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Forum: Nostalgia & memories 01 April 2022, 21:01
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,289
Posted By ajk
"Wepl's HD load", Wepl being the nickname for the...

"Wepl's HD load", Wepl being the nickname for the creator, Bert Jahn.
Forum: support.Hardware 23 December 2021, 07:32
Replies: 9
Views: 1,048
Posted By ajk
The worst of the damage seems to be around U12....

The worst of the damage seems to be around U12. You could clean that area with vinegar (without removing any components) and see if the light green fluff comes off. Most likely all of the electrolyte...
Forum: support.Hardware 21 December 2021, 07:16
Replies: 9
Views: 1,048
Posted By ajk
Visually, indicators of corrosion (after...

Visually, indicators of corrosion (after cleaning) are dull/powdery solder joints, flaking solder mask and darkened traces. Something like this:
...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 07 November 2021, 17:29
Replies: 21
Views: 7,870
Posted By ajk
The options explained by dreadnought are the main...

The options explained by dreadnought are the main three options indeed. Other Amiga models you might come across are the A600 or A2000, which are similar to the A500 specs-wise. The A3000 and A4000...
Forum: support.AmigaOS 07 November 2021, 13:08
Replies: 27
Views: 2,711
Posted By ajk
You can put it in the user-startup, yes, but...

You can put it in the user-startup, yes, but there should be no need as the game is now installed. Unless you have other games that also have similar badly designed installers :)
Forum: support.AmigaOS 07 November 2021, 12:53
Replies: 23
Views: 2,550
Posted By ajk
Setmap probably comes from the startup-sequence...

Setmap probably comes from the startup-sequence you posted earlier, see attached image. Setmap is originally a part of Workbench 1.3 and missing from 2.0 and later (not usually needed since you...
Forum: support.AmigaOS 07 November 2021, 12:01
Replies: 27
Views: 2,711
Posted By ajk
But please keep in mind what I mentioned in the...

But please keep in mind what I mentioned in the earlier post, there are two names in play for each thing here: the device name (DF0:, DH0:, etc.) and the volume name (WB, Bille, etc.).

The latter...
Forum: support.AmigaOS 07 November 2021, 11:54
Replies: 23
Views: 2,550
Posted By ajk
I understand, but I'm still not sure if you have...

I understand, but I'm still not sure if you have looked at the "user-startup" file or not? It's a different file than "startup-sequence". There may also be other scripts that load during booting, you...
Forum: support.AmigaOS 07 November 2021, 11:45
Replies: 27
Views: 2,711
Posted By ajk
The previous owner of your system has set...

The previous owner of your system has set everything up in a rather customized way, for sure. I don't think there's anything really wrong with the other partition.
Forum: support.AmigaOS 07 November 2021, 11:40
Replies: 23
Views: 2,550
Posted By ajk
There is probably no need to do that, just open...

There is probably no need to do that, just open up the user-startup script, as you opened up startup-sequence, find any lines referring to civilization and comment those out with a ";" character.
Forum: support.AmigaOS 07 November 2021, 11:35
Replies: 27
Views: 2,711
Posted By ajk
That would require a complete re-installation, no...

That would require a complete re-installation, no way to edit partitions like that unfortunately.

If you do want to go through that route, first make sure you have a full set of Workbench floppies...
Forum: support.AmigaOS 07 November 2021, 11:26
Replies: 23
Views: 2,550
Posted By ajk
You can see in startup-sequence the section where...

You can see in startup-sequence the section where it says

if exists s:user-startup
execute s:user-startup
endif

So that's where you should look - and of course it's possible that...
Forum: support.AmigaOS 07 November 2021, 11:23
Replies: 27
Views: 2,711
Posted By ajk
The drives on the Amiga have both a...

The drives on the Amiga have both a drive/partition name and a volume name. The internal floppy disk drive is always DF0:, for example, but the name of the diskette inserted may be "Workbench" or...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 November 2021, 09:18
Replies: 826
Views: 137,846
Posted By ajk
@Overdoc If your main critique here is that...

@Overdoc

If your main critique here is that file handling was somehow better overall on the C64 out-of-the-box, it's really hard to take that seriously. The C64 by itself had essentially no...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 03 November 2021, 21:05
Replies: 826
Views: 137,846
Posted By ajk
I think you will find that many, if not the...

I think you will find that many, if not the majority of original Amiga users had a C64 first. That is certainly the case around these parts. I had one, then moved to a C128, then an A500. Fond...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 03 November 2021, 18:20
Replies: 826
Views: 137,846
Posted By ajk
The amount of buffers allocated for a drive is...

The amount of buffers allocated for a drive is entirely up to the OS - it's not a fixed quantity. You can even reduce already allocated buffer space using the addbuffers command with a negative...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 03 November 2021, 15:04
Replies: 826
Views: 137,846
Posted By ajk
The earlier A1010 does have a pass-through so it...

The earlier A1010 does have a pass-through so it makes sense for the OS to have support for multiple drives. Why it was omitted from the A1011 is anyone's guess, probably just a cost-saving measure...
Forum: support.Hardware 28 October 2021, 13:36
Replies: 5
Views: 815
Posted By ajk
For stuck chips I use the large screwdriver blade...

For stuck chips I use the large screwdriver blade of a Swiss army knife. Works well as a wedge/prying tool, and all the edges are nicely rounded so it's very hard to scratch anything with it.
...
Forum: support.Hardware 14 July 2021, 11:49
Replies: 8
Views: 898
Posted By ajk
-12V may also be used by some op-amps in the...

-12V may also be used by some op-amps in the audio circuit, but not having it shouldn't stop you from booting.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 06 July 2021, 15:16
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,289
Posted By ajk
Uh... what do you mean by RAM in this context?

Uh... what do you mean by RAM in this context?
Forum: support.Hardware 31 May 2021, 19:52
Replies: 27
Views: 4,231
Posted By ajk
No reason why you couldn't, but surely it's much...

No reason why you couldn't, but surely it's much more straightforward to just use a monitor with speakers. The audio quality isn't the greatest, sure, but you can't exactly fit a HiFi set inside the...
Forum: support.Hardware 12 February 2021, 06:25
Replies: 29
Views: 6,036
Posted By ajk
The rev 8 boards in A500 systems don't have the...

The rev 8 boards in A500 systems don't have the RTC components (and therefore fortunately also no battery) installed. These are of course easily added to the board if needed.

I've got some photos...
Forum: support.Hardware 09 February 2021, 07:22
Replies: 29
Views: 6,036
Posted By ajk
I've got two A500 systems with a rev8 board, and...

I've got two A500 systems with a rev8 board, and I would agree with the above. They match the specs of a regular A500, not A500+. I'm guessing Commodore had spent up all the earlier motherboards, but...
Forum: Amiga scene 24 December 2020, 21:20
Replies: 1,845
Views: 564,500
Posted By ajk
@boemann That was my plan all along :) ...

@boemann

That was my plan all along :)

@Thomas

I can indeed imagine software exists that will draw things incorrectly. Still, actively developed programs can be updated, others might be...
Forum: Amiga scene 23 December 2020, 16:16
Replies: 1,845
Views: 564,500
Posted By ajk
Are there any changes in 3.2 to the window...

Are there any changes in 3.2 to the window gadgets? Particularly, an option to have them drawn in a 1:1 aspect ratio to better cater for square-pixel screen modes?

The traditional style looks good...
Forum: support.Other 11 September 2020, 06:32
Replies: 6
Views: 1,473
Posted By ajk
Here are some of my old tests for comparison....

Here are some of my old tests for comparison. First, composite using an ATI/EzCap style USB device:

http://ajk.kapsi.fi/retro/amiga/composite.png

S-Video using a RGB to S-Video adapter on the...
Forum: support.Hardware 30 August 2020, 18:54
Replies: 275
Sticky: Soldering hints
Views: 243,389
Posted By ajk
Mouser...

Mouser (https://www.mouser.fi/Tools-Supplies/Soldering/Solder/_/N-b11qq?P=1z0xha9Z1y8vadqZ1y8vadtZ1yysnw7Z1y8vadnZ1z0xgwxZ1y8va8hZ1y8va85Z1yzxbyq&Keyword=solder+wire&FS=True) carry all sorts, Digikey...
Forum: support.Hardware 23 August 2020, 20:24
Replies: 5
Views: 596
Posted By ajk
Yeah, those seem about right. You'll probably...

Yeah, those seem about right. You'll probably find that if you go for the correct size capacitor, modern ones will have a higher voltage rating (e.g. 16V -> 25V or 35V -> 50V), but this is no...
Forum: support.Hardware 23 August 2020, 16:30
Replies: 5
Views: 596
Posted By ajk
Those are 47µF and 10µF - capacitors in the...

Those are 47µF and 10µF - capacitors in the picofarad range won't be electrolytic, they would be ceramic.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 18 August 2020, 07:41
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,289
Posted By ajk
The blank keys have symbols on them in most...

The blank keys have symbols on them in most layouts, e.g. French, German, Swedish/Finnish etc. The US layout doesn't have them at all, instead the shift and enter keys are larger and take up that...
Forum: support.Hardware 11 August 2020, 19:10
Replies: 1
Views: 437
Posted By ajk
You can't have just a cable going directly from...

You can't have just a cable going directly from Amiga video to HDMI (or even VGA), there needs to be active signals conversion in between. There are many options for doing this, internal options...
Forum: support.Hardware 16 July 2020, 12:49
Replies: 7
Views: 922
Posted By ajk
Looks like you got there in time, no significant...

Looks like you got there in time, no significant PCB damage (maybe a little discoloration under the mask where the ground "grid" is) and the components seem okay too after cleaning.
Forum: support.Hardware 14 July 2020, 19:26
Replies: 1,210
Views: 665,744
Posted By ajk
In my experience the process works well, but the...

In my experience the process works well, but the yellowing does tend to return to some degree. Using a method where the part is fully immersed in liquid is safest; if the peroxide is allowed to dry...
Forum: support.Hardware 12 July 2020, 17:31
Replies: 4
Views: 942
Posted By ajk
The capacitors are in line with the signal path...

The capacitors are in line with the signal path from the audio circuitry to the connector. Most likely - as you suspect - something is not making contact and therefore sound is not getting through....
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 10 July 2020, 11:39
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,289
Posted By ajk
SCSI stands for small computer system interface....

SCSI stands for small computer system interface. It's a peripheral bus that can be used with various kinds of devices, internal or external. Amigas commonly used it for hard drives, CD-ROM drives and...
Forum: support.Hardware 03 July 2020, 12:01
Replies: 21
Views: 2,819
Posted By ajk
It doesn't sound like to me that the adapter is...

It doesn't sound like to me that the adapter is compulsory, you just won't have the option of keyboard controls without it.
Forum: Hardware pics 30 March 2020, 09:29
Replies: 77
Views: 91,076
Posted By ajk
Indeed, and the part number turned out to be...

Indeed, and the part number turned out to be "E25-33-137". The switches are still occasionally available in various online shops.
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 05 March 2020, 21:14
Replies: 21
Views: 3,257
Posted By ajk
You could also try running it with Wine instead,...

You could also try running it with Wine instead, could be less hassle with not as many layers involved. Not something I've done myself though so perhaps others can also share their experiences.
Forum: support.Hardware 25 February 2020, 08:41
Replies: 37
Views: 3,681
Posted By ajk
If you have Kickstart 2.x or later, you can use...

If you have Kickstart 2.x or later, you can use the early startup menu to select the device to boot from. With 1.x I don't believe there is a way to do that. Also, probably some (a lot?) of games and...
Forum: support.Apps 21 February 2020, 10:34
Replies: 5
Views: 1,183
Posted By ajk
There is no concept of an icon theme in AmigaOS,...

There is no concept of an icon theme in AmigaOS, so yes it does have to be done manually. Of course, it would be possible to create a script which does this, but it's not trivial (except perhaps for...
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