This is something I´m planning to put together. At least I´d like to use most of these parts.
Amiga 1200 desktop
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Blizzard PPC, 060@60MHz/ PPC @5x50MHz from dangermouse
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BVision from fitzsteve
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Amigakit PSU (from fitzsteve, and he is telling me that psu can handle a mediator rig with voodoo 3 and half the parts of the world so it should do)
edit: will be replaced with picopsu!
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FastATA mkIV from amigakit
OR
Idefix express if I can get one somehow. (Looks like no availability and several wanted threads, no sellers)
edit: idefix expressis the final solution!
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Bvision kit for fastata mkIV from: http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=339
edit: Won´t be needed because decided to go with idefix express
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Indivision 1200 AGA from amigahitoro
or
Indivision Aga mk2 as those become available.
edit: Will now investigate into if mk2 can be fitted with fallback option for mk1
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BMON monitor switch from Rakeim132
edit: UMON from amigakit instead as the one I got before was incomplete with some cables missing
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32 GB CF hard drive. I will modify this and case in some fashion to fit this in a desktop case and to allow detaching and re attaching hard drive without opening case: http://www.vesalia.de/e_amigacfhdd[7319].htm
(say what you will about not having to do this but I could swear I´ve opened my case 10 times just to get the hard drive out to do something with winuae)
edit: Not so sure about the need for having it removable anymore, direct internet access through pcmcia network card minimizes the need for fiddling with winuae.
Now. Right now I have the PPC but I need to replace fan for it.
edit: I´ve replaced it
After that I reckon I would test them adding hardware one by one and work my way in small steps. So I need tips.
1) What can I fit and what can I not?
2) Will some parts or the desktop case require modification (other than the cf thingamazig) to make the parts fit and case close?
3) Which parts to install in which order?
4) Will there be issue with amigakit psu or do I need picopsu or something else? (I´ll update thread when I get exact specs of psu)
5) There will be a fan on the ppc and a fan on the bvision. Should I add more fans?
I´ll report back as I progress with this.
edit: I suppose the FastAta will still bring lots of trouble but I am putting high priority on having it in the rig, i´d rather make do without indivision if I have to cut something out. The ide performance really needs a boost.
edit2: Oh and I have a fallback plan of putting the PPC in tower case with Voodoo 3 and a GREX that I will hopefully soon receive. And a grand plan of getting a faster (>300MHz) PPC for this desktop, with scsi, and moving this PPC to the tower anyways, eventually. But I need such a dream BPPC to become for sale and I need to work and get more funds again. (damn those pesky banks wanting their mortgage payment too) And at that point with 2 PPC amigas finally my pc will be way cheaper than this Amiga ****.
edit3: grex didn´t work out, mediator somewhat works in a tower but it´s really only impressive to me if I can have rtg in a desktop case... so the project moves on...
Amiga 1200 desktop
+
Blizzard PPC, 060@60MHz/ PPC @5x50MHz from dangermouse
+
BVision from fitzsteve
+
Amigakit PSU (from fitzsteve, and he is telling me that psu can handle a mediator rig with voodoo 3 and half the parts of the world so it should do)
edit: will be replaced with picopsu!
+
FastATA mkIV from amigakit
OR
Idefix express if I can get one somehow. (Looks like no availability and several wanted threads, no sellers)
edit: idefix expressis the final solution!
+
Bvision kit for fastata mkIV from: http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=339
edit: Won´t be needed because decided to go with idefix express
+
Indivision 1200 AGA from amigahitoro
or
Indivision Aga mk2 as those become available.
edit: Will now investigate into if mk2 can be fitted with fallback option for mk1
+
BMON monitor switch from Rakeim132
edit: UMON from amigakit instead as the one I got before was incomplete with some cables missing
+
32 GB CF hard drive. I will modify this and case in some fashion to fit this in a desktop case and to allow detaching and re attaching hard drive without opening case: http://www.vesalia.de/e_amigacfhdd[7319].htm
(say what you will about not having to do this but I could swear I´ve opened my case 10 times just to get the hard drive out to do something with winuae)
edit: Not so sure about the need for having it removable anymore, direct internet access through pcmcia network card minimizes the need for fiddling with winuae.
Now. Right now I have the PPC but I need to replace fan for it.
edit: I´ve replaced it
After that I reckon I would test them adding hardware one by one and work my way in small steps. So I need tips.
1) What can I fit and what can I not?
2) Will some parts or the desktop case require modification (other than the cf thingamazig) to make the parts fit and case close?
3) Which parts to install in which order?
4) Will there be issue with amigakit psu or do I need picopsu or something else? (I´ll update thread when I get exact specs of psu)
5) There will be a fan on the ppc and a fan on the bvision. Should I add more fans?
I´ll report back as I progress with this.
edit: I suppose the FastAta will still bring lots of trouble but I am putting high priority on having it in the rig, i´d rather make do without indivision if I have to cut something out. The ide performance really needs a boost.
edit2: Oh and I have a fallback plan of putting the PPC in tower case with Voodoo 3 and a GREX that I will hopefully soon receive. And a grand plan of getting a faster (>300MHz) PPC for this desktop, with scsi, and moving this PPC to the tower anyways, eventually. But I need such a dream BPPC to become for sale and I need to work and get more funds again. (damn those pesky banks wanting their mortgage payment too) And at that point with 2 PPC amigas finally my pc will be way cheaper than this Amiga ****.
edit3: grex didn´t work out, mediator somewhat works in a tower but it´s really only impressive to me if I can have rtg in a desktop case... so the project moves on...
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