Amiga 500 tower

[BoingBoss]

Hi MontrealCL,

Ship to me the GVP 530 and I will install the correct connector for you.

The total cost to you:

$10.00 for a new connector (they are very hard to get)

$10.00 for the labor (Class 4 Assembly, The Best)

And the actual cost of shipping the GVP 530 back to you.

I will also test the board for you, to make sure that everything works fine and is up to spec, for FREE !

I would also include my instructions on how to properly build an Amiga 500 Tower of Power.  So far, the one I built is the nicest Amiga 500 Tower in the World (I have seen NONE better).   :-)

[BoingBoss]

The connector is $10.00 only if I do the labor.  Otherwise, I sell them for $25.00 each plus S/H.  They are very hard to find.  If you do not believe me, just try to find them on the internet.  I also sell the rare Zorro II / III connectors, brand new, for only $40.00 each.  The life of the connectors in the Amiga computers is about 95 to 120 cycles.  This means that you can plug and unplug a board into a Zorro connector between 95 to 120 times then the connector is bad (the contacts start suffering  from fatigue).  They MUST be replaced with new ones.  Many of the Classic Amiga computers are suffering with this problem and you guys do not even realize it.  Because these connectors ARE very hard to get I can charge these prices for them and actually get it.  I also sell NEW Amiga disk drives (Teac) for only $250.00 each (while supplies last).   :-D

[BoingBoss]

Hi MontrealCL,

There is not that much difference between the Amiga 500s side expansion port and the Amiga 2000s Zorro II slots.  In fact, you can make a Zorro II adaptor that will plug into your Amiga 500s side expansion port.  This is what I did for my own Amiga 500 Tower of Power.  It has a Zorro II connector and a CPU connector (slots), so I can use the same boards that are used in an Amiga 2000 Series computer in my Amiga 500 Tower.  The best case to use is a large vintage case from about 12 to 15 years ago, the kind that use to cost about $350.00.  These cases are very high quality and the Amiga 500 motherboard will fit better.  I will put up pictures on Amiga Org soon of my own Amiga 500 Tower of Power.  I first have to finish custom painting it.  MontrealCL, keep in mind that I am a Class 4 electronics / mechanical assembler by trade, so I actually DO know what I am doing.  Also, since I use to work for Commodore, before they went out of business, I DO know what I am talking about.  If you want me to help you build an Amiga 500 Tower, the correct way, then let me know.  You can email me.   :-)