Many Parts Arrive
27/09/07 23:17
Today I received three more bits. I received another a
few days back.
I received a couple of 32MB 72pin SIMMs for my 030 accelerator cards, a couple of 2-device 44pin IDE cables, the Nokia C110 802.11b PCMCIA WiFi card.
A few days back I received the 44pin Male-to-Male inter-connector cable.
I received a couple of 32MB 72pin SIMMs for my 030 accelerator cards, a couple of 2-device 44pin IDE cables, the Nokia C110 802.11b PCMCIA WiFi card.
A few days back I received the 44pin Male-to-Male inter-connector cable.
eBay Time
22/09/07 22:52
A long time ago I had my original 1200 hacked into a
tower with a whole lot of add-ons. I had a PCMCIA
ethernet card and contemplated getting another (I sold
the other one back in 2002) on eBay when a thought came
to me; Would the 1200 be able to use a PCMCIA 802.11b
wireless network card. A little bit of digging found
this site.
After reading the documentation for the prism2 driver found on Aminet, I went over to eBay and started searching. I found a Nokia C110 which according to the compatibility list should work. I won the auction as the only bidder of US$0.99.
I'm looking to install OS 3.9 and will need a CD-ROM drive. The thought of one in an external case is downright bile-raising. It thwarts the integrity and the ideal of the 1200's design. I found some references (I'll add the link when I find it again) to mounting a laptop CD drive internally. So I searched eBay for the bits and pieces I needed. Unfortunately, a single converter/cable doesn't exist. To go from 44pin IDE to the CD drive's JAE interface I need 4 separate bits.
Everything is ordered. The waiting begins.
After reading the documentation for the prism2 driver found on Aminet, I went over to eBay and started searching. I found a Nokia C110 which according to the compatibility list should work. I won the auction as the only bidder of US$0.99.
I'm looking to install OS 3.9 and will need a CD-ROM drive. The thought of one in an external case is downright bile-raising. It thwarts the integrity and the ideal of the 1200's design. I found some references (I'll add the link when I find it again) to mounting a laptop CD drive internally. So I searched eBay for the bits and pieces I needed. Unfortunately, a single converter/cable doesn't exist. To go from 44pin IDE to the CD drive's JAE interface I need 4 separate bits.
Everything is ordered. The waiting begins.
The Decision Has Been Made
15/09/07 21:57
I went through my closet in my study and pulled out all
my collected Amiga gear (mostly Amiga 1200s) as I've
decided to build an Amiga 1200 (or two) to recapture
the magic.
I discovered an Amiga podcast over at www.amigaz.org. It re-energized me. It also got me thinking about the future of my favourite platform. Something I'll share at a later time.
I discovered an Amiga podcast over at www.amigaz.org. It re-energized me. It also got me thinking about the future of my favourite platform. Something I'll share at a later time.