Manufacturer “Tecmar”
5 expansions in database
T-Card
Manufacturer
Tecmar, USA
Date
1986
Amiga
A1000
Interface
side expansion port
    SASI Controller
  • the first hard disk for the Amiga
  • SASI (Shugart Associates System Interface) is the predecessor of SCSI
  • the original driver software does not support Kickstart 1.3 and the Fast File System
  • DB37 connector for the T-Disk and T-Tape units
    • T-Disk contains a SASI to ST-506 adaptor card and a ST-506 hard disk drive
    • T-Tape was never released
  • does not autoboot
  • does not support the RDB standard
    Memory Expansion
  • 32 DIP sockets for 256 kB or 1 MB RAM
  • takes 64k×4 or 256k×1 DIPs
  • does not autoconfig
    Notes
  • being the first on the market and thus having no competition, T-Card (and T-Disk) was very overpriced
  • DB25 serial port intended for the T-Modem, which was never released
  • battery backed up clock
  • connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough connector
  • obscures the mouse and joystick ports and reroutes them to the front of the unit
  • external power supply - powers both the T-Card and the T-Disk
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1985-11

Advert (US)
1986-01

Advert (US)
1986-03

Advert (US)
1986-03

Advert (US)
1986-05

T-Connect
Manufacturer
Tecmar, USA
Date
1986
Amiga
A1000
Interface
side expansion port
    SASI Controller
  • the first hard disk for the Amiga
  • SASI (Shugart Associates System Interface) is the predecessor of SCSI
  • the original driver software does not support Kickstart 1.3 and the Fast File System
  • DB37 connector for the T-Disk and T-Tape units
    • T-Disk contains a SASI to ST-506 adaptor card and a ST-506 hard disk drive
    • T-Tape was never released
  • does not autoboot
  • does not support the RDB standard
    Notes
  • being the first on the market and thus having no competition, T-Connect (and T-Disk) was very overpriced
  • connects to the side expansion port - no passthrough connector
  • obscures the mouse and joystick ports and reroutes them to the front of the unit
  • external power supply - powers both the T-Connect and the T-Disk
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1986-03

Advert (US)
1986-05

T-Disk
Manufacturer
Tecmar, USA
Date
1986
Amiga
A1000
    SASI Hard-Disk Drive
  • external enclosure contains a SASI to ST-506 adaptor card and a 20 MB ST-506 3.5" hard disk drive
  • LEDs display select, write and power status
  • DB37 SASI connector, intended to be connected to Tecmar T-Card or T-Connect
  • enclosure was stackable with other external expansions planned by Tecmar: T-Tape and T-Modem
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1985-11

Advert (US)
1986-01

Advert (US)
1986-03

Advert (US)
1986-03

Advert (US)
1986-05

T-Modem
Vapourware
Manufacturer
Tecmar, USA
Date
1986
Amiga
A1000
Interface
serial port
    Modem
  • advertised, but never released external modem
  • planned features:
    • data transfer speeds: 300, 1200 and 2400 bps
    • DB25 serial port, intended to be connected to Tecmar T-Card or the A1000
    • enclosure stackable with other external expansions by Tecmar: T-Tape and T-Disk
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1985-11

Advert (US)
1986-01

Advert (US)
1986-03

Advert (US)
1986-03

T-Tape
Vapourware
Manufacturer
Tecmar, USA
Date
1986
Amiga
A1000
    SASI Tape Drive
  • advertised, but never released external tape drive
  • planned features:
    • external enclosure contains a SASI to ST-506 adaptor card and the tape drive
    • support for 20 MB tapes
    • track number display
    • LEDs display tape direction, read, write, door and power status
    • DB37 SASI connector, intended to be connected to Tecmar T-Card or T-Connect
    • enclosure stackable with other external expansions by Tecmar: T-Modem and T-Disk
Vintage Advert

Advert (US)
1985-11

Advert (US)
1986-01

Advert (US)
1986-03

Advert (US)
1986-03