Hi all, a newbie here...

[giZmo350]

I always wanted an Amiga so got an A500 from ebay. It all works pretty much. One odd thing, I can't find a power switch on the unit anywhere! I didn't get any manuals with it. So I don't really know how to operate it. I had a Commodore 128 (about 20 years ago) and I remember that there are some odd key strokes and holds. Any help with the power button thing would be great (I have to keep pulling the power plug). So glad to be here and I'm looking forward to tinkering around with this computer!

[giZmo350]

Oh, yup...  there it is on the PS. That's different. Even the 128 had a power switch on the unit. Do people put their own switch in? I noticed that this unit has never been cracked open. Therefore, I can probably be certain that it has never been upgraded. It asks for workbench 2.1. I have read that it is fairly easy to upgrade the ROM chip. Does that allow me to run a higher version of workbench? I also read that the processor can be changed out to a higher version (I would think that you would have to increase the clock speed to do that).

Is there a FAQ section on this forum with a lot of info for mods? Also, I can't seem to locate a search function to search all the old threads. I'll bet there is a lot of info in the old threads from other people asking questions. I also bet that you all get tired of A500 questions.  :-o   I have scoured the web looking for A500 info but I think I missed the boat by a few years!

Where is the best place to get parts? This unit could really use a new internal keyboard and I would really like to get some upgrade parts. I would REALLY like to get TCP-IP running and network this computer and browse the web with it. Anyone have any experience doing that? Sorry for all the questions....