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Title: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: Guru_Meditation_Error on July 28, 2015, 05:11:34 AM

I grabbed another really rough A1000 a while back, and got around to cracking this one to check for goodies.  It didn't boot but when I checked under the hood I found this mounted loosely with disconnected wires:

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/7KBWDT.jpg)

Spirit Inboard 1000 w/1.5MB RAM. The real find is whats sitting on top: CMI Accelerator (7/14MHz switchable) with 6881 FPU and crystal oscillator. I have never seen one of these in the flesh, so to speak.

Also a good grab from inside a box that came with it:

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/fvPkaQ.jpg)

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/Q9KB0n.jpg)

(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/901/w8Rrpi.jpg)

Pretty good haul. I just got into collecting again. The other crazily-wired A1000 from my other post also came with a Microbiotics Starboard RAM Sidecar (did they make a 3.5MB version?)

Title: Re: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: klx300r on July 28, 2015, 05:48:19 AM

awesome find:hammer:

please let us know if you get that CMI card going properly

Title: Re: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: hese7 on July 28, 2015, 06:45:18 AM

Very nice find. There are even no pictures of the CMI PA-1000 accelerator on any Amiga hardware database.

Title: Re: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: amiman99 on July 28, 2015, 06:45:28 AM

I had this RAM board but I sold it when I got kippers 8MB RAM board.
I may have the instructions how to wire this thing in A1000.
There is, if my memory serves well, on this forum, thread about this RAM board I made some time ago.

Title: Re: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: mechy on July 28, 2015, 07:49:51 PM

Send some pictures of the board to amiga resource and bboah.

Title: Re: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: leofoe on July 28, 2015, 08:48:56 PM

http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/inboard1000 (http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/inboard1000)
http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=1872 (http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=1872)

Title: Re: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: leofoe on July 28, 2015, 09:01:16 PM

There is a manual of this accelerator board here: http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=61 (http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=61)
And some more info: http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=94 (http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=94)
Mmmm... seems to be the same...

Title: Re: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: amiga999 on July 29, 2015, 01:20:55 AM

Dude, you're making me jealous!  I've got a spirit IN1000 manual around here somewhere if you need a scan.

Oh, duh I see they've got manuals at:

http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/inboard1000

Title: Re: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: Guru_Meditation_Error on July 29, 2015, 04:35:58 AM

We will have to remedy that. I'll take a few good pics and spread the joy. ;)

Title: Re: Another A1000 Score Today
Post by: Guru_Meditation_Error on August 03, 2015, 02:10:37 AM

Awesome stuff. I think I am going to put the accelerator and Spirit board on EBay as a set.

I already have 2 A1000's and am gonna get some cash together for a A600HD.
I'll drop a note in the marketplace when I get it on Ebay.

Thanks,

-GME