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| Sun, 18 May 2014, 16:28 | |
steve_ancell
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Just won and ebay aution for a mint condition Commodore Amiga 500-Plus. Now all I need to do is drive to Crowborough to collect it. 
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| Sun, 18 May 2014, 16:28 | |
Jayenkai
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Not a clue where that is, but bravo on winning a classic Now head to AmigaKit and see what goodies are compatible!
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| Sun, 18 May 2014, 16:34 | |
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steve_ancell
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I don't think anyone would believe me if I were to say how much I got it for. 
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| Sun, 18 May 2014, 16:35 | |
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Jayenkai
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*fingers crossed* that the Drive's in working order.. That's the most important piece of the puzzle.
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| Sun, 18 May 2014, 16:39 | |
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steve_ancell
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The seller does state mint condition, but I won't know if the drive is OK until I buy some software for it. It comes with the Cartoon Classics box but no games, I guess there's also no Workbench disks, but I can probably get that on ebay. |
| Sun, 18 May 2014, 16:41 | |
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Jayenkai
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Should be easy enough to get access to a few basic floppies to get the thing up and running. Have a hunt on AmigaKit to see if you can add any kind of external SD/CompactFlash storage. No idea what connects to an A500! My 600 has a handy PCMCIA slot \o/yeay\o/
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| Sun, 18 May 2014, 16:42 | |
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steve_ancell
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Time to gloat, and probably make the blood of some Amiga-nut's blood boil... I pounced on the bid-button when there was only a few seconds left. I got it for £12.49. |
| Sun, 18 May 2014, 16:47 | |
Jayenkai
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Bargain!
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| Sun, 18 May 2014, 16:55 | |
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steve_ancell
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The seller says:  "My husband is letting go of his old favourite. This A500-Plus is in perfect condition. Comes complete with vintage box, 'Quickshot' joy-stick, mouse, power supply inc all necessary leads and interface. " The husband is probably gonna be pretty pissed. LOL She says it powers-up but not tested on a monitor at this time, still a bargain though even if I do have to replace the drive. |
| Sun, 18 May 2014, 17:24 | |
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Hotshot |
Have you picture of it?  I still got Blue Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200 somewhere in my room
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| Sun, 18 May 2014, 17:28 | |
steve_ancell
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I will put up pictures when it I get it home.
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| Mon, 19 May 2014, 07:07 | |
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steve_ancell
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I collected, it is in the back of my car, safely covered over while I'm in ASDA. Slight yellowing on the keys and not too bad yellowing on the casings. Nothing that a bit of water and bleach can't tackle. |
| Mon, 19 May 2014, 07:17 | |
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Jayenkai
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Yellowing's all part of the authenticity, IMO! Good luck getting it up and running. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Mon, 19 May 2014, 15:58 | |
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steve_ancell
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So far it just shows a green light, but no click-click from the drive and just a blank screen. I will open it up tomorrow and re-seat connectors and chips etc, it's been in the original owner's loft for about twenty years as I was told today. |
| Mon, 19 May 2014, 16:25 | |
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Jayenkai
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Hmmmm... :/ Good luck.
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| Mon, 19 May 2014, 16:26 | |
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steve_ancell
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Not all is lost, if I can't get it going then I will just shove it back on ebay as spares or repair.
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| Mon, 19 May 2014, 16:58 | |
rockford
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So not exactly minty fresh then, despite the eBay claims...  Hopefully it's just a simple fix and you'll be back in Amiga Nirvana soon.
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| Tue, 20 May 2014, 07:39 | |
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Hotshot |
That is a shame but maybe your second lucky time eh?
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| Thu, 22 May 2014, 04:54 | |
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steve_ancell
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Just pulled it apart, a bit of furry green shit going on in the battery and surrounding components and a few dry joints here and there. Looks like I have an appointment with a soldering iron. |
| Thu, 22 May 2014, 05:12 | |
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Jayenkai
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Hmmm.. Yeah, batteries.. Thankfully my 600 never had a battery fitted. :\
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| Thu, 22 May 2014, 11:02 | |
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steve_ancell
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The sockets for the GARY and EVEN CIA chips are badly corroded, the pin holes just disintegrated, but the chips themselves seem OK. I can probably obtain new sockets on ebay. Also noticed a crack at the corner of the FAT AGNUS socket, but the chip seems to be in there tight enough. |
| Thu, 22 May 2014, 11:09 | |
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Jayenkai
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Fuck  This is what happens when people put computers away "safely".. You'd cry if you saw the state of my Sega Saturn.. "It'll be safe in the conservatory!!" ... My arse!!!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Thu, 22 May 2014, 11:12 | |
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steve_ancell
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I'm not too worried though, I'm sure that I can get something back for the casings, keyboard, mouse and power supply if it comes to it. If I can't get this one going then I might get an A1200 instead. |
| Thu, 22 May 2014, 11:18 | |
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Jayenkai
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Yeah, a 600/1200 with a PCMCIA slot will allow for more kewlystuffs
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