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41 expansions found
Company
Elaborate Bytes / BSC, Germany
Date
1989
Amiga
A500, A1000
A2000, A3000, A4000

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Interface
side expansion port
Zorro II
Autoconfig ID
2049 / 1,2
2092 / 2
    ST506/412 or SCSI controller
  • A.L.F. 2 is a general hard disk driver software with 16 different hardware versions based on it
  • supports processor cards and does some optimizations for the better processors
  • handles drives up to 1 GB only
  • Model 1:
    • only ST506/412, either MFM or RLL
    • cannot autoboot - by making the driver reset resistent, rebooting off hard disk is possible
    • the Zorro II version is half length (only a Zorro - XT adaptor board), the metal hard disk mounting frame is optional
  • Model 2:
    • ST506/412 (either MFM or RLL) or SCSI
    • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
    • the Zorro II version is full length and has place for mounting a 3.5" hard disk
  • if a Model 1 and a Model 2 controller are installed in one Amiga at once, the Model 2 controls the Model 1 (autobooting is possible on both controllers)
  • the 16 versions of A.L.F. 2:
    • A2000 MFM - Model 1 & 2
    • A2000 RLL - Model 1 & 2
    • A2000 SCSI - only Model 2
    • A500 MFM (without casing) - only Model 1
    • A500 MFM (with casing) - Model 1 & 2
    • A500 RLL (without casing) - only Model 1
    • A500 RLL (with casing) - Model 1 & 2
    • A500 SCSI (with casing) - only Model 2
    • A1000 MFM (without casing) - only Model 1
    • A1000 MFM (with casing) - only Model 1
    • A1000 RLL (without casing) - only Model 1
    • A1000 RLL (with casing) - only Model 1
  • the A500 and A1000 versions connect to the side expansion port
  • those without case have no passthrough connector, the others have
Elaborate Bytes / BSC A.L.F. 2 - Elaborate Bytes A.L.F. 2 (OMTI)  front side
Elaborate Bytes A.L.F. 2 (OMTI), front side
Elaborate Bytes / BSC A.L.F. 2 - Elaborate Bytes A.L.F. 2 (OMTI)  back side
Elaborate Bytes A.L.F. 2 (OMTI), back side
Elaborate Bytes / BSC A.L.F. 2 - Elaborate Bytes ALF 222C (SCSI)  front side
Elaborate Bytes ALF 222C (SCSI), front side
Elaborate Bytes / BSC A.L.F. 2 - Elaborate Bytes ALF 222C (SCSI)  back side
Elaborate Bytes ALF 222C (SCSI), back side
Elaborate Bytes / BSC A.L.F. 2 - BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500  left side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500, left side
Elaborate Bytes / BSC A.L.F. 2 - BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 passthrough board front side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 passthrough board, front side
Elaborate Bytes / BSC A.L.F. 2 - BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 controller card back side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 controller card, back side
Elaborate Bytes / BSC A.L.F. 2 - BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 controller card front side
BSC A.L.F. 2 SCSI 500 controller card, front side

Advert (US)
1989-10

Advert (DE)
1989-08

Company
Great Valley Products, USA
Date
1992
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2017 / 11
    processor
  • 68EC030 @ 40 MHz PGA
  • optional 68882 @ 40 MHz PGA
    memory
  • two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
  • supports special 1 or 4 MB GVP SIMMs
  • SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
  • hardware maprom
    SCSI 2 DMA controller
  • FaaaST ROM SCSI driver
  • 3.58 MB/s maximum transfer speed
  • 50 pin internal SCSI connector
  • DB25F external SCSI connector
  • hard disk activity LED
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • supported by Linux and NetBSD
    notes
  • mini expansion slot for the optional GVP PC286 AT emulator
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • no passthrough connector
  • disable switch on top of the case
  • in 68000 fallback mode both the RAM and hard disk are deactivated
  • external power supply
  • built in fan
    jumper settings
    J1 -MMU: ON - disable
    J2 -68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable
    J3 -CPU cache: ON - disable
    J9 -autoboot: OFF - disable
    J11 -RAM: ON - not installed, OFF - installed
    J13 -SIMM size: ON - 4 MB, OFF - 1 MB
    J4, J6
    ON
    J5, J7, J8, J10, J12
    OFF
    CN7, CN18
    1-2
    CN8, CN11
    2-3

    - reserved
Great Valley Products A530 - Case opened top side
Case opened, top side
Great Valley Products A530 - Exterior front side
Exterior, front side
Great Valley Products A530 - PCB front side
PCB, front side
Great Valley Products A530 - PCB back side
PCB, back side
Great Valley Products A530 - Exterior front side
Exterior, front side
Great Valley Products A530 - Case opened (with PC286 installed) front side
Case opened (with PC286 installed), front side
Great Valley Products A530 - Exterior back side
Exterior, back side
Great Valley Products A530 - Case opened (with PC286 installed) back side
Case opened (with PC286 installed), back side

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1992-11

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1993-02

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1992-09

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1992-10

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1992-11

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1993-03

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1993-05

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1993-06

Company
Commodore, USA
Date
1989
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
514 / 2,3,10
    DMA SCSI and XT IDE controller
  • Western Digital 33C93
  • both SCSI and XT IDE mode can work simultaneously
  • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • autoboot disable switch
  • time-out switch for drives which spin up slower than 30 seconds
  • RDB compatible
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
  • internal 40 pin XT IDE header (8 bit only)
  • DB25 external SCSI connector
  • supported by Linux
  • A-Max II driver (scsi.amhd)
    memory
  • sixteen DIP sockets accept 0.5, 1 or 2 MB RAM
  • needs 256k×4 DIPs, 120 ns or faster
    notes
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • hard disk activity LED - it can be toggled by jumper to show SCSI or XT-IDE activity
  • connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
  • external power supply - turns on automatically when the A500 is powered up
    DIP switch settings
    switch 1 -autoboot ROM: ON - enable
    switch 2 -LUN: ON - enable
    switch 3 -time-out: ON - enable long wait period for drive
    switch 4 -reserved
Commodore A590 - PCB front side
PCB, front side
Commodore A590 - Case front side
Case, front side
Commodore A590 - Case left side
Case, left side
Commodore A590 - Case rear side
Case, rear side
Commodore A590 - Case rear side
Case, rear side
Commodore A590 - Case opened top side
Case opened, top side
Commodore A590 - PCB back side
PCB, back side

Advert Part 1 (AU)
1991-07

Advert Part 2 (AU)
1991-07

Company
Archos, France
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
8498 / 11
    SCSI controller
  • 53C80 controller IC
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
  • DB25 external SCSI connector
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
    memory
  • eight ZIP sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough
  • disable switch on the back of the case
  • external power supply

Company
Ashcom Design, UK
Date
1991
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2112 / 48
    SCSI Host Adapter
  • NCR 53C80 controller IC
  • 50 pin internal header
  • hard disk activity and power LED
  • RDB compatible
  • autoboot ROM
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • passthrough connector
    Notes
  • doesn't seem to work with software that scans all units (e.g. HDToolBox) - instead, HDInstTools or the GVP FaaastPrep program can be used:
    • device driver has to be loaded into RAM first, by issuing "version ADD_SCSI.device"
    • HDInstTools / FaaastPrep has to be called with device driver and unit as parameter ("ADD_SCSI.device unit 0")
  • no disable switch nor external SCSI connector
Ashcom Design AddHard -  inside side
inside side
Ashcom Design AddHard -  left side
left side
Ashcom Design AddHard -  rear side
rear side
Ashcom Design AddHard -  right side
right side

Advert (GB)
1992-01

Advert (GB)
1993-01

Company
Applied Systems Development, UK
Date
1989
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
    SCSI controller
  • AMD 5380 controller IC
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
  • no external SCSI connector
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • no autobooting - requires a boot floppy
  • hard disk activity and power LEDs
  • internal power supply
  • connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough

Company
3-State, Germany
Date
1992
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
    SCSI 2 and IDE controller
  • uses polled I/O instead of DMA transfer
  • autoboot ROM (SCSI-Apollo.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • support for Rigid Disk Block and Direct SCSI
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • internal 50 pin SCSI header and 40 pin IDE header
  • external DB25 SCSI connector
  • hard disk activity LED
    memory
  • sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
  • supports 1M×4 FastPage or Static Column ZIPs
  • accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB RAM
  • two 30 pin SIP sockets accept 2 MB RAM
  • the SIP sockets are hardwired to the first bank of ZIP sockets, they cannot be used at the same time
    notes
  • 86 pin internal expansion header for the Apollo 520 accelerator board
  • connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
  • disable switch on the back of the case
3-State Apollo 500 -  front side
front side

Advert (DE)
1992-08

Advert (DE)
1993-01

Company
Frank Strauß Elektronik, Germany
Date
1991
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
    SCSI 2 controller
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • autoboot ROM (Boil)
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
  • DB25 external SCSI connector
  • no RAM option
  • passthrough connector
Frank Strauß Elektronik CHA-Boil 500 - Board (Tronex SCSI)  front side
Board (Tronex SCSI), front side
Frank Strauß Elektronik CHA-Boil 500 - CHA-Boil 500  right side
CHA-Boil 500, right side
Frank Strauß Elektronik CHA-Boil 500 - Board (Tronex SCSI)  back side
Board (Tronex SCSI), back side

Company
Expansion Systems, USA
Date
1991
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
    SCSI or IDE controller
  • the case contains a standard Zorro II DataFlyer 2000 SCSI or a DataFlyer Plus SCSI/IDE controller card and optionally a DataFlyer RAM board
  • place for a 3.5" HD inside the case, behind the two Zorro II cards
  • connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough connector
  • DataFlyer 500 SCSI:
    • AMD 5380 SCSI controller
    • 50 pin internal SCSI header
    • optional external DB25 connector
  • DataFlyer 500 IDE:
    • 40 pin internal IDE header
  • hard disk activity LED on top of the case
  • optional internal power supply:
    • mounts inside the DataFlyer 500 case
    • provides power for the controller card, memory card and the hard disk
    • turns on automatically when the A500 is powered up
    • automatically senses all international input voltages
  • optional external power supply
    • powers the memory card only
    • has to be turned on manually before the A500 is powered up
    • separate versions for different international input voltages
  • the unit can also take power from the A500 without using an additional power supply
  • autoboot ROM (ExpSys.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3, otherwise it has be disabled with a jumper
  • autobooting can be also disabled by holding down the left mouse button during the boot sequence
  • RDB compatible
  • A-Max II driver (ExpSys.amhd)
Expansion Systems DataFlyer 500 (Rapid Access Turbo) - SCSI version front side
SCSI version, front side
Expansion Systems DataFlyer 500 (Rapid Access Turbo) - SCSI version back side
SCSI version, back side
Expansion Systems DataFlyer 500 (Rapid Access Turbo) - SCSI version inside side
SCSI version, inside side

Advert (US)
1992-02

Advert (US)
1991-06

Company
Expansion Systems / BSC, USA
Date
1992
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
8290 / 1,2
    SCSI and IDE controller
  • unlike the DataFlyer 500 (not Express), this unit does not use the DataFlyer 2000 and DataFlyer RAM Zorro II cards, but a single custom designed circuit board
  • 40 pin internal IDE header
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
  • DB25 external SCSI connector
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • hard disk activity LED on top of the case
  • autoboot ROM, autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3, otherwise it has be disabled with a jumper
  • autobooting can be also disabled by holding down the left mouse button during the boot sequence
  • RDB compatible
  • A-Max II driver
    memory
  • eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
  • supports 256 kB and 1 MB SIMMs
  • possible configurations are 0.5, 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB
  • SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion connector, no passthrough connector
  • can use power from the A500 or from the optional external power supply

Advert (US)
1992-06

Company
M-Tec, Germany
Date
1997
Amiga
A500
Interface
68000 socket
Autoconfig ID
2192 / 33,36
    processor
  • 68030 @ 50 MHz PGA
  • 68000 @ 7.14 MHz PLCC
  • optional 68882 @ 50 MHz PGA
    memory
  • one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB RAM
    SCSI 2 and IDE
  • two 40 pin IDE connectors for up to four devices
  • one 44 pin 2.5" IDE hard disk connector
  • NCR 53C94 SCSI controller
  • one SCSI connector
    notes
  • connects to 68000 socket
  • Kickstart 2.05 ROM on board - the minimum for bootable IDE
  • Gayle on board
M-Tec E-Matrix 530 (Viper 530) - Version with SCSI front side
Version with SCSI, front side
M-Tec E-Matrix 530 (Viper 530) - Version without SCSI front side
Version without SCSI, front side
M-Tec E-Matrix 530 (Viper 530) - Version without SCSI back side
Version without SCSI, back side
M-Tec E-Matrix 530 (Viper 530) - Version with SCSI back side
Version with SCSI, back side

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
MacroSystem Evolution 500 - Exterior front side
Exterior, front side
MacroSystem Evolution 500 - PCB front side
PCB, front side
MacroSystem Evolution 500 - PCB back side
PCB, back side
MacroSystem Evolution 500 - Exterior back side
Exterior, back side

Advert (DE)
1991-03

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1991-05

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1991-06

Company
Xetec, USA
Date
1988
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2022 / 1,2
    SCSI controller
  • AMD 5380 controller IC
  • uses DMA transfers
  • autoboot ROM (harddisk.device) - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
  • autoboot disable jumper
  • DB25 external SCSI connector
  • the controller has no internal SCSI connector and there's no place provided for an internal drive - the host adaptor was supplied with an external SCSI drive enclosure and cable
  • A-Max II driver (harddisk.amhd)
    optional memory module - FastRam
  • four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
  • supports 256 kB, 1 MB and 4 MB SIMMs in groups of two
  • SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
  • possible configurations are 512 kB, 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB
    notes
  • the unit can take power either from the A500 or from the bundled external hard drive - the latter is recommended with the RAM board installed
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • passthrough connector
Xetec FastTrak SA-5 - Exterior top side
Exterior, top side
Xetec FastTrak SA-5 - Case opened top side
Case opened, top side

Advert (US)
1989-02

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1989-09

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1990-07

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1990-10

Company
Kupke, Germany
Date
1990
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2073 / 2
    SCSI 2 controller
  • RDB compatible
  • uses polled I/O instead of DMA transfers
  • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
  • DB25 external connector
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • hard disk activity LED
  • disable switch
    optional memory board - Golem RAM-Card 500
  • 64 DIP sockets accept 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
  • takes 1×1M DIPs
  • 32 of the 64 DIP sockets are on a daughterboard
  • takes away the space from the internal hard disk
    optional processor board - Golem 68030
  • 68030 @ 14 MHz
  • optional FPU
  • 32 DIP sockets for up to 16 MB RAM
  • takes 256k×4 or 1M×4 chips
  • leaves no space for the internal hard disk
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port, has passthrough connector
  • built-in Kickstart switcher with 5 ROM sockets
Kupke Golem SCSI II (A500) - Memory daughterboard front side
Memory daughterboard, front side
Kupke Golem SCSI II (A500) - Memory daughterboard back side
Memory daughterboard, back side
Kupke Golem SCSI II (A500) - Main board front side
Main board, front side
Kupke Golem SCSI II (A500) - Main board back side
Main board, back side

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1990-11

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1991-10

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1992-02

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1992-04

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1992-12

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1990-11

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1991-05

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1991-05

Company
Interactive Video Systems, USA
Date
1991
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2112 / 2,4
    SCSI controller
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • the GrandSlam 500 basically translates the side expansion port into a Zorro II slot which holds the original Zorro II GrandSlam
  • the Zorro adapter board is the same as the one in the TrumpCard 500 (Photo), usually without the second Zorro slot
  • AMD 53C80
  • uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
  • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • RDB compatible
  • two 50 pin SCSI headers - one is for the external Centronics connector
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside
  • SCSI network sharing
  • hard disk activity and power LED
  • A-Max I and II drivers
  • supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
    memory
  • eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
  • accepts SIMMs in groups of two giving 2, 4, 6, 8 MB RAM
    notes
  • DB25 parallel port
  • connector for the optional external power supply (IVS Sourcer)
Interactive Video Systems Grand Slam 500 - Exterior front side
Exterior, front side
Interactive Video Systems Grand Slam 500 - Exterior front side
Exterior, front side
Interactive Video Systems Grand Slam 500 - Exterior rear side
Exterior, rear side

Advert (US)
1991-06

Company
Great Valley Products, USA
Date
1990
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2017 / 10,11
    SCSI 2 DMA controller
  • 3.58 MB/s transfer speed
  • FaaasT ROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • RDB compatible
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • 50 pin internal header
  • DB25 external connector
  • supported by Linux
  • A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)
    memory
  • four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
  • accepts 1 or 4 MB 120 ns SIMMs
  • supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
  • the 4 MB configuration requires four 1 MB modules, a 4 MB module is not sufficient
  • fully autoconfiguring
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • has no passthrough connector
  • stylish design matches the A500
  • disable switch
  • hard disk activity LED
  • external power supply
  • built in fan
  • mini expansion slot for the optional PC emulator card
  • problems may arise with the combination of A500, 8372A Agnus and an internal memory expansion with CPU or Gary adaptor - a trace has to be cut to solve the problem
    jumper settings
    J5
    OFF
    OFF
    ON
    ON
    J6
    OFF
    ON
    OFF
    OFF
    J7
    ON
    OFF
    OFF
    OFF
    J8
    ON
    ON
    ON
    OFF
    J9
    OFF
    OFF
    OFF
    ON
    J12
    1-2
    1-2
    1-2
    2-3
    - memory
    - 0 MB
    - 2 MB, CN9-CN10
    - 4 MB, CN9-CN12
    - 8 MB, CN9-CN10
Great Valley Products Impact A500 HD8+ Series II - Case opened top side
Case opened, top side
Great Valley Products Impact A500 HD8+ Series II - Exterior top side
Exterior, top side
Great Valley Products Impact A500 HD8+ Series II - Exterior rear side
Exterior, rear side
Great Valley Products Impact A500 HD8+ Series II - Exterior right side
Exterior, right side
Great Valley Products Impact A500 HD8+ Series II - PCB Rev 3 front side
PCB Rev 3, front side
Great Valley Products Impact A500 HD8+ Series II - PCB Rev 6 front side
PCB Rev 6, front side
Great Valley Products Impact A500 HD8+ Series II - PCB Rev 3 back side
PCB Rev 3, back side

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1991-01

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1992-10

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1992-11

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1990-11

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1990-11

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1991-05

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1991-09

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1991-11

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1991-12

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1992-02

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1992-03

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1992-09

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1992-11

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1993-03

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1993-05

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1993-06

Company
Great Valley Products, USA
Date
1988
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2017 / 1,2
    SCSI 2 DMA controller
  • DMA to onboard 16 kB buffer
  • RDB compatible
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • 50 pin internal header
  • DB25 external connector
    Impact A500-2/X
  • optional autoboot / RAM board
  • 2 MB zero wait-state RAM
  • sixteen 1M×1 DIPs
  • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • has no passthrough connector
  • hard disk activity LED
  • built in fan
  • external power supply
Great Valley Products Impact A500-SCSI - Autoboot / RAM module  front side
Autoboot / RAM module, front side
Great Valley Products Impact A500-SCSI - Case opened right side
Case opened, right side
Great Valley Products Impact A500-SCSI - Exterior front side
Exterior, front side
Great Valley Products Impact A500-SCSI - Exterior back side
Exterior, back side
Great Valley Products Impact A500-SCSI - Exterior right side
Exterior, right side
Great Valley Products Impact A500-SCSI - Exterior left side
Exterior, left side

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1989-04

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1988-05

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1988-08

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1988-11

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1988-12

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1989-01

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1989-02

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1989-06

Company
Great Valley Products, USA
Date
1989
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2017 / 1,2
    SCSI 2 DMA controller
  • DMA to onboard 16 kB buffer
  • onboard autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • autoboot disable switch
  • RDB compatible
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • 50 pin internal header
  • DB25 external connector
    memory
  • four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
  • accepts 1 MB SIMMs
  • supports 2 or 4 MB configurations
  • fully autoconfiguring
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • has no passthrough connector
  • hard disk activity LED
  • built in fan
  • external power supply
Great Valley Products Impact A500-SCSI+4 -  front side
front side
Great Valley Products Impact A500-SCSI+4 -  back side
back side

Advert (US)
1989-12

Advert (US)
1990-03

Company
Spirit Technology, USA
Date
1990
Amiga
A500, A2000
Interface
68000 socket
Autoconfig ID
2034 / 8
    processor
  • the board has its own CMOS 68000 processor installed
  • socket for an optional 68881 or 68882 PGA FPU
  • connects into the 68000 socket
    SCSI controller
  • Adaptec AIC6250 controller IC
  • does not use DMA transfers
  • supports the RDB standard
  • autoboot ROM
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
    memory
  • sixteen ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB zero wait state RAM
  • accepts 256k×4 or 1M×4 ZIPs in groups of eight
  • supports 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB configurations

Advert (US)
1990-12

Advert (US)
1991-04

Company
Jürgen Kommos, Germany
Date
1991
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
    SCSI 2 controller
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
  • no external SCSI connector
  • autoboot ROM (jkscsi.device)
  • no RAM option
  • passthrough connector
Jürgen Kommos Kommos A500 SCSI -  front side
front side
Jürgen Kommos Kommos A500 SCSI -  back side
back side

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 / Off Limits Multi Evolution 500 - MacroSystem MultiEvolution Exterior front side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Exterior, front side
MacroSystem / Off Limits Multi Evolution 500 - MacroSystem MultiEvolution, Case opened top side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution, Case opened, top side
MacroSystem / Off Limits Multi Evolution 500 - MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board  front side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board, front side
MacroSystem / Off Limits Multi Evolution 500 - MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board  back side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board, back side
MacroSystem / Off Limits Multi Evolution 500 - Off Limits MultiEvolution  front side
Off Limits MultiEvolution, front side
MacroSystem / Off Limits Multi Evolution 500 - Off Limits MultiEvolution  back side
Off Limits MultiEvolution, back side

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1991-09

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1991-12

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1992-05

Advert (DE)
1992-08

Company
BSC / Alfa Data, Germany
Date
1991 / 1993
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2049 / 4
2092 / 4
    SCSI 2 controller
  • does not use DMA but interrupt driven programmed I/O
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
  • DB25 external SCSI connector
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • autoboot ROM (oktagon.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • ROM versions less than 6.5 may have problems with removable media devices
  • RDB compatible
  • delivered with A.L.F. driver software
  • A-Max II driver
  • supported by Linux
    Oktagon 500:
  • passthrough connector
  • no memory expansion
    Oktagon 508:
  • no passthrough connector
  • sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
  • supports either static column or page mode 1M×4 ZIPs
  • accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6, 8 MB configurations
  • RAM and hard disk can be disabled separately by switches at the back of the case
  • connector for the optional external power supply, though it can use power from the A500
BSC / Alfa Data Oktagon 500 & 508 - Board front side
Board, front side
  • BSC-HD.pdf
    Controller Hardware and Software Installation Manual (english/german)
    443 kB
  • Oktagon-32.dms
    install disk v3.2
    HDInstTools v3.2 (07.12.94), OktagonMount 6.8 (30.11.94), GigaMem 3.0 (06.12.92)

    455 kB
  • Oktagon-215.dms
    install disk v2.15
    HDInstTools v2.15 (23.9.93), OktagonMount 4.4 (17.05.93), GigaMem 3.0 (06.12.92)

    377 kB
  • Oktagon-13.dms
    install disk v1.3
    ALF.device v2.13, oktagon.device v3.20

    369 kB
  • BSC_GigaMem-20.dms
    GigaMem v2.0
    vmem.library v1.0

    135 kB
  • Oktagon_ROM-612.zip
    ROM v6.12 for Oktagon 508/2008
    14 kB
  • oktapus.lha
    Aminet
    OktaPussy v2.1 (24.11.98)
    106 kB

Advert (DE)
1991-06

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1991-11

Advert (DE)
1992-10

Company
Otronic, Austria
Date
1988
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2036 / 1
    SCSI controller
  • AMD 5380 controller IC
  • supports the RDB standard
  • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • autoboot disable jumper
  • 50 pin external SCSI header
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • passthrough connector
Otronic OSSI 500 - Case opened top side
Case opened, top side

Company
Mainhattan Data, Germany
Date
1993
Amiga
any Amiga
Interface
parallel port
    SCSI adapter
  • converts the parallel port signals to SCSI signals
  • a 5×4×1 cm box
  • connects to the parallel port and provides a DB25 SCSI connector - the parallel port is not passed through
  • some versions get power from the RGB port, others from the mouse/game port - in both cases the port is passed through
  • very slow - the parallel port limits the data transfer
  • can reboot, but cannot autoboot
  • RDB compatible
  • compatible with the A2088XT and A2286AT with BridgeBoard software from or after 23.11.88.
Mainhattan Data Paradox SCSI - Case top side
Case, top side
Mainhattan Data Paradox SCSI - Board front side
Board, front side
Mainhattan Data Paradox SCSI - Board back side
Board, back side

Company
Phoenix Electronics, USA
Date
1989
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
    SCSI controller
  • AMD 5380 controller IC
  • does not autoboot
  • 50 pin external SCSI header
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • passthrough connector

Advert (US)
1988-04

Company
Protar, Germany
Date
1991
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
4149 / 51,52
    SCSI controller
  • uses polled I/O instead of DMA transfer
  • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • not RDB compatible
  • supports SCSI Direct
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • hard disk activity LED
  • 50 pin internal header
  • DB25 external connector
    memory
  • one 72 pin SIMM socket accept up to 8 MB RAM
  • supports 1, 2, 4 and 8 MB configurations
  • supports only special Protar SIMMs
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port, has no passthrough connector
  • stylish design matches the A500
  • disable switch - turns off both RAM and hard disk
  • the connector of the optional external power supply has the same pinout as that of the A500
  • when a power supply is connected to the Protar, the A500 does not need its supply any longer, it gets its power from the Protar
Protar Protar A500 HD - Board front side
Board, front side
Protar Protar A500 HD - Case front side
Case, front side
Protar Protar A500 HD - Case rear side
Case, rear side
Protar Protar A500 HD - Case front side
Case, front side
Protar Protar A500 HD -  inside side
inside side
Protar Protar A500 HD - Board back side
Board, back side

Advert (DE)
1991-05

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1991-06

Advert (GB)
1991-09

Company
Evesham Micros, UK
Date
1992
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
    SCSI controller
  • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • not RDB compatible
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case, originally supplied with a 40 or 100 MB unit
  • hard disk activity LED
  • 50 pin internal header
  • DB25 external connector
    memory
  • four 30 pin SIMM sockets
  • accepts 512 kB or 1 MB SIMMs in groups of four, giving 2 or 4 MB RAM
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port, has no passthrough connector
  • disable switch - turns off both RAM and hard disk
  • supplied with an external power supply

Company
Comspec Communications, Canada
Date
1988
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
1006 /
    SCSI controller
  • uses polled I/O transfers
  • autoboot ROM (CompspecSCSI.device) - can be disabled by software
  • does not support the RDB standard
  • DB25 external SCSI connector
  • A-Max II driver (comspechd.amhd)
Comspec Communications SA-500 -  front side
front side
Comspec Communications SA-500 -  rear side
rear side

Company
Norman Jackson / MegaMicro, Australia
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
4096 / 3,4
  • SCSI + RAM for A500, a public domain kitware project
  • schematics, building instructions and driver software are all published
  • custom logic (GALs, PALs, etc.) are not published, these chips have to be ordered from the author
  • the four custom logic chips:
    • Bertie - controls the memory autoconfigure logic
    • Cyril - 8 bit SCSI autoboot controller chip
    • Griswold - master timing controller for the DRAMs
    • Humphrey - controls RAM operation
    SCSI controller
  • National Semiconductor DP8490V SCSI controller IC - an enhanced version of NCR 53C80
  • autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3
  • autoboot disable switch for older Kickstarts or for game compatibility
  • supports the Rigid Disk Block standard
  • external DB25 SCSI connector
  • SCSI access LED
  • termination power option - jumper selectable +5V on pin 25 for using passive terminator
  • non-DMA transfer
  • custom synchronising logic
    memory
  • 16 ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
  • takes 256k×4 or 1M×4 ZIPs
  • ZIP sizes cannot be mixed
  • possible configurations are 0, 2, 4 or 8 MB
  • static column ZIPs work, but not improve performance
  • zero wait state
  • RAM access LED
  • autoconfigure LED
    notes
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • passthrough connector is optional
  • the case is wide enough for a companion board, the SCRAM-Jet - a 030 accelerator with 32 bit RAM, but it was never published
  • works with the A1000
  • SCRAM500.lzh
    building instructions, schematics
    user manual
    driver software

    676 kB

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1991-12

Advert (AU)
1992-06

Company
AmiTrix Development, Canada
Date
1994
Amiga
A500, CDTV
    SCSI controller
  • connects to the CDTV or A570 rear expansion port
  • place for a 2.5" hard disk (Quantum GO, GLS, Daytona drives)
    • SCSI-TV for the CDTV protrudes 1.75 inches out the back of the CDTV, and includes a black endcap for the unit
    • SCSI-TV/570 for the A570 extends 5 inches out the back of the A570, and includes a white endcap for the unit
  • 50 pin internal header - an adapter is included to connect 2.5" drives
  • DB25 external connector
  • RDB compatible
  • supports SCSI Direct
  • autoboot capability - Workbench 1.3 is supplied which is required for autobooting
  • uses DMA transfers - the DMA circuit is already built in the CD controller of the CDTV or A570
  • disable switch - required for playing audio CDs

Company
Second Source Systems, USA
Date
1987
Amiga
A500, A1000, A2000
Interface
parallel port
No description available.

Advert (US)
1988-01

Company
Microbotics, USA
Date
1988
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
1010 / 0
  • the StarBoard 2 / 500 is a StarBoard 2 with a different case
Microbotics StarBoard 2 / 500 - Exterior top side
Exterior, top side
Microbotics StarBoard 2 / 500 - Case opened right side
Case opened, right side
Microbotics StarBoard 2 / 500 - Case opened left side
Case opened, left side

Advert (US)
1988-02

Advert (GB)
1989-06

Company
Supra, USA
Date
1987,1988
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
1056 / 5,8
    SCSI controller
  • 5380 controller IC
  • the 3.5" hard disk is housed in a separate case
  • DB37 external connector (SCSI and power in one cable)
  • 1987:
    • optional autoboot ROM
    • optional battery backed up clock
  • 1988: autoboot ROM (suprascsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • passthrough connector
    optional memory expansion daughterboard
  • sixteen DIP sockets for 2 MB RAM
  • takes 1M×1 DIPs
Supra SupraDrive 500 - Main board front side
Main board, front side
Supra SupraDrive 500 - RAM daughterboard  front side
RAM daughterboard, front side

Advert (GB)
1988-11

Advert (US)
1987-09

Advert (US)
1988-11

Advert (US)
1989-09

Company
Supra, USA
Date
1990
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
1056 / 9,13
    SCSI controller
  • uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
  • autoboot ROM (suprascsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
  • automounts FFS volumes only
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • 50 pin internal header
  • DB25 external connector
  • A-Max II driver (supra.amhd)
  • supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
  • series III:
    • RDB compatible
    • unlike former revisions this one automounts all volumes
    • ROM version AMAB6 corrects the problems with processor cards
    memory
  • sixteen DIP sockets accept 0.5, 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
  • supports 256k×4 and 1M×4 DRAM chips - the latter are required above 2 MB
  • DIP sizes cannot be mixed
  • fully autoconfiguring
  • memory disable switch - leaves the hard disk on
    notes
  • hard disk activity LED
  • hard disk disable switch - it leaves the memory enabled
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • expansion passthrough connector
  • connector for the optional external power supply
    DIP switch settings
    switch 1-3- SCSI ID (connected with a cable to the hard disk's ID selector jumpers)
    switch 4- autobooting: ON - disabled
    switch 5- RAM: ON - enabled, OFF - test mode
    jumper settings
    J1
    OFF
    OFF
    OFF
    OFF
    ON
    ON
    ON
    ON
    J2
    OFF
    OFF
    ON
    ON
    OFF
    OFF
    ON
    ON
    J3
    OFF
    ON
    OFF
    ON
    OFF
    ON
    OFF
    ON
    RAM
    - 0
    - 2 MB, 256k×4
    - 1 MB
    - 512 kB
    - 4 MB
    - 2 MB, 1M×4
    - reserved
    - 8 MB
    J5, J6 -power source: ON - A500, OFF - external power supply
Supra SupraDrive 500XP (ByteSync) - Main board front side
Main board, front side
Supra SupraDrive 500XP (ByteSync) - Main board back side
Main board, back side
Supra SupraDrive 500XP (ByteSync) - DIP to ZIP adapter  front side
DIP to ZIP adapter, front side
Supra SupraDrive 500XP (ByteSync) - DIP to ZIP adapter  back side
DIP to ZIP adapter, back side

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1990-07

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1990-11

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1990-11

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1991-08

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1991-11

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1991-11

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1991-11

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1991-12

Advert (US)
1992-08

Advert (US)
1992-12

Advert (DE)
1993-10

Company
Hardital, Italy
Date
1992
Amiga
A500, A500+
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2080 / 1
    SCSI controller
  • Zilog Z0538010PSC controller IC
  • autoboot ROM (syndisk.device)
  • RDB compatible
  • 50 pin internal SCSI header
  • DB25 external SCSI connector
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • connects to the side expansion port
    memory
  • sixteen ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
  • accepts 1M×4 ZIPs in groups of four
  • supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
Hardital Synthesis 500 -  front side
front side
Hardital Synthesis 500 - case opened top side
case opened, top side
Hardital Synthesis 500 -  bottom side
bottom side

Company
Memory and Storage Technology, Australia
Date
1989
Amiga
any Amiga
Interface
parallel port
    SCSI adapter
  • converts the parallel port signals to SCSI signals
  • connects to the parallel port and provides a DB25 SCSI connector - the parallel port is passed through
  • very slow - the parallel port limits the data transfer
  • cannot autoboot
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
  • DIP switches for write protection, automatic power-on and SCSI address
  • does not work with processor cards with 32 bit RAM or CPU caches turned on - turning them off is sufficent

Advert (DE)
1990-05

Company
ICD, USA
Date
1993
Amiga
A500
A2000, A3000, A4000

-
-
Interface
side expansion port
Zorro II
Autoconfig ID
2071 / 35
  • Trifecta LX: SCSI 2 and IDE controllers
  • Trifecta EC: IDE controller only
  • ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
  • autoboot ROM (trifecta.device) - can be disabled with a switch
  • autoconfiguring of the memory can be disabled with a switch
  • 50 pin external SCSI connector (LX)
    A500 version:
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • GVP compatible mini slot for GVP's PC emulator board
  • own power supply
    Zorro II version:
  • does not work in A3000 / A4000
ICD Trifecta LX & EC -  front side
front side
  • ICDPrepHD-42.dms
    install disk v4.2
    ICDPrepHD v4.2, adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1

    117 kB
  • ICDPrepHD-40.dms
    install disk v4.0
    ICDPrepHD v4.0, adide.device v4.0r1, adscsi.device v4.0r1, icddisk.device v3.5r1, trifecta.device v4.0r1

    117 kB

Company
Interactive Video Systems, USA
Date
1989 & 1990
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2112 / 48,52
    SCSI controller
  • connects to the side expansion port
  • the Trumpcard (Pro) 500 basically translates the side expansion port into two Zorro II slots - one of these slots hold the original Zorro II Trumpcard (Pro) 2000 while the other can accept any half length Zorro II board
  • place for a 3.5" hard disk inside
  • AMD 53C80
  • uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
  • 50 pin internal header
  • under Kickstart 1.2 autobooting must be disabled by a jumper
  • additional features of Trumpcard Pro:
    • RDB compatible
    • SCSI share networking
    • A-Max I and II drivers (ivs_SCSIpro.amhd)
    • supported by NetBSD
  • optional memory expansion (connects to the second Zorro II slot) - Meta 4
  • hard disk activity and power LED
  • connector for the optional external power supply (IVS Sourcer) - activated only when the Meta 4 board is installed, otherwise the TrumpCard takes power from the A500
Interactive Video Systems Trumpcard 500 & Trumpcard Professional 500 - TrumpCard 500 Case  front side
TrumpCard 500 Case, front side
Interactive Video Systems Trumpcard 500 & Trumpcard Professional 500 - TrumpCard 500 Case  rear side
TrumpCard 500 Case, rear side
Interactive Video Systems Trumpcard 500 & Trumpcard Professional 500 - TrumpCard 500 Zorro adapter  front side
TrumpCard 500 Zorro adapter, front side

Advert (US)
1989-10

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1989-12

Advert (US)
1990-10

Advert (US)
1990-12

Company
HK-Computer, Germany
Date
1994
Amiga
A500
    SCSI controller
  • connects to the A570 rear expansion port
  • DB25 external SCSI connector
  • uses DMA transfers - the DMA circuit is already built in the CD controller of the A570
  • disable jumper
HK-Computer Vector Falcon 570 -  front side
front side
HK-Computer Vector Falcon 570 -  front side
front side
HK-Computer Vector Falcon 570 -  back side
back side
HK-Computer Vector Falcon 570 -  back side
back side

Company
Power Computing, UK
Date
1997
Amiga
A500
Interface
68000 socket
Autoconfig ID
2192 / 33,36
  • the Viper 530 is a name variation of the E-Matrix 530 as used by Power Computing

Company
XEL, Australia
Date
1990
Amiga
A500, A1000
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
460 / 14
    FastRAM expansion
  • 8 DIP sockets accept up to 1 MB RAM
  • supports 256k×4 DIPs
  • accepts DIPs in groups of four, giving 512 kB or 1 MB configurations
  • connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
  • memory autoconfiguration
    optional hard disk interface
  • to enable the hard disk interface, a PAL chip has to be installed on the board into the empty socket
  • proprietary 26 pin hard disk connector on the board, no external connector
  • separate HDD case with MFM controller is connected via ribbon cable
  • no autoboot capability

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1990-06

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1991-06