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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: _pea_ on October 28, 2006, 11:43:42 PM

Title: Can anyone identify this SCSI cart for me?
Post by: _pea_ on October 28, 2006, 11:43:42 PM

I check the big book of hw & had no luck...

Says Amiga SCSI 2.0 on the board...

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sh3-rg/stuph/amiscsi.jpg)

sorry the image is a bit on the big side...

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this SCSI cart for me?
Post by: LoadWB on October 29, 2006, 12:05:44 AM

Looks like this could be

http://amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=1586

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this SCSI cart for me?
Post by: _pea_ on October 29, 2006, 02:19:12 PM

Nearly but not quite. It doesn't have the sloping front, it's just flat about 1" high, not a lot thicker than an action replay.

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this SCSI cart for me?
Post by: Floid on October 29, 2006, 02:53:28 PM

http://amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=1182 maybe?

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this SCSI cart for me?
Post by: DaBest on October 29, 2006, 04:00:27 PM

I think Floyd is correct.  :-)

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this SCSI cart for me?
Post by: LoadWB on October 29, 2006, 07:44:33 PM

Aw, man... no bag of chips for me, then :-)

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this SCSI cart for me?
Post by: Floid on October 30, 2006, 12:28:23 AM

Of course, if I counted right, it's got a DB-25, it's oriented for the 500, and it definitely claims to be a SCSI card.

This could mean the data on it in the hardware book is a little off, or it could be a different model from the same manufacturer, or at least someone using the same casework.  Or I could be all turned around from squinting at it so long.

IMHO, that sort of 'flat and adapted from a vertical A1000 expansion' casework dates it as a relatively early product, maybe.

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this SCSI cart for me?
Post by: Zac67 on October 30, 2006, 07:17:55 AM

AFAIR BOIL was kind of a spinoff from ALF and came in different flavors, including SCSI.

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this SCSI cart for me?
Post by: Lex on October 30, 2006, 09:07:25 AM

It's not the one Floid linked for sure, here's some internal photos of that: http://amiga.resource.cx/photos/amigoshd

It's not ALF either, because none of them used the 5380 controller IC.

Pea, your controller is autobooting so it has AutoConfig IDs. Read the IDs with ShowConfig / SysInfo / AIBB and then the manufacturer can be easily identified.