Gloom Amiga 2000

[Matt_H]

Showconfig shows:

CUSTOM CHIPS: Normal NTSC Agnus (id=$0010), Normal Denise (id=$00FF)

I am not sure what to do now.

Thanks

Darn, that's a setback.

First, check your motherboard. If it says Commodore 1986 and the silkscreening is yellow, you're unfortunately out of luck - that's the very early German/4-layer model, and no newer Agnus chip exists for that motherboard revision.

If it says B2000 and the silkscreening is white, you can follow the instructions I linked above, except you'll need to do the chip-replacement part, too. Fortunately, Vesalia has some 8372A Agnus chips in stock. Agnus is the square chip in the socket labeled "Fat Lady." Use a PLCC chip extractor - not the screwdriver method mentioned in the link above - to carefully remove the old chip (probably an 8370) and pop in the new one. The socket is very fragile, so use caution.

[NovaCoder]

Showconfig shows:

CUSTOM CHIPS: Normal NTSC Agnus (id=$0010), Normal Denise (id=$00FF)

I am not sure what to do now.

Thanks

Easy answer, sell it and buy an A1200

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Exactly what Matt_H said.  If you can swap your Agnus with a 1MB unit that will help.  Replacing it with a 2MB "MegaChip" (a later model Agnus mounted on a small circuit board with an extra 1MB) will give you 2MB, that's really the best way to go for an ECS system.  They pop up on Amibay and Ebay pretty frequently, usually for around $100.  Good luck!  

[QuikSanz]

Easy answer, sell it and buy an A1200

The A2000 is a very capable machine and will do well. If you can find a Megachip or less likely Midget Racer it will be very expandable. Love my Rev 6.2 for old games, have an A4000T for the rest.

Chris

PS: the 060 on an A2000 with PIV is insane.

[Matt_H]

Good point from Oldsmobile_Mike on the MegaChip - a little harder to find and more expensive, but will open up some more doors of software compatibility for you. There's also a functionally-identical product called MegiChip from another manufacturer. One thing to be aware of is that I think these things come in NTSC and PAL specific versions, so make you get the right one if you decide to go this route.

And a general housekeeping tip: while you've got the machine open, take a look to make sure your clock battery isn't leaking.

[QuikSanz]

@Matt_H,

Your right on the battery. Took a new one, put it on a small board and put it behind the LED's. Cleaned up the board, Installed cable with 3 pin plug at battery end. Not a chance of any of those problems again.

Chris

[3583Bytes]

Don't worry battery is long gone.

[NovaCoder]

@Novacoder
Did your Wolfenstein port works on ECS?

Apparently it does....


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