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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: magnetic on March 26, 2006, 03:23:43 AM

Title: FS:Amiga 4000 w/ SCALA INFOCHANNEL IC500 Turn Key system
Post by: magnetic on March 26, 2006, 03:23:43 AM

Hey Guys

I dont normally do this but here is a link to an amazing auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8785839858&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Its a Destkop A4000 Amiga unit with Scala Infochannel IC500 installed! Super rare. With dongle works great.

magnetic

ps: If you are someone who knows what Infochannel can do and how its the best app on the Amiga you would Buy it now!

Title: Re: FS:Amiga 4000 w/ SCALA INFOCHANNEL IC500 Turn Key system
Post by: leofoe on March 26, 2006, 08:32:26 AM

Yeah, I consider Scala MM or IC as THE ONLY Amiga application that still beats any other platform regarding cost/quality. Use it 7x24 on two A1200's in a theatre.

Title: Re: FS:Amiga 4000 w/ SCALA INFOCHANNEL IC500 Turn Key system
Post by: PaSha on March 26, 2006, 11:11:55 AM

Super rare? :-D
These things were used by cable tv companies, airports, railway stations, malls, and all sorts of places, and can often be found sitting around in a cupboard somewhere in such places.

Anyways, if it really brings in such an insane amount of money, I guess I'll sell off 2 of my 3 complete sets of SCALA IC500....

-Paul

EDIT: On the pics, it seems to be a (ex?) Toaster? I assume the board in the Video slot is a Peggy Plus mpeg-decoder board (commonly found in SCALA systems), but I can't figure out the extra connector on the back (where you normally put the external SCSI-port of your Cyberstorm).

Title: Re: FS:Amiga 4000 w/ SCALA INFOCHANNEL IC500 Turn Key system
Post by: boing on March 26, 2006, 11:15:42 AM

Exactly how many version's of Scala's Amiga products are there? I've always been interested but could never keep any of it straight. What's the diff between InfoChannel IC500 and IC200 and Scala MM, etc.?

Also if you want to see something stunning, feel free to send email to the guy on eBay selling Scala for $2,947.00 US. Click here and be amazed at the gall. (http://cgi.ebay.com/Scala-InfoChannel-IC-200_W0QQitemZ7528924588QQcategoryZ50953QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: FS:Amiga 4000 w/ SCALA INFOCHANNEL IC500 Turn Key system
Post by: PaSha on March 26, 2006, 11:23:37 AM

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boing wrote:
Exactly how many version's of Scala's Amiga products are there? I've always been interested but could never keep any of it straight. What's the diff between InfoChannel IC500 and IC200 and Scala MM, etc.?

Also if you want to see something stunning, feel free to send email to the guy on eBay selling Scala for $2,947.00 US. Click here and be amazed at the gall. (http://cgi.ebay.com/Scala-InfoChannel-IC-200_W0QQitemZ7528924588QQcategoryZ50953QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

This is the PC version. And SCALA InfoChannel always did cost tons of money. (but perhaps not this much...)

Personally, I have the following Amiga versions:

Scala v1.13 (original, boxed)
Scala MM200 (red dongle)
Scala IC400 (original, boxed, yellow dongle)
Scala IC500 (minor update to IC400)(original, boxed, yellow dongle)

There is also MM300 and MM400.

IC500 was the latest Amiga version.

A quote from one of the Scala devs, when they started developing their PC version back in the days of MS-DOS:

"On the Amiga, our challenge was to utilize the features of the OS in all possible ways.
On the PC, our challenge is to avoid the OS in all possible ways"