A500Flash - new Kickstart switcher

Date 23-Feb-2016 21:50:36
Topic: hardware Classic


A500Flash is a Kickstart switcher allowing Flash-memory reprogramming. The device should be installed inside the Amiga A500/A500+/A2000.

The design of Flash memory chips being used in our product enables loading another Kickstart image by running additional software on the same Amiga computer and subsequent switching between available ROM images by holding down CTRL+A+A keys.






A500Flash 5k
- designed for Amiga A500/A500+/A2000 models,
- comes with 512kB of built-in Flash memory,
- support for 512kB ROM images – only the primary ones,
- switching between available Kickstart images by holding down CTRL+A+A keys for about 3 seconds,
- original ROM chip required,
- PCB boards installation in place of original ROM and Gary chip,
- Flash chips programming using native Amiga OS software,
- included software requires Amiga OS 1.3+


A500Flash 1M
- designed for Amiga A500/A500+/A2000 models,
- comes with 1MB of built-in Flash memory,
- support for 1MB ROM images - standard and extended ROM images,
- switching between available Kickstart images by holding down CTRL+A+A keys for about 3 seconds,
- original ROM chip required,
- PCB boards installation in place of original ROM and Gary chip,
- Flash chips programming using native Amiga OS software,
- included software requires Amiga OS 1.3+




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