Suzanne

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Suzanne was the first portable Amiga ever created.  During 1997, Simon Archer became obsessed with the idea of owning an Amiga laptop and devised a plan to convert his standard Amiga 600 into a portable Amiga - the result was Suzanne.
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Suzanne is the first portable Amiga known to exist.  During 1997, Simon Archer became obsessed with the idea of owning an Amiga laptop and devised a plan to convert his standard Amiga 600 into a portable Amiga - the result was Suzanne.
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Suzanne is not technically completely portable as it still needs to be connected to the mains power supply, but it is completely self contained in a laytop style case with built in monitor, so is portable to take anywhere.
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===Hardware Spec===
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Revision as of 15:57, 6 November 2008

Suzanne

The Suzanne portable Amiga A600
Created 1997
Creator Simon Archer
Based On A600
Kickstart n/a
Operating System 2.1
CPU 68020 @ 28MHz
Memory 8MB(2MB Chip + 8MB Fast)
Suzanne Logo

Suzanne is the first portable Amiga known to exist. During 1997, Simon Archer became obsessed with the idea of owning an Amiga laptop and devised a plan to convert his standard Amiga 600 into a portable Amiga - the result was Suzanne.

Suzanne is not technically completely portable as it still needs to be connected to the mains power supply, but it is completely self contained in a laytop style case with built in monitor, so is portable to take anywhere.

Hardware Spec

  • A600 motherboard and keyboard
  • Apollo A620 28MHz 68020 accelerator with 8MB Fast Ram
  • 8x IDE laptop CD-Rom drive. (Fitted below the PCMCIA slot)
  • 2.5" IDE HD
  • "Glidepoint" finger pad (avoids the need for a separate mouse)
  • Small laptop power supply
  • Black and White display

The display was attached by adapting the cabling and reconfiguring the Amiga monitor drivers to optimise the display.

An article on his experiences making Suzanne can be found in the October 1997 edition of CU Amiga Magazine.


Reference

  • Amiga History Guide (2002) Suzanne; Website.
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