Amiga 2500 questions

From: Gary Hildebrand <ghldbrd_at_ccp.com>
Date: Thu Apr 11 09:09:12 2002

"Merle K. Peirce" wrote:
>
> You need an Amiga keyboard, or an adapter box for the keyboard. The
> mouse should be the same as used on the C128, c64?

Sorry, they look similar, but the 8 bit Commodores used a 1350 mouse,
and the Amiga is a 1351. AFAIK, they are NOT interchangeable.

Gary Hildebrand


>
> On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Doc Shipley wrote:
>
> > Hi. I'm looking at an Amiga 2500, with a 5M hard drive, unknown ram,
> > a lot of boards in it (the owner knows as little about it as I do), and
> > no keyboard, mouse, or display. He wants $30 for it. He has a display
> > from a Commodore Colt hooked up to the composite video port, and the
> > 2500 will boot to a screen with hand holding a WorkBench 1.3 floppy shown.
> > Are keyboards as hard to find as it seems? That's the showstopper so
> > far. Is $30 reasonable for a partially tested A2500? Will the
> > kbd/mouse from the Colt work?
> >
> > Aquiring minds want to know. :)
> >
> > Doc
> >
> >
>
> M. K. Peirce
>
> Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
> Shady Lea, Rhode Island
>
> "Casta est quam nemo rogavit."
>
> - Ovid
Received on Thu Apr 11 2002 - 09:09:12 BST