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14.Feb.2004

Eyetech: updates and announcements
The AmigaOne distributor Eyetech has started the rework of his web appearance and put some announcements and updates online:

"EarlyBird" offer discontinued

The "EarlyBird" offer, where the buyers of an AmigaOne don't have to pay for AmigaOS4 and get it delivered by the time of its release, ends on March, 31st 2004. The last amount of AmigaOne-XE computers that will be delivered as "EarlyBird" has already been manufactured. Delivery as long as stock lasts.

Preproduction-MicroA1 in small numbers available, pictures of the new revision

A first number of MicroA1 motherboards (AmigaOne in Mini-ITX format) has been produced. These are identical with the planned specifications for the sales version besides the missing slot for "enhanced I/O interfaces" and the not existing onboard memory. The until now produced devices are exclusively for retailers and developers who want to demonstrate the computer to potential (bulk) buyers or who want already begin with the porting of specific software. The specifications of the now available MicroA1 computers are as follows:

Size: 17cm x 17cm x 3.5cm high (excluding PCI riser card)
CPU Module: 8cm x 8cm standard AmigaOne module - 750Fx @ 800MHz
Memory: Single socket SODIMM. 256MB PC133 CL3 supplied
Graphics: Radeon 7000 series, 32MB non-shared memory on board
BIOS: Uboot 1.0.0 socketed, with OS4 enabling code
Southbridge: VIA 82 2C686B
Ethernet: 10/100 with 3COM 920-ST06 controller
Sound: Cmedia CMI8738 6 ch controller
IDE: 44 way (2.5") and 40 way (3.5") connectors UDMA100
Legacy I/O: Parallel, 2 x PS/2, game/MIDI sockets
Video I/O: 15 pin SVGA, SVHS (miniDIN), composite video (RCA)
Sound: 3.5mm mike, aux and speaker jacks
Fast I/O: RJ45 10/100 ethernet, 2x USB1.0 ; 2 x USB1.0 headers
PCI: PCI-32 slot expandable to 3 x slots via a suitable riser

Pictures of the new motherboard revision are also available. A special case for the MicroA1 has been built in a small series, too, pictures of it can be found here and here.

Eyetech's website gets an overhaul

To do the change from an Amiga retailer to a PPC motherboard distributor justice, Eyetech's website will be reworked step by step. The webshop will continue to exist for now but Eyetech will only clear existing stocks and charge a fee on small orders. The delivery times for "Classic Amiga" products will become up to two weeks as the articles are now stocked external in a warehouse. (cg) (Translation: wk)

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