Scored 3 Amiga 500 today

[Amigamia]

Yeah I wish!! LOL. I opened up the one with two switches actually (one on the side of the floppy one in the back). It is definitely not a '040 board but it does seem peculiar. Besides the disgusting dirt and mouse droppings on the board the two switches are interconnected between the GARY chip, which is raised, and on the board between the M68000 and the ROM chip. According to the sticker, it is a KS1.3 Rev.5 and 512KB RAM. However, I do see A501 expansion ram board so maybe the sticker refers to an old setup. I didn't go any further because of the mouse droppings and I don't have an air blower ATM. More to come...

[ElPolloDiabl]

It is A500 Rev 5 Agnus hack:

http://theweeks.org/toms-stuff/files/TDTTS_a500_r5_ag-hack_fix.txt

[ElPolloDiabl]

It is A500 Rev 5 Agnus hack:

http://theweeks.org/toms-stuff/AMYHACKPAGE.html

[mbob]

I bought the 2000, two 1084s monitors, manuals, and extras from her at a really good deal less then she was asking for the 2000 the op mentioned above. It needs a serious cleaning but the battery appears to not be bad and it has an 030 board inside and Retina GFX board. I really was only interested in the monitors so I could be tempted on some local trades on the 2k if anyone is interested. Picture of it on my LCD panel with VGA and the RGB out also works.

[mbob]

finish pics

[Amigamia]

WOW! Good for you! If I had some extra cash, I would have bought everything from her. She only gave me a box with three Amiga 500 in it. No PSU, no mouse, no disks. She seemed a bit confused of what was what. You wouldn't happen to have an Amiga 500 PSU & a mouse and maybe some extra workbench disks in there would you?

EDIT: Where are you located?

[mbob]

No 500 power supply's and I haven't gone through the hundreds of disks just yet. I'm in Williamsburg. I have two 1200's both with 030 boards, a 3000, and a 500.

[Amigamia]

Cool! An Amigan neighbor. Thought this area was completely clear of any Amiga computers and Amiga fans. Good to know.

I have owned A1000, A1200, A500 over the years but right now I only have an A1000 without mouse or KB and these 3 A500s. As of right now, none of them are completely setup as I need the extra parts such as (Monitor, Mice, KB, Disks, etc.)

PM me if you have any of the things I mentioned above.

[mbob]

I'm even short a power-supply for one of mine as it came with a UK version.  Did you leave her contact info in case she finds them?

[Amigamia]

I'm even short a power-supply for one of mine as it came with a UK version.  Did you leave her contact info in case she finds them?

Yeah, she has my email and cell#. She said she would continue to look for them and let me know for sure. If not, I already have someone on this forum who has offered one for a very good price.

The other dilemma is the screen. I have an LCD but doesn't sync to 15Khz so I need to figure that out if I can't find a monitor.

[mbob]

The other dilemma is the screen. I have an LCD but doesn't sync to 15Khz so I need to figure that out if I can't find a monitor.

Have you looked at a GBS-8200? You can get them cheap on eBay sub $30 and use it as a scan doubler / Flicker Fixer. I have one and it works great for the money. I even nabbed a scanline adding device to it and use this on my main 1200. Just do not buy it from Jammaboards.com or their eBay store because they use a custom firmware that doesn't work with PAL modes.
 
 EDIT: This is the seller I bought mine from - http://www.ebay.com/itm/371083871583?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

[Amigamia]

I have one of those, just never got around it due to no KB and Mouse on the A1000. I bought it from Aliexpress but I am not sure of the manufact. I will check it when I go home. Now, if I can just get the PSU for A500, that would be cool.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

The other dilemma is the screen. I have an LCD but doesn't sync to 15Khz so I need to figure that out if I can't find a monitor.

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=918

I own three of these and swear by 'em.  Only downside to an internal converter is if you want something you can quickly switch between all three of your A500's, lol.  

[Tenacious]

... I'm in Williamsburg. ...

I was vacationing there 2 days ago.  We love that place!  You're very fortunate.

[Amigamia]

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=918

I own three of these and swear by 'em.  Only downside to an internal converter is if you want something you can quickly switch between all three of your A500's, lol.  

Yeah I've seen those. A bit pricey but looks like they are really worth it. I plan on eventually keep only one of them and put the other ones up for sale once I get them cleaned from mice poop lol and dirt.

[mbob]

I was vacationing there 2 days ago. We love that place! You're very fortunate.

Thanks I am blessed for very many reasons.  We love it here minus the swampy summer and constant tourists going to Virginia Beach.  I don't mind the historic district tourists at all.