09 February 2017, 05:53 | #1 |
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Amiga 1000 purchase, what to do?
Just purchased a beat up, possibly working A1000.
Haven't even received it yet and here I am asking for advice. Even if this boots, I really don't want to run this hardware. My first Amiga was the 1000 so nostalgic for it. I'm thinking of pulling the MB and installing either a Mist board, Pi,or if it ever comes out, the Replay board. I have a couple of old beige pc keyboards and the look would be close. What would you do? |
09 February 2017, 07:15 | #2 |
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Just got one myself, I'm hoping to add an accelerator (ACA 500 +, maybe a Vampire). Not very creative, I know. Couldn't bear to pull it apart though...
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09 February 2017, 12:21 | #5 |
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While I don't agree it's a wonderful machine, there are enough people out there who think so that it's a waste to see it destroyed by someone who doesn't appreciate it.
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09 February 2017, 13:08 | #6 |
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You'd have a big empty box with a little tiny Pi inside. At very least carefully disassemble and sell the internals to someone else who can't find any.
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09 February 2017, 14:37 | #8 |
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Come on, tell me how you really feel
I had the original when some of you were toddlers, trust me I had have a lot of love for this machine but after updating the original a few times it was time to get a 500 with more chipram and expandability. That was around 1990. Long ago sold those, now have others, including a few 500 and 1200s. Your passion has given me pause to reconsider, not sure I could do it anyways. Really hoping I can clean the exterior, really bad looking. Maybe I will post progress. |
09 February 2017, 15:50 | #9 |
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I'd love to get a PAL A1000. Saw one in national adds for NOK 10 000,- (no, I'm not paying that kind of stupid money for it).
Get someone to overhaul it (replace capacitors etc) and get in line for a Vampire. It _is_ a stunningly beautiful machine. I'd even contemplate getting the C= 128 that it shares its design with. |
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09 February 2017, 18:38 | #11 |
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I am on the list for the vampire 500. I would consider putting it in this if MB is good.
But to what avail? With 512 chipram whdload isn't going to work well. |
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However, I'm going to order an ACA500plus for my 500 because it is able to convert (Without modifying the mainboard) 512KB trapdoor ram expansions into chipram - 1 MB of chip ram, with a mildly faster system (68000 @ 14 mhz default, overclockable to 42 mhz) makes it probably faster than a stock A1200, and 1MB is enough to run quite a lot of OCS things.. I read a few posts about ACA500/ACA500plus working in A1000 but you might want to ask about that and it's ability to work with RAM expansions on the A1000 (which I believe there are several choices for..). Of course the plus gives you fast harddrive storage and extra fast ram of course for a much cheaper than vampire price.. |
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09 February 2017, 19:18 | #13 |
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yea, yea I know what to do, send it to me
I can't recall the 1000 system board, can you solder on the additional ram like the 500? |
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Congrats! The A1000 is a classic and one of the most elegant computers ever made.
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I have 2 A1000s and have done very little to modify them. Everything is pretty much reversible and none of them have compromised the case. If you want to have a flexible Amiga, go for a 600 or 1200 where you can easily install chip/fast RAM and CF cards. The A1000 is sort of meant to be left alone, in my opinion. |
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09 February 2017, 20:59 | #16 |
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Haven't hooked up to monitor, will do later. Also no keyboard.
I do hear the old floppy click, so hopeful. Took it apart at work, here is photo of interior. Looks really clean unlike exterior. Revision A |
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I wasn't aware you needed a rejuvinator board to get the ACA500+ working, is this the same story for a Vampire? What's the story with the rejuvinator board? What does it do? (as before mentioned, I just acquired an A1000, so still learning). |
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This blog talks about getting an ACA500 (not plus) running on a pretty stock A1000: http://amigax1000.blogspot.com/2016/...miga-1000.html -- he talks about a high miss rate when trying to boot the A1000 with the ACA500. My experience has been a 100% miss rate for booting the ACA500+ on a stock Amiga. However, on the Rejuvenated A1000, it boots pretty much every time. There is a video of someone with a Vampire 500 in what looks to be a stock A1000 booting just fine: [ Show youtube player ]. Based on the info above, I'm guessing that a Vampire would be a better upgrade than an ACA500 for the A1000. I'm the list for a Vampire 500 and will try it on my stock A1000 if and when Apollo ever contacts me. If someone has a Vampire 500 they want to sell, let me know! |
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10 February 2017, 02:13 | #19 |
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If a Pi or a MIST doesn't seem right in it's own skin, will it feel right in an Amiga's?
You are the custodian of this machine now. Don't take away its heart and soul, cherish it as it stands - as part of your collection. 500s & 1200s were made for upgrading :O) |
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