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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: orb85750 on January 28, 2011, 03:45:04 AM

Title: Towerized A1200 vs. A4000D/T
Post by: orb85750 on January 28, 2011, 03:45:04 AM

If the processors are the same (either 040 or 060) are there really any major differences between a towerized A1200 (with Zorro slots, of course) and an A4000D/T?

Title: Re: Towerized A1200 vs. A4000D/T
Post by: J-Golden on January 28, 2011, 03:50:20 AM

yes:laughing:

Title: Re: Towerized A1200 vs. A4000D/T
Post by: orb85750 on January 28, 2011, 03:59:05 AM

Quote from: J-Golden;610017

yes:laughing:

OK, please help me out.  Could you elaborate?

Title: Re: Towerized A1200 vs. A4000D/T
Post by: J-Golden on January 28, 2011, 04:00:02 AM

OK, all kidding aside, I know there are several bottle necks that keep the A1200 from being as fast as a A4000D/T.  Most of these are over my head unfortunantly so hopefully some one else will chime in and give some refined details.

Title: Re: Towerized A1200 vs. A4000D/T
Post by: Gulliver on January 28, 2011, 05:14:21 AM

Advantages of each setup

A1200 towered w/ micronik z3 busboard+video slot enabler, and an accelerator(that has besides a 040@25mhz, 16MB ram and a rtc), to activate the busboard

-Comes with a clockport by default
-Composite and RF output built-in
-Pcmcia slot
-3 useless pci slots
-external floppy connector



A4000T

-Zorro III can have proper DMA
-Bus speed is higher
-Ide interface is buffered for lowest PIO modes
-1 extra video slot (the A4000T has two)
-High Density floppy drive
-Stereo jack audio output

Title: Re: Towerized A1200 vs. A4000D/T
Post by: orb85750 on January 28, 2011, 04:04:45 PM

Thanks for the info.  There are no Zorro III busboards for the A1200?