WANTED: hardware and documentation - Page 4

Toni Wilen · 12 June 2010, 09:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyromania

@Toni Wilen

Sure you don't want a Video Toaster 4000 card Toni? Or at least some developer docs for it?

No, sorry. I am not interested in analog video. (EDIT: means also any pro analog video/audio stuff from 1990s. It is not fun or interesting.)

yaqube · 16 June 2010, 22:55

Maybe this is irrelevant to the topic and completely useless but it seems to be the patent for the audio subsystem of the AAA chipset http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5418321.html

8 channels, 8/16-bit samples, up to 110 kHz sampling rate, 8-bit volume, channels freely allocated to the left/right/both stereo channels (sadly no real panning).

garyg · 09 August 2010, 01:47

> Other A500 side expansion hardware (?)

Do you mean perhaps the GVP A530 (with HD)? I think I still have one in the basement, and probably still the documentation. Are you interested?

Toni Wilen · 09 August 2010, 08:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyg

> Other A500 side expansion hardware (?)

Do you mean perhaps the GVP A530 (with HD)? I think I still have one in the basement, and probably still the documentation. Are you interested?

Yes, I am interested, A530 would be perfect.

(Any kind of external A500 HD expansion that includes an accelerator or is accelerator compatible would be fine. Supradrive 500XP hates accelerators.)

HD is not needed, I am going to replace it with SCSI-IDE and CF card anyway

garyg · 09 August 2010, 21:51

Found the A530, not the docs. Besides the shipping cost, there's the problem of electrical (in)compatibility. Would you settle for a scan of the documentation (assuming I can find it)?

You're aware of http://www.gvp-m.com/, right?

garyg · 09 August 2010, 23:20

Well, I found the A530's box and the drive itself but not the manual.

I also found these manuals:

GVP FaastPREP 2.0 (for formatting hard drives)
GVP SCSI Hard Disk Card User's Guide (with A4008 install disk)

and a floppy containing "US HDD HD0=60 MB Prep and
overwrites SCSI #C" dated 1996 that a former Commodore
engineer gave me.

Let me know if your or anyone is interested

Toni Wilen · 10 August 2010, 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyg

Found the A530, not the docs. Besides the shipping cost, there's the problem of electrical (in)compatibility.

I don't need docs or power supply or harddrive, it only means extra weight and power supply would be incompatible anyway (replacement power adapter is easy to build). A530 box is all I need

Shipping can be costly but I am still prepared to pay (and perhaps some more..)

garyg · 10 August 2010, 22:34

Seriously, Toni, all you want is the box (OK, it's colorful, but...) that GVP shipped the A530 to me in 1992? Not a photo of the box? :-)

It'd be a bit bulky (I'll go measure the box if you really want it) and it's cardboard so I'd have to put it in a still larger box or it'll arrive all dented.

Regards,
Gary

prowler · 10 August 2010, 22:59

Hi Gary,

I think Toni means just the A530 unit without the hard drive, PSU, docs or indeed without the box.

garyg · 11 August 2010, 01:07

Oh, the enclosure. Hmmm, I suppose I can safely remove the HD without
damaging the '030. Now that I recall, the original CPU failed and what
I have is a replacement from GVP. I haven't used it in years

Toni Wilen · 11 August 2010, 07:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by prowler

Hi Gary,

I think Toni means just the A530 unit without the hard drive, PSU, docs or indeed without the box.

Yeah, I didn't know you also had the original cardboard box too

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyg

Oh, the enclosure. Hmmm, I suppose I can safely remove the HD without
damaging the '030. Now that I recall, the original CPU failed and what
I have is a replacement from GVP. I haven't used it in years

I am only trying to optimize shipping costs but i guess HD isn't going to make much difference.

garyg · 11 August 2010, 17:51

Toni, I just ran across this link, the Haynie Archives, and am posting it here in the event that you find it useful and didn't already know about it: http://www.thule.no/haynie/

As for the A530, do you see any reason for me to see if it still works? I'm not sure if the A500 I have downstairs still works. As I recall I had a friend install a 2Gb SCSI HD in it about 10 years ago but the drive failed after a couple of years (compare that to the SCSI HD I have in my A4000D which is over 15 years old!)

garyg · 11 August 2010, 19:41

Toni, I went down to the basement and brought the A530 upstairs and put it on my bathroom scale. It's about 1.5 kg (3 lbs). Add a bit for secure packaging.

Here's a link to the US Postal Service rate calculator for international shipment of packages: http://ircalc.usps.gov/

Please let me know what you want to do.

Or you can come to my place and I'll meet you at the door for free ;-)

Toni Wilen · 26 August 2010, 19:16

GVP A530/8M RAM arrived today, confirmed working (after hacking it to work without separate power supply). Thanks garyg!

TCD · 12 September 2010, 19:36

ScHlAuChi on IRC has a spare AR3 that he wants to donate. You should join IRC and talk with him Toni

Toni Wilen · 14 September 2010, 20:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

ScHlAuChi on IRC has a spare AR3 that he wants to donate. You should join IRC and talk with him Toni

Ah, forgot about this, yeah, I'll appear later this week..

EDIT: Action Replay 2 and 3 arrived. Thanks ScHlAuChi

sodapop · 18 November 2010, 12:14

Hi Tony,

I have a Pyramid "RCA 120" (Rev. B, with memory, can't tell if 4 or 8 Mb though, but no FPU).
You can see it there: http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/rca120

If it can help...

Toni Wilen · 20 November 2010, 11:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by sodapop

Hi Tony,

I have a Pyramid "RCA 120" (Rev. B, with memory, can't tell if 4 or 8 Mb though, but no FPU).
You can see it there: http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/rca120

If it can help...

It is a basic ram expansion only, not very interesting, sorry

zefrench · 06 February 2011, 20:14

A long time ago I got my hands on the following documents. Would any of them be usefull? If so I can scan them to pdf. Such pdf woud be huge as they would be pdf made of images due to the diagrams and typewritten notes.

Specification GAYLE, Gate array for A300/A500+, July 10 1991 (17 pages)
Functional Specification for the Advanced Amiga Chip set (AA), June 7 1991 (31 pages)
Modification Summary 8374R0 versus 8374R1 (1 page)
Integrated Circuit Specification for the ALICE (8374), March 13 1991 (33 pages)
Integrated Circuit Specification for the LISA, June 25 1991 (19 pages)
IC, LSI, DMA Controller HIRES FAT AGNUS, 8372-X, November 2 1987 (39 pages)
Integrated Circuit Specification for the DENISE, April 13 1989 (15 pages)
IC N-Channel-hmos DMA Controller (NTSC) FAT Agnus 8370, June 29 1988 (39 pages)
IC N-Channel-hmos DMA Controller (PAL) FAT Agnus 8371, July 20 1988 (39 pages)
IC LSI Complex Inteface Adapter 8520, August 7 1987 (15 pages)

Toni Wilen · 06 February 2011, 20:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by zefrench

A long time ago I got my hands on the following documents. Would any of them be usefull? If so I can scan them to pdf. Such pdf woud be huge as they would be pdf made of images due to the diagrams and typewritten notes.

Scan everything please, previously never seen (?) official documents are always very interesting.

09 August 2010, 01:47	#63
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Amiga hardware > Other A500 side expansion hardware (?) Do you mean perhaps the GVP A530 (with HD)? I think I still have one in the basement, and probably still the documentation. Are you interested?

09 August 2010, 23:20	#66
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Found in my basement Well, I found the A530's box and the drive itself but not the manual. I also found these manuals: GVP FaastPREP 2.0 (for formatting hard drives) GVP SCSI Hard Disk Card User's Guide (with A4008 install disk) and a floppy containing "US HDD HD0=60 MB Prep and overwrites SCSI #C" dated 1996 that a former Commodore engineer gave me. Let me know if your or anyone is interested

18 November 2010, 12:14	#77
sodapop Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: France Posts: 99	Hi Tony, I have a Pyramid "RCA 120" (Rev. B, with memory, can't tell if 4 or 8 Mb though, but no FPU). You can see it there: http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/rca120 If it can help... Last edited by sodapop; 18 November 2010 at 12:24.

06 February 2011, 20:14	#79
zefrench Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Halifax / Canada Posts: 10	A long time ago I got my hands on the following documents. Would any of them be usefull? If so I can scan them to pdf. Such pdf woud be huge as they would be pdf made of images due to the diagrams and typewritten notes. Specification GAYLE, Gate array for A300/A500+, July 10 1991 (17 pages) Functional Specification for the Advanced Amiga Chip set (AA), June 7 1991 (31 pages) Modification Summary 8374R0 versus 8374R1 (1 page) Integrated Circuit Specification for the ALICE (8374), March 13 1991 (33 pages) Integrated Circuit Specification for the LISA, June 25 1991 (19 pages) IC, LSI, DMA Controller HIRES FAT AGNUS, 8372-X, November 2 1987 (39 pages) Integrated Circuit Specification for the DENISE, April 13 1989 (15 pages) IC N-Channel-hmos DMA Controller (NTSC) FAT Agnus 8370, June 29 1988 (39 pages) IC N-Channel-hmos DMA Controller (PAL) FAT Agnus 8371, July 20 1988 (39 pages) IC LSI Complex Inteface Adapter 8520, August 7 1987 (15 pages)

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16 June 2010, 22:55	#62
yaqube Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 159	Maybe this is irrelevant to the topic and completely useless but it seems to be the patent for the audio subsystem of the AAA chipset http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5418321.html 8 channels, 8/16-bit samples, up to 110 kHz sampling rate, 8-bit volume, channels freely allocated to the left/right/both stereo channels (sadly no real panning).

09 August 2010, 21:51	#65
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Found the A530, not the docs. Besides the shipping cost, there's the problem of electrical (in)compatibility. Would you settle for a scan of the documentation (assuming I can find it)? You're aware of http://www.gvp-m.com/, right?

10 August 2010, 22:34	#68
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Seriously, Toni, all you want is the box (OK, it's colorful, but...) that GVP shipped the A530 to me in 1992? Not a photo of the box? :-) It'd be a bit bulky (I'll go measure the box if you really want it) and it's cardboard so I'd have to put it in a still larger box or it'll arrive all dented. Regards, Gary

10 August 2010, 22:59	#69
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Hi Gary, I think Toni means just the A530 unit without the hard drive, PSU, docs or indeed without the box.

11 August 2010, 01:07	#70
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Oh, the enclosure. Hmmm, I suppose I can safely remove the HD without damaging the '030. Now that I recall, the original CPU failed and what I have is a replacement from GVP. I haven't used it in years

11 August 2010, 17:51	#72
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Toni, I just ran across this link, the Haynie Archives, and am posting it here in the event that you find it useful and didn't already know about it: http://www.thule.no/haynie/ As for the A530, do you see any reason for me to see if it still works? I'm not sure if the A500 I have downstairs still works. As I recall I had a friend install a 2Gb SCSI HD in it about 10 years ago but the drive failed after a couple of years (compare that to the SCSI HD I have in my A4000D which is over 15 years old!)

11 August 2010, 19:41	#73
garyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 53	Toni, I went down to the basement and brought the A530 upstairs and put it on my bathroom scale. It's about 1.5 kg (3 lbs). Add a bit for secure packaging. Here's a link to the US Postal Service rate calculator for international shipment of packages: http://ircalc.usps.gov/ Please let me know what you want to do. Or you can come to my place and I'll meet you at the door for free ;-)

26 August 2010, 19:16	#74
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,505	GVP A530/8M RAM arrived today, confirmed working (after hacking it to work without separate power supply). Thanks garyg!

12 September 2010, 19:36	#75
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,522	ScHlAuChi on IRC has a spare AR3 that he wants to donate. You should join IRC and talk with him Toni

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