Dumb Question !

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@ Taj, He will also need to software so be can transfer ADF disk images to the floppy itself. I forget the name of the app.

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The AmigaKit link is to the whole kit, all software is included Just need the CF card

Ah sorry I didn't know it was included on the software disk. In that case I would opt for Taj's idea.

@ Cammy, Chances are he/she is running a KS 2.05 or something inside that A600 so the maximum drive that will work on that Kickstart is 40Mb.

That also requires him/her having the knowlage to Install workbench on that (2.05 Install disks are a little tricky to find). If bpb235 is up for learning then it's a very useful skill and quite easy to replace Hard Drives and Install once you know what your doing. Lemon Amiga has a good tutorial for making HD installs for WinUAE (Amiga Emulator) but the process is exactly the same on the real thing.

An easier but a little more costly option is upgrading to 3.1 which will make it alot more compatible and comes with all the disks for an Install for a hard drive (upto 4GB).

Personally I have no problems finding CF cards (in this country anyway), plenty of second hand stores and eBay are places I usually find older ones from as little as 50p - £1.00 for a 32Mb one (which is ideal for KS 2.05 if you are willing to buy a IDE to CF adapter but will still require you to install Workbench.

Finally I would recomend a 1Mb expansion for that 'trap door' panel on the bottom of the machine. You can pick these up for about £10 - £15 on ebay and will make all the difference when using Workbench, games, demoscene stuff and EasyADF.

P.s. bpb235, PM me if you need a hand and let me know what you want from your 600 and il do my best (even supply disks, CF cards, RAM cards and installing).

P.p.s. Welcome to the forum by the way.

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WOW, Thanks for the replys, I was thinking that maybe i was the only person that was still a fan of the Amiga ! - I have a 2GB CF card laying here not doing anything so to begin with I am going to order the PCMCIA adaptor kit as that looks like a quick and simple way to get back into the world of Amiga. ANOTHER silly question, I have a box with about 600 DS/HD blank discs, will these work in the amiga or do they have to be DS/DD discs ? - I really forgot how good the Amiga was, I have had a blast today playing Magic Pockets (the only game I have as it was left in the floppy drive when it went into the loft MANY years ago)

Thanks again for your help, really looking forward to learning more about this amazing machine !

Simple answer, yes they should. You will need to format them to work on Amiga though (format them on your 600 not PC by the way.

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it's 1Mb already

With the RAM upgrade it should total to 2Mb, sorry I wasn't clear.