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- From: tweeks@millenium.texas.net (Thomas Weeks)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A500 + Tower Conversion
- Date: 19 Feb 1996 06:54:56 GMT
- Organization: Texas Networking, Inc.
- Message-ID: <4g96s0$fu5@nntp.texas.net>
- References: <3126535A.7B41@isis.sund.ac.uk>
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- Simon Hortop (cb4sho@isis.sund.ac.uk) wrote:
- : I am having great difficulty getting hold of the info I need to connect
- : a full Zorro II data Bus to my A500+. I also want to implement a CPU
- : slot, so I can accelerate my Amiga significantly when I have attached
- : the Zorro bus.
-
- Well.. I did this project (minus the ZorroII mod) to my A500 and fully
- documented it with two hi-res full page IFF's showing exactly what needs
- to be cut/soldered/epoxied.. and tell about all the problems youwill
- face... as well as what type of Klone case to use and availability...
-
- The Hack docs are available from Aminet/hard/hack/TOP_HK13.lha and it
- even has digitized pics od my system so you ca see what it looks like!
-
- A friend of mine calles it Franken-Amiga... hehe...
-
-
- : Any information would be gratefully received A2000 schematics would be
- : espcially helpful.
-
- Can't help ya there... for obvious reasons... but they CAN be purchased
- via mail order for real cheap!
-
-
- : I will be putting everything into a tower, if anyone knows a suitably
- : sized on let me know.
-
- See my docs for exact measurements..
-
-
- : I know I've been vague about the info I need, but I need the lot.
-
- These docs also cover allthe materials you need, do's and don'ts...etc...
-
-
- : Connecting the bus is going to be fairly straight forward, how long can
- : the connecter be I thought about 3 inches max?
-
- Don't go much past 4... depends on wether you are planning on
- terminatingit or not...
-
-
- : Where can I buy edge connecter 86 pin and blank Zorro II 100 pin slots?
-
- This is also covered... since I could not find one at the exact time I
- needed one (during finals!), I go over how to BUILD one from an ISA
- extension you can pick up from the shack, a hack saw (or dremel), and
- some liquid weld epoxy! hehe really!
-
- : cheers
-
- Ta! And Happy Hacking!
-
-
- : simon.hortop@isis.sund.ac.uk
-
-
- Tom D Tek 7Bu)
-
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