Sold Commodore A590 Hard Drive modded with SCSI Multicard reader

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Hi guys.

Up for sale is a piece of gear that I always loved and modded for fun. As I don't use at all one spare A500 that I have, I'm letting it go :)
All mods has been reviewed on an article on my blog 5+ years ago (http://www.mfilos.com/2013/06/a500-a590-scsi-controller-mods.html) but I'll put a summary here with what the unit has:
  • Commodore A590 unit (obviously) in really nice unyellowed condition
  • 2 MB of Fast RAM on board
  • SCSI hard drive removed and added a Mechware SCSI to Multicard Reader unit.
  • Unit has the power mod which gives power to the unit from A500's expansion port (alas no external power supply is needed yey!)
  • Upgraded A590's EPROMS to latest version 7.0
  • Thick noisy fan removed and replaced with a thin silent Scythe Kaze 40x40x10 (not that it's needed but for means of completeness)

The unit works like a charm and rather fast for it's age.
Only drawback (as you can see from the article) is a small delay @ boot as the unit scans the LUNS. I had an extensive email from Mechware with some possible solutions that I never really tried thoroughly but can PM to you if you're interested.

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Price for the A590 unit + SCSI Multicard Reader + 4GB CF Card is 170€ including registered shipping within the EU.
If you don't want the CF card, I can remove it and you can save 10€.
Payment via Paypal as gift or buyer pays the fees.
 
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Payment received. Will post tomorrow and send tracking details via PM.
Thanks mate.
 
Package was posted and trackind details were PMed as promised.

Happy holidays mate :)
 
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