A500-EXT-CFIDE is an external IDE + Fast Memory Expansion for Amiga 500.

It is basically a modified clone of Matthias Heinrich's CDTV-RAM-IDE board, targeted to be a quick & dirt solution for external A500/A1000 bootable mass storage (with the bonus of a RAM expansion if fitted).

The firmware is a customized version of original Matthias code, and comes thank to the wonderful kindness of Matthias himself, who put the effort and coded this derivative one as well. Thanks Matthias !

Within repository full schematics, board, gerbers and firmware code can be found free for everyone. Please note that rev.1.0 board (the current one) has not been optimized against design rules, so though the project has been tested and proved fully working, a further rev.1.1 board will be released in next future, addressing all desgin "misbehaviours".

License

A500-EXT-CFIDE is Open Hardware. If you make any modifications to the board, please contribute them back. Any derivative work must quote both the original author (Matthias Heinrich aka Matze) and EmberHeavyIndustries.

Disclaimer

A500-EXT-CFIDE is provided to you 'as is' and without any express or implied warranties whatsoever with respect to its functionality, operability or use, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or infringement. We expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or special damages, including, without limitation, lost revenues, lost profits, losses resulting from business interruption or loss of data, regardless of the form of action or legal theory under which the liability may be asserted, even if advised of the possibility or likelihood of such damages.