Amiga Hardware DatabaseSearch Result
54 expansions found
Company Starpoint Software, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 256 kB Chip RAM expansion
- eight 64k×4 DIPs
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
- designed by Bryce Nesbitt
- both sides of the circuit board are full of funny writings and drawings:
- "this side down" (an arrow points to the right)
- "Hi Matt!"
- "I'm schizophrenic and so am I"
- "Hello hackers"
- "Kilroy was here"
- "Humpty Dumpty was pushed!"
- "Harriet Merchanice Inc"
- "Hare Krsna..."
- "electrons go this way ->"
- "<- electron flow"
- "today's winning lottery number: Pi"
- "wanted: Russian secrets, inquire within"
- a footprint of a dog
front side
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
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1986-08
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1987-02
Company ASDG, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000A2000, A3000, A4000 | - - | Interface Zorro IZorro II | Autoconfig ID 1023 / 2 |
- 64 DIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts DIPs in groups of 16 giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB RAM
- AutoConfig does not support 6 MB configurations, so it is represented as two cards (2 + 4 MB)
- uses 1M×1 (411000) DIPs
- no waitstates
- memory autoconfig
- recoverable RAM disk (rrd.device)
- the Zorro I version (8M) fits into any Zorro I expansion chassis, such as ASDG's Mini-Rack
- the Zorro II version (8MI) was licensed to Progressive Peripherals
front side
back side
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1987-03
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1988-12
Company Phoenix Microtechnologies, Australia | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- FastRAM expansion
- supports 0.5, 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
- memory autoconfiguration
- autoconfiguration disable switch
- connects to the side expansion port
- versions for A500 and A1000 differ in case and passthrough option, passthrough connector is only featured in the A1000 version
- battery backed realtime clock
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 3-State, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A1000 |
- expands the A1000 with 512 kB Fast RAM
- four 256k×4 DIPs
- can be installed into A1000 PAL models only
- connects into the sockets of six motherboard chips at location U1G, U1H, U2G, U2H, U3G, U4G
- installing requires soldering
- disable switch
Advert (DE)
1989-10
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1990-05
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1990-06
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1990-07
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1990-08
Company Commodore, USA | Date 1985 | Amiga A1000 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 256 kB Chip RAM expansion
- eight 64k×4 DIPs
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
without shield, front side
without shield, back side
with shield, front side
with shield, back side
Company Roßmöller, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- 16 DIP sockets accept 2 or 8 MB RAM
- supports 1M×1 (511000) or 4M×1 (514000) DIPs
- all sockets have to be occupied
- connects to the 68000 socket - the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- jumper settings
- pin 1 is closest to the RAM chips
1-2
OFF
OFF
ON
ON3-4
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
- 2 MB
- 0 MB
- 4 MB
- 8 MB
front side
front side
back side
back side
- A8MB1000.pdf
user manual (english/german)
270 kB - A8MB1000-german.pdf
user manual (german)
85 kB
- A8MB1000.dms
install disk
25 kB
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1990-05
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1990-07
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1990-09
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1991-03
Company Access Associates, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 1012 / 0,1 |
- 16 DIP sockets for 512 kB or 2 MB RAM
- takes 256k×1 or 1M×1 DIPs
- upgrading to 2 MB requires two PALs to be replaced (both are socketed)
- autoconfigures itself under Kickstart 1.2 or above, requires software under Kickstart 1.1
- zero wait states
- connects to the side expansion port
- no passthrough connector
Advert (US)
1986-06
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1986-11
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1987-07
Company Vertex Associates | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- RAM Expansion
- 2 MB Fast RAM expansion
- two sandwich boards, each with 32 256K×1 chips soldered to the board
- plugs into side expansion port
- no passthrough port
- disable switch
- battery backed realtime clock
Case, front side
Board, front side
Board, back side
Case, back side
Company CardCo / C-Ltd., USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 1004 / 245 |
- 32 DIP sockets for 1 MB RAM
- 256k×1, 150 ns DIPs
- the memory is autoconfigured under KickStart 1.2
- Intel C8208 DRAM controller
- all components are socketed
- connects to the side expansion port
- optional passthrough connector - multiple aMEGA boxes can be connected together
- early versions were buggy and generated too much wait-states, performing slower than Chip RAM - cutting a trace and soldering a wire fixes it
front side
front side
PCB, front side
- aMEGA.dms
install disk
292 kB
Advert (US)
1986-07
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1987-01
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1987-03
Advert (DE)
1987-06
Company Kline-Tronics, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- 32 DIP sockets for 1 MB RAM
- 256k×1 DIPs
- zero waitstates
- the memory is autoconfigured under KickStart 1.2
- all components are socketed
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
front side
Advert (US)
1987-07
Advert (US)
1988-02
Company Power Computing, UK | Amiga A1000, A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 34951 / 0 |
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 1M×4 ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four, giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- memory autoconfiguration
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
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 Comspec Communications, Canada | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 1006 / 1 |
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets for 1 MB (AX1000) or 2 MB (AX2000) RAM
- accepts 256 kB SIMMs in groups of four
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector - multiple AX2000s can be connected together
front side
Advert (US)
1986-05
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1986-07
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1986-09
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1986-11
Advert AX-2000 (US)
1987-01
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1987-05
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 Combitec, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 49160 / |
- hard disk adapter
- adapter for the Combitec HD 20 or HD 40 external hard disk unit
- HD 20 contains an OMTI 5528 controller card and the ST-506 hard disk
- D-RAM 1000 contains the autoboot ROM
- the two units are connected through DB25 connectors
- hard disk disable switch
- memory
- eight SIP sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- supports only 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations, it cannot be set to 6 MB
- accepts 1 MB SIPs in groups of two, 120 ns or faster
- no waitstates
- memory disable switch
Exterior, rear side
Case opened, rear side
Advert (DE)
1989-07
Company Expansion Systems, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A1000, A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 8290 / 2 |
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 256 kB and 1 MB SIMMs
- possible configurations are 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB
- SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
- A500 version connects to side expansion port
front side
front side
- DataFlyerRAM.pdf
User Manual
4.4 MB
Company Alphatron | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- 32 DIP sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
- completely autoconfiguring
- battery backed up clock
- plugs into the 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- has problems with Sidecar or Harddisk installed at the side expansion port
front side
front side
back side
Advert (DE)
1988-06
Company Alcomp, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II |
- EPROM reader
- supports 27512 EPROMs (64 kB capacity)
- two sockets can be occupied by 32256 static RAMs (buffered by battery)
- A500 / A1000 version:
- 16 sockets accept 1 MB
- can be expanded with 16 more sockets for 2 MB capacity
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- Zorro II version:
- 32 sockets accept 2 MB
- the start of the address range can be set by two DIP switches to avoid conflicts with other cards - 0x400000, 0x600000 or 0x800000
- can be used as a physical drive - supports up to 8 partitions
- autoboots with Kickstart 1.3
- the boot partition can be selected in the boot menu, which can reached by pressing the left or right mouse button (depending on revision) during startup
- can be used as Kickstart disk for the A1000
- cannot burn EPROMs, only read (seperate EPROM burner needed)
front side
back side
- Alcomp_Tools-16.dms
tool disk
Modulgenerator v1.23, A500-Eprommer v1.6, A2000-Eprommer v1.3
example programs
422 kB
Advert (DE)
1989-04
Advert (DE)
1989-08
Advert (DE)
1989-11
Advert (DE)
1989-11
Advert (DE)
1990-05
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 FutureVision, Germany | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- 32 DIP sockets for 1, 2 or 4 MB RAM
- accepts 256k×1 or 1M×1 DIPs, 120 ns or faster
- connects to the 68000 socket - the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- battery-backed realtime clock
- card can be upgraded from 1 to 2 or 4 MB by performing extensive changes on the board:
- cut 42 tracks and solder in 5 wire connections
- connect a) Pin 19 and Pin 20 of all RAM ICs, b) IC53 pin 48 with IC48 ppin 5 and c) IC47 pin 14 with J4
- setting jumper J1, J3 and J4
- for 2 MB, only even numbered sockets are populated
front side
back side
- FutureVision4M.pdf
Bedienungsanleitung (german manual)
6.1 MB - FutureVision4M_Schematic.pdf
Schematics
68 kB
- FutureVision.dms
tool disk
contains tools readclock, setclock, addmem, ramtest
334 kB
Company Byte by Byte, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface Zorro I |
- an optional memory card for the PAL & PAL Jr expansion boxes
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- does not conflict with the onboard 1 MB RAM
- accepts 256 kB or 1 MB SIMMs in pairs
- supported configurations are 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 4 or 8 MB
- autoconfiguring
Company Gigatron, Germany | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- accepts up to 2 MB RAM - only 1.8 MB can be used
- battery backed up clock
- plugs into the 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- an adaptor board fits into the Agnus socket
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch
Advert (DE)
1987-10
Advert (DE)
1988-04
Company Kupke, Germany | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 221 / 0 |
- memory expansion
- two RAM daughterboards
- 1987:
- 1 MB per board (2 MB total)
- 32 DIP sockets per board
- takes 1×256k DIPs
- 1988:
- 2 MB per board (4 MB total)
- 16 DIP sockets per board
- takes 4×256k DIPs
- connects to the side expansion port, has passthrough
- disable switch
Exterior, front side
Case opened, left side
Case opened, left side
Case opened, left side
- Golem_RAM_Box_1000.pdf
Bedienungsanleitung / german user manual
278 kB
Advert (DE)
1992-02
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1992-04
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1987-06
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1987-08
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1988-03
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1988-10
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1989-04
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1989-12
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1990-01
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1990-01
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1990-11
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1991-05
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1991-05
Company Spirit Technology, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket | Autoconfig ID 2034 / 1 |
- FastRAM expansion
- 48 DIP sockets accept up to 1.5 MB RAM
- supports 256k×1 DIPs, 120 - 150 ns
- accepts DIPs in groups of 16 giving 0.5, 1 or 1.5 MB configurations
- banks have to be filled beginning from bank 0
- connects into the 68000 socket
- the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- battery backed-up clock
- two clips have to be connected to the DPALEN (A1000 NTSC version) resp. PALEN (international version) PAL chip to provide the OVR* and *XRDY signals to the expansion
- does not really autoconfig its memory - it recognizes the installed amount, but places the memory outside of the autoconfig space
- Jumper Settings
- JP1-JP3 OFF: 1.5 MB with Autoconfig (banks 012)
- JP1-JP2 OFF, JP3 ON: 1.0 MB with Autoconfig (banks 01)
- JP1 OFF, JP2-JP3 ON: 0.5 MB with Autoconfig (bank 0)
- JP1-JP3 ON: no Autoconfig (memory has to be added with AddMem)
front side
front side
- Inboard1000.pdf
installation instructions (PDF)
8.5 MB - Inboard1000.txt
installation instructions (text format)
28 kB - Inboard1000_Diagrams.pdf
diagram sheet
1989 kB
- Inboard1000-20.dms
install disk v2.0
357 kB - Inboard1000-10.dms
install disk v1.0 including manual
242 kB - spiritinsider.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk
311 kB
Advert (US)
1987-04
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1987-11
Advert (AU)
1988-01
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1988-03
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1988-05
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1988-06
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1988-11
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1989-05
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1990-03
Company DKB, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- 32 DIP sockets for 1 MB RAM
- 256k×1 DIPs
- autoconfigures under Kickstart 1.2, requires AddMem under Kickstart 1.1
- the starting memory address is DIP switch selectable to one of nine address blocks
- the memory can be disabled / enabled by software
- battery backed up clock
- connects to the 68000 socket
- two or four (depending on revision) jumper wires have to be connected to the motherboard
- can be installed together with the DKB KwikStart - Insider has to be on the top of the KwikStart
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Advert (US)
1987-03
Company DKB, USA | Date 1989 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- Internal FastRAM Expansion
- twelve DIP sockets accept 1.5 MB RAM
- supports 256k×4 DIPs only
- accepts DIPs in groups of four giving 0.5, 1, 1.5 MB configurations
- battery backed up clock
- connects to the 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- compatible with the DKB KwikStart II and ICD AdSpeed boards
- NTSC A1000s: a clip has to attached to pin 14 of the chip at location P6 on the daughterboard
- PAL A1000s: due to space constraints the clip doesn't fit, so it has to be cut off and the wire has to be soldered to pin 7 of the chip at location U4S on the motherboard
- RAM banks have to be occupied starting from bank 1 (the bank toward the 68000)
- DIP Switch Settings
| Switch | Setting | Description |
| 1 | OFF | Reserved |
| 2 | ON | Autoconfig ($C00000) |
| OFF | No Autoconfig ($800000) | |
| 3 & 4 | OFF & OFF | no memory installed |
| ON & OFF | bank 1 occupied (512K) | |
| OFF & ON | bank and 2 occupied (1 MB) | |
| ON & ON | all banks occupied (1.5 MB) |
front side
back side
- InsiderII.dms
Tool disk
19 kB
Advert (US)
1990-12
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1991-04
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1991-07
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1992-01
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1992-12
Company Cardinal Software, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- FastRAM expansion
- 32 DIP sockets for 512 kB or 1 MB RAM
- takes 256k×1 DIPs, 150ns or faster
- for 512 kB, half of the sockets are populated (8 sockets on the left side of both rows)
- connects to the side expansion port
- compliant with Kickstart 1.1 and 1.2
- beside the RAM chips, only standard chips of the 74HCT series are used
- sold as semi-kit, the purchaser is required to provide and install all ICs
- no memory autoconfiguration, the memory has to be added with AddMem
- other manufacturers produced unofficial versions of the same board layout (e.g. O.M.A. from Italy)
front side
back side
- JumboRAM.pdf
Assembly, Installation and Operating Instructions
2.3 MB
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1987-02
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1987-06
Company Microbotics, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 256 kB Chip RAM expansion
- eight 64k×4 DIPs
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
Company Progressive Peripherals & Software, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- No description available.
Advert (US)
1987-03
Company Top-Secret, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- with two DIP daughterboards
- 64 DIP sockets (32 per board) for 2 MB RAM
- 256k×1 DIPs
- with Megabit DIP daughterboard
- 16 DIP sockets for up to 2 MB RAM
- 256k×4 DIPs
- 512 kB or 2 MB configuration selectable by switch
- with ZIP daughterboard
- 16 ZIP sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- 1M×4 ZIPs
- 2 or 8 MB configuration selectable by switch
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- disable switch
front side
front side
Company Analog Precision, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- RAM expansion
- adds 1 or 2 MB FastRAM
- mainboard carries 1 MB, the optional RAM daughterboard an additional megabyte (32 chips each)
- expansion utilizes 256K×1 DIP chips
- connects to side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- integrated power supply
- multi-color status LED
- jumper to select 1 or 2 MB RAM
Exterior, front side
Exterior, right side
Case opened (with Daughterboard), top side
Exterior, left side
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 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
front side
front side
front side
A1000 version, front side
A1000 version, inside side
Advert (US)
1987-09
Advert (US)
1988-01
Company Memory and Storage Technology, Australia | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- sixteen DIP sockets for up to 2 MB RAM
- accepts 256k×4 DIPs in groups of four
- possible configurations are 0.5, 1 or 2 MB
- zero wait states
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- autoconfigure LED
- disable switch
Case opened, front side
Advert (US)
1991-09
Company Cabletronic, Italy | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- RAM Expansion
- 2 MB Fast RAM expansion
- power and RAM access LEDs
- plugs into side expansion port
- no passthrough port
top side
bottom side
- ESP329.pdf
User Manual
150 kB
Company Tröps Computertechnik, Germany | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- 512 kB RAM
- sixteen 256k×1, socketed RAM chips
- can be used with SRAM or EPROM chips
- connects to the A1000 side expansion port - an adaptor was available to attach it to the A500 side expansion port
- the MTR-512 was also available in kit form (empty PCB)
- passthrough connector
Advert (DE)
1987-06
Advert (DE)
1987-08
Advert (DE)
1987-12
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- eight 30 pin SIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB SIPs and supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
- connects to the side expansion port
- disable switch
- integrated hard disk logic
- all ICs are socketed
Advert (DE)
1990-12
Company Nikol & Company, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 256 kB Chip RAM expansion
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
Advert (US)
1986-05
Company Georg Braun, Germany | Date 2005 | Amiga A1000 | Autoconfig ID 5012 / 21 |
- 4 MB 16 bit SRAM for the Phoenix A1000 motherboard
- autoconfigs into the 24 bit address space
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
- can be put into the case and electrostatic shield of the Commodore A1050
- Phoenix_RAM.zip
Georg Braun
schematics, board layout, CPLD JEDEC file
93 kB
Company Phoenix Microtechnologies, Australia | Date 1991 | Amiga A1000 |
- 8 MB RAM for the Phoenix A1000 motherboard
- 16 ZIP sockets
- takes 1M×4 ZIPs
- connects into the 96 pin DIN connector
front side
back side
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
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1986-11
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1987-01
Company Proton Microelectronics, Australia | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- RAM expansion
- adds 1 MB FastRAM to the system
- 32 256K×1 DIP chips, soldered to the board
- connects to side expansion port
- passthrough connector
front side
back side
Advert (AU)
1988-01
Company Technisoft, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- 2 MB RAM
- 64 256k×1 ZIPs soldered onto the board
- 3 expansion headers for the 2 MB upgrade modules
- each module holds 64 soldered ZIPs
- supported configurations are 2, 4 or 8 MB total
- no waitstates
- internal power supply
- sits on top of the A1000
Advert (US)
1986-09
Advert (US)
1986-11
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1987-03
Company Amiga Hardware Tuning, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portZorro II | Autoconfig ID 19796 / 42 |
- sixteen sockets accept up to 1 MB EPROM or SRAM
- supports 27C512 EPROMs (64 kB capacity)
- supports static RAM, backed up by battery
- autoboot, requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- A500 and A1000 versions:
- side expansion port to Zorro II adapter
- there's no case, the Zorro II card is mounted vertically
- the adapter has passthrough connector
Company C.A.S., Germany | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 768 kB RAM expansion - expands the A1000 to 512 kB Chip RAM and 512 kB ranger RAM (slow Fast RAM)
- 24 64k×4, 120 ns DIPs
- supplied with a special Kickstart disk (Kickstart 1.2+) which enables the additional 512 kB
- the additional 512 kB can be disabled at any soft reset by pressing the left mouse button
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
- the A1000 front slot lacks the required amount of signals for addressing 768 kB so 12 wires and four ICs have to be soldered into the A1000
- made of two circuit boards like a sandwich - does not fit under the original front slot cover
- the supplied replacement face plate protrudes 1.5 cm to the front and also a bit downward so the keyboard cannot be pushed under the Amiga - raising the A1000 a bit helps
Advert (DE)
1987-10
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 Combitec, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 49160 / 42,43 |
- a HD 20 A hard disk adapter with additional static memory daughterboard(s)
- S-RAM 500
- 512 kB static RAM
- 32k×8 DIPs in 16 sockets on a daughterboard
- S-RAM 1M
- 1 MB static RAM
- 32k×8 DIPs in 32 sockets on two daughterboards
- can be used as Fast RAM expansion or reset resistant RAM disk
- the RAM disk needs a mountlist entry (512 kB: 30 tracks, 32 sectors)
- keeps content over months
- hard disk and memory disable switches
- connects to the side expansion port, has passthrough connector
- optional external power supply
Exterior, top side
Case open with two SRAM daughterboards, front side
Case open with one SRAM daughterboard, front side
Case open with HD-20A baseboard, front side
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1988-10
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1988-10
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1988-11
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1988-12
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1989-05
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1989-07
Company Side Effects, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- 2 MB RAM
- 64 256k×1 ZIPs soldered onto the board
- zero waitstates
- autoconfig
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- the unit is basically a two slot Zorro I chassis with a RAM card in it
- the second slot is free but the lack of power supply makes it impractical
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1986-09
Company Aminetics, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- No description available.
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1987-04
Company Microbotics, USA | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 1010 / 0 |
- memory
- 512 kB, 1 or 2 MB zero-wait state RAM
- 32 256k×1, 150 ns DIPs for 1 MB RAM (on "Main Deck")
- optional "Upper Deck" module with 32 DIPs for the other 1 MB
- both decks have four sockets for parity chips which can be utilized with the Multifunction module
- two StarBoards can be connected together for 4 MB RAM total
- optional Multifunction module
- 68881 @ 14 MHz
- StickyDisk - rebootable ram disk with hardware write protection
- allows parity checking of memory in the host StarBoard when extra parity RAM is installed - if a parity error is detected, the Amiga crashes with a GURU message
- battery backed up clock
- optional SCSI controller - StarDrive
- AMD 5380 controller IC
- pseudo-DMA
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- battery backed up clock
- notes
- one StarBoard can hold either a Multifunction or a SCSI module, as they connect to the same headers
- connects to the A1000 side expansion port
- removing the StarBoard's case, it can be installed in the A2000 using the SB2000 Zorro II adaptor card
- passthrough connector
MultiFunction module, front side
MultiFunction module, back side
front side
back side
Upper Deck, front side
Upper Deck, back side
StarDrive module, front side
StarDrive module, back side
- Starboard2.pdf
user manual
2.3 MB - Starboard2_SB2000.pdf
user manual for SB2000 Zorro Adaptor
359 kB
- 8Up_StarBoard2.dms
Memory Test disk v3.11
296 kB
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1986-11
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1987-05
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1987-09
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1988-02
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1989-06
Company Spirit Technology, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2034 / 6 |
- an expansion chassis containing a standard Spirit OctaByte Zorro II card
- 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
- connects to the side expansion port
- external power supply
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1990-03
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1991-04
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
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1990-06
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1991-06