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Part #7 - An eclectic mega mix of updates Well, another few days have passed and there's been quite a bit of activity on the various sub-projects going on as part of my journey back to the Amiga 1200. So - let's dive straight in ! 1) Disks (Revisited) I gave a pretty big update on a...
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Part #6 - Sticks of Joy ! It's been a few days since I last posted - largely due to being busy fixing things for this and another project I've got going on. As the title suggests and I'd hinted at previously as being my next post, this update is surrounding all things joystick. You may recall...
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Part #5 - If the universe is ever expanding, what's it expanding into ? Well, another day with two updates - but, I felt it prudent as I can approach the topic I've had the most comments on so far.. expansion cards ! OK - this is perhaps the BIGGEST rabbit hole of them all. My research into...
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Thanks for the words of encouragement. Expansions cards is definitely a topic I'll be revisiting at some point in the future. Cost is somewhat prohibitive to me at the minute as I'm trying to do this on a budget - but satisfy my basic needs without getting too carried away, yet... Another...
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#3) Initial Requirements & First Stage Mods Two posts in one day - well, there's been a lot going on.. My Amiga is still in the same state it was previously - in bits awaiting return of the recapped motherboard & repaired keyboard. They say the devil makes work for idle hands and he's...
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Part #2: Recapping & Initial Repairs. We left my last post with me getting my new purchase home and showing pictures of it. Now, obviously the first thing I did was test it some more as soon as I walked through the door. Unfortunately the lack of software and disks available to me at the time...
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Hey folks. Not sure if this is the done thing, or the norm or anything like that - but, I wanted to keep a record of my journey back into the retro Amiga scene by creating a blog of sorts on what I'm up to with my newly acquired Amiga 1200. No doubt there will be some mess up's along the way...
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