Hoax or true? Petro could get a batch of 1500x A1200

[haywirepc]

I hope they are in good working condition. I'd love a new a1200.

Everyone getting this excited about this just shows that someone really should make a new classic amiga from fpga arcade or netami. People would but it, especially if it was reasonably priced.

[Christian Johansson]

I would probably buy one for 150€ if it is PAL machines. Not interested in NTSC crap.

[bitman]

It's great with NOS 1200's - but why all that excitement. Amigakit has been selling NOS A1200's until 2010......

[Lord Aga]

Yes, but that was, as you said, until 2010. Some of us did not manage to snag one of those. Also some Amigas have died during this time. This new batch is worth even if only as spare parts. But they also mean 1,500 sparkly, shiny white untouched cases. No drill holes, no cracks, all screws present.

[desiv]

Not interested in NTSC crap.

Isn't the difference basically grounding one pin on Alice and the PSU?
(And lets face it, the A1200 PSU is the worst of them anyway..)

desiv

[LoadWB]

I would probably buy one for 150€ if it is PAL machines. Not interested in NTSC crap.

You can keep that PAL crap.:juggler:

[Christian Johansson]

Hehe sorry but most Amiga games and demos are made for PAL afaik.

[Gulliver]

Isn't the difference basically grounding one pin on Alice and the PSU?
(And lets face it, the A1200 PSU is the worst of them anyway..)

desiv

Not only that, but the main xtal clock and the RF/composite modulator are totally differently "tuned".

[Damion]

Gulliver is right, if you compare a real PAL machine between an NTSC one in PAL mode, the faster oscillator noticeably affects games and demos.

I'd take 2 PAL units. After dealing with the big expanded machines and all the headaches over the last years, I really lost a lot of interest. (Like WHDLoad on '060's - most games ruined with access faults halfway through.) A NOS PAL A1200 with a Blizz 1230, MK2 Indi and 3.1 sounds just about perfect!

[XDelusion]

I only keep a couple NTSC machines around to work with my NTSC DCTV, Super Gen +, and Chroma Key.

My other two machines are PAL, most def!

[desiv]

Gulliver is right, if you compare a real PAL machine between an NTSC one in PAL mode, the faster oscillator noticeably affects games and demos.

Interesting.. How so?
Do the PAL games run faster or slower on an NTSC machine?  Other issues?

I haven't noticed it, but I don't have a true PAL machine to compare it to..
I just tell WHDload to go into PAL and they seem to run fine.
(Again, not having a real PAL machine to compare them to)

And using a 1084S, I don't worry about composite or RF issues.

desiv

[motrucker]

Sad thing is, even if this is true, we are not very likely to see any here in the U.S.. 1500 will never make it out of Europe... Ya think?

[stefcep2]

Interesting find. Seem to recall rumours of hardware going missing under Petro's watch. 14 years later Petro has 1500@ 150 euro = 225,000 euro's worth of Amiga hardware to sell out of the blue.  Possibly the most sales of any single Amiga re-seller or developer in the past decade.

[TripleF]

I wonder how the caps will be after all this time.

That's the first thing that came to mind when reading this.  Largely depends on the manufacturer I guess.

[Akiko]

Interesting find. Seem to recall rumours of hardware going missing under Petro's watch. 14 years later Petro has 1500@ 150 euro = 225,000 euro's worth of Amiga hardware to sell out of the blue.  Possibly the most sales of any single Amiga re-seller or developer in the past decade.

Yea fascinating.. Can one of his facebook chums poke him, and ask if he has also found a secret stash of NOS A4000T's?

[swoslover]

Is this legit?

Is it morally ok to hide some Amigas when a company is dying then later sell them.

Either way I want one haha