WTB: A600 FastMem / Accelerator

Zetr0 · 09 January 2007, 06:51

Hiyas Guys

I have recently got an A600 in my clutches and I am now preparing it for *ahem* a few additions...

a 4GB CF Hard disk mod
DVDCDRW
1MB Chipmem Expansion (A601)

Now to run WHDLoad nice and comftably, I would like a little fastram

sooo anyone got any of the following for a reasonably price ?

A PCMCIA FastMem card (unless i can use a CF/PCMCIA adpater)

or

A CPU + Fast Mem combo

Happy to pay reasonable prices but if your interested I have a lot of Amiga stuff so if there is somthing your looking for, I may be able to help

alexh · 09 January 2007, 10:53

Bitch at Jens to launch his A630 equivalent

coze · 09 January 2007, 14:06

There is a apollo A630 on amibench for a very reasonable price

alexh · 09 January 2007, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by coze

There is a apollo A630 on amibench for a very reasonable price

Man, €250 is crazy. Jen's is about half that

Zetr0 · 09 January 2007, 14:30

can CF card adapted by PCMCIA be used as fast ram?

cane · 09 January 2007, 14:38

I also got myself recently A600 which I want to upgrade a little bit. Since accelerators are too expensive (coze gave perfect example) for me, I decided to go the other way. I bought 2Mb PCMCIA ram card off ebay for £11+pp. The same guy sells same cards almost all the time and I saw that sometime they go for around £7. I can PM you the seller ID.

Now I'm looking, first locally, for 1Mb chip expansion; and after that I'll put CF hard.

Zetr0 · 09 January 2007, 14:47

thanks cane, I appreciate that. PM away

I likie the idea for your expansion, I want to see how a maxed out 600 will be compaired to my maxed out (desktop 1200).....

alexh · 09 January 2007, 14:55

CF cards cannot be configured as RAM.

2Meg Chip, 4Meg PCMCIA SRAM Fast and a CF IDE adapter (or 2.5" hard drive) is the best you can do for an A600 with no accelerator.

If you are MAD you could also add a DCTV

Zetr0 · 09 January 2007, 14:55

thats a shame,

thats for the heads up alexh

Zetr0 · 09 January 2007, 15:38

what about these little thingys

any of these compatible with the A600 ?

1. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMPAQ-ATA-Fla...QQcmdZViewItem

2. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epson-SRAM-PCM...QQcmdZViewItem

cane · 09 January 2007, 16:01

On Compaq card says flash ram, so it's no good becouse it can be written for limited number of times - same as Compact Flash cards.
The Epson card should work, it says it has battery so it isn't flash ram.
Zetr0 PM sent

Zetr0 · 09 January 2007, 16:07

thankies

alexh · 09 January 2007, 17:26

Epson card will work, it is a PCCARD which means it is a PCMCIA Type I or Type II and so compatible.

But why not hold out for a 4Mbyte one?

P.S. I recommend that you watch who you are bidding against on ebay, just in case they are eab users. I've noticed several people from here outbidding each other recently. I think it is only courtesy to try to avoid auctions with other eab users and just wait for the next one, no point in artificially driving up already mad prices.

cane · 09 January 2007, 17:52

Last 4Mb card I saw on ebay went for £26 - IMHO thats too expensive.
Anyway with 2Mb chip + 2Mb fast you can run almost all WHDLoad games that work on A600 (since it is not AGA). And that is what Zetr0 said he wants to do.

Zetr0 · 09 January 2007, 18:08

@Alexh

I am tempted to hold out for a 4MB one, but for two things...

1. I can get a a 2MB one now

2. £26 is a little pricey

However this being said If i find a 4MB one i will just sell on my 2MB one most likely here for my forum chums

I have to admit I always look at the bidders on auctions that i bid on for two reasons

1. ascertain whom I am up agasint (noobs vs seasoned ebayers)
2. incase I am bidding on the item that you are alexh! LMAO!!!

(just going to point out thats happened twice i think my friend.)

Normally if i notice someone on here on fleabay i generaly avoid the auction as you say bidding wars are nothing but wrong especially amongst friends

@cane
Thanks for your help cane, i put a bid in *fingers crossed eh?*

cane · 10 January 2007, 12:46

@Zetr0

I see that you didn't win the card

, but he has already new one for sale (it is not the same as mine but it will work).

Zetr0 · 10 January 2007, 12:51

strangely enough, I got it on a second offer.... clearly the person whom outbid me refused the item..... strange eh?

alexh · 10 January 2007, 15:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

just going to point out that [bidding on the same ebay auction] has happened twice i think my friend.

Yes? Can you remember what auctions? I've not bought any Amiga stuff off ebay for a while now.

I keep a log of what I have won in my "Left for others" bit on Ebay

Zetr0 · 10 January 2007, 15:28

I think one was zorro2 card.... maybe graphics card....

i think the other was an accelerator.... but i could be wrong....

alexh · 10 January 2007, 17:22

I got my Zorro GFX card off a friend when I was working for Argonaut Software so it wont be that.

I did once buy off ebay a DKB3128 which is happy in my A4k (although it only says it has 64Meg when it has 128!).

The only accelerator thing I have bid on in the last couple of years was an Xcalibur (A3640 RAM upgrade), but a LONG time ago I bought a broken Cyberstorm MKIII with the intention of repair (which is now broken again)

09 January 2007, 06:51	#1
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	WTB: A600 FastMem / Accelerator Hiyas Guys I have recently got an A600 in my clutches and I am now preparing it for ahem a few additions... a 4GB CF Hard disk mod DVDCDRW 1MB Chipmem Expansion (A601) Now to run WHDLoad nice and comftably, I would like a little fastram sooo anyone got any of the following for a reasonably price ? A PCMCIA FastMem card (unless i can use a CF/PCMCIA adpater) or A CPU + Fast Mem combo Happy to pay reasonable prices but if your interested I have a lot of Amiga stuff so if there is somthing your looking for, I may be able to help

09 January 2007, 15:38	#10
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	what about these little thingys any of these compatible with the A600 ? 1. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COMPAQ-ATA-Fla...QQcmdZViewItem 2. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epson-SRAM-PCM...QQcmdZViewItem Last edited by Zetr0; 09 January 2007 at 15:50.

09 January 2007, 17:26	#13
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,464	Epson card will work, it is a PCCARD which means it is a PCMCIA Type I or Type II and so compatible. But why not hold out for a 4Mbyte one? P.S. I recommend that you watch who you are bidding against on ebay, just in case they are eab users. I've noticed several people from here outbidding each other recently. I think it is only courtesy to try to avoid auctions with other eab users and just wait for the next one, no point in artificially driving up already mad prices. Last edited by alexh; 09 January 2007 at 17:32.

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09 January 2007, 10:53	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,464	Bitch at Jens to launch his A630 equivalent

09 January 2007, 14:06	#3
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	There is a apollo A630 on amibench for a very reasonable price

09 January 2007, 14:30	#5
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	can CF card adapted by PCMCIA be used as fast ram?

09 January 2007, 14:38	#6
cane Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: .hr Age: 45 Posts: 540	I also got myself recently A600 which I want to upgrade a little bit. Since accelerators are too expensive (coze gave perfect example) for me, I decided to go the other way. I bought 2Mb PCMCIA ram card off ebay for £11+pp. The same guy sells same cards almost all the time and I saw that sometime they go for around £7. I can PM you the seller ID. Now I'm looking, first locally, for 1Mb chip expansion; and after that I'll put CF hard.

09 January 2007, 14:47	#7
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	thanks cane, I appreciate that. PM away I likie the idea for your expansion, I want to see how a maxed out 600 will be compaired to my maxed out (desktop 1200).....

09 January 2007, 14:55	#8
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,464	CF cards cannot be configured as RAM. 2Meg Chip, 4Meg PCMCIA SRAM Fast and a CF IDE adapter (or 2.5" hard drive) is the best you can do for an A600 with no accelerator. If you are MAD you could also add a DCTV

09 January 2007, 16:01	#11
cane Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: .hr Age: 45 Posts: 540	On Compaq card says flash ram, so it's no good becouse it can be written for limited number of times - same as Compact Flash cards. The Epson card should work, it says it has battery so it isn't flash ram. Zetr0 PM sent

09 January 2007, 16:07	#12
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	thankies

09 January 2007, 17:52	#14
cane Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: .hr Age: 45 Posts: 540	Last 4Mb card I saw on ebay went for £26 - IMHO thats too expensive. Anyway with 2Mb chip + 2Mb fast you can run almost all WHDLoad games that work on A600 (since it is not AGA). And that is what Zetr0 said he wants to do.

09 January 2007, 18:08	#15
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Alexh I am tempted to hold out for a 4MB one, but for two things... 1. I can get a a 2MB one now 2. £26 is a little pricey However this being said If i find a 4MB one i will just sell on my 2MB one most likely here for my forum chums I have to admit I always look at the bidders on auctions that i bid on for two reasons 1. ascertain whom I am up agasint (noobs vs seasoned ebayers) 2. incase I am bidding on the item that you are alexh! LMAO!!! (just going to point out thats happened twice i think my friend.) Normally if i notice someone on here on fleabay i generaly avoid the auction as you say bidding wars are nothing but wrong especially amongst friends @cane Thanks for your help cane, i put a bid in fingers crossed eh?

10 January 2007, 12:46	#16
cane Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: .hr Age: 45 Posts: 540	@Zetr0 I see that you didn't win the card , but he has already new one for sale (it is not the same as mine but it will work).

10 January 2007, 12:51	#17
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	strangely enough, I got it on a second offer.... clearly the person whom outbid me refused the item..... strange eh?

10 January 2007, 15:28	#19
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	I think one was zorro2 card.... maybe graphics card.... i think the other was an accelerator.... but i could be wrong....

10 January 2007, 17:22	#20
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,464	I got my Zorro GFX card off a friend when I was working for Argonaut Software so it wont be that. I did once buy off ebay a DKB3128 which is happy in my A4k (although it only says it has 64Meg when it has 128!). The only accelerator thing I have bid on in the last couple of years was an Xcalibur (A3640 RAM upgrade), but a LONG time ago I bought a broken Cyberstorm MKIII with the intention of repair (which is now broken again)

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