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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: swift240 on August 11, 2014, 08:11:18 PM
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Hi all, I use an Amiga 1200.
What can be fitted to the clock port that will make the Amiga more usable?
So far I have an Apollo Accelerator Mk3 030/40 with 40Mhz FPU with 32meg of fast ram, USB mouse adaptor.
IDE'99 80Gig Harddrive, DVD dual layer burner. 100MB Zipdrive.
19" ALBA LCD TV via RGB.
OS3.9, BB1
Deskjet 810C.
I do know the clock port can be sued but is it worth while?
TIA,
Mike.
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Hi all, I use an Amiga 1200.
What can be fitted to the clock port that will make the Amiga more usable?
So far I have an Apollo Accelerator Mk3 030/40 with 40Mhz FPU with 32meg of fast ram, USB mouse adaptor.
IDE'99 80Gig Harddrive, DVD dual layer burner. 100MB Zipdrive.
19" ALBA LCD TV via RGB.
OS3.9, BB1
Deskjet 810C.
I do know the clock port can be sued but is it worth while?
TIA,
Mike.
Hi Mike,
You have a nice start to an excellent A1200 system listed above. Are you interested in connecting it to the Internet, or other computers within your home via Ethernet? You could get a Subway wireless NIC adapter for your clockport. I believe that they are still available new from a few online Amiga retailers, like AmigaKit (my favorite), Vesalia, etc.
I would also suggest that you consider getting an IndivisionAGA to enhance the video output of your A1200 to that 19" LCD TV, instead of using the stock RGB port.
If you only use your A1200 for games though, neither of the two things I just mentioned are needed to continue enjoying your A1200.
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Hi all, I use an Amiga 1200.
What can be fitted to the clock port that will make the Amiga more usable?
So far I have an Apollo Accelerator Mk3 030/40 with 40Mhz FPU with 32meg of fast ram, USB mouse adaptor.
IDE'99 80Gig Harddrive, DVD dual layer burner. 100MB Zipdrive.
19" ALBA LCD TV via RGB.
OS3.9, BB1
Deskjet 810C.
I do know the clock port can be sued but is it worth while?
TIA,
Mike.
I'd say put a Subway USB on that clock port an enjoy very reliable USB on your miggy :-)
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Yes I have tried to get onto the Internet but with no luck.
We have SKY here and I have an PCMCIA 3Com 3C589D-TP Etherlink III.
I have tried all ways but still no luck.
And yet a few years ago I was on the Internet with a PlusCom WR-AR2317 router.
But the Virgin bill's starting to get very high, so we went over to Sky.
Since Sky no Amiga Internet.
Mike.
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Does the Sky router support 802.11b? WEP?
Amiga OS 3.x Wi-Fi stack doesn't support all the modern Wi-Fi connection methods. I run an old Linksys Wi-Fi router behind my main 802.11n router just so my A1200 can get on the line.
Also for your clockport you can get a cool 16bit sound card, or even a clockport expander so that you can have multiple clock port devices connected to it at the same time,
except that you can't.
You can't do any of it. You'd have a better chance of buying crocodile tears on ebay than you would any of the devices mentioned by me or others in this thread. The A1200 clockport has become the classic Amiga's version of the NG Xorro slot; so much potential yet so little realisation.
Previously produced expansions had limited runs and there seems to be little interest in producing more. I am in the same boat, I wouldn't mind getting a Subway, or a Prelude, but the odds of that are slim. My Amiga has an appendix.
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Completely off topic but did you go to Retro Revival over the weekend Swift240?
Just thought I'd ask seeing as you live in Wolverhampton.
I was there, a good weekend :-)
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the only useful addition I could think of was a soundcard, but it took me years to find a prelude 1200. other than that, USB. But you already have that. If you want Internet, I would stick with PCMCIA, lots of ready-made solutions available at amigakit for just a few tenners.
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IIRC using an ethernet adapter on the Subway will be slower than a PCMCIA adapter card, so really not worth it IMO. The Subway can be interesting for the USB ports though.
If you want to maintain the A1200 in it's original case then I think a sound card would be the best expansion, but it depends on your preference.
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I would also suggest that you consider getting an IndivisionAGA to enhance the video output of your A1200 to that 19" LCD TV, instead of using the stock RGB port.
Remember we have SCART in the UK and Europe so we already have decent output and some LCD TV's will even de-interlace for you.
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The Subway USB card is no longer manufactured but they can sometimes be picked up secondhand on Amibay and eBay.
In development are two new clock port cards which hopefully arrive sometime this year, a new USB card from Jens Schönfeld and a new DSP sound card from A-EON Tecnology called the Prisma Megamix.
http://www.a-eon.com/18-10-2013-2.pdf
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@Ryu
No I didnt go, my wife is disabled and I am her 24/7 carer so its hard for me to get out these days.
But I still have the Pluscom router i could fit that to the SKY modem/router and see what happens. But having said that, the PSU is some where abouts its a case of ofinding it.
I shall give it a go and see what happens and get back to you all.
Thanks for the advice I have been given on this.
A Subway is the way to go as far as USB connectors goes, but that again it would be nice for a seperate sound card.
Mike.
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A Subway is the way to go as far as USB connectors goes, but that again it would be nice for a seperate sound card.
I don't know if you can get any new ones ready made but there is at least information on building clockport splitter.
http://www.robthenerd.com/show.php?sect=projects&sub=clockport&page=schematics
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... and a new DSP sound card from A-EON Tecnology called the Prisma Megamix.
http://www.a-eon.com/18-10-2013-2.pdf
Great. I'll hold my breath. :nervous:
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I wouldn't do that. :) But seriously, the Prisma will be ready sooner rather than later (I'm not going to say Two More Weeks!).
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I wouldn't do that. :) But seriously, the Prisma will be ready sooner rather than later (I'm not going to say Two More Weeks!).
Nice! How much do you reckon it will cost when it hits the virtual shelves of AmigaKit or Alinea Computing?
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You need to ask Matthew that :)
I believe he's aiming it around the £70-£80 mark.
Just to be clear, though, it's NOT a general purpose sound card, it's a streamed audio player (i.e. MP3/OGG/FLAC/WAV). It's great for playing really good quality music (high-bitrates are supported) though.
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You need to ask Matthew that :)
I believe he's aiming it around the £70-£80 mark.
Just to be clear, though, it's NOT a general purpose sound card, it's a streamed audio player (i.e. MP3/OGG/FLAC/WAV). It's great for playing really good quality music (high-bitrates are supported) though.
Sounds pretty cool to me! Definitely going to get one, so will start saving up some £'s right away.
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You could also use this on your clock port :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331289231409?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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Sounds pretty cool to me! Definitely going to get one, so will start saving up some £'s right away.
Nice to see you back on here mate haven't seen you here for ages :)
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I don't know if you can get any new ones ready made but there is at least information on building clockport splitter.
http://www.robthenerd.com/show.php?sect=projects&sub=clockport&page=schematics
Well Amigakit said recently that they would at least look into it.
I really hope someone makes these adapters again, if not it will suck having to decide whether to go for one of the new USB modules or sound cards, as they both look like great products to have for the A1200.
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Beware that there were some incompatibility problems when using clock port splitters, it's been too long for me to remember what they were, but I remember they existed...
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@spirantho
:banana:This is how I will dance when I have bought and later on installed the new card.