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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: danbeaver on July 01, 2013, 01:43:44 AM
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Just wondering what others are saving their $, €, £, or ¢'s for?
On my list:
ScanJuggler Full
X-Surf 100 -- Ethernet@100 and USB
UltimatePPC
Zeus68k
Hollywood
Indivision AGA for A4000D
Thylacine for the Clockport
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I haven't bought any "new" Amiga hardware in 20+ years, but if I was going to get my wallet out for anything it would be the UltimatePPC or the X-Surf 100.
I'm mostly just interested in getting an RJ-45 ethernet port, and anything else that comes with it is a bonus. I've got some kind of network card with two BNC connectors that came with an A3000T I recently bought but it seems like it might be a pain to get them connected up to a modern router. I've yet to really play with a pile of Amigas I have and it feels like it's because these days I can't use a computer without being able to transfer stuff to and from it easily.
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BNC I have covered (to the tune of around $100 USD) with the only converter available for sale in the states, Transition Networks "Just Convert-It"
I forgot to add to the list the A-Eon X-1000 -- a mythical creature only sold to the elite.
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I'd like an Indivision ECS, but all spending has to wait while I catch up on my bills.
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Fast ATA 1200
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I'm currently waiting for Jens to release the final updates for the Indivision AGA Mrk2 (eg the 50Hz mode needed for smooth scrolling and the new chunky modes). Not sure how long I'll have to wait though.
I'm also interested in the ScanJuggler full but it will have to be very good (hardware AND software) for me to swap it for my Indivision AGA.
Another of Jens products that I'd like to get is his new SATA enabled IdeFix Express, this product may never be produced, who knows.
There's nothing else really, my A1200 1260 is fully loaded already :)
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Fast ATA 1200
I actually have one of these still sitting in the box it came in :)
I fitted it once but had to remove the Indy Mrk2 to get it on the motherboard, it was a total pain in the bottom to install. After running a few tests I decided to take it back off again and wait to see if this new ScanJuggler card will be any good.
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I actually have one of these still sitting in the box it came in :)
I fitted it once but had to remove the Indy Mrk2 to get it on the motherboard, it was a total pain in the bottom to install. After running a few tests I decided to take it back off again and wait to see if this new ScanJuggler card will be any good.
Grrrr!
Thanks for the heads up!
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Hi,
Saving up for a USB card for either my A1200 or my A4000.
Now that I am retired and finishing up on my rebuild the bathroom project, my next project has to be put brakes on my truck. Then after that it is going fishing. Then when the weather gets cold, I will probably pull out my electronic designs and hopefully build a USB card for my Amiga's. Anyhow, I have a lot of plans but so far no time. Have fun with your Amiga's and don't blow them up. Good silicon is hard to come by today.
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A web browser I can use for *ALL* my daily tasks.
OWB and Timberwolf are great, but there's no way in hell I can use either for 100% of my web browsing and cloud needs. We're not talking luxuries like watching 100 Youtube vids a day, I'm talking secure, full functionality with all online services.
I've tried to use my MOS and OS4 machines solely for the day to day tasks I need to do online and neither cut it - I often find myself hopping on the Windows machine or worse yet, grabbing my smartphone or tablet.
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A web browser I can use for *ALL* my daily tasks.
OWB and Timberwolf are great, but there's no way in hell I can use either for 100% of my web browsing and cloud needs. We're not talking luxuries like watching 100 Youtube vids a day, I'm talking secure, full functionality with all online services.
I've tried to use my MOS and OS4 machines solely for the day to day tasks I need to do online and neither cut it - I often find myself hopping on the Windows machine or worse yet, grabbing my smartphone or tablet.
That's interesting, because most of my browsing is done under Odyssey (and I spoof as an iPad when viewing Youtube videos).
Except for the lack of Java support (Flash is less important to me as html5 seems to becoming more prevalent), I get along fine with it for most uses.
It would be nice if Timberwolf had the full functionality of Firefox, but that's just not likely to ever be a reality.
I can understand keeping a Windows machine around (even when using OSX I have Parallels install to run Windows and Windows apps).
But, since my primary needs are for a simple browser and a word processor, I'm pretty happy using Odyssey and Cinnamon Writer (thanks Claus) under MorphOS.
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well always wanted usb ..got that last year ..couldnt live without it ..
always wanted a squirel mpeg card for a1200..
making up my mind about trying to find a sound card for the 1200 ..or maybe getting a mas player to play mp3s ..though noone in australia has one ..an no ebay ones appeared ..
ultimate would be a ppc card for my 1200 ..though with prices as they are i doubt i could afford it..
actually pretty happy with what i got ..if i could just learn how to get it online ..
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always wanted a squirel mpeg card for a1200..
I've always wondered why no one has written drivers for Creative Lab's DXR3 mpeg cards (for Amigas equipped with a PCI expansion bus).
Since Linux drivers exist, there is a model to follow.
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Just wondering what others are saving their $, €, £, or ¢'s for?
I'm quite happy with my current gear, so I guess I'm not planning to buy anything for few years.
Powerbook and Mac mini with MorphOS are good for everyday computing. Classic Amigas have all they need (latest bought is Indy2 AGA, which drivers' I'm waiting to finalize). Have enough other electronics too.. so.. I just enjoy :)
I've got some kind of network card with two BNC connectors that came with an A3000T I recently bought but it seems like it might be a pain to get them connected up to a modern router.
It doesn't happen to have AUI port too? Wide connector with many pins. You can get transceiver for it to convert it to RJ-45. I for example have Hydra's Amiganet card, which has two BNC connectors and one AUI connector and I grabbed handful of AUI->RJ45 tranceivers from local recycling center once. They work just fine with it... you just had to jumper network card to use AUI. It's easier and probably cheaper (edit: very quick look to ebay, seems to be around $10) solution than trying to work with BNC today.
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I actually have one of these still sitting in the box it came in :)
I fitted it once but had to remove the Indy Mrk2 to get it on the motherboard, it was a total pain in the bottom to install. After running a few tests I decided to take it back off again and wait to see if this new ScanJuggler card will be any good.
Really Really easy to install over the Indy :-)
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=64454
http://www.amiga.org/forums/album.php?albumid=179
Getting nearly 10 under sysinfo at the moment with mode 5 :-)
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*cough* *cough* Prices on Amiga gear to come down to a reasonable level? ;)
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Really Really easy to install over the Indy :-)
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=64454
http://www.amiga.org/forums/album.php?albumid=179
Getting nearly 10 under sysinfo at the moment with mode 5 :-)
Nice speed but too hard for the likes of me, I have enough trouble just turning the power on.
:)
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Loriano's X500 case.
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Well... for years I was waiting for NatAmi, but it seems it is not going to happen. Not in that form anyway.
Now... probably the Zeus Cannon is the most interesting thing around.
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I plan to get the usb to atari joystick adaptor.
FPGA arcade. Hopefully from the current production run.
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FPGA Arcade, I hope to be in the current production run as I put my name down quite a while ago.
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Wow, I don't even know what some of these are! ScanJuggler? Zeus? Clockport Thylacine sounds fun... I hope it fits the A604.
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I'm hoping to get a RAM upgrade for my A1200, which I bought 9 days ago. So far it's only got 2Mb and is floppy based, but an IDE to CF adaptor with 4Gb CF card should arrive tomorrow.
From what I've seen so far, I can only use a card which fits the trapdoor slot and is probably an accelerator as well, or a PCMCIA SRAM card. There doesn't seem to be any more simple and cheaper option, like a custom piggyback board or an adaptor to take SIMMS on cards.
At the moment my social life is in ruins and Virgin Media are bleeding me dry, so I think my social life will have to take top priority now.
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Wow, I don't even know what some of these are! ScanJuggler? Zeus? Clockport Thylacine sounds fun... I hope it fits the A604.
The ScanJuggler actually has a Wiki page. I wish every obscure bit of Amiga hardware being produced/designed/dreamed-up would also be as forward-thinking as this. But Google should find ya the rest, if you know what you're looking for, LOL. ;)
http://wiki.amigaspirit.hu/index.php/ScanJuggler_en
On that note, I'll add that I'm "waiting for" every obscure bit of Amiga hardware to be listed in a Wiki. Keep on dreaming, right? ;)
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I'm looking forward to buying:
Z3 100 NIC's (x2) when it is released in a few months.
Ultimate PPC if it ever is released. (Anyone heard anything on this front?).
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Just wondering what others are saving their $, €, £, or ¢'s for?
Eagle schematic & PCB 6
Abatron BDI3000 jtag debugger
IDA Pro decompiler
Maybe Sam460
"some other PowerPC motherboard"
A new/different house. (we need a LOT more space)
Master's Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering
Not necessarily in that order.
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making up my mind about trying to find a sound card for the 1200 ..or maybe getting a mas player to play mp3s ..
If you have your 1200 in a tower I would highly recommend the Delfina Plus. Simply an unbelievable card, full multitasking and not any problems. Uses only 2% of the cpu to decode. If you can find one, pick it up and use my guide to set it up.
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Just wondering what others are saving their $, €, £, or ¢'s for?
"some other PowerPC motherboard"
Not necessarily in that order.
PM Sent...
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I'm saving for a mediator Expansion Board :)
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If you have your 1200 in a tower I would highly recommend the Delfina Plus. Simply an unbelievable card, full multitasking and not any problems. Uses only 2% of the cpu to decode. If you can find one, pick it up and use my guide to set it up.
decided this 1200 is not a tower ever ..the delfina is a clockport one i think ? ..would need a clockport adaptor then with usb already there ..have to find that too though i read somewhere there is one coming ..this 1200 still has the one fault noone can solve ..it wont soft reset ..just goes red screen when i do ..