Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2025-04-14, 18:14

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Shponglefan wrote on 2025-04-14, 12:45: Bought some new shelving to try to organize some of my PC builds / cases. […] Show full quote Bought some new shelving to try to organize some of my PC builds / cases. Filename Workbench mess.jpg File size 972.62 KiB Views 310 views File license Fair use/fair …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2025-04-13, 09:47

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TWIMC: Update on my A1000++ project... TL;DR: Primed and sanded the parts, applied 3 coats of RAL 1013 acrylic paint, added water slide decals, then sealed everything with clear coat. First beauty shot of the case... A New AMIGA for a 40-Year Legacy

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Re: A New AMIGA for a 40-Year Legacy

Posted on 2025-04-13, 09:45

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Third update: Painting & Finishing - Bringing the Amiga 1000++ case to life With all the parts glued, assembled and smoothed out, it was finally time for one of the most satisfying steps - painting and finishing (!not!). Getting the right look for this build meant taking a careful, layered approach …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2025-04-11, 18:12

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Thanks for the hints, I will try to raise the temperature next…

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Re: Bread-board-time-killer

Posted on 2025-04-11, 05:25

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I do love me a Kyro, and I do love slot 1, but why is this “breadboard”? I came expecting some kind of breadboard based retro-hardware tinkering breakout box, and discovered a run of the mill retro PC? Same here. Did an Eater style CPU a couple of years ago - on breadboards, though kinda sad what's …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2025-04-11, 05:13

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Tried retrobrighting for the first time, wasn't particularly successful though. Tested it on an old mouse, the upper half was kinda OK, the lower wasn't. Thought it would be good to just stick it into a 12% hydrogen peroxide solution from a chemicals dealer and use UV lighting (submersion). I'm …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2025-04-06, 16:31

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TWIMC - Update on my AMIGA 1000++ project in the subsection "System Specs (Showcase your Retro PC / Build logs.)" TL;DR: The assembly phase of my AMIGA 1000++ project is underway! After cleaning and curing my 3D-printed parts, I’ve been test fitting and aligning everything on the Checkmate 1500 case …

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Re: A New AMIGA for a 40-Year Legacy

Posted on 2025-04-06, 16:28

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Second update: Bringing It All Together - assembling, test fitting and prepping for paint ... with my 3D-printed parts in hand, the next big step in my Amiga 1000++ project has been assembling them, test fitting everything onto the case and preparing for the final finish. As expected, this phase has …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2025-04-06, 16:22

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Seems like I'm kinda on a losing streak lately. Bought a laser upgrade for my AMIGA 'tank' mouse to use in my A1000++ project only to realize that that upgrade does not fit into my original Hong Kong "BREMEN" AMIGA 'tank' mouse. Had to buy a different AMIGA 'tank' mouse from the bay. I have to do …

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Re: A New AMIGA for a 40-Year Legacy

Posted on 2025-03-30, 13:58

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First update: And the journey starts. Creating the necessary parts for this build in Autodesk Fusion, f.k.a. Fusion 360, has been an iterative process. Getting a design that is functional, structurally sound and precisely dimensioned isn't something you get right on the first try - at least I didn't …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2025-03-30, 08:18

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I've started a new thread with the title: A New AMIGA for a 40-Year Legacy in the subsection "System Specs (Showcase your Retro PC / Build logs.)" Link: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=105806 TL;DR: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the AMIGA 1000, I'm creating a custom reimagination of …

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A New AMIGA for a 40-Year Legacy

Posted on 2025-03-30, 08:14

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In 1985, the AMIGA 1000 set new standards for computing with its groundbreaking graphics, sound, and multitasking capabilities. Now, 40 years later, I'm bringing that legacy into the modern era with a custom-built system that pays tribute to the original while embracing some new possibilities. My …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2025-03-04, 17:02

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Bought an US-layout keyboard for an A500 on the bay, “tested and working”, and of course it doesn’t. As it does come with the dreaded membrane those Samsung-made keyboards are known for I ordered a “new and improved” part from Australia… (part+50% shipping)

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2025-03-04, 16:48

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Updated a Gotek from FF2.14 to FF3.43 and tested the floppy images on the original systems - just to be sure… I am now.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2025-03-04, 13:48

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O NO. They do not work perfectly. In fact it may be that if you actually accessed them once, it could have been the FINAL TIME. This isn't said often enough. Upon finding an old disk, do NOTHING with it prior to reading it into an image/file. You may live to regret it otherwise. Do not try to …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2025-03-04, 06:39

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Been fiddling around with old floppies and drives, to me it's absolutely astounding that those disks from the 80s still work perfectly. Haven't had one bad in 30+ disks I tested. Working on finding some motivation to continue a project I stalled last year... I guess I'll start with cleaning and re- …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-12-13, 16:58

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Ydee wrote on 2024-12-13, 15:10: Xicor wrote on 2024-12-12, 15:43: Finlay found a Roland SCC1 at a "reasonable" price, and it just arrived: Complete in box. It wasn't crazy expensive, but not trivial either. So only one kidney instead both? 😂 exactly my thoughts…

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-12-10, 09:19

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Major Jackyl wrote on 2024-12-09, 23:54: A bit TOO retro...? I took this apart to see if I can get parts. Yes. Yes I can. It needs a set of tubes and a re-cap. I was surprised to see the tubes are indeed available. Will be repairing this thing soon. Idk what it is with this tubes. Seeing those old …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2024-12-08, 09:41

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PC@LIVE wrote on 2024-12-08, 07:47: Yesterday I made a trip to a retro engine fair, unfortunately no old or modern PC hardware, only engine stuff, but for fans of the genre, definitely worth seeing. I’d take that Jag 🤤

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2024-12-07, 09:18

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smtkr wrote on 2024-12-07, 00:21: 🤣. Yeah, these brackets and io plates go missing more than the actual hardware 😁 Yeah, especially on NICs with low profile brackets if you’ve got cases with full height slots only.

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