G'day all!
I received my package from the awesome guys at www.amigakit.com last Friday (man it was an exciting wait and took a little bit to get to me here in Australia!)
I grabbed a few odds and ends including: Rear port hex and case screws, capacitor pack, 300w PSU and the ACA1232/33! (with the RTC module)
I thought I would share my little journey with you guys, it's very exciting for me!
I bought a Petro A1200 Magic Pack out of the second batch which I received back in Feb:
Last Friday the package from www_amigakit_com arrived.. YAY!:
(The packaging was immaculate, $*#t was packed like Tetris- snug and safe!- Awesome job AmigaKit! ..BTW I ripped it all open very excitedly so this is an 'AFTER' shot)
After trying to follow the included installation instructions I realised very quickly that I probably need to open the Amiga up to get the ACA1232 card installed .. a quick visit to http://www.fitzstevesamigaworld.co.uk/ confirmed this!
So today, I got out the trusty screwdriver and got to work:
It gave me a chance to check out the actual condition of this NOS Amiga 1200 .. and it looks pristine as:
After removing the RF sheild and mobo screws etc. I was able to install the ACA card with ease:
Putting everything back together and turning it on, I found myself staring at a black screen, then a multi coloured screen and some LED flashes etc. I quickly turned the 'miggy off and took another look at the instructions!
The lines "Bear in mind that the A1200 is an old computer: It is very likely that the connector has acquired dirt over the years...." stood out to me and I decided to double check the condition of the connector (I assumed it would be sweet 'coz it was a NOS unit... sometimes I am bit naive obviously haha)
The connector indeed looked a bit rough:
Using the advice given in the instructions I found myself a pencil eraser and cleaned the gold contacts of the connector:
Winnie the Pooh is awesome BTW!
I put the Amiga back together again and turned it on- black screen AGAIN.. D'oh!
So I continued to follow the instructions and moved the card back a couple of millimetres. Turned it on and ... SUCCESS!
She booted up no worries at all off the CF card supplied by fitzsteve: https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=36321
So, I quickly had a squiz using SysInfo and the card is detected properly, cool:
I then began to test out the setup crossing my fingers that my mobo works OK without the timing fixes that is needed for some. I tried many demos, games etc:
So far so good, I'm not sure how quickly these timing issues rear it's ugly head?
Here is a demo from Australian demo group Cydonia (which I joined in 1995 as a musician... I think I sent them about 50 odd .mods but the only one that I know of that got used was for the demo CraptroII) This is a screenshot of the end credits of 'Capricorn One':
And ofcourse some TBL (The Black Lotus) action:
Unfortunately my CRT TV had hissy fit a few weeks ago and made a bit of a zap noise when I turned it on and now looks like this:
I'm not sure if something like that is repairable??? But man was it a good screen for old school gaming (I only got a couple of weeks light-medium use out of it) ... on the hunt for a modern TV that will do a good job.
Anyway, I am stoked everything seems to be running well and fingers crossed I don't need timing fixes!
I would like to thank AmigaKit for their wonderful service, fitzsteve for his awesome service and ofcourse everyone behind AmiBay for providing this wicked resource and site that keeps me in touch with like minded enthusiasts!
Cheers for reading! peace.love
I received my package from the awesome guys at www.amigakit.com last Friday (man it was an exciting wait and took a little bit to get to me here in Australia!)
I grabbed a few odds and ends including: Rear port hex and case screws, capacitor pack, 300w PSU and the ACA1232/33! (with the RTC module)
I thought I would share my little journey with you guys, it's very exciting for me!
I bought a Petro A1200 Magic Pack out of the second batch which I received back in Feb:
Last Friday the package from www_amigakit_com arrived.. YAY!:
(The packaging was immaculate, $*#t was packed like Tetris- snug and safe!- Awesome job AmigaKit! ..BTW I ripped it all open very excitedly so this is an 'AFTER' shot)
After trying to follow the included installation instructions I realised very quickly that I probably need to open the Amiga up to get the ACA1232 card installed .. a quick visit to http://www.fitzstevesamigaworld.co.uk/ confirmed this!
So today, I got out the trusty screwdriver and got to work:
It gave me a chance to check out the actual condition of this NOS Amiga 1200 .. and it looks pristine as:
After removing the RF sheild and mobo screws etc. I was able to install the ACA card with ease:
Putting everything back together and turning it on, I found myself staring at a black screen, then a multi coloured screen and some LED flashes etc. I quickly turned the 'miggy off and took another look at the instructions!
The lines "Bear in mind that the A1200 is an old computer: It is very likely that the connector has acquired dirt over the years...." stood out to me and I decided to double check the condition of the connector (I assumed it would be sweet 'coz it was a NOS unit... sometimes I am bit naive obviously haha)
The connector indeed looked a bit rough:
Using the advice given in the instructions I found myself a pencil eraser and cleaned the gold contacts of the connector:
Winnie the Pooh is awesome BTW!
I put the Amiga back together again and turned it on- black screen AGAIN.. D'oh!
So I continued to follow the instructions and moved the card back a couple of millimetres. Turned it on and ... SUCCESS!
She booted up no worries at all off the CF card supplied by fitzsteve: https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=36321
So, I quickly had a squiz using SysInfo and the card is detected properly, cool:
I then began to test out the setup crossing my fingers that my mobo works OK without the timing fixes that is needed for some. I tried many demos, games etc:
So far so good, I'm not sure how quickly these timing issues rear it's ugly head?
Here is a demo from Australian demo group Cydonia (which I joined in 1995 as a musician... I think I sent them about 50 odd .mods but the only one that I know of that got used was for the demo CraptroII) This is a screenshot of the end credits of 'Capricorn One':
And ofcourse some TBL (The Black Lotus) action:
Unfortunately my CRT TV had hissy fit a few weeks ago and made a bit of a zap noise when I turned it on and now looks like this:
I'm not sure if something like that is repairable??? But man was it a good screen for old school gaming (I only got a couple of weeks light-medium use out of it) ... on the hunt for a modern TV that will do a good job.
Anyway, I am stoked everything seems to be running well and fingers crossed I don't need timing fixes!
I would like to thank AmigaKit for their wonderful service, fitzsteve for his awesome service and ofcourse everyone behind AmiBay for providing this wicked resource and site that keeps me in touch with like minded enthusiasts!
Cheers for reading! peace.love
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