Compatibility

Format

Requirements
Amiga 1200.

Price
�549.99

Primarily being designed as an upgrade board for existing Amiga systems, the BLIZZARD 603e+ Power Board incorporates phase 5's innovative dual-processor technology, where a fast PowerPC RISC processor is combined with a 68k processor. In the case of the BLIZZARD 603e Power Board, a choice of 68040-25 or 68060-50 CPU. The CPUs dynamically share the memory and system busses, which is necessary for a true multiprocessor behaviour. While the original AmigaOS 3.x continues to run on the 68K CPU (as well as all existing applications) providing 100% compatibility - the PowerPC 603e CPU is supported by a comprehensive PPC Library developed by phase 5, which provides all functionality to integrate the PowerPC into the Amiga multitasking environment. Software developers can easily optimise their programs step by step by porting single tasks to PowerPC code, which then can run parallel with 68k tasks. Many important Amiga software vendors are preparing ported or optimised versions of their software packages already, so it is expected that a large quantity of software products supporting the PowerPC will be available soon.

This BLIZZARD 603e+ Power Board is available with the fast PowerPC603e processor at a clock speed of 240MHz. Also on the board is a 68060 processor at a clock speed of 50mhz. Also provided is a fast memory expansion option which uses standard PS/2 type SIMMs. The memory is dynamically shared by the two CPUs on the BLIZZARD 603e Power Board. A fast SCSI-II interface is available on the 603e+ Power Boards allowing you to connect upto seven SCSI devices. Having a SCSI controller on the accelerator dispenses with the need for a slow Squirrel or a Zorro based SCSI card.

A maximum of 128 megabytes of memory can be fitted to the two SIMM sockets.

With it's fast 603e processor the BLIZZARD 603e Power Board provides blistering performance that can compete with most of the fastest PC systems available today. With this performance the BLIZZARD 603e Power Board is ready for the most demanding applications such as 3D rendering and high-speed 3D gameplaying, image manipulation, animation, video applications, and many other demanding applications that depend on fast CPU performance.

A standard Amiga A1200 runs at a speed of around 1 million instructions per second. The 68060 in the Power Board is capable of close to 38 MIPS, while the 240mhz 603e processor is running at 338 MIPS.