My 500+ Project

[djos]

I finally found some time to trim down the ProtoBoards today - they fit perfectly around the right way now.

[djos]

I found some time to drill holes for and Install the HxC case mounted buttons today, just need to wire them up now.

[djos]

Working from Home is awesome as I was able to finish the switches off on my lunch break!

Finished the soldering, just need to test the switches:


Works great 1st time!


Fully installed now with some hot-glue for protection:


Final test, working perfectly! :cool:

[djos]

Do you have any more photos of the buttons and the block connection?

Deciding how to go about connecting mine or if I even want to.  :-)

I can do better than that!



and the Display cabling is even simpler, just a 1 to 1 mapping of the pins.

[djos]

Now that is very useful, have been looking everywhere for a layout for the buttons. The LCD part I sussed out but couldn't work out what was needed for the buttons.

Best layout, thanks Djos !!!! :-)

No worries but I cant take the credit, I got that from cjcliffe via AmiBay. :cool:

[djos]

I'm so stoked right now, works great!

Good to hear it works for you too.

Where did you find the diagram or did you do it yourself? Makes so much more sense than the one in the PDF :-)

Ahhh thanks in part goes to you for providing the link. cjcliffe big thumbs up!

Now just waiting on my 1200 for the HxC to be installed in :-) My motherboard is still with Amigakit :-(

I've ordered a NOS a1200 from Petro so I'll be starting on that one day too.

I'll have to sell my a500+ to fund it tho so if anyone wants a mint a500+ with KS 1.3/3.1, WB 3.1, 68010, 2MB Chip-Ram, 8MB Fast-Ram, IDE68K w/ 4GB CF-HDD im selling it for $200aud + postage (Aus Preferred) which is actually less money than I've put into it.

[djos]

Was told by the other half that I had to sell my A500 plus. Put it on the local trademe auction site.

Didn't sell (what a shame) so have put it all away on a shelf and she's forgotten about it.

But wanting to sell it to fund a 68060 card :-)

Lol, yeah I've managed that trick once or twice myself!

[djos]

Lol, I like that!!

[djos]

This bad boy is now officially mine!



Petro confirmed He got all the funds this morning and yesterday I ordered the 16mhz aca1220 & RTC module for it too! (wife is sooo gonna kill me but totally worth it!) I just need to get a CF Adapter now and I've emailed Kipper2k for one of his external modules.

I asked Petro to sign the bottom of mine because after looking him up I think it'll be a nice touch to add to my a1200's history and value to me. :cool:

[djos]

Cheers, I can't wait to get it!

[djos]

Thanks mate, it's gonna rock my world! :cool:

[djos]

I've got wired Ethernet everywhere (cat6) so I might find a wired network card instead - I've got a couple xircom cards lying around but I think I saw something about them not being any good?

Actually that reminds me, I do have a wireless extender that is wep only so I could create a widely network just for my miggy

[djos]

Try a find the netgear MA401 wireless pcmcia card, only WEP protection which can slightly compromise your network but wireless Amiga 1200 is lots of fun!

Az

Just for lol's I had a look on fleabay for a netgear MA401 and found one straight away - it was $30aud shipped, so I grabbed it!

[djos]

My ACA1220 and RTC arrived today, just waiting on my 1200 and CF Adapter now.

[djos]

Oh and the postie also brought me this rather nice NOS Boot Drive Selector:



Which works great with my HxC and A1010 External Floppy - sometimes you just need to boot from a real Floppy drive and this makes it very easy - comes with a little toggle switch that i've installed on the rear of my a500.

[djos]

So many goodies...  who was a good boy lately

lol does your better half realise the postie is delivering all these new computers bits?

Az

Lol, naughty boy is more like it, have been going over my monthly "toy allowance" by quite a bit lately. :whack:

Funnily enuf I went for a walk at lunch and just came around the corner as he had left my place so I waved and he pulled over on the street and gave me my parcel after I signed his little PDA thingo. He's never really asked me what all my parcels are tho.