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Amiga.org specific forums => New User Introductions => Topic started by: visualj on December 18, 2006, 04:40:12 PM
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Hi all,
I was an Amiga user for many many years. I started with an A500 and moved up to an A1200 (I was a teenager so I couldn't really afford the big stuff back then). As the years went on, my 1200 finally gave up the ghost and by then I'd had a PC as well so I hadn't repaired it.
Which takes me up to yesterday. I work for a large pharma company in New Jersey in the AV department. I was helping our equipment manager decommission and throw out some old gear that we no longer use when I came across it in the corner of a storage closet... an A4000T "Power Tower" complete with Toaster 4000 and two external hard drive racks. I quickly scooped it up and brought it back to my desk and put it all back together. It powers up fine.. the only thing I don't have is an RGB cable to hook the monitor up to the system so I can't visually verify it booting up.
Unfortunately, I was unable to locate any of the original software discs or manuals for the installed software :(
Hopefully in the near future I will be able to locate this cable in the heap of gear that's being tossed. I pray this thing works.. it's the Amiga of my childhood dreams :)
Happy holidays all!
Jeff
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Your the second new user to pop back up on here that "found" an A4000T you dont know how lucky you are :-o
I only wish I would have one just drop in my lap like that.
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Oh believe me, I know how lucky I am. I drooled over these things in magazines years ago :) I'm still reeling from this discovery.. apparently from what another co-worker was telling me, there were originally TWO of these. One of which was given to another guy a few years ago, and this one was buried beneath a pile of disused AV equipment in a storage closet.
Here are some pictures I just took of it here on my desk. I apologize for the crappy digital camera, it's the only one I have available.
(http://s114522264.onlinehome.us/jpg/a4000t_001.jpg)
(http://s114522264.onlinehome.us/jpg/a4000t_002.jpg)
(http://s114522264.onlinehome.us/jpg/a4000t_003.jpg)
(http://s114522264.onlinehome.us/jpg/a4000t_004.jpg)
(http://s114522264.onlinehome.us/jpg/a4000t_005.jpg)
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You make me sick :-D
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You make me sick
Sorry man :(
Hey but don't be too quick to be sick.. it might not work :(
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Where is the tower door ?
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@ Nickman
It's the thing at the bottom of the case. It closes upward to cover the drive bays.
That's a QuikPak tower, used only on some North American systems. I think they were usually OEMed with Toasters.
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Oops. Double post
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Are those towers rare? I've never seen one of those!
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congratulations, great find! :-) Really hope it works.
If it doesn't, please, get it fixed. It's against the law to throw such treasures in the trash :)
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Gah I can't find the monitor cable for it anywhere. No way of telling if it's actually booting up. I was able to get everything to power on, the two external hard discs seem to spin up as well, but the monitor cable is nowhere to be found. I may have to make one more sweep of the storage room where it was found.. seems very odd though that the monitor has a molded-in cable with a male 9-pin connector and the tower has the long flat D connector. Makes me think there must have been some special cable that they used to use to connect them. Any ideas?
dillinger wrote:
congratulations, great find! :-) Really hope it works.
If it doesn't, please, get it fixed. It's against the law to throw such treasures in the trash :)
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@visualj
I have loads of cables (see sig). If I have what you need, let's work out a deal.
I hear that Newtek will send you free replacement disks for your Video Toaster. Search the forums for the thread(s) about it.
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The monitor cable should have had a 9to23pin adapter on the end. If not then there are lots of people that do have them kicking around. Another option is to get a Toastscan or other scandoubler and just do away with the Amiga 1960 monitor (dont throw away as they are valuble on ebay and go for around $400) and use a PC monitor.
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Anyway to edit the message above with pictures of the A4000T so that this thread display is not so W I D E ? ? ?
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Congratulations on your find!
I particularly like the 'No Disassemble Johnny Five!' sign in the first picture ;) What a wonderful film Short Circuit was...
Take care,
James
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You are right! It won't work ever!
Please send it to me as I collect broken items like that for my personal pleas... errrum museum for disabled children that love computers.
(Well, had to try!)
Terrific luck, I hope you have a wonderful Amiga Christmas!
(but if you want to send to the children...) :-D
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visualj wrote:
came across it in the corner of a storage closet... an A4000T "Power Tower" complete with Toaster 4000 and two external hard drive racks. Jeff
Not just a 4000T Power Tower with Toaster 4000, those two external drive bays are cabled up to a Flyer...
Drool
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where are the pics?
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I used a lot of time to find my a4000, and even more to get it working. Enjoy , and DO spend some time. It will be worth it :-)
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Wow, Jeff, what a great find! Congratulations. Makes me want to start trolling around some local A/V shops. :-)
BTW, have you opened it up and checked the battery for leakage? Gotta catch that before it hoses the motherboard.
Keep us updated on your progress!
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