SkydivinGirl
Retro Girl
Just picked up my Rev C HxC Floppy Emulator at the Post Office! I'm going to do a full review of this device soon (hopefully this weekend).
Heather
Heather
Post here everytime you get something new!
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WANTWANTWANTWANT
(Not for me, but for my mate's 500!
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It's such an awesome piece of hardware.
You've gotta put up pictures of the installation later and tell me how the OSD menu works (presumingly that you're installing it into an Amiga.
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(Not for me, but for my mate's 500!
)It's such an awesome piece of hardware.
You've gotta put up pictures of the installation later and tell me how the OSD menu works (presumingly that you're installing it into an Amiga.
)Just picked up my Rev C HxC Floppy Emulator at the Post Office! I'm going to do a full review of this device soon (hopefully this weekend).
Heather
SkydivinGirl
Retro Girl
I certainly will! This is going to replace the internal floppy drive on my A4000D so I'll be able to review the OSD menu system as well.You've gotta put up pictures of the installation later and tell me how the OSD menu works (presumingly that you're installing it into an Amiga.
Take care,
Heather
You know...I made my A4000 an WHDLoad machine and sometimes regret it. As cool as it is I really miss the cracktos/trainers. I thought about getting one of these too so I am also interested in the review. I would also like to know if the load times are faster or the same approx.
After a quick game of eBay chicken, I managed to get a Quad core 2.5 G5 based Power mac to replace my 2.0 Dual G5 Processor.
Old one looked like:
New shiny one!
what a waste of money..
Maybe I could breed them and sell the Mac Minis or something..
Old one looked like:
New shiny one!
what a waste of money..
Maybe I could breed them and sell the Mac Minis or something..
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Research Machines 380Z
Research Machines 380Z
I'm as giddy as a schoolgirl..
I think thats a real saying.. anyway..
I had to sell a few bits on evilbay (sorry) to raise funds but I have acquired - not yet arrived, maybe a week away - an RML 380Z.
one of these monsters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Machines_380Z
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=812
it was the 1st proper computer I ever used, my school had one and me and and mates hogged it for a year about 1980-1981. I co-wrote a space invaders game (err, I called it Ace Invaders) in basic after I found how relatively quickly it could draw and modify strings instead of drawing individual ascii characters on screen (I pause a moment before calling it art or assets ) and I learnt a load from that.
Its bloody big though, gonna dominate the office, and have to do some fibbing to the wife how I got it as well. Maybe I can tell her its for the kids education. Yes that'll work
I've no CP/M or other disks yet, I've posted on the yahoo groups hopewfully some kind soul will help me out. Would love to find paper manuals but that might take another 30 years!
yay!
Research Machines 380Z
I'm as giddy as a schoolgirl..
I think thats a real saying..
anyway..I had to sell a few bits on evilbay (sorry) to raise funds but I have acquired - not yet arrived, maybe a week away - an RML 380Z.
one of these monsters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Machines_380Z
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=812
it was the 1st proper computer I ever used, my school had one and me and and mates hogged it for a year about 1980-1981. I co-wrote a space invaders game (err, I called it Ace Invaders) in basic after I found how relatively quickly it could draw and modify strings instead of drawing individual ascii characters on screen (I pause a moment before calling it art or assets
) and I learnt a load from that.Its bloody big though, gonna dominate the office, and have to do some fibbing to the wife how I got it as well. Maybe I can tell her its for the kids education. Yes that'll work
I've no CP/M or other disks yet, I've posted on the yahoo groups hopewfully some kind soul will help me out. Would love to find paper manuals but that might take another 30 years!
yay!
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commodorejohn
Shameless recidivist
What a beast. Love the look, though.
Just bought this on evilbay:
Amiga 2000 motherboard in very good condition, tested working, specs:
Rev 4.3
1mb ram
8370 Agnus
KS 3.1 rom
The battery was removed and the board seem to be undamaged by any spillage.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=150542260621Really cheap. I'm planning to mount it in a modern PC casing (with a bit of dremel & solder work for the Zorro slot.
Now I'm going to need some info:
Amiga 2000 motherboard in very good condition, tested working, specs:
Rev 4.3
1mb ram
8370 Agnus
KS 3.1 rom
The battery was removed and the board seem to be undamaged by any spillage.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=150542260621Really cheap. I'm planning to mount it in a modern PC casing (with a bit of dremel & solder work for the Zorro slot.
Now I'm going to need some info:
- How to use a PC PSU with the A2000
- How to use a PC keyboard (I was thinking of buying the AmigaOne keyboard)
- How to use a PC floppy or where to find one or two A2000 FDD
- Where to find or how to build longer FDD cable for the A2000
Check AmigaKit.
they have an ATX to A2000 converter (dirt cheap)
they have replacement floppy drives that are just a smidge smaller than the A2000 drives (and white) but work perfectly.
They have and make all cables (st0ck floppy cables)
the only thing they don't have is a keyboard converter, but they may have them too.
400 to 450 should be lots if not more than enough
Got myself a nice NOS CD32 from Carlo3DO today
Awesome stuff Phipinho!!!
Almost Snap!!! I just bought this bundle from the evil bay:
WOW! how bizzare!
You got a good few games there too mate! Now I want more as well!I especially want Super Stardust CD32!
Yeah sure is bud, this was a bit of an impulse buy it came up BIN (or best offer) on ebay and I just made a silly offer, not thinking they'd accept but they did
Should come tomorrow as was sent special delivery today...
This is the list of games:
ultimate body blows
sensible soccer
disposable hero
overkill/luncar-c (double pack)
zool 2 he's back
banshee
chuck rock 2
rise of the robots
alien breed special edition/qwak (double pack)
all terrain racer
bubba 'n' stix
super stardust
pinball fantasies
benefactor
diggers/oscar (double pack)
the chaos engine
nigel mansell's world championship
arcade pool
roadkill
super putty
fire force
arabian nights
gunship 2000
jame pond 3
super methane bros
flink
I plugged in my ACA1230 last night and decided to run it naked - no cover
However I finally decided to go the arcade route as well - I ordered a supergun PCB "Smallcab".
I have also ordered a Neo Geo MVS 1 slot motherboard - like this
That is real naked electronics
Can't wait to put it all together and see what happens
However I finally decided to go the arcade route as well - I ordered a supergun PCB "Smallcab".
I have also ordered a Neo Geo MVS 1 slot motherboard - like this
That is real naked electronics
Can't wait to put it all together and see what happens
Oh man bought me cheap an xbox 1 with transparent black case because it looks cool.
Was it fun plugg it in? NO!
Big BOOM and smoke, then I saw it was a chinease model with 110V .SHOCKING. It's stupid to make such small stickers and the cable was the same as we use. Fired it up to 230 V. One time no look and BOOM
Who thinks buying a xbox in pal region will have 110 volts
damn, that upset me because I wanted the great looking case So I just have that normal black one
But good it was no C= or anything else got damage, just xbox was smoking a bit here and there
HMM, it was my fault not to lookoh: but never thought on that oh:oh:
But good was it was cheap and I got something other stuff i will test now. NOW LOOKING FOR 220V STICKERS :nod:
gehtjanx
Was it fun plugg it in? NO!
Big BOOM and smoke, then I saw it was a chinease model with 110V .SHOCKING. It's stupid to make such small stickers and the cable was the same as we use. Fired it up to 230 V. One time no look and BOOM
Who thinks buying a xbox in pal region will have 110 volts damn, that upset me because I wanted the great looking case
So I just have that normal black one But good it was no C= or anything else got damage, just xbox was smoking a bit here and there
HMM, it was my fault not to look
oh: but never thought on that oh:oh:But good was it was cheap and I got something other stuff i will test now. NOW LOOKING FOR 220V STICKERS :nod:
gehtjanx
