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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: R2D2 on March 13, 2003, 03:52:00 AM

Title: A690?
Post by: R2D2 on March 13, 2003, 03:52:00 AM

Hi!

I just bought myself A690 CDROM-drive for A500. Does anyone know anything about this? I always thought the name was A570! So why is this one named A690? Is it some sort of prototype or something? Any difference between A570/A690?

Title: Re: A690?
Post by: on March 13, 2003, 08:49:30 AM

Sounds like A570 and A690 are the same:

http://amiga.emugaming.com/prototypes/a690.html

Title: Re: A690?
Post by: Oli_hd on March 13, 2003, 09:27:08 AM

Hi
Did you e-mail me with the pictures of the A690?
If not there are two of these units which have just been sold.
The A690 is a prototype of the A570 but was also available to CATS developers.
There are differences in the two (On the PCB) but nothing major (Although it does have a battery which the A570 does not)

Title: Re: A690?
Post by: R2D2 on March 13, 2003, 01:08:35 PM

Thanks for the information  :-) I located some pictures of A570 and it looks exactly the same as my A690. Except the name ofcourse.

Title: Re: A690?
Post by: Oli_hd on March 13, 2003, 02:27:47 PM

Hi,

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I located some pictures of A570 and it looks exactly the same as my A690.

I can send you a pic of the main PCB and talk about the differences if you want. :-)
Also some A690's did look different (The early ones).
Where did you get the A690 from?
An owner of another A690 was on comp.sys.amiga-hardware a couple of months ago, you may be able to see his posts if you look.