On Mon, 8 Jun 2020 at 21:24, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > There are some killer upgrades for the A500 that give it ~40mhz, 8MB of > RAM and hard drive via SD or CF cards. These upgrades might run $150-$200, > not bad compared to the flash cards that cost $120 for many systems or > say, the CF disk only for the Apple II @ $120ish.
Maybe worth mentioning one of the more extreme non CPU Amiga upgrades - the zz9000, which is expensive at €349.00, but has quite an impressive set of features. List from https://shop.mntmn.com/products/zz9000-for-amiga-preorder for those who just prefer to read the damn text rather than bother with links :) * RTG: Up to 1920x1080 FHD screen resolution at 8bit 256-colors "Chunky", 16bit or 32bit color depths. (1920x1080 at 16 bit, all other resolutions up to 32 bit). * Enhanced VA2000CX Amiga native video passthrough functionality with AGA support (scandoubler with interlace flicker-fixer) * Dual 666MHz ARM Cortex A9 coprocessors to offload computing tasks like JPEG, MP3 decoding and graphics acceleration * 1GB DDR3 RAM * Ethernet interface: Get your Amiga online * USB port supports USB mass storage devices. The driver allows you to access USB sticks from workbench. * SD Card interface (for firmware updates, not currently usable from AmigaOS) * For Amiga 500, 2000, 3000 and 4000 (Zorro 2 and 3 compatible) * Drivers, firmware and schematics are open sourced: https://source.mntmn.com/MNT * Includes ZZ9000CX video slot capture card with cable * Includes metal slot bracket * Includes a minimal SDK with C examples for running ARM code from AmigaOS * Important: To use ZZ9000 with Amiga 500, you need a Zorro II adapter like Rob Cranley's Z-500 or the Checkmate 1500 Zorro adapter. (Also has support for other operating systems for those that swing that way :) David