cjameslv Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) So a member in our commodore club was getting rid an extra Amiga 500 setup for a really low price. I've never owned an Amiga before but I said what the hell i will give it a go! Well I'm glad i did and i went over today to pick it up. It came with a hard drive, 1.5mb memory upgrade, some magazine disks and an rgb video cable. Played with it a bit and i like how it boots from the hard drive. It has workbench 1.3 so i think it will be compatible with most of the games i'm looking to play on it. Pretty excited as i normally only collect Atari computer and Commdore 64 stuff. So guess i'm branching out! Snapped a couple pics (sorry quality kinda sucks): Complementary bath and cleaning (i do this to all my stuff before i set it up in my game room): All cleaned up and ready to go setup: Edited November 26, 2016 by cjameslv 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umberto Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Nice, looks clean. Got my first 500 this last summer. haven't booted it beings I don't have work bench disks. Got other projects going on now.. But very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Good job w/cleanup. Love it! Git rid of them cooties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Looks nice - I had a 1000 that I sold, but I've been wanting to replace it with a 500. Most of them don't look as nice as that one these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjameslv Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Nice, looks clean. Got my first 500 this last summer. haven't booted it beings I don't have work bench disks. Got other projects going on now.. But very cool I can make you a copy of the wb1.3 set i got. Send me a pm. Good job w/cleanup. Love it! Git rid of them cooties! Thanks, yeah it had a lot of dust bunnies and was a bit grimy. Came out nice and clean though. Looks nice - I had a 1000 that I sold, but I've been wanting to replace it with a 500. Most of them don't look as nice as that one these days. I like how you can slid the keyboard under the 1000 case. It had a really cool design. Good luck with the 500 search too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seob Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Nice looking a500 indeed. My a500's are all pretty yellowed. One i have gutted, because it was beyond repairs, hacked the keyboard to be used with my cd32. I need to have a deeper look into amiga memory. All my a500's have 1mb memory, as does my cdtv. But with the cdtv i had to add a switch in order to disable the cdrom rom, to free up memory, otherwise Knights of the Sky wouldn't boot. I know that some games only play samples if they have more then 512k of ram available, but i don't know of any programs/games needing more then 1 mb. I'm not a big expert in amiga stuff. I do have a 8mb sidecare memory expension, but i never use it since i don't know any programs that use it, other then workbench or making ramdrives. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest LiqMat Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 So a member in our commodore club was getting rid an extra Amiga 500 setup for a really low price. I've never owned an Amiga before but I said what the hell i will give it a go! Well I'm glad i did and i went over today to pick it up. It came with a hard drive, 1.5mb memory upgrade, some magazine disks and an rgb video cable. Played with it a bit and i like how it boots from the hard drive. It has workbench 1.3 so i think it will be compatible with most of the games i'm looking to play on it. Pretty excited as i normally only collect Atari computer and Commdore 64 stuff. So guess i'm branching out! Snapped a couple pics (sorry quality kinda sucks): Complementary bath and cleaning (i do this to all my stuff before i set it up in my game room): All cleaned up and ready to go setup: I do the same when restoring machines. I had a VIC-20 that had a spider family living in it. Bath tub it was for the case. Reminds me of when I was cleaning up a pair of Sega Genesis controllers and I had all the buttons soaking in a sink full of soapy water and the overflow drain was just big enough to suck the buttons in. I had to disassemble the pipes underneath to retrieve them. A "doh!" moment for sure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjameslv Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 I do the same when restoring machines. I had a VIC-20 that had a spider family living in it. Bath tub it was for the case. Reminds me of when I was cleaning up a pair of Sega Genesis controllers and I had all the buttons soaking in a sink full of soapy water and the overflow drain was just big enough to suck the buttons in. I had to disassemble the pipes underneath to retrieve them. A "doh!" moment for sure. Yeah sink drains are scary, i been using a strainer in the sink so i don't have nothing go down it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulletino Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I want to sniff it. I miss the smell of my Amigas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz73 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Nice! Congrats! Yeah, 1.3 is usually best for most of the classic games, especially if booted from floppy disk. Sweet system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues76 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Complementary bath and cleaning (i do this to all my stuff before i set it up in my game room): All cleaned up and ready to go setup: How did you clean up the keyboard? Can you explain in details, if possible. I read the Atari 8-bit recommendations. I have an amiga 600. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I want to sniff it. I miss the smell of my Amigas. One of the creepiest things I have read in a while. (or maybe I am more creeped out because I know that feel... I love the smell of my Amigas.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjameslv Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) How did you clean up the keyboard? Can you explain in details, if possible. I read the Atari 8-bit recommendations. I have an amiga 600. Thanks, Not much details involved but here ya go! Disassembled the keyboard & washed keys with soap (hand soap to be exact) and water. Cleaned the pcb with rubbing alcohol and q-tips across the contacts. Eveything else was wiped with glass cleaner and a cloth. Hope this helps. Ahh a note i forgot: i use an old tooth brush to scrub in between small areas and crevices. So don't throw out your old toothbrushes, they still have purpose! Edited January 3, 2017 by cjameslv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues76 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Not much details involved but here ya go! Disassembled the keyboard & washed keys with soap (hand soap to be exact) and water. Cleaned the pcb with rubbing alcohol and q-tips across the contacts. Eveything else was wiped with glass cleaner and a cloth. Hope this helps. Ahh a note i forgot: i use an old tooth brush to scrub in between small areas and crevices. So don't throw out your old toothbrushes, they still have purpose! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootboy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 How did you clean up the keyboard? Can you explain in details, if possible. I read the Atari 8-bit recommendations. I have an amiga 600. Thanks, I've put my keycaps in pantyhose and run them through the dishwasher. Works very well. And if it has a rubber membrane pad, that goes in there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootboy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 You will want to open up that 1.5mb wedge and remove the battery from it sooner rather than later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dR_wH0 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 You will want to open up that 1.5mb wedge and remove the battery from it sooner rather than later... Vote up!! Remove the memory expansion from the trapdoor and desolder the Varta type battery that lurks there. Also in the near future you should really change all the caps of the motherboard. They are over 20 years old and in the end leak with nasty results. Congrats on your new miggy! You've got a really nice bundle/setup there - kinda rare too (the hard disk). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjameslv Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Vote up!! Remove the memory expansion from the trapdoor and desolder the Varta type battery that lurks there. Also in the near future you should really change all the caps of the motherboard. They are over 20 years old and in the end leak with nasty results. Congrats on your new miggy! You've got a really nice bundle/setup there - kinda rare too (the hard disk). Yep, good advice! I changed it awhile back when i installed my indivision: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/259562-so-this-arrived-today/ Scroll to the bottom for some pics too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootboy Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Vote up!! Remove the memory expansion from the trapdoor and desolder the Varta type battery that lurks there. Also in the near future you should really change all the caps of the motherboard. They are over 20 years old and in the end leak with nasty results. Congrats on your new miggy! You've got a really nice bundle/setup there - kinda rare too (the hard disk). Yes he does! It took me forever to find myself an GVP Impact A500 for my A500. And then finding extra memory for the darn thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 If it has a memory expansion card in the belly of the Amiga you will need to check to make sure the battery has not leaked. Common problem and it will destroy the card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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