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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Astral on September 06, 2010, 08:59:12 AM

Title: A600 clockport questions
Post by: Astral on September 06, 2010, 08:59:12 AM

I'm looking at installing 2 clockport based items in my A600.

I'm looking at buying an A603 and using the clockport for the first item, and also one of http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=42&products_id=208
to run the second item.

I'm just not sure on the room the AmigaKit adaptor takes up. Does anyone have a photo handy of one that is actually already installed in an A600 to see exactly what room it needs?

And secondly, is there any hardware/software reason why two clockport device can't be used at once?

Title: Re: A600 clockport questions
Post by: Astral on September 07, 2010, 08:08:59 AM

What - noone? Are my questions too hard? :D

Title: Re: A600 clockport questions
Post by: Cammy on September 07, 2010, 09:33:09 AM

I don't know if both Clockports will work at the same time, I hope they do because the 4-Port Clockport Expander doesn't work on the A603 unfortunately.

I don't have one of AmigaKit's Clockport adapters, but here's a photo of my A600 with an A603, Subway, Kickstart ROM Switcher and IDE-CF adapter installed inside, it might give you a bit of an idea of how much space is left with that stuff at least:

(http://home.exetel.com.au/amiga/A600Guts.jpg)

Title: Re: A600 clockport questions
Post by: Astral on September 07, 2010, 10:16:29 AM

Thanks Cammy

Quote from: Cammy;578162

I don't know if both Clockports will work at the same time, I hope they do because the 4-Port Clockport Expander doesn't work on the A603 unfortunately.

Interesting. I'm hoping the A603 clockport and Gayle clockport adaptor can both be used at the same time.

Is the 4-port adaptor you refer to the Quadroport?

Quote from: Cammy;578162

how much space is left with that stuff at least

Heaps :D

Title: Re: A600 clockport questions
Post by: Astral on September 07, 2010, 11:26:15 AM

Answering one of my own questions :)

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=772

Title: Re: A600 clockport questions
Post by: Cammy on September 07, 2010, 12:41:45 PM

The Clockport Expander I have is a new model designed and built by DJBase, it's compatible with the Indivision which other older models wouldn't be without a riser. Here it is in the A1200:

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/images/5087/1_A1200Guts.JPG

Title: Re: A600 clockport questions
Post by: mongo on September 07, 2010, 01:44:20 PM

Quote from: Astral;577989

I'm looking at installing 2 clockport based items in my A600.

I'm looking at buying an A603 and using the clockport for the first item, and also one of http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=42&products_id=208
to run the second item.

I'm just not sure on the room the AmigaKit adaptor takes up. Does anyone have a photo handy of one that is actually already installed in an A600 to see exactly what room it needs?

And secondly, is there any hardware/software reason why two clockport device can't be used at once?

It most likely won't work, since both clockports will be mapped into the same location in the Amiga's memory map.