Hardware: PPC-Processor in Amiga 2000

Paul · 03 February 2007, 12:45

"Two users proved that it is possible to equip an Amiga 2000 with a PPC-processor. A video with different solutions and formats is available (see link below) where the installation and the use of the PPC is demonstrated."

See: http://pepe.8bit.dk/a2000ppc.html

Source: www.amiganews.de/en

alexh · 03 February 2007, 13:05

Seen something like this before. But the 2060 card is rare and expensive and the PowerUp Developer board is like rocking horse poo, they are never sold and if they did sell they would go for well over the price of a CSPPC+A4000 or BPPC+A1200.

You'd be mad to buy a Zorro-II non AGA machine for more than a Zorro-III AGA one.

keropi · 04 February 2007, 23:44

I saw the video, it is nice to watch, but not actually something to aim for! lol

DJBase · 05 February 2007, 17:01

Its just a proof of concept. The Developer Board could also work in a B1260. Anyone?

LUKas007 · 04 May 2007, 15:58

A2000 rules.

The most versatile classic Amiga ever.. Especially with a 2040/60 card!
So bad this PPC won't fit to the A2000's box...

05 October 2007, 02:17

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Originally Posted by LUKas007

A2000 rules.

The most versatile classic Amiga ever.. Especially with a 2040/60 card!
So bad this PPC won't fit to the A2000's box...

Fit!!

.. Of course it fit's..

Check my site for more pictures
http://www.8bit.dk/pictures/Project/...060/index.html

Computer description:
- A2000/060-PPC/RAID5/NIC/SoundCard/USB/PicassoIV

Outside mods:
- Fan-controller display.
- Controll panel with Reset button and LED's for HD, NIC, Power
- USB ports
- Earphone connector with own volumeknob.

Inside:
- PSU airflow improved with wiremech and differnet fan
- All wires are tidied up
- Extra fans and heatprobes
- Drivebay modified aswell as one of the floppydrives to make room for PPC addon
- Motherboard ISA slots removed to make room for RAID controller
- Much much more but "you'll see"

Hardware Spec:
- Computer: A2000 - Motherboard Rev 6.1
- Accelerators: Blizzard 2060 (50Mhz)
- Accelerators: PPC Developer Board - (150Mhz)
- SCSI Raid Controller: Running Raid5 with 8 2.5" IDE HDD's
- Memory: 2Mb Chip / 128Mb Fast
- Grafix: Picasso IV with Pablo II, Paloma IV
- NIC: XSurf
- Sound: Delfina Flipper (piggybacking on XSurf card)
- USB: Subway USB (piggybacking on XSurf card)
- Floppy Drives: 2 x HD Floppy drives
- CDROM: SCSI x16 (CD Changer for 5 disks)
- Cooling: 3xfans + controller with display

Testing:
Install and running OS3.9... CHECK

Install and running WarpOS... CHECK

Running PPC software (QuakePPC)... CHECK

turrican3 · 05 October 2007, 02:29

incredible amiga2000 ppc

kriz · 05 October 2007, 04:02

Hehe cool 8bit, and welcome

Zetr0 · 05 October 2007, 14:10

@8bit

Hello there,

Welcome to the EAB, I am sure you will like it here...

normally I would have quite a bit to say (ask P-J) but I have to admit... the A2000 you have there is that f*cking amazing! I am speachless!!

*very long pause!*

fancey helping me develop a PPC for the A600 ? LOL no... really it should be done LOL

irrespective of what auction price that a2000 is worth.... it seems to me to look quite priceless.... a job indeed, above and beyond!

watch out for Paul_s, a member here... he is a bit.... *ahem* passionate and affectionate of the A2000..... he may try and make off with it.... wich i couldn`t blame him for LOL...

I have to admit.... its awesome to know that this A2000 can spank both of my power miggys butt in Quake....

mentioning PPC's though, why didn`t they make more powerfull x86's as well.... that would of been cool

now i may be back later..... but right now i have some hardware pr0n to lookie at

AMIGAZ · 05 October 2007, 15:25

I've always wondered what this guy http://www.retrogeekcomputers.com/aboutme.htm
thinks about Jan's PPC pimped A2000

keropi · 05 October 2007, 15:37

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Originally Posted by AMIGAZ

I've always wondered what this guy http://www.retrogeekcomputers.com/aboutme.htm
thinks about Jan's PPC pimped A2000

I think "blasphemy" is the word

AMIGAZ · 05 October 2007, 15:45

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Originally Posted by keropi

I think "blasphemy" is the word

lol, yeah....his favourite card is the PP 040 card or the C= 2630

CU_AMiGA · 06 October 2007, 14:56

no. he likes it: http://www.retrogeekcomputers.com/miscpics.htm

(scroll down)

Zetr0 · 06 October 2007, 15:34

where is Paul s?

I wonder if he clicks on here and gets to-carried-away-with-himself to post....

Paul_s · 07 December 2007, 22:28

I am still here. I've been dribbling over this particular 2000 for a long time now - it's just awesome.

I have actually been missing my 2000 i sold a few months ago - infact I kinda regret letting her go

I want to replace her with another big box miggy but not sure which. 3000 would be nice but the 2000 was just so damn uber cool in the looks department and had the build quality of a bomb

alexh · 08 December 2007, 10:37

And the technical capabilities of an A500, get an A4000D/T

Fred the Fop · 09 December 2007, 07:51

You people don't know much about DoomMaster, do you?

Paul_s · 09 December 2007, 11:57

Our Doomy, who art in Amigadom
Hallowed by thy Amiga 2000
Thy OCS chipset be done
Thy will be mil-spec
On earth as it is inside the A2000
Give us Kickstart 1.3 our daily screen
And forgive us our look unto the AGA chipset
as we forgive those who use OS4
And lead us not into temptation to use any other Amiga
but deliver us from the non-mil-spec-Amiga's
For thine is the A2000, the mil-spec-power-supply and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen

10 January 2008, 03:17

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