Commodore A500 Plus Nostalgically Computer
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Model:
A500 Plus
Date:
1991
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A500 PLUS SPECIFICATIONS INTRODUCTION The A500 Plus is a feature enhanced version of the A500 personal computer. FEATURES CPU: 7.16 MHz 68000 NTSC; 7.09 MHz 68000 PAL Memory: 1 Megabyte standard expandable to 2 ME with addition of A501 Plus Kickstart ROM: 512K (V2.04) Mass Storage Memory: Internal, 3.5 inch FDD mounted on the right side, the same as the A500. Additional Features: Real Time Clock (on-board) with battery backup. APPEARANCE The A500 Plus appearance shall be the same as the A500. A new logo plate has been added to distinguish “A500” from “A500 Plus”. The color is the same light beige as the current A500. WHAT’S ADDED 1 Meg on-board memory expandable to 2 Meg. 8375 FAT AGNUS which supports 2 Meg. of Chip RAM On-board Real Time Clock 8373 ECS Denise Full ECS support V2.04 in ROM CUSTOM CHIPS The A500 Plus shall contain the same custom chip set as the A500, except for the 8375 2Meg. FAT AGNUS and 8373 ECS Denise. SYSTEM I/O EXTERNAL SYSTEM I/O External floppy, Serial, Parallel, Mouse, Joystick, Stereo Audio Ports These Ports remain unchanged from their A500 counterparts. MEMORY MAP The A500 Plus Memory Map is the same as the A500 Memory Map.

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Service Manual
Manual type:
Service Manual
Pages:
53
Size:
2.32 Mbytes (2433778 Bytes)
Language:
english
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Manual ID:
PN-400420-01
Date:
1991 10 01
Quality:
Scanned document, reading partly badly, partly not readable.
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2017 08 04
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SECTION 1 — SPECIFICATIONS A500 Plus:SPECIFICATIONS ... 1-1 A501 PLUS SPECIFICATIONS ... 1-2 SECTION 2 — THEORY OF OPERATIONS AMIGA 500 PLUS MEMORY MAP ... 2-1 A500 Plus BLOCK DIAGRAM ... 2-2 THEORY OF OPERATION ... 2-3 8375 AGNUS 2MEG ... 2-7 8373 DENISE HI RES ... 2-11 8364 PAULA ... 2-12 GARY ... 2-13 SECTION 3 — TROUBLESHOOTING MAIN ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM ... 3-1 SECTION 4 — PARTS A500 Plus PCB ASSEMBLY 312812 ... 4-1 A500 Plus SHIPPING ASSEMBLIES ... 4-2 A500 Plus MAJOR ASSEMBLIES ... 4-3 A500 Plus PCB COMPONENTS ... 4-4 A501 PLUS SHIPPING ASSEMBLIES ... 4-5 A501 PLUS MAJOR ASSEMBLIES ... 4-6 A501 PLUS PCB COMPONENTS ... 4-7 SECTION 5 — SCHEMATICS A500 Plus SCHEMATIC #312813, REV. 1 ... 5-1 A501 PLUS SCHEMATIC #363835, REV. 0 ... 5-11

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