Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!think!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!tektronix!orca!pogo!richr From: richr@pogo.UUCP (Rich Rodgers) Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga Hardware Wishlist Message-ID: <2640@pogo.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Aug-86 13:11:08 EDT Article-I.D.: pogo.2640 Posted: Fri Aug 1 13:11:08 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Aug-86 10:50:24 EDT References: <815@tekig4.UUCP> Reply-To: richr@pogo.UUCP (Rich Rodgers) Organization: Creative Microsystems Inc., Tigard, OR Lines: 91 Keywords: external expansion ram, hardware In article <815@tekig4.UUCP> brianr@tekig4.UUCP (Brian Rhodefer) writes: >Recent articles in this newsgroup have given me the >impression that net.micro.amiga is read by commercial >hardware developers working on products for the Amiga. Yes, this is a correct assumption. > >If this is so, I'd like to use some of these graciously >donated resources to suggest my idea of the "Perfect >Amiga Expansion Box": > ... Describes his ideal expansion box The following are descriptions of products that my company has designed for C Ltd. (Was CardCo). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An expansion box that sits on top of the Amiga approximately 4 inches high. It does not cover *any* of the ports except the expansion bus, which it graciously passes forward in the same manner as the aMEGA board. It contains 6 slots, 5 of which are accessible to the Amiga DMA. It has it's own voltage sensing power supply (thus no power switch). The box was designed with ergonomics in mind and should be a real winner. There are no "Extras" with this box. What you get is a card cage and a power supply. This was done to minimize costs, and give the shopper the opportunity to spend as little as need be to get the features that needs. Name: aMEGA Box Price: $499 Available: August (Read LATE August) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 1 to 2 megabyte memory plug in card for any Amiga expansion box that follows the Amiga Hardware Specifications. This memory card runs at no wait states, and should satisfy even the most discriminating memory critic. Name: aMEGA Board II Price: $299 bare board $499 1 megabyte (user expandable to 2 meg) $699 2 megabyte Available: August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 20 megabyte DMA Hard Disk. This was OEMed from a company much larger than we are. I have seen this disk in action and it is **FAST**. Name: ? Price: $799 Available: August ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >... Now for the feature whose unavailability >astounds me: > >6) SCSInterface!! > >Why are the pitifully few hardware suppliers for the Amiga squandering >... >Is the Amiga a machine for the future, or what? > This brings me to our final product. A multi-function card that will have at least the following items: SCSInterface (Optional DMA Chip) Battery Backed-up Clock 2 Serial ports (One 25 pin DIN, the other a 9 pin AppleTalk Hardware compatible DIN connecter) It may also have a parallel port... Price: $499 (Although I think this is preliminary and will go down.) Available: September (Read October or November) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Even though I do not do the actual manufacturing of these products I do get royalties and this may be deemed as a commercial oriented posting. I regret if anybody has taken offense from this particular posting, but I feel the information is of general interest to the net and posted it in spite of my reservations. The products listed are all working (even if in prototype form) and should be available as soon as C Ltd. get its' manufacturing to the level of supporting a thriving Amiga market. I hope that this information has been of some help. Richard N. Rodgers, President Creative Microsystems Inc. 9140 SW Locust Street Tigard, OR 97223 -- Rich Rodgers richr@pogo