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20 expansions found
Manufacturer Comspec Communications, Canada | Date 1990 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- Kickstart switcher
- eliminates the need for disk-based Kickstart
- two sockets allow both 1.3 and 2.0 ROMs installed at once
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- allows using the freed up 256 kB Kickstart RAM as system RAM
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Manufacturer 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
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1995-02
Manufacturer 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
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Manufacturer 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
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1987-06
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1988-03
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1988-10
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1989-04
Manufacturer 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_Box.pdf
box front/back side
529 kB - KickstartEliminator_Manual.pdf
instruction manual
4.0 MB - KickstartEliminator_Note.pdf
technical note
214 kB
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1987-03
Manufacturer 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)
Manufacturer 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
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1989-04
Manufacturer Cabletronic, Italy | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A2000 | 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
- a wire has to be connected to pin 8 of odd 8520 CIA chip
- DIP switches select the Kickstart the Amiga starts with - by holding the left mouse button, the other ROM can selected for startup
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- Cabletronic_KS102W104W.pdf
User Manual (italian)
1065 kB
Manufacturer DKB, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A1000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- Kickstart switcher
- eliminates the need for disk-based Kickstart and so makes the A1000 boot faster
- one socket with Kickstart 1.2 or 1.3 installed
- can be switched back to Kickstart disk based operation with a jumper for pre-1.3 software compatibility
- pressing Control Amiga Amiga for more than three seconds will also revert to disk based Kickstart
- frees up the 256 kB Kickstart RAM
- connects to the 68000 socket
- the PAL at location 6J of the WCS daughterboard has to be replaced with the supplied PAL
- can be installed together with the DKB Insider - KwikStart has to be at the bottom, Insider on top of it
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1990-12
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1991-04
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1991-07
Manufacturer 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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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
Manufacturer Mainhattan Data, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Kickstart socket |
- Kickstart Switcher
- expansion switches between a RAM-stored Kickstart and the Kickstart in ROM
- 512 kB RAM allows storing a Kickstart ≥v2.0
- 4 SRAM sockets
- compatible with 128K × 8 bit SRAM chips
- expansion plugs into Kickstart ROM socket, the ROM chip is installed on the board
- an additional adapter socket has to be connected to CPU socket, the CPU is replaced onto the adapter
- expansion features a battery to maintain the RAM content
- selector switch to select either of the two Kickstarts, and enable the write mode
- delivered with True-Kick software, needed to write the Kickstart image
- Connector Pinout
| Pin | Connection |
| 1 | 68000 CPU - Pin 9 |
| 2 | 68000 CPU - Pin 6 |
| 3 | 68000 CPU - Pin 46 |
| 4 | 68000 CPU - Pin 48 |
| 5 | 68000 CPU - Pin 50 |
| 6 | 68000 CPU - Pin 51 |
| 7 | 68000 CPU - Pin 52 |
| 8 | not used |
| 9 | Switch SPDT ON |
| 10 | Switch SPDT 0 |
| 11 | Switch SPDT ON |
| 12 | Switch SPDT 0 |
| 13 | not used |
| 14 | not used |
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- Main-Data_Kick2.0-20.dms
True Kick Software v2.0
136 kB
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1991-09
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1992-02
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1992-04
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1993-10
Manufacturer 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 sockets for 27512 EPROMs (= 512 kB in total) with access time ≤ 200 ns (recommended by the manufacturer: ≤ 150 ns)
- three options, depending on the requirements:
- 1. store a 512 kB Kickstart (≥ 2.04) - all 8 EPROM slots occupied
- 2. store a 256 kB Kickstart (Kickstart 1.2 or 1.3) - only 4 EPROMs used
- 3. store two 256 kB Kickstarts (Kickstart 1.2 or 1.3) - all 8 EPROM slots occupied
- external switch to select between Kickstarts
- connects to the Kickstart socket, the original Kickstart chip is placed onto the board
- in the A2000-A, it might be needed to raise the card with 40 pin sockets as it may collide with the MMU slot
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- MegaKick.pdf
Anwenderhandbuch / User Manual (german)
4.3 MB - MegaKick_Software.pdf
Anwenderhandbuch Software / Software User Manual (german)
4.4 MB
Manufacturer 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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Manufacturer Logica, Italy | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Kickstart socket |
- Kickstart Switcher
- allows a simultaneous installation of two Kickstart versions
- one socket for Kickstart 1.3, two sockets for Kickstart 2.0
- connects to the Kickstart ROM socket, the original Kickstart ROM chip is placed onto the board
- a wire has to be connected to pin 8 of the odd CIA chip (CIA-A)
- selection of Kickstart possible by mouse (electronic switch) - by holding left mouse button upon start, Kickstart 2.0 is selected, otherwise Kickstart 1.3
- Jumper Settings
| Jumper | Function | Setting |
| REV | Motherboard Compatibility Jumper | 4-6 - Motherboard Rev. 4.x, 6.x or 8.x 3-5 - Motherboard Rev. 3.x or 5.x |
| J2 / J3 | Startup Configuration | J2 1-2 / J3 2-3: Kickstart 1.3 J2 2-3 / J3 1-2: Kickstart 2.0 |
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- Mousekick.pdf
User Manual (italian)
401 kB
Manufacturer DKB, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Kickstart socket |
- Kickstart switcher
- two sockets for Kickstart 1.2 - 3.1 ROMs - uses standard Amiga Kickstart ROM chips
- can be used with one or two ROMs installed
- switches between ROMs using the keyboard
- the ROM to be used on power up can be selected with a jumper
- a jumper wire has to be attached to pin 41 of Gary
- three variants:
- two 40 pin Kickstart sockets and a 40 pin header - a ribbon cable connects the header with the motherboard Kickstart socket
- three Kickstart sockets - a ribbon cable connects the third socket with the motherboard Kickstart socket
- three Kickstart sockets - the third has long legs on the bottom of the MultiStart which fit directly into the motherboard Kickstart socket
- DKB-ThePeripheralGuide.pdf
DKB Brochure "The Peripheral Guide"
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1990-12
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1991-07
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1992-01
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1992-12
Manufacturer Phoenix Microtechnologies, Australia | Date 1990 | Amiga A1000 | Interface special (see text) | Autoconfig ID 2101 / 34 |
- replacement A1000 motherboard
- replaces the original A1000 motherboard
- includes all ports of the original A1000 motherboard
- adds a Zorro II and a video slot
- Paula, Denise, the CIAs and the 68000 have to be transfered from the old motherboard
- Agnus is not transfered, it is replaced by Fat Agnus
- ECS compatible
- Kickstart 1.3 preinstalled
- can hold four Kickstarts, two of which can be selected with the Kickstart Swap Switch
- two sockets for standard Commodore Kickstart ROMs
- four sockets for a set of up to 4×8 megabit EPROMs
- one socket for a 16 bit wide EPROM (8 megabit)
- internal RS232 serial header (same as on the A2000 motherboard)
- monochrome video output (RCA) instead of the A1000's composite colour output
- PGA FPU socket and oscillator socket
- disk drive swap switch - allows booting from a floppy disk drive other than DF0:
- software switching of the 7.5 kHz audio filter - disabling the filter dramatically improves sound quality
- battery backed up clock
- all chips are socketed
- memory on motherboard
- 16 DIP sockets accept up to 2 MB RAM
- accepts 256k×4 DIPs in groups of four
- possible configurations:
- 512 kB Chip RAM
- 512 kB Chip + 512 kB Fast RAM
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- 1 MB Chip + 1 MB Fast RAM
- 2 MB Chip RAM (requires Super Agnus to be installed)
- optional memory daughterboard (
- 16 ZIP sockets for 8 MB RAM
- takes 1M×4 ZIPs
- connects into the 96 pin DIN connector
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- SCSI controller
- autoboot ROM
- 5380 controller IC
- 50 pin internal SCSI header
- optional DB25 external connector kit
- optional internal hard disk mounting kit
- SCSI-Direct support
- does not support the RDB standard
- on revision I motherboards a hardware interrupt logic is implemented
- allows the SCSI subsystem to work with disconnect/reconnect and diskchange interrupts
- provides better compatibility with SCSI2 hardware and CD-ROMs
- increases performance of non-HD devices
- A-Max driver
- optional genlock clock module
- with a 2 MB ECS Agnus genlocks are not supported without this module
- connects into the oscillator socket of the Phoenix motherboard
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- Phoenix.pdf
user manual (english)
1297 kB - PhoenixGenlockModule.pdf
Genlock Clock Module Installation Instructions (english)
78 kB
- Phoenix-J.dms
support disk, version J
435 kB - Polled-pbscsi.lha
Aminet
replacement SCSI driver (pbscsi.device v7.17)
15 kB
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1991-06
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1991-12
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1992-03
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1992-06
Manufacturer 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
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Manufacturer Rex Datentechnik, Germany | Date 1989 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Kickstart socket |
- Kickstart Switcher
- allows switching between four different Kickstart versions
- Kickstart 1+2: 2 sockets for an original ROM
- Kickstart 3+4: 2 banks for EPROM based Kickstart, each 4 sockets
- supported EPROM type: up to 27512
- rotary switch to select between the Kickstarts
- expansion plugs into original ROM socket
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1990-05
Manufacturer 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
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1990-05
Manufacturer Global Upgrades, USA | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface Kickstart socket |
- Kickstart Switcher
- allows a simultaneous installation of two Kickstart versions
- two sockets, each for a single-chip ROM
- connects to the Kickstart ROM socket, the original Kickstart ROM chip is placed onto the board
- a wire has to be connected to pin 18 of the CPU (RESET signal)
- does not overlap the 68000 processor, allowing the installation of CPU boards - reported to work are ICD AdSpeed or CSA Mega-Midget Racer
- selection of kickstart by keyboard or mouse (electronic switch)
- built-in speaker indicates selected ROM (very early units from 1992 didn't feature a speaker)
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1992-03
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1992-04
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1992-09