Amiga Hardware DatabaseCompany DKB, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- Kickstart switcher
- eliminates the need for disk-based Kickstart and so makes the A1000 boot faster
- two sockets allow both 1.3 and 2.0 ROMs installed at once
- can switch between ROMs using the keyboard without shutting off the computer
- if only one ROM is installed, the A1000 can be switched back to disk-based operation for pre-1.3 software compatibility
- connects to the 68000 socket
- installation involves the replacement of a soldered PAL chip (6J on the daughterboard)
- does not allow using the freed up 256 kB Kickstart RAM - the larger Kickstart 2.0 uses that address space
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