Who thinks my gamble will pay off?

[TheMagicM]

So I bought this on ebay..
the "untested as-is" kinda worrys me... it has no PSU but I can hook up my A500 psu to check it out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7534406629&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

[TheMagicM]

yea, he said it doesnt have a PSU.  I'm hoping if anything is bad, the hd...cause I have a replacement.   One thing that will be cool is I could get a PCMCIA networking card (which I have) and can install the software and have a Amiga on the net!!  Maybe even wireless pcmcia? that would be cool.

[TheMagicM]

I didnt really mean net as in INTERnet... my local network..lol.  that way I can download stuff and transfer to the A600 then put it on floppy for my a500.  

[TheMagicM]

OMG!!!!

Guess what???  IT WORKS!!!!  I am SO happy like you could not believe.  I drove up to Austin, met the dude and picked it up.  When it boots it has some intro on it as if it was used for a business.  I will make a mpeg vid and put it up for upload or just take pics so you'all can see.. More then likely tomorrow I will get either/or the vid and pics up.   Its 11pm..but thats ok, I'm off on weekends so I get to stay up late playing around with this.

[TheMagicM]

A600HD
40 meg hd
2.x roms
2 megs ram
stock 68000 processor

everything works but ONE key..almost the most important key... the ENTER key.. LOL.

I'll take it apart and clean it..I've tried unplugging and reseating but that didnt do it.  

[TheMagicM]

whoops...I didnt see any tabs on the socket, I just pulled the cable..lol.. I'll take a closer look.

[TheMagicM]

what I dont understand is out of all the keys how can just the enter key go out?  even if I press hard as heck it wont accept.  I'll take it apart and look for obvious damage... as for Vesalia... they have a UK keyboard only from what I can see in the catalog