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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

4356.0. "Looking for PD Hardware Hack" by SHARE::DOYLE () Fri Dec 14 1990 09:23

	I've seen PD hardware hacks for just about everything except
 an Expansion slot for the A500, to give it A2000 expandiblity.
        Since I'm a novice as far as electronics go... I was wondering
 if there was a recent PD hack for biulding one.
       
						Thanks;
							Ed



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4356.1I looked and looked.SHARE::DOYLEMon Dec 17 1990 12:2411
     Oh well, 
     I looked through Amiga,Amiga_hardware,Amiga_tech and Amiga_sys.
     No luck....
     It's probably
    
     1. Too hard.....
     2. So easy that everyone but me knows how. ;')
     3. not cost effective.
    
    								Ed
    
4356.2has been done, sort ofKALI::VISSERMon Dec 17 1990 14:1010
    I built a 5 slot expansion chassis for the 1000, other than mechanical
    it would work with the 500.  Schematics and PAL equations are in the
    CBM expansion docs.  Mine _almost_ works, I think the only remaining
    "bug" is poor power distribution. (e.g., fast ram diagnostics pass, but
    system crashes with address error and illegal instruction traps).
    
    Its wire wrapped with several miles of 30 guage wire.  Tough to justify
    when you can buy a 2 slot Toolbox for about $200 for the 500 or 1000.
    
    John