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11 September 2010, 18:39

Hi!

I bought an Amiga 500 plus today in a store with lots of old things and junk. I thought it would retro like to have one of these along with my 64.

The thing is, I don't now anything about the Amiga. I had a 64 in the 80'ties and then switched to pc after that.

I know I need an tv adapter to use the tv as a monitor.
There is no power supply. Så where do I find one, or can I use a modded PC power supply? Where do I get the special square plug?

Another question. I read somewhere that in order to play amiga 500 games, kickstart 1.3 is needed. How do I know which kickstart ROM is installed. Do I have to open the computer?

If it has the kickstart 2.0 I will need the either replace it with a 1.3 or use Relokick. I would prefer the hardware option. But were do I get the ROM?

What version of Workbench do I need for kickstart 1.3 and 2.0?

Can I use a pc mouse with 9-pin plug for this computer, or do I need a special Amiga mouse?

Can I use my C64 joystick with the Amiga 500?

Hope someone will help me get this nice piece of electronic running.

11 September 2010, 18:39	#1
atha Posts: n/a	New to Amiga Hi! I bought an Amiga 500 plus today in a store with lots of old things and junk. I thought it would retro like to have one of these along with my 64. The thing is, I don't now anything about the Amiga. I had a 64 in the 80'ties and then switched to pc after that. I know I need an tv adapter to use the tv as a monitor. There is no power supply. Så where do I find one, or can I use a modded PC power supply? Where do I get the special square plug? Another question. I read somewhere that in order to play amiga 500 games, kickstart 1.3 is needed. How do I know which kickstart ROM is installed. Do I have to open the computer? If it has the kickstart 2.0 I will need the either replace it with a 1.3 or use Relokick. I would prefer the hardware option. But were do I get the ROM? What version of Workbench do I need for kickstart 1.3 and 2.0? Can I use a pc mouse with 9-pin plug for this computer, or do I need a special Amiga mouse? Can I use my C64 joystick with the Amiga 500? Hope someone will help me get this nice piece of electronic running.