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TF536 A500, A500+ Amiga Accelerator

TF536 Accelerator for Amiga A500/A2000

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TF536 accelerator a perfect upgrade for any Amiga A500, 500+ or A2000. Included is a gold top Motorola 68030 CPU clocked at 50mhz, 64MB of RAM, and a 2.5″ IDE connector for an CF HDD Card.

Full specs:

  • MC68030RC50C Processor
  • 64MByte of fast-ram.
  • 44 Pin IDE connector
  • Includes A500/A500+ CPU relocator
Prerequisites 
  • Kickstart ROM 3.1, 3.1.4, 3.2 to boot from IDE (available as an option below).
What is TerribleFire?

Well it’s not what it’s who, and that person is Stephen Leary who has designed a whole host of accelerators and ram cards for the Amiga A500, A1200 and Amiga CD32. These include many but the most common ones are:

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  • Timing fix is recommended on your A1200 motherboard. We can do this free of charge if you send your board to us (return shipping does need to be covered).
  • Cards sold as is, they are fully tested and a video will be shared of your card working before shipping.
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TF1232 Amiga Accelerator - Terriblefire for the Amiga 1200 which hosts a 68030 processor running at 50Mhz coupled with 128mb of fast ram. This card is a perfect add-on for the Amiga A1200 and is the sweet spot between cost and speed.This card is a perfect add-on for the Amiga A1200 and is the sweet spot between cost and speed. And is the next step up after the 11Mb Ex1T Fast Ram or if your budget does not quite stretch to the Terriblefire TF1260, the TF1230 A1200 card is the perfect add-on and you will notice a huge speed difference.
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