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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: neofree on September 20, 2005, 06:11:23 AM

Title: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: neofree on September 20, 2005, 06:11:23 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5245160404

$1 starting bid, 10 day auction

Thanks,

Neofree

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: neofree on September 22, 2005, 12:20:43 AM

Current bid: $76

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: neofree on September 26, 2005, 04:46:35 PM

Only 3 days left!  Current bid only $81.

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: TjLaZer on September 26, 2005, 05:15:31 PM

Woot!!  Bid bid bid!  Lets make ebay history and make this end at over a grand!!!!

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: neofree on September 27, 2005, 06:13:56 PM

Only 2 days left!

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: MskoDestny on September 27, 2005, 06:16:31 PM

So will this board work in an A4000 too or just an A3000?

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: TjLaZer on September 27, 2005, 06:23:34 PM

Due to the physical size, only the A3000.

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: x56h34 on September 27, 2005, 06:36:17 PM

It's prety wild that there's an accelerator card out there that "due to phisycal size" only fits in A3000D. Usually, if something doesn't fit, then it's because your Amiga is a 3000D. ;-)

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: MskoDestny on September 27, 2005, 07:37:07 PM

Quote

TjLaZer wrote:
Due to the physical size, only the A3000.

So it would basically hit the Zorro riser right? Or does it face the other direction?  Relocating my power supply and disk bay would be a small price to pay for more RAM and better memory performance.

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: neofree on September 27, 2005, 07:45:03 PM

This board goes under the drive bays.  There is a CPU expansion slot seperate from the Zorro slots.  It fits within the enclosed area below the drives fine.

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: MskoDestny on September 27, 2005, 08:05:07 PM

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neofree wrote:
This board goes under the drive bays.  There is a CPU expansion slot seperate from the Zorro slots.  It fits within the enclosed area below the drives fine.

I know the CPU expansion slot was separate.  I was asking about it's orientation relative to other parts of an A4000d.  For instance the A3640 extends from the CPU slot towards the Zorro riser (in an A4000 anyway).  If this card extends in the same direction there truly is no way to fit it in an A4000d.  However if it extends the other direction then it's not a problem.

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: neofree on September 27, 2005, 08:24:54 PM

It's wide and it extends towards the back of the unit from the CPU connector.  Will it fit in a 4000? I have no idea, I've never owned one.

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: Zac67 on September 27, 2005, 08:26:26 PM

The photo shows it running away from the CPU fast slot quite a long way - no way to get past the daughter board - apart from removing it.

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: neofree on September 27, 2005, 10:26:17 PM

http://math.uh.edu/~barrett/data/hardware/accelerators/Mercury68040

Under the Compatibility section it says it would work in 4000 if there was physical room.  So perhaps if you have a tower or mod your case you could do it.

Thanks,

Neofree

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: neofree on September 28, 2005, 05:34:44 PM

Still only $81!  1 day 12 hours left!

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: x56h34 on September 28, 2005, 07:29:14 PM

If it were only to stay at that price though. We all know the price will skyrocket within the last few seconds. :-)

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: neofree on September 28, 2005, 07:39:50 PM

Still worth bidding - at least what you can afford or feel it's worth.  You never know...

Thanks,

Neofree

Title: Re: FA: Mercury 040/33mhz accelerator for Amiga 3000 with 32MB - $1 Starting Bid!
Post by: x56h34 on September 28, 2005, 07:43:25 PM

Yes, I'll keep watching, although I smell a ~$170USD final bid. :-)