Power Computing bundles
Developer: Power Computing LTD
Launch date: 1997 |
In August 1997, Power Computing Ltd. became one of the first
manufacturers to sell accelerated A1200's at cheaper prices than
Escom sold the basic A1200. They were also one of the only
companies in England to produce the AmigaOS 3.1 distribution. Here
are just a few of the bundles available:
Amiga Bundle One
|
| Machine: |
Standard Amiga 1200 Magic
pack. |
| Processor: |
Viper MKIV 68030 accelerator |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip, 4MB Fast RAM. |
| Drives: |
Floppy drive only |
| Price on release: |
£269.95 |
Amiga Bundle Two
|
| Machine: |
Standard Amiga 1200 Magic
pack. |
| Processor: |
Blizzard 68030 50MHz accelerator |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip, 8MB Fast RAM. |
| Drives: |
1.7Gb 3.5 IDE, 880k floppy drive |
| Price on release: |
£459.95 |
Amiga Bundle Three
|
| Machine: |
Standard Amiga 1200 Magic
pack. |
| Processor: |
Blizzard 68030 50MHz accelerator |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip, 8MB Fast RAM. |
| Drives: |
1.7Gb 3.5 IDE, 880k floppy drive, external 2X CD-ROM
drive. |
| Other: |
Surf Squirrel, 33.6 modem & cable |
| Software: |
Internet software and a number of unknown CD titles. |
| Price on release: |
£689.95 |
A1200 Power Tower
At the beginning of 1998, Power Computing released a range of
A1200 Tower systems. These were up-specced Amiga 1200`s in
specially designed cases. The systems mentioned above were removed
from sale, with the exception of the Amiga Bundle One. All Power
Towers contain the following items:
- 200 watt PSU
- PC Keyboard
- PC Keyboard Interface
- Floppy drive facia -floppy cable
- Screws, port labels and main leads
The 1998 version of the bundle dispensed with the accelerator
card to save a tiny amount on the price.
Amiga Bundle One
|
| Machine: |
Standard Amiga 1200 Magic
pack |
| Processor: |
14.3MHz 68020 CPU |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip, 4MB Fast RAM. |
| Software: |
Magic bundle |
| Price on release: |
£239.95 |
Original A1200 Power Tower 1
|
| Motherboard: |
Amiga 1200 |
| Processor: |
14.3MHz 68020 CPU |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip RAM |
| Operating System: |
Workbench 3.1 & manuals |
| Drives: |
Amiga 880k DD floppy drive |
| Case design: |
Power Tower Unit |
| Additional software: |
Amiga Magic software bundle |
| Price on release: |
£359.95 |
A1200 Power Tower 1 (Updated November 1998)
|
| Motherboard: |
Amiga 1200 |
| Processor: |
14.3MHz 68020 CPU |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip RAM |
| Operating System: |
Workbench 3.1 & manuals |
| Drives: |
Amiga 880k DD floppy drive |
| Case design: |
Power Tower Unit |
| Additional software: |
Amiga Magic software bundle |
| Price on release: |
269.95 |
A1200 Power Tower 2(Released March 1998)
|
| Motherboard: |
Amiga 1200 |
| Processor: |
Blizzard 1230 accelerator |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip, 16MB Fast RAM |
| Operating System: |
Workbench 3.1 & manuals |
| Drives: |
Amiga 880k DD floppy drive, 24x CD-ROM, 1.7Gb hard drive |
| Interfaces: |
4 way IDE interface |
| Case design: |
Power Tower Unit |
| Additional software: |
Amiga Magic software bundle,
IDEFix97 software |
| Price on release: |
729.95 |
A1200 Power Tower 2 (Updated April 1998)
|
| Motherboard: |
Amiga 1200 |
| Processor: |
Apollo 1240 25MHz accelerator |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip, 16MB Fast RAM |
| Operating System: |
Workbench 3.1 & manuals |
| Drives: |
Amiga 880k DD floppy drive, 24x CD-ROM, 2.1GB hard drive |
| Interfaces: |
4 way IDE interface |
| Case design: |
Power Tower Unit |
| Additional software: |
Amiga Magic software bundle,
IDEFix97 software |
| Price on release: |
759.95 |
A1200 Power Tower 2 (Updated November 1998)
|
| Motherboard: |
Amiga 1200 |
| Processor: |
Typhoon A1230 accelerator |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip, 8MB Fast RAM |
| Operating System: |
Workbench 3.1 & manuals |
| Drives: |
Amiga 880k DD floppy drive, 32x CD-ROM, 2.1GB hard drive |
| Interfaces: |
4 way IDE interface, SCSI controller |
| Case design: |
Power Tower Unit |
| Additional software: |
Amiga Magic software bundle,
IDEFix97 software |
| Price on release: |
559.95 |
A1200 Power Tower 3 (November 1998)
|
| Motherboard: |
Amiga 1200 |
| Processor: |
Typhoon A1230 accelerator |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip, 32MB Fast RAM |
| Operating System: |
Workbench 3.1 & manuals |
| Drives: |
Amiga 880k DD floppy drive, 32x CD-ROM, 2.1GB hard drive,
Internal ATAPI Zip drive and one cartridge |
| Display: |
Scan Magic, including flicker fixer and 15" SVGA monitor |
| Interfaces: |
4 way IDE interface, SCSI controller, |
| Case design: |
Power Tower Unit |
| Additional software: |
Amiga Magic software bundle,
IDEFix97 software |
| Price on release: |
Unknown |
A4000 Tower
|
| Machine: |
Standard A4000 Tower System |
| Processor: |
25MHz 68040 CPU |
| Memory: |
2MB Chip, 32MB Fast RAM |
| Operating System: |
Workbench 3.1 |
| Drives: |
1.7GB hard disk |
| Price on release: |
£1099 |
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