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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 17 May 2022, 21:26
Replies: 146
Views: 33,404
Posted By jbenam
Might buy one to add to my collection of weird PC...

Might buy one to add to my collection of weird PC controllers, if I do find one for cheap. Looks truly craptastic :D



I remember it to be stiff as heck and a very bad gaming experience overall....
Forum: support.Hardware 16 May 2022, 21:42
Replies: 29
Views: 1,290
Posted By jbenam
Yep, thought the same. Why implement 32-bit...

Yep, thought the same. Why implement 32-bit memory properly if you can just connect it straight to the expansion bus and add it via autoconfig? :D
Forum: support.Hardware 16 May 2022, 08:16
Replies: 29
Views: 1,290
Posted By jbenam
Thought the same as soon as I saw the 030, but...

Thought the same as soon as I saw the 030, but apparently it's really not PCMCIA-friendly if you use more than 4MBs.

http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/apollo1230lc

BBoAH says the same thing. I guess...
Forum: support.Hardware 15 May 2022, 17:37
Replies: 29
Views: 1,290
Posted By jbenam
That's an extremely good deal! You can...

That's an extremely good deal!



You can check the voltages, if they're okay, IMHO there is no urgent need. Same goes for the M1438S. They're single-sided PCBs, even if caps leak, damage is...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 14 May 2022, 22:54
Replies: 146
Views: 33,404
Posted By jbenam
QFT, I had one for a very short while and resold...

QFT, I had one for a very short while and resold it almost immediately.



I have two and it's one of my fav joysticks. It's just very comfy to use and moderately accurate, which means it's a...
Forum: support.Hardware 14 May 2022, 22:51
Replies: 29
Views: 1,290
Posted By jbenam
That must have costed you a pretty penny! ...

That must have costed you a pretty penny!

The M1438 is a great CRT (imho much better than the over-hyped 1084S) and the 030 will pretty much suffice you in doing almost everything with your 1200....
Forum: support.Hardware 11 May 2022, 17:39
Replies: 46
Views: 4,664
Posted By jbenam
The A3640/A3660 most certainly does something...

The A3640/A3660 most certainly does something weird when it comes to be able to access Zorro III addressed memory space.

Elbox has somehow fixed it in the Mediator Mk. II, it might be that Lukas...
Forum: support.Hardware 09 May 2022, 21:01
Replies: 22
Views: 1,371
Posted By jbenam
Indeed, it doesn't see much use on my A4000. I...

Indeed, it doesn't see much use on my A4000. I mainly have it in case I somehow screw my install entirely and I need to reinstall. Everything else is transferred over network.
Forum: Amiga scene 05 May 2022, 16:07
Replies: 36
Views: 4,357
Posted By jbenam
Loved Cyberpunks when I was a kid! Will also...

Loved Cyberpunks when I was a kid!

Will also purchase the collection asap to fix (some 20 years later) the fact that I had a pirated copy back then - sorry Adrian :lol
Forum: Collections 05 May 2022, 16:02
Replies: 18
Views: 2,577
Posted By jbenam
IMHO, if you're looking for the OG Amiga...

IMHO, if you're looking for the OG Amiga experience, get a 500 with a Gotek.

WHDLoad is awesome, but swapping floppies and skipping cracktros is integral to the experience.

If you want to have...
Forum: News 03 May 2022, 00:46
Replies: 9
Views: 1,069
Posted By jbenam
Many thanks to you and Georg for the awesome...

Many thanks to you and Georg for the awesome service you still provide after so many years to the entire Amiga community :)
Forum: News 03 May 2022, 00:45
Replies: 25
Views: 2,220
Posted By jbenam
R.I.P., Steve. My condolences to his family and...

R.I.P., Steve. My condolences to his family and friends.
Forum: support.Hardware 03 May 2022, 00:39
Replies: 22
Views: 1,371
Posted By jbenam
Very valid points. IMHO, I barely use the CD-ROM...

Very valid points. IMHO, I barely use the CD-ROM drive these days, I usually prefer moving stuff over network and mount an ISO in WB when needed. I have a real CD-ROM pretty much only for a few CD32...
Forum: support.Hardware 03 May 2022, 00:34
Replies: 15
Views: 905
Posted By jbenam
Not really, from my experience. It will just...

Not really, from my experience. It will just detect the wrong amount of RAM.
Forum: support.Hardware 30 April 2022, 19:08
Replies: 5,087
Views: 720,753
Posted By jbenam
I guess that would finally make Warp3D use the...

I guess that would finally make Warp3D use the Voodoo 4/5's additional power, instead of just using it as a large and hot Voodoo 3?



What would that do? Is that an unified driver for BE/LE...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 23 April 2022, 10:58
Replies: 9
Views: 860
Posted By jbenam
It was one of my fav games when I was a kid. ...

It was one of my fav games when I was a kid.

Somehow, it just kept crashing on my A600 when it tried to load the magic carpet level - it worked fine on my cousin's expanded A500 though. I suppose...
Forum: News 21 April 2022, 08:16
Replies: 311
Views: 24,172
Posted By jbenam
Indeed, I am thinking of swapping the Voodoo 3 in...

Indeed, I am thinking of swapping the Voodoo 3 in my Amiga with a Radeon because there isn't anything very Amiga-y for me to play. 95% of the games are PC ports and I already have a Win9x PC next to...
Forum: News 17 April 2022, 21:41
Replies: 1,042
Views: 203,184
Posted By jbenam
Dang, looks like I had the right idea but I must...

Dang, looks like I had the right idea but I must have somehow skimmed over it, then :(
Forum: News 17 April 2022, 08:10
Replies: 1,042
Views: 203,184
Posted By jbenam
Well, it looks like I was right (a file on one of...

Well, it looks like I was right (a file on one of the floppies), I just never bothered to check the update disk as I thought the Easter Egg was present in the base OS3.2 :D
Forum: News 12 April 2022, 21:17
Replies: 68
Views: 9,847
Posted By jbenam
Nice, then I am definitely getting one.

Nice, then I am definitely getting one.
Forum: News 12 April 2022, 19:44
Replies: 68
Views: 9,847
Posted By jbenam
Makes sense. No worries, I can source the parts...

Makes sense. No worries, I can source the parts myself and I have already got some laying around (ROMs and GALs) :)



If shipping from the US, I am most certainly going just for a bare PCB +...
Forum: News 12 April 2022, 12:46
Replies: 68
Views: 9,847
Posted By jbenam
Totally forgot that you can actually keep using...

Totally forgot that you can actually keep using Zorro III cards *together* with PCI cards in a Mediator system. Since I use one too, I might actually wait for an half-length card as well. Otherwise I...
Forum: News 12 April 2022, 10:17
Replies: 68
Views: 9,847
Posted By jbenam
Signed up for mine. What I would actually be...

Signed up for mine.

What I would actually be interested in is PCB + metal bracket + IC/connectors DIY kit.

BTW where are the cards shipped from? If coming from the US or a extra-EU country, I...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 12 April 2022, 08:19
Replies: 39
Views: 8,818
Posted By jbenam
Huh, I didn't notice at all this "extract button"...

Huh, I didn't notice at all this "extract button" thing. I will try again and report back, thanks for the tips :)
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 12 April 2022, 00:21
Replies: 39
Views: 8,818
Posted By jbenam
I have recently tried K240 for the first time - I...

I have recently tried K240 for the first time - I was an avid Fragile Allegiance player when younger, and as such I was very excited to play what looked like the "demake" (I know that K240 is the...
Forum: support.Hardware 09 April 2022, 23:26
Replies: 5,087
Views: 720,753
Posted By jbenam
Yep, saw that one. I thought that somehow...

Yep, saw that one. I thought that somehow something changed that made Hedeon able to showcase it? I mean, why show it if it's not coming out ever? :D
Forum: support.Hardware 09 April 2022, 15:44
Replies: 5,087
Views: 720,753
Posted By jbenam
I think that in that one post he was talking of...

I think that in that one post he was talking of the possibility of running AOS4.1 on the PPC cards.
Forum: Amiga scene 09 April 2022, 12:57
Replies: 1
Views: 372
Posted By jbenam
Apparently a R200 (Radeon) Warp3D driver could...

Apparently a R200 (Radeon) Warp3D driver could appear soon (you can see a video about it in the Sonnet PPC thread). Might be worth to start looking into a Radeon 9250.

I might also replace my...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 09 April 2022, 10:03
Replies: 5
Views: 409
Posted By jbenam
Very informative post, Aardvark. I will most...

Very informative post, Aardvark.

I will most certainly try a few of them :)
I was a huge Nethack fan, years ago.
Forum: support.Hardware 08 April 2022, 22:22
Replies: 6
Views: 430
Posted By jbenam
You're welcome :) I guess that in Commodore's...

You're welcome :) I guess that in Commodore's A4000D design, the PSU fan is supposed to move enough air to suffice when it comes in cooling the A3640.



I guess one of those infrared...
Forum: support.Hardware 08 April 2022, 08:12
Replies: 6
Views: 430
Posted By jbenam
The GALs on my A3640 are hot to the touch as...

The GALs on my A3640 are hot to the touch as well. I have replaced most of them with faster versions when doing the waitstate mod, but I don't think the thermal situation improved in any significant...
Forum: Hardware mods 07 April 2022, 20:42
Replies: 17
Views: 1,696
Posted By jbenam
Sent a PM with my email in it. Thanks!

Sent a PM with my email in it. Thanks!
Forum: support.Hardware 07 April 2022, 13:02
Replies: 5,087
Views: 720,753
Posted By jbenam
Very nice, does that mean that we will finally...

Very nice, does that mean that we will finally see the fabled R200 Warp3D driver released for 68k as well?
Forum: support.WinUAE 04 April 2022, 14:07
Replies: 6
Views: 768
Posted By jbenam
When I was a kid I used to translate WinUAE in...

When I was a kid I used to translate WinUAE in Italian (IIRC, before the language support was added officially, I used Resource Hacker to hack the exe directly) and for a time there were two of us...
Forum: Hardware mods 03 April 2022, 20:15
Replies: 17
Views: 1,696
Posted By jbenam
I am in :D Do you have a BOM I can look at?

I am in :D Do you have a BOM I can look at?
Forum: Hardware mods 03 April 2022, 00:03
Replies: 17
Views: 1,696
Posted By jbenam
I have sent you a PM about ordering a board some...

I have sent you a PM about ordering a board some months ago - I hope I am one of the first in line :D
Forum: News 01 April 2022, 09:08
Replies: 311
Views: 24,172
Posted By jbenam
Once upon a time, people asked the philosophical...

Once upon a time, people asked the philosophical question of the ship of Theseus - nowadays they will ask "if replacing every custom chip in an Amiga, is it still an Amiga?" :D
Forum: Amiga scene 30 March 2022, 16:20
Replies: 26
Views: 1,733
Posted By jbenam
I try to do mostly different things with my...

I try to do mostly different things with my various Amigas, and keep every single one of them "special" and to guarantee that it still gets used every now and then.

1) A4000D - My most used Amiga....
Forum: Amiga scene 30 March 2022, 10:12
Replies: 8
Views: 614
Posted By jbenam
I always tell myself that one of these days I...

I always tell myself that one of these days I should "fix" this issue on my A4000D by creating two soft links with Makelink... but keep forgetting to do so, as I end up manually selecting the correct...
Forum: News 28 March 2022, 19:50
Replies: 311
Views: 24,172
Posted By jbenam
Thank you for your answer and your work on the 3D...

Thank you for your answer and your work on the 3D core. It's not a simple matter to create a "GPU" in FPGA. Godspeed!
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