Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “Datel Electronics”
11 expansions in database
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga A1000, A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- Freezer
- slow motion controller
- only A500 / A1000 version available
- plugs into the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
- v1.0 features:
- shows and modifies registers (even read-only ones) and memory contents
- trainer maker
- M68000 assembler / disassembler
- Copper assembler / disassembler
- sprite editor
- virus detector
- picture / music (tracker format) / sample ripper
- save computer memory (freezed programs) to disk
- shows computer status (disk parameters, ChipRAM, FastRAM...)
- v1.5 additional features:
- mempeeker
- ability to save freezed programs to RAM
- RAM testing
- illegal opcode - jumps to freezer mode
- uses a special FDOS disk format (158 half tracks, 970 kB per disk) - software for conversion to AmigaDOS is supplied
- disable switch
- Notes
- does not support hard disks
- does not work with processor cards
- not compatible with Kickstart 2.0 and above
Mk I, A500 version, front side
Advert (US)
1990-04
Advert (US)
1990-07
Advert (US)
1990-11
Advert (GB)
1990-05
Advert (DE)
1990-03
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga A1000, A500A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portCPU slot |
- Freezer
- 128 KB Operating System ROM
- same features as ActionReplay Mk I v1.5, plus the following new features:
- boot selector
- picture editor
- sound tracker
- turbo fire manager (separately for both joysticks)
- disk encoder
- start menu
- disk monitor
- integrated DOS commands (Dir, Format,...)
- Diskcopy
- 80 characters display with two-way scrolling
- calculator
- notepad
- memory and drive switch (enabling / disabling)
- music ripper now finds all tracker formats (SoundTracker, NoiseTracker, other formats with 32 samples)
- ripped music / pictures are saved in IFF format
- A500 / A1000 version:
- plugs into the side expansion port
- no passthrough connector
- A2000 version:
- connects to the 86 pin CPU slot
- half length card
- uses the common AmigaDOS disk format for saving
- disable switch
- Notes
- does not support hard disks
- does not work with processor cards
- not compatible with Kickstart 2.0 and above
Mk II, A500 version, front side
Mk II, A2000 version, front side
- ActionReplayMk2.pdf
Instruction Manual (german)
225 kB - ActionReplayMk2_Eng.pdf
Instruction Manual (german)
3.0 MB - ActionReplayMk2_A2000_Note.pdf
A2000 Installation Note (english)
163 kB
Advert Mk II (US)
1990-12
Advert (US)
1991-07
Advert Part 1 (GB)
1990-12
Advert Part 2 (GB)
1990-12
Advert (GB)
1991-05
Advert (GB)
1991-07
Advert (DE)
1990-12
Advert (DE)
1991-01
Advert (DE)
1991-01
Advert (DE)
1991-10
Advert (DE)
1991-10
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A500A2000 | - - | Interface side expansion portCPU slot |
- Freezer
- 256 kB Operating System ROM
- same features as ActionReplay Mk II, plus the following new features:
- deep trainer
- burst nibbler copy program
- switch between PAL and NTSC (with new Agnus)
- joystick handler (use the joystick instead of keyboard)
- setmap
- file requester
- better support of RAM expansions
- more CLI programs
- A500 version:
- plugs into the side expansion port
- no passthrough connector
- A2000 version:
- connects to the 86 pin CPU slot
- half length card
- uses the common AmigaDOS disk format for saving
- disable switch
- Notes
- does not support hard disks
- does not work with processor cards
- not compatible with Kickstart 2.0 and above
- in A1000, the module has to be disabled before loading the Kickstart
- does not work with 3-State's Multivision 500 and Multivision 2000
Mk III, A500 version, front side
Mk III, A2000 version, front side
Mk III, A2000 version, front side
- ActionReplayMk3.pdf
Action Replay Mk3 Instruction Manual
708 kB
Advert (DE)
1992-01
Advert (DE)
1992-01
Advert (DE)
1992-05
Advert (AU)
1991-12
Advert (GB)
1992-01
Advert (US)
1992-03
Advert (FR)
1992-07
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- handy scanner
- used scanner model: Genius GS-4500, made by Omron
- scans monochrome and 64 grey shades
- 400 dpi optical resolution
- 105 mm scan width
- status LED
- scan start button
- controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (letter and photo settings)
- supplied with Genius Scandit software
- the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
- 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 12V DC power supply
Advert (DE)
1991-10
Advert (DE)
1991-12
Advert (GB)
1991-05
Advert (GB)
1991-07
Advert (AU)
1991-12
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- no level adjustment potentiometer (manual gain control)
- audio input: line level mono (2× 3.5mm socket, 1× DIN)
- connects to the parallel port
- available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
Advert (GB)
1991-05
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1989 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- no hardware level adjustment
- audio input: line level mono (2× 3.5mm socket, 1× DIN)
- plugs into parallel port
- supplied with Pro Sampler Studio Sampling Software and Jammer Sequencer Software
Advert (GB)
1989-06
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga A500, A500+ | Interface side expansion port |
- Sound Sampler
- 8 bit stereo sound sampler
- no hardware level adjustment
- audio input: line level mono (2× 3.5mm socket, 1× DIN)
- plugs into side expansion port
- passed-through expansion connector
- supplied with Pro Sampler Studio II Sampling Software and Jammer Sequencer Software
Advert (GB)
1991-05
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- framegrabber
- grabs 15 bit colour images in 1/50th second
- display images in 256×256 (normal mode), 128×128 (monitor mode) or 320×256 (save mode) with 8, 16, 32 or 4096 colours
- double buffered display update at 5 fps full screen or 15 fps in monitor mode
- IFF24 saving from 15 bit image data
- composite input (RCA connector)
- brightness and contrast knobs on the back of the unit, red / green / blue and saturation knobs on the top
- RGB level and gamma correction from software
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- optional Movie Maker software
- takes 128×128 32 colour images at rates between 1 to 15 fps
- can utilize up to 6 MB of memory to give 500 frames (1 minute movie at 8 fps)
Advert (GB)
1992-05
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1992 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- colour splitter
- allows grabbing of colour images with the Datel Video Digitizer II
- plugs alongside the Video Digitizer II into its passthrough connector
- the splitter is switched from software
- adjustable red / green / blue and saturation levels
- can save in 4096 colour RAW, 8 or 32 colour IFF or 16 shade black and white IFF
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1990 | Amiga any Amiga | Interface parallel port |
- framegrabber
- grabs black and white images in 1/60th second into its 32 kB buffer
- displays images in 256×256 with 16 grey levels
- can save the image in 320×256 by duplicating every fourth column of pixels
- saves in RAW or IFF but loads RAW format only
- composite input (RCA connector)
- brightness, contrast and synchronization pots
- PAL only but works with NTSC video sources as well - the bottom of the images are filled with garbage, which can be cropped with a paint program
- connects to the parallel port with an unshielded ribbon cable - no protection from radio interference
- power indicator LED
- external power supply
Manufacturer Datel Electronics, UK | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- framegrabber
- grabs black and white images in 1/50th second, updates in up to 3 fps
- grabs colour images with the Datel RGB Colour Splitter
- displays images in 256×256, can save in 320×256 with 4, 8 or 16 grey levels
- composite input (RCA connector)
- brightness and contrast knobs on the back of the unit
- connects to the side expansion port
- passthrough connector
- takes power from the Amiga
Advert (GB)
1991-05
Advert (AU)
1991-12