Recycling A1200

Mick_AKA · 08 November 2002, 18:30

What should folks do with their A1200s?

rattus · 08 November 2002, 19:02

add a big harddrive for WHDload, maybe 2-4Gb...

add an accelerator card, maybe a 030 or even an 060 if I can afford it. Blizzard brand if possible...

add lots of fastram to the accelerator card, at least 32Mb...

put in an IDEfix and cut a small hole in the side of the amiga to feed in an IDE cable for a CD drive...

put an ethernet (or wireless-ethernet, if they work[?]) card into the PCMCIA slot for sharing my DSL connection...

put a MIDI interface into the serial port at the back, and attach a big sexy keyboard to it...

put a 4-player adapter into the parallel port and feed it with 2 genesis/megadrive pads...

put a mouse/joystick splitter in mouse port and feed both with 2 Competition Pro Mini joysticks...

plug in an amiga SCART lead and hook it up to my TV...

plug in stereo phono leads to hook up to my Hi-Fi...

get an A500 power supply brick for my new hungry beast of an amiga...

murder anyone who suggests I should get it towered...

never ever leave the house again!

Drake1009 · 08 November 2002, 19:07

If you have enough of them you might consider an accelerator card. Otherwise I'd prefer to keep it standard with more RAM and HD.
Maybe you'll need an accelerator of some sort to use it though.

Syko · 17 November 2002, 20:12

Hey Rattus

there's no reason a wirless network card (802.11b) wont work, you'd just need drivers. And since it gets seen as a std network card.... one of the ones out there should work.

And get a 300W ATX PSU to power it!

rattus · 18 November 2002, 08:15

hehe! thanks Syko but there is no way in hell I would be able to afford all that! Thats just one of my dreams if money were no object

blackcornflake · 18 November 2002, 11:56

Dunno about turning an A1200 into a PC-beater these days. The fastest accelerator available still trails fast PCs in sheer horsepower by some way.

Still, the A1200 is a great machine, and I am of the upgrading school of thought.

My rule is: upgrade the machine to fit your own requirements. Fed up of floppies? Get a HD. Want to boost overall performance? Buy an accelerator and some memory. Want to upset rattus? Tower case.

The more you put in, the more you get out. Even a little extra memory will provide a big boost in performance.

Syko · 19 November 2002, 01:01

As far as horsepower goes, you don't need a CPU as fast as a PC you just need to use it efficiantly.... that'll be the Amiga then

Rattus: wireless card about £80, PSU about £20 from CCL Computers - the place I used to work at www.cclcomputers.co.uk if your interested, and they sell abroad ( but the post is steep!)

Mick_AKA · 19 November 2002, 10:46

I made my own 300w PSU by building a PC power supply into an A1200 supplys plastic casing, I put the fan into the top (where the vent is)<<DUH! uses a BBC Micro power swich built onto the front and have the standard drive power leads coming out of the back. Usefull is you want to run a 3.5 hard disk externally or a cd-rom without a posh external case.

Unknown_K · 19 November 2002, 14:25

Its not worth the money to upgrade a 1200 to anywhere near a PC spead these days is it? Better to buy a new amiga one and use amiga os.

I personally would keep an a1200 stock if I had one (for games)

Syko · 20 November 2002, 15:41

that's why I've got;

bog std A500 with KS1.3 - all the old games work fine on that

A500+ with 2MB chip/8MB FAST on a GVP HD+II exp unit - plays everything that the A500 doesn't except AGA stuff.

Anything else goes on the A4000 for AGA and fast CPU.

Still need more h/w though......

manicx · 29 November 2002, 11:58

After buying an A4K 4 years ago, my A1200 got on the selve. It has a 68030/50, 10Mb RAM, 270 HD, SCSI+CDROM, 1940 Monitor to display. Unfortunately, what I would really love for it is a graphics card but then I have to abandon the classic desktop case. So I think I should keep it as it is. Just took out 64Mb of RAM from an old PC though so my miggy will fly in a wee while. Oh, just came to my mind, a math co-processor would be great too...
All these are powerered by an 250W ATX PSU which works great. Nice for playing KO2 with Alkis21 and our friends for 12hours or so

Sid · 21 September 2005, 11:52

I've got an Amiga 500+ (with 1mb memory).

HARD-DRIVE:
How can I get a hard-drive for it, so I wouldn't have to use disks?
How would I save the actual games to the hard-drive.

WIRELESS:
I would like wireless... joysticks/mouse ... can this be done??
RF signals etc

Parsec · 22 September 2005, 19:59

Doh

, I voted for "Keep em standard" but was a bit hasty.

I mean I like the idea of keeping them in standard cases but any mods under the hood (like an '30, HDD and some RAM) are cool

BarrySWE · 27 September 2005, 18:50

for gaming. blizzard 1230 with 16mb ram and a 2gb hd

redblade · 27 September 2005, 23:02

limitiations are always nice

. push that machine push that machine

BarrySWE · 29 September 2005, 19:50

DO THIS WITH YOUR A1200!! ;-)

Sid · 07 October 2005, 11:33

That looks sweet Barry!!
Can you go wireless on the keyboard/mouse/joystick???

alexh · 07 October 2005, 12:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by manicx

Unfortunately, what I would really love for it [A4000D] is a graphics card but then I have to abandon the classic desktop case.

My A4kD 040@25 has a PicassoIV, XSurf, DKB3128, Fastlane all in a desktop case.

I have bought a "sold as seen" cyberstorm MKIII but unfortunately it doesnt want to work

28 October 2005, 22:00

Nice one Baz.

Logitech Ultra-X k/board luv em! Got one plugged into my Shuttle system.

You've also given me a kick up the ass to do something with my Power Tower which I bought months ago and has just sat there. Looks nice sprayed silver.. mmm

View Poll Results: What should we do with A1200s?
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08 November 2002, 18:30	#1
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Recycling A1200 What should folks do with their A1200s?

08 November 2002, 19:02	#2
rattus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 328	I would... add a big harddrive for WHDload, maybe 2-4Gb... add an accelerator card, maybe a 030 or even an 060 if I can afford it. Blizzard brand if possible... add lots of fastram to the accelerator card, at least 32Mb... put in an IDEfix and cut a small hole in the side of the amiga to feed in an IDE cable for a CD drive... put an ethernet (or wireless-ethernet, if they work[?]) card into the PCMCIA slot for sharing my DSL connection... put a MIDI interface into the serial port at the back, and attach a big sexy keyboard to it... put a 4-player adapter into the parallel port and feed it with 2 genesis/megadrive pads... put a mouse/joystick splitter in mouse port and feed both with 2 Competition Pro Mini joysticks... plug in an amiga SCART lead and hook it up to my TV... plug in stereo phono leads to hook up to my Hi-Fi... get an A500 power supply brick for my new hungry beast of an amiga... murder anyone who suggests I should get it towered... never ever leave the house again!

29 November 2002, 11:58	#11
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	After buying an A4K 4 years ago, my A1200 got on the selve. It has a 68030/50, 10Mb RAM, 270 HD, SCSI+CDROM, 1940 Monitor to display. Unfortunately, what I would really love for it is a graphics card but then I have to abandon the classic desktop case. So I think I should keep it as it is. Just took out 64Mb of RAM from an old PC though so my miggy will fly in a wee while. Oh, just came to my mind, a math co-processor would be great too... All these are powerered by an 250W ATX PSU which works great. Nice for playing KO2 with Alkis21 and our friends for 12hours or so Last edited by manicx; 29 November 2002 at 12:03.

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08 November 2002, 19:07	#3
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	If you have enough of them you might consider an accelerator card. Otherwise I'd prefer to keep it standard with more RAM and HD. Maybe you'll need an accelerator of some sort to use it though.

17 November 2002, 20:12	#4
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 59 Posts: 584	Hey Rattus there's no reason a wirless network card (802.11b) wont work, you'd just need drivers. And since it gets seen as a std network card.... one of the ones out there should work. And get a 300W ATX PSU to power it!

18 November 2002, 08:15	#5
rattus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 328	hehe! thanks Syko but there is no way in hell I would be able to afford all that! Thats just one of my dreams if money were no object

18 November 2002, 11:56	#6
blackcornflake Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cereal box Posts: 794	Dunno about turning an A1200 into a PC-beater these days. The fastest accelerator available still trails fast PCs in sheer horsepower by some way. Still, the A1200 is a great machine, and I am of the upgrading school of thought. My rule is: upgrade the machine to fit your own requirements. Fed up of floppies? Get a HD. Want to boost overall performance? Buy an accelerator and some memory. Want to upset rattus? Tower case. The more you put in, the more you get out. Even a little extra memory will provide a big boost in performance.

19 November 2002, 01:01	#7
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 59 Posts: 584	As far as horsepower goes, you don't need a CPU as fast as a PC you just need to use it efficiantly.... that'll be the Amiga then Rattus: wireless card about £80, PSU about £20 from CCL Computers - the place I used to work at www.cclcomputers.co.uk if your interested, and they sell abroad ( but the post is steep!)

19 November 2002, 10:46	#8
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	I made my own 300w PSU by building a PC power supply into an A1200 supplys plastic casing, I put the fan into the top (where the vent is)<<DUH! uses a BBC Micro power swich built onto the front and have the standard drive power leads coming out of the back. Usefull is you want to run a 3.5 hard disk externally or a cd-rom without a posh external case.

19 November 2002, 14:25	#9
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	Its not worth the money to upgrade a 1200 to anywhere near a PC spead these days is it? Better to buy a new amiga one and use amiga os. I personally would keep an a1200 stock if I had one (for games)

20 November 2002, 15:41	#10
Syko Now got GSX750F :)) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Halifax UK Age: 59 Posts: 584	that's why I've got; bog std A500 with KS1.3 - all the old games work fine on that A500+ with 2MB chip/8MB FAST on a GVP HD+II exp unit - plays everything that the A500 doesn't except AGA stuff. Anything else goes on the A4000 for AGA and fast CPU. Still need more h/w though......

21 September 2005, 11:52	#12
Sid Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Berkshire, UK Age: 47 Posts: 85	I've got an Amiga 500+ (with 1mb memory). HARD-DRIVE: How can I get a hard-drive for it, so I wouldn't have to use disks? How would I save the actual games to the hard-drive. WIRELESS: I would like wireless... joysticks/mouse ... can this be done?? RF signals etc

22 September 2005, 19:59	#13
Parsec Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Lancashire Age: 49 Posts: 434	Doh , I voted for "Keep em standard" but was a bit hasty. I mean I like the idea of keeping them in standard cases but any mods under the hood (like an '30, HDD and some RAM) are cool

27 September 2005, 18:50	#14
BarrySWE Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 46 Posts: 404	for gaming. blizzard 1230 with 16mb ram and a 2gb hd

27 September 2005, 23:02	#15
redblade Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Middle Earth Age: 40 Posts: 2,127	limitiations are always nice . push that machine push that machine

29 September 2005, 19:50	#16
BarrySWE Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 46 Posts: 404	DO THIS WITH YOUR A1200!! ;-)

07 October 2005, 11:33	#17
Sid Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Berkshire, UK Age: 47 Posts: 85	That looks sweet Barry!! Can you go wireless on the keyboard/mouse/joystick???

28 October 2005, 22:00	#19
DaZZaBoY Posts: n/a	Nice one Baz. Logitech Ultra-X k/board luv em! Got one plugged into my Shuttle system. You've also given me a kick up the ass to do something with my Power Tower which I bought months ago and has just sat there. Looks nice sprayed silver.. mmm

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