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Company
Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany
Date
1993
Amiga
A1200
Interface
trapdoor slot
Autoconfig ID
8512 / 6
  • 4 MB 80 ns RAM on board (eight DIP chips)
  • expandable to 8 MB with the Add-4 Board via the 62 pin expansion port
  • optional PLCC FPU, 68881 / 68882 @ 14, 20 - 40 MHz
    • without an oscillator the FPU can run only at 14 MHz
    • with a suitable oscillator installed, it can run between 20 and 40 MHz
  • battery backed up clock - it was optional on earlier revisions
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1200 / 4 - Board with clock  front side
Board with clock, front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1200 / 4 - Board without clock  front side
Board without clock, front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1200 / 4 - Board without clock  back side
Board without clock, back side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1200 / 4 - Board with clock  front side
Board with clock, front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1200 / 4 - Board with clock  back side
Board with clock, back side

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1993-04

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1993-06

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1993-10

Company
Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany
Date
1994
Amiga
A1200
Interface
trapdoor slot
Autoconfig ID
8512 / 6,12
    processor
  • 68EC020 @ 28 MHz QFP
  • optional PLCC FPU, 68881 @ 14 MHz - 68882 @ 40 MHz
    memory
  • 4 MB 70 ns RAM on board (eight DIP chips)
  • expandable to 8 MB with special Add-4 Board
    notes
  • disable switch
  • battery backed up clock
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1220 / 4 -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1220 / 4 -  back side
back side

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1994-05

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1995-04

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1995-08

Company
Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany
Date
1993
Amiga
A1200
Interface
trapdoor slot
Autoconfig ID
8512 / 11,13
    processor
  • 68EC030 @ 40 MHz, QFP
  • optional FPU, PLCC and PGA sockets - can be clocked synchronously or asynchronously with the 68030 up to 50 MHz
    memory
  • two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
  • supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs
  • hardware maprom - no need for MMU
    notes
  • optional Fast SCSI 2 controller (FAS216) with DB25 external connector, supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
  • battery backed up clock
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 -  back side
back side

Advert (DE)
1993-10

Company
Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany
Date
1994
Amiga
A1200
Interface
trapdoor slot
Autoconfig ID
8512 / 11,13
    processor
  • 68EC030 @ 40 MHz or 68030 @ 50 MHz PGA
  • optional FPU, PLCC and PGA sockets - can be clocked synchronously or asynchronously with the 68030 up to 50 MHz
    memory
  • two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
  • supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs
  • hardware maprom - no need for MMU
    notes
  • optional Fast SCSI 2 controller (FAS216) with DB25 external connector, supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
  • battery backed up clock
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 II -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 II -  back side
back side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 II - Blizzard SCSI Kit II  front side
Blizzard SCSI Kit II, front side

Advert (DE)
1994-05

Company
Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany
Date
1995
Amiga
A1200
Interface
trapdoor slot
Autoconfig ID
8512 / 11,13
    processor
  • 68EC030 @ 40 MHz or 68030 @ 50 MHz PGA
  • optional 68882 @ 25 / 33 / 50 MHz PGA
    memory
  • one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 32 MB RAM
  • hardware maprom
    notes
  • optional Fast SCSI 2 controller (Photo)
  • battery backed up clock
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 III -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 III -  back side
back side

Advert (DE)
1995-04

Company
Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany
Date
1995
Amiga
A1200
Interface
trapdoor slot
Autoconfig ID
8512 / 17
    processor
  • 68030 @ 50 MHz PGA
  • optional 68882 @ 50 MHz PGA
    memory
  • one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 128 MB, 60-70 ns RAM
  • maprom selectable by jumper
  • automatic RAM size detection
    optional Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller (Photo)
  • 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
    notes
  • can be disabled with a simple keystroke
  • battery backed up clock
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 IV -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 IV -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1230 IV -  back side
back side

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1995-08

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1996-05

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1996-09

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 (Photo)
  • 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
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1240 ERC & 1260 -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1240 ERC & 1260 -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1240 ERC & 1260 -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 1240 ERC & 1260 -  back side
back side

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1995-08

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1996-05

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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
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 2040 ERC & 2060 -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 2040 ERC & 2060 -  back side
back side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 2040 ERC & 2060 -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 2040 ERC & 2060 -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 2040 ERC & 2060 -  back side
back side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 2040 ERC & 2060 -  back side
back side

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1995-08

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1996-05

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1996-09

Company
Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany
Date
1995
Amiga
A3000, A4000
Interface
CPU slot
    processor
  • 68030 @ 40 / 50 MHz PGA
  • optional PGA FPU up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
    notes
  • no memory option - but it has faster motherboard RAM access than that of the A3640
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 4030 -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard 4030 -  back side
back side

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1994-05

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1995-04

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
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard CDTV -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard CDTV -  back 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
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard PPC / 603e & 603e Plus -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard PPC / 603e & 603e Plus -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard PPC / 603e & 603e Plus -  back side
back side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard PPC / 603e & 603e Plus -  back side
back side

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
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard SCSI Kit III -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard SCSI Kit III -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard SCSI Kit III -  back side
back side

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
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard SCSI Kit IV - with cable front side
with cable, front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard SCSI Kit IV -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard SCSI Kit IV -  back side
back side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard SCSI Kit IV -  front side
front side

Company
Phase 5 Digital Products, Germany
Date
1992
Amiga
A500, A2000
Interface
68000 socket
Autoconfig ID
8512 / 1,2
    processor
  • 68000 @ 14 MHz
    memory
  • sixteen DIP sockets accept 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 8 MB RAM
  • supports 256k×4 or 1M×4, 100 ns DIPs
  • accepts DIPs in groups of four
  • DIP sizes can be mixed
    Shadow RAM
  • optional 512 kB SRAM for Kickstart remapping
  • four DIP sockets for 256k×4 chips
    notes
  • connects to the 68000's socket
  • software switchable 7 MHz fallback mode
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard Turbo Memory -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard Turbo Memory -  front side
front side
Phase 5 Digital Products Blizzard Turbo Memory -  back side
back side

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1992-10

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1993-04

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1993-06

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 Digital Products BlizzardVision PPC - Phase 5 BlizzardVision PPC  front side
Phase 5 BlizzardVision PPC, front side
Phase 5 Digital Products BlizzardVision PPC - DCE BlizzardVision PPC  front side
DCE BlizzardVision PPC, front side
Phase 5 Digital Products BlizzardVision PPC - DCE BlizzardVision PPC  back side
DCE BlizzardVision PPC, back side
Phase 5 Digital Products BlizzardVision PPC - Phase 5 BlizzardVision PPC  back side
Phase 5 BlizzardVision PPC, back side
  • BVisionPPC.pdf
    user manual (english translation by Richard Donoghue)
    374 kB