I just bought my first amiga (amiga 500) from ebay, and it was said to be in working condition. I haven't got it yet, but have a few questions about it. Do I need to remove the battery from it? I have heard of amigas dying from battery leakage but haven't heard much surrounding the 500. I want to upgrade the kickstarts in it too and was wondering if I had to buy special amiga 500 kickstarts or if the kickstarts from any amiga will do? And lastly is there anyway I can use my workbench copy from amiga forever on this amiga (it only came with the computer and psu):furious: Thanks, and sorry about all the long questions.
If it has the C= A501 card installed, remove it ASAP and unsolder the tin shielding on it and remove the leaking battery! If it has a clone card it may have a leaky batt or not, and it should be easier to remove as there is no shielding.
