My 500+ Project

[Azryl]

Cool... nothing better than Amiga on LCD screens, so much area to look at and play within!

My old 1960 is in storage atm, was starting to buzz and squeel before I moved house. I guess when I plug it in ... release the magic black smoke!

Its nice to know a product is currently available to give me a nice screen if the above happens

Az

[djos]

TBH i'd luv a nice mint 1084s-D2 (or P) but they go for silly money these days!

[Azryl]

Commodore monitors.... at last count I had 17 of them

1701, 1702, 1802, 1902, 1081, 1084, 1084(s) and my 1960
I think I have 8 or more 1084's in storage now

Most work, well they worked before moving cities and placing in storage!

Az

[djos]

Commodore monitors.... at last count I had 17 of them

1701, 1702, 1802, 1902, 1081, 1084, 1084(s) and my 1960
I think I have 8 or more 1084's in storage now

Most work, well they worked before moving cities and placing in storage!

Az

You're in Country NSW iirc?

[psxphill]

make the FDD a proper Amiga FDD:
http://www.softpres.org/article:hard:modifying_the_pansonic_ju-257a605p_fdd

IIRC My A1200 turned out to have a different drive than most others, so the hack is different. It was easy to figure out the changes required, but it required disassembling the drive to get a soldering iron in the right place, which was a major PITA.
 
I think I started out using the drive from my a500 until I got round to doing it.

[amigakid]

Good Luck!  I just recently (two months ago) restored a 500+ motherboard that I recovered from storage in a barn.  It was a complete mess, but it is now up and running happily housed in a reg A500 case.  Now to finish restoring a few other things I got such as the Midget Racer accelorator and I'll be a happy camper!

[djos]

IIRC My A1200 turned out to have a different drive than most others, so the hack is different. It was easy to figure out the changes required, but it required disassembling the drive to get a soldering iron in the right place, which was a major PITA.
 
I think I started out using the drive from my a500 until I got round to doing it.

I just haven't had time to even look at it since our 2nd child was born 8 weeks ago

[gertsy]

Congratulations !
And priorities "Harry Chapin"! Amiga will still be there when the kids are in bed and sleeping for 12 hours.

[Azryl]

Gratz on the new baby! Well done to everyone involved

Az

[djos]

Cheers all, I'm still impressed my wife managed to push him out as he was 9 pounds 3 (4.24kg's) and in 8 weeks has already past 7kg's and more than 60cm's tall!

Btw we called him Hugo William.

[Iggy]

Btw we card him Hugo William.

Only in Australia (and maybe New Zealand).
Hey, why not?
Hugo Weaving has to be one of my favorite actors.
 


"Mr. Anderson?"

[djos]

Lol

[Iggy]

Lol

You have to admit, the guy is brilliant.
Who else could have pulled off V in V for Vendetta (without any facial expressions)?
I could think of worse names.

BTW - Congratulations.
And, DAMN, that's a big baby.
No doctor in the US would have allowed that without a c-section.
You Aussies come from some tough stock.
Makes us in the US look like wimps.

[Astral]

And, DAMN, that's a big baby.
No doctor in the US would have allowed that without a c-section.
You Aussies come from some tough stock.
Makes us in the US look like wimps.

Yeah that! And we play our football WITHOUT kilos of padding to protect our precious bodies  

[djos]

We didn't even think of Hugo Weaving when we named him, but yes he is awesome!

We also didn't know he was going to be so big, he was pretty borderline tho and came close to being removed by c section.

[Azryl]

Me? located in Ned Kelly country... North East Victoria
Small country town, with lots of my retro computer stuff in storage

Currently I do not even have an Amiga or C64 system setup in the house
I need to rectify this situation

Az