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Re: What do you guys think of my Amiga?
« on: January 13, 2010, 09:19:00 PM »
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I'm not sure if I want to keep upgrading this 500+ with as much ram as possible up to 9 megs, a nice sidecar HD and maybe a accelerator.  I would say the most I want to spend upgrading it is $250, because with that a could get a new old stock A1200 with a CF HD from Amigakit.  So here's what I have now...

A500+ with full ECS, 1.5MB ram, 68010 processor upgrade, 3.1 roms, CA-88 2nd floppy and best of all no yellowing.  Should I upgrade this 500 with at least a hard drive or should I just spend a little more for a 1200?

I have a nice A1200 in very pristine condition I would trade for your A500+ if you are interested.  I also have a 68030 accelerator for it, but we would have to negotiate for it to be included in the trade.  Both are like new in their original boxes and have hardly been used at all, since I bought another A1200 w/A1260 accelerator in it shortly after buying the A1200 brand new from AmigaKit a few years ago.  (or was it eBay, I can't remember, but it was a brand new "Magic Pack" A1200 and I have used it less than 50 hours and still have the pristine box and everything that came in it).

Let me know if you are interested.  I thought all the A500+ Amigas were in the UK and Germany?  Is it NTSC or PAL and does it have a US keyboard layout, or a UK layout?

Edit: I hope you have already removed the battery from the A500+ mobo, so it has not leaked on it.
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Re: What do you guys think of my Amiga?
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2010, 10:14:15 PM »
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Well, unless you can find the "AGA go Kit" for A500.  I believe there where working prototypes.

Oh and of couse AGA and PPC for A500!!


Did any of these PPC + AGA boards for the A500 work, or was it just a concept board that never got finished?
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Re: What do you guys think of my Amiga?
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2010, 11:22:40 PM »
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Well, let's say that I skipped one typical PC upgrade cycle in order to get this up&running. From cost perspective, it's a well planned tradeoff between money and hobbies. In order to sustain this one, the others went down the drain.
 
It's not over yet.
There's a empty space for NIC inside that GVP A530....
Just few pics....
http://www.amiga.org/forums/album.php?albumid=58

Tell us more about this A500/A530 NIC you are talking about.  Inquiring minds want to know!
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