Amiga 1200 in rack has arrived

[tasmanian guy]

Hi,
 
I finally got my Amiga 1200 rack.  It turns out it has Kickstart 3.1 (pity I ordered a Workbench 3.0, 4 gig compact flash card for it oh well).
 
I took some pics for you to see.  Looks like a late revision motherboard (but I am not too sure to be honest).
 
I'll have to drill a hole at the back for a ps2 keyboard adaptor and purchase a mouse adaptor that plugs into the 9pin port.
 
I was thinking of getting a SVHS adaptor that Cammy was using for a LCD TV and or projector (does that get rid of the flicker in interlace modes?).
 
I am also hoping to get a 1230 50mhz accelerator card later on next week as well.
 
It all fires up and gives the beautiful purple animation of putting a disk in (have got none to use at the moment to test).

[Effy]

Would like to wish you lots of fun

[tasmanian guy]

Would like to wish you lots of fun

Thanks, can anyone point me to where I have to connect LED's and what voltage that is required?
 
Cheers,
 
 
Byron

[gertsy]

Hi,
 
I finally got my Amiga 1200 rack.  It turns out it has Kickstart 3.1 (pity I ordered a Workbench 3.0, 4 gig compact flash card for it oh well).
 
I took some pics for you to see.  Looks like a late revision motherboard (but I am not too sure to be honest).
 
I'll have to drill a hole at the back for a ps2 keyboard adaptor and purchase a mouse adaptor that plugs into the 9pin port.
 
I was thinking of getting a SVHS adaptor that Cammy was using for a LCD TV and or projector (does that get rid of the flicker in interlace modes?).
 
I am also hoping to get a 1230 50mhz accelerator card later on next week as well.
 
It all fires up and gives the beautiful purple animation of putting a disk in (have got none to use at the moment to test).

Good to see she works.
The S-Video card from amigamanic isnt a flicker fixer. But they work clear and steady (NI) on SD LCD TVs and are great for games.
Happy to post you copies of WB3.1 for postage +$5 for the disks (labour for free (o:). As you have a 3.1 Amiga you are licensed. Let me know.

Enjoy the 1200.

[a1200]

Thanks, can anyone point me to where I have to connect LED's and what voltage that is required?
 
Cheers,
 
 
Byron

Next to the Floppy power connector, it will have one pin missing to make sure the LED header is inserted the correct way around. Not sure of the voltage, it would make sense to be 5 but I am not sure - the schematics are available online.

[Dwyloc]

Hi,
I finally got my Amiga 1200 rack.  It turns out it has Kickstart 3.1 (pity I ordered a Workbench 3.0, 4 gig compact flash card for it oh well).

Workbench 3.0 will work fine with kickstart 3.1, but yes as you have kickstart 3.1 its probably worth upgrading to workbench 3.1 as well.

So when your 4GB CF card arrives its still worth connecting it up and testing your A1200 system.

[The_Gooze]

Hi!

Haven't posted for ages but thought I would wish you lots of fun with your new toy!

Peace.

[The_Gooze]

Hi!

Haven't posted for a while but wanted to wish you lots of fun with your new toy!

Peace.

[lauri.lotvonen]

Yep, enjoy your magical moments with your "new" friend :p

[save2600]

How are the mobo's secured on these types of racks? I've seen some with double sided tape, short risers/spacers and some even look like they're screwed directly in! In any event, hope there's plenty of space between the solder side of the board and the metal frame.

[danwood]

Hi,
 
I finally got my Amiga 1200 rack.  It turns out it has Kickstart 3.1 (pity I ordered a Workbench 3.0, 4 gig compact flash card for it oh well).
 
I took some pics for you to see.  Looks like a late revision motherboard (but I am not too sure to be honest).
 
I'll have to drill a hole at the back for a ps2 keyboard adaptor and purchase a mouse adaptor that plugs into the 9pin port.
 
I was thinking of getting a SVHS adaptor that Cammy was using for a LCD TV and or projector (does that get rid of the flicker in interlace modes?).
 
I am also hoping to get a 1230 50mhz accelerator card later on next week as well.
 
It all fires up and gives the beautiful purple animation of putting a disk in (have got none to use at the moment to test).

What is a "A1200 rack?" do they ship them still, and in different configs?  

More info please.

[tasmanian guy]

Hi,
 
It is securely screwed into the rack, it looks like a very professional job, I'll take some "overview" photos so you can see how it is fitted.
 
The floppy drive looks like a pc drive (escom model?), but it still makes the clicking sound.  There are three holes for the LED's but they were not fitted.  I may buy a proper 1200 as a spare, just in case anything happens to this one.  The guy I bought it off said the cases were specifically made around 1997 for them and they were used as a video character generator.
 
Thanks for the offer of the workbench 3.1 disks too, to upgrade workbench do I require  to do a complete format and reinstall or will it update over the top as I don't want to lose the 2000 whload games that have been installed on the compact flash (which probably wont arrive till next week).

[mike-]

Hi,
...  to upgrade workbench do I require  to do a complete format and reinstall or will it update over the top as I don't want to lose the 2000 whload games that have been installed on the compact flash (which probably wont arrive till next week).

No, just choose install and alter the location, install hd will try and format, so regular install, then it will back up everything system related if you so choose if i remember correctly.

[tasmanian guy]

Does a 1230 accelerator card purchased in the United States work on Aussie (PAL) Amiga's?

[save2600]

Does a 1230 accelerator card purchased in the United States work on Aussie (PAL) Amiga's?

Yes. No reason it shouldn't or wouldn't. We'd all be up shits creek without a paddle if we couldn't purchase things like that without worrying about video or power supply standards.