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The beginnings of a list of accelerators boards available for the TOS range.
The beginnings of a list of hardware accelerator boards available for the [[TOS_Family|TOS range]].<br>
See also [[Software_accelerators|software accelerators]]


 
===Atari ST Range===
*[[AdSpeed ST]] - [[ICD]] - 16Mhz Accelerator. Software switchable between 8/16Mhz
*[[AdSpeed ST]] - [[ICD]] - 16Mhz accelerator. Software switchable between 8/16Mhz


*[[JATO 16Mhz Board]] - [[John Russell Innovations]] - 16Mhz accelerator board.
*[[JATO 16Mhz Board]] - [[John Russell Innovations]] - 16Mhz accelerator board.


*[[CMI 16Mhz Board]] - [[Creative Microsystems Inc.]] - 16 Mhz accelerator board. Also adds sockets for [[Blitter]] chip and [[68881]] FPU. It also has a method to speed up TOS access called fastROM.
*[[CMI 16Mhz Board]] - [[Creative Microsystems Inc.]] - 16Mhz accelerator board. Also adds sockets for [[Blitter]] chip and [[CPU#MC68881|68881]] FPU. It also has a method to speed up TOS access called fastROM.


*[[Turbo16]] - [[Fast Technologies ]]- 16Mhz accelerator board.
*[[Turbo16]] - [[Fast Technologies ]]- 16Mhz accelerator board.


*[[SST]] - [[Gadgets by Small]] & Fast Technologies - 16Mhz 68030 accelerator board.
*[[Gadgets_by_Small#SST_68030_Accelerator_for_Atari_ST_Computers|SST]] - [[Gadgets by Small]] & Fast Technologies - 16Mhz 68030 accelerator board.
 
*[[Turbo 20/25 by System Solutions]] - Accelerator for ST and Mega ST
 
*[[T28 and T36 by System Solutions]] - 28Mhz and 36Mhz accelerator for STF, STFM, STE and Mega ST
 
*[[Plus Cache ST by Atari Workshop]] - 16Mhz accelerator for STFM
 
*[[PAK 68/3 by System Solutions]] - 32/40/50Mhz accelerator for STFM, STE (with adapter), Mega ST & Mega STE
 
*[[V1 16mhz booster by exxos]] - 16MHz accelerator for STFM, Mega ST
 
*[[V1.5 16mhz booster by exxos]] - 16MHz accelerator with Fast-TOS for STFM, Mega ST


===Atari Falcon===


*[[Afterburner 040]] - Top of the range for its time (mid-nineties) 68040 booster. Up to 64Mb 32-bit fast-RAM.
*[[Blow Up FX]] - Boosted '030 to 40mhz, added fastram and screen resolution enhancer, another one from Atari Workshops.
*CENTurbo 1 - Rodolphe Czuba's version of Nemesis.
*[[CENTurbo 2]] - Centek's / Rodolphe Czuba's Falcon booster. 68030/68882@50 MHz, Fast RAM up to 128 MB (with the CT2B, else 64 MB) + the same features as the CT1/Nemesis/Phantom + boosted IDE access.
*[[CT60]] / [[CT60|CT63]] / [[CT60|CT60e]] - [http://www.powerphenix.com/CT60/english/welcome.htm Power Phenix] 68060 accelerator for the [[Atari Falcon]].
*DX-3 board - from OXO Concept
*HighSpeed40 - This was in 1996 and you could switch between 20 and 40MHz cpu.
*Mighty Sonic - Has it's own 68030 and up to 64Mb of 32-bit fast-RAM.
*[[Nemesis]] - System overclocker to 150% of normal Falcon speed, handled by Titan Designs/Black Scorpion in UK
*[[Phantom]] - Cheaper Czech-built Nemesis style overclocker.
*Power Up - Simple 16 to 32mhz cpu clocker, very early, distributed by Atari Workshops in the UK.
*[[Power Up 2 by System Solutions]] - 32Mhz accelerator for Atari Falcon
*Skunk 32 - a variant of Power Up
*Speed Resolution board 40mhz by Hard&Soft
*Tempest - PowerPC based, extensively written about, prototyped, but not made?! This started as contemporary with CT2!
*Veloce Falcon - To take Falcon to 40mhz, fastram capability, modelled on Veloce STe, never produced?
*Wizztronics Barracuda 040 - 33 mhz 6840 and two vme-bus-slots. Optional FastRam-card, 128 megs. (never sold?)


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Latest revision as of 06:43, 9 July 2019

The beginnings of a list of hardware accelerator boards available for the TOS range.
See also software accelerators

Atari ST Range

  • AdSpeed ST - ICD - 16Mhz accelerator. Software switchable between 8/16Mhz

Atari Falcon

  • Afterburner 040 - Top of the range for its time (mid-nineties) 68040 booster. Up to 64Mb 32-bit fast-RAM.
  • Blow Up FX - Boosted '030 to 40mhz, added fastram and screen resolution enhancer, another one from Atari Workshops.
  • CENTurbo 1 - Rodolphe Czuba's version of Nemesis.
  • CENTurbo 2 - Centek's / Rodolphe Czuba's Falcon booster. 68030/68882@50 MHz, Fast RAM up to 128 MB (with the CT2B, else 64 MB) + the same features as the CT1/Nemesis/Phantom + boosted IDE access.
  • CT60 / CT63 / CT60e - Power Phenix 68060 accelerator for the Atari Falcon.
  • DX-3 board - from OXO Concept
  • HighSpeed40 - This was in 1996 and you could switch between 20 and 40MHz cpu.
  • Mighty Sonic - Has it's own 68030 and up to 64Mb of 32-bit fast-RAM.
  • Nemesis - System overclocker to 150% of normal Falcon speed, handled by Titan Designs/Black Scorpion in UK
  • Phantom - Cheaper Czech-built Nemesis style overclocker.
  • Power Up - Simple 16 to 32mhz cpu clocker, very early, distributed by Atari Workshops in the UK.
  • Power Up 2 by System Solutions - 32Mhz accelerator for Atari Falcon
  • Skunk 32 - a variant of Power Up
  • Speed Resolution board 40mhz by Hard&Soft
  • Tempest - PowerPC based, extensively written about, prototyped, but not made?! This started as contemporary with CT2!
  • Veloce Falcon - To take Falcon to 40mhz, fastram capability, modelled on Veloce STe, never produced?
  • Wizztronics Barracuda 040 - 33 mhz 6840 and two vme-bus-slots. Optional FastRam-card, 128 megs. (never sold?)

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