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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: swift240 on February 10, 2008, 06:08:29 PM

Title: A500+
Post by: swift240 on February 10, 2008, 06:08:29 PM

Hi all,
Just been thinking of the old A500+ I used to have some years back for games for the good wife.
Now I have never given this any kind of thought before, BUT.....
Can you get for the A500+ things like extra memory Fastram ?
any kind of accelerator?
I do believe it should be possible to fit an HD and CD rom to it,would it?

I may well get another 500+ if I can get a memory card for Fastram for it, if not then I may just get an A600 for old games sake, I do know you can get a Fastram interface card for that I had one myself years ago for it.
This would be for games not any thing else really.
For a HD would be great for an A500+

TIA,

Mike.

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: meega on February 10, 2008, 07:25:43 PM

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=68

Good enough?

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: swift240 on February 10, 2008, 08:45:11 PM

Yes it is, thanks.

Mike.

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: Braddo on February 11, 2008, 02:20:00 AM

Getting accelerator & HD for A500 is a big waste of time and money. I suggest you buy A1200 - AGA graphics, inbuilt IDE controller, 68020 CPU.

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: AMC258 on February 11, 2008, 03:01:49 AM

I totally disagree.  I like A500's better and would rather go the A500 route.

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: Braddo on February 11, 2008, 03:31:26 AM

512k chip mem, no 060 or PPC accelerators, no AGA, no way of adding a decent amount of fast ram, no network interfaces, no clockports, no graphics cards, no PCI busboards, and TERRIBLE composite video output.

I can clearly see why you would like A500 more.

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: A6000 on February 11, 2008, 03:54:13 AM

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AMC258 wrote:
I totally disagree.  I like A500's better and would rather go the A500 route.

If you like the styling of the A500 case, then you could fit a 1200 or cd32 inside a 500 case and save much of the expense of upgrading it.

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: meega on February 11, 2008, 08:29:35 AM

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Braddo wrote:
512k chip mem

Doesn't apply to the 500+.

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: alexh on February 11, 2008, 09:52:17 AM

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swift240 wrote:
Can you get for the A500+ things like extra memory Fastram ? any kind of accelerator? a HD would be great for an A500+

Hmm, an ECS computer with extra FAST RAM, an accelerator and a HD. You've just described an A3000.

An A600 would be a better investment. The size is great, it has everything the A500+ has AND it has an internal hard drive and PCMCIA for wireless ethernet/CF cards. It's only downside was no FAST RAM, but LordV has just made a 4Mbyte FASTRAM card for it.

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: A6000 on February 11, 2008, 11:09:51 AM

You should look at McVenco's thread, FS lots of stuff, he has several a500 hard drives and also several A2000 which would be easier to upgrade.

Title: Re: A500+
Post by: Braddo on February 11, 2008, 12:25:35 PM

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meega wrote:

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Braddo wrote:
512k chip mem

Doesn't apply to the 500+.

No it doesn't but AMC258 didnt say anything about A500+

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AMC258 wrote:
I totally disagree. I like A500's better and would rather go the A500 route.