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- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 18:17:54 +0100
- From: Peter_Klassmann@highlands.fido.de (Peter Klassmann)
- Subject: Re: Amiga 1200 Tower
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- In a message dated 12 Jan 96 Terroidal Man wrote:
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- TM> >I would like to know if anybody has any information (new one) about the
- TM> tower >from two German company which is supposed to have Zorro 3 and
- TM> everything. Any >info would be greatly appreciated about the price and
- TM> specification and release >date. Thanx
-
- TM> I presume you mean the "what was" Ramiga Tower, now to be made by
- TM> micro-someoneortheother... It's only comes with Zorro 2, I'm afraid...
- TM> The basic jist is: you open your 1200 up, put the motherboard in a pc
- TM> tower case (on end), with all the ports, out the back, PCMCIA at the
- TM> base with a right angle adaptor so you can use it... an expansion card
- TM> slots onto the "was" trapdoor slot and houses (i think) five zorro
- TM> slots, this expansion card has a pass through, so that you can still
- TM> use your accelerator.. your current disk drive is put on an adaptor
- TM> plate, and used as the first floppy... the front has a door A4000T
- TM> style, a reset button (hard), a speed display (which you configure, and
- TM> say 99 MHz), and a turbo button, which should disable the accelerator
- TM> (early versions didn't work)... The whole unit is powered by a 200 watt
- TM> supply... you can either use a standard pc keyboard of buy a housing
- TM> for your current one...
-
- TM> unfortunately... cost approx 500ukp!!! but still cheaper than an
- TM> A4000T...
- The price includes a new housing for your old keyboard. If you use a standard
- IBM-Keboard the price is a bit lower (about 50 DM).
-
- Here is a quick Update.
- Micronik is working on a Zorro-III Board for their A1200Tower Cases. Eagle
- Computer Systems is offering their Zorro-III Board since beginning of 1995 (but
- they were never released. If they ever do, it would be a big surprise for me).
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- bye, _ //
- Peter \X/
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