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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Vlabguy1 on November 28, 2010, 11:13:52 PM
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I recently got an Eagle Computers and Video A4001T tower, opened her up and found
an 060 board installed. I can not tell who is the manufacturer of this board, without
tearing it apart.. any clues as to what 060 board it might be? I will post an image once I download it from my camera.
Rich
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Ok Im adding an image I took of the 060 board thats inside the tower... Any clues?
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I recently got an Eagle Computers and Video A4001T tower, opened her up and found
an 060 board installed. I can not tell who is the manufacturer of this board, without
tearing it apart.. any clues as to what 060 board it might be? I will post an image once I download it from my camera.
Rich
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Probably a quikpak model, check my website: http://www.hd-zone.com/amiga/quickpak.html
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The Eagle A4001T is a tower conversion for the A4000D.
It's a crapshoot what 060 card is in it.
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interesting .. looks like I might have to take beast apart to check it out..
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It's a cool tower with tons of slots.
Whoever built it surely had some money so you may have anything in there.
Definitely post pics!
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Will do. The tower isn't in the best shape, used of course. A bit of cleaning is needed.
Oh and the puter does not have any expansion cards.. though I have plenty to install
if I choose.
Rich
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It's a cool tower with tons of slots.
Whoever built it surely had some money so you may have anything in there.
Definitely post pics!
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Here is one image of the 060 board..
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That looks like a CyberstormPPC.
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Yup, it's a CyberstormPPC...
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How much did it cost you if you don't mind me asking?
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Are you serious or just messing with me?
Rich
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That looks like a CyberstormPPC.
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http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/cyberstormppc
You tell me!
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Ok Im adding an image I took of the 060 board thats inside the tower... Any clues?
Yes, you have as many fans as you have processors :D
That's a CyberstormPPC, you lucky sod :D
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This is another of those stories that never happen to me whereby someone buys what they think is a standard 030 A4000D only to discover that it has a PPC card and a Picasso IV with the never released 3Dfx upgrade on it.
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wow.. cool thanks for the link. Looks like the board to me. :-)..
mm mhz of the ppc chip?
Rich
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http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/cyberstormppc
You tell me!
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This is another of those stories that never happen to me whereby someone buys what they think is a standard 030 A4000D only to discover that it has a PPC card and a Picasso IV with the never released 3Dfx upgrade on it.
Or the dingy, $5 garage sale A2000 that's loaded with a Wildfire + Inferno. :P
Congrats to Vlabguy, that's a nice card you got there!
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You lucked out. It's the best 060 card (with PPC) for Amiga 4000...you'll be able to run OS 4.1 on it soon. :)
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You lucked out. It's the best 060 card (with PPC) for Amiga 4000...you'll be able to run OS 4.1 on it soon. :)
Just look at the prices those things fetch. I'm going to guess they often fetch more than was paid for this entire system.
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Sure...but if a new PPC accelerator came out they would come down in price very fast. Since that probably won't change (sigh...) the prices will probably remain high or get higher in the future, as long as people continue to use their A4000's and A3000's.
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..Thats good to know. I was taking apart the Eagle tower, just to check the motherboard and man that tower was build by a butcher I think.. multiple screw holes drilled.. ah..what a mess.. The physical tower is junk( imo) will remove the motherboard to check it out.
It also came with a Syjet 1.5gig internal drive, and a CV64 fully loaded with memory :-).
Rich
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Eagle towers are converted AT towers.. there will be tons of drilled and tapped holes that arent used. this is normal,dont assume its junk,unless someone went nuts drilling more holes all over it.
eagle made some fine towers with tons of expansion room,and they housed every/any accelerator usually without interference,unlike the pain in the butt real AmigaTechnologies a4000t's. most eagle slotboards had 2 video slots and i think 7 zorro slots, i still kick myself for selling my eagle long ago.
Oh,and when you power the cyberstorm ppc up,be sure the ppc fan is working well,if its not it will cook itself.
nice find there!
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Got ya.. Thanks for the info. Well just from the look of it who ever built this particular tower did not do a very clean job. And your more than welcomed to the physical tower and the slot board if you want..I have no need for such a huge tower..
Rich
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Eagle towers are converted AT towers.. there will be tons of drilled and tapped holes that arent used. this is normal,dont assume its junk,unless someone went nuts drilling more holes all over it.
eagle made some fine towers with tons of expansion room,and they housed every/any accelerator usually without interference,unlike the pain in the butt real AmigaTechnologies a4000t's. most eagle slotboards had 2 video slots and i think 7 zorro slots, i still kick myself for selling my eagle long ago.
Oh,and when you power the cyberstorm ppc up,be sure the ppc fan is working well,if its not it will cook itself.
nice find there!
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No, no, no, it's an A3630@25 !
Send it to me, I'll send you back a better A3640@33 !
Ok ?
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mmm. sounds good to me..hehe