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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: xaccrocheur on March 20, 2003, 02:39:49 PM

Title: g00d A1200 HWare site
Post by: xaccrocheur on March 20, 2003, 02:39:49 PM

Digging 4 info on the 1200 architecture I found this :

[color=CC6600]Sothius' Museum of Homecomputers[/color][/b][/i][/u] (http://www.sothius.com/hypertxt/welcome.html?a1200.html)

And thought it is worth mentionning.

The guy presents it as a "museum", but it has a LOT of in-deph infos, is very accurate and up 2 date, and  boasts a *lot* of precious "inside" illustrations, the likes of :

(http://www.sothius.com/images/additional/a1200board.jpg)

and then

(http://www.sothius.com/images/additional/a1200bi1.jpg)

and again

(http://www.sothius.com/images/additional/a1200bi2.jpg)


...And so on ! The man teared ALL his machines apart, and took photos of each and EVERY element !

Everything you need 2 know is here ! K00l !

In fact is is 1 of the most complete site I ever saw on the HWare of the Amiga, but the guy has hundreds of other gems ; Click on the "museum" link ; Just 4 a start, the oldest C= machine he got is a CBM Model 3016 !

(http://www.sothius.com/images/cbm3016small.jpg)

Did you knew that the 500 was nicknamed "B52/ Rock Lobster" ?? :-o  :-P  :-o

And that the (beloved) 1200 codename is "Channel Z" ? Fact is, I knew it, it's silkscreened on the MoBo, but what's with the B52's songs ?? Channel Z is actually one of my favorites after the whol planet claire album ! Somebody knows the origin of this codenaming ?  :-o  8-)  :-o  :roll:   :-o  8-) please enlight me, I *need* to know ! :huh:

I'm in the process of giving a new life 2 an old Commodore 12K, I want 2 fit a 3.5 IDE drive init, add a AT PSU, and off I"m gone to the equinoxe (http://equinoxe.m4nkind.com/) party !

I love his cute chickenHead logo (http://www.sothius.com/images/additional/a1200logo1.jpg)


PS - 4 the ekinox : I have a *lot* of (free) hosting facilities for (cool only) persons interested in attending but have no place to sleep.

peace

pX

Title: Re: g00d A1200 HWare site
Post by: Vincent on March 20, 2003, 03:11:35 PM

That's one hell of a site :-D :-D

Wayne, how about putting this in the links pages? :-D

Title: Re: g00d A1200 HWare site
Post by: SilvrDrgn on March 20, 2003, 05:41:37 PM

I have added it to the Links pages.

Title: Re: g00d A1200 HWare site
Post by: Vincent on March 20, 2003, 05:55:39 PM

Cheers :-D

Title: Re: g00d A1200 HWare site
Post by: voxel on March 24, 2003, 02:01:22 PM

Hi :-)

All the Amiga motherboards are codenamed with B52's song names, just because the designers was
great fans of them! :-D

Personally I prefer that to some cryptic names of KT4QZ style ones ;-)

Amigalement,

Jean-François.

Title: Re: g00d A1200 HWare site
Post by: gnarly on March 24, 2003, 02:46:42 PM

Quote

There was an A2200 sold only in the USA: an A1200 with MC68030

There was?!

Title: Re: g00d A1200 HWare site
Post by: Mike_Amiga on March 24, 2003, 03:30:09 PM

Nice menu bar... but that's all I could see. :-?

Damn PC only webernet sites.:madashell: