StompinSteve
Active member
Hi Folks,
I have to move in a smaller apartment and found my trusty Amiga 500 (kick 2.0) and GVP A530. I have an upgraded A500+ too and that's the one i'm keeping.
I dusted off the A530 and cleaned her up. She is beautiful again
The original fan and harddisk still work, without funny noises.
I once upgraded her to 8 MB Fast RAM, but I still have the two original 1MB sticks which are included in the sale.
Nothing else was ever replaced or repaired. Just cleaned.
Inside the metal RF-Shield, it still has the original paper/cardboard-shield.
The cardboard prevents a 286 Bridgeboard add-on card, that existed back then (not included), from touching the shield. It was loose and I pondered for two days what glue to use that would not ruin the cardboard by being "too wet" and soak through the cardboard causing stains. I found something that worked well.
I deleted all my personal stuff and all software. Those two partitions I renamed to "Empty". Only the boot partition remains with the original Workbench 2.05 and GVP Software installed.
I made a video that shows the system starting up from cold. As you can hear, it makes all the right sounds:
Specs:
GVP A530 Turbo 68030 40MHz.
In very good condition, 9/10
Processor: 68030 at 40 MHz, No FPU
RAM: 2x4MB Fast RAM
Original 2x 1MB included in a separate shielded bag
Original Power Supply (good stable voltages)
Original Maxtor 7120SR 120MB Harddisk
OPTIONAL:
If you want, you can buy the A500 along with the A530.
The 500 is stock (yellow floppy-LED version, ECS, PAL, Kickstart 2.04)
It has some RAM Add-on card which I installed a couple of years ago. It brings the A500 to 1MB Chip and 1.5 MB Slow.
The A500 comes as is. I did not deep-clean her. She's been my gaming workhorse but since I have the A500+ and upgraded that, I have not used this A500 until today to make the foto's and the video.
Everything works. I cleaned and lubricated the floppy-drive and the keyboard works fine as well. Amiga Testkit checks out good too.
The A500 comes with its Tank Mouse and powersupply (a modern one, as the original was dodgy and I don't trust it anymore).
I will package everything very well with tons of fluffy materials to keep her safe during her travels to the next owner.
Price for the A530 is 1000 Euro excluding postage.
Price for the A530 + A500 is 1250 Euro excluding postage.
No Swaps
International shipping
IBAN
Bank Transfer
PayPal Friends&Family
(add 5% to cover PayPal fees)
Kind regards,
Steve
This is Amiga TestKit testing the 8MB FastRAM inside the GVP.
Edit: Funds received. Package ready for the trip to the postoffice.
I have to move in a smaller apartment and found my trusty Amiga 500 (kick 2.0) and GVP A530. I have an upgraded A500+ too and that's the one i'm keeping.
I dusted off the A530 and cleaned her up. She is beautiful again
The original fan and harddisk still work, without funny noises.
I once upgraded her to 8 MB Fast RAM, but I still have the two original 1MB sticks which are included in the sale.
Nothing else was ever replaced or repaired. Just cleaned.
Inside the metal RF-Shield, it still has the original paper/cardboard-shield.
The cardboard prevents a 286 Bridgeboard add-on card, that existed back then (not included), from touching the shield. It was loose and I pondered for two days what glue to use that would not ruin the cardboard by being "too wet" and soak through the cardboard causing stains. I found something that worked well.
I deleted all my personal stuff and all software. Those two partitions I renamed to "Empty". Only the boot partition remains with the original Workbench 2.05 and GVP Software installed.
I made a video that shows the system starting up from cold. As you can hear, it makes all the right sounds:
Specs:
GVP A530 Turbo 68030 40MHz.
In very good condition, 9/10
Processor: 68030 at 40 MHz, No FPU
RAM: 2x4MB Fast RAM
Original 2x 1MB included in a separate shielded bag
Original Power Supply (good stable voltages)
Original Maxtor 7120SR 120MB Harddisk
OPTIONAL:
If you want, you can buy the A500 along with the A530.
The 500 is stock (yellow floppy-LED version, ECS, PAL, Kickstart 2.04)
It has some RAM Add-on card which I installed a couple of years ago. It brings the A500 to 1MB Chip and 1.5 MB Slow.
The A500 comes as is. I did not deep-clean her. She's been my gaming workhorse but since I have the A500+ and upgraded that, I have not used this A500 until today to make the foto's and the video.
Everything works. I cleaned and lubricated the floppy-drive and the keyboard works fine as well. Amiga Testkit checks out good too.
The A500 comes with its Tank Mouse and powersupply (a modern one, as the original was dodgy and I don't trust it anymore).
I will package everything very well with tons of fluffy materials to keep her safe during her travels to the next owner.
Price for the A530 is 1000 Euro excluding postage.
Price for the A530 + A500 is 1250 Euro excluding postage.
No Swaps
International shipping
IBAN
Bank Transfer
PayPal Friends&Family
(add 5% to cover PayPal fees)
Kind regards,
Steve
This is Amiga TestKit testing the 8MB FastRAM inside the GVP.
Edit: Funds received. Package ready for the trip to the postoffice.
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