Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Forums
« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: A500+  (Read 1827 times)

Description:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline swift240Topic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2004
  • Posts: 1079
    • Show only replies by swift240
A500+
« on: February 10, 2008, 06:08:29 PM »
Hi all,
Just been thinking of the old A500+ I used to have some years back for games for the good wife.
Now I have never given this any kind of thought before, BUT.....
Can you get for the A500+ things like extra memory Fastram ?
any kind of accelerator?
I do believe it should be possible to fit an HD and CD rom to it,would it?

I may well get another 500+ if I can get a memory card for Fastram for it, if not then I may just get an A600 for old games sake, I do know you can get a Fastram interface card for that I had one myself years ago for it.
This would be for games not any thing else really.
For a HD would be great for an A500+

TIA,

Mike.
Logged
Amiga 1200, 82gb HD, 4 way IDE\'97, DVD Multi-Recorder, OS3.9, BB1,BB2, Apollo Turbo MkII 030/40, 32meg Fastram, 4Gb CF card PCMCIA slot, IDE CF card adaptor 4Gb CF card, HP 810C, Alba HDTV, Converted PC PSU. C128, C64, C16, Plus4, 1701, 1570, 1541MkII, ARP6.0,KCS Power Cart, FreezeFrame MK3B, Freeze Machine, Simons Basic,  PSP, PS1, PS2, PS3 HDMI and 1TB HD+ 80gb USB HD, PS3 TV add on, Sound Surround speakers for PS2,PS3,PC, and Amiga Amazing so
 

Offline meega

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2006
  • Posts: 952
    • Show only replies by meega
Re: A500+
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2008, 07:25:43 PM »
Logged
:)
 

Offline swift240Topic starter

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2004
  • Posts: 1079
    • Show only replies by swift240
Re: A500+
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2008, 08:45:11 PM »
Yes it is, thanks.

Mike.
Logged
Amiga 1200, 82gb HD, 4 way IDE\'97, DVD Multi-Recorder, OS3.9, BB1,BB2, Apollo Turbo MkII 030/40, 32meg Fastram, 4Gb CF card PCMCIA slot, IDE CF card adaptor 4Gb CF card, HP 810C, Alba HDTV, Converted PC PSU. C128, C64, C16, Plus4, 1701, 1570, 1541MkII, ARP6.0,KCS Power Cart, FreezeFrame MK3B, Freeze Machine, Simons Basic,  PSP, PS1, PS2, PS3 HDMI and 1TB HD+ 80gb USB HD, PS3 TV add on, Sound Surround speakers for PS2,PS3,PC, and Amiga Amazing so
 

Offline Braddo

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 58
    • Show only replies by Braddo
Re: A500+
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2008, 02:20:00 AM »
Getting accelerator & HD for A500 is a big waste of time and money. I suggest you buy A1200 - AGA graphics, inbuilt IDE controller, 68020 CPU.
Logged
 

Offline AMC258

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2007
  • Posts: 877
    • Show only replies by AMC258
    • http://www.AMC258.com/
Re: A500+
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2008, 03:01:49 AM »
I totally disagree.  I like A500's better and would rather go the A500 route.
Logged
Get up!  Get up!  Get outta here!  GONE!
  - Bob Uecker
 

Offline Braddo

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 58
    • Show only replies by Braddo
Re: A500+
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2008, 03:31:26 AM »
512k chip mem, no 060 or PPC accelerators, no AGA, no way of adding a decent amount of fast ram, no network interfaces, no clockports, no graphics cards, no PCI busboards, and TERRIBLE composite video output.

I can clearly see why you would like A500 more.
Logged
 

Offline A6000

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Nov 2007
  • Posts: 443
    • Show only replies by A6000
Re: A500+
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2008, 03:54:13 AM »
Quote

AMC258 wrote:
I totally disagree.  I like A500's better and would rather go the A500 route.


If you like the styling of the A500 case, then you could fit a 1200 or cd32 inside a 500 case and save much of the expense of upgrading it.
Logged
 

Offline meega

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2006
  • Posts: 952
    • Show only replies by meega
Re: A500+
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2008, 08:29:35 AM »
Quote
Braddo wrote:
512k chip mem

Doesn't apply to the 500+.
Logged
:)
 

Offline alexh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Join Date: Apr 2005
  • Posts: 3644
    • Show only replies by alexh
    • http://thalion.atari.org
Re: A500+
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2008, 09:52:17 AM »
Quote

swift240 wrote:
Can you get for the A500+ things like extra memory Fastram ? any kind of accelerator? a HD would be great for an A500+

Hmm, an ECS computer with extra FAST RAM, an accelerator and a HD. You've just described an A3000.

An A600 would be a better investment. The size is great, it has everything the A500+ has AND it has an internal hard drive and PCMCIA for wireless ethernet/CF cards. It's only downside was no FAST RAM, but LordV has just made a 4Mbyte FASTRAM card for it.
Logged
 

Offline A6000

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Join Date: Nov 2007
  • Posts: 443
    • Show only replies by A6000
Re: A500+
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2008, 11:09:51 AM »
You should look at McVenco's thread, FS lots of stuff, he has several a500 hard drives and also several A2000 which would be easier to upgrade.
Logged
 

Offline Braddo

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Join Date: Apr 2007
  • Posts: 58
    • Show only replies by Braddo
Re: A500+
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2008, 12:25:35 PM »
Quote

meega wrote:
Quote
Braddo wrote:
512k chip mem

Doesn't apply to the 500+.

No it doesn't but AMC258 didnt say anything about A500+

Quote

AMC258 wrote:
I totally disagree. I like A500's better and would rather go the A500 route.
Logged
 
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »