Speaking of Amigas...

From: ghldbrd_at_xpres.ccp.com <(ghldbrd_at_xpres.ccp.com)>
Date: Thu Jul 1 16:20:24 2004

> 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
Received on Thu Jul 01 2004 - 16:20:24 BST