Using A2091 in A500

[k4lmp]

I would like to have a HD in my A500, and after losing numerous bids on ebay, due to the external drives going for crazy prices, I came up with an idea, and some questions.  Is the expansion port on the side of the A500 a simple Zorro II slot?  If so, would it be possible to build a custom enclosure for an A2091, and plug it in directly, and maybe mount a scsi CF adapter?  Would this work?  If so, I might try to build some kind of enclosure, and pick up an A2091.  The only problem would be power, but there could even be a PC power supply mounted in the enclosure.  Of course, if the slot isn't a simple Zorro II, it wouldn't work at all.  Any ideas?  Thanks.

[k4lmp]

I would love to have an A1200, problem is, they are expensive, and I already have the A500.  My main Amiga is my 2000, which I use most of the time.  I don't use the A500 much, simply because of the no hard drive.  I don't like wearing my floppy drive out changing disks.  I never did like changing disks all the time.  Also, I have a few of the scsi card readers from Mech laying around, so all I would need is an A2091.  I have a GVP 2000-8 scsi card that I could use.

[k4lmp]

I was hoping it was just a ZII slot.  Maybe I'll get lucky and find a HD on ebay.  I just bid on one last night, it went for $200 plus shipping, so someone wanted it more than I did.  I didn't pay that much for my A2000, or my A500.  I guess it is just this whole supply vs. demand thing.

[k4lmp]

Sounds like you're looking for the old Bodega Bay to me.

http://www.bboah.com/index.php?action=artikel&cat=76&id=3489&artlang=en

I would love to have one of those, didn't know they made such a beast.  Must be kinda rare.

[k4lmp]

The easiest way to use an A2091 in an A500 is to get an A590! :roflmao:

Thanks for the totally useless post.  Either you didn't read the first post, or were just TRYING to be funny.

[k4lmp]

I would really just wait for the ACA500 from Individual Computers to get released later this year.  It's board that plugs into the CPU socket and will give you.
 
1) CF Card slot
2) 40 pin ATA IDE connector for CDROM, etc
3) 4MB RAM upgrade
4) 14Mhz 68000 accelerator
5) Amiga 1200 expansion slot for A1200 accelerators.
 
All for around $105 USD..  
 
You can add a 16Mhz 68020 w/128mb of ram for another $120USD and have something MUCH better than those people spending $200 on a 20+ year old SCSI controller.

That sounds like a great add on.  Not a bad price for what you are getting.  Like you said, better than the high priced external scsi's.  I wonder if it would work in an A2000?

[k4lmp]

I don't know why they are so expensive over here.  Maybe some of the knowledgeable people on here can answer that.  Maybe there just aren't as many here.  I love my A2000, and my A500, but would like to have an A1200.  Who knows, one of these days I may decide to sell them and get a 1200.  I really like the big box A2000, though, and have learned quite a bit about it, setting up hardware and such.

[k4lmp]

Speedgeek, Like I said in my first post, I have a GVP scsi card I could use instead  of the 2091.  I also have several card readers, and also, my original  post was asking if the slot was a zorro ii slot, in which case I would  not have to buy anything.  There is an A2091 on ebay right now for $45.  Everything I have just said, except for the ebay 2091 comment, is in my posts before you made your remark.  I do have a good sense of humor.  You just need to read before posting, apparently.  Now that I know it is not, in fact a zorro ii, I understand, and thanks to all the good people on here who actually helped me.

[k4lmp]

Well, if you see a 1200 on ebay, it goes up quickly.  I look at amibay every now and then, but the problem with that is shipping.  Almost all the good stuff on there is overseas, so that pretty much rules me out.  I guess I'll just have to make do with my A2000.  It is upgraded enough to be pretty quick.  I really would like to have a HD on my A500, though.  There is just something neat about the A500.  I don't play many games, but just like fooling around with it.  Man, I wish I could have afforded one of these back in the 80's.  All the upgrades would have been available, although still expensive.