Learning about the CD32

I found an offer for a Commodore Amiga CD32 that I could not refuse. I have never owned a CD32 in my childhood, but my curiosity now and what I'd read so far made me accept the offer, and explore. It's finally here and it's in fantastic shape: I connected it to my projector, because … Continue reading Learning about the CD32 →

Creating Amiga HD images

I have a few real Amigas here with me, that I play with and enjoy - and that I run experiments on. If you have a lucky hand like myself, you find yourself from time to time … breaking stuff. Software-wise, of course. Over time, the real spindle HDDs failed on me, and I decided … Continue reading Creating Amiga HD images →

ROM upgrade oddities

If you are upgrading your Amiga, one of the things you may consider, is an upgrade of the system's ROM, called "kickstart". While most older Amigas are shipped with a v1.2 or v1.3 of the ROM, newer Amigas come with a 2.0 or even 3.0 or Commodore's last version, 3.1. Later, after Commodore's bankruptcy, Hyperion … Continue reading ROM upgrade oddities →

Amiga projects overview

There's a number of retro computing projects that I am running - mostly with little progress, because everyday life is in the way. But I draw great joy from tinkering with the systems and software, when I get to it. Mostly I am focusing on Commodore Amiga hardware and software, and there's some collection that … Continue reading Amiga projects overview →

The Amiga’s autoconfig strangeness

I am working on an Amiga 2000 that I want to turn into a "decent" workstation for the time it originally comes from - or shortly after. I had planned to give it some extra RAM, a hard drive and a networking option, so that I could do word processing, graphics processing and also access … Continue reading The Amiga’s autoconfig strangeness →

Upgrading an Amiga 500, WHDload and disk trouble

With a little more time on my hands, I finally decided to plan and progress with some of my old and retro hardware and put them to meaningful and fun use. I have had two Amiga 500s for a while now, both in fair condition, and decided to keep one was pristine as possible, with … Continue reading Upgrading an Amiga 500, WHDload and disk trouble →

Game disk archiving

I am collecting the hardware and software from my past to preserve and show-display them in my home office for my personal pleasure. I have grown up with an Amiga 500 and an Amiga 2000, then later a 486/60MHz and later a Pentium with 200MHz. Especially the Amiga 500 has gotten me to start playing … Continue reading Game disk archiving →

Playing on real retro hardware

I've asked ChatGPT what it thinks about playing games on retro/old hardware vs. emulation: Playing retro games today is super easy: for many games, there are remakes that still run on modern computers or consoles - you can find them on your favorite gaming platform, like steam, which has a "Retro" tag for search, or … Continue reading Playing on real retro hardware →

Upgrading how video from the Amiga 500 is displayed

I have been looking into improving the video output on my Amiga 500 that I use for playing, capturing screenshots and capturing video. Not that the video quality was bad, but you could notice that there were distortions in the screenshots and the captured videos. It was more noticeable on my 1080p monitor that I … Continue reading Upgrading how video from the Amiga 500 is displayed →