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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: CaelThunderwing on November 05, 2016, 03:57:43 PM
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got a rather nice message this morning from ala craigslist, dude was orginally trying to sell, but since he needs help w/ a few things, he's willin to do 30$ and intown only about 45ish mins from where i live...
my Reaction to getting this deal...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8vmXrLf1U
now the hunt will be to track down an PPC Accelerator and a CF=IDE adapter/ 3.1 KS Replacement ROM for whats likely going to be its stock 1.1 or 1.2
EDIT: See post #8
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=816182&postcount=8
for why thread is "A1200 Disaster, Acquired A500"
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Congrats! That is a really great price for a working 1200.
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got a rather nice message this morning from ala craigslist, dude was orginally trying to sell, but since he needs help w/ a few things, he's willin to do 30$ and intown only about 45ish mins from where i live...
my Reaction to getting this deal...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8vmXrLf1U
now the hunt will be to track down an PPC Accelerator and a CF=IDE adapter/ 3.1 KS Replacement ROM for whats likely going to be its stock 1.1 or 1.2
A1200 is minimum 3.0 KS.....
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Most basic A1200 accessories can still be purchased new from Amigakit and other online retailers (ACA accelerator, 3.1 ROM, Indivision, CF card adapter, etc.).
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A PPC will be hard to find, especially for a bargain price. Post some pics of ur new 1200 !
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got a rather nice message this morning from ala craigslist, dude was orginally trying to sell, but since he needs help w/ a few things, he's willin to do 30$ and intown only about 45ish mins from where i live...
my Reaction to getting this deal...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8vmXrLf1U
now the hunt will be to track down an PPC Accelerator and a CF=IDE adapter/ 3.1 KS Replacement ROM for whats likely going to be its stock 1.1 or 1.2
Cool. Congrats
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now the hunt will be to track down an PPC Accelerator and a CF=IDE adapter/ 3.1 KS Replacement ROM for whats likely going to be its stock 1.1 or 1.2
Amigakit and other European dealers can supply 3.1 ROMs if you need them and they can also supply Workbench 3.1 pre-installed on a 4GB CF card. Amigakit also supply the adapters and cables and they did do a do a kit with a backplate that gives access to the CF slot without have to open the case. Handy for transferring files between different systems.
Workbench 3.1
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1214
Add the option for the CF adapter and cable if you're not souring your own.
The page for the backplate.
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1216
It may be worth sending them a message and asking if there are plans to produce more backplates any time soon, if you think it would be useful to you.
If you want some extra speed and some RAM in the near term it may be worth considering the ACA 1221ec. It the lowest cost accelerator for the A1200 and Amigakit are expecting stock on the 11th. It is also available from other dealers or direct from Individual Computers, who manufacture the cards.
If that doesn't seem enough then there's the ACA 1233n which has more ram and is currently available in 40 and 55Mhz versions depending on what the dealer has in stock.
I'd recommend getting either card and enjoying until the A1200 version of the Vampire comes out.
There a north American dealer recently set up, he's more focused on Amiga NG but it may be worth contacting him and asking if he plans to stock some of the hardware mentioned above.
http://amigaonthelake.com/contact-us/
It may also be worth considering getting the A1200's capacitors replaced before they leak, go pop, or whatever.
If you can do the work yourself then kits can be obtained or if not Acill seems to be the guy to ask in the US. The recap service is $58 with $14 for return shipping. You can contact him here or via the details on his website.
https://squareup.com/store/paul-r-rezendes
Lastly I would bother hunting down a PPC board. For 3.1 the Vampire will be faster and may be available before you can find a BPPC.
If your interested in 4.1 then it would be better to track down dedicated hardware like the Sam440 or 460. For the price of a BPPC and a suitable RTG setup you could probably buy a complete Sam440 or 460 system and have enough left money for an ACA 1221 or 1233 and some other bits and pieces to put in the A1200.
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Whelp i got it the other day finally after a few trips.. and the guy well... "Removed" one A1200 from the world. (apparently 30$ was too good to be true and did something rather unsavory to the poor thing. guess its what i get for taking a Deal too far into detroit.)
i however did for somewhat reasonable price get an A500 Motherboard Rev 5, (seller couldnt remember if they got tha Extra Ram card for the slot under the trap door or not. ) it wont arrive till the 15th but this was the image they had up:
(http://i.imgur.com/bBJQ7D4.jpg)
PSU was apparently recapped and i'll be opting either the HxD USB Floppy Emulator or if i can find someone to make the protoboard as i cant soder for %&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!e, the Amiga to RPi Floppy Emulation interface (would probbly be the cheapest compare dto 80USD for the HxD Floppy emulator board)
i think now the biggest challenge will be getting an ACA500 or i blive the Vampire board is compatible w/ the A500?
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The Vampire 500+ is highly recommend for the A500 because it doubles as a graphics card. Don't get the A600 version by accident though.