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Old 02 July 2024, 14:13   #41
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This is completely false !!!
The ACA500Plus does not require any welding.
I own 6 Times unmodified A500s (Rev 6.A 8372A)
2 of mine A500 Revs. 6A are equipped with 2 perfectly functional ACA500Plus
Same, 2x 6A and 2x ACA500+. No soldering.

One of the best things about the ACA500+ is you just plug it in, and a few minutes later you have WB booting from a CF card.

Nothing else is needed, no looking up how to do it, etc. (For 32GB+ CF you must look up how to remove non-FAT partitions in Windows, but Amiga is not to blame for that ofc, and it has nothing to do with any HW expansion for Amiga.)

And for purists that run e.g. original software that can't handle any expansion, it has the Cloaking Device menu to make the Amiga vanilla, so you never have to unplug the ACA.
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From what I have read, 1Mb chip ram requires a cut to the motherboard and some soldering. Both of those count me out - I am not messing with the hardware like that.

So I'm back to the expensive options.
You're not.

As it's been suggested, I too would recommend installing a Pistorm - except for a lightning speed Amiga (some 1,600-1,700 times faster than stock with the current Emu68 on a Pi3a), you get all this:

- about 300 MB Fast RAM or more,
- Wi-fi,
- 27-30 MB/sec speed "HDD" on an sd card,
- the ability to swap kickstarts from image files as you see fit,
- RTG through HDMI with high res 32-bit colors,
- The ability to redirect slow ram to chip ram (expansion card), so that you WON'T have to modify your motherboard (!)
- and probably something that I've forgot, or what's in store in the future (AHI, USB, FrameThrower upgrade option which automatically switches from HDMI to RGB when needed)...

The best however, is the cost; a fraction of what any other option would cost you. I think I paid around 50-60 Euro total when I bought one for my CDTV some 3 years ago, and I wouldn't part from it again, not ever!

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Aca500+ is the best thing ever. Easy to set up, just works.

You can even run gotek from an external drive, without ripping out your internal floppy. I still love loading a floppy.

In my opinion they should make an cheaper less bulky version without the processor, 1200 expansion slot.

Just ram and cf slots(or maybe sdcards and usb instead), and an neat gotek solution.

I dont care about expanded amigas at all, i just want classic amiga (500, 1200) with quality of life features. That makes it easier to manage files, use whdload and such.

If that is what you want. Aca500+ is with ease the best thing right now. I wish i had one for my a1200.
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In my opinion they should make an cheaper less bulky version without the processor, 1200 expansion slot.
Yeah.. for real.. good idea.
They should also make a case, and since the card would be smaller, the case could be smaller to.
Just plug it like cartridge.
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