Edpon wrote:
Hi all,
Let me further boggle your minds with another set of questions to add to the others;
1-Do I need to install the A4000 Motherboard into a Tower to use a Mediator from Elbox?
Yes and no. There is a desktop version if you want to keep the original case - it just replaces the original zorro daughterboard. There is also a version for towered A4000s which will give you more slots.
2-If so, which can I use, any standard ATX or not?
No, you will have to hack a tower...google for A4000 tower conversions
3-ALSO, the majority of people on these forums recommend getting PPC boards for the A4000;
Do they?
It would depend what you want to use the A4000 for as to whether you need a PPC card...they are pricy.
Elbox offers those as well; are they the best to get, or get one from someone else? And if so, which brand and speed?
Hmmm, they offer a Shark G4 card which is still yet to be released and has been in the pipeline for what, two-three years? I shan't comment on whether I think its vapourware or not, but I can say that it isn't available at this time...
Go to amiga-hardware.com and read about the Cyberstorm PPC (under A4000 accelerators). It has both a Motorola 040/060 processor as well 604e processor for a wonderful mix of compatibility and speed....
