A1200 slowly dying?

[Lurch]

You haven't been having a disco in your room again with that strobe and ultraviolet flouro ?  Here's hoping it's the ROMs. Less $ for sure.

How did you know?? ;-) I'm hoping that is the case, I have a bid on a motherboard fingers crossed it doesn't go too high just in case. Touch wood!

If its the kickstarts I'll be a very happy man, just had a quick look nothing local so it might be Amibay or Amigakit :-/

[Lurch]

So after purchasing some new kick roms same issues -

FastATA = Black screen/no life.

No FastATA = Scrambled corrupt boot screen picture.

RGB + Svideo adapter = Black screen/no life.

Conclusion dying/faulty motherboard and possibly a faulty FastATA. (Brand new FastATA from Amigakit)

Back to searching for a new motherboard :-(

[gertsy]

So after purchasing some new kick roms same issues -

FastATA = Black screen/no life.

No FastATA = Scrambled corrupt boot screen picture.

RGB + Svideo adapter = Black screen/no life.

Conclusion dying/faulty motherboard and possibly a faulty FastATA. (Brand new FastATA from Amigakit)

Back to searching for a new motherboard :-(

Hmmm. Sorry to hear Lurch. Hopefully the fastATA is okay at the very least.

[Lurch]

Thanks gertsy, will have to resort to emulators to play anything AGA. Have the A500, but the plus board died so it's just a standard A500 now.

Hardware getting old and finally falling over :-/

[gertsy]

Hey Lurch.  I got a second Amiga 1200:  An Amiga technologies version.  It's been sitting in storage for over 5 years and my main A1200 is running fine.  It seems a shame to be sitting doing nothing when there's an Amigan looking for one. If you're interested make me an offer and I'll send it across the Tasman.
It has some uneven yellowing on the case and keyboard but the MB is fine.  Well it was last time I used it.  Will pull it out and test it if you're interested.

[Lurch]

That would be great, I'm not sure what to offer though from the huge range on pricing I've seen. Pretty keen if it's a live.
Might leave it up to you what price you want to sell it for :-)
It would certainly be going to a good home, I was using the A1200 daily :-(

[dandelion]

Good luck finding a solution to these issues. I'm an ex-1200 owner and even in the late nineties they seemed a lot more flakey once I started going beyond a memory upgrade and a 2.5" HD (tjen the advice was always get an up-rated power suppy).

What's deemed to be the most reliable, stable, dependable classic Amiga workhorse available? I had a 4090 and that seemed worse still...could never trust it for important work. Would eg. a 500+ be more solid/stable than a 1200?

[Lurch]

The Amiga, it's an exercise in frustration at times. When it's working it's great but just around the corner it will stop working again.

Then when it is working and you upgrade hardware or change a line in the startup-sequence it breaks.

Even new hardware from Jens and Elbox have issues, but when people put forth anything bad about these products the defenders shoot you down or they ignore you.

The Indivision AGA MK2 is a prime example, a real bitch to setup. Once setup fantastic. The software for it is extremely bad but of course it sort of works so Jens wont improve on it or even finish it properly.

The rolling of the dice when you push the power button, should be the slogan.

[giZmo350]

The Indivision AGA MK2 is a prime example, a real bitch to setup. Once setup fantastic. The software for it is extremely bad but of course it sort of works so Jens wont improve on it or even finish it properly.

That's why I will NEVER get rid on my Indi AGA MKI! :lol:
I wish someone would make an 800x600 monitor driver for the MKI though!

[dandelion]

Even new hardware from Jens and Elbox have issues, but when people put forth anything bad about these products the defenders shoot you down or they ignore you.

The Indivision AGA MK2 is a prime example, a real bitch to setup. Once setup fantastic. The software for it is extremely bad but of course it sort of works so Jens wont improve on it or even finish it properly.

The rolling of the dice when you push the power button, should be the slogan.

Any experience with the reliability of the ACA500? It looks like an incredible product, but is it too good to be true?

[gertsy]

That would be great, I'm not sure what to offer though from the huge range on pricing I've seen. Pretty keen if it's a live.
Might leave it up to you what price you want to sell it for :-)
It would certainly be going to a good home, I was using the A1200 daily :-(

Will pull it out tonight to make sure its working. If it's operating D'you want the whole 1200,or just the MB?

[Lurch]

Will pull it out tonight to make sure its working. If it's operating D'you want the whole 1200,or just the MB?

Would be kind of sad to pull it apart, although you could use the case and keyboard for spares?

Always sad when an Amiga is pulled apart. If you are okay with it the MB would be fine, might be cheaper to send?

That's why I will NEVER get rid on my Indi AGA MKI!

Hold on to that puppy and never let it go :-)

Any experience with the reliability of the ACA500? It looks like an incredible product, but is it too good to be true?

Most of his stuff is reliable, the ACA500 is really good. Less hassle than the A1200. Sometimes very tempted to just go with the ACA500. Was going to sell mine to cover the costs fixing the A1200 but in two minds about it.

Most hardware and software feels incomplete though. Like the Indivsion ECS, mine had to be fixed twice for it to work properly with the A500 plus.

I'm just glad Amigakit was helping me out with that! :-)

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Don't forget the compatibility issues with the Rev. 5 NTSC A500 and the ACA500, otherwise that's all I've heard as far as issues.  Isn't it sold out now anyway though, and he's working on a "Mk. 2" version of the ACA500?  Might be worth researching before plunking your money down.  

[gertsy]

Would be kind of sad to pull it apart, although you could use the case and keyboard for spares?

Always sad when an Amiga is pulled apart. If you are okay with it the MB would be fine, might be cheaper to send?

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 :-)

Agree. But It's probably safer to keep the MB in it's case. Got it out last night turned on okay. Left it running over night. Will let you know how it went tonight. The house didn't burn down last night so that's a good thing. Both the case and keyboard have uneven yellowing as unit was in a video generator case in a retail store.  I'm tempted to take the floppy out as a spare.

How is a$100 for the unit minus the floppy plus postage to Orkland ?
If you think that's too much just let me know.

Cheers.

[Lurch]

Agree. But It's probably safer to keep the MB in it's case. Got it out last night turned on okay. Left it running over night. Will let you know how it went tonight. The house didn't burn down last night so that's a good thing. Both the case and keyboard have uneven yellowing as unit was in a video generator case in a retail store.  I'm tempted to take the floppy out as a spare.

How is a$100 for the unit minus the floppy plus postage to Orkland ?
If you think that's too much just let me know.

Yep sounds good to me, It will be well looked after. I'll take a photo of it when it's all up and running in its new home :-)

The case should protect the motherboard nicely, although wouldn't want the case breaking. I can always retrobrite it to see if I can remove the yellowing?

Don't need a PSU either :-)

Just let me know the cost for P&P could be a shocker from Aussie. I'll PM you my addy?

Appreciate this so much, I'm like a kid in a lollie store (candy for US).

Don't forget the compatibility issues with the Rev. 5 NTSC A500 and the ACA500, otherwise that's all I've heard as far as issues. Isn't it sold out now anyway though, and he's working on a "Mk. 2" version of the ACA500? Might be worth researching before plunking your money down.

Forgot about that, yeah there is a MK2 so not sure how that is going to turn out. Not sure if I'll spend more money on Jens hardware. Possibly if a 060 FPGA accelerator comes up.

[gertsy]

You weren't joking about the parcel postage.  $53 for 4KG.  International couriers were $70.  For up to 1KG it's $21. So it might be a better option to remove the MB. I'm guessing the MB on its own is around 1KG  
BTW it seems to be running fine.  I'm just going to look for a test floppy from Aminet to run it again overnight check the sound and everything.

Let me know what you want to do.