Speaking of Amigas...

From: Paul Braun <nerdware_at_ctgonline.org>
Date: Thu Jul 1 23:43:44 2004

>
> 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.

Cool. I'll remember that when I play around.

> 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_at_laidbak.com

"A computer without a Microsoft operating system is like a dog
without a bunch of bricks tied to its head."
Received on Thu Jul 01 2004 - 23:43:44 BST