Power A6000
Developer: Power Computing/DCE
Announced: 1997
Canceled: 1998 |
On October 24th, 1997, Amiga International announced they had
granted a licence to DCE Computer Service GmbH that would allow the
manufacture and distribution of their own range of Amiga
motherboards and computers. These products would be sold under the
"Powered by Amiga" logo and developed in conjunction with Power
Computing. At the time, DCE Computer Service GmbH, based in
Oberhausen, Germany, suggested that they had a number of Amiga
clones in development, including the A5000, A6000, and a "new advanced board
based on Amiga A4000." However, the World of Amiga show 1998
announcement shook the Amiga market, resulting in the public
cancellation of the A5000, and the quiet disappearance of the
A6000.
The A6000 specifications appeared too good to be true, resulting
in speculation that it was a fake. The mid-range system has a
number of similarities to the BoXeR, using
an entirely new ATX motherboard layout. The original specification
list indicated the machine would include the following:
| Motherboard |
100% compatible Amiga baby ATX-size motherboard |
| Processor |
Motorola 68060/50 MHz |
| Chipset |
AGA |
| Memory |
2Mb Chip, 4Mb Fast (up to 64Mb fast RAM) |
| Drives |
1.44 MB floppy drive,
1.7 GB IDE hard drive,
10 - 24 speed IDE CD-ROM, |
| Expansion |
Dual IDE interface,
4 Zorro 2 slots,
A bus slot for the addition of accelerators and MPEG card, |
| Additional |
MPEG level 1 supported,
PC or Amiga keyboard,
Optional modulator,
A scan doubler for use with cheap PC monitors,
Possible addition of PowerPC interface |
| Case |
ATX case |
DCE Computer Service GmbH, in their own words
DCE Computer Service GmbH was founded 1987 in Oberhausen, Germany.
The Service Company is wholly owned by Thomas Dellert. The company
started as a service shop for wholesale dealer and consumer
markets. Since then it has became one of the leading available
Amiga repair shops. In 1993, Commodore nominated DCE to the
European Amiga Repair Service Centre. Since that time, DCE has been
in charge of the Amiga Service. In 1995, DCE began working on
developments and productions to make the Amiga expandable.
Related Links
The A5000 - a system that was being
developed by DCE but was never released.
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