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11 expansions found
AlfaPower
Company
Alfa Data / BSC, Taiwan
Date
1992
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2092 / 6,8
    IDE controller
  • uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
  • RDB compatible
  • 40 and 44 pin internal IDE headers
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • uses the same autoboot ROMs as the BSC AT-Bus 508 / 2008
  • can use the same partitioning software as the AT-Bus series (HDInstTools)
    memory
  • sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
  • supports either static column or page mode ZIPs
  • accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
  • RAM and HD can be disabled by switches on the top of the case
  • connector for the optional external power supply, though it can use power from the A500
Photos
Alfa Data / BSC AlfaPower - front side
front side
Alfa Data / BSC AlfaPower - back side
back side
Manual
  • BSC-HD.pdf
    Controller Hardware and Software Installation Manual (english/german)
    443 kB
Driver / Installation Disk
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1993-04

AlfaPower Plus
Company
Alfa Data / BSC, Taiwan
Date
1993
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2092 / 6,8,38
    IDE controller
  • uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
  • RDB compatible
  • 40 and 44 pin internal IDE headers
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • uses the same autoboot ROMs as the BSC AT-Bus 508 / 2008
  • can use the same partitioning software as the AT-Bus series (HDInstTools)
    memory
  • two SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
  • supports 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
  • RAM and HD can be disabled by switch on the back of the case
  • connector for the optional external power supply, though it can use power from the A500
Driver / Installation Disk

AlfaRam RA2-8M
Company
Alfa Data, Taiwan
Date
1993
Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000
Interface
Zorro II
Autoconfig ID
2092 / 8
  • sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
  • supports 1M×4 ZIPs
  • accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
  • disable jumper
  • half length card
Photos
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA2-8M - front side
front side
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA2-8M - back side
back side
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1992-06

Advert (US)
1992-08

AlfaRam RA5-2M
Company
Alfa Data, Taiwan
Date
1991
Amiga
A500
Interface
trapdoor slot, Gary socket
  • 16 DIP sockets accept up to 2 MB RAM
  • accepts 256k×4, 100 ns or faster DIPs in groups of four
  • 1 MB can be set either as Chip or Fast RAM
  • the main board connects to the trapdoor slot
  • an adaptor board connects to Gary's socket
  • battery backed up clock
Photos
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-2M - front side
front side
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-2M - back side
back side
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1991-12

Advert (US)
1992-06

AlfaRam RA5-4M
Company
Alfa Data, Taiwan
Date
1991
Amiga
A500
Interface
trapdoor slot, Gary socket
  • 32 DIP sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
  • accepts 256k×4, 100 ns or faster DIPs in groups of four giving 0.5 to 4 MB configurations in 512kB increments
  • the main board connects to the trapdoor slot
  • an adaptor board connects to Gary's socket
  • battery backed up clock
  • disable switch, connected to jumper JP2 on the board
Manual

AlfaRam RA5-512K
Company
Alfa Data, Taiwan
Amiga
A500
Interface
trapdoor slot
  • 512 kB RAM
  • four socketed 256k×4, 120 ns DIPs
  • connects to the trapdoor slot
  • battery backed up clock
  • disable jumper
Photos
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-512K - front side
front side
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-512K - back side
back side
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1991-12

AlfaRam RA5-512K+ / RA5-1M+
Company
Alfa Data, Taiwan
Date
1992
Amiga
A500, A500+
Interface
trapdoor slot
    RA5-512K+ for the A500
  • 512 kB RAM
  • four socketed 256k×4 DIPs
  • battery backed up clock
    RA5-1M+ for the A500+
  • 1 MB RAM
  • eight socketed 256k×4 DIPs
  • both cards use the same PCB
  • connects to the trapdoor slot
  • disable jumper
Photos
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-512K+ / RA5-1M+ - front side
front side
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-512K+ / RA5-1M+ - back side
back side

AlfaRam RA5-8M
Company
Alfa Data, Taiwan
Date
1993
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2076 / 24
  • sixteen ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
  • supports 1M×4 ZIPs, 100 ns or faster
  • accepts ZIPs in groups of four, giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
  • memory autoconfiguration
  • disable switch on top of the case
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • passthrough connector
  • incompatible with the A570 CD-ROM drive connected to the passthrough connector - disabling the AlfaRAM's memory gets the A570 to work
Photos
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-8M - front side
front side
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-8M - Case opened top side
Case opened, top side
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-8M - Case top side
Case, top side
Alfa Data AlfaRam RA5-8M - back side
back side
Driver / Installation Disk

AlfaRam RA6-1M
Company
Alfa Data, Taiwan
Date
1993
Amiga
A600
Interface
trapdoor slot
  • 1 MB Chip RAM
  • eight 256k×4 DIPs
  • fits into the trapdoor slot
  • battery backed-up clock
  • disable jumper

AlfaScan / AlfaScan-Plus
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
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1991-12

Advert (US)
1992-12

Advert (US)
1993-02

Advert (US)
1993-04

Memory Master 1200 / AlfaRam 1200
Company
BSC / Alfa Data, Germany
Date
1993
Amiga
A1200
Interface
trapdoor slot
Autoconfig ID
2092 / 7
    Memory Expansion
  • 1 MB RAM soldered to the back of the card (can be disabled with a jumper)
  • 16 ZIP socket for up to 8 MB RAM
  • accepts 1M×4, Static Column or Page Mode, 80 ns or faster ZIPs in groups of eight
  • possible configurations are 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9 MB RAM
  • with 8 or 9 MB RAM installed, the memory address space can be set either continuous or PCMCIA compatible
  • for 4 MB, ZIPs have to be installed in U3x sockets
  • optional PLCC FPU, can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz)
  • battery backed up real time clock
  • disable jumper
  • test mode jumper (prevents the RAM to be used by the OS - for RAM testing purposes)
    jumper settings
    JumperConfigurationSetting
    J1Real-Time ClockUP - RTC deactivated, DOWN - RTC active
    J2PCMCIAUP - PCMCIA usable, DOWN - PCMCIA not usable
    J3Deactivate RAMUP - RAM activated, DOWN - RAM deactivated
    J41 MB RAM SettingUP - 1MB RAM activated, DOWN - deactivated
    J5RAM SizeUP - 4MB RAM installed, DOWN - 8MB RAM installed
    J6RAM Test ModeUP - Test Mode activated, DOWN - normal operation
    J7FPULEFT - asynchronous operation (FPU installed), RIGHT - synchronous operation
Photos
BSC / Alfa Data Memory Master 1200 / AlfaRam 1200 - front side
front side
BSC / Alfa Data Memory Master 1200 / AlfaRam 1200 - back side
back side
Manual