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Here follows a summary of the features of my Amiga :
CPU/MMU 68030, FPU 68882
23 MB RAM
1.1 GB hard disk space
Picasso II 2 MB
You could say it's an low profile configuration for todays standards.
I agree, but there are some things which make it special.
Let's take a look at the detailed system description, and you will understand:
AMIGA 500 revision 5 motherboard (I bought it
in 1988 as an OCS A500 with kickstart 1.2)
A501 512 KB RAM expansion in the internal slot
second DD floppy drive
40.63 ROM
8375 Agnus; 1 MB Chip RAM hack
ECS Denise
Hardital Big Bang accelerating board (in the 68000
socket) with 68030 and 68882 at 25 MHz
16 MB 32 bit FAST RAM expansion on the
accelerating board (my project)
Hardital Synthesis SCSI controller (in the 86
pin expansion port), with Quantum ELS170S 170 MB and
Fujitsu M1606S 1 GB hard disks
2 MB 1Mbx4 ZIP chips on the SCSI controller
4 MB 72 pin SIMM hacked to fit into ZIP sockets
on the SCSI controller (my project)
Picasso II 2 MB graphic board in a self made Zorro 2 100 pin
slot (my project,
used as a reference for a similar project presented on
the January 1998 issue of the english magazine Amiga
Format)
handcrafted wooden tower case and detached keyboard (my project)
I call it "my creature", because I'm not able to classify it better.
I think there are not many A500 around the world with this type of configuration.
If you know about one, or you own one "super A500", I would like to know it !
If you like (or you don't believe me ;), here are some snapshots of "my creature".
CPU/MMU 68030, FPU 68882 23 MB RAM 1.1 GB hard disk space Picasso II 2 MB AMIGA 500 revision 5 motherboard (I bought it
in 1988 as an OCS A500 with kickstart 1.2) A501 512 KB RAM expansion in the internal slot second DD floppy drive 40.63 ROM 8375 Agnus; 1 MB Chip RAM hack ECS Denise Hardital Big Bang accelerating board (in the 68000
socket) with 68030 and 68882 at 25 MHz 16 MB 32 bit FAST RAM expansion on the
accelerating board (my project) Hardital Synthesis SCSI controller (in the 86
pin expansion port), with Quantum ELS170S 170 MB and
Fujitsu M1606S 1 GB hard disks 2 MB 1Mbx4 ZIP chips on the SCSI controller 4 MB 72 pin SIMM hacked to fit into ZIP sockets
on the SCSI controller (my project) Picasso II 2 MB graphic board in a self made Zorro 2 100 pin
slot (my project,
used as a reference for a similar project presented on
the January 1998 issue of the english magazine Amiga
Format) handcrafted wooden tower case and detached keyboard (my project)