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
Category: retro upgrade projects
Dicke Olga in Amiga 2000
I recently bought a CPU expansion card for my second Amiga 2000 that I want to turn into a decent office machine. By saying CPU expansion card I am not doing this wonderful project justice because it is so much more than just a CPU extension. What I am talking about is the “Dicke Olga” … Continue reading Dicke Olga in Amiga 2000
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