Best A1200 Mods?

Martin_L · 25 March 2005, 13:25

I have a Stock A1200 and I was wondering what cool things can I add to it?
and why? what do these mods do?

If possible Id like to keep everything within the original case

Amiga1992 · 25 March 2005, 16:19

Define "cool". It all depends on what you want to do with it!!!

wlcina · 25 March 2005, 22:28

cooler is cool enough ;-)

Martin_L · 26 March 2005, 01:18

Thats just it, I dont what I can do with it!

Eny- · 26 March 2005, 02:24

don't know* ?

Add it an HD, Blizz and your off

DopPie · 26 March 2005, 11:01

Ok lets see; what and why seems to be enough to explain things. The 'why'part explains what the mod does anyway.

I added a harddisk. Why? Cause I hate floppies.
I added a scandoubler. Why? It enables me to use VGA monitors.
I added extra cooling to the scandoubler. Why? I hope it will last longer.
I added an 68030 accelerator. Why? Cause it allowes me to compile / (de-)comress files faster.
I added 32MB of RAM. Why? Cause it allows me to load lots of stuff at the same time.
I added a compact flash adapter. Why? Too be transfer files between PC/Amiga.
I added a NIC? Why? For networking ofcourse.

I'm going to add my newly acquired 68060 accelerator. Why? See 68030 accelerator and multiply that by 4 (or more?).
I'm going to add extra cooling for the 68060. Why? So it may live longer

I'm going to add a scsi connector. Why? To connect my external CD-Player

That is what I've done / going to do.
There are lots of things you could add (USB for instance). But the challenge of fitting it all inside becomes greater everytime.

See:
http://www.amiga.org/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1866
This is my scandoubler mod. There are more photo's of my progress there.

Martin_L · 26 March 2005, 12:24

thanks Eny and DopPie, thats exactly what I wanted to know!
what acelerator is the best! theyre are so many!

see Akira, it wasnt that tough was it?

kriz · 26 March 2005, 12:42

go for the blizzard (Phase 5) series, a 060 would be nice

Martin_L · 26 March 2005, 12:48

cool, think theres one on ebay right now (PPC) but its kinda expensive!

Graham Humphrey · 26 March 2005, 15:10

Do you need a PPC though? What do you want to do with your Amiga?

I would definitely add a hard drive, and a RAM expansion at least though. Then you can install all your games onto your HD with WHDLoad, and they'll work perfectly without any disk-swapping and the like!

Martin_L · 26 March 2005, 15:24

Cool thanks graham, I think adding a HDD is a must, and ill prob and some extra ram. being able to run OS 3.9 would be good!

Amiga1992 · 26 March 2005, 17:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin_L

see Akira, it wasnt that tough was it?

I didn't say it was hard, I said it was not specific.

Because I have an 030 accelerator with 32MB of RAM and a hard drive., since this is the BEST platform to run WHDLoad stuff in.

Martin_L · 26 March 2005, 18:07

ok, so what would be best set up for running classic games and maybe OS3.9?

Amiga1992 · 26 March 2005, 19:01

I already answered your first question

Martin_L · 26 March 2005, 19:34

sorry mis-read your post. duh

DopPie · 26 March 2005, 20:01

I dont know about 3.9. I use the boards own bloodw...whats his name again ClassicWb. Customized it a bit. Runs very smooth. I wonder how it flies when I have my 060 installed but I wait till my home redecoration is over.

Martin_L · 28 March 2005, 16:25

So which accelerator boards can you just plug into an A1200 standard case?

DopPie · 28 March 2005, 16:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin_L

So which accelerator boards can you just plug into an A1200 standard case?

Most of them will.

However: 68040 ecquipped boards get rather hot. So it is not such a good idea to put that in. Also some boards are tower only. These are mainly 68040,68060 and PPC boards. check http://amiga.resource.cx/ for all your accelerator needs

Amiga1992 · 28 March 2005, 16:48

I would only put an 030 or 060 inside a desktop case, 040 heats up too much.

Martin_L · 29 March 2005, 00:02

thanks for the advice guys! man this is confussing! im also trying to find one that is cheap too!
plus I wanna run OS3.9 ???

25 March 2005, 13:25	#1
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 97	Best A1200 Upgrades? I have a Stock A1200 and I was wondering what cool things can I add to it? and why? what do these mods do? If possible Id like to keep everything within the original case Last edited by Martin_L; 25 March 2005 at 14:16.

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25 March 2005, 16:19	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Define "cool". It all depends on what you want to do with it!!!

25 March 2005, 22:28	#3
wlcina Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Czech republic Posts: 580	cooler is cool enough ;-)

26 March 2005, 01:18	#4
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 97	Thats just it, I dont what I can do with it!

26 March 2005, 02:24	#5
Eny- R3tr0 G4m3r Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lisbon - Portugal Age: 44 Posts: 327	don't know* ? Add it an HD, Blizz and your off

26 March 2005, 11:01	#6
DopPie Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Den Hoorn, NL Age: 44 Posts: 259	Ok lets see; what and why seems to be enough to explain things. The 'why'part explains what the mod does anyway. I added a harddisk. Why? Cause I hate floppies. I added a scandoubler. Why? It enables me to use VGA monitors. I added extra cooling to the scandoubler. Why? I hope it will last longer. I added an 68030 accelerator. Why? Cause it allowes me to compile / (de-)comress files faster. I added 32MB of RAM. Why? Cause it allows me to load lots of stuff at the same time. I added a compact flash adapter. Why? Too be transfer files between PC/Amiga. I added a NIC? Why? For networking ofcourse. I'm going to add my newly acquired 68060 accelerator. Why? See 68030 accelerator and multiply that by 4 (or more?). I'm going to add extra cooling for the 68060. Why? So it may live longer I'm going to add a scsi connector. Why? To connect my external CD-Player That is what I've done / going to do. There are lots of things you could add (USB for instance). But the challenge of fitting it all inside becomes greater everytime. See: http://www.amiga.org/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1866 This is my scandoubler mod. There are more photo's of my progress there.

26 March 2005, 12:24	#7
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 97	thanks Eny and DopPie, thats exactly what I wanted to know! what acelerator is the best! theyre are so many! see Akira, it wasnt that tough was it?

26 March 2005, 12:42	#8
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	go for the blizzard (Phase 5) series, a 060 would be nice

26 March 2005, 12:48	#9
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 97	cool, think theres one on ebay right now (PPC) but its kinda expensive!

26 March 2005, 15:10	#10
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Do you need a PPC though? What do you want to do with your Amiga? I would definitely add a hard drive, and a RAM expansion at least though. Then you can install all your games onto your HD with WHDLoad, and they'll work perfectly without any disk-swapping and the like!

26 March 2005, 15:24	#11
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 97	Cool thanks graham, I think adding a HDD is a must, and ill prob and some extra ram. being able to run OS 3.9 would be good!

26 March 2005, 18:07	#13
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 97	ok, so what would be best set up for running classic games and maybe OS3.9?

26 March 2005, 19:01	#14
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I already answered your first question

26 March 2005, 19:34	#15
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 97	sorry mis-read your post. duh

26 March 2005, 20:01	#16
DopPie Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Den Hoorn, NL Age: 44 Posts: 259	I dont know about 3.9. I use the boards own bloodw...whats his name again ClassicWb. Customized it a bit. Runs very smooth. I wonder how it flies when I have my 060 installed but I wait till my home redecoration is over.

28 March 2005, 16:25	#17
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 97	So which accelerator boards can you just plug into an A1200 standard case?

28 March 2005, 16:48	#19
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I would only put an 030 or 060 inside a desktop case, 040 heats up too much.

29 March 2005, 00:02	#20
Martin_L Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 40 Posts: 97	thanks for the advice guys! man this is confussing! im also trying to find one that is cheap too! plus I wanna run OS3.9 ???

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