Interesting Holly.
I have an a530 turbo 40mhz. I see a 99-pin expansion connector that looks like a ribbon cable could hook up to it but no Zorro like slots for any card. If there was a way to connect this up, space wouldn’t be a problem, I would just build a case around whatever mess I end up with.
As far as slingshot or bodega bay goes, they are imposable to find. Note there was something once called a HI-Q tower once. I guess I will have to build a sling shot like device as mentioned earlier. It would just be nice if there were already a complete solution. As far as a market for this I feel many people like me bought there A500 10 or more years ago when they were young and poor, as we grow older and more financialy successful, we now have funds for hardware we couldn't buy in the past. I know this would be a niche for the enthusiasts market, but I bet there are more people than me that would be willing to pay money for "new" devices to expand the 500. I got my old cranky Mac se 30 hooked up to broadband and surfing the Internet with early browsers. There is no reason I see that this cant be done for the 500, a much more capable machine. So come on developers, tap into this undiscovered resource. If the C64 can do it than the might Amiga 500 can do it. YOU CAN DO IT. lol.
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