Amiga 1000 purchase, what to do?

[Signman]

I made a kickstart 1.3 disk using write kick disk from aminet. From the start I do get the start up screen asking for kickstart. After insertion it goes into a loading sequence and sounds fine and then just stops , screen goes blank and monitor shows no signal.

I do not have a keyboard attached, not sure if this affects it.

[mattsoft]

Originally Posted by Signman

I made a kickstart 1.3 disk using write kick disk from aminet. From the start I do get the start up screen asking for kickstart. After insertion it goes into a loading sequence and sounds fine and then just stops , screen goes blank and monitor shows no signal.

I do not have a keyboard attached, not sure if this affects it.

No, you should get a workbench prompt without keyboard and mouse plugged in. maybe a bad kickstart disk? maybe bad writable KS RAM?

[Signman]

It was the NEC lcd after all, which did show boot screen but no further. Also is good with other Amigas.

Hooked up to my 1084 which i never use and all good.

[mattsoft]

Originally Posted by Signman

It was the NEC lcd after all, which did show boot screen but no further. Also is good with other Amigas.

Hooked up to my 1084 which i never use and all good.

Huzzah! Now boot up some Turrican 2!

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by thgill

I would smack you across the face for even contemplating gutting it to install a raspberry pi.

I would go one further and have Signman sitting in a bath of cold custard for a year

As the A1000 appeared in several episodes of Miami Vice (1980s - not the nonsense remake) this means it is a very cool machine (think of it as a Supermodel).

That is all.

[Signman]

Funny all you guys taking it so personal with (abandoned) idea of gutting the 1000.

I kind of think my small contribution by purchasing the original back in February of 86' got things going. No kickstarter other than a few thousand bucks of hard earned money to buy one of the first ones. God only knows how much more with add ons , peripherals and subsequent amigas before finally going pc.

Now look at me, back again.

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by Signman

Funny all you guys taking it so personal with (abandoned) idea of gutting the 1000.

I kind of think my small contribution by purchasing the original back in February of 86' got things going. No kickstarter other than a few thousand bucks of hard earned money to buy one of the first ones. God only knows how much more with add ons , peripherals and subsequent amigas before finally going pc.

Now look at me, back again.

You've come full circle that's all

Looking for a 1000 myself at the moment...

[B14ck W01f]

Originally Posted by Signman

It was the NEC lcd after all, which did show boot screen but no further. Also is good with other Amigas.

Hooked up to my 1084 which i never use and all good.

LCD monitors are nothing but trouble.

[Marchie]

Originally Posted by Signman

It was the NEC lcd after all, which did show boot screen but no further. Also is good with other Amigas.

Hooked up to my 1084 which i never use and all good.

Brilliant! Nice work!