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Offline johna156Topic starter

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A1200 expansion help needed
« on: May 10, 2004, 08:38:25 PM »
Hello everybody !!!
First of all I would like to apologize for double-posting this topic but I'm not sure where I should have posted it in the beginning , so I posted it both here and in the expansion etc topics. Now , back to my questions:
10 years ago, I used to own an Amiga 500. Now I decided to go back to those good ol' days, so I bought from e-bay an excellent Amiga 1200 (with 3.0 roms) and after cleaning it and generally restoring it to a "like new" condition , I decided to expand it a little bit.
Problem is , that 10 years ago when I had the A500, I only used it for games and I don't know anything about anything else !!!
I want to buy and install a HD ,partition it , install the workbench 3.0 (which I have but I'mm not sure it works , haven't checked it yet) , install some ol' favorite games  and then perhaps use sth to connect it to my EIZO T550 17" monitor (where my PC is also connected).
What I need from you guys is :
Tell me what I need to buy for the above mentioned (which 2.5" HD? which cable for it etc)?
Because I have no experience with the Amiga OS it would be great to have a step-by-step instructions note or sth.
Also , I read in another FAQs that I also need a "Commodore install disk". What is this and where can I find it?
Finally , if you have any suggestions for all the things I need to buy (HD,Cables,Vga box or whatever I need to connect my Amiga to the PC monitor without flickering etc) PLEASE let me know (please don't tell me to search the Ebay , I'm already doing that, but I would like to buy new hardware if this is possible)!!!!
That's all and sorry for the long post....
Thanks everybody !!!

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Offline johna156Topic starter

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Re: A1200 expansion help needed
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2004, 09:33:59 PM »
Thanks very much for the response!
I must say that I won't be running any 3d games , just the old classics (James Pond,Super frog,Moonstone,Sensible soccer,Frontier Elite 2, this kind of games!) so I don't think I need any more memory or acceleration card.
So , I need to buy an ide 2,5" HD with it's 44 pins cable and a scandoubler for the monitor.
What is a scandoubler? Any links?
Oh , what about the software I need to install the HD? what is this Commodore instalation disk I read about?
If someone can give me step by step instructions on how to install the HD and the OS please do so !!!
Thanks averybody for your help!