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EZDev Amiga OE Development
Platform
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As a transitionary product to the AmigaOne, Eyetech, in
cooperation with Amiga Inc, introduced four upgraded versions of
their EZ Tower range. Each x86 PC is
shipped with a copy of the Amiga DevPack as standard, but the Amiga
SDK has to be bought separately (for no apparent reason). In a
similar fashion to the EZ Tower range, the PC can be integrated
with the Amiga through the purchase of the 'EZDev-A1200 integration
pack'
While this is an interesting attempt to support the Amiga DE
through the use of existing bundles, the systems are uninteresting
from an Amiga perspective. The Amiga-side technology is relatively
similar to the 1998 bundles, and the PC systems consist of low-end
and entry-level systems that can be bought elsewhere for a cheaper
price.
EZDev-Plus Utility Sytem
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The entry-level system is based upon the specifications of the
'Zico' standard defined by Amiga Inc. The first two hardware
platforms are aimed at 'leisure' computing programmers, who wish to
experiment in porting games, applications and utilities from the
Classic Amiga platform to the Amiga OE.
- Integrated motherboard with sound /graphics (8MB AGP)/LAN
(10/100 Mbps ethernet)/56Kbd modem/2 xUSB
- AMD K6-2/500MHz CPU
- 64MB RAM (PC100)
- 8.4GB UDMA hard drive
- Removable hard drive bay so that other operating systems can be
used, including the native Amiga OE when available.
- 40x CDROM
- Keyboard & 3-button PS/2 mouse
- Amiga DevPack licence & support package (normally approx
£80).
- Motherboard change required for upgrade to AGP
graphics
EZDev-Plus system comes in a compact MiniTower case with 3 external
drive bays (4 in total)
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EZDev-Plus Entry System
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This is the minimum specification to purchase if
the user is using the Windows port of the Amiga SDK, due to the
increased memory requirements.
- Gigabyte super socket7 motherboard with PCI & AGP
slots
- ATI Rage or similar graphics card
- Crystal CS4281 full duplex PCI sound card
- AMD K6-2/500MHz CPU
- 128MB PC100 memory
- PCI 10/100 Mbps ethernet card
- 17.2GB UDMA hard drive
- Removable hard drive bay so that other operating systems can be
used, including the native Amiga OE when available.
- 40x CDROM
- Keyboard & 3-button PS/2 mouse
- Amiga DevPack licence & support package (normally approx
£80).
- Fully upgradeable to the top level of multimedia functionality,
as below.
EZDev-Plus system comes in a compact MiniTower case with 4 external
drive bays (5 in total)
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The multimedia platforms are aimed at commercial multimedia
games and program developers.
EZDev-Plus Multimedia Level 1
System
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- Gigabyte super socket7 motherboard with PCI & AGP
slots
- Matrox G400 32MB single head 300MHz RAMDAC graphics card AGP
(upgradable to twin head)
- Soundblaster live 1024 PCI sound card
- AMD K6-2/500MHz CPU
- 128MB PC100 memory
- PCI 10/100 Mbps ethernet card
- 17.2GB UDMA hard drive
- Removable hard drive bay so that other operating systems can be
used, including the native Amiga OE when available.
- 48x CDROM
- Keyboard & 3-button PS/2 mouse
- Amiga DevPack licence & support package (normally approx
£80).
- Fully upgradeable to the top level of multimedia functionality,
as below.
EZDev-Plus system comes in a MidiTower case with 5 external drive
bays (7 in total)
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EZDev-Tower MultiMedia Level 2
System
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- Gigabyte super socket7 motherboard with PCI & AGP
slots
- Matrox G400 Max 32MB dual head 360MHz RAMDAC graphics card
AGP
- Soundblaster Platinum PCI sound card with front bay analog
& digital I/O and controls
- AMD K6-2/500MHz CPU
- 128MB PC100 memory
- PCI 10/100 Mbps ethernet card
- 17.2GB UDMA hard drive
- Removable hard drive bay so that other operating systems can be
used, including the native Amiga OE when available.
- CDReWriter
- 48x CDROM
- 56K V90 hardware modem card
- Keyboard & 3-button PS/2 mouse
- Amiga DevPack licence & support package (normally approx
£80).
- EZDev-Plus system comes in a MidiTower case with 5 external
drive bays (7 in total)
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A1200 and EZDev-Tower system
In addition to one of the EZDev systems outlined above, the
customer can purchase an A1200 motherboard already installed. The
Amiga-side would be fitted with a 4.3GB hard drive, 40x CDROM, EZCD
buffered interface, EZKey2 PC keyboard interface and EZVGA internal
scandoubler/flickerfixer Mk2.
EZDev-A1200 Integration Pack
The Integration pack allows an Amiga 1200 to be fitted inside the
PC tower case and integrated with the PC, providing dual keyboard
and monitor support. This bundle comprises of a PCMCIA ethernet
card, CC_Reset adapter, 3m crossed UTP cable, Eyetech's 5-click
SAMBA installer software for Linux, KMON keyboard switcher, SMON/F
A1200-EZDev monitor switcher and Amiga-EZDev audio integration
cable.
Related Links
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