Apollo 630 Hardware Pr0n for Zetro and my Amiga Buddies

fitzsteve · 18 March 2010, 16:32

My Apollo 630 arrived today

I'll get the bad news out the way first... I got stung for £50 customs charges

But to see it working I almost forget that....

Its much smaller then I thought it would be but its a good fit on my CPU, clipped straight on and has been running for about 40 mins now

Just in the process of setting up my 4gb Microdrive with CWB ADV but to test I'm using my CWB 68k setup, its super fast and my spare 32mb Simm seems to work fine...

Well I guess you're here to see the pics, not to listen to me rabbit on

Here ya go:

Bloodwych · 18 March 2010, 16:44

£50!!!!!!! That is so stupid. Sounds like the sender didn't fill out the customs sticker correctly, as the item only has collectors value, is second hand and negligible retail value as it's no longer sold.

Man, really look after that A600. To be fair, you have a very rare item that will still fetch a lot if you resell, but that custom's charge sucks.

I sell things oversees, and you have to make sure you mark it correctly for a given country to not incur customs charges. If it's an item that is very well known to have value (like cigerettes) then this will obviously get you into trouble if it's chosen as a sample at customs. But ebay second hand stuff not being sent on mass never gets picked on in my experience.

For the UK, you have to tick "Gift" on the customs sticker and state the item is of no higher value than £36. No one at customs would have had a clue what it was if they'd opened it as a random sample and would have let it pass.

Oh well, you have an awesome A600 now. Looks really good. I must admit, I'm jealous of your Amiga hardware collection - you have some excellent kit.

mfilos · 18 March 2010, 16:46

Outstanding man! /envy

You belong to the Elite 600ers now... that's a rare piece of hardware pr0n mate. I hope you won't stop here now that you got the beast in there!
USB, SD/FF?

Congrats once more man and don't worry about the customs... they sux but you'll get so much fun of it so you won't remember it after some time

Cheers

Zetr0 · 18 March 2010, 16:47

Truly a thing of beauty!!!

My sincere thanks for the hardware pr0n... a gorgeous (and rare) bit of kit!

now.... stop wigglin' and post a sysinfo pic please +D

fitzsteve · 18 March 2010, 17:14

Thanks guys

I'll sort the sysinfo shot out for you Zeet's once I've got the CWB ADV setup in there

She's resting now after a good SWOS session... I noticed the CPU gets pretty warm, ok pretty hot lol, but I was epecting that. I've put a nice heat sink on it now and hopefully the case fits back together... Its only one of those stick on ones so it'll come off easily enough.

I'll be keeping this one safe, don't worry. Not ure what mods will come next, i've got a minty white case top to go on

Updates to follow after the break...

chiark · 18 March 2010, 17:27

Lovely

Good job on getting the ***** reliably seated: my 620 still isn't happy reliably! Good to see that you have managed it!

mfilos · 18 March 2010, 17:41

Don't forget to put a 4cm fan to keep the HS cool and you Apollo's life healthier

DDNI · 18 March 2010, 17:57

Wow it is wonderful to see one in action!

I have one, but it is U/S and is currently getting some TLC...

Peter · 18 March 2010, 18:11

Looks good Steve!
Damn - I am jealous...

asm1 · 18 March 2010, 18:17

VERY nice steve

I bet your A1200 is Jealous and feeling sad and neglected

£50 customs sux

You have inspired me to put the bits in my Tower this evening

Andrew

fitzsteve · 18 March 2010, 18:20

Thanks again guys for the kind comments and tips

I'll bring it along to the 25 year meet that Mike is arranging

But in the mean time heres some more pics:

Full speed speccy emulation on an A600 & CWB ADV OMG

If only there was an AGA chip you could slot in there...

Bloodwych · 18 March 2010, 18:27

Looking good.

I think the ADV is suffering in the palette stakes - you may have to optimize it yourself. An ECS Amiga is actually a lot slower than an AGA at displaying 16 colours, even with a faster processor. How does it run?

Perhaps you are better off with the 8 colour Workbenches, but it is of course your preference!

Bloodwych · 18 March 2010, 18:29

Oh yeah, also remember to disable Copper Demon in the settings!

cosmicfrog · 18 March 2010, 18:32

OMG and wow

Glad you had only money trouble and everything else works

fitzsteve · 18 March 2010, 18:39

Yep it seems to be working ok

As you say Bloodwych, I had to disable copper as it caused an error on startup, no biggie. Its a little slower than expected its kind of like running CWB ADV SP on an 020 if that makes sence, but i'm sure I can get some more speed out of it

Its still much quicker running CWB ADV then the stock 68000 is running CWB 68k though....

Games, etc run nice and fast like the 030 in my 1200, no slowdown is SWOS for example and the speccy emulation is full speed. Going to try some other stuff after i've fixed some things.

Wont be able to close the case properly yet as the CF-IDE is getting in the way, I'll need a longer cable...

So far, so good though on most things...

& Look forward to hearing more on your Tower project Andrew

Steve.

Update:

Set 8 colour now, much faster and still looks very nice

Further Update, still running! Seems cooler now with the Heat Sink but will look out for a small Fan.

AmigaFriend · 18 March 2010, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

Further Update, still running! Seems cooler now with the Heat Sink but will look out for a small Fan.

A fan is highly advisable after the case is closed down.

Check here for some ideas and info:

http://www.amiga600.de/

But your A600 is pure envy!

Philophus · 18 March 2010, 21:42

That baby will take a 50mhz CPU and xtal ;-)

fitzsteve · 18 March 2010, 22:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Philophus

That baby will take a 50mhz CPU and xtal ;-)

Yep, thats a tempting thought

Well I've closed the case now, it took three attempts to get it to close without knocking the Apollo off lol.

Don't really want to glue it in place as its pretty secure as long as you dont turn the Amiga upside-down to fit screws

I think the Heat Sink is doing a pretty good job but a fan is going to be a good idea

Thanks again for all the nice comments, I've got such a big grin this evening

fitzsteve · 19 March 2010, 00:43

Just noticed, there's little point having the rom switch now, since the 1.3 rom wont work with the 030

I guess I could hook up a 2nd switch on the pins that disabled the board

More mods...

cosmicfrog · 19 March 2010, 03:02

why wont 1.3 work with the 030 ???

18 March 2010, 16:32	#1
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Apollo 630 Hardware Pr0n for Zetro and my Amiga Buddies My Apollo 630 arrived today I'll get the bad news out the way first... I got stung for £50 customs charges But to see it working I almost forget that.... Its much smaller then I thought it would be but its a good fit on my CPU, clipped straight on and has been running for about 40 mins now Just in the process of setting up my 4gb Microdrive with CWB ADV but to test I'm using my CWB 68k setup, its super fast and my spare 32mb Simm seems to work fine... Well I guess you're here to see the pics, not to listen to me rabbit on Here ya go: Last edited by fitzsteve; 27 March 2010 at 00:30.

18 March 2010, 18:39	#15
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Yep it seems to be working ok As you say Bloodwych, I had to disable copper as it caused an error on startup, no biggie. Its a little slower than expected its kind of like running CWB ADV SP on an 020 if that makes sence, but i'm sure I can get some more speed out of it Its still much quicker running CWB ADV then the stock 68000 is running CWB 68k though.... Games, etc run nice and fast like the 030 in my 1200, no slowdown is SWOS for example and the speccy emulation is full speed. Going to try some other stuff after i've fixed some things. Wont be able to close the case properly yet as the CF-IDE is getting in the way, I'll need a longer cable... So far, so good though on most things... & Look forward to hearing more on your Tower project Andrew Steve. Update: Set 8 colour now, much faster and still looks very nice Further Update, still running! Seems cooler now with the Heat Sink but will look out for a small Fan. Last edited by fitzsteve; 28 April 2010 at 12:34.

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18 March 2010, 16:44	#2
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	£50!!!!!!! That is so stupid. Sounds like the sender didn't fill out the customs sticker correctly, as the item only has collectors value, is second hand and negligible retail value as it's no longer sold. Man, really look after that A600. To be fair, you have a very rare item that will still fetch a lot if you resell, but that custom's charge sucks. I sell things oversees, and you have to make sure you mark it correctly for a given country to not incur customs charges. If it's an item that is very well known to have value (like cigerettes) then this will obviously get you into trouble if it's chosen as a sample at customs. But ebay second hand stuff not being sent on mass never gets picked on in my experience. For the UK, you have to tick "Gift" on the customs sticker and state the item is of no higher value than £36. No one at customs would have had a clue what it was if they'd opened it as a random sample and would have let it pass. Oh well, you have an awesome A600 now. Looks really good. I must admit, I'm jealous of your Amiga hardware collection - you have some excellent kit.

18 March 2010, 16:46	#3
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	Outstanding man! /envy You belong to the Elite 600ers now... that's a rare piece of hardware pr0n mate. I hope you won't stop here now that you got the beast in there! USB, SD/FF? Congrats once more man and don't worry about the customs... they sux but you'll get so much fun of it so you won't remember it after some time Cheers

18 March 2010, 16:47	#4
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Truly a thing of beauty!!! My sincere thanks for the hardware pr0n... a gorgeous (and rare) bit of kit! now.... stop wigglin' and post a sysinfo pic please +D

18 March 2010, 17:14	#5
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Thanks guys I'll sort the sysinfo shot out for you Zeet's once I've got the CWB ADV setup in there She's resting now after a good SWOS session... I noticed the CPU gets pretty warm, ok pretty hot lol, but I was epecting that. I've put a nice heat sink on it now and hopefully the case fits back together... Its only one of those stick on ones so it'll come off easily enough. I'll be keeping this one safe, don't worry. Not ure what mods will come next, i've got a minty white case top to go on Updates to follow after the break...

18 March 2010, 17:27	#6
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	Lovely Good job on getting the ***** reliably seated: my 620 still isn't happy reliably! Good to see that you have managed it!

18 March 2010, 17:41	#7
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 45 Posts: 1,978	Don't forget to put a 4cm fan to keep the HS cool and you Apollo's life healthier

18 March 2010, 17:57	#8
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Wow it is wonderful to see one in action! I have one, but it is U/S and is currently getting some TLC...

18 March 2010, 18:11	#9
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Looks good Steve! Damn - I am jealous...

18 March 2010, 18:17	#10
asm1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Age: 44 Posts: 637	VERY nice steve I bet your A1200 is Jealous and feeling sad and neglected £50 customs sux You have inspired me to put the bits in my Tower this evening Andrew

18 March 2010, 18:20	#11
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Thanks again guys for the kind comments and tips I'll bring it along to the 25 year meet that Mike is arranging But in the mean time heres some more pics: Full speed speccy emulation on an A600 & CWB ADV OMG If only there was an AGA chip you could slot in there...

18 March 2010, 18:27	#12
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Looking good. I think the ADV is suffering in the palette stakes - you may have to optimize it yourself. An ECS Amiga is actually a lot slower than an AGA at displaying 16 colours, even with a faster processor. How does it run? Perhaps you are better off with the 8 colour Workbenches, but it is of course your preference!

18 March 2010, 18:29	#13
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Oh yeah, also remember to disable Copper Demon in the settings!

18 March 2010, 18:32	#14
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	OMG and wow Glad you had only money trouble and everything else works

18 March 2010, 21:42	#17
Philophus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 151	That baby will take a 50mhz CPU and xtal ;-)

19 March 2010, 00:43	#19
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Just noticed, there's little point having the rom switch now, since the 1.3 rom wont work with the 030 I guess I could hook up a 2nd switch on the pins that disabled the board More mods...

19 March 2010, 03:02	#20
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	why wont 1.3 work with the 030 ???

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