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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: nineoc on August 30, 2011, 08:24:43 AM
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Hello all:
One of my A2000's has developed a problem. Can anyone recommend a technician in the
Pacific Northwest?
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Have you looked through the Amiga web directory yet?
http://amigaweb.gts.org/amicommercial.html
I'm not saying You'll find what you need but it's worth a look.
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Will do, thank you very much.
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It goes without saying but NEVER send it to Doom Master (aka Hans Campbell, aka Goodwill guy, aka Doomy, aka Retrogreek, among many other nicks) in Oregon.
Search here and on other amiga forums for his poor references.
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Well, I certainly will keep this in mind. Thanks very much for the tip.
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It goes without saying but NEVER send it to Doom Master (aka Hans Campbell, aka Goodwill guy, aka Doomy, aka Retrogreek, among many other nicks) in Oregon.
Very well put! In fact, if anything even smells like Doomy, avoid it like the plague.
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Also, if/when you find someone, let us know!!!!
My Amiga's are still happy so far (knocking on wood), but.... ;-)
desiv
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Have been speaking with a fellow by name of Glen VanDenBiggelaar in Edmonton, Canada,
who does Amiga repairs on the side. He has a backlog at the moment, and would not be able to review my machine for a month yet.
I will ask him for permission to provide his contact info.
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Glen VanDenBiggelaar : I have bought from him. He seems to be a decent fellow.
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Glen's Store: Store.amigalounge.com
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Thought his name might ring a bell with someone.
Forgive my ignorance but what is meant by PM me?
Comment was made about Amiga Forever. I am attempting to use it on my PC.
I use my A2000 on a regular basis to do the following:
--Create images in DPaint
--Import them into a utility called Trace that converts the image to a rescaleable vector graphic.
--Then import it into Pro Page to create a document and size the image appropriately,
then print the document with a laser printer.
--My reasoning for Amiga Forever involvement is to have a platform if the Amigas decide to get finnecky.
--Is there another alternative?
Regards,
W
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PM me, means send me a private message
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Glen's Store: Store.amigalounge.com
http://store.amigalounge.com/p215.html
WOW, $5000 for an Amiga 3000!
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http://store.amigalounge.com/p215.html
WOW, $5000 for an Amiga 3000!
I caught that too.
He's just saying it's not for sale unless you'll offer him a mint for it.
I can't blame him, for the right crazy price you can get all my systems and I'll just start over ;)
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So, thanks to a number of folks, my machine is up and running again.
Let's see if I can reconstruct the chain of events, as it is quite interesting, the way it played out:
First contact is this Forum, with my initial SOS call.
First response was from Tripitaka, who suggested I look through the web directory.
This led me, among other helpful folks, to Joe Muoio at Software hut, who suggested I talk to Ed Jeffries at Video Lab, telephone 913-403-0045, who suggested I pull the 060 to see if I would get a workbench screen.
Pulled the card, and the system did bring up the workbench screen, suggesting that the 060 is faulty.
Talking with Ed, I informed him that the card is a DKB Wildfire, from 1995. He immediately googled the thing and found some info on it. We discovered that there
were two locations that should have had jumpers on them that did not.
Finding two spare jumpers, I installed them on the two locations, and Voila, the machine has booted successfully five times, and is still running as we speak.
As to why it ever worked without the jumpers is anyone's guess.
All in all, I am EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE to everyone who offered their opinions and suggestions, so thank you everyone.
This truly is a great community, and VIVA LAS AMIGAS.
Regards,
Wayne
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Congratulations.
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Glad it worked out. As an added bonus other people found out about Glens store and you now know never to anywhere near Doomy. Even better it didn't cost a huge stack of cash to get your 060 fixed, what a great day. XD
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Yes, it has been good all around for all of us.
Great image, by the way.
Will have to post one.
Would love a definition of your alias.
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My alias? Ah, you wish to know what Tripitaka means. That's easy:
http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/texts/tripitaka.htm
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So, if I may ask, why Tripitaka?
Because of your multiple personalities?
BTW:
My wife has just written a book on the Mayan Calendar.
It can be found at http://www.whitepuppress.ca
In a non-related issue, (although there are those who say that all things are related),
I see that there is a notice saying I have a private message waiting for me. As I am unfamiliar with this forum, can you tell me how to send and receive what appears to be called PM's?
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Hey man just click on "Private messages" under your name in the upper right corner of the site. I sent you 1! I'm in CA and may be able to help u :)
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Okay, thanks.
As you can see, I am now okay at the moment, but will certainly keep your contact info on file for the future.
Regards,
Wayne
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Glad to hear it man! That DKB WIldfire is the best accelerator ever made for a2k! Man Dean Brown can make hardware!
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PM's
To send a PM (Private message) just left click on the persons name (eg. Tripitaka) and you will get a little pop-up menu. On the menu is a send PM option, click it, easy as that.
To receive your PM's, look at the top right of your screen (when logged-in) and you will see a private messages link.
Why, Tripitaka?
Originally I chose the name as an alias for playing quake 3 arena. I played the character that looked like a monk and remembered the TV show "monkey", Tripitaka was the monk character. He was a male character played by a female actress (Masako Odate, aka Masako Natsume) who sadly died far too young and was a very beautiful woman (but I digress). At the time I had read some comments about the amount of males using female characters/names on online games or as alias's on forums, I found it amusing to pick something so androgynous. Ironically since then I've become a vegetarian (for about 9 years now) and developed an interest in Zen, ah... ..the power of names.
Looks like an interesting book by the way. I have a rather large book on mesoamerican art
That I've own for about 25 years or so, stunning stuff. I'm particularly fond of the architecture. I've read quite a bit about mesoamerican archaeology too. I have to admit, I love the way it throws up so many curiosities the archaeologists can't work out.
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I took so long writing that Magnetic beat me to it. LMAO.
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Well, I hate to say it, but the machine has failed again.
Back to the drawing board, I guess.
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Time to get out the ol' magnifying glass and take a good close look. If the fault is intermittent you need to consider temperature for one thing, could be a break in a pin or something similar. I had an A1200 that played up, turned out to be a kickstart chip, thing is it worked about 1 in 3 times I turned it on.
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Well, that is about what is going on.
It is VERY intermittent.
Will do as you suggest.
Thanks again.
Did you receive the rerun of the missing PM that I sent?
W