New A1200 - some questions

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Will I be able to play most old games like Giana Sisters, IK+, Bubble Bobble, Ports of Call, Defender of The Crown etc? I've heard there's some kind of boot menu that can trick the games to think they're running on an A500 and the likes of that machine. Does this work for most games? Or will I be better off buying an A500 if I want to play these games?

You can't  make the game think it's running on an A500, however you can disable the CPU caches and emulate the older chipsets to increase compatability.

If I want to add a HDD in the future, will I be needing some kind of interface to attach an ordinary IDE-drive or is it just to plug it in and boot?

There is a built in 2.5" IDE interface on the A1200, however it's not very fast. It should work fine though.

I've read about problems with the floppydrive in the late/relaunched A1200s. Any experience with these?

Yup, there are quite a few old games, who won't run on these machines. Games from 1989 and up generally works though.

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sharpshooter wrote:
The reason why I'm considering a new Amiga is that I just had a used A500 die on me yesterday. Unless I find a used one around where I live (Lund, Sweden) and I can inspect it before purchase I fell reluctant to buy it... If I find one at a great price I'm willing to take a chance though. :-)

Jag kan se ifall jag kan plocka fram min gamla 500a ur förrådet...
Du kan få den billigt. ( förutsatt att den funkar )

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sharpshooter wrote:

Jag kan se ifall jag kan plocka fram min gamla 500a ur förrådet... Du kan få den billigt. ( förutsatt att den funkar )

Hehe, trevligt (om den funkar). :-) Har du låda och så kvar eller är det att hoppas på för mycket? :-)

Ahh, desvärre. Ingen låda.

Jag ska se om jag hinner kolla den i helgen.
( Ska kolla om jag kan hitta orginal WB disketterna också... )

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sharpshooter wrote:
Inte många som har kvar lådan har jag märkt, men det kvittar ju egentligen. Nåja, gött om du kan kolla den i helgen. :-) Hur mycket hade du tänkt dig att ta för den om den funkar förresten?

Beror på i vilket skick den är i.
Har inte använt den på evigheter.
Tror jag kan rota fram en 2.04 ROM med disketter också ifall du vill. ( Länsar A600'n )

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Lund rocks!

That's unfair.
So far I've seen three "Lundabor", but I seem to bee the only one here from Helsingborg. :-(
There is a small user group in Landskrona, but as I can't afford a drivers lisence and I hate the scanian public transport system...