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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Ral-Clan on February 20, 2006, 04:28:59 PM

Title: A1000 sidecar desirable?
Post by: Ral-Clan on February 20, 2006, 04:28:59 PM

Hi, I have an old Amiga 1000 "Sidecar" 1060 manufactured by Commodore.  This was a PC expansion that connected to the side-port of the A1000.

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=327

Mines got a low serial number (00960) or something.

I've read it can also be used as a regular external hard drive for the Amiga.  

I had been planning to keep it, but I don't really use it (I don't have a working A1000 to use it with), so I was thinking of Ebaying it.  However, if there is no collector interest, I'd rather just keep it....

What do you think?  Is there an interest in this stuff on Ebay....seems A1000 stuff is going up in price lately among collectors.

Title: Re: A1000 sidecar desirable?
Post by: InTheSand on February 20, 2006, 08:41:08 PM

Well, if you were going to sell it, I'd be interested.... But the likely end price plus high postage costs to NZ would probably mean I'd be out of the running fairly quickly!

  - Ali

Title: Re: A1000 sidecar desirable?
Post by: Ral-Clan on February 20, 2006, 09:08:36 PM

Yes, this is one heavy bugger.  Very cool but heavy.  I did some Usenet searching and in 2000 someone sold one of these for $95 US plus shipping.  So I guess they have become desirable.

Title: Re: A1000 sidecar desirable?
Post by: K7HTH on February 20, 2006, 10:01:48 PM

What the heck, put it on ebay, sit back and watch what happens.

Title: Re: A1000 sidecar desirable?
Post by: BigBenAussie on February 21, 2006, 12:46:20 AM

Yeah, I have a sidecar with a 40 *meg* hd in the floppy slot, that could be partitioned for use between the A1000 and the 4mghz XT PC. Booting the sidecar was a rather lengthy and somewhat flakey process though. 40 megs, even shared, wash humungous in the day.
I put an 8mghz 286 card in one of the slots in there  and it gave the Amiga a run, albeit with CGA graphics. What can I say, it was useful for PC programming assignments at school and uni.
Ah, those were the days when computing was fun.
Long live the A1000.

Ok. Going back to my happy place now.(http://64.33.47.100/images/a1000anim.gif)  
I used to love hotdogs!!!

Title: Re: A1000 sidecar desirable?
Post by: Ral-Clan on February 21, 2006, 03:08:23 PM

Do you have the original Janus disks that came with the sidecar?  I've searched for days and cannot find them anywhere on the 'net.

Title: Re: A1000 sidecar desirable?
Post by: CLS2086 on February 21, 2006, 03:23:13 PM

Hi,
the 2 last a1060 I saw gone for 62e in Germany and 42e in France.
But for the optional Hdd, isn't an old MFM/ST506 drive ?

Title: Re: A1000 sidecar desirable?
Post by: Thinkchip on February 21, 2006, 04:39:46 PM

I collect old worthless computer junk. I've been wanting to get a Sidecar. Put it on ebay and I will bid. Include the Janus disks if you have them. Hopefully you're in North America.

Title: Re: A1000 sidecar desirable?
Post by: InTheSand on February 21, 2006, 05:30:20 PM

@Thinkchip - I wouldn't say this was worthless!

 - Ali