Project RED A500+

[LoadWB]

Shiny and chrome.

I'm patiently waiting for mine....

[LoadWB]

Bummer is I misunderstood the whole project. I was expecting a fully-assembled system but using my own chips.  Aw, well.  My board did arrive a couple of days ago, I just picked it up from the Post Office.

[LoadWB]

I first heard about it here on AO:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=71641

Mind you it's a thread pointing to a thread pointing to a thread, but still.

Dont take it so personally. A1K has been doing things like for several years. They did a 4000T kit awhile back from a batch of unassembled boards found, they did the GBA 1000 which is very similar to this project and the project red. I am sure it wont be the last time it comes up. I recommend any of you angry go sign up for an account and follow A1K like you do this site.

Let me just put this out as something to look at. These are not easy builds. You will need good equipment for this and a very steady hand to solder them. I plan to take my time and do it very carefully.

I don't suppose you'd be willing to undertake transplanting components from a donor A500+ board, re-capping as you go, would you?

[LoadWB]

Dewd..........  :python:

Wot?

[LoadWB]

Also your 3rd in line after Kirk and mine get done, lol!

Count me in, then!

[LoadWB]

I'll throw in about the MTEC 020.  For anyone who wants an inexpensive* and good upgrade for the 500, that MTEC 020 is solid as a rock.  I had one as my first accelerator with 4MB on-board.

* at the time, anyway. I have no idea how things sell these days.