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Offline Oldsmobile_MikeTopic starter

Cumana ram disk board?
« on: November 26, 2012, 06:36:14 PM »
I'm guessing this question has come up before, but I couldn't find very much on the subject.  So, WTH is a Cumana Ram Disk Board, looks like ST-506?  Guess there's no way this could be modified to add a CF card inside an A500 with it, is there?  ;-)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amiga-500-Hard-drive-and-memory-expansion-board-Cumana-Ram-disk-board-rev-4-/400344763088?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item5d36684ad0
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
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Offline BuzzBrain

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Re: Cumana ram disk board?
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2012, 07:05:33 PM »
It may be this board?

http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/com201

If so, it use a MFM controller... well that's is a pretty old controller.

More info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modified_Frequency_Modulation

guess you will have a hard time to find a HD for it. And ever harder to find one who fits inside the A500.
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Offline psxphill

Re: Cumana ram disk board?
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2012, 12:17:33 AM »
Quote from: BuzzBrain;716450
guess you will have a hard time to find a HD for it. And ever harder to find one who fits inside the A500.

The modified trapdoor cover looks like it allows the cables to come outside the A500. It looks too annoying to buy if you want to hook up a hard drive to your A500