1 Jul
2004
1 Jul
'04
6:58 a.m.
I was just given an A1000 with keyboard, mouse, and the external floppy
(the external floppy seems to have "issues". This is my second A1000, but
the first one is dead and was used for my public displays to show the
signatures on the inside of the case.
I haven't had time to plug it in and see if it boots, but I do know I'll be
needing a Kickstart disk. I have the version of Workbench that came with
my A500 (1.2, I think?) -- will that boot the 1000?
Nice little bonus -- it also came with the genlock slab, so I'll eventually try to
play with that.
Also, anyone have a copy of the bouncing ball demo I can have? I've never
had that, and always wanted a copy, especially since I interviewed RJ Mical
several years back and talked to him about it (he's the one who wrote it.)
While I'm in the process of purging most of my collection (those of you who
have emailed me -- I haven't forgotten you. Life just got nutty for a while
and I got behind on a lot of projects.) I'm keeping my 128K Mac and all my
Amigas (2 - 500's, A1000, and an A2000).
Thanks.
Paul Braun
Cygnus Productions
nerdware(a)ctgonline.org
"Enjoy every sandwich." -- Warren Zevon
"At Microsoft, Quality is Job, oh, I dunno, maybe 7 or 8?"
1 Jul
1 Jul
12:20 p.m.
I was just given an A1000 with keyboard, mouse, and
the external floppy
(the external floppy seems to have "issues". This is my second A1000, but
the first one is dead and was used for my public displays to show the
signatures on the inside of the case.
You may need to put the floppy guts in the A1000 if the internal drive is
TU, as it only boots off the inside floppy, called DF0: If it is an A1010
floppy you're okay. Or you can hack a standard DSDD 3.5" floppy in, but
you'll have to fiddlefutz with the jumpers to make it work correctly.
I haven't had time to plug it in and see if it boots, but I do know I'll
be
needing a Kickstart disk. I have the version of Workbench that came with
my A500 (1.2, I think?) -- will that boot the 1000?
You will need TWO disks -- Kickstart and Workbench, 1.3 was the latest
version that worked in the A1000. A third disk was supplied, that also
had Amiga Basic, ABasic.
Nice little bonus -- it also came with the genlock slab, so I'll
eventually try to
play with that.
Okay, just be warned that the clocking pulses for the Amiga come from the
genlocked signal, which means that a VCR with breakup in the tape will
hang the computer. A nice steady video signal is best.
Also, anyone have a copy of the bouncing ball demo I can have? I've never
had that, and always wanted a copy, especially since I interviewed RJ
Mical
several years back and talked to him about it (he's the one who wrote it.)
I think that was one of the old AMICUS disks, I think I have it and could
make a copy.
While I'm in the process of purging most of my collection (those of you
who
have emailed me -- I haven't forgotten you. Life just got nutty for a
while
and I got behind on a lot of projects.) I'm keeping my 128K Mac and all my
Amigas (2 - 500's, A1000, and an A2000).
Thanks.
Paul Braun
6:55 p.m.
On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 04:20:24PM -0500, ghldbrd(a)xpres.ccp.com wrote:
You may need to put the floppy guts in the A1000 if
the internal drive is
TU, as it only boots off the inside floppy, called DF0: If it is an A1010
floppy you're okay. Or you can hack a standard DSDD 3.5" floppy in, but
you'll have to fiddlefutz with the jumpers to make it work correctly.
A standard "1M" (raw) floppy drive will fit on the cable and read disks
and all of that, but you might have an issue with the DISKCHANGE signal.
ISTR some floppy drives had jumpers to select pin 2 vs pin 34, while
others had no jumpers, and still others had no external DISKCHANGE pin.
The upshot is that you might have to tell the OS you swapped disks if
you can't find a drive that does the right thing. If the command isn't
DISKCHANGE, I forget it off the top of my head - it's not like we used
it all the time.
AFAIK, there's mechanical clearance for just about any Amiga floppy drive
inside the A1000 case (not so for the A500). The external floppies were
identical mechs - the difference being a small circuit board that had a
chip or two to generate the ID signal the ROMs looked for to ident 3.5"
drives from 5.25" drives (unlike most computers, the Amiga could fiddle
the control lines and determine the external disk type).
You will need TWO disks -- Kickstart and Workbench,
1.3 was the latest
version that worked in the A1000. A third disk was supplied, that also
had Amiga Basic, ABasic.
I think by the time 1.3 came out, the OS was up to 4 or maybe 5 disks
("Extras", "Fonts"...) I'd have to go back and check. Not that
it matters
to an unexpanded A1000, but 1.3 can autoboot a hard disk and 1.2 cannot.
There were also products to replace the WCS Daughter card - the Rejuvinator,
for example. It's worth looking inside the A1000 to see if one is in there.
One of the guys from a nearby club designed it. He gave us a big discount
on a bulk buy because he came over and talked about 8 of us through the
install. Among its features is a 40-pin ROM socket (works with KS2.0 for
sure), a Fat or Fatter Agnus, and a minimal-function video slot for A2000
genlock cards, etc).
-ethan
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7:43 p.m.
You may need to put the floppy guts in the A1000 if the internal drive
is TU, as it only boots off the inside floppy, called DF0: If it is
an A1010 floppy you're okay.
I believe the internal floppy is OK -- the
external floppy's eject button
seems to be broken somehow -- I haven't had time to look at it yet.
I do have the external floppy for my A500 -- will that also work with
the 1000?
You will need TWO disks -- Kickstart and Workbench, 1.3 was the latest
version that worked in the A1000. A third disk was supplied, that
also had Amiga Basic, ABasic.
I have Workbench 1.3 (shipped with my A500) but IIRC they
stopped shipping Kickstart floppies after the 1000. So, I'll need
some kind soul to clone me off a copy of Kickstart.
Nice little
bonus -- it also came
with the genlock slab, so I'll > eventually try to
> play with that.
Okay, just be warned that the clocking pulses for the Amiga come from
the genlocked signal, which means that a VCR with breakup in the tape
will hang the computer. A nice steady video signal is best. I think that was one of the old AMICUS disks, I think
I have it and
could make a copy.
Thanks. If you could do that and a copy of Kickstart, that would be
just swell.
Paul Braun WD9GCO
Cygnus Productions
nerdware_nospam(a)laidbak.com
"A computer without a Microsoft operating system is like a dog
without a bunch of bricks tied to its head."
9:23 p.m.
On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 11:43:44PM -0500, Paul Braun wrote:
I do have the external floppy for my A500 -- will that
also work with
the 1000?
Yes.
-ethan
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4:19 p.m.
On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 10:58:53AM -0500, Paul Braun wrote:
I haven't had time to plug it in and see if it
boots, but I do know I'll be
needing a Kickstart disk. I have the version of Workbench that came with
my A500 (1.2, I think?) -- will that boot the 1000?
If you have a Kickstart 1.2 disk, Workbench 1.2 will work fine (as will several
minor variants, 1.3.x...)
-ethan
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APO AP 96598 Wind 10.4 kts Grid 080 Barometer 672.1 mb (10925. ft)
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