BUDDHA

For all Amiga systems with Zorro-Slots

Buddha Logo

Buddha is an IDE controller for all Amiga systems with zorro slots. Some features have been added to the new "flash" version:

The controller has got a 32KByte Flash rom now, so you can install new firmware (that means a new rom) without having to unscrew your computer. With the old version, replacement of the ROM chip was necessary. Another new feature is the clock-port on the card: You can install hardware on this port, that has been designed to be used on the Amiga 1200. The hardware designed for the A1200 clock-port is very cheap, and now you can use the low-cost hardware in zorro systems.

Buddha

All known features of the Buddha are still available with the "Flash" version:

  • Autoboot from Kickstart V1.3
  • Two IDE-Ports for up to four IDE-devices
  • Compatible with nearly every IDE/Atapi devices:
    • Harddisks
    • Atapi CD-Roms (any speed)
    • Atapi CD-changer
    • Syquest removable media
    • LS120 (the 120MB-floppy, so-called "a-drive")
    • IDE ZIP drives
    • Atapi CD-Writer (with MakeCD)
  • autoboot from IDE-ZIP or LS120
Buddha Flash

The IDE-timing of the Buddha controller is software-configurable. This way, you can even operate very old IDE devices on the Buddha (mode 0 devices). This feature is unique on the Amiga-market! High speed: Even with slow hard-disks like the Quantum Bigfoot, transfer rates of more than 2.2 MBytes per second can be reached. The raw data transfer rate is only limited by the zorro bus: 3.58 MBytes per second.

There is also a local expansion port for the "HyperCom 3 plus", which gives you two high-speed serial interfaces, and one parallel port. The driver software is written by Elaborate Bytes. You get the whole IDE-package from Elaborate Bytes, consisting of Cache CD Filesystem, Hard-disk autopark, CD-Changer drivers and the CD-32 emulator (AGA chipset only). Hard-disks are formatted using the HDToolbox supplied with workbench.

Harddisks larger than 4 GBytes have been a problem for the Amiga for a very long time. The Buddha also solves this problem: It supports the "TD64" commands, so large hard-disks are no longer a problem.

For your convenience when changing over to the Buddha controller without loss of data, the Buddha can use Amiga-formatted drives right after connection without having to re-format the hard-disk. Other controllers can only mount hard-disks that have been formatted by an A1200 or an A4000, but the Buddha even mounts GVP or AT-Apollo formatted hard-disks after running a conversion program. You don't have to backup the harddisk for this - the drive is converted without loss of data!

The Buddha Flash controller comes with an 80cm (31 inch) IDE cable and the driver disk.

Product Pricing

Buddha Flash �44.95