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My new A1200 system has arrived!
« on: October 17, 2009, 06:43:48 PM »
I got my new Amiga 1200 system in yesterday and spent most of the night configuring and playing around with it.  I am very impressed with what a great job AmigaKit did putting together a new system for me.  It was only a few weeks ago that I was toying around with the idea of fixing up my original A500 and that lead to wanting to get a used 1200 and eventually ordering a new one from AmigaKit.  I already have the B1260 card installed that tone007 was willing to part with.  There's so much more to learn and configure but it's a real blast getting things up and running.  I think the biggest challenge is finding up-to-date information.  I'm thankful for this forum's search feature which has been a blessing.

I put together a little slide show of the unboxing and initial power up.  
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Re: My new A1200 system has arrived!
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2009, 07:16:22 PM »
yes, there is definitely an LED inside there.  I've got quite a few extra bits installed inside this 1200 so it could be from one :  CF/Card IDE, Indivision AGA, Subway USB

Amigakit did the installation, so I don't know exactly what the insides look like.
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Re: My new A1200 system has arrived!
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2009, 04:03:02 PM »
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Looks great and have fun with it.  BTW, I know its only money but have you kept a running total of what its cost so far.  I reckon I could have bought a a kitchen including appliances if I counted what I'd spent on my Amiga addiction..
At some point I had to say "ok, I have enough new toys now."  I admit it can be addictive buying retro hardware.  I actually had to stop myself from bidding on a minty 4000T that was on ebay but I managed to talk some sense into myself.   I really like the 1200 system.  My main goal was to have a small system that could run all my Amiga software plus all the post-1993 stuff that I haven't yet been exposed to.  Since the 1200 fits on my desk without any problems it will get used.  Once you put these things in the closet to make space for something else, they tend to get neglected for a bit.  I work on Macs and PCs all day so switching over to the Amiga at night or on weekends is quite fun and a completely different experience.  

* Some random notes so far:

* 250w power supply purchase probably wasn't necessary since my A500's power supply drives my fully loaded 1200 (1260, cfcard ide, cfcard reader, usb and indivision aga).  It's also noticeably quieter than the ATX unit.

* Wireless PCMCIA card probably wasn't necessary since the PCMCIA CF Card reader is a great way for sharing files between all my other systems.   I

* The Indivision/AGA is amazing!  Worth every penny.  
* The 1260 card with 128mb is also amazing!  

So yes, I spent probably around the same price for my new/used A1200 that I did on my original A500 and 1084s back in 1989.  But I am getting the exact same "wowie-factor" that I had back then.  And besides, I don't need a kitchen at the moment. :-)
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Re: My new A1200 system has arrived!
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 07:06:37 PM »
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There is a light in the pcmcia socket, this is from the internal cf to ide adapter. I done this to allow maximum air flow to the indivision.

Glad its all working great and that your enjoying it, :).
You did a great job with my system, thank you! Sorry for all the last minute changes but I had to jump on that Blizzard 1260 card while the deal was there.   The Indivision AGA and CF Card reader are my favorite bits of this system so far.  I originally thought I'd be using the ethernet to transfer files but it's a lot easier swapping a CF card between systems.  

In general, this system goes well beyond my expectations.

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Re: My new A1200 system has arrived!
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2009, 10:43:50 PM »
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There is a light in the pcmcia socket, this is from the internal cf to ide adapter. I done this to allow maximum air flow to the indivision.

Glad its all working great and that your enjoying it, :).
@F0LLETT:
Does the 1200 come stock with the internal fan or is that something you added?  I've seen a couple photos of other people taking apart their 1200s and haven't been able to tell if the fan is normally there.  I really want to crack the case on this but don't want to void the Amigakit warranty.  Maybe in a few months.  :-)

Still really enjoying this system and as a result am going through my own private sleep derivation study.

-daniel
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