The "Blizzard 1260" is an excellent product. If
you ever plan on using "SCSI", this is a great
board becasue is has an add - on SCSI board
that can be connected (about 80 - 100 euro for
the add - on board).
If you don't plan on using the SCSI, I would
get the "Viper 1260" card from Vesalia. It's
cheaper than the Blizzard, but lacks the
SCSI option. (
www.vesalia.de)
I would suggest also an internal scandoubler/
flicker fixer, which allows the use of PC
monitors (very handy). Like the Blizzard,
it's made in Germany by DCE....I've had very
good experiences with their products.
The previously mentioned "buffered" IDE
interface is necessary to safely add additional
drives. Individual Computers probably makes
the best of the cheaper interfaces, it's about
30 or so euro and more than doubles the speed
of the IDE chain.
OK...I have been running a similar setup for
months now...all reliably on a well ventilated
A500 PSU.
The only stinker about the original case is that
it's very impractical to add a gfx board.
Personally, I like the A1200 case, so I will
wait for a nice 2000 or 4000 to upgrade further.
