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Amiga 1200 Motherboard Repairs

8bitplus February 19, 2017 0 Comments

I decided it would be a good idea to find a spare motherboard for my A1200 tower or WHDLoad system. I thought I might have one or two in storage that might need attention but should be fixable.

Found 5! (3x version 1.D.4 and 2x 1.D.1)

The first board I selected (v1.D.4) booted up fine with a pair of 3.0 roms. I connected a compatible floppy drive and played some Alien Breed II form 20 minutes or so. Everything seems to be in order but the sound is a bit low.

Next I need to test out the PCMCIA connector and see if Hard Drives work on the IDE port. Changing the capacitors on this and some of the other boards would also be a good move. So far its a good start. The cost of A1200 motherboards has gone up a lot from when I used to buy them for £15-20 each 10 years ago. They regularly sell for £100+.

Looks like I need more Kickstart Roms and Cap kits.

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GAMEBLAST 17

8bitplus February 10, 2017 0 Comments

I’ll be taking part in a 24 hour video game marathon this month to support the charity Special Effect.

They specialize in helping people with disabilities access video games. Furthermore they support access to technology that can lead to independent education, work and leisure.

If you would like to support us please donate with this link:

www.justgiving.com/WMC-Gamers

for more info on Special Effect. Please visit their site Here

Thank you.

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Naomi Universal Cabinet Arcade Restoration + modifications

8bitplus February 8, 2017 0 Comments

Just to break up the Amiga related projects I’ve been working on lately, here’s a write-up of my Sega Naomi Cabinet restoration.

Click here for the project page

Arcade, Projects

Amiga 1200/600 WHDLoad Gaming System

8bitplus February 7, 2017 0 Comments

Looks like another Amiga focused year already.
Information and my recommendations for setting up a WHDload system on A1200 or A600.

Click the image to get straight to the article.

Amiga, Articles

Christmas Time

8bitplus December 23, 2016 0 Comments

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

At Christmas time I would always get excited for a new console, or the next must have game when I was a kid. Even though its not the same with modern games, Christmas is a great time to play some old favorites again.

Thanks for all comments and emails this year. See you in 2017.

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Amiga 600 Preparing for Vampire

8bitplus December 22, 2016 0 Comments

I’ve just created a page detailing some of the changes I made to my stock Amiga 600 to get it ready for the Vampire 600.

When the card arrives, I’ll cover the installation and setup in more detail.
Exciting times for Amiga owners!

Click the image above to link to the project page.

Projects

Retro Event

8bitplus December 3, 2016 0 Comments

This morning I attended the Collectorabilia Retro Event in Leeds. Lots of collectables and video games for sale.

I didn’t get much this time, but I did find a very nice clear GameBoy. Photos uploading soon.

www.collectorabilia.com

www.retroevents.co.uk

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Photography

8bitplus November 28, 2016 0 Comments

One of the things I’ve been looking into recently is a way of getting better quality photos of my consoles in my collection.
The main concern is having a consistant plain white background.
I think I’ve found a cheap solution.

I’m using a white blackout rollerblind to make a clean “sweeping” background. The lights are a pair of LED wallmount flood lights. The effect looks quite good and was a lot cheaper than some of the starter photography setup kits on eBay.

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