07 February 2010, 03:11 | #41 |
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I tried again it defo boots into workbench on a soft reset from the radboot gamesmenu. Not a problem though as I have made a smaller games list now and from power on to getting into a game via the right click menu takes about 20-30 seconds and I can live with that
Also the quit key still works in some games like Test Drive 2 and Superfrog. Also setup the rom switch and that works too. Just need to fix the switch to the case. (was a bit late to get the drill out.) It was quite nice to see the 1.3 insert disk screen reminded me of the old days when I had my A500 lol Steve. |
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In WinUAE, the three finger salute (CTRL & two Amiga keys) is Ctrl+Home+Insert. It boots back into the Gamesmenu. You say it takes 30 seconds on a 68000? The program was never designed and optimized for so many entries, shame someone can't make an optimized version. As we've mentioned before, how long for a re-launch when cached from memory on an A600? |
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07 February 2010, 13:23 | #43 |
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Its pretty much instant mate
But I've stripped the list down to about 60 games on DH1 instead and changed the assign, its about 8-10 seconds for the first run which is fine And if I want to play one of the other 900 games I can go to the games drive and run it. Also I've fitted my rom switch now And the case closes fine, the problem before was the keyboard wasn't seated properly in the top cover its a nice fit now So I thought I'd share some more pics: |
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Great pics - lovely clean A600. What a great neat little gaming machine it is!!! Nothing like it will ever exist again!
Great setup you have there in your front room. I bet you get asked questions when visitors come around. |
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Excellent job there Steve
I just have a question about the CF card and that is do you sit it on some insulation in a hard drive cradle or place some insulation underneath it prior to closing the case if no cradle is present. I just used some card from a cornflake box cut to fit the inside of the cradle and then stuck my CF adaptor to it with a double sided sticky pad (works fine). I knew those days of watching Blue Peter would pay off in the end |
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Also I am thinking of mounting the card with a slot in the side of the case for the CF card so I can easily swap it round without opening the case... |
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The side entry idea is a great one, I can't remember if it was Alex or Merlin or possibly someone else who showed a picture of their machine modified in that way (above the PCMCIA slot), I wonder if they used a buffered IDE interface with that as I tried a longer cable from the motherboard connector and had no joy at getting my card to be seen, it worked ok with the short cable though and the longer cable was actually sound when tested. It would be brilliant once done for trying different set-ups without overwriting any files and losing settings etc and also cloning cards for other Amigas. |
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07 February 2010, 15:59 | #48 | |
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But I might put it at the back and I woud need a longer IDE cable the one in my 1200 is longer so I could swap them over I would just use a metal file and create a gap where the case joins & hot glue the adapter in place, at least thats the plan... |
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No buffered interface. I ran a 1-device 44-pin IDE cable from the connector folded at right angles in two places to the PCMCIA connector where I glued the IDE->CF adapter in place ontop. Filed the PCMCIA slot to make it taller so it did not look like I cut the case.
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It looks like I will try this cable out as it is cheap enough and will always come in handy at that price http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT Update:- I just ordered 2 as they will do for my 1200 and 600, I can only guess as to the problem with the cable I have as being a poor connection on one of the pins when the cable is connected. Last edited by Allen1; 07 February 2010 at 16:30. |
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07 February 2010, 17:11 | #51 |
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Thanks for the link Allan. I might invest to save messing with my A1200
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Excellent pics of the new 600 Steve, it looks in superb condition
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We sell Amiga hard disk cables starting from £2.35 here: http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...page=1&sort=3a |
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Hi there amigakit.com, there is no doubt that you carry an exceptional range of products aimed at the Amiga community and I wasn't aware that you did ready made lengths as in the 20cm cables I just bought elsewhere, those cables however do have free postage and are priced differently to your own stock. No animosity intended but it always comes down to price or availability as to what will be bought or where from. I for one will always try to find a way to use what is cheaper or freely available and enjoy what I learn from doing so and that covers a multitude of subjects. I know where to look when I decide to fit a CD into my Amiga and need a buffered IDE interface or a trapdoor ram card for the 600 and will probably take advantage of your goods, but as always its price, need and availability that decides where the purchases come from. Apologies Steve for changing the subject, I am also impressed with your pics and you have done a great job there M8 |
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I might be getting a spare case so I will have a go with the CF card mod will let y'all know how it goes... (wont matter if I mess up lol...) |
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I only really got it to use my PCMCIA card reader as I had no way of getting the required files onto my Amiga! Although I have used it to create a few ADF's and transfer some to disk. I do mean to get an A1200 keyboard at some point and maybe one of those slightly longer floppy cables if I do I'll drop the update disk into my basket Steve. |
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PMail me the invoice number on which you originally ordered EasyADF from us, and I can check the version number that you were supplied.
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