SUPRDAVE(a)aol.com wrote:
Decided to pull out my amiga 500 and a PHOENIX hard drive that fits it.
plugged it all in and the hard drive spins up, but the amiga still prompts
for a system floppy. can a PC download and create an amiga system disk? i
want to see what this computer is capable of.
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Kwanzaa is NOT a real holiday.
Looks like you need a workbench boot floppy, and a PC can't make one
because of a different format. Amigas use a propreitary 880k format, on
a standard DSDD '720k' drive.
What does your picture prompt for? Workbench 1.3? I can make a copy for
you. I'd reccommend getting a 3.1 Kickstart ROM inside, as the newere
O/S is much better and the software for internet access needs 3.x to
work.
I presume you have only 512k or 1 meg of RAM, unless the Phoenix HD
controller has RAM expansion inside. I'd deccomend finding some RAM
expansion to around 4 MB or so, more would be better.
That little box fitted out with the baics will really blow your socks
off. Weak point is the graphics output, as it is limited to 640x400
pixels and NTSC scan rates. But for a 7 mHz clock rate it chnks along
pretty good on the net. Show me a PC circa 1988 that will do as well!!
Gary HIldebrand, amiga user
ST. Joseph, MO