Amiga 1200 (Not for profit!)

Hi,

I've been trying to get myself an Amiga 1200 of my own but somebody on ebay (user ID r***r) is buying them all up - for profiteering i assume?

Anyway it means I can't get hold of one to actually enjoy and it's pushing prices up.

Does anybody have an A1200 they'd like to sell knowing I'm not going to turn it round and knock it out on ebay for a ridiculous buy it now price?

I'm getting quite good at fixing this A500+ I got for my friend, already replaced a joystick port, removed the battery and cleaned up the PCB and next stop replacing the two burned looking pull up resistors on Joystick Port 2 (think I found the culprit, someone's bridged two pins with wire in one of the megadrive pads that came with it rather than using a pull up resistor, obviously been a short at some point).

So I don't mind if the A1200 needs a little work.

Thanks,
Paul

Paul

I've moved your thread to the correct area.

I'm sure someone will be along shortly to assist you :thumbsup:

Dave G :cool:

That price driver would airey36 more than likely, I had the exact same problem a few years ago when I first tried getting back on the scene:mad: Its why I dont like him. Of course back then ebay didnt hide user ids so you could see who it was;)

I have just looked back over some I was idly watching and I see what you mean!
Still, keep your eyes open for one that is collection only and within pickup range for you (that worked for me). Or keep going and waiting for one he misses, or buy bits at a time (amiga with no cables etc) that come up and construct a full set that way.
Thats if someone here doesnt come along soon of course.

I could sell you an A1200 if you want.

I've had both CF and IDE drives in it as well as my Apollo 68040 works fine.

its very yellowed and a bit scruffy (ive not tried to clean it yet) WB 3.0 roms.

I live in St Helens, you anywhere near, come take a look and buy it for what i paid for it if you want.

I paid £50, your welcome to come collect it / try it. I was going to clean it up and add HDD for small profit to pay towards 030 for my other Amiga 1200, but im not greedy :D

Hi Sardine - I'm only in Wigan, was in St Helens tonight actually picking up some speakers!

Does the A1200 come with any accessories (e.g. PSU, mouse, blank disks)? I got a few spare bits with the A500+ I'll have to check they work.

I was hoping to find a white one as soldering caps etc. doesn't phase me but buying quantities of bomb making materials to clean an amiga does :) but I suppose most will have yellowed. Do you have any photos to help me make up my mind?

Thanks! Paul

got everything you need.

psu cables etc.. might even chuck in a TLC required joystick and some disks but they have seen better days ;)

if you have 2.5" ide cable i can chuck in a small HDD unless you have one. i have a 3gb here cost me £5 but you will desperately need some fast ram to make any good use of the HDD.

ill pm you my address and come have a gander.

here is the chap i bought it off pics.. its actually more yellow in person. :( but fully working :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8106903...7630261422666/

Hi, cool! Looks quite good mainly the keys yellow the case itself doesn't look too bad? Apart from round the floppy - are they just marks or is it damage to the plastic?

Anyway, can't get too hung up about aesthetics - I think I have a 2.5" IDE drive in an old laptop but I don't have a cable - Amigakit my best bet? Or is there something common i could cannibalise one from? I'll probably get a CF adapter eventually I see some of them come with a cable maybe I should bite the bullet and buy one straight off.

Fast mem upgrade - gonna have to read about the options for an A1200 and look out on here.

If you PM me your addy and mobile number I'll try and make it round on Wednesday night to take a look if that's ok? Got to help shift some furniture after work tomorrow.

Thanks,
Paul

ok done.. like i said the pics make it look whiter than it really is.. the marks on the floppy ive not tried to clean they look like tape marks but you would need to check.

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Originally Posted by Tajmaster

That price driver would airey36 more than likely, I had the exact same problem a few years ago when I first tried getting back on the scene:mad: Its why I dont like him. Of course back then ebay didnt hide user ids so you could see who it was;)

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Wow - he does seem to bid on all of the a1200s. where does he put them all as he doesn't seem to then sell them on much in his ebay shop?