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05 June 2009, 08:13
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Just got an Amiga 1000
Hey, just purchased an A1000 tonight, and I'd like to know if it'd be possible to create disks for my A1000 using Mac OS X and a USB floppy drive. I'm guessing that there's an equivalent of Amiga Explorer for the Mac somewhere?
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05 June 2009, 09:32
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Congratulations! A fantastic piece of computing history, IMHO - nice choice!
Creating disks for a miggy is a pain in the neck, and can really only be achieved with an Amiga. Yes, you've spotted the chicken/egg problem. There are alternatives, such as using a CatWeasel, or a USB/SD/... floppy emulator but the best way to get up and running is to have a handy kickstart disk and workbench disk. And crossdos! If no-one local can help out writing one or getting one to you, drop me a PM 
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05 June 2009, 18:56
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kachou ON!
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If you can use Parallels to boot to a windows setup (in case there's no MacOSX equivalent to Amiga Explorer) then you're good. Just need a null modem cable.
... oh wait. Well - I think there's serial->USB convertors out there, and they work with AE too. However with that setup you won't be making the amiga games on your mac's floppy - it connects to the Amiga and the miggy writes the disk image to a blank. Assuming you can get AE running on your mac osx side let me know - I've been making games for myself now for nearly a month Also - are you using a TV or Monitor? A LOT of games require your machine to be PAL to work. If you have a commodore monitor you're set. ... also will need a pal/ntsc switch in that baby.
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05 June 2009, 23:21
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Hi ApolloBoy,
Have a look at the Amiga Explorer on Mac (Virtual PC) thread: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=44571 Good luck!  prowler |
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05 June 2009, 23:30
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Haven't had my mits on an A3000 or A4000 keyboard for ages, but actually the A1000 keyboard is lovely
I'm guessing you're using the Amiga monitor that came with it, which is the best way to enjoy it, really As for transferring stuff, I'd recommend an IDE interface with a dirt cheap eBay IDE to Compact Flash adapter, only I don't know any such IDE interfaces! For us OCS lovers, it's hard. Much easier to get an A600 HD or an A1200 to get things going. HW devs, support us NOW!
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06 June 2009, 00:02
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06 June 2009, 00:48
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10 June 2009, 15:28
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kachou ON!
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Hmmm, I'm noticing a problem with the A1000 in the pal/ntsc switch regard. Will send this over to PMs
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10 June 2009, 18:09
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You'd need separate Agnus, and possibly denise chip(s)...
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