I have a new in box Commodore Amiga 1000 Prototype

[scuzzb494]

Can I make a plea... Don`t mess around with the machine anymore. Everytime you do anything you are at risk of destroying what appears to be a valuable piece of Amiga history. Anyway, if you could give me the nods up when you are putting on Ebay. Can you try not to damage the box, any paperwork and log all your photographs onto a CD. Also create a text file of what you discovered so far and just how you got the Amiga.

Well done by the way for spotting this important computer.

scuzz
http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com

[scuzzb494]

nice piece indeed! it looks more like a pre-production for developers than a prototype IMHO.

Anyway, enjoy it! :-)

I thought the same thing.

scuzz

[scuzzb494]

Can I ask one question for anyone who has ever seen the inside of an A1000 before...

WHERE IS THE DAUGHTERBOARD???

It's either missing alltogheter (which would explain why the system doesnt WORK correctly) or it is indeed a VERY RARE and early prototype of the A1000...

There is no daughterboard in an Amiga 1000... Or are you talking about the expansion often installed to the machine..

http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com/amiga/car_0106/car_0106_070.jpg

http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com/amiga/car_0106/car_0106_075.jpg

http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com/amiga/amiga_scuzz294.htm

PS: This shows you how to take the 1000 apart

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Commodore-Amiga-1000-Teardown/2266/1

scuzz

[scuzzb494]

Yeah, scuzz.. you evidently havent seen the inside of too many A1000s...

I had 6 of them, and every single one had the daughterboard..

In this pic:

http://mynikonphotos.com/amiga/assembled1.jpg

The board in the back is an aftermarket "A1000 insider" ram expansion.. The board near the front, is the daughterboard that cam factory on the machine..

It's possible that some revisions came with no daughterboard.. all of the onese I had were US sold NTSC machines.. All had the daughterboard..

So see if that board has a GARY (5719) chip..

I have no idea where this guy is from but here in the UK all my PAL versions have no daughter board. And there are three Amiga 1000s in this room... So why would I think the 1000 needed a daughter board. The machine I showed works fine. Seems odd that you would need a board just to work in the computers native country. Anyway I bow to your superior knowledge...

PAL Motherboard

http://amiga.resource.cx/photos/a1000,5

NTSC

http://amiga.resource.cx/photos/a1000,2

You learn something every day.


scuzz

[scuzzb494]

Once its lost, its lost to the future, I think that is kind of sad...

-P

Fortunately there seems to be more and more people collecting the computers now so there is more of a chance of the technology surviving. My collections will stay safe till I die at least but after that.... well who knows.

scuzz
http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com