NovaCoder's 1200

NovaCoder · 11 June 2008, 14:09

A couple of little pics of my new Amiga (now I've got it setup)

Not bad for a 15 year old computer is it

Still trying to get my head around the OS (newbie) but I am making some progress and it's all good clean fun

Current Spec: AmigaSys running on OS3.1 with a Blizzard 1230 Mk4, 16mb, external PCMICA 4x CDROM, flashy card reader and a joystick. WB running in RGB 640x480 256 color mode (Multiscan) and composite (via a TV-Box thanx to Zetr0) for games (just have to switch off the TV box for VGA, no cable swapping needed) on a 19inch NEC MultiScan

Hungry Horace · 11 June 2008, 14:13

very clean!

shame its not a Commodore Miggy tho

T_hairy_bootson · 11 June 2008, 14:15

Nice one,similar setup myself. Need to track yourself down a network card and get that beast online.

blade002 · 11 June 2008, 14:21

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Originally Posted by T_hairy_bootson

Nice one,similar setup myself. Need to track yourself down a network card and get that beast online.

Can you please track down a user on here with the alias Nexus6 !!. He asked how to get his miggy online some weeks back and i know your the man to get him online! He is my MAIN Amiga buddy from the YEARS back, and we even had our own BBS together running on an Amiga 2000 back in about 1992...

Please help him!!... Pleeeeeeeeeeease!!..

T_hairy_bootson · 11 June 2008, 14:25

Get him on irc and I'm sure we could help him out. You seem to be allergic to irc these days blade.

Fingerlickin_B · 11 June 2008, 14:26

That looks super-clean!

NOS from AmigaKit?

PZ.

NovaCoder · 11 June 2008, 14:33

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Originally Posted by Fingerlickin_B

That looks super-clean!

NOS from AmigaKit?

PZ.

Yep from AmigaKit with a pre-installed 4GB CF HD...looked brand-new when I unpacked it

I've also got a wireless card from AmigaKit lying around somewhere so I'll get that setup some time. I've also got 0S 3.9 to install & WDHLOAD to setup properly.

I find it amazing how good an AGA A1200 WB can look, very impressive considering the age

DDNI · 11 June 2008, 14:37

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Originally Posted by NovaCoder

I find it amazing how good an AGA A1200 WB can look, very impressive considering the age

You should throw Dary the AmigaSYS creator $10 as a thank you...

NovaCoder · 11 June 2008, 22:39

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Originally Posted by DDNI

You should throw Dary the AmigaSYS creator $10 as a thank you...

I've put in a bit more than that because I want them to make a SYS 4 for classic Amiga's, it's great

Cammy · 11 June 2008, 23:37

Running Workbench in Multiscan 256 colour mode must be super super slow! Why not try reducing it down to 16 or 32 colours, use a palette locking tool like Simple Palette, a GUI enhancer like Visual Prefs, and remap your background image to the new palette using Personal Paint and FS Error Defusion dithering. Workbench will run a lot faster and look nicer, even if the colours are reduced.

NovaCoder · 12 June 2008, 01:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cammy

Running Workbench in Multiscan 256 colour mode must be super super slow! Why not try reducing it down to 16 or 32 colours, use a palette locking tool like Simple Palette, a GUI enhancer like Visual Prefs, and remap your background image to the new palette using Personal Paint and FS Error Defusion dithering. Workbench will run a lot faster and look nicer, even if the colours are reduced.

It's not 'too' bad with a Blizzard 030 @ 50mhz, it's unusable with a standard 1200 though

The composite through the tv box with the PAL driver was not doing my eyes any good in WB. I'll have a look at speeding it up in the future by reducing colors etc, just playing around at the moment

Big-Byte · 13 June 2008, 10:20

Thats a nice setup you got there.. I'll send you a pic of my new 'toy' I got last Sunday (A complete professional CD DJ Kit in a flightcase

)

NovaCoder · 14 June 2008, 01:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big-Byte

Thats a nice setup you got there.. I'll send you a pic of my new 'toy' I got last Sunday (A complete professional CD DJ Kit in a flightcase

)

Cool, but are you actually getting any good yet

Go and grab yourself a 1200 and help me write some games

Big-Byte · 16 June 2008, 10:17

No Im not getting any good at all as only spend on average and hour a week on my decks. Ive got a really good record collection now though as last year I got a job lot of 250 records for £20 which basically contained all the records I used to have the first time round I had decks (11 years ago!)

I came so close to getting an Amiga at the bootfair this weekend. There was a complete boxed Amiga A1200 setup complete with printer, monitor and a box of games. It was interesting to look through but in the end I walked away as just dont have the space.

Did get some good PC games though: Elder Scrolls Oblivion for £1 and Colin McRae Dirt for £2

Brakus · 16 June 2008, 14:14

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Originally Posted by blade002

.... and we even had our own BBS together running on an Amiga 2000 back in about 1992...

Sorry to go OT but was the BBS 'Blade BBS'?

Paul_s · 21 June 2008, 01:52

Nice setup, wish I had that sort of space as I'd love all my miggys set up some day like that

11 June 2008, 14:09	#1
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	NovaCoder's 1200 A couple of little pics of my new Amiga (now I've got it setup) Not bad for a 15 year old computer is it Still trying to get my head around the OS (newbie) but I am making some progress and it's all good clean fun Current Spec: AmigaSys running on OS3.1 with a Blizzard 1230 Mk4, 16mb, external PCMICA 4x CDROM, flashy card reader and a joystick. WB running in RGB 640x480 256 color mode (Multiscan) and composite (via a TV-Box thanx to Zetr0) for games (just have to switch off the TV box for VGA, no cable swapping needed) on a 19inch NEC MultiScan Last edited by NovaCoder; 12 June 2008 at 02:19.

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11 June 2008, 14:13	#2
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	very clean! shame its not a Commodore Miggy tho

11 June 2008, 14:15	#3
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	Nice one,similar setup myself. Need to track yourself down a network card and get that beast online.

11 June 2008, 14:25	#5
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	Get him on irc and I'm sure we could help him out. You seem to be allergic to irc these days blade.

11 June 2008, 14:26	#6
Fingerlickin_B Amiga Nut Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belco, Australia Posts: 2,242	That looks super-clean! NOS from AmigaKit? PZ.

11 June 2008, 23:37	#10
Cammy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 39 Posts: 1,189	Running Workbench in Multiscan 256 colour mode must be super super slow! Why not try reducing it down to 16 or 32 colours, use a palette locking tool like Simple Palette, a GUI enhancer like Visual Prefs, and remap your background image to the new palette using Personal Paint and FS Error Defusion dithering. Workbench will run a lot faster and look nicer, even if the colours are reduced.

13 June 2008, 10:20	#12
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Thats a nice setup you got there.. I'll send you a pic of my new 'toy' I got last Sunday (A complete professional CD DJ Kit in a flightcase )

16 June 2008, 10:17	#14
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	No Im not getting any good at all as only spend on average and hour a week on my decks. Ive got a really good record collection now though as last year I got a job lot of 250 records for £20 which basically contained all the records I used to have the first time round I had decks (11 years ago!) I came so close to getting an Amiga at the bootfair this weekend. There was a complete boxed Amiga A1200 setup complete with printer, monitor and a box of games. It was interesting to look through but in the end I walked away as just dont have the space. Did get some good PC games though: Elder Scrolls Oblivion for £1 and Colin McRae Dirt for £2

21 June 2008, 01:52	#16
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	Nice setup, wish I had that sort of space as I'd love all my miggys set up some day like that

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