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4 expansions found
Hard-Disk Interface
Company
Alcomp, Germany
Date
1988
Amiga
A500, A1000
A2000, A3000, A4000

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Interface
side expansion port
Zorro II
    OMTI controller
  • contains a PC XT slot where a standard OMTI controller is plugged in
  • supports OMTI 5520 (MFM) and OMTI 5527 (RLL) controllers
  • allows two drives to be connected simultaneously
  • no autoboot ROM
  • no place for hard disk on the card
  • no RAM option
Photos
Alcomp Hard-Disk Interface - front side
front side
Alcomp Hard-Disk Interface - back side
back side
Manual
Vintage Advert

Advert (DE)
1988-12

Advert (DE)
1989-11

Advert (DE)
1989-11

Advert (DE)
1990-05

OMTI Adapter (A2000)
Company
Megatronic, Germany
Date
1989
Amiga
A2000
Interface
Zorro II
    MFM controller
  • basically a reproduction of the C't OMTI-Adapter
  • supports up to two ST506 hard disks (OMTI)
  • does not autoconfig - the controller address is set by four patch wires
  • supplied with separate autoboot card
Photos
Megatronic OMTI Adapter (A2000) - front side
front side
Megatronic OMTI Adapter (A2000) - back side
back side

OMTI Adapter (A500/A1000)
Company
Megatronic, Germany
Date
1989
Amiga
A500, A1000
Interface
side expansion port
    MFM controller
  • basically a reproduction of the C't OMTI-Adapter
  • the Seagate RLL controller card is housed externally with the 5.25" hard disk and the power supply
  • connects to the side expansion port with a cable - no passthrough connector
  • does not autoconfig - the controller address is set by four DIP switches
  • does not autoboot
  • distributed in the US by Progressive Peripherals as "The Vault"
Photos
Megatronic OMTI Adapter (A500/A1000) - Megatronic OMTI Adapter - Interface and Hard disk front side
Megatronic OMTI Adapter - Interface and Hard disk, front side
Megatronic OMTI Adapter (A500/A1000) - PP&S The Vault - Hard Disk front side
PP&S The Vault - Hard Disk, front side
Megatronic OMTI Adapter (A500/A1000) - PP&S The Vault - Hard Disk Case opened front side
PP&S The Vault - Hard Disk Case opened, front side
Megatronic OMTI Adapter (A500/A1000) - PP&S The Vault - Hard Disk PCB View top side
PP&S The Vault - Hard Disk PCB View, top side

OMTI-Adapter
Company
C't, Germany
Date
1989
Amiga
A500, A1000
A2000, A3000, A4000

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Interface
side expansion port
Zorro II
    MFM controller
  • supports up to two ST506 hard disks (OMTI)
  • does not autoconfig - the controller address is set by four DIP switches: $810000 (ON ON ON OFF) or $8F0000 (OFF OFF OFF OFF)
  • different drivers can be used, c't suggests the MacroSystem AutoBootSystem (a separate autoboot card)
  • supported by MacroSystem's Medusa Atari ST emulator
  • A1000 and A500 versions connect to the side expansion port
  • the card was manufactured by MacroSystem
Photos
C't OMTI-Adapter - front side
front side
C't OMTI-Adapter - back side
back side