{"id":2408,"date":"2020-03-22T16:03:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T16:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intexsound.de\/Commodore-Museum-Mannheim\/?p=2408"},"modified":"2025-01-25T15:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T14:43:24","slug":"a-l-f-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intexsound.de\/Commodore-Museum-Mannheim\/2020\/03\/22\/a-l-f-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A.L.F. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A.L.F. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"basedata\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div class=\"th\">Company<\/div>\n<p>Elaborate Bytes \/ BSC, Germany<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"th\">Date<\/div>\n<p>1989<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<div class=\"th\">Amiga<\/div>\n<p>A500, A1000<br \/>\nA2000, A3000, A4000<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8211;<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<div class=\"th\">Interface<\/div>\n<p>side expansion port<br \/>\nZorro II<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<div class=\"th\">Autoconfig ID<\/div>\n<p>2049 \/ 1,2<br \/>\n2092 \/ 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<p><i>ST506\/412 or SCSI controller<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A.L.F. 2 is a general hard disk driver software with 16 different hardware versions based on it<\/li>\n<li>supports processor cards and does some optimizations for the better processors<\/li>\n<li>handles drives up to 1 GB only<\/li>\n<li>Model 1:\n<ul>\n<li>only ST506\/412, either MFM or RLL<\/li>\n<li>cannot autoboot &#8211; by making the driver reset resistent, rebooting off hard disk is possible<\/li>\n<li>the Zorro II version is half length (only a Zorro &#8211; XT adaptor board), the metal hard disk mounting frame is optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Model 2:\n<ul>\n<li>ST506\/412 (either MFM or RLL) or SCSI<\/li>\n<li>autoboot ROM &#8211; autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3<\/li>\n<li>the Zorro II version is full length and has place for mounting a 3.5&#8243; hard disk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>if a Model 1 and a Model 2 controller are installed in one Amiga at once, the Model 2 controls the Model 1 (autobooting is possible on both controllers)<\/li>\n<li>the 16 versions of A.L.F. 2:\n<ul>\n<li>A2000 MFM &#8211; Model 1 &amp; 2<\/li>\n<li>A2000 RLL &#8211; Model 1 &amp; 2<\/li>\n<li>A2000 SCSI &#8211; only Model 2<\/li>\n<li>A500 MFM (without casing) &#8211; only Model 1<\/li>\n<li>A500 MFM (with casing) &#8211; Model 1 &amp; 2<\/li>\n<li>A500 RLL (without casing) &#8211; only Model 1<\/li>\n<li>A500 RLL (with casing) &#8211; Model 1 &amp; 2<\/li>\n<li>A500 SCSI (with casing) &#8211; only Model 2<\/li>\n<li>A1000 MFM (without casing) &#8211; only Model 1<\/li>\n<li>A1000 MFM (with casing) &#8211; only Model 1<\/li>\n<li>A1000 RLL (without casing) &#8211; only Model 1<\/li>\n<li>A1000 RLL (with casing) &#8211; only Model 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>the A500 and A1000 versions connect to the side expansion port<\/li>\n<li>those without case have no passthrough connector, the others have<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intexsound.de\/Commodore-Museum-Mannheim\/hegatad\/uploads\/2025\/01\/A.L.F.-2-ROMs.zip\">original ROMs<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intexsound.de\/Commodore-Museum-Mannheim\/hegatad\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ALF2-Drivers-Installation.zip\">drivers &amp; installation<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.intexsound.de\/Commodore-Museum-Mannheim\/hegatad\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ALF222C_MFM_Rev2.zip\">firmware<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div 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1989 Amiga A500, A1000 A2000, A3000, A4000 &#8211; &#8211; Interface side expansion port Zorro II Autoconfig ID 2049 \/ 1,2 2092 \/ 2 ST506\/412 or SCSI controller A.L.F. 2 is a general hard disk driver software with 16 different hardware versions based on it supports processor 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