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    Snobs within the retro computer community

    Just to show my ignorance, I did not even know thatg Amiga made a tower. My main introduction to Amiga was through my A500 bout back in the late 80's when Amiga was new. Wow the graphics, game play and sound were awesome. I got my A2000 much later, buying from EBay, though that was the cat's...
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    friendly warning about diy crt repairs

    Also don't forget to be ware of High voltage from IIRC the flyback coils. There are probably some large high voltage capacitors in there too. Tom
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    Closed Commodore A2320

    Since I have received no reply from Maw2k, I withdraw my offer of an A2320 Display card. TomCorbett
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    Retro - anyone taking it a bit further ?

    Hope you are not into a disappointment in the VHS to digital conversion. I did a number of those, including some hard to find stuff like ahem [Working Girls w/Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira] as well as Elvira the Movie, The 39 Steps by Hitchcock, House of Wax, This Island Earth, Volcano, Short...
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    [Amiga 500] 15 kHz capable LCD vs. Scan converter.

    Not too many people suggest using a SCART cable (Amiga video port to either a SCART port on a monitor/TV, or using a SCART to HDMI converter box. I have 2, one for my A500, the other for my A2000. The cables are from Ebay (one of them) the other cable from Amigakit, both work great. I am not...
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    Closed Commodore A2320

    I have an A2320 Display Enhancer, condition looks good, it worked when I packed my A2000 away a few years back. Now I have not yet verified it, as I have only just finished a lot of panful (for me) work geting my A2000 working. My backup battery leaked on the MoBo, and rendered the A2000...
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    Snobs within the retro computer community

    LoL, that's funny. Not too many even have an idea what a sliderule is. One oddity to me was that I had one or two circular slide rules, which seems contrary to the term 'sliderule'. Heck my first calculator was a nixy tube Panasonic that produced 9.999 when you divided 100 by 10. :D
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    My nemesis - A500 Rev.5

    Screen color and keyboard light blinks meanings. Screen color and keyboard light blinks meanings. Late reply, but I only just started on Amibay, but this is information I got from a youtube Amiga repair tutorial. Screen colors: Normal boot Dark Gray - The initial...
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