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#A1000

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#73076From: Ray HauerOct 10, 1992 12:58 PM
Looking for an expansion box for the A1000 to plug in A2000 cards (hard drive cards and bridgeboard). Who might sell them?/exit Looking for an external hard drive for the A1000 with SCSI interface controller. Who might sell them?
#73215From: PAUL ZAGEROct 11, 1992 10:51 PM
try pre'spect for the NAKE'D card, a single slot adaptor to run A2000 cards from the A1000 bus. I'm using one to run an ALF SCSI card on my Rejuvinated 1000 now. BUT NOTE !!!! THe 1000 bus is awefully finicky about what it wants to run. I can run SCSI without memory, but not with it. Or & can run memory without SCSI but not with. Basically, count on one device only. If you can get more than one device to run on your bus, you're one of the lucky ones ! Data flyer makes a box that let's you run ther SCSI and memory on a 1000 bus (theoretically at least.) I have one coming from Briwall to see if I can still get memory and SCI on my bus. Pre'Spect has tried really hard to get me bothm but we've given up. Right now they have me running n ALF3 SCSI card for a 2000 through the NAKE'D board adaptor. Good Luck. Make sure your supplier woill let you return an item before you purchase it, if it won't configure properly on your A1000 bus. Paul Zager
#73410From: Jim SteeleOct 13, 1992 10:14 PM
I've installed several systems based around the DataFlyer 1000 box. All of them except one has worked perfectly. The one that didn't had the wrong kind of PAL chips on the WCS daughterboard (in the 1000, not the Dataflyer!) My own 1000 has a Phoenix Toolbox, which is no longer available. It runs well with a Commodore 2058, and a Trumpcard. I took the extra steps of grounding the PALs and running a heavy ground lead from inside the 1000 into the toolbox. None of the Dataflyers have needed anything special. Jim
#73615From: PAUL ZAGEROct 16, 1992 12:32 AM
Greg Tibbs, designer of the Rejuvinator, suggests that PAL speeds on the Rjuvinator could cause some bus problems. Unfortunately, Greg made up three different sets of PAL's for me, and I still can't get my ALF boards to run memory and SCSI. I'm still waiting for BRIWALL to get my DATAFLYER setup to me, since they didn't have any of the boxes in stock. Did any of the setups you performed go into a 2meg Rejuvinated 1000 ? Paul
#73651From: Richard EricksonOct 16, 1992 6:44 PM
You still having trouble with the SCSI/memory working? Richard
#73652From: PAUL ZAGEROct 16, 1992 6:56 PM
Yes ! A guy from the area users group just brought over a new Xetec fastcard plus (2000 confiuration Zorro 2). It just sat there trying to reboot indefinitely, and wouldn't recognize that there was a SCSI driver attached, either. My hopes are now much lower that the DATA-Flyer coming from Briwall will do any better. At least they promised I can return it if it won't configure. With the new chip set out, I'm having second thoughts about adding a MMR on here. Maybe I'll just wait 'til I can cough up the $3500 for a 4000 and a new monitor. In the meantime, Preferred Techologies says that the Blizzard board should work elcetronically with the Rejuv. but it won't fit "space-wise". Perhaps a tin snips taken to the shielding could take care of that. $200 to add a little bit of acceleration and some memory wouldn't be too bad. From the ever hopeful A1000 upgrader, Paul
#73682From: Richard EricksonOct 16, 1992 11:58 PM
I have a MMR being added right now. I do plan on getting a AA machine the A4000 probobly won't be it. I want to move over one of my SCSI drives from the A1000, so I want to wait until SCSI-II is standard. I want to have my A1000 doing routine things like word processing, and downloads. The AA model will do things like Dpaint and Imagine. Richard
#73742From: Jim SteeleOct 17, 1992 7:53 PM
Paul, No, none of the Dataflyers I set up went on Rejuvenated Amigas. They were all pretty much stock. The store's system had one of the original Insider boards, and it works fine. . Jim