What card is this?

[djkoelkast]

Hi,

I've got an Amiga 1200 card but not really an idea what is is. It also has some (i guess 32mb because it sais 1mb*32p) memory on it.

Picture:



The memory is standard 72 pins SIMM (70ns) and is located on the back.

What card is this, why the on/off switch? what can I do with it and what is it worth? ;-)

[Orjan]

It seems to be a memory expansion card with real-time clock and possibilty to add a FPU... I guess it isnt worth very much...

[MrZammler]

I dont think the memory on board would be 32MB, the 020 cant address it.

[Framiga]

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/rca120.html

Max 8MB Ram expansion +RTC +FPU socket

Bye

[FastRobPlus]

per www.amiga.resource.cx:


RCA120    
Company
Pyramid   Date
1993   Amiga
A1200
   Interface
trapdoor slot
   Autoconfig ID
2640 / 10
 
 

optional PGA FPU up to 50 MHz
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
with 8 MB RAM installed the board conflicts with the PCMCIA port
battery backed up clock
disable switch

[djkoelkast]

Ok so it comes without FPU and without battery so porbably not much worth indeed ;-)

thanks a lot

[Orjan]

I dont think by adding battery and FPU would enhance its value very much... They are cheap...

[Ilwrath]

It also has some (i guess 32mb because it sais 1mb*32p) memory on it

That's actually 4MB of memory.  (1M x 32 bits = 4M of 8 bits.)

Crazy numbering systems RAM uses.  ;-)

Looks like everything else about the card has been identified.

what can I do with it and what is it worth?

You can put it in an A1200.  ;-)  The fast RAM gives a nice little speedup over a stock A1200.  But it's not worth too much in resale, as the cards with fast RAM and 68030 give a lot MORE of a speedup, and are fairly common.  Price also depends on region.

[djkoelkast]

Well western Europe here ;-)
I also have a 68030 turboboard with FPU and 8mb but that is some strange memory, it is GVP so this was GVP specific memory or something, But i use that card and not the card I didn't knew what it was ;-)

[Effy]

GVP memory modules look like Simms but are not compatible.The good thing about GVP modules though is that they are really faster than normal Simms ... but also a lot more expensive and harder to find. If you are very handy, there seems to be a hack on Aminet to connect normal Simms to a GVP board ...

[Ilwrath]

(Price depends on region)

Well western Europe here ;-)

Bummer.  They seem to be worth nearly nothing there.  From what I've seen, maybe 10-20e?  It'd probably bring $30-40 in the US.

I also have a 68030 turboboard with FPU and 8mb but that is some strange memory, it is GVP so this was GVP specific memory or something,

Yep.  The early GVP A1200 cards use special "GVP" simms.  The cards sure work well, though.  I wouldn't mind having my old GVP 1230+ Jaws back.  (Sold it with my 1200 rig back in the day to afford my A4000.)