My A1200 progress

[ck1200]

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My A1200 progress

Just wanted to let all know what I’ve been doing with my main 1200 since joining

I started off with just one 1200 that i had purchased some time ago, this was a clean example with minimal yellowing to the keys and none to the case so i thought i decided there and then i wanted to make it the best i could

so here is where im up to spec and work wise i think all i would like know to complete it is a nice 17/19 inch lcd tv and a scsi cd-rom

Spec:

Rom: 3.1
HD: 4gb cf card (thanks to fitzsteve)
A/c: Typhoon MkII 030@40mhz (thanks to fitzsteve)
Ram: 64mb +2mb Chip ram
O/s: Cwb Adv Sp with amiga games and emulators nes/amigear and speccy etc

parts:

replaced/purchased

: new floppy drive from amigakit
: new keyboard from amigakit
: new 350psu from amigakit

Im very pleased with what i've done but at the moment it still does not see allot of use due to the lack of an lcd monitor, i do give it the occasional boot on my crt cm8833 monitor but i cant run it in super high res laced without a severe flicker so am still mainly using my second 1200 that is 99.9% standard. So one of the final purchases will be a decent lcd and scsi cd rom drive oh and a new mouse

Pics coming soon

Chris
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[Peter]

Nice set up Chris - looking forward to those pictures mate - a CD Rom drive would mean you would be able to use all the really great Amiga "CD stuff" that has been uploaded to the EAB File Server lately!

[fitzsteve]

You've got a great amiga there Chris, as you know the Typhoon has SCSI and the 50-25pin cable supplied so all you need is a SCSI-1 CDROM off an old apple mac or something and you're good to go!

Keep up the good work mate.

Steve.

[ck1200]

Originally Posted by Peter

Nice set up Chris - looking forward to those pictures mate - a CD Rom drive would mean you would be able to use all the really great Amiga "CD stuff" that has been uploaded to the EAB File Server lately!

Thanks mate its took me a while but wanted tis to be my better set up as it was my amiga of old as such lol, will try and sort pics this evening when home

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

You've got a great amiga there Chris, as you know the Typhoon has SCSI and the 50-25pin cable supplied so all you need is a SCSI-1 CDROM off an old apple mac or something and you're good to go!

Keep up the good work mate.

Steve.

Thanks Steve.... and for your help it getting it that way! yep i think with a cd rom, lcd and a mouse i will be all set

chris

[Fingerlickin_B]

Hardware pr0n please!

PZ.

[cosmicfrog]

its a great games machine + its got a great Workbench, Keyboard & Mouse

you left the most important bit out, What joystick do u use ?

[ck1200]

Sorry i have not updated this guys been at my partners house on the wirral and no net there as yet (but it's on it's way) i have also had a little trouble hosting pics on pb just timing out while trying, but will try again early week

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

its a great games machine + its got a great Workbench, Keyboard & Mouse

you left the most important bit out, What joystick do u use ?

lol the mouse is just an old one need to get an amigakit one, but yeah forgot about that its a joypad though a gamester pro i think?

will take a pic of that to as i already took the others just cant upload them but there are some of the op sys taken on steve's amiga in my album, will report back soon with some decent pics

[ck1200]

I have sent some pics to fitzsteve to upload for me

[fitzsteve]

Will put them on my photo bucket tomorrow mate and post them here :-)

Steve.

[ck1200]

Thanks mate and no rush tried to pm you though but said your inbox was full

[fitzsteve]

prob is mate been away all week only got my mobile for the internet! Back home tomorrow. Just waiting for the coach to pick us up :-(

[ck1200]

no worries lol and thanks mate will send you some others to put on the thread soon too

as in typhoon and th o/s on the good old crt :/

[fitzsteve]

Lookin' good mate

[cosmicfrog]

core nice to see it protected so we can`t see any hardware p0rn

now where`s the screen ??

[fitzsteve]

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

core nice to see it protected so we can`t see any hardware p0rn

now where`s the screen ??

Projector onto that nice white wall?

AFAIK LCD TV is next on Chris' shopping list

[chrispy]

Originally Posted by Peter

Nice set up Chris - looking forward to those pictures mate - a CD Rom drive would mean you would be able to use all the really great Amiga "CD stuff" that has been uploaded to the EAB File Server lately!

Are there any tutorials with regards fitting a cdrom drive? Ideally i'd like one that comes out of the side (close to the PCMCIA card).

[ck1200]

Thanks for sorting the pics mate and yep lcd is next for sure

i will also upload some pics of the board and a few pics running as will bring my crt monitor out of the attic for a bit i think

chris

[phipscube]

Wow, she is very clean Chris Nice to see how you are getting on, Are you planning to get a SD/FF at some point? That would make such a difference on the LCD you get. Anyway, keep up the good work mate!

[ck1200]

Thanks mate my main priority at the min is an lcd just so i can use it with a good res!

i will have to sit back and think of some final mods soon to finish it off....but will try and get a few more pics up soon

Chris

[ck1200]

Well i set up my crt in my room with the main 1200 and to be fair i knew it didn’t like the high res interlaced signal but thought i will put up with the flicker for a short while just so i can use the system and navigate it a bit

had a quick look around the O/s and played some games and before i knew it the monitor switches it self off and gives of a loud high pitched squeal, it does this now each time it's switched on

i did manage to snap a few pics before it died but need an lcd now to set it up on, so that’s the next step Amiga wise for sure!!

will upload the pics soon

chris