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26 expansions found
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga Draco | Interface DracoBus | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 19 |
- RTG graphics card
- basically a Retina Z3 for the DraCo Amiga clone
- NCR 77C32BLT
- 110 MHz max pixel clock
- 15-80 kHz horizontal frequency
- 50-110 Hz vertical frequency
- 1 or 4 MB page mode RAM, eight ZIP chips
- memory bus runs at 60 MHz
- Flash ROM
- screen modes
- 2400×1200×8 interlace
- 1280×1024×16 non-interlace
- 1152×864×24
- notes
- HD15 VGA connector
- optional video encoder, V-Code - composite and S-VHS outputs
- CyberGraphX 2 & 4 and Picasso96 drivers
front side
front side
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface video slot |
- deinterlacer
- doubles all 15.75 kHz screen modes to 31.5 kHz
- supports 50 Hz PAL, 60 Hz NTSC, 71 Hz under Medusa
- software controllable refresh rates up to 120 Hz
- full overscan support
- works only in 12 bit (4096 colours), no AGA compatibility, partial ECS compatibility
- SuperHiRes and SuperHiRes Interlaced work fine, Productivity does not
- HD15 VGA connector
- not compatible with genlocks
- integrated audio amplifier
- two RCA audio output connectors
Rev 1.0, front side
Rev 2.2, front side
Rev 2.2, back side
Rev 1.0, front side
Rev 1.0, back side
- DeInterlace.pdf
user manual (german)
204 kB
- DeInterlace-10.dms
tool disk v1.0
329 kB - DeInterlace-11.dms
tool disk v1.1
330 kB - DeInterlace-20.dms
tool disk v2.0
348 kB
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1990-12
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1991-03
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1992-05
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1992-08
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1995 |
- full description is in the models section
- short description
- non-linear video editing system
- runs Amiga OS, compatible with many Amiga productivity software titles
- 68060 @ 50 MHz
- up to 128 MB Fast RAM
- no Amiga custom chip set
- built-in Fast SCSI-2 controller
front side
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1995-11
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Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1996 | Amiga Draco | Interface DracoBus | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 23 |
- non-linear editing system
- realtime video capture / playback at YUV 4:2:2 square pixel quality 768×576 with 3:1 - 50:1 motion JPEG compression / decompression
- DAT quality audio recording
- MovieShop editing software
- 1× Y/C in, 4 pin mini-DIN
- 1× Y/C out, 4 pin mini-DIN
- 1× YUV out, 6 pin mini-DIN (with optional Component module)
- 1× FireWire, IEEE-1394 (with optional DV module)
- 1× composite out, RCA jack
- 2× stereo audio in, RCA jacks
- 2× stereo audio out, RCA jacks
- AHI driver
front side
Board with DV module, front side
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- SCSI 2 controller
- FAS216 controller IC
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM - autoboots even under Kickstart 1.2
- supports SCSI direct
- does not support the RDB standard
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- disable switch
- no RAM option
- A-Max II and Medusa drivers
front side
front side
back side
prototype, front side
prototype, back side
back side
- Evolution.pdf
user manual (german)
135 kB
- Evolution-22.dms
install disk v2.2
357 kB - Evolution-30.dms
install disk v3.0
Evo3Install 1.0 (8.10.92)
357 kB - Evolution-34.dms
install disk v3.4
Evo3Install 1.2 (15.3.93)
400 kB
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1990-08
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1990-10
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1992-08
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- SCSI 2 controller
- FAS216 controller IC
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM - autoboots even under Kickstart 1.2
- supports SCSI direct
- does not support the RDB standard
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- no RAM option
- A-Max II and Medusa drivers
Exterior, front side
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Exterior, back side
- Evolution.pdf
user manual (german)
135 kB
- Evolution-22.dms
install disk v2.2
357 kB - Evolution-30.dms
install disk v3.0
Evo3Install 1.0 (8.10.92)
357 kB - Evolution-34.dms
install disk v3.4
Evo3Install 1.2 (15.3.93)
400 kB
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1991-03
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1991-05
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1991-06
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1995 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 253 |
- processor
- 68LC040 @ 25 MHz or 68040 @ 25 / 33 MHz
- can be upgraded to 68060 @ 50 MHz
- memory
- one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB RAM
- maprom cannot be disabled
- optional SCSI 2 controller
- the external SCSI connector is included without the SCSI option too
- notes
- the CPU faces up on the card - the cooler covers only 2/3 of it due to lack of space
- no real-time clock
front side
back side
front side
- Falcon-11.dms
install disk v1.1 (01.09.96)
68040.library v37.30 (18.1.93)
209 kB
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 3 |
- digital audio interface (has no AD/DA converter)
- reads digital audio from the digital output of CD or DAT players, providing crystal clear 16 bit sound samples for editing
- does not support direct to hard disk recording
- 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sampling rates
- no playback ability (only through Amiga internal audio at 14 bit quality)
- optical and coaxial digital inputs
- jumper selects between the input connectors (only one at a time)
- one track only
- ability to remove DAT copy protection
front side
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1991-09
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1991-12
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1992-05
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 5 |
- digital audio interface (has no AD/DA converter)
- records 16 bit digital audio to hard disk from the digital output of CD or DAT players
- 16 bit digital audio playback through the connected CD or DAT player
- 14 bit quality analogue playback through the Amiga internal audio
- optical input / output, coaxial input
- jumper selects between the input connectors (only one at a time)
- 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sample rates
- for playback the card itself has only a 48 kHz oscillator, so all other rates have to be obtained from a device connected to either of the two inputs - eg. for 44.1 kHz playback a CD player has to be connected and turned on without playing any CD
- one track only
- ability to remove DAT copy protection without using the CPU
- AHI driver
- backup software - use audio DATs as a backup device
front side
back side
- MaestroPro-10.dms
install disk v1.0
264 kB - MaestroBR-12.dms
backup program v1.2
32 kB - Maestix.lha
Aminet
MaestroPro driver v41.40 & AHI driver v2.2
110 kB
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1992-10
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- Atari emulation
- developed by Combitec, sold by MacroSystem
- A500 / A1000 version connects to the side expansion port
- Medusa v1:
- Atari ST emulation only
- does not support processor cards (the TOS does not know about 68020/030 processors)
- Atari STE compatible ROM socket
- Medusa v2:
- Atari ST / TT emulation
- two Atari ROM sockets
- works with 68030 and 68020 + MMU processor cards (68010 or 68020 without MMU does not work)
- uses the 32 bit RAM (copies the TOS into Fast RAM for speed increase)
- with 8372A Agnus, 60 Hz display is possible
- software flicker-fixer for older Agnus versions provides 35 Hz non-interlaced or 70 Hz interlaced
- does not emulate the Atari MIDI interface
Rev 1, front side
Rev 1, back side
Rev 2.0, front side
Rev 2.0, back side
- Medusa_20.pdf
user manual (german)
448 kB
Advert (DE)
1991-03
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1991-05
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1991-12
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1992-05
Company 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 EPROM sockets for the ROMs
- external switch for selecting between Kickstarts
- connects to the Kickstart socket, the original Kickstart chip is placed onto the board
front side
back side
Company MacroSystem / Off Limits, Germany | Date 1992 / 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II |
- SCSI 2 controller
- FAS216 controller IC
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3 at least
- supports SCSI direct
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- A-Max II and Medusa drivers
- MacroSystem, v3.0 (1992)
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- two 30 pin SIP sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 or 4 MB SIPs in pair
- Off Limits, v3.4 (1993)
- two 30 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs in pair
- the same PCB is used for the A500 version
Off Limits MultiEvolution, front side
Off Limits MultiEvolution, back side
- Evolution-30.dms
install disk v3.0
Evo3Install 1.0 (8.10.92)
357 kB - Evolution-34.dms
install disk v3.4
Evo3Install 1.2 (15.3.93)
400 kB
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1992-11
Company MacroSystem / Off Limits, Germany | Date 1991 / 1993 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 8 |
- SCSI 2 controller
- FAS216 controller IC
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM - autoboots even under Kickstart 1.2
- version 2.2 and below does not support streamers and is not RDB compatible
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- disable switch
- connects to side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- A-Max II and Medusa drivers
- MacroSystem version (1991)
- two 30 pin SIP sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 or 4 MB SIPs in pair
- jumper settings:
- jumper towards EPROMs: sets eprom size, jumper is set by default
- jumper towards front: limits maximum memory to 2MB if set (to allow other expansions to exist in 8MB address space), jumper is unset by default
- Off Limits version (1993)
- two 30 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs in pair
- the same PCB is used for the Zorro II version
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Exterior, front side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution, Case opened, top side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board, front side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board, back side
Off Limits MultiEvolution, front side
Off Limits MultiEvolution, back side
- MultiEvo500-22.dms
install disk v2.2
357 kB
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1991-09
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1991-12
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1992-05
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1992-08
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
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1990-12
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 26230 / 131 |
- sixteen DIP sockets accept 2 MB RAM
- six 30 pin SIP sockets accept 6 MB RAM
- accepts 1M×1 (511000), 70 - 100 ns DIPs in groups of four
- accepts 1 MB SIPs and supports 2, 4, 8 MB configurations
- the first 2 MB is either installed as DIP or SIP
- disable jumper
front side
back side
- MultiMega2.pdf
Benutzerhandbuch (german user manual)
84 kB
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1990-10
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1990-12
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1991-03
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1991-05
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1991-12
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1997 | Amiga Draco | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / |
- No description available.
front side
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 6 |
- RTG graphics card
- NCR 77C22E+
- 90 MHz max pixel clock
- 70 MHz in 8 bit modes
- 25 MHz in 24 bit modes
- 15-75 kHz horizontal frequency
- 50-100 Hz vertical frequency
- 1, 2 or 4 MB DRAM, page mode, segmented, 70-80 ns
- sixteen ZIP sockets
- 1 MB setup: every second socket (1, 3, 5, 7...) is populated with a 256k×4 chip (414256)
- 2 MB setup: every socket is populated by a 256k×4 chip (414256)
- 4 MB setup: every second socket (1, 3, 5, 7...) is populated with a 1M×4 chip (414400)
- screen modes
- 2400×1200×8 interlace
- 1280×1024×16 non-interlace
- 1024×768 non-interlace
- notes
- optional external composite encoder - gives television style video output
- optional video encoder - S-VHS and composite outputs
- HD15 VGA connector
- EGS and RetinaEmu drivers
- supported by NetBSD (except for X server) and OpenBSD
front side
back side
- RetinaDOC_zII.dms
Installer's Heaven
documentation (english)
287 kB
- Retina-23.dms
install disk v2.3 (retina.library v12.0)
583 kB - Retina-23.lha
install disk v2.3 (retina.library v11.9)
563 kB - Retina-22.dms
install disk v2.2 (retina.library v11.8)
579 kB - Retina-21.dms
install disk v2.1 (retina.library v11.7)
578 kB - Retina-20.dms
install disk v2.0 (retina.library v10.22)
507 kB - Retina-14.dms
install disk v1.4 (retina.library v7.6)
383 kB - Retina-13.dms
install disk v1.2 (retina.library v5.14)
365 kB - Retina-12.dms
install disk v1.2 (retina.library v3.8)
279 kB - Retina-11-1.dms
install disk v1.1 including VDPaint v2.6, disk 1 (retina.library v2.3)
417 kB - Retina-11-2.dms
install disk v1.1, disk 2
365 kB - Retina-10-1.dms
install disk v1.0 including VDPaint v2.5, disk 1 (retina.library v1.0)
350 kB - Retina-10-2.dms
install disk v1.0, disk 2
420 kB - Retina_VDPaint-27.dms
VDPaint v2.7 for Retina Z2
475 kB - RetinaTuning.dms
tuning disk (retina.library v11.310)
69 kB - Retina.bin
ROM image
32 kB
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1993-05
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1993-07
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1993-09
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1994-01
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1993-09
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro III | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 16 |
- RTG graphics card
- NCR 77C32BLT
- 110 MHz max pixel clock
- 15-80 kHz horizontal frequency
- 50-110 Hz vertical frequency
- 4 MB page mode RAM, eight ZIP chips
- memory bus runs at 60 MHz
- Flash ROM
- screen modes
- 2400×1200×8 interlace
- 1280×1024×16 non-interlace
- 1152×864×24
- notes
- optional video encoder, V-Code - composite and S-VHS outputs
- CyberGraphX 2, 3 & 4, Picasso96, EGS and RetinaEmu drivers
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
front side
with V-Code module, front side
back side
V-Code, front side
- Retina-23.dms
install disk v2.3 (retina.library v12.0)
583 kB - Retina-23.lha
install disk v2.3 (retina.library v11.9)
563 kB - Retina-22.dms
install disk v2.2 (retina.library v11.8)
579 kB - Retina-21.dms
install disk v2.1 (retina.library v11.7)
578 kB - Retina-20.dms
install disk v2.0 (retina.library v10.22)
507 kB - RetinaTuning.dms
tuning disk (retina.library v11.310)
69 kB
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1994-01
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1993-12
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1995-12
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1996-01
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1994-09
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 12,13 |
- recording 5 to 48 kHz in 16 bit and 8 bit direct to hard disk
- up to 32 channel parallel playback from hard disk in 16 bit
- record and playback simultaneously
- 64x oversampling
- 16 sampling rates
- 10 Hz - 20 kHz response
- 95 dB signal to noise ratio
- 3 stereo inputs
- 1 stereo output
- inputs and outputs are 6.3 mm stereo jack connectors
- on board mixer for mixing any input with recorded data
- with the ADPCM compression feature it can digitize at 32 kHz directly to a floppy disk
- together with a V-Lab video digitizer both sound and visual can be digitized for a video sequence
- optional SMPTE time code module
- Samplitude nonlinear editing software
- device direct mode for direct sector access on hard disk
- fast cut functions with zero cross routines
- parameters window for setting sample thickness in Hz
- allows exchanging data between samples while viewing up to 10 samples simultaneously
- AHI driver
- supported by NetBSD
front side
front side
back side
- Toccata.pdf
Benutzerhandbuch
148 kB
- Toccata-11.dms
install disk v1.1
toccata.library v9.10 (18.07.96)
282 kB - Toccata.dms
install disk
toccata.library v2.5 (15.12.93)
310 kB - toccata.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
310 kB
Advert (US)
1994-01
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1993-11
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1993-12
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1995-12
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1996-01
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1996-02
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1994-09
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 |
- video encoder
- converts the RGB video of Retina, OpalVision or Amiga to S-VHS and Composite video
- a tiny board which connects to the Retina Z3 or into an external box
- video signal fine tuning potentiometer
- separate PAL and NTSC versions
- external version
- connects to any RGB port
- DIP switches for terminating the RGB port when no monitor is connected
- external power supply
- power switch
Case, front side
Case, rear side
Encoder module, front side
Encoder module, back side
- VCode-german2.pdf
user manual (german)
68 kB
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface RGB port |
- video switchbox
- automatic video switcher for MacroSystem Retina graphics cards
- external unit, connects between the monitor, Amiga RGB and Retina VGA output
- requires at least v2.2 of the Retina software
- can switch only to 15 kHz Amiga screen modes - Productivity and likes are not supported
- external power supply
- optional video encoder
- the same V-Code module as of the Retina Z3
- connects inside the V-Code Switch box
- provides S-VHS and Composite video outputs
- separate PAL and NTSC versions
Case opened, top side
Case, front side
Case, rear side
Encoder module, front side
Encoder module, back side
- VCode-english.pdf
user manual (english)
41 kB - VCode-german.pdf
user manual (german)
29 kB
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 4 |
- realtime digitizer
- 24 bit realtime video digitizing in NTSC or PAL - does not require the video player to hold still
- capable of digitizing one frame of video in 1/30 of a second, or one field in 1/60 of a second (two fields equal one frame)
- maximum digitizing resolution is 720×611
- when images are digitized they are stored in YUVN format
- 3 MB, 40 ns DRAM
- two Composite (FBAS) inputs - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
- multiple V-Labs in one Amiga are possible and controlled by the same software
- requires at least Kickstart 2.0
- VHI driver
front side
back side
- VLab-13.dms
install disk v1.3
vlab.library v1.0, VLab v1.3
367 kB - VLab-40.dms
install disk v4.0
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.0
338 kB - VLab-41.dms
install disk v4.1
vlab.library v7.3 VLab v4.1
340 kB - VLab-42.dms
install disk v4.2
vlab.library v8.2 VLab v4.2
378 kB
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1993-05
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1993-07
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1993-09
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1992-02
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1992-05
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1992-08
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1992-09
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1994 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 18 |
- non-linear editing system
- realtime JPEG compression / decompression chipset
- composite and Y/C input and output
- optional digital YUV or RGB component transcoders (50 pin feature connector)
- integrated genlock and chroma key
- 2.5 MB, 30 ns DRAM
- realtime video capture (60 fields or 30 fps for NTSC) and playback at YUV 4:2:2 square pixel quality 768×576
- integrated scaling hardware giving extended capture and replay capability with picture in picture feature
- also perfect for computer animation playback from any animation package
- motion JPEG nonlinear video edit/playback
- complete ARexx support allows digital video effects to be applied to video frames with third party image processor softwares
- no TBC, time code or dedicated hard drives are required
- fully integrated with the Toccata audio digitizing card giving simultaneous, synchronized, direct to disk CD quality audio recording
- additional adapter for direct interfacing with the Video Toaster
- MovieShop editing software
- video clips and audio are stored within special JPEG file system partitions whose maximum size is 4 GB
- cuts or sequences can be played back any time, making edits of the rough or fine cut visible at a glance
- runs directly on V-Lab Motion board minimizing CPU access time
Rev 1.3, front side
Rev 1.2, front side
Rev 1.2, back side
Rev 1.3, front side
Rev 1.3, back side
Advert (DE)
1993-12
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1995-12
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1996-01
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1996-01
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1996-02
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1994-09
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1994-11
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1995-01
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 18260 / 4 |
- realtime digitizer
- 24 bit realtime video digitizing
- Interleaved Frame Recording (IFR): allows to digitize full 30 fps digital video sequences to hard disk by making multiple passes of the recorded video
- frame grab in 1/30th of a second, field grab in 1/60th of a second
- digitized images are stored in YUVN format
- 3 MB, 40 ns DRAM
- two Composite and one S-VHS input - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
- realtime colour controls
- TBC is not required
- VHI driver
front side
front side
front side
back side
- VLab-13.dms
install disk v1.3
vlab.library v1.0, VLab v1.3
367 kB - VLab-40.dms
install disk v4.0
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.0
338 kB - VLab-41.dms
install disk v4.1
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.1
340 kB - VLab-42.dms
install disk v4.2
vlab.library v8.2, VLab v4.2
378 kB
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1994-01
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1992-12
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1993-02
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1993-06
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1993-07
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1993-08
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1993-09
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1994-09
Company MacroSystem, Germany | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- realtime framegrabber
- 24 bit realtime framegrabbing
- Interleaved Frame Recording
- grabs images quickly into its own memory but transferring and displaying through the parallel port is slow
- digitized images are stored in YUVN format
- 3 MB, 30 ns DRAM
- two Composite and one S-VHS input - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
- TBC is not required
- VHI driver
- external power supply
PCB, front side
Exterior, top side
Exterior, front side
PCB, back side
- VLab-13.dms
install disk v1.3
vlab.library v1.0, VLab v1.3
367 kB - VLab-40.dms
install disk v4.0
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.0
338 kB - VLab-41.dms
install disk v4.1
vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.1
340 kB - VLab-42.dms
install disk v4.2
vlab.library v8.2, VLab v4.2
378 kB
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1992-08
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1992-09
Company MacroSystem US, USA | Date 1994 | Amiga A3000, A4000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2203 / 19 |
- processor
- 68040 @ 28 / 33 / 40 MHz
- the board was available with an empty CPU socket to put an existing 25 MHz 68040 into it
- the 28 MHz 68040 is an overclocked 25 MHz one
- memory
- A4000: four 72 pin SIMM sockets accepts up to 128 MB RAM
- A3000: two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 64 MB RAM
- supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB, 60-80 ns SIMMs
- 40 MHz version needs 60 ns SIMMs
- 33 MHZ needs 70 ns
- 28 MHz needs 80 ns
- full 040 burst memory access (4/2/2/2 clock cycles - 64 MB/s memory bandwidth)
- configuration
- wait-state jumpers for slow SIMMs
- jumpers for setting the size of the biggest SIMM
- jumpers for double-sided SIMMs
- Fast SCSI 2 controller
- NCR 53C710 @ 40 MHz
- 32 bit SCSI host bus DMA interface supporting burst to/from RAM
- max 10 MB/s synchronous transfer speed
- autoboot ROM (warpdrive.device) - can be disabled by a jumper
- incompatible with the A3000's motherboard SCSI controller - replacing the A3000's SCSI chip to rev. 08 solves the problem
- external SCSI connector is only available separately
- supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
- notes
- cannot maprom
- MMU and cache disable jumpers
- A3000 notes
- not expected to work with static column RAM on the motherboard
- can provide 25 MHz clock signal to the motherboard (useful for a 16 MHz A3000 system)
- jumper settings
| A - | 040: ON - disabled |
| B - | SIMM type: ON - single sided, OFF - double sided |
| C - | SIMM size: ON - 4 megabit chips, OFF 16 megabit chips |
| D - | wait state: ON - enabled |
| F - | MMU: ON - disabled |
| G - | cache: ON - disabled |
| K OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON |
J OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON ON |
H OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON |
- SCSI config - autoboot disabled - delayed autoboot, LUN scan, asynchronous - delayed autoboot, LUN scan, 200 ns sync - delayed autoboot, LUN scan, 100 ns sync - LUN scan, 200 ns sync - LUN scan, 100 ns sync - 200 ns sync - 100 ns sync |
| E OFF | L ON | - reserved |
Rev 3 for A3000, back side
Rev 1 for A4000, back side
front side
back side
Rev 3 for A3000, back side
- WarpEngine.pdf
User's Guide and Installation Manual (english)
222 kB - WarpEngine_A3000_addendum.pdf
user manual addendum (english)
25 kB
- WarpEngine.dms
install disk
175 kB
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