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From: jimac@ferris.cray.com (Jim Macura)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A1500
Message-ID: <081537.2815@timbuk.cray.com>
Date: 15 Feb 91 14:59:17 GMT
References: <1991Feb14.151755.15456@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Organization: Cray Research UK.
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In article <1991Feb14.151755.15456@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> rhhageme@eos.ncsu.edu (RICHARD HERM HAGEMEYER) writes:
>In a review of a European Amiga show found in a recent issue of .INFO
>magazine, the writer mentioned the A1500 (a Commodore product I think)
>as a way to turn one's Amiga 500 into a computer with a detachable
>keyboard.  The writer also said that in the case was room for two
>drives, space for expansion cards, and even a video port.  What I want
>to know is if anyone knows anything about this, i.e. price, availability
>(the convention was in Europe, and those of us here in the states don't
>often benefit), ease of installation, etc.  Any information would be
>greatly appreciated.  Thanx.
>

This has been available in the UK for about 9 months now.  I can't remember
prices etc. of the top of my head but the kit is produced by a company called
Checkmate Digital here in the UK.  It is as you describe; it comes as a kit
into which you fit the guts of your A500 so that you essentially have a
2000.  There are also expansion cages available into which you can fit
further cards etc.  A "mini-kit" is also available which just gives you a
seperate keyboard on your A500 (including a blanking plate for the big hole
left behind!).

BTW, Checkmate Digital were calling this the A1500 well before Commodore brought
out their A1500.

Jim Macura