New Amiga Clones!

Following on from the Amigo tower kits, Intrinsic Computer Systems are to release a range of Amiga A1200T clones based on the Amigo.

The Amigo PC (as it will be called) will appear in various configurations:

• Storm A1200 - basic A1200T
• Cyclone A1200 - A1200T with 50MHz 68030
• Tornado A1200 - A1200T with 50MHz 68060
• Hurricane A1200 - A1200T with 200MHz PPC603e

All will come with a choice of 16 or 32MBs RAM, and options such as hard drive, CD ROM, etc.

An example specification of the Hurricane is given as:

• Hurricane HC A1200 Tower,
• 200MHz 603e,
• 34MB System RAM,
• 2GB Hard drive,
• 16x CD ROM,
• Graphics card,
• Monitor.
• All for £1699.95

This could be the first Amiga to actually be sold with PPC processor as standard, and it would certainly be the most high-powered. Admittedly the value is not as good as PCs, but it easily competes with PowerMacs, and is far better that what the Amiga's had previously.

Contact:
www.centrenet.co.uk/~ics/index.html

For anyone complaining that these Amigas aren't really 'new', being just A1200 Tower clones will be pleased to know the new Amigas have been released by DCE / Power Computing under an official licence. Details are few at the moment, but there will be to models, one with 50MHz 68030, and one with a 50MHz 68060. They will be upgradable to PowerPC, and come in nice normal size tower cases (unlike the A1200 board which requires a really tall one...) Prices have not been announced, hopefully they will be good.

Also, the Access machine from Index is now available.

(This New Amiga Clones section could become a regular feature in DC... I hope so!)

Mark