15 Sep
2009
15 Sep
'09
8:48 p.m.
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
That was why I went with an Amiga 3000 and an Atari
TT030 in the late 90's.
?I'm hoping to revive both machines this winter, both spent way to many
years in storage while we lived in an apartment. ?Now that we have a house
they're at home with us, and I have some room to work on them.
I'm the same. Too many hobbies, not enough time. These days, classic
computing has taken a back seat to getting the wood shop done. Still
need to finish the basement also. :-/
I didn't realize Software Hut was still around.
?Guess I just had bad timing
last time I tried to go to their website. ?That's not that bad of a price, I
think they were slightly more 10 years ago.
They're legendary for not updating their web page. Better to ignore
what their page says and call them. I swear they update their website
every other year whether they need to or not.
The price is great considering it's a *new* board. It's still more
than I can spend on an old computer though.
I got rid of 3 A2000's a couple years ago to
another list member. ?At the
time I needed the space more than 3 A2000's. ?I still have 1.5 A500's, 1
A600, 2 A3000's, and 2 A1200's (I might be able to build 1 working from the
two, but it need's surface mount work).
The caps like to go from what I hear.
The A3000 I got from someone who
got it from Magni (I also have a pair of Magni Genlock's), and I fully
upgraded it with the latest chips, full 16MB+2MB RAM, ethernet, a Picasso IV
video card, and Amiga OS 3.9. ?I never could bring myself to spend the $$$'s
on a CPU accelerator card. ?The 2nd A3000 is basically pristine in the
boxes. ?Though I think the keyboard is in an A2000 box, not an A3000 box.
I have most of what I need to put my 1200 motherboard into a custom
case. I just need the lyra keyboard adapter to get a ps2 keyboard
hooked up. That should be a fun project. It's high on the list once
the wood shop is back together this weekend.
brian