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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: royalcrown on June 14, 2013, 12:01:33 AM

Title: A1200 accelerator
Post by: royalcrown on June 14, 2013, 12:01:33 AM

Which accelerator has a dude with a lightning bolt on it on the socket side under the main chip ? I can't find markings on mine and don't wanna mess with it or drag out my composite tv just yet.....

Title: Re: A1200 accelerator
Post by: Tripitaka on June 14, 2013, 12:54:26 AM

That's the Power Computers logo. Probably a Blizzard as that's what they mostly stocked. check through the links here to compare your accelerator.

http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/CategoryList.aspx?id=5

Title: Re: A1200 accelerator
Post by: Matt_H on June 14, 2013, 01:02:13 AM

This one (http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=118), maybe? I think PowerComputing branded a few different accelerators; not sure if the Big Book has pictures of all of them.

Title: Re: A1200 accelerator
Post by: Tripitaka on June 14, 2013, 01:22:12 AM

They did indeed, they used Viper boards amongst others but they favoured DCE (Blizzard, Typhoon).

@ royalcrown

If it's not on the BBoA than post a picture. Someone will recognise it.

Title: Re: A1200 accelerator
Post by: magnetic on June 14, 2013, 02:10:23 AM

Yeah it gets confusing with a1200 accels sometimes as certain ones were re-manufactured under diff names in diff parts of the world. Also some of the naming Mk2, etc is confusing.

Title: Re: A1200 accelerator
Post by: royalcrown on June 14, 2013, 07:40:59 AM

Thanks guys, that narrows it down quite a lot. Will let you all know, will post if cannot find it.

Title: Re: A1200 accelerator
Post by: royalcrown on June 17, 2013, 11:42:14 PM

While fixing my 3000D (new workbench disks), I needed my 1200 running so I took it apart and took the junky Escom floppy out:

It is a Typhoon 1230 MK II guys.

Thanks for the help !