Manufacturer “Hydra Systems”
4 expansions in database
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
Hydra Systems AmigaNet - Rev 1.2A front side
Rev 1.2A, front side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet - Rev 1.2A front side
Rev 1.2A, front side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet - Rev 1.2A back side
Rev 1.2A, back side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet - Rev 1.1A front side
Rev 1.1A, front side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet - Rev 1.1 front side
Rev 1.1, front side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet - Rev 1.1 front side
Rev 1.1, front side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet - Rev 1.1 front side
Rev 1.1, front side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet - Rev 1.1 back side
Rev 1.1, back side
Manual
Driver / Installation Disk
Vintage Advert

Advert (DE)
1990-12

Advert (GB)
1993-04

Advert (GB)
1993-05

Advert (GB)
1994-08

Advert (US)
1990-03

AmigaNet 500
Manufacturer
Hydra Systems, UK
Date
1990
Amiga
A500
Interface
side expansion port
Autoconfig ID
2121 / 1
    Ethernet interface
  • connects to the side expansion port - the case contains a standard Zorro II AmigaNet card
  • National Semiconductor DP8390 Ethernet controller
  • 16 kB SRAM buffer using DMA to and from the DP8390
  • DB15 AUI port (10Base5)
  • two BNC connectors (10Base2) - no need for T connectors, Hydras can be simply daisychained
  • SANA II compatible driver (hydra.device)
  • supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
Photos
Hydra Systems AmigaNet 500 - Case top side
Case, top side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet 500 - Inside top side
Inside, top side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet 500 - Connector board front side
Connector board, front side
Hydra Systems AmigaNet 500 - Connector board back side
Connector board, back side
Manual
Driver / Installation Disk

AmigaNet PCMCIA
Manufacturer
Hydra Systems, UK
Date
1992
Amiga
A600, A1200
Interface
PCMCIA
    Ethernet interface
  • contains an IBM made PCMCIA Ethernet adapter
  • 16 kB buffer
  • BNC connector (10Base2)
  • SANA II compatible driver (hydrapcm.device)
Photos
Hydra Systems AmigaNet PCMCIA - front side
front side

ANet
Manufacturer
Great Valley Products / Hydra Systems, USA
Date
1990
Amiga
A500
A2000, A3000, A4000

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Interface
side expansion port
Zorro II
Autoconfig ID
2121 / 1
    Ethernet interface
  • ANet is basically a Hydra AmigaNet distributed by GVP
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1990-08