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Offline CJK3o3Topic starter

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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #29 from previous page: February 04, 2013, 09:08:16 PM »
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How did you do such a seamless integration of the Amiga 500s original casing and your custom contoured top?  Did you use auto-body filler or something?


I mostly used the original plastic - just melted with acetone and high temperature. When I ran out of plastic i used fiberglass putty that's elastic enough not to break or split when the case bends.
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #30 on: February 11, 2013, 04:58:51 PM »
So I have the mobo and all other bits. I want to finally put it together buy here's the problem I have. When the lappy mobo starts up it seeks the lappy LCD but does not automatically switch to the external VGA port.

It's an MSI Wind Mobo. Does anybody have any clue how to make it automatically switch?
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #31 on: February 11, 2013, 10:04:05 PM »
I have two dirt cheap Sylvania Atom based netbooks. Both have broken LCD panels. The smaller 8.9" unit doesn't switch automatically, and the larger 10.1 inch unit does.
The problem seems to be that a setting needs to be changed in the bios.
But if you can't see the initial display you can't change it.
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #32 on: February 26, 2013, 10:27:49 AM »
It is awake !

Today I put the whole thing into one peace and now it's running windows xp... (yeah I know - windows but it was the easiest one to install).

The faces of people at work looking at me running my 25 year old amiga as my desktop computer - priceless.

Pics and maybe a video coming soon.
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #33 on: February 28, 2013, 01:18:41 PM »
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2013, 07:51:55 AM »
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Today I put the whole thing into one peace and now it's running windows xp... (yeah I know - windows but it was the easiest one to install).


I'm unsure which linux distro you've used that is that hard to install? The mainstream ones are as simple, if not even easier, than windows xp to install.
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #35 on: March 01, 2013, 04:50:46 PM »
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I'm unsure which linux distro you've used that is that hard to install? The mainstream ones are as simple, if not even easier, than windows xp to install.



True. Almost all linux distros nowadays are pretty easy to install - anaconda installer or whatever but I wanted to run photoshop and a few other windows only apps.
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #36 on: March 01, 2013, 05:46:09 PM »
Too cool.
Thanks for the update.
I've been following this since you first posted and its great that you got it working.
And, if you want to run Amiga apps, there's always UAE.

An Amiga 500 that can run WinXP and Amiga apps side by side.
Persistence seems to be the hallmark of Amiga users.
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #37 on: March 07, 2013, 02:41:38 PM »
The intel atom Amiga 500 will go for sale next week. Now that I have it all finished I'm not sure what to do with it :)

Anyway the money that comes from it (considering that there is anybody crazy enough to buy it) will be used to buy as much dog and cat food as i can for the local animal shelter as I'm not really needy.
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #38 on: March 07, 2013, 07:45:53 PM »
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It is awake !

Today I put the whole thing into one peace and now it's running windows xp... (yeah I know - windows but it was the easiest one to install).

The faces of people at work looking at me running my 25 year old amiga as my desktop computer - priceless.

Pics and maybe a video coming soon.


WinUAE is the best Amiga emulator out there.  So Windows/WinUAE is probably the best solution for your emulated Amiga creation.
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Re: My crazy project.
« Reply #39 on: March 07, 2013, 10:12:28 PM »
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Anyway the money that comes from it (considering that there is anybody crazy enough to buy it) will be used to buy as much dog and cat food as i can for the local animal shelter as I'm not really needy.


A crazy project from a crazy mind with a crazy big heart...

Dude, you rock!  :elvis:
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