Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “Comspec Communications”
7 expansions in database
Manufacturer Comspec Communications, Canada | Date 1986 | Amiga A1000 | Interface trapdoor slot |
- RAM Expansion
- 256 kB Chip RAM expansion
- eight 64k×4 DIPs
- connects to the front panel expansion slot
front side
back side
Manufacturer Comspec Communications, Canada | Date 1990 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port |
- Kickstart switcher
- eliminates the need for disk-based Kickstart
- two sockets allow both 1.3 and 2.0 ROMs installed at once
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- allows using the freed up 256 kB Kickstart RAM as system RAM
front side
front side
back side
back side
left side
Manufacturer Comspec Communications, Canada | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 1006 / 1 |
- Memory Expansion
- external FastRAM expansion for the side expansion port
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets, populated with either 1 MB (AX1000) or 2 MB (AX2000) RAM
- utilizes 256 kB SIMMs in groups of four
- SIMMs are soldered in
- passthrough connector - multiple AX1000s/AX2000s can be connected together
right side
left side
bottom side
PCB, front side
PCB, front side
Advert (US)
1986-05
Advert (US)
1986-07
Advert (US)
1986-09
Advert (US)
1986-11
Advert AX-2000 (US)
1987-01
Advert (US)
1987-05
Manufacturer Comspec Communications, Canada | Date 1987 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1006 / |
- 64 DIP sockets accept 2 MB RAM
- supports 0.5, 1 or 2 MB configurations
- accepts 256k×1 DIPs only
front side
Manufacturer Comspec Communications, Canada | Date 1987 | Amiga A1000 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 1006 / 17 |
- SCSI controller
- uses polled I/O transfers
- autoboot ROM (CompspecSCSI.device) - can be disabled by software
- not only autoboots Workbench, but also Kickstart from the hard disk
- does not support the RDB standard
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- battery backed up clock
- connects to the side expansion port - has passthrough connector
- A-Max II driver (comspechd.amhd)
top side
- SA1000_SA2000_SA500.pdf
User Manual
1086 kB
- ComspecHD.dms
Install Disk
ComspecHD.device v34.808 (01.08.1989), ComspecSCSI.device v34.804 (25.07.1989), Comspec Hard Disk Setup Utility v34.808
349 kB
Advert (US)
1987-05
Advert (US)
1988-11
Manufacturer Comspec Communications, Canada | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 1006 / |
- SCSI controller
- hard disk controller for the Zorro II bus
- uses polled I/O transfers
- autoboot ROM (CompspecSCSI.device) - can be disabled by software
- does not support the RDB standard
- two different card sizes available: full height card and slim card
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the full height card only - requires stand-offs
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external SCSI connector
- A-Max II driver (comspechd.amhd)
front side
back side
- SA1000_SA2000_SA500.pdf
User Manual
1086 kB
- ComspecHD.dms
Install Disk
ComspecHD.device v34.808 (01.08.1989), ComspecSCSI.device v34.804 (25.07.1989), Comspec Hard Disk Setup Utility v34.808
349 kB
Advert (US)
1988-11
Manufacturer 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)
front side
rear side
- SA1000_SA2000_SA500.pdf
User Manual
1086 kB
- ComspecHD.dms
Install Disk
ComspecHD.device v34.808 (01.08.1989), ComspecSCSI.device v34.804 (25.07.1989), Comspec Hard Disk Setup Utility v34.808
349 kB
Advert (US)
1988-11