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Booting a notebook into Workbench
« on: June 19, 2010, 12:20:05 AM »
I was thinking something:
 
I've seen a very cheap notebook with broken screen at Ebay...
 
Coudn't it be possible to use an A1200 case (modified with the internal cd rom of the notebook) to install it inside it using a Keyrah Amiga module to use the Amiga keyboard and boot it with Workbench using an Amiga Forever Cd?
 
I would like to know if that's impossible, if someone has already done it, and the possibilities Amiga Forever has to make it run as a real Amiga, how to use the floppy drive and what do you think about the idea...
 
By now I've seen this: http://www.amigaforever.com/kb/13-129
« Last Edit: June 19, 2010, 12:25:10 AM by Retrofan »
A1200, Lateral 32GB CF, internal Dvd, ACA 1230/56 with an MKII Fast ATA at 9,5Mb/s, another A1200 BPPC project in progress (more or less), and posting from my own/better C64x in my Tv using Hdmi.
 

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Re: Booting a notebook into Workbench
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2010, 01:25:29 AM »
Great guide. Now I'm thinking about the floppy drive... Can't I use a pc floppy to use as an Amiga one under WinUAE? Because it seems an Amiga floppy drive and Catweasel won't work
 
I have to say I don't have the notebook, that's only an idea...
 
 
Edit: It seems I can't (really I don't need it), although perhaps there's any kind of solution.
« Last Edit: June 19, 2010, 01:41:41 AM by Retrofan »
A1200, Lateral 32GB CF, internal Dvd, ACA 1230/56 with an MKII Fast ATA at 9,5Mb/s, another A1200 BPPC project in progress (more or less), and posting from my own/better C64x in my Tv using Hdmi.
 

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Re: Booting a notebook into Workbench
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2010, 10:54:09 AM »
Thank you very much. I have to read two articles (guided by you):
 
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=30944
 
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=50936&highlight=Kryoflux
 
For the PCMCIA output I could use an USB Multicard reader attached to the side of the Amiga...
« Last Edit: June 19, 2010, 10:58:10 AM by Retrofan »
A1200, Lateral 32GB CF, internal Dvd, ACA 1230/56 with an MKII Fast ATA at 9,5Mb/s, another A1200 BPPC project in progress (more or less), and posting from my own/better C64x in my Tv using Hdmi.