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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: ZeBeeDee on February 02, 2007, 03:14:47 PM

Title: Amiga A1500 Checkmate ???
Post by: ZeBeeDee on February 02, 2007, 03:14:47 PM

Not seen one of these before ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VERY-RARE-AMIGA-CHECKMATE_W0QQitemZ290078979455

Title: Re: Amiga A1500 Checkmate ???
Post by: czarek on February 02, 2007, 03:27:27 PM

It's this one (amiga clone based on A500 MB):
http://amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=6

There were actually official A1500 as well:
http://amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=16

Title: Re: Amiga A1500 Checkmate ???
Post by: ZeBeeDee on February 02, 2007, 03:33:21 PM

I knew about the offical A1500's ... mine went *BANG* long ago ... but never seen or heard of a 'Checkmate' machine until today.

Live and learn!

Title: Re: Amiga A1500 Checkmate ???
Post by: AmiSake on February 02, 2007, 04:26:16 PM

I had one of the Checkmate cases for some time.
I installed a Zorro slot into it also.
Was nice for as long as it lasted.
I used it until I got my hands on a second hand A2000.

Title: Re: Amiga A1500 Checkmate ???
Post by: ajlwalker on February 02, 2007, 06:27:41 PM

The A1500 from Commodore was only released in the UK and was a marketing exercise to kill the Checkmate 1500 machine.

Title: Re: Amiga A1500 Checkmate ???
Post by: ZeBeeDee on February 02, 2007, 10:11:41 PM

Quote

ajlwalker wrote:
The A1500 from Commodore was only released in the UK and was a marketing exercise to kill the Checkmate 1500 machine.

Must have worked then, as only about 400 Checkmate machines were ever sold