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Amiga.org specific forums => New User Introductions => Topic started by: JonGKay026 on January 16, 2008, 07:34:45 PM
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Hi everyone,
Just thought I'd introduce myself. My name's Jonathan & I'm from Scotland.
I've currently got an A1200 which I've been upgrading when I can. I've put a 4Gb hard disk into it & I've just installed Kickstart 3.1 & put WB3.1 onto the hard disk. I don't have CD drive & I'm not sure if I can fit one along side the 2.5 inch HD (I have a spare PC internal CD burner).
I'm not really intending to do anything serious with it, but I would like to upgrade the memory. I'd fit an accelerator if I could find one & it's not particularly expensive.
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Welcome from Texas.
I have seen a mod where someone put a laptop cd in an A1200.
It is slimmer than a desktop cdRom.
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Dear Friend:
Didn't you know the a1200 allows you to install an 'external' cd drive to it?
rednova
-mobilis in mobile-
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my first amiga 1200 cd just consisted of an ide cable hanging out the back of the case plugged into a cdrom....worked a treat!
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If you're not really going to do anything serious with it, get a 68030-based accelerator with 32+ megs of RAM. That is the minimum requirement to play Total Chaos AGA (http://aminet.net/game/strat/TotalChaosAGAr6.lha) with but still fairly compatible with everything else.
One other thing you might want is to get a 1084S or equivalent monitor so you can display the European PAL scan rates since that's where most Amiga software originates from.
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Since you said you are from Scotland, a SCART connection to a PAL TV set should do just as nicely as a 1084S monitor. (I missed the part saying you were from Scotland.)
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Hi from Australia.
Don't worry the amiga bug doesn't bite (very much :-D )
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Welcome from England.
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A warm welcome for the South East of England :pint:
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Welcome from Lowestoft too and may your times with amiga.org be good times....
...For when the dark gods arise , when the stars are right, the Lord Cthulhu will awaken from his slumber and EAT YOUR SOUL!! FWA HA HA!
I lived in Scotland for 3 years myself, nice landscape....
...but it will all be for nothing when the dread Cthulhu walks the Earth and devours humanity forever! Fwa Ha Ha Ha Ha Harrr!
:-D
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Welcome to Amiga.org from Milwaukee!
It's a shame Amiga accelerators are so hard to come by/expensive, it really does make using Amiga's much more fun.
68030's are best for game compatibility out of the box, but I wouldn't trade my 1260 in for ANYthing. And besides, WHDLoad takes care of gaming :)
:popcorn:
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CD-ROM in A1200 case. (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=1934) <-just click. Chances are whatever you wish to do with your 'miggy has been done before. ;-)
...but Cthulhu will still eat your soul. :lol:
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Welcome from the Northern Ireland contingent. Oi Oi Oi
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Welcome from the lost lands of Hi-Brazil. ;-)
Eheh, it's a joke. From São Leopoldo, Brasil.