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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: pedro7 on September 11, 2006, 03:35:53 PM

Title: WANTED: Buster for a4000 - Would any revision work?
Post by: pedro7 on September 11, 2006, 03:35:53 PM

I am getting an a4000 motherbaord which is missing the super buster (empty socket) so I am looking to find a super buster.
The super buster rev 11 is the best as I understand and supports all the Z3 features.

However I am thinking the cards I have won't need a rev 11:
Powerflyer a4000 - doesn't use DMA? I think this was designed to work on all Z3
Cybervision 64/3d - is a Z2 card and so buster revision shouldn't matter.

So I'd like to ask
1) Are my assumptions correct? Could I use any super buster, ie a rev 7 from an a3000 or a rev 9?
2) Does anyone have a super buster they could sell me?

Title: Re: WANTED: Buster for a4000 - Would any revision work?
Post by: alexh on September 11, 2006, 04:03:19 PM

Where in the world are you?

Buster Rev 11 = €25 at Vesalia Germany (http://www.vesalia.de/?V02b0f14515e431a755d5756520b514e01101f0954414752050140090a1e3111547f766c34323e756e0c0a2c657f2e392c1c293b696628687c2e347d40190a63754c5a1978410d694b1b6544454b45196662692b19175e0667117e525d5e5c0d5f237774697062766c3a717)

Buster Rev 11 = £25 at AmigaKit   (UK) (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=297&osCsid=43b778702b8d432dfd9e1ef2bbcc396c)

Buster Rev 11 = $30 at SoftHut (USA) (http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=catalog/hardware/custom_chips/chip_buster.html&cart_id=1060863_65689)

Buster Rev 7 = $20 at Centsible (USA) (http://www.centsible.com)

Title: Re: WANTED: Buster for a4000 - Would any revision work?
Post by: bigdan on September 11, 2006, 04:10:47 PM

Pedro7: http://www.vesalia.de/e_buster11.htm (germany)
or try contact Jean-Jacques Boulet at amigacenter.com (france)

What's your country ?

Buster v11 is really better than v7 !

Title: Re: WANTED: Buster for a4000 - Would any revision work?
Post by: pedro7 on September 11, 2006, 04:39:27 PM

I am in the UK.

Those prices all seem bit high. I was hoping that someone would have a spare older revision that I could get cheaply secondhand.

Title: Re: WANTED: Buster for a4000 - Would any revision work?
Post by: patrik on September 11, 2006, 05:20:07 PM

@Pedro7:

SuperBuster rev 7 is not usable in the A4000, it is made for the A3000. Cards will sortof half-work, sometimes, very unpredictable.

The powerflyer doesn't use DMA because it is made not to support DMA to save costs - in short a el-cheapo card with el-cheapo performance.

The CV64/3d is a autosensing Zorro2/3 card, so in a Z2 Amiga it is a Z2 card and in a Z3 Amiga it is a Z3 card.


/Patrik

Title: Re: WANTED: Buster for a4000 - Would any revision work?
Post by: alexh on September 12, 2006, 12:24:59 AM

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Those prices all seem bit high.

You are joking right? £17+postage from Vesalia? It Dont get much cheaper mate. Not in the second hand Amiga hardware world.

How much did you pay for your A4k motherboard?

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I was hoping that someone would have a spare older revision that I could get cheaply secondhand.

Ah you mean you were hoping someone would give you their old one :-P