Simmfonie/Amifast/X-Calibur or other A3000 RAM device

[jiffydos]

Hi All,

I am new to this forum.  I have joined because I am need of your help.

I need to find a simmfonie card or some other device that will allow up to upgrade my A3000D.  Spending nearly $250 to put in 16MB of zips is simply not an option.  However, installing 2 of the 72pin 8MB simms I already have sounds a lot better.  

Can anyone help me locate one of these?

I am also looking at Amifast.  I wish I could find either of them!

Dave Cunningham
Lowell, MA
USA

[alexh]

I take it that they dont sell them any more?

http://www.katodev.de/english/simmfonie.html

[adolescent]

YGPM.

[jiffydos]

What does YPGM mean?

Dave

[x56h34]

jiffydos wrote:
What does YPGM mean?

Dave

I'm not sure if my powers of perception are as good as they used to be, but it should mean something like "Would you pay $300USD for my CSMKII accelerator?". :-)

[jiffydos]

Heh... yeah, I figured out what it meant when I saw I had a private message.


I won't be spending that much on an 060 board any time soon.  I am waiting for elbox's coldfire busboard for my A1200.    That is gonna be sweet, if it is ever released.

[x56h34]

@jiffydos:

I think that if you would like to add more ram to A3000 you are likely to spend a lot of money anyway. Accelerator may be the best option as far as features go.

- 16MB of ZIP ram...expensive.
- Simmfonie adapter...rare and expensive (usually it goes from $100 to $150USD on eBay).
- Accelerator card...probably the best option as far as what you get for your spent cash goes.

[jiffydos]

Yeah, but don't 060s and PPCs run too hot for a Desktop model?

I also don't need more than my a3640.  The stock 030 was really enough, but I got the 3640 for only $50 at a flea market.

[alexh]

The cheapest option is to find a place breaking parts with ZIP RAM. I was able to get 16Mbyte for my (now sold) A3k for under £10

[Effy]

Won't it be better to get a Cyberstorm 040 They are not that expensive and you can mount also 128 Mb !! It only needs an extra cooler in your case ...

[jiffydos]

I thought what you had was an 060???

[adolescent]

I'm not sure if my powers of perception are as good as they used to be, but it should mean something like "Would you pay $300USD for my CSMKII accelerator?". :-)

Close, it was an offer for my AmiFast w/16M.  

BTW, the Cyberstorm worked perfecly with the AmiFast in my old A3000.  Looking at the SIMMFonie I don't think it would work with any accellerator.

[x56h34]

@adolescent:

How much for the AmiFast? :-) Send me a PM.

[Effy]

Anybody got a X-Calibur for Jiffydos He has got an A3640 ..

[dnelsonfl]

I spent about $100 on a used Fastlane for the 64MB RAM it would hold. 30pin SIMMs, yes, but they're not that expensive. I bought a lot of 'em for about $5 and fully populated it to 64MB. 'Course the SCSI part of it may never work right on the A3000, but the memory works fine.

-David