Wanted - Hen's Teeth ?

[TjLaZer]

Something on Wikipedia mentioned that RTG cards don't do pulldown because of how they work. Dunno if its true or not.

Yes thats true, you cannot drag the screen down and see other screens behind it like on native chipsets.

[TjLaZer]

Are keyboards and mice really that rare ? Why do you guys keep breaking them if so ?

Don't think people are breaking them.  There are plenty out there for sale, check eBay/CL/forum for sale sections.

Also IMHO Amiga keyboards/mice are much better quality than moden versions.

If you are looking for a rare as hens teeth keyboard, you are after the red A keys or C= key keyboards.  

[royalcrown]

Don't think people are breaking them.  There are plenty out there for sale, check eBay/CL/forum for sale sections.

Also IMHO Amiga keyboards/mice are much better quality than moden versions.

If you are looking for a rare as hens teeth keyboard, you are after the red A keys or C= key keyboards.  

I actually found one of those, just can't spend 60 bucks on a KB with anniversary coming up...

[royalcrown]

It would hardly be  Retargetable Graphics Board if it didn't "do" WorkBench; the OpalVision is sometimes called RTG by eBay sellers, but they lie. Even the Domino and Retina boards do menus, so WikiPedia is wrong. There were some very expensive Targa boards early on that were rare and seemed hand-built, but like the OpalVision, they were Graphic Output boards and not for RTG.

I guess I meant screen dragging, not familiar with all the terminology yet

Got my A2000HD yesterday in the mail, along with MINT manuals. Hopefully runnin' soon. Gonna open 'er cover later today.

[danbeaver]

If you want a Cherry Keyboard (red A's) I'll sell you mine cheap; that's because it is the only keyboard that I have malfunctioning (no it does not need cleaning, the electronics are buggered up).  So it is rare on two points: hard to find and some keys don't work despite being cleaned.

[royalcrown]

I wasn't looking for it, just saw it. Hang onto it, when I get familiar with this hardware and I know enough, I'll try to fix it. went for my AASET way back and want to get into repair to help ppl out.

[danbeaver]

I guess I meant screen dragging, not familiar with all the terminology yet

Got my A2000HD yesterday in the mail, along with MINT manuals. Hopefully runnin' soon. Gonna open 'er cover later today.

Oh, screen dragging!  Only a few early boards like the Retina won't do that. The software was a bit dodgy. I think anything supported by CGX or P96 will do screen dragging.

I now personally believe that those FPGA based devices are essentially RTG "boards" too -- Indivision AGA MKII and the "coming to a supermarket near you," ScanJuggler. While they don't use classic GPU's, they function to do thing bigger, better and faster than their native Amiga counterparts. When you a program an FPGA to become a CPU and move colors and form images, I think one IS Retargeting native Graphics at higher resolutions and colors just like the Big Boys.

[danbeaver]

I wasn't looking for it, just saw it. Hang onto it, when I get familiar with this hardware and I know enough, I'll try to fix it. went for my AASET way back and want to get into repair to help ppl out.

Dude, Retro Computing is all about repair!  It is about soldering, metal working, hot glue guns, programming EPROM's, writing scripts, screwing with CLI commands to patch software, Retr0Briting plastics, software and manual searches (then installation, archive formation, backup, and resurrection), and dern'd near everything except wood working (yet).  Add to that refurbishing were you have to locate parts made so long ago that Dinosaurs roamed the earth at the time (or was that a IBM model 5150?).

[royalcrown]

I may aquire some things this summer like a reweork station and Hakko 808 for the purpose of keeping these things alive. I'll have to re learn what I forgot since '93. Still have my books though on digital and DC and AC circuits.

[huronking]

Hen's teeth... I thought for sure this was going to be about ZIP ram.

[danbeaver]

Nope, Zip RAM, blood loss, bandages covering your hands, D800 diode concerns, how to not plug in the wrong cable to two identical ports next to each other; these are all part of the A3000 question: "How can Commodore design a great looking computer that you immediately hate on e the cover is removed?"  And who puts a frigging push rod in a case as a way to turn on a PSU?

[royalcrown]

These dudes ? Do I get a sticker ?

[paul1981]

And who puts a frigging push rod in a case as a way to turn on a PSU?

I've seen this on Xerox colour laser printers/photocopiers.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Same concept as locks on car doors, old carburetor linkages, and many different types of printers, Dell, HP, etc., all use mechanical pushrods in various applications.  So, not as uncommon as you might think!  ;-)

PS - major nostalgia at the picture of that old IBM.  Thanks for posting it!  

[royalcrown]

Same concept as locks on car doors, old carburetor linkages, and many different types of printers, Dell, HP, etc., all use mechanical pushrods in various applications.  So, not as uncommon as you might think!  ;-)

PS - major nostalgia at the picture of that old IBM.  Thanks for posting it!  

The clank of the big switch as it toggles is pretty darn satisfying compared to these wimpy push buttons. You know damn well that thing was ON.

[magnetic]

Royalcrown

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