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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: trip6 on July 26, 2007, 05:58:22 PM

Title: Zorro Slot A2000 Accelerator Cards
Post by: trip6 on July 26, 2007, 05:58:22 PM

What are the names of some Zorro A2000 Accelerator Cards? Which one is the one to get in your opinion? Has to be Zorro though...

Thanks.

Title: Re: Zorro Slot A2000 Accelerator Cards
Post by: alexh on July 26, 2007, 06:01:29 PM

AFAIK there are no Zorro Slot accelerators.

Only A2000 (CPU) Fast slot accelerators.

But that is semantics, I am sure you meant Fast-Slot.

The best is the outrageously expensive Blizzard 2060.
A good one would be a GVP G-Force 030/040 Combo.

A cheap one would be an Apollo 2030.

Title: Re: Zorro Slot A2000 Accelerator Cards
Post by: murple on July 26, 2007, 08:03:50 PM

Well, there is one accelerator that uses a Zorro slot, but as with all other accelerators I know of, the CPU is on a card in the CPU Fast slot.

http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/cgi-bin/showhardware_en.cgi?HARDID=1519

As far as I know, there's no such thing as an A2000 accelerator that uses ONLY the Zorro bus.

Title: Re: Zorro Slot A2000 Accelerator Cards
Post by: trip6 on July 26, 2007, 08:45:22 PM

The reason why I asked was I just acquired a slingshot pro and was hoping that I could spice up my A500 with an accelerator expansion through the Zorro slot without trying to find a native A500 accelerator, which are impossible to find. If not looks like the best use for the slingshot would be an ethernet card most likely...
 

Title: Re: Zorro Slot A2000 Accelerator Cards
Post by: murple on July 26, 2007, 09:15:16 PM

I've seen 2 or 3 500 accelerators on eBay lately, which is odd. Never seen them before. Might be worth setting up an ebay saved search with mail notification.

PS - Good luck finding a Zorro II ethernet card for under $150 (if you can find one at all). A SCSI card is probably the easiest thing you'll find thats useful in a Zorro slot.

Title: Re: Zorro Slot A2000 Accelerator Cards
Post by: jj on July 26, 2007, 10:22:15 PM

You can use A2000 acelerators on an A500 if you have one of these puppies

Clickety Click (http://amigahardware.mariomisic.de/index_e.html)

Title: Re: Zorro Slot A2000 Accelerator Cards
Post by: alexh on July 26, 2007, 10:26:26 PM

What puppies?

A500 you are better off getting a CPU socket accelerator.

A500 Expansion slot is the equivalent of an A2000 fast slot and a Zorro II slot.

Title: Re: Zorro Slot A2000 Accelerator Cards
Post by: hamtronix on July 26, 2007, 10:47:35 PM

There are some listed here:

http://www.cucug.org/amiga/amiinfo/reviews/index.html