New MEDIATOR models from ELBOX

ELBOX COMPUTER
http://www.elbox.com
Krakow, 21 May 2001

Elbox Computer, the leading manufacturer of hardware for
Amiga computers, the company that introduced the PCI standard
to Amiga computers with their MEDIATOR PCI 1200 busboard,
is proud to announce expanding the MEDIATOR busboard product
line with three new models:

- MEDIATOR PCI 4000 - for Amiga 4000D computers installed
  in E/BOX 4000 tower cases (Power Tower) with the
  Zorro III/PCI busboard;

- MEDIATOR PCI ZIII - for all Zorro III equipped Amigas
  (A4000T, A4000D, A3000 and A1200 equipped with the
  Zorro III busboard);

- MEDIATOR PCI ZIV -  for Amiga 1200 computers equipped
  with the Zorro IV busboard.

The MEDIATOR PCI busboard line is designed so as to enable
expanding the Amiga with a wide range of standard PCI cards
like Graphic cards, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network cards,
Modem cards, ISDN cards, USB and SCSI cards, Sound cards
and Multimedia cards: TV tuner and MPEG-2 hardware decoders.

Expanding the Amiga with the MEDIATOR PCI busboard opens the
way to employing the power of the latest PowerPC G3/G4
processors in Amiga, around which SharkPPC and SharkPPC+
cards are based.

ELBOX Computer adds software to each busboard for supporting
the following standard PCI cards:

  PCI Graphic cards:
                    Voodoo5 5500 64MB
                    Voodoo4 4500 32MB
                    Voodoo3 3000 16MB
                    Voodoo3 2000 16MB
                    Voodoo Banshee 16MB
                    S3 ViRGE 86C325 2MB
                    S3 ViRGE 86C325 4MB
                    S3 ViRGE/DX 86C375 2MB
                    S3 ViRGE/DX 86C375 4MB
  PCI Ethernet cards:
                    Winbond 89C940F
                    RealTek RTL-8029
                    NetVin NV5000S.C.
                    Holtek HT80232
                    Holtek HT80229
                    Compex RL2000
                    SureCom NE34
                    KTI ET32P2
                    Via 86C926.


Specifications of the NEW PCI busboards:

MEDIATOR PCI 4000
-----------------
MEDIATOR PCI 4000 is the most advanced version of the
Amiga-related PCI busboard. The card is dedicated for working
in E/BOX 4000 tower systems (also known as Power Tower 4000).
The card is installed in the special slot of the Elbox
Zorro III/PCI 4000 busboard.
MEDIATOR PCI 4000 combines the most advanced electronic solution
with a special perfect mechanical design enabling use up to
six Zorro III cards simultaneously with up to five PCI cards.

MEDIATOR PCI 4000 features:
- supports 5 PCI slots (PCI 2.1 compatible)
- 66 MHz PCI clock
- transfer between PCI cards up to 264 MB/s
- includes a busmastering controller supporting transfers
  between PCI cards
- includes a busmastering controller supporting transfers
  between PCI cards and the A4000 motherboard, between PCI cards
  and the A4000 turbo card memory (DMA), and between PCI cards
  and Zorro III cards
- includes an interrupt controller supporting 4 interrupt lines
- enables simultaneous operation of Zorro III/II cards
- works with all the turbo card models for A4000 computers
- ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 and SharkPPC+ G3/G4
  turbo cards
- supports autoconfig Zorro III
- up to 1GB continuous PCI memory space

On sale beginning with: June 2001
Suggested retail price: EUR 169.95 (VAT excl.)


MEDIATOR PCI ZIII
-----------------
MEDIATOR PCI ZIII is a PCI busboard in the Zorro III card form.
MEDIATOR PCI ZIII is dedicated for all the models of Amiga
computers fitted with Zorro III slots: A4000T, A4000D, A3000
and A1200 equipped with the ZorroIII busboard.

MEDIATOR PCI ZIII features:
- 4 PCI slots (PCI 2.1 compatible)
- 66 MHz PCI clock
- transfer between PCI cards up to 264 MB/s
- includes a busmastering controller supporting transfers
  between PCI cards
- includes a busmastering controller supporting transfers
  between PCI cards and the A4000 motherboard, between PCI cards
  and the A4000 turbo card memory (DMA), and between PCI cards
  and Zorro III cards
- includes an interrupt controller supporting 4 interrupt lines
- enables simultaneous operation of Zorro III/II cards
- works with all the turbo card models for A4000 computers
- ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 and SharkPPC+ G3/G4
  turbo cards
- supports autoconfig Zorro III
- up to 512MB continuous PCI memory space

On sale beginning with: June 2001
Suggested retail price: EUR 169.95 (VAT excl.)


MEDIATOR PCI ZIV
----------------
MEDIATOR PCI ZIV is dedicated for Amiga 1200 computers fitted
with the Zorro IV busboard. It is connected to one of two of
the ZIV connectors in the Zorro IV busboard.

MEDIATOR PCI ZIV features:
- 4 PCI slots (PCI 2.1 compatible)
- 66 MHz PCI clock
- transfer between PCI cards up to 264 MB/s
- includes a busmastering controller supporting transfers
  between PCI cards
- includes an interrupt controller supporting 4 interrupt lines
- enables simultaneous operation of Zorro II cards installed
  in the Zorro IV busboard
- enables simultaneous operation of devices connected to the
  Clock Ports in the ZIV busboard
- works with all the turbo card models for A1200 computers
- ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 and SharkPPC+ G3/G4
  turbo cards

On sale beginning with: June 2001
Suggested retail price: EUR 189.95 (VAT excl.)

Mariusz Wloczysiak
ELBOX COMPUTER, Press Department