gladders Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I decided to plumb for an Amiga 500 which was going cheap 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Well, do like i do, get an 500, with al least 1mb ( i have 3 mb) of RAM, Kickstart 2.0 (to run Amiga 600 games) and an external floppy drive(s). Then, if you like it, get into Amiga, and search for Amiga 1200 with at least 030 (040 would be nice too) and Kickstart 3.9 (latest that you can run without buying a PPC processor). If you get into an Amiga 1200, you surely want to buy PPC processor and run AmigaOS 4.1, or at least 4.0. Then, get an Amiga 4000, with PPC and run AOS 4.1, upgrade RAM, and it will be great machine. You're all set! You should also get an 600, it's the tinest amiga. And when you will buy 1200 or 4000, make sure they're from Commodore, NOT Escom. 500- Amiga 500 and 600 games 600- optional, for that a600 games experience xD 1200- for games needing 030 4000- scene But, the trick is, that you need to get PAL Amigas. Also, if you're interested in modern Amigas you should get Amiga 1 G4 or an PPC Mac, that can run MorphOS. Eventually, download AROS to your PC. I've actually never seen an Escom Amiga 1200 in the wild. What don't you like about them, compared to a Commodore Amiga 1200? (how are they different) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I've actually never seen an Escom Amiga 1200 in the wild. What don't you like about them, compared to a Commodore Amiga 1200? (how are they different) The only technical difference I am aware of (there could be more, just what I know) is that Escom modified the board slightly so they could use a standard PC floppy drive, and there have been some compatibility issues with some games.. I believe it's a pretty easy thing to reverse tho, if you don't mind some basic soldering.. And there are many PC floppies that you can modify to work on an Amiga. There's a huge thread on it at EAB. Also, you could go for a Gotek or similar floippy emulator once you set the board back to an Amiga floppy.. There are people who like the PPC OS4 route, but for me, I like the 68k Amiga.. desiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 The only technical difference I am aware of (there could be more, just what I know) is that Escom modified the board slightly so they could use a standard PC floppy drive, and there have been some compatibility issues with some games.. I believe it's a pretty easy thing to reverse tho, if you don't mind some basic soldering.. And there are many PC floppies that you can modify to work on an Amiga. There's a huge thread on it at EAB. Also, you could go for a Gotek or similar floippy emulator once you set the board back to an Amiga floppy.. There are people who like the PPC OS4 route, but for me, I like the 68k Amiga.. desiv You make an important point there. A friend of mine recently purchased an Escom A1200 and I suggested the Gotek. However, I didn't realize that the Escom A1200 motherboard needed to be modded to accept the Gotek drive emulator. I don't suppose you have a link to info on how to get the Escom Amiga 1200 prepped to use the Gotek unit do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Looks like there might be a vid tutorial on how to do it!! (I haven't watched it yet...) desiv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Looks like there might be a vid tutorial on how to do it!! (I haven't watched it yet...) desiv Thanks! Good thing he's handy with a soldering iron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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