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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: bubba on April 20, 2005, 02:23:05 PM

Title: Looking for source for new A1200 accelerators and flicker fixers
Post by: bubba on April 20, 2005, 02:23:05 PM

Hi,

Do any companies still manufacture, or sell, new 680xx A1200 accelerators and flicker fixers?  These things are getting really hard to find in the US in good shape.  Has the market completely disappeared for these things?   The elbox dragon looks interesting (I have no idea how they'll deal with the lack of full 680xx compatibility), but I'd like to have a new 060 accelerator right now!

Anyone know of a company that could make a limited manufacturing run of these items?  Perhaps it could be sent to China if we had the board designs.  Any thoughts?


-bubba

Title: Re: Looking for source for new A1200 accelerators and flicker fixers
Post by: bubba on April 20, 2005, 02:25:14 PM

One more thing, I was thinking of external scan doublers/flicker fixer and 1200D accelerators.  Not tower stuff.

Title: Re: Looking for source for new A1200 accelerators and flicker fixers
Post by: x56h34 on April 20, 2005, 02:33:51 PM

Patents for the best accelerators (Phase 5 products) have been the property of DCE for about 6 years now. DCE have officially exited from the Amgia market. There's probably a slim chance for these to ever be manufactured again by someone else.

EDIT: Best SD/FF expansions for A1200 were also, I'm afraid, made by DCE. :-(

These could still probably be found here and there, but it could take you a while to track down a dealer that still has a "new old stock" one for sale.

Title: Re: Looking for source for new A1200 accelerators and flicker fixers
Post by: amiga1260 on April 20, 2005, 03:18:29 PM

You could buy an Amidex scandoubler an Blizzard 1260 from Amigis www.amigis.nl. But it's ver expensive.

Title: Re: Looking for source for new A1200 accelerators and flicker fixers
Post by: dawiper on April 20, 2005, 03:22:26 PM

A Norwegian shop has some boards, not sure about the prices
Viper 1260-50= 2315 NOK= 369$
http://www.amigashop.com/shop.php?k=46528f6fbfa6c61af29cc587f07c4137&s_1=&grp=1

Title: Re: Looking for source for new A1200 accelerators and flicker fixers
Post by: Vincent on April 20, 2005, 04:17:53 PM

AmigaKit.com (http://shop.amigakit.com/) has 5 accelerators (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=43&osCsid=324b073db2134a66cb54b1196ea9c964) (030 - 060).  You'll actually see an employee (owner?) of AmigaKit on here if you have any questions.

Eyetech (http://www.eyetech.co.uk/) and Power Computing (http://www.powerc.com/cgi-bin/gp?pg=amiga.main&sid=&uid=ss9Ux9UGBtb5A/s&rn=630&aid=&cid=4) used to do SD/FFs, but they don't have any listed anymore.