Hi guys,

According to Amiga Future, the HC 508 accelerator card is now available for purchase at the Alinea Computer Shop.

The HC 508 is a accelerator for the Amiga 500 with a fast 50 Mhz clocked 68k cpu, IDE controller, CF slot and 8 MB FastRam.

Key features:

• 68HC000 CPU running at 50 MHz (100% MC68000 compatible)
• 40 pin IDE connector for HDD, CD ROM etc.
• Integrated CF card connector
• 8 MB Fast RAM
• 512k FlashROM for Kickstart
• Intgrated bootmenu for controlling all the above listed features

The HDD read rate is really great: with an IDE HDD it produces 4.8-5 MB/s, while the CF card’s transfer rate varies around 3.2 MB/s.

Here’s a picture of Sysinfo from the computer shop that shows its speed:

Source: Amiga Future Pictures: Alinea Computer Shop