Options for my old 1200

[p388l3s]

Hi,

I've just recently gotten my hands on my A1200 again ( i was on the otherside of the world from it for about 6 years ) what i have is an A1200 in a Plastic case with various bits added to it, still no sure what they all are it's been so long, it's a UK version ( PAL ) i'm now in the states, so for now i don't have an easy way to view the output from the Amiga i'm going to setup my old 3dfx 3500tv card in a puter and get it going that way for now but what i'm really posting here for is this:

is there a definitive easy way for me to get the mig running thru a monitor ( i have literally dozens of the things ) if so what do i need to make this happen.

I've had alook around and it seems i need a scan doubler but the last discussion i read on this board was over 2 yrs ago, has there been any progress or are there better options?

Any help would be appreciated as i love my A500 ( still in the UK ) and espcially my 1200, i miss the workbench of my youth.

As a side note, how many amigans now run Slack?

[p388l3s]

my 3dfx 3500tv card is a pal tvcard, so it'll do what i need the only problem i have right now is finding the darn Blue cable with the inputs for it, it's been so long i just don't know where i put it! grrr!  :lol:

any options for getting things running using a gfx card or some such would be appreciated, it's been so long i don't evan know what my options are and i was thinking about the timeline it's been over 8 years since i last played with my trusty A500 or A1200, man thats a long time with no amiga!

[p388l3s]

hows this for bad, my A1200 has a Blizzard 1230IV Phase 5 Card in it, i don't evan remember buying such a card! :lol:

The case i believe is a Infinitiv or some such, one of the first cases to be made for the A1200 it's all bits of plastic that barely fit together well, i'm looking inside the puter right now looks like i broke a few wires during the shipping so i'll be soldering them pretty soon.

Thanks for the replies so far guys all helpful stuff

Edit1:
Just found my Tower make it's a Micronik Infinitiv 1200, i remember buying that at the novatel show back in the mid 90's, but i'm still blown away by the Blizzard card though! can't for the life of me remember buying that!

[p388l3s]

So the question is an internal or external scandoubler? what are the advantages and dis-advantages of each?

[p388l3s]

Thanks for the replies guys, looks like in the short term i'll just get my PAL TV card up and running and use the Amiga thru that, and look into either an internal Scan doubler or possibly a picasso II if they are still around to be bought, as for the standards thing it's all kind of messed, cos the US likes to use 120Volt which i believe is why they also use NTSC, where-as the UK and some parts of europe use 240Volt and have PAL, i read a lot about it some time ago and it was all linked somehow but right now i'm too tired and in pain to remember.

Here's a tip guys and gurls, don't let dental problems get out of hand, it's more pain than it's worth in the long run!!!

[p388l3s]

rustednail wrote:
I thought the difference between NTSC and PAL was the frequency of the AC power in, ie NTSC 60Hz and PAL 50Hz.

Thats what i was alluding to, but couldn't wrap my mind around last night, IIRC the 120/240 Volt has a hand in the decision as to which one you use. Also i thought it was Pal 60Hz NTSC 50Hz. oh well looks like i'm off to wikipedia to refresh my brain.

Edit:
Well i had half my facts right i suppose, 60Hz was chosen because it matched the 60Hz of Alternating Current in the US power system, which was for the black and white standard, later changed to 59.94 for color, and i was wrong about Pal and NTSC, NTSC 60Hz, Pal 50Hz.  :lol: