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I played my fair share of games on my mate's A2000 back in the early nineties, but my involvement in Amigas since then has been nil. I have recently become interested in vintage hardware, and more particularly in hooking vintage hardware up to the web.
I've managed to get AmiKit running on my MacBook Pro via E-UAE and Hi-Toro, and although all the web browsers seem pretty out of date I have managed to surf the web and chat to a few friends on MSN via SabreMSN. What I'd like to do next is get some classic Amiga hardware and get it online in some way, shape or form. I've done a bit of research and it looks like the A1200 is my best bet. My questions are: How much should I pay for a tidy A1200 with a hdd? Do I need the PPC accelerator boards which some A1200s seem to have? What is fast RAM and is it related to the above boards? Can the A1200 take a custom graphics card and if so which one is best? What OS/version should I run for best performance / stability? Will 4.1 run on an A1200 with a PowerPC accelerator board? I'm interested in getting this machine to interact with modern machines over the web. I know you can get a wireless card for the A1200. What I'd like to be able to do is send data to the Amiga to do simple tasks like print out a page with a custom message. I'm okay at server side and client side programming for the web (principally ActionScript 3.0 and PHP) - are there any languages on the Amiga I could learn to use for fairly simple tasks? Sorry for all the questions - any hints and tips would be greatly appreciated... ![]() |
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Thalion Webshrine
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Get one without a HDD and fit your own. (Perhaps even use a CF card instead!) You should expect to pay £15-20 for a slightly yellowed one. Look out for KS versions. Try to get one with KS3.1 if you can (but don't pay too much extra)
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Fast RAM is RAM exclusively for the CPU. A1200's do not come with any fast RAM and you must install some in the Trap Door expansion slot. Either using a RAM card or an Accelerator card. The PPC is one type (most expensive) accelerator. Expect to pay £200+ for a Blizzard PPC/040 Quote:
OS3.9 + patches AFAIK OS4.1 is for SAM only but OS4.0 will run on A1200 with PPC no problem. But I cannot recommend it. Quote:
Only ones with a PRISM2 chipset work. Quote:
![]() Which can interact with the TCP/IP stack.... dunno C/C++? Last edited by alexh; 25 November 2008 at 10:35. |
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Thanks!
Thanks alexh - this is really helpful. Time to get on eBay and check out some A1200s!
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Amiga-less!
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Be sure to check out Amibay for an A1200 and whatever else you need. Ebay prices can be ridiculous sometimes.
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