A1000 with PiStorm is a thing apparently

[eXeler0]

Saw this video of a dude cramming a PiStorm into his A1000.
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Seems to work.. It sure looks like one of the cheapest and non destructive mods you can do to revitalize the A1000.

Anyone here tried it?

Also, as of 2021, what is the best source for (real) chip-RAM upgrades for the A1000?

[Signman]

Chipram upgrade module is available at Amiga Unicorn.eu

Jens says he has one in the works but like the A1200 rebooted probably take eons.
I have a 1000 and will probably try a Pistorm in it. Thirty some years later and Iam right back where I started, moving on from her to other Amigas because of the chipram issue.

Weird huh?

[Tigerskunk]

Looking forward how this compares to Buffy.

[eXeler0]

Originally Posted by Steril707

Looking forward how this compares to Buffy.

Probably not even close.. (Buffee wins).. BUT, there are other benefits with the PiStorm.. namely, getting rid of Kickstart disk etc.
Also, this thing is cheap. ;-)

[eXeler0]

Originally Posted by Signman

Chipram upgrade module is available at Amiga Unicorn.eu

Jens says he has one in the works but like the A1200 rebooted probably take eons.
I have a 1000 and will probably try a Pistorm in it. Thirty some years later and Iam right back where I started, moving on from her to other Amigas because of the chipram issue.

Weird huh?

Howdy, I can't find the place you mention. Maybe its hard to find like a "real" unicorn. ;-)
Do you have an URL?

Amigastore.eu btw has the Classic 520 tagged as "incoming" (its been out of stock for a while. Its IMO one of the better A1000 upgrades out there..)
But cant find any A1000 chip ram stuff there.

[Signman]

Originally Posted by eXeler0

Howdy, I can't find the place you mention. Maybe its hard to find like a "real" unicorn. ;-)
Do you have an URL?

Amigastore.eu btw has the Classic 520 tagged as "incoming" (its been out of stock for a while. Its IMO one of the better A1000 upgrades out there..)
But cant find any A1000 chip ram stuff there.

Site is down, I will check later

I looked long and hard at the Classic 520 which is very good for the 1000.
Over $200 U.S. I believe but then again I went and bought the Amiga Paceiro for David Dunkle in Colorado.$200, no accelerator, uses a combo kick/work bench disk then you can use sd card for storage on board. Also real time clock if anyone cares. Nice small profile though.

[eXeler0]

Originally Posted by Signman

Site is down, I will check later



I looked long and hard at the Classic 520 which is very good for the 1000.

Over $200 U.S. I believe but then again I went and bought the Amiga Paceiro for David Dunkle in Colorado.$200, no accelerator, uses a combo kick/work bench disk then you can use sd card for storage on board. Also real time clock if anyone cares. Nice small profile though.

Yea, if theres an ugly side to the 520 it would be the fact that it sticks out on the side quite a bit. They do offer a custom case for it but it might not be for everyone. But if you can live with that you do get most of one needs in an A1000. You can even get it with 3.1.4 kick preinstalled.
The PiStorm though..while based around emulation.. its tempting.. cheaper yes, but most importantly, can be installed inside, out of sight. :-)