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[[Image:Suzanne2.jpg|left|175px|Suzanne Logo]]
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During 1997, Simon Archer became obsessed with the idea of owning an Amiga laptop(who isn't) and devised a plan to convert his standard Amiga 600 into a portable wonder - the result was Suzanne.
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Suzanne was the first portable Amiga project created by an Amiga user.  The majority of Amiga owners had been wishing for a proper Commodore made portable laptop style Amiga for many years, but despite the existence of some prototypes at Commodore, a final finished retail portable Amiga was never released.  This was a little strange as most of Commodore's competitors had developed portable versions of their desktop machines.  Even Atari produced a portable version of their rival ST!  Due to the lack of an official real portable Amiga this left it to Amiga owners to instead have a go at creating one themselves.
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Suzanne is fitted with a Apollo A620 28MHz 68020 accelerator with 8Mb Fast RAM (10Mb total). As Apollo 620 owners will know, this is mounted on top of the original 68000 processor rather than fitting it into the trapdoor (ala A1200 expansions).
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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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A CD-ROM drive was fitted below the A600 motherboard (underneath the PCMCIA slot) to provide a readily available supply of Amiga applications and games.  After some experimentation with SCSI, Simon chose an 8x IDE unit as it reduced the amount of cable required and allowed the connection of a 2.5 IDE hard drive.
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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 laptop style case with built in monitor, so is portable to take anywhere.
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A "Glidepoint" finger pad was also used to save space and avoid the need for a seperate mouse.
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==Hardware Spec==
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*A600 motherboard and keyboard
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*Apollo A620 28MHz 68020 accelerator with 8MB Fast Ram
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*8x IDE laptop CD-Rom drive. (Fitted below the PCMCIA slot)
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*2.5" IDE HD
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*"Glidepoint" finger pad (avoids the need for a separate mouse)
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*Small laptop power supply
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*Black and White display (later replaced with a colour display)
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A small laptop power supply and black and white display were attached by adapting the cabling and reconfiguring the Amiga monitor drivers to optimise the display.
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The display was attached by adapting the cabling and reconfiguring the Amiga monitor drivers to optimise the display.
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An article on his experiences making Suzanne can be found in the October 1997 edition of CU Amiga Magazine.
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==Project Gallery==
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[[Image:Suzanne1.jpg|center|450px]]
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<gallery caption="Suzanne" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
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Image:Suzanne.jpg|Suzanne Portable Amiga
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Image:Suzanne2.jpg|System Logo
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Image:Suzanne1.jpg|Closeup detailed photograph
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</gallery>
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==Additional Reading==
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*An article on his experiences making Suzanne can be found in the October 1997 edition of CU Amiga Magazine on page 32.
==Reference==
==Reference==
* Amiga History Guide (2002) [http://www.amigau.com/aig/suzanne.html| Suzanne]; Website.
* Amiga History Guide (2002) [http://www.amigau.com/aig/suzanne.html| Suzanne]; Website.
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[[Category:Hardware]][[Category:Amiga - DIY Projects]]

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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 10MB (2MB Chip + 8MB Fast)
Suzanne Logo

Suzanne was the first portable Amiga project created by an Amiga user. The majority of Amiga owners had been wishing for a proper Commodore made portable laptop style Amiga for many years, but despite the existence of some prototypes at Commodore, a final finished retail portable Amiga was never released. This was a little strange as most of Commodore's competitors had developed portable versions of their desktop machines. Even Atari produced a portable version of their rival ST! Due to the lack of an official real portable Amiga this left it to Amiga owners to instead have a go at creating one themselves.

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 laptop style case with built in monitor, so is portable to take anywhere.

Contents

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 (later replaced with a colour display)

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

Project Gallery

Additional Reading

  • An article on his experiences making Suzanne can be found in the October 1997 edition of CU Amiga Magazine on page 32.

Reference

  • Amiga History Guide (2002) Suzanne; Website.
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