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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: roguebeck on October 09, 2005, 03:10:25 AM

Title: Amiga 1000 front panel
Post by: roguebeck on October 09, 2005, 03:10:25 AM

What exactly is that circuit board/chip thing under the front panel on the Amiga 1000... The cover for it pops right off.

TIA.

Title: Re: Amiga 1000 front panel
Post by: K7HTH on October 09, 2005, 03:17:45 AM

That is the 256Kb to 512Kb RAM expansion module.

Title: Re: Amiga 1000 front panel
Post by: roguebeck on October 09, 2005, 03:21:11 AM

Ah so if I have a chip there,then my 1000 has been "expanded" to 512k?

Title: Re: Amiga 1000 front panel
Post by: mbueler on October 09, 2005, 03:22:51 AM

256Kb to 512Kb RAM expansion module?
Is that the max amount of ram upgrade there is on the front?

Title: Re: Amiga 1000 front panel
Post by: K7HTH on October 09, 2005, 03:24:28 AM

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mbueler wrote:
256Kb to 512Kb RAM expansion module?
Is that the max amount of ram upgrade there is on the front?

From the front panel expansion, yes. Otherwise, there are internal boards made for the A1000 to increase the RAM to 1.5Mb and more.

Title: Re: Amiga 1000 front panel
Post by: K7HTH on October 09, 2005, 03:24:59 AM

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roguebeck wrote:
Ah so if I have a chip there,then my 1000 has been "expanded" to 512k?

Yes.

Title: Re: Amiga 1000 front panel
Post by: minator on October 09, 2005, 03:38:18 AM

You mean this (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/photo.php?lid=37)?

That's the 256KB RAM expansion.

Anything more has to go via the side slot or via the CPU socket.

Title: Re: Amiga 1000 front panel
Post by: Darth_X on October 09, 2005, 05:14:22 AM

It would have been cooler to have a 5.25" drive bay for SCSI in there.

Title: Re: Amiga 1000 front panel
Post by: Brian on October 09, 2005, 10:51:09 AM

@Darth_X

For what? Remember this is before the CD/DVD era and the unit already have builtin floppy. Also this was when HD's where way to expencive for the common man to buy.