Caught the Mig bug... Again!

[baz136]

LOL I wondered when and where that was coming lol btw does a.org have an irc channel on amigaworld or what ever is the irc server of choice round these parts?

[motorollin]

Try the "Web interface" option under :Join us for live chats" on the menu bar down the left hand side.

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Hmmm just noticed that the web interface doesn't work any more. If you go to the Information link then it will give you details of the IRC channel.
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moto

[baz136]

Thanks I'm using colloquy to connect to the server, cant stand web interfaces lol

[baz136]

Actually another quick question. Do I need anything special to install a hard drive on my amiga 600, Install workbench 2.x or even 3.x (if possible) then use visual prefs and finally whdload so I can put all my amiga games (3 big boxes) into the hard drive?

[motorollin]

You need a laptop-sized hard drive to fit in the A600 case. The A600 comes with a 2.x ROM chip so you can install that to hard drive. If you want 3.x you will need a 3.x ROM chip. If you want to use VisualPrefs and WHDLoad you will need an accelerator with Fast RAM.

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OTOH, you might as well just buy an A1200...
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moto

[baz136]

Obtaining a 2.5" drive is easy enough, what accelerator should i use for the 600?

[motorollin]

A620 or A630 are the only options I think - 68020 and 68030 processors respectively. A620 would do the trick for playing WHDLoad games, but A630 would be a bit faster (probably not significant if you're only using it for WHDLoad)

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moto

[baz136]

i heard that the 6030 runs a bit hot. might just opt for a 1200 to play all my old games

[motorollin]

baz136 wrote:
i heard that the 6030 runs a bit hot.

Not really. The 040s are hotter than the 030s.

baz136 wrote:
might just opt for a 1200 to play all my old games

That would be better as you get AGA as well, and A1200s are much easier to upgrade.

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moto

[Kronos]

Carefull, some A600s came with 2.04 ROMs (no HD, no PCMCIA9, so one should 1st check wether atleast 2.05 is installed.

3.5-HD can be made fit, just leave out the craddle and buy an adaptor-cable (Vesalia).

If the A600 is a non-HD version you probraly don't have the 2.5-craddle nor the the small ribbon-cable and have to buy these (atleast the cable) before installing an HD.

[Kronos]

Oh btw same goes for the A1200, expect the ROM-part as all 3.x-ROMs have HD-support.

[smiley1635]

Kronos is wrong.

All kickstart 2 family chips come under the name of Kickstart 2.04.

What you are looking for is the version number. e.g. 37.300

You need 37.350 to use a HD over 40mb iirc

All A600s (including non HD versions) include the cradle iirc.

You wont get a 44pin IDE cable though.

You should get a Compact Flash card as harddrive rather than a 2.5.

No noise, heat. Saves room

[baz136]

Thanks, Yeah the 600 has a cradle but not ide cable. I work in a computer shop but dont actually have any 2.5" ide cables, not much call for them i suppose. So annoying lol

[Methuselas]

motorollin wrote:

If your avatar is really you then the answer is "maybe" :-P

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moto

Dirty, Old Man.  :-P

[rkauer]

baz136 wrote:
Thanks, Yeah the 600 has a cradle but not ide cable. I work in a computer shop but dont actually have any 2.5" ide cables, not much call for them i suppose. So annoying lol

You can buy the Compaq Presario 1200 XL (or XL-O) drive cable instead. It is ALMOST IDENTICAL to the commodore's original (a little bit longer). Easy to find on Ebay. :idea:

And inexpensive! I've had buy a 3 units lot for US$9.00 plus 2 S&H. :-D

The 37300 ROM can handle up to 1 Gb HD, 37350 version can handle 2 Gb. versions =<37299 cannot handle ANY IDE.

3.0 and 3.1 ROMs requires 3.0 and 3.1 Workbench versions, who is too heavy for poorly equipped A600.  :-(


BTW: Workbench versions up to 3.1 are FREEWARE (needless to say the 3.5, 3.9 and 4.0 are not?!?), but the ROMs ARE NOT!

[XDelusion]

I guess what we need to know is if your GF is a HUMAN Female, or some other sort of mammal.