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Forum: Hardware mods 19 April 2024, 16:58
Replies: 67
Views: 14,969
Posted By Daedalus
I have a few more beta boards about to go out to...

I have a few more beta boards about to go out to people on the waiting list, then I'll be doing a run of boards (assuming no last-minute issues appear). So it's getting close :)
Forum: support.Hardware 18 April 2024, 20:40
Replies: 11
Views: 396
Posted By Daedalus
Yes, you can boot from it. The device driver is...

Yes, you can boot from it. The device driver is in the SCSI kit's ROM so it's ready from a cold boot. I've had a setup with SCSI drives including CD drives, CD burners, Zip drives, hard drives (IDE...
Forum: Amiga scene 18 April 2024, 20:35
Replies: 65
Views: 2,191
Posted By Daedalus
Yes, daily. Things like: - Not having...

Yes, daily. Things like:

- Not having windows snap do the front as soon as they're clicked on;
- Not locking a window in place when it has a dialog box (requester in Amiga terms) open;
-...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 April 2024, 10:25
Replies: 10
Views: 527
Posted By Daedalus
Yep, in the latter half of the '90s, browsing the...

Yep, in the latter half of the '90s, browsing the web and internet activities in general were perfectly serviceable on an expanded Amiga. Javascript was relatively lightly used at the time so wasn't...
Forum: support.Hardware 14 April 2024, 17:01
Replies: 21
Views: 919
Posted By Daedalus
Indeed, the PT-65B is the one I recommend myself.

Indeed, the PT-65B is the one I recommend myself.
Forum: support.Hardware 10 April 2024, 20:51
Replies: 6
Views: 282
Posted By Daedalus
Yup, I bought an ex-demo, 5-channel Behringer...

Yup, I bought an ex-demo, 5-channel Behringer audio mixer from a music gear store about 15 years ago for a fraction of the retail price and it's still serving me well for mixing audio from my various...
Forum: Graphics 10 April 2024, 14:24
Replies: 39
Views: 1,796
Posted By Daedalus
I like to use PPaint for conversions too, it has...

I like to use PPaint for conversions too, it has decent colour reduction algorithms and can handle all the major image formats.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 08 April 2024, 22:31
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,260
Posted By Daedalus
According to this...

According to this (http://www.ianstedman.co.uk/amiga-power-supply-guide/), around 10W. The PSU (in)efficiency will mean a bit more will be turned to heat in the PSU too, the exact amount will depend...
Forum: support.Hardware 08 April 2024, 18:27
Replies: 12
Views: 524
Posted By Daedalus
If you're looking to transfer from a command line...

If you're looking to transfer from a command line on the PC directly to the working directory on the Amiga's drive, a server on the Amiga side is perhaps more useful. SMBFS will let you mount a PC...
Forum: support.Hardware 08 April 2024, 18:22
Replies: 21
Views: 919
Posted By Daedalus
Except you can't absolutely guarantee that the...

Except you can't absolutely guarantee that the Powershark (while a lovely device) won't do either of those things, or that any PSU that is cheaper will.
Forum: support.Hardware 07 April 2024, 00:58
Replies: 21
Views: 919
Posted By Daedalus
Personal thing for me, but if I was going to buy...

Personal thing for me, but if I was going to buy a PSU, I wouldn't buy it from Electroware based on the arrogance of their website. I know other people like their PSUs and that's fine, but they go on...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 06 April 2024, 13:49
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,260
Posted By Daedalus
It might not be universal, but the lower-case b...

It might not be universal, but the lower-case b is almost always used to mean bit, in contrast to the capital B for byte. The K however is a different story. In SI unit terms, using k for kilo-...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 04 April 2024, 22:11
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,260
Posted By Daedalus
Maybe they keyboard spacing was intended to match...

Maybe they keyboard spacing was intended to match PC keyboards, which were beginning to standardise with the block of 6 keys above the arrow keys at the time, but with just two functions needed...
Forum: support.Hardware 03 April 2024, 15:10
Replies: 7
Views: 216
Posted By Daedalus
It's not something I've ever seen personally on...

It's not something I've ever seen personally on A500s, 600s or 1200s. But I guess it's possible in theory that there is some garbage in memory that isn't completely flushed and is somehow interpreted...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 03 April 2024, 15:04
Replies: 38
Views: 2,081
Posted By Daedalus
That transition was made long before the A500 was...

That transition was made long before the A500 was conceived. And saying it was just because Commodore wanted it to change is oversimplifying to the point of ignoring the underlying reason: the...
Forum: support.AmigaOS 27 March 2024, 17:51
Replies: 18
Views: 1,665
Posted By Daedalus
That doesn't mean it's not a problem with DOpus...

That doesn't mean it's not a problem with DOpus 4. It just means the problem doesn't show up under 3.9 or 3.1. There are enough variables at play here to rule out problems with everything, so it has...
Forum: support.Hardware 26 March 2024, 17:45
Replies: 4
Views: 236
Posted By Daedalus
Indeed, this isn't a scandoubler issue. Composite...

Indeed, this isn't a scandoubler issue. Composite video is usually pretty poor quality, but there's something particularly bad going on here. My guess would be that there was some damage or leakage...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 25 March 2024, 15:59
Replies: 143
Views: 8,035
Posted By Daedalus
Don't forget religion is also a banned topic in...

Don't forget religion is also a banned topic in the EAB rules.
Forum: support.Hardware 25 March 2024, 15:53
Replies: 12
Views: 748
Posted By Daedalus
Another vote for doing a standard installation...

Another vote for doing a standard installation and then customising it with whatever addons / hacks / patches you feel you need.
Forum: support.Hardware 25 March 2024, 15:47
Replies: 6
Views: 273
Posted By Daedalus
Indeed, SCART doesn't use the HSync or VSync...

Indeed, SCART doesn't use the HSync or VSync signals, so they shouldn't be affected at all by using an RGB-SCART cable unless it's some sort of non-standard wiring. Leaving the sync signals...
Forum: Amiga scene 22 March 2024, 11:35
Replies: 4
Views: 426
Posted By Daedalus
AmigaKit posted about a power outage at a data...

AmigaKit posted about a power outage at a data centre that's affected them. I'm sure it will be back up soon enough.
Forum: Amiga scene 21 March 2024, 21:15
Replies: 0
Views: 113
Posted By Daedalus
Scottish Amiga User Group Meetup April 2024

The Scottish Amiga group will be holding our next meetup on Saturday the 20th April in Glasgow. It will take place from 11am until 4pm at the Cambuslang Institute, 37 Greenlees Rd, Cambuslang,...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 20 March 2024, 12:05
Replies: 24
Views: 1,261
Posted By Daedalus
Yep, switchboxes generally work in one of two...

Yep, switchboxes generally work in one of two ways. Either an unpowered, mechanical switch (passive) or an electronically-controlled, powered switch (active). Mechanical switches will work in any...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 19 March 2024, 18:50
Replies: 24
Views: 1,261
Posted By Daedalus
That noise looks like noise from power rails on...

That noise looks like noise from power rails on the analogue video signals, potentially because of poor grounding or shielding, or could be a poor PSU in some part of the chain generating excess...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 19 March 2024, 18:44
Replies: 143
Views: 8,035
Posted By Daedalus
"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted...

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
Forum: support.Hardware 18 March 2024, 15:22
Replies: 8
Views: 379
Posted By Daedalus
Yikes. If you're planning to do it yourself and...

Yikes. If you're planning to do it yourself and haven't done this sort of work before, get plenty of practice in on less precious boards than the A1200. Try removing and replacing the chips on an old...
Forum: support.AmigaOS 18 March 2024, 11:13
Replies: 12
Views: 569
Posted By Daedalus
This could be a delayed write / asynchronous...

This could be a delayed write / asynchronous action by the filesystem. I see this happening sometimes on partitions that use PFS3 - it doesn't immediately commit the delete (or move to recycling dir)...
Forum: support.Hardware 17 March 2024, 21:03
Replies: 10
Views: 422
Posted By Daedalus
Paula only manages the pots / buttons 2 and 3....

Paula only manages the pots / buttons 2 and 3. The directions are handled by Denise (Lisa on AGA machines) via the '157 multiplexer ('166 shift register on AGA machines), but if it is a fault on the...
Forum: support.Games 15 March 2024, 16:18
Replies: 12
Views: 524
Posted By Daedalus
Indeed. Taking away the copy protection is one...

Indeed. Taking away the copy protection is one benefit, but that can be done with a separate patch. Also, the file loading and saving with the WHDLoad version is quite clunky compared to the native...
Forum: support.Hardware 15 March 2024, 10:25
Replies: 3
Views: 278
Posted By Daedalus
It's a hardware limitation. The display data is...

It's a hardware limitation. The display data is "fetched" from chip RAM using a finite number of DMA slots on every line. There's a limit to how much information the chipset can fetch during these...
Forum: support.Hardware 15 March 2024, 09:34
Replies: 8
Views: 428
Posted By Daedalus
The surface mount caps don't bulge when they...

The surface mount caps don't bulge when they fail, and if they show any signs of leakage they're already causing damage. They should be replaced before they leak. When they start leaking, they leak...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 14 March 2024, 20:35
Replies: 24
Views: 1,261
Posted By Daedalus
Perhaps that sort of arrangement simply isn't...

Perhaps that sort of arrangement simply isn't supported by the TV, I've no idea. But what you could do is use the composite output of the Amiga with the TV. The quality isn't nearly as good as RGB...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 13 March 2024, 14:19
Replies: 84
Views: 4,620
Posted By Daedalus
If your stick has a round gate like mine, the top...

If your stick has a round gate like mine, the top left and bottom right values aren't going to be suitable, so you're better off just making a note of the maximum and minimum X values with the stick...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 13 March 2024, 10:07
Replies: 84
Views: 4,620
Posted By Daedalus
Cool, thanks. Is the config file format...

Cool, thanks. Is the config file format documented somewhere? I could easily make an external calibration program to adjust the values...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 12 March 2024, 23:03
Replies: 84
Views: 4,620
Posted By Daedalus
Ooh, that's good info! And makes sense now that I...

Ooh, that's good info! And makes sense now that I look, because my stick here has a round gate instead of square. I'd have thought a better behaviour would be to limit the values to the calibrated...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 12 March 2024, 22:30
Replies: 84
Views: 4,620
Posted By Daedalus
Hmmm, check in the calibration screen what sort...

Hmmm, check in the calibration screen what sort of values it gives when you push those sticks to the left. I'm guessing they all hit zero, and the game rejects it. Perhaps that's something that could...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 12 March 2024, 20:32
Replies: 84
Views: 4,620
Posted By Daedalus
I've just given it a test and rolling left seems...

I've just given it a test and rolling left seems to cancel if the X value ever drops to zero. So on the calibration screen, make sure the readings never actually reach zero by adjusting the trim,...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 12 March 2024, 17:18
Replies: 84
Views: 4,620
Posted By Daedalus
Just to clarify here, I would say it's important...

Just to clarify here, I would say it's important to centre the trim controls *before* you calibrate, as these controls will influence the results of the calibration.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 12 March 2024, 17:17
Replies: 24
Views: 1,261
Posted By Daedalus
Personally I use an old-ish AverMedia PCIe...

Personally I use an old-ish AverMedia PCIe capture card that has HDMI and VGA inputs. The VGA input mostly works fine with the native RGB signal from the Amiga despite it not officially supporting...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 12 March 2024, 16:48
Replies: 84
Views: 4,620
Posted By Daedalus
It was many, many years ago but I remember there...

It was many, many years ago but I remember there was a calibration option in the settings and then it just worked. Have you tried to calibrate it?
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