A1200 found today at the dump!

Magno Boots · 03 August 2008, 15:55

Chaps,

I've been meaning to go to the tip for the last few weeks and I finally went today. I'm glad I did

Guess what I spotted in one of the open bins?

A Miggy1200 complete with some kind of ram card inside

Straight in the car!! No exchange of monies!!

Have a peek at the piccies..

Attachment 17387

Attachment 17388

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Attachment 17391

It's in fair shape but I wish I'd got to it earlier as the the previous owner just f****d in in the container.

I'll have a look inside and fire her up later when I'm sure it's all dry.

My first find Whooo Hoooo

Zetr0 · 03 August 2008, 16:06

OOOOoo Magno!!!!

well found my friend!!! I cannot think of a better new owner for her!!!!!

what you have there my friend is a 4MB RTC card

a great find!

looks like she needs a new lid.... time for some begging on AmiBay me thinks

4pLaY · 03 August 2008, 16:30

Nice find indeed

, might be some goodies on the HD as well for you, a really ugly "hack" to get a 3.5" hd in it though.

Bloodwych · 03 August 2008, 16:41

What a find!!!! That expansion looks in good condition; hopefully it will work.

The expansion alone would fetch a nice price on ebay or Amibay, that is of course if you decide not to keep it.

Leffmann · 03 August 2008, 16:42

Not just RAM, there's an FPU mounted on that card too :O Never seen that very card before.

T_hairy_bootson · 03 August 2008, 16:50

What a score. I really should visit the local recycling depot and look through the computer section.

cane · 03 August 2008, 17:19

Whoa, nice find Magno Boots. Me thinks that the card is Blizzard 1200/4 by the looks of it. Lookie here

Yoto · 03 August 2008, 17:23

Now you only need to buy a 20 mhz crystal!
Nice find Magno Boots!

03 August 2008, 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by cane

Whoa, nice find Magno Boots. Me thinks that the card is Blizzard 1200/4 by the looks of it. Lookie here

Yep, that's the card you have - nice find indeed.

It's amazing what some people chuck away (says me that's just disposed of an arcade machine cabinet that way…)

TCD · 03 August 2008, 17:32

I wish we had the same things in the trash here

Hope some parts are still working (especially the card).
Great discovery you made there Magno Boots

Zetr0 · 03 August 2008, 17:32

@Mango Flukes

Again a great catch, I really am pleased you got this my friend, i know you will give it the love and attention it deserves.... and then HACK IT!!!

LOL I may well have a 20Mhz OSC, If i have one i shall include it in the packed with the pre-set A600 Memory chips in the post on Monday m8y

klx300r · 03 August 2008, 17:55

excellent find

my best find in the dump was a c64 in good working condition

Paul_s · 03 August 2008, 18:06

Bravo bravo.

I found my wife at the dump

Yoto · 03 August 2008, 18:38

Quote:

Bravo bravo.

I found my wife at the dump

I just hope its not the same place where i threw my mother-in-law!

alexh · 03 August 2008, 19:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul_s

I found my wife at the dump

I'll lend you a puncture repair kit if you need one?

gklinger · 03 August 2008, 20:00

Yet more proof that the adage about one man's trash being another man's treasure is true.

Magno Boots · 03 August 2008, 21:37

UPDATE

It lives!!

Workbench 3.0 & 3.0 roms.

Took her apart and found the insides to be wet but spotless (Paul_s would be envious of the RF shield

)

It fired up ok with lots of noise . I thought Concorde has been recommissioned!!
The workbench was possibly German and I couldn't understand it. Nevermind as there was nothing of any interest on it anyway.
The floppy works fine.
The Blizzard card works and reports 100% gain over a standard 1200

.

So a great afternoon upgrading with..

3.1 roms
4gb CF harddrive
1200 harddrive caddy
new trapdoor cover

The only problem I have encountered so far is the keyboard (see picture) as it appears to be German?
New install of WB3.1 with GB locale still won't let some keys work.
I've stuck an old keyboard in to test and this works fine.
Any advice welcome.

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm not usually the lucky type, but this find has made my day.

BTW.. LOL@ Magno Flukes

- and thanks for the offer Zetr0

Attachment 17392
Concorde harddrive

Attachment 17393
HD contents were poor

Attachment 17394
Current set-up

Attachment 17395
Foreign keyboard

musashi5150 · 03 August 2008, 21:40

I'm sure this is a German keyboard as the Z & Y are swapped (as well as other non-UK symbols).

I wish people threw out cool stuff in my area (girlfriend is glad they don't

). Great find Magno!

alexh · 03 August 2008, 21:41

German indeed.

Bloodwych · 03 August 2008, 21:44

LOL! That hard drive conversion was really a very poor job!

Looks a lot better with the CF reader - did you just have one of those lying around as a spare?

03 August 2008, 15:55	#1
Magno Boots Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 688	A1200 found today at the dump! Chaps, I've been meaning to go to the tip for the last few weeks and I finally went today. I'm glad I did Guess what I spotted in one of the open bins? A Miggy1200 complete with some kind of ram card inside Straight in the car!! No exchange of monies!! Have a peek at the piccies.. Attachment 17387 Attachment 17388 Attachment 17389 Attachment 17391 It's in fair shape but I wish I'd got to it earlier as the the previous owner just f***d in in the container. I'll have a look inside and fire her up later when I'm sure it's all dry. My first find Whooo Hoooo Last edited by Magno Boots; 17 September 2008 at 23:04.*

03 August 2008, 21:37	#17
Magno Boots Zone Friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 688	UPDATE It lives!! Workbench 3.0 & 3.0 roms. Took her apart and found the insides to be wet but spotless (Paul_s would be envious of the RF shield ) It fired up ok with lots of noise . I thought Concorde has been recommissioned!! The workbench was possibly German and I couldn't understand it. Nevermind as there was nothing of any interest on it anyway. The floppy works fine. The Blizzard card works and reports 100% gain over a standard 1200 . So a great afternoon upgrading with.. 3.1 roms 4gb CF harddrive 1200 harddrive caddy new trapdoor cover The only problem I have encountered so far is the keyboard (see picture) as it appears to be German? New install of WB3.1 with GB locale still won't let some keys work. I've stuck an old keyboard in to test and this works fine. Any advice welcome. Thanks for the comments guys. I'm not usually the lucky type, but this find has made my day. BTW.. LOL@ Magno Flukes - and thanks for the offer Zetr0 Attachment 17392 Concorde harddrive Attachment 17393 HD contents were poor Attachment 17394 Current set-up Attachment 17395 Foreign keyboard Last edited by Magno Boots; 17 September 2008 at 23:04.

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03 August 2008, 16:06	#2
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	OOOOoo Magno!!!! well found my friend!!! I cannot think of a better new owner for her!!!!! what you have there my friend is a 4MB RTC card a great find! looks like she needs a new lid.... time for some begging on AmiBay me thinks

03 August 2008, 16:30	#3
4pLaY www.resistance.no Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 201	Nice find indeed , might be some goodies on the HD as well for you, a really ugly "hack" to get a 3.5" hd in it though.

03 August 2008, 16:41	#4
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	What a find!!!! That expansion looks in good condition; hopefully it will work. The expansion alone would fetch a nice price on ebay or Amibay, that is of course if you decide not to keep it.

03 August 2008, 16:42	#5
Leffmann Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	Not just RAM, there's an FPU mounted on that card too :O Never seen that very card before.

03 August 2008, 16:50	#6
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 2,084	What a score. I really should visit the local recycling depot and look through the computer section.

03 August 2008, 17:19	#7
cane Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: .hr Age: 45 Posts: 540	Whoa, nice find Magno Boots. Me thinks that the card is Blizzard 1200/4 by the looks of it. Lookie here

03 August 2008, 17:23	#8
Yoto 1 Potato to Spam´em all! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lost in a Wine Country Age: 48 Posts: 572	Now you only need to buy a 20 mhz crystal! Nice find Magno Boots!

03 August 2008, 17:32	#10
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,758	I wish we had the same things in the trash here Hope some parts are still working (especially the card). Great discovery you made there Magno Boots

03 August 2008, 17:32	#11
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Mango Flukes Again a great catch, I really am pleased you got this my friend, i know you will give it the love and attention it deserves.... and then HACK IT!!! LOL I may well have a 20Mhz OSC, If i have one i shall include it in the packed with the pre-set A600 Memory chips in the post on Monday m8y

03 August 2008, 17:55	#12
klx300r Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ManCave, Canada Posts: 1,618	excellent find my best find in the dump was a c64 in good working condition

03 August 2008, 18:06	#13
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,337	Bravo bravo. I found my wife at the dump

03 August 2008, 20:00	#16
gklinger Vegetable Lasagna Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto, CANADA Age: 54 Posts: 711	Yet more proof that the adage about one man's trash being another man's treasure is true.

03 August 2008, 21:40	#18
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	I'm sure this is a German keyboard as the Z & Y are swapped (as well as other non-UK symbols). I wish people threw out cool stuff in my area (girlfriend is glad they don't ). Great find Magno!

03 August 2008, 21:41	#19
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,400	German indeed.

03 August 2008, 21:44	#20
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	LOL! That hard drive conversion was really a very poor job! Looks a lot better with the CF reader - did you just have one of those lying around as a spare?

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