accept 128 MB RAM
- supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs
- burst RAM access
- mounted vertically on the carrier board
- optional 512 kB 2nd level cache module
- optional Fast SCSI 2 board
- FAS216 controller IC
- transfer speed: 7 MB/s asynchronous, 10 MB/s synchronous
- 50 pin internal header
- MiniDB50 external connector
- active bus termination
- SCSI Direct compatible
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
- optional I/O board
- Fast SCSI 2 with the same specs as above
- 10BaseT Ethernet port, 10 MB/s
- RS232 serial port, 2 MBaud/s
- notes
- may not work with the Retina Z3 graphics board
- cannot map the ROM into fast RAM
Assembled expansion, front side
Board with components, front side
CyberSCSI module, front side
Assembled expansion with CyberSCSI, front side
Assembled expansion with CyberSCSI, back side
- CS_Mk1.pdf
User's Manual (german/english)
1063 kB - CyberStorm_RAM_jumpers.pdf
RAM jumper settings (english)
23 kB - CyberStorm_SCSI_jumpers.pdf
SCSI module jumper settings (english)
51 kB
- CyberStorm1_060.dms
install disk v1.0.1
68040.library v40.2, 68060.library v40.305
CyberTools, Barfly
740 kB - P5-SystemDisk-421.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v42.1 (14.10.1997), ppc.library v44.29Beta
297 kB - P5-SystemDisk-431.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v43.1 (05.02.1998), ppc.library 45.17Beta
353 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-13.dms
SCSI tool disk v1.3
(for driver versions before v7.x)
425 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-20.lha
SCSI tool disk v2.0
222 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-21.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.1
287 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-22.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.2
520 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-24.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.4
520 kB
Advert (DE)
1995-04
Advert (DE)
1995-08
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 25 |
- processor
- 68040 @ 40 MHz or 68060 @ 50 MHz
- the 68040s are recycled from used Macs
- the board is ready for 68060 @ 66 MHz
- memory
- four 72 pin SIMM sockets can accept 128 MB RAM
- supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs, 70 ns
- onboard logic maps any combinations of SIMMs into one contiguous block without the need of jumpers
- burst mode RAM access
- improved access to chip RAM using a write buffer
- RAM access is 70 ns even with 60 ns SIMMs
- optional Fast SCSI 2 module - CyberSCSI Mk2
- does not fit mechanically into a desktop A3000
- 32 bit DMA engine - FAS216
- max 10 MB/s transfer speed
- 50 pin internal header
- autoboot capability
- requires the INT2 signal which is not present in the A3000's CPU slot
- the module itself is not equipped with termination resistors; they are placed on a separate PCB which houses the external 50 pin micro-D SCSI connector
- this automatic resistor finds out on its own whether it is the last piece of equipment on the backbone and switches itself on if this is the case
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
- Flash ROM
- contains the updatable CyberStorm firmware
- needs update for the 66 MHz design
- needs update for installing the SCSI module
- notes
- CyberStorm 040 SN# B400506 - B400569 and CyberStorm 060 SN# B002827 - B003065 are affected by several DMA related problems due to a slight difference in the electrical specifications of certain parts caused by supplier change
- symptoms:
- SCSI units connected to the internal SCSI bus of the A3000(T) are not recognized while having RAM installed to the CyberStorm
- does not work in the A4000T with RAM installed on the CyberStorm
- in an A4000 with a Fastlane or a A4091 SCSI controller installed, peripherals connected to the SCSI bus are not recognized
- boards with these serial numbers had to be sent back to Phase5 for rework
040 version, front side
040 version, back side
060 version, front side
060 version, back side
060 version, back side
CyberSCSI Mk2, back side
- P5-SystemDisk-421.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v42.1 (14.10.1997), ppc.library v44.29Beta
297 kB - P5-SystemDisk-431.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v43.1 (05.02.1998), ppc.library 45.17Beta
353 kB - CyberStorm2-Tools-13.dms
tool disk v1.3
68040.library v40.2, 68060.library v40.353
599 kB - CyberStorm2-Develop-13.dms
development disk v1.3
Barfly v1.28 (Assembler Development System)
599 kB - csmkii060v1.3.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk v1.3
598 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-13.dms
SCSI tool disk v1.3
for driver versions before v7.x
425 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-20.lha
SCSI tool disk v2.0
222 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-21.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.1
287 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-22.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.2
520 kB - P5-SCSI-Tools-24.dms
SCSI tool disk v2.4
520 kB
Advert (DE)
1996-05
Advert (DE)
1996-09
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 100 |
- processor
- 68060 @ 50 MHz
- can be ordered with empty CPU socket to put an existing 68060 into it
- memory
- four 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 128 MB RAM
- supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs 60-70 ns
- 64 bit interleaved RAM access
- up to 68 MB/s transfer speed
- the Cyberstorm Mk3 is a bit picky about DRAM Chip Memory Array organization
- the card only has 11 address lines, thus only 2048×2048 organized DRAM Memory Arrays are supported
- 1024×4096 organized chips would need 12 address lines and are not working
- the Memory Array organization is given in the chip datasheet and not to be confused with the output bit configuration (e.g. 4M×4) of a DRAM chip
- if the chip has the wrong organization, only half of the RAM is recognised
- notes
- the board is the same as the CyberStorm PPC without the PPC components - not upgradeable to PPC
- Ultra Wide SCSI controller, NCR 53C770 - supported by NetBSD
- expansion slot for the CyberVision PPC
- the SCSI controller needs the INT2 signal which is not present in the A3000's CPU slot
front side
back side
Board with Memory, front side
- CyberStorm3.pdf
DCE
User Manual (german/english)
947 kB
- P5-SystemDisk-421.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v42.1 (14.10.1997), ppc.library v44.29Beta
297 kB - P5-SystemDisk-431.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v43.1 (05.02.1998), ppc.library 45.17Beta
353 kB - CS-SCSI-Tools-30.dms
SCSI tool disk v3.0
508 kB - CS-SCSI-Tools-31.dms
SCSI tool disk v3.1
UnitControl v2.17, SCSIConfig v1.27
540 kB
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 100 |
- processor
- PowerPC 604e @ 150 / 180 / 200 / 233 MHz
- 68040 @ 25 MHz or 68060 @ 50 MHz
- can be ordered without a 680x0 companion CPU to put an existing one into the socket
- memory
- four 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 128 MB RAM
- supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs 60-70 ns
- 64 bit interleaved RAM access
- the Cyberstorm PPC is a bit picky about DRAM Chip Memory Array organization
- the card only has 11 address lines, thus only 2048×2048 organized DRAM Memory Arrays are supported
- 1024×4096 organized chips would need 12 address lines and are not working
- the Memory Array organization is given in the chip datasheet and not to be confused with the output bit configuration (e.g. 4M×4) of a DRAM chip
- if the chip has the wrong organization, only half of the RAM is recognised
- notes
- NCR 53C770 Ultra Wide SCSI controller - follows the Wide Fast 20 standard, supported by NetBSD
- expansion slot for the CyberVision PPC
- the SCSI controller needs the INT2 signal which is not present in the A3000's CPU slot
front side
back side
- CyberStormPPC-42.dms
install disk
68060.library v42.0 (11.09.1997), ppc.library v44.29Beta
540 kB - P5-SystemDisk-421.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v42.1 (14.10.1997), ppc.library v44.29Beta
297 kB - P5-SystemDisk-431.dms
install disk v2.0
68060.library v43.1 (05.02.1998), ppc.library 45.17Beta
353 kB - CS-SCSI-Tools-30.dms
SCSI tool disk v3.0
508 kB - CS-SCSI-Tools-31.dms
SCSI tool disk v3.1
UnitControl v2.17, SCSIConfig v1.27
540 kB
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro III | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 34 |
- RTG graphics card
- S3 86C764 Trio64 (VL bus)
- 135 MHz dot clock in 8 bit modes
- 80 MHz @ 16 bit
- 50 MHz @ 24 bit
- 64 bit blitter
- 24 bit D/A converter
- extended support for line-draw, copy and fill operations
- Roxxler - planar to chunky converter chip
- 50 MHz VL bus - no need for PCI bridge - faster video memory access
- 2 or 4 MB 64 bit 70 ns DRAM
- 2 MB soldered to board
- four sockets for additional 2 MB
- screen modes
- programmable resolutions
- 1600×1200×8 non-interlace
- 1280×1024×16 non-interlace
- 1152×864×24 interlace
- 1024×768×24 non-interlace
- notes
- digital video expansion bus - for never developed JPEG, MPEG, DSP modules
- digital monitor switcher with video amplifiers
- video passthrough connector and cable
- HD15 VGA connector
- CyberGraphX 2, 3, 4 and Picasso96 drivers
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
front side
back side
front side
- CyberVision64-214.dms
Install disk v2.14
cybergraphics.library v40.64, CyberView v2.3, CyberWindow v2.1, CVMode v1.5
443 kB - CyberVision64-215.dms
Install disk v2.15
cybergraphics.library v40.64, CyberView v2.3, CyberWindow v2.1, CVMode v1.5
442 kB - CyberVision64-216.dms
Install disk v2.16
cybergraphics.library v40.64, CyberView v2.3, CyberWindow v2.1
438 kB - CyberVision64-218.dms
Install disk v2.18
cybergraphics.library v40.89, CyberView v2.3, CyberWindow v2.1
440 kB - CV64-1.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
448 kB - CV64-2.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
424 kB
Advert (DE)
1995-04
Advert (DE)
1995-08
Advert (DE)
1996-05
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A2000A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface Zorro IIZorro III | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 678512 / 50 |
- RTG graphics card
- S3 ViRGE (PCI bus)
- 135 MHz dot clock in 8 bit modes
- 80 MHz @ 16 bit
- 50 MHz @ 24 bit
- 64 bit blitter
- complex 3D functions
- 25 MHz local PCI bus
- 4 MB 64 bit page mode DRAM, eight chips
- screen modes
- programmable resolutions
- 1600×1200×8 non interlace
- 1280×1024×16
- 1024×768×24
- optional modules
- monitor switch & scan doubler
- allows using one monitor for Amiga and CyberVision modes
- doubles native Amiga 15 kHz modes to 31 kHz
- connects to the video slot in one line with the CyberVision
- a small ribbon cable attaches the cards
- HD15 VGA connector
- MPEG decoder
- realtime MPEG audio and video decoding in full size or in a Workbench window
- dedicated line output jack
- notes
- Zorro II / III autosensing
- HD15 connector
- CyberGraphX 3, 4 and Picasso96 drivers
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
front side
front side
back side
- CyberVision643D.pdf
DCE
user manual (german/english)
194 kB
- CyberVision64_3D-30.dms
install disk v3.0
cgxsystem.library v41.9, CVision3D v2.10 (20.6.97)
525 kB - CyberVision64_3D-20.dms
install disk v2.0
cgxsystem.library 41.0beta20
CVision3D 2.0beta335 (22.12.96)
550 kB - CyberVision64_3D-21.dms
Install disk v2.1
cgxsystem.library v41.1, CVision3D v2.1 (3.2.97)
526 kB - CV3DInstall.lha
Aminet
install disk
1042 kB
Prototype
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A2000A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface Zorro IIZorro III | Autoconfig ID 8512 / |
- RTG graphics card
- S3 ViRGE (PCI bus)
- 25 MHz local PCI bus
- 4 MB 64 bit page mode DRAM, eight chips
- programmable resolutions
- Zorro II / III autosensing
- HD15 connector
front side
back side
front side
back side
Company Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 68 |
- RTG graphics card
- 3D Labs & Texas Instruments: Permedia 2
- 230 MHz RAMDAC
- 24 bit resolutions can be packed to achieve higher refresh rates and less memory usage but slows down graphics operations
- 145 MHz dot clock in 24 bit packed pixel modes
- 100 MHz in 32 bit modes
- 80 million textured 3D pixels per second
- hardware accelerated rendering functions: z-buffering, gouraud shading, fogging, blending, antialiasing
- support for color space conversion, chroma keying, XY scaling
- 25 MHz local PCI bus
- 8 MB 64 bit wide SGRAM
- screen modes
- programmable resolutions
- no support for interlace screen modes
- 1280×1024×32 non-interlace
- 1600×1200×24 non-interlace
- notes
- rev 1.0 boards has only one edge connector for vertical mounting on the CPU board - it cannot be used with CyberStorm PPCs fitted in an A3000 because of the limited space
- rev 1.1 boards has two edge connectors for horizontal and vertical mounting
- the CPU board requires a flash ROM update
- a 10 pin shielded ribbon cable leads to the two external connectors
- 15 pin DSUB
- 3 pin mini DIN for use with an optional shutter glasses system (mounted only on rev 1.1 boards)
- no integrated passthrough option - an external monitor switch is required in order to use an existing scan doubler for the native screen modes
- no support for draggable screens
- CyberGraphX 3, 4 drivers
- supported by Linux
front side
front side
back side
back side
- CyberVisionPPC_SystemUpdate-444.dms
flash update
68060.library 44.4 (05.07.1998), ppc.library 46.18
276 kB
Company Combitec, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 26470 / 130,132,136 |
- eight SIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports only 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations, it cannot be set to 6 MB
- each memory configuration gives a different AutoConfig product ID
- accepts 1 MB SIPs in groups of two, 120 ns or faster
- no waitstates
- memory autoconfig
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1989-04
Advert (DE)
1989-07
Company Expansion Systems, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A1200 | Interface IDE header |
- SCSI controller
- mounts onto the IDE header
- converts the signals on the IDE header to also run SCSI devices at the same time
- operates up to five SCSI devices (ID 0 and 1 are reserved for the two IDE devices, ID 2-7 are for SCSI)
- cannot autoboot SCSI drives (ExpXDS.device)
- IDE passthrough for the original IDE drives
- DB25 external SCSI connector
front side
front side
Company Expansion Systems, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A4000 | Interface IDE header |
- SCSI controller
- mounts onto the back expansion panel and connects to the IDE header with a ribbon cable
- converts the signals on the IDE header to also run SCSI devices at the same time
- operates up to five SCSI devices (ID 0 and 1 are reserved for the two IDE devices, ID 2-7 are for SCSI)
- cannot autoboot SCSI drives (ExpXDS.device)
- IDE passthrough for the original IDE drives
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
front side
front side
back side
back side
- DataFlyer4000-12e.dms
install disk v1.2E
427 kB
Company Expansion Systems, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- SCSI or IDE controller
- the case contains a standard Zorro II DataFlyer 2000 SCSI or a DataFlyer Plus SCSI/IDE controller card and optionally a DataFlyer RAM board
- place for a 3.5" HD inside the case, behind the two Zorro II cards
- connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough connector
- DataFlyer 500 SCSI:
- AMD 5380 SCSI controller
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- optional external DB25 connector
- DataFlyer 500 IDE:
- 40 pin internal IDE header
- hard disk activity LED on top of the case
- optional internal power supply:
- mounts inside the DataFlyer 500 case
- provides power for the controller card, memory card and the hard disk
- turns on automatically when the A500 is powered up
- automatically senses all international input voltages
- optional external power supply
- powers the memory card only
- has to be turned on manually before the A500 is powered up
- separate versions for different international input voltages
- the unit can also take power from the A500 without using an additional power supply
- autoboot ROM (ExpSys.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3, otherwise it has be disabled with a jumper
- autobooting can be also disabled by holding down the left mouse button during the boot sequence
- RDB compatible
- A-Max II driver (ExpSys.amhd)
SCSI version, front side
SCSI version, back side
SCSI version, inside side
- DataFlyer-37e.dms
install disk v3.7E
387 kB
Advert (US)
1992-02
Advert (US)
1991-06
Company Petsoff, Finland | Date 1996 | Amiga A4000 | Interface video slot |
- scan doubler
- doubles all screenmodes under 18 kHz
- 24 bit input/output resolution
- 14 MHz pixel input for doubled screenmodes
- 28 MHz pixel input and full passthrough for undoubled screenmodes
- supports NTSC variable length scanlines
- connects to video slot
- HD15 connector
front side
front side
back side
Company Digital Creations / Progressive Image, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- video display and digitiser
- DCTV - Digital Composite Television - turns digital data from the RGB port to composite television signal
- uses the RGB port as an I/O port for sending compressed video information:
- the information is encoded into special Amiga display screens that DCTV recognises by a signature in the upper-left corner
- these screens contain the digitised and compressed form of the analogue waveform data required to create the composite display
- the resulting composite image quality is far better and much worse than a normal Amiga RGB display:
- for pictures that contain a lot of colour changes (like photographic materials) the quality is as good as everyday television
- in case of pictures with a lot of detail (like text) the display is blurry
- uses the Amiga RAM as framebuffer - requires at least 1 MB of memory for functioning
- supports resolutions from 640×200 to 736×482/566 (NTSC/PAL) in 24 bit
- slow scan video digitiser - captures a still video frame in 6 to 10 seconds
- the parallel port is used for sending digitised images to the Amiga
- composite (RCA) input and output
- DB23 RGB connector passthrough for connecting two monitors at the same time - one for the Amiga (RGB) and one for the DCTV (composite)
- although DCTV does not interfere with normal genlock operation, its output cannot be fed into a genlock without the DCTV RGB Converter
- dctv.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
436 kB - dctvlib3.lzh
Installer's Heaven
developer disk
9 kB - dctvdev3.lzh
Installer's Heaven
developer disk
32 kB
Advert (US)
1990-10
Advert (FR)
1992-01
Advert (DE)
1992-01
Advert (US)
1992-03
Advert (DE)
1992-04
Advert (US)
1993-04
Advert (US)
1993-09
Advert (FR)
1993-11
Advert (US)
1994-07
Company Digital Creations / Progressive Image, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- allows DCTV to output its display onto an RGB monitor instead of composite
- allows a genlock to superimpose the DCTV picture over live video
- allows combining DCTV and standard Amiga screen modes in presentations
Advert (US)
1993-04
Advert (US)
1993-09
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface video slot |
- deinterlacer
- doubles all 15.75 kHz screen modes to 31.5 kHz
- supports 50 Hz PAL, 60 Hz NTSC, 71 Hz under Medusa
- software controllable refresh rates up to 120 Hz
- full overscan support
- works only in 12 bit (4096 colours), no AGA compatibility, partial ECS compatibility
- SuperHiRes and SuperHiRes Interlaced work fine, Productivity does not
- HD15 VGA connector
- not compatible with genlocks
- integrated audio amplifier
- two RCA audio output connectors
Rev 1.0, front side
Rev 2.2, front side
Rev 2.2, back side
Rev 1.0, front side
Rev 1.0, back side
- DeInterlace.pdf
user manual (german)
204 kB
- DeInterlace-10.dms
tool disk v1.0
329 kB - DeInterlace-11.dms
tool disk v1.1
330 kB - DeInterlace-20.dms
tool disk v2.0
348 kB
Advert (DE)
1990-12
Advert (DE)
1991-03
Advert (DE)
1991-05
Advert (DE)
1991-06
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-05
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Company Petsoff, Finland | Date 1996 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 14501 / 0 |
- DSP
- Motorola DSP56002 @ 40 MHz
- 24 bit data bus
- 56 bit accumulators
- most instructions executed in one cycle
- fully programmable
- memory
- 96 kB, 24 bit SRAM, expandable to 192 or 384 kB
- dual ported, addressable by both the DSP and Amiga - when the Amiga is accessing the memory at full speed, DSP is slowed down by 10% maximum
- one half of the memory can be addressed in program and X data space, the other half only in Y data space
- zero-waitstate, 25 ns
- audio
- Crystal CS4215 audio codec connected directly to the DSP's serial bus
- 16 bit stereo digitizing and multichannel playback at 50 kHz
- sample frequencies up to 50 kHz
- 16 or 8 bit linear, µ-law or A-law audio data coding
- programmable gain and attenuation
- microphone and line level inputs
- headphone and line level outputs
- on-chip anti-aliasing/smoothing filters
- AHI driver
- I/O
- one of the DSP's serial port is for the audio codec, the other is used for RS232
- all remaining I/O lines are used for the parallel port
- serial baud rate is internally divided from 625000 bps, delfser.device rounds the requested baudrate to the closest available rate - setting a rate of 115200 results in 125000 bps
- MIDI rate 31250 matches exactly, with a divider of 20
- parallel port is similar to the Amiga's port, just used by delfpar.device
- DB9 serial connector
- DB25 Centronics parallel interface
front side
- Delfina-20.lha
install disk v2.0
248 kB
Company Digital Micronics / Applied Magic, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro III | Autoconfig ID 2129 / 6 |
- non-linear editing system
- true online broadcast quality component non-linear editing
- LSI Logic full-motion JPEG chipset:
- L64735 block DCT processor
- L64745 JPEG coder - stand-alone lossless DPCM codec, dynamic Huffman
- L64765 raster-to-block and colour-space converter
- 27 MB/s on CCIR601 frames
- 4:2:2 digital video resolution, 640×480 to 768×486
- realtime video capture (requires Fast SCSI 2 controller and hard disk)
- NTSC: 525 horizontal lines @ 30fps (60 fields)
- PAL: 625 lines @ 25fps (50 fields)
- selectable JPEG compression ratio from 15:1 to 70:1
- frame-by-frame recording is also supported
- the Sunrize sound boards are fully integrated using SMPTE time code for simultaneous digitizing and editing of both audio and video tracks
- realtime video display and recording to tape
- SMPTE time code reading and writing
- NTSC - PAL conversion
- component I/O breakout box
- inputs: component video (Y, R-Y, B-Y), SVHS, NTSC, PAL
- outputs: as above + RGB
- 32 bit DMI bus header - allows direct connectivity with the Vivid 24 graphics coprocessor card
- component digital 4:2:2 format throughout the board
- software transition effects (cuts, wipes, fades, dissolves, etc.)
front side
- DigitalBroadCaster.pdf
User's Manual
1417 kB
Company Diaquest, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA, serial port |
- single frame controller
- controls up to two RS-422 equipped VTRs at once
- offers more than 60 commands to control the VTR
- the card is controlled via the serial port - a cable is included for the A2000 internal serial port, an adaptor is required for the A3000 and A4000
- can use any communications program that uses the serial port
- designed with the Video Toaster in mind - the bundled software is prepared for use with LightWave 3D only
- using other hardware and software is also possible, as long as the user renders his images onto disk, uses a display utility with his graphics card, and sends the appropriate DQ-Taco command to the serial port
Advert (US)
1992-03
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1995 |
- full description is in the models section
- short description
- non-linear video editing system
- runs Amiga OS, compatible with many Amiga productivity software titles
- 68060 @ 50 MHz
- up to 128 MB Fast RAM
- no Amiga custom chip set
- built-in Fast SCSI-2 controller
front side
Advert (FR)
1995-11
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1995-11
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1995-12
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1996-01
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1996-01
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1996-02
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1996-05
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1995-04
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga Draco | Interface DracoBus | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 23 |
- non-linear editing system
- realtime video capture / playback at YUV 4:2:2 square pixel quality 768×576 with 3:1 - 50:1 motion JPEG compression / decompression
- DAT quality audio recording
- MovieShop editing software
- 1× Y/C in, 4 pin mini-DIN
- 1× Y/C out, 4 pin mini-DIN
- 1× YUV out, 6 pin mini-DIN (with optional Component module)
- 1× FireWire, IEEE-1394 (with optional DV module)
- 1× composite out, RCA jack
- 2× stereo audio in, RCA jacks
- 2× stereo audio out, RCA jacks
- AHI driver
front side
Board with DV module, front side
Company Edotronik, Germany | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2064 / 9 |
- No description available.
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface Zorro IIZorro III | Autoconfig ID 2193 / 1,2 |
- RTG graphics card
- Cirrus Logic GD5426 or GD 5428 (VL bus)
- 85 MHz in 8 bit modes
- 45 MHz in 16 bit
- 28 MHz in 24 bit
- 15-75 kHz horizontal frequency
- up to 200 Hz vertical frequency
- 1 or 2 MB 70 ns DRAM
- four 512 kB chips in SOJ package
- screen modes
- 1600×1280×8 interlace
- 1152×864×16 interlace
- 800×600×24 non-interlace
- notes
- video signal passthrough, automatic monitor switching
- HD15 output and RB9 input connectors
- Zorro II / III autosensing
- does not work reliably with Buster rev. 9 - the Zorro II force option can be enabled in this case
- Picasso96, CyberGraphX 2, 3 & 4 and EGS drivers
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1993-10
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1998-05
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1999-03
Advert (US)
1993-10
Advert (US)
1993-11
Advert (FR)
1993-11
Advert (US)
1994-04
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 1997 | Amiga CDTV | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 3 |
- sixteen ZIP sockets with 2 MB RAM
- 256k×4 ZIPs
- connects into the 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- real time clock with auto-recharge battery
front side
back side
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 1998 | Amiga CDTV | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 4 |
- sixteen ZIP sockets with 8 MB RAM
- 1M×4 ZIPs
- connects into the 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- real time clock with auto-recharge battery
Company Expansion Technologies, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- Zorro I expansion chassis
- two Zorro I slots
- connects to the A1000 side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- optional external power supply
- optional RAM card (
- 2 MB RAM in 64 DIP sockets
- 256k×1 DIPs
)
- optional ST506 controller card - Escort 2HD
- the 5.25" hard disk is mounted in an external case of the same size as the Escort 2 chassis
- Escort2_a.pdf
user manual
45 kB - Escort2_b.pdf
user manual
35 kB
Advert (US)
1987-05
Advert (US)
1988-03
Company Expansion Technologies, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- Zorro I expansion chassis
- two Zorro I slots
- one 5.25" drive bay for the optional hard disk (requires a Zorro I hard disk controller card)
- one 3.5" drive bay for the optional 2nd floppy drive (requires a Zorro I floppy controller card)
- optional internal power supply
- connects to the A500 side expansion port
- sits on top of the A500
- RAM card (
- 2 MB RAM in 64 DIP sockets
- 256k×1 DIPs
)
Advert (US)
1987-09
Advert (US)
1988-03
Company Expansion Technologies, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface Zorro I | Autoconfig ID 1004 / 14 |
- 2 MB RAM in 64 DIP sockets
- 256k×1 DIPs
- connects to the Escort 2 Zorro I expansion chassis
- DIP switch settings
| 1 OFF OFF ON ON |
2 OFF ON OFF ON |
- 2 MB - 1 MB - reserved - 512 kB |
front side
back side
Company Ameristar Technologies, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1053 / 1 |
- Ethernet interface
- AMD Am7990 Ethernet controller
- 10 Mbit/s transfer speed
- 32 kB buffer shared between the Am7990 and the Amiga
- uses DMA transfers for the onboard buffer
- 10Base2 (BNC) and 10Base5 (DB15 AUI) connectors
- no direct support for 10BaseT
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1988-06
Company Phoenix Electronics, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A1000, A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- Zorro II expansion chassis
- two Zorro II slots
- connects to the side expansion port, has passthrough connector
- unbuffered design, supports only one DMA device
- lack of buffering means that configuring information must pass from one card to the next:
- a jumper allows use of the second slot if the first is unoccupied
- another jumper lets using peripherals connected to the passthrough connector in case both slots are empty
- optional internal power supply with power connector for a hard disk drive
- does not supply -12V to the Zorro slots
- no power switch
- variations
- Expansion Technologies has sold it under the name ToolBox, but only Phoenix has manufacured it
- the only difference is the logo on the chassis
no PSU 1 Amp PSU 3 Amp PSU A1000 EEC-2100
PEC-2100EEC-2110
PEC-2110EEC-2120
PEC-2120A500 EEC-2500
PEC-2500EEC-2510
PEC-2510EEC-2520
PEC-2520 - PEC: Phoenix Expansion Chassis
- EEC: Expansion Technologies ToolBox
- compatibility
- boards reported to be working:
- Commodore A2052
- Commodore A2058
- Commodore A2088XT
- Commodore A2090
- Commodore A2090A
- IVS TrumpCard
- MicroBotics 8-Up
- Phoenix PEC-2000 / Expansion Technologies Flash!Card
- Xetec FastCard
- boards reported to be not working:
- ASDG Dual Serial Board
- C-Ltd Kronos
- Checkpoint Serial Solution
- GVP Impact SCSI
- Microbotics HardFrame
- Supra 2400zi
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1989-03
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 253 |
- processor
- 68LC040 @ 25 MHz or 68040 @ 25 / 33 MHz
- can be upgraded to 68060 @ 50 MHz
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB RAM
- maprom cannot be disabled
- optional SCSI 2 controller
- the external SCSI connector is included without the SCSI option too
- notes
- the CPU faces up on the card - the cooler covers only 2/3 of it due to lack of space
- no real-time clock
front side
back side
front side
- Falcon-11.dms
install disk v1.1 (01.09.96)
68040.library v37.30 (18.1.93)
209 kB
Company Xetec, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2022 / 1 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses pseudo-DMA transfers
- place for two 3.5" hard disks on the card
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- A-Max II driver (harddisk.amhd)
front side
Company Xetec, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2022 / 3,2 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses pseudo-DMA transfers
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- SCSI network support
- A-Max II driver (harddisk.amhd)
- memory
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs
- supports 2, 4 and 8 MB configurations
- memory disable jumper
Advert (US)
1990-08
Advert (US)
1990-10
Company Feral Industries, USA | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- time base corrector and digital video effects
- produces 6 MHz bandwith with digital comb filtering and line and pixel interpolation
- compresses video images vertically and horizontally then positions them anywhere on the screen - user selectable beginning and ending size, position and duration
- composite, Y/C and genlock inputs
- composite, Y/C and alpha outputs
- transcodes simultaneously to both outputs from either input
- genlock with SC and H phase controls
- field 1 and field 2 freeze and variable strobe
- memorised proc amp controls
- PAL and NTSC compatible
- controlled through the serial port or by the optional remote control
front side
back side
Company Otronic, Austria | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2036 / 1 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- supports the RDB standard
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- optional DB25 SCSI connector
front side
back side
- Otronic.dms
tool disk and manual
99 kB - Otronic-Drivers.lha
replacement driver and EPROM images
43 kB
Company Impulse, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2104 / 0,1 |
- framebuffer
- horizontal resolutions: 382, 512, 768, 1024
- vertical resolutions (NTSC): 241, 482
- 1 or 2 MB RAM
- DB23 RGB output connector (15.75 kHz only)
- DB15 passthrough connector
- unless the card is activated, the Amiga graphics is passed through
- in overlay mode colour zero of the Amiga screen is replaced with the Firecracker output
- double buffering
- optional SVHS module
- does not work with internal genlocks but works with many external genlocks
- three pots for adjusting the RGB video levels
- adjustment pots for genlock vertical positioning and genlock vertical timing
- supported by Imagine, ADPro, Turbo Silver 3, Sculpt Animate 3D, Vista Pro
front side
Advert (US)
1991-11
Company Memory and Storage Technology, Australia | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- SCSI controller
- can use either an 8 or 16 bit (NCR 53C94) SCSI controller IC
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- ZIP sockets accept 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
- memory autoconfig
- supports the RDB standard
- autoboot ROM (flash16.device)
- autoboot disable switch
- 50 pin internal connector
- DB25 external connector
Advert (AU)
1991-08
Advert (US)
1991-09
Company Expansion Technologies, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- Flash!Card is a name variation of the Phoenix PHC-2000 SCSI controller
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1989-01
Company Micro R&D, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface video slot |
- the Flicker Blaster 2000 is a name variation of the MultiVision 2000 as used by Micro Research and Development
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface video slot |
- flicker fixer
- works only in 12 bit (4096 colours), no AGA compatibility, partial ECS compatibility
- SuperHiRes and SuperHiRes Interlaced work fine, Productivity does not
- has problems with NTSC screen modes
- HD15 VGA connector
- the manufacturer has given general guarantee that its Flicker-Fixer works with all genlocks - well, many genlocks are supported, but not all
- stereo audio amplifier (2× 1 Watt sinus) for volume control
- two RCA audio output connectors
Rev 1.1, front side
Rev 1.0, front side
Rev 1.0, back side
- ED-FlickerFixer.pdf
Operating Instructions (german/english)
132 kB
- ED-FlickerFixer.dms
install disk
172 kB
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Advert (FR)
1994-06
Company ICD, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000, A2000 | Interface Denise socket |
- flicker fixer
- connects into the Denise socket, Denise is replaced onto the board - does not use the video slot in the A2000 so other video boards can be used simultaneously
- does not fit correctly onto the German A2000-A motherboards
- if installed in an A1000 (which lacks two required signals at the Denise chip) some modifications have to be applied to the motherboard
- 3 megabit video buffer
- motion artifacting may occur when an object on the screen changes position drastically - it will appear at both the start and end positions for 1/60th of a second
- PAL and NTSC compatible
- does not support ECS Productivity, Super72 and SuperHires modes
- full overscan support
- 4096 colors
- 9 pin DSUB connector
front side
back side
- FlickerFreeVideo.pdf
user manual
264 kB
- FlickerFreeVideo-13.dms
install disk
FlickerFreeVideo preferences program v1.3
40 kB
Advert (US)
1991-02
Advert (US)
1991-07
Company ICD, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Denise socket |
- flicker fixer
- connects into the place of the Denise chip - does not use the video slot in the A2000 so other video boards can be used simultaneously
- scandoubles the Lores modes without motion artifacting
- hardware passthrough for ECS Productivity, Super72 and SuperHires modes
- max 724×566 PAL resolution and 724×482 NTSC
- full overscan support
- 4096 colors
- 9 pin DSUB connector
front side
front side
front side
back side
- FlickerFreeVideo-13.dms
install disk
FlickerFreeVideo preferences program v1.3
40 kB
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II, video slot | Autoconfig ID 10676 / 1 |
- realtime digitizer/framegrabber
- SVHS (Y/C) and FBAS (CVBS) inputs
- standard 23 pin male connector (compatible with the usual Amiga video connector) which is without the Prism24 add-on useless
- I2C-Bus connector
- supports both PAL and NTSC video standards
- supported resolutions: 720×570, 360×285, 240×192, 180×144, 120×96
- overscan is controllable by software
- 1 MB 30 ns Video Field RAM
- digitizer uses 4:1:1 video sampling, Prism24 uses 4:2:2
- digitized video can be read from the onboard video RAM as raw-data in double buffering mode
- the Xilinx chip performs realtime scaling of the video data and provides an interface for the Prism24 board
- revision 2 boards support AGA, the older ones not
- optional Denise adaptor for Amiga 2000
- VHI driver
-
optional Prism 24 (
- the Prism 24 activates the 23 pin video connector
- it can pass-through the digitized video or perform red, green, blue, colour, brightness and contrast adjustments to the output
- adds genlock capability to the FrameMachine, taking the Amiga's video signal from the video slot
- the genlock features are:
- FrameMachine mode
- Amiga mode
- Amiga over FrameMachine Key mode
- FrameMachine over Amiga mode
- "B0-Keying" mode (color B0 is transparent)
- with FrameMachine's realtime video features, it can do PIP (picture in picture) of real video and computer video on one screen
- combined with a standard external Amiga Genlock, there is also the possibility to do PIP of two real video sources together with an Amiga overlay
- AGA compatible Prism 24s have jumpers which allow the selection of the machine type
) Digital Video Processor and Time Base Corrector module
Rev 2.0, front side
Rev 2.0 + Prism24, front side
Rev 2.0 + Prism24, back side
Rev 1.0, front side
Rev 1.0, back side
Rev 2.0, back side
Prism24 module, back side
- FrameMachine.pdf
Bedienungsanleitung
5.3 MB - FrameMachine_AGA-Ergaenzung.pdf
AGA-Ergänzung zur Bedienungsanleitung
1376 kB - FrameMachine_Y-Cable.pdf
manual for Y-Cable
16 kB - FrameMachine_Y-Kabel.pdf
Anleitung für Y-Kabel
16 kB
- FMdriver.lha
Aminet
driver, TV on Workbench
356 kB - FMdriverVHI.lha
Aminet
VHI driver
15 kB - FrameMachine-10-1.dms
install disk 1, v1.0
349 kB - FrameMachine-10-2.dms
install disk 2, v1.0
554 kB - FrameMachine_20-1.dms
install disk 1, v2.0
373 kB - FrameMachine_20-2.dms
install disk 2, v2.0
561 kB - FrameMachine_21-1.dms
install disk 1, v2.1
295 kB - FrameMachine_21-2.dms
install disk 2, v2.1
545 kB - FrameMachine_23-1.dms
install disk 1, v2.3
291 kB - FrameMachine_23-2.dms
install disk 2, v2.3
214 kB - FrameMachine_25-1.dms
install disk 1, v2.5
263 kB - FrameMachine_25-2.dms
install disk 2, v2.5
214 kB - FastEasyEffects-1.dms
Fast Easy Effects disk 1
781 kB - FastEasyEffects-2.dms
Fast Easy Effects disk 2
832 kB
Advert (DE)
1992-09
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1992-10
Advert (AU)
1992-12
Advert (AU)
1993-10
Advert (DE)
1993-11
Advert (AU)
1994-02
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11 |
- processor
- 68EC030 @ 25 / 40 MHz or 68030 @ 50 MHz, PGA
- 68882 @ 25 / 40 / 50 MHz, PGA - clocked at the same speed as the 68030
- memory
- 25 MHz: 1 MB on board + three SIMM sockets gives 13 MB max
- 40 / 50 MHz: 4 MB on board + three SIMM sockets gives 16 MB max
- supports only special 64 pin 1 or 4 MB 60 ns GVP SIMMs
- maximum 8 MB is autoconfigured in the 16 MB address space, the exact amount is set by jumper
- the remaining memory is configured as extended memory by the FaaastROM driver
- Impact Series II SCSI controller
- 1.2 MB/s transfer speed
- direct DMA transfer to onboard Fast RAM
- FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - auto booting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- DB25 external connector
- 50 pin internal header
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
- optional hard disk mounting kit allows installing any 1" drive on the back of the card
- notes
- 32 bit expansion bus for the EGS 110/24 graphics board
- if the EGS 110/24 is installed no place remains for the hard disk mounting kit
- 68000 fallback mode switchable either by software or jumper
- in 68000 fallback mode RAM and SCSI is also switched off
- Kickstart remapping
- jumper settings
- rev 3
J5
ON
OFF
ONJ6
OFF
ON
ONJ11
OFF
ON
OFFCN8
2-3
OFF
1-2- board type
- 25 MHz
- 40 MHz
- 50 MHzJ2 - 68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable J3 - MMU: ON - disable J9 - autoboot ROM: OFF - disable J12 - bank 1-2 memory address: ON - Zorro II address space, OFF - 0x01000000 J14 - SCSI drive: OFF - connected CN6 - HDD LED CN16 - FPU clock: 2-3 - uses CPU clock J4
ONJ7, J8, J10, J13, J15
OFFCN7, CN15
1-2CN14
2-3
- reserved - rev 4 (additional jumpers to rev 3)
J16 - DTACK pull-up for old A2000s: ON - enable CN15 - autoboot ROM version: 1-2 - v4.5; 2-3 - before v4.5 CN17
2-3
1-2-3
- 25 MHz, 50 MHz
- 40 MHz
Rev 3, front side
Rev 3, front side
Rev 3, back side
Rev 4, front side
Rev 4, front side
Rev 4, back side
- GForce2030.dms
install disk (13.9.90)
gvpscsi.device v3.7
343 kB - GForce2030-920914.dms
install disk (14.9.92)
gvpscsi.device v4.5
207 kB - GForce2030-921002.dms
install disk (2.10.92)
gvpscsi.device v4.13
406 kB - combo030.dms
GVP-M
install disk
379 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB
Advert (DE)
1991-06
Advert (DE)
1992-10
Advert (DE)
1993-02
Advert (US)
1998-05
Advert (US)
1992-02
Advert (US)
1992-03
Advert (FR)
1992-05
Advert (US)
1992-09
Advert (US)
1993-06
Advert (US)
1993-11
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11,255 |
- processor
- 68040 @ 33 MHz
- memory
- four 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
- supports only special 4 or 16 MB GVP SIMMs
- SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
- 040 burst mode requires all four sockets to be filled up
- Kickstart remapping
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- not Fast SCSI 2 - the same electronic as the GVP Series II controllers
- no termination power is fed to the external SCSI connector - active termination must be used
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- RDB compatible
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
- I/O
- RS232 compatible 9 pin buffered serial port
- 614140 bps max transfer speed
- Centronics parallel port
- selectable IBM / Amiga compatible mode
- notes
- 32 bit expansion bus for the EGS 110/24 graphics board
- jumper settings
| J4 - | SCSI drive: OFF - connected |
| J5 - | autoboot ROM: OFF - disable |
| J7 - | MMU: ON - disable |
| J20 - | SIMM size: ON - 4 MB, OFF - 16 MB |
| J22 - | burst mode: OFF - enable |
| J26 - | DTACK pull-up for old A2000s: ON - enable |
| CN9 - | parallel port mode: 1-2 - Amiga, 2-3 - IBM |
| J10, J16, J21, J24, J27 ON | J2, J3, J8, J15, J17, J18, J19, CN19 OFF | CN12, CN20 1-2 | CN11 2-3 | - reserved |
front side
front side
back side
- GForce2040-140.dms
install disk v1.40 (18.2.93)
410 kB - combo040.dms
GVP-M
install disk v1.51
415 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB - GForce2040.bin
ROM image (1994)
32 kB
Advert (DE)
1993-02
Advert (US)
1992-09
Advert (US)
1993-06
Advert (US)
1993-11
Advert (US)
1994-04
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A3000 | Interface CPU slot |
- processor
- 68040 @ 28 / 33 MHz
- MMU and cache disable jumpers
- memory
- eight 68 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- supports only special 1 MB non-multiplexed 40 ns GVP SIMMs
- accepts SIMMs in 1 MB increments
- burst RAM access can be enabled only when 4 or 8 MB RAM is installed
- fully autoconfiguring
- supports DMA to any A3000 peripheral
- notes
- software switchable 68030 fallback mode
- jumper settings
| JP10 OFF ON |
JP26 OFF OFF |
JP27 OFF ON |
JP28 ON OFF |
JP29 OFF OFF |
JP30 OFF ON |
JP31 ON OFF |
JP32 OFF OFF |
JP33 OFF ON |
- burst mode - enabled - disabled |
| JP1 - | MMU: OFF - enabled |
| JP2 - | cache: ON - enabled |
| JP22 - | CPU clock: ON - asynchronous, OFF - synchronous |
| JP23 - | CPU: ON - 68030, OFF - 68040 |
| JP24, JP25 - | RAM: ON - disabled |
| JP4, JP6, JP13-16, JP18, JP20 ON | JP3, JP5, JP7, JP9, JP12, JP19, JP21, CN5 OFF | CN3, CN4 2-3 | - reserved |
front side
front side
front side
back side
- GForce3040.dms
install disk v1.03 (21.1.92)
360 kB
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1992-01
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock and sound mixer
- switchable dual composite input - software switching between two separate composite input sources for fast cuts between video - or a single high quality Y/C input
- Composite to Y/C transcoder provides simultaneous composite, Y/C, and RGB outputs
- the RGB output can be switched to provide YUV output for professional recording equipment
- realtime ProcAmp controls allow adjustment of hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, filtering, gain, and more
- SECAM to PAL conversion in VCR quality
- keyer modes include Amiga only, external video only, overlay, inverse overlay, and control of Amiga ECS and AGA special effects
- audio processor allows software switching and mixing control of two separate monaural audio sources, with full control over volume, treble, and bass
- can operate as an adjustable electronic RGB color splitter for direct use with the NewTek Digi-View or other slow-scan video digitizers
- works with the Display Enhancer and FlickerFreeVideo boards for simultaneous genlocked video and deinterlaced Amiga graphics output
- complete software control with full ARexx and CLI interfaces
- AmigaDOS 1.3, 2.x, 3.x compatible
- does not require separate power supply
- inputs:
- 2× Composite, RCA jacks
- 1× Y/C, mini-DIN
- 1× Component (RGB), DB25 (from Amiga DB23)
- 2× monoaural audio, RCA jacks
- 1× control (from Amiga DB9 joystick port)
- outputs:
- 1× Composite, RCA jacks
- 1× Y/C, mini-DIN
- 1× Component (RGB or YUV), DB23
- 1× monoaural audio, RCA jacks
- video input standards (user selectable):
- NTSC-M
- PAL-B/G/I
- SECAM-L/B/G/K
- video output standards (Amiga dependent):
- NTSC-M
- PAL-B/G/I
- glocklc.dms
GVP-M
install disk
160 kB
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1994-04
Company Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- handy scanner
- used scanner model: Genius GS-4500, made by Omron
- scans monochrome and 64 grey shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (letter and photo settings)
- supplied with Genius Scandit software
- the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
- scanner interface
- connects to the parallel port
- for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
- 8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
- no passthrough connector
- external 12V DC power supply
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1991-10
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1991-12
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1991-05
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1991-07
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1991-12
Company Hama, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, joystick port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- adjustable chroma, contrast, luminance and white level (separate red, green, blue) of video and computer picture
- built in automatic color splitter for Deluxe View and DigiView
- independent fading of the computer and video image
- mixing (lap dissolve) and fade to black
- inversion of mix functions (keyhole effect)
- Y/C to RGB conversion even without Amiga
- copy protection decoding
- intergrated blackburst generator permits recording without incoming video signal
- automatic switching to genlock mode at the presence of a video signal
- bypass switch permits direct comparison of original and processed picture - does not affect the output video
- monitor selector switch permits display of either the mixed picture or the Amiga picture
- compatible with the A3000's display enhancer
top side
front side
left side
right side
Company Hama, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs (SCART connectors)
- manual input selection
- adjustable white level (separate red, green, blue) of the source video signal
- software controllable color splitter for digitisers
- compatible with the A3000's display enhancer
top side
Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input and output
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- separate Amiga and video fader knobs
- genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
- DB9 connector for the SEG-200 special effects generator
- external power supply
front side
rear side
Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- video signal enhancer
- R, G, B adjustment knobs for the Amiga signal
- separate Amiga and video fader knobs
- bypass switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture - does not affect the video outputs
- alpha channel for transparent foregrounds
- genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
- DB9 connector for the SEG-200 special effects generator
- external power supply
front side
rear side
Company Vortex, Germany | Date 1992 / 1993 / 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II, ISA | Autoconfig ID 8215 / 7,8,9 |
- IBM AT emulation
- 80386SX @ 25 MHz or 80486SLC @ 25 MHz or 80486SLC2 @ 50 MHz (32 bit internal 16 bit external data bus, 1 kB cache inside, 2.4 times faster than 386SX)
- optional FPU
- optional HD/ED (1.2/1.44/2.88 MB) floppy disk controller kit (82077AA chip) for up to 3 drives (2 internal, 1 external)
- internal floppy connector and a DB25 port for external floppies (HD kit required)
- can use Amiga floppy drives as 360 or 720 kB
- DB9 connector for the optional Monitor Master switch
- built in IDE hard disk interface
- hard disks can be emulated either as Amiga partitions formatted to MSDOS or via hardfiles
- 27 different emulated video modes (from 4 color CGA to 2 color VGA or 8 color text only VGA)
- emulated video modes can be displayed in 15 kHz
- inserting an ISA display card automatically disables the video emulation
- 512 kB on board + four SIMM slots max 16 MB, 2 or 4 MB can be used by the Amiga
- 50% of Amiga RAM (this can be split between chip, fast, or public) can be used as RAM for the emulator
- built in realtime clock, speaker, CMOS RAM
- in server mode the Amiga can directly access the RAM and disk drives of the Golden Gate board
- the Amiga mouse is emulated as a serial Microsoft mouse
- the Amiga serial port can be used by the Golden Gate as either COM1 or COM2
- the Amiga parallel port can be used as LPT1 or LPT2 by the Golden Gate
- in A2000 an adapter is required under the 68000 (a simple capacitor is connected between two pins)
- in A3000 at least Buster rev. 07 is required
- jumper settings
| J1 | set | reserved |
| J4 | open | reserved |
| J5 | open | reserved |
| J8 | set | electronical speaker enabled |
| J8 | open | electronical speaker disabled |
| J2 | J3 | |
| open | open | Option ROM disabled |
| set | open | 2MB for Amiga |
| set | set | 4MB for Amiga |
Golden Gate 386SX, front side
Golden Gate 386SX, back side
Golden Gate 486SLC2, front side
Golden Gate 486SLC2, back side
- GoldenGate486.dms
install disk (Amiga side)
309 kB - GoldenGate486.zip
install disk (PC side)
36 kB
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1992-12
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1992-12
Company Golden Image, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- handy scanner
- scans monochrome and 64 grey shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (1 letter and 3 photo settings)
- supplied with Migraph Touch-UP software
- the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
- scanner interface
- connects to the parallel port
- for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
- 8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
- no passthrough connector
- external power supply
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1992-08
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1990-11
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1991-07
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1991-12
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1992-10
Company Kupke, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2073 / 5 |
- Fast SCSI 2 and IDE controller
- FAS216 SCSI controller IC
- transfer speed is limited by the Zorro II interface
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- 40 pin internal IDE header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- RDB and SCSI Direct compatible
- autoboot ROM
- hard disk activity LED connector
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- disable switch at the back of the card
- IDE part can be separately disabled
front side
back side
Company Kupke, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2073 / 3 |
- 64 DIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports only 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations, it cannot be set to 6 MB
- accepts 1M×1 (511000) DIPs only, 70 ns or faster
- disable switch
- asynchronous bus timing
front side
front side
back side
back side
- GolemRAMCard.dms
tool disk, RAM test program
140 kB
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1992-02
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1992-04
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1992-12
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1990-11
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1991-05
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1991-05
Company Kupke, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 221 / 0 |
- 64 DIP sockets accept 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
- takes 1×1M DIPs
- 32 of the 64 DIP sockets are on a daughterboard
- disable switch
- connects to the side expansion port, has passthrough connector
Main board, front side
Main board, back side
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1991-10
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1992-12
Company Kupke, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2073 / 24369 / 1 |
- SCSI 2 controller
- uses polled I/O instead of DMA transfer
- does not support the complete SCSI protocol: no LUNs, no Disconnect/Reselect (important for tape drives), no synchronous transfer
- supports autoboot / automount
- RDB compatible
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- hard disk activity LED connector
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- included partitioning software does not support drives larger than 2 GB (use HDToolbox instead)
- disable switch at the back of the card
front side
back side
- GolemSCSI.dms
install disk
317 kB - GolemSCSI_scsi3.device_3.9.zip
ROM images (scsi3.device 3.9)
5 kB - GolemSCSI_scsi.device_2.0.zip
ROM images (scsi.device 2.0)
3 kB
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1991-05
Company Kupke, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2073 / 2 |
- SCSI 2 controller
- RDB compatible
- uses polled I/O instead of DMA transfers
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- hard disk activity LED
- disable switch
- optional memory board - Golem RAM-Card 500
- 64 DIP sockets accept 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
- takes 1×1M DIPs
- 32 of the 64 DIP sockets are on a daughterboard
- takes away the space from the internal hard disk
- optional processor board - Golem 68030
- 68030 @ 14 MHz
- optional FPU
- 32 DIP sockets for up to 16 MB RAM
- takes 256k×4 or 1M×4 chips
- leaves no space for the internal hard disk
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port, has passthrough connector
- built-in Kickstart switcher with 5 ROM sockets
Memory daughterboard, front side
Memory daughterboard, back side
Main board, front side
Main board, back side
- GolemSCSI.dms
install disk
317 kB
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1990-11
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1991-10
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1992-02
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1992-04
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1992-12
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1990-11
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1991-05
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1991-05
Company ASDG, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1023 / 255 |
- GPIB (IEEE-488) interface
- a cheaper successor of ASDG's Twin-X iSBX GPIB daughterboard combo
- 16 kB static RAM
- the board cannot DMA on the Zorro bus but there is an option for DMA to/from the GPIB controller and the onboard static RAM
Company Cameron | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II | Autoconfig ID 43521 / 16 |
- handy scanner
- versions of the scan unit:
- Type 2: monochrome, 200 dpi, 64 mm scanning width
- Type 3: monochrome and 16 gray patterns (monochrome dithered in a 4×4 matrix), 200 dpi, 64 mm scanning width
- Type 4: monochrome and 16 gray shades, 200/300/400 dpi, 64 mm scanning width
- Type 10: 4096 colours, 90 dpi
- Type 10/II:
- monochrome, 400 dpi optical resolution, 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- scan button
- controls: contrast, resolution (200/300/400 dpi), raster mode (b/w or dithered)
- Type 14:
- monochrome and 16/256 gray shades, 400 dpi optical resolution, 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- scan button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), bit depth (1/4/8 bit)
- supplied with Handy-Painter and Handy-Reader (OCR) softwares
- the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
- Bus interface
- half length Zorro II card
- DB9 connector on separate slot cover for attaching the handy scanner
- A500 / A1000 interface
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- DB9 connector
Zorro interface, front side
Zorro interface, back side
A500 Interface with Zorro Adapter, front side
type 10/II, front side
type 10/II, back side
- Cameron_HandyScanner.pdf
user manual (german)
1140 kB
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1990-10
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1991-05
Company Alcomp, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II |
- OMTI controller
- contains a PC XT slot where a standard OMTI controller is plugged in
- supports OMTI 5520 (MFM) and OMTI 5527 (RLL) controllers
- allows two drives to be connected simultaneously
- no autoboot ROM
- no place for hard disk on the card
- no RAM option
front side
back side
- AlcompOMTI.pdf
user manual (german)
48 kB
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1989-11
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1990-05
Company Ronin / IMtronics, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68020 / 68030 @ 14.3 MHz, PGA
- the 68030 needs a small passive adaptor board (contains only the PGA socket and some pull-up resistors)
- the 68020 connects directly to its socket, without the adaptor
- 68881 @ 16 or 20 MHz, PGA
- the board does not work without the FPU
- optional memory board - H1-Memory
- 32 DIP sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
- possible configurations are 1, 2, 3, 4 MB with 256k×4 DIPs
- does not autoconfig the memory, AddMem software is necessary
- although the memory is mapped inside the 68000 memory space, it is not DMA-able
- has problems with external memory expansions (for example the early revisions of Golem RAM Box do not work)
- notes
- connects into the 68000 socket
- no 68000 fallback mode
- does not fit into the A500 / A2000
- compatible with the A1060 Sidecar expansion
RAM board H1-Memory, front side
CPU board, front side
- Hurricane.lha
HurricaneSetup
HurricaneConfig v2.1
17 kB
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1988-10
Company Ronin / IMtronics, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot |
- processor
- 68020 @ 14 / 28 MHz, PGA (synchronous with the A2000)
- optional PGA FPU (asynchronous)
- optional memory board - H2-Memory
- 32 DIP sockets accept up to 16 MB RAM
- possible configurations are 1, 2, 3, 4 MB with 256k×4 DIPs or 4, 8, 12, 16 MB with 1M×4 DIPs
- DIPs must have at least 70 ns access time
- memory does not autoconfig, software is needed
- although the memory is mapped into the Zorro II memory space, it is not DMA-able
- rules out other memory expansions in A2000-A
- notes
- 68000 fallback mode
- older revisions needed the 68000 to be removed which made the fallback mode impossible
- the AddBuffers command in the Startup-Sequence may cause hard disk errors - the command has to be removed
- compatibility problems with Kickstart 2.0
RAM board H2-Memory, front side
CPU board, front side
blank CPU card, front side
- Hurricane.lha
HurricaneSetup
HurricaneConfig v2.1
17 kB
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1990-02
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1988-10
Company Ronin / IMtronics, USA | Date 1989 & 1990 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 1028 / 57,874136 / 57,87 |
- processor
- Hurricane 2800:
- 68030 @ 28 MHz (synchronous with the A2000), PGA
- optional 68882 up to 33 MHz (asynchronous), PGA
- Hurricane 2800 Mk2:
- 68030 @ 28 / 36 / 50 MHz (asynchronous), PGA
- optional 68882 @ 28 / 36 / 50 MHz (clocked together with the 68030), PGA
- optional memory board - H2-Memory
- 32 DIP sockets accept up to 16 MB RAM
- possible configurations are 1, 2, 3, 4 MB with 256k×4 DIPs or 4, 8, 12, 16 MB with 1M×4 DIPs
- DIPs must have at least 70 ns access time
- does not support the burst mode of the 68030
- does not support DMA to its memory
- does not autoconfig, memory is configured by software at startup
- SCSI controller
- 50 pin internal header
- autoboot ROM
- does not support the RDB protocol
- notes
- 68000 fallback mode
- the SCSI controller stays active and autoboots even in 68000 fallback mode
- a boot menu can be reached by holding the right mouse button during startup
RAM board H2-Memory, front side
RAM board H2-Memory, back side
front side
back side
blank CPU card, front side
- Hurricane.lha
HurricaneSetup
HurricaneConfig v2.1
17 kB
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Company Daniel Instruments / IMtronics, Switzerland | Date 1988 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68020 @ 14.3 MHz, PGA (synchronous with the A500)
- optional 68881 or 68882 up to 33 MHz, PGA (asynchronous)
- memory
- eight DIP sockets for 1 or 4 MB 32 bit RAM
- accepts 256k×4 or 1M×4 DIPs
- no waitstates with 70 ns RAM
- although the memory is mapped inside the 68000 memory space, it is not DMA-able
- notes
- connects to the 68000's socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- 68000 fallback mode
front side
- Hurricane.lha
HurricaneSetup
HurricaneConfig v2.1
17 kB
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1990-05
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1991-03
Company VMC Harald Frank, Germany | Date 1996 / 1997 | Amiga A1200A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface clock portZorro II | Autoconfig ID 5001 / 2,3 |
- serial and parallel interfaces
- Hypercom 1 / PortJnr
- tiny 2x4 cm board
- connects to A1200's clock port
- Exar 16C650 UART chip
- one DB25 RS232 serial port
- 50 to 460800 bps transfer speed
- 64 byte FIFO buffer (32 byte receive, 32 byte send)
- may have problems with 1D4 motherboard revision
- requires some modifications in order to work together with the Melody 1200 audio board
- not compatible with Mikronik towers
- Hypercom 3 & 3Z / PortPlus
- Hypercom 3: connects to A1200's clock port
- Hypercom 3Z: Zorro II version
- Exar 16C552 or 16C553 UART chip
- one DB25 bidirectional parallel port with 500 kB/s transfer speed
- one DB9 and one DB25 RS232 serial port with up to 460800 bps transfer speed
- 32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
- A1200 version may have problems with 1D4 motherboard revision
- requires some modifications in order to work together with the Melody 1200 audio board
- not compatible with Mikronik towers
- Hypercom 3Z serial ports are supported by NetBSD
- Hypercom 3i
- expansion module for the Hypercom 3Z / 4 and the ISDN Blaster
- Exar 16C552 UART chip
- two additional DB25 460800 bps buffered serial ports
- one additional DB25 500 kB/s buffered bidirectional parallel port
- 32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
- Hypercom 4
- Zorro II
- two Exar 16C554 or 16C654 UART chips
- four DB25 RS232 serial ports with up to 460800 bps transfer speed
- 32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
- up to five Hypercom 4 can be installed into one Amiga
- supported by NetBSD
Hypercom 1 / PortJnr, front side
Hypercom 1 / PortJnr, back side
Hypercom 4, front side
Company VMC Harald Frank, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A1200A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface clock portZorro II | Autoconfig ID 5001 / 6,7 |
- serial and parallel interfaces
- Hypercom 3 Plus
- available in both Zorro II and clock port versions
- the latter connects directly to the 26 pin expansion port of Buddha/Catweasel or connects with a cable to A1200's clock port
- the Zorro II version is based on the HyperCom 4 Plus, it uses the same PCB
- Exar 16C552 UART chip
- one DB25 bidirectional parallel port with 500 kB/s transfer speed
- one DB9 and one DB25 RS232 serial port with up to 460800 bps transfer speed
- 32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
- not compatible with Mikronik towers
- supported by NetBSD
- Hypercom 3 Tel
- expansion module for the ISDN Blaster
- Exar 16C552 UART chip
- two DB25 460800 bps buffered serial ports
- one DB25 500 kB/s buffered bidirectional parallel port
- one handset connector
- 32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
- Hypercom 4 Plus
- Zorro II
- two Exar 16C552 UART chips
- four DB25 or DB9 RS232 serial ports with up to 460800 bps transfer speed
- two DB25 500 kB/s buffered bidirectional parallel ports
- 32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
- up to five Hypercom 4 can be installed into one Amiga
- supported by NetBSD
Zorro II version, back side
Clock port version, front side
Clock port version, back side
Zorro II version, back side
- hypercom298.lha
VMC Harald Frank
HyperCOM installation
712 kB
Company Michael Böhmer, Germany | Date 1999 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 5001 / 15 |
- I2C controller
- I2C = Inter IC Communication, a standard for coupling many different chips together, where a master controls many other slave chips
- a do it yourself hardware project: schematics, building instructions and driver software are all published, GAL sources can be obtained freely from the author
- PCF8584 bus controller
- bus speed can be chosen to be 1.5, 11, 45 or 90 kHz
- battery backed up clock which optionally can be used as a replacement for the motherboard RTC chips
- VMC compatible expansion connector for optional modules like the Hypercom 3i
- DB9 connector
Company Edotronik, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2064 / 1 |
- IEEE-488 / IEC-625 bus interface
- interface functions: SH, AH, T, TE, L, LE, SR, PP, DC, DT, C
- iec.library with full talker / listener functions
- IEC: AmigaDOS device
- interfacing of nonstandard devices is possible (eg. CBM 8xxx)
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 22 / 33 MHz, QFP
- 68882 @ 22 / 33 MHz, PLCC surface mounted
- the CPU and FPU are clocked at the same speed by the same oscillator
- memory
- 22 MHz: 1 MB preinstalled, expandable to 13 MB RAM
- 33 MHz: 4 MB preinstalled, expandable to 16 MB RAM
- three 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 1 or 4 MB GVP SIMMs
- Impact Series II SCSI controller
- WD33C93 controller IC
- direct DMA transfer to onboard Fast RAM
- FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - auto booting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- DB25 external connector
- 50 pin internal header
- optional hard disk mounting kit allows installing any 1" drive on the back of the card
- jumper settings
| J10 ON OFF | J13 OFF ON | - memory address - outside Zorro II address space - Zorro II address space (with 1 MB SIMMs only) |
| J3 - | MMU: ON - disable |
| J4 - | SCSI drive: OFF - connected |
| J6 - | 68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable |
| J9 - | autoboot ROM: ON - disable |
| J7, J12, J15, J17, J18, J19, J22 ON | J8, J11, J14, J16, J20 OFF | J21, CN7, CN8 1-2 | - reserved |
Rev 3, front side
Rev 3, back side
Rev 4, front side
Rev 4, back side
- combo030.dms
GVP-M
install disk
379 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 1,2,3 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- WD 33C93 controller IC
- autoboot ROM (optional on early versions) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- has no autoboot disable jumper - the autoboot ROMs have to be removed under Kickstart 1.2
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- hard disk activity LED connector
- no place for mounting a hard disk on the card
- memory
- 32 DIP sockets accept up to 1 MB RAM
- accepts 256k×1 DIPs
- early revisions support 512 kB or 1 MB configurations
- late revisions support 0 or 1 MB configurations
- DMA between drive and 4 kB onboard SRAM
- late revisions: depending on the RAM configuration, one of two PAL chips has to be installed ( 0 MB = PAL with red label, 1 MB = PAL with blue label) in location U74
- jumper settings
| Jumper | Configuration | Setting |
| J3 | Memory Size | 0 or 512 kB - ON 1 MB - OFF |
front side
- ImpactSCSI.pdf
Installation and User's Guide (english)
5.4 MB
- GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk v1.3
356 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 1,2,3 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- WD 33C93 controller IC
- autoboot ROM (optional on early versions) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- has no autoboot disable jumper - the autoboot ROMs have to be removed under Kickstart 1.2
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- hard disk activity LED connector
- no place for mounting a hard disk on the card
- memory
- sixteen DIP sockets accept up to 2 MB RAM
- early revisions:
- accepts 256k×4 DIPs in groups of eight
- supports 0, 1 and 2 MB configurations
- later revisions:
- accepts 1M×1 DIPs in groups of 16
- supports only 0 and 2 MB configurations
- DMA between drive and 16 kB onboard SRAM
- jumper settings
| Jumper | Configuration | Setting |
| J1, J2 | Memory Size | 0 MB - ON ON 1 MB - ON OFF 2 MB - ON OFF |
| J4 | Autoboot | Enable / Disable |
front side
back side
- ImpactSCSI.pdf
Installation and User's Guide (english)
5.4 MB
- GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
Installer's Heaven
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356 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 2,3 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- WD 33C93
- optional autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- DMA between drive and 8 kB onboard SRAM
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- hard disk activity LED connector
- no memory expansion
- jumper settings
| Jumper | Configuration | Setting |
| J2 | Autoboot | Enable - ON, Disable - OFF |
Rev 4, front side
Rev 4, back side
Rev 5, front side
Rev 5, back side
- ImpactSCSI.pdf
Installation and User's Guide (english)
5.4 MB
- GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk v1.3
356 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 10,11 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- WD 33C93 @ 7 MHz
- 3.58 MB/s transfer speed
- FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- RDB compatible
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- hard disk activity LED connector
- no termination power
- no memory expansion
- A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
front side
back side
- Impact2000_SeriesII.pdf
user manual
555 kB
- gvp.impact.seriesii.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
372 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 2,3 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- WD 33C93
- autoboot ROM is standard but optionally can be replaced with advanced autoboot ROM supporting removable media devices
- has no autoboot disable jumper - the autoboot ROMs have to be removed under Kickstart 1.2
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- hard disk activity LED connector
- memory
- two 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 2 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB SIMMs
- DMA between drive and 16 kB onboard SRAM
front side
back side
- GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
Installer's Heaven
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356 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 10,11 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- WD 33C93A @ 14 MHz
- 3.58 MB/s transfer speed
- FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- RDB compatible
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- hard disk activity LED connector
- no termination power
- A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- accepts SIMMs in groups of two, giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- this memory is technically not Zorro II memory - data is DMA-d from the HD as normal, but not via the Zorro bus for added speed
- jumper settings
| J5 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF |
J6 OFF ON OFF OFF ON |
J7 ON OFF OFF ON OFF |
J8 OFF OFF OFF ON ON |
J9 ON ON ON OFF OFF |
- memory - 0 MB - 2 MB, CN10-CN11 - 4 MB, CN10-CN13 - 6 MB, CN10-CN15 - 8 MB, CN10-CN17 |
| J3 - | autoboot ROM |
| J4 - | SCSI drive |
| J10-J12 - | SCSI ID |
Rev II with RAM and Guru-ROM installed, front side
Rev II with RAM, front side
Rev 4, front side
Rev 4, back side
Rev II with RAM and Guru-ROM installed, back side
- Impact2000_SeriesII.pdf
user manual
555 kB
- gvp.impact.seriesii.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
372 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2077 / 9 |
- 16 DIP sockets for 2 MB RAM
- six 30 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs
- suppports 2, 4, 6, 8 MB configurations
- fully auto-configuring
- jumper settings
| J5 OFF ON OFF OFF ON |
J6 ON OFF OFF ON OFF |
J7 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF |
J8 OFF OFF ON ON OFF |
J9 ON ON OFF OFF OFF |
J10 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON |
- 2 MB (DIPs only) - 4 MB (DIPs + 1 MB SIMMs in CN12-CN13) - 6 MB (DIPs + 1 MB SIMMs in CN12-CN15) - 8 MB (DIPs + 1 MB SIMMs in CN12-CN17) - 8 MB ( no DIPs, 4 MB SIMMs in CN12-CN13) |
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 1,2,3 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- WD 33C93 controller IC
- autoboot ROM (optional on early versions) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- has no autoboot disable jumper - the autoboot ROMs have to be removed under Kickstart 1.2
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external connector
- hard disk activity LED connector
- no place for mounting a hard disk on the card
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB SIMMs in groups of two
- DMA between drive and 16 kB onboard SRAM
front side
- GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk v1.3
356 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 10,11 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- the GVP A4008 is a name variation of the Impact A2000 Series II HC+8
- Impact2000_SeriesII.pdf
user manual
555 kB
- a4008.dms
GVP-M
install disk
385 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 10,11 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- 3.58 MB/s transfer speed
- FaaasT ROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB compatible
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- supported by Linux
- A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)
- memory
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 or 4 MB 120 ns SIMMs
- supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
- the 4 MB configuration requires four 1 MB modules, a 4 MB module is not sufficient
- fully autoconfiguring
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port
- has no passthrough connector
- stylish design matches the A500
- disable switch
- hard disk activity LED
- external power supply
- built in fan
- mini expansion slot for the optional PC emulator card
- problems may arise with the combination of A500, 8372A Agnus and an internal memory expansion with CPU or Gary adaptor - a trace has to be cut to solve the problem
- jumper settings
| J5 OFF OFF ON ON |
J6 OFF ON OFF OFF |
J7 ON OFF OFF OFF |
J8 ON ON ON OFF |
J9 OFF OFF OFF ON |
J12 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 |
- memory - 0 MB - 2 MB, CN9-CN10 - 4 MB, CN9-CN12 - 8 MB, CN9-CN10 |
Case opened, top side
Exterior, top side
Exterior, rear side
Exterior, right side
PCB Rev 3, front side
PCB Rev 6, front side
PCB Rev 3, back side
- a500hd8.dms
GVP-M
install disk
373 kB - amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
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gvpscsi.device v4.15
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 1,2 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- DMA to onboard 16 kB buffer
- RDB compatible
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- Impact A500-2/X
- optional autoboot / RAM board
- 2 MB zero wait-state RAM
- sixteen 1M×1 DIPs
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port
- has no passthrough connector
- hard disk activity LED
- built in fan
- external power supply
Autoboot / RAM module, front side
Case opened, right side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, back side
Exterior, right side
Exterior, left side
- ImpactSCSI.pdf
Installation and User's Guide (english)
5.4 MB
- amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 1,2 |
- SCSI 2 DMA controller
- DMA to onboard 16 kB buffer
- onboard autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable switch
- RDB compatible
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- memory
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB SIMMs
- supports 2 or 4 MB configurations
- fully autoconfiguring
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port
- has no passthrough connector
- hard disk activity LED
- built in fan
- external power supply
front side
back side
- amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II, video slot | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 32 |
- multi-function video card
- framebuffer:
- provides 12 or 24 bits of colour information to an Amiga screen
- 1.5 MB as two banks of 12 bit RAM
- double buffered 12 bit (4096 colours) animations or a single buffered 24 bit (16.7 million colours) image
- 768×625 (PAL) or 768×525 (NTSC) maximum resolution
- framegrabber:
- realtime digitizing at up to 25 fps
- freeze, grab and store 12 or 24 bit full screen live RGB video in real time frame grabbing
- composite and Y/C video requires an RGB splitter or the optional Video Interface Unit
- flicker fixer:
- duplicates and enhances the A3000's display enhancer circuitry
- even de-interlaces external live video
- the HD15 VGA output is software switchable between 15 and 31 kHz
- works only in 12 bit mode
- picture in picture:
- freeze, resize, move or scale live incoming RGB video in a window
- reverse-PIP - place a fully functional movable and scalable Workbench window on full screen live video
- works in 12 bit mode only
- genlock:
- separate composite and component (RGB + sync) genlocks
- three genlock modes - controlled by a switch on the back of the board:
- Amiga graphics only
- keyed source - allows external video to show through the background
- full external - direct feed of the RGB signal so it can be seen what the camera is pointing at or the live video to show through every colour but the background
- separated RGB, composite and Y/C inputs
- composite and Y/C outputs
- optional Video Interface Unit:
- connects to the 26 pin I/O connector of the IV24
- built-in RGB splitter converts the composite and Y/C inputs into RGB
- separate RGB, 2× composite, Y/C, external reference, key and remote control inputs
- composite, Y/C and key outputs
- software selectable sync source (external reference, composite 1 or 2, Y/C)
- optional Video Interface Unit / Component Transcoder:
- all features of the Video Interface Unit
- connects to the 26 pin I/O and the HD15 VGA connector of the IV24
- additional component input and output (Y, B-Y, R-Y), RGB output
- connects to the inline Zorro and video slots of the A3000
- can be installed in the A2000 with an optional video slot adaptor card
- does not require a time base corrector unless broadcast quality is required
- software: Scala, Caligari 24, MacroPaint, IV24 utilities
- VHI driver
Main board, front side
Main board, front side
A2000 video slot adapter, front side
Video Interface Unit / Component Transcoder, front side
Open case of Video Interface Unit / Component Transcoder, top side
- IV24-Install.dms
Install disk
fye.library v37.201
242 kB - IV24-Install_Upgrade_20S.dms
Upgrade disk v2.0S
fye.library v37.302
259 kB - IV24-Caligari_1.dms
Caligari IV24, disk 1
285 kB - IV24-Caligari_2.dms
Caligari IV24, disk 2
379 kB - IV24-Caligari_3.dms
Caligari IV24, disk 3
382 kB
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A4000 | Interface Zorro II, video slot | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 32 |
- multi-function video card
- all features of the original Impact Vision 24
- twice as fast in the A4000 as the original version, performance remains the same when used in an A3000 or A2000
- software: ImageFX 1.5, EGS SpectraPaint
- VHI driver
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2012/2013 | Amiga A1200, A4000T, A4000, CD32 | Interface Lisa chip |
- flicker-fixer
- all Amiga video modes up to Super Hires are supported and flicker-fixed (with the exception of the A2024 mode)
- picture refresh rate of at least 60 Hz for all screen modes, resulting in a maximum output pixel clock of 71 MHz
- 24 bit color support (16.7 million colors)
- supports interlaced and progressive scan input modes
- output modes are always progressive scan
- two output modes can be chosen:
- Async mode: output pixel clock of Amiga modes are multiplied 2.5 times
- Vertical Sync mode: exact double of Amiga mode pixel clock (eliminates tearing effects)
- clips only onto the Lisa chip on motherboard, no soldering required
- gets power and all signals from this chip
- sync signals are derived from the inter-chip communication of the AGA chipset
- DVI-I connector
- supports border blanking
- 16 megabyte SDRAM
- SDRAM is single-ported, thus reading and writing is decoupled by two FIFO buffers and a dual-port SDRAM controller running at 111 MHz
- only 12 MB are used, 4 MB stay free
- memory layout of 2048x2048 pixels (= maximum resolution)
- compatible to Genlocks
- no passthrough mode (all resolutions are flicker-fixed)
- FPGA based design with FlashROM
- Emergency Mode (emergency disk needed) in case a FlashROM update went wrong
- low heat dissipation due to 2.5V/3.3V design (only the voltage regulator is 5V)
- boot screen, shown for a pre-defined time - in case important information is displayed (e.g. Guru / Error Screen, Early Startup Menu), this time is reduced
- no driver needed, however additional screenmodes are supported:
- HighGFX (1024×786)
- HD720 (1280×720)
- Xtreme (1280×1024)
- SuperPlus (800×600)
- config tool provided to update flash memory and make adjustments to the output
- the socket on the board had to be machined to fit properly on the Lisa chip
- compared to the predecessor, the board features a faster FPGA, faster memory and more flexible pixel clocks - however the main features stay the same
- Indivision AGA MK2 1200 / A4000T (2012)
- DVI connector is located on a small PCB
- Indivision AGA MK2 4000 / CD32 (2012)
- DVI connector is located on a small PCB
- has a different board layout to fit in A4000D and CD32, but has the same features as Indivision AGA MK2 1200 / A4000T
- Indivision AGA MK2cr 1200 / A4000T (2013)
- cost reduced version:
- the components from the auxiliary PCB were moved to the Indivision board
- custom made DVI-I connector (molded type) connects to the board
- doesn't fit into the A4000T without modification: due to the changed connector for the DVI ouput, the board interferes with the electrolytic capacitor CE164C in the A4000T - this has to be replaced by a lower profile ceramic type to be able to fit the board
- custom tooling for the socket pins results in a firmer hold on the Lisa chip
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2009 | Amiga A1000, A500, A500+, A600, A2000, A3000, A3000T | Interface Denise socket |
- flicker-fixer
- all Amiga video modes up to Super Hires are supported and flicker-fixed (with the exception of the A2024 mode)
- picture refresh rate of at least 60 Hz for all screen modes (can be reduced to 50 Hz to avoid tearing effects)
- can output ECS screen modes even with an OCS denise installed, as long as a ECS Agnus is installed
- scanline emulation for non-interlaced modes
- built-in Graffiti emulation
- stacked operation of two Indivision ECS allows a dual screen setup (with different content on each screen)
- PAL and NTSC screen supported
- supports border blanking
- HD15 VGA connector
- header on the board to attach the ribbon cable with the VGA connector
- installs in the Denise socket, the Denise is replaced onto the board
- grounding connection is recommended, a cable (with cable lugs) is provided
- no driver needed, however additional screenmodes are supported:
- HighGFX (1024×786)
- HD720 (1280×720)
- SuperPlus (800×600) - 16 colors out of 4096
- with Picasso96 driver, 256 colors can be displayed on workbench screen
- config tool provided to update flash memory and make adjustments to the output
- suitable for all OCS and ECS Amigas, however acessories or modifications may be required:
- A1000: adapter required due to the power supply being in the way
- A500: no modification necessary
- A500+: no modification necessary
- A600: A603, A604 or A604n memory expansion required, metal shield (if present) has to be removed or cut
- A2000: only for Rev. 4.1/4.3, one electrolytic capacitor (C225) must either be moved or replaced by a flatter version
- A3000: RTC battery has to be moved or removed
- A3000T: card has to be lifted with at least two additional sockets, covers the video slot and interferes with full-length Zorro cards in the uppermost slot
- CDTV: no modification necessary
Company Inhouse Information | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 5500 / 100 |
- No description available.
Company ith Kommunikationstechnik, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- two B-channels
- supports X.75, T70NL (Btx), V.110, syncPPP, HDLC, 1TR6 and E-DSS1 (EuroISDN)
- D-channel activity monitoring
- driver (fossil.device) emulates a Hayes compatible modem
- full telephone features with answering machine
- parallel data and telephone calls
- requires at least a 68020 processor
Company JEC | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- JEC-910701: four 256k×3 and two 256k×2 chips
- JEC-918000: four 256k×4 chips
- battery backed up clock
- disable jumper
- connects to the trapdoor slot
front side
back side
front side
back side
Company Winner's Circle Systems / Ronin, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot |
- CPU board adaptor
- allows A1000 processor boards to be used in the A2000
- just a bare 68000 socket on an A2000 style processor card
- works with almost all those A1000 cpu socket boards, for example the Ronin Hurricane
- too wide boards do not fit inside the A2000 case
front side
Company Individual Computers, Germany | Date 2004 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 4626 / 10 |
- Flash ROM
- 1 MB 32 bit flash ROM
- two flash memory chips
- uses 64 kB of the Zorro II address space for accessing the 512 kB / 1 MB FlashROM
- allows storage of software which are run at startup of the Amiga
- reprogrammable up to 100.000 times
- extra clock port
- allows using expansions initially designed for the A1200 clock port
- the orientation of the port is geared toward expansions by Individual Computers (eg. the SilverSurfer), other expansions (eg. Melody 1200) do not fit correctly
- when installed in Zorro slot, pin 40 of the card's clock port is towards the front side of the computer, pin 19 resp. pin 1 towards the rear side
- marked wire of clock port expansions go to pin 19 or pin 40, depending on the manufacturer's definition - e.g. expansions made by Individual Computers are installed with the red stripe on pin 40 (to the left), expansions of E3B mark pin 19 / pin 1 (to the right)
- optional 1 GB flash module is in development, will connect to the clock port
- write protection jumper against unwanted reprogramming
front side
front side
back side
back side
- kickflash_e.pdf
Individual Computers
installation guide (english)
39 kB - Kickflash_deutsch.pdf
Individual Computers
installation guide (german)
84 kB
- CoyoteFlash.lha
Individual Computers
CoyoteFlash tool
28 kB
Company Kupke, Germany | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- Kickstart and Clock Module
- provides EPROM-Kickstart for A1000 (Kickstart disk no longer needed)
- 6 EPROM sockets (4 for the Kickstart)
- compatible with 64K×8 EPROMs (27C512)
- supports Kickstart ≤ 1.3 (maximum 256kB)
- external Case, plugs into side expansion connector, expansion connector is passed-through
- battery-backed clock
- 3 hardware variants:
- Clock only
- Kickstart only
- Kickstart and Clock
Advert (DE)
1987-06
Advert (DE)
1988-03
Advert (DE)
1988-10
Advert (DE)
1989-04
Company Creative Microsystems, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface Kickstart socket |
- Kickstart kit
- eliminates the need for disk-based Kickstart
- frees up the 256 kB Kickstart RAM - requires Addmem to activate it
- the kit contains two EPROMs preprogrammed with Kickstart v1.2, two sockets for the EPROMs, a new PAL with socket and miscellaneous connectors
- the PAL and a jumper has to be installed on the WCS daughterboard (the original PAL has to be desoldered)
- the EPROMs have to be installed onto the blank area of the motherboard under the floppy drive
- finally two motherboard traces have to be cut and two jumpers have to be installed
- KickstartEliminator_Manual.pdf
instruction manual
4.0 MB - KickstartEliminator_Box.pdf
box front/back side
529 kB - KickstartEliminator_Note.pdf
technical note
214 kB
Advert (US)
1987-03
Company CBM Design / Gameworks, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A500+, A1000A2000 A2000 | - - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II CPU slot |
- Kickstart Switcher
- two 32 pin sockets for EPROM Kickstart and one 40 pin socket for an original ROM
- supports 32 pin EPROMs 27C1001, 27C2001, 27C4001 or compatible
- switch (external version) resp. jumper (internal version) allows switching between internal Kickstart, external ROM and external EPROM
- three different variants available:
- A500/A500+/A1000 external version with case, plugs into side expansion slot
- A2000 internal version for Zorro slot, to be installed into 100 pin Zorro slot despite having only 86 pins (installs towards rear side)
- A2000 internal version for CPU slot (special version upon request)
Company Kupke, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portCPU slot |
- Kickstart Module and Switcher
- allows switching between two Kickstarts
- Kickstart 1: 1 socket for an original ROM
- Kickstart 2: 2 sockets for an EPROM based Kickstart
- jumpers to select between the Kickstarts
- expansion features both A500 side expansion and A2000 CPU connectors
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1989-04
Company Digital Creations / Progressive Image, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- time base corrector & sync generator
- two infinite window time base correctors on one card
- completely synchronizes two independent video sources
- multiple Kitchen Syncs can be used together for even more channels
- completely accurate sync generator - totally regenerates all sync and blanking signals
- built in proc amp
- external LCD control panel
- S-VHS and Hi8 compatible inputs - can use composite or S-Video into either channel
- advanced sync output
- S-VHS output option
- genlock option
- jitter free freeze frame, field1 or field2
- variable rate strobe
- external contact closure interface for freeze
- three user presets and one factory setting stored internally
front side
Advert (US)
1991-07
Advert (US)
1993-04
Advert (US)
1993-09
Advert (US)
1993-11
Advert (US)
1994-07
Company Jürgen Kommos, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- SCSI 2 controller
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- the SCSI cable is soldered onto the card and there is no external SCSI connector - a T-adapter is required to add more than one SCSI device, by placing the controller in the middle of the SCSI chain
- autoboot ROM (jkscsi.device)
- not RDB compatible
front side
back side
- Kommos_SCSI.dms
install disk
350 kB
Company Jürgen Kommos, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- SCSI 2 controller
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- no external SCSI connector
- autoboot ROM (jkscsi.device)
- no RAM option
- passthrough connector
front side
back side
- Kommos_SCSI.dms
install disk
350 kB
Company Prime Image, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 |
- Y/C adapter
- converts the Video Toaster composite inputs and outputs to Y/C
- attaches directly to the Toaster backplate with its six RCA connectors and RCA to BNC adapters
- Toaster's all composite connectors are passed through (6× BNC)
- Y/C inputs (4× mini-DIN) and an output (1× mini-DIN)
- Betacam or MII compatible component output (Y/R-Y/B-Y)
- 3-way adaptive comb filter
- all inputs and outputs are available at the same (Y/C, composite, component)
- external power supply
front side
rear side
Company Anakin Research, Canada | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- Little Ugly Cheap Accelerator System
- a public domain hardware hackers project, designed by Brad Fowles of Anakin Research
- sold as a kit (only the PCB, programmed PALs and how to build documentation) all other parts (CPU, FPU, RAM, capacitors, diodes, sockets, etc.) had to be purchased separately
- it did not fill the RFC rules so it was not possible to sell it all in one
- processor
- 68020 @ 12 - 20 MHz
- 68881 or 68882 @ 12 - 20 MHz
- the first asynchronously clocked 68020 board
- originally designed for 16 MHz
- could be upgraded to 68030 using an adaptor board but the data caches are not supported (so no significant speed increase is possible)
- optional memory board - Frances
- Fast Ram At Nominal Cost for Expanded Storage
- 32 DIP sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
- possible configurations are 1, 2, 3 or 4 MB with 256k×4, 80 - 100 ns DIPs
- 8421 DMA RAM controller chip
- interleave access
- notes
- connects into the 68000 socket
- no 68000 fallback mode
- selectable wait states
- has to be fine tuned for specific A1000s (differnet timings) - this process is well documented
- very noisy design, does not like 3rd party hardware connected to the side expansion port
front side
- Lucas.lha
Lucas - building instructions, schematics, PAL equations
238 kB - Frances.lha
Frances - building instructions, schematics, PAL equations
driver software
280 kB - AmigaFrancesMemory-20.lha
AFM v2.0 - replacement driver software for Frances
61 kB
Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 32 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 20 MHz, PGA, clocked synchronously to the motherboard at 28 MHz
- optional PGA or PLCC FPU up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 8 MB 70 ns RAM
- supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
- hardware maprom
- notes
- disable jumper
front side
back side
- MTec1230.dms
tool disk (CPU related tools, performance test programs)
149 kB
Advert (FR)
1994-04
Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- four 256k×4 chips
- optional battery backed up clock
- connects to the trapdoor slot
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1993-08
Advert (DE)
1993-11
Company M-Tec / Neuroth Hardware Design, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68020 @ 16 MHz PGA, clocked at 14.3 MHz (synchronous)
- optional PLCC FPU, either clocked at 14.3 MHz or more by installing an oscillator
- memory
- the board exists in two different layouts, one with either 1 or 4 MB RAM, the other without RAM at all
- the RAM autoconfigures itself to the same Address space as the RAM on the A590, A2091 or GVP Series II
- notes
- plugs into 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- 68000 fallback jumper
- cache disable jumper
- compatible with both the A2000-A and A2000-B
front side
back side
back side
- Neuroth020.pdf
user manual (german)
669 kB
- Neuroth520.lha
install disk
79 kB
Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A500 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 6 |
- processor
- 68020 or 68EC020 @ 14.28 MHz, PGA (synchronous with the Amiga)
- optional PLCC or PGA FPU @ 14.28 MHz (synchronous) or more with oscillator (asynchronous)
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 1 or 4 MB RAM
- maprom can be disabled by jumper
- notes
- connects to the 68000's socket
- the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- not compatible with the GVP Impact Series hard disk controller
front side
back side
- M-Tec_68020i.dms
tool disk
280 kB
Advert (DE)
1995-02
Advert (DE)
1995-06
Advert (DE)
1995-06
Advert (DE)
1993-11
Company M-Tec / Neuroth Hardware Design, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 3 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 14 MHz PGA (synchronous with the motherboard)
- optional PLCC FPU up to 40 MHz (asynchronous)
- memory
- 1 or 4 MB RAM soldered to the board
- does not autoconfig, the memory has to be added to the system by software
- the RAM appears in the 16 MB 68000 address space, so the board may conflict with other expansions
- notes
- plugs into 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- 68000 fallback jumper
- MMU disable jumper
- cache disable jumper
front side
front side
back side
back side
- MTec-Turbotools-220.dms
Turbo Tools v2.20
193 kB - mtec.a500.030.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
192 kB
Advert (DE)
1995-02
Advert (DE)
1993-01
Advert (DE)
1993-08
Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 34 |
- two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB SIMMs, 80 ns or faster
- supports 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- with single modules only the slot number 1 has to be used
- if two different modules are used, the bigger module has to reside in slot number 1
- memory disable jumper
front side
front side
back side
back side
- MTec_8MB-A2000.pdf
user guide (german)
5 kB
Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- FPU
- early versions (Neuroth design) have PLCC FPU socket
- later versions (marked as "A1200 Speedup") have PGA FPU socket
- can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz with oscillator)
- memory
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets for 4 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB, 80 ns or faster SIMMs in a group of four
- the height of SIMMs cannot be larger than 15 mm
- PCMCIA compatible
- notes
- available with or without battery backed up clock
- lithium battery (not rechargeable)
- clock write protection jumper
front side
front side
front side
back side
- MTec_A1200.pdf
user manual (german)
45 kB
Advert (DE)
1993-08
Advert (DE)
1993-11
Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB RAM soldered on board
- memory disable jumper
- PCMCIA compatible
- battery backed up clock
- lithium battery (not rechargeable)
- clock write protection jumper
front side
back side
Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A1200 | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 33 |
- SCSI controller
- an optional SCSI controller for the M-Tec T1230 processor card
- NCR 53CF94
- external DB25 SCSI connector
- 40 pin internal SCSI header
- does not use DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM (mtecscsi.device)
front side
back side
Connector board, front side
Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 5 |
- 4 MB RAM on board
- not expandable
- optional PLCC FPU up to 68882 @ 40 MHz
- battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1996-06
Company Roßmöller, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot |
- 68000 @ 14 MHz
- optional 68881 @ 14 MHz or more with separate oscillator
- 16 kB Cache RAM
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1991-03
Company California Access, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2021 / 12065 / 1 |
- SCSI controller
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot ROM (Malibu.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB compatible
- optional memory board - Catalina Card
- eight SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 1 MB SIMMs
- possible configurations are 2, 4 or 8 MB
Advert (US)
1990-12
Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A1200 | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 33 |
- SCSI controller
- MasterCard is the optional SCSI controller for the M-Tec T1230 processor card
- NCR 53CF94
- external DB25 SCSI connector
- 40 pin internal SCSI header
- does not use DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM (mtecscsi.device)
- disable jumper
front side
back side
- MasterCard_SCSI-302.dms
SCSI install disk v3.02
419 kB
Advert (DE)
1995-12
Advert (DE)
1995-12
Company Masoboshi, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2157 / 38535 / 4 |
- SCSI 2 and IDE controller
- MasterCard 302
- IDE controller only
- 40 pin internal IDE header
- Mastercard 702
- combined SCSI and IDE controller
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- 40 pin internal IDE header
- uses DMA transfers
- DMA can be switched off by software for better compatibility
- autoboot ROM (masoboshi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB compatible
- supports SCSI Direct
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot disable switch
- A-Max II and Chamäleon drivers
- hard disk activity LED connector
- memory
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1M×4 ZIPs, 100 ns or faster
- supports 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- memory disable switch
MC-702, front side
MC-702, back side
MC-302, front side
MC-302, back side
- MasterCard.pdf
user manual (german)
184 kB
- MasterCard-20.dms
tool disk v2.0
417 kB - MasterCard-205.dms
install disk v2.05
426 kB - MasterCard-21.dms
tool disk v2.1
425 kB
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-02
Advert (DE)
1992-06
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Advert (DE)
1992-09
Advert (DE)
1992-12
Company Palomax, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II |
- ST-506 controller
- a do it yourself project including complete interface schematics, list of components and vendors, assembly and installation instructions, and the software (driver and tools)
- serves as host for Western Digital WD-1003 compatible controller cards
- controller cards are connected to the MAX through a backplane with two 8 bit XT slots - up to four hard disks are supported
- supports MFM and RLL encodings
- does not autoconfig
- connects to the side expansion port
- the A500 version has passthrough connector
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1988-11
Company Alcomp, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- A/D Interface
- 8 ADC channels 0..2.55V (0.01V steps)
- 1 DAC channel 0..2.55V (0.01V steps)
- precision 1.5 LSB
- 8 freely programmable TTL I/O channels
- internal reference voltage
- can be programmed in BASIC
- screw-type terminals
- software supports multitasking
Exterior, top side
Exterior, bottom side
board, front side
board, back side
- Alcomp_Tools-16.dms
tool disk
Modulgenerator v1.23, A500-Eprommer v1.6, A2000-Eprommer v1.3
example programs
422 kB - Alcomp_Tools-13.dms
tool disk
A500-Eprommer v1.3, A2000-Eprommer v1.3
example programs
330 kB
Advert (DE)
1988-10
Advert (DE)
1988-12
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2000 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 32,160 |
- PCI busboard
- four PCI 2.1 compliant slots
- 33 MHz PCI clock
- up to 132 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
- works with all existing A1200 processor cards
- access to the entire 4 GB PCI memory space and to all the required I/O space through the 8 MB Amiga memory window
- ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 processor card
- drivers
- Mediator Multimedia CD software pack:
- Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
- Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
- Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
- AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 cards
- TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
- USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
- MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
- CyberGraphX driver supports ViRGE and Voodoo PCI cards
front side
- Mediator_PCI_1200_QIG.pdf
Elbox
installation guide (english)
829 kB - Mediator_PCI_1200_UM.pdf
Elbox
user manual (english/german/french/swedish/italian/polish)
958 kB
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2003 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 48,1762206 / 49,177 |
- PCI busboard
- two PCI 2.1 compliant slots, expandable to four with the LT4 Upgrade Pack
- 33/66 MHz PCI clock
- up to 132/264 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
- access to the entire 4 GB PCI memory space and to all the required I/O space through the 8 MB Amiga memory window
- busmastering controller
- supports the busmastering / DMA mechanism in all PCI slots
- address and data parity control support in all PCI slots
- four PCI interrupt lines
- can use the SDRAM/SGRAM of PCI display cards as system memory - faster than memory on Amiga processor cards
- notes
- AT power supply connector
- ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 processor card
- Mediator Multimedia CD
- Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
- Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
- Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
- AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
- TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
- USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
- MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2002 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 40,168 |
- PCI busboard
- six PCI 2.1 compliant slots
- 33/66 MHz PCI clock
- up to 132/264 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
- access to the entire 4 GB PCI memory space and to all the required I/O space through the 8 MB Amiga memory window
- busmastering controller
- supports the busmastering / DMA mechanism in all PCI slots
- address and data parity control support in all PCI slots
- four PCI interrupt lines
- can use the SDRAM/SGRAM of PCI display cards as system memory - faster than memory on Amiga processor cards
- notes
- ATX and AT power supply connectors
- power management interface - allows waking up the computer with external events and programmable shutting down
- ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 processor card
- Mediator Multimedia CD
- Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
- Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
- Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
- AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
- TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
- USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
- MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2002 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro III | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 37 |
- PCI busboard
- five PCI 2.1 compliant slots
- 33 MHz PCI clock (66 MHz with SharkPPC G3/G4)
- up to 132 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards (264 MB/s with SharkPPC G3/G4)
- 4 GB continuous PCI memory space accessed through the 512 MB window in the Zorro III address space
- ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 and SharkPPC+ G3/G4 processor cards
- works with all existing A3000 / A4000 processor cards
- connects to the lowest Zorro III slot
- covers the video slot(s) and those ISA slots which are inline with Zorro slots
- uses the same PCI to Zorro III bridgeboard as the Mediator 4000D
- busmastering controller
- supports transfers between PCI cards
- supports transfers between PCI cards and the A3/4000 motherboard
- four interrupt lines
- Mediator Multimedia CD
- Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
- Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
- Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
- AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
- TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
- USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
- MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
front side
back side
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2002 | Amiga A3000 | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 33,36,161 |
- PCI busboard
- five PCI 2.1 compliant slots
- 33 MHz PCI clock (264 MB/s with SharkPPC G3/G4)
- up to 132 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
- 4 GB continuous PCI memory space accessed through the 512 MB window in the Zorro III address space
- uses the same PCI to Zorro III bridgeboard as the Mediator 4000D
- Zorro III busboard
- six Zorro III slots
- supports Zorro III autoconfig
- one video slot
- notes
- supports the busmastering mechanism in all PCI slots
- supports DMA transfers between PCI cards and the A3000 motherboard
- address and data parity control support in all PCI slots
- four PCI interrupt lines
- can use the SDRAM/SGRAM of PCI display cards as system memory - faster than memory on Amiga processor cards
- works with all existing A3000 processor cards
- the board is part of the Mirage 3000 tower system, it cannot be fitted into the original A3000 case
- Mediator Multimedia CD
- Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
- Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
- Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
- AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
- TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
- USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
- MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2001 | Amiga A4000 | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 33,34,35,161 |
- PCI busboard
- five PCI 2.1 compliant slots
- 33 MHz PCI clock (66 MHz with SharkPPC G3/G4)
- up to 132 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards (264 MB/s with SharkPPC G3/G4)
- 4 GB continuous PCI memory space accessed through the 512 MB window in the Zorro III address space
- Zorro III busboard
- six Zorro III slots
- supports Zorro III autoconfig
- one extended video slot
- busmastering controller
- supports the busmastering mechanism in all PCI slots
- supports DMA transfers between PCI cards and the A4000 motherboard
- address and data parity control support in all PCI slots
- four PCI interrupt lines
- can use the SDRAM/SGRAM of PCI display cards as system memory - faster than memory on Amiga processor cards
- works with all existing A4000 processor cards
- the board is part of the Mirage 4000Pro tower system, it cannot be fitted into the original A4000 case
- Mediator Multimedia CD
- Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
- Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
- Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
- AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
- TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
- USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
- MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
front side
front side
- Mediator_PCI_4000_QIG.pdf
Elbox
installation guide (english)
550 kB
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2002 | Amiga A4000 | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 41 |
- PCI and Zorro III busboard
- replaces the original A4000 daughterboard, fits into the standard A4000 desktop case
- three free Zorro III slots
- no video slot
- four PCI 2.1 compliant slots
- 33 MHz PCI clock (66 MHz with SharkPPC G3/G4)
- up to 132 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards (264 MB/s with SharkPPC G3/G4)
- 4 GB continuous PCI memory space accessed through the 512 MB window in the Zorro III address space
- busmastering controller
- supports the busmastering mechanism in all PCI slots
- supports DMA transfers between PCI cards and the A4000 motherboard
- address and data parity control support in all PCI slots
- four PCI interrupt lines
- can use the SDRAM/SGRAM of PCI display cards as system memory - faster than memory on Amiga processor cards
- works with all existing A4000 processor cards
- Mediator Multimedia CD
- Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
- Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
- Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
- AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
- TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
- USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
- MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2001 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro III | Autoconfig ID 2206 / |
- PCI busboard
- four PCI 2.1 compliant slots
- 66 MHz PCI clock
- up to 264 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
- up to 512 MB continuous PCI memory space
- ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 and SharkPPC+ G3/G4 processor cards
- supports Zorro III autoconfig
- works with all existing A4000 processor cards
- busmastering controller
- supports transfers between PCI cards
- supports transfers between PCI cards and the A4000 motherboard
- supports DMA transfers between PCI cards and the memory on A4000 processor board
- supports transfers between PCI cards and Zorro III cards
- four interrupt lines
- Mediator Multimedia CD
- Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
- Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
- Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
- AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
- TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
- USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
- MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
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Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2001 | Amiga A1200 | Interface Zorro IV | Autoconfig ID 2206 / 31,159 |
- PCI busboard
- four PCI 2.1 compliant slots
- 66 MHz PCI clock
- up to 264 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
- supports transfers between PCI cards
- four interrupt lines
- ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 and SharkPPC+ G3/G4 processor cards
- attaches to the E/Box Zorro IV busboard
- enables simultaneous operation of Zorro II cards and clock port devices installed on the Zorro IV busboard
- Mediator Multimedia CD
- Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
- Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
- Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
- AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
- TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
- USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
- MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
front side
- Mediator_PCI_ZIV_QIG.pdf
Elbox
installation guide (english)
927 kB
Company Computer System Associates, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68EC030 @ 25 / 33 MHz or 68030 @ 16 / 20 / 25 / 33 / 38 MHz, PGA
- optional 68882 PGA FPU, up to 50 MHz
- memory
- optional 512 kB SRAM
- much faster (and more expensive) than DRAM
- four sockets for 128 kB SRAMs
- can be used for Kickstart remapping
- optional DIP DRAM expansion module (Mega-Memory 2130)
- 16 DIP sockets accept 0.5 - 8 MB RAM
- supports 256k×4 and 1M×4 DIPs, 60 - 100 ns
- if installed in an A2000 the board overhangs the video slot
- optional ZIP DRAM expansion module (Mega-Memory 2150)
- 16 ZIPs soldered on board
- uses 256k×4 or 1M×4 ZIPs, 60 - 100 ns
- does not protrude over the video slot
- the memory does not autoconfig, it needs software
- does not support DMA to its 32 bit memory
- notes
- connects to the 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- 68000 fallback mode
front side
- Mega-Midget_Racer.pdf
user manual
909 kB
- csamegamidget.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
339 kB
Advert (AU)
1992-08
Company DKB, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000 | Interface Agnus socket |
- 1 MB Chip RAM expansion
- connects to the Agnus' socket
- a fly is connected to pin 36 of Gary
- Agnus is replaced with Super Agnus which allows a total of 2 MB chip RAM
- rules out internal processor cards and internal memory expansions with more than 512 kB RAM
Advert (US)
1990-12
Advert (US)
1991-04
Advert (US)
1991-07
Company DKB, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Agnus socket |
- 1 MB Chip RAM expansion
- connects to the Agnus' socket
- a fly is connected to pin 36 of Gary
- Agnus is replaced with Super Agnus which allows a total of 2 MB chip RAM
- rules out internal processor cards and internal memory expansions with more than 512 kB RAM
front side
back side
- MegAChip.pdf
Installation and User's Guide (english)
758 kB
Advert (US)
1992-01
Advert (US)
1992-04
Advert (AU)
1992-10
Advert (US)
1992-12
Advert (US)
1992-12
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Kickstart socket |
- Kickstart switcher
- allowed the installation of Kickstart 2.0 ROMs before Commodore released the 2.04 chip for the A500 / A2000
- eight EPROM sockets for the ROMs
- external switch for selecting between Kickstarts
- connects to the Kickstart socket, the original Kickstart chip is placed onto the board
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Company Sang Computersysteme, Germany | Date 1988,1989 | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II, ISA |
- interface for transputer cards
- connects to a Zorro II slot
- the transputer cards connect to XT slots
- the interface card connects to the transputers externally
- any number of transputer cards can be attached together
- Helios operating system
- MegaLink 01 (1988)
- four Inmos T414 or T800 processors
- each processor has its own memory - 1 or 4 MB RAM in four 30 pin SIMM sockets
- MegaLink 02 (1989)
- one Inmos T424 or T800 @ 20 / 25 / 30 MHz processor
- 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM with 16 ZIP chips
- Inmos G300 programmable RAMDAC
- 110 MHz video clock
- 1 or 2 MB dual ported VRAM
- resolutions from 512×512 to 8192×8192 (the latter with multiple boards)
- video data may not only be written by the local transputer but by other ones too - parallel image processing
- port for connecting a framegrabber or a U-Matic Video Machine
- distributed overseas by Digital Animation Productions as Video Graphics Transputer
- MegaLink 03 (1989)
- one Inmos T425 or T800 processor
- up to 32 MB RAM
- DMA interface
- compatible and cascadable with all MegaLink boards and other Inmos B004/B008 compatible systems
Company CP Computer Peripherie, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Agnus socket |
- 1 MB chip RAM expansion
- plugs into the Agnus socket
- Agnus is replaced with Super Agnus (8375) which allows a total of 2 MB chip RAM
- an adaptor board plugs into the Gary socket
- allows the use of trapdoor memory expansions larger than 512 kB, but needs another Gary adaptor in this case
- three variants:
- compact one for use in A2000 / A500
- two bigger low-profile ones, which allow the use of internal A500 processor cards - these two differ only in their Agnus connector, as some A500 motherboard revisions have their Agnus socket rotated by 90°
Company Progressive Peripherals & Software, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A3000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2026 / 0 |
- processor
- 68040 @ 28 / 35 MHz
- both version is an overclocked 25 / 33 MHz one
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB
- supports 1 or 4 MB SIMMs 40-80ns (33 MHz model) or 60-100 ns (28 MHz model)
- accepts SIMMs in groups of four giving 4, 8, 16, 20, 32 MB RAM
- Fast Page, Static Column and Nibble mode SIMMs are supported
- burst RAM access
- off-board memory burst access if most recent Buster, DMAC and Ramsey chips are installed
- notes
- if the motherboard is fitted with static column fast RAM the first chip must be replaced with the supplied page mode ZIP DRAM chip - this solves a bug in Ramsey and allows the board to do burst RAM access
- 68030 fallback mode works only with 25 MHz motherboards
- in 68030 fallback mode the onboard RAM is still useable but it's not contiguous with the motherboard RAM
- when used in an A3000T, a 74F08 chip must be inserted at location U103 on the motherboard
- FastROM jumper reserves 1 megabyte of memory for FastROM usage
- two floppy power connectors allow distribution of power to both floppy drives
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back side
- Mercury040.pdf
user manual
1064 kB - Mercury040_Addendum1.pdf
addendum to the user manual
40 kB - Mercury040_Addendum2.pdf
addendum to the user manual
684 kB
- PPS_040.dms
Install Disk
Init040 v2.2, CPU040 v2.4, 68040.libary v37.4
281 kB - PPS_Mercury.dms
Install Disk
Init040 v1.0, CPU040 v2.0, 68040.libary v40.2
73 kB - PP&SMercury.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
73 kB
Advert (US)
1992-02
Advert (US)
1992-03
Advert (US)
1992-12
Company Message Computer, Germany | Date 1987 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- sixteen 256k×1 DIPs
- battery backed up clock
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- available as complete expansion, kit or just the bare board
- schematics and PCB layout printed in Amiga Magazin 08/1988
Advert (DE)
1988-10
Company Michigan Software, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 256 kB Chip RAM expansion
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
Advert (US)
1986-04
Company Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- no level adjustment potentiometer (manual gain control)
- audio input: line level mono (2× 3.5mm socket, 1× DIN)
- connects to the parallel port
- available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
Advert (GB)
1991-05
Company Micro Forge, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- SASI controller
- does not autoboot
- does not support the RDB standard
- the controller is a custom 86 pin card housed in a single slot expansion box
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- uses an ST-506 hard disk drive with an OMTI 5100 SASI to ST-506 adaptor card
- delivered with a power supply for the hard disk
Company Microdeal, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- No description available.
Advert (GB)
1991-07
Company Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- no transcoding between the signals
- connecting both Y/C and composite signals simultaneously is not supported
- fader knob - the fading range is limited
- two switches select between the operation modes:
- genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
- video passthrough mode - Amiga graphics is hidden
- Amiga passthrough mode - useful for recording Amiga graphics only
- toggling the switches may cause loss of sync or loss of colour
- unable to handle extreme overscan effectively - the left side of the Amiga screen overlaps the video image
- plastic case - negligible shielding leads to cross interference from other video equipment
Company Memory and Storage Technology, Australia | Date 1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- 512 kB RAM
- four socketed 256k×4, 100 ns DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- 3 volt Lithium battery backed up clock
- disable switch
Company Micron Technology, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II | Autoconfig ID 1023 / 1 |
- 64 DIP sockets accept 2 MB RAM
- supports 0.5, 1 or 2 MB configurations
- accepts 256k×1 DIPs, 120 ns
- zero wait states
- recoverable RAM disk (rrd.device) - a warm boot takes about 45 seconds, including 12 seconds of memory diagnostics
- the design is licensed from ASDG, the card is technically the same as the ASDG 2MI
- the A1000 and A500 versions both rehouse the Zorro II card and provide a second Zorro slot for an additional card - however, as no slot breakout exists, only internal Zorro cards can be used
- A500 version:
- external power supply
- power switch and power indicator LED
- passthrough connector - in order to use it, some terminator resistors have to be removed
- A1000 version:
- optional external power supply
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Advert (US)
1987-09
Advert (US)
1988-01
Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- Micronik Z-1 (6860 rev4.0)
- 5× Zorro II slots
- 4× ISA slots
- Micronik Z-2 (6860 rev4.2)
- 5× Zorro II slots
- 1× extended video slot
- 4× ISA slots
- Micronik Z-2 (6860 rev5.0)
- 5× Zorro II slots
- 1× extended video slot
- 3× ISA slots
- a 72 pin SIMM socket for up to 8 MB RAM
- notes
- the ISA and video slots are inline with Zorro slots
- the video slot can be activated with the optional Video Slot Adapter
- connects to the trapdoor slot - the connector is passed through for accelerator cards
- the boards are part of the Micronik Infinitiv tower system
- 2× 5.25" external drive bays
- 2× 3.5" external drive bays
- 2× 3.5" internal drive bays
- uprated power supply
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A1200 Adapter, front side
A1200 Adapter, back side
Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- Micronik Z-1i (6860 rev5.4)
- 5× Zorro II slots
- 1× extended video slot
- 2× PCI slots
- 2× ISA slots
- Micronik Z-2i (6860 rev5.4)
- all features of Micronik Z-1i
- two 72 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- notes
- the ISA and video slots are inline with Zorro slots
- the PCI slots cannot be accessed by the Amiga in any way
- the video slot can be activated with the optional Video Slot Adapter
- connects to the trapdoor slot - the connector is passed through for accelerator cards
- the boards are part of the Micronik Infinitiv tower system
- 2× 5.25" external drive bays
- 2× 3.5" external drive bays
- 2× 3.5" internal drive bays
- uprated power supply
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Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 3855 / 1 |
- Micronik Z-3i (6860 rev6.2 - 6.3)
- 5× Zorro II/III slots
- 1× extended video slot
- 2× PCI slots
- 1× ISA slot
- 1× A4000 CPU slot - an A4000 processor board is required for Zorro III operation
- a 72 pin SIMM socket for up to 8 MB RAM
- SCSI controller (123.device) with 50 pin internal SCSI header
- Micronik Z-3i Mk2 (6860 rev6.6 - 6.8)
- 5× Zorro II/III slots (the middle slot is Zorro II only)
- 1× extended video slot
- 3× PCI slots
- 2× ISA slot
- 1× A4000 CPU slot - an A4000 processor board is required for Zorro III operation
- SCSI controller - Qlogic FAS216 controller IC, 50 pin internal SCSI header
- notes
- the ISA and video slots are inline with Zorro slots
- the PCI slots cannot be accessed by the Amiga in any way
- the video slot can be activated with the optional Video Slot Adapter
- the Zorro III slots are slower than the A3000 or A4000 slots
- connects to the trapdoor slot - the connector is passed through for accelerator cards
- the board is part of the Micronik Infinitiv tower system
- 2× 5.25" external drive bays
- 2× 3.5" external drive bays
- 2× 3.5" internal drive bays
- uprated power supply
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Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A3000 |
- Zorro III busboard
- 7× Zorro III slots
- 1× video slot
- 6× ISA slots
- the video and ISA slots are all inline with a Zorro slot
- replaces the original A3000 desktop daughterboard
- the board is part of the Micronik A3000 Classic tower system, it cannot be fitted into the original A3000 desktop case
- 6× 5.25" external drive bays
- 3× 3.5" external drive bays
- 2× 3.5" internal drive bays
- optional 250W power supply
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Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A4000 |
- ISA version - Micronik 6960
- 7× Zorro III slots
- 2× extended video slots
- 5× ISA slots
- PCI version - Micronik 6980
- 7× Zorro III slots
- 1× extended video slot
- 3× PCI slots (cannot be accessed by the Amiga in any way)
- 3× ISA slots
- notes
- the video and ISA slots are all inline with a Zorro slot
- replaces the original A4000 daughterboard
- the board is part of the Micronik A4000 Classic tower system, it cannot be fitted into the original A4000 case
- 6× 5.25" external drive bays
- 3× 3.5" external drive bays
- 2× 3.5" internal drive bays
- optional 250W power supply
front side
back side
- Micronik_A4000.pdf
Assembly Instructions (english/german)
130 kB
Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- Zorro II busboard
- 3× Zorro II slots
- 2× ISA slots
- 1× video slot
- 1× CPU slot for A2000 processor boards
- 1× A500 side expansion port
- the ISA slots are inline with a Zorro slot
- the video slot is slightly offline with its neighbour Zorro slot and the distance between them is larger than in an A3000 - cards using both a Zorro and video slot are ruled out
- connects to the side expansion port connector
- four ROM sockets for installing Kickstart 1.3, 2.0 and 3.x consequently
- the board is part of the Micronik A500 Classic tower system
- 2× 5.25" external drive bays
- 3× 3.5" external drive bays
- 2× 3.5" internal drive bays
- 200W power supply
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Company Digital Processing Systems, Canada | Date 1994 & 1995 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- video synchronizer
- unlike infinite window TBCs, the MicroSync features four-field composite processing - this eliminates the need to separate the incoming video signal into chrominance and luminance components
- delivers transparent, stable video, free of bandwidth limitations or comb filter artifacts
- any direct color or monochrome signal can be connected, such as the output of a satellite receiver or camera
- cannot process non time base corrected heterodyne signals, such as those from U-Matic or VHS machines - for those sources, the MicroSync can be mixed with the Personal TBC 4 Plus wideband TBC card
- selectable frame and field freeze, variable strobe, digitally controlled proc amp settings, selectable hot-switch modes, dual clamp speeds, genlock loop, RS-232 serial control
- four-field, two-field and hot frame modes, automatic bypass upon loss of power, nonvolatile proc amp memory, adjustable vertical blanking width
- controlled via the serial port
- MicroSync-20a.lha
MicroSync controller v2.0a
28 kB
Company Computer System Associates, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A1000, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68020 @ 12 MHz running at 7.14 MHz synchronously with the Amiga motherboard
- 68881 or 68882 @ 7.14 MHz synchronous or up to 33 MHz asynchronous (with an oscillator installed)
- notes
- no memory option
- no 68000 fallback mode
- the board is meant for accelerating math intensive applications, otherwise it gives only a 10% speed increase on integer code
- connects into the 68000 socket
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Company Migraph, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- No description available.
Advert (US)
1989-12
Advert (US)
1990-12
Company Xetec, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2022 / 1 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses pseudo-DMA transfers
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- half length card, there's no provision for mounting a hard disk on it
Company DCE, Germany | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Agnus socket |
- 1 MB chip RAM expansion
- plugs into the Agnus socket
- Agnus is replaced with Super Agnus (8375) which allows a total of 2 MB Chip RAM
- an adaptor board plugs into the Gary socket
front side
back side
- MiniMegiChip.pdf
user manual (german)
30 kB
Vapourware
Company ASDG, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- No description available.
Advert (US)
1986-08
Company ASDG, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- Zorro I expansion chassis
- two Zorro I slots
- connects to the A1000 side expansion port
- 85 watt internal power supply
- Mini-Rack C
- does not implement all Zorro signals, most importantly it lacks +12V and -5V
- unbuffered slots
- works well with RAM cards (such as ASDG's own 2M and 8M), but not with HD controllers
- one exception for HD controllers is the Expansion Technologies Escort ST-506 controller card, which does not need the missing signals
- Mini-Rack D
- implements all Zorro signals
- buffered slots
Advert (US)
1987-02
Company Microbotics, USA | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1010 / 18 |
- No description available.
Company Elbox, Poland | Date 2000 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface mouse port |
- mouse interface adapter
- allows the connection of PC mice and trackballs by converting PC mouse protocols to Amiga format
- basic movements and the three mouse buttons do not require software - the conversion is done by a microprocessor
- mouse wheels (vertical and horizontal movement) and 4th and 5th mouse buttons need driver software
- supports serial and combo (i.e. PS/2 and serial) PC mice using the following protocols: Mouse System, Microsoft, Microsoft with Logitech extension
- Mroocheck is the anglicized version of the original polish name "Mroczek" (means "squeek")
- Punchinello is a name variation by Power Computing
Mroocheck (board), front side
Mroocheck (board), back side
Company BSC, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2049 / 162092 / 16 |
- serial and parallel interface
- two serial ports controlled by MC68681P
- two parallel ports controlled by MC68230
- up to 57600 bps serial transfer speed
- can be upgraded to 115200 bps by replacing the 3.686 MHz oscillator to 7.3728 MHz oscillator and installing the MFS3 software
- half length card - four ribbon cables connect to the two slot covers
- both slot covers carry a DB9 serial port and a DB25 parallel port
- serial ports are supported by NetBSD
- disable switch
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back side
Advert (DE)
1990-10
Advert (DE)
1990-11
Advert (DE)
1991-03
Company BSC, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2092 / 17 |
- serial and parallel interface
- two serial ports controlled by 68681
- two parallel ports controlled by 68230
- 75, 110, 134.5, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2000, 2400, 4800, 7800, 9600, 19200, 57600 bps serial transfer rates
- the 31250 bps MIDI rate is supported only when the 3.686 MHz oscillator is replaced by 4 MHz - this disables the higher bitrates (57600, 33600, 19200)
- half length card - four ribbon cables connect to the two slot covers
- both slot covers carry a DB9 serial port and a DB25 parallel port
- serial ports are supported by NetBSD
- disable jumper
- supported by OpenBSD
- MultiFaceCard 2+
- uses 7,3728 MHz oscillator instead of 3.686 MHz thus offering 76800 and 115200 bps serial rates
- MFS3 software
- the MultiFaceCard 2 can be simply upgraded to 2+ with the new oscillator and software
Rev 7, front side
Rev 6, front side
Rev 6, back side
Rev 6, front side
Rev 7, front side
Rev 7, back side
- SerialMasterMFC.pdf
user manual (english/german)
471 kB
Advert (DE)
1991-09
Company BSC / Alfa Data, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2092 / 18 |
- serial interface
- two serial ports controlled by MC68681P
- up to 115200 bps transfer speed
- 3 byte FIFO buffer
- two 26 pin internal headers
- the first is directly wired to the DB9 connector on the slot cover of the card
- the second is for the ribbon cable of the DB25 connector on the separate slot cover
- the MC68681 is a 4 MHz version overclocked to 7 MHz in order to reach the 115200 bps transfer rate
- the 31250 bps MIDI rate is supported only when the 7.3728 MHz oscillator is replaced by 4 MHz - this disables the higher bitrates (115200, 57600, 33600, 19200)
- does not support the RI (Ring) signal
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
- parallel interface
- one bidirectional DB25 parallel port controlled by MC6821P
- faster transfer speed than IOExtender's
- supported by Linux and OpenBSD
- ParNet driver
- notes
- multiple Multiface 3 cards are supported in one machine
- no ROM or EPROM - no autoconfig drivers, duart.device (serial) and pit.device (parallel) have to be mounted with the supplied MFC program
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- SerialMasterMFC.pdf
user manual (english/german)
471 kB
- MFC31.dms
install disk v3.1
210 kB
Advert (US)
1994-02
Advert (US)
1994-05
Company Creative Microsystems, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- serial, parallel interface
- two serial ports:
- up to 38400 bps with a 68030, 19200 bps with a 68000
- RS232, DB9 connector
- RS422, Mac type 8 pin mini-DIN connector
- driver software does not support hardware handshaking
- AppleTalk networking software included for the RS422 port - DigiFeX Interact
- parallel port:
- DB25 connector
- outgoing only
- optional SCSI controller
- 50 pin internal header
- 8 bit, non-DMA
- does not support the RDB standard
- autoboot ROM
- SCSI share networking
- A-Max II driver (DISscsi.amhd)
Company ACT Elektronik, Germany | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- flicker fixer
- doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15 kHz screen modes to 31.5 kHz - other screen modes are passed through
- removes flicker of interlaced screens
- connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port
- being an external unit, it has to encode the RGB signal, flicker fix, split to RGB and sync again - this reduces the quality of the video signal
- sync delay adjustment potentiometer
- claimed to be compatible with the Video Toaster and all genlocks, but it's not in many cases - the genlocked video signal is passed through without scandoubling
- scandoubled screens are much draker than passthroughed screens
- high power consumption - the screen may go darker when the floppy drive is accessed
Board, front side
Case, top side
Case, bottom side
Board, back side
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, serial port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- independent fading of the computer and video image
- fade to black
- manual fading - the faders serve to set the degree of blending
- automatic fading - the faders serve to set the fading time between 0.2 - 20 seconds
- RGB monitor switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture without affecting the video outputs
- keying active switch: allows imposing the computer picture over a static video picture - when inactive the fader can be used to dissolve between full computer and video picture
- keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- alpha overlay switch: allows semi-transparent colors or anti-aliasing
- built in black burst generator for recording the computer image without receiving a video source
- VITC timecode support
- all functions can be controlled by software through the serial port
- integrated ARexx port
- standby mode - when the genlock is not needed it is possible to work on the computer without disconnecting it - all Amiga screen modes are passed through to the RGB monitor
- for operation with the A3000's video enhancer, the "A3000" jumper has to be set on the Neptun's circuit board
- takes power from the RGB port, but can use an external power supply too
Company Data & Electronics, Netherlands | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portCPU slot |
- freezer
- external version for A500/A1000 plugs into the side expansion port
- internal A2000 version plugs into CPU slot, controls are connected to ribbon cable and need to be mounted on the case
- freeze button and slow motion controller
- Nordic Power LC
- low cost version, various features are omitted
- features:
- save computer memory (freezed programs) to disk
- reset (with optional memory clear)
- picture / sample ripper
- disk copy
- basic DOS utilities (Dir, Path)
- shows computer status (disk parameters, ChipRAM, FastRAM...)
- Nordic Power SC / SP
- additional features present in the versions SC and SP:
- slow motion controller
- Screen Dump (Hardcopy)
- additional DOS utilities (MkDir, Erase)
- machine language monitor (disassembler)
- Notes
- incompatible with Bridgeboards
- LC / SC versions support only 512kB RAM and are incompatible with installed Big Agnus chip
- SP version supports 1 MB RAM
- freeze button is not debounced and may lead to incorrect operation
front side
front side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
- NordicPower.pdf
user manual (german)
6.9 MB
Advert (GB)
1990-07
Company Spirit Technology, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2034 / 6 |
- 64 DIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- accepts 1M×1 DIPs, 150 ns or faster
Advert (US)
1990-03
Advert (FR)
1990-07
Advert (FR)
1990-08
Company Memory and Storage Technology, Australia | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- the board is basically a SupraRAM 2000 distributed by Memory and Storage Technology
- the Supra title is just covered with a MAST sticker.
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1990-10
Advert (DE)
1990-10
Company Blue Ribbon Soundworks, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2161 / 2 |
- MIDI interface and wavetable
- based on E-Mu System's Proteus 1 MIDI Sound Engine
- it's an independent computer with a 68000 @ 10MHz
- 128 kB Operating System ROM
- 64 kB static RAM
- 4 MB of 16 bit General MIDI samples in ROM, over 210 sampled sounds and waveforms
- a large number of configurable parameters allow a lot of flexibility in the sound: velocity control, pitch bend, adjustable tuning, and a choice of scale temperament
- no built in effects (they are produced by software)
- 16 bit sampled stereo synth which is both polyphonic and polytimbral, so multiple instruments can be played simultaneously, up to its limit of 32 internal channels
- some instruments need multiple internal channels
- the Proteus is mounted as a daughterboard and interfaced to the Amiga via one port of a DUART
- the other DUART port provides a built in MIDI interface
- 1x MIDI In
- 1x MIDI Out
- expandable to three separate MIDI outs with the optional Triple Play Plus upgrade
- stereo output (two RCA plugs)
- bundled with Bars & Pipes Pro, supported by SoundJam
- when the editor is first started, it has to read the entire configuration from the hardware, which takes about 20 seconds
- works together with the Sunrize series: using Blue Ribbon's SyncPro (SMPTE Generator), both the AD1012 or AD516 and B&P Pro will lock to SMPTE, independently
front side
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1992-11
Advert (US)
1993-01
Advert (US)
1993-04
Advert (US)
1994-03
Company Archos, France | Date 1995 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- CD-ROM drive
- uses a proprietary (non-ATAPI) Mitsumi FX001D drive
- dual speed - 300 kB/sec (Mode 1)
- tray loading mechanism
- stereo headphone jack with volume knob
- works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
- DB25 connector for connecting other Archos PCMCIA products, like the OverDrive HD
- external power supply
- limited autoboot capabilities in CDTV/CD32 mode, which can be reached by holding the right mouse button during startup
- OverCD_Boot-9.dms
boot disk
430 kB - OverCD_Install-9.dms
install disk (requires the boot disk for installation)
166 kB
Advert (FR)
1994-05
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input and output
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- fading and superimposing
- inverter switch: when off, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when set, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- built in blackburst generator - when no video source is connected, the genlock still can be used to record the computer image
- built in manual RGB splitter for monochrome digitisers
top side
Advert (DE)
1991-06
Advert (DE)
1991-08
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Company Mainhattan Data, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- SCSI adapter
- converts the parallel port signals to SCSI signals
- a 5×4×1 cm box
- connects to the parallel port and provides a DB25 SCSI connector - the parallel port is not passed through
- some versions get power from the RGB port, others from the mouse/game port - in both cases the port is passed through
- very slow - the parallel port limits the data transfer
- can reboot, but cannot autoboot
- RDB compatible
- compatible with the A2088XT and A2286AT with BridgeBoard software from or after 23.11.88.
Case, top side
Board, front side
Board, back side
- Paradox.pdf
Benutzerhandbuch
984 kB
- Paradox-12.dms
install disk
parscsi.device v1.2
677 kB
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 |
- IBM AT emulation
- a special version of ATonce Plus designed for the GVP mini slot
- 80286 @ 16 MHz
- optional 80C287 FPU
- 512 kB PC RAM
- can use the Amiga's RAM
- Hercules, CGA, EGA / VGA monochrome, T3100 video modes
front side
- PC286-232.dms
system disk v2.32 (01/1992)
273 kB - PC286-ATTOOLS.zip
PC Software
8 kB
Advert (US)
1992-02
Advert (FR)
1992-03
Advert (US)
1992-09
Advert (US)
1992-11
Advert (US)
1993-03
Advert (FR)
1993-05
Company Power Computing, UK | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 4 MB RAM soldered to board
- eight 1M×4 ZIPs
- optional 14 MHz PGA FPU, up to 68882 @ 50 MHz with separate oscillator
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
front side
back side
Advert (GB)
1993-09
Advert (GB)
1993-11
Company Power Computing, UK | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 655 / 0 |
- FastRAM expansion
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB RAM
- supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
- accepts FastPage and EDO RAM
- optional PLCC or PGA FPU, clocked at 14 MHz or up to 50 MHz with separate oscillator
- battery backed up clock
- Notes
- even with 8 MB RAM installed the board doesn't conflict with the PCMCIA port
- disable jumper
- jumper to limit RAM to 4 MB
- two different revisions exist, which differ in placement of the SIMM slot (either on front or back side of the card)
Advert (GB)
1993-11
Company Power Computing, UK | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- eight 256k×4 DIPs, soldered to the board
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed-up clock
- disable jumper
front side
back side
Company Prime Image, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- time base corrector
- composite, Y/C and genlock inputs
- composite and Y/C outputs
- transcodes simultaneously to both outputs from either input
- fully digital operation, no adjustments needed
- stable freeze frame
- variable rate strobe
- provides timing into Switcher (Video Toaster)
- vertical colour advance - 1, 2 or 3 lines
- horizontal chroma / luma adjust
- four event memory presets per board
- controlled by the host computer terminal (via serial port) or the optional remote control unit:
- proc amp video output adjustments, including video level (contrast), chroma level (stauration), hue (tint), setup (brightness)
- field or frame freeze and strobe
- horizontal and subcarrier system timing, horizontal position, Y/C delay
- input select and signal enhancement
- NTSC and PAL-M (525 lines) or PAL (625 lines) versions
- 5.5 MHz Y/C bandwidth
- 58 dB S/N ratio
front side
Company Eagle Computer Products, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A4000 |
- Zorro III and PCI busboard
- 7× Zorro II/III slots - only 4 is DMA capable
- 2× extended video slots
- 3× PCI slots (cannot be accessed by the Amiga in any way)
- 2× ISA slots
- 1× PCI/ISA single board computer (SBC) slot
- PC cards
- the SBC slot can take any industrial all-in-one PC card, for example:
- Siliconrax SBC cards
- Pentitrator (offered by the US distributor, AntiGravity)
- Speedfire (offered by Eagle)
- activates the PCI and ISA slots
- an SBC card is not a BridgeBoard, it cannot use Amiga resources, it requires its own memory, graphics card, drives, etc.
- Eagle and AntiGravity offered HiQ's Siamese system to integrate the Amiga and PC parts
- notes
- the video and ISA slots are all inline with a Zorro slot
- replaces the original A4000 daughterboard
- the board requires the Eagle 4000 tower system, it cannot be fitted into the original A4000 case
front side
front side
back side
back side
Company Ingenieurbüro Helfrich, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II, video slot | Autoconfig ID 2195 / 7 |
- MPEG video decoder
- C-Cube CL450 video decoder
- plays MPEG 1 animations at 25 fps in 352×288×24 (PAL), 352×240×24 (NTSC)
- LSI-Logic L64112 audio decoder
- supports MPEG-1 audio Layer 1 and 2
- video can be played directly from CD-ROM (VideoCD, Philips CDI) or from hard disk
- the video output is synchronized to the Amiga (NTSC/PAL) display
- the Amiga signal can be used as overlay via the built in genlock
- works only if the Amiga produces an NTSC/PAL signal
- the Amiga audio output can be mixed into the MPEG audio output
- 512 kB display buffer, expandable to 1 MB
- HD15 video connector (RGB output)
- 16 bit stereo audio output (headphone jack)
- optional video module with composite and Y/C outputs
- the card's device driver (peggympeg.device) is somewhat compatible with the CD32 device driver (mpeg.device)
front side
with video encoder, front side
with video encoder, back side
without video encoder, front side
back side
- PeggyPlus.dms
install disk
135 kB
Company Sunrize Industries, USA | Date 1986,1987,1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- small external sound sampler
- stereo sampling in 8 bit
- two RCA ports for plugging in a line level sound source
- sound editing and playback through the included software
- software revisions below v3.11 do not work with 020 and 030 processors
- hardware and software was developed by Anthony J. Wood
- Perfect Sound I
- white metal chassis
- volume knob on the back of the case
- only for A1000 (does not work on other Amigas even with a gender changer)
- Perfect Sound II
- white metal chassis
- plugs to standard parallel port
- higher sampling rate and onboard sample-and-hold circuitry (AD7575)
- Perfect Sound III
- up to 40 kHz sampling rate in mono
- black plastic chassis with different design
- features an additional microphone input (3.5 mm jack) with preamplifier
- no volume knob - the volume is controlled by software, thus ruling out third party software which does not support this
Perfect Sound board, front side
Perfect Sound II, front side
Perfect Sound II, rear side
Perfect Sound II, right side
Perfect Sound II, left side
- PerfectSound-311.dms
install disk v3.11
406 kB - PerfectSound-30.dms
install disk v3.0
420 kB
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1991-10
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1991-12
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1990-11
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1987-01
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1989-01
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1989-12
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1990-08
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1991-05
Advert (US)
1991-12
Company Sunrize Industries, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- grabs 320×200 or 320×400 images with 16 gray scales
- grabs the entire image in one video frame time (1/60th seconds non-interlaced, 1/30th seconds interlaced) so it can digitize a moving source without smearing
- stores the frame in its own 64 kB memory
- it takes about half a second to send the image to the Amiga through the parallel port
- can grab colour images with a colour wheel or the Sunrize Color Splitter
- saves images with 16 gray shades, 32 or 4096 (HAM) colours
- produces lower quality colour images than DigiView
- composite video input (RCA connector)
- brightness and contrast knobs
- external power supply
Advert (US)
1987-12
Advert (US)
1988-08
Advert (US)
1988-12
Company Digital Processing Systems, Canada | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 8553 / 1 |
- animation recorder
- DR-2150 NTSC, DR-3150 PAL
- replaces the record VCR and single frame controller
- allows animation sequences to be recorded to a video tape recorder and played back in realtime (up to 60 fields per second) direct from hard disk
- avoids bad edits, missed frames and dropouts well known to VCRs
- variable speed playback
- random access still frame retrieval
- supports direct rendering of all common Amiga image formats including IFF24 and Video Toaster frame store files
- can also be used to build sequences from pre-rendered image files
- the image data is stored on the PAR hard disk as compressed digital 4:2:2 image file in 752×576 (PAL) or 752×480 (NTSC) resolution
- one or two dedicated video hard disks connect to the PAR's IDE interface
- maximum 4 GB capacity (1.5 hour video)
- composite (BNC), S-VHS and CAV (Betacam/MII) (3 BNC) outputs
- composite genlock input (BNC)
- 5.5 MHz video bandwidth
- 60 dB S/N ratio
- the DR-2150 can be combined with the Personal TBC IV to perform real time video capture for rotoscoping, time lapse and other special effects
- the DR-3150 can be combined with the AD-3000 real time video capture card
- for recording audio the PAR can be combined with the AD516 via SMPTE
PAR DR-2150 (NTSC) Rev 2, front side
PAR DR-2150 (NTSC) Rev 3, front side
PAR DR-3150 (PAL), front side
- PAR_DR-2150.pdf
Installation Manual (english)
106 kB
- PAR-210.dms
Install disk v2.10
PAR program v2.10
227 kB - PAR_Update-225.dms
Update disk v2.25 for install disk v2.10
PAR program v2.25b
137 kB - PAR-250.dms
install disk
PAR program v2.50
314 kB
Advert (US)
1993-06
Company Digital Processing Systems, Canada | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- video adapter
- adds S-VHS input and output to Newtek's Video Toaster
- NTSC only
- no software required
front side
Company Nucleus, Canada | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface serial port |
- single frame controller
- the hardware part is basically a custom serial interface cable connecting the Amiga's 25 pin serial port to the frame accurate recorder's 9 pin RS-422 serial port
- the cable contains a special circuitry, it cannot be substituted with a standard serial cable
- provides playback, forward/reverse looping, manually controlled single frame recording, animation sequence control, tape time code preparation/repair, time code verification, MacroSystem V-Lab frame grab
- supports VITC and LTC time codes
- supported display devices: Video Toaster framestores, Impact Vision 24, FireCracker, Harlequin, DCTV, FrameBuffer, HAM-E, ColorBurst, IFF images
- supported recorder decks include:
- Panasonic AG-7750 with AG-F700 time-code card, AU-60/65/640/650/660/665, D3-50, TQ-3031, LQ-4000
- Sony SVO-9600, EVO-9650/9850, BVU-800/820/850/870/950, VO-9850, BVH-2000/2500/3000/3100, BVW-40/70/75, DVR-10/18/20, LVR-3000/5000
- JVC BR-S810/822, CR-825/850 with SA-F911, KR-M800/820/860
- Pioneer VDR-V1000
Company Digital Processing Systems, Canada | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- time base corrector
- infinite window correction
- composite and S-VHS inputs and outputs
- all I/O connectors are RCA, although RCA to BNC adapters were supplied
- no provision for freeze frame effects or for control of proc amp parameters
- the only control was a spring loaded toggle switch on the rear connector tang which was used to adjust system phase timing
- NTSC only
front side
Advert (US)
1991-04
Company Digital Processing Systems, Canada | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- time base corrector
- VT-2000 NTSC, VT-3000 PAL
- infinite window correction
- full frame time base corrector / synchronizer
- composite and S-VHS inputs and outputs
- reference video input, advanced sync output
- genlock capability and infinite window timing
- ideal for A/B roll editing
- software control of proc amp, timing and colour balance
- 3.5 MHz (PAL) or 5.5 MHz (NTSC) bandwidth
- 58 dB S/N ratio
- controlled via the serial port
Company Digital Processing Systems, Canada | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- time base corrector
- infinite window (3 fields) correction
- composite and S-VHS inputs
- reference video input, advanced sync output
- can be used to interface virtually any VCR, laser disc player or camcorder to production switcher or computer video systems including the Video Toaster
- special effects: rock solid freeze (both field and frame), variable strobe, forced monochrome
- all video proc amp functions, system timing, scene memories and even color balance can be adjusted by software
- 2.5 MHz composite bandwidth, 5.5 MHz S-VHS bandwidth
- 58 dB S/N ratio
- NTSC only
- controlled via the serial port
front side
- PersonalTBC3-20.dms
install disk
Personal TBC-III program v2.0
50 kB - PersonalTBC3-20.lha
TBC III controller v2.0
44 kB
Advert (US)
1992-10
Company Digital Processing Systems, Canada | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- time base corrector
- component digital 4:2:2 processing
- infinite window (3 fields) correction
- composite, wideband S-VHS, reference video and GPI freeze trigger inputs
- composite, wideband S-VHS and advanced sync outputs
- full proc amp and colour balance, horizontal and vertical Y/C delay, freeze field, freeze frame, variable strobe, film-mode strobe, GPI freeze, memory store / recall, genlock timing
- when combined with the Personal Animation Recorder:
- the TBC IV functions as a live video capture board for the DR-2150 card
- connects to the PAR with a 50 pin ribbon cable via the Component Video Exchange (CVE) bus
- with this combination live video can be recorded on the animator's hard drive
- NTSC only
- 2.5 MHz (VT-2600) or 5.5 MHz (VT-2600WB) composite bandwidth, 5.5 MHz S-VHS bandwidth
- 58 dB S/N ratio
- optional DC-2600 Wideband Comb Filter Decoder daughtercard:
- 3-line adaptive comb filter decoder boosts the composite bandwidth from 2.5 MHz to 5.5 MHz, making it suitable for use with U-Matic-SP VCRs
- included with the TBC 4 Plus
- controlled via the serial port
front side
- PersonalTBC4-30.lha
TBC IV controller v3.0
32 kB - PersonalTBC4-22.dms
install disk
Personal TBC-IV program v2.2
50 kB
Advert (US)
1993-09
Company Digital Processing Systems, Canada | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- VM-2000 NTSC, VM-3000 PAL
- the world's first waveform monitor and vectorscope for desktop video
- produces a digitally synthesized waveform monitor and vectorscope display that can be superimposed onto any video signal
- provides a buffered video output, a superimposed (software controlled) video output, a full-time waveform / vector video output
- when combined with the Personal TBC II, III or IV, the V-Scope provides a fully integrated video processing, manipulating and monitoring environment
- test signals: SMPTE colour bars, E/A bars, full field bars, bars / luma bars, bars / red, bars / reverse bars, bars / modulated timing pulses, luma only bars, multiburst 60 and 100 IRE, line sweep 0-4.2 MHz, chroma sweep 0-500 kHz, pulse and bars with window, convergence grid, black field 7.5 IRE, gray field 50 IRE, white field 100 IRE, red field, modulated 5 step, luma 5 step, modulated ramp, luma ramp, demodulator alignment ramp, FCC composite, NTC7 combination, multi pulse, sin (x)/x, matrix
- software control
- controlled via the serial port
- selection of waveform / vector modes
- enable / disable superimpose mode
- integrated control with Personal TBC III
- vector scope
- displays colour component signals
- graticule targets for colour bars test signal
- linear quadrature decoder
- waveform monitor
- displays video signal level
- graticule calibrated in IRE/m volt scales
- 2H and 1H display modes
- switchable low pass filter
- DIP switch settings
| 1 ON OFF | - baud rate - 31250 bps (Amiga built-in serial port) - 9600 bps (IBM PC or A2232) |
| 2 ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF |
3 ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF |
4 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF |
- power up mode - full screen waveform (1-H) - full screen waveform (2-H) - full screen vector - waveform (1-H) / vector overlay - waveform (2-H) / vector overlay - waveform / vector split screen - waveform (LPF) / vector split screen - full screen waveform (LPF) |
front side
front side
- PersonalVScope-20.lha
V-Scope controller v2.0
95 kB
Advert (US)
1992-04
Advert (US)
1992-05
Advert (US)
1992-10
Company Digital Processing Systems, Canada | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- composite video routing switcher
- provides video monitor switching for multiple MicroSync or Personal TBC IV cards
- contains a 4×1 and an 8×1 switching matrix
- the 4×1 matrix inputs are connected to BNC connectors located on the back of the card
- inputs to the 8×1 matrix originate from the card edge (ISA) connector, so this switching matrix is unused in Amiga systems (it is limited to use with the DPS ES-2000 rackmount expansion system)
- the outputs of either matrix can be routed to a BNC connector or to the card edge connector
- can be controlled via the serial port with the control software of the Personal TBC or MicroSync cards
front side
Company Phoenix Electronics, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- uses DMA transfers
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
front side
back side
Company Edotronik, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2064 / 6 |
- PIC prototyping card
- multi-purpose prototyping board with breadboard area for designing circuits
- AutoConfig fully conforming to Commodore standards
- complete buffering on board
- bidirectional drivers for data and addresses
- double sided printed circuit board
Advert (DE)
1990-01
Advert (DE)
1990-05
Company Village Tronic, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2167 / 11,12,13 |
- RTG graphics card
- Cirrus Logic GD5426 or GD5428
- 85 MHz in 8 bit modes
- 45 MHz in 16 bit
- 28 MHz in 24 bit
- 1 or 2 MB 45 or 60 ns DRAM
- 1 MB (eight DIPs) soldered to board
- eight DIP sockets for additional 1 MB
- accepts 256k×4 DIPs, 45-80 ns
- screen modes
- 1600×1280×8 interlace
- 1152×864×16 interlace
- 800×600×24 non-interlace
- optional video encoder module - Pablo (
- FBAS and S-VHS outputs
- only PAL compatible
- 15 kHz overload protection
- requires a time base corrector if used with a genlock
)
- notes
- maps its memory directly into the Zorro II address space - speeds up manipulation of graphics memory but limits the amount of fast RAM to 6 MB
- with 8 MB Zorro II fast RAM the board has to be run in segmented mode - lower performance
- two 15 pin VGA connectors
- automatic passthrough
- Picasso96, CyberGraphX 2, 3 & 4, EGS and PicassoRTG drivers
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
Rev 1.6, front side
Rev 1.6, front side
Rev 1.2, front side
Rev 1.0, front side
Rev 1.0, back side
Rev 1.6, back side
Rev 1.4, front side
Rev 1.4, back side
- PicassoII.pdf
user manual (german)
19.6 MB
- PicassoII-121.lha
Picasso96 install disk v1.21
357 kB - PicassoII-22.dms
PicassoRTG install disk v2.2
554 kB - PicassoII-24.dms
install disk v2.4 (06.06.1996)
595 kB - PicassoII-15.dms
install disk v1.5 (27.08.1993)
413 kB - PicassoII-Install_Last.dms
PicassoRTG bonus disk and developer information
623 kB - PicassoII_MainActor-116.dms
Mainactor install disk
MainActor v1.16 (05.08.1993)
332 kB - PicassoII_Supplementary.dms
supplementary disk
647 kB
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1994-07
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1993-04
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1993-09
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1993-11
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1995-02
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1995-02
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1995-03
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1995-04
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1995-05
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1995-06
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1995-08
Company Village Tronic, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2167 / 11,12,13 |
- RTG graphics card
- Cirrus Logic GD5428
- 30 MB/s blitter speed
- 85 MHz in 8 bit modes
- 45 MHz in 16 bit
- 28 MHz in 24 bit
- 2 MB 45 ns DRAM in four sockets
- screen modes
- 1600×1280×8 interlace
- 1152×864×16 interlace
- 800×600×24 non-interlace
- optional video encoder module - Pablo
- FBAS and S-VHS outputs
- only PAL compatible
- 15 kHz overload protection
- brightness control
- requires a time base corrector if used with a genlock
- notes
- two 15 pin VGA connectors
- automatic passthrough
- DPMS support
- Picasso96, CyberGraphX 2, 3 & 4, EGS and PicassoRTG drivers
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
front side
front side
back side
- PicassoII-121.lha
Picasso96 install disk v1.21
357 kB - PicassoII-24.dms
install disk v2.4 (06.06.1996)
595 kB
Advert (DE)
1996-06
Company Village Tronic, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga A2000A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface Zorro IIZorro III | Autoconfig ID 2167 / 21,22,23,24 |
- RTG graphics card
- Cirrus Logic GD5446 (PCI bus)
- 64 bit blitter
- 180 MB/s fillspeed
- videoscaling with interpolation
- colourroom converting
- picture in picture
- 16 bit digital video port
- 135 MHz in 8 bit modes
- 85 MHz in 16 / 24 bit modes
- 15.5 - 84 kHz horizontal frequency
- 50 Hz interlace - 160 Hz non-interlace vertical frequency
- 4 MB 64 bit 45 ns EDO RAM, eight chips
- screen modes
- 1600×1200×16 interlace
- 1280×1024×24 non-interlace
- integrated flicker fixer
- programmable up to 160 Hz
- 24 bit colourdepth for A4000, 12 bit for A3000 / A2000
- EPROM stores the configuration
- does not pass through native Amiga multiscan and double modes
- optional modules
- Pablo IV video encoder ()
- S-VHS and CVBS outputs
- supports PAL B/G, PAL I, PAL M, NTSC, NTSC-EIA
- SECAM is not supported
- linear interpolation reduces flickering
- two display sizes: 640×480 and 800×600 - the latter is only available in PAL B / G / I mode
- a time base corrector is required if used with a genlock
- Paloma TV tuner ()
- three video sources - TV tuner, S-VHS, FBAS
- the tuner supports only PAL B/G or PAL I, it does not support SECAM and NTSC
- the videodecoder supports all standards, so it would be possible to use SECAM or NTSC through the S-VHS or Composite input (using a VCR as external tuner), but...
- the software (PalomaTV) is written PAL only
- monoaural sound decoding only
- no teletext support
- Concierto sound module ()
- Yamaha OPL3 synthesizer
- 16 bit recording and playback
- 3-44.1 kHz input and output
- MIDI interface
- consists of a main board and an I/O board
- two mini DIN connectors with adaptor cables
- planned modules
- MPEG module
- 3D module
- notes
- Zorro II / III autosensing
- integrated local PCI bus
- flashROM for firmware upgrades
- four channel audio mixer on board: Amiga, line, TV, CD
- audio signal switcher - Amiga and CD-ROM inputs
- DDC2B Monitor Plug'n'Play technology
- DPMS power saving
- 15 pin VGA output
- S-VHS input / output for Pablo IV
- 3.5 mm stereo input / output
- when fitting into an A2000 the flicker fixer must be removed by breaking the card - requires the Denise adapter to avoid this
- no support for draggable screens
- Picasso96 and CyberGraphX 3 & 4 drivers
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
Rev 1.2N, front side
Rev 1.2, front side
Rev 1.2N, back side
- PicassoIV.pdf
user manual (german)
522 kB - Concierto_german.pdf
Concierto User Manual (german)
635 kB - Concierto_english.pdf
Concierto User Manual (english)
269 kB - PabloII_german.pdf
Pablo II User Manual (german)
454 kB - PabloII_english.pdf
Pablo II User Manua (english)l
294 kB - Paloma_german.pdf
Paloma User Manual (german)
229 kB - Paloma_english.pdf
Paloma User Manual (english)
198 kB
- PicassoIV.dms
Picasso IV install disk v1.40
474 kB - P4Update-71.lha
Picasso IV flash update v7.1
21 kB - P4Update-74.lha
Picasso IV flash update v7.4
22 kB - Pablo-12.dms
Pablo IV install disk v1.2
304 kB - Paloma-13.lha
Paloma IV install disk v1.3
332 kB - P4specials-18.lha
Paloma IV update (p4specials.library v1.8)
11 kB - MainActorPIV.lha
Picasso IV loader/saver for MainActor
19 kB
Company Ingenieurbüro Helfrich, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface Zorro IIZorro III | Autoconfig ID 2195 / 5,6 |
- RTG graphics card
- Cirrus Logic GD5426
- 85 MHz in 8 bit modes
- 45 MHz in 16 bit
- 28 MHz in 24 bit
- 1 or 2 MB DRAM
- screen modes
- 1600×1280×8 interlace
- 1152×864×16 interlace
- 800×600×24 non-interlace
- notes
- Zorro II / III autosensing
- automatic passthrough
- two 15 pin DSUB connectors
- S-VHS and FBAS connectors for the optional video encoder module
- early boards may have problems with GVP Combo cards - the memory / bus controller has to be replaced on the Piccolo
- feature connector for connecting the VideoCruncher digitizer card
- Picasso96, CyberGraphX 2, 3, 4, EGS and custom drivers
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
front side
front side
front side
back side
connectors, right side
Piccolo video module, front side
Piccolo video module, back side
- Piccolo-1.dms
install disk with PicoPainter v1.3 and loaders for AdPro / ImageMaster, disk 1
EGSAmigaDriver v6.011, egs.library v6.100
357 kB - Piccolo-2.dms
install disk with PicoPainter v1.3 and loaders for AdPro / ImageMaster, disk 2
EGSAmigaDriver v6.011, egs.library v6.100
769 kB - Piccolo-3.dms
install disk with PicoPainter v1.3 and loaders for AdPro / ImageMaster, disk 3
EGSAmigaDriver v6.011, egs.library v6.100
776 kB - piccolo_1of3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk 1
739 kB - piccolo_2of3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk 2
424 kB - piccolo_3of3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk 3
314 kB
Advert (US)
1993-11
Advert (DE)
1993-10
Advert (DE)
1993-10
Company Ingenieurbüro Helfrich, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A2000A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface Zorro IIZorro III | Autoconfig ID 2195 / 10,11 |
- RTG graphics card
- Cirrus Logic GD5434
- 64 bit blitter
- 110 or 135 MHz in 8 bit modes
- 85 MHz in 16 bit modes
- 45 MHz in 24 bit modes
- 2 or 4 MB 64 bit 70 ns DRAM
- 2 MB (four chips) soldered to board
- four sockets for additional 2 MB
- screen modes
- 1600×1280×8 interlace
- 1280×1024×16 interlace
- 1024×768×24 interlace
- notes
- Zorro II / III autosensing
- Picasso96, CyberGraphX 2, 3, 4 and EGS drivers
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
front side
back side
Piccolo video module, front side
Piccolo video module, back side
- PiccoloSD64-1.dms
install disk with PicoPainter v1.3 and loaders for AdPro / ImageMaster, disk 1
EGSAmigaDriver v7.001, EGSPiccoloSD64Driver v7.028, egs.library v7.008
465 kB - PiccoloSD64-2.dms
install disk with PicoPainter v1.3 and loaders for AdPro / ImageMaster, disk 2
EGSAmigaDriver v7.001, EGSPiccoloSD64Driver v7.028, egs.library v7.008
803 kB - PiccoloSD64-3.dms
install disk with PicoPainter v1.3 and loaders for AdPro / ImageMaster, disk 3
EGSAmigaDriver v7.001, EGSPiccoloSD64Driver v7.028, egs.library v7.008
777 kB
Advert (DE)
1995-06
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- RGB monitor switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture - does not affect the video outputs
- keying active switch: allows imposing the computer picture over a static video picture - when inactive the fader can be used to dissolve between full computer and video picture
- keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- internal blackburst generator - when no video source is connected, the genlock still can be used to record the computer image
- standby mode - when the genlock is not needed it is possible to work on the computer without disconnecting it - all Amiga screen modes are passed through to the RGB monitor
- for operation with the A3000's video enhancer, the "A3000" jumper has to be set on the Pluto's circuit board
- takes power from the RGB port, but can use an external power supply too
Company Kolff Computer Supplies, Netherlands | Date 1990 | Amiga A500A2000 | - - | Interface trapdoor slotZorro II | Autoconfig ID 767 / 0 |
- IBM XT emulation
- A500: connects to the trapdoor connector
- Zorro II: the same A500 version is connected to a Zorro II adapter card
- Power PC Board v1:
- NEC V30 @ 8 MHz processor
- does not support hard drives, only floppy drives
- revision 1 boards can be identified by board label "P25-41"
- Power PC Board v2:
- NEC V30 @ 10 MHz processor
- supports HD controllers but a special driver is necessary
- software revision 2.90 supports the following HD controllers: A.L.F. (OMTI), A590 (OMTI, SCSI), Golem HD3000 (OMTI), Profex HD3000 (OMTI), Winner I (OMTI), F.S.E. (OMTI), Rex Datentechnik (OMTI), SupraDrive 500XP (SCSI), GVP A500+ (SCSI)
- much faster video emulation (CGA)
- revision 1 boards can be identified by board label "P25-42"
- 1 MB RAM:
- 704 kB free RAM in MGA/CGA mode
- 640 kB free RAM in EGA/VGA mode
- 200 kB extra memory for a reset proof MS-DOS RAM disk
- the RAM can be used by the Amiga as 512 kB Fast RAM and an additional 512 kB RAM disk
- the board can use the Amiga's Fast RAM (up to 8 MB) as PC memory
- does not multitask with the Amiga
- uses the Amiga internal serial port with up to 19200 bit/s
- uses the Amiga floppy controller and parallel port
- video:
- up to 640×480 in 16 colours
- MGA 720×348
- CGA 640/320×200
- software emulated flicker-fixer in any PC interlace mode
- battery backed up clock
- emulated PC sound card
- not compatible with NTSC Amigas
Rev 1, front side
Zorro adapter Rev 1.2 with Power PC Board Rev 2, front side
Zorro adapter Rev 1.2 with Power PC Board Rev 2, back side
- PowerPC-45.dms
install disk v4.5
637 kB
Advert (GB)
1990-07
Advert (FR)
1990-07
Advert (DE)
1990-12
Advert (GB)
1991-05
Advert (US)
1991-11
Advert (GB)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (US)
1992-04
Advert (GB)
1993-01
Advert (US)
1990-08
Company Kolff Computer Supplies, Netherlands | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A500+, A600A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface trapdoor slotZorro II | Autoconfig ID 767 / 0 |
- IBM XT emulation
- A500, A500+: connects to the trapdoor connector
- A600: installed in a plastic case under the A600, which is connected to the trapdoor slot with a short ribbon cable and adaptor board
- Zorro II: the A500 version is connected to a Zorro II adapter card
- NEC V30 @ 10 MHz processor
- 1 MB RAM:
- 704 kB free RAM in MGA/CGA mode
- 640 kB free RAM in EGA/VGA mode
- 200 kB extra memory for a reset proof MS-DOS RAM disk
- in PC mode the board can use up to 8 MB of Amiga Fast RAM as PC memory
- in Amiga mode the 1 MB RAM acts as Amiga RAM:
- A500: 512 kB Chip RAM or 512 kB Fast RAM + 512 kB RAM disk
- A500+, A600: 1 MB Chip RAM
- A2000, A3000: 1 MB Fast RAM
- if an Amiga has 8 MB Fast RAM installed, the Power PC Board supplies 512 Kb of Extra RAM only
- does not multitask with the Amiga
- uses the Amiga internal serial port, up to 38400 bit/s on a standard A500
- uses the printer connected to the parallel port
- uses the Amiga mouse and joystick
- can use four Amiga floppy disk drives as PC disk drives, supports both 3.5 and 5.25" drives
- most Amiga hard disk controllers are supported
- video:
- MGA (Hercules): 720×348 in 2 colours
- CGA: 640×200 in 2 colours or 320×200 in 4 colours from a palette of 16
- EGA: 640×350 in 16 colours from a palette of 64
- VGA: 640×480 in 16 colours from a palette of 4096
- software emulated flicker-fixer in any PC interlace mode
- Adlib and SoundBlaster sound card emulation
- battery backed up clock for A500 and A600
front side
back side
Advert (GB)
1993-01
Company Hardital, Italy | Date 1993 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface CPU slot |
- processor
- 68040 @ 28 MHz
- handles overclocking much better than the A3640 - works reliably at 40 MHz with a suitable 68040
- no memory option - slow motherboard RAM access
- does not support the 040's burst RAM access
- for operating in the A3000 a special IC has to be fitted
Company RS Data Systems, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- 64 DIP sockets with 2 MB RAM
- 256k×1 DIPs
- upgradable to 4 or 8 MB with custom daughterboards and replacement PALs
- does not auto-configure
- the PowRCard is a custom 86 pin card housed in a single slot expansion box made by MicroForge
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
Advert (US)
1986-07
Advert (US)
1986-11
Advert (US)
1987-01
Company Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- parallel interface
- one DB25 parallel port, optional second port
- DB25 port resides on slot cover - difficult installation in A500
- plugs into 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- software switching between the 3 parallel ports (1 Amiga internal, 2 printerface ports)
front side
Advert (US)
1990-02
Company Olaf Boehm & Joerg Zanger, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- freezer
- created by the same persons that developed the Action Replay freezers (in fact, this expansion can be considered as predecessor of those modules)
- in total, around 500 pieces of this expansion were made
- plugs into the side expansion port
- freeze button
- slow motion controller
- disable switch
- uses a special FDOS disk format (158 half tracks, 970 kB per disk)
- features:
- shows and modifies registers and memory contents
- trainer maker
- M68000 assembler / disassembler
- Copper assembler / disassembler
- sprite editor
- virus test
- picture / sample ripper
- save computer memory (freezed programs) to disk
- shows computer status (ChipRAM, FastRAM, Libraries, Interrupts...)
Exterior, right side
Exterior, top side
Exterior, bottom side
Case Opened, front side
Board, front side
Board, back side
- ProAccess.pdf
Befehlsübersicht / german command overview
39 kB
Company Creative Microsystems, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68000 @ 14.3 MHz, synchronous to the motherboard
- software and jumper switchable 7 or 14 MHz mode
- optional PGA FPU up to 16 MHz with separate oscillator
- notes
- later revisions of the board have a Kickstart socket, eliminating the need for the Kickstart disk and freeing 256 kB of memory - installing a Kickstart ROM however requires some modifications on the A1000 motherboard, including the replacement of a PAL chip
- in 14 MHz mode the Kickstart ROM can be also driven at 14 MHz
- optional battery backed up clock
- connects to the 68000's socket
- works in the A2000, but the battery on the motherboard has to be relocated
- can be installed together with the DKB Insider
- CMI_PA-90.dms
utility disk
PA program v9.0
195 kB
Company Creative Microsystems, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68000 @ 14.3 MHz, synchronous to the motherboard
- software and jumper switchable 7 or 14 MHz mode
- optional PGA FPU up to 16 MHz with separate oscillator
- notes
- jumper selectable Fast ROM mode for accessing the Kickstart ROM with reduced wait states
- not compatible with the Microbotics 8-Up! memory expansion card
- the FPU is mapped at $EE0000 which interferes with the various BrigdeBoards
- some DMA devices (for example the A2091) do not work when the board runs at 14 MHz, unless the PAMC board is modified (trace cut)
- connects to the 68000's socket
Rev 5, front side
Rev 4, front side
Rev 4, back side
- CMI_PA-90.dms
utility disk
PA program v9.0
195 kB
Company Creative Microsystems, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A500 | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68000 @ 14.32 MHz, synchronous to the motherboard
- software and jumper switchable 7 or 14 MHz mode
- optional PGA FPU up to 16 MHz with separate oscillator
- notes
- jumper selectable Fast ROM mode for accessing the Kickstart ROM with reduced wait states
- some DMA devices (for example the A590) do not work when the board runs at 14 MHz, unless the PAMC board is modified (trace cut)
- plugs into the 68000's socket
- electrically the same as the A2000 version, it only differs in its shape to allow the installation of Agnus expansions (like the MegAChip)
front side
front side
- CMI_PA-90.dms
utility disk
PA program v9.0
195 kB
Company Harms Computertechnik, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 28.5 MHz
- optional PGA FPU up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
- notes
- processor upgrade for Commodore's A2620 card
- connects to the 68020 socket of the A2620
- the A2620 boot ROMs are replaced with Harms Professional 3500 boot ROMs
front side
Company Intelligent Data Systems, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II |
- multifunctional Zorro slot expansion
- Zorro slot converter, EPROM burner and Kickstart switcher combined into one expansion
- ProKick XL features 4 Zorro II slots (ProKick only one)
- plugs into side expansion connector
- passthrough connector
- EPROM burner
- meant for burning Kickstart EPROMs from 256 KB (Kickstart v1.x) to 512 KB (Kickstart v2.x/v3.x)
- supports 27C2001 (2 MBit) and 27C4001 (4 MBit) EPROMs
- already prepared for 8 MBit EPROMs - using them require a change of GAL and FPGA (IC1 and IC2)
- Kickstart files may not be split
- only burning possible, no erasing
- Notes
- the ProKick / ProKick XL can also be installed in an A2000, with limited use though
- Zorro cards are mounted vertically
- the Kickstart installed on the ProKick is mapped to the memory range $F80000-$FFFFFF, thus the original Kickstart ROM, or the Kickstart WOM and Bootloader ROM in case of A1000, is not accessible
- 512 kB or 1 MB of EPROM space can be installed in total
- expansion doesn't work with only one EPROM equipped, so always both sockets have to be occupied
- part of the EPROM can be used for own software, e.g. Autoboot driver, if the Kickstart doesn't occupy all of the EPROM space
- optional angled adapter:
- available as an accessory for the ProKick (not suitable for the ProKick XL)
- plugs into the Zorro slot
- allows horizontal Zorro card mounting
- offers an additional Zorro II slots (two in total)
- a design tower case was available that allowed mounting the ProKick XL and an A500 motherboard in it
front side
back side
Company Micro R&D, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Handy Scanner
- this scanner features the same OEM hardware as the Telmex Handy Scanner
Advert (US)
1992-11
Advert (US)
1992-12
Advert (US)
1993-04
Company Micro R&D, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- Audio Equalizer
- boosts certain parts of the frequency range to "enhance" the Amiga sound output
- frequency response can be controlled with potentiometer on the front plate
- audio output 2× RCA socket
- audio input 2× RCA socket
- power supply via serial port
- serial interface pass-through connector on the front plate allows connection of other serial devices at the same time
- bypass switch disables filter function and passes through original sound unaltered
Advert (US)
1993-04
Company RBM Digitaltechnik, Germany | Date 2000 | Amiga A1200 | Interface clock port |
- clock port splitter
- provides four clockport connectors
- connects to the A1200's internal clock port with a ribbon cable
front side
Company Resource Management Force, Australia | Date 1996 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- Ethernet interface and memory expansion
- Thin Ethernet connection
- 128 kB buffer
- two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports 1, 2, 4 MB SIMMs
- optional PGA FPU up to 68882 @ 50MHz
- connects to trapdoor expansion connector - 32 bit DMA transfers
- QuickNet_Libs.lha
library collection: QuickNet.device v2.53 (15.8.96), QuickNetS2.device v1.0, gg_ne2000.device v37.7
16 kB
Advert (AU)
1993-11
Advert (AU)
1994-02
Company Resource Management Force, Australia | Date 1994 | Amiga A500A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II | Autoconfig ID 2011 / 2 |
- Ethernet interface
- A500: either 10BaseT or 10Base2 connectors, connects to the side expansion port
- Zorro: AUI (Thick Ethernet) and either 10Base2 (Thin Ethernet) or 10BaseT (Twisted Pair) connectors
- Fujitsu MB86950 controller
- 64 kB buffer
- EPROM contains both a SANA II compatible driver and the QuickNet networking software
- the server machine has to run a disk based software too
- the software does not detect the addresses of the boards itself, it has to be entered manually
- supported by NetBSD
front side
back side
- QuickNet_Libs.lha
library collection: QuickNet.device v2.53 (15.8.96), QuickNetS2.device v1.0, gg_ne2000.device v37.7
16 kB - QuickNet2000-248beta.dms
install disk v2.48beta (Feb 16 1996)
QuickNet.device v2.47
207 kB - QuickNet2000-246beta.dms
install disk v2.46beta (Jan 15 1996)
QuickNet.device v2.45
206 kB - QuickNet2000-16.dms
install disk v1.6 (Feb 25 1995), includes V2 upgrade
QuickNet.device v2.45
473 kB
Advert (AU)
1993-11
Advert (AU)
1994-02
Company Golden Image, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 1056 / 9 |
- early versions have sixteen DIP sockets with 1M×1 DIPs for 2 MB RAM, and two SIMM sockets for another 2 MB
- later versions have four 30 pin SIMM sockets for 2 or 4 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB SIMMs in pairs
- disable switch on the back of the case
- power LED connector
- connects to the side expansion port
Exterior, front side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Exterior, back side
Advert (US)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Company Golden Image, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1056 / 9,10 |
- 64 DIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- 2 MB RAM preinstalled
- accepts DIPs in groups of 16 giving 4, 6 or 8 MB RAM
- supports 1M×1 DIPs only
- disable jumper
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1990-11
Advert (GB)
1990-11
Advert (US)
1991-12
Company Golden Image, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- two versions:
- sixteen 256k×1, 120 ns chips
- four socketed 256k×4 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- rechargeable battery
front side
back side
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1990-11
Advert (US)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Advert (DE)
1992-10
Company Digitronics, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A500A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II |
- No description available.
Advert (US)
1988-06
Company Pyramid | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2640 / 10 |
- optional PGA FPU up to 50 MHz
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
- with 8 MB RAM installed the board conflicts with the PCMCIA port
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
Rev B, front side
Rev B, back side
Rev C, front side
Rev C, back side
- RCA120_de.pdf
Bedienungsanleitung
31 kB - RCA120_en.pdf
user manual
25 kB
Company Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- framegrabber
- grabs 15 bit colour images in 1/50th second
- display images in 256×256 (normal mode), 128×128 (monitor mode) or 320×256 (save mode) with 8, 16, 32 or 4096 colours
- double buffered display update at 5 fps full screen or 15 fps in monitor mode
- IFF24 saving from 15 bit image data
- composite input (RCA connector)
- brightness and contrast knobs on the back of the unit, red / green / blue and saturation knobs on the top
- RGB level and gamma correction from software
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- optional Movie Maker software
- takes 128×128 32 colour images at rates between 1 to 15 fps
- can utilize up to 6 MB of memory to give 500 frames (1 minute movie at 8 fps)
Advert (GB)
1992-05
Company Evesham Micros, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- SCSI controller
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- not RDB compatible
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case, originally supplied with a 40 or 100 MB unit
- hard disk activity LED
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- memory
- four 30 pin SIMM sockets
- accepts 512 kB or 1 MB SIMMs in groups of four, giving 2 or 4 MB RAM
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port, has no passthrough connector
- disable switch - turns off both RAM and hard disk
- supplied with an external power supply
Company Evesham Micros, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 256k×4 and 1M×4 ZIPs, 120 ns or faster
- adds 0.5, 1 or 2 MB with 256k×4 ZIPs
- adds 2, 4 or 8 MB with 1M×4 ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four
- ZIP types cannot be mixed
- disable switch
- RAM access LED
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- optional external power supply
Company Rex Datentechnik, Germany | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- 8 relays, 24 VDC, 5 A
- 8 TTL compatible inputs
- one LED per relay shows closed contact
- connector for optional expansion board Relay Sandwich (9225) with additional 8 relays
- header for optional external power supply
- plugs into side expansion connector
Company Rex Datentechnik, Germany | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- expansion board for Relay Card (9224)
- installation as sandwich onto the main board's expansion connector
- 8 additional relays, 24 VDC, 5 A
- 8 TTL compatible inputs
- connector for external power supply
- one LED per relay shows closed contact
Company Rex Datentechnik, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- EPROM reader
- 16 sockets accept 1 MB
- supports only 27512 EPROMs (64 kB capacity)
- can be used as a fast disk
- cannot burn EPROMs, only read (seperate EPROM burner needed)
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- no case
- A500: can use SRAMs (backed up by battery)
- A1000: sandwhich board, the inner board contains the control logic, the outer board holds the EPROMs only
A500 version, front side
A1000 version 9204A, back side
A1000 version 9204B, front side
A1000 version 9204A and B, front side
A500 version, back side
Advert (DE)
1988-10
Company Rex Datentechnik, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000, A2000 | Interface parallel port |
- EPROM burner
- 2 different programming voltages
- supports EPROMs up to 27512 (no CMOS types)
- plugs into parallel port, no passthrough connector
- gets power from the joystick port
- supplied with software for burning, reading, testing and editing the EPROMs
front side
front side
back side
back side
- Rex9203.pdf
user manual (italiano)
396 kB
- Quickbyte-20.dms
tool disk (qb v2.0)
45 kB - JuniorPrommer-20.dms
install disk (Maxon JuniorPrommer v2.0)
204 kB
Advert (DE)
1988-10
Company Rex Datentechnik, Germany | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- Kickstart switcher
- eliminates the need for disk-based Kickstart and so makes the A1000 boot faster
- 8 sockets for 512kBit EPROMs - enough for two Kickstarts
- Kickstarts can be selected by switch
- frees up the 256 kB Kickstart RAM
- connects to side expansion connector
Company Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour images with the Datel Video Digitizer II
- plugs alongside the Video Digitizer II into its passthrough connector
- the splitter is switched from software
- adjustable red / green / blue and saturation levels
- can save in 4096 colour RAW, 8 or 32 colour IFF or 16 shade black and white IFF
Company Roctec, Hong Kong | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot, Gary socket, 68000 socket |
- 2 MB RAM
- 16 socketed 256k×4, 70 ns DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- two adapter boards connect to the Gary and 68000 sockets
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
Advert (DE)
1991-03
Advert (DE)
1991-10
Company Roctec, Hong Kong | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- four socketed 256k×4, 70 ns DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1991-01
Advert (DE)
1991-03
Advert (DE)
1991-10
Company Roctec, Hong Kong | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input and output
- no RGB passthrough connector
- dissolve knob
- operation modes:
- overlay - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
- fade - Amiga graphics is faded over the video image with the dissolve knob
- Amiga - shows the computer image only
- can take power from the Amiga or from an external power supply
- PAL and NTSC versions
Board, front side
Exterior, top side
Exterior, rear side
Advert (US)
1991-01
Advert (DE)
1991-03
Company Roctec, Hong Kong | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite input, output and passthrough (3× RCA)
- RGB passthrough connector
- key input for the RocKey keying device (RCA)
- separate Amiga and video dissolve knobs for varying degree of overlay or keyhole effect
- can take power from the Amiga or from an external power supply
Advert (DE)
1991-10
Advert (US)
1992-01
Advert (US)
1992-03
Advert (AU)
1994-10
Company Roctec, Hong Kong | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2144 / 1,2 |
- IDE controller
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- 40 pin internal IDE header
- does not support removable media drives
- autoboot ROM (rtidedisk.device)
- although RDB compatible, it cannot recognize hard disks formatted by other controllers
- hard disk activity LED
- optional SCSI controller
- NCR 53C400 controller IC
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- does not support RDB
- does not support SCSI-Direct
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB, 120 ns or faster SIMMs only
- supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
- memory is always mounted at $200000 (no autoconfig) - may have problems with other expansions
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough
- external power supply
- jumper and switch switch settings
- DIP switch
1 - hard disk: ON - enable 2 - memory: ON - enable 3 - autobooting: OFF - enable (for Kickstart 1.3 and above) 4-5 - reserved 6-8 - SCSI ID - game switch
0 - hard disk and memory disabled I - hard disk disabled II - hard disk and memory enabled - jumper
JPA1
1
2
3- memory
- 0 or 2 MB
- 4 MB
- 8 MB
PCB, front side
Exterior, left side
PCB, back side
- RocHard_RH800C.pdf
user manual
1589 kB
- RocHard.dms
install disk
294 kB
Advert (DE)
1991-10
Advert (US)
1992-01
Company Computer System Associates, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 50 MHz, PGA
- 68882 @ 50 MHz, PGA
- notes
- add-on processor board for the Commodore A2630
- plugs into the CPU socket of the A2630
- on older (Rev. 6) A2630s the Rocket Launcher fits only in 90° position and thus towers the A2630 about 3.5 cm
- works together with the Access 32 and DKB 2632 memory expansions
front side
front side
front side
back side
back side
Advert (AU)
1992-08
Company Prime Image, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- standards converter & time base corrector
- accepts synchronous or non-synchronous inputs
- mode selection and conversion of all world television standards: NTSC, PAL, PAL-M, SECAM (input only), PAL-N, NTSC 4.43
- converts the Video Toaster NTSC input and output to PAL
- composite, Y/C and genlock inputs
- composite and Y/C outputs
- transcodes simultaneously to both outputs from either input
- automatic gain control
- 3 levels detail enhance
- controlled by the host computer terminal (via serial port) or the optional remote control unit:
- proc amp video output adjustments, including video level (contrast), chroma level (stauration), hue (tint), setup (brightness)
- field or frame freeze and strobe
- horizontal and subcarrier system timing, horizontal position, Y/C delay
- input select and signal enhancement
- non-blurring / non averaging interpolation system
- CCIR-601 4:2:2 processing
- 5.5 MHz Y/C bandwidth
- 58 dB S/N ratio
- optional 3-way adaptive comb filter
- separates the composite signal into its two components, Y (luminance) and C (chrominance) while maintaining bandwidth
- reduces the differential phase, differential gain and K-factor specifications while ensuring the frequency response stays flat out to 5.5 MHz
Company Scala, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- video edit controller
- the hardware part is a custom serial cable with a LANC mini-jack and an infrared sensor
- the source deck is controlled through the LANC/Control-L interface
- the recorder is controlled through its infra-red sensor - single frame accuracy is impossible
- controlled from Scala MM300 / MM400 or Infochannel IC500 by two EX modules for the record and playback functions
Company Reis-Ware, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 43437 / 1743537 / 17 |
- handy scanner and interface
- 200 dpi hardware and 800 dpi oversampled resolution
- 16 - 64 grayscales
- basic paint and OCR software
- half length Zorro II card
- 8 pin mini-DIN connector for attaching the handy scanner
front side
back side
connector plate, front side
Advert (DE)
1992-03
Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- scan doubler
- doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15 kHz screen modes (Hires, Lores, Super-Hires, Euro36), all other modes (including Super72) are passed through
- supports the AGA chipset
- connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port
- HD15 VGA connector
- provides lower quality video signal than the internal version (Scandy)
front side
Company CompServ / Arxon, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A4000 | Interface video slot |
- scan doubler
- doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15 kHz screen modes (Hires, Lores, Super-Hires, Euro36), the other modes are passed through
- Super72 can be doubled optionally to 49,24 kHz by setting a jumper, but every second row is displayed only
- supports the AGA chipset
- HD15 VGA connector
Arxon ScanDoubler, front side
Compserv ScanDoubler, front side
Compserv ScanDoubler, back side
Arxon ScanDoubler, back side
- ScanDoubler.dms
tool disk
ForceMonitor v3.9
46 kB
Advert (DE)
1993-06
Company CompServ, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A4000 | Interface video slot |
- flicker fixer
- doubles the horizontal frequency of all Amiga screen modes (AGA / ECS / OCS)
- the maximal horizontal frequency can be selected by jumper - 38, 48 or 64 kHz
- disable switch
- HD15 VGA connector
Rev 1.1, front side
Rev 1.1, front side
Rev 1.1, back side
Rev 2.0, front side
Rev 2.0, back side
Rev 1.1, back side
Rev 1.1, front side
- Scandoubler-II.pdf
user manual (german)
30 kB
- ScanDoubler.dms
tool disk
ForceMonitor v3.9
46 kB
Advert (DE)
1995-05
Company MicroniK, Germany | Amiga A4000 | Interface video slot |
- scan doubler
- doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15.6 kHz screen modes to 31kHz
- Super72 (24 kHz) and A2024 are just passed through
- supports the AGA chipset
- HD15 VGA connector
front side
back side
Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A4000 | Interface video slot |
- scan doubler
- doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15.6 kHz screen modes to 31kHz
- Super72 (24 kHz) and A2024 are just passed through
- supports the AGA chipset
- can be installed in Amigas with normal (not extended) video slot
- HD15 VGA connector
- synchronisation adjustment jumper
Rev 1.2, front side
Rev 1.4, front side
Rev 1.2, back side
- Scandy.pdf
user manual (german)
25 kB
Company MicroniK, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A1200 |
- scan doubler
- doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15 kHz screen modes (Hires, Lores, Super-Hires, Euro36), all other modes (including Super72) are passed through
- clips onto some chips of the A1200 motherboard, no soldering required
- HD15 VGA connector
Company VidTech, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- looping composite input (2× BNC)
- looping Y/C input (2× mini-DIN)
- composite outputs (2× BNC)
- Y/C outputs (2× mini-DIN)
- the input source has to be selected manually on the front panel
- transcoding between composite and Y/C
- dissolve to any Amiga graphics / input video combination
- key output for video mixers (1× BNC)
- separate NTSC and PAL versions
- bypass switch
- optional external power supply (required for A500) - power source can be selected on the front panel
front side
rear side
Advert (US)
1989-04
Advert (US)
1990-07
Company DCE, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- flicker fixer
- doubles the horizontal frequency of PAL, ECS and Euro36 screen modes to 31.5 kHz
- removes flicker of interlaced screens
- cannot handle Super72
- connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port - it needs about 6 inches of space behind the Amiga
- being an external unit, it has to encode the RGB signal, flicker fix, split to RGB and sync again - this reduces the quality of the video signal slightly producing some vertical banding through solid colours and a blinking effect when moving solid objects around the screen
- sync delay adjust switch
front side
back side
front side
back side
Company DCE, Germany | Date 1998 | Amiga A1200, A4000 |
- flicker fixer / scandoubler
- doubles the horizontal frequency of PAL, ECS and Euro36 screen modes to 31.5 kHz
- cannot handle Super72
- two versions existing
- flicker fixer: equipped with field memory chips (two large chips in the middle of the board), removes flicker of interlaced screens
- scan doubler: no field memory chips, does not remove flicker
- connects internally onto the top of the Lisa chip
- attaches with a ribbon cable to the external DB23 to HD15 VGA adapter
front side
back side
connector board, front side
- ScanMagic_A1200.pdf
A1200 installation manual (german)
1161 kB - ScanMagic_A4000.pdf
A4000 installation manual (german)
934 kB
Company Feet Computer Systems, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 8512 / 65 |
- SCSI 2 controller
- a simple SCSI controller card bundled with a Sharp JX-7000 SCSI printer or a SCSI scanner with SCANnex driver software
- SCANnex supports the following scanners:
- Sharp JX-320, JX-600
- Mustek MFS-6000CX, MFS-12000CX
- Tamarack TS-3000C, TS-6000C, TS-8000C
- FAS216 controller IC
- external SCSI connector only, 50 pin Centronics
- no autoboot ROM
- the manufacturer ID belongs to Phase 5
front side
back side
- SCANnex.lha
scanner driver
249 kB
Company Norman Jackson / MegaMicro, Australia | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 4096 / 3,4 |
- SCSI + RAM for A2000, a public domain kitware project
- schematics, building instructions and driver software are all published
- custom logic (GALs, PALs, etc.) are not published, these chips have to be ordered from the author
- the five custom logic chips:
- Bertie - controls the memory autoconfigure logic
- Cyril - SCSI autoboot controller chip
- Griswold - master timing controller for the DRAMs
- Ronald - controls RAM operation
- Dennis - main address decoder
- SCSI controller
- provides sockets for either an 8 or 16 bit SCSI controller IC:
- National Semiconductor DP8490V - an enhanced version of NCR 53C80
- NCR 53C94 - the card performs 50% faster with it
- the two controllers require different custom logic chips and autoboot ROM
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable switch for older Kickstarts or for game compatibility
- supports the Rigid Disk Block standard
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- hard disk power connector
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- external DB25 SCSI connector
- SCSI access LED connector
- termination power option - jumper selectable +5V on pin 25 of the external connector and pin 26 of the internal header for using passive terminators
- non-DMA transfer
- custom synchronising logic
- memory
- 16 ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- takes 256k×4 or 1M×4 ZIPs
- ZIP sizes cannot be mixed
- possible configurations are 0, 2, 4 or 8 MB
- static column ZIPs work, but not improve performance
- zero wait state
- RAM access LED
- autoconfigure LED
- SCRAM2000.lha
building instructions, schematics
user manual
driver software
534 kB
Advert (AU)
1991-12
Advert (AU)
1992-06
Advert (AU)
1993-01
Company Norman Jackson / MegaMicro, Australia | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 4096 / 3,4 |
- SCSI + RAM for A500, a public domain kitware project
- schematics, building instructions and driver software are all published
- custom logic (GALs, PALs, etc.) are not published, these chips have to be ordered from the author
- the four custom logic chips:
- Bertie - controls the memory autoconfigure logic
- Cyril - 8 bit SCSI autoboot controller chip
- Griswold - master timing controller for the DRAMs
- Humphrey - controls RAM operation
- SCSI controller
- National Semiconductor DP8490V SCSI controller IC - an enhanced version of NCR 53C80
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable switch for older Kickstarts or for game compatibility
- supports the Rigid Disk Block standard
- external DB25 SCSI connector
- SCSI access LED
- termination power option - jumper selectable +5V on pin 25 for using passive terminator
- non-DMA transfer
- custom synchronising logic
- memory
- 16 ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- takes 256k×4 or 1M×4 ZIPs
- ZIP sizes cannot be mixed
- possible configurations are 0, 2, 4 or 8 MB
- static column ZIPs work, but not improve performance
- zero wait state
- RAM access LED
- autoconfigure LED
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector is optional
- the case is wide enough for a companion board, the SCRAM-Jet - a 030 accelerator with 32 bit RAM, but it was never published
- works with the A1000
- SCRAM500.lzh
building instructions, schematics
user manual
driver software
676 kB
Advert (AU)
1991-12
Advert (AU)
1992-06
Company Alcomp, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- SCSI 2 controller
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card's hard frame
- two 50 pin internal headers
- no external SCSI connector
- autoboot ROM
- no RAM option
- bundled with tape streamer and hard disk
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1989-11
Advert (DE)
1989-11
Advert (DE)
1990-11
Company AmiTrix Development, Canada | Date 1994 | Amiga A500, CDTV |
- SCSI controller
- connects to the CDTV or A570 rear expansion port
- place for a 2.5" hard disk (Quantum GO, GLS, Daytona drives)
- SCSI-TV for the CDTV protrudes 1.75 inches out the back of the CDTV, and includes a black endcap for the unit
- SCSI-TV/570 for the A570 extends 5 inches out the back of the A570, and includes a white endcap for the unit
- 50 pin internal header - an adapter is included to connect 2.5" drives
- DB25 external connector
- RDB compatible
- supports SCSI Direct
- autoboot capability - Workbench 1.3 is supplied which is required for autobooting
- uses DMA transfers - the DMA circuit is already built in the CD controller of the CDTV or A570
- disable switch - required for playing audio CDs
- SCSI-TV-1.dms
install disk 1
365 kB - SCSI-TV-2.dms
install disk 2
CDTV-Player v2.25
305 kB
Company DKB, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2012 / 9 |
- password protection
- once installed, the board requires the user to enter a password at warm or cold boot
- three chances are given and if they all fail, the machine is locked, requiring a cold reboot
- on softkicking A3000s the password has to be entered twice: before Kickstart is loaded, and after the warm boot
- passwords are case sensitive and not displayed on the screen when typing
- the protection can be bypassed by removing the card
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1991-07
Advert (US)
1992-01
Advert (US)
1992-12
Vapourware
Company Bally Sente, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port, joystick port, RGB port |
- Arcade Game System
- game system based on the Amiga 500 motherboard
- upright cabinet with horizontal screen layout for up to two players
- I/O and sound expansion board plugs into side expansion connector
- EPROM card with game code is attached vertically to the expansion board
- only one game was under development: Moonquake
- before finishing the system and game, the company went bankrupt - leaving the system in prototype state
Advert (US)
1987
Advert (US)
1987
Advert (US)
1987
Company Side Effects, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- No description available.
Advert (US)
1986-09
Company Side Effects, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- No description available.
Advert (US)
1986-09
Company Silicon Studio, UK | Date 1998 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro III |
- 8, 16, 24, 32 track audio recording and replay
- 32, 44.1, 48, 51.2 kHz sampling rates
- 128x oversampling
- automated digital mixing of up to 24 tracks at 44.1 kHz, 32 tracks at 32 kHz
- unlimited number of virtual tracks on disk
- two controller ports expandable to four with multi-pointing for mixdown
- 16 / 18 / 20 bit configurable inputs
- 16 / 20 bit outputs
- 113 dB typical signal to noise ratio
- 121 dB max dynamic range (20 bit data)
- software
- multitrack fully parametric digital equalization
- multitrack digital signal expansion and gating
- configurable narrow-band graphic equalization
- sample rate conversion, pitch shift up or down
- time stretch and time shrink (preserving pitch)
- requires a SCSI 2 hard drive
- the development of this card has been cancelled
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, joystick port |
- Sirius is a name variation of the Hama Genlock 290
- the only difference is the blue casing
top side
Advert (DE)
1991-11
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Advert (DE)
1993-07
Advert (AU)
1993-10
Advert (AU)
1994-02
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port, serial port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- adjustable color, contrast, luminance and white level (separate red, green, blue) of the source video signal
- adjustable black level of the computer image
- picture parameters can be stored and recalled
- independent fading of the computer and video image
- fade to black
- manual fading - the faders serve to set the degree of blending
- automatic fading - the faders serve to set the fading time between 0.2 - 20 seconds
- RGB monitor switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture without affecting the video outputs
- bluebox keying switch: turns on Chroma and Luma keying - finds a specific color with a certain tolerance (to compensate for noise) in the video picture for keying
- keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- alpha overlay switch: allows semi-transparent colors or anti-aliasing
- built in black burst generator for recording the computer image without receiving a video source
- built in test image generator for optimized adjustment of all image parameters
- sound mixer
- two stereo inputs (4× RCA)
- microphone input (1× 3.5 mm jack)
- stereo output (2× RCA)
- microphone volume adjustment knob
- faders control the volume of the two audio channels
- during automatic fading the video and audio faders can be synchronized
- adjustable treble, bass and gain for all three audio sources independently
- notes
- LCD display for picture and audio parameters and values
- VITC timecode support
- all functions can be controlled through the serial port
- integrated ARexx port
- standby mode - when the genlock is not needed it is possible to work on the computer without disconnecting it - all Amiga screen modes are passed through to the RGB monitor
- for operation with the A3000's video enhancer, the "A3000" jumper has to be set on the Sirius' circuit board
Company Skyline Soft, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- OMTI controller
- "Skyline CHD-AG1" is a name variation of the Megatronic OMTI Adapter
- delivered with A.L.F. v1.5 software
Advert (DE)
1988-12
Advert (DE)
1989-03
Advert (DE)
1989-07
Company Spirit Technology, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2034 / 4 |
- OMTI controller
- serves as a host for a 62 pin OMTI5520 (ST412/506) controller card
- supports RLL and MFM
- works only with hard disks with OMTI or DTC controller
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
- metal rail for a 3.5" drive
- cannot load data into the RAM of 32 bit accelerators
Advert (US)
1990-03
Company Masoboshi, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2157 / 1 |
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports 1M×4 ZIPs, 100 ns or faster
- supports static column, fastpage mode and nibble mode ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- half length card
- disable switch
front side
front side
back side
front side
back side
- SmartCard.pdf
user manual (german)
12 kB
Advert (DE)
1992-06
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Advert (DE)
1992-09
Advert (DE)
1992-12
Company Omega Projects, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- Audio Equalizer
- boosts certain parts of the frequency range to "enhance" the Amiga sound output
- treble can be controlled with potentiometer on the front side
- output level is amplified overall by 3dB, giving a better signal-to-noise ratio for recordings
- bypass switch disables filter function and passes through original sound unaltered
- audio output 2× RCA socket
- audio input 2× RCA (fixed cable)
- power supply via serial port adapter - serial interface is passed through to allow connection of other serial devices at the same time
- Sound Enhancer (1991)
- no bass boost, leading to overall weak sound due to mostly treble boost
- Sound Enhancer Plus (1992)
- improved version of original design
- bass boost with fixed bass reponse (not altered by treble control)
- same case like non-"Plus" version, making identification difficult
Advert (GB)
1991-12
Advert (GB)
1992-09
Company Aegis, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- up to 56 kHz sampling rate
- level adjustment knob (manual gain control)
- Inputs:
- line level stereo input (2× RCA)
- 2× 3.5mm mono jack external microphone input
- connects to the parallel port
- built-in microphone
- overload indicator
- bundled with AudioMaster III sampling software (starting 1992 with AudioMaster IV)
front side
Advert (GB)
1991-08
Advert (GB)
1992-01
Company Mimetics, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A500, A1000, A2000 | Interface joystick port |
- sound sampler
- claims to be a stereo sampler but the inputs are mixed into a monoaural signal
- 18 kHz fixed sampling rate with companding
- one microphone input and two inputs for stereo patch cords
- the proprietary SoundScape sample format allows storing only 64 kB per octave (older version only 32 kB)
- supported by Mimetics' SoundScape Pro MIDI Studio sequencer
- connects to the joystick port
- case designed to fit directly to the A1000 joystick port, so a short extension cable is needed for the other Amiga models
Exterior, top side
Case opened, top side
Exterior, bottom side
- SoundScape.dms
program disk
527 kB
Advert (US)
1986-05
Company Sunrize Industries, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface floppy port |
- audio mixer
- synchronises Video Toaster with audio and can be used as a traditional audio mixer
- external unit, connects to the external floppy port
- four stereo inputs
- one stereo output
- auto detects balanced (+4) and unbalanced (-10 or line level) signals
- 1/4" Phone jacks for inputs and outputs - equipments providing balanced signal through 3 pin XLR connectors require an XLR to stereo phone adapter
- audio sources for the SoundSwitch and video sources for the Toaster have to be matched (e.g. if a VTR video output is connected to Toaster's video input #2 then the VTR audio output should be connected to input #2 on the SoundSwitch)
- PIC microprocessor handles volume control
- >95 dB dynamic range
Company S-Bit, Poland | Date 2000 | Amiga A1200 | Interface clock port |
- serial interface
- connects to the clock port
- up to 460800 bps transfer speed
- 16 byte FIFO buffer
- adjustable clokport address for using multiple clock port devices (up to 2 SpeedCOMs in one Amiga)
- DB9 serial connector
Company Utilities Unlimited, USA | Amiga any Amiga |
- Disk Backup System
- copies copy-protected disks
- disable switch
- automatic detection of copy protection type
- copy software doesn't support multitasking
- it is possible to copy only one side of a disk
- software can display the drive speed
- Internal Version
- 2 internal floppy drives are needed, the expansion fits between them
- two clip leads have to be connected to pin 16 and 20 of one 8520 CIA chip (U301 on A2000)
- destination drive is always DF1:
- External Version
- installs between disk drive port and external drive
- no case opening necessary
- expansion has to be disabled in case more than one external disk drive is attached
- destination drive is always DF2: on Big Box Amigas, else DF1:
front side
back side
- SuperCardAmi2.pdf
user manual
537 kB
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Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- video edit controller
- the hardware part is basically a custom serial interface cable connecting the Amiga with the video recorder's edit terminal
- supports recorders with either 5 pin Edit (Panasonic) or LANC (Sony) interface
- other recorders are controlled through their infra-red ports - in this case single frame accuracy is impossible
- RCTC and LTC timecode support
- ARexx port
- SuperCut305.dms
install disk v3.0.5
383 kB
Company Supra, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1056 / 12 |
- SCSI controller
- 53C80 controller IC
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- to reduce CPU load the controller buffers two 8 bit transfers from the hard disk and transfers them as 16 bit to memory
- autoboot ROM (suprascsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- automounts FFS volumes only
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- the hard disk takes its power directly from the power supply not the card itself
- A-Max II driver
- supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
- series III:
- RDB compatible
- unlike former revisions this one automounts all volumes
- no RAM option
- hard disk activity LED connector
- hard frame
with hard disk bracket, front side
front side
back side
with hard disk bracket, back side
- SupraDrive_Addendum.pdf
addendum (english)
283 kB
- SupraBoot38b.dms
install disk v3.8b
348 kB - SupraBoot-30C.dms
install disk v3.0C
343 kB - SupraBoot30.dms
install disk v3.0
347 kB - SupraTools38b.dms
tool disk v3.8b
192 kB - SupraTools-30B.dms
tool disk v3.0B
223 kB - SupraTools-30A.dms
tool disk v3.0A
220 kB - ExpressCopy.dms
Express Copy
115 kB - SupraAMax.lha
A-Max driver v1.30
3 kB
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Company Supra, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 1056 / 9,13 |
- SCSI controller
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM (suprascsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- automounts FFS volumes only
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- A-Max II driver (supra.amhd)
- supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
- series III:
- RDB compatible
- unlike former revisions this one automounts all volumes
- ROM version AMAB6 corrects the problems with processor cards
- memory
- sixteen DIP sockets accept 0.5, 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
- supports 256k×4 and 1M×4 DRAM chips - the latter are required above 2 MB
- DIP sizes cannot be mixed
- fully autoconfiguring
- memory disable switch - leaves the hard disk on
- notes
- hard disk activity LED
- hard disk disable switch - it leaves the memory enabled
- connects to the side expansion port
- expansion passthrough connector
- connector for the optional external power supply
- DIP switch settings
| switch 1-3 | - SCSI ID (connected with a cable to the hard disk's ID selector jumpers) |
| switch 4 | - autobooting: ON - disabled |
| switch 5 | - RAM: ON - enabled, OFF - test mode |
- jumper settings
| J1 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON |
J2 OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON |
J3 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON |
RAM - 0 - 2 MB, 256k×4 - 1 MB - 512 kB - 4 MB - 2 MB, 1M×4 - reserved - 8 MB |
| J5, J6 - | power source: ON - A500, OFF - external power supply |
Main board, front side
Main board, back side
DIP to ZIP adapter, front side
DIP to ZIP adapter, back side
- SupraBoot38b.dms
install disk v3.8b
348 kB - SupraBoot-30C.dms
install disk v3.0C
343 kB - SupraBoot30.dms
install disk v3.0
347 kB - SupraTools38b.dms
tool disk v3.8b
192 kB - SupraTools-30B.dms
tool disk v3.0B
223 kB - SupraTools-30A.dms
tool disk v3.0A
220 kB - SupraAMax.lha
A-Max driver v1.30
3 kB
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Company PreVue Technologies, USA | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface RGB port |
- allows the use of multisync monitors while the Amiga is in genlock mode
- in genlock mode the horizontal and vertical sync signals are set to 7.8 kHz on the Amiga video port - these signals are not used by single scan monitors, but are required for multiscan monitors
- when the Sync Strainer senses a genlock condition (as when the Video Toaster is started), it creates new H- and V-sync's from Composite sync
- acts as a simple buffer for H- and V-sync when the Amiga puts out 15.7 kHz or 31.4 kHz horizontal scan rate
- automatically switches between the various scan modes
- a 2" × 3" × 1/2" module which connects to the 23 pin RGB connector
- available with DB9 or HD15 VGA output connectors
- works with any genlock which does not use the 23 pin RGB port
- the Sync Strainer is not a scandoubler, the analog RGB signal is passed through unchanged
Exterior, top side
Case opened, top side
- SyncStrainer.pdf
user manual
19 kB
Company Blue Ribbon Soundworks, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga |
- SMPTE synchronizer for MIDI
- converts SMPTE to/from MIDI Time Code for Bars & Pipes, allowing it to synchronize with audio or video tapes
- the Amiga communicates with the device through MIDI
- reads and writes 24, 25, 30, 30 drop frame SMPTE formats
- 1× SMPTE in
- 1× SMPTE out
- 1× MIDI in
- 1× MIDI out
- developed and manufactured by MidiMan for Blue Ribbons - the original MidiMan product is called SyncMan
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Company Tecmar, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- SASI controller
- the first hard disk for the Amiga
- SASI (Shugart Associates System Interface) is the predecessor of SCSI
- the original driver software does not support Kickstart 1.3 and the Fast File System
- DB37 connector for the T-Disk and T-Tape units
- T-Disk contains a SASI to ST-506 adaptor card and an ST-506 hard disk drive
- T-Tape was never released
- does not autoboot
- does not support the RDB standard
- memory
- 32 DIP sockets for 256 kB or 1 MB RAM
- takes 64k×4 or 256k×1 DIPs
- does not autoconfig
- notes
- being the first on the market and thus having no competition, T-Card and T-Disk was very overpriced
- DB25 serial port intended for the T-Modem, which was never released
- battery backed up clock
- connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough connector
- obscures the mouse and joystick ports and reroutes them to the front of the unit
- external power supply - powers both the T-Card and the T-Disk
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Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A4000 | Interface CPU slot |
- processor
- 68040 @ 33 / 40 MHz
- memory
- two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB RAM
- supports only special 1, 4 or 16 MB GVP SIMMs
- optional RAM board
- six additional SIMM sockets accept 96 MB RAM
- gives a total of 128 MB RAM
- one 4 MB SIMM is factory installed
- optional Fast SCSI 2 module
- max 10 MB/s transfer speed
- note
- the optional RAM and SCSI modules do not fit into A3000 / A3000T / A4000T
front side
without RAM, front side
with RAM, front side
front side
back side
Memory module, front side
Board with Memory module, front side
- a4040.dms
GVP-M
install disk
387 kB
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Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 32,33 |
- processor
- 68EC030 @ 28 MHz or 68030 @ 28 / 42 MHz, QFP, synchronous to the motherboard
- the 28 / 42 MHz processor is an overclocked 20 / 33 MHz one
- optional PGA or PLCC FPU up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 8 MB 70 ns RAM
- supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
- hardware maprom (except the EC version)
- optional Fast SCSI 2 controller
- v1.0: M-Tec SCSI-II ()
- v2.0: M-Tec MasterCard ()
- NCR 53CF94
- does not use DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM (mtecscsi.device)
- DB25 external connector
- 40 pin internal connector
- notes
- disable jumper
- battery backed up clock
T1230, front side
T1230, front side
T1230, back side
T1230, back side
T1230 clock module, front side
Viper 1230, front side
- MTec1230.pdf
user manual (german)
123 kB
- MTec1230.dms
tool disk (CPU related tools, performance test programs)
149 kB - MasterCard_SCSI-302.dms
SCSI install disk v3.02
419 kB
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Company M-Tec, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2192 / 32 |
- processor
- 68030 @ 42 MHz, QFP, synchronous to the motherboard
- optional 68882 @ 42 MHz, PLCC
- memory
- 4 or 8 MB RAM on board
- not expandable
- notes
- battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Company Great Valley Products, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- time base corrector
- infinite window time base corrector using 8 bit 4:2:2 CCIR-601 professional quality all digital video signal processing
- realtime 24 bit video framegrabber / framebuffer for use as a digital video stillstore or signal generator
- full transcoding between Composite and Y/C (SVHS) input and Composite and Y/C (SVHS) output
- full processing amplifier (ProcAmp) control for correcting or adjusting incoming video on the fly quickly and professionally (hue, brightness, contrast, saturation)
- realtime programmable video special effects generator featuring solarization, strobing, pseudo colour, monochrome effects, and more
- NTSC / PAL / SECAM signal standards conversion to NTSC / PAL for integration into worldwide video environments automatically
- ImageFX: direct editing and manipulation in the framebuffer
- optional full SMPTE / EBU timecode receiver / generator (encoding / decoding / striping) - VITC (Vertical Interval Time Code) and LTC (Longitudinal Time Code) can be read and written
- optional digital comb filter (cleans up Composite for Y/C output and fixes cross colour by splitting the Composite signal into separate chroma and luma signals as if it were a true Y/C input) provides true wide band 5.5 MHz Composite video performance
- inputs and outputs reside on an adaptor cable
- inputs: Y/C, two Composite Video, external key signal, sync reference signal, Longitudinal Time Code (LTC)
- outputs: Y/C, Composite Video, Longitudinal Time Code (LTC)
- the Composite and Y/C inputs can be connected simultaneously and hot switched with software without having to play with cable connections
- convert the two Composite inputs into a single Y/C input, providing two switchable Y/C inputs
- up to five TBCPlus cards can be installed in a single Amiga and independently controlled
- will not overload the power supply when the maximum of five TBCPlus units are installed
- works in 30 Hz, 29.97 Hz, 25 Hz, 24 Hz drop frame and color frame modes, can put a SMPTE burn-in window anywhere over the video
- memory
- two 30 pin SIMM sockets for frame buffer memory - 1 MB installed as standard, expandable to 2 MB for improving special effects
- two 64 pin SIMM sockets for 4 or 8 MB standard Zorro II Fast RAM - accepts only 4 MB GVP SIMMs
- the Fast RAM expansion has nothing to do with the performance of the TBC Plus, it doesn't increase the frame buffer capacity - it is meant for A3000 and A4000 machines which may have problems with Zorro II DMA to Chip RAM
front side
back side
Comb Filter module, front side
Comb Filter module, back side
- TBCPlus_Install-100.dms
install disk v1.00
gvptbc.device v6.2 (29 Nov 1993)
291 kB - TBCPlus_Extras-100.dms
extras disk v1.00
69 kB - tbcinst.dms
GVP-M
install disk
291 kB - tbcextra.dms
GVP-M
utilities disk
68 kB - ycbcrdatatype.lha
Aminet
YCrCb.datatype v1.0
4 kB - YCrCb101.lha
Aminet
YCrCb ImageFX loader
5 kB
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Company Electronic Design, Germany | Amiga any Amiga |
- time base corrector
- regenerates the video signal with precise synchronization to reduce the quality loss when copying or editing video
- composite and Y/C inputs
- composite, Y/C and YUV outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- blackburst output and built in blackburst generator - the TBC-Enhancer can be used as the pulse rate basis for the whole studio
- blackburst input - synchronizes the video source to the studio reference clock
- the phase relation of the colour subcarrier can be adjusted in addition to the H-Phase
- colour, contrast and RGB luminance adjustment
- colour-shift adjustment
- still picture, noise filter, copy protection decoder functions
- VITC timecode support
- LCD display for picture parameters and values
- four different picture settings can be stored and recalled
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Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- time base corrector
- regenerates the video signal with precise synchronization to reduce the quality loss when copying or editing video
- single composite and Y/C inputs, two composite and two Y/C outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- colour hue, saturation, contrast and luminance adjustment knobs
- colour-shift adjustment
- smooth and sharpen filters
- bypass switch for comparing the original video with the enhanced signal
- full-frame memory to freeze live video at any time
- removes copy protection signals
- all functions can be controlled by software through the serial port
- TBCLight.dms
install disk
40 kB
Company MicroIllusions, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port |
- Time Code Reader / Generator
- reads and writes time code to video tape
- supports SMPTE drop frame (NTSC, 29.97 fps), non-drop frame (NTSC, 30 fps), EBU (PAL, 25 fps) and Film (16/35 mm, 24 fps) time code formats
- SMPTE in and out connectors (2× XLR)
- video/sync input, loop-through and color-frame input connectors (3× BNC)
- power, error, sync lock, video/sync input, and internal generation LEDs
- five DIP switches to control baud rate, generator frame-count mode, output (toggles between continuous reader and reader/generator modes) and power
- works together with MicroIllusions' EDLP (Edit Decision List Processor) software
- can be used to lock MIDI sequences to audio or video tape
- can make window dubs over video using just the Amiga and a genlock
- ARexx port
Company New Dimensions, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo soundsampler
- stereo line input (2× RCA)
- up to 56 kHz (mono) resp. 37 kHz (stereo) sampling rate per channel
- connects to the parallel port
- software supports multitasking when started from Workbench
- bundled software has the following features:
- MIDI sequencer
- Song Editor (Sequencer)
- Sample Editor
- Sound Effects (e.g. Echo, Reverb, Low-Pass, Fade-In/-Out)
- Realtime Synth Effects
Exterior, front side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Exterior, rear side
- TechnoSoundTurbo-32.dms
sampling program v3.2
520 kB
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Company GVP-M, USA | Date 1996 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2017 / 22 |
- processor
- 68060 @ 50 MHz or 68040 @ 33 / 40 MHz
- can be ordered with no CPU or with a new or a recycled 68060
- memory
- four 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 128 MB RAM
- four 64 pin GVP SIMM sockets for backward compatibility
- the 72 pin sockets support 4, 8, 16 or 32 MB SIMMs, the GVP sockets support 4 or 16 MB SIMMs
- each 64 pin slot is linked directly to a 72 pin one - only one of them can be used at the same time
- cannot mix 4 or 16 MB GVP SIMMs
- cannot mix single or double sided 72 pin SIMMs
- a double sided 72 pin SIMM rules out two GVP SIMM sockets
- supports burst RAM access when SIMMs are installed in pairs
- selectable RAM access speed 60-80 ns
- Fast SCSI 2 controller
- 10 MB/s max transfer speed
- 50 pin internal header
- 50 pin external high density connector
- optional 3.5" hard disk mounting kit
- active SCSI termination can be disabled with jumper
- the tekscsi2.device is not NSD compliant, it autoboots FFS partitions only - it looks for filesystems in the Kickstart ROM, but it does not care about filesystems loaded into the RDB area
- notes
- 68000 fallback mode with access to the SCSI controller and memory expansion
- jumper settings
| JR1 - | burst mode: ON - enabled |
| JR2 - | RAM speed: OFF - faster access time |
| JR3 - | burst write: ON - enabled |
| JR4 - | burst read: ON - enabled |
| JR5 - | GVP SIMM: ON - 16 MB, OFF - 4 MB |
| JR6 - | 72 pin SIMM: ON - double sided, OFF - single sided |
| JR7 - | reserved |
| JR8 - | refresh: ON - 4k, OFF - 2k or 4k |
| J1 - | CPU power: 1-2 - 5V, 2-3 - 3.3 V |
| J2 - | CPU clock: 1-2 - 68040, 2-3 - 68060 |
| J3 - | clock: OFF - enabled |
| J4 - | 68000 mode: OFF - enabled |
| J5 - | DTACK pull-up: OFF - enabled |
| J6 - | active SCSI termination: OFF - enabled |
| J7 - | interrupt pending: ON - DMA backoffs, OFF - DMA ignores interrupt |
| J9 - | EPROM type: 1-2 - 27C256, 2-3 - 27C512 |
TekMagic 040, front side
TekMagic 040, back side
TekMagic 060, front side
TekMagic 060, back side
- TekMagic.pdf
User Manual
339 kB
- a2060.dms
GVP-M
install disk
347 kB - TekMagic.dms
install disk
400 kB
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Company Telmex, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Handy Scanner
- scans monochrome and grey shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- status LED
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), bit depth
- supplied with Telmex Scan-Kit software
- the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
- Scanner Interface
- large interface box for desktop placement
- connects to the parallel port
- for use with A1000 an adaptor is needed
- scanner connector on front plate
- passthrough connector - simultaneous usage of scanner and other parallel devices is not possible, a button on the front plate switches between scanner and passthrough mode
- external power supply
- Notes
- features the same OEM hardware as the Pyramid Hand Scanner
Company DKB, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface clock port |
- clock
- a simple battery backed up clock
- connects to the internal clock port of the A1200
front side
back side
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1993-10
Company Ambience Creation Technology, Australia | Date 2002 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- USB interface
- one USB connector - for connecting multiple USB devices an external USB hub is required
- complies to the USB 1.1 specification
- supported by the Poseidon USB stack
- drivers are available for printers, scanners, ethernet adapters, keyboards and mice
front side
- Thylacine-13.lha
install disk v1.3
317 kB - Thylacine-12.dms
install disk v1.2
205 kB - Thylacine-12.lha
install disk v1.2
194 kB
Company Byte by Byte, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface joystick port |
- clock
- a simple battery backed up clock
- time is read by a CLI command during startup
- connects to the A1000's 2nd mouse port
- its case is too wide and physically conflicts with many devices connected to the side expansion connector (for example Alegra, StarBoard)
- the battery is soldered in
- no passthrough connector
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 12,13 |
- recording 5 to 48 kHz in 16 bit and 8 bit direct to hard disk
- up to 32 channel parallel playback from hard disk in 16 bit
- record and playback simultaneously
- 64x oversampling
- 16 sampling rates
- 10 Hz - 20 kHz response
- 95 dB signal to noise ratio
- 3 stereo inputs
- 1 stereo output
- inputs and outputs are 6.3 mm stereo jack connectors
- on board mixer for mixing any input with recorded data
- with the ADPCM compression feature it can digitize at 32 kHz directly to a floppy disk
- together with a V-Lab video digitizer both sound and visual can be digitized for a video sequence
- optional SMPTE time code module
- Samplitude nonlinear editing software
- device direct mode for direct sector access on hard disk
- fast cut functions with zero cross routines
- parameters window for setting sample thickness in Hz
- allows exchanging data between samples while viewing up to 10 samples simultaneously
- AHI driver
- supported by NetBSD
front side
front side
back side
- Toccata.pdf
Benutzerhandbuch
148 kB
- Toccata-11.dms
install disk v1.1
toccata.library v9.10 (18.07.96)
282 kB - Toccata.dms
install disk
toccata.library v2.5 (15.12.93)
310 kB - toccata.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
310 kB
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1994-09
Company Expansion Technologies, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A1000, A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- ToolBox is a name variation of the Phoenix Expansion Chassis
front side
back side
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1989-03
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1989-08
Company Black Knight Peripherals, Australia | Date 1993 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Agnus socket, Gary socket |
- 2 MB Chip RAM on board - disables the motherboard Chip RAM
- four 1M×4 ZIPs
- requires 2 MB 8372B Agnus
- connects to the Agnus and Gary sockets
- can be switched by software between 512 kB, 1 and 2 MB if used with Black Knight's No More Switches
front side
back side
Company Ingenieurbuero Steffen Raach, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface mouse port |
- mouse interface adapter
- allows the connection of PC mice and trackballs by converting PC mouse protocols to Amiga format
- does not require software - the conversion is done by a microprocessor (basic movements and the three mouse buttons)
- supports Microsoft two-button and Logitech three-button compatible serial mice and trackballs
- wheel movements are not supported
- Punchinello is a name variation by Power Computing
Company Roßmöller, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- 68000 @ 14 MHz
- optional 68881 @ 14 MHz or more with separate oscillator
- 16 kB Cache RAM
- connects to the 68000's socket
front side
front side
back side
back side
- Evolution-FPU.dms
FPU support disk, programming examples, libraries
52 kB
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1990-07
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1990-09
Company Spirit Technology, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- available with sixteen sockets for 256k×1 DIPs or with four sockets for 256k×4 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
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Company Scott Advanced Microdesigns | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2128 / 1 |
- serial interface
- two DB9 ports
- ST16C552 interface chip
- individually programmable transfer speeds up to 691200 bps
- 16 byte transmit and receive FIFO buffers with adjustable trigger depth
- optional internal MIDI interface - rules out the second serial port
- cereal.device - supports up to 32 units of Triceratops serial channels
- parallel interface
- one DB25 bidirectional parallel port
- extprint.device - output only parallel port driver for up to 8 units
- no parallel input device driver is supplied
front side
back side
- Triceratops.dms
Install disk
cereal.device v2.08, IOWedge v2.10
54 kB
Company ICD, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A500A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II | Autoconfig ID 2071 / 35 |
- Trifecta LX: SCSI 2 and IDE controllers
- Trifecta EC: IDE controller only
- ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- autoboot ROM (trifecta.device) - can be disabled with a switch
- autoconfiguring of the memory can be disabled with a switch
- 50 pin external SCSI connector (LX)
- A500 version:
- connects to the side expansion port
- GVP compatible mini slot for GVP's PC emulator board
- own power supply
- Zorro II version:
- does not work in A3000 / A4000
front side
- ICDPrepHD-42.dms
install disk v4.2
ICDPrepHD v4.2, adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1
117 kB - ICDPrepHD-40.dms
install disk v4.0
ICDPrepHD v4.0, adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1
117 kB
Company Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 48 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 53C80
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- 50 pin internal header
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot ROM (IVS_SCSI.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- when booting from floppy disk, the hard disk is not mounted automatically in order to prevent virus infection - but pressing the left mouse button during startup forces the HD to be mounted
- hard disk activity LED connector
- not RDB compatible
- A-Max II driver (ivs_scsi.amhd)
TrumpCard, front side
TrumpCard, back side
- Trumpcard-21B.dms
install disk v2.1B (TC_Utils v2.5, IVS_SCSI devices v4.12)
276 kB
Advert (DE)
1990-01
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1988-10
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1989-03
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1989-10
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1989-12
Company Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1989 & 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 48,52 |
- SCSI controller
- connects to the side expansion port
- the Trumpcard (Pro) 500 basically translates the side expansion port into two Zorro II slots - one of these slots hold the original Zorro II Trumpcard (Pro) 2000 while the other can accept any half length Zorro II board
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside
- AMD 53C80
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- 50 pin internal header
- under Kickstart 1.2 autobooting must be disabled by a jumper
- additional features of Trumpcard Pro:
- RDB compatible
- SCSI share networking
- A-Max I and II drivers (ivs_SCSIpro.amhd)
- supported by NetBSD
- optional memory expansion (connects to the second Zorro II slot) - Meta 4
- hard disk activity and power LED
- connector for the optional external power supply (IVS Sourcer) - activated only when the Meta 4 board is installed, otherwise the TrumpCard takes power from the A500
TrumpCard 500 Case, front side
TrumpCard 500 Case, rear side
TrumpCard 500 Zorro adapter, front side
- Trumpcard-21B.dms
install disk v2.1B (TC_Utils v2.5, IVS_SCSI devices v4.12)
276 kB - TrumpcardPro-20f.dms
install disk v2.0f
TCUtils v2.2, IVS_SCSIpro.device v4.3
277 kB
Advert (US)
1989-10
Advert (US)
1989-12
Advert (US)
1990-10
Advert (US)
1990-12
Company Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- IDE controller
- 40 pin IDE header
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- RDB compatible
- hard disk activity and power LED
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB SIMMs in groups of two
- supported configurations are 2, 4, and 8 MB
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port
- optional external power supply (IVS Sourcer)
front side
- Trumpcard500AT.pdf
user manual
735 kB
- Trumpcard-21B.dms
install disk v2.1B (TC_Utils v2.5, IVS_SCSI devices v4.12)
276 kB - trumpcard2.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk
351 kB
Advert (GB)
1993-02
Company Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 52 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 53C80
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- 50 pin internal header
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot ROM (IVS_SCSIpro.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- when booting from floppy disk, the hard disk is not mounted automatically in order to prevent virus infection - but pressing the left mouse button during startup forces the HD to be mounted
- hard disk activity LED connector
- RDB compatible
- SCSI share networking - one computer has write access the others have read access only
- A-Max I and II drivers (ivs_SCSIpro.amhd)
- supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
- no RAM option - the Trumpcard Pro 2000 with RAM expansion and extra parallel port is the Grand Slam
Rev 1.3, front side
Rev 1.2, front side
Rev 1.2, back side
Rev 1.2 with bracket, front side
- Trumpcard-21B.dms
install disk v2.1B (TC_Utils v2.5, IVS_SCSI devices v4.12)
276 kB - TrumpcardPro-20f.dms
install disk v2.0f
TCUtils v2.2, IVS_SCSIpro.device v4.3
277 kB
Advert (US)
1990-10
Advert (FR)
1990-10
Company Computer System Associates, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- expansion chassis
- 5× Zorro I slots
- optional Turbo Amiga CPU 68020 card
- optional 512 kB, 32 bit wide static RAM card(s) which connect to the CPU card with four 40 pin ribbon cables
- optional non-autobooting SCSI controller card
- 1× 5.25" drive bay for the optional 20 MB hard disk drive
- internal power supply
- connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough connector
Advert (US)
1986-09
Advert (US)
1987-03
Advert (US)
1988-01
Company Computer System Associates, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 |
- processor card - Turbo Amiga CPU (CSA 00920)
- 68020 and 68881 @ 14.3 MHz, PGA, synchronous
- both chips are overclocked 12 MHz units
- when addressing the Amiga custom chips or the motherboard memory, the 68020 throttles back to 7 MHz
- 68000 fallback mode selectable by jumper
- optional static memory card - Turbo Amiga Memory (CSA 00919)
- without this RAM card, the 68020 performs 15% slower than the original 7 MHz 68000, because of the additional time it takes to generate 24 bit addresses for the motherboard memory
- the card fits into a free Zorro I slot, but instead of transmitting data via the Zorro bus, it attaches directly to the CPU card via four ribbon cables, and create a 32 bit memory bus
- with the memory card installed, performance is increased to 2.8 times of a standard A1000
- sixteen 32 pin DIP sockets for up to 512 kB static RAM
- takes 32k×8, 100 ns SRAM chips in groups of four
- does not autoconfig its memory
- multiple Turbo Amiga Memory cards can be installed
Advert (US)
1988-01
Company Computer System Associates, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot |
- processor card - Turbo Amiga CPU (CSA 00992)
- 68020 @ 14.3 MHz, PGA, synchronous
- Turbo Amiga CPU (CSA 00992B): 68881 @ 14.3 MHz, PGA, synchronous
- Turbo Amiga CPU (CSA 00992D): 68881 up to 25 MHz, PGA, asynchronous
- the 14.3 Mhz chips are overclocked 12 MHz units
- when addressing the Amiga custom chips or the motherboard memory, the 68020 throttles back to 7 MHz
- rev 4.2 motherboards have to be modified (a trace has to be cut and a jumper installed) to get the CPU card work, rev 3.9 motherboards work without problems
- 68000 fallback mode selectable by jumper
- optional static memory card - Turbo Amiga Memory (CSA 00993)
- without this RAM card, the 68020 performs 15% slower than the original 7 MHz 68000, because of the additional time it takes to generate 24 bit addresses for the motherboard memory
- the card fits into a free Zorro slot, but instead of transmitting data via the Zorro bus, it attaches directly to the CPU card via four ribbon cables, and create a 32 bit memory bus
- with the memory card installed, performance is increased to 2.8 times of a standard A2000
- sixteen 32 pin DIP sockets for up to 2 MB static RAM
- takes 32k×8 or 128k×8, 100 ns SRAM chips in groups of four
- the sockets can also take four 28 pin 64k×8 ROM chips containing Kickstart 1.2.2
- does not autoconfig its memory
- multiple Turbo Amiga Memory cards can be installed
- optional 16 bit RAM card adapter - DragStrip
- allows using two 16 bit Zorro II RAM cards as a 32 bit RAM expansion
- consists of a converter card (16/32 Bit Converter) and a connector board for the RAM cards (StepLadder)
- the converter card has to be installed in the first Zorro II slot (closest to the CPU slot) and connects to the CPU card via the same four ribbon cables
- the connector board with the RAM cards are placed between the CPU and converter cards
- any Zorro II RAM cards work like the Commodore A2052 or A2058
- the converter card has four 28 pin DIP sockets for 64k×8 ROM chips containing Kickstart 1.2.2
- notes
- the first 32 bit accelerator system for the Amiga
- all of the cards have four diagnostic LEDs for the four ribbon cables
- does not work with the Commodore A2090 hard disk controller - CSA has its own hard disk system for the card
DragStrip 16/32 Bit Converter, front side
CPU card Rev B, front side
CPU card Rev D, front side
CPU card Rev B, back side
SRAM card, front side
Advert (DE)
1987-12
Advert (DE)
1988-03
Advert (US)
1988-01
Advert (US)
1988-01
Advert (US)
1988-10
Company W.A.W. Elektronik, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga CDTV | Interface 68000 socket |
- processor
- 68020 @ 14.28 MHz PGA, clocked synchronously with the motherboard
- optional PGA FPU, from 68881 @ 14.28 MHz (synchronous) to 68882 @ 50 MHz (asynchronous, with separate oscillator)
- notes
- provides no memory expansion but it is shaped to fit around all other W.A.W. products including the BigRAM CD RAM expansions
- connects to the 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- fast Kickstart ROM access
- a wire has to be connected to Gary chip (pin 26)
- processor cache disable jumper
- for BigRAM CD8 compatibility, a GAL (supplied) has to be exchanged on the CD8
- on some motherboard revisions, BigRAM CD8 and Turbo CD have to be connected by soldering a wire in order to have all Fast RAM of the CD8 available
- 68000 fallback mode, can be set by jumper
front side
back side
- TurboCD.pdf
user manual (german)
96 kB
Company Grand Products Inc., USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port, joystick port, parallel port, RGB port |
- Arcade Game System
- submarine shooter arcade game based on the Amiga 1000 with A1050 memory expansion or A500 (in later versions)
- upright cabinet for one player with rotatable periscope controller
- system consists of the Amiga motherboard with custom I/O and ROM expansion boards
- I/O board with battery backed RAM plugs into parallel port and provides 5 connectors for the arcade's functions
- EPROM card with game code is plugged into side expansion port
- UpScope.pdf
installation and instruction manual
414 kB
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 |
- video encoder
- converts the RGB video of Retina, OpalVision or Amiga to S-VHS and Composite video
- a tiny board which connects to the Retina Z3 or into an external box
- video signal fine tuning potentiometer
- separate PAL and NTSC versions
- external version
- connects to any RGB port
- DIP switches for terminating the RGB port when no monitor is connected
- external power supply
- power switch
Case, front side
Case, rear side
Encoder module, front side
Encoder module, back side
- VCode-german2.pdf
user manual (german)
68 kB
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface RGB port |
- video switchbox
- automatic video switcher for MacroSystem Retina graphics cards
- external unit, connects between the monitor, Amiga RGB and Retina VGA output
- requires at least v2.2 of the Retina software
- can switch only to 15 kHz Amiga screen modes - Productivity and likes are not supported
- external power supply
- optional video encoder
- the same V-Code module as of the Retina Z3
- connects inside the V-Code Switch box
- provides S-VHS and Composite video outputs
- separate PAL and NTSC versions
Case opened, top side
Case, front side
Case, rear side
Encoder module, front side
Encoder module, back side
- VCode-english.pdf
user manual (english)
41 kB - VCode-german.pdf
user manual (german)
29 kB
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 4 |
- realtime digitizer
- 24 bit realtime video digitizing
- Interleaved Frame Recording (IFR): allows to digitize full 30 fps digital video sequences to hard disk by making multiple passes of the recorded video
- frame grab in 1/30th of a second, field grab in 1/60th of a second
- digitized images are stored in YUVN format
- 3 MB, 40 ns DRAM
- two Composite and one S-VHS input - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
- realtime colour controls
- TBC is not required
- VHI driver
front side
front side
front side
back side
- VLab-13.dms
install disk v1.3
vlab.library v1.0, VLab v1.3
367 kB - VLab-40.dms
install disk v4.0
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.0
338 kB - VLab-41.dms
install disk v4.1
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.1
340 kB - VLab-42.dms
install disk v4.2
vlab.library v8.2, VLab v4.2
378 kB
Advert (US)
1994-01
Advert (DE)
1992-12
Advert (DE)
1993-02
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1993-06
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1993-07
Advert (DE)
1993-08
Advert (DE)
1993-09
Advert (US)
1994-09
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- realtime framegrabber
- 24 bit realtime framegrabbing
- Interleaved Frame Recording
- grabs images quickly into its own memory but transferring and displaying through the parallel port is slow
- digitized images are stored in YUVN format
- 3 MB, 30 ns DRAM
- two Composite and one S-VHS input - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
- TBC is not required
- VHI driver
- external power supply
PCB, front side
Exterior, top side
Exterior, front side
PCB, back side
- VLab-13.dms
install disk v1.3
vlab.library v1.0, VLab v1.3
367 kB - VLab-40.dms
install disk v4.0
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.0
338 kB - VLab-41.dms
install disk v4.1
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.1
340 kB - VLab-42.dms
install disk v4.2
vlab.library v8.2, VLab v4.2
378 kB
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Advert (DE)
1992-09
Company Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 242,243,244 |
- processor
- 68EC030 @ 25 MHz, PGA
- 68882 @ 25 MHz or up to 50 MHz with separate oscillator, PGA
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB RAM
- supports 1 or 4 MB SIMMs, 60 ns or faster
- accepts SIMMs in groups of four giving 4, 8, 16, 32 MB RAM
- two feature connectors intended for A2630 memory expansions
- Access32 needs some rework, otherwise the SCSI controller does not work
- for DKB 2632 compatibility the Extas (external address strobe) jumper has to be set to external
- in 68000 fallback mode up to 8 MB of RAM remains in use - 4 MB (or all) can be disabled for BridgeBoard compability
- burst RAM access can be disabled by jumper or software
- SCSI controller
- the same electronics as the Trumpcard Professional
- 53C80 controller IC
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- 50 pin internal header
- 50 pin Centronics external connector
- a 3.5" hard disk can be mounted on the card
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- when booting from floppy disk, the hard disk is not mounted automatically in order to prevent virus infection - but pressing the left mouse button during startup forces the HD to be mounted
- pressing the right mouse button during startup brings up the Vector Boot Options Menu
- SCSI share networking - Vector's SCSI ID can be set with jumpers
- in 68000 fallback mode the SCSI controller still works
- autoboot disable jumper and SCSI disable jumper
- if run on an A500, the 7 MHz clock has to be fed to pin 9 on the board and the appropriate jumper has to be set
- supported by NetBSD
- jumper settings
| Jumper | Name | Description |
| JP4 | unused | |
| JP5 | SCSI ID for SCSI Share Networking | |
| JP10 | Extas | Address Strobe: external - jumper on left row; internal - jumper on right row |
| JP13 | Enable Burst Mode | |
| JP14 | Dis68kRAM | Disable RAM in 68000 mode (ignored in 68030 mode) |
| JP16 | Diag | stand-alone mode, not used |
| JP17 | DisFastROM | Disable FastROM (Kickstart remapping) |
| JP18 | A500 | A500 mode |
| JP19 | DisSCSI | Disable SCSI (ignored in 68030 mode) |
| JP20 | Autoboot | Enable Autoboot from HDD |
| JP21 | DisHiMem | Disable Hi-Mem (second 4 MB block) in 68000 mode (ignored in 68030 mode) |
| JP12 | RAM size: 4 MB - no jumper; 8 MB - jumper on top row; 16 MB - jumper on bottom row; 32 MB - jumper on both rows |
front side
- ivsvector.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
302 kB
Advert (US)
1993-01
Advert (US)
1993-03
Advert (GB)
1993-02
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot, Gary socket |
- four ZIP sockets with 2 MB RAM
- 1M×4, 70 - 80 ns ZIPs
- can be configured as 512 kB Chip + 2 MB Fast RAM or as 1 MB Chip and 1.5 MB Fast RAM
- battery backed up clock
- the main board connects to the trapdoor slot, the adaptor board connects to the Gary's socket
Advert (DE)
1992-02
Advert (DE)
1992-06
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A500 |
- 2 MB Fast RAM expansion
- connects to the 40 pin expansion header of the Commodore A570
- four 1M×4 chips soldered on board
- nothing else is required to be on the board as the multiplexing circuit is already in the A570
front side
front side
back side
front side
back side
back side
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- four DIP sockets with 512 kB RAM
- 256k×4 (514256), 70 - 80 ns DIPs
- battery backed up clock
- clock write protection
- clock disable jumper
- memory disable jumper
- connects to the trapdoor slot
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1992-02
Advert (DE)
1992-06
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface 68000 socket |
- 16 ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports 256k×4 and 1M×4 ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 6.5, 8 MB configurations
- connects to the 68000 socket - the 68000 is replaced onto the board
front side
front side
Advert (DE)
1992-02
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- optional PLCC or PGA FPU up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB RAM
- supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
- does not conflict with the PCMCIA address space
- battery backed up clock
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 6148 / 0 |
- 64 DIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations with autoconfig
- the 6 MB configuration works only with autoconfig disabled - the memory has to be added by software
- accepts 1M×1, 70 - 120 ns DIPs
- running a 6 MB card together with a BridgeBoard requires replacing a PAL
- not compatible with A2000-A motherboards
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1992-02
Advert (DE)
1992-06
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2113 / 227 |
- serial and parallel interface
- up to two bidirectional parallel ports
- up to four serial ports - one 25 pin and three 9 pin ports
- revision below 2.7
- max 57600 bps transfer speed
- each two ports must be used at the same transfer speed when using rates above 19200 bps (below mixing is possible)
- guaranteed transfer rates: 38400 bps on 68000, 57600 on 68020
- hardware bug: lines for DSR and CD are switched on port SER3 - this is corrected by software
- revision 2.7 or above
- max 115200 bps transfer speed (replacing an oscillator is necessary)
- each two ports must be used at the same transfer speed when using rates above 57600 bps (below mixing is possible)
- needs at least driver software v1.3
- notes
- serial drivers / buffers are socketed
- if a serial driver is destroyed by overcharge replacing the appropriate 1488 and 1489 chip solves the problem
- driver software v2.0 or above requires Kickstart 2.04
- MIDI compatible
front side
front side
back side
back side
- VectorConnection-german.pdf
user manual (german)
248 kB
- VectorConnection_install_v13a.dms
software disk v1.3 (hkduart.device v1.73, pio.device v1.8)
for Kickstart 1.3
241 kB - VectorConnection_install_v13b.lha
software disk v1.3 (device drivers v1.8)
for Kickstart 1.3
241 kB - VectorConnection_install_v20.lha
software disk v2.0 (device drivers v2.2)
for Kickstart 2.04
217 kB - VectorConnection_v23_beta.lha
device drivers v2.3 and additional tools
38 kB - VectorConnection_v24.lha
device drivers (vectorpar.device v2.4, vectorser.device v2.11)
10 kB
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A500 |
- SCSI controller
- connects to the A570 rear expansion port
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- uses DMA transfers - the DMA circuit is already built in the CD controller of the A570
- disable jumper
front side
front side
back side
back side
- Falcon570.pdf
user manual (german)
346 kB
- Falcon570-14.dms
install disk v1.4
327 kB
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 41233 / 156 / 3 |
- SCSI 2 controller
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card but no power connector is mounted on the board
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
- hard disk activity LED connector
- RDB compatible
- driver software is written by Jürgen Kommos
- memory
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports 1M×4, 70 or 80 ns ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6, 8 MB configurations
- memory is not continuous but autoconfigured into 2 MB chunks
front side
back side
- VectorFalcon8000.pdf
User Manual (german)
683 kB
- VectorFalcon-71.dms
install disk (vector.device v7.1)
378 kB
Advert (DE)
1992-11
Advert (DE)
1992-11
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- four 256k×4 DRAM chips
- connects to the trapdoor slot
front side
back side
Company HK-Computer, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 41233 / 1 |
- SCSI 2 controller
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- 50 pin internal header
- autobootROM (vector.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- Vector SCSI is RDB compatible, Professional SCSI is not
- disable jumper
- does not work with some Seagate and Fujitsu hard disks
- developed by W. Heinen and Jürgen Kommos
front side
back side
Company Todd Elliot / GT Devices | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- grabs images in 256 gray levels
- supported resolutions are 320×200, 320×400, 640×200 and 640×400
- slow scan process, grabbing one frame takes 10.6s (1/60th second per frame column)
- video input RCA jack
- connects to the parallel port (power supply via parallel port, no additional supply needed)
- with 512 kB RAM, images in the highest resolution cannot be grabbed and the older VC1.0 software has to be used
- public domain design (published in "AC's Tech" magazine) and software (provided on the author's BBS)
Advert (US)
1991-03
Company Newtronic Technologies, Italy | Date 1995 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- allows displaying specially formatted images in 262144 colours
- the images to be displayed must be 320 or 384 pixels wide and saved in the custom DAC format
- the supplied DAC conversion program accepts only IFF24 images
- the image is stored in Amiga Chip RAM
- attaches to the DB23 RGB port, the display is connected to the DAC 18
Company Gold Disk, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface serial port, joystick port |
- video edit controller
- the hardware part is two custom cables: a Control-L interface attaches to the serial port and an infrared sensor to the joystick port
- newer revisions attach both cables to the serial port
- frame accuracy is within 3-5 frames per edit
- the editing software contains basic functions for cuts-only editing
- NTSC only
Advert (US)
1991-12
Company Bio-Con, Taiwan | Date 1997 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface video slot |
- deinterlacer
- native screens are promoted to 31.5 kHz
- 15 pin DSUB VGA connector (PAL and NTSC)
- NTSC composite output
- SVHS outputs with RGB encoded signals (PAL and NTSC)
- no software required
- optional video decoder board
- optional SVHS genlock board
- flicker switch
front side
back side
- VideoMagician.pdf
Bedienungsanleitung (german user manual)
21 kB
Company Ingenieurbüro Helfrich, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface Zorro IIZorro III | Autoconfig ID 2195 / 8 |
- realtime digitizer
- a video expansion card for the Piccolo graphics card
- connects to the Piccolo via a ribbon cable
- realtime JPEG compression / decompression chipset
- captures video in motion JPEG format
- realtime video capture (50 fields or 25 fps) and playback at YUV 4:2:2 square pixel quality
- 768×576 maximum resolution for still images
- 468×352 maximum resolution for video
- 16 ZIP sockets for 2 MB frame buffer VRAM
- Composite and Y/C inputs
- Composite, Y/C and analogue RGB outputs
- Zorro II / III autosensing
- the card works without the Piccolo but some features are not available:
- no PIP (Picture In Picture)
- only the RGB output is active
- Videocruncher Lite does not support PIP at all and has a maximum resolution of 384×288 only
front side
back side
Company CEL Mühlenhoff, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- realtime video enhancer
- improves quality of video signals for copying/editing and applies several effects on them
- consists of a Zorro card (only for controlling purposes) and an external box (W×H: 19"×8.75", 12 kg)
- all effects are done in hardware, Amiga software is only needed for controlling
- software needs 1 MB Chip RAM
- framebuffer with max. 256.000 colors
- supports full PAL resolution of 864×625
- lots of options to fit many purposes
- basic version
- connectors (all BNC except Data Input):
- Video I/O: 2× Y/C (one optional), 2× Colour Composite (one optional), 1× RGB
- RGB-Sync Output
- Data Input: 25 pin Sub-D
- effects: ColorBox Fade & Switch, Freeze, Zoom, Master Video Fade In/Out, Noise Reduction
- allows adjustment of the following video parameters: Brightness/Contrast, Colour Level, Carrier Frequency, Vertical Timebase
- optional Genlock module
- genlock is based on Commodore design
- provides genlock Input/Output (C-Sync)
- two different versions, either 'normal' genlock or BlueBoxGenlock
- for installation, a trace on the PCB (J1) has to be cut
- optionally provides additional statical effects: MultiPicture, Picture In Still (PIS), Still in Picture (SIP), Genlock/BlueBoxGenlock Fade & Wipe
- optional YUV module
- provides YUV Output (BNC connectors)
Main unit, front side
Main unit, rear side
Interface card, front side
Interface card, front side
Interface card, back side
Interface card, back side
Company CompuVid, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- developed by former employees of VidTech
- similar in features to VidTech Videomaster
- looping and single composite inputs (3× BNC)
- looping and single Y/C inputs (3× mini-DIN)
- composite output (1× BNC)
- Y/C output (1× mini-DIN)
- the input source has to be selected manually on the front panel
- transcoding between composite and Y/C
- intergrated blackburst generator permits recording without incoming video signal
- dissolve to any Amiga graphics / input video combination, or fade to black
- special effects generator produces horizontal, vertical and circle wipes, either automatically timed or manually controlled
- key input/output for video mixers or chroma key (1× BNC)
- separate NTSC and PAL versions
- bypass switch
- optional external power supply (required for A500) - power source can be selected on the front panel
Company Masoboshi / DCE, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga A500 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 2157 / 0 |
- processor
- 68EC020 @ 33 MHz QFP
- optional 68882 @ 33 MHz PGA
- memory
- 4 or 8 MB RAM on board
- not expandable
- IDE controller
- two 40 pin IDE connectors
- 44 pin connector and space for a 2.5" hard disk on the board
- notes
- connects to 68000 socket
- Kickstart 3.0 ROM on board, 130 ns access
front side
front side
back side
back side
- Viper520.pdf
DCE
user manual (german)
413 kB
Company Edotronik, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2064 / 8 |
- allows the Amiga to access the VME bus as Master Controller
- consists of two cards, a Zorro II and a VME bus card
- the cards are connected together by a 64 pin ribbon cable
- supports 24 bit address and 16 bit data lines
- bus requests on all 4 levels can be enabled with jumpers
- the interrupt handler supports all 7 interrupt levels
- requires 2 MB RAM
front side
back side
front side
front side
Advert (DE)
1990-01
Advert (DE)
1990-05
Company Commodore, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- Amiga 1000 diagnostic tool - wrap around test
- tests the correct functioning of serial, parallel, internal and external floppy, mouse, game and keyboard ports
- the main PCB is connected with cables to the appropriate ports of the A1000
- diagnostic software (Lomax) is in ROM, attached to the side expansion slot
- video test patterns results are shown on the RGB monitor
- diagnostic results are shown on the 8 bit LED row of the main PCB
Main board, front side
Main board, back side
ROM cartridge, front side
ROM cartridge, back side
- A1000_Wraptest.pdf
user manual (english)
306 kB
Company RCS Management, Canada | Date 1994 | Amiga A4000 |
- design
- memory accelerator for Commodore's A3640 processor card
- connects to A3640's 68040 socket
- processor
- 68040 @ 25 / 33 MHz
- the board was available with an empty CPU socket to put the A3640's 68040 into it
- memory
- four 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 128 MB RAM
- supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB
- burst mode and 64 bit interleaved RAM access
- notes
- does not work together with the A4091 and Fastlane Z3 DMA SCSI controllers (regardless of Buster revision)
- does not work in the A4000T because of its onboard A4091
front side
on A3640, front side
front side
back side
front side
back side
- X-Calibur-Installation.pdf
installation guide (english)
629 kB - X-Calibur_deutsch.pdf
user manual (german)
640 kB - X-Calibur_english.pdf
leaflet (english)
129 kB
- XCalibur-21.dms
install disk v2.1
user manual
105 kB
Advert (US)
1993-12
Advert (US)
1994-04
Company X-Pert Computer Services / Prodev, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 |
- X-Calibur is the optional video module of Merlin
- activates Merlin's S-VHS and Composite output connectors
- provides S-VHS and Composite inputs
- it runs only in Z2 mode of Merlin, due to limitations of the ET4000W32
- a switch is provided for easily switching Merlin between Z2 and Z3
Merlin with X-Calibur, front side
front side
back side
Company Xebec, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- SASI controller
- does not autoboot
- does not support the RDB standard
- does not even use a mountlist entry, but parameter files on the boot floppy and the hard disk
- badly written driver software, uses busy waits
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- the controller and the hard disk case are connected with a DB37 cable
- uses an ST-506 hard disk drive with a Xebec S1410 SASI to ST-506 adaptor card
- power supply in the hard disk case
- Xebec_9720H.dms
install disk
335 kB
Advert (US)
1987-03
Company XEL, Australia | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 460 / 14 |
- FastRAM expansion
- 8 DIP sockets accept up to 1 MB RAM
- supports 256k×4 DIPs
- accepts DIPs in groups of four, giving 512 kB or 1 MB configurations
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- memory autoconfiguration
- optional hard disk interface
- to enable the hard disk interface, a PAL chip has to be installed on the board into the empty socket
- proprietary 26 pin hard disk connector on the board, no external connector
- separate HDD case with MFM controller is connected via ribbon cable
- no autoboot capability
Advert (AU)
1990-06
Advert (AU)
1991-06
Company Electronic Design, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour images with monochrome digitisers
- manual or automatic operation
- splits colours automatically for Deluxe View and DigiView
- composite and Y/C inputs
- can be used as a Y/C to RGB converter
- adjustable colour, contrast and luminance levels of the video input
Y/C-Colorsplitter, front side
Y/C-Colorsplitter, rear side
Advert (DE)
1991-03
Advert (DE)
1991-06
Advert (DE)
1991-10
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Company Electronic Design / Hama, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface RGB port |
- genlock
- composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
- automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
- color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
- fading and superimposing
- inverter switch: when off, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when set, video is shown at positions other than color 0
- built in blackburst generator - when no video source is connected, the genlock still can be used to record the computer image
- built in manual RGB splitter for monochrome digitisers
front side
Advert (DE)
1991-05
Advert (DE)
1991-06
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (DE)
1992-08
Advert (DE)
1993-07
Advert (AU)
1994-02
Company Y/C Plus Inc., USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- Y/C adapter
- Y/C adapter for the Video Toaster or Flyer systems
- Faroudja Laboratories' TDDA
- two dimensional digital adaptive comb filter
- removes unwanted video artifacting by comparing each pixel in front, on top and behind
- far superior to any other comb filter - they compare video information line by line instead of pixel by pixel
- black level improvement for better colour saturation and vivid colours
- reduces dot crawl and cross luminance to an absolute minimum
- delivers more than 450 lines of resolution versus the 275 to 325 lines in composite mode
- four parallel inputs to the Toaster with two Y/C program outputs (6× mini-DIN)
front side
Company Y/C Plus Inc., USA | Date 1996 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface ISA |
- Video Toaster calibrator
- helps eliminating "Toaster Not Responding", "Toaster Will Not Genlock" or "Toaster Will Not Auto Hue" error messages
- calibrates Video Toaster's onboard crystal oscillator
- connects to the Video Toaster JP6 connector by a ribbon cable
- checks the computer's power supply - displays proper +12V, -12V, +5V, -5V voltages with easy to view LED's
- the card is designed to be installed, perform the necessary procedures and then be removed, so a permanent card slot is not required
front side
Company Zydec, UK | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot, Gary socket |
- up to 1.5 MB RAM - gives 2 MB total
- twelve 256k×4 DIPs or sockets
- 0, 0.5, 1 or 1.5 MB configurations
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- an adapter board connects to the Gary socket
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
- requires Kickstart 1.3
Company Zydec, UK | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- AmRAM-16: sixteen 256k×1 DIPs
- AmRAM-X: four 256k×4 DIPs
- AmRAM-Z: four 256k×4 ZIPs
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
- connects to the trapdoor slot
front side
Company Zydec, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga A500+ | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB RAM
- eight 256k×4 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- disable switch
Company Zydec, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB RAM
- eight 256k×4 DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
front side
back side