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Re: Easynet pmcia card, indivision aga? What else?
« on: December 16, 2014, 11:26:52 PM »
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I'm in the process of expanding my a1200. Its a vanilla commodore a1200, so just 2 megabyte of ram. I have a cf gaming card instal2l2e2d but will need more memory to run whdload.
In the new year i will buy the Aca 030 accelerator on Amiga-kit.

Is the easynet pcmcia card work getting? I want to go online with my a1200 and it would be cool to be able to transfer files onto my cf card.

Indivision aga allows hd resolutions on amiga? Is that correct? Thus far i have an Rgb cable.

What else would ye recommend?

I'm gonna expand it over several months, as this stuff ain't cheap but it is mighty cool.

I would say "Yes", the EasyNet & PCMCIA Ethernet card, or wireless adapter are worth getting for your A1200.  Going "Online" with a stock A1200 can be a frustrating or disappointing experience, depending on your expectations, but if you know what you are getting yourself into and don't expect it to compare to a Windows, or Mac, or Linux, Internet experience, then you should not be too disappointed.

Expanding Amiga hardware is NOT CHEAP, but we are lucky to still have so many expansion choices and parts available to us after all of these years.

Good luck and be careful when taking things apart and putting them back together.  Static electricity can do lots of damage if you are not careful.
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Re: Easynet pmcia card, indivision aga? What else?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2014, 12:24:56 AM »
@agami,

Can we see some pics of your slim DVD installation in your A1200 case?  I want to do the same add-on to my A1200 some day, instead of using an external SCSI CD, or DVD reader/writer.  My A1200 is fairly maxed out with a Blizzard A1260@50MHz w/SCSI controller & 256mb RAM, an IndivisionAGA, Subway USB controller and wireless network NIC.  I replaced the floppy drive with a new one from AmigaKit and I am using a Compact Flash card on the IDE controller, instead of a mechanical hard drive.  Another modification I have been considering is relocating the Compact Flash to just above the PCMCIA slot, so it can be swapped out without opening the case.  The recently released Compact Flash adapter that fits in the expansion space for the A1200 would require me to relocate my external SCSI port.

Would love to see pics of your DVD installation, to see if it would work for me with all of my current expansions.
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Re: Easynet pmcia card, indivision aga? What else?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2014, 08:11:14 AM »
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Pop it out above the PCMCIA slot. Never seen these before? Google Kipper2k. ;)


Yep, that is the one I want to get from kipper2k.  I have already contacted him with questions about availability and other projects he is working on.  I need to place an order for that CF card adapter.  I would get 2 of them and use the 2nd one on my A600, but I doubt the pictured CF adapter will fit with my ACA630 installed?

I already have a nice clean and white original A1200 case to replace my existing poorly modified A1200 case, so I can first try a slim CDRW/DVD drive installation in my existing old A!200 case for practice, then do it very carefully on the replacement A1200 case, so I end up with a finished customized A1200 case that has all the port openings I want/need, in the cleanest and most professional looking way.  It is hard, or impossible to correct mistakes after you make them in the soft plastic cases.

Many Amiga owners have done great jobs modifying their cases, and I envy their results and want to duplicate the work on my A1200 & A600.  The A600 w/ACA630 is for games, while the A1200 w/A1260 & 256mb Fast RAM is for productivity software, while the A2000 w/GVP TekMagic 2060, A3000T w/WarpEngine & A4000D inside the PowerTower case w/CS Mk2 68060 @ 80MHz are for video editing/production hobby fun.  I keep my A1000 just for sentimental reasons, and the CDTV for it's unique case design.  :)
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