The best accelerators & SCSI for a 2000

[Paul_s]

Sorry for this Doommaster type post but what is the fastest accelerator card you can get for a 2000? I'm sure I've seen 68060 cards (modded?) for these or am I dreaming?

Also, I'm after a Zorro SCSI host - can include RAM onboard as well


Yep, I'm looking at buying another 2000 as I miss the first one I had

[Zetr0]

@paul

my friend you would be looking for the DKB WildFire 060

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Features

• processor 68060 @ 50 MHz
• memory four 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 128 MB RAM
• supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs, 60-80 ns
• 64 bit interleaved RAM access if identical SIMMs are installed in alternate banks (U312 / U314 and U313 / U315)
• only SIMMs with 1K refresh rate are supported (SIMMs with 4K refresh rate don't work)
• Fast SCSI 2 controller 10 MB/s max transfer speed
• 50 pin internal header
• 50 pin external high density connector
• uses wildfirescsi.device
• Ethernet DEC Tulip 21040, the only Ethernet controller in Amigas that DMAs directly into fast 32 bit memory
• up to 100 Mb/s transfer speed
• 10Base-T connector
• internal slot for the optional 10Base-2 connector
• has SANA II, but no MNI driver
• notes works only with Kickstart 3.x
  • flash ROM for firmware upgrades
  • two PCI bus slots (one for the Inferno graphics board)
  • JP104 jumper setting: ON = 70 or 80ns / OFF = 60ns (all other jumpers are reserved)
  • configuration screen can be activated by holding right mouse button during startup

The Blizzard 2040/2060 on the other hand is a good contender for the top spot, it can be upgraded to a PPC via a prototype PPC adapter, however it is very unlikey to find one of these in the wild.


hope that lot helps paul =D




(thanks to amiga.resource for images and informations)

[Paul_s]

Zetty, looks exactly what I'm after... The pain will come with the price no doubt! Not bothered about the PPC option on the blizzy as not really into that..

Thanks chap, big box pron here I come!

[Zetr0]

@paul

have you gota lowley A2000 accelerator you might want to trade?

*hint hint*

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by Zetr0

@paul

have you gota lowley A2000 accelerator you might want to trade?

*hint hint*

sadly not The one I had my eye on (2000) is pretty much bare! Wanted to start from scratch anyway and build something up

Indy ECS, Accelerator/RAM/SCSI.... what you got?!

[Zetr0]

@paul

hmmm.... well in terms of A2000 not a lot, a very generious coze sent me a GVP Combi-040 but I still haven't got this to work yet =(

to be honest I think this is outside my tools and skill set, it requires some timmings to discover the faults that I with my equipement I cannot =(

However my most wonderfull wife has offered some pocket money as an anniversary present to send it to JJB (Amiga Centre France)

On AmiBay last I saw a DKB wild fire sold for about £180/200 but that was either late last year or earlier this year I think - alas all my funds are tied up in the A608's or I would of snapped the guys arm off LOL.

Another guy recently though sold a Blizzard 2060@50 fully populated with RAM for about 300 euros.


in my A2000 build at the moment, I have

Re 6.2 mobo
550watt ATX conversion
minimega (for 2MB Chip)
GVP Impact Series 2 (8MB Fast)
Catweasel Z2 (toying with either LS120 or modified 3.5" Multidrive CF/SD drive bay)
Picasso 2+ rtg

the A2000 build is a companion build - it has also

A PICMG P3 750Mhz SBC
512MB of DDR
SCSI, FDD, PAR, SER, 2xUSB, 10/100 NIC
ISA/PCI busmaster (great for those ISA slots)
ISA Card -
AWE64 Gold with DB60XG Wavetable =D
PCI lead fly - behind for PCI gfx card (to be established, maybe voodoo or geforce mx400 - depends on VESA compatablity)

I have all that above, with enough room for some large SCSI drive, maybe a SCSI network..

and a custom scandoubler / flicker fixer / monitor switcher based on a TFT / CRT tuner (it also has an RF / composite so I can play my DTV64 or megadrive clone in Picture in Picutre)

the only think I am short on is a working A2000 accelerator.... it doesn't need much I would happly accept an 020 lol