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AmigaNet
Manufacturer
Hydra Systems
, UK
Date
1990
Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000
Interface
Zorro II
Autoconfig ID
2121 / 1
Ethernet interface
National Semiconductor DP8390 Ethernet controller
16 kB SRAM buffer using DMA to and from the DP8390
AmigaNet v1.0 & 1.1:
DB15 AUI port (10Base5)
one or two BNC (10Base2) connectors - in case of two BNCs there is no need for T connectors, Hydras can be simply daisychained
AmigaNet v1.2:
one BNC (10Base2) connector
one RJ45 (10BaseT) connector mounted on the card or one DB15 AUI connector mounted on a separate card plate
status LEDs
SANA II compatible driver (hydra.device)
30% slower than the
Commodore A2065
supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
Photos
Rev 1.2A, front side
Rev 1.2A, front side
Rev 1.2A, back side
Rev 1.1A, front side
Rev 1.1, front side
Rev 1.1, front side
Rev 1.1, front side
Rev 1.1, back side
Manual
AmigaNet.pdf
user manual
77 kB
Driver / Installation Disk
Hydra_25.dms
install disk v2.5
454 kB
Vintage Advert
Advert (DE)
1990-12
Advert (GB)
1993-04
Advert (GB)
1993-05
Advert (GB)
1994-08
Advert (US)
1990-03