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Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 January 2024, 16:49
Replies: 3,422
Views: 822,253
Posted By Overdoc
My stupid question would be how turbo cards (or...

My stupid question would be how turbo cards (or different 680XX CPUs in various Amigas) affect speedup of applications and games ?

I mainly use an Amiga 500, but have an ACA500+ card connected to...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 17 January 2024, 16:34
Replies: 10
Views: 829
Posted By Overdoc
Thanks a lot guys for your comments on this...

Thanks a lot guys for your comments on this topic.
I see you are experts with lots of experience on this topic, and I hope to be able to make the best possible digitizing results woth thos hint.
...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 10 January 2024, 16:54
Replies: 10
Views: 829
Posted By Overdoc
Thanks a lot guys for the great hints ! I am...

Thanks a lot guys for the great hints !

I am absolutley aware that I would get better results if I just made a good foto, and then use some modern conversion tool on the PC to convert it to some...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 09 January 2024, 14:27
Replies: 10
Views: 829
Posted By Overdoc
digitizing a picture with Newtek Digi View Gold and RGB splitter?

I recently discovered a Newtek Digi View Gold device among my Amiga hardware stuff.

I found out it is a digitizer, which needs a still camera to film an object and feed the video signal to the...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 09 January 2024, 14:10
Replies: 20
Views: 2,322
Posted By Overdoc
The right one is definitely an Amiga 500. ...

The right one is definitely an Amiga 500.

Sword of Sodan was not available on many other machines. Only on Macintosh and Sega megadrive, which look totally different.
Forum: support.Games 28 March 2023, 17:38
Replies: 7
Views: 1,042
Posted By Overdoc
Thanks for the Atari ST longplay! Although...

Thanks for the Atari ST longplay!

Although the player seems to use a 'maximum coins' cheat in the shop with something like 60.000$ to spend, I love his tactics to shoot diagonally while being...
Forum: support.Games 27 March 2023, 17:59
Replies: 7
Views: 1,042
Posted By Overdoc
Thanks for this hint. However, this is not...

Thanks for this hint.

However, this is not the problem, as it happens already when you kill Satan the first time. You have thren already rescued one wizard.
This is rather easy since Satan is...
Forum: support.Games 27 March 2023, 16:33
Replies: 7
Views: 1,042
Posted By Overdoc
Satan - how to finish part 2 ?

I recently played the Amiga game 'Satan' again, which is split into 2 parts:

Part 1 - Warrior
Part 2 - Magician

After some attempts, I finished the first part, which is kind of a Black Tiger...
Forum: support.Games 25 October 2022, 17:37
Replies: 10
Views: 1,500
Posted By Overdoc
Ok, so I played Cruise for a Corpse for a while. ...

Ok, so I played Cruise for a Corpse for a while.
However, I gave up since it is not what I am expecting from a point'n cick adventure game.

Whenever you achieve something (like for instance...
Forum: support.Games 21 September 2022, 16:06
Replies: 10
Views: 1,500
Posted By Overdoc
Ok, that wouldn't be an issue for me since I have...

Ok, that wouldn't be an issue for me since I have the habit of always selecting all available questions in an adventure or RPG. ;)

I think I will give it a try anyway, but I hate games with...
Forum: support.Games 21 September 2022, 13:09
Replies: 10
Views: 1,500
Posted By Overdoc
Cruise for a Corpse - some questions....

Hi,

I am thinking about playing Cruise for a Corpse, since I have played a couple of Lucasarts (Monkey Island 1 & 2, Loom, Day of Tentacle,..) and other good adventures (Legend of Kyrandia, Flight...
Forum: support.Games 30 March 2022, 16:56
Replies: 29
Views: 5,328
Posted By Overdoc
Sounds great! Just make sure that it is also...

Sounds great!
Just make sure that it is also possible to save the game with CRTL-G.
I remember that only one version exists, where this worked? It was the Fusion crack with fix by Eurosoft, if I...
Forum: Amiga scene 30 November 2021, 00:12
Replies: 41
Views: 16,884
Posted By Overdoc
Hare Raising Havoc needed 1MB chipram on the...

Hare Raising Havoc needed 1MB chipram on the Amiga 500 if I remember correctly?
But other from that, it was OCS and kick 1.3, but needed to be installed on a harddisk.
Forum: Hardware pics 29 November 2021, 23:57
Replies: 2
Views: 7,250
Posted By Overdoc
There is basically 2 different types (the left...

There is basically 2 different types (the left one in your pics, compared to the middle and right one)
Both the motor pcb as well as the controller pcb is different on the left model, but from my...
Forum: support.Hardware 29 November 2021, 23:46
Replies: 3
Views: 623
Posted By Overdoc
If you are not sure if your CIA chips are dead...

If you are not sure if your CIA chips are dead and perhaps shorted, then you can just remove them both - your Amiga 500 should then at least start up with a completely white screen.
If you only...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 22 November 2021, 12:40
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
I think the main problem was that Commodore...

I think the main problem was that Commodore decided to make the Amiga both a gaming and professional computer.

They made probably at least 80% of sales from gamers, who bought Amiga 500s and C64s...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 November 2021, 18:06
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
C64 and C16: - RF - CVBS (standard colour...

C64 and C16:
- RF
- CVBS (standard colour video signal)
- S-Video (not exactly, because of slightly different chroma level, but still compatible)

Amiga 500 with A520 or Amiga 600/1200/CD32...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 November 2021, 16:26
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
For best picture quality - yes. But the C64...

For best picture quality - yes.
But the C64 also provides CVBS output, which is accepted by any TV with Scart connector, and quality this way is not so bad.
Only RF output was really bad. (but...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 November 2021, 14:57
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
Definitely not in Austria, but I doubt it would...

Definitely not in Austria, but I doubt it would have been different in Germany.

Most smaller 36cm TVs which you would typically use for home computer and/or video gaming did not even have a Scart...
Forum: MarketPlace 16 November 2021, 09:49
Replies: 3
Views: 1,433
Posted By Overdoc
It is up for sale again, since the buyer stepped...

It is up for sale again, since the buyer stepped back.

Price reduced to 170,- Euro.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 November 2021, 09:44
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
Yes, but TVs did not support RGB on the Scart...

Yes, but TVs did not support RGB on the Scart until about 1990 or so?
All the earlier ones supported only CVBS on the Scart.

And even on some of those which later supported RGB it was not...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 November 2021, 20:58
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
Very interesting discussions about whether RGB or...

Very interesting discussions about whether RGB or YUV would have been a better choice. :)
And I am quite impressed about all the technical knowlege of most of you guys.

However, I am surprised...
Forum: support.Hardware 14 November 2021, 23:05
Replies: 9
Views: 1,570
Posted By Overdoc
It is interesting that this rev. 5 board already...

It is interesting that this rev. 5 board already came with a kick 1.3.
So it must be one of tha latest rev. 5 boards, before they did rev. 6 (which I think only came with kick. 1.3?)
Maybe they did...
Forum: support.Hardware 14 November 2021, 21:53
Replies: 3
Views: 618
Posted By Overdoc
Yeah, it is the HD disk detection switch. The...

Yeah, it is the HD disk detection switch.
The Chinon 354 is DD only, and the switch is also not needed - the Chinon 354 can read/write HD disks with 880kB without any issues without the need to...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 11 November 2021, 10:44
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
Well, it might be a bit uncomfortable to switch...

Well, it might be a bit uncomfortable to switch the Amiga 500 on when the PSU was positioned on the ground somwhere.
But, on the other hand, if the power switch would be on the Amiga side, then you...
Forum: MarketPlace 10 November 2021, 16:09
Replies: 3
Views: 1,433
Posted By Overdoc
sold

sold
Forum: News 09 November 2021, 15:56
Replies: 61
Views: 11,735
Posted By Overdoc
Thanks Jope, that sound great! So whenever I...

Thanks Jope, that sound great!
So whenever I sell an Amiga 500 with some disks to someone, I can include debug.exe on the Workbench disk, and he can start transferring his most loved ADFs to the...
Forum: News 09 November 2021, 11:20
Replies: 61
Views: 11,735
Posted By Overdoc
Just a stupid question: To be able to access...

Just a stupid question:

To be able to access WB in debug mode, I need to add the -debug parameter to the loadWB command in startup-sequence of my Workbench disk?
Does it then change anything else...
Forum: support.Hardware 09 November 2021, 10:44
Replies: 10
Views: 1,490
Posted By Overdoc
From a quality point of view, there will probably...

From a quality point of view, there will probably be no difference - I guess most of them are actually produced in China?

From a sales/trust point of view, I have made good experience with...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 07 November 2021, 23:18
Replies: 21
Views: 7,869
Posted By Overdoc
Yes, that's correct. I would suggest to connect...

Yes, that's correct.
I would suggest to connect the GOTEK externally (which also has the advantage that yu would not need to modify your Amiga's case :) ). For this you can for instance use en...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 07 November 2021, 20:29
Replies: 21
Views: 7,869
Posted By Overdoc
Yeah, a simple Amiga 500 set with a 512k memory...

Yeah, a simple Amiga 500 set with a 512k memory expansion is all you need.

A GOTEK drive is a very cool thing, as you can play every Amiga game ever made very easily, just by sticking in a USB...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 07 November 2021, 19:41
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
I cannot remember any A-500 512k ram expansion...

I cannot remember any A-500 512k ram expansion which did not have a RTC. And I think I have at least 30 different models, maybe even 50 if I count the bigger expansions (1.7MB and 1MB for A-500+) as...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 November 2021, 23:34
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
And this graph shows C64s being sold in thousands...

And this graph shows C64s being sold in thousands of units already beginning early 1981?! ;)
Just a side note.....
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 November 2021, 19:27
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
For gods sake they did NOT do such a thing. We...

For gods sake they did NOT do such a thing.
We would have ended up like on modern systems, where software needs to be certified by the machine's hardware or OS developers, while they are taking good...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 November 2021, 19:17
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
@Gorf: That sounds really great and...

@Gorf:

That sounds really great and certainly would have helped me a lot. :)

But it also sounds like not every basic user could do such a thing easily. You certainly needed quite some knowledge...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 November 2021, 18:36
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
But I would not need to swap disks! ANd I would...

But I would not need to swap disks!
ANd I would not need to wait for the dos/workbench disk to load!
I could directly insert the disk where I want to list contents and load an application, or do...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 November 2021, 18:22
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
Please start READING what I wrote instead of...

Please start READING what I wrote instead of telling me to stop trolling.
I did not say they could not test an 1MB ram expansion (yes, it was available from the start), but I was talking about the...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 November 2021, 17:29
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
EXACTLY!!!! Thanks a lot!! At least one...

EXACTLY!!!!
Thanks a lot!!
At least one person who understands this :)
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 November 2021, 17:27
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
That wouldn't work when the game was released...

That wouldn't work when the game was released years earlier, before Amigas were equipped with an incompatible Kickstart 2.0.
The game was intended for a Kick 1.2 or 1.3 machine, back then.

Or do...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 November 2021, 17:22
Replies: 826
Views: 137,840
Posted By Overdoc
Don't know why you are repeating the lousy basic...

Don't know why you are repeating the lousy basic over and over and over again, despite I never said anything that the Basic was good?
But I see you simply ignore the fact that there were commands...
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