Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “Alfa Data”
17 expansions in database
Manufacturer Alfa Data / BSC, Taiwan | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2092 / 6,8 |
- IDE controller
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- RDB compatible
- 40 and 44 pin internal IDE headers
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- uses the same autoboot ROMs as the BSC AT-Bus 508 / 2008
- can use the same partitioning software as the AT-Bus series (HDInstTools)
- memory
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports either static column or page mode ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- RAM and HD can be disabled by switches on the top of the case
- connector for the optional external power supply, though it can use power from the A500
front side
back side
- BSC-HD.pdf
Controller Hardware and Software Installation Manual (english/german)
443 kB
- AlfaPower-24.dms
install disk (HDInstTools v2.4)
227 kB - AlfaPower_AT-Bus_ROM-610.zip
ROM v6.10
13 kB - oktapus.lha
Aminet
OktaPussy v2.1 (24.11.98)
106 kB
Advert (US)
1993-04
Manufacturer Alfa Data / BSC, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2092 / 6,8,38 |
- IDE controller
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- RDB compatible
- 40 and 44 pin internal IDE headers
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- uses the same autoboot ROMs as the BSC AT-Bus 508 / 2008
- can use the same partitioning software as the AT-Bus series (HDInstTools)
- memory
- two SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- RAM and HD can be disabled by switch on the back of the case
- connector for the optional external power supply, though it can use power from the A500
- AlfaPower-24.dms
install disk (HDInstTools v2.4)
227 kB - AlfaPowerPlus_ROM-83.zip
ROM v8.3 (incompatible with AlfaPower / AT-Bus with ZIP-RAM)
10 kB - oktapus.lha
Aminet
OktaPussy v2.1 (24.11.98)
106 kB
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2092 / 8 |
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports 1M×4 ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- disable jumper
- half length card
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1992-06
Advert (US)
1992-08
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot, Gary socket |
- 16 DIP sockets accept up to 2 MB RAM
- accepts 256k×4, 100 ns or faster DIPs in groups of four
- 1 MB can be set either as Chip or Fast RAM
- the main board connects to the trapdoor slot
- an adaptor board connects to Gary's socket
- battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1991-12
Advert (US)
1992-06
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot, Gary socket |
- 32 DIP sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
- accepts 256k×4, 100 ns or faster DIPs in groups of four giving 0.5 to 4 MB configurations in 512kB increments
- the main board connects to the trapdoor slot
- an adaptor board connects to Gary's socket
- battery backed up clock
- disable switch, connected to jumper JP2 on the board
- AlfaRam_RA5-4M.pdf
User Manual (english/german)
8.0 MB
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Amiga A500 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 512 kB RAM
- four socketed 256k×4, 120 ns DIPs
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- battery backed up clock
- disable jumper
front side
back side
Advert (US)
1991-12
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1992 | Amiga A500, A500+ | Interface trapdoor slot |
- RA5-512K+ for the A500
- 512 kB RAM
- four socketed 256k×4 DIPs
- battery backed up clock
- RA5-1M+ for the A500+
- 1 MB RAM
- eight socketed 256k×4 DIPs
- both cards use the same PCB
- connects to the trapdoor slot
- disable jumper
front side
back side
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2076 / 24 |
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- supports 1M×4 ZIPs, 100 ns or faster
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four, giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- memory autoconfiguration
- disable switch on top of the case
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- incompatible with the A570 CD-ROM drive connected to the passthrough connector - disabling the AlfaRAM's memory gets the A570 to work
front side
back side
Case, top side
Case opened, top side
- AlfaRAM500.dms
two RAM test programs
22 kB
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga A600 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- 1 MB Chip RAM
- eight 256k×4 DIPs
- fits into the trapdoor slot
- battery backed-up clock
- disable jumper
Manufacturer Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- handy scanner
- scans monochrome and grey shades
- AlfaScan / AlfaScan-A: supports 128 gray shades
- AlfaScan-Plus: supports 256 gray shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- buzzer to indicate over speed during scanning
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (1 text and 3 photo settings)
- supplied scale to support scanning larger pages ("AlfaScale")
- scanner interface
- connects to the parallel port
- for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
- 8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
- no passthrough connector
- external power supply
Advert (US)
1991-12
Advert (US)
1992-12
Advert (US)
1993-02
Advert (US)
1993-04
Manufacturer BSC / Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1992 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2049 / 62092 / 6 |
- IDE controller
- the board is basically the combination of the A.L.F. IDE controller and the MemoryMaster memory expansion cards
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- RDB compatible
- 40 pin internal IDE header
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- delivered with A.L.F. 2 driver software
- during transfers the high and low bytes are swapped as the A600/A1200/A4000 and PCs do so the drives formatted with them can be handled by the AT-Bus 2008
- hard disk activity LED connector
- memory
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- supports either static column or page mode ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
- RAM and HD can be disabled separately by jumper
front side
back side
front side
back side
- BSC-HD.pdf
Controller Hardware and Software Installation Manual (english/german)
443 kB
- ATBus2008.dms
install disk
223 kB - AlfaPower_AT-Bus_ROM-610.zip
ROM v6.10
13 kB - oktapus.lha
Aminet
OktaPussy v2.1 (24.11.98)
106 kB
Advert (US)
1994-02
Advert (US)
1994-05
Advert (DE)
1991-11
Manufacturer BSC / Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1994 | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- CD-ROM controller
- supports Mitsumi CD-ROM drives only:
- LU-005S single speed
- FX-001S single speed
- FX-001D double speed
- no autobooting capability
- delivered with CacheCDFS CD-ROM filesystem
- CD1200-27.dms
install disk
CacheCDFS v2.7 (16.3.1995), Install Script v43.2 (11.04.95)
281 kB
Advert (GB)
1994-08
Manufacturer BSC / Alfa Data, Taiwan | Amiga A600, A1200 | Interface PCMCIA |
- CD-ROM controller
- plugs into side PCMCIA connector
- 40 pin IDE header
- supports standard standard IDE and proprietary Mitsumi CD-ROM drives (LU-005S, FX-001S, FX-001D)
- no autobooting capability
- delivered with CacheCDFS CD-ROM filesystem
- shares the case with it's predecessor, the CD1200, so both expansions can be easily confused
- CD1200Plus-27.dms
install disk
CacheCDFS v2.7 (16.3.1995), Install Script v43.2 (11.04.95)
281 kB
Manufacturer BSC / Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga A1200 | Interface trapdoor slot | Autoconfig ID 2092 / 7 |
- Memory Expansion
- 1 MB RAM soldered to the back of the card (can be disabled with a jumper)
- 16 ZIP socket for up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1M×4, Static Column or Page Mode, 80 ns or faster ZIPs in groups of eight
- possible configurations are 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9 MB RAM
- with 8 or 9 MB RAM installed, the memory address space can be set either continuous or PCMCIA compatible
- for 4 MB, ZIPs have to be installed in U3x sockets
- optional PLCC FPU, can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz)
- battery backed up real time clock
- disable jumper
- test mode jumper (prevents the RAM to be used by the OS - for RAM testing purposes)
- jumper settings
| Jumper | Configuration | Setting |
| J1 | Real-Time Clock | UP - RTC deactivated, DOWN - RTC active |
| J2 | PCMCIA | UP - PCMCIA usable, DOWN - PCMCIA not usable |
| J3 | Deactivate RAM | UP - RAM activated, DOWN - RAM deactivated |
| J4 | 1 MB RAM Setting | UP - 1MB RAM activated, DOWN - deactivated |
| J5 | RAM Size | UP - 4MB RAM installed, DOWN - 8MB RAM installed |
| J6 | RAM Test Mode | UP - Test Mode activated, DOWN - normal operation |
| J7 | FPU | LEFT - asynchronous operation (FPU installed), RIGHT - synchronous operation |
front side
back side
- MemoryMaster1200.pdf
User's Guide (english/german)
35 kB
Manufacturer BSC / Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2092 / 18 |
- serial interface
- two serial ports controlled by MC68681P
- up to 115200 bps transfer speed
- 3 byte FIFO buffer
- two 26 pin internal headers
- the first is directly wired to the DB9 connector on the slot cover of the card
- the second is for the ribbon cable of the DB25 connector on the separate slot cover
- the MC68681 is a 4 MHz version overclocked to 7 MHz in order to reach the 115200 bps transfer rate
- the 31250 bps MIDI rate is supported only when the 7.3728 MHz oscillator is replaced by 4 MHz - this disables the higher bitrates (115200, 57600, 33600, 19200)
- does not support the RI (Ring) signal
- supported by Linux and NetBSD
- parallel interface
- one bidirectional DB25 parallel port controlled by MC6821P
- faster transfer speed than IOExtender's
- supported by Linux and OpenBSD
- ParNet driver
- notes
- multiple Multiface 3 cards are supported in one machine
- no ROM or EPROM - no autoconfig drivers, duart.device (serial) and pit.device (parallel) have to be mounted with the supplied MFC program
front side
back side
- SerialMasterMFC.pdf
user manual (english/german)
471 kB
- MFC31.dms
install disk v3.1
210 kB
Advert (US)
1994-02
Advert (US)
1994-05
Manufacturer BSC / Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1991 / 1993 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2049 / 5,82092 / 5,8 |
- SCSI 2 controller
- NCR 53C94 @ 25 MHz
- does not use DMA but interrupt driven programmed I/O
- 50 pin internal SCSI connector
- DB25 external SCSI connector for both snap-in and screw-in connectors
- Slow Cable Mode for external devices with long cables
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot ROM (oktagon.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- ROM versions less than 6.5 may have problems with removable media devices
- the ROM uses a MOVEP operation - which is an illegal instruction on the 68060 - making troubles during bootup on 68060 systems
- RDB compatible
- hard disk activity LED connector
- hard disk controller disable jumper
- A-Max II driver
- supported by Linux
- Oktagon 2000 (
- no memory expansion
- also called as A.L.F. 3
)
- Oktagon 2008
- sixteen ZIP sockets accept 8 MB 16 bit RAM
- supports either static column or page mode 1M×4 ZIPs
- accepts ZIPs in groups of four giving 2, 4, 6, 8 MB configurations
- memory disable jumper
Rev 6, front side
Rev 6, back side
Rev 7, front side
Rev 7, back side
Rev 5, back side
Rev 5, back side
Rev 3, front side
Rev 3, back 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 (US)
1994-02
Advert (US)
1994-05
Advert (DE)
1991-11
Advert (DE)
1992-10
Manufacturer BSC / Alfa Data, Taiwan | Date 1991 / 1993 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2049 / 42092 / 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
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
Advert (DE)
1991-11
Advert (DE)
1992-10