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ami_junkie
23 May 2009, 08:23
Hi guys, I would like to swap if anyone is interested a fully boxed PC Engine Core Grfx II and a fully boxed NTSC CD32 for an A600 preferably still white. Cheers!
s2325
23 May 2009, 08:33
here are cheap A600s: http://efunzine.com/efnz.php?a=pro&id=444&sid=1c4c7b46b824f7b19421a015c3d78c51
149zl = 33EUR
ami_junkie
23 May 2009, 08:38
Nice one, that is quite cheap, do they only sell them with Polish keyboards of do they have English ones too?
s2325
23 May 2009, 08:42
polish? there is no polish Amiga keyboard
ami_junkie
23 May 2009, 08:44
Ahh ok, so it is a normal English keyboard? Was looking at the picture and the keyboard did not look English.
TheCyberDruid
23 May 2009, 08:45
It's a German keyboard layout :)
ami_junkie
23 May 2009, 08:47
Ahhh I see, hmmmm tempting for that price but I think I am really looking for one with an English keyboard :)
s2325
23 May 2009, 08:50
I think there is not enough space on Amiga keyboard for all polish characters http://www.twardoch.com/download/polishhowto/alfabet.gif
alexh
23 May 2009, 16:02
You could get a white english keyboard for only a few pounds.

Did you see the thread where an NTSC CD32 was successfully changed into a PAL CD32 with a hardware mod?
Akira
24 May 2009, 01:10
So who passed on this offer?
I wish I had one t offer you, this is a killer deal for me.
ami_junkie
24 May 2009, 11:41
hmmm really? i didn`t see that, was it an easy mod?
cheers,
timo

You could get a white english keyboard for only a few pounds.

Did you see the thread where an NTSC CD32 was successfully changed into a PAL CD32 with a hardware mod?
alexh
24 May 2009, 12:43
Not that tricky if you've ever soldered before. 10 seconds work for a TV repair guy!

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=39646

Edit: After re-reading the thread I dont know if they were successful.
OverDose
24 May 2009, 14:00
Edit: After re-reading the thread I dont know if they were successful.

Yeah, a bit ambiguous. I think there are two issues. One is outputting video at PAL rates/resolutions, and the other is outputting using PAL colour. And it will depend on how clever your screen is whether or not it will show up ok.

From my own experience, selecting PAL in the early boot menu on a NTSC CD-32 gives me a B+W picture.

It's not clear if the hacks they mention do just the same as the early boot menu ie change rates/resolutions but not colour, or whether they do more and output a true PAL signal. Again, what you see might depend on the screen you are using.

To my thinking, there must be a simple way to swap between the two. Commodore would have kept the designs for both as similar as possible to keep costs down.
alexh
24 May 2009, 23:17
I think that lifting that pin makes it so you do not have to select PAL in early startup.
Yod@
07 March 2010, 17:47
Pm'd