Amiga 2000 for sale. Refurbished by the DoomMaster himself !

[BoingBoss]

Hi Everybody,

I found another Amiga 2000 computer at my local Goodwill.  It is in really great shape.  I have totally refurbished it to like new condition and it works great.  The battery has also been carefully removed from the motherboard and there is no corrosion on the motherboard.

I would be willing to trade this computer for a Picasso or CyberVision video card or for an Atari Mega ST computer.  Pmail me if you have any questions.  If you want me to I can also autograph the inside of the cover with permanent black ink.   :-D

[BoingBoss]

Hi whabang,

You really, really should be putting this in the "Amiga on eBay"-forum, you know.

But, I am not selling it on eBay.  I thought that I would post it first on Amiga Org, to give you guys first dibs on it.  I like your Red Barron picture.  He is my favorite pilot of all times.  I fly WWI flight sims on my PC and I love WWI planes.  I was thinking about buying the older model kits of WWI planes and building and painting them when I retired.    :-D

[BoingBoss]

Hi LinchpiN,

In what way? Battery removal and...?

Ok, here goes (you asked for it):

First, the whole Amiga 2000 computer was dis-assembled.  Then the battery was very carefully de-soldered from the motherboard.  The dust was blown off the motherboard with compressed air.  The Zorro II, CPU, and Video slots were carefully cleaned with a Super Nintendo cartridge slot cleaner (it works great).  Next, the top cover on the power supply was removed and the dust was blown out with compressed air.  The 80mm fan was replaced with a new fan that was made in Japan (very high quality).  The power supply/drive chassis was wiped clean with a 100% cotton rag and WD-40 and then wiped again with a clean dry towel.  The inside of the case and cover was also wiped and cleaned with WD-40 (WD-40 reconditions metal and gets rid of moisture and helps prevent rust).  The old cork feet were removed from the bottom of the case and replaced with 5 new feet.  One of the few problems with the Amiga 2000 was that it only had 4 feet and the center part of the bottom of the case was not supported.  So, this would cause problems.  These problems are fixed by adding a foot to the middle of the bottom of the case.  Finally, the Amiga 2000 was re-assembled.  All of the old metric screws were replaced with brand new ones.  The front plastic part of the case was then carefully cleaned and the famous Amiga 2000 label carefully reglued and polished.  Then I put this Amiga 2000 through extensive testing to make sure that it works and that it holds up to its proud heritage of being a Flagship Amiga computer.  The only thing left for me to do is autograph the underside of the cover.   :-D

[BoingBoss]

Hi x56h34,

How much do you want for it?

Pmail me and make me an offer.

What is the motherboard revision?

6.2

Any pictures of it?

I could email you some.

[BoingBoss]

Hi PMC,

Are you planning on restoring other vintage Amigas?

All of my own Amiga computers have been refurbished to like new condition.   :-D

[BoingBoss]

Hi TjLaZer,

How the heck are you finding so many Amigas at Thrift stores??? I have been searching for years and have never once found an Amiga. I have found Commodore and Atari's but never an Amiga. You have found Amiga 600's, Amiga 1200's and Amiga 2000's, what else have you found? Are all these in the Beaverton area? Just curious.

Most Goodwill stores will not accept computers that are older then 1992.  So, I spoke to the person that is in charge of the electronics department and told him that I would buy ALL Amiga and Atari ST computers that folks wanted to donate and I gave him a printed list of what I wanted.  So, now when someone wants to donate an Amiga or Atari ST computer they will not be told no and turned away.  I have been going to these same Goodwill stores in my area for a few years now, so the people know me.  I try to go to these Goodwills every day.  Also the Goodwill Outlets will accept ANY and ALL computer donations no matter how old they are.  This is where I find the Atari ST stuff.  This is also where I find the rare 41256 and 44256 DRAMs and the rare Teac and Chinon disk drives that will work with the Amiga and Atari ST computers.  These rare DRAMs and disk drives come in old PCs.  I buy the whole PC for $5.00 just to get them.  Lots of times I even find 8 beautiful NEC 44256 DRAMs, made in Japan, on the older video cards and most of the time they are socketed.  I also find tons of Amiga software disks in disk banks.  I also find the SCSI hard drives here that work with the Amiga and Atari ST.  The Goodwill Outlet is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to find.   :-D

[BoingBoss]

Hi Tenacious,

How much for your signature without a computer?

I don't know.  Make me an offer.   :lol:

[BoingBoss]

Hi TjLaZer,

There is an Atari 800 and two disks drive here in the Beaverton Goodwill for only $20.00.  There is also a Commodore 64 for $12.99 and a 1541 disk drive for $7.99.  Everything appears to be in great shape.  I also saw two Wico Bat-Handle joysticks.  There is also an original Atari 800 cartidge that I plugged into the computer.  This way whoever buys the Atari 800 computer will get the cartridge for free.   :-D

[BoingBoss]

Hi TjLaZer,

I could really use that 1040ST now as I have one that has a bad video problem. Video flickers when turned on.

Re-seat the Video Shifter chip and make sure the metal tab is touching it.  Also check for leaky caps on the motherboard and replace them.  You may also have a bad video socket.  Is the video connector lose or tight?  Also there may be some faulty solder connections inside the video cable itself where the wires are soldered to the connector.  If you can pull back the plastic hood around the connector then resolder all of the wires. Last, check the DRAMs and make sure that none of them are getting hot to the touch.  If they are then replace them.  I sell the hard to find 41256 and 44256 DRAMs.    :-D