Another prodical amiga user back!

[nyder]

Hello all, finally, after being Amigaless for the last 10+ years, I now have a 1000.

My first was a 1200, then I picked up a few of 2000's, and a 4000 with a video toaster in it.  But as life goes, I haven't had them since about 95.

Been really wanting to get another amiga for awhile.  While emulation is cool and all, it's not the same.  So when I saw a 1000 system for sale, and I had enough money for it, I went for it.

I got the 1000, keyboard, mouse, 1080 monitor, 1010 external drive, 256kb front expansionm, and a battery clock that plugs into 1 of the 2 ports.  I think it's the parallel port, but it says it can't find the clock when it boots, so i think the battery is dead.  Haven't found a 2532 battery yet though...

I don't have the disks I used to have, they been long since converted to the adf format.  Which sucks, since I don't a scsi addon card.

anyways, thats whats up with my Amiga stuff.

[SamuraiCrow]

Welcome back to the Amiga scene.

[guest3217]

 :cheers:

[da9000]

nyder wrote:
Hello all, finally, after being Amigaless for the last 10+ years, I now have a 1000.
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Been really wanting to get another amiga for awhile.  While emulation is cool and all, it's not the same.  So when I
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parallel port, but it says it can't find the clock when it boots, so i think the battery is dead.  Haven't found a 2532 battery yet though...

Welcome back! And spread the word!!

Just wanted to whole-heartedly agree: emulation is cool and all, btut it just ain't the same! Amen!

Finally: I'm no uber-guru, but if the battery is dead the clock device should still be found, it just won't keep time. So I don't think the battery is the issue. Can someone else also verfiy this?

Cheers!

[Quixote]

;-) I recall setting the clock every time I booted up my old A500, before getting a memory expansion that included a real-time clock, with battery.  You're correct that the clock should still work, even without the battery.

[pVC]

Welcome. And BTW. A1000's parallel port is male, opposite to other Amigas and PCs. And A1000 usually needs kickstart loaded from disk, it's not in rom.

[amigakit]

Welcome

[Zero]

Welcome  :-D