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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: tone007 on July 08, 2009, 01:56:54 AM
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(http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4808/500setup.th.jpg) (http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4808/500setup.jpg)
(http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7439/68030.th.jpg) (http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7439/68030.jpg)
...and still waiting for more stuff to put in it.
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Very very nice!
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Very nice, tell us a bit about it. I noticed the VXL030 but what else do you have in it? I assume you have a megAchip or minimega because it looks like you have just under 2meg chip. What sidecars are those? How have you connected it to the monitor/TV?
Also what paint did you use and how did you do the keyboard lettering?
The public needs to know... :-D
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I also would be interested... this is just a cool way to get the yellowed a500 fixed!!!
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need more specs.. looks awesome
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That's one slick setup!
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awesome tone!..how big is the sidecar scsi hd? i guess thats a 2MB SupraRam attached to the HD?
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An A500+ with VXL and ram board as well as sidecar controller, all painted black. What's so special about it besides the black paint?
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An A500+ with VXL and ram board as well as sidecar controller, all painted black. What's so special about it besides the black paint?
It has a grey keyboard.
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My original idea was similar except a rtg card via Slingshot and Apollo A520 accelerator but the salesman persuaded me to this solution...
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/images/62/1_3017.jpg
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It's still not too late to rollback to original idea.
I mean, this rocks too, but towerizing A500 get it close to A2000...
@thread
I can already see a nice project involving installation of Indivision ECS under that VXL...did anyone said clockport ?
:)
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Pah, I knew a guy that had an A500 with a Progressive Peripherals 33MHz 68040 board. That thing would kick yours into touch :p
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500+ motherboard, sidecars are SupraDrive 500XP (2gb) and SupraRam 500RX (8mb), but I'm going to attempt replacing the external drive setup with a CFIDE68K unit, if I can shoehorn it in. (Of course, then I'll have a black SupraDrive lying around...) One other item that's hidden is the 3 Kickstarts on one chip (1.3, 2.0, 3.1,) selectable by a 3 position switch.
Krylon Fusion on the 500 case, Rustoleum enamel on the sidecars (they're metal,) and vinyl dye on the keys. The lettering is the original lettering, the vinyl dye didn't stick to the protective coating on the letters well and came off easily with adhesive tape. Not perfect, but neither were the decals I tried.
System is hooked up to the VGA monitor using a fairly expensive unit (blows standard Amiga external scandoublers away,) http://www.tvone.com/1t-pc1280hd-main.shtml
Indivision ECS is definitely on the list if it'll fit in there.
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and vinyl dye on the keys. The lettering is the original lettering, the vinyl dye didn't stick to the protective coating on the letters well and came off easily with adhesive tape. Not perfect, but neither were the decals I tried.
??? How are those the original letting decals? They were black on the beige keys. How did dye and adhesive tape turn them white? (And what exactly is vinyl dye, and how did you apply it?) I'm liking the look of the keyboard.
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The letters on the keyboard were covered with some "stuff" from the factory to prevent them from rubbing off, I imagine. The dye didn't seem to bond with this stuff, and so it was removable just by pulling on it with tape. The removal of the dye exposed some of the original color of the keyboard as well as the original letters, so like I said, not perfect, but usable. You're actually seeing the original letters with an aura of beige.
As for printing on the fronts of the keys, that text is lost.
This method is definitely no replacement for using CDTV keys if you want a pretty keyboard, but I'd already used a set of those on my 1200 and figured I'd try something else.
There was plenty of vinyl dye on eBay available last time I checked, the kind I used came in a spray can.
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@Karlos
Something familiar ?
http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6616
A true beast.
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@Karlos
Something familiar ?
http://www.a1k.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6616
A true beast.
That's the board. Very powerful indeed.
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Wow that really looks so cool, I didn't realize you could accelerate an A500.
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Wow that really looks so cool, I didn't realize you could accelerate an A500.
There were quite a few accelerators. Some sat in the 68000 socket and some in a sidecar expansion.
The Progressive Peripherals PP40-500 was the daddy though. It was phenomenally expensive as I recall. It gave you more CPU horsepower than your A500 could know what to do with.
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Eating an Amiga 500 for breakfast has been causally linked to ulcerative colitis, hemorrhage, death and other discomforts. Consumption of Amiga 500 for breakfast is not recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists surveyed.
:D :D :D :D
This message was brought to you by the letter A.
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Eating non-accelerated A500s causes need for rough corrective operations.
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Very nice :D
My 500 plus has a CSA MMR with 33MHz 030 and 50MHz 882, 8MB 32 bit ram, 512KB SRAM for kickstart shadow, Supradrive XP (with 2mb of ram in there) and 2MB chip ram.
It's thinking you need more to eat it for breakfast ;) .
The PPA 040 would be superb. There's something great about accelerating old skool stuff: was trying to sort my 1000 out, but as I have a problem with the KS adaptor I sorta failed at the first hurdle!
Nice paint job!
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In fact, I got the Supradrive off your good self :D - my memory really is poor sometimes!
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Eating an Amiga 500 for breakfast has been causally linked to ulcerative colitis, hemorrhage, death and other discomforts. Consumption of Amiga 500 for breakfast is not recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists surveyed.
:D :D :D :D
This message was brought to you by the letter A.
What if you serve it with broccoli ?
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broccoli for breakfast?!?!?
This thread has inspired me to take another look at my own a500+030 project... now just need to find a PAL agnus for my megAchip that will actually work...
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It's nice to push the A500, haven't tried it with the '030 yet but WHDLoad was pretty usable before I got it (when I had a 68010 in there.) Lack of AGA is the only thing keeping it from being the only Amiga I'd need for games, I think.
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I have 3 A500's running with the following:
- GVP A530 (68030/68880) WB 3.5
- VXL 30 w/Supra x500 (68030/68880) WB 2.04
- A590 WB 1.3
First 2 are connected via PARNET cable. I have actually surfed the net with the A530, although I don't bother anymore, as the flicker fixer is hooped, and I can only use it with a 1084 monitor now.
The tower idea is intriguing. Can an A1000/2000 keyboard be used with these if I try to out one of these in a tower?
My original idea was similar except a rtg card via Slingshot and Apollo A520 accelerator but the salesman persuaded me to this solution...
http://www.amiga.org/gallery/images/62/1_3017.jpg
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Well, as long as we're comparing A500's. Mine has a Viper 530 accelerator clocked at 50MHz with 32MB Fast and 2 MB Chip RAM. CF-IDE 1GB drive. :)
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What if you serve it with broccoli ?
Now I see how Karlos has gotten his post count over 12,000 and his rep power as high as it is. :roflmao:
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I would love to pimp one of my A500's or Plus's .
I'm very far behind ... I'd say my best one is my A500+ with KickStart 1.3 And 3.1 , 2Mb Chip ram + A590 with 2Mb Fast ram + 100Mb HD .
Need one of those accelerator boards .
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If you A500 is hungry and wants a good breakfast , you can feed it one of my A500's and a tasty A600 with some peanut butter too . Payment by all major (a500 VXL30) Cards accepted .
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I had one of those monster 030 turbos for the A500 too.
I have to say the best bit with it is that most of these turbo boards come with a cool switch to so you can switch between 68k and 030. The more switches your A500 have the better it is (unwritten Amiga law from BITD).
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If your A500 is hungry and eats anthing but Ataris, it's seriously sick !!!
But don't worry I know a good clinic in Germany specialized on such seemingly hopeless cases.
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..and when the 500 is done with breakfast, the rest of the family comes looking for leftovers.
(http://jungle.net/tone/siblingrivalry.jpg)
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@Tone007
Nice Commodore collection! And an official Bally Astrocade sighting. Very nice, indeed.
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I should've gotten the Vectrexes in there too.
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I should've gotten the Vectrexes in there too.
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CFIDE68K is now installed, working well along with the accelerator.
I definitely recommend this device.
Self-contained 68030 A500 with 4GB of storage. I don't imagine it has any more room to eat other A500s now.