tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81925845267814163312024-03-19T00:50:49.580+10:30Epsilon's WorldEpsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.comBlogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-69148768000063304652024-03-11T20:12:00.002+10:302024-03-15T12:56:30.859+10:30Looking at the new AmigaOne A1222 Part 1<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> This week it was announced that the AmigaOne A1222 system is <a href="http://amigakit.fr/?lang=en&pid=4&page=full" target="_blank">now available for people to order!</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have a new AmigaOS 4 system in 2024! For me, it's release completes a long Hyperion Entertainment official beta testing program I was part of for this new system.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been under NDA during this process and unable to talk about it, but with the A1222 system now released and final form of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition now set in stone, I confirmed that I can talk about the new system now! So let's dive in!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzHqDIoSQGoB8el4LIdWRP4sUjcjdZrIRtEAlQxkm2zbFVVNg142cVRz8ijJKW8UpwDtQ_UJT74_6KCDP_C8DpHSsq4f9xJSQsRiDyG88X_5uw5UfweISqhcZPbWN_RgFl1i7mORSUtAfuCxJd4AznFGzR6zFOV5wNBarUBIiDF3qhD4XVH68gA5WJA/w640-h480/IMG_8780.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I originally covered a lot of detail about the system back in 2016 when I first received my beta tester board to begin testing (Linux initially, and AmigaOS 4 later on):</span></div><p><a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/01/my-a1222-has-arrived.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/01/my-a1222-has-arrived.html</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I wrote some blog articles around that time that went into the setup of Debian Linux with Amiga emulation on the A1222 system:</span></p><p><a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/01/debian-linux-on-amigaone-a1222.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/01/debian-linux-on-amigaone-a1222.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/02/classic-amiga-emulation-on-amigaone.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/02/classic-amiga-emulation-on-amigaone.html</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Because I just received the motherboard back then, I also had to buy my own case and components for it. The case is no longer available anymore, but I still use it today! You can read more about it here:</span></p><p><a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/02/new-case-for-amigaone-a1222.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/02/new-case-for-amigaone-a1222.html</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I later started work in earnest on beta testing the AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition build for the A1222. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">A lot of work was done by a number of beta testers to work through testing the new drivers, firmware and other critical upgrades developed for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition to support the new system hardware.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkkgMvXBZUwP3QF2KY-8z05_0F1UI_ARUpSkW5L76VOexjeTCw2_kQF9SoMlrK9-gPEMMyEIgv-8DPnx39SfieLmzYLPm_yj5IqVSgNmw1saREeyUvsjq6TsOaV9sJFsxwxoAE_IMyroTY3vGOX3yUuTTuF7OQJRGIvRZbqMlfhTvY6IdwCW7iwBFgQ/w640-h480/IMG_8781.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 2020-2022 COVID outbreak resulted in component shortages for the boards, the dropping of official Linux support for PowerPC SPE and PowerPC 32bit in the late 2010's, and the legal action Hyperion was involved in all contributed to lengthy delays, but updates continued to come, and beta testing was ongoing throughout this time.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know there has been plenty of criticism in forums and elsewhere levelled at the choice of the tabor motherboard, mainly around the limitations of the FPU functionality of the PowerPC SPE CPU included. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNQd6Uuhti0UWWw7N0p2QJ7_zDFyKhH-jNTSNqD2HZDOBWPfbntvAhfeAqxXt5TZCFStnCpWUN-ln7CVeCfdPujwdWlUoEoVvrbxiTzE7nOkoHOFzZeTxCrClbuRyFOWNU4silqK79IXeUbQjTJtprPnXT2YuTIi6Gch4BsNby-LigRw59g8JS-y8Dw/w640-h480/IMG_9251.JPG" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The point of the selection of the board at the time I believe was to have a cheaper board to produce than the X5000 and X1000 were, so hopefully make the price point more attractive. 8 years down the line, a lot has changed, and the boards are now more expensive than the original expected pricing. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Actually the A1222 reminds me of the Amiga 600, which was meant to be cheaper than the Amiga 500, but ended up being more expensive.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is what it is. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Development costs and expensive component shortage board reworking need to be recouped, and a small profit too as these are commercial companies after all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is not a Raspberry Pi, sold in the millions, with a huge developer base and super cheap arm based hardware made in large factories with a large global IOT, hobbyist and education fan base.. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The A1222 has a small development team, with small runs of new relatively obscure powerpc hardware produced with a likely small potential user base. It needs to remain PowerPC compatible to work with AmigaOS 4 code. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I do hope </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">the A1222 will be successful.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwSK8JkK7mMHRf0eEGo-9NfcFqelKfjwqUiW1fkGzex1NEW9bJBhqYtNLtNyhTu-n6gOgZzRbLyeXP14uYBQLvpAcJNxr7oYZPCE2q8yT0SHh8-fB1fbFLzQnLujvuA6w4uzwEbpwrPvgFN5rc5rB0bA020LPl2THXT2blZnbHVdhnywmkTRmxeiaLA/s4032/IMG_8771.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwSK8JkK7mMHRf0eEGo-9NfcFqelKfjwqUiW1fkGzex1NEW9bJBhqYtNLtNyhTu-n6gOgZzRbLyeXP14uYBQLvpAcJNxr7oYZPCE2q8yT0SHh8-fB1fbFLzQnLujvuA6w4uzwEbpwrPvgFN5rc5rB0bA020LPl2THXT2blZnbHVdhnywmkTRmxeiaLA/w640-h480/IMG_8771.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am grateful that in 2024 that alongside the Sam460LE (which is a cut down version of the earlier Sam460xe and cr boards) there is now another option with the A1222 to run the next generation AmigaOS 4 on new hardware that is available for Amiga and other hobbyist computer fans to purchase now.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can make your own mind up about value, but I find AmigaOS 4 an interesting system to tinker with, and love the new functionality and speed compared to a classic Amiga system (even ones using old PowerPC, or newer <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/12/amiga-500-with-amikit-12-pistorm-new.html" target="_blank">Pistorm</a> or <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/10/vampire-1200-v2-on-my-amiga-1200.html" target="_blank">Vampire</a> accelerators I have also).</span></p><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO32P6mKNHEnSHwbJXg5jQKJMLp6d6Rnq5UbxE_acqhj3Y0geoDD-1th6CfL18PwcuM-LbmgOS3GUtj3et_f-vcxEQWPzUiL7dusc3kLiMEcN9lSEWAR39vyyRBiIvm7Bp1RrVCGqPDEDrXDAebygPtOOjHepJuyeIupGv0TBvDM0kw1B9HnW6cuPRw/s333/A1222~23.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="333" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO32P6mKNHEnSHwbJXg5jQKJMLp6d6Rnq5UbxE_acqhj3Y0geoDD-1th6CfL18PwcuM-LbmgOS3GUtj3et_f-vcxEQWPzUiL7dusc3kLiMEcN9lSEWAR39vyyRBiIvm7Bp1RrVCGqPDEDrXDAebygPtOOjHepJuyeIupGv0TBvDM0kw1B9HnW6cuPRw/w400-h226/A1222~23.PNG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Personally I would love to see AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition ported to a PowerPC emulation running on FPGA hardware accelerator that can operate standalone or connected to a classic Amiga (like the Chameleon64 cartridge does for the C64). I guess the world is just not there yet with PowerPC emulation, but maybe <a href="http://zero.eik.bme.hu/~balaton/qemu/amiga/" target="_blank">Qemu</a> or <a href="https://pearpc.sourceforge.net/about.html" target="_blank">PearPC</a> one day?</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a current owner of an AmigaOne X1000, X5000, Sam460cr and now an A1222, I think I have enough experience running AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition across all these "next generation amiga" system platforms (and <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2020/01/morphos-312-on-x5000.html" target="_blank">MorphOS on X5000</a>, <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2015/05/morphos-38-on-sam-460cr-and-powerbook-g4.html" target="_blank">Powerbook G4 and Sam460cr</a>) to be able to offer some feedback on a kind of buyers guide summary for these systems.</span></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: inherit;">My </span>personal<span style="font-family: inherit;"> buying advice for people thinking to buy an A1222 or Sam460LE: </span></u></b></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">To avoid misunderstandings and potential disappointment, please be aware of what an AmigaOS 4 system can do, and what it can't do. </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is hobbyist system, not your daily driver. It is to tinker and have fun with. AmigaOS 4.1 is still being actively developed with new features and functions, which will continue to evolve slowly over time with a small team of developers. Accept and enjoy exploring the system for what it can do today (which is a lot), with no expectation of a timeframe for new features or bug fixes to be released - the same as for any other hobbyist system in active development, eg <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/05/my-mega-65-has-arrived.html" target="_blank">Mega 65</a>.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">You used AmigaOS 3.x on your classic Amiga with applications and workbench friendly programs and tools. If you now want to be able to use them on the latest AmigaOS 4 system with higher speed, new native applications, classic amiga emulation for hardware hitting games/demos, and more modern AmigaOS4 native games and more operating system functionality and modern device support, then yes, this is a system to consider.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have a classic Amiga system (real or emulated) and you also want to try the latest AmigaOS 4.1 separately, or you don't have any Amiga system and just want the latest one running the newest AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition, then A1222 is a system to consider.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you own and muck around with ArcaOS, then this is a system to consider. Not because it can run ArcaOS, because it can't. But because you probably understand where AmigaOS 4 is positioned, as the modern commercial successor to AmigaOS 3.x, in the same way ArcaOS is the commercial successor to OS/2 Warp 4.5 released in the mid-late 1990's as well. ArcaOS has a similarly interesting development story if you don't know - you can read about it more </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcaOS" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. BTW I run ArcaOS too :-)</span></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are buying an AmigaOS 4.1 system expecting to be able to also play modern AAA games on Steam, Epic, Battle.net, Amazon gaming, Microsoft Xbox gaming, Live streaming with OBS, and to use modern web browsers like Firefox and Chrome with complex applications like Microsoft Office 365, Photoshop, AutoCAD, MS Teams, Azure, AWS, YouTube, Discord, Snapchat, Skype, etc, then stop right now. This is not the system for you.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are expecting the A1222 to still have native Amiga custom chip hardware compatibility to boot and flawlessly run all Amiga games and demos released 30 years ago - again, I would stop right now. This is not the system for you - use FPGA based solutions like the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/02/mist-minimig-aga-system-has-arrived.html" target="_blank">MIST</a> or MISTER instead that implement the original chipsets via cores on FPGA.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><ul></ul><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are comparing the specs of the A1222 to the latest PC or Mac system and plan to complain online loudly about the price and how much more value, speed and functionality you get from a modern PC or Mac, then stop right now. This is not the system for you.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, with all that covered early on, and those people who are now no longer interested in a A1222 having likely moved on, we can move forward with those of you that remain that are still interested!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let's take a closer look at the A1222 board. My board is the original production run for beta testers back in 2016 - the final A1222+ version is likely different looking as due to component shortages during global COVID outbreak the board was re-worked.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTs-ApJH4odyWAsCmdZJC2RlVeahbtAeakhFog_8Ho8-PlMpKTJjuoJkKioqTWU28XdZVpWZnOttcsfLenTKX8jKB8AC-6Vkmvl3eHqsFa5hyqBMLi_bU_oQ9Yvhycgg1mnEpqNTiZjtUS2OUR7hg-noY7Ru_aHInEifUXCCiDsK7vnGh8VUPeZGQDrQ/s1600/IMG_9253.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTs-ApJH4odyWAsCmdZJC2RlVeahbtAeakhFog_8Ho8-PlMpKTJjuoJkKioqTWU28XdZVpWZnOttcsfLenTKX8jKB8AC-6Vkmvl3eHqsFa5hyqBMLi_bU_oQ9Yvhycgg1mnEpqNTiZjtUS2OUR7hg-noY7Ru_aHInEifUXCCiDsK7vnGh8VUPeZGQDrQ/w640-h480/IMG_9253.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP5Dyjf6NW-Amx5x5Kf5cKqz-oFpBDQUdlKq96RUeWU25uIZfWaxpCAsPEVoNxuLVwkwdr_VIUn06GU0qodnLeiU42mQDc6-HrRigu4bl2vg57ivAK-Oj93NaBCngLrevxqoW7ajnYXDb7K6ZL2ukd2uy3gfmMb5AArmGzfuHTEEgSzE2cbvla1YmRw/s1600/IMG_9257.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP5Dyjf6NW-Amx5x5Kf5cKqz-oFpBDQUdlKq96RUeWU25uIZfWaxpCAsPEVoNxuLVwkwdr_VIUn06GU0qodnLeiU42mQDc6-HrRigu4bl2vg57ivAK-Oj93NaBCngLrevxqoW7ajnYXDb7K6ZL2ukd2uy3gfmMb5AArmGzfuHTEEgSzE2cbvla1YmRw/w640-h480/IMG_9257.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The specifications of the AmigaOne A1222 (Tabor) I have are:</span></p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">PowerPC CPU: Freescale QorIQ P1022, 1.2GHz, 32-bit, e500V2, dual-core</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• 1x CPU fan + heatsink</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• 2x fan ports</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">DDR3 SODIMM</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• 64 bit interface</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• 400Mhz</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• Support up to 8GB RAM</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">RS232 Serial</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• 1x RS232 including flow control</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• Level shifting from TTL UART serial levels to RS232 levels</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• Maximum baud rate of 230,400</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">SATA</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• 2x SATA 2.6 compliant controllers</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">USB</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• 2x External & 2x Internal USB port</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Ethernet</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• 2x RGMII ethernet PHYs each providing Gbit ethernet</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">PCIe</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• x4 PCIe gen 1 link allows data rates of 2.5Gb/s per lane</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• x16 PCIe connector to support RadeonHD graphics cards</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Audio</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• Audio CODEC generating stereo audio out from I2S digital audio</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">HDMI LCD Interface</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• 24 bit colour depth</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• Support for resolution up to 1280x1024</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• HDMI 1.3 support</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">GPIO</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• Support for user GPIOs</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• GPIO JTAG</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Micro SD</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">• Micro SD card for ROM - later possibility of running the whole system from the microSD card</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">WCU Prog</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">LED ports for Power, CPU, HDD</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">For my A1222, I housed it in a rather cool looking In Win H-Frame mini ITX case. Sadly I don't believe this case is </span>available<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to purchase any more. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is </span>an<span style="font-family: inherit;"> open case form factor, with lots of cooling as a result. But </span>mostly<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I bought it because it looked cool - fellow Amigan (and part time </span>Atarian - heh) <span style="font-family: inherit;">TJ from the US also bought one at the </span>same<span style="font-family: inherit;"> time! :-)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFFd2wDox8M-onmdsGNNvx4T5qyV8soqpWh7oxeneYDTwvI9ROdLKKtRBk8zpiVrx4rhphtFRIpUQeFS9PqV5vx1xgD6J1_TCogkDJ1MqtV0HFu1xj4yrxNuGtRO72258Ll8IYUMfAfgpGJj6UlXwmDUbRv-0TECg8gA-0tfmRZGd6rXfmLdhS3Y23w/s1600/IMG_9846.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFFd2wDox8M-onmdsGNNvx4T5qyV8soqpWh7oxeneYDTwvI9ROdLKKtRBk8zpiVrx4rhphtFRIpUQeFS9PqV5vx1xgD6J1_TCogkDJ1MqtV0HFu1xj4yrxNuGtRO72258Ll8IYUMfAfgpGJj6UlXwmDUbRv-0TECg8gA-0tfmRZGd6rXfmLdhS3Y23w/w640-h480/IMG_9846.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I added a low profile half height ATI Radeon Southern island chipset graphics card in the PCI-e slot. Full ones will not fit in the InWin case.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I added a 256GB SATA SSD as the main hard disk, with a slot load SATA DVD drive connected to the other SATA port on the A1222 board. I added a USB3 to USB2 converter so I could use the front USB 3 ports on the case.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs72954wX0xcSpOsiAEGHks94JthKkeDphu-Ivpi38LBsbWQ28o77wSwogGZlbdlLvvY_74ly-dpDjRtGKuvqwLbVe0HIAyQnlIATaqk6YdPS0LBbfgK7xjjjMqaCxEQsTIjMYjzoQifp-mhDBT335VDT8lDwiGbGhK3Xyo8CK1gxKTPn_IJTkWr8Y3A/s1600/IMG_9875.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs72954wX0xcSpOsiAEGHks94JthKkeDphu-Ivpi38LBsbWQ28o77wSwogGZlbdlLvvY_74ly-dpDjRtGKuvqwLbVe0HIAyQnlIATaqk6YdPS0LBbfgK7xjjjMqaCxEQsTIjMYjzoQifp-mhDBT335VDT8lDwiGbGhK3Xyo8CK1gxKTPn_IJTkWr8Y3A/w640-h480/IMG_9875.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>You can easily unscrew and interchange the glass and red cover to see the board and internals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtCxSwmGTAI6OzEUwX6e27OxSPJuorNpifd0DQcZl3vTxuFNu027s1AP4BSGoxTqHtfuRtlcAm1pgR3Dhlcuu2G74u2a_5nH3PZQ9NWk0M_nFIb0mc5tIacR7X706Ol0wRGyh7Sezv8qKQM3sj4hC5gkDIRNStw8TUXYaO9xuzV8Pb-PgihXu9gsWcg/s1600/IMG_9880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtCxSwmGTAI6OzEUwX6e27OxSPJuorNpifd0DQcZl3vTxuFNu027s1AP4BSGoxTqHtfuRtlcAm1pgR3Dhlcuu2G74u2a_5nH3PZQ9NWk0M_nFIb0mc5tIacR7X706Ol0wRGyh7Sezv8qKQM3sj4hC5gkDIRNStw8TUXYaO9xuzV8Pb-PgihXu9gsWcg/w640-h480/IMG_9880.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Behind the covers you can see the case is quite open in its design. I think it is quite clever. My board didn't come with the usual blanking plate surround for the ports, but the open nature of the case means I don't see it as an issue at all. If anything, it enhances the look of it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8d-ievivlbjI4bpoJ3C0pEsfQtLsdcyUiUpctr-0IpIisUUVlPWlbynxM5zYg-u2Os-qmEFm7oyrZqdMz7BsqIXD6bfWvDjLl1-20XKL5O86LXP7g4wUAkhegIfexSCXtiwq-j3YLxkL72yHL0OE8KRRmTfn4Ex1wsNgVWhOsShceW6fe7m6CZJ1lA/s1600/IMG_9882.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8d-ievivlbjI4bpoJ3C0pEsfQtLsdcyUiUpctr-0IpIisUUVlPWlbynxM5zYg-u2Os-qmEFm7oyrZqdMz7BsqIXD6bfWvDjLl1-20XKL5O86LXP7g4wUAkhegIfexSCXtiwq-j3YLxkL72yHL0OE8KRRmTfn4Ex1wsNgVWhOsShceW6fe7m6CZJ1lA/w640-h480/IMG_9882.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can see the blog post with the full build process I did </span><a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/02/new-case-for-amigaone-a1222.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The A1222 system should come with a recover USB to rebuild the system, and it is this that I used to build my system to the base configuration. It includes AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2 with all the additional drivers for the A1222, and also includes the Enhancer 2.2 package from A-EON, which gives the critical Radeon HD drivers, tools and applications as well. I have covered Enhancer in a lot of detail on this blog previously, so I suggest going here to learn more if you are interested.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this part, I plan to focus on what is included as delivered on the system build, and the next part on tweaking and customising to add </span>additional<span style="font-family: inherit;"> AmigaOS 4.1 tools, games, demos and applications.</span></p><p>On first boot up, the system boots in 1024x768 graphics mode:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxu6EK8IlKV8-dpMZdAfhCyyNI4xDUqm8oFj9JthGlXVsqCIgOEw9ZvGwGY2g_F3SBz6GVSNkIBHUwUApOpLXwrbnbiTfS1TKqkkqXB5mrmqTXPQSlMA3e-HB8UKwZpav-04EHIo5rRYQthDWZClXHRbBF8gwLjgpvy06xrDScXA_MHKYwYvqUCEIskw/s4032/IMG_8769.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxu6EK8IlKV8-dpMZdAfhCyyNI4xDUqm8oFj9JthGlXVsqCIgOEw9ZvGwGY2g_F3SBz6GVSNkIBHUwUApOpLXwrbnbiTfS1TKqkkqXB5mrmqTXPQSlMA3e-HB8UKwZpav-04EHIo5rRYQthDWZClXHRbBF8gwLjgpvy06xrDScXA_MHKYwYvqUCEIskw/w640-h480/IMG_8769.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Naturally<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I wanted to quickly fix this, since the </span>drivers<span style="font-family: inherit;"> support 1920x1080, which is my attached HDMI screen's native resolution.</span><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately the driver didn't detect this resolution in my screen when I checked ScreenMode prefs - this may not be a problem for everyone, it is likely screen dependant:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NuNgBnGUbTm0KO-u-KskpZbmIk5BBmM5q_GSVs3xiuQ36jmjZ4qwyraaOtvgphL3SJ49s8C4H0yzrJspfcJoCF_Zeouyqd_nK8tmFj-xxJZ0YYKKEDlFKvq-upFlT94tCKugw5BLFrmW5mwLu_55giP9ePkqEMtYNMJPi03WeEuc9XIGbtQOVkXPxA/s4032/IMG_8772.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NuNgBnGUbTm0KO-u-KskpZbmIk5BBmM5q_GSVs3xiuQ36jmjZ4qwyraaOtvgphL3SJ49s8C4H0yzrJspfcJoCF_Zeouyqd_nK8tmFj-xxJZ0YYKKEDlFKvq-upFlT94tCKugw5BLFrmW5mwLu_55giP9ePkqEMtYNMJPi03WeEuc9XIGbtQOVkXPxA/w640-h480/IMG_8772.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Flicking </span>over<span style="font-family: inherit;"> to the Monitors tab, I only have 800x600 and 1024x768 detected automatically:</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LA0w3adzZqVEtByzyWXr5ciPyhSfWCnH9RHX3A9864DC2xOw8Sn1AtRbgYhJ4-azBR_qS8lzrTIKzbrKdvvEQ8holKCss_9MlDWhOHMyxGOsS6mmX-ENGIo-Db2yWClJzEiCpbMAx3pUy0yT-Y1VeD9HinO-4ACpb_8CQai75RZTFMKtT7jTHNEKFw/s4032/IMG_8773.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LA0w3adzZqVEtByzyWXr5ciPyhSfWCnH9RHX3A9864DC2xOw8Sn1AtRbgYhJ4-azBR_qS8lzrTIKzbrKdvvEQ8holKCss_9MlDWhOHMyxGOsS6mmX-ENGIo-Db2yWClJzEiCpbMAx3pUy0yT-Y1VeD9HinO-4ACpb_8CQai75RZTFMKtT7jTHNEKFw/w640-h480/IMG_8773.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is easy to fix though. So I unchecked the detect </span>automatically<span style="font-family: inherit;"> setting, and </span>manually<span style="font-family: inherit;"> added the 1920x1080 screen resolution in this section as below:</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OOtR2M5IHsku6Z4ZHyg2sYxDGbm633s0Cjwt0LlA_5Dw4wTAR0u9gvaSJRTlA4tIZxo-Sxx9LeW9xaMNduMCd2b6SZkfMikVM71MCH_hHC2rCA-hcyggKoQVe0ow9wb5DEsu-NEg7qZE7OJ789U3tiMmarWRpyTwUXMyAXZW3Tfm-sd_k6U1DSgn_g/s4032/IMG_8774.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OOtR2M5IHsku6Z4ZHyg2sYxDGbm633s0Cjwt0LlA_5Dw4wTAR0u9gvaSJRTlA4tIZxo-Sxx9LeW9xaMNduMCd2b6SZkfMikVM71MCH_hHC2rCA-hcyggKoQVe0ow9wb5DEsu-NEg7qZE7OJ789U3tiMmarWRpyTwUXMyAXZW3Tfm-sd_k6U1DSgn_g/w640-h480/IMG_8774.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I </span>then<span style="font-family: inherit;"> selected my new 1920x1080 entry in the Monitors section of ScreenMode prefs:</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Y4pzq7DQdUI8fEK66byDptzeiIzm3A6XINkGmHe1mSs2xF3oed4tqpBeVbEE8zcuVNb18CgRSMSA7TxvvP7Ppus4-1asy72Z95yinGw_FSL8yhtlY8Wph1WxyLxT_6fdJ5luvx8j7V1PBRoNp-B9t8_qZT7oMxDx7z4GZGLzAY4NMqYE3cVSRTkS5w/s4032/IMG_8775.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Y4pzq7DQdUI8fEK66byDptzeiIzm3A6XINkGmHe1mSs2xF3oed4tqpBeVbEE8zcuVNb18CgRSMSA7TxvvP7Ppus4-1asy72Z95yinGw_FSL8yhtlY8Wph1WxyLxT_6fdJ5luvx8j7V1PBRoNp-B9t8_qZT7oMxDx7z4GZGLzAY4NMqYE3cVSRTkS5w/w640-h480/IMG_8775.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>When I save the settings in ScreenMode prefs it prompts me to reboot for the settings to take effect:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRFEbxDEGFE3PKOraOH9QNgxi9sFSXx0mXcgC6tKnZ_4Z7MyyY_zUN8IVmIdzSgY4ZxqZ6DVS7JghNvKkVf8ZtKsC8-_nXiYxjzfLRekx9atcfqPQIuYuJq4RWXslpN8lfQxnZ47tbk-ytG6KfT21y7PTkAOgSbdvzSSTqwokmRTW-8pzg79dPnvSzw/s4032/IMG_8776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRFEbxDEGFE3PKOraOH9QNgxi9sFSXx0mXcgC6tKnZ_4Z7MyyY_zUN8IVmIdzSgY4ZxqZ6DVS7JghNvKkVf8ZtKsC8-_nXiYxjzfLRekx9atcfqPQIuYuJq4RWXslpN8lfQxnZ47tbk-ytG6KfT21y7PTkAOgSbdvzSSTqwokmRTW-8pzg79dPnvSzw/w640-h480/IMG_8776.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Note that you can now also shutdown the computer from the Workbench titlebar menu, with options to restart AmigaOS, Restart the computer, or power off. Power off will soft power off the machine - no more pushing the physical power switch to turn off the system.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNPMydpK0UaIRX7JwdujPwiEB9hXuYPB5Hr6eZBTgAu4jPMfkSFZBPgH6__K7O4KWWURVpPcZ3n1FAiUuyyayRfgibB72Z_GRIiwODZuHFkxzsudbw8GdWdYsOKhETvGBrAUG5JP0i_x7USMpbO5alLgE2xF4GwT4jgqzgW8J4Cj3NwY00dk2QTsa1g/s4032/IMG_8782.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNPMydpK0UaIRX7JwdujPwiEB9hXuYPB5Hr6eZBTgAu4jPMfkSFZBPgH6__K7O4KWWURVpPcZ3n1FAiUuyyayRfgibB72Z_GRIiwODZuHFkxzsudbw8GdWdYsOKhETvGBrAUG5JP0i_x7USMpbO5alLgE2xF4GwT4jgqzgW8J4Cj3NwY00dk2QTsa1g/w640-h480/IMG_8782.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div></div><div><br /></div></span></div></span></div>On reboot I now have a 1080p Workbench screen. Excellent:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTJC8Xu-78ZvsyyfowYmOXZd12Hh5ckLeB8MUOjskU5b6UlMmos9gPCWp2K_KPT7Dtjp_XfGrjYcAXO2KQtuLuZ7c0rXJMjbV-_cesXLnxsOA1_aXdPMpZaQJwKK3k75pzPjemUnD861zOPh7MC-b7PUREHYfkZ8SzMjmmCtV1vlhzslL6MyP9GqV6Q/s4032/IMG_8777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTJC8Xu-78ZvsyyfowYmOXZd12Hh5ckLeB8MUOjskU5b6UlMmos9gPCWp2K_KPT7Dtjp_XfGrjYcAXO2KQtuLuZ7c0rXJMjbV-_cesXLnxsOA1_aXdPMpZaQJwKK3k75pzPjemUnD861zOPh7MC-b7PUREHYfkZ8SzMjmmCtV1vlhzslL6MyP9GqV6Q/w640-h480/IMG_8777.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzHqDIoSQGoB8el4LIdWRP4sUjcjdZrIRtEAlQxkm2zbFVVNg142cVRz8ijJKW8UpwDtQ_UJT74_6KCDP_C8DpHSsq4f9xJSQsRiDyG88X_5uw5UfweISqhcZPbWN_RgFl1i7mORSUtAfuCxJd4AznFGzR6zFOV5wNBarUBIiDF3qhD4XVH68gA5WJA/s4032/IMG_8780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzHqDIoSQGoB8el4LIdWRP4sUjcjdZrIRtEAlQxkm2zbFVVNg142cVRz8ijJKW8UpwDtQ_UJT74_6KCDP_C8DpHSsq4f9xJSQsRiDyG88X_5uw5UfweISqhcZPbWN_RgFl1i7mORSUtAfuCxJd4AznFGzR6zFOV5wNBarUBIiDF3qhD4XVH68gA5WJA/w640-h480/IMG_8780.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>The SGrab<span style="font-family: inherit;"> tool is included in the recovery USB disk image, so I could start to grab screenshots from here on:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTOU-yeHAPdq_2uYvRTNh_KOcEdcoZWOmOgLgP-kYU3_MwHMkDHUjWB1EFBMr968k6RXVQOgFINcXPUI926S94_HNsFwKG5jepQAkJCXRNMlNgMVUX9tY-omAPZlDVYQ4mbEDXzObVFSH_lEeEZoc9qof7kTmlFoKZ5yzVZicQB86tS71KR-uO3I6ZQ/s1920/A1222-~1.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTOU-yeHAPdq_2uYvRTNh_KOcEdcoZWOmOgLgP-kYU3_MwHMkDHUjWB1EFBMr968k6RXVQOgFINcXPUI926S94_HNsFwKG5jepQAkJCXRNMlNgMVUX9tY-omAPZlDVYQ4mbEDXzObVFSH_lEeEZoc9qof7kTmlFoKZ5yzVZicQB86tS71KR-uO3I6ZQ/w640-h360/A1222-~1.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Going back into ScreenMode prefs, you can see the new screen setup </span>setting<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in effect now:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMOtJlUReELTUtuMa0URaRbw6jLnjj3EtPibxE44zqLrQ3WzeXKe4-9q-fkz297w5ByA8QLf6ZEkdTEEIGHznExsMInEg0dYu3i1Mf05iz3zbtQG4RxbriDLM9Z5K38S0iuT0SpXONqxCp01vlVbqKe3YzND8pJahTgn1WIHFUBWbq3jM4Me98ZcsGw/s535/A1222-~4.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="535" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMOtJlUReELTUtuMa0URaRbw6jLnjj3EtPibxE44zqLrQ3WzeXKe4-9q-fkz297w5ByA8QLf6ZEkdTEEIGHznExsMInEg0dYu3i1Mf05iz3zbtQG4RxbriDLM9Z5K38S0iuT0SpXONqxCp01vlVbqKe3YzND8pJahTgn1WIHFUBWbq3jM4Me98ZcsGw/w640-h550/A1222-~4.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75DmP98RssavKYgtrmyXXW0ZMs9egnsc89qd38WFAwajDdBZpcVhxKQObpSY4D8vL2wpBW-WAoCHbFHHFGmKo63GDi8bvP3cpzz3Z67TSmfRmR-wX3vgOvpy82s4vLlYW9mXX9_BUU1p_vZEGc9bf9hvD4OSvyyCSOtBl8PxfLSfhoTnCk2TKWDRM4A/s881/A1222-~5.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="881" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75DmP98RssavKYgtrmyXXW0ZMs9egnsc89qd38WFAwajDdBZpcVhxKQObpSY4D8vL2wpBW-WAoCHbFHHFGmKo63GDi8bvP3cpzz3Z67TSmfRmR-wX3vgOvpy82s4vLlYW9mXX9_BUU1p_vZEGc9bf9hvD4OSvyyCSOtBl8PxfLSfhoTnCk2TKWDRM4A/w640-h338/A1222-~5.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div>Now, for those who haven't used AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition before, or are coming from a classic Amiga environment like AmigaOS 3.x or even earlier, I thought it would be helpful to also walk through some of the features included under AmigaOS 4.1 final edition on the A1222.</div><div><br /></div><div>For those who already know all this I guess you might likely skim read over parts of it... :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>The Workbench partition uses the whole drive capacity, now unlocked from the 2GB/4GB limits in AmigaOS 3.1 and earlier. (yes I know AmigaOS 3.2 also allows larger partitions now)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQizhhfsie6mjPHgAGOqJ8Oz2NOacbTd-v0kHHD87i3PMBYqA01PUly4XPl3ixKY8IMRGZARroLTgjt_LEnGy372cJ_L5jk8TKUA6FyMxX7s9uEorKblFS14T9RNGWdldXkOUNkvc49wZr0UGy9gSnH53nqo-jgkT7ap-Ce9vlCw349rKCvaG3CAb1oA/s365/A1222-~2.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="365" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQizhhfsie6mjPHgAGOqJ8Oz2NOacbTd-v0kHHD87i3PMBYqA01PUly4XPl3ixKY8IMRGZARroLTgjt_LEnGy372cJ_L5jk8TKUA6FyMxX7s9uEorKblFS14T9RNGWdldXkOUNkvc49wZr0UGy9gSnH53nqo-jgkT7ap-Ce9vlCw349rKCvaG3CAb1oA/w400-h345/A1222-~2.PNG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Icons are no longer limited in colour depth, but support for older formats like NewIcons, MagicWB, etc, have been retained so they display correctly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The usual Devs, Prefs, Storage, System, Utilities and Trashcan drawers are included, with the addition of Emulation, Internet, MUI, Documentation and Purchases drawers. There are many more hidden drawers without icons in the file system itself as was the case in AmigaOS 3.1, like c, s, l, libs, fonts.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can see them by changing the view from Icons only, to show all files, from the workbench title bar menu, or just right clicking inside the active window. I recommend showing by name if showing all files as it is easier and quicker to navigate.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Preferences includes a number of items carried over from AmigaOS 3.1 like Screenmode, Time, Locale, Deficons, WBPattern, Datatypes, Font, etc, but a number of new features are added to them, and a number of other Prefs are now included also like USB, AmigaInput, Compatibility, Console, GUI, Internet, PopUpMenu, URL, Updates, and more.</span></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBYOIxvrRnBskLo8ardwz5sAdQEsod6Oj9_Q1JXh8_-rGMEzBgaqHn_W9NriR5UOpB4YL7qOpx5GZVXpbcre5uCZtZLHXMrkDocSNLDFG_Ax3H50m6-UFZ0szBc5vbAwRWEzCxjrjN6Jk4VRAQVQbYC-3Pgm2H6gKgKDZ_LR62Fue6dz-pnlZQ4vESw/s671/A1222-~3.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="671" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBYOIxvrRnBskLo8ardwz5sAdQEsod6Oj9_Q1JXh8_-rGMEzBgaqHn_W9NriR5UOpB4YL7qOpx5GZVXpbcre5uCZtZLHXMrkDocSNLDFG_Ax3H50m6-UFZ0szBc5vbAwRWEzCxjrjN6Jk4VRAQVQbYC-3Pgm2H6gKgKDZ_LR62Fue6dz-pnlZQ4vESw/w640-h462/A1222-~3.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the Utilities drawer, there is a lot installed here. Some of these programs are included in the standard AmigaOS 4.1 install CD, which is included as an ISO on the partition (more on this later). Others are installed as part of the A-EON Enhancer package</span></div><div><br /></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEzJ_T_idNBC_lolD7eWPKnuOJefI7NjNUl5gVfHcFPE1gQ2Ak7x-x4g6uGuctkcNEKtwZaiMt8bhABdk0rxicGMmBk2dFUkMY4TE6O0dc1pK68tBUB-A_o713MpSXjfSOY0H-YqNrCGp4ZVKSs_zTv6T0RkSf4fGjpETj8omZifMWHa2pVosbpk4ig/s763/A1222-~6.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="763" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEzJ_T_idNBC_lolD7eWPKnuOJefI7NjNUl5gVfHcFPE1gQ2Ak7x-x4g6uGuctkcNEKtwZaiMt8bhABdk0rxicGMmBk2dFUkMY4TE6O0dc1pK68tBUB-A_o713MpSXjfSOY0H-YqNrCGp4ZVKSs_zTv6T0RkSf4fGjpETj8omZifMWHa2pVosbpk4ig/w640-h478/A1222-~6.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Utilities drawer in AmigaOS 3.1 and earlier was quite limited, with Multiview, Calculator, Clock, Commodities being the main ones there. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">As you can see there is a lot more now - so let's take a look at some of them. TuneNet is a music player, and able to playback MP3's, Amiga module (MOD) music files, and stream internet radio stations. You can also add AmigaAmp plugins to enable more music file format support, but for now I will use it as it was delivered.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I first cue up some Chillout lounge music to stream from the internet...</span></div><div><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVMXam3QcRQa6YXDU8xal8E6tf0lVr7KaAuAHX-WGPT0fYmSJe9ruj11B4oXou9-aq90WKCms9EZEFyMjP57u7-L3Q7qmBKkKo6AAL1vTeiXc_hke7MxRa4Q-xzWkKzaN1GgqBp6TmkXld0XTs4hyphenhyphenGFWpfCtzxCoiWECJkSpPPUx5xbJKZj5jPvtSrA/s711/A1222-~8.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="711" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVMXam3QcRQa6YXDU8xal8E6tf0lVr7KaAuAHX-WGPT0fYmSJe9ruj11B4oXou9-aq90WKCms9EZEFyMjP57u7-L3Q7qmBKkKo6AAL1vTeiXc_hke7MxRa4Q-xzWkKzaN1GgqBp6TmkXld0XTs4hyphenhyphenGFWpfCtzxCoiWECJkSpPPUx5xbJKZj5jPvtSrA/w640-h546/A1222-~8.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>On the Tune tab you can see the output levels, music file type and options to adjust balance and volume. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpDPme8JhmhA8WU3IoIWVTI1UhTtoHdFwMowg8TH2eR6eRshClZNw1F4WckcVO-DM-B1JrCC5NHV-J2EAnQ31_IOxx8HkOIuTrXkS5opGqcS93mhNWmQYnCgiIJmjhRFerFjN57sVWLu77QCoLc9n7PaKWgQ17GiQjVTbwfB8-fYYO1qvXZbk_G9onQ/s711/A1222-~9.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="711" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpDPme8JhmhA8WU3IoIWVTI1UhTtoHdFwMowg8TH2eR6eRshClZNw1F4WckcVO-DM-B1JrCC5NHV-J2EAnQ31_IOxx8HkOIuTrXkS5opGqcS93mhNWmQYnCgiIJmjhRFerFjN57sVWLu77QCoLc9n7PaKWgQ17GiQjVTbwfB8-fYYO1qvXZbk_G9onQ/w640-h546/A1222-~9.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">If playing back MOD files, you can also select sub-tunes for Amiga MODS (custom ones) that have multiple sub songs in the one music file.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkOvndWJi8Zt5xqIYQ1V8WF3iR3SoYMtC-_5C4s8KWgGCaRW1-jcmaEiwJOBz2ZoXf1Ssd2vrXSNNj5EUXAGyfgoQe1K6uQLBpOwf3bhsrwSRZKtwxmoPjJY-H48JtaY9-c908HTQCwYffHXfGZSsTnEXc38LBjxVznj5Qd3uipmz5JaWVmW5RXXX1g/s711/A1222~13.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="711" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkOvndWJi8Zt5xqIYQ1V8WF3iR3SoYMtC-_5C4s8KWgGCaRW1-jcmaEiwJOBz2ZoXf1Ssd2vrXSNNj5EUXAGyfgoQe1K6uQLBpOwf3bhsrwSRZKtwxmoPjJY-H48JtaY9-c908HTQCwYffHXfGZSsTnEXc38LBjxVznj5Qd3uipmz5JaWVmW5RXXX1g/w640-h546/A1222~13.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCeQKZz1TkFncISD64DfMMCg5E2JS0cBurEzkYJX4kYtwoAoQ431wdlEwhHch6r4xYMhkPqJzR8o9q0cCgOpb6Y5_5_NVByj5FgclEEEeqOWH6CXiyH9N-rwOYEePXoxR49q1XRKFf4rQ2-vd1_koqUktYAatGQVQlX6OMmW8287TYpMeWPPBii4D6-Q/s711/A1222~11.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="711" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCeQKZz1TkFncISD64DfMMCg5E2JS0cBurEzkYJX4kYtwoAoQ431wdlEwhHch6r4xYMhkPqJzR8o9q0cCgOpb6Y5_5_NVByj5FgclEEEeqOWH6CXiyH9N-rwOYEePXoxR49q1XRKFf4rQ2-vd1_koqUktYAatGQVQlX6OMmW8287TYpMeWPPBii4D6-Q/w640-h546/A1222~11.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can add folder contents and then save playlists of your favourite music for next time you want to listen to music in TuneNet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Naturally, I don't want to have to navigate to the TuneNet drawer every time I want to run it, so I can drag the TuneNet icon from the program drawer onto the dock at the bottom of the AmigaOS 4.1 Workbench screen. This dock is called X-Dock, and is started automatically each boot. It is also located in the Utilities drawer and is part of the A-EON Enhancer bundle.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Below you can see the TuneNet program icon now showing in the x-dock dock below the drawer:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JqXwDHsiLXseQHJWcHQPO0yNgQktcCgu2141AmAigyXFk2-1se7XtiR-f8KwhQMbz1FTit25CIY1uEy2XVd-A7LliiaM05I8egxEF_2457u2C0MUiGq8BwdA521LZXX6FaP1SMXHkKUENrzU1qC3EklErybtvYjMnid3CfmDPEsdXALxBwtac5hpoQ/s584/A1222~12.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="584" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JqXwDHsiLXseQHJWcHQPO0yNgQktcCgu2141AmAigyXFk2-1se7XtiR-f8KwhQMbz1FTit25CIY1uEy2XVd-A7LliiaM05I8egxEF_2457u2C0MUiGq8BwdA521LZXX6FaP1SMXHkKUENrzU1qC3EklErybtvYjMnid3CfmDPEsdXALxBwtac5hpoQ/w640-h478/A1222~12.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Also included in the Utilities drawer is a program called DvPlayer, included with the Enhancer bundle. It is used to playback videos. This program was developed a long time ago in the mid 2000's (I registered it back then), and was purchased and updated a little bit by A-EON to be included in Enhancer. You can buy it separately though - <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/12/x1000-amigaos-4-updates-in-2022.html" target="_blank">which I showed on this blog.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaD3vk97I2jfUuFrqcvcUqhotHyVnNN57Mbn1Ngwfw6D-4C1p8c9BrvYIjTFw3wNSO7J1xr4PcRbzkvJQLL5e19fI9zLa_gMZg28_93MhfTzLmuUzDTfktk0q-6kFZhZmlU93v_5GRxkaXHJa8aHWuwEs1EG7qapk4sA1P9xIzfQXRZUUKmxkUFOBbw/s234/A1222~14.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="234" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaD3vk97I2jfUuFrqcvcUqhotHyVnNN57Mbn1Ngwfw6D-4C1p8c9BrvYIjTFw3wNSO7J1xr4PcRbzkvJQLL5e19fI9zLa_gMZg28_93MhfTzLmuUzDTfktk0q-6kFZhZmlU93v_5GRxkaXHJa8aHWuwEs1EG7qapk4sA1P9xIzfQXRZUUKmxkUFOBbw/w400-h328/A1222~14.PNG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>DvPlayer is quite limited though due to its age, and I couldn't get it to play mp4 videos on the A1222 as delivered. I know from trying it in 2022 on my X1000 that it needs Radeon HD v5 drivers to play other formats well, which is sold separately to Enhancer. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Update 15/3/24:</b> I have been informed by Trevor Dickinson that the A1222+ customers receive should have a RX graphics card which apparently does allow higher resolution video playback with DVPlayer. Sadly those cards don't fit in the InWin case, so I can't test this myself on the A1222. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are other video playback options on AmigaOS 4.1 like MPlayer and Emotion which we will explore in another part later on. DvPlayer as delivered here did play lower resolution AVI videos ok as shown below:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0_XiZCmO-tYlV_hPcy-yZ5__9LXJUzwf8cCdjPk1asWe2L0JwtCNehNXsPCG_TXrBHLkF0IIt3dY49dpSeNBxC9EykEwmXmkE2OM3K1EJoye-c0YBuasDhluV1yAkyj31gSz2cJyJvcNcojbbniTKiI18Ix4u37Tf4_OAUK8qCjlr9t-Z2NHXq2DvA/s1920/A1222~15.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0_XiZCmO-tYlV_hPcy-yZ5__9LXJUzwf8cCdjPk1asWe2L0JwtCNehNXsPCG_TXrBHLkF0IIt3dY49dpSeNBxC9EykEwmXmkE2OM3K1EJoye-c0YBuasDhluV1yAkyj31gSz2cJyJvcNcojbbniTKiI18Ix4u37Tf4_OAUK8qCjlr9t-Z2NHXq2DvA/w640-h360/A1222~15.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>I also added the DvPlayer program icon to the x-dock dock. I think I'll call it the dock from now on, but I mention it is actually x-dock, rather than the Amidock that is included with AmigaOS 4.1. You can enable Amidock instead if you prefer from the WBStartup in the Prefs drawer.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">X-Dock has a lot of preferences, which you can adjust the icon positions, create sub-docks, add separators, change the location and orientation of the dock, and add multiple docks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGmC4Q8-5Y3VtBDp8qGzp9jviW_oow-JSonwnbgp3iiU-h4SsZh1VNkhiWoOZB6tnfnlvegw-BcbpYNHzZh08P-Gm9mTEhSOR3Y9zeEOGm2jMe49NOYm2LxissJCSz90Gj9gjCmHcPLBl5zsL_E2cPB8ib7w8T0uxpjFg6bWgi5a7AMFo-4tas_Ez8Q/s799/A1222~16.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="630" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGmC4Q8-5Y3VtBDp8qGzp9jviW_oow-JSonwnbgp3iiU-h4SsZh1VNkhiWoOZB6tnfnlvegw-BcbpYNHzZh08P-Gm9mTEhSOR3Y9zeEOGm2jMe49NOYm2LxissJCSz90Gj9gjCmHcPLBl5zsL_E2cPB8ib7w8T0uxpjFg6bWgi5a7AMFo-4tas_Ez8Q/w504-h640/A1222~16.PNG" width="504" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>As you can see the TuneNet and DvPlayer icons I added to the dock appear in places I don't want in the dock.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r_EKnwD_opfBUTtZrBonWNyHCLH8d3rtVJzl5dsei5UjhcF8Bwrus_N1az-PzEOHZcY3tuyhVsa2cL-EI6s8SxLrtOMjNpNU-GeVi33fC8-cix1cYISFEut0x_bdt3WnLvoURp6Eoo_8yWqv_29P8oij75ZqG9Lkzph6PnSHKUW6N3INUUJ_oT-JWg/s854/A1222~17.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="854" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4r_EKnwD_opfBUTtZrBonWNyHCLH8d3rtVJzl5dsei5UjhcF8Bwrus_N1az-PzEOHZcY3tuyhVsa2cL-EI6s8SxLrtOMjNpNU-GeVi33fC8-cix1cYISFEut0x_bdt3WnLvoURp6Eoo_8yWqv_29P8oij75ZqG9Lkzph6PnSHKUW6N3INUUJ_oT-JWg/w640-h504/A1222~17.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>I can add separators and then move the icon positions around until it looks how I want:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw42ftG3GoAVRMaNWlswgs3RhciOoo1H6qfqtvZuPBIg0HhYwYnmzR5cZPLXueqK06gAtSk63Fw2qSkjVFPC-CeWw0nS1YQO3lBub0bJsrzN4N-EAPX7P_Ja4agrd1W9i8-dtmMrsG42Ir4R3t274QFzHcjTk85lBrUmnNiglMZti5doBb05vscXSV5w/s854/A1222~19.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="854" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw42ftG3GoAVRMaNWlswgs3RhciOoo1H6qfqtvZuPBIg0HhYwYnmzR5cZPLXueqK06gAtSk63Fw2qSkjVFPC-CeWw0nS1YQO3lBub0bJsrzN4N-EAPX7P_Ja4agrd1W9i8-dtmMrsG42Ir4R3t274QFzHcjTk85lBrUmnNiglMZti5doBb05vscXSV5w/w640-h504/A1222~19.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>There are plenty of other options too - X-Dock is very customisable:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWgYPsKAHfByN0zyY4Wk2pjP7eLSZSoLFvpEOmwCbRtOSyLVNAFFiLfRGuZU6vTaEQLx59j2_zSi82v6zxB2oak4T2n5N9n017qigR2AqS3Q46rjo5fv75jQtWXcvquTYHrO9v0essXipK4Cd6lMv82svPfYS2CY7T7cABgZY3oNY0owZG29TNHR1OA/s854/A1222~20.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="854" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWgYPsKAHfByN0zyY4Wk2pjP7eLSZSoLFvpEOmwCbRtOSyLVNAFFiLfRGuZU6vTaEQLx59j2_zSi82v6zxB2oak4T2n5N9n017qigR2AqS3Q46rjo5fv75jQtWXcvquTYHrO9v0essXipK4Cd6lMv82svPfYS2CY7T7cABgZY3oNY0owZG29TNHR1OA/w640-h504/A1222~20.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a side note, you can right click on the Workbench desktop screen to access commonly accessed programs such as those in the System, Utilities, and Prefs drawer:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7YaMrxdjqa_vnZnajjX5YKpJT8HzFF-b37rcHv3iTMF7Ps1VZJyRIXgnGAJlkzjwDi8DmAnrU96CrHkPN1cxIYy43TSlZw0a3NxDRKgmjOWwtHQrz34mZNt693rFgg2T0dGFeLxRnfWIG0HhkbJB_g5nhmf0KatFShUPJuF93KvQ3A0Ueh7nZlzRIw/s1920/A1222~22.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7YaMrxdjqa_vnZnajjX5YKpJT8HzFF-b37rcHv3iTMF7Ps1VZJyRIXgnGAJlkzjwDi8DmAnrU96CrHkPN1cxIYy43TSlZw0a3NxDRKgmjOWwtHQrz34mZNt693rFgg2T0dGFeLxRnfWIG0HhkbJB_g5nhmf0KatFShUPJuF93KvQ3A0Ueh7nZlzRIw/w640-h360/A1222~22.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I mention this as it is not necessary to add shortcuts to all the programs into the dock, as you have other quick ways to access them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The next included utility is MultiEdit, part of the Enhancer bundle:</span></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBcMioGp-pv6PgtITZ005hkiUIkdf2rC9mm1ZTcPBl_Z0NFGlq6FX2l07ThZ5ZDnC0BDIrslrsmE_q5mVGZAmNA9679Q9Uzvjv6PwxZ7DWhKUQAuDS72Ai2H7JvXM5fFUF0jydGCvCzppU8daNrfakJHAvzNQBWijRjYt-hLOiOP39ERN_ukYL8mWzw/s808/A1222~24.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="808" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBcMioGp-pv6PgtITZ005hkiUIkdf2rC9mm1ZTcPBl_Z0NFGlq6FX2l07ThZ5ZDnC0BDIrslrsmE_q5mVGZAmNA9679Q9Uzvjv6PwxZ7DWhKUQAuDS72Ai2H7JvXM5fFUF0jydGCvCzppU8daNrfakJHAvzNQBWijRjYt-hLOiOP39ERN_ukYL8mWzw/w640-h442/A1222~24.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Personally I normally use Cubic IDE for editing, but this utility is simple to use, and allows multiple files to be edited and switched within the same program - below I am editing the startup-sequence file, which is located in the S drawer, and is executed every time the system boots up:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfCwFPoVCKBtIwz1k2IDKJqOm2XGBo88HIvTNBG7nrpS1ztS0bwVFXwf6a2eWui0L0DmXMo52cjIg79le866CI26D_EMUySMSLeUgGXX2BrfyXesfPdhnaE6MOfsB5O9SEsSEPO0xynfYkdegkqmumo8Kadu8T8-B0aG_Fhpzz5ppU8Oetb_4Oh3WZg/s851/A1222~25.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="851" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfCwFPoVCKBtIwz1k2IDKJqOm2XGBo88HIvTNBG7nrpS1ztS0bwVFXwf6a2eWui0L0DmXMo52cjIg79le866CI26D_EMUySMSLeUgGXX2BrfyXesfPdhnaE6MOfsB5O9SEsSEPO0xynfYkdegkqmumo8Kadu8T8-B0aG_Fhpzz5ppU8Oetb_4Oh3WZg/w640-h548/A1222~25.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I then opened up User-startup and network-startup files (both also in S), and the Kicklayout file from the Kickstart drawer, which loads operating system kernel modules at boot time:</span></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYycGLgCT3Dxpt0dASel6UiwJGZJ76o7dp0kPpsD6jOCE2IuKZ2_gfyyJUkGkb7MfwTL9FfMjbNAiax8Q5O1mQdD_RXb63U8vA1uUrIPDb4eyWMx1bxZBaUuvJYawbfoW4cmEbu8dtUd8X9nheNfW_BCuSm9HjnKzkOs69PbGZx3A_nthsda50nUXmNg/s851/A1222~26.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="851" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYycGLgCT3Dxpt0dASel6UiwJGZJ76o7dp0kPpsD6jOCE2IuKZ2_gfyyJUkGkb7MfwTL9FfMjbNAiax8Q5O1mQdD_RXb63U8vA1uUrIPDb4eyWMx1bxZBaUuvJYawbfoW4cmEbu8dtUd8X9nheNfW_BCuSm9HjnKzkOs69PbGZx3A_nthsda50nUXmNg/w640-h548/A1222~26.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Next program I wanted to try in the utilities drawer was PlayCD, but it didn't find my CD drive. Normally it expects to find it as CD0, which under AmigaOS 3.1 is the usual name for the CD drive.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">However , the DVD drive on my system is mounted as SATA1: for some reason. I checked and confirmed this by running the 'info' command from the Shell (located in the System drawer):</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_o1W4kA_spbJFE_IjSBBdGfVKrumtvXV0pcr-YhstiF8QwMQzT9UuVAxVC8ymtuGB0vxYYWUIMnOL3CgtfFO48-YyXc1lTDXdGOG0T9ThbdxyxSEQ6YrPfdp01P-ousqEQfZrtxdMpW4Uztu_802WqxoaUZk0whwf8mqkdyaKdcJD3fqpbliIjhk0w/s830/A1222~27.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="830" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_o1W4kA_spbJFE_IjSBBdGfVKrumtvXV0pcr-YhstiF8QwMQzT9UuVAxVC8ymtuGB0vxYYWUIMnOL3CgtfFO48-YyXc1lTDXdGOG0T9ThbdxyxSEQ6YrPfdp01P-ousqEQfZrtxdMpW4Uztu_802WqxoaUZk0whwf8mqkdyaKdcJD3fqpbliIjhk0w/w640-h330/A1222~27.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>The Workbench partition device name is DH0: and USB0: is the device name for the USB stick I had inserted into the A1222 USB port at the time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I looked at the icon information (right click on the icon and select Information), selected the Icon tab, and changed the DOSDEV=CD0 tool type to SATA1:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb4PF9iasiFPgr2WbwOOU0kDJroi2SOvjqc0jQ9Awr-7AcX1n29jGukAHW1FrSFms3MgSX4d2fYJmlyCzM9vfUEHJvleWQcNW_-KNMuMOZGpZsB2XRR_ml3hcjspHoiUxO3dakIlxHnbKJRH2RuKzBlC0ccpkGwcvniIKC5IbkFIdaPHxZD-OK7R7RA/s523/A1222~28.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="523" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRb4PF9iasiFPgr2WbwOOU0kDJroi2SOvjqc0jQ9Awr-7AcX1n29jGukAHW1FrSFms3MgSX4d2fYJmlyCzM9vfUEHJvleWQcNW_-KNMuMOZGpZsB2XRR_ml3hcjspHoiUxO3dakIlxHnbKJRH2RuKzBlC0ccpkGwcvniIKC5IbkFIdaPHxZD-OK7R7RA/w640-h406/A1222~28.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHESSNvh2abvIp2x8RJ5qJnWhXys_5r0WrQ0yarFl-xzg3RkxDEOh4MIJ32n7GrH6HYS9Ced53Pa6HPDQBwZE7m19VIcRos2QXDB_nY61DITaZ4xs-npivzYLq_PS2-3eg9tPyM3bCmfBdLBqEEcbuKCExC3NAcKR45IKx50jgb_a7TQ2uwuFplyJmA/s523/A1222~29.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="523" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHESSNvh2abvIp2x8RJ5qJnWhXys_5r0WrQ0yarFl-xzg3RkxDEOh4MIJ32n7GrH6HYS9Ced53Pa6HPDQBwZE7m19VIcRos2QXDB_nY61DITaZ4xs-npivzYLq_PS2-3eg9tPyM3bCmfBdLBqEEcbuKCExC3NAcKR45IKx50jgb_a7TQ2uwuFplyJmA/w640-h406/A1222~29.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">And yes, I know I could just do an assign of CD0: to SATA1: - but I thought using the GUI method was nicer.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>PlayCD then worked - I could play an Audio CD, but it needed to be inserted when the system booted, otherwise the system didn't see it. It also stutters playback. Hopefully this bug is just because I am using on older A1222 board and it can be fixed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZse7UzjJl9YXogqZvukNzC5XApFlPUchR-Zj6_PIRlJYCx1yUu8IwBfkofgQf2ce1eUqXfeaAy1ygmxf1kBeWsUczW6fc3b7XFrIY_y159eONU_v1pbYigQHYmX3kqH9pC6eNqxb433Whwj4RNQQ5trPvk2_3Rt5_ox0EtXLi4NbkF_JrnY-5hTpV4A/s631/A1222~30.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="631" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZse7UzjJl9YXogqZvukNzC5XApFlPUchR-Zj6_PIRlJYCx1yUu8IwBfkofgQf2ce1eUqXfeaAy1ygmxf1kBeWsUczW6fc3b7XFrIY_y159eONU_v1pbYigQHYmX3kqH9pC6eNqxb433Whwj4RNQQ5trPvk2_3Rt5_ox0EtXLi4NbkF_JrnY-5hTpV4A/w640-h246/A1222~30.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Also in the Utilities drawer is a Audio Mixer program for the A1222 to adjust input and output volumes:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0x3pxD0fsa8XUG3FU2COqWQSSWUL8i4ozVm5a2gFsvSriSu21KjgfQzX0Z-9GYCu4OaUt31gSmSs7vKtaW_0c9HHAxe8B88V-LMvCv2Zzrl7JyktXx1t-KcakJkWqNAxU66OUt_FFX1LNElimE6RjHfkng5dKfkqNLa9lGqftADcKmDn2vqfRoveKA/s360/A1222~31.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="360" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0x3pxD0fsa8XUG3FU2COqWQSSWUL8i4ozVm5a2gFsvSriSu21KjgfQzX0Z-9GYCu4OaUt31gSmSs7vKtaW_0c9HHAxe8B88V-LMvCv2Zzrl7JyktXx1t-KcakJkWqNAxU66OUt_FFX1LNElimE6RjHfkng5dKfkqNLa9lGqftADcKmDn2vqfRoveKA/w400-h395/A1222~31.PNG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the audio front, there is a seperate VU Meter program too, but I haven't played with that as yet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Next up is the Calendar program (again from Enhancer), which you can leave running on the Workbench, and launch on boot using the WBStartup preferences program. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBFqvVTtn5OrNfpmgwmW1Xv4MKFzTlrasqezwQA4HyhAArTgUTXhao6YPthqhRlO6RYExsJYsVWhx9Nn3ZN699ZQmu7A6St1fj_QUhLlsXi5ZBTVwOd-eD0N-pMHtxZUVtaAJyHuizY1WR-IMJwvDQuF6a1DR1YqK4lA_boZ02JqVwgZvbKq-BW6lag/s464/A1222~36.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="339" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBFqvVTtn5OrNfpmgwmW1Xv4MKFzTlrasqezwQA4HyhAArTgUTXhao6YPthqhRlO6RYExsJYsVWhx9Nn3ZN699ZQmu7A6St1fj_QUhLlsXi5ZBTVwOd-eD0N-pMHtxZUVtaAJyHuizY1WR-IMJwvDQuF6a1DR1YqK4lA_boZ02JqVwgZvbKq-BW6lag/w469-h640/A1222~36.PNG" width="469" /></span></a></div><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPW59fOVkj8v0Q4wsOeL-oluZFbpOVm9Sloviujg8-MkpXi1YdZ-ptr3MdxMAJEIzHfLDaOjANsrhjlljb7nqSvRvDFB8pq2_KO0tfNOb80aRcDYPL_0R7elfYM-bXP91-XZSpEwVpkNnKAsIgJxs53WPqVim2NiKCwvu4mW9X5bAd4yuw42Itp2PzQ/s464/A1222~37.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="339" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPW59fOVkj8v0Q4wsOeL-oluZFbpOVm9Sloviujg8-MkpXi1YdZ-ptr3MdxMAJEIzHfLDaOjANsrhjlljb7nqSvRvDFB8pq2_KO0tfNOb80aRcDYPL_0R7elfYM-bXP91-XZSpEwVpkNnKAsIgJxs53WPqVim2NiKCwvu4mW9X5bAd4yuw42Itp2PzQ/w469-h640/A1222~37.PNG" width="469" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can also add Notifications (alarms) or triggered actions via the Clock prefs when clicking on a day in the Calendar.</span></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCi6WUTox_x1JbtgHBjCccnMJqvikfJFBEqFRhKzj23YHSh7-DXNCNnebkXuWvypQQmRM3uJ8bCjSfwMvKAddz7mqV7jDDEkVEIHazy9qscwpNiYEaR0j7TQ4qFamC-PC-Yz9hYrYorB8Kqcw1IeMD78VMjlGefYvryYXoNgBy5a4TR3XIZddcv03RA/s536/A1222~33.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FQDeHUpe7E5H0M_6SZyU084Jw1eOgiSVqmz3_ztVcdMKhtoqSiumxyHI8f8EDh0i06d9G_FO8tcEigl5dhSrV4IFEed3X1-3r2IA-_SaTb7mjJH8eWBzE0cy-FdNyl0i54eaC7-dk3KSoeeYM7mtesjbD0ofpPFKPmjvs76hu3ksRknwvWawU5foMQ/s494/A1222~39.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="489" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FQDeHUpe7E5H0M_6SZyU084Jw1eOgiSVqmz3_ztVcdMKhtoqSiumxyHI8f8EDh0i06d9G_FO8tcEigl5dhSrV4IFEed3X1-3r2IA-_SaTb7mjJH8eWBzE0cy-FdNyl0i54eaC7-dk3KSoeeYM7mtesjbD0ofpPFKPmjvs76hu3ksRknwvWawU5foMQ/w396-h400/A1222~39.PNG" width="396" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>You can change if there are sounds on quarter hour, hour, etc, and how loud:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PGHyCY1lkQHsViQOg26qBAa5lDt3_eNAogwNiudSWpjlmegjBF8yioWJGk0AZ5VDCxIQaIQRhdaArQhY9dxiUTAMZavZLdGrCHy9b025uUpoEWFpB6IJX9Rcg-Fv-MsNk6-d5-Ojq1JHEG5NgPZ_7ljj68hVtqFO_zrrsroGjSRDsNqkEaIKYplY2g/s477/A1222~40.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="314" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PGHyCY1lkQHsViQOg26qBAa5lDt3_eNAogwNiudSWpjlmegjBF8yioWJGk0AZ5VDCxIQaIQRhdaArQhY9dxiUTAMZavZLdGrCHy9b025uUpoEWFpB6IJX9Rcg-Fv-MsNk6-d5-Ojq1JHEG5NgPZ_7ljj68hVtqFO_zrrsroGjSRDsNqkEaIKYplY2g/w264-h400/A1222~40.PNG" width="264" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>You can also change the appearance of the clock with a number of theme styles available to choose from as delivered:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiARt87obYybIgaKx8-lpmVCK8phvInWExNY83D27X8iE7TtP3aY268wPKRwBz00jzxYvlwkpOfa6YPbWPFiYegK4rETt7ID0kVpgcJFORpK0ED3LjCZ3r4_8fIklKBM2sdr4Lk-6W7kCRMFisFN9SoL7dgHvAGMVCoJuJfEs27a33TB-8fK4oosSAQ/s960/A1222~41.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiARt87obYybIgaKx8-lpmVCK8phvInWExNY83D27X8iE7TtP3aY268wPKRwBz00jzxYvlwkpOfa6YPbWPFiYegK4rETt7ID0kVpgcJFORpK0ED3LjCZ3r4_8fIklKBM2sdr4Lk-6W7kCRMFisFN9SoL7dgHvAGMVCoJuJfEs27a33TB-8fK4oosSAQ/w640-h480/A1222~41.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Here is a few examples - you can do Square shaped ones too:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="128" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrA7MGplXE_8WmFu1sRt80hXar7y5IZOmBWWmNstiJeIBFPL9ydBb0Gl5puaqPl_iY_UcvRv421yzRDhIB8wkGuK9BdjMSuf13TitMlQRng52yJET2Opi7KbvTo_o6Nu30k2eCZ-CyEmEoyt7q8efgdV4XlPi8mPzA44TDTg6lS1zlih5yReMyCUw8Q/w200-h200/A1222~43.PNG" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqevqCSRJIf3F5XrHk8ups7Et-GOEI0zLjYxBARdAa2uEi35ofYOwwRuo_GsCPIt8YyTKq_3TSlu3OmpMr1wOHVDRnuavEc6khpDBgLIF51_RDb7MhHksAm-obKjti8I1wD3IR8ErGts8osOinUNT76OFlxcWqXczI6f8ufAomrd6ZC2FRdUq9RqLyw/s128/A1222~44.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="128" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqevqCSRJIf3F5XrHk8ups7Et-GOEI0zLjYxBARdAa2uEi35ofYOwwRuo_GsCPIt8YyTKq_3TSlu3OmpMr1wOHVDRnuavEc6khpDBgLIF51_RDb7MhHksAm-obKjti8I1wD3IR8ErGts8osOinUNT76OFlxcWqXczI6f8ufAomrd6ZC2FRdUq9RqLyw/w200-h200/A1222~44.PNG" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Moving on from the clock, there is a ShowConfig utility which gives a quick system summary:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjju8KIZtSWNsybGGMLaoN-1CTAijDWwJbRrjcLCKtcezdiSLlrbxXquZYH0MruP2Hk4EqFhWzNkE65QYxQR8aR1ukZCVfAPEeWSSnM_Xq2UqZQPfxd1ynryEq7sZ1fr1aYVXiCR52qEsloBI1hhSNhThSU6YrJvunzMNpegnfcxjkFhtcIYDUQlJUcqg/s810/A1222~38.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="810" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjju8KIZtSWNsybGGMLaoN-1CTAijDWwJbRrjcLCKtcezdiSLlrbxXquZYH0MruP2Hk4EqFhWzNkE65QYxQR8aR1ukZCVfAPEeWSSnM_Xq2UqZQPfxd1ynryEq7sZ1fr1aYVXiCR52qEsloBI1hhSNhThSU6YrJvunzMNpegnfcxjkFhtcIYDUQlJUcqg/w640-h200/A1222~38.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Directory Opus 4 is also included. This was a commercial application written in Australia by GP Soft - It is very popular on AmigaOS - I used it back on my 1.3 Workbench system, and still use it today! I am glad there is a AmigaOS 4 version too, which opens on a separate screen, but you can change this behaviour if you prefer it to open on the Workbench screen - I like it on a separate screen.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiUL_oBYolfhhhmS3evul4NZMpE3V1rLbaW052E3k_oVvvCoBrMWRARqdTYOPJ14ooBtk2eotQvWFsEkwhuhp5zaGMy_H1bUoHqxlY1aqkGb5oxTaGUas4RSoR4AbVD6lxWXgzSr7SG807yvDBnSzD4LxglIjsGkP8ZYQYRaztajJ1p93vPGv0dqNLQ/s1920/A1222~45.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiUL_oBYolfhhhmS3evul4NZMpE3V1rLbaW052E3k_oVvvCoBrMWRARqdTYOPJ14ooBtk2eotQvWFsEkwhuhp5zaGMy_H1bUoHqxlY1aqkGb5oxTaGUas4RSoR4AbVD6lxWXgzSr7SG807yvDBnSzD4LxglIjsGkP8ZYQYRaztajJ1p93vPGv0dqNLQ/w640-h360/A1222~45.PNG" width="640" /></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">After adding the utilities I explored so far to the Dock, It is looking better already!</span></div><div><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3hKZ7p6vPaxOWtV4j5uuKivSj5wmwLvDfERb0fgdJwbmkTCMl5S9CIo6-TQzSRkJWTSSYbjwS7MjF3vQrP4RMZKgcEVEj27E85sFPeRaa7qXNhOfjSkX7p8DTCvZqAtQHvQ55hWs68S5rQiU8lkx0ArtzXuMqct_6U8oQECqksNOpafUjTd60gQjMw/s864/A1222~46.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="864" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3hKZ7p6vPaxOWtV4j5uuKivSj5wmwLvDfERb0fgdJwbmkTCMl5S9CIo6-TQzSRkJWTSSYbjwS7MjF3vQrP4RMZKgcEVEj27E85sFPeRaa7qXNhOfjSkX7p8DTCvZqAtQHvQ55hWs68S5rQiU8lkx0ArtzXuMqct_6U8oQECqksNOpafUjTd60gQjMw/w640-h66/A1222~46.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>I then tried Multiviewer, which is a fancy upgraded version of Multiview from AmigaOS 3.1. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">It supports multiple document types being available for easy access from the left pane, with more functions available than Multiview. Multiviewer, like Multiview, can view any file format as long as there is a Datatype for it installed on the system. Here I have some JPG pictures, startup-sequence and Module file opened in Mutiviewer:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxBv1M182RtzhxwMuz9M603jbxhRYLHa9LHSiLrL73kCJ2h1-It6VWIX1coz04vEfd3xOF2gG3gnIpj5Axz4St3fkpoeQVSOo4jxBn1BDUhIARAlPJlexrxO6P5Eak0ajRs_SY-aoiEYOmWRIbXzMkcp-I6ivAAf7WjsObk7L-1_oG6eJ_sklmaQpKQ/s1462/A1222~47.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1462" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxBv1M182RtzhxwMuz9M603jbxhRYLHa9LHSiLrL73kCJ2h1-It6VWIX1coz04vEfd3xOF2gG3gnIpj5Axz4St3fkpoeQVSOo4jxBn1BDUhIARAlPJlexrxO6P5Eak0ajRs_SY-aoiEYOmWRIbXzMkcp-I6ivAAf7WjsObk7L-1_oG6eJ_sklmaQpKQ/w640-h372/A1222~47.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Naturally, we need a web browser, and included on the A1222 is the latest available AmigaOS 4.1 version of Odyssey from 2022:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmX0MimF-xYcl71reKJLQcb2-r9THmHmiymWLExKnd2s_Ru1ETz9HRHSIeXKPGklMYDuboSNhIoxpllwlQOkmNN0sAhzYjfEA9H9uHelgucLzcuSIvnnGVHEOnBRCFJ2Dwcn-55LuQFZ2IX7NMiEAn1ee5TUlgk__NfHS67SvxJ094yqHefungnuGDw/s268/A1222~48.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="268" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmX0MimF-xYcl71reKJLQcb2-r9THmHmiymWLExKnd2s_Ru1ETz9HRHSIeXKPGklMYDuboSNhIoxpllwlQOkmNN0sAhzYjfEA9H9uHelgucLzcuSIvnnGVHEOnBRCFJ2Dwcn-55LuQFZ2IX7NMiEAn1ee5TUlgk__NfHS67SvxJ094yqHefungnuGDw/w320-h308/A1222~48.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>The recovery usb stick sets up the network interfaces on the A1222 board using DHCP, so make sure it is connected before you proceed. Make sure to download the fonts using the supplied installer, which is downloaded from the internet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">On first launch Odyssey will process the fonts added. After that it will launch much faster.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq0zKTCuCkE3U7zwQ9w2ljYe-aWEkcDjJw5oaexxlPvtqvmC3VZlXd2u6_VAYOHzpY3AptOKbeVJc6i1ISPeGFaVQbm95RYrIjrNrRftq-ex9F0lV8vTbp0pyA3jISI3WHPr0A57-w0t0wHbOYHi1DR4EDKIM-FAJ6RGHYTzRxMlOp1zFUBiJa7OKMg/s1295/A1222~49.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1295" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq0zKTCuCkE3U7zwQ9w2ljYe-aWEkcDjJw5oaexxlPvtqvmC3VZlXd2u6_VAYOHzpY3AptOKbeVJc6i1ISPeGFaVQbm95RYrIjrNrRftq-ex9F0lV8vTbp0pyA3jISI3WHPr0A57-w0t0wHbOYHi1DR4EDKIM-FAJ6RGHYTzRxMlOp1zFUBiJa7OKMg/w640-h462/A1222~49.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://os4depot.net" target="_blank">os4depot.net</a> is the place to go for AmigaOS 4.1 files, and you can also get files from <a href="http://Aminet.net" target="_blank">Aminet.net</a> too, as long as they are Workbench friendly and don't require the custom chips from the original Amiga in order to work:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmPn03V5EkU3ORhmMqRPHk5DGig9031kDVmPSAopzdttB-DXiQbLxupzRgk7ikQz_hLzMlXYEv06fi66kLWZ1n75MxBnIqx_R83MduzNm80I8AGlo1QZ2h55_5pyU-ubyoKZteVkJFEEiyNe7a4VoMkHpuiZpXUs-raAoSZlmhjFCcTxdtprN-aB-6Q/s1295/A1222~50.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1295" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmPn03V5EkU3ORhmMqRPHk5DGig9031kDVmPSAopzdttB-DXiQbLxupzRgk7ikQz_hLzMlXYEv06fi66kLWZ1n75MxBnIqx_R83MduzNm80I8AGlo1QZ2h55_5pyU-ubyoKZteVkJFEEiyNe7a4VoMkHpuiZpXUs-raAoSZlmhjFCcTxdtprN-aB-6Q/w640-h462/A1222~50.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>You can also go to my website <a href="http://EpsilonsWorld.com" target="_blank">EpsilonsWorld.com</a> as it works fine in Odyssey. But hey, you are already here :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgml6o2TrLIrSlJKCIN9AHwesw37yTXO5v8dM4q1n4AJHKShTdVMu668iJ6KUsjN2v2iOwDJ4R2v3FiEkII1kVDEoJw0z1w-V0l0YU_SyBj98GQi-dXSVvQn9d8wuwgYtMtusJopq0zHl98UqTiY0oEHJ-_kzKrzNdKHx3JygHa3NzzKUq0w0rhjNYSRg/s1295/A1222~51.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1295" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgml6o2TrLIrSlJKCIN9AHwesw37yTXO5v8dM4q1n4AJHKShTdVMu668iJ6KUsjN2v2iOwDJ4R2v3FiEkII1kVDEoJw0z1w-V0l0YU_SyBj98GQi-dXSVvQn9d8wuwgYtMtusJopq0zHl98UqTiY0oEHJ-_kzKrzNdKHx3JygHa3NzzKUq0w0rhjNYSRg/w640-h462/A1222~51.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>In my testing, sadlyYouTube doesn't work in Odyssey, even when spoofing as Firefox, Chrome, or iPad / iPhone web browsers:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_May356JkeCzN4rY8hkL6sNtQbjHa3QflxRfoVtqhKNUePoM5w-zDP-flwtc0g3yZFwofMhJDO7u2Cl1wFIbN_96Og1YvXVDJ7PAbTo3OPaTCrLDJDysUopm3kKdT4al0IBjEQJCBe_wVOZmdAZLRwsiq-WBDb9emGSnLdaXXftLF2rd7d1itGxYs-Q/s1281/A1222~89.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1281" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_May356JkeCzN4rY8hkL6sNtQbjHa3QflxRfoVtqhKNUePoM5w-zDP-flwtc0g3yZFwofMhJDO7u2Cl1wFIbN_96Og1YvXVDJ7PAbTo3OPaTCrLDJDysUopm3kKdT4al0IBjEQJCBe_wVOZmdAZLRwsiq-WBDb9emGSnLdaXXftLF2rd7d1itGxYs-Q/w640-h440/A1222~89.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ql2wvIE_cz4yYS5wNxQw5vbOgE_rQ4JKkCRqBlTv5CyvRISbI_rYMc9jZuWmtN1mfbFuu43j10WHSFNwVqNU3J_KbuLwEii9due9j3adHWW4CB3SDSnjo7sOskx5hI9LSyAlkUmxdkr-SxiwA1oBvBDSLopVefy6jWtzKyjGFTV9hs-tdKFEcRfRdA/s1281/A1222~90.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1281" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ql2wvIE_cz4yYS5wNxQw5vbOgE_rQ4JKkCRqBlTv5CyvRISbI_rYMc9jZuWmtN1mfbFuu43j10WHSFNwVqNU3J_KbuLwEii9due9j3adHWW4CB3SDSnjo7sOskx5hI9LSyAlkUmxdkr-SxiwA1oBvBDSLopVefy6jWtzKyjGFTV9hs-tdKFEcRfRdA/w640-h440/A1222~90.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>It used to work fine with Odyssey a few years ago, <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2014/04/odyssey-123-on-x1000.html" target="_blank">I covered that in this blog</a> - but unfortunately YouTube keeps changing the website functionality and minimum requirements, and sadly it is broken again on AmigaOS 4 in 2024. It is a constant moving target, so hopefully it is fixed again soon.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdABH2xEQqlI0KANuKw0HdjIH6RdV1PdWO1lGe5z7i2dzoRWUDwtzQfZYcpdVTX8mOW3eZ0IGEdyQpsJ2mGy2o96_zHh_ByyAWRxdPZ9-XjN5Ae2WyUKIqkLi5caxUn3DA3r-oEd_GVrJyq3tX2w2-OEbNuplmJagYe0ONb3t_83ianluovLMvCJrnVg/s1920/A1222~88.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdABH2xEQqlI0KANuKw0HdjIH6RdV1PdWO1lGe5z7i2dzoRWUDwtzQfZYcpdVTX8mOW3eZ0IGEdyQpsJ2mGy2o96_zHh_ByyAWRxdPZ9-XjN5Ae2WyUKIqkLi5caxUn3DA3r-oEd_GVrJyq3tX2w2-OEbNuplmJagYe0ONb3t_83ianluovLMvCJrnVg/w640-h360/A1222~88.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>We really need an updated modern web browser on AmigaOS 4. </div><div><br /></div><div>On MorphOS they have a newer modern browser under active development called <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2020/10/wayfarer-11-web-browser-using-morphos.html" target="_blank">Wayfarer</a> that fixes a lot of the issue with this version of Odyssey. I would love to see it on AmigaOS 4 too in the future.</div><div><br /></div><span></span></div><span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">While in Odyssey, I recommend to create a new drawer called Downloads in your Workbench partition, and set that as the default download location for Odyssey. It puts downloads in RAM by default, and personally I prefer them on the hard disk:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SHRauCiqFvfh7K5WkHQ8GfP9IK39THAPGANnJvymZhHgc7feyjYY6UMDl9CvYqtxTrxl7zyb98eK_vjVJLN9ondR5xcn71hEiJaUeDmtwZKcoA3tyfMVMK983O8SZ4Es1Q86aOWsHVBI4WxdlwX7sx-b7uQZpG348YCL4_pyVPJUHPgZGd4cPPk4sQ/s695/A1222~86.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="573" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SHRauCiqFvfh7K5WkHQ8GfP9IK39THAPGANnJvymZhHgc7feyjYY6UMDl9CvYqtxTrxl7zyb98eK_vjVJLN9ondR5xcn71hEiJaUeDmtwZKcoA3tyfMVMK983O8SZ4Es1Q86aOWsHVBI4WxdlwX7sx-b7uQZpG348YCL4_pyVPJUHPgZGd4cPPk4sQ/w528-h640/A1222~86.PNG" width="528" /></span></a></div><span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div>While in the settings, you can see there are a lot of web browser spoofing options, since the AmigaOS is not recognised by most websites nowadays. Pretending Odyssey is something else on more popular platforms like iOS, Windows, and MacOS can get a number of website to display correctly.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGH4IWVuc9f8yrL8mb7R_N-v3B8T8d0zhhJU5QAKj5_1rKfjXz7b1YZeDaLmAzcuQ9wiSiVq68Qe_AOKSWHl23IMJ9FpDpuSILb244vP7l5fRzTRKxsD74RaLVxhcNMwSbfr7HY19yFqVJXshobznouqiVBYB8Wqixeh58t1HTLvjaiGrfwda0bllBSg/s1165/A1222~87.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1165" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGH4IWVuc9f8yrL8mb7R_N-v3B8T8d0zhhJU5QAKj5_1rKfjXz7b1YZeDaLmAzcuQ9wiSiVq68Qe_AOKSWHl23IMJ9FpDpuSILb244vP7l5fRzTRKxsD74RaLVxhcNMwSbfr7HY19yFqVJXshobznouqiVBYB8Wqixeh58t1HTLvjaiGrfwda0bllBSg/w640-h398/A1222~87.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lastly in the Utilities drawer, I wanted to mention the inclusion of AmiPDF, to view PDF documents. On AmigaOS 3.x, using AmiPDF is a chore, as rendering pages is so slow, even on a fast 060 system.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">However on the A1222, PDF's load quickly and are quick and easy to navigate. There is a Quick start guide in PDF format the Documentation drawer on the Workbench partition:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbnSy0l1sCQ9VPLO_JsHvY7dvC-d8W6XNPALJ_AvnDPBGnNmeGFGbw_ZgNBnsmiQA6Iqx6A3NjY0HT3AyhcpkfmamIW0CxTrZ9_c6_u7vS2JeWR8w5exUFyzocYD96zSoI0tn856BqxY5Dj0g9mQ2Ftb3KxodtNd8opTGn8vKz-Apdh41qsNf7Ha-vQ/s980/A1222~52.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="980" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbnSy0l1sCQ9VPLO_JsHvY7dvC-d8W6XNPALJ_AvnDPBGnNmeGFGbw_ZgNBnsmiQA6Iqx6A3NjY0HT3AyhcpkfmamIW0CxTrZ9_c6_u7vS2JeWR8w5exUFyzocYD96zSoI0tn856BqxY5Dj0g9mQ2Ftb3KxodtNd8opTGn8vKz-Apdh41qsNf7Ha-vQ/w640-h592/A1222~52.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0YXOMmCkM14MzbRPp4SS12cT9iCckffhd4tFyiBGtMqIY6TdAIkuq9NudumOmDtvqF9XynLHGr2Ra_8auav3yAelnQ42GT5uLhuPPdgQl4lXrSy-slezDoKk_Wk6o6io63EXwORLg0rEgw6FiF0tbe-RQwJXjeHywWoOApKmKtJb7DMOeoWd7XwAsg/s980/A1222~53.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="980" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0YXOMmCkM14MzbRPp4SS12cT9iCckffhd4tFyiBGtMqIY6TdAIkuq9NudumOmDtvqF9XynLHGr2Ra_8auav3yAelnQ42GT5uLhuPPdgQl4lXrSy-slezDoKk_Wk6o6io63EXwORLg0rEgw6FiF0tbe-RQwJXjeHywWoOApKmKtJb7DMOeoWd7XwAsg/w640-h592/A1222~53.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>There is also a Technical Reference Manual for the A1222 board, and a guide to installing Debian linux on the A1222, both in PDF format.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2hK7b_LJgo2p8_z6eLYilP-01x8CrDTz2Vd0n209g66nC5T6hwmdbj6rr-mL1rkFmg-15Xi66aULUCGOZRT_nPSHNEwGBBooPnMYz04bqNO8smyZQZz99QKLX6qK-5AeaMdeGZt4BFDXlfOiIMlbV2BTcx09tix7vqaU6N_NnrNtTSXr88NrALVIBg/s980/A1222~54.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="980" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2hK7b_LJgo2p8_z6eLYilP-01x8CrDTz2Vd0n209g66nC5T6hwmdbj6rr-mL1rkFmg-15Xi66aULUCGOZRT_nPSHNEwGBBooPnMYz04bqNO8smyZQZz99QKLX6qK-5AeaMdeGZt4BFDXlfOiIMlbV2BTcx09tix7vqaU6N_NnrNtTSXr88NrALVIBg/w640-h592/A1222~54.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>You can see you can select the chapters of the PDF's on the left side to skip sections you are not interested in reading, which is handy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcJwsLge_SrMpunI3myTd69JhMEQpuBg6AVoLl07O8s6FZI7rT5X1PARlGW-4EQnj9PPmR0GWd0PWldR-qpuqyeg2rYhMYyCl2EshGDaQixMegbPz6HfZOeHho6LmRDgn2vu29V1sEu7L0qEF7I4vhK7s0ghzqBgF-rseD8jN8v1ZfW_1SAXLzgMZ2g/s1207/A1222~55.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1207" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcJwsLge_SrMpunI3myTd69JhMEQpuBg6AVoLl07O8s6FZI7rT5X1PARlGW-4EQnj9PPmR0GWd0PWldR-qpuqyeg2rYhMYyCl2EshGDaQixMegbPz6HfZOeHho6LmRDgn2vu29V1sEu7L0qEF7I4vhK7s0ghzqBgF-rseD8jN8v1ZfW_1SAXLzgMZ2g/w640-h482/A1222~55.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>I will move now to the System drawer, to see what is included there:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxHjxCZB5WYBZzLFDH79-Jf3UzVpTeq9OdevBm2mLaFLD__lKVlb6JL-rwnx33fNlNXSPMCPWz8fie21T37mguTeIBwji8hcvL62eF0blhl3OjX3ZiJVJaxCyf11foEhiJB9IRpYk6qxFfOS1zVnJdD4WNuokdmWG0O1G43xrbvlq44fWKvluaboVnw/s485/A1222~56.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAxHjxCZB5WYBZzLFDH79-Jf3UzVpTeq9OdevBm2mLaFLD__lKVlb6JL-rwnx33fNlNXSPMCPWz8fie21T37mguTeIBwji8hcvL62eF0blhl3OjX3ZiJVJaxCyf11foEhiJB9IRpYk6qxFfOS1zVnJdD4WNuokdmWG0O1G43xrbvlq44fWKvluaboVnw/w528-h640/A1222~56.PNG" width="528" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>I realise some people who use AmigaOS 4 regularly already know this stuff, but I think it is helpful to cover as many people who have never owned an AmigaOS 4 system would not be aware of this. The A1222 is targeted to those people, so I think a quick coverage is potentially useful.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Media Toolbox is the replacement for HDToolbox on AmigaOS 3.1. It works in a similar way, so if you know how it works already, you will feel right at home.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfCHXemdVgxjJV8TzmU45MXtDIHO-a5KUmCGpz_NU1gQNzHTpnybaqw7KGtqwVW09ruXn7fQBBeYpyYW5qarM26xbQEl2NsBjDvZU4ctZNPtLyEsL4lZywB_OtHFAIkUDtbHEkvXB8LQfkD9BzNEPCrsmroWhu9JRTtlMumtO8-7XYkMPX9bylIybiA/s441/A1222~57.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="441" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfCHXemdVgxjJV8TzmU45MXtDIHO-a5KUmCGpz_NU1gQNzHTpnybaqw7KGtqwVW09ruXn7fQBBeYpyYW5qarM26xbQEl2NsBjDvZU4ctZNPtLyEsL4lZywB_OtHFAIkUDtbHEkvXB8LQfkD9BzNEPCrsmroWhu9JRTtlMumtO8-7XYkMPX9bylIybiA/w400-h230/A1222~57.PNG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFCu5I8_VHSfdbn1JXdrJTEL3iMu2f_uWRvs0HtXGgrRm29jLT7zm3UyJPDgof4VxZFgrAiifuqfkuprbDZc9KS2ApacwLfJXHUi84HWcrlOpe3Ela67VBV_HApGJybmWj9cbj69k_rh3hUObZnA0Yo53rLhvM7Kc_eygH2kigtS4LO-0oaUoFSxlOQ/s745/A1222~58.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="745" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFCu5I8_VHSfdbn1JXdrJTEL3iMu2f_uWRvs0HtXGgrRm29jLT7zm3UyJPDgof4VxZFgrAiifuqfkuprbDZc9KS2ApacwLfJXHUi84HWcrlOpe3Ela67VBV_HApGJybmWj9cbj69k_rh3hUObZnA0Yo53rLhvM7Kc_eygH2kigtS4LO-0oaUoFSxlOQ/w640-h374/A1222~58.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Editing partitions looks the same as HDToolbox too, but one thing to mention is that the A1222, like the X5000, using NGFS as the file system, not SFS2 as used on the AmigaOne X1000 and Sam460. Classic Amiga system generally use Fast File System (FFS), but also can run SFS and other file systems like PFS too. A1222 only supports using NGFS on the boot partition, same as for the X5000.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FjpYF9z3Do-3-l-7ds6wxVlUW9oR9tXLomEkp09zPbLdFFhGL285NmN1DouDbQ72QhlhwF9LhMBFvQHQfWCYX7u08yUC_SVWIxYc6KGvsKsn7bTInTNuW0U9h1G9yry-YotbU2TVy002oZFSXty1aR-8X6dUzGuDdFi5nsnI-a1BFKM5D6ePaO7mQQ/s827/A1222~59.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="827" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-FjpYF9z3Do-3-l-7ds6wxVlUW9oR9tXLomEkp09zPbLdFFhGL285NmN1DouDbQ72QhlhwF9LhMBFvQHQfWCYX7u08yUC_SVWIxYc6KGvsKsn7bTInTNuW0U9h1G9yry-YotbU2TVy002oZFSXty1aR-8X6dUzGuDdFi5nsnI-a1BFKM5D6ePaO7mQQ/w640-h460/A1222~59.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are interested to learn more, there is a PDF included in the documentation drawer that explains the file system features and differences.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns_45pfX4wXw-rb2eP4Y1BjEldEitfX__ceinH1pWskw_qfxK6h3BgkF_wLERPaenIgxsOMYe2sDP305_AcFMl6uO_JtUx0ES3VGaMNyF4BldaziUUX3CeUmpzo3k3202AtImvcXKtvD990QwYwIZDiRjBs44xJjj1Dc6SuFstZn_EjYGxwUesj3H4w/s1160/A1222~63.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1160" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjns_45pfX4wXw-rb2eP4Y1BjEldEitfX__ceinH1pWskw_qfxK6h3BgkF_wLERPaenIgxsOMYe2sDP305_AcFMl6uO_JtUx0ES3VGaMNyF4BldaziUUX3CeUmpzo3k3202AtImvcXKtvD990QwYwIZDiRjBs44xJjj1Dc6SuFstZn_EjYGxwUesj3H4w/w640-h380/A1222~63.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span></span></span></div>Moving on in the System drawer now, DiskImageGUI is next. This allows us to mount virtual CD's (ISO files) as device ICD0 or ICD1, and Amiga virtual floppy disks (ADF) as IDF0 or IDF1:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBcTXdpvJI-3WJ0bh255rGkT5YucE06Ke8KAVWKhYu2DrP3_zLOlXqypACayDlfte4GF6jRxehfW3J9UBVnvEi4pG0RWVGSSJoPOaxbm0V7chefWE9gJMMFo1i9JXZ7bP8see5xk4VfGPdi9XH0SeBn6dzAd7as3h93eXRQ4wVApElnzhWW8JJPcdJA/s421/A1222~60.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="421" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBcTXdpvJI-3WJ0bh255rGkT5YucE06Ke8KAVWKhYu2DrP3_zLOlXqypACayDlfte4GF6jRxehfW3J9UBVnvEi4pG0RWVGSSJoPOaxbm0V7chefWE9gJMMFo1i9JXZ7bP8see5xk4VfGPdi9XH0SeBn6dzAd7as3h93eXRQ4wVApElnzhWW8JJPcdJA/w640-h422/A1222~60.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>We can also eject them from the same interface. Once launched, we can bring it up anytime (as it is a AmigaOS commodity) with the keyboard shortcut CTRL ALT D.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a ADF disk image (Freds Journey game disk) mounted using DiskImageGUI. I can open it to see the contents. If the disk has it's own icon it will be displayed - if not it uses a generic icon:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWHXaMENGf_TdEvkIZUDQ8H-KvQsXMmRHofvVk0ikTfBqjQRqyDiEYrl7RCf54uBRBcbSQEv7Z-Jj1Yh6BGG67Hq1zO2sMJJdvlEiymm9oI9nY4kRN0hm121D-1yksbG3lhsNubA6wOkG4uUA0fEP3eqXz54LyDdhLKbN_MEel_w-bkH1_cY-yGvnFQ/s845/A1222~61.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="845" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWHXaMENGf_TdEvkIZUDQ8H-KvQsXMmRHofvVk0ikTfBqjQRqyDiEYrl7RCf54uBRBcbSQEv7Z-Jj1Yh6BGG67Hq1zO2sMJJdvlEiymm9oI9nY4kRN0hm121D-1yksbG3lhsNubA6wOkG4uUA0fEP3eqXz54LyDdhLKbN_MEel_w-bkH1_cY-yGvnFQ/w640-h260/A1222~61.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Next I ejected it, and mounted the AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition ISO: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tH6ZNr__UckTlpSH6eO6Qz7H70PKo26bgdPqw8O6StNs8DEGCyHin_SMvAyqmTv9_MfMMletHF-9Gm3qnwSIJEeGziD4C2I3UoYdoUUV8_zdvGIPzodbA7xK8vqBVldTSW8hAdxts97AnI0gKUGYx-w7tZMEIjr-OPkaQxTNajMTPRnCkinsRNjorg/s815/A1222~62.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="815" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tH6ZNr__UckTlpSH6eO6Qz7H70PKo26bgdPqw8O6StNs8DEGCyHin_SMvAyqmTv9_MfMMletHF-9Gm3qnwSIJEeGziD4C2I3UoYdoUUV8_zdvGIPzodbA7xK8vqBVldTSW8hAdxts97AnI0gKUGYx-w7tZMEIjr-OPkaQxTNajMTPRnCkinsRNjorg/w640-h384/A1222~62.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition ISO is included in the Purchased drawer of the Workbench partition, along with the Enhancer software original archive:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yDJpfmxSTWslXvGI1KzEuAWjD-FPdVgGk9Iv14FUIcLIHzONmZPqvFE_JcVexvZqYfGxhyphenhyphenwFSC19tADS5rNKJrjbe9gr_r5UbIQH5ia06hNEORpDS9qVff7QU3RiDYR2zqOQWjJh1madr1B1nfFA6TmqN36C1vreJHSfpHII4bJn_xR-8ZPVrvYjjQ/s717/A1222~92.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="717" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yDJpfmxSTWslXvGI1KzEuAWjD-FPdVgGk9Iv14FUIcLIHzONmZPqvFE_JcVexvZqYfGxhyphenhyphenwFSC19tADS5rNKJrjbe9gr_r5UbIQH5ia06hNEORpDS9qVff7QU3RiDYR2zqOQWjJh1madr1B1nfFA6TmqN36C1vreJHSfpHII4bJn_xR-8ZPVrvYjjQ/w640-h196/A1222~92.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Note that if you mount a disk or ISO and reboot the system, it will mount them automatically on reboot. So remember to eject them when you finished with them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Shell has received plenty of attention in AmigaOS 4.1, with tab completion, multiple tabs and plenty of other customisable options.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZEARH0zT7ZSk1QKmm2vtbbPssad4Id2qzkv-ritEe04qeiOSeSTjK0McqIoQ7DjujCQNe5XldAvlrW3kzztigfoxZw6GLd2R0ngqI0RKbSUubXco-NMDW8gEhacoYCau9hRrkmjXecc3nCjT_3GnVQhmMprHZ4KWlIMHBNPG5oraC8OVRCEdwVikjw/s802/A1222~64.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="802" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZEARH0zT7ZSk1QKmm2vtbbPssad4Id2qzkv-ritEe04qeiOSeSTjK0McqIoQ7DjujCQNe5XldAvlrW3kzztigfoxZw6GLd2R0ngqI0RKbSUubXco-NMDW8gEhacoYCau9hRrkmjXecc3nCjT_3GnVQhmMprHZ4KWlIMHBNPG5oraC8OVRCEdwVikjw/w640-h600/A1222~64.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can get very granular with the shell functionality, if that is your thing!</span></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgSjRz0_Ki37aojr6xryKKCHmj-6eELkWMApqoEm-iP8vDhjQ1axOJSWxuFuhaJLDUYvgnwEdw-yv3ES1DkLTmeVJk5B2HmW48Ewl1phIF_5ZZsEOlD9uv1K_9ZV42TBjqCOgrhAl6CarfRl0tBSe_kkZDV1UijuYM7RQwIutQ3plX2vAkrxsMSpEuA/s431/A1222~65.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="421" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgSjRz0_Ki37aojr6xryKKCHmj-6eELkWMApqoEm-iP8vDhjQ1axOJSWxuFuhaJLDUYvgnwEdw-yv3ES1DkLTmeVJk5B2HmW48Ewl1phIF_5ZZsEOlD9uv1K_9ZV42TBjqCOgrhAl6CarfRl0tBSe_kkZDV1UijuYM7RQwIutQ3plX2vAkrxsMSpEuA/w391-h400/A1222~65.PNG" width="391" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Being able to adjust how much history is kept, and the ability to save the history into a file on exit is great.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZMozjQPsGH-ErOmz5r-IQgHgJAdufna4tIXYfTLcv0Ow0gL7R-qp2CH56K689Iwbxw7x7eqsu67J8zIhOczQdgrIKl2rFexvamBgNqSMmkvM_ohYDN2WVyUKGeDATjXSS3n2_pB80oRqy-pxub8QRMgwPGoNwpVXuqg9iFWJvzvYAuMP2DzC-MAphA/s431/A1222~66.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="421" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZMozjQPsGH-ErOmz5r-IQgHgJAdufna4tIXYfTLcv0Ow0gL7R-qp2CH56K689Iwbxw7x7eqsu67J8zIhOczQdgrIKl2rFexvamBgNqSMmkvM_ohYDN2WVyUKGeDATjXSS3n2_pB80oRqy-pxub8QRMgwPGoNwpVXuqg9iFWJvzvYAuMP2DzC-MAphA/w391-h400/A1222~66.PNG" width="391" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>You can make the Shell colours to your preference too. Note that AmigaOS has no "dark mode" theme, so you have to adjust in multiple places to achieve a similar outcome. Personally, I don't think it is worth it, but YMMV.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2phXKA9M3kWTyk6bgFH3Fr3oGpYOVzeRawNgC-RUj2ruFGWjNmwMr-2yPd_N2S3oKWU77Tk_hiVuxHrprrtyWq_MsVD8WgdFxXTZhOUuYOoVnvHxIoP4tcQj89mNAe4etNTlj1G38O3l1GWr7koUaC1TrEUVRWfNVRbeYGv1Mt_EUugdYHODGBQlA9A/s431/A1222~67.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="421" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2phXKA9M3kWTyk6bgFH3Fr3oGpYOVzeRawNgC-RUj2ruFGWjNmwMr-2yPd_N2S3oKWU77Tk_hiVuxHrprrtyWq_MsVD8WgdFxXTZhOUuYOoVnvHxIoP4tcQj89mNAe4etNTlj1G38O3l1GWr7koUaC1TrEUVRWfNVRbeYGv1Mt_EUugdYHODGBQlA9A/w391-h400/A1222~67.PNG" width="391" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>There are two updaters included, one called <b>Updater</b> for updates issued from A-EON products you have installed on your system, either from Enhancer, or purchased and installed from their AmiStore application that is also included.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwVfIeH6geCQpiss8aejERLt5O9Q3EsmLZlVScsahStGPSfvqMJKhEr7h1jXSUjarzKiIwBb3O34Y0UghBWGGnGohlbu1iGz3Xy8MEH5-J6ykn2bxwHYwZpedCfLhe0hEwqAdUMnRz9u6m5ETDVwyIrwJNN3Hkovd31E_pEHDeGyzPMZ__SNPNfmB5A/s616/A1222~68.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="616" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwVfIeH6geCQpiss8aejERLt5O9Q3EsmLZlVScsahStGPSfvqMJKhEr7h1jXSUjarzKiIwBb3O34Y0UghBWGGnGohlbu1iGz3Xy8MEH5-J6ykn2bxwHYwZpedCfLhe0hEwqAdUMnRz9u6m5ETDVwyIrwJNN3Hkovd31E_pEHDeGyzPMZ__SNPNfmB5A/w640-h472/A1222~68.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">You will need to setup an account on AmiSphere (managed by A-EON) in order to use this. You log into AmiStore app using the AmiSphere ID for purchasing software also so it is linked to your account and any updates for purchased products can be downloaded from Updater.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>The other update program is called AmiUpdate, which checks what updates are available from Hyperion Entertainment for the AmigaOS 4.1 operating system. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2owqIvyzJUKYSseYiqTWhKkxu6NYzTxlDvwejVE0a-CZfxoReY-v2-Hv85Z3xmTpXPV3MCfA4DpPGpPZprOAZwIPi5uS8eWXETRnpks3QuEeis4mG_JNlWCdlg8YRajqboPeV2-qFvTLjdfSfhJFu6VRu1iLvMaxwF4Tp4k6LUjzMZF0Yzg389zzlQQ/s612/A1222~71.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="612" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2owqIvyzJUKYSseYiqTWhKkxu6NYzTxlDvwejVE0a-CZfxoReY-v2-Hv85Z3xmTpXPV3MCfA4DpPGpPZprOAZwIPi5uS8eWXETRnpks3QuEeis4mG_JNlWCdlg8YRajqboPeV2-qFvTLjdfSfhJFu6VRu1iLvMaxwF4Tp4k6LUjzMZF0Yzg389zzlQQ/w640-h446/A1222~71.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Using this requires a login using an id registered on the Hyperion Entertainment website. You also need to register the AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition license key you received with your A1222 to that ID. You can then see the updates using AmiUpdate.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Moving on from updates now, the Find tool in the System drawer is next. As you would expect, it allows you to search any drives connected to the system for whatever you are looking for. In this example I looked for PDF files, which is how I found the PDF files I viewed earlier.</span></div><span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23de48QGOeGwBLFElwPSxgDJyYxlb-s7OOu_pO9CnqGlhgvQkqTXJ_0Klnok1z4qihEB9fb8gcXOqYbGjfe70gFVD7zG8xXBikk5Yj8aEDWlFiUKIJN00y2mRSjqpy3D9z_UO6lcM2EbTGk8mm3fomFmL0i4t7W-BYhmggS998C6OQyrIOiDsYOpGxw/s1076/A1222~70.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="1076" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23de48QGOeGwBLFElwPSxgDJyYxlb-s7OOu_pO9CnqGlhgvQkqTXJ_0Klnok1z4qihEB9fb8gcXOqYbGjfe70gFVD7zG8xXBikk5Yj8aEDWlFiUKIJN00y2mRSjqpy3D9z_UO6lcM2EbTGk8mm3fomFmL0i4t7W-BYhmggS998C6OQyrIOiDsYOpGxw/w640-h290/A1222~70.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Double clicking on the resultant files will open them in the associated application for that file type, if there is one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">There is also a Help tool in the System drawer, which helps with information on AmigaDOS commands in Shell (located in the C drawer) and the correct syntax to use:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoOBBGpmLDM4jcvPHpUnni-ulm_JqFbpt8wnbloQKjyhRAYu6HbcMk_2LH4RAFbQVoJerXosTlHF95zYWkWaCvRiAu6oPcDaZzZ5R7xEFsqJpSLRcYHmHjZTRLd6mH_7kZrqN8vyiiVCva5gMu0kSsQSCzQSZuyrJGcfQbuqvbyR7ADrZZyyegafRlA/s818/A1222~72.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="818" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoOBBGpmLDM4jcvPHpUnni-ulm_JqFbpt8wnbloQKjyhRAYu6HbcMk_2LH4RAFbQVoJerXosTlHF95zYWkWaCvRiAu6oPcDaZzZ5R7xEFsqJpSLRcYHmHjZTRLd6mH_7kZrqN8vyiiVCva5gMu0kSsQSCzQSZuyrJGcfQbuqvbyR7ADrZZyyegafRlA/w640-h420/A1222~72.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Next up in the System drawer is SDBackup. This is a very useful utility that allows you to backup and restore the firmware of the A1222 to/from a file. It also has a number of other functions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq2js0sINKGDjAiPZblb_UeWogzY0sIPFVOwV4wYv4aQESDG2PNHixjhjQP_wa7j4WW7La0Jn-1ITILihBDP6ZUvHJNBIKVzXip1dQYy_ZpMPMALkkk1vnHgBl-5rYPyW6VeNLtxm6LDsPNMrD1EP1O_thF0jrbGlmKqvHxFJZVp4XtX_uZ4Vvjvnmg/s1920/A1222~73.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq2js0sINKGDjAiPZblb_UeWogzY0sIPFVOwV4wYv4aQESDG2PNHixjhjQP_wa7j4WW7La0Jn-1ITILihBDP6ZUvHJNBIKVzXip1dQYy_ZpMPMALkkk1vnHgBl-5rYPyW6VeNLtxm6LDsPNMrD1EP1O_thF0jrbGlmKqvHxFJZVp4XtX_uZ4Vvjvnmg/w640-h360/A1222~73.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>On the A1222, the firmware is stored on a MicroSD card on the board itself. So here I decided to backup my current A1222 firmware to the Workbench partition, using a new SDBackup drawer which I created for the purpose.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP_dWWMxqyicjGOECAJgQG9vi6nA0gkukc9zp2tDGSUSDCquwtkDoxaGYjdYxMk0waHFXCyWZQQEJ-AVKpb6XcAglWKO9j8dZGm-RL_N9AKZe84yBRcQ5-hQcyzXx5BMtUYoWhyphenhyphen9hItoeOhnf4TQSftCmZRnGN1fnu-SnmraYwt95VX877JcWpl-47g/s909/A1222~74.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="909" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvP_dWWMxqyicjGOECAJgQG9vi6nA0gkukc9zp2tDGSUSDCquwtkDoxaGYjdYxMk0waHFXCyWZQQEJ-AVKpb6XcAglWKO9j8dZGm-RL_N9AKZe84yBRcQ5-hQcyzXx5BMtUYoWhyphenhyphen9hItoeOhnf4TQSftCmZRnGN1fnu-SnmraYwt95VX877JcWpl-47g/w640-h484/A1222~74.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>With this setup, I am ready to start:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGk4jMrv_g5unYFSH9afdPL90YkVGeWE-4AWmplgZYMHs29kCYwy5zEbMP8uaJ24xVCB9R78vK8HC0XyGGlqQlJazQjeFEf_Z66cco87Ygro70fNrSAclx2eXcJQCrZmJRpZ4dzkTxi761LAy2dubQn2V_0RkiITInVgQdShpB-tBMEoDCqWbCu5bXw/s605/A1222~76.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="605" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGk4jMrv_g5unYFSH9afdPL90YkVGeWE-4AWmplgZYMHs29kCYwy5zEbMP8uaJ24xVCB9R78vK8HC0XyGGlqQlJazQjeFEf_Z66cco87Ygro70fNrSAclx2eXcJQCrZmJRpZ4dzkTxi761LAy2dubQn2V_0RkiITInVgQdShpB-tBMEoDCqWbCu5bXw/w640-h516/A1222~76.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>The backup completes within a second:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7RhrhZgkAKszunXtdkqzz75eO8IOkRNXP-3vhHrh1hgx1fMS3cX5JvivqVwACo5UUaw_DnziCRtclJyP41s-sWc9UnIgASFSRe_NeafvFss-lU7TdbKT2Yw5G4Ev_VZldpxGL0TcLBNyeDLOKgUhvWu0_PupIR3NA2qO2cpUxO89IVqYABzDkC7EIw/s605/A1222~77.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="605" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7RhrhZgkAKszunXtdkqzz75eO8IOkRNXP-3vhHrh1hgx1fMS3cX5JvivqVwACo5UUaw_DnziCRtclJyP41s-sWc9UnIgASFSRe_NeafvFss-lU7TdbKT2Yw5G4Ev_VZldpxGL0TcLBNyeDLOKgUhvWu0_PupIR3NA2qO2cpUxO89IVqYABzDkC7EIw/w640-h516/A1222~77.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>You can see the resultant file in the SDBackup drawer I created earlier:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAQY9kd0CyAX3nCK_XuQzO40UiSJ9KdDR1fxTULBplBZyx0WLNasjAxaYI8mGZaafIQRLP_0JNKGd8c-G_bDDPNFmkfDDtMmBcOCo1JVNOeIiaoo9BFopk5zXgto9RMYydwNbItP27si-YlKGIUjOJTuYaTy9sxibLG78tMmn6thoOWdgc7oIzbPI0A/s686/A1222~78.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="686" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAQY9kd0CyAX3nCK_XuQzO40UiSJ9KdDR1fxTULBplBZyx0WLNasjAxaYI8mGZaafIQRLP_0JNKGd8c-G_bDDPNFmkfDDtMmBcOCo1JVNOeIiaoo9BFopk5zXgto9RMYydwNbItP27si-YlKGIUjOJTuYaTy9sxibLG78tMmn6thoOWdgc7oIzbPI0A/w640-h192/A1222~78.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>FYI you can also create a new drawer in any open partition or drawer window on the Workbench by right clicking and choosing New > New Drawer - you can also use a keyboard shortcut Amiga-N or select from the Titlebar workbench menu - lots of options...even from the shell using makedir (but note the shell method will not create a icon for the drawer)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KxjSwO8sCJsZ7doseYq90QPwvIHAOflp1g74RhIrxlq4dmHl7a8mn3A_pyCMCLhhh968sXREw39V2Rls4kEWHn14AnHNZmfXPm9WvTMiX0TbWDEcsv3ydDaqYmyhPwUjZORI2b9zb1wz_OTBoMrCQSX0IHBZpuJm5bPcfhvAHOk7CMkMtpnMtwwzkw/s1920/A1222~79.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KxjSwO8sCJsZ7doseYq90QPwvIHAOflp1g74RhIrxlq4dmHl7a8mn3A_pyCMCLhhh968sXREw39V2Rls4kEWHn14AnHNZmfXPm9WvTMiX0TbWDEcsv3ydDaqYmyhPwUjZORI2b9zb1wz_OTBoMrCQSX0IHBZpuJm5bPcfhvAHOk7CMkMtpnMtwwzkw/w640-h360/A1222~79.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>MUI 5 is also included in the System drawer, but note that it is the unregistered version, which does have limitations on the functionality. MUI is used by a lot of Amiga software these days, and it is a good thing it is included in the A1222 system from the start.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl23Jaj1HU_D8f26ai4c2G9IpWYKOSNtrhy4uXuFngLoHRcRCgro_8uqptAgFGEMiSmHpbodfnrizptnrJv5E17CqjwF2Sgbr3KfEapBnnqEp5k05Jw9XGazTOEM6gip8Jh7gZqKQokROG5lEurSFwLbkt4Ynra2CF6u7UZwK4PcnhA5orFE96aPA6A/s926/A1222~80.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="926" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl23Jaj1HU_D8f26ai4c2G9IpWYKOSNtrhy4uXuFngLoHRcRCgro_8uqptAgFGEMiSmHpbodfnrizptnrJv5E17CqjwF2Sgbr3KfEapBnnqEp5k05Jw9XGazTOEM6gip8Jh7gZqKQokROG5lEurSFwLbkt4Ynra2CF6u7UZwK4PcnhA5orFE96aPA6A/w640-h414/A1222~80.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>You can register it from the www.sasg.com website. Place the resultant mud.key in the S drawer to activate its full functionality. Even without that, you can still change a lot of settings:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AEtUHz9aqp6C_vCjWoI505IVk6NOK7Q4KuPVXFh3ZMZ99ggVdnTYnYZQ5h0YTaHk88gc5YFvCpgityLY3c2be562u2Hd12XN6aIIEAvFARWtlxQVdCJPf0WgAaufqXQTh5tWX7c3msN7Xhih2phn6TwXIKAwpnnpaOTnXn-EQ2gpc00gPlksqTV1HA/s926/A1222~81.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="926" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AEtUHz9aqp6C_vCjWoI505IVk6NOK7Q4KuPVXFh3ZMZ99ggVdnTYnYZQ5h0YTaHk88gc5YFvCpgityLY3c2be562u2Hd12XN6aIIEAvFARWtlxQVdCJPf0WgAaufqXQTh5tWX7c3msN7Xhih2phn6TwXIKAwpnnpaOTnXn-EQ2gpc00gPlksqTV1HA/w640-h414/A1222~81.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>You can see that MUI applications have two extra buttons on the top right of their window to iconify and resize (small):</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTfmn0P0x77Q-GGrJqHV_NASMWBays75Nn9c2aYqhT9eBfo9asUdm6mruZ11zOQU8NRbw4bw63LJBYFPeD3mpbWxGTDHVvicoBxxYhFNVWxYqTuctPX84qjxOJPdeXO19sFamgRRoB7zcqGmkT_M2ySp5hrYh1jEkPIzGyb5XgeZyLu2mG2njQy-A4Q/s926/A1222~82.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="926" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTfmn0P0x77Q-GGrJqHV_NASMWBays75Nn9c2aYqhT9eBfo9asUdm6mruZ11zOQU8NRbw4bw63LJBYFPeD3mpbWxGTDHVvicoBxxYhFNVWxYqTuctPX84qjxOJPdeXO19sFamgRRoB7zcqGmkT_M2ySp5hrYh1jEkPIzGyb5XgeZyLu2mG2njQy-A4Q/w640-h414/A1222~82.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>An example MUI application is Odyssey, and in it's titlebar menu is an MUI options section, which presents the options which will only apply to Odyssey (not every MUI application):</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUzNSGvsY_hY5vb1yqW-lQSvlAWwZJu31SRDeZJdylb6AG8LKrq5nMZ93XtCPojUrR1Ja5TxKKKmrKp3DOpioyhGk3lbEABjn7h6lKt6sLvzeifbh_T-n0_wnMHcdDlAp8PMvrHdYZ9BlNLJOxEdM3STZuFIdLRULWhWLZiihUPHHhT5a9Dm7RR-e1g/s1280/A1222~83.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1280" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUzNSGvsY_hY5vb1yqW-lQSvlAWwZJu31SRDeZJdylb6AG8LKrq5nMZ93XtCPojUrR1Ja5TxKKKmrKp3DOpioyhGk3lbEABjn7h6lKt6sLvzeifbh_T-n0_wnMHcdDlAp8PMvrHdYZ9BlNLJOxEdM3STZuFIdLRULWhWLZiihUPHHhT5a9Dm7RR-e1g/w640-h440/A1222~83.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Next up in the System drawer is the Commodities drawer, which contains tools that run and stay resident while the system is running. You can run them from here or launch automatically each boot via WBStartup preferences. When running as a commodity, you can invoke them with Amiga keyboard shortcuts to use/customise them:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4sk19NlFCDj3fLHZPlwoLHA7sEXR-LeCKpHFdzCzDBtd2YlVME2l-MggNexWkyPksDajXD6xM9FEkm2twdqGjVsUc7ikZXPPB_BAUEiIJ4_8O9qJI2nI8FDUyCHlirp4M5aXfENNfQOTVWqSFVSiSsGMAac6M3NwdZwd_u_N7lMzFsOTBKQlH7NA_Q/s617/A1222~93.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="617" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4sk19NlFCDj3fLHZPlwoLHA7sEXR-LeCKpHFdzCzDBtd2YlVME2l-MggNexWkyPksDajXD6xM9FEkm2twdqGjVsUc7ikZXPPB_BAUEiIJ4_8O9qJI2nI8FDUyCHlirp4M5aXfENNfQOTVWqSFVSiSsGMAac6M3NwdZwd_u_N7lMzFsOTBKQlH7NA_Q/w640-h436/A1222~93.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div>A good inclusion in the System drawer is Archiver, which allows you to create archives from files and folders on your system, to make them easier to transfer somewhere.</div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM7mF7mqXu_vBgUABYbhClcehXFtrrLbqfDmYBSLQEnYjlsx08ApkWH4unogj51j5-up3NEuzaSvgvl0m7GFhEDTwLEome4lwD1pJgkQXJkCSpKJ_UxYfuVaPOa_0HFJHQAujZoCw-1ycMPVR9OcqZHy4vGnrx80oS9-v2soP6RyGQotXXg4PX-WyHQ/s677/A1222~94.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="677" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM7mF7mqXu_vBgUABYbhClcehXFtrrLbqfDmYBSLQEnYjlsx08ApkWH4unogj51j5-up3NEuzaSvgvl0m7GFhEDTwLEome4lwD1pJgkQXJkCSpKJ_UxYfuVaPOa_0HFJHQAujZoCw-1ycMPVR9OcqZHy4vGnrx80oS9-v2soP6RyGQotXXg4PX-WyHQ/w640-h408/A1222~94.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>There are many tools for this on the Amiga, but none are included standard with AmigaOS 4.1 (or 3.x for that matter). Normally I copy lha and zip handlers to the C drawer from Aminet and use the shell. I know there are GUI options but I rarely use them. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is good to see though that the GUI tools exist on the A1222 to cater for people who prefer a GUI over the shell for this task. I tried compressing the drawer I did earlier for the SDBackup. You can choose from a number of different compression formats using the method drop down box.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyMz0doOd6REdZcpRyz39Ku0uklPO0eN6NmZ-NtYf-6SkMPiRmYv6OYk6fj1GGWGA0qeRwn-mllzs6fbZSaKMZDdQRJsx-IWvjfViRupt9RiPlRRNujzhD7anyPJ4Pe83UegNKXNT3G-GfQ2wqj86eR4u9-oc-0o5qXJSLbEO1LGMGp2DxofO-fxLMA/s507/A1222~95.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="507" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyMz0doOd6REdZcpRyz39Ku0uklPO0eN6NmZ-NtYf-6SkMPiRmYv6OYk6fj1GGWGA0qeRwn-mllzs6fbZSaKMZDdQRJsx-IWvjfViRupt9RiPlRRNujzhD7anyPJ4Pe83UegNKXNT3G-GfQ2wqj86eR4u9-oc-0o5qXJSLbEO1LGMGp2DxofO-fxLMA/w640-h416/A1222~95.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>It worked fine - here is the resulting archive:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDVKlmcr8m96TqSo5woRPznm7g7Khv-bCdbAbTeU3uwKGPcGZkOycIYn0T7mVXJnqPi8kkwG3xvlxpa1n4eY1-fsEavRy3ob1VBMWPqwWByc_w8fQR6yKcT-oax-R_v3XmJTfBvcUx9KMVGnSpbju3mSRU0EArlt5nI82D4ft9DmOXy6WOosR700f2A/s764/A1222~96.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="764" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDVKlmcr8m96TqSo5woRPznm7g7Khv-bCdbAbTeU3uwKGPcGZkOycIYn0T7mVXJnqPi8kkwG3xvlxpa1n4eY1-fsEavRy3ob1VBMWPqwWByc_w8fQR6yKcT-oax-R_v3XmJTfBvcUx9KMVGnSpbju3mSRU0EArlt5nI82D4ft9DmOXy6WOosR700f2A/w640-h300/A1222~96.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">That finishes off my look at the System drawer.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">There is an Emulation drawer int he Workbench partition, but at this moment it just contains the Workbench 3.1 disc contents, and the Amiga kickstart roms. We need to install some additional components from the AmigaOS 4.1 ISO first to use this.</span></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyNXb55svPARwCsXZfPXeEGCkAJPbWTeOTextTD49nlskFmRUiKCED9eROJ-eiHyWYLqOP_ECG6QJFdrURc6NcdP8S3B-nupS1RJ67lWVgRMZU9V_rG6faKKb8gYUl_7hu26a8NSxBltCihztSYVZJwGn4mz63vBqMCL2H0dqRv_rW8bi_RMZx9zn-Q/s1359/A1222~97.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="1359" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyNXb55svPARwCsXZfPXeEGCkAJPbWTeOTextTD49nlskFmRUiKCED9eROJ-eiHyWYLqOP_ECG6QJFdrURc6NcdP8S3B-nupS1RJ67lWVgRMZU9V_rG6faKKb8gYUl_7hu26a8NSxBltCihztSYVZJwGn4mz63vBqMCL2H0dqRv_rW8bi_RMZx9zn-Q/w640-h238/A1222~97.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, using the DiskImageGUI tool I covered earlier, I mounted the AmigaOS 4.1 final Edition ISO and opened the Extras Installer icon that then appeared on the Workbench desktop.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLOA46lRijRcXZ5lFp0B70AhWWqC5ZhvM5UGLSpI8vpS9YWUGsu05oEOtZd7Si0aOnhNJ2HxSD4an6NGF9WTCwdpH4HZXrf3JthGUloBhKo9HOB3znALM4YQkKbHf-YzxSZyn0EYHp4LKeIvVfPC2HQXxoay_sinl2507z6WghAWh0SZ9LKSHyHfedg/s610/A122~133.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="610" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLOA46lRijRcXZ5lFp0B70AhWWqC5ZhvM5UGLSpI8vpS9YWUGsu05oEOtZd7Si0aOnhNJ2HxSD4an6NGF9WTCwdpH4HZXrf3JthGUloBhKo9HOB3znALM4YQkKbHf-YzxSZyn0EYHp4LKeIvVfPC2HQXxoay_sinl2507z6WghAWh0SZ9LKSHyHfedg/w640-h394/A122~133.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div>The items highlighted in red are already installed and newer versions than the ones in the extras installer.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>From the list I installed RunInUAE and the Classic 68K Cinemaware titles - I used the Simple mode for the RunInUAE installation. This installs the E-UAE emulator and related WHDLoad files needed to run classic Amiga games that are not Workbench friendly. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tm1DcOp5TijXDLX-zLV8W3JG-7ykdiUnal6suJPrviznTVIuALkHoOSkEQJ8nP2zw9k5cQiCebdFIjYjj-S-YVSAF6e2ejPy39RShSUQapwvHNnEd_DIkO2sTMSfuQuOSifQlujsz3WHhONbQfX3XMKabuz2Y1WLjdLMsAJ77WVCXlszfB3e2K5cCw/s452/A122~135.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="144" data-original-width="452" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tm1DcOp5TijXDLX-zLV8W3JG-7ykdiUnal6suJPrviznTVIuALkHoOSkEQJ8nP2zw9k5cQiCebdFIjYjj-S-YVSAF6e2ejPy39RShSUQapwvHNnEd_DIkO2sTMSfuQuOSifQlujsz3WHhONbQfX3XMKabuz2Y1WLjdLMsAJ77WVCXlszfB3e2K5cCw/w400-h127/A122~135.PNG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div>I put RunInUAE in the Emulation drawer, to keep everything Emulation related together:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6PRtaGS_mjmJsmhzWOd3ghXnUEgiBZPJRHhsvzXMZAiMh3kg-WY_YvqyAVZS7QaAeOZziiCvIw_Ybuz2Qz7xEF3N2RGg7omNZKZWObEs3Htt9VHUoD1xnuumzpTe9JfK2c2eTnQadGCR2IhbvZIK-1QP-WC73qouqYcvqUyeg-cCHHaVGgCEJwikBA/s578/A122~136.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="578" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6PRtaGS_mjmJsmhzWOd3ghXnUEgiBZPJRHhsvzXMZAiMh3kg-WY_YvqyAVZS7QaAeOZziiCvIw_Ybuz2Qz7xEF3N2RGg7omNZKZWObEs3Htt9VHUoD1xnuumzpTe9JfK2c2eTnQadGCR2IhbvZIK-1QP-WC73qouqYcvqUyeg-cCHHaVGgCEJwikBA/w640-h438/A122~136.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once the installation was completed and system rebooted, I now have RunInUAE and the Cinemaware classic Amiga games like Defender of the Crown, Wings and more. These games are setup to run using WHDLoad, installed as part of RunInUAE.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is an older version of E-UAE and also older version of WHDLoad (which still expects registration - before it was made free). We will fix it later.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbX2UXc90UN-TOQXMziIdDW8sPYDVy6KGNbvKZNvkiVyFhHEV82y-a2_NtWwy057hZlxLQHJ1aU4-v8-tlCUUsxdJKMcMeD6RaHZqHLjSO07VllUI7gjmOTB1T4XBjMQdCahgMSTWid8QT6_x2ynCT8ntMwvVy0RLxyA1YePLfljixg0fYViirxXMM1A/s1270/A122~138.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1270" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbX2UXc90UN-TOQXMziIdDW8sPYDVy6KGNbvKZNvkiVyFhHEV82y-a2_NtWwy057hZlxLQHJ1aU4-v8-tlCUUsxdJKMcMeD6RaHZqHLjSO07VllUI7gjmOTB1T4XBjMQdCahgMSTWid8QT6_x2ynCT8ntMwvVy0RLxyA1YePLfljixg0fYViirxXMM1A/w640-h312/A122~138.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div>For now though I can now try out playing Wings on my A1222. Double clicking the game icon launches RunInUAE, which detects the whdload call as a call to run a 68k binary, and redirects it to launch in E-UAE using the basic Workbench 3.1 environment in the Emualtion drawer.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrUOyIP-nxO2q-lK6BZTKqn4tBnYKZHDOyCTsiioiNYC9vY_ASFgZmm506GIO1hyphenhyphenKeXp1M9PVg-CcrRhstOIyPuIGXzdlt4MlfB-28LqbEUs6KFPlSUCweYjVGdArCkf9CoHqx1ODref62h8Lg-Vm80KSR8fP76cRaPAsSnNZAnmM4pjEnGFZki1-sQ/s266/A122~139.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="266" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrUOyIP-nxO2q-lK6BZTKqn4tBnYKZHDOyCTsiioiNYC9vY_ASFgZmm506GIO1hyphenhyphenKeXp1M9PVg-CcrRhstOIyPuIGXzdlt4MlfB-28LqbEUs6KFPlSUCweYjVGdArCkf9CoHqx1ODref62h8Lg-Vm80KSR8fP76cRaPAsSnNZAnmM4pjEnGFZki1-sQ/s1600/A122~139.PNG" width="266" /></span></a></div><span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizU_RNALn9ogNj-qjW30qH9J8GRkauHzEZh-9HiZGVs-osAg-Sri-zPgIEc_MqSfFfU8dJ8kI91dcQ7LZdofrIB561S-jUzWeyEPK31tt695Qksf0aZ36mloNuzbQU4PSOcz6lyTxGQKMUHwHYlVMPruPd322hjiLRhD9XOE4XwEkcoDpFtbasZc_pUA/s650/A122~143.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="650" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizU_RNALn9ogNj-qjW30qH9J8GRkauHzEZh-9HiZGVs-osAg-Sri-zPgIEc_MqSfFfU8dJ8kI91dcQ7LZdofrIB561S-jUzWeyEPK31tt695Qksf0aZ36mloNuzbQU4PSOcz6lyTxGQKMUHwHYlVMPruPd322hjiLRhD9XOE4XwEkcoDpFtbasZc_pUA/w640-h540/A122~143.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div><br /></div><span></span></span></span></div>The game launches full screen using a small section of that 1080p screen, since the original screen resolution was 320x200 or 320x240 depending on whether you had PAL or NTSC back then.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGK1aGoOm2ofELKz5kSSamfWwrIAWMSTL0qok_rj0NqvwFSlubsj-UfY0QsSh1mY3wsysz5fZ8Dccw5hwoZKSa7UA3hzUS5fncomkIutSr3c6Q2JqTERuuzfP97TnV5JnnOU0_QKTGmP697TjHsRSn6CN0AUFZCw8P5r1XcRhHCKVd12uTnY3TXw1yJQ/s1920/A122~140.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGK1aGoOm2ofELKz5kSSamfWwrIAWMSTL0qok_rj0NqvwFSlubsj-UfY0QsSh1mY3wsysz5fZ8Dccw5hwoZKSa7UA3hzUS5fncomkIutSr3c6Q2JqTERuuzfP97TnV5JnnOU0_QKTGmP697TjHsRSn6CN0AUFZCw8P5r1XcRhHCKVd12uTnY3TXw1yJQ/w640-h360/A122~140.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div>RunInUAE launches a small window you can right click on in the workbench screen to customise the settings for launching this game. I switched back to the Workbench screen (use 'Amiga' and 'N'), and changed it to launch in a window on the Workbench screen, setup to use 640x512. I closed the emulation using CTRL Amiga Q. On relaunch Wings now runs in a window - much better:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WueejyqQgKHEYXeeGBL_JsKLxzSflCd3zPucNCuEK3y9sgzHhcSv_sY21Nte5IWzlbnXkZWPzApT9f8VOmAny1tcH2ywObq_vAcEwb8OI4jxb4zQzHyx_j9AzkwSfzL4oBIaBJ1J_pn2HpQ-fg_k4-nCzLJJEBq2XJYPnd7AaByZmhf05MY1-LBlkQ/s650/A122~144.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="650" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WueejyqQgKHEYXeeGBL_JsKLxzSflCd3zPucNCuEK3y9sgzHhcSv_sY21Nte5IWzlbnXkZWPzApT9f8VOmAny1tcH2ywObq_vAcEwb8OI4jxb4zQzHyx_j9AzkwSfzL4oBIaBJ1J_pn2HpQ-fg_k4-nCzLJJEBq2XJYPnd7AaByZmhf05MY1-LBlkQ/w640-h540/A122~144.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqygpb2ynBwsrOfLe7eThq3qUK4g_9MAR6zpuJ2dcX8HZzRUUgG2VA5f0OP6hs74XwY2zIT5DzAtCKADokZ2UILgK5TSW10CkoeEfyJ1eHcQ0B9DtqdCdN1oDgX9NQYHRhBXhn6d8qN6n8ZzokrBz4O9usMM3Y0x6Q2IW_PDiIE3IOVwfSow-RCyzTQ/s650/A122~141.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="650" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqygpb2ynBwsrOfLe7eThq3qUK4g_9MAR6zpuJ2dcX8HZzRUUgG2VA5f0OP6hs74XwY2zIT5DzAtCKADokZ2UILgK5TSW10CkoeEfyJ1eHcQ0B9DtqdCdN1oDgX9NQYHRhBXhn6d8qN6n8ZzokrBz4O9usMM3Y0x6Q2IW_PDiIE3IOVwfSow-RCyzTQ/w640-h540/A122~141.PNG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div>The game works perfectly.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKfD_7m3TGFGM1_CMEFftwzlhE1MaRPvGPAOKsQHWCBwOGzjSyAYpF03nCxpGL_cthuGj8h_2fwBkgi9NN_ZIjAJ7qVm5VG7DsJsDAFRaX5Q8OL5_DUej5eWahrZqwk3frHctZLLAKUDVqdsmqb5CjzpyOUDnIqTxQOwU9AwOZ5rp4o8p1cUcb8Z-Kw/s650/A122~142.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="650" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKfD_7m3TGFGM1_CMEFftwzlhE1MaRPvGPAOKsQHWCBwOGzjSyAYpF03nCxpGL_cthuGj8h_2fwBkgi9NN_ZIjAJ7qVm5VG7DsJsDAFRaX5Q8OL5_DUej5eWahrZqwk3frHctZLLAKUDVqdsmqb5CjzpyOUDnIqTxQOwU9AwOZ5rp4o8p1cUcb8Z-Kw/w640-h540/A122~142.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div></span><span>This RunInUAE functionality is not limited to WHDLoad converted software. If it detects any 68k binary being run, it will prompt you whether you want to redirect it to E-UAE - some examples are some demos I had backed up on a USB stick:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilumZtw0JeHyVGlHf6bmpn_qMJSoHPUe_2UkruIrh_sRFbr774-1dHze50-Pd0hyHIUaxsbSGLnR9goLw1TlAbYLS1WhdoUrcd8NVoquySTKVwlpiNHZ0VRvmyfvw31M_VTYuhfka2LCMa8p1jggJYkSnb83Y1dTRmsJLqIOo2QVlDX-pW_5TFOSXFlQ/s568/A122~146.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="568" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilumZtw0JeHyVGlHf6bmpn_qMJSoHPUe_2UkruIrh_sRFbr774-1dHze50-Pd0hyHIUaxsbSGLnR9goLw1TlAbYLS1WhdoUrcd8NVoquySTKVwlpiNHZ0VRvmyfvw31M_VTYuhfka2LCMa8p1jggJYkSnb83Y1dTRmsJLqIOo2QVlDX-pW_5TFOSXFlQ/w640-h484/A122~146.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is interesting to see just how much AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition has out of the box to muck around with on the A1222. I plan to do much more with the emulation later on.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let's move on from the Emulation drawer to the Preferences drawer. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Starting first with the GUI preferences - I love the improvement in the customisation of the Workbench GUI in AmigaOS 4.1 compared to classic AmigaOS 3.x - this was so messy in the older versions, requiring multiple customisation tools that often clashed with each other:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAwCWT9oeaF9LapcMCO1TLJ8dgloZtadmw4NxQN0njhvhR7T-glDAPVsypvg6wzqeSvsvQZCz8DNrAAjjm53ylEysweTl0B3XERDmt-eRqTx3mknCgNYmA_RkXTE_CtueG-D7P82H20a9vssxhRXk1GzaZ0BHVohLO54HElxN9qegQHtuIvyMSlCdlg/s674/A1222~98.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="674" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAwCWT9oeaF9LapcMCO1TLJ8dgloZtadmw4NxQN0njhvhR7T-glDAPVsypvg6wzqeSvsvQZCz8DNrAAjjm53ylEysweTl0B3XERDmt-eRqTx3mknCgNYmA_RkXTE_CtueG-D7P82H20a9vssxhRXk1GzaZ0BHVohLO54HElxN9qegQHtuIvyMSlCdlg/w640-h476/A1222~98.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ5EEz27MBDA8Q3u6EayoWII3nE8y9V5io97X7uCMibj-u7NexUuKDLt9qsuoP4lkZdkck9FcVC66zS_0QXYFsO2anp16KW3OACbt0m3knv91jISdLI9XDx1w9jhFhJpxIO2dDGBgVNBhfa_BWzBPv4klAli2DD-RTz2TKUIHc7WgbB0I5JAoB-yPxw/s674/A1222~99.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="674" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ5EEz27MBDA8Q3u6EayoWII3nE8y9V5io97X7uCMibj-u7NexUuKDLt9qsuoP4lkZdkck9FcVC66zS_0QXYFsO2anp16KW3OACbt0m3knv91jISdLI9XDx1w9jhFhJpxIO2dDGBgVNBhfa_BWzBPv4klAli2DD-RTz2TKUIHc7WgbB0I5JAoB-yPxw/w640-h476/A1222~99.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Locale works much the same as it did in AmigaOS 3.1, but it knows about Daylight savings time nowadays in AmigaOS 4.1:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifxZ5uJqDsjp64ApMgJtCpLs_boeNqP_b7OJ4-0_BRUT1CLMzn7DtxdvAHCD5VgwJFUdvUoPWBmNpKTE1zxBFreyWHmOD13PUbNOxUIUjVh0Ib4tc0awqxqTNHiuRN755mU36iT40xbk0apxYJm2-pu3MY7BuVslx8UTgu0eL63R5PJ9WEaSvERlZMA/s467/A122~100.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="467" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifxZ5uJqDsjp64ApMgJtCpLs_boeNqP_b7OJ4-0_BRUT1CLMzn7DtxdvAHCD5VgwJFUdvUoPWBmNpKTE1zxBFreyWHmOD13PUbNOxUIUjVh0Ib4tc0awqxqTNHiuRN755mU36iT40xbk0apxYJm2-pu3MY7BuVslx8UTgu0eL63R5PJ9WEaSvERlZMA/w640-h628/A122~100.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>AmiUpdate preferences allow you to change the behaviour of AmiUpdate when downloading, applying and rolling back updates:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVt0qI_32At6L7OEubesDsJYPBrKLfH3K0bDjgor6diXx9u8X8vP0ck8ELi5E8xtUEVaSXsP_iC6LA6q8D4Jl3DrESNw2dPmrDfXxfEWG6yR-6PuXaxJsBtEY0WmXu8fWukNR3m8cjzoDqZPSjUEu0eVJNPvtC6fJHO9TIzhIZ3iS2Gh4VZRYjbeugA/s610/A122~101.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="610" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVt0qI_32At6L7OEubesDsJYPBrKLfH3K0bDjgor6diXx9u8X8vP0ck8ELi5E8xtUEVaSXsP_iC6LA6q8D4Jl3DrESNw2dPmrDfXxfEWG6yR-6PuXaxJsBtEY0WmXu8fWukNR3m8cjzoDqZPSjUEu0eVJNPvtC6fJHO9TIzhIZ3iS2Gh4VZRYjbeugA/w640-h396/A122~101.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvKXQ7_NygWhLab7dtWFwdkmlEsOqFFNd9xLN1lovQCkOjNrSV91fx2wa6WGMsMEW0Ge3WZjkH8esKFdwZxyrl-uLkBdGpOTEy9YB2C5z3gwdvb72kIwyAq-zfzlTrg9yracr4E6xZ5t2oBLFjAsXBCOtMTgD4qq9Ng0CbLF1uXvbdXv0v3s1seyIzQ/s610/A122~102.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="610" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvKXQ7_NygWhLab7dtWFwdkmlEsOqFFNd9xLN1lovQCkOjNrSV91fx2wa6WGMsMEW0Ge3WZjkH8esKFdwZxyrl-uLkBdGpOTEy9YB2C5z3gwdvb72kIwyAq-zfzlTrg9yracr4E6xZ5t2oBLFjAsXBCOtMTgD4qq9Ng0CbLF1uXvbdXv0v3s1seyIzQ/w640-h396/A122~102.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>A-EON provided their own version of Time prefs. Not sure this was really needed as AmigaOS 4.1 has it's own...but the option to adjust Daylight saving time automatically is nice.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQX_3XnM5RK94BFJsKeRsY1sxDVZ_AyEpwmqumF4hZ7C4XVjJdewkCw9-fFGp_tQ-_SYx56IbvLyiw9jq373Ec_iCqE6HcFoyZoUxLvmqsziBWQru3xg5HjlVgkoAUVcXFBeX3N0fGZhk-BA_5HUtX-76ain9l_56M1QNhaZfTMH9XY3A2KzOFyJvH5Q/s618/A122~103.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="618" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQX_3XnM5RK94BFJsKeRsY1sxDVZ_AyEpwmqumF4hZ7C4XVjJdewkCw9-fFGp_tQ-_SYx56IbvLyiw9jq373Ec_iCqE6HcFoyZoUxLvmqsziBWQru3xg5HjlVgkoAUVcXFBeX3N0fGZhk-BA_5HUtX-76ain9l_56M1QNhaZfTMH9XY3A2KzOFyJvH5Q/w640-h508/A122~103.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Printer preferences have been updated from AmigaOS 3.1, but driver support is limited. Postscript is your best bet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTRo1bq4I7XaCBiKilp5mPJMxa0jV_QNf3-FHu8Rh23I2XbJQVfbRIsq1vrhKv9OUlN6R8-hDmwnnmZ_3tsBeA52skBZEbdy7Oc-Y1ZlvzwMVbVVQKi_BzITHh8CBc_DVGrXda9mNmsJn5xXyRMJfkHRKQvYr9l-hFRYwqZmpYoCykF2Avd3diRk0eQ/s723/A122~104.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="723" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTRo1bq4I7XaCBiKilp5mPJMxa0jV_QNf3-FHu8Rh23I2XbJQVfbRIsq1vrhKv9OUlN6R8-hDmwnnmZ_3tsBeA52skBZEbdy7Oc-Y1ZlvzwMVbVVQKi_BzITHh8CBc_DVGrXda9mNmsJn5xXyRMJfkHRKQvYr9l-hFRYwqZmpYoCykF2Avd3diRk0eQ/w640-h374/A122~104.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>You can specific USB printers as a device or print to file, but as mentioned driver support is limited when it comes to printers (USB or parallel). It might work, or more likely not.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj4n4EZENz6IM3BTU8wum3nOpKY6psar0ALoC6Onex0YeAvIOWK-ZOsPpsxirCESBqyMy_iiE7UFqZRRqfIZvhQ2DK1lFZDLn-bWlYtKK6QEMaNBTGihweWA3wpnq49HG2R3ZZ4GXz_LRG8hRejmRRi3i_IyJa9zZL_zzvDafc3yHHGiktLZJzFP4LA/s544/A122~105.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="444" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj4n4EZENz6IM3BTU8wum3nOpKY6psar0ALoC6Onex0YeAvIOWK-ZOsPpsxirCESBqyMy_iiE7UFqZRRqfIZvhQ2DK1lFZDLn-bWlYtKK6QEMaNBTGihweWA3wpnq49HG2R3ZZ4GXz_LRG8hRejmRRi3i_IyJa9zZL_zzvDafc3yHHGiktLZJzFP4LA/w522-h640/A122~105.PNG" width="522" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>There are ways to print to network printers, but it is something I have only read about and not tried yet - I will have to try it one of these days, but I guess printing is something I rarely need to do from the Amiga. I assume it is the same for others too given the driver situation.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sound preferences is another A-EON replacement, and merges the AHI audio preferences and traditional AmigaOS 4.1 sound prefs into the one preferences tool:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm3pJfJqPnl75iuUh3BywCdLs7_TVJM6TVklGkY3ER8rJZ3eR8RSVZEtUiHgbG43js1KzmEWkvL1PoWgJfZXX0LvbEtBQf-k0UBlqjGRIerfoe85ForLdhofk1aaa0AcDKtnuCIlZKNCMY_dJGTUCfUYu8KIPwzf8g9baXjk3iQf8rhcjHLq2eG2pnQ/s560/A122~106.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="560" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm3pJfJqPnl75iuUh3BywCdLs7_TVJM6TVklGkY3ER8rJZ3eR8RSVZEtUiHgbG43js1KzmEWkvL1PoWgJfZXX0LvbEtBQf-k0UBlqjGRIerfoe85ForLdhofk1aaa0AcDKtnuCIlZKNCMY_dJGTUCfUYu8KIPwzf8g9baXjk3iQf8rhcjHLq2eG2pnQ/w640-h532/A122~106.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cn-BiKwNVGIQVKYOLICHimKBy47GzxbofraqQneiPJDe0a9TvnWDyDpbalrkc6WpNKzwt-T-DlgplWSd8UQNWaeVf5CBkOBfk7Hhwn2PH0DOz-E1E9g-327htczuWS5Ntm4bgmrdMGJ4_BqAIxqrioMcpSa3pCIdHz4JxB3jLNoG2fkPnOJLTLSsBw/s828/A122~107.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="828" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cn-BiKwNVGIQVKYOLICHimKBy47GzxbofraqQneiPJDe0a9TvnWDyDpbalrkc6WpNKzwt-T-DlgplWSd8UQNWaeVf5CBkOBfk7Hhwn2PH0DOz-E1E9g-327htczuWS5Ntm4bgmrdMGJ4_BqAIxqrioMcpSa3pCIdHz4JxB3jLNoG2fkPnOJLTLSsBw/w640-h582/A122~107.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGUkF4uPwP4s7OjeZtjATeaLxaLRe4pm6srXFNpIiIRjUMGeB78gh0QbKJ4cfou2HAnpmAETYGSwnvghGzeeoD1WBi4IM3WukiQ0NYGAE7PzJXCwtqZLzop5wEnWIA7qa1VmODym1ir6w6sXsamivKHdBCW0s1QkSJs_xVgCaGYWsMCkf_SMKNmBdpQ/s828/A122~108.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="828" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGUkF4uPwP4s7OjeZtjATeaLxaLRe4pm6srXFNpIiIRjUMGeB78gh0QbKJ4cfou2HAnpmAETYGSwnvghGzeeoD1WBi4IM3WukiQ0NYGAE7PzJXCwtqZLzop5wEnWIA7qa1VmODym1ir6w6sXsamivKHdBCW0s1QkSJs_xVgCaGYWsMCkf_SMKNmBdpQ/w640-h582/A122~108.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>CANDI prefs are also present, but at the moment CANDI does not work on the A1222. IT works fine on the X1000 and X5000, so I expect there will be a fix in the pipeline. But for now, I wouldn't try to use it as it will hang the system.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNyCjLyMvhufiYENCKgyd0BHOrY1vNCxJ8Pdujng5qXhoO080AvFhxzm5McCbLITucZS7FYkVeWu0afkkepwWc9dL0CrPzlYmfMEU_fZCsUaoH8FJBK5aO2rU56RL9-cgKP0tbl14OdQ7bC-adkCK24_c3QpGyv1ZcaMK0bVx3xK_VKD3Yay0-_oioQ/s714/A122~109.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="714" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNyCjLyMvhufiYENCKgyd0BHOrY1vNCxJ8Pdujng5qXhoO080AvFhxzm5McCbLITucZS7FYkVeWu0afkkepwWc9dL0CrPzlYmfMEU_fZCsUaoH8FJBK5aO2rU56RL9-cgKP0tbl14OdQ7bC-adkCK24_c3QpGyv1ZcaMK0bVx3xK_VKD3Yay0-_oioQ/w640-h504/A122~109.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVl3t99bIZDn-LflWYO8mTWL9Vp4_wFEU_hs019tuUTFJjQ0qWU_IMs9dasX6GEOBZbJo2CoqQHg298qClVWP_NFB2cnmZhFk3ooINfRLtuI9QWM2mGt5HTLEfp0mnaDgMa_YyF-s3AJ2LBMuXTpl0EIW41JQ_NCrhGkotANE60DsI6b6Qhgru7bp_g/w508-h640/A122~117.PNG" width="508" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Naturally I change the titlebar screen text to include EpsilonsWorld.com, as I do on all my builds:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMezbraiAF5ud488Xz0ZU2JJi5gW4j0V5h80VwbdCJE4FRE2cOgsgQn1XuyXlKZ-rqmV_5KG3QXhfdRo3sEcULh8fFJ0URUY9mS3XUFwLb60H4g84KO5Y-fgCzdXEC4FYQYXQKYa-w0J4VHX8DZpI0_gYXIj-MZGVU9nZ0O6ZzuhuLy_Hh4YIbHjEzfQ/s594/A122~115.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Back in Workbench 1.3 I used to do this, but since AmigaOS 3.1 I haven't bothered. But if you like to do this kind of thing, you can still do it!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnQBM6h3nEgGuA51Gh6ivRULO70aSM305xNKgGCk5KCkmuWF_Lsrk29pFfApIM-PnZCbVK4ZF5jQa-vMzAUz0rZeTARgWgOwMT6U7ubt6m2iaghkZ_jCBsuUnNJ_polbAdRgTUeFWHJ_lYczHLqLo-mr9dG9pmf36sqczkqV-CPNbudSCzhuM1l3Y_w/s468/A122~121.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="468" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnQBM6h3nEgGuA51Gh6ivRULO70aSM305xNKgGCk5KCkmuWF_Lsrk29pFfApIM-PnZCbVK4ZF5jQa-vMzAUz0rZeTARgWgOwMT6U7ubt6m2iaghkZ_jCBsuUnNJ_polbAdRgTUeFWHJ_lYczHLqLo-mr9dG9pmf36sqczkqV-CPNbudSCzhuM1l3Y_w/w640-h438/A122~121.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>AmigaInput allows settings for devices like USB joysticks and scanners, and testing/calibration settings. For joysticks you can test that the directional functions and fire buttons work as expected.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3WHeuYo8aCEHrd2BT9RJSCeNtvW5zyqJGofWzg7fDv1Wb7jTD0NvRcGD47uEm4vmP6oPdqLJ_9GA1raMp9rWRroR1RvdsW2dZmG3GzeW9LeE05-v4iGMbvDM1WdIjcmMBZLrXPrDwLv2s_NDL1MCVQ-EdNZajczgbAtfE56gTXR5Q_WVJ5Z8I-VCuA/s535/A122~122.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3WHeuYo8aCEHrd2BT9RJSCeNtvW5zyqJGofWzg7fDv1Wb7jTD0NvRcGD47uEm4vmP6oPdqLJ_9GA1raMp9rWRroR1RvdsW2dZmG3GzeW9LeE05-v4iGMbvDM1WdIjcmMBZLrXPrDwLv2s_NDL1MCVQ-EdNZajczgbAtfE56gTXR5Q_WVJ5Z8I-VCuA/w586-h640/A122~122.PNG" width="586" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>That completes the look at the Preferences drawer. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I added a Photos, Applications, Music, and Videos drawers to my Workbench partition in preparation for the next part.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtks1lY16wndtCdgijY-Phq_xIwmlLA76LdMROtAOldzsjdubREwBrTWRsmiqHaOojhtI2K6L_rJ_yoRtwxSgo2_Tbmc2qz8bNfgt8w9QJQVWpuPfqQJUYM5eDIsyWfNjiwWVZ0hPAI-GAA4TnJpH3_s-iFDEKuymsZB9JjHa4DsA9Two8zrVkCE0TA/s524/A122~148.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="524" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtks1lY16wndtCdgijY-Phq_xIwmlLA76LdMROtAOldzsjdubREwBrTWRsmiqHaOojhtI2K6L_rJ_yoRtwxSgo2_Tbmc2qz8bNfgt8w9QJQVWpuPfqQJUYM5eDIsyWfNjiwWVZ0hPAI-GAA4TnJpH3_s-iFDEKuymsZB9JjHa4DsA9Two8zrVkCE0TA/w640-h406/A122~148.PNG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>To be honest, I think not enough attention is given to how much functionality is included in the AmigaOS 4,.1 Final Edition, and I hope I have helped to show some of it in this post. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">If nothing else, it helps people new to AmigaOS 4.1 and buying a A1222 system to understand the key parts of the system.</span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">That completes Part 1 of this build. In the next part of this A1222 build I will add a lot more software to the base system, and look in more detail at the performance of the A1222 system compared to other AmigaOS 4 systems. See you soon!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-14289471618987989292024-02-25T20:09:00.005+10:302024-02-25T20:29:24.320+10:30Planes, Trains, Food and catching up with AmiKit creator<p> My February has been really busy, travelling for business in late January to Prague, which is in the Czech Republic. I had assumed I would have time to do some blog posts when I returned but it has been very busy since my return in mid February too! </p><p>Before I left for Europe in late January I did get some time to try out some of the latest 2024 Amiga demos from Gerp 2024:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADH1lbwVpNLhif4Y5vhCVTqnymB6aG5V80hAJYiQiZzzovnp72MAoNstL7E2W2Cg_LXKtjTORalIu8Go3odXPQuJSzPFSAwDbLQz41_hgCGhg3H7l20Lb-kxsqzOj-JGhU7mT9umO8tdvztL2Z9NYjlQTywx0O-kv-YvXozV7gKKxMvHCluGVYrHIlQ/s4032/IMG_8163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADH1lbwVpNLhif4Y5vhCVTqnymB6aG5V80hAJYiQiZzzovnp72MAoNstL7E2W2Cg_LXKtjTORalIu8Go3odXPQuJSzPFSAwDbLQz41_hgCGhg3H7l20Lb-kxsqzOj-JGhU7mT9umO8tdvztL2Z9NYjlQTywx0O-kv-YvXozV7gKKxMvHCluGVYrHIlQ/w480-h640/IMG_8163.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>The OCS demos are impressive already this year! I definitely noticed a trend away from the 060 AGA demos to focusing on the standard Amiga 500 OCS demos in recent years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU84d15gdJ_P7tNvyOJPMuH4OyljlrOo-PMmPD2cewSjkhZzGoE3i0t905wxxIDA37jNDmXyIej42KjGPWhjvFWsnWv03xX1pdQmWJMXW6YX6qTLTHUUqHMzxH_xi4fDPNM-XPYUI9aLXRABQ-D7LhR2IeUNnuxWFN3haz7gOiWZq4XxgmmwPzIL8DBg/s4032/IMG_8177.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU84d15gdJ_P7tNvyOJPMuH4OyljlrOo-PMmPD2cewSjkhZzGoE3i0t905wxxIDA37jNDmXyIej42KjGPWhjvFWsnWv03xX1pdQmWJMXW6YX6qTLTHUUqHMzxH_xi4fDPNM-XPYUI9aLXRABQ-D7LhR2IeUNnuxWFN3haz7gOiWZq4XxgmmwPzIL8DBg/w640-h480/IMG_8177.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I guess demo groups have explored as far as they can push the AGA chipset? I hope we do get more AGA demos in 2024 too - I love them too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSurgD3kiZ5WVojJVqlFevmhJpfDc5UvvfogV233MObCzwxrrCB0KcETmsjkNm6zyqPEWA_EWNgE0blgDlrEdIP65hPtRFFs9pB0XZ6LhnUHpdg9Le1x8mQr94jd_JhZRIt_JVRDkBn7XOcay_fHRmuBwv2l4TY6iIi_NZsC41E_AEfXrPZ6ikdOduQ/s4032/IMG_8178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSurgD3kiZ5WVojJVqlFevmhJpfDc5UvvfogV233MObCzwxrrCB0KcETmsjkNm6zyqPEWA_EWNgE0blgDlrEdIP65hPtRFFs9pB0XZ6LhnUHpdg9Le1x8mQr94jd_JhZRIt_JVRDkBn7XOcay_fHRmuBwv2l4TY6iIi_NZsC41E_AEfXrPZ6ikdOduQ/w640-h480/IMG_8178.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>If you haven't seen the latest 2024 Amiga demos, head over to pouet.net and download them now - they are awesome!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEVAUj8och_dS3fvcbLzH-AbGqU8AobUNoiTTGK2CuUIUcCyvMBWTUO_Mk039L6bm59RCpKDd23JfHYcf1ZqWVOu6lKD7dkGFlN45AyDCtt4NTQ2olWS6j2JCOOQDScUneitWmxky-3y-LDffBq82D1IxDmqo285Vzoo4M60D66GxY7Vv68TD4TO6QQ/s4032/IMG_8182.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEVAUj8och_dS3fvcbLzH-AbGqU8AobUNoiTTGK2CuUIUcCyvMBWTUO_Mk039L6bm59RCpKDd23JfHYcf1ZqWVOu6lKD7dkGFlN45AyDCtt4NTQ2olWS6j2JCOOQDScUneitWmxky-3y-LDffBq82D1IxDmqo285Vzoo4M60D66GxY7Vv68TD4TO6QQ/w640-h480/IMG_8182.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For those in Europe, you have no idea how easy you have it when you want to travel between countries. In 2 hours you can cross the whole of Europe by plane to the UK...</div><p>For me though, it takes 26 hours minimum...first flight sector from Adelaide is around 13 hours, arriving in Doha at the wonderful time of 3:17am...</p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0wpT-AkYQBWOpbjmNA779SayA5Kfyjf9MJ2d4Xi6Vi2lHpi3_xKoj8Oj0CQIygtjT_vn2-KuFBPg3jMQ2F6Hz0P6B5h8tcaZY6wS0pyTi-mZxXe81g2vGvmrmO13PJWpNfC8-MlsAYDYtf5Ku0mmsOFRdyNAszlRhej6fe47z43JY2vvDH7IUAQCfg/w640-h480/IMG_8194.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Eventually though, we got to Doha - all of sitting very uncomfortably in economy class, trying desperately to get any sleep at all:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiubGRiGXoG6WDogVkZK7cZaQ16gjew-DyQEiq8ZXk9PyVioPlwcAnQhjYN1aG3Ryu6Cx9Ssmt1gHNdWKB_Tiw7nJ_SmQ_jjE2pKBYLLgPkM_epKrg9hDVAlRCYAvfXXCLVjZVJzV8BugCJtpc9Q4f9oWPFp0xEB__0rch6_TqdVY-5D4S8NtYEblJ2w/s4032/IMG_8196.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiubGRiGXoG6WDogVkZK7cZaQ16gjew-DyQEiq8ZXk9PyVioPlwcAnQhjYN1aG3Ryu6Cx9Ssmt1gHNdWKB_Tiw7nJ_SmQ_jjE2pKBYLLgPkM_epKrg9hDVAlRCYAvfXXCLVjZVJzV8BugCJtpc9Q4f9oWPFp0xEB__0rch6_TqdVY-5D4S8NtYEblJ2w/w640-h480/IMG_8196.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then had to wait 4 and half hours in Doha airport for my connecting flight to Prague. On the positive side it gave me time to experience the automated train they use in the terminal:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3eFVOB7yqGyiyDQq8pLSy6gXAEu0pAxshBuRP44POvWnTx5jMfX1Oap0bREHAYEl8_IhPWbi8zgIj3-w3PF-_hvagotXX4Nu4k_uzBkHDT4b6OhDzTTSvb7T9ZROuL0I2dYDqMBJ-ohyD8vG3MhOEahrewoOJ1DYXCHi3H7wKIBXv51w3FyhSxZFVQ/s4032/IMG_8197.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3eFVOB7yqGyiyDQq8pLSy6gXAEu0pAxshBuRP44POvWnTx5jMfX1Oap0bREHAYEl8_IhPWbi8zgIj3-w3PF-_hvagotXX4Nu4k_uzBkHDT4b6OhDzTTSvb7T9ZROuL0I2dYDqMBJ-ohyD8vG3MhOEahrewoOJ1DYXCHi3H7wKIBXv51w3FyhSxZFVQ/w640-h480/IMG_8197.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The train is very clean and whisper quiet - you wouldn't know it was there unless you look up from the terminal floor.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOKwIySVFEq-4guZommTJ4wyx7ysttOXzS_rjs3MvyoR3Qgd5PjGue8FDTzYsUCpEyEv_vqbKWoYwx7WZN4iBCbBKR82aDZmLsTtUsYWN_SaovZsp7x99z1HnEoETaBty3JwSL2muW7GbQiF_I2O_Q-pkvvUGnrUSX7uMnEghx46sEzoyV8x3UgzU4w/s4032/IMG_8198.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOKwIySVFEq-4guZommTJ4wyx7ysttOXzS_rjs3MvyoR3Qgd5PjGue8FDTzYsUCpEyEv_vqbKWoYwx7WZN4iBCbBKR82aDZmLsTtUsYWN_SaovZsp7x99z1HnEoETaBty3JwSL2muW7GbQiF_I2O_Q-pkvvUGnrUSX7uMnEghx46sEzoyV8x3UgzU4w/w640-h480/IMG_8198.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Doha airport is not my favourite airport to be honest, everything is so expensive there, but it offers the quickest path from Adelaide to Europe at the moment. </div><div><br /></div><div>Qantas takes almost 35 hours to get me to Prague via Perth and London, and 40 hours via Sydney, Singapore, and London...Qantas, our national carrier, does not fly international from Adelaide any more - it is so stupid. They used to fly direct to Singapore to connect Adelaide with the Europe bound flight from Sydney - but not for a long time now. </div><div><br /></div><div>Qatar Airways, Singapore airlines, Malaysia airlines, VietJet, Batik Air, Air New Zealand and Fiji Airways all fly international from Adelaide. Emirates as I mentioned is flying to Adelaide in October. Sorry Qantas but I am not travelling the wrong way and adding many more hours to my trip for your convenience. Ok, rant over - first world problems I guess.</div><div><br /></div><div>Emirates is starting again in Adelaide from October so soon this trip will be a little bit shorter again using Dubai which is (marginally) quicker than Doha.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EZ1OaBktXMDXBwzdYbMrSVlifogRpuFqkqLluE57qUon293vrzr0H0qpElF3B7dxijwnHO0eVoZRUTTeBlLF_-xLfVhz3SoAkyeXpmHodcWlTeHPWzLeeeAohFR216rO-0AqJk77Cppbq9PEFkJ9iWKgC3KufxrXCiABc5_Z5LqndYi4IHQP7JeIZA/s4032/IMG_8200.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EZ1OaBktXMDXBwzdYbMrSVlifogRpuFqkqLluE57qUon293vrzr0H0qpElF3B7dxijwnHO0eVoZRUTTeBlLF_-xLfVhz3SoAkyeXpmHodcWlTeHPWzLeeeAohFR216rO-0AqJk77Cppbq9PEFkJ9iWKgC3KufxrXCiABc5_Z5LqndYi4IHQP7JeIZA/w640-h480/IMG_8200.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><p>I won't talk about my work here except to say it was really busy and full of meetings. I did eat some nice food at night though!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tFZCRboYlOGesuj4ENmUaiqNaDTr3sHkKlgaBRv0A60z39vOT0FgqCcJrBLkiXr0kI1GjE3-g2ybMP1wvRpZGId2JLenu3M_Q0z7vrHtVHm-wrzH7l0_q-ZJ7JF23reeq2FX_upS2dcRFE0z2fVkOfh6O0RPfe8bCr54PbF4ghEust769-1lcSDBaw/s4032/IMG_8531.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tFZCRboYlOGesuj4ENmUaiqNaDTr3sHkKlgaBRv0A60z39vOT0FgqCcJrBLkiXr0kI1GjE3-g2ybMP1wvRpZGId2JLenu3M_Q0z7vrHtVHm-wrzH7l0_q-ZJ7JF23reeq2FX_upS2dcRFE0z2fVkOfh6O0RPfe8bCr54PbF4ghEust769-1lcSDBaw/w640-h480/IMG_8531.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyBoVeZC2dntgE-rNAToQQpEaME_V_gKN2Pm4_tpWAmVd-zToqZ-28Np-Dnv2NUyG5Oi_eKcjNxIPt7EpTh4lhnGsSBdBXnLuX5UYVIJIyu4LjNnc3MHvnQW1443P5Cc2CHdwpadT1YImfihTYtiuJIjOGOMPVj0jdsyvxl5_ds8TNcbKOgnAeFnCvA/s4032/IMG_8532.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyBoVeZC2dntgE-rNAToQQpEaME_V_gKN2Pm4_tpWAmVd-zToqZ-28Np-Dnv2NUyG5Oi_eKcjNxIPt7EpTh4lhnGsSBdBXnLuX5UYVIJIyu4LjNnc3MHvnQW1443P5Cc2CHdwpadT1YImfihTYtiuJIjOGOMPVj0jdsyvxl5_ds8TNcbKOgnAeFnCvA/w640-h480/IMG_8532.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On friday night I finally got to relax with my favourite Trackmania 2 Canyon game on my ROG Ally, which is a portable Windows gaming computer I bought last year to use for these trips. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVaxVNysvuSEcoxsbygOZAFY8TRVsUVMXg06mRi_3Mw55hDIob0K76R8HwfvZqNNIiGJFgsdLFMC9icu4spJpxXCDIHnQRjY-P8VYJa_x7VTQ-nkp9JHza-FBywdsKqDT-pQA6YHs-0AS3lxUz3ggQLfx5A55SQUs2Yerq2LmxTbJt4OFRYp0bh3udQ/s4032/IMG_8218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVaxVNysvuSEcoxsbygOZAFY8TRVsUVMXg06mRi_3Mw55hDIob0K76R8HwfvZqNNIiGJFgsdLFMC9icu4spJpxXCDIHnQRjY-P8VYJa_x7VTQ-nkp9JHza-FBywdsKqDT-pQA6YHs-0AS3lxUz3ggQLfx5A55SQUs2Yerq2LmxTbJt4OFRYp0bh3udQ/w640-h480/IMG_8218.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can still get my Amiga fix too, as I installed AmiKit 12 on the Ally also:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZQXZtHsrRt8QSGzDudW_VDLHaqhsM_NQNBSwkQIL-Zm_PnlYZaCupALGb4zZvX8dH70lxHF06F7qrCg-YUPqE5PVeeoj-1PEPrxqAGVmsTWYYkHC7hQVBDugd9PMugklhW4Q2-C3f3lf8J0WmBcC2vlg1iwkGSHDpz3Ib56KmnMlPMZAy2kqP6bA3w/s4032/IMG_8221.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZQXZtHsrRt8QSGzDudW_VDLHaqhsM_NQNBSwkQIL-Zm_PnlYZaCupALGb4zZvX8dH70lxHF06F7qrCg-YUPqE5PVeeoj-1PEPrxqAGVmsTWYYkHC7hQVBDugd9PMugklhW4Q2-C3f3lf8J0WmBcC2vlg1iwkGSHDpz3Ib56KmnMlPMZAy2kqP6bA3w/w640-h480/IMG_8221.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I imagine not many people buying a ROG Ally are using it to play Amiga 500 demos and games. Well, I am doing just that!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiap0padJhczXHMXeR89Tcizk__89XlXESZrO6RtK0oDWElTQJwq7sGbe0Lak2NaQskUWjK-ItNtL84Tdx6NCWCH_VE7-R3PiC1STSPkqCJRx-nZnzYWt-1iuDGb0BdbkZxFJ25m2caaNObMS_OW2MZP1wDNaYXdqzQ1oIjBtHg1GYs-zRV6eoR1S6M6g/s4032/IMG_8222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiap0padJhczXHMXeR89Tcizk__89XlXESZrO6RtK0oDWElTQJwq7sGbe0Lak2NaQskUWjK-ItNtL84Tdx6NCWCH_VE7-R3PiC1STSPkqCJRx-nZnzYWt-1iuDGb0BdbkZxFJ25m2caaNObMS_OW2MZP1wDNaYXdqzQ1oIjBtHg1GYs-zRV6eoR1S6M6g/w640-h480/IMG_8222.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the weekend I had off in Prague, I travelled on the Prague Metro subway train to the Old Town area, as I have done many times before.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHHiUwpMZH4PQyzVUOubxtD1kshqhQTyWKD6Q0BYStXaVLUvp86YzUUFrxWls7Cfygu0OtfSZSf4rx1sqQ2H7N4UnGmKsbaUwv6xrT91FgiWeVMdzmZ2Dlxpb-XnQCDcoRHvPDWjJn6F188pZftF-OVGUnmcKp15TiWhhBhNlsqmovCTEFyL5158PmA/s4032/IMG_8225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHHiUwpMZH4PQyzVUOubxtD1kshqhQTyWKD6Q0BYStXaVLUvp86YzUUFrxWls7Cfygu0OtfSZSf4rx1sqQ2H7N4UnGmKsbaUwv6xrT91FgiWeVMdzmZ2Dlxpb-XnQCDcoRHvPDWjJn6F188pZftF-OVGUnmcKp15TiWhhBhNlsqmovCTEFyL5158PmA/w640-h480/IMG_8225.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIw7ysTO-WDZHyGZL2TDp5I5tOvwBzsu2WVKIPFwNA5IeOvcNu7w9Zrx-UWtLT1uDTyb2tHoAhI0FNV9l1uMe84jhlD-KaNrKrodAgZ82RF8akI81sQMRG8KsYC9jJmBXeqnXzGy09CxdCWuG6qyJ4GM4yjlTf4WWd18Df4PTecw057vBWL-7GipiZw/s4032/IMG_8227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIw7ysTO-WDZHyGZL2TDp5I5tOvwBzsu2WVKIPFwNA5IeOvcNu7w9Zrx-UWtLT1uDTyb2tHoAhI0FNV9l1uMe84jhlD-KaNrKrodAgZ82RF8akI81sQMRG8KsYC9jJmBXeqnXzGy09CxdCWuG6qyJ4GM4yjlTf4WWd18Df4PTecw057vBWL-7GipiZw/w640-h480/IMG_8227.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Wenclaus Square is looking a bit gloomy, but hardly surprising given it is -5C.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1klsU2oAsYS9tJJFphfzkSVuTDX0NfNVKLoCIT8UaEAY2VKJ9ndGBeAr5kD9EADjb2eEXTrG8pCsqvNEI8UazZOBPRSqHaeF1cVtOx4GPiIGC7gwYSf_iVrqzdtF33-dkpQd47oG5g2VhqR2QiVq6kyLP1D2zqS_A-Vc_2hkpR2LVY_UPhn_pMoRSfg/s4032/IMG_8231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1klsU2oAsYS9tJJFphfzkSVuTDX0NfNVKLoCIT8UaEAY2VKJ9ndGBeAr5kD9EADjb2eEXTrG8pCsqvNEI8UazZOBPRSqHaeF1cVtOx4GPiIGC7gwYSf_iVrqzdtF33-dkpQd47oG5g2VhqR2QiVq6kyLP1D2zqS_A-Vc_2hkpR2LVY_UPhn_pMoRSfg/w640-h480/IMG_8231.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The reason I am here though is to experience something I have not done before, a Train restaurant called Vytopna nearby!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaVqBBCHLzMHLCMroYVk3GYOAzdD1ZYH6UVt4g-XxEWD_X1bEOpdF-O6IaZZ-_voCQjzFUsdoJIAE5Ia6FY8oKqH5ydZBTG39EkI_M9GfyTwk3TAAnmdT7q_BlcH9JPF5gwFWAIH-gGRUR0N9AwNOThvtgIEyjvX2UlKgixfJ68to0mv_Q7aeT9vcBw/s4032/IMG_8237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikaVqBBCHLzMHLCMroYVk3GYOAzdD1ZYH6UVt4g-XxEWD_X1bEOpdF-O6IaZZ-_voCQjzFUsdoJIAE5Ia6FY8oKqH5ydZBTG39EkI_M9GfyTwk3TAAnmdT7q_BlcH9JPF5gwFWAIH-gGRUR0N9AwNOThvtgIEyjvX2UlKgixfJ68to0mv_Q7aeT9vcBw/w480-h640/IMG_8237.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This restaurant has train tracks throughout the restaurant, and delivers your food and drinks by train!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpXvRDUkXmSZZH5VoJ5fJ_-TITjoHJcOAFtBjh-MUTSi94ibSpXfwYQI1CfIwtlYjeshDDJuh-6lT5iinWz-r1UUD0wxAOdoV5F7m5Cl814lmRTn_nJiUhuJTc2jvbuWrXb7ZxxsYfOt0VeFKOeVMBfTgAsMsxDQtvT-3gUNnLZ11vSXyrmOkNBBrdw/s4032/IMG_8242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpXvRDUkXmSZZH5VoJ5fJ_-TITjoHJcOAFtBjh-MUTSi94ibSpXfwYQI1CfIwtlYjeshDDJuh-6lT5iinWz-r1UUD0wxAOdoV5F7m5Cl814lmRTn_nJiUhuJTc2jvbuWrXb7ZxxsYfOt0VeFKOeVMBfTgAsMsxDQtvT-3gUNnLZ11vSXyrmOkNBBrdw/w640-h480/IMG_8242.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These trains are not small, and carry a lot of food and drinks! I decided to try the Beer train degustation. Beer in Prague is delicious, much nicer than most beer in Australia if I am honest.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyniV7R3JzUCicPLMmvT2cEQQLDVubP2jG5LYwgpOSoXRDAA-_Uw0nscq0hUEv7nhlpVSbCHnXpcoeWg-0rgWfEgwNNOu1TepxuovUIBUBYLjukRqbCvVCSgrJWW_VAJF2ZGC-0tuG7tDOCI88m05NferZmtZfhoib2GzMx7hSnyciHGH0qgE7hxURtg/s4032/IMG_8258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyniV7R3JzUCicPLMmvT2cEQQLDVubP2jG5LYwgpOSoXRDAA-_Uw0nscq0hUEv7nhlpVSbCHnXpcoeWg-0rgWfEgwNNOu1TepxuovUIBUBYLjukRqbCvVCSgrJWW_VAJF2ZGC-0tuG7tDOCI88m05NferZmtZfhoib2GzMx7hSnyciHGH0qgE7hxURtg/w640-h480/IMG_8258.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You get a train ticket when you enter the restaurant. You definitely need to book this place in advance.</div><div><br /></div><div>They show the instructions on how to take your food from the train when it arrives. You can also put your empty glasses on any empty train passing by.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2iSNaR_TXNEa8kqPDqv_uSw9ynHbG5Y6pq9c2qf-LQaTNqCcFwdXOckwtFF6noO_4_wQzcLceAl5QDGuACzKhTvhPIi7q4TQiU3noDbPB0ilhOXTDmFpvg0h1VYM9bhq_5VGwW5kJSF-bIFm9xMN4yaG_E-eMjk1D_d9Sygzymt85kDZlorB1TWSMQ/s4032/IMG_8259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2iSNaR_TXNEa8kqPDqv_uSw9ynHbG5Y6pq9c2qf-LQaTNqCcFwdXOckwtFF6noO_4_wQzcLceAl5QDGuACzKhTvhPIi7q4TQiU3noDbPB0ilhOXTDmFpvg0h1VYM9bhq_5VGwW5kJSF-bIFm9xMN4yaG_E-eMjk1D_d9Sygzymt85kDZlorB1TWSMQ/w640-h480/IMG_8259.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is my first train now:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5Ewkt8Hj1yu_h20fk-x_CB43Fj08Pa5duC475JxI5rxSFek-X9eB49TX4I8hcT0HZA0clSxZUIy1qEDuveXMVgUDD1CuRFWXmyPmnoo74BeYIPKXIeq34zxJD8pzLL3Z6EVbhs29hmDqGbUetxKUP_21lMUK1Yao7S-DNIPr9d6ElhjoOsWZ190UPg/s4032/IMG_8266.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5Ewkt8Hj1yu_h20fk-x_CB43Fj08Pa5duC475JxI5rxSFek-X9eB49TX4I8hcT0HZA0clSxZUIy1qEDuveXMVgUDD1CuRFWXmyPmnoo74BeYIPKXIeq34zxJD8pzLL3Z6EVbhs29hmDqGbUetxKUP_21lMUK1Yao7S-DNIPr9d6ElhjoOsWZ190UPg/w640-h480/IMG_8266.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You take the whole wooden tray off the train:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93LP2po5QCJ_Ytw8YYcOhYwGD2YYge4kMctESfYKOYjA3Np5cc6yUdT2rnox6SnYm3nzFrxNSC9x9vyAisb_fRMjEo1x63_M6J0O1c66Dxcs-94tA_ilY5U9DQO7UzUHsHwfMaDqw6OruAuPm4qir0WARpyhDkjoHhah44lA-O7nCQcwh-v_QoSlBeQ/s4032/IMG_8267.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93LP2po5QCJ_Ytw8YYcOhYwGD2YYge4kMctESfYKOYjA3Np5cc6yUdT2rnox6SnYm3nzFrxNSC9x9vyAisb_fRMjEo1x63_M6J0O1c66Dxcs-94tA_ilY5U9DQO7UzUHsHwfMaDqw6OruAuPm4qir0WARpyhDkjoHhah44lA-O7nCQcwh-v_QoSlBeQ/w640-h480/IMG_8267.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQTh66-C7dtjbXF8Zm09D2c2q1xm_-46XsJ0GO7GwZgtTGs4YGRfevHWHdi_e80D6HM-nGlfndzxJe9qYSqzDoBAekjlqpwhAoJY8N57qcxfF2SpHgUY-G-hvMM-6zEpS8oybhXEEARMkBSZX8UBIDIbdWqXlIcaG_v00XdshrF8UaOXhjbdGS7XHKQ/s4032/IMG_8268.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQTh66-C7dtjbXF8Zm09D2c2q1xm_-46XsJ0GO7GwZgtTGs4YGRfevHWHdi_e80D6HM-nGlfndzxJe9qYSqzDoBAekjlqpwhAoJY8N57qcxfF2SpHgUY-G-hvMM-6zEpS8oybhXEEARMkBSZX8UBIDIbdWqXlIcaG_v00XdshrF8UaOXhjbdGS7XHKQ/w640-h480/IMG_8268.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I ordered a main course, a long with a work colleague of mine who was there also. They come in covered metal containers to keep them warm and protect them from others touching them before you get it!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9njU2crYW6wWJZ5JZH8V44uT5wclr9HMdMppbWmOgn2FMhYm7jI9UYGewO_xV5vyHcpR74JYauonMG_V7QPLkWfj2RdGsBmV_3s_-LEFRee5jjg1bsmNkGybeBQ7lnPDJZA2Uz9dA2ny5mOV0mj_YLU_r29g0KY0RzOHX1N0E9CuWMHuoAfrNf0bj9A/w640-h480/IMG_8277.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>It got busy quickly given this was lunch time on a weekend, and soon the railway network in the restaurant was buzzing with trains all over it!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GT7IyulPtbpYH4CWSOVxDyvamzBWcJu3LZMqmmxy1yGdkN140lsXTZ6LjvqguIfqBzGIda_TsAx2mEZvuXX1qCVfyLz0paGYBy7ec4QLoPVFgALLf6R48JJ_0lqE0-yq_hdQQimES-nlEnbL0qt6AgZWOtSV508CbegQFkrbl5SPrIgycHBXZZbQRg/w640-h480/IMG_8281.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is very cool! The trains are loaded on the left hand track in the top picture, and enter the train network and circle around the whole restaurant, and then change tracks near the top of the picture is delivering food to the tables we are seated in. For tables on the other side they use the middle track and branch of onto the booth tables wherever the order is intended for.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluypltQhbNxVHFhFvjqe7AgEqqXR7_FEM4hp-oLCfQCr5cgFRPfCbZyX-64lYbQMmBuJ3wb-H34vV5NoKA-fHIq2cXXaKiqZmebsC2i_HUZv7V7x9Zwp78JrTVO3a-dT-nr_5p-SUvcaSkSJRYR9XTaffVUz_2ivyqn3PqX4ZhyGU93e6Ub_QrrG6mA/s4032/IMG_8270.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluypltQhbNxVHFhFvjqe7AgEqqXR7_FEM4hp-oLCfQCr5cgFRPfCbZyX-64lYbQMmBuJ3wb-H34vV5NoKA-fHIq2cXXaKiqZmebsC2i_HUZv7V7x9Zwp78JrTVO3a-dT-nr_5p-SUvcaSkSJRYR9XTaffVUz_2ivyqn3PqX4ZhyGU93e6Ub_QrrG6mA/w640-h480/IMG_8270.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My lunch arrives. You get around 10 seconds or so to take the order, grab a photo and the train then automatically departs. So don't waste too much time taking photos!</div><div><br /></div><div>I ordered a pulled beef burger and fries, and it was good.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfC9wvI-Yx4C5KZVgXarF7yy8koOZMFWLJfNOPBo_L8qo8pPeygexusgtHVqe96l7oXxjl8AnStfmyb55BF7Qo2uXC2heF9ldRHP8VcQqJDlj-_cnl3V2f40_pAQDf9B_8CMx9OB6lOntCKOE3mmrlLVAlK0S-8nRElhprDBBSQOVTI0mLLG33A5FTQ/s4032/IMG_8272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfC9wvI-Yx4C5KZVgXarF7yy8koOZMFWLJfNOPBo_L8qo8pPeygexusgtHVqe96l7oXxjl8AnStfmyb55BF7Qo2uXC2heF9ldRHP8VcQqJDlj-_cnl3V2f40_pAQDf9B_8CMx9OB6lOntCKOE3mmrlLVAlK0S-8nRElhprDBBSQOVTI0mLLG33A5FTQ/w640-h480/IMG_8272.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you order food for 4 people in a booth, they stack the orders on top of each other, and add multiple carriages to the train - very clever:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOtGjdMt0NbiGrGUsTC5Y6NS92RdMz-msZHg4f7X-0LwxoYOSov3ETGTBv2T14UVO0mcZ8IXTdON9Rc8w9RxD9QdfbvhcN4rubDegwoh7GFEOSky4JOymrwlMTpwbx41UhXb8GsJFWzRAGb2ZbFy2SqmBF-H1GnqByhaw91yYMxD6XYY_Gxkh2XTDeQ/s4032/IMG_8284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOtGjdMt0NbiGrGUsTC5Y6NS92RdMz-msZHg4f7X-0LwxoYOSov3ETGTBv2T14UVO0mcZ8IXTdON9Rc8w9RxD9QdfbvhcN4rubDegwoh7GFEOSky4JOymrwlMTpwbx41UhXb8GsJFWzRAGb2ZbFy2SqmBF-H1GnqByhaw91yYMxD6XYY_Gxkh2XTDeQ/w640-h480/IMG_8284.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The railway map is shown on the back of the ticket:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q1h8Q70NLErUiPBao33lzGZh7kR8aoLvu03v6di6YDtFlKn3C8EivReBpvmvF1Ncu2SyGCxO5UDwCcVg9Lzm5ZQ-Jygr4qNrJY2onNjcDjR1nghOkWITQvRYjyIOXcxVTl_gkj2yXtByZoJORPTe93TND-3HzjYe_Cfn1gN_xenOos_hWqcnf2bpug/s4032/IMG_8289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q1h8Q70NLErUiPBao33lzGZh7kR8aoLvu03v6di6YDtFlKn3C8EivReBpvmvF1Ncu2SyGCxO5UDwCcVg9Lzm5ZQ-Jygr4qNrJY2onNjcDjR1nghOkWITQvRYjyIOXcxVTl_gkj2yXtByZoJORPTe93TND-3HzjYe_Cfn1gN_xenOos_hWqcnf2bpug/w480-h640/IMG_8289.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I definitely recommend visiting this restaurant if you love trains and/or you have kids. It's a lot of fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also grabbed one of the souvenir coins you can buy at the restaurant, because, well, why not?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOf9llk_dNQbWJ85J8IpsNmpWX-xvplktgwSvxwpvO6b8u6C_pQvt56wwMNLVG0VHR2U10ojBN_jw5t3iHc0OqQ2HKtMbowQ56TimvN9Tkwg9EKr3oMQqzQfdJo1Q5s-zdlGHC_7MDUyaGf54aE3e2ybkauvkBnA8L8WZ1WA-ShWMA_PrzUusR0ONmA/s4032/IMG_8290.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOf9llk_dNQbWJ85J8IpsNmpWX-xvplktgwSvxwpvO6b8u6C_pQvt56wwMNLVG0VHR2U10ojBN_jw5t3iHc0OqQ2HKtMbowQ56TimvN9Tkwg9EKr3oMQqzQfdJo1Q5s-zdlGHC_7MDUyaGf54aE3e2ybkauvkBnA8L8WZ1WA-ShWMA_PrzUusR0ONmA/w480-h640/IMG_8290.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For dessert we visited cukrář, a restaurant tucked away in Old Town, but not far from Wenceslaus Square:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAjQqy2tyOv9HlDKYUt5s-ZYIpy1o2rDSmEkeklc-HajdlNTJLeaAl_gkgGeB3NKSNB46KDXT0A6IJor76GT220ok2mW8YRuGYUeHff-HcEkEiWFnVunIc9zaEtvNUbOUc0T70y1m8tADEnF5X2IbfqnGqQLjGoYRY1iqyXhSzCPWV8vfR2KG36h__Q/s4032/IMG_8295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAjQqy2tyOv9HlDKYUt5s-ZYIpy1o2rDSmEkeklc-HajdlNTJLeaAl_gkgGeB3NKSNB46KDXT0A6IJor76GT220ok2mW8YRuGYUeHff-HcEkEiWFnVunIc9zaEtvNUbOUc0T70y1m8tADEnF5X2IbfqnGqQLjGoYRY1iqyXhSzCPWV8vfR2KG36h__Q/w480-h640/IMG_8295.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you love sweets, and you want experience Czech sweets, this is a great place to come to.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgClRe5JGXqiLfxkOUi6wcMNnT7uy8FYDh_jpAy84GPCJF6HWYwCowuJim_jiJSrJ-N2wmVl8Rk-Pzc__8_JSlnw5YIesC6EPWgvKA5YAzKccA2lR_b8bULMbbHGgAhCOA7Zf78b-JDL9XE2L1kUbBovj53Z21EF3Qn3kDe1qILNC8jeZ6ZuSnb4l83w/s4032/IMG_8298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgClRe5JGXqiLfxkOUi6wcMNnT7uy8FYDh_jpAy84GPCJF6HWYwCowuJim_jiJSrJ-N2wmVl8Rk-Pzc__8_JSlnw5YIesC6EPWgvKA5YAzKccA2lR_b8bULMbbHGgAhCOA7Zf78b-JDL9XE2L1kUbBovj53Z21EF3Qn3kDe1qILNC8jeZ6ZuSnb4l83w/w640-h480/IMG_8298.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-X-SuMfCmlx5LbdSRDzfEwGCS0wDvY1cpviKuvdTtUQdg0pKW3twHGNhgjl4iXsqlKKKQgmi_7jX64lIBlWcGBsEsIqpchj3m1wPhkeBcMTb3KzerNjER66bLjciIlmhFv5jQZwjRVh-DqX-3YH7znpPMlG5Ggd22xoDgqc6KzCZJ5M3ZiseY9BZqw/s4032/IMG_8301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-X-SuMfCmlx5LbdSRDzfEwGCS0wDvY1cpviKuvdTtUQdg0pKW3twHGNhgjl4iXsqlKKKQgmi_7jX64lIBlWcGBsEsIqpchj3m1wPhkeBcMTb3KzerNjER66bLjciIlmhFv5jQZwjRVh-DqX-3YH7znpPMlG5Ggd22xoDgqc6KzCZJ5M3ZiseY9BZqw/w640-h480/IMG_8301.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I picked out the two desserts below, and both were so delicious. I will definitely come back to this place again the next time I am in Prague.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1RSlfNWtcaESIOiCEOV78IiPcDoIFTKDMOeUBDlfCwDx_znBumNKCJYUi2PEFiuBW_i_ZDeJS12uxPeSNNwdzTt3sGdnoLk46GRk8iARLZbJ3a4kko_6WttFXBpW_o6K50YUFNOmw64SaY1ODgWO8YAEidIveU73sFeWuMnth0Q9hDPKWqrf7rTcfw/s4032/IMG_8303.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1RSlfNWtcaESIOiCEOV78IiPcDoIFTKDMOeUBDlfCwDx_znBumNKCJYUi2PEFiuBW_i_ZDeJS12uxPeSNNwdzTt3sGdnoLk46GRk8iARLZbJ3a4kko_6WttFXBpW_o6K50YUFNOmw64SaY1ODgWO8YAEidIveU73sFeWuMnth0Q9hDPKWqrf7rTcfw/w640-h480/IMG_8303.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51UZI4ZX3xgsxUXc3ba576oRqYnZ5FsRIChLfBrsTVA2dRPbhfpg-bjrecOkyEh1XRHzSUP4I2U_9itsiaa80V3idLtPBciEwhIRzMCzKo2aue53PR-XV99fH3km4DpSiJMWoHg93tVHfvtnloOBRNoJHRtR4TUkx2YqrcyGz803Dmsc1mohuDLDQDw/s4032/IMG_8304.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51UZI4ZX3xgsxUXc3ba576oRqYnZ5FsRIChLfBrsTVA2dRPbhfpg-bjrecOkyEh1XRHzSUP4I2U_9itsiaa80V3idLtPBciEwhIRzMCzKo2aue53PR-XV99fH3km4DpSiJMWoHg93tVHfvtnloOBRNoJHRtR4TUkx2YqrcyGz803Dmsc1mohuDLDQDw/w640-h480/IMG_8304.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is one of the many trams running in Prague Old town area:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7tRSwpZP9FlYdO1PSWkoGKse4l6VsNK3CSgfOo-uf4F04CS0hF8RyvmBhj8G7GkmIZHnsB1hsBSJRR3TNbCd27I_FeAzlRcbGTPjtnXOKJdcMlUmSybUB6ZunMAAjWWz4ajKfM5LotYGzUWLVl6EqZnJbCdkMupkL089YBwkBzhgbAGf3q8YuZzUfQ/s4032/IMG_8306.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7tRSwpZP9FlYdO1PSWkoGKse4l6VsNK3CSgfOo-uf4F04CS0hF8RyvmBhj8G7GkmIZHnsB1hsBSJRR3TNbCd27I_FeAzlRcbGTPjtnXOKJdcMlUmSybUB6ZunMAAjWWz4ajKfM5LotYGzUWLVl6EqZnJbCdkMupkL089YBwkBzhgbAGf3q8YuZzUfQ/w640-h480/IMG_8306.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another place I wanted to visit is the Mustek Metro subway station information store in Prague. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr7Q5FdVYMoCzXM4WsKPtgs22GD0s6dfN8FGZMN0gnqJj2gjyJJqMgKb2kHW-IwEghgVLhCSPq1ieZaVRcdp-hYDXv4zemLCQmG-FEvcAGcIk4tiBs7D3GFeun-eDlCiUB5nfgLprcZIbD3U_0D7okZ4osslRU-C7iOAcCdRPsXfZzVZ5Qq78olfirQ/w640-h480/IMG_8312.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Why? Because they have Czech train merch!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthnyviZrFfgGOZI2CPcZZATle-W98fqP8JVAwShO37XrS6qot4GPXP6fhjOGYbAfMmYnHCKiVCG3r6lNemoKZ0Zv-_YEv_WkHiFMFnp9kXUgTEBU6MvClvu7NY_UBEXZ3RGzsrXbNt9p0GJAq1tMRpLx6gF8t5kn4cYC-Y5cvYKpGwDdbvNXH-oVnAg/s4032/IMG_8307.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthnyviZrFfgGOZI2CPcZZATle-W98fqP8JVAwShO37XrS6qot4GPXP6fhjOGYbAfMmYnHCKiVCG3r6lNemoKZ0Zv-_YEv_WkHiFMFnp9kXUgTEBU6MvClvu7NY_UBEXZ3RGzsrXbNt9p0GJAq1tMRpLx6gF8t5kn4cYC-Y5cvYKpGwDdbvNXH-oVnAg/w480-h640/IMG_8307.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I found out about this place on YouTube via the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@HONESTGUIDE" target="_blank">Honest Guide channel</a> run by a Czech based YouTuber who does videos in English. Worth checking out if you plan to visit Czech republic - very informative and fun too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, there is a lot of train merch to choose from:</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAmrcE_LSfsIXV5iVVeo4ZBN1GWwQIi3Do9yuN4vy-se1E4dbgYyfp-Cwg8BkOOzuV77PxO_HCBX-aaymf7v1gzS-3BygNSODU-atjt3xOUfeh9J1vy9WEpjD1T5ZF9DhMVkrSOeYfvfjujJjYNlzYkymlWd3cCzNkyc9SJWGS3ZLTrru8x8yCAqNvA/s4032/IMG_8308.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAmrcE_LSfsIXV5iVVeo4ZBN1GWwQIi3Do9yuN4vy-se1E4dbgYyfp-Cwg8BkOOzuV77PxO_HCBX-aaymf7v1gzS-3BygNSODU-atjt3xOUfeh9J1vy9WEpjD1T5ZF9DhMVkrSOeYfvfjujJjYNlzYkymlWd3cCzNkyc9SJWGS3ZLTrru8x8yCAqNvA/w480-h640/IMG_8308.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2xyuX37VnzekPbovtsoAOKvmeI92U2rGnN5dZIP5O9j4n5Q22qCRmKxyN-MWStIYBi_QE0fHmObFmsy4yYA8JuCP_cWOP9QNRsKaY3GxmwJnshitrFZCZjJlZCbUU9txm81SZSX64WcCmo26XZ6WvCoaouDQHUU4UX_QTU4n_co_GX3tup4oCbziHg/s4032/IMG_8309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2xyuX37VnzekPbovtsoAOKvmeI92U2rGnN5dZIP5O9j4n5Q22qCRmKxyN-MWStIYBi_QE0fHmObFmsy4yYA8JuCP_cWOP9QNRsKaY3GxmwJnshitrFZCZjJlZCbUU9txm81SZSX64WcCmo26XZ6WvCoaouDQHUU4UX_QTU4n_co_GX3tup4oCbziHg/w480-h640/IMG_8309.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcu-OENVpfz4Bwjep2U7MLr4wyTsMjj1Y5KGY2T946hbmuF6AucjycFnhdJRWZhk2oWLP1NI6jPbLyffASRlHp9jYPNwH1g-gk6DAzde0kHy97ShtowpH-mM4O6Wee9Otf8Dt1dc6MZhyphenhypheniOxfQMpk-9jMkkYLnIepoHBasZvxeILx0TP1I9iTClGhWQ/s4032/IMG_8310.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcu-OENVpfz4Bwjep2U7MLr4wyTsMjj1Y5KGY2T946hbmuF6AucjycFnhdJRWZhk2oWLP1NI6jPbLyffASRlHp9jYPNwH1g-gk6DAzde0kHy97ShtowpH-mM4O6Wee9Otf8Dt1dc6MZhyphenhypheniOxfQMpk-9jMkkYLnIepoHBasZvxeILx0TP1I9iTClGhWQ/w480-h640/IMG_8310.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I picked up a lot of train merch here - but my favourites are definitely the Prague Metro mug, and the Xmas Tree decoration with the Prague metro symbols on it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnyAK_AdT_QuWpOie3RnESzU0JQauM9IEw8P88MLzRETuO3eILQ2IswnxJN3bLI4CvK4B1-BCesCgOinF3raJBfIYTA7sy3TWG_WyM2PtsQm2lpGQkKoV3MGO2d8YxhzLSR3kUl4IDfmPN4ExnfkXQs-GE6wxXAyV8I3Ov9HKMI73InvtUjzHnxiVPA/s4032/IMG_8313.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnyAK_AdT_QuWpOie3RnESzU0JQauM9IEw8P88MLzRETuO3eILQ2IswnxJN3bLI4CvK4B1-BCesCgOinF3raJBfIYTA7sy3TWG_WyM2PtsQm2lpGQkKoV3MGO2d8YxhzLSR3kUl4IDfmPN4ExnfkXQs-GE6wxXAyV8I3Ov9HKMI73InvtUjzHnxiVPA/w640-h480/IMG_8313.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Actually, I found out that they are building a Metro Line D in Prague at the moment and the merch for that is also there, but since I can't ride the line yet, I didn't buy it. I don't buy the merch for a train or train service unless I have actually ridden on the train service.</div><div><br /></div><div>I relaxed for Saturday evening, after a lovely dinner in an Italian restaurant:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMuNwImNDQru3BfhoVZdVLA_V_s2QfDcUYLHisYiv3EiNAR2XUrflTSpToT44J5TcnY_Yh3lsPWncm2tGiX1zXrS1Pgi9hWGTMQv32n8wHe5D6s1miEPvIT6TS3o3Rj0Yp4oOP-TT1tFn-PRYT5A2J8Em-leZmimGMrF7Lkuq5djtP_6Os4XLzAyHaQ/w640-h480/IMG_8318.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>For the sunday, I had arranged to day trip catchup with Jan, the <a href="https://www.amikit.amiga.sk" target="_blank">creator of AmiKit</a>. AmiKit is a product I have beta tested and reviewed many times on this blog for various hardware platforms, most recently the newest <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/12/amiga-500-with-amikit-12-pistorm-new.html" target="_blank">AmiKit PiStorm version on my Amiga 500</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>As Jan is based in Slovakia and I was in Prague, we agreed to meet halfway between, in Brno. This is a city in Czech republic I had never been to, so it meant another new train trip to tick off my list! :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>So it meant travelling to the main Prague Train station:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraJR6Wrn1JskKixXwjuZ2zfxlzG2IGkxPYx9TvprEbdl0c8kqXgJ8q5Fx48WH4ZUJ31V5mtryEOXhaU4FFBjGyTC3iNcPYdfzi0F-l4hXjOcRsqod47oRJ9UZt-cWCcPGpXExytgPl38Id6EmoTXwd6prK1Bpf-9Ldmeie8bes6_YtQc_-qhXSI3qww/s4032/IMG_8321.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraJR6Wrn1JskKixXwjuZ2zfxlzG2IGkxPYx9TvprEbdl0c8kqXgJ8q5Fx48WH4ZUJ31V5mtryEOXhaU4FFBjGyTC3iNcPYdfzi0F-l4hXjOcRsqod47oRJ9UZt-cWCcPGpXExytgPl38Id6EmoTXwd6prK1Bpf-9Ldmeie8bes6_YtQc_-qhXSI3qww/w640-h480/IMG_8321.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Prague Metro stops right next to it on Red subway Line C, and allows easy connection so I used that:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmxOH7YpLXxaC7lLEK7oEXXEkmWdbdn-fkyatw0kV3h_g0Ina_oJquc73EtfOFI2KtKKGgF2t6FCQ6mdZc3fB9dPSe2MwQhNa8fuSWkl0oZmTN5kfB0sup9z0yVAFir6vAt-GPu06crqBJ1DXPsKbvoATXrP8tNAhk5l6rnvUuaW67K4LtQT4xduAtA/s4032/IMG_8322.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmxOH7YpLXxaC7lLEK7oEXXEkmWdbdn-fkyatw0kV3h_g0Ina_oJquc73EtfOFI2KtKKGgF2t6FCQ6mdZc3fB9dPSe2MwQhNa8fuSWkl0oZmTN5kfB0sup9z0yVAFir6vAt-GPu06crqBJ1DXPsKbvoATXrP8tNAhk5l6rnvUuaW67K4LtQT4xduAtA/w640-h480/IMG_8322.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTh9XEiObPagaw9mFWvPJSr6HNxvtxU89S3MFuhzJY6TkPVHq2281AF12uG7MgTjNJxuH_PQneoYr5iG8dP9Vym5zFDJLYAqldJiDxZlRRhvYpY8PD5FzjZykRJyqSbsaTOkoFMfrfq9OpwzzQJ4wbrCnRFXe7_cegVd7qvGLLqXpSgQRHJK_xUZzsEw/s4032/IMG_8323.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTh9XEiObPagaw9mFWvPJSr6HNxvtxU89S3MFuhzJY6TkPVHq2281AF12uG7MgTjNJxuH_PQneoYr5iG8dP9Vym5zFDJLYAqldJiDxZlRRhvYpY8PD5FzjZykRJyqSbsaTOkoFMfrfq9OpwzzQJ4wbrCnRFXe7_cegVd7qvGLLqXpSgQRHJK_xUZzsEw/w640-h480/IMG_8323.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was on a české drahy express train rj75 to Brno, which actually continues onto Graz in Austria as the final destination. It is the trip listed on the top of the board below:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82D8y3TZzZ8NUXYPXoD-nqraDLp4feeObUMcxnbxjCfMUdbE_CE4cwvORA9YxOTADTYEstkHjJlTVdQ3VfYDqOHPjyYzOrIxlt6jQzpwxveVKdmhaDIxtNkAX0PJCCMm5u8arVMYi7oHoc8UPEPriUxURsz_2Rqe4y4dEPKtw2Bic-nuM3ZPnTfvUmA/s4032/IMG_8325.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82D8y3TZzZ8NUXYPXoD-nqraDLp4feeObUMcxnbxjCfMUdbE_CE4cwvORA9YxOTADTYEstkHjJlTVdQ3VfYDqOHPjyYzOrIxlt6jQzpwxveVKdmhaDIxtNkAX0PJCCMm5u8arVMYi7oHoc8UPEPriUxURsz_2Rqe4y4dEPKtw2Bic-nuM3ZPnTfvUmA/w640-h480/IMG_8325.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So falling asleep is not advised unless I plan to visit Austria!</div><div><br /></div><div>While waiting I checked out the beautiful original domed station building - I did this last year too, but it is still as stunning as always:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJILqazpRDjCLp1TZKnUZgs2bspDsIeitXk01NrQ___gfUIYvdsty1_Bv-F8m_z2HrHs52-f69JvLRBHxPLUn8SnJPGzJjY_DK_6GCRCrJIE2az_wSRTutSrpqE__-m2FDe14oz_taeUADN4yUUQIK6RM1EJkq3H-n3TFL4nxqgh07eljBGYyiqYzZmw/w480-h640/IMG_8330.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The platforms are covered by a massive roof, which is quite common in Europe but rare for me to see in Australia.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cx8UCnmDAN89Yi4KxXnQK-MjhQvjWB1actQtwiWMPbkQQPXsbCOdv90rTeJ4t3KEcbU7EQL-MMhmGVMSz7HONyNHV9hCkx-PoxEmWFnPqqO7SwMhfcB15FjnTVFEd6DT34IKx3CJVFX44QMakYyp1mugMahKYcu1P9zEfAE17ilIUma-CoDnDkEgEQ/s4032/IMG_8331.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cx8UCnmDAN89Yi4KxXnQK-MjhQvjWB1actQtwiWMPbkQQPXsbCOdv90rTeJ4t3KEcbU7EQL-MMhmGVMSz7HONyNHV9hCkx-PoxEmWFnPqqO7SwMhfcB15FjnTVFEd6DT34IKx3CJVFX44QMakYyp1mugMahKYcu1P9zEfAE17ilIUma-CoDnDkEgEQ/w640-h480/IMG_8331.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Love the man hole covers at the station platforms too:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOIezZ81yXl-DX_3K6iLw2eLmwXURNv0j-afTURn2KL6I4ThqsaoyPNJICqZ-CAlvtan8kOkqaGAwt28YEJKAB9N-JeM2aYinZ0nG-lsCSA71kLksv37Yd6dAgDOoMt8KKcoG-KnwbmucAEfCwwgAHMrL_hCDw8Zcz7oE4rUPINY1QR4CZ9JD4fn1Hg/w640-h480/IMG_8342.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTjYh9HxYfV3quzkJsSVW76PnJwJfU5OneQ33zAfM83hJ4xmFRXnUUPK7RaSX_41PN55g6BOvcsJGV3KhrFOhkc3GfBkdTnBK4jFPUmXpB2RGnS7vrlIT5heYddbvbP7rPT6ox03ZvhrJqATcFHbs5hKAlRh4BN_3lLa71AZoE7DQROEMq06DytzugA/s4032/IMG_8345.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTjYh9HxYfV3quzkJsSVW76PnJwJfU5OneQ33zAfM83hJ4xmFRXnUUPK7RaSX_41PN55g6BOvcsJGV3KhrFOhkc3GfBkdTnBK4jFPUmXpB2RGnS7vrlIT5heYddbvbP7rPT6ox03ZvhrJqATcFHbs5hKAlRh4BN_3lLa71AZoE7DQROEMq06DytzugA/w640-h480/IMG_8345.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Would be great to have this many different train trip options in Australia, but I know it will never happen. Europe is very well connected by train, so you can travel all over Europe by train from Prague.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvv67qjBMlIxW9KT_rJuhCZiokbbqYUylW-ZLPJI79Ws4gwuI6kEjxy7UA4zaesyrXoVDXldD6iwSaqaOuYMgsHNgAbcJvPAztfwpVUV3ljEmQne7PiWycA22A4qH_SJQDoaK5j1z7a1jAbM6dA07Tv-Vdf-XWTjqzYp8-gJCXH_3L7W4LvJbzH15rKw/s4032/IMG_8347.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvv67qjBMlIxW9KT_rJuhCZiokbbqYUylW-ZLPJI79Ws4gwuI6kEjxy7UA4zaesyrXoVDXldD6iwSaqaOuYMgsHNgAbcJvPAztfwpVUV3ljEmQne7PiWycA22A4qH_SJQDoaK5j1z7a1jAbM6dA07Tv-Vdf-XWTjqzYp8-gJCXH_3L7W4LvJbzH15rKw/w640-h480/IMG_8347.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I found out the Venice-Simplon Orient Express train also travels to Prague once a year in summer too!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuy-BSGQTeY_6EOlxySz6tm3YL69-eRFQXY5bOPAGQxM3kSb12kBKCM_XJ-UMgyRzOdRz2lvRmYefcVEP2qyoDsCpkVOuECCyUYi9j1dY-oQaihGhXqWbGv4sRIJXjnwIYm9deV_Yl0S6b8hhTn5MuJgFukQQttZXwW5pO2O9Rcxhlym2xnJIcTz5TwA/s4032/IMG_8349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuy-BSGQTeY_6EOlxySz6tm3YL69-eRFQXY5bOPAGQxM3kSb12kBKCM_XJ-UMgyRzOdRz2lvRmYefcVEP2qyoDsCpkVOuECCyUYi9j1dY-oQaihGhXqWbGv4sRIJXjnwIYm9deV_Yl0S6b8hhTn5MuJgFukQQttZXwW5pO2O9Rcxhlym2xnJIcTz5TwA/w640-h480/IMG_8349.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anyway, I moved to the right platform as my train was due to depart shortly. Interesting that an Austrian OBB loco is pulling the consist today - I guess since the final destination is Austria. I would have thought they would change Locos much closer to the border. Anyway, happy to see it!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgn_XBiXYp0KMqKQTTvJA-9MMofx6G0u8_h7txBF7_mpAunPxYlaLBMgzJe1Ji4Y3jHhlLyeOiYIc-niNf_d6EXwFk5MaguW_JHC4kfsYeoTv44K_aJvmtBGQbLUV7LkwpmIViXcFmq2tTt8EiSf2r05HVKoXNyGzZXZ0PuGioeS6RUMPRBLboQ1bSg/s4032/IMG_8357.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgn_XBiXYp0KMqKQTTvJA-9MMofx6G0u8_h7txBF7_mpAunPxYlaLBMgzJe1Ji4Y3jHhlLyeOiYIc-niNf_d6EXwFk5MaguW_JHC4kfsYeoTv44K_aJvmtBGQbLUV7LkwpmIViXcFmq2tTt8EiSf2r05HVKoXNyGzZXZ0PuGioeS6RUMPRBLboQ1bSg/w640-h480/IMG_8357.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I bought a business class ticket because it is not much more expensive than the regular one, and you get a much nicer carriage, seat and food/drink is served to your seat.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWw-JF4-abFBM5rjwZuFl8KHKh7cSgt_CIwc_kzhPL0Q0vQ9urC42320RgQB-9NxVvrCfbYBqgTTLPbWcozwYkCwubtZzW5SLgOSyniEVz6bWGhzJ9A83tU-WBZ6x3v2K2-4C5DppWZKX008J3qV_xSy5MGLHbheNV4ovv8UhB8G1U76wrkZlDsubdQ/s4032/IMG_8358.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWw-JF4-abFBM5rjwZuFl8KHKh7cSgt_CIwc_kzhPL0Q0vQ9urC42320RgQB-9NxVvrCfbYBqgTTLPbWcozwYkCwubtZzW5SLgOSyniEVz6bWGhzJ9A83tU-WBZ6x3v2K2-4C5DppWZKX008J3qV_xSy5MGLHbheNV4ovv8UhB8G1U76wrkZlDsubdQ/w640-h480/IMG_8358.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mS4em6AMUbqoSDoxFIfq8H5Cu4kXWoQoqcX7SwgXqbtcKH1aM6kqrhOvP-TWmX500RObo0GZqXvHy4-0bQbSrUu1saOLETB9Fl3sWDr2WRKxpE7paA-H9RQB1qNzYRGLI-CsEN45_-LHT-xttJKWHBQlC2VWvg7NYyFLWLMCBeHZ5zLfd_5h3xrJ-A/w640-h480/IMG_8408.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>The seats have lots of legroom - really!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4CtXxauWWrLlzDmmzXRRVBTFquRDEi_v9oecvBk1KAP0FdVqZJZE4Nu-LHZYNlqd5JNveASN8JOx8jljKHtHWoBR61lJgyw8RpGgiCgpwWlMjpiFnIh9LBJAKY8CEhy2NYeGwwMabzlHoBD9saoLztqVOUwpxalQ0uj4zZKF_jN1bBNNBZ88maagWg/s4032/IMG_8360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4CtXxauWWrLlzDmmzXRRVBTFquRDEi_v9oecvBk1KAP0FdVqZJZE4Nu-LHZYNlqd5JNveASN8JOx8jljKHtHWoBR61lJgyw8RpGgiCgpwWlMjpiFnIh9LBJAKY8CEhy2NYeGwwMabzlHoBD9saoLztqVOUwpxalQ0uj4zZKF_jN1bBNNBZ88maagWg/w640-h480/IMG_8360.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are digital screens visible from each seat showing the current position of the train and other trip details.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7dYzBxrj-TdOL7uvMSse-_v_ItrV84P9gMZpvMy1pO6MolahDchr3d_Zm33IXtb10OjdOkjo9LsqcvGx4fIBoChqwpIhDkNepCwoN3pw5dKCdaXwlmIyfWi9fc8OvPg58D2J08xvQh_dtMpg6PqsuKgvub5GP1DzZ4kexz9PkCKXhpHk3v68Zgqumg/s4032/IMG_8361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7dYzBxrj-TdOL7uvMSse-_v_ItrV84P9gMZpvMy1pO6MolahDchr3d_Zm33IXtb10OjdOkjo9LsqcvGx4fIBoChqwpIhDkNepCwoN3pw5dKCdaXwlmIyfWi9fc8OvPg58D2J08xvQh_dtMpg6PqsuKgvub5GP1DzZ4kexz9PkCKXhpHk3v68Zgqumg/w480-h640/IMG_8361.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyRwYOy0ox6utk2vhxMp8D-jhuu_db06XVQHfezbLaHNuJCZAHufQFGluxaojYGpstSmih4qIiTXYw10y69oJ6jGHHhxrTkeBcVgmeDfMgMwMFdLUauOG7q73zKx75W7slha3AMMkU9YgWYWgRRgwdcBIMs8aahFNTxmdyFwKn1kr_PjHoZv8eyD9Cg/w640-h480/IMG_8363.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>It takes around 3 hours to get to Brno from Prague. So the plan was to arrive in time for lunch!</div><div><br /></div><div>The seats recline and there is power sockets available to charge up your phone or laptop.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2nol_wkP0DZkM-4oGt-Uyn6Ym51emskUbwRu4HvTYAJYiqkju4wO0L-CZeNq-jPQ3Q1a84nTKcQ9Tu2pGgbibGXvZdUA9tZZf7qxVcs-tVZ99biWwIfxdIMO50X8aZZH1CWLWXVBCti6pXETMjZxPm11Vt57EBK_qFVrX_lPW66lbPeue0D-HA951A/s4032/IMG_8362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2nol_wkP0DZkM-4oGt-Uyn6Ym51emskUbwRu4HvTYAJYiqkju4wO0L-CZeNq-jPQ3Q1a84nTKcQ9Tu2pGgbibGXvZdUA9tZZf7qxVcs-tVZ99biWwIfxdIMO50X8aZZH1CWLWXVBCti6pXETMjZxPm11Vt57EBK_qFVrX_lPW66lbPeue0D-HA951A/w480-h640/IMG_8362.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is a full menu on the train, and you can order food if you want - since I had breakfast before I left, I just had a coffee which is provided free of charge to business class train customers.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAucHUUVnaW4qTWHoOUfZyRWHfeSMp064u2zdGToLhG1zFzm1JzWkvjbvo5DABHLVMTU5hRu8hHhQK0na-b4OO4rYe-JfLx6GApUGlZO1tVdFa7E8KqlgPxT7Y_1X9QuTY-Z81CS0MyjaQn3Ov6RUDYpkE8ayhK4sm2a45zzsyodhHxgcmkfr8UMtSQ/w640-h480/IMG_8437.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Having arrived and got off the train, I took a quick look around the platform area:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tAY3l1edSqEkVoqfuOTZEb0e7r6fmFgVmfQeNRIKiorAiuO7ByigbQrlnyT_93ccbWcsag9JJZVOXAqi5eNTqNeoNxtyk7eHynwS9Cdh5AvC7B5FyLC52bOAqXPGlzU4ItyVBTMOKraeWNIW8dHsUT7oKLz61uDGoazJfo3JwqAz3dg9sQ9QJHsoAw/s4032/IMG_8440.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tAY3l1edSqEkVoqfuOTZEb0e7r6fmFgVmfQeNRIKiorAiuO7ByigbQrlnyT_93ccbWcsag9JJZVOXAqi5eNTqNeoNxtyk7eHynwS9Cdh5AvC7B5FyLC52bOAqXPGlzU4ItyVBTMOKraeWNIW8dHsUT7oKLz61uDGoazJfo3JwqAz3dg9sQ9QJHsoAw/w640-h480/IMG_8440.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Brno had a number of trains shortly departing as we arrived, so I imagine they are timed to the arrival of this train from Prague for onward connections.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjb2syrFeKvDX8GBHlfSVolG57DFfxLNERV_xebbyGt1TQHSuw-FxtHSfBE6_Lvc1Mye_-5DbCrwg3OL9Bbglro_O_hFaQrzIkCfTFjcPbBh_qHkn5JUdlHCWPMe86vwH-faC6kljq_kJzVocO1X5XYcz-PiEiTKsFMeziWJS_d8wpt4aZdsBvGKKpA/w640-h480/IMG_8443.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMveZRv6FxA4oeiclwbYx-9_xKKw07Dl9bQ6Dgi0puXZZlLFF2FAZKi06ydO-xsr79GqdMEt8tnsGdiKmBnI7NjaWuUnhdevbNctl5AkNgyX51AzLNWWIiDqEg-1oL6KfCAPI-xV0FnQDB3gqHvvAFimCwBGcMQIvD3No8hzjQz8cxDCbkxWpjXGHzbg/s4032/IMG_8444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMveZRv6FxA4oeiclwbYx-9_xKKw07Dl9bQ6Dgi0puXZZlLFF2FAZKi06ydO-xsr79GqdMEt8tnsGdiKmBnI7NjaWuUnhdevbNctl5AkNgyX51AzLNWWIiDqEg-1oL6KfCAPI-xV0FnQDB3gqHvvAFimCwBGcMQIvD3No8hzjQz8cxDCbkxWpjXGHzbg/w640-h480/IMG_8444.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Brno station building is quite nice inside. Not as large as Prague of course, but some nice building details:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rv8e5Q4tClVY4CpDRVF4jhSQKQlVtAoU1SzNpXd9jcmJICpWh4wl7NtwBdzQMMqiXXhYzAqtOkIh1Tcrz20wAPbeWAPuFBVA-yR4P5b9sPwi2gVB0pArfbgKxq2VszEJkmzeRrWh15XQhssIjLSTYv73IfiUcjfnLdoI_M9i97hvXYIdBOpZyFLJlA/s4032/IMG_8450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rv8e5Q4tClVY4CpDRVF4jhSQKQlVtAoU1SzNpXd9jcmJICpWh4wl7NtwBdzQMMqiXXhYzAqtOkIh1Tcrz20wAPbeWAPuFBVA-yR4P5b9sPwi2gVB0pArfbgKxq2VszEJkmzeRrWh15XQhssIjLSTYv73IfiUcjfnLdoI_M9i97hvXYIdBOpZyFLJlA/w640-h480/IMG_8450.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Czech Republic and Slovakia used to be one country, Czechoslovakia. Some of the plaques in the station pre-date the separation:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wUHqwV7SDnLZX-C8zQ9xNh3GPSqHtelJJ3-zVC6rwlgR65x91i4O7htG3Y9NKFXg2EzYhw8uc7sWOb-AAYIoyLEkn-ILWE4MCzI_fkFNO8fhwF1_Th5p_mCL15S7KGIxAVmvnJnIo6X2fNpCC4m2xe05XrjqYDMsKmosM3fPPtdooO7Yt0ur-i5LUQ/w640-h480/IMG_8516.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>Outside the station there is the main entry and a more modern extension entry area.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXj4NR8l9dyGbiRe_b4G6hgMOV5e_MFY4luw8IgmQI06AWGUniLVdVt-t5vwRHVhx6t5YFNSnK7V_VnvrpL-QeEnRAEj6Tap5hcdgN2AkFq3HR6eUmaZPEhkg3pWnZ8PfWnJVHA1XQQjq5TedclQpnDW3veviil3JUK33QUZQTLCoHJ6D4_6p_G6H5w/s4032/IMG_8454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXj4NR8l9dyGbiRe_b4G6hgMOV5e_MFY4luw8IgmQI06AWGUniLVdVt-t5vwRHVhx6t5YFNSnK7V_VnvrpL-QeEnRAEj6Tap5hcdgN2AkFq3HR6eUmaZPEhkg3pWnZ8PfWnJVHA1XQQjq5TedclQpnDW3veviil3JUK33QUZQTLCoHJ6D4_6p_G6H5w/w640-h480/IMG_8454.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As a side note I hope I see the end of the disgusting visual graffiti that is e-scooters globally. </div><div><br /></div><div>I only ever see them knocked over in ugly piles in cities all over the world, including Brno above, Prague also, and in Adelaide. Seriously, just walk! It's much healthier for you and the city looks much better without the ugly scooters cluttering the streets!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBd-EhZWnZRaHiANi_eKcqj7tHEeH_VZN9W9QTHIZMsNM0zl0aSe77b5oRBw6o2CwY2fZfHxiVUq862XIIi8AzACWgTL2cBeCrjsVXnu0sWBGnR2OWXvT735aUNoIiuT7knW7SAxtLNZO-BH2yuwOIVo4EPIJUDyYRtnqJeKpuW7vRit9YVIP7p3zgg/s4032/IMG_8457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBd-EhZWnZRaHiANi_eKcqj7tHEeH_VZN9W9QTHIZMsNM0zl0aSe77b5oRBw6o2CwY2fZfHxiVUq862XIIi8AzACWgTL2cBeCrjsVXnu0sWBGnR2OWXvT735aUNoIiuT7knW7SAxtLNZO-BH2yuwOIVo4EPIJUDyYRtnqJeKpuW7vRit9YVIP7p3zgg/w480-h640/IMG_8457.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the exit to the station is a large number of tram platforms, and a lot of tram services arriving and departing here:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfE3AoMsSO5ajrpdevy6m6NSro1Mb9r7j_yeKh25TCmYL-pUDvSmjuIZYIMy9bhhW-1oajSmre2WokF_FP2IXCFp-B1F75pHhl3C5dcYQXU3IOu5Mz9nFCGmzxXnhRL-GjEpUTiaRZefTGyT-zQYrZq0kjRkVj6O9m0CA5mTEjK_vr2FdoEizD0-kDA/w640-h480/IMG_8453.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div>Actually, I like the paint jobs on some of the trams in Brno better than those in Prague.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32ByWSGRu1BHTvSrvOXF101gtFycFqGrFMX7oBZENfRe17YnCN_3qdU107yCBhY1-wk6cNd2cTIsStRAxatzoPOmoEhWYDUDWrw85Nu_9zV4DcRSyWRDs75MYDNceeGjeeYpX7x7CNaMZNDyxpzc_XY67K43aky4jlLLQvE1QqlmO1o1fGhUGDKyX6w/s4032/IMG_8458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh32ByWSGRu1BHTvSrvOXF101gtFycFqGrFMX7oBZENfRe17YnCN_3qdU107yCBhY1-wk6cNd2cTIsStRAxatzoPOmoEhWYDUDWrw85Nu_9zV4DcRSyWRDs75MYDNceeGjeeYpX7x7CNaMZNDyxpzc_XY67K43aky4jlLLQvE1QqlmO1o1fGhUGDKyX6w/w640-h480/IMG_8458.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>The cobbled main street in front of the station is very wide:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkPPTApvBiZjxkRs0qfDt2nuf8t_R7W_K51f5m43HKPM4unrszWZqCy80sAEAh6475KXqHJDvhz-1fACLBNDKjICf90CC1e-sSWrS0mlOzZGhnqWv5tooOfZCBptTJBetCfcpouhuxzyWtx85JNJ4_m7TkZ5BAFzo4G0k6j-em5IJmJNVSyWd8PnRxQ/s4032/IMG_8461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkPPTApvBiZjxkRs0qfDt2nuf8t_R7W_K51f5m43HKPM4unrszWZqCy80sAEAh6475KXqHJDvhz-1fACLBNDKjICf90CC1e-sSWrS0mlOzZGhnqWv5tooOfZCBptTJBetCfcpouhuxzyWtx85JNJ4_m7TkZ5BAFzo4G0k6j-em5IJmJNVSyWd8PnRxQ/w640-h480/IMG_8461.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OlQRsXRD0DW8mQioG8qdu98Wq4GEA76HwxG9eyRFpwiPadRsx1FPTMOtqs_9aXOYKvjsB4VqR9LNe1LU5UJCXyTU9awt7HEqNbgD623GVfqoZjMeXZJZAxOwgRdr3tnjzqnf5l2uiUYKxQUc5YHDGrIec-VP0VeoxSmEiA8L7A3S7N7a-xYAyQHU3g/s4032/IMG_8465.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OlQRsXRD0DW8mQioG8qdu98Wq4GEA76HwxG9eyRFpwiPadRsx1FPTMOtqs_9aXOYKvjsB4VqR9LNe1LU5UJCXyTU9awt7HEqNbgD623GVfqoZjMeXZJZAxOwgRdr3tnjzqnf5l2uiUYKxQUc5YHDGrIec-VP0VeoxSmEiA8L7A3S7N7a-xYAyQHU3g/w640-h480/IMG_8465.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took a look around the tram platforms while waiting for Jan to arrive by car from Slovakia.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLSYiDmleg9cBDKbxJH0Uk5fQ0UdrvsYKtodkA_4ewHADGU3eOQmYiAbpdkbC9pP8FdackKIcR4l9mSSsjKrfGrWS7Ar0VlrvqFHDJoGffp5EZ4NCDIo-8ERsZZ2hMi2BkT4UZTnvd1U63jmXWSt8Ay2WL2KjpqDahFclAR02Fyzv8Htdw7NdbAI8Cw/s4032/IMG_8468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLSYiDmleg9cBDKbxJH0Uk5fQ0UdrvsYKtodkA_4ewHADGU3eOQmYiAbpdkbC9pP8FdackKIcR4l9mSSsjKrfGrWS7Ar0VlrvqFHDJoGffp5EZ4NCDIo-8ERsZZ2hMi2BkT4UZTnvd1U63jmXWSt8Ay2WL2KjpqDahFclAR02Fyzv8Htdw7NdbAI8Cw/w640-h480/IMG_8468.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jan then arrived and he took me on a tour of Brno!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtiL2dEJefsh7aLTW99frlfX0UzrTNqmvb4dmNZWYsW6JF057dg91bB44c6q0pEwhM6BbeqIyXeopB2quTulrDxNTvd91EH0akK9XImsYyXmxjYimwV6cDtKVG0uNs5FFpWCSMKUSPVTrxHtyNfs1nVBSbhBPUrlGFWkE64SaJAI3sbmxbL-xQii3uA/s4032/IMG_8485.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtiL2dEJefsh7aLTW99frlfX0UzrTNqmvb4dmNZWYsW6JF057dg91bB44c6q0pEwhM6BbeqIyXeopB2quTulrDxNTvd91EH0akK9XImsYyXmxjYimwV6cDtKVG0uNs5FFpWCSMKUSPVTrxHtyNfs1nVBSbhBPUrlGFWkE64SaJAI3sbmxbL-xQii3uA/w640-h480/IMG_8485.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Jan explained the Brno architecture is generally very european, with some Russian influences here and there also. The artwork on some of the buildings is quite nice:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxTtVZxbyMUSyIHbtoIJS6T94DGXY-TrNGQTYXM7og9a7cg_gS-Qjcy0UyDbKxiYYEQF41U-aSaf1bPLDLJKwd2OEH7QLwbSTXg7-tLr5Cm2Yzf1qHQT2FOOfOfPYwNWSbI1CE9GIXxm-Ft27nG9ZLuoA1klX2srhtUOlddy1jvdFMofaY73iRvV9SA/w640-h480/IMG_8478.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>If you have been to Prague, Brno doesn't offer much different in the way of tourist attractions in my opinion, but nonetheless it is an interesting city to see. Since I was only there for an afternoon obviously I wasn't going to see too much of it, but a walk around the city centre area was enjoyable, although quite steep in places.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCreFEbNpSEC8UWtrfN-jVtVNY9zo0XfXUvo3rQ3svkicQeW_FBJLCLw80Av4mC5nu36Zet-SjhjIpR-gzFcR4Q5aaio4K0WTbVgATPwbujTM-ghS3Zvh_mnH4DTCWyiSCs275i258WA5WclAd00h1-CnavJ8TbqbeuKPBxm2v-HlzFPlheD0Ync7XkA/s4032/IMG_8486.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCreFEbNpSEC8UWtrfN-jVtVNY9zo0XfXUvo3rQ3svkicQeW_FBJLCLw80Av4mC5nu36Zet-SjhjIpR-gzFcR4Q5aaio4K0WTbVgATPwbujTM-ghS3Zvh_mnH4DTCWyiSCs275i258WA5WclAd00h1-CnavJ8TbqbeuKPBxm2v-HlzFPlheD0Ync7XkA/w480-h640/IMG_8486.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Here is some more of the trams as we walked around in the Brno city area:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyPa_TO8ArTS8t8OayHLqillwHdCg6_MVZsdsZT-OmMnJgtBGHJZHazO2gFexJvDuAAt1K7_r_jYcHNToZVVlJsNvdx8XvTMpwLXJrfyxCtBTDK0I6X0N7mYuP7GN1gzDtnEs3mT-G14o_clYLbDxkz_8RINfCCu2-8CRKzIBuCYlGP599rvcr7gohw/s4032/IMG_8491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyPa_TO8ArTS8t8OayHLqillwHdCg6_MVZsdsZT-OmMnJgtBGHJZHazO2gFexJvDuAAt1K7_r_jYcHNToZVVlJsNvdx8XvTMpwLXJrfyxCtBTDK0I6X0N7mYuP7GN1gzDtnEs3mT-G14o_clYLbDxkz_8RINfCCu2-8CRKzIBuCYlGP599rvcr7gohw/w640-h480/IMG_8491.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QMVPcpJiugyHpTM3gB-ixr8JEySTO018H4QuHE7uwxZf_auTUjXMQ4lLTkHgdMe1YEMV8CPwSDalV0-OiogcN8hV_2-XyVr9pR1SlAEuo_kYLYXkjtrsOiHCkL9n0oiy9BY-8O6rvGauoWmdAY-03k3P6suKGmHt1wMexLN4yYfZ17zpAQ3ezuK19w/s4032/IMG_8492.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QMVPcpJiugyHpTM3gB-ixr8JEySTO018H4QuHE7uwxZf_auTUjXMQ4lLTkHgdMe1YEMV8CPwSDalV0-OiogcN8hV_2-XyVr9pR1SlAEuo_kYLYXkjtrsOiHCkL9n0oiy9BY-8O6rvGauoWmdAY-03k3P6suKGmHt1wMexLN4yYfZ17zpAQ3ezuK19w/w640-h480/IMG_8492.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SOBgEwga_L_V-cpNViUVdK_gOJ6EDy_E_sofSlgfOWZMwqZI1HnTZF1Na2Vv-tJlufIH3hWFz5VXrrLboF9xP9WGHJ8F7bCtOp5JwHpJ6kUgSttCubts9nkX5zY1GRWgr27jZpA5yfg6x7yeawdKzKVtyo7kMlvp-JAhiAKzFwzJ-hjICD2dZSYARw/s4032/IMG_8503.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SOBgEwga_L_V-cpNViUVdK_gOJ6EDy_E_sofSlgfOWZMwqZI1HnTZF1Na2Vv-tJlufIH3hWFz5VXrrLboF9xP9WGHJ8F7bCtOp5JwHpJ6kUgSttCubts9nkX5zY1GRWgr27jZpA5yfg6x7yeawdKzKVtyo7kMlvp-JAhiAKzFwzJ-hjICD2dZSYARw/w640-h480/IMG_8503.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nice to see Brno turned their unused payphones into artwork - I saw in the UK they are putting defribulators in them - quite inventive! Everyone uses Mobile phones nowadays.</div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHL8U7lyiDgadEjSAh39D3ACmJHkvM5j3td1gZ-mO2QVEX-7B5hnCzaNnhaBeE6SQlzuzFtNw0TE-OD41s1sZNRJi_ajYXelkt4r9QV4pZVs7mz-R2gWn_A5k7lGlbPjAnFCSV_priPBbXSk3iaOrlYkkbJfBTQFe__YrQ5k5QgiWa0rJgtxKjuL2OCg/s4032/IMG_8510.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHL8U7lyiDgadEjSAh39D3ACmJHkvM5j3td1gZ-mO2QVEX-7B5hnCzaNnhaBeE6SQlzuzFtNw0TE-OD41s1sZNRJi_ajYXelkt4r9QV4pZVs7mz-R2gWn_A5k7lGlbPjAnFCSV_priPBbXSk3iaOrlYkkbJfBTQFe__YrQ5k5QgiWa0rJgtxKjuL2OCg/w480-h640/IMG_8510.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The "ahem" clock in Brno. I could say what it looks like, but you already know, right? </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGEen8qCQ9N8l9ea3fsDN-MOvoTEinfmKb6V_qjGupOUz4qM7w4sJVVrDhdvVbhiwvoeBKvryKrUYxl68VXoUjyV5A4Ew8w92FwiKCndTpULoUnqWNy-A9VqKcagyn19qLh_tRqokry4A413u81K6apXL_ydKOER9UK49HuiZ3-DFPVUDYbffn4b4aw/s4032/IMG_8511.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGEen8qCQ9N8l9ea3fsDN-MOvoTEinfmKb6V_qjGupOUz4qM7w4sJVVrDhdvVbhiwvoeBKvryKrUYxl68VXoUjyV5A4Ew8w92FwiKCndTpULoUnqWNy-A9VqKcagyn19qLh_tRqokry4A413u81K6apXL_ydKOER9UK49HuiZ3-DFPVUDYbffn4b4aw/w480-h640/IMG_8511.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is also totally useless for telling the actual time!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJQgQuTdTWhsEbEGGu7UL1ALjrhOVNWBFJLpCKjCcK5l3PCd9630AknJ5Jb0_2HlpUO6utv0mu7wvCTVxV3Qk2WvJ8VAwWZ_VfG5fwEE3BsdXGi_Y3_TXfB2sJJYyfLCD0wUmdkU9q3y0sf7hqoawl87su7TzIKQyuJl8G3FaceoowhGq14qktFOMeQ/s4032/IMG_8514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJQgQuTdTWhsEbEGGu7UL1ALjrhOVNWBFJLpCKjCcK5l3PCd9630AknJ5Jb0_2HlpUO6utv0mu7wvCTVxV3Qk2WvJ8VAwWZ_VfG5fwEE3BsdXGi_Y3_TXfB2sJJYyfLCD0wUmdkU9q3y0sf7hqoawl87su7TzIKQyuJl8G3FaceoowhGq14qktFOMeQ/w640-h480/IMG_8514.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Jan promised me a good traditional Czech svíčková meal, and we went to a nice Brno pub to have some:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLVkaDX2INiZ5c4SbJTh8VAzrSNBeVnHeAJ_-mBEJ5QTWPIB3wtfoNmWfd8e_4NZtYHgUpoXaTvo74WEwKmSwb9OakNv3XWGkhry5XvYSJJBJwn7x0GaRpAC0RFFlalfJHnmgYxb8brgz4FUfl8QuP92H5kKzZOUClSY7NYy5JU4BMEcxWpwcg-6dvQ/s4032/IMG_8505.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLVkaDX2INiZ5c4SbJTh8VAzrSNBeVnHeAJ_-mBEJ5QTWPIB3wtfoNmWfd8e_4NZtYHgUpoXaTvo74WEwKmSwb9OakNv3XWGkhry5XvYSJJBJwn7x0GaRpAC0RFFlalfJHnmgYxb8brgz4FUfl8QuP92H5kKzZOUClSY7NYy5JU4BMEcxWpwcg-6dvQ/w640-h480/IMG_8505.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Jan and I enjoyed a great afternoon chatting about the Amiga scene, plans for AmiKit amongst other things! </div><div><br /></div><div>Jan also gave me a lovely metal printed Epsilon's World poster created with AI tools! Looks great! Thanks so much for this again!</div><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AUpNGMW6k1QtKwWhYedP9TFD6b0qt_-JGVYeMyXcrCrMUHxvxBa6FM5KgAG3DCfvUfq2tbiPOQCR4cn029WTTNm6owviUCJNNpzHEf0rOsxLRfYpepo8CwkGVU4siSd8F31xR7HSgGbUIwQ8bNY3cGaxNhFj32r2C5uwbAdD4bStsFRy8uvnWpXNmQ/w640-h480/IMG_8509.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>I then travelled back to Prague in the evening, arriving quite late as the train was delayed a lot. After that was another week or so of work before I returned to Australia over the weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once back home I went straight back to work as there was no time to relax.</div><div><br /></div><div>The following weekend I played some C64 new demos, and also tried out Hoi and Yo! Joe!, two games I never had for the Amiga until I bought them recently!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsd2ExOtB8LTsv1pwHs1GdR2hilkN4pY1wyCunvyRWMQ0HXSh-SnY5EjR0SvSdqDPPtNEOiOr2uLe0Ea2GA30Z7AVMTFb3ilRnQnDk0MrY3F2pijVvtnogOG3Hak5vSBF6il4llsTzjOiIldpz-ws5Xtn4RbltmFrI9zmiXJnFtjq-Nzj-HAnAhSKfA/s4032/IMG_8540.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsd2ExOtB8LTsv1pwHs1GdR2hilkN4pY1wyCunvyRWMQ0HXSh-SnY5EjR0SvSdqDPPtNEOiOr2uLe0Ea2GA30Z7AVMTFb3ilRnQnDk0MrY3F2pijVvtnogOG3Hak5vSBF6il4llsTzjOiIldpz-ws5Xtn4RbltmFrI9zmiXJnFtjq-Nzj-HAnAhSKfA/w640-h480/IMG_8540.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDVmCmnSb8kYBZWFpE9xPtUpyM_6gCiMWo2JAtsrUCllulTjLsj2eEhsEp2N0_HQEGbT8ipxVVwA7HdrhfDXqH-T5w3IGY74ELoXV_c4wgkbZ5sfHlDPL1E5shzD0dyX6nJWi1HoV_LnnvOQUjplkPAT3MojNqov6qgALh0vKcnv3cYx1CYO-xXiTwQ/s4032/IMG_8543.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDVmCmnSb8kYBZWFpE9xPtUpyM_6gCiMWo2JAtsrUCllulTjLsj2eEhsEp2N0_HQEGbT8ipxVVwA7HdrhfDXqH-T5w3IGY74ELoXV_c4wgkbZ5sfHlDPL1E5shzD0dyX6nJWi1HoV_LnnvOQUjplkPAT3MojNqov6qgALh0vKcnv3cYx1CYO-xXiTwQ/w480-h640/IMG_8543.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yo! Joe! is quite impressive as a game on the Amiga. I also pre-ordered some new release games coming in the next few months, so I look forward to getting those!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5pA77R38_FfmPsInPEadh-IoOofYmBJQw_QqloskJzdsYNHcBZkUQRnH1QZYrSW5jOjUN3yliF6kQTSf6YhghCdhbwi8hHgY1M4x3FBP1q0iBIb2AqQVXXHmHlugxYqqEjASp4okOTNocLzvHPwubHvCA5RqDOXz70n4i0kIyXxbMpOJ0euWinw9TA/s4032/IMG_8548.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5pA77R38_FfmPsInPEadh-IoOofYmBJQw_QqloskJzdsYNHcBZkUQRnH1QZYrSW5jOjUN3yliF6kQTSf6YhghCdhbwi8hHgY1M4x3FBP1q0iBIb2AqQVXXHmHlugxYqqEjASp4okOTNocLzvHPwubHvCA5RqDOXz70n4i0kIyXxbMpOJ0euWinw9TA/w480-h640/IMG_8548.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>That's it for now. </p><p>I am hoping that in March I will have some more time on the weekends to do some more projects on the Amiga and other systems I want to work on, so I can do some more blog posts! </p><p><br /></p></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-64696581870462733272024-01-14T17:27:00.001+10:302024-01-14T17:34:32.366+10:30Atari 2600+ has arrived<p>Happy New Year 2024 to everyone! </p><p>It is kind of strange for me to decide to get an Atari 2600+ system, and yet here we are in 2024! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2j1ZWCaxeEx5GuBqwHiZtzs3dGT-x2B0lrqFoocis10x9zryL0UMxGI8n7BINFKoJUDRTsblbwirFjtN-esr4RhxxDNGoJQMPOTFPd7Y4PuX72NpDcHLJnAEMrKDa_WNNNiLOK2s__0M8Xd34ZzWJ1S2kFOH3l3_keaYRHlkQ857oWem6FMnX0wZNHQ/s4032/IMG_7084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2j1ZWCaxeEx5GuBqwHiZtzs3dGT-x2B0lrqFoocis10x9zryL0UMxGI8n7BINFKoJUDRTsblbwirFjtN-esr4RhxxDNGoJQMPOTFPd7Y4PuX72NpDcHLJnAEMrKDa_WNNNiLOK2s__0M8Xd34ZzWJ1S2kFOH3l3_keaYRHlkQ857oWem6FMnX0wZNHQ/w640-h480/IMG_7084.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The reason I say this is because I was never really into Atari back in the day, with the exception of the Atari Lynx and the Atari Portfolio! </div><div><br /></div><div>The Atari Portfolio is the only Atari system I still have today, with the exception of the new 2600+ I just bought.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShG4SaLsFsCFbGuS53H62xBHYwAV4ZUHT3D1Sx6l37P9KdDQ-Sr5FLYTV5lbnECl2Ble073ldZyXLdUy0acxaxt10eCLXpMgGWfX43hg_ZXWhZHNZaadrcIHV3RP_Pw6sfhBy74FNwrrrW1PJ2Sak75SJt79vudSEES1q3UuC6zdt4eoDuzQBifp-KQ/s4032/IMG_3346.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjShG4SaLsFsCFbGuS53H62xBHYwAV4ZUHT3D1Sx6l37P9KdDQ-Sr5FLYTV5lbnECl2Ble073ldZyXLdUy0acxaxt10eCLXpMgGWfX43hg_ZXWhZHNZaadrcIHV3RP_Pw6sfhBy74FNwrrrW1PJ2Sak75SJt79vudSEES1q3UuC6zdt4eoDuzQBifp-KQ/w640-h480/IMG_3346.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Like most other people, watching the Terminator 2 movie when it was released in cinemas back in 1991 was the reason I wanted to get the Portfolio. It looked so cool and tiny for that era.<div><br /></div><div>Atari did well promoting it via that movie, although using it for hacking ATM's was errr, not the intended use of it. It did show it's portability very well though.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTwa0viOI1JJmYg-j5zf9s-pq0_E6i7wjyLDstlVAkAummcrL_9iM0cgIGqbEwqIeVRQbWIOFxOE-LdWplOBj0-ghxdsGnGj-40sV_-2B3lNRaG5lzIkHOjZfLiScR7Ea9Lxx-5XO0ui0oL29V6y8bYTEHgmvZuzQ0BKNNtDDfJ6PSIj25SrlNEiKaQ/s4032/IMG_3347.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTwa0viOI1JJmYg-j5zf9s-pq0_E6i7wjyLDstlVAkAummcrL_9iM0cgIGqbEwqIeVRQbWIOFxOE-LdWplOBj0-ghxdsGnGj-40sV_-2B3lNRaG5lzIkHOjZfLiScR7Ea9Lxx-5XO0ui0oL29V6y8bYTEHgmvZuzQ0BKNNtDDfJ6PSIj25SrlNEiKaQ/w640-h480/IMG_3347.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was interested in the MS-DOS compatibility and that it was the world's first palmtop computer. The reality is the tiny 128k conventional memory meant most PC based DOS games and programs couldn't run in the memory available.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisy9qi0SnyWxkJtgawRRvOun8HNAbrDLwX1qvB2yh3GK1rRXA-eSNLNBLeZcIpSfettiW67LcWkggkdYo_M_yx0hYQBERny-ILc3JnET2hfI6ZnkbAVHd4uKlP6V3o3w_AasIJ3bKeGMN-ZG23HvzTv2bnhpOdftCDYIr5NRYczVBJHrNuf_OAmynT1Q/s4032/IMG_3356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisy9qi0SnyWxkJtgawRRvOun8HNAbrDLwX1qvB2yh3GK1rRXA-eSNLNBLeZcIpSfettiW67LcWkggkdYo_M_yx0hYQBERny-ILc3JnET2hfI6ZnkbAVHd4uKlP6V3o3w_AasIJ3bKeGMN-ZG23HvzTv2bnhpOdftCDYIr5NRYczVBJHrNuf_OAmynT1Q/w640-h480/IMG_3356.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The built in address book, calculator, Diary, Editor and worksheet firmly made this a PDA, back when there were not many of them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1DvIygnZBu_U8noGhcmqhwAUc1ubyHv5yY9d-iLmvSnh3YB09Bd90kNUPEvYpwmZ6InGBKT9JdSoJiLiicCSnepBdFzB6AgjLvOOi-h11WbOSAB0A4GoBsLXNVu2uMFX-NGzBU0gexgVcGm_d_w3jexZzDSgIImnk2nodjsYZtDog_PDlmdWJWgEGw/s4032/IMG_3357.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1DvIygnZBu_U8noGhcmqhwAUc1ubyHv5yY9d-iLmvSnh3YB09Bd90kNUPEvYpwmZ6InGBKT9JdSoJiLiicCSnepBdFzB6AgjLvOOi-h11WbOSAB0A4GoBsLXNVu2uMFX-NGzBU0gexgVcGm_d_w3jexZzDSgIImnk2nodjsYZtDog_PDlmdWJWgEGw/w640-h480/IMG_3357.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The expansion port allowing additional storage, more software (which was released by Atari and others), and also the Serial and parallel port connections to allow printing and also transfer of software from PC were well thought out. I still reckon they should have enabled external floppy drives to be connected directly.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKjRF0qnfwV5zkwNgzhs73U0W0Nvlg2HdrfpIEU0DkP9g_HZIDXh0voF3hIA2gq6a8c9jkqsyRAzP5gvjxrWUEbJsOWLsxohK1Eg-NnzrVHYcwb6xcl_1SNXKNazfH21E9QGx_8OX0yozfMRQnoezlzcErYoJ4MLrAjWhljtH0MzUUPJItNV4j4iK1A/s4032/IMG_3349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKjRF0qnfwV5zkwNgzhs73U0W0Nvlg2HdrfpIEU0DkP9g_HZIDXh0voF3hIA2gq6a8c9jkqsyRAzP5gvjxrWUEbJsOWLsxohK1Eg-NnzrVHYcwb6xcl_1SNXKNazfH21E9QGx_8OX0yozfMRQnoezlzcErYoJ4MLrAjWhljtH0MzUUPJItNV4j4iK1A/w640-h480/IMG_3349.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I wish it could of connected to my Amiga at the time as I didn't have a PC, but of course Atari and Commodore were not exactly best buddies, so that was never going to happen...</div><div><br /><div>The size was so small for the time period, and it was that point and being able to run dos apps on the go without a bulky laptop I liked (remember back then that all laptops were very heavy and bulky). </div><div><br /></div><div>I have ordered a new parallel port cable and software solution for PC to link to it, so hopefully I can try out more software for the Portfolio soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>So that Palmtop size made the Portfolio so attractive and I think it is an important device, much like Palm Pilot PDA even smaller size was a few years later with the graffiti mode and stylus that removed the need for a keyboard like the Portfolio, Psion and others had at the time. I had one of these Palm Pilots for quite a while too:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYoivh-9-7UR1PLf-gzvhzOSuS1rGVSsdGeU9Thzbx6syIIqUPt2ECO6WO50_1cQDfpVFaAhpkXBvC4HilfuW4rrTt09zzFH1gDdaADrukvO3B9RP7RaBBNu8DBsTThaL9MGM32nxPr7UlxXaB1cnr0tIxW2vFfMwadFV6X_ZFfhxW1Nb2S_xp6xAVA/s1280/DSC00057.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYoivh-9-7UR1PLf-gzvhzOSuS1rGVSsdGeU9Thzbx6syIIqUPt2ECO6WO50_1cQDfpVFaAhpkXBvC4HilfuW4rrTt09zzFH1gDdaADrukvO3B9RP7RaBBNu8DBsTThaL9MGM32nxPr7UlxXaB1cnr0tIxW2vFfMwadFV6X_ZFfhxW1Nb2S_xp6xAVA/w640-h480/DSC00057.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ah, Palm...I remember back to a company I worked for in 1998-99 setting up a fleet of Palm PDA's with modem attachments and hearing aid programming add-on for audiologists across offices in Australia to program hearing aids for patients in the late 1990's and early 2000's. I setup a bank of modems and phone lines in the HQ office in Adelaide in the server room to receive the data over phone lines from mobile Palm PDA's for daily server backup and backend database sync. </div><div><br /></div><div>Personally I later upgraded to a Palm Tungsten T for email sync, and to play my mods and a handful of MP3's in the early 2000's, before moving to iPod Nano with Nokia, Blackberry and later iPhone for these uses!</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, enough about PDA's!</div><div><br /></div><div>In my view the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2020/10/intellivision-ii-has-arrived.html" target="_blank">Intellivision</a> was way better than the Atari 2600 technically. Of course I had an intellivision back then so I was a bit biased.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used to laugh at kids at school who had an Atari 2600 when I went around to their places as the games were nowhere near as technically great as the Intellivision was. Intellivision had real speech via Intellivoice and could be a (limited) computer as well with the ECS module - I have this setup at home:</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQv1KrbHnqOQ1Uz0KQGczRJCk-2qWmPAsjs9ZQ8Hpu-biBao2kdl0AyAf0eUDinwXi_kF1scNpRQgUPPPHVnFgoyGGrpqHX2MKPUS-aV3_O7QJYMv8XjPpzXsJliGZTONNxp9v63UaGqrhRXnAnb3iPm7WQ_09o3rErK5rrLqTvFa6IsswE-AdhTzaHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQv1KrbHnqOQ1Uz0KQGczRJCk-2qWmPAsjs9ZQ8Hpu-biBao2kdl0AyAf0eUDinwXi_kF1scNpRQgUPPPHVnFgoyGGrpqHX2MKPUS-aV3_O7QJYMv8XjPpzXsJliGZTONNxp9v63UaGqrhRXnAnb3iPm7WQ_09o3rErK5rrLqTvFa6IsswE-AdhTzaHg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p>Anyway, sorry for the diversion. Let's get back to Atari and the 2600+!</p><p></p><p>I bought an Atari 2600jr and 7800 in the mid 1990's when they were NOS going really cheap, and tried them out briefly, but not so interested. </p><div>That said, the Atari VCS (later 2600), is an important marker in the history of home gaming, making it accessible to most of us who were around then, and enabling us to experience at home a blocky, slow and glitchy representation of the superior arcade games Atari was releasing at the time.</div><p>Is that a bit rough assessment? I guess so. </p><p>The games that define Atari 2600 in my opinion are not those poor arcade conversions like Space Invaders, Pacman, Pole Position and Asteroids, but rather the unique games that were made specifically for the 2600, especially the multiplayer ones as I used to play those with friends back in the day and remember fondly.</p><p>In recent years there is a large retro community around the 2600, with lots of new release home-brew games available on AtariAge and elsewhere in 2023. </p><p>It is because of these new games that I was interested to get an Atari 2600 again to try these new games out. More on those new games later on!</p><p>The packaging for the Atari 2600+ is quite nice, and reminds me of the Atari 2600jr packaging when I bought one back in the mid 1990's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdJgF94LrEw2WwtzgemdKKlH6wUaYheyc8nY4mjVGQVixmtDk3UcZZ23pE5jNnPGL3xaV3HTuqNBiXS_Hsok5iNOQ2wUp_Js1LP2IYfwhaMWsJwTe_-PAUjF2H6t7QnHORHUw1hAMzn6-umpDRLkjrWxmEo44Oy5gb57rRALq4skfkVZqKFF5tUQSeQ/s4032/IMG_7073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdJgF94LrEw2WwtzgemdKKlH6wUaYheyc8nY4mjVGQVixmtDk3UcZZ23pE5jNnPGL3xaV3HTuqNBiXS_Hsok5iNOQ2wUp_Js1LP2IYfwhaMWsJwTe_-PAUjF2H6t7QnHORHUw1hAMzn6-umpDRLkjrWxmEo44Oy5gb57rRALq4skfkVZqKFF5tUQSeQ/w640-h480/IMG_7073.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also bought an extra joystick and also the 4 Games in 1 cartridge with paddles:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKP0oSEUPKQPW7HylFgjDpqF31v-narG_kP1bBMTmKbS_bM3HJAG7BXtptlNgO8izYt6BjkD8YigLU5BRUEw_XhwuuKHug4awFFuGVqgTA-LYunqIAsBrRMwFpGQpCLJUyUFusa8cZIz9ptXX_s62i6g4jIDcvf8cR8qyk-oNKIEj1JHRfJi2uV5elw/s4032/IMG_7075.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKP0oSEUPKQPW7HylFgjDpqF31v-narG_kP1bBMTmKbS_bM3HJAG7BXtptlNgO8izYt6BjkD8YigLU5BRUEw_XhwuuKHug4awFFuGVqgTA-LYunqIAsBrRMwFpGQpCLJUyUFusa8cZIz9ptXX_s62i6g4jIDcvf8cR8qyk-oNKIEj1JHRfJi2uV5elw/w640-h480/IMG_7075.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYI-kLXKGkI3ILdtxkpCdC2f-bpBbOgAQmVgomLxcrqusaNhuOq5CRM4X6XoJYwCbmKhWJvlyDqZa98l_kk-B-bg8AVn5dcytyKPQ2ATyuFI6MOCZTQ16_0tF8eWOtHnl0gsUNZBirR7S9rfcD3kLcfGaVolUV4IPevJH1Z1XmaQfuW8H5jfW1-6iaA/s4032/IMG_7076.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYI-kLXKGkI3ILdtxkpCdC2f-bpBbOgAQmVgomLxcrqusaNhuOq5CRM4X6XoJYwCbmKhWJvlyDqZa98l_kk-B-bg8AVn5dcytyKPQ2ATyuFI6MOCZTQ16_0tF8eWOtHnl0gsUNZBirR7S9rfcD3kLcfGaVolUV4IPevJH1Z1XmaQfuW8H5jfW1-6iaA/w640-h480/IMG_7076.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Getting everything out of the box, there is a 10 games in 1 cartridge included with the 2600+ to get you started, along with the console, joystick, HDMI cable, and USB cable to connect to a charger, which is NOT included. Seriously, do makers get an allergic reaction when it comes to including a power brick that everyone will need? </div><div><br /></div><div>I guess we have Apple to thank for removing power supplies, all under the excuse of environmental sustainability, much like the removal of free shopping bags, which we now have to pay for. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sure it may reduce the impact to the environment of this product as shipped, but having to buy another power supply in a separate package is nullifying this, unless of course you already have a suitable power brick to connect it to.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAY6CuvG5RVnRc3NfLyLAKpStX7oLmbxKaz2S95vT99hLMVFvE9a1S4nTrOinSNkFi_SG5470rNEWYDGIMJpKOfTwbBqKcMJZkqLCwsjnxoWUvBNxqV0FIyYh36vOb0L0lOio-2rBrQwm4OuA8tpJ1Vs1EM9rJvDlkzC5u9g-3yWfWsmvCjp6pNhdGpA/s4032/IMG_7077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAY6CuvG5RVnRc3NfLyLAKpStX7oLmbxKaz2S95vT99hLMVFvE9a1S4nTrOinSNkFi_SG5470rNEWYDGIMJpKOfTwbBqKcMJZkqLCwsjnxoWUvBNxqV0FIyYh36vOb0L0lOio-2rBrQwm4OuA8tpJ1Vs1EM9rJvDlkzC5u9g-3yWfWsmvCjp6pNhdGpA/w640-h480/IMG_7077.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The cartridge included has dip switches on the back to select which game you want to run. This seemed strange to me as many Atari multi-game cartridges have menus to select games to launch.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl32Fl79_mbdJcl2DBlJ04rLZ8RPBTjbfWz1UpKxjzTFWzOGCmRwNVUwC-CyW6St8MWuWn7keDqmQLhqDPXbTuGByHTfLNvK71NKLTJUXYG54nbpES_kWKcy-3-gZLRw8bMGCttgD4uGMkksYL5QzaFiGw5WNKiA9rBb2-vAhsQXRQOsK1avjcoeC1JA/s4032/IMG_7078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl32Fl79_mbdJcl2DBlJ04rLZ8RPBTjbfWz1UpKxjzTFWzOGCmRwNVUwC-CyW6St8MWuWn7keDqmQLhqDPXbTuGByHTfLNvK71NKLTJUXYG54nbpES_kWKcy-3-gZLRw8bMGCttgD4uGMkksYL5QzaFiGw5WNKiA9rBb2-vAhsQXRQOsK1avjcoeC1JA/w640-h480/IMG_7078.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQBcrsrrfHpWwO-43o8wOOlpiaOJbEZzRyKWKYMZNW3XjtItrJwX8LFPrM2YlhH1NLoR-txd6yVUaq8joC81ClFxKPeVXpVc4etRRDepMokazX8ULASGVb72Dk-Dsd2Em-A9j6KS4x0mmaoYT4Z1EtMMsna82h4fe2UvltmkM-X3b7czFIdEb9ZUdNQ/s4032/IMG_7079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQBcrsrrfHpWwO-43o8wOOlpiaOJbEZzRyKWKYMZNW3XjtItrJwX8LFPrM2YlhH1NLoR-txd6yVUaq8joC81ClFxKPeVXpVc4etRRDepMokazX8ULASGVb72Dk-Dsd2Em-A9j6KS4x0mmaoYT4Z1EtMMsna82h4fe2UvltmkM-X3b7czFIdEb9ZUdNQ/w640-h480/IMG_7079.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the cartridge installed in the Atari 2600+ unit. It looks great I have to say. Well done to the builders as it looks and feels like an original 'woody' Atari 2600 or VCS console.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZVZLjEJBvp44o4ZE2A65dsHVd3CfdB9YhL17AxIgVMCEQ45NV-W9L9_9pNlD3rRKp_5nuHBQlIToYSde8I2M9m9VbLisYmWGVujKc7z-nqZYxMS8fDmqL8TD9Z3Yy7tLWWhFXuPWWefK3njQvpHJ9eeibfA6NCzuHKbGFSRz_Cj3E6s31heBa3ptSQ/s4032/IMG_7080.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZVZLjEJBvp44o4ZE2A65dsHVd3CfdB9YhL17AxIgVMCEQ45NV-W9L9_9pNlD3rRKp_5nuHBQlIToYSde8I2M9m9VbLisYmWGVujKc7z-nqZYxMS8fDmqL8TD9Z3Yy7tLWWhFXuPWWefK3njQvpHJ9eeibfA6NCzuHKbGFSRz_Cj3E6s31heBa3ptSQ/w640-h480/IMG_7080.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From the back view of the system though, you see the modern touches with the HDMI output and USB-C charger connector, but the joystick ports are the normal DB9 variety, which means you can connect your old Atari 2600 joysticks too if you have them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4L4_m0Nz5yyb9ZRPA6hmc2z1qL4S-WJ2n8AguSCjuW9fJVCa7dPhsfXihP_fcxq-5Tu0Py-tqKgbAUeGPrO0gW7o_DOXRa_-hFNcYEEVRUeuVKuKehg1tv7TLIDtmbZBn9loaWry0KgzSVVZoGxIBU8f_ivWx-JQMA_0JkFELmAI_vqqNrtxivlXuA/s4032/IMG_7081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4L4_m0Nz5yyb9ZRPA6hmc2z1qL4S-WJ2n8AguSCjuW9fJVCa7dPhsfXihP_fcxq-5Tu0Py-tqKgbAUeGPrO0gW7o_DOXRa_-hFNcYEEVRUeuVKuKehg1tv7TLIDtmbZBn9loaWry0KgzSVVZoGxIBU8f_ivWx-JQMA_0JkFELmAI_vqqNrtxivlXuA/w640-h480/IMG_7081.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nab1eExqWLpYmwRdLlOaAbMcavEPXNCexeopYDhTOyI6BnooLpidCQrSAii2AmGFzyBcY3fR7rJ2KOVsf_QcW__qejMZvOzTutiX0SmgRm_K0IvLG_PbG_mCbNHPNJcxtdHe71nINs2W_bmESXJ-pXeCl_5YwtKLM-3rLhKMYuEYsi_qKyBqiWo4oA/s4032/IMG_7082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nab1eExqWLpYmwRdLlOaAbMcavEPXNCexeopYDhTOyI6BnooLpidCQrSAii2AmGFzyBcY3fR7rJ2KOVsf_QcW__qejMZvOzTutiX0SmgRm_K0IvLG_PbG_mCbNHPNJcxtdHe71nINs2W_bmESXJ-pXeCl_5YwtKLM-3rLhKMYuEYsi_qKyBqiWo4oA/w640-h480/IMG_7082.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The extra 4 games in 1 cartridge which has a set of paddles to play looks very interesting - looking forward to trying breakout with the paddles:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fd5LOvsZTBHHRXf3x-BJ7fZv5xFOdpbK3yrNlQIvr9fIUT-svhSBZt720UfU_m8m-KCp8azhGGmNN0PQXhonADq-LhKLUiADNUF21FlIkO1PaRYTTkdcKB-6vsRruoHEHQwum8tBxJ8clgQ4gQ0-LHgJKmqpxXWbf-tMYQxKzMSWJP_DWbqzCLpioQ/s4032/IMG_7083.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fd5LOvsZTBHHRXf3x-BJ7fZv5xFOdpbK3yrNlQIvr9fIUT-svhSBZt720UfU_m8m-KCp8azhGGmNN0PQXhonADq-LhKLUiADNUF21FlIkO1PaRYTTkdcKB-6vsRruoHEHQwum8tBxJ8clgQ4gQ0-LHgJKmqpxXWbf-tMYQxKzMSWJP_DWbqzCLpioQ/w640-h480/IMG_7083.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The 4 games in one cartridge also had dip switches on the back to select the games:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxk4M7o_u_m8PnKa_FwOViyeAMEkNF1szXKDBWY9mwuuyEy1RYRc5-pe9hkbLEPudsiJA2g7gtaxCGe_siGaXQ_-IsHQpqzctZzHlfCMy7qV8xoLu8Gywgm3LlGHXO3qmhR6EMTdgy9A2z2rtrfRcGo-Q6UkkBywMVwkgUdHl1Wq_flDwxWUTpyYviQ/s4032/IMG_7085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxk4M7o_u_m8PnKa_FwOViyeAMEkNF1szXKDBWY9mwuuyEy1RYRc5-pe9hkbLEPudsiJA2g7gtaxCGe_siGaXQ_-IsHQpqzctZzHlfCMy7qV8xoLu8Gywgm3LlGHXO3qmhR6EMTdgy9A2z2rtrfRcGo-Q6UkkBywMVwkgUdHl1Wq_flDwxWUTpyYviQ/w640-h480/IMG_7085.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Setting this up gave me an excuse to re-jig my setup a little. For a long time the SNES Mini, NES Mini and Neo Geo X were in the cupboard as I didn't have any space to set them up.</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to put away the Silicon Graphics Octane for now as I haven't had the time it needs to work on setting it up as I would like to. I used the space gained to fit the Atari 2600+, SNES Mini, NES Mini, and Neo Geo X consoles, along with a second hand HDMI TFT screen I bought from Cash Converters for $40.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3oi6eb-ukYglvQn2Wrl5u93ZHZeTnykHqbYsIVcczRVW9pSWk8woThMkgUi8j_LvyuzGhLDKqIqdxUYFKI4MexmShvSL7aH_EiZqiQ06fOEr_-44facjVdk2yyHI2cWKXJfGbbNrUHh8CjX9uravRlhwTzBB8mfO9Y00QKO9wgR9bzqLn_v1fYinqg/s4032/IMG_7088.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3oi6eb-ukYglvQn2Wrl5u93ZHZeTnykHqbYsIVcczRVW9pSWk8woThMkgUi8j_LvyuzGhLDKqIqdxUYFKI4MexmShvSL7aH_EiZqiQ06fOEr_-44facjVdk2yyHI2cWKXJfGbbNrUHh8CjX9uravRlhwTzBB8mfO9Y00QKO9wgR9bzqLn_v1fYinqg/w640-h480/IMG_7088.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am pretty happy with the setup. I can put the Neo Geo away under the screen when not in use, leaving plenty of room for the Atari 2600+</div><div><br /></div><div>While at Cash Converters I also picked up a few multi-game cartridges for the Atari 2600, which were released in Australia back in the 1990's, and Othello and California games from Ebay.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPxl_v0TBvU3YgsGNbd4qeGk251hiacuLDA4BGNTjThwxjFLU-HtjoaD6Sau5DXl_DlfU7rESPJy9iSAF1zYs6VKkPAsfrWOafmknZHBK2l0bmoVjmY-FOiQjTtNUtV5h70wUvc9gYobRTTIUwQIyE0PXvfbvsN77NpziQnTaciR7YQ__XRqNstViIg/s4032/IMG_7090.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPxl_v0TBvU3YgsGNbd4qeGk251hiacuLDA4BGNTjThwxjFLU-HtjoaD6Sau5DXl_DlfU7rESPJy9iSAF1zYs6VKkPAsfrWOafmknZHBK2l0bmoVjmY-FOiQjTtNUtV5h70wUvc9gYobRTTIUwQIyE0PXvfbvsN77NpziQnTaciR7YQ__XRqNstViIg/w640-h480/IMG_7090.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I really did forget how blocky Atari 2600 graphics are, especially when blown up on a modern HDMI screen.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lVYjuHu1M5Ftv-QpZRWrwtEL9zsfVYthyphenhyphenr08lk2DTwHKyAiGtnYaGgXYkJFPxX9MH_NWSAClP0Y3IS_ygR0Ld1vnNJEnTIMKlu1JulqH_e47WJZGvz3e3kRGPKxk0J7WmZeBGw6QPcaecc3MqHocgxAp_BTrBo9LXlQjFqhHCZc-ihhD66bmLa3jpg/s4032/IMG_7091.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lVYjuHu1M5Ftv-QpZRWrwtEL9zsfVYthyphenhyphenr08lk2DTwHKyAiGtnYaGgXYkJFPxX9MH_NWSAClP0Y3IS_ygR0Ld1vnNJEnTIMKlu1JulqH_e47WJZGvz3e3kRGPKxk0J7WmZeBGw6QPcaecc3MqHocgxAp_BTrBo9LXlQjFqhHCZc-ihhD66bmLa3jpg/w640-h480/IMG_7091.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here I was trying out one of the games included with the 2600+, Video Pinball:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXy4w_D9xK4WI1I-v74IANpkyqEoPQTaQNNBHBokD83V7ahTYKUpgtJRvzVoMj5SMvoMB2kdkb7LGy9lGMJ_9QaIiEkv8hfXF_yArXOaZih0ZrNHEM2JzNcK2EffYIIPC_68cpPcMsLkYkrM2YTKccgnUmO5vW1-IKeWQhG7jrLxz45qcv2hE2eIVHQ/s4032/IMG_7092.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXy4w_D9xK4WI1I-v74IANpkyqEoPQTaQNNBHBokD83V7ahTYKUpgtJRvzVoMj5SMvoMB2kdkb7LGy9lGMJ_9QaIiEkv8hfXF_yArXOaZih0ZrNHEM2JzNcK2EffYIIPC_68cpPcMsLkYkrM2YTKccgnUmO5vW1-IKeWQhG7jrLxz45qcv2hE2eIVHQ/w640-h480/IMG_7092.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I removed the cart (which returns to the boot screen unlike the original 2600), and I flipped the dip switches to try out another game on the cartridge.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdcG3fmKG0ma5xvvex1pHNjCsyp-OxdNAN6Tcr8WWIkT90Tl2nGuiWb3PGk3Nk22qvj7PRpdzAvQx7doDKaO-yw8mAsqaPu72LZS0fRoYaSPYKOVj5Ldt_bvC7idtvo2p9q41vLB67n5p9xXG_u_tzNBX-5WzLqdyeH6jCiH8XqChkhu-9ABu4plFQw/s4032/IMG_7093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdcG3fmKG0ma5xvvex1pHNjCsyp-OxdNAN6Tcr8WWIkT90Tl2nGuiWb3PGk3Nk22qvj7PRpdzAvQx7doDKaO-yw8mAsqaPu72LZS0fRoYaSPYKOVj5Ldt_bvC7idtvo2p9q41vLB67n5p9xXG_u_tzNBX-5WzLqdyeH6jCiH8XqChkhu-9ABu4plFQw/w640-h480/IMG_7093.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next I hooked up the paddles:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPfzNuTeNxcGu-XEsQXVm1R2-lmlICNAqFq3Qpt2pyxEark96lLzEKSCciyTysPzzjoB9Yag6BVzaXYFI7A9cS7KPX0J8qsDJDzyG9XPwO2MhheRRr4-UkSux5Ax4fp9V2hI7wDKW53UFdnRs6-nP3qgL3ymWafvM_trGYA0xWg3kXM7UEVcPY0tCfQ/s4032/IMG_7094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPfzNuTeNxcGu-XEsQXVm1R2-lmlICNAqFq3Qpt2pyxEark96lLzEKSCciyTysPzzjoB9Yag6BVzaXYFI7A9cS7KPX0J8qsDJDzyG9XPwO2MhheRRr4-UkSux5Ax4fp9V2hI7wDKW53UFdnRs6-nP3qgL3ymWafvM_trGYA0xWg3kXM7UEVcPY0tCfQ/w640-h480/IMG_7094.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had a game or ten of Breakout and quickly got reminded how simple concept games implemented well can be a lot of fun:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsDdN6nd0DZ7IRW9T5c7HHnLCJ0ODM7uF2PXtZVJPubkJa0rxJnyZRjWStzATVIP32GwRodRGv0Mur5ynAI-M-k-vWeXPViDMbaebgPA0KKzYP_85GivQCrL4FkLeo5QEh0H5w6YBYrDjx6Jjg3lkg7AlxVO2RrJ-Jntw4Lvmruq9NEoRXCHHKEyJRw/s4032/IMG_7095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsDdN6nd0DZ7IRW9T5c7HHnLCJ0ODM7uF2PXtZVJPubkJa0rxJnyZRjWStzATVIP32GwRodRGv0Mur5ynAI-M-k-vWeXPViDMbaebgPA0KKzYP_85GivQCrL4FkLeo5QEh0H5w6YBYrDjx6Jjg3lkg7AlxVO2RrJ-Jntw4Lvmruq9NEoRXCHHKEyJRw/w480-h640/IMG_7095.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Using the paddles to control the bat works brilliantly, and very responsive on the 2600+.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvbxFSivi4x_E6CtW36aXMGxIwqEplE9uoo2D9TrmRrHclGC93WwhnlsA0irGiEVyPnKSjysx2d7D64bL7chk-vVt2JkkQi0ChW_2mSxRjARoQ5aqHJArrVUry0vW2qX_66v2JU7KSKSlO3FLVnNM134r2i-mKo8N2DiZ2llvcXUDDQ-wjbGyhyZ0Ow/s4032/IMG_7096.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvbxFSivi4x_E6CtW36aXMGxIwqEplE9uoo2D9TrmRrHclGC93WwhnlsA0irGiEVyPnKSjysx2d7D64bL7chk-vVt2JkkQi0ChW_2mSxRjARoQ5aqHJArrVUry0vW2qX_66v2JU7KSKSlO3FLVnNM134r2i-mKo8N2DiZ2llvcXUDDQ-wjbGyhyZ0Ow/w480-h640/IMG_7096.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up I tried one of the multi-game cartridges I bought from cash Converters. Given the dip switch situation on the included cartridges, I was worried these wouldn't work at all, but to my surprise they worked fine:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJ8HkWqEgS1XAGAxcv3p3eo_Pe1T-chKlslMGEyJbysOPpfr-td1wmRCMd7Hu8L0F3jg7dUnlSbXnSCd12AMbL47vElzDrtU2jU3wS-C8ZgzuFqkzOmhMt2BUVpa5b1btAc-iEr7bh8ac6ZX4ID7CkwIi5QVwIdrShS40Mt3CY0Ycwt6ZT7kokGW40Q/s4032/IMG_7097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJ8HkWqEgS1XAGAxcv3p3eo_Pe1T-chKlslMGEyJbysOPpfr-td1wmRCMd7Hu8L0F3jg7dUnlSbXnSCd12AMbL47vElzDrtU2jU3wS-C8ZgzuFqkzOmhMt2BUVpa5b1btAc-iEr7bh8ac6ZX4ID7CkwIi5QVwIdrShS40Mt3CY0Ycwt6ZT7kokGW40Q/w640-h480/IMG_7097.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The menu selector worked fine, and the games launched as expected. Very happy. Frogger time!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QnbY_xzodTxpvgklyN9mVPLyKofQ88jToioGrlLG-1wOSV3roF6BF3KMW7_2snHgNmiyXVgjNJwThoFQohdLx9aTEjjtt-fgoAKsY82pSDq63epDXPaAtTNj94BYjj6m-Iud6jaJMoA_Ud7l9337kbEUeggrHJ3vzd2PHdyKqiqkFG3Nta5QzsoZxw/s4032/IMG_7098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QnbY_xzodTxpvgklyN9mVPLyKofQ88jToioGrlLG-1wOSV3roF6BF3KMW7_2snHgNmiyXVgjNJwThoFQohdLx9aTEjjtt-fgoAKsY82pSDq63epDXPaAtTNj94BYjj6m-Iud6jaJMoA_Ud7l9337kbEUeggrHJ3vzd2PHdyKqiqkFG3Nta5QzsoZxw/w640-h480/IMG_7098.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllumdw7MdIv4dh1s7hbWXKz1AhNw0MU9G1JvtdAlDy3W5mc61vzZh7X2o0MZJ9-W98sxy3oiK021UobIp1Y7A5rptnwKVT83f9i95SeaxCffYy3b6ZQp9DZO930xEaG8KxKTHgXYJTpsnSx4L-kuXnREuWOZSmRSeBUANo38YoNcs3IaxJk0zCcv3NQ/s4032/IMG_7102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllumdw7MdIv4dh1s7hbWXKz1AhNw0MU9G1JvtdAlDy3W5mc61vzZh7X2o0MZJ9-W98sxy3oiK021UobIp1Y7A5rptnwKVT83f9i95SeaxCffYy3b6ZQp9DZO930xEaG8KxKTHgXYJTpsnSx4L-kuXnREuWOZSmRSeBUANo38YoNcs3IaxJk0zCcv3NQ/w480-h640/IMG_7102.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sometimes when launches a multi-game cartridge I got a glitch screen and no menu, but power off/on fixed it:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeQqfeS0znG9Nb_daCN1Ayo4RQdlQiakt-NWVdBzBXe6H3v5R_E7jLFKo2bFAt9lizscIi1dCJugeycReBEc6chteXrtIkHi4i9S3N8UJH5ttLlraJJ7i0yXCHEaohL-PAunCt3nzEniGiPqNB_CfaFyvHG6IM10CwjjtYKt47W4H697NTOuMzr-yhw/s4032/IMG_7103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeQqfeS0znG9Nb_daCN1Ayo4RQdlQiakt-NWVdBzBXe6H3v5R_E7jLFKo2bFAt9lizscIi1dCJugeycReBEc6chteXrtIkHi4i9S3N8UJH5ttLlraJJ7i0yXCHEaohL-PAunCt3nzEniGiPqNB_CfaFyvHG6IM10CwjjtYKt47W4H697NTOuMzr-yhw/w640-h480/IMG_7103.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuD-Gf1tStWebL0TPGiy3sVh_xgemEja1Tui6rzCBGBV8xerDvTva21nPrw2j92u7lumL5tV0FHsHHyEp_RJbg11KS69BmfNDG0hmF___eXD30-CIPpjYemHEn05b1ovTIQ8ytMou8EAYqBgimpemfb8Yv7vKrHQzeRvG6ysArMftiHHc55FxvP6zyQ/w640-h480/IMG_7105.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxAVSyRKdoYqsJp0f78yTBnG3J2cUBYR2n_xAQaz-E-dSk-xCnCFWP6ZTKp16cGy5yt5GT7XQimhQ-5nKWUG_KQ3BB9z3_2SLz80jnBQTByyUhXC1ttMDG-8OiWKvOdtfxotqQHu9r1iKQi3aA-CCbgHmjs4svfs5kzp67_OiRsk-7HH3XYtcjk2lYg/s4032/IMG_7106.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxAVSyRKdoYqsJp0f78yTBnG3J2cUBYR2n_xAQaz-E-dSk-xCnCFWP6ZTKp16cGy5yt5GT7XQimhQ-5nKWUG_KQ3BB9z3_2SLz80jnBQTByyUhXC1ttMDG-8OiWKvOdtfxotqQHu9r1iKQi3aA-CCbgHmjs4svfs5kzp67_OiRsk-7HH3XYtcjk2lYg/w640-h480/IMG_7106.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While waiting for the Atari 2600+ to arrive (as I pre ordered it well in advance of the release date in November 2023), I also ordered the Harmony cartridge, which allows you to play most Atari 2600 games from a SD card connected to it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDLGllVnBlupa65s3Pev31Adu6F3F4CS4UwraaLXRtCQtm5VXQlFQ41WsEBDPwHU3VVTJYx45KFv_wF9AzCDcSYyWumdm-4LSpdQMmxopDQGQLsVAegGa8mqUkuBUNJc7utcqQJtkgwhE4s_8vKHFQXDbBhL7u59S7S4ae76S-qGwqR_eWpdNhgofGg/w640-h480/IMG_7108.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sadly though, it doesn't work on the Atari 2600+</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFyeb0J-HVH22f38E242d5Zr1oiIPvpfJwkP47bUwMAhNsM4khHzgD-nzNydqq5SVcmvE9FLHRd82xrxSPMdoqMlyspqlxxM-x9s-JE6dmPwArrrzdKpwuBiUiYK2z3zEa4V3hDPCbZ24wp330YFjXB9XoMe4A5E-f-nPdiQrXXOBdxYOBHCEBOIpEw/s4032/IMG_7109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFyeb0J-HVH22f38E242d5Zr1oiIPvpfJwkP47bUwMAhNsM4khHzgD-nzNydqq5SVcmvE9FLHRd82xrxSPMdoqMlyspqlxxM-x9s-JE6dmPwArrrzdKpwuBiUiYK2z3zEa4V3hDPCbZ24wp330YFjXB9XoMe4A5E-f-nPdiQrXXOBdxYOBHCEBOIpEw/w640-h480/IMG_7109.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I looked online and found out that it is not compatible at all. I gather you can force it to boot one game by putting it in the root SD card as AUTOROM.bin, but I see little point in that, and it is tedious to change around every time you want to try something else. </div><div><br /></div><div>If I was a cynic, I suspect Atari made sure of these multi-carts not working, so they could sell individual games for the Atari 2600...</div><div><br /></div><div>Something apparently confirmed as I found out Atari is also selling NEW Atari 2600 games. Well I am not sure Bezerk can be called new (heh), but anyway. You can buy new release official Atari 2600 games in 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div>I picked up Mr Run and Jump, and Bezerk.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZU95g3sAqA1cfLT_OSqwKO7gNz6S2LrUsCBaEy5h0SbMOz1jfe9vFaBXqoAY-AAmhCbUrWNhEjaWKSRjHxTvlRSl1iin0dIyC-q_FSTzg8VRP5XsVVTLzVcoUyDq0Z9HgP3n1mHKD_zCNLN2TMIXLMp45HjMLG2WI24iCoJ7mRlXnep4KaHWVvQuLFg/s4032/IMG_7127.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZU95g3sAqA1cfLT_OSqwKO7gNz6S2LrUsCBaEy5h0SbMOz1jfe9vFaBXqoAY-AAmhCbUrWNhEjaWKSRjHxTvlRSl1iin0dIyC-q_FSTzg8VRP5XsVVTLzVcoUyDq0Z9HgP3n1mHKD_zCNLN2TMIXLMp45HjMLG2WI24iCoJ7mRlXnep4KaHWVvQuLFg/w640-h480/IMG_7127.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjt2WaugOkRUr0PB2TMZRBaQ4zQso3UuGhKN7HEvz13c0_bpwEbsp4bnRgV40alp54FideRz9s4J644dJTqDi5Tz5_MolpJ9pZjkk9SyT1Z9ZZTXdqp0-fX3NKSiKWZ2Stwv2mbeZx6bTAut2NDj7Xi3pxMbuKNsTWCZJCUhIPH-iE-Mj6N3MSdgDDw/s4032/IMG_7128.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjt2WaugOkRUr0PB2TMZRBaQ4zQso3UuGhKN7HEvz13c0_bpwEbsp4bnRgV40alp54FideRz9s4J644dJTqDi5Tz5_MolpJ9pZjkk9SyT1Z9ZZTXdqp0-fX3NKSiKWZ2Stwv2mbeZx6bTAut2NDj7Xi3pxMbuKNsTWCZJCUhIPH-iE-Mj6N3MSdgDDw/w640-h480/IMG_7128.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Mr Run and Jump is a new game I believe, although quite a frustrating one when I tried it...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2SjmhX_pV9yYIJ_uLgN6n99sclbtSdbuZf44sCE99pWdC7D3b4kr34NHMPo6BGUeN4igQDn81gI96Brlh9BqLvBoSmBasveGlukZYHDWshrUBzVis9f1p1BUPG1qgT1i2QMpu7q2Sq97MURhMJiMzriJv9sRAvYCnL96JArywmYViNP83wMHKxmB1w/s4032/IMG_7155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2SjmhX_pV9yYIJ_uLgN6n99sclbtSdbuZf44sCE99pWdC7D3b4kr34NHMPo6BGUeN4igQDn81gI96Brlh9BqLvBoSmBasveGlukZYHDWshrUBzVis9f1p1BUPG1qgT1i2QMpu7q2Sq97MURhMJiMzriJv9sRAvYCnL96JArywmYViNP83wMHKxmB1w/w480-h640/IMG_7155.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also ordered some new Homebrew Atari 2600 games and damascene demo cartridges from AtariAge, which didn't arrive until 2024, which is why I delayed this blog post, so I could try them out.</div><div><br /></div>As an aside on my travels back home in October 2023, I saw the Atari VCS lego model for sale in the airport Lego shop - might have to get one!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEsi1o5ZxHqiHt1pq2VrC2R9my7AMKUeJdDR6q5FD5pW8DysqeOvF5_ckfpmaaqe_IhIJ82bR4YkpM9SO8yR9vAlBQgHhmYtOfdTk1bzyp7KOE_WPAqkfP86AQPMnUe28K291y9KorJ8HvtsuwhLWGJprj0hikbZFxmKybtPHiabuq8iIZOQfstwFTg/s4032/IMG_7172.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEsi1o5ZxHqiHt1pq2VrC2R9my7AMKUeJdDR6q5FD5pW8DysqeOvF5_ckfpmaaqe_IhIJ82bR4YkpM9SO8yR9vAlBQgHhmYtOfdTk1bzyp7KOE_WPAqkfP86AQPMnUe28K291y9KorJ8HvtsuwhLWGJprj0hikbZFxmKybtPHiabuq8iIZOQfstwFTg/w480-h640/IMG_7172.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is 2024, and the homebrew games for the Atari 2600 have now arrived, so let's take a look at them:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAHZ8G5ymmrIywweW3DJ6O7gO63gTishA_IckK5nerjPyNLt7kAgGeLl8-BzfKB0zxw-swYDNxe2lbR2VGSluU7DAd5Hsh5Tu7fJR5qUxUqaqXWqsMyqJb5wl63JHUx6MKhPtnxmq6Jf5v6QiAJUFit72D6k6gjH85q-eqItNB5jE7vEh5p6OSp7pmw/s4032/IMG_8011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAHZ8G5ymmrIywweW3DJ6O7gO63gTishA_IckK5nerjPyNLt7kAgGeLl8-BzfKB0zxw-swYDNxe2lbR2VGSluU7DAd5Hsh5Tu7fJR5qUxUqaqXWqsMyqJb5wl63JHUx6MKhPtnxmq6Jf5v6QiAJUFit72D6k6gjH85q-eqItNB5jE7vEh5p6OSp7pmw/w640-h480/IMG_8011.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Game-wise there is Deepstone Catacomb, Frosty 2, Flappy, Space Rocks, and Blocks, all made between 2012 and 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also included are two demoscene cartridges - one with 6 demos on it, and one single demo cartridge could Bang, with an Amiga boing ball on the label!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaivhVHvuoT0nHNWL8pGoxYkHmVGxpUaCWfvK0Bu_bQBW6XVq_DhS202UAf1mRyzTTGJ16vLDLg_j1qBaYW5gca3AoYPOYHWrjv89mXcbVTzN9ZD5wrLr-itZqLN0o9jHdI5KRzDFEkcJNRfmbATMeAtrPgbe0fdfG8OVbIX2QROt2qgiP4HyDm9m3w/s4032/IMG_8012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaivhVHvuoT0nHNWL8pGoxYkHmVGxpUaCWfvK0Bu_bQBW6XVq_DhS202UAf1mRyzTTGJ16vLDLg_j1qBaYW5gca3AoYPOYHWrjv89mXcbVTzN9ZD5wrLr-itZqLN0o9jHdI5KRzDFEkcJNRfmbATMeAtrPgbe0fdfG8OVbIX2QROt2qgiP4HyDm9m3w/w640-h480/IMG_8012.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The prospect of trying out NEW games and demos like these for the Atari 2600 was the real reason to get this 2600+ system.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sadly though, it didn't go as well as I had hoped. Some worked, and most didn't.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Bang! demo cartridge I tried out first and it worked perfectly. First time for me to watch an Atari 2600 scene demo!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSnNhjUQyru0AK_cst9IG9CuyzzjOVM19bNXYja9U7AzXlQ9mDfmlWDmM4NHnXirIpNt0LzVhzmgDtt3CTLVVYpFRbJignY2ZlVYOlEvBtyz5yfg4kyLhD8FarX4EsMpkf41fttAG0n-ckfQIeqynmMEgW22RZu1uoFesIPzpbOkndRm1mF4vM3CwyQ/s4032/IMG_8093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSnNhjUQyru0AK_cst9IG9CuyzzjOVM19bNXYja9U7AzXlQ9mDfmlWDmM4NHnXirIpNt0LzVhzmgDtt3CTLVVYpFRbJignY2ZlVYOlEvBtyz5yfg4kyLhD8FarX4EsMpkf41fttAG0n-ckfQIeqynmMEgW22RZu1uoFesIPzpbOkndRm1mF4vM3CwyQ/w640-h480/IMG_8093.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7LvqvXO22_yco_2R4Tv38ZP2WbRZCPvFLbDjMD4Q6vB62iBkI-80XAKPz94zNSWCNoJHfjNjF4e9_iosG5xWSS_VJ-zYRVpna42ZPhW7CfLxNbqVsHBJZwrOb7javpQ0Yi4l2WlXOY75QLqEXuhQki-KI7bCpnUVwIaFfhezBrsFRnzlU58QsmLMxg/s4032/IMG_8108.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7LvqvXO22_yco_2R4Tv38ZP2WbRZCPvFLbDjMD4Q6vB62iBkI-80XAKPz94zNSWCNoJHfjNjF4e9_iosG5xWSS_VJ-zYRVpna42ZPhW7CfLxNbqVsHBJZwrOb7javpQ0Yi4l2WlXOY75QLqEXuhQki-KI7bCpnUVwIaFfhezBrsFRnzlU58QsmLMxg/w640-h480/IMG_8108.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Given the limitations of the original hardware - it is quite an impressive demo.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pJMBl1exN9fNRNTEdCmvcjyxRep8FBO2jDwOjYqpMvpC-X1Y7xLdu7u1manQydYpz4k1BGzBNdnlFK7z6vkKrYFuHfnKGcy-Vxyg9BtGTmDUmJ8YpSohwnu4_ZOTb1oo0SjLOJ1KjK3BvF1kkRYMF3q17gV6BBvbCJP9glSc1dxlbOGOcFxeS0LxTQ/s4032/IMG_8109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pJMBl1exN9fNRNTEdCmvcjyxRep8FBO2jDwOjYqpMvpC-X1Y7xLdu7u1manQydYpz4k1BGzBNdnlFK7z6vkKrYFuHfnKGcy-Vxyg9BtGTmDUmJ8YpSohwnu4_ZOTb1oo0SjLOJ1KjK3BvF1kkRYMF3q17gV6BBvbCJP9glSc1dxlbOGOcFxeS0LxTQ/w640-h480/IMG_8109.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Scene demos 6-in-1 multicart didn't work at all on the 2600+:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfiPGwvllEweYg4objKF9g9TnPdaa0_z_dfeqwAdlppzJNoUX-LRXNFofC96pydhHioHLOBsAyUp_AHl0c4u0m1FjSZ3QZNQVbFaQm5XRkNrED2cBsSIuXseP8yx6KNq2r7EpLXxgglSnBk8eUSHhuLuGmNmPOE38-rbyhPe85Pcya3ietavhIV68JQ/s4032/IMG_8110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfiPGwvllEweYg4objKF9g9TnPdaa0_z_dfeqwAdlppzJNoUX-LRXNFofC96pydhHioHLOBsAyUp_AHl0c4u0m1FjSZ3QZNQVbFaQm5XRkNrED2cBsSIuXseP8yx6KNq2r7EpLXxgglSnBk8eUSHhuLuGmNmPOE38-rbyhPe85Pcya3ietavhIV68JQ/w640-h480/IMG_8110.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_QjwzC02e0lb9YUoEQvqPr3wKPW5K6uSNoGAqX1Tv2Z0yhGgM6o9OMAYVVQEhqQOFFKLWeb9myz_PLC84oEwxFzA8qTF5rlEeO0M0bkOfCM6k3Vnxa3tZKmC47MOY4VEVTr76YDHLa22iqzHKbe1k4gQkoNMxxWrxs5HB5AwyF98ZcLPNqaLAcEDqA/s4032/IMG_8111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_QjwzC02e0lb9YUoEQvqPr3wKPW5K6uSNoGAqX1Tv2Z0yhGgM6o9OMAYVVQEhqQOFFKLWeb9myz_PLC84oEwxFzA8qTF5rlEeO0M0bkOfCM6k3Vnxa3tZKmC47MOY4VEVTr76YDHLa22iqzHKbe1k4gQkoNMxxWrxs5HB5AwyF98ZcLPNqaLAcEDqA/w480-h640/IMG_8111.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next I tried Flappy, which is a clone of the iPhone game Flappy Bird from a number of years ago. It worked, which was a good start!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmSkq8gdHDDE03Xb_94mkj1uc2afcTMEIkfSdZH_KTFvbHlQesECp8EaUjEz2-ZYvqJ6tJX0dTzOuvxrYUMcxf6LXfEURMSQLJ19aXdEwoIW4M0n2dLqdEKsy5pABA5wfGRM4-Bptgz271ajQGwohBgrfcJOrZSsfE4tkJvCpQD48-0dnjbzJaB1i3A/s4032/IMG_8113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmSkq8gdHDDE03Xb_94mkj1uc2afcTMEIkfSdZH_KTFvbHlQesECp8EaUjEz2-ZYvqJ6tJX0dTzOuvxrYUMcxf6LXfEURMSQLJ19aXdEwoIW4M0n2dLqdEKsy5pABA5wfGRM4-Bptgz271ajQGwohBgrfcJOrZSsfE4tkJvCpQD48-0dnjbzJaB1i3A/w480-h640/IMG_8113.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I played this for quite a while with a top score of 71. Not sure if that is good or not, but my finger was sore after jabbing the fire button to get it, so probably it is the maximum for today at least!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7bhr2Q9vips_y3kG6FP2ZURIlJHSKvagzEtcIqVu4oGOUhggag3D-AaEQF4j0MmCtOb8gJp5OcvEfB2g3SJhihZqCfL7vQGGbNpqGdRMTBsx5UP50Ch6K-Y2I_nj_DL7bwb_1T0-57ihiVww5d5Ntnu5Nlt0z3cZWGmY2Wdzia_S4WHFjfsLQHA9LA/s4032/IMG_8120.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7bhr2Q9vips_y3kG6FP2ZURIlJHSKvagzEtcIqVu4oGOUhggag3D-AaEQF4j0MmCtOb8gJp5OcvEfB2g3SJhihZqCfL7vQGGbNpqGdRMTBsx5UP50Ch6K-Y2I_nj_DL7bwb_1T0-57ihiVww5d5Ntnu5Nlt0z3cZWGmY2Wdzia_S4WHFjfsLQHA9LA/w640-h480/IMG_8120.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcktWuu93HWnKWsMhEzaMxE7F-Eg8mwGk02yIcKJ4l3ZKB-sEsZYrkoojCvMuaSqj3Cgs0oKCb_oPD0IgULhph3TGTx5CSzouyN4s3jyyqkKLKo0-Il4HObICUJbQufsf4BQw1YH7cH1PyvftO0bBPUp6y4lI1jZzKTYKJPOeUwl8L-oVPZ8hVrYNvQ/s4032/IMG_8122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcktWuu93HWnKWsMhEzaMxE7F-Eg8mwGk02yIcKJ4l3ZKB-sEsZYrkoojCvMuaSqj3Cgs0oKCb_oPD0IgULhph3TGTx5CSzouyN4s3jyyqkKLKo0-Il4HObICUJbQufsf4BQw1YH7cH1PyvftO0bBPUp6y4lI1jZzKTYKJPOeUwl8L-oVPZ8hVrYNvQ/w640-h480/IMG_8122.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I should note that I ordered the PAL versions of the cartridges - you can get NTSC or PAL depending on your Atari 2600 system region of origin.</div><div><br /></div><div>Space Rocks looks like a cool game, based on asteroids but supposed to be a cooler version - sadly it doesn't work on the 2600+</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRUmEohyUhlEKrpdlwfWX-3FSi0GAWpaAezuJ2etBquD_0X__T7aREvGU_Si16MauxXd4l_mtsvz2bx0-ldvW-BQ4D8i2YXzKicSks5No96I3ekOIeCv7sf_LK0WM4EZJdWBrNBxWNaYicEFMm9CXycgtFOZfryZK4K2zg5TzoNYUU-gUfX5lXeIi-A/s4032/IMG_8123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRUmEohyUhlEKrpdlwfWX-3FSi0GAWpaAezuJ2etBquD_0X__T7aREvGU_Si16MauxXd4l_mtsvz2bx0-ldvW-BQ4D8i2YXzKicSks5No96I3ekOIeCv7sf_LK0WM4EZJdWBrNBxWNaYicEFMm9CXycgtFOZfryZK4K2zg5TzoNYUU-gUfX5lXeIi-A/w640-h480/IMG_8123.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The same fate befell Deepstone Catacomb, which also didn't work:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x_q-6SfItS8XqfNChv-T0O8gyRTm4BEJkcCd_7DfpiUT7-RBymi_HUWWoiCTvpElFXE-yg4m7UKAgRznWGY7uJKpR-pg1mG6MRd5k84f_hC59UySXla3-YTkXHZwVE9MYnH5JhXzHCZC-p0N6iV5hUt2KuQEL6XgJ_O0wgJuWmQRTv5SQSUlTG4Q5w/s4032/IMG_8125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3x_q-6SfItS8XqfNChv-T0O8gyRTm4BEJkcCd_7DfpiUT7-RBymi_HUWWoiCTvpElFXE-yg4m7UKAgRznWGY7uJKpR-pg1mG6MRd5k84f_hC59UySXla3-YTkXHZwVE9MYnH5JhXzHCZC-p0N6iV5hUt2KuQEL6XgJ_O0wgJuWmQRTv5SQSUlTG4Q5w/w640-h480/IMG_8125.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next I tried Blocks, a game from 2022. I am pleased to say this works!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy5NpTHFDfpvypRHkQHUuMlJ4icd2dw4U44SussH3mYmJSC606yAAzWZOWDF8I6I-ll132HnWtOKO0I9HNFqqxvxNTXx9gQJsk7mWp0XTh1QBJsqRvu0rESX-BPkbm05PXLDm5dCRvnUUyU9QcPgl_eIrSRlYKqPdZ_cRsJjgR-YcmFIDxMIiFt48PQ/s4032/IMG_8127.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy5NpTHFDfpvypRHkQHUuMlJ4icd2dw4U44SussH3mYmJSC606yAAzWZOWDF8I6I-ll132HnWtOKO0I9HNFqqxvxNTXx9gQJsk7mWp0XTh1QBJsqRvu0rESX-BPkbm05PXLDm5dCRvnUUyU9QcPgl_eIrSRlYKqPdZ_cRsJjgR-YcmFIDxMIiFt48PQ/w640-h480/IMG_8127.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This game is based on moving colour blocks by swapping with the neighbour if the colour swapped forms a group of 3 or more in horizontal or vertical direction:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZq_8I2So6sqs90WOMiR5lN6lHrd3h_z4akk6GAA4ktitO1NCeMUV6u3qT-02IeSK6TQhMiscNV72Ip9uzV59KnYk_1uvO26Xowaa8ukwpwbiCjCoF9SQBIzImdTY5OBDOmvsHTN_Ha7RO6iAR7rjKblKM9aFNVWwv4JLvZSlmInCnOJJ_ZjFSCOJaw/s4032/IMG_8128.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZq_8I2So6sqs90WOMiR5lN6lHrd3h_z4akk6GAA4ktitO1NCeMUV6u3qT-02IeSK6TQhMiscNV72Ip9uzV59KnYk_1uvO26Xowaa8ukwpwbiCjCoF9SQBIzImdTY5OBDOmvsHTN_Ha7RO6iAR7rjKblKM9aFNVWwv4JLvZSlmInCnOJJ_ZjFSCOJaw/w480-h640/IMG_8128.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When a match is made, that colour group of blocks disappear and more fall from above. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdpldCDOWmk8rMNr2gEAycYe-3qI2zWWJOsS6fFSF9r_zbhqGof5aeqYImHl3C97mytnlb9Xw2IZB7H5pwdeiccwffOONYmEdWcRZfGrwDW7JLw8ijgBMvg8u531yhwfP01LceqjH6ymwiQwF9VWEB7kuW6Wk2ZRBwDA92pxziQWC9Y1LdEXAmUwS_g/s4032/IMG_8129.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdpldCDOWmk8rMNr2gEAycYe-3qI2zWWJOsS6fFSF9r_zbhqGof5aeqYImHl3C97mytnlb9Xw2IZB7H5pwdeiccwffOONYmEdWcRZfGrwDW7JLw8ijgBMvg8u531yhwfP01LceqjH6ymwiQwF9VWEB7kuW6Wk2ZRBwDA92pxziQWC9Y1LdEXAmUwS_g/w640-h480/IMG_8129.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I found this game quite enjoyable:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaxM8y2XgCl39TQUYBqIUkvsKn7oU1ejYFw4SxBBw6GZ1Dkzfhckv-DYSrBeGqdtNUf_uqsqNs3mn2YykZdJsX6ec9gH3-ggSiCliKoBQGD_Hy5x6s3Chj7DwyFkpVkZLWYYirQweAJZ6EaYoIotWaEOIsesjLN8G0-SBMJBRujtHFRnp94Iq5Ff3FQ/s4032/IMG_8132.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaxM8y2XgCl39TQUYBqIUkvsKn7oU1ejYFw4SxBBw6GZ1Dkzfhckv-DYSrBeGqdtNUf_uqsqNs3mn2YykZdJsX6ec9gH3-ggSiCliKoBQGD_Hy5x6s3Chj7DwyFkpVkZLWYYirQweAJZ6EaYoIotWaEOIsesjLN8G0-SBMJBRujtHFRnp94Iq5Ff3FQ/w640-h480/IMG_8132.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Once you get a certain number of groups of blocks cleared, the next level appears. This game is well suited to the Atari 2600.</div><div><br /></div><div>I imagine Sudoku or other similar puzzle games would work well too.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyCBoueg2iVekjME3-3MqaIZpBAfcMj9UB3FMZZsa6jlUXb2XZB5sL8uk1U0jvfd0cR0ZYe648kW1Kcib8V9Ml3K225JWn2VQoEnXOba0fOBWe-NG8DJcFCLaNA_fmXtk_dsv9Xz9Qh9HRr5raahOS3ekGXkxL1y7jT5Vx-Ny94wXFfDvzgfHbwQuBg/s4032/IMG_8133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyCBoueg2iVekjME3-3MqaIZpBAfcMj9UB3FMZZsa6jlUXb2XZB5sL8uk1U0jvfd0cR0ZYe648kW1Kcib8V9Ml3K225JWn2VQoEnXOba0fOBWe-NG8DJcFCLaNA_fmXtk_dsv9Xz9Qh9HRr5raahOS3ekGXkxL1y7jT5Vx-Ny94wXFfDvzgfHbwQuBg/w640-h480/IMG_8133.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried out Stay Frosty 2, the last of the new homebrew games I bought, which locks up with the screen shown below:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gun1QfoghocsJsejRuidEKHLOZsPvV7hEXZXfLB-zcHMUdbqnXtJ4SDARb80dDBWunzu5TimH2jgWe0D77SE3lJhV3eKsM-2YMTwMU57b64UCojD2KtTLiO6BPghyVeQ8-4-NXkGKjSzb6pQC74d9bOQhNOce3BGlNpHc7Qe7_UZbgeX5huYqvyjRg/s4032/IMG_8134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gun1QfoghocsJsejRuidEKHLOZsPvV7hEXZXfLB-zcHMUdbqnXtJ4SDARb80dDBWunzu5TimH2jgWe0D77SE3lJhV3eKsM-2YMTwMU57b64UCojD2KtTLiO6BPghyVeQ8-4-NXkGKjSzb6pQC74d9bOQhNOce3BGlNpHc7Qe7_UZbgeX5huYqvyjRg/w640-h480/IMG_8134.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWTJDd8dKiAJgtRhZyQSnXgBXUHDKogSjAi5JtPminIkldFc7TovSPnVFj8xvoEN6QjP7Gai6QfIyUQPiS2evy7Ft6Oc3gHpN0b63lxxxik4h-cQ4egd1LJm74hRB6y5HuPTryHB8OMYsKrDU-n5_H3Fgj4vbQW1EXefiZrq3SJaR_GCTH0UeArsNxg/s4032/IMG_8137.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWTJDd8dKiAJgtRhZyQSnXgBXUHDKogSjAi5JtPminIkldFc7TovSPnVFj8xvoEN6QjP7Gai6QfIyUQPiS2evy7Ft6Oc3gHpN0b63lxxxik4h-cQ4egd1LJm74hRB6y5HuPTryHB8OMYsKrDU-n5_H3Fgj4vbQW1EXefiZrq3SJaR_GCTH0UeArsNxg/w480-h640/IMG_8137.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I will say that I enjoyed playing the new release Atari games, the old cartridges I got from Cash converters and the new homebrew games and demos I ran on the Atari 2600+</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIIiNs8T8tr49-gj8QgUWNivd06mgwmfag2nrLkBo0XM_DGsH_gjVnz-S_3SxH5LC5Kznd7HRxeHmUC8bBCCkTvezRlTthO_p1y9RnaDAilqs7DaIosHvYUWRreCkz0avj2oU4I3RTCIkg46A9ZDZYQNysMRGDhS02FROUYv7kaPXu3KmEmeS4adoOA/w640-h480/IMG_8139.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>That said, only 3 out of the 7 homebrew cartridges I bought from AtariAge actually worked on the 2600+</div><div><br /></div><div>This was quite disappointing since the games were not cheap and I had to wait quite a while to get them. </div><div>Given the lack of support also for the Harmony or other SD based multi-carts, I am left somewhat frustrated with the 2600+ as it doesn't do what I bought it for.</div><div><br /></div><div>I like the convenient HDMI output, but on reflection I could do that with a older A2600 with AV output mod and AV to HDMI converter, or with a RF to HDMI converter.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, I have decided that is what I will do. I have ordered a real Atari 2600 with an AV mod done, so I can use all the home brew software and harmony multi-cart I purchased.</div><div><br /></div><div>If it sounds like I am pissed off with this, I guess I am. The promise of being able to use real Atari 2600 cartridges doesn't really ring true on the Atari 2600+, as a lot simply don't work.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't have any Atari 7800 cartridges to try out as I sold on the Atari 7800 system a long time ago. Given my experience with the 2600 cartridges I don't want to sink any more money into the 2600+ at this point.</div><div><br /></div><div>To sum up, the system looks great, well built, and for the games that work on the Atari 2600+, it is excellent. For the many newer cartridge games and multi-carts that don't work on it, it is a real disappointment for me personally.</div><div><br /></div><div>Your favourite 2600 games might work on the 2600+, or they might not. Caveat emptor.</div><div><br /></div><div>I heard there is an update 1.1 coming out soonish for the 2600+ which should hopefully improve cartridge compatibility - I hope it does! </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll try it out when it is released and update here if it fixes some of the issues I experienced - hopefully the Atari 2600+ will eventually be what I bought it for in the first place - the ultimate Atari 2600.</div><div><br /></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-20019726628103191612023-12-23T18:26:00.003+10:302023-12-23T18:26:16.587+10:30CrowPi Lite laptop running Amikit 12, MIDI and real Amiga floppy disks<p>Recently I found out about a Raspberry Pi laptop solution called <a href="https://www.crowpi.cc/collections/crowpi/products/crowpi-l?variant=39768427364485" target="_blank">CrowPi Lite</a>. I have seen plenty of these solutions in the past, but they were never truly mobile solutions - but this one is different. </p><p>I decided to get one, and get it working with AmiKit 12, with MIDI hardware support and even using real Amiga floppies via drawbridge usb floppy drives! Keep reading for more details!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZksc8MBKx_el9P_onhjLJz6onbHOgMFVtSV_I9uQh9Tuyqv8Kwh-_5yqaIjPNChpm9iaFlKOpiKauL6b8NuO9meIM4yQkztR8nAsaZwvcCRwltbc868QpFTbzopBdObE9m5scu_8mNFpiJXdqDG84QFbctmV9VfGCvIYCTWYkdadq_uCi8Lo6C0BXg/s4032/IMG_7359.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZksc8MBKx_el9P_onhjLJz6onbHOgMFVtSV_I9uQh9Tuyqv8Kwh-_5yqaIjPNChpm9iaFlKOpiKauL6b8NuO9meIM4yQkztR8nAsaZwvcCRwltbc868QpFTbzopBdObE9m5scu_8mNFpiJXdqDG84QFbctmV9VfGCvIYCTWYkdadq_uCi8Lo6C0BXg/w640-h480/IMG_7359.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> The CrowPi Lite comes as a fully contained laptop case, which houses an internal Raspberry Pi 4 computer (optional) inside. I opted to have it included for a total cost of AUD$354. <p></p><p>This system has an internal battery to use on the go, built in keyboard and mouse, laptop screen, webcam, extenders to allow HDMI output, multiple USB devices, and external connection port for STEM related purposes for kids wanted to learn how to tinker with electronics.</p><p>For me though, I want to use it for AmiKit 12 . Why use this, and not a Raspberry Pi400? </p><p>I actually already have one of those, as covered on this blog <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/04/amikit-xe-115-on-raspberry-pi-4-and-pi.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I also have a Raspberry pi solution in a checkmate 1500 mini case, a build that I showed in detail <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/08/checkmate-1500-mini-case-build-with.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>I also have a Raspberry pi solution running on a real Amiga system as a Pistorm solution, as I built recently <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/12/amiga-500-with-amikit-12-pistorm-new.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>So, I have plenty of options for this already, but nothing for using a Raspberry Pi solution on the go. </p><p>In addition, this CrowPi Lite computer has a switchable bootable MicroSD port connector, allowing me to boot a stable AmiKit 12 release from one MicroSD card, and a dev release of AmiKit 12 on the other. I can also boot a different Pi distribution on the other MicroSD slot, eg. Ubuntu Mate, or some other Linux distribution.</p><p>It also has a third MicroSD storage slot, allowing connection of a shared SD card storage, to avoid having to duplicate data on each card. Very handy!</p><p> I ordered my CrowPi Lite and it arrived in a week or so from China. Here is the box it came in - Note that I didn't choose to get the optional STEM kit as I know I would never use it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHCCT4hJRrhNpJzCqFZCh6OHXY6j5B784Wl2wrh40OtG0kZJsmb2IA8_oc_G37Ifi2B57xIIcaaj498mTaaEs5QRVqhxWfQ03Mz8asrdMsH-ZYEOlCguC3K53a4XiLr1KUve6ejl2Fp9fMhDvDe8PNwNiqH-yd43UojuKyqn9bN5C6BU3zn0E-AfOuA/s4032/IMG_7320.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHCCT4hJRrhNpJzCqFZCh6OHXY6j5B784Wl2wrh40OtG0kZJsmb2IA8_oc_G37Ifi2B57xIIcaaj498mTaaEs5QRVqhxWfQ03Mz8asrdMsH-ZYEOlCguC3K53a4XiLr1KUve6ejl2Fp9fMhDvDe8PNwNiqH-yd43UojuKyqn9bN5C6BU3zn0E-AfOuA/w640-h480/IMG_7320.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06iWuMJcIoBZNxUy331Kkx7efuUM0Gkge_loia_yadRyZUHvmYRvlF4atBjz9P17b78Jkm3G8dP8Ha5C0Pg8CdRZIghIA6fOezgoWiDlcVwO68whaVh-AVNsPU33dFBH6vMoE3ePM2Q36zyJ2w8Ok559-xTw68LrJ9mFigSBQ8f6_Ia-0-GVCjbQNLQ/s4032/IMG_7321.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06iWuMJcIoBZNxUy331Kkx7efuUM0Gkge_loia_yadRyZUHvmYRvlF4atBjz9P17b78Jkm3G8dP8Ha5C0Pg8CdRZIghIA6fOezgoWiDlcVwO68whaVh-AVNsPU33dFBH6vMoE3ePM2Q36zyJ2w8Ok559-xTw68LrJ9mFigSBQ8f6_Ia-0-GVCjbQNLQ/w640-h480/IMG_7321.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then unboxed the system - it comes with a USB-C charger, manual, wireless mouse and some Xmas decorations!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_1o-bBxRA_a1EjkBDTiPny_G-WPLQ-q3YH5U_zPPvIna3YcMSXoEDNsaSIHo2_0WdYb32DugbXldlZCCfl5BCWOLQgQdsW-mfCpK1DpmdXADAY5O37bgLMyZGgI49sfyQM1UZBVHnQwzify9v4hVy4iDWCygXI1KGdqAXbEwx34lXcpjZzsMPDrltA/s4032/IMG_7322.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_1o-bBxRA_a1EjkBDTiPny_G-WPLQ-q3YH5U_zPPvIna3YcMSXoEDNsaSIHo2_0WdYb32DugbXldlZCCfl5BCWOLQgQdsW-mfCpK1DpmdXADAY5O37bgLMyZGgI49sfyQM1UZBVHnQwzify9v4hVy4iDWCygXI1KGdqAXbEwx34lXcpjZzsMPDrltA/w640-h480/IMG_7322.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The laptop is quite small and lite, but obviously given a Pi 4 is inside, it does affect the thickness of the laptop unit in order to fit it in there!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV_vb0jz3ux3aMZeOG6vjPOB8oWrZOXjLojC9EdgEyLilfwawuCXl6pUpvjl7fZxeHaA4XW2MVULLiYuBml7byPWUQ5y8BMI5IduTDyhRZyzFr_f6kicZ8up-IrBnqGqKKUlp_nhsRkuBKaVxGIBXv71bebKV-7x6iSu2-qjftzGCN4fsHsxE479i4Q/s4032/IMG_7323.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV_vb0jz3ux3aMZeOG6vjPOB8oWrZOXjLojC9EdgEyLilfwawuCXl6pUpvjl7fZxeHaA4XW2MVULLiYuBml7byPWUQ5y8BMI5IduTDyhRZyzFr_f6kicZ8up-IrBnqGqKKUlp_nhsRkuBKaVxGIBXv71bebKV-7x6iSu2-qjftzGCN4fsHsxE479i4Q/w640-h480/IMG_7323.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is not a fancy laptop, but I like the simple nature of it. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is sturdy and looks well built for a non-metal laptop. It is a cheap laptop though, so don't expect Apple build quality or overly fancy design here! That said, it has some cool things about it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi029Vk_u2768ul3jwBKEdHrM7oIH9oftiA-SPy8Jhyw2mXOkFXVuc-XeL_AlTq_QgyT9FRiqeFV_TADGhnI9raCCBQ-hG7iC8SzA4JUSN5WSSu1VXs67tpLUO5zCMOhuRR9v8omtI1WrfEbDFX3uFdf2HnbB5RqYxSG0U-ri1uOocVg5LPikxlPp11gQ/s4032/IMG_7324.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi029Vk_u2768ul3jwBKEdHrM7oIH9oftiA-SPy8Jhyw2mXOkFXVuc-XeL_AlTq_QgyT9FRiqeFV_TADGhnI9raCCBQ-hG7iC8SzA4JUSN5WSSu1VXs67tpLUO5zCMOhuRR9v8omtI1WrfEbDFX3uFdf2HnbB5RqYxSG0U-ri1uOocVg5LPikxlPp11gQ/w640-h480/IMG_7324.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Closer view of the keyboard, the GPIO active pins shown above the keyboard, with a very small touchpad mouse also above the keyboard, and the power button on the top right:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOqOWmKeDtz2goJAeK6AM-pLy_3bb8BJbPPjTzxCePks_R3RS9JMU6BDm4ch0KdpzOaB9rAyut3GDBXTHyH45nOFmAYMxsZ7CGqIZjh_QV2BKmRJCnp2bhFahyphenhyphenwghyphenhyphenOQp4Cq_g3lWCYCJ5i7AOcbp7miwB8kaWXjB9yZywIh4iwuj1gtUE9ro71Bdbg/s4032/IMG_7325.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOqOWmKeDtz2goJAeK6AM-pLy_3bb8BJbPPjTzxCePks_R3RS9JMU6BDm4ch0KdpzOaB9rAyut3GDBXTHyH45nOFmAYMxsZ7CGqIZjh_QV2BKmRJCnp2bhFahyphenhyphenwghyphenhyphenOQp4Cq_g3lWCYCJ5i7AOcbp7miwB8kaWXjB9yZywIh4iwuj1gtUE9ro71Bdbg/w640-h480/IMG_7325.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The touchpad is really a in case of emergencies use thing in my view - it works ok, but being so small and oddly placed, I think you would use an external mouse most of the time with this laptop.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZ_391iEKgAT5GJjiAIIhbWzrYLyjCdXMFqRMQ60gyzDg0_HPPrCqywK45ofDrNugdCzGFG_FXRc5bZucbBZ7S-6T-jBztER_ghA6GSqEhs9j8HssJF3HzMW-ysoe4t_09f-s4DA2KwubDk04nWs_w8s_PJZ_kH_38LvVx87Yw47vuIjsHjoF96zDDw/s4032/IMG_7326.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZ_391iEKgAT5GJjiAIIhbWzrYLyjCdXMFqRMQ60gyzDg0_HPPrCqywK45ofDrNugdCzGFG_FXRc5bZucbBZ7S-6T-jBztER_ghA6GSqEhs9j8HssJF3HzMW-ysoe4t_09f-s4DA2KwubDk04nWs_w8s_PJZ_kH_38LvVx87Yw47vuIjsHjoF96zDDw/w640-h480/IMG_7326.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can see the external port connector for STEM use, headphone jack, HMDI output, and USB C power connectors above.</div><div><br /></div><div>Below, you can see the left side of the laptop, where the usual Pi 4 ports are visible.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHWKZQZthpN-9qsCN4GWdrBD3ttODvT187C7NQf7m1WIcY6Buob4gnqdtYsyLIybnzFUrfIlV8wxFj2Ylf_11mTtGOLHt8wkU1r5b9dnXlvbNdlVQVC770A5s9Xu6Tqw_D7Nk6uSaskOKDUBwSSd2guswBdYbz2O74U0WDjYhlV6ZHRUYQAfMQJBcug/s4032/IMG_7327.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHWKZQZthpN-9qsCN4GWdrBD3ttODvT187C7NQf7m1WIcY6Buob4gnqdtYsyLIybnzFUrfIlV8wxFj2Ylf_11mTtGOLHt8wkU1r5b9dnXlvbNdlVQVC770A5s9Xu6Tqw_D7Nk6uSaskOKDUBwSSd2guswBdYbz2O74U0WDjYhlV6ZHRUYQAfMQJBcug/w640-h480/IMG_7327.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You may see that one USB port is covered over and not accessible. There is a good reason for this. </div><div><br /></div><div>Inside the system case, they have run a USB expansion inside to provide additional MicroSD storage and other things too.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm9h3GsNmpDyW0X-1SYi2KA8gtrrz465eXcObfhQe1jMZpRFFKsMSDcY2GmEa4Bg3RAxpbhT8Hd36FYtyDxBSEmnhOOLzVss3ko_aRnDqlHtKNPMqOhxJTurMNTx90S2AQgXL_fU7okGpp8AUn-ZwvRDu9DD2yqoCVflHQ4kQX-zo_xL7o5x-U_KMJw/s4032/IMG_7328.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm9h3GsNmpDyW0X-1SYi2KA8gtrrz465eXcObfhQe1jMZpRFFKsMSDcY2GmEa4Bg3RAxpbhT8Hd36FYtyDxBSEmnhOOLzVss3ko_aRnDqlHtKNPMqOhxJTurMNTx90S2AQgXL_fU7okGpp8AUn-ZwvRDu9DD2yqoCVflHQ4kQX-zo_xL7o5x-U_KMJw/w640-h480/IMG_7328.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Flipping over the CrowPi laptop now, you can see the battery compartment, secured with screws, and the pi access compartment, which is held in by magnets and so it can be removed easily by hand without a screwdriver.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPr5yfOW46xnAWkpsnR5XBwXetRf00gaJ7Q2YXYPvehJkMSSyIF9U-5pzH96LVNrfIcD0DKd5_bJE_hn6jiw1NS9FnEGC9oVcEaFF_KRqj1zPj5v9E519dGWjcZWLdukSh6SOdLRLFytMkqNOU9cX1dMzxzVrD0vYz8KmuQgdNB-DjCjCSTzshR6MPSA/s4032/IMG_7329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPr5yfOW46xnAWkpsnR5XBwXetRf00gaJ7Q2YXYPvehJkMSSyIF9U-5pzH96LVNrfIcD0DKd5_bJE_hn6jiw1NS9FnEGC9oVcEaFF_KRqj1zPj5v9E519dGWjcZWLdukSh6SOdLRLFytMkqNOU9cX1dMzxzVrD0vYz8KmuQgdNB-DjCjCSTzshR6MPSA/w640-h480/IMG_7329.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Opening the Pi 4B compartment on the laptop, you can see the CPU fan over the top of the Pi 4, with expansions boards connected to the various ports on the Pi.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOra2MjlNonGma3qKa_uvVzyjJ7S-oVI9UBWjGoE_E6nLbRdbjbiVpTqtNHeSZQxcj4j_0GKkpnLmfrApsO7Vp93LMec0rIbFFHlV4cPHlC0pFD1YpdYq35hotQ2IdJYNygJSvd25XrZxKLH59Rl5tN4sRAcOPICyFdBXFzgQ-6eClu0a0bu2X6zdq9g/s4032/IMG_7330.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOra2MjlNonGma3qKa_uvVzyjJ7S-oVI9UBWjGoE_E6nLbRdbjbiVpTqtNHeSZQxcj4j_0GKkpnLmfrApsO7Vp93LMec0rIbFFHlV4cPHlC0pFD1YpdYq35hotQ2IdJYNygJSvd25XrZxKLH59Rl5tN4sRAcOPICyFdBXFzgQ-6eClu0a0bu2X6zdq9g/w640-h480/IMG_7330.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The bootable MicroSD slot on the Pi 4 has a switchable A/B slot expansion attached, which allows switchable booting between two MicroSD slots!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEV7WfsYeoRnhUdyVomP-yGuXwtla2UjKkWruUEodLniuJWPCR0lvGTjzUmzZNE5CM8CI-sKqgWVmGnkYD6tz2l4yEXOXnOPDes2fETAZJfHz0nhEjeRZD5l2K2QJ9AIs7cGtpdcO57kaUxsPphr6PpJy-oTP8Wuf9eLJU_zE8Asa8vAyZrm_9DaXmA/w640-h480/IMG_7332.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I removed it carefully to take a closer look - it is a bit tricky to remove as it is close to the other board inside, so take care and wiggle out slowly:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpzWW1T7wM6vfF36tN7Lsizcph9YFLF3y9SlQvWGfdDJH76XdcHwvN5dk4NWHgKfJtG7TjNKSp2b6KNiu1GB74eB3IH7AxJT8NCgmDan5sDjTgSrYomeOKNgDQHVEeniaLSs_Nq_6GgdsGoFdwWQWbeahIeJT9ei-q-52OUeRYLR77w0WTEdBFqgMIQ/s4032/IMG_7336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpzWW1T7wM6vfF36tN7Lsizcph9YFLF3y9SlQvWGfdDJH76XdcHwvN5dk4NWHgKfJtG7TjNKSp2b6KNiu1GB74eB3IH7AxJT8NCgmDan5sDjTgSrYomeOKNgDQHVEeniaLSs_Nq_6GgdsGoFdwWQWbeahIeJT9ei-q-52OUeRYLR77w0WTEdBFqgMIQ/w640-h480/IMG_7336.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The manual switch on the top allows the switching between the A and B MicroSD slots - only one is usable at a time.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWC7O4vwNc3BXLo8C7hpvKKp_1gDPJNrF329e4B_Ffu2XXp1bEp5AE45v0YPdukC7cdHjEYAGyBXTTZIZ0nhlei-9oR6tNueXUs3Pb5LsT2UpFyf4A5DlztRAx_9rAkEsdKzC4HSAZT_o17LBbXfbg9lC3tJGSJC9tVF9imCSlWfiRkCWdSOINIcs3Q/s4032/IMG_7337.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWC7O4vwNc3BXLo8C7hpvKKp_1gDPJNrF329e4B_Ffu2XXp1bEp5AE45v0YPdukC7cdHjEYAGyBXTTZIZ0nhlei-9oR6tNueXUs3Pb5LsT2UpFyf4A5DlztRAx_9rAkEsdKzC4HSAZT_o17LBbXfbg9lC3tJGSJC9tVF9imCSlWfiRkCWdSOINIcs3Q/w640-h480/IMG_7337.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Flipping it over, you can see the B slot on the bottom:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QVe7k2N2_f0f6VWSkXMbGYqndhyphenhyphentjToDouQH0BhIjOjH1Osxln5kYh7x5W7Ydln5cHVbtBZgGy8hi9C57KLReDKqplQwGNhBaT1HuxZAP8Luq8wKKq5oHTdmFocUHjlGa2fC3tzBdQJN3q6MGA0PCAGvBIRvFrq-vPMebQo8Ck5pfNjZyqIbs-FAkA/s4032/IMG_7338.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I didn't have to assemble anything - it works out the box.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgiQda14XTD_Ewo30LhkdID4qNrLKprTEtH799O1kzeLMerxMl9kZfSrpY4PhtARNzHOM7o542wvVW7S5Q47aetEunlbJOlcV7C-qTGB921DtmngHr_cz__AYf2-loL3C2RPm-9HM-zgTbfFNvB1O9nai3HpYjIUMXs01Bc1TfwQ5p6IItZHhGt1I0Q/s4032/IMG_7333.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgiQda14XTD_Ewo30LhkdID4qNrLKprTEtH799O1kzeLMerxMl9kZfSrpY4PhtARNzHOM7o542wvVW7S5Q47aetEunlbJOlcV7C-qTGB921DtmngHr_cz__AYf2-loL3C2RPm-9HM-zgTbfFNvB1O9nai3HpYjIUMXs01Bc1TfwQ5p6IItZHhGt1I0Q/w640-h480/IMG_7333.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The expansion board connected to the micro HDMI ports on the Pi, and USB Port on the side of the Pi, as mentioned earlier.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKonuUrboyVw3_sjDxWb4p5VePdtfPxmBrNZjH4vsEF-laCLmJxRgaWNJ2i0tXsqSFx0wZ-SWC_JVuhrumD3eXYt4L8Stwa3UVpEsooBEErqUydm504ABjRxUtzZddmbdZgKMXsdTUnL_wibj3sYR_BjzZZ4uL2nuWiHiRZx7Ts3vGcqlYpRP-xV9RzQ/s4032/IMG_7341.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKonuUrboyVw3_sjDxWb4p5VePdtfPxmBrNZjH4vsEF-laCLmJxRgaWNJ2i0tXsqSFx0wZ-SWC_JVuhrumD3eXYt4L8Stwa3UVpEsooBEErqUydm504ABjRxUtzZddmbdZgKMXsdTUnL_wibj3sYR_BjzZZ4uL2nuWiHiRZx7Ts3vGcqlYpRP-xV9RzQ/w640-h480/IMG_7341.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This distro is clearly designed for STEM students learning about electronics and how to program them using the connectors in the system to external docks and other electronics.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpBbFneaaEdbdztaLaN9HfH-PeOlatGiPlnBNF_PWyde6USKx4sVrmFL58Bohx9B7sRsiyS21xqDESWEwopiZsOsQfYK64Vmffjr0VLex-9v50qELtrR7WKwOO9dYAPBiKChD0Ebz7D7EuCYWJloXEx1SMpcRM2UOUFfUqTKIZ7qDPu6pNOQF9sHbjg/s4032/IMG_7342.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpBbFneaaEdbdztaLaN9HfH-PeOlatGiPlnBNF_PWyde6USKx4sVrmFL58Bohx9B7sRsiyS21xqDESWEwopiZsOsQfYK64Vmffjr0VLex-9v50qELtrR7WKwOO9dYAPBiKChD0Ebz7D7EuCYWJloXEx1SMpcRM2UOUFfUqTKIZ7qDPu6pNOQF9sHbjg/w640-h480/IMG_7342.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRCKP59iXYiSuRZE65FALCUjGGJf0rBIqP20xlUFBpFyhlAN-gLKg0WhnaEs6mRawGnqQWUskBXWb2KSWQAeefIW3d4mbdQFFy8jzrMT9pYbygdFOuac6_gxY78vFrsMkiIbZysDtqrT1swg9Za0yR5BHUgWlfThbTDTi-Y2rdSw2TG1Y1Ce85YKXBg/s4032/IMG_7343.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRCKP59iXYiSuRZE65FALCUjGGJf0rBIqP20xlUFBpFyhlAN-gLKg0WhnaEs6mRawGnqQWUskBXWb2KSWQAeefIW3d4mbdQFFy8jzrMT9pYbygdFOuac6_gxY78vFrsMkiIbZysDtqrT1swg9Za0yR5BHUgWlfThbTDTi-Y2rdSw2TG1Y1Ce85YKXBg/w640-h480/IMG_7343.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am sure it works well for STEM students, but my interests lie elsewhere and so it is unlikely to be used again.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AWRw3hmWIzkKw7o1y6fTZuYgW8DnGg94cMQPKuNCaTY6b6tPsYJ9VwaYweI7b3Hj90TG1P_jMPa_YgNFLFdSEuhwqjuj61l6ncIFgUPgKeXM5LlOShivXUbbHxJRJTlqS3kdLxj7b2-AEJ_anp_LKFKJ9J2uTVIcIYCCj2GJjcwms1fSJftujkKHrg/s4032/IMG_7344.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AWRw3hmWIzkKw7o1y6fTZuYgW8DnGg94cMQPKuNCaTY6b6tPsYJ9VwaYweI7b3Hj90TG1P_jMPa_YgNFLFdSEuhwqjuj61l6ncIFgUPgKeXM5LlOShivXUbbHxJRJTlqS3kdLxj7b2-AEJ_anp_LKFKJ9J2uTVIcIYCCj2GJjcwms1fSJftujkKHrg/w640-h480/IMG_7344.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did try out some YouTube videos on it, which worked well enough:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYX30svDM2mhrQRtvp6X2vVxnj87f3v7raUFVsje_CFxLtQTdp39DjeX98n4pMoOFKfBU2fYMPHzkIkiMW2s_0pNe5feEq4ADLIHQVJNyRB0uOle39wtRUf4-AHYTS_Hakmgo78-DGKxpI1xfcMdzXAItHpqDVjV5JxN49R5bcjX27C1nc4keW6D7hZA/s4032/IMG_7349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61lgmmAavfPWloASpELDseRGYxdMs-Tf3vDKMBuis63qGlfUD7_tZF5e0U0PjY1kBH0UwzsX7uPlGRoC4KQglENo8KIH598rEHG-icv_qD-Kl7BPqXDKCyon2QL-dNAkfvpx4lVNCcL5VnSS6tw6MtDPZZSzG0jXVe2pmuzaa-darVghyphenhyphena1r1BgRoTQ/s4032/IMG_7352.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61lgmmAavfPWloASpELDseRGYxdMs-Tf3vDKMBuis63qGlfUD7_tZF5e0U0PjY1kBH0UwzsX7uPlGRoC4KQglENo8KIH598rEHG-icv_qD-Kl7BPqXDKCyon2QL-dNAkfvpx4lVNCcL5VnSS6tw6MtDPZZSzG0jXVe2pmuzaa-darVghyphenhyphena1r1BgRoTQ/w640-h480/IMG_7352.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>As mentioned, I already have AmiKit 12 working on Raspberry Pi 4 based systems, so I could get started very quickly by imaging the existing Pi MicroSD card I setup before, and writing it out to another 128GB MicroSD card for this CrowPi Lite system to use:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Great time saver!</div><div><br /></div><div>I did install the latest AMiKit updates to get up to the latest version, and soon enough I had a fully working AmiKit 12 system on my CrowPi Lite:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKfNdsITeb2_YQaS3O48pJSN72LITa3ye7yiDXGGqBabYCbHmT6-Y0B7ziTkZrhtunG9nmzHVCA-NF2BokAw2cjWO2gAxoEc7pEfHj2duhAJPQgipcnklc7l2P9i4omEevOn06l4e0YVL9X82Liamxyfr8Y20-fTpawO282aGc39mTITWYBfikX8YPQ/s4032/IMG_7360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKfNdsITeb2_YQaS3O48pJSN72LITa3ye7yiDXGGqBabYCbHmT6-Y0B7ziTkZrhtunG9nmzHVCA-NF2BokAw2cjWO2gAxoEc7pEfHj2duhAJPQgipcnklc7l2P9i4omEevOn06l4e0YVL9X82Liamxyfr8Y20-fTpawO282aGc39mTITWYBfikX8YPQ/w640-h480/IMG_7360.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBRrCl-wZDTNsiYNYIh98cEffT7wTF_kFgtCMdnjYQH4SRbWRhyphenhyphenC2NhpETbrtXYNWqpY8xTL2AieVWh5ihgSTEnHCWVhyphenhyphenGZhEvEj1jLyoxm_EWZj2_p8JW04JYiGy0kib1ihP-q1Jh_fSYjzOVrFVu0iSVFfAyv0L2xViJvULKWy-QJffnNw_IHVuYA/s4032/IMG_7361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBRrCl-wZDTNsiYNYIh98cEffT7wTF_kFgtCMdnjYQH4SRbWRhyphenhyphenC2NhpETbrtXYNWqpY8xTL2AieVWh5ihgSTEnHCWVhyphenhyphenGZhEvEj1jLyoxm_EWZj2_p8JW04JYiGy0kib1ihP-q1Jh_fSYjzOVrFVu0iSVFfAyv0L2xViJvULKWy-QJffnNw_IHVuYA/w640-h480/IMG_7361.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I did have to make an adjustment to the screen mode, as the default 1080p is too small to read well on this laptop. The native screen size is somewhat smaller, so I chose 720p:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNRWXtUu3lySnsvtXyVkuduDoM7SQIp_cQTd5Z20yfveZ-KZKZnsU13wDpieRcAodDV6CWeNhOIUL8bUdgkwtny5rstn_33utCdRclGVVCJIPWjPPIfF0QpT0J6CbLrfTIPRTTT_r0XzibBhtjEEWpV_OCt7lEyXuYHhwHvbshLuP2rmlRJNUL7GxWg/s4032/IMG_7362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNRWXtUu3lySnsvtXyVkuduDoM7SQIp_cQTd5Z20yfveZ-KZKZnsU13wDpieRcAodDV6CWeNhOIUL8bUdgkwtny5rstn_33utCdRclGVVCJIPWjPPIfF0QpT0J6CbLrfTIPRTTT_r0XzibBhtjEEWpV_OCt7lEyXuYHhwHvbshLuP2rmlRJNUL7GxWg/w640-h480/IMG_7362.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This worked well:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-U4TmzQhpGcazrievrKUW-OMG00KWamjP05bVhmyEpZgWen-xGq23Mg_HkO5im6Vqod3Q_uvckv7l7J0H_EsHnucliec-XFztkg4g6ldQwuTxrKzxPNywVTrImdII8t6Eb5gEOJejpERIZWxvE3j77St_LmaCT6oBY8gb9H78z9tbDNyyiJXLpmOlCQ/s4032/IMG_7363.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-U4TmzQhpGcazrievrKUW-OMG00KWamjP05bVhmyEpZgWen-xGq23Mg_HkO5im6Vqod3Q_uvckv7l7J0H_EsHnucliec-XFztkg4g6ldQwuTxrKzxPNywVTrImdII8t6Eb5gEOJejpERIZWxvE3j77St_LmaCT6oBY8gb9H78z9tbDNyyiJXLpmOlCQ/w640-h480/IMG_7363.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I connected my Amiga wireless tank mouse to the CrowPi, and adjusted the settings in AmiBerry by pressing F12 while AmiKit 12 is running, to add my USB competition pro joystick. I also ensured the sound output settings used the HDMI output, and not the headphone jack on the pi, since it is not connected to anything internally.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VkKdwouyC-EfUFa2BL6RKLOSaTYwKVDtohxrNWX_Hne9O6hVYR1qaMn8ujzsm8eTrCV8W7pJG3j9Y96aGvwM1YgS0EBrsG16My6caorfXJES_YRIzkdsOqmB4WQnwPvXOVWmXNgKHIoEd40YKkmZ77ypxY3KPxlzb6ku174gtElGZtmeFDNOpwzLLw/s4032/IMG_7364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VkKdwouyC-EfUFa2BL6RKLOSaTYwKVDtohxrNWX_Hne9O6hVYR1qaMn8ujzsm8eTrCV8W7pJG3j9Y96aGvwM1YgS0EBrsG16My6caorfXJES_YRIzkdsOqmB4WQnwPvXOVWmXNgKHIoEd40YKkmZ77ypxY3KPxlzb6ku174gtElGZtmeFDNOpwzLLw/w640-h480/IMG_7364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That done, time for some gaming with the 2023 released AGA version of Turrican 2:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0LezFM3Vx1PUBNH4B9A0JhlJAKtTPSRBlUbRNZ7Q8u0tFeyyEIquvhSSsxPhUZYDHrebfMX-TreLuNWVrPzf1k3zxi8t4rekZzs3-SkOcW-rKCCQI7tjBIJkQOh62zLixfwoJJBpWHXe2WR4CfWcIqro4y1pFF1b8oanHO5KWd3CzROuddVOb0paUHg/w640-h480/IMG_7367.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The game runs perfectly, as I expected.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also tried out Inviyya and Worthy, another relatively new games on the Amiga, which also work great under AmiKit 12:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiriAiw03_CLHXCokmEOOXcVkscZHC0hc4QeZ7fzxG7p5PKkexeOtwNAMiDUdSLEBjoBTQkKZ15UYC53u8Hp3SYGIRPPAbJ7JtqtTE1tcGsepSrmVWhKJqMNAUfcWblVIyouAsnt3yfQfu4NlN7haKOtMaXC29suUltqIk_yEBPBOXni7Jk4zBA-pHw/s4032/IMG_7369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWiriAiw03_CLHXCokmEOOXcVkscZHC0hc4QeZ7fzxG7p5PKkexeOtwNAMiDUdSLEBjoBTQkKZ15UYC53u8Hp3SYGIRPPAbJ7JtqtTE1tcGsepSrmVWhKJqMNAUfcWblVIyouAsnt3yfQfu4NlN7haKOtMaXC29suUltqIk_yEBPBOXni7Jk4zBA-pHw/w640-h480/IMG_7369.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJH5ZN6HjEPW-86TV9RgNBYqtAoXYr3XLpNq8joOeI1zcM92yNkz7pq3ezzEDbWnFvfS1V8Hg09AXEDkqwYvjf3jAy159ZgwHB_DWT6_gbvZ6ad-IbumaXAJd2SoBVdLwpsHKdARsrwNKj3OyoNDuSgJchScRz88ICU9fyhhmBdPx9MT2NIv7WNZMvw/s4032/IMG_7370.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJH5ZN6HjEPW-86TV9RgNBYqtAoXYr3XLpNq8joOeI1zcM92yNkz7pq3ezzEDbWnFvfS1V8Hg09AXEDkqwYvjf3jAy159ZgwHB_DWT6_gbvZ6ad-IbumaXAJd2SoBVdLwpsHKdARsrwNKj3OyoNDuSgJchScRz88ICU9fyhhmBdPx9MT2NIv7WNZMvw/w640-h480/IMG_7370.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also enjoyed some of TBL's amazing AGA demos included on the AmiKit distro:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIzxG64__CxRJNTLz2PKPfaehTwwWq3q6cyqIuNGrvbfEnEeb6dYi7WRBcJMjJqf4e1HncaRyyW4RlPshy_KOCK-48Gl7sNzX4F3c-eFYHpJxW-nuTIAitx2LG8AkkOjYfbvQyqHBOzyzsqIEEI1r8N4JETbdJyX_h-AiUmlHJ972bZ4-vO3_XUAEosg/w640-h480/IMG_7373.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also ran the AGA demo I helped write, called 'Terminal', originally released in 1998, and also included on AmiKit 12.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKcYJviVEA638_kWuhj0luqjrr9DIAFFtwSj6pzkCJosv6dMZcbYwVy1Fno6kDb0bmzJJseaWmT-PgXoUOuLNyhV98ojA1z8MzHLQ-OoWBvW4zuY7b9J3fXvj_zr1X4LdwoTS8PJQDVfz8S1bfse9KrxXgDNTx2gvEmCn2EiT92dKWS8QDRfSA9-6Kg/s4032/IMG_7376.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKcYJviVEA638_kWuhj0luqjrr9DIAFFtwSj6pzkCJosv6dMZcbYwVy1Fno6kDb0bmzJJseaWmT-PgXoUOuLNyhV98ojA1z8MzHLQ-OoWBvW4zuY7b9J3fXvj_zr1X4LdwoTS8PJQDVfz8S1bfse9KrxXgDNTx2gvEmCn2EiT92dKWS8QDRfSA9-6Kg/w640-h480/IMG_7376.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It looks great:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHUJOQ1kcG2K2saL6E7Wk7AC_I_vBPoHpcIYNFpb6RdZvIi4DtyospDUW86XSxLj9Vh0FFHafIUJnZlHrehXzEG2VdLCjcTPLfXZWTRmRYQ15-xl8_Hw_ILX2_W1hQkqYhnk-yh7wr7nE1vYsTc3GEALWhOlFy_g54gs8x2RjiuOH5wGmtVLANuhI7w/s4032/IMG_7374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHUJOQ1kcG2K2saL6E7Wk7AC_I_vBPoHpcIYNFpb6RdZvIi4DtyospDUW86XSxLj9Vh0FFHafIUJnZlHrehXzEG2VdLCjcTPLfXZWTRmRYQ15-xl8_Hw_ILX2_W1hQkqYhnk-yh7wr7nE1vYsTc3GEALWhOlFy_g54gs8x2RjiuOH5wGmtVLANuhI7w/w640-h480/IMG_7374.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But I am not finished yet. I wanted to use real Amiga floppy disks on this CrowPi Lite. On my other Checkmate 1500 system build with a Pi running AmiKit 12, I used a Greaseweazle v4 card and PC floppy drive, which I mounted internally in the case. If you want to learn more about that, the details of that setup are <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/08/checkmate-1500-mini-case-build-with.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Greaseweazle is a great solution, but not so great with a laptop with the board, bulky floppy drive, external power needed for the drive, and no housing for it to be easy to transport.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is where <a href="https://amiga.robsmithdev.co.uk" target="_blank">Drawbridge solution from Rob Smith</a> comes in.</div><div><br /></div><div>Drawbridge is a small hardware add-on you install into a standard USB PC floppy drive, which enables you to use real Amiga floppy disks in AmiKit 12 by using functionality included in recent Amiberry versions. It also works with WinUAE on Windows and linux if using Wine too.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCQASQF2UkLpwdQrfllCP32Tx6HAnnWakfAg65cYk3WvFywxbbFQcXVmuHuW2nJisGwT8PQMYR2jatVxYqytZXf0X1BdGF86XMnN0eNct8Wa669nWMZx-KJrXvbYlP6jNqliZt_aVfvWPMO9LHSE9mqE9xxfqbNZI5GwoXFjSgwuEYZ5OEio_fQySTw/s4032/IMG_7584.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCQASQF2UkLpwdQrfllCP32Tx6HAnnWakfAg65cYk3WvFywxbbFQcXVmuHuW2nJisGwT8PQMYR2jatVxYqytZXf0X1BdGF86XMnN0eNct8Wa669nWMZx-KJrXvbYlP6jNqliZt_aVfvWPMO9LHSE9mqE9xxfqbNZI5GwoXFjSgwuEYZ5OEio_fQySTw/w640-h480/IMG_7584.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Kq_iywKuFb2rjc9CR4PJA9ZxIj4fffpBFQ6MzBPZZyjWY0j8sBlhzY9KNCMEk-uG5fWytxLrHVocnGLpJCaAWaI1yXLZLaaVidta93r5GFL_M2qN1D3U0Q97g_FXBcP-mSGx_DhaurVvOIx01gBv8EWMVh1Vgimbz0xuuWm3DqknnNd1CDmGCH2Zeg/s4032/IMG_7585.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Kq_iywKuFb2rjc9CR4PJA9ZxIj4fffpBFQ6MzBPZZyjWY0j8sBlhzY9KNCMEk-uG5fWytxLrHVocnGLpJCaAWaI1yXLZLaaVidta93r5GFL_M2qN1D3U0Q97g_FXBcP-mSGx_DhaurVvOIx01gBv8EWMVh1Vgimbz0xuuWm3DqknnNd1CDmGCH2Zeg/w640-h480/IMG_7585.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/03/greaseweazle-v4-using-real-amiga-disks.html" target="_blank">I tried it previously</a> on my blog, but it didn't work with the USB floppy drive I tried back then. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, I needed a new USB PC floppy drive to use to try this out - $20 later on Amazon and here it is:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_kUEdTlPaxOFQ2bBELXs6X753O8djajR9cOBWzB7CcrEmk40nEU0jMdyR2Ye7Etv3Pi9Mm5F7D6JXGd4nm33rsJxDM_vNH1FQXTX7aYo1PlZhIZS-UVF1ZvSsLlSudDTkJpgALrLdXrLHOtbQ6hSy-OK-qjPtlCbk-EIY-Obo9gGlBEf2H0lyX6BUw/s4032/IMG_7413.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_kUEdTlPaxOFQ2bBELXs6X753O8djajR9cOBWzB7CcrEmk40nEU0jMdyR2Ye7Etv3Pi9Mm5F7D6JXGd4nm33rsJxDM_vNH1FQXTX7aYo1PlZhIZS-UVF1ZvSsLlSudDTkJpgALrLdXrLHOtbQ6hSy-OK-qjPtlCbk-EIY-Obo9gGlBEf2H0lyX6BUw/w640-h480/IMG_7413.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCcTfuWmnnWo7d7RbjYwFCEWrEQM679Hf1F1wisvldOgUryqFHSOyXTiSIhO3muNHs12VKSkJj21xmWXiDvIDHjUtpA5Z5mbvXcLrojZYg1MfFG4kph8fHlQEfvWXIJxXCx_MKOGdcnRRQlPwuZWG0ROc5ITVjGNTGKQpA_2VnB41RFRdp2VOL8MUlg/s4032/IMG_7414.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCcTfuWmnnWo7d7RbjYwFCEWrEQM679Hf1F1wisvldOgUryqFHSOyXTiSIhO3muNHs12VKSkJj21xmWXiDvIDHjUtpA5Z5mbvXcLrojZYg1MfFG4kph8fHlQEfvWXIJxXCx_MKOGdcnRRQlPwuZWG0ROc5ITVjGNTGKQpA_2VnB41RFRdp2VOL8MUlg/w640-h480/IMG_7414.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I pulled it apart via the single screw:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXPx3pfoHtIimD8-Ql24l_OcgzhjcNuslakld4VUde3Edp9Xj9AizpV4euOlnClSc42pnEMpm4Hs2Ht_xfUMIEm9JOXCAzhCdaCD7eJW3m1IEcxddMrTZjKbFR-wlgbfp9u0Liom5phSQ3Zy2a-Lv7dDyl1xlrK_SG3sJ5Fnp6ymYzAOvCRnU7JH7GA/s4032/IMG_7415.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXPx3pfoHtIimD8-Ql24l_OcgzhjcNuslakld4VUde3Edp9Xj9AizpV4euOlnClSc42pnEMpm4Hs2Ht_xfUMIEm9JOXCAzhCdaCD7eJW3m1IEcxddMrTZjKbFR-wlgbfp9u0Liom5phSQ3Zy2a-Lv7dDyl1xlrK_SG3sJ5Fnp6ymYzAOvCRnU7JH7GA/w640-h480/IMG_7415.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The circuit board I need to replace is at the back:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9L4F86L4A99sAPDdhDWRaGLDQZkRKREDNHAq4Ighzvx3sQRkP-GEYv5-Y36yL_cv8SoO2n1jpZoaYOrljVGzvnTY1FXoZGDh55zz84ixnd0kjBzj0LvZbGFqcJiXEsD2NS-BjYjEClrYM4IBotAAHLPLgsmuFnZqEaIbUkY-vOXbQB6ObAEvAY6j-VA/s4032/IMG_7416.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9L4F86L4A99sAPDdhDWRaGLDQZkRKREDNHAq4Ighzvx3sQRkP-GEYv5-Y36yL_cv8SoO2n1jpZoaYOrljVGzvnTY1FXoZGDh55zz84ixnd0kjBzj0LvZbGFqcJiXEsD2NS-BjYjEClrYM4IBotAAHLPLgsmuFnZqEaIbUkY-vOXbQB6ObAEvAY6j-VA/w640-h480/IMG_7416.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I carefully remove the ribbon cable connecting to it, and then replace it with the Drawbridge, which has it's own attached usb cable:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyIw7TTmMff_UPik43ugWlpdtP0XF9hmwtOyxebf7kC5pNqEjOPHQMuxZuOpbEsPNElc3mPkdIgwiqgPAQA1ecy5TDII1_nbBRr9Y7WbqgJ8o8zuDccl0DMJqyUzStlUdf0cGRQ7cy0TTE45ttTubHtz60nhEv6ATDug8hBsnXMfeo5adRMG_uWOr0A/s4032/IMG_7417.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyIw7TTmMff_UPik43ugWlpdtP0XF9hmwtOyxebf7kC5pNqEjOPHQMuxZuOpbEsPNElc3mPkdIgwiqgPAQA1ecy5TDII1_nbBRr9Y7WbqgJ8o8zuDccl0DMJqyUzStlUdf0cGRQ7cy0TTE45ttTubHtz60nhEv6ATDug8hBsnXMfeo5adRMG_uWOr0A/w640-h480/IMG_7417.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then put it back together. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqNjEqrwzk82j-V_Q2VQsDyqlWOqHsgFaRcmZRv9Bre7hsnYsc2ZABI2sCKwlIMlYR4lvTSrKd3sAPRDmxpf_f45Kl6PJxSfio9eQhtGp2MvRnGFN1FYxN9GO1-f3Cnca3SPeASYdyhc3D5jcrwneMSgEtTSIOM83mEtxmIJHV8zl-dDRbaOBAHvcOA/s4032/IMG_7418.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqNjEqrwzk82j-V_Q2VQsDyqlWOqHsgFaRcmZRv9Bre7hsnYsc2ZABI2sCKwlIMlYR4lvTSrKd3sAPRDmxpf_f45Kl6PJxSfio9eQhtGp2MvRnGFN1FYxN9GO1-f3Cnca3SPeASYdyhc3D5jcrwneMSgEtTSIOM83mEtxmIJHV8zl-dDRbaOBAHvcOA/w640-h480/IMG_7418.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tested it on the Alienware PC I have first, since I had previously configured it for Drawbridge use in AmiKit 12, so I could try it straight away.</div><div><br /></div><div>the USB floppy drive was detected straight away and worked perfectly to read Amiga floppy disks - Here I booted the Workbench 1.3 floppy disk under AmiKit 12, using a 1.34 configuration in Amiberry.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkpKVpnQk-353NbbAdaCst-zoUNWJ2SRVmxVvSFebmuitPRnY5dGZQGaKxqN0J8I8y08whftNKB30ZIekGIKZib4kWoogCETEN2ieGXloYGDrwICcuk3bIkHpHUsROG9GJZHk0J29vCPXgWT5hIiPknmC2rgTNLybbeBLNt4V1VjIhZ6q1MxQFbjAcg/s4032/IMG_7419.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkpKVpnQk-353NbbAdaCst-zoUNWJ2SRVmxVvSFebmuitPRnY5dGZQGaKxqN0J8I8y08whftNKB30ZIekGIKZib4kWoogCETEN2ieGXloYGDrwICcuk3bIkHpHUsROG9GJZHk0J29vCPXgWT5hIiPknmC2rgTNLybbeBLNt4V1VjIhZ6q1MxQFbjAcg/w480-h640/IMG_7419.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It works fine with protected non-DOS Amiga disks too, here I tried Turrican 2 booting from the original Amiga floppy disk and it worked perfectly.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCjOX9SU8cN5FazMhOzBpHnzmkDM3KYGkCbepvMXrm5BV84IkcZBcWWWQgGhA_LgQ8EU9cmUMCm42rmh8p56KJfJhMeBHsp6xQA9R1DCCE80uPyAAmuqoAe_uWNJPY1PjQZi4Z_z3FqtYzF8rsRAdKkr2d0peh4zdysL4o8ut2DUghJ2wtde3o_yHNQ/s4032/IMG_7421.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCjOX9SU8cN5FazMhOzBpHnzmkDM3KYGkCbepvMXrm5BV84IkcZBcWWWQgGhA_LgQ8EU9cmUMCm42rmh8p56KJfJhMeBHsp6xQA9R1DCCE80uPyAAmuqoAe_uWNJPY1PjQZi4Z_z3FqtYzF8rsRAdKkr2d0peh4zdysL4o8ut2DUghJ2wtde3o_yHNQ/w640-h480/IMG_7421.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also tried Ooze, a newly ported game to the Amiga from floppy disk, and it also worked well:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk1tnuaR1LfricQguaGJtKM_5PYG0WSH-6aqp_k8T5uPamXOD63NDOgP3y3u35lwi2z2Tb2l9JiY_NJYEt8we-E-IJ5rKmsTOCL8r0u50I9DZQk4tVzFRHyTbYUqZMNBWyK56y0IRxiZXLL8oU-S_UORXxHVSj0Fgog3KTMUANOOtrv_TLDXtPtSyuw/s4032/IMG_7422.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk1tnuaR1LfricQguaGJtKM_5PYG0WSH-6aqp_k8T5uPamXOD63NDOgP3y3u35lwi2z2Tb2l9JiY_NJYEt8we-E-IJ5rKmsTOCL8r0u50I9DZQk4tVzFRHyTbYUqZMNBWyK56y0IRxiZXLL8oU-S_UORXxHVSj0Fgog3KTMUANOOtrv_TLDXtPtSyuw/w640-h480/IMG_7422.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Having confirmed it works, I took the Drawbridge usb floppy drive and connected it to the CrowPi Lite.</div><div><br /></div><div>I initially hit problems with it detecting the drawbridge, which I worked with other testers in the AmiKit discord to troubleshoot, eventually working out I needed to run Amiberry using sudo rather than non-sudo as is the default. After I did this, drawbridge worked perfectly on the CrowPi lite.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnEcBBTTwfCFUmj4zA2oeYt5vvGR8TMWpdcqjK3gcpiMI-2zt_kP-jK745ncYfvVlTMdnyXUv_rg7YyTOvSTbpeju-hWPtpqCXl7ED2fQt70XwQ-uLjyAiCNGqwkGRCnOx0FtevIs6icILFm0Vgq1TN1d3E3EhOpg7aNrfRNInF3rlXQZbr5t-pyEgg/s4032/IMG_7431.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnEcBBTTwfCFUmj4zA2oeYt5vvGR8TMWpdcqjK3gcpiMI-2zt_kP-jK745ncYfvVlTMdnyXUv_rg7YyTOvSTbpeju-hWPtpqCXl7ED2fQt70XwQ-uLjyAiCNGqwkGRCnOx0FtevIs6icILFm0Vgq1TN1d3E3EhOpg7aNrfRNInF3rlXQZbr5t-pyEgg/w640-h480/IMG_7431.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Amiberry developer is aware of the issue, and hopefully we should have a fix soon that gets around this problem - for now though, running sudo amiberry to run amikit get drawbridge usb floppy drive support working on the CrowPi lite.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sadly, I was not able to make it to the Perth Amiga User Group meeting in December this year as my money had run out and I couldn't afford any more travel this year. The group had released a very retro demo using the RSI demo maker to announce the meet X, and this was such a cool idea. </div><div><br /></div><div>What better choice to test the drawbridge on the CrowPi lite using a Workbench 1.3 configuration in Amiberry? It works perfectly, booting and running the demo from floppy disk with no problems.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8DHaVjeH4BJdiBUG0OvHyd0IktenViaVPVodN-qbqMQI-Mln2la93A783t0SR33P5-MQtpORThyDQNc1rYPqsW_R0zewKEcrMS4nKE6BAOsEQl7KeiqgPVVqzxkGDPQNUhbfHeicXqNBqcn77F9TayY2D69aF0bz4enogM85M8f-MA_GanZ0uKfBPg/s4032/IMG_7432.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8DHaVjeH4BJdiBUG0OvHyd0IktenViaVPVodN-qbqMQI-Mln2la93A783t0SR33P5-MQtpORThyDQNc1rYPqsW_R0zewKEcrMS4nKE6BAOsEQl7KeiqgPVVqzxkGDPQNUhbfHeicXqNBqcn77F9TayY2D69aF0bz4enogM85M8f-MA_GanZ0uKfBPg/w640-h480/IMG_7432.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also booted the Workbench 1.3 disk I tested on the Alienware PC before, and that works also:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIDVeYbl95DoOoOcTHE_nLY2nmBpis1R7AxzYW9ONzlcYZQWK_e4Lb9swa2c-gu-EfDlRaradIDS_ZzbFD0QEQkRJYoPmYJzelAdILpxBfDCVFM50vLqiBEWFAwIen6ceK-EPdBPHZpdgjgsjIHI8lvwlDr3I8hG4_MaexOO_Gx14w7ogynhEnC15Mw/s4032/IMG_7434.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIDVeYbl95DoOoOcTHE_nLY2nmBpis1R7AxzYW9ONzlcYZQWK_e4Lb9swa2c-gu-EfDlRaradIDS_ZzbFD0QEQkRJYoPmYJzelAdILpxBfDCVFM50vLqiBEWFAwIen6ceK-EPdBPHZpdgjgsjIHI8lvwlDr3I8hG4_MaexOO_Gx14w7ogynhEnC15Mw/w640-h480/IMG_7434.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not every original disk works on drawbridge. I couldn't get Silkworm to run the game from original floppy disk, although it did get some of the way:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLq92fyvgbK7MYPRcsk7tPII13Esrk1bhf4vW_rcr0ZHihJouE4409_SWib78IV8HP3yt61BofSWW3LKacB5vzkb13ODgUREhUtL4jaB8AnIzYxSMMqlci-vZaMGb8Bm8fMssPbELHX_9sopdLTu_2POPYlB7ZbN-2IWFGahCoOZbY2DjR0e-3Y8XAw/s4032/IMG_7438.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLq92fyvgbK7MYPRcsk7tPII13Esrk1bhf4vW_rcr0ZHihJouE4409_SWib78IV8HP3yt61BofSWW3LKacB5vzkb13ODgUREhUtL4jaB8AnIzYxSMMqlci-vZaMGb8Bm8fMssPbELHX_9sopdLTu_2POPYlB7ZbN-2IWFGahCoOZbY2DjR0e-3Y8XAw/w640-h480/IMG_7438.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The sequel to Silkworm, called SWIV, worked perfectly from the original floppy disks using Drawbridge on the CrowPi Lite:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYUL9mNBItaBb0r93kmD5Dd-JMJDNHpK22IbXsyfUanT-Tf6KK35BaHNoDCP2ffvkiHEiT09Rmg263EFf0Hx9_bVYgNM8OtXk5LnIFLUEQFebiPzZgbUloOa9xot2X1W0S0sE5rOGN7aCG5p1jWtuckek6ov4f2ME_2ARr5nq8Esj54saXbJH-WzOVw/s4032/IMG_7439.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYUL9mNBItaBb0r93kmD5Dd-JMJDNHpK22IbXsyfUanT-Tf6KK35BaHNoDCP2ffvkiHEiT09Rmg263EFf0Hx9_bVYgNM8OtXk5LnIFLUEQFebiPzZgbUloOa9xot2X1W0S0sE5rOGN7aCG5p1jWtuckek6ov4f2ME_2ARr5nq8Esj54saXbJH-WzOVw/w640-h480/IMG_7439.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwPHm2E0j7f3H_Y-0DOf9RAi3PWEh9ccyw0DK46oI71mKR6gaTn9PqhGHPPpTYimXM8fNPpxXc9EATGGeOxnZSYoIpr_aWoGxbQYrJkRtmdlR92Xr5kG5QDvsI4vOvRLJ-a05LKmQZMGPEnwTucZE3YfYDSSVryY7KaTag7bA7dNuj4S0dXI6rwaBhQ/s4032/IMG_7442.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwPHm2E0j7f3H_Y-0DOf9RAi3PWEh9ccyw0DK46oI71mKR6gaTn9PqhGHPPpTYimXM8fNPpxXc9EATGGeOxnZSYoIpr_aWoGxbQYrJkRtmdlR92Xr5kG5QDvsI4vOvRLJ-a05LKmQZMGPEnwTucZE3YfYDSSVryY7KaTag7bA7dNuj4S0dXI6rwaBhQ/w640-h480/IMG_7442.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Happy days - I enjoyed playing SWIV for a while!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgnopANs8rSC8pyefDMawfc6U0hqnBcDO4EjQTr213bwL5S1TV1upY_joSSCB87UrpsRVfS3uSsOL075r5yWJG4T2kuVuwCdTKz8GkCDBMqi0lCFjmg4meMpB_nDuTqTX0ZPbR7LEUpyg8Kr_fi21i3IBi5J2f1qSBe7r-U-lT7sgrCzXRLoVvFm_Fg/s4032/IMG_7443.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOgnopANs8rSC8pyefDMawfc6U0hqnBcDO4EjQTr213bwL5S1TV1upY_joSSCB87UrpsRVfS3uSsOL075r5yWJG4T2kuVuwCdTKz8GkCDBMqi0lCFjmg4meMpB_nDuTqTX0ZPbR7LEUpyg8Kr_fi21i3IBi5J2f1qSBe7r-U-lT7sgrCzXRLoVvFm_Fg/w640-h480/IMG_7443.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My last task for this initial setup of the CrowPi Lite was to test the latest AmiBerry release (used for AmiKit 12), which includes support for connecting the Amiga emulation to external USB connected MIDI devices!</div><div><br /></div><div>I have wanted this support in emulation for quite a while, so I was very excited to try it out.</div><div><br /></div><div>I moved my CrowPi lite laptop to the Amiga room, to connect it up to a USB Edirol UM-1X midi interface, which plugs into my Roland SC-88 Pro MIDI device.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoOcopyqNeDtsr3aPLfFvc9xlNPasSt-CIjKDvrOfX7yTd03PQrYV6wE0oewAILpdIJGKsZ3qhb16zK1qJrQro58KBuOLWMIpwoOfoK69syRmv0LzcOlq7s2zWljO-6TtNf6xzwiA2640jjDWrxbzTsUuJZLr2tLL-fJeKi69KGhLDW4g5OWpb7v3fA/s2652/Screenshot%202023-12-23%20at%205.55.10%E2%80%AFpm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="2652" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEoOcopyqNeDtsr3aPLfFvc9xlNPasSt-CIjKDvrOfX7yTd03PQrYV6wE0oewAILpdIJGKsZ3qhb16zK1qJrQro58KBuOLWMIpwoOfoK69syRmv0LzcOlq7s2zWljO-6TtNf6xzwiA2640jjDWrxbzTsUuJZLr2tLL-fJeKi69KGhLDW4g5OWpb7v3fA/w640-h526/Screenshot%202023-12-23%20at%205.55.10%E2%80%AFpm.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I ran a native linux MIDI sequencer to make sure everything was working fine in the host OS first, which it is:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MI_wCjXLt2KJONhp7OOmEWja_YG0oCRyjV0b29g3kU-FXDHZtzhzvaQ932T3E0lrCRlC_mWn2bL6J_z9KsG0K4wWEDDr2y3hVLVSviltconC76CWX4L1JpAh2RAf6fmXHmhONromPIWOR_nlLep1irxZ1lrTGhnwO1rt9J1GaL8pnTX1PgiNosoMBQ/w640-h480/IMG_7423.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then downloaded and installed the MIDI sequence Horny Lite (on Aminet), and also installed Deluxe Music 2 on the CrowPi Lite by using the original floppy disks:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-kO3zIK5o-EPd4o15_gBNHeQyVyChoRbtTbOq3KW-Y6Qb2b953Dnt4ySEnLMnSyyo2Qw-y5T9fjW3M0dV64V9ZZ8_QY3cJB7TrnBQJU5Bx2hkxGlL8gEGPwBBbSnEGRha08b7TfW_sy1DhzpKA3C6vqYvRPCLNQAp7_xiBMKUwtwJ0bGmaLpEcBhCQ/s4032/IMG_7424.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-kO3zIK5o-EPd4o15_gBNHeQyVyChoRbtTbOq3KW-Y6Qb2b953Dnt4ySEnLMnSyyo2Qw-y5T9fjW3M0dV64V9ZZ8_QY3cJB7TrnBQJU5Bx2hkxGlL8gEGPwBBbSnEGRha08b7TfW_sy1DhzpKA3C6vqYvRPCLNQAp7_xiBMKUwtwJ0bGmaLpEcBhCQ/w640-h480/IMG_7424.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I played back some MIDI files using Horny Lite MIDI sequencer and it works perfectly:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn0GVENrvAt0tMbjXH37I-YLgQoxAgsjxbfnW_Oq4-6I6pg-nUSJAQrXnNgIjRWl_rR35FcS_1FotMei1eNJ44KUfxcgNsLj7qeNieoRMxhravQXwFxlKqkicwEGIndJw1NT-zPjOUE4pi8AzwV0YPToARTfkgfD-GGa-22VX42lgG3hvQW17nJIJag/w640-h480/IMG_7429.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The developer of Amiberry posted some videos I shared on AmiKit Discord of the playback in action on his facebook page - I didn't include them here to avoid potential copyright issues, but evidently he was not so concerned about that as I am! They are MIDI files of course, but still... anyway, you can view the videos on his page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/amiberry.emulator" target="_blank">here</a> if you are interested to hear the MIDI output running </p><p>Lastly, I added another 512GB MicroSD card to the storage slot, and loaded it with mods, demos and videos, accessible from both bootable MicroSD operating systems. </p><p>At this point I am very happy with my CrowPi Lite solution, and very glad I bought it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXQAgnikdDqvMpJYqTllR6P0jpt-4Nyw7jd6ZQbRXvIJjdZYHBAoGn9IHku9E4UruHR93R1XVVRR5kYJXrjgPNthN2SrOVbC9tnjIefa8pBxE0Z_uTuqoeeKe60mZxETzoSIJrLjP6onQ7JamOl466-ciJkz7oO35XvtzDqxsQK03qwkOKMmVLgFCxw/s4032/IMG_7480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXQAgnikdDqvMpJYqTllR6P0jpt-4Nyw7jd6ZQbRXvIJjdZYHBAoGn9IHku9E4UruHR93R1XVVRR5kYJXrjgPNthN2SrOVbC9tnjIefa8pBxE0Z_uTuqoeeKe60mZxETzoSIJrLjP6onQ7JamOl466-ciJkz7oO35XvtzDqxsQK03qwkOKMmVLgFCxw/w640-h480/IMG_7480.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>As new versions of AmiKit come out, I can load them into the other slot to test out without breaking this build, and enjoy my Amiga anywhere in the world! </p><p>I can also now take my Amiga setup to any worldwide Amiga shows in the future without risking my fragile Classic Amiga systems on planes. Fantastic!</p><p>At the moment, in addition to this system setup, I am also doing a lot of testing for AmigaOS 4.1 for the upcoming A1222+ system. As this is covered under strict NDA I can't sadly discuss any details, but it is great to be part of helping test this new next gen Amiga system, for the Amiga community to enjoy in the near future.</p><p>In addition, off topic, I also tried out the Amico Home game system setup on my Samsung Galaxy S6 Lite Android tablet, using my iPhone 14 Pro as the controller. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP5_QmgL6bS_zQ3IFe2jXVENhg3OrsPlyJ7B8PfXf4TRnMtazdJjvjfbT8w7szedL6OMRA7jpynWx5kmcuZg4E6o_l8SsFMNnXJ42OVmsoCNajTTm9CB8vsmPzOgmFMrPS334WbXlnYCpTIZq2uNR2JpxYdk5db9xaVLSUfN4NZeJqwaC9IdmF5u1lQ/w640-h480/IMG_1060.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>The Amico is a new system from the reformed <a href="https://intellivision.com" target="_blank">Intellivision company</a>, which back in the dawn of home console gaming in the late 1970's released the Intellivision, my first computer. I covered my <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2020/10/intellivision-ii-has-arrived.html" target="_blank">Intellivision setup before here</a>, and the Intellvision homebrew game scene <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/01/new-homebrew-games-on-intellivision-ii.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FaOwIF9NSjQoaStfX2NVBVob1_8aZU2PIBg9C-455ixqJLkn3qtwPpDnnn72PhPk991uUkweVi2JQgAv5lNLtW5NJHrGZPyLVjezp2zjPY0i9S4L_rdRsP__vC99MHiWYbBNdbwhsf08VEiE085qs7by3zmW5IbVEJseyToggx1qVznhu9lFsn_JEg/s4032/IMG_1057.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FaOwIF9NSjQoaStfX2NVBVob1_8aZU2PIBg9C-455ixqJLkn3qtwPpDnnn72PhPk991uUkweVi2JQgAv5lNLtW5NJHrGZPyLVjezp2zjPY0i9S4L_rdRsP__vC99MHiWYbBNdbwhsf08VEiE085qs7by3zmW5IbVEJseyToggx1qVznhu9lFsn_JEg/w640-h480/IMG_1057.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Astrosmash is a modern interpretation on Amico Home of the original Intellivision game!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mb1lox6HYFyEx_JmkVbhQybPzFLo1_nFtkYAJ_27YlEMddeQkwHXwYJJQ68dIk1X3gsMMbKBt2eCe5OZePNPYgUiPUTz5XdZSrh5SDNX_FXAYSIc1TiU1FuzUvGVRz-dtpxZk6XMXJYhDAgOpvvwslR9N3ATMjshJlt5bOEfDTmSqn8zyfxZRhbbMg/s4032/IMG_1061.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mb1lox6HYFyEx_JmkVbhQybPzFLo1_nFtkYAJ_27YlEMddeQkwHXwYJJQ68dIk1X3gsMMbKBt2eCe5OZePNPYgUiPUTz5XdZSrh5SDNX_FXAYSIc1TiU1FuzUvGVRz-dtpxZk6XMXJYhDAgOpvvwslR9N3ATMjshJlt5bOEfDTmSqn8zyfxZRhbbMg/w640-h480/IMG_1061.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I pre ordered the physical Amico system in 2020, and the release of this system looks far away due to significant money issues, so they released the in progress Amico Home system on Android for everyone to enjoy, and presumably to get some much needed income from game sales to help finish releasing the actual hardware. </div><div><br /></div><div>For Amico system pre-order people like me, they gave us two of the new games to play with for free - I chose Astrosmash as one of them.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgTQewC68-qA9Edscj25ZOmYiRSX62eZmHLto0h56Wss8kLiFzZBJKCx1L8H0TsRr9WHUdJ54Xn6sY7eiOMQmz4mFsBaH-Ufjil2s-cNmnBlfR3OoJ0Lp25zAGURBpbHLoPgewzz_tvhBhgMX_f-LPAGldT00S_85DQKocVdp2smb3FDfdQiR2MtnYQ/s4032/IMG_1062.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgTQewC68-qA9Edscj25ZOmYiRSX62eZmHLto0h56Wss8kLiFzZBJKCx1L8H0TsRr9WHUdJ54Xn6sY7eiOMQmz4mFsBaH-Ufjil2s-cNmnBlfR3OoJ0Lp25zAGURBpbHLoPgewzz_tvhBhgMX_f-LPAGldT00S_85DQKocVdp2smb3FDfdQiR2MtnYQ/w640-h480/IMG_1062.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I look forward to having the real Amico hardware one day - but this at least allows me to experience what it will hopefully be like, assuming it ever sees the light of day. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdvIxhHaHdvjEa5pXITZSf4mNLtmP2BFmZnkgUiySJFVneuC9ZfL4U7f19mkQK0crCy1aig1LjJHcctfhC07G6KCnEoTy_rqAULz8zl2mSFVCvzsmydWejfidXIuZMohQO61qMF792A66GC_BHZtFcI35SXQz0GS8hF0_WkW1pxm3ysZe24A06lbW6Q/s4032/IMG_1063.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdvIxhHaHdvjEa5pXITZSf4mNLtmP2BFmZnkgUiySJFVneuC9ZfL4U7f19mkQK0crCy1aig1LjJHcctfhC07G6KCnEoTy_rqAULz8zl2mSFVCvzsmydWejfidXIuZMohQO61qMF792A66GC_BHZtFcI35SXQz0GS8hF0_WkW1pxm3ysZe24A06lbW6Q/w640-h480/IMG_1063.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is a good game, and a nice taster of more to come!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq9NcPatLfS1jgLvUiqzEsZmcwqs90eU7XBdKZZJNvuHzUnC_yBqkMCPjDZjkZEpiyh-GlQYExd1XlfEP7FN362mkvy1HeCE-AxKClLQRWUMo5jIaiVpo4r8yB_W1uc3BNT9uj_F9SeVAA4c6ES09tJ9KKXyXDtzEx0BTdPDhYOw0sgpsQjZdkiKfHA/s4032/IMG_1065.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJq9NcPatLfS1jgLvUiqzEsZmcwqs90eU7XBdKZZJNvuHzUnC_yBqkMCPjDZjkZEpiyh-GlQYExd1XlfEP7FN362mkvy1HeCE-AxKClLQRWUMo5jIaiVpo4r8yB_W1uc3BNT9uj_F9SeVAA4c6ES09tJ9KKXyXDtzEx0BTdPDhYOw0sgpsQjZdkiKfHA/w640-h480/IMG_1065.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaY2tiP8YKYVts9_FwYkncMhG_bMKoHj5S-qTZkkVVoF0M1_-zIw8PZ2xu4DwV6kTuH_ERvhnxdXsnztqyQEmmpWfZQIks9acAiSi_6tQsZbFrWzG8JHYq_0M04x_nCODxGjCT7hRJBnbHaJ7IMkZ2gcgThf-WQRhXfyrXU06YktZ7ao89rnGXj1ucw/s4032/IMG_1067.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaY2tiP8YKYVts9_FwYkncMhG_bMKoHj5S-qTZkkVVoF0M1_-zIw8PZ2xu4DwV6kTuH_ERvhnxdXsnztqyQEmmpWfZQIks9acAiSi_6tQsZbFrWzG8JHYq_0M04x_nCODxGjCT7hRJBnbHaJ7IMkZ2gcgThf-WQRhXfyrXU06YktZ7ao89rnGXj1ucw/w640-h480/IMG_1067.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Anyway, enough about Intellivision! I didn't think it was detailed enough for its own blog entry so I included it here instead!</p><p>Also, like many others, I also got the recently released Atari 2600+ system, but I think that deserves it's own blog entry in the future when I receive the homebrew games I ordered for it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-h7Dh9DwvzLMBuYv7GqyaeINqcaKGjGT5sDmHnEGYlEMD1hkDmHAFqB2CctqCvVQ6K2sSde3f4ET-bW1DIa1Er25duVreLtA8Vzh081Ctgu2fchKscZVFFIwePbBllDrkxCUp1wTqhyphenhyphen3RVNLEvrzRWVmqPJsgvaDVkMLfgnSK2IBY5ULo5XEuvDVuA/s4032/IMG_7077.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-h7Dh9DwvzLMBuYv7GqyaeINqcaKGjGT5sDmHnEGYlEMD1hkDmHAFqB2CctqCvVQ6K2sSde3f4ET-bW1DIa1Er25duVreLtA8Vzh081Ctgu2fchKscZVFFIwePbBllDrkxCUp1wTqhyphenhyphen3RVNLEvrzRWVmqPJsgvaDVkMLfgnSK2IBY5ULo5XEuvDVuA/w640-h480/IMG_7077.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7KsbOXdOreDgHWeRYvaRljvDueWrjBvmrkyskvXMgP1A6enZoElyiwv6sKVJq2ngAKqoc8eE5HHgokbejHN9ny-wb3_Yixzbn_0Df7R_uL7Rl-hev3EtPIPpv5NIeHCl7RbbQCl37OUOMDagKVFjqiBjv6-ExmOjG_pT5WRzA2J40Uwcl_DVkc1iFg/s4032/IMG_7156.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7KsbOXdOreDgHWeRYvaRljvDueWrjBvmrkyskvXMgP1A6enZoElyiwv6sKVJq2ngAKqoc8eE5HHgokbejHN9ny-wb3_Yixzbn_0Df7R_uL7Rl-hev3EtPIPpv5NIeHCl7RbbQCl37OUOMDagKVFjqiBjv6-ExmOjG_pT5WRzA2J40Uwcl_DVkc1iFg/w480-h640/IMG_7156.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>As 2023 draws to a close, so does my blog entries for this year too.</p><div>I will take some time out to relax, and enjoy Xmas with family. I need to travel for work in the new year again. Unless I find some free time along the way, I expect the next blog post to be in late February 2024 when I return from overseas.</div><p>If you have free time, please read some of my other 10+ years of blog posts here - I have covered so many things here you may not have read yet!</p><div>In the meantime, I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I look forward to seeing you all again in 2024 with more blog posts!</div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-53532840236070903082023-12-16T12:49:00.001+10:302023-12-16T12:49:56.321+10:30Shiki-Shima train journey<p> Finally, after 4 years of trying, I have finally won the lottery for a ticket on the luxury Shiki Shima train in Japan, which is one of the most difficult trains in the world to get a ticket to ride, and one of the most expensive also! </p><p>I got to ride on the Shiki-Shima train in October 2023 and it is an amazing train!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TKv9pHqMgLaPxK_dN1Mf8OAQ_l9Bp8P1tHBLsTlOKvGdQSyKz3Lb_0k-KGZyz59svndQhfhOfoJY0zJdtyt1yBzHw6Eluj1wvfyZNm6UiwA8OuaYEc1At2LSMRSWpiTJFQdk9yBA4zBeWB80ocoiniJtSBcKaTfItzickPRYNXJP_EyBJWZAi4DSJA/w640-h480/IMG_5697.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>I will cover the full experience, so you know what to expect if you want to ride on it also, inside the train in detail, and my thoughts on the value versus the high cost too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Before riding this train I was in Toyama area of Japan, and rode a number of interesting trains in that region that I will hopefully cover soon in another blog entry. For now though, I want to focus on Shiki Shima, as that was the main reason to come to Japan in October!</div><div><br /></div><div>Shiki-Shima is a luxury train run by JR East, and it departs from Ueno station in Tokyo, using a special platform reserved only for Shiki Shima.</div><div><br /></div><div>I needed to apply on the <a href="https://www.jreast.co.jp/shiki-shima/en/" target="_blank">official website</a> during the application period 6 months ahead of the departure date, to enter a lottery to get one of the prized tickets on this train. It only has capacity for 34 passengers.</div><div><br /></div><div>The train has 10 carriages, with 2 observation cars at each end, lounge car, dining car, and the remainder for various classes of suites for passengers.</div><div><br /></div><div>The fanciest rooms command a huge price, and there is also only one of each of them, making the chances to get one of those rooms extremely low. Given the high price, the base level suite was all I could afford, so I went for that. Luckily, I was able to get it after 4 years of trying!</div><div><br /></div><div>The base suite for the shortest trip for two people (2 days 1 night) cost 740,000Yen, which is around AUD$7727, USD$4936, EUR4661. Yikes! I had to save a long time to get the money together for it. The other rooms cost a lot more and were simply out of my budget.</div><div><br /></div><div>My trip on the amazing luxury train Seven Stars of Kyushu train back in 2015 was around the same money but for 4 days and 3 nights. JR Kyushu started this trend in Japan for luxury trains and set the bar really high. So the other trains needed to be at least at that level or higher to compete! You can read more about my experiences on that train in my blogs posts here: <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2015/08/seven-stars-in-kyushu-train-day-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2015/08/seven-stars-in-kyushu-train-days-2-to-4.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>There are now multiple luxury trains in Japan, including Seven stars in Kyushu by JR Kyushu, Mizukaze (Twilight Express) by JR West, Shiki-Shima by JR East, and The Royal Express by Tokyu. There are many other joyful trains (as they call them in Japan) which have various elements of train luxury included also!</div><div><br /></div><div>I will say that the food and excursion experiences on the Shiki-Shima train are the same regardless which room you choose.</div><div><br /></div><div>After payment was completed, personal preferences were collected in a questionnaire, and later, trip information was sent via email a few weeks prior to the trip commencing.</div><div><br /></div><div>I spent the night before the train departed in a hotel in Tokyo station, which is nearby to Ueno station.</div><div><br /></div><div>I selected the JR Metropolitan Marunochi hotel as it has great view over Tokyo station if you select the right rooms, which of course I did.</div><div><br /></div><div>How good? See for yourself! Here are some photos from the room on the 34th floor looking towards the above ground platforms at Tokyo station:</div><div><br /></div><div>Daytime:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_T-o6z26WIo_A7-qiuvR0MeRm0pVZ-9wvet0HdSm9daOQeXXD7pFNgskOudpG9mBEZixPXU4uU4GptnS-45HDFADBW2JccxxP6pyEWtefVpzln98fAhU6Q7WrScEbPkiaaKCOCYzQuHBgp5xTwz_5n3RbCY99d5rqOmguD0W79Dv9pO_FDVlsT1bjWg/s4032/IMG_5526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_T-o6z26WIo_A7-qiuvR0MeRm0pVZ-9wvet0HdSm9daOQeXXD7pFNgskOudpG9mBEZixPXU4uU4GptnS-45HDFADBW2JccxxP6pyEWtefVpzln98fAhU6Q7WrScEbPkiaaKCOCYzQuHBgp5xTwz_5n3RbCY99d5rqOmguD0W79Dv9pO_FDVlsT1bjWg/w640-h480/IMG_5526.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Dusk:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmARNXhuS4YG9sJeQltc2pkY6_efCkhI8vBXB3IVKR0zYUgB3g3afTiat97m3BltySWlww2rcO8HqWgzweUleFHNT60V0afcZfPV6S_pEnDXyAZs57Yw785kgfngW6FY2a8dZ9W1bZF2pO0lguNNfgOhd3T0cTUeKRF3z-ThG-m28LwuotZUnl5dzXg/s4032/IMG_5531.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmARNXhuS4YG9sJeQltc2pkY6_efCkhI8vBXB3IVKR0zYUgB3g3afTiat97m3BltySWlww2rcO8HqWgzweUleFHNT60V0afcZfPV6S_pEnDXyAZs57Yw785kgfngW6FY2a8dZ9W1bZF2pO0lguNNfgOhd3T0cTUeKRF3z-ThG-m28LwuotZUnl5dzXg/w640-h480/IMG_5531.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Night time view:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDHS5kXm_QORf-kzEfXTsNtxCJV_R6DL6HJglrAOcrn9HA6rMW3gvhqEYvd3bf7V57dr0jkiCKsPdNNbu7q6d_m1gc8bPttf3aM0fnv-bQOEcFhYnKfLETt8uHkXlkA_f2k8WMeRFcdI-eNAugIM3aZUCUuiWDhE-4cgWMBl2QWs-vwQnbw3vLJ-DQA/s4032/IMG_5550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDHS5kXm_QORf-kzEfXTsNtxCJV_R6DL6HJglrAOcrn9HA6rMW3gvhqEYvd3bf7V57dr0jkiCKsPdNNbu7q6d_m1gc8bPttf3aM0fnv-bQOEcFhYnKfLETt8uHkXlkA_f2k8WMeRFcdI-eNAugIM3aZUCUuiWDhE-4cgWMBl2QWs-vwQnbw3vLJ-DQA/w640-h480/IMG_5550.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The room also includes a bath with a view too - the toilet is in here too though so you need to be a bit careful with the windows open as people can definitely see in from local buildings!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHO6nEIZLLuuDIAUyX4JrLrMEv8Yx-blDpPv1MtDCnsrgRA4cc1D1_6eOKR7N4_Dr1EdG1wcMTbLxmQ8ejd-voCxBR0SEb45brUYU1nwNhLijNeWCIGW8cThzce6EqmfLv1BJXyP8TFT7jG163CHjPt4DbLLXVvLzidmvIA2XNVhv_3dtaQNrQYX4DQ/w480-h640/IMG_5523.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">We needed to get up early to be at the Ueno station by 8am to enter the Shiki Shima prologue lounge. As we passed through Ueno station to enter it, you can see the locked platform entry for Shiki Shima:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSD-tjQhKUqiEDkxX9wjns01U2nZaCdbjFbRdDh1rkwRk4nxz0RPxcMdV9Limb1IOhQNRVUIHjNM52WAg2nSXPu4nLP2LGdgKymFTXmuapHKdmytuuB4L0dkHiEPh3XYsk2s4XI1XWu2ddIFzszpWUzble4fFK_O_zjnJGGtclAN4eAnbIHj6J5xjy0Q/s4032/IMG_5629.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSD-tjQhKUqiEDkxX9wjns01U2nZaCdbjFbRdDh1rkwRk4nxz0RPxcMdV9Limb1IOhQNRVUIHjNM52WAg2nSXPu4nLP2LGdgKymFTXmuapHKdmytuuB4L0dkHiEPh3XYsk2s4XI1XWu2ddIFzszpWUzble4fFK_O_zjnJGGtclAN4eAnbIHj6J5xjy0Q/w640-h480/IMG_5629.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Closer view of the locked platform 13 entry point:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRQt4ElWdtlbyys8kBc81N3dHpuwPLC-BAtMJ2p2FJ6CmBUb8S1kXjhe7sxFvkWaDzcD0QCDLKlWbTWAowRYbwZglGUL2UXp0Jl4NKb7ys1Jky73MIow4OfodoOf7eQ9jpi_aq-u6VkzHad38K0NmIFKj7qPFtPNSVhZOQMq2xlmmSXgHkhD6IzUZPQ/s4032/IMG_5630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRQt4ElWdtlbyys8kBc81N3dHpuwPLC-BAtMJ2p2FJ6CmBUb8S1kXjhe7sxFvkWaDzcD0QCDLKlWbTWAowRYbwZglGUL2UXp0Jl4NKb7ys1Jky73MIow4OfodoOf7eQ9jpi_aq-u6VkzHad38K0NmIFKj7qPFtPNSVhZOQMq2xlmmSXgHkhD6IzUZPQ/w640-h480/IMG_5630.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The lounge is located inside the station. In our case, as we travelled there by local JR train from Tokyo station, we were already inside the station. If you travel from a hotel via taxi to the station, a member of staff would meet you at the Ueno station entry to escort you through.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Prologue lounge is located next to the platform the train arrives on:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHGANZBYJoF9JNT3iDyXy1lDVOUUq2qr1mqzN2zRrq2TUqsV3E8qwEl0jp23QoAxsr_b2xDwjljAPeDH0deR9-Oo8LRYP9ADMLdPJIf5JdwJcg8PhYcwb3wbkuPR1X3bVd61RKD-rbtnOdjyazIlqYwER90PxaIa7LJ4lwVbqwFtFQmYlWtDYE51Www/s4032/IMG_5679.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHGANZBYJoF9JNT3iDyXy1lDVOUUq2qr1mqzN2zRrq2TUqsV3E8qwEl0jp23QoAxsr_b2xDwjljAPeDH0deR9-Oo8LRYP9ADMLdPJIf5JdwJcg8PhYcwb3wbkuPR1X3bVd61RKD-rbtnOdjyazIlqYwER90PxaIa7LJ4lwVbqwFtFQmYlWtDYE51Www/w640-h480/IMG_5679.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the prologue inside entry hall area:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAvtuY9VcL8yGEa3MpqMm_YIAESF5s8hkPYiejPH65xGuJEgiY4v5jDdrBFLRe0U8mBt34rbcObWHWcDqmKHjPwPqXlCLyFUCXgWCBMzTaNyJDdzGK_nsYvc6etf_qasdCBchV5vYgObi4RnY1YQtVV6RzTa7MWGXAQUMztYXAePH3Bw7BgY_iRhJSw/s4032/IMG_5681.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAvtuY9VcL8yGEa3MpqMm_YIAESF5s8hkPYiejPH65xGuJEgiY4v5jDdrBFLRe0U8mBt34rbcObWHWcDqmKHjPwPqXlCLyFUCXgWCBMzTaNyJDdzGK_nsYvc6etf_qasdCBchV5vYgObi4RnY1YQtVV6RzTa7MWGXAQUMztYXAePH3Bw7BgY_iRhJSw/w480-h640/IMG_5681.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm1Ad096SSCM5Qz5W2TXv3RwsKmBhG2PrZMGZfNm7eNqRfOVzY6vt1-ixNjzYh52gr_I2uxYe7DCHw3C9qJOV9-eRgkYEDUHBBMT5Z-Uf0EMMEr99Zlxao7YblW7_29FeO6Tp40a_yZSeuJmZo61QT7n6NaPq-Ij5wSUNzEVWMwGCBJqK-sb8ZWoXOQ/w480-h640/IMG_5680.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><div><br /></div>After you enter they take you to your seat:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PsPvncu6QIX-R6Cuz70FMv5mBoC3U_cq8lVDqS4TFTljlicOnafRiveTu-VXZXOoZfp5Wl_av9vfNZksRE4bjTZtqayN5UewWm7YqeBGHLnLCV0DjFk5QblWKI3oVUY8eTgaEVb6bFQ0NWS0lE2cWnk7EwuOpK8-AjFlnjBQTKwNiqE0npAFApQiVA/w640-h480/IMG_5636.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>You are given this nice woven tote bag with luggage tags and a folder containing the details of the journey.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5wyNCFGES6ubFJPXC9Olu3mBVbo5XN5_6nQtgrjPkyj8zDUzwvc-ZVYYUJJDhUoWdl1rBH0cHPjmdzPFzvMaYz-a6PF3uMZ6gOi6hNHC4QNYpg3ZBHO5SzhBDHtmw78IAy76RjYPjGgdLzT3pYOn_pPk1uwRNgkyNSGhS9aeF0yDGUyLKkCIc5b-Hg/s4032/IMG_5632.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5wyNCFGES6ubFJPXC9Olu3mBVbo5XN5_6nQtgrjPkyj8zDUzwvc-ZVYYUJJDhUoWdl1rBH0cHPjmdzPFzvMaYz-a6PF3uMZ6gOi6hNHC4QNYpg3ZBHO5SzhBDHtmw78IAy76RjYPjGgdLzT3pYOn_pPk1uwRNgkyNSGhS9aeF0yDGUyLKkCIc5b-Hg/w640-h480/IMG_5632.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW97OeMj5bgYP79H_94hYEbAfTDB5ZfiQkCbZM4h-xDSLV13csoEIi1mKj8T8Mt8j7a65OXM2SbvNvrTddEpYIdQt17MnTIlJlW2IGacfTIevnqfLkXgr2hAOLE0IH0LjXnir9CU8EKRzoDneUUVLq_g4njjKXX6R-DLeFKX7LQE_HIfZIFoJpZiek8Q/w640-h480/IMG_5639.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>As per the information sheet on the table above (English on one side, Japanese on the other), a small sweet snack and a blended tea is provided, with the sweets on a beautiful red plate, which is for sale also. </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtBD_d4MXXvNQ4Hw6qCxlQY_Jvuhg5hRqGjUUJ4smD-42lVtBovB1zW2HeGNGwe88x2917B0q5svDFgM2JkAS-jRnBQUzl2IzGGo7h_cX1dI307UbR7gwvqvjuiDhYTqnNt2wxxJVDR68xwB_2PcrBF0sNTZGx-xVW6KykFjPhTBvbAYmC4L5QIttMg/s4032/IMG_5633.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtBD_d4MXXvNQ4Hw6qCxlQY_Jvuhg5hRqGjUUJ4smD-42lVtBovB1zW2HeGNGwe88x2917B0q5svDFgM2JkAS-jRnBQUzl2IzGGo7h_cX1dI307UbR7gwvqvjuiDhYTqnNt2wxxJVDR68xwB_2PcrBF0sNTZGx-xVW6KykFjPhTBvbAYmC4L5QIttMg/w640-h480/IMG_5633.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Shikishima logo is the centre - I love the design. Needless to say I bought two of the plates to take home.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmpA4yFsUl6yII2gkvYJhQ8POrP-klI1W79REfAxK3bAKWuyao9x49EpB1qSiJH94dOL27xB6IBoZh_0KmalVeZRxCBK4p8g4LO066XpAM4ef4RygQ7qS7gDcqUhOyUNaLlrQLEimxZECPv18-n1J20gElaOf5FZ8s0lWYWmNe9dvg2L54JqA3aIxKw/s4032/IMG_5634.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmpA4yFsUl6yII2gkvYJhQ8POrP-klI1W79REfAxK3bAKWuyao9x49EpB1qSiJH94dOL27xB6IBoZh_0KmalVeZRxCBK4p8g4LO066XpAM4ef4RygQ7qS7gDcqUhOyUNaLlrQLEimxZECPv18-n1J20gElaOf5FZ8s0lWYWmNe9dvg2L54JqA3aIxKw/w640-h480/IMG_5634.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>You can also see the other items for sale in the cabinet in the Prologue lounge - be still my wallet.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofYw0zNoS2SgtOYsb6aXowF1qxkkK4e1_6jU5M6iE8reX0CuLpAJud8MmHO79jqL5z-8KHxWScM72YJJAybiht19zjCGlbd6lJe5P3nivvWsJqSKQzzXcRsylVQZxzxa1-X7FIuSxNQpYLMKc2JJqs61rkly4X_MTt9o6XYuPUQ1dr6trIe9jyLvFzw/s4032/IMG_5637.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofYw0zNoS2SgtOYsb6aXowF1qxkkK4e1_6jU5M6iE8reX0CuLpAJud8MmHO79jqL5z-8KHxWScM72YJJAybiht19zjCGlbd6lJe5P3nivvWsJqSKQzzXcRsylVQZxzxa1-X7FIuSxNQpYLMKc2JJqs61rkly4X_MTt9o6XYuPUQ1dr6trIe9jyLvFzw/w640-h480/IMG_5637.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I ordered the plates (as mentioned) and also the coasters.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW0krrH8jPB0S7icRvycwz1kwxpiDDwbyMW_eJBk3MRDo0VaLHdeTWOqhy4x0G4wFc_BDPKBqzpxttCgty_8GDt2lx1wWIMKx0VSs4_NHICn9MuwJV-LH5ga-DMInqtIx8Aq-c2Jpo674jW0ukc6yYjUEJdA74KKmqNOIL2igi4P0T2qNQsij-W4p4A/s4032/IMG_5682.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW0krrH8jPB0S7icRvycwz1kwxpiDDwbyMW_eJBk3MRDo0VaLHdeTWOqhy4x0G4wFc_BDPKBqzpxttCgty_8GDt2lx1wWIMKx0VSs4_NHICn9MuwJV-LH5ga-DMInqtIx8Aq-c2Jpo674jW0ukc6yYjUEJdA74KKmqNOIL2igi4P0T2qNQsij-W4p4A/w640-h480/IMG_5682.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are towels, fragrances and much more too:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91zkmAE9GmtuVUi6NwauKops-LbFz_ybUEXRthcjQ2JampdAc4x1ZKk0tKOT1YMmJGP0Nv-_sE9Fp3RRQyzp1TUntUd2of6-2ZSHX-_RrpEEghyphenhyphen3kPIoTK4x8lJ8oSB2_Pxu0iBLjZkmBwmp7yDnR1MaJXTnyI6LfCQsqfB0K3nV4L9OC4WfeBvCdag/s4032/IMG_5683.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91zkmAE9GmtuVUi6NwauKops-LbFz_ybUEXRthcjQ2JampdAc4x1ZKk0tKOT1YMmJGP0Nv-_sE9Fp3RRQyzp1TUntUd2of6-2ZSHX-_RrpEEghyphenhyphen3kPIoTK4x8lJ8oSB2_Pxu0iBLjZkmBwmp7yDnR1MaJXTnyI6LfCQsqfB0K3nV4L9OC4WfeBvCdag/w640-h480/IMG_5683.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I bought the Audio CD of the train theme, which they also play inside the train during the journey.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcc2r2-HG0j6fSSA8zN3g1ScEin50yenYn6nmlAMICKm8TCeuTSrn3nw6xYTQwng4uIPp7cPDWy34ZtIGknHghD1TEp2JytFI56ebYsG_K20hYtVDeMPHLYNHWR1ktIWTFHr8E8atLVRRujJtvNroomqqyxlvYrAneGq6X0HIh1I3u3EGWQcWJ6Xtww/s4032/IMG_5684.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcc2r2-HG0j6fSSA8zN3g1ScEin50yenYn6nmlAMICKm8TCeuTSrn3nw6xYTQwng4uIPp7cPDWy34ZtIGknHghD1TEp2JytFI56ebYsG_K20hYtVDeMPHLYNHWR1ktIWTFHr8E8atLVRRujJtvNroomqqyxlvYrAneGq6X0HIh1I3u3EGWQcWJ6Xtww/w640-h480/IMG_5684.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is also a fancy pen, postcards and more. I grabbed some of these too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qKoGQ15XxRcMO5cqc708adiXi6BNQgOXwXhRuHttuMIqmydIQQZteH1eEjBUJZSTV0E53fRH_CYgbvcIwGXUlHa0jJXrK3dBFPX9fg7AJU9z9DOlEB0VSBxGbNMvJQwW1B8EmOtFG98F6OrWQ0RqdrcYsFyNAWxK6nfdEn5ymNaSrEemhP4g8AWh0w/s4032/IMG_5685.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qKoGQ15XxRcMO5cqc708adiXi6BNQgOXwXhRuHttuMIqmydIQQZteH1eEjBUJZSTV0E53fRH_CYgbvcIwGXUlHa0jJXrK3dBFPX9fg7AJU9z9DOlEB0VSBxGbNMvJQwW1B8EmOtFG98F6OrWQ0RqdrcYsFyNAWxK6nfdEn5ymNaSrEemhP4g8AWh0w/w640-h480/IMG_5685.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some examples of local Japanese craftsmanship are also on display in the Prologue lounge, but these cannot be purchased.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5VhBY7C1AVfmjtJkMjtsaR-izGlqtA6a86nUFuLamd7aSMsgHJbqjd4VGKdSrT7Igwv3uq6SAHSvEI2RumhKcPsB0hOLiOW2EIkEJ0YIibU321p0lrzXBwaPMXPJD8cU2mpujpW2GZcSr2sBZt9S9GsA-kQ8hlSlx9niXQrbX-i0TPu3PqTQZPuhsA/s4032/IMG_5670.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5VhBY7C1AVfmjtJkMjtsaR-izGlqtA6a86nUFuLamd7aSMsgHJbqjd4VGKdSrT7Igwv3uq6SAHSvEI2RumhKcPsB0hOLiOW2EIkEJ0YIibU321p0lrzXBwaPMXPJD8cU2mpujpW2GZcSr2sBZt9S9GsA-kQ8hlSlx9niXQrbX-i0TPu3PqTQZPuhsA/w640-h480/IMG_5670.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Back in the Prologue lounge, they gives us an iPad with a video in English (or Japanese) of the features of the suite we are staying in while on the Shiki-Shima train.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUHjMNzigleKrM4pehrNE5I-70ibyIMRWVmuhgp0DABvfa9HI7fUy-MEEuIJLSEqBpALv8A6vwzOOIOo0tX-iMZMCZCJIpOXJ_bgMHmWNXv73f2473Mrj9caX1Qv1jl8uLuRXgsnyA0FmWG6g6oxnBvVZR4zZp_fPJCTritpdxVgbpdtOoMkRuZ2EfQ/w640-h480/IMG_5688.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOT6d8L1iWOrRVEonyYOUw8jly-Fv7UBhyjVwoHjN2gfYrrQQM3_yu9gfuor4Wf9fxiDR6x36fZlQE2Yk47Tsyjg1XHaVP73JUDbOtMzypz8A1CUPE0z7tRTW4Fx7974rQFfGVtE7-xhwpbHb70Cf9gKWU2E2qUbNXVsppoZ4e8eivrjUa4FnakFo7eg/s4032/IMG_5686.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOT6d8L1iWOrRVEonyYOUw8jly-Fv7UBhyjVwoHjN2gfYrrQQM3_yu9gfuor4Wf9fxiDR6x36fZlQE2Yk47Tsyjg1XHaVP73JUDbOtMzypz8A1CUPE0z7tRTW4Fx7974rQFfGVtE7-xhwpbHb70Cf9gKWU2E2qUbNXVsppoZ4e8eivrjUa4FnakFo7eg/w640-h480/IMG_5686.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The staff welcome us, and introduce themselves one after the other, including all the train crew and even the head of Ueno station!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-kSQbcolQcycBNgPeFmuLcsEc0Cc5bE3n2EXL6EpTYYjcLS8eQLw9fP8KxgMEMYWq-2HuBxnavmQzojHkf53rx40Gem2_11JGnyNelG1IP8oZM2zdQQ4owOlOPc3X-pPQiY0paa0zYBv7K1cdb_uolYBxnlfydZrGnKGcjP1BoJ4hDKV5AJ0_W8ngA/s4032/IMG_5687.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-kSQbcolQcycBNgPeFmuLcsEc0Cc5bE3n2EXL6EpTYYjcLS8eQLw9fP8KxgMEMYWq-2HuBxnavmQzojHkf53rx40Gem2_11JGnyNelG1IP8oZM2zdQQ4owOlOPc3X-pPQiY0paa0zYBv7K1cdb_uolYBxnlfydZrGnKGcjP1BoJ4hDKV5AJ0_W8ngA/w480-h640/IMG_5687.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They also gave us another gift, exclusive to those who travel on Shiki-Shima, a very nice pin. I immediately put on mine and still use it now on my work shirt back at home too!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtSDZ36_2_wZQETrzRQ7dnC-z6ehUKdFwWyKQ3iHTTSH7iZPKYAYvq3GgvpQnTfGUgJccXuW5fSd732SkaxlbOJKIIxWhyphenhyphen7g2fMgskvwuM-pKlM3WUCdn7bLzVoG7eUVJfy8Hv3LfcEUrOWt4ZJa6t1rhCw_SDQB6d7FDYT1A5My_5KH0RC_9WHiMYg/s4032/IMG_5689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtSDZ36_2_wZQETrzRQ7dnC-z6ehUKdFwWyKQ3iHTTSH7iZPKYAYvq3GgvpQnTfGUgJccXuW5fSd732SkaxlbOJKIIxWhyphenhyphen7g2fMgskvwuM-pKlM3WUCdn7bLzVoG7eUVJfy8Hv3LfcEUrOWt4ZJa6t1rhCw_SDQB6d7FDYT1A5My_5KH0RC_9WHiMYg/w640-h480/IMG_5689.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXiylyDoCMPRSVtpyYfGxSan9l9OIbI6Axz4Q-T_Sh4Mrdncob4IogrNzeQBxTfn-CViwcwgOdRaBpvFthDrmDYbbl80Z6vOvZB413r7WZlOLanrvpJNu1u3iBF1urlBCVM_i8BYvpkO4o-8ggsEFKtIvd_OJx43TeVUS9J78nHWK01u2bMVuX04Czw/s4032/IMG_5690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXiylyDoCMPRSVtpyYfGxSan9l9OIbI6Axz4Q-T_Sh4Mrdncob4IogrNzeQBxTfn-CViwcwgOdRaBpvFthDrmDYbbl80Z6vOvZB413r7WZlOLanrvpJNu1u3iBF1urlBCVM_i8BYvpkO4o-8ggsEFKtIvd_OJx43TeVUS9J78nHWK01u2bMVuX04Czw/w640-h480/IMG_5690.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One by one, the staff came to take each couple to platform 13.5 and onboard Shiki-Shima train to their suite. </div><div><br /></div><div>We boarded one by one in a way that meant we had our own uninterrupted view of the train as we approached. The platform is only for Shiki-Shima and has the logo on the roof too!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZc1nhOWRBET8OKH98kpL_Dt72aXO1CqFTHQTWTutF1ucAHuZfpf0ifH0ymc7sMAok1U_U2MOkuy9sE_wZwHYMNX-4mHX-6qCVEQHCYMU8Q63KGIFdTfU3YWLgB458y5mF-rT_5-9zPoMOVAupVQFRCjrKUomucyLsv0GSH8MDKNwJkntDaj0JdTgoFA/s4032/IMG_5692.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZc1nhOWRBET8OKH98kpL_Dt72aXO1CqFTHQTWTutF1ucAHuZfpf0ifH0ymc7sMAok1U_U2MOkuy9sE_wZwHYMNX-4mHX-6qCVEQHCYMU8Q63KGIFdTfU3YWLgB458y5mF-rT_5-9zPoMOVAupVQFRCjrKUomucyLsv0GSH8MDKNwJkntDaj0JdTgoFA/w480-h640/IMG_5692.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As we passed, the train driver bowed, as is the Japanese custom.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe5jBpNXoj0MhRQ0j1JSf2zM6BkCxC1K_e-BJhhzzBZ2UymV6p-jvt73QxLGygO7WlRr_IADTDrFApGtz1E5WkYyyPlpDPQcQVjW6yrgB_FaYACs2k_FWXNUOfR7XKhZOAdAbzNBbQ7UQEWvvJORLLxNcoar_rfsgAUSFTlN4CBtedSLNUek3AfBRdA/s4032/IMG_5694.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe5jBpNXoj0MhRQ0j1JSf2zM6BkCxC1K_e-BJhhzzBZ2UymV6p-jvt73QxLGygO7WlRr_IADTDrFApGtz1E5WkYyyPlpDPQcQVjW6yrgB_FaYACs2k_FWXNUOfR7XKhZOAdAbzNBbQ7UQEWvvJORLLxNcoar_rfsgAUSFTlN4CBtedSLNUek3AfBRdA/w640-h480/IMG_5694.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is only one entrance to Shiki-Shima, which is in Car 5, the very impressive and luxurious Lounge car. It is by far my favourite room on the train.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TKv9pHqMgLaPxK_dN1Mf8OAQ_l9Bp8P1tHBLsTlOKvGdQSyKz3Lb_0k-KGZyz59svndQhfhOfoJY0zJdtyt1yBzHw6Eluj1wvfyZNm6UiwA8OuaYEc1At2LSMRSWpiTJFQdk9yBA4zBeWB80ocoiniJtSBcKaTfItzickPRYNXJP_EyBJWZAi4DSJA/s4032/IMG_5697.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TKv9pHqMgLaPxK_dN1Mf8OAQ_l9Bp8P1tHBLsTlOKvGdQSyKz3Lb_0k-KGZyz59svndQhfhOfoJY0zJdtyt1yBzHw6Eluj1wvfyZNm6UiwA8OuaYEc1At2LSMRSWpiTJFQdk9yBA4zBeWB80ocoiniJtSBcKaTfItzickPRYNXJP_EyBJWZAi4DSJA/w640-h480/IMG_5697.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They also grab photos of you in front with the crew. Upon entry to the train, you see the fireplace i the lounge car down the steps which immediately grabbed my attention - how often do you see that on a train!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjod_6midVm44wgvxu2zjFYHT13XBnq-auxWPEtt49z1lxGk9R8hBqdNx4OfelnbinlJtIadRwEXI0FFqG10-WjG2IKwHEqj5Kz4YLEoffCGR_iF-6G0KRnlL1ME4fRPtIt172ctstrC9GcyCE1A3gfLpkD907Q_qP1T3iUIME99aJB4t-w0MoTC6bEA/s4032/IMG_5701.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjod_6midVm44wgvxu2zjFYHT13XBnq-auxWPEtt49z1lxGk9R8hBqdNx4OfelnbinlJtIadRwEXI0FFqG10-WjG2IKwHEqj5Kz4YLEoffCGR_iF-6G0KRnlL1ME4fRPtIt172ctstrC9GcyCE1A3gfLpkD907Q_qP1T3iUIME99aJB4t-w0MoTC6bEA/w640-h480/IMG_5701.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A pianist was playing music on the piano in the lounge car as we entered - very nice!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVi0PK4iypJlKIFd2M7uqmvMczLm03IcxRDBxyaXBeM5nmJVMU4bHyNMNEuwuv38VtFBhVq2Pm3JtY08lPhyZ8kSB4I-8CWJHJecCEfPnFOIu4GZr0epMW7W6-PK5JQlgvyferNAMqTUFC9B8pXQlCIHFNw29gwwhvRkh9ZPmw16O1QjxWrIb8XTRUQ/s4032/IMG_5702.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVi0PK4iypJlKIFd2M7uqmvMczLm03IcxRDBxyaXBeM5nmJVMU4bHyNMNEuwuv38VtFBhVq2Pm3JtY08lPhyZ8kSB4I-8CWJHJecCEfPnFOIu4GZr0epMW7W6-PK5JQlgvyferNAMqTUFC9B8pXQlCIHFNw29gwwhvRkh9ZPmw16O1QjxWrIb8XTRUQ/w640-h480/IMG_5702.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As mentioned, the lounge car is STUNNING. It is probably my favourite train carriage of all time. I wanted to spend the whole trip here, and did spend quite a bit of time in it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhiSAu0-4TLJSBS7vFlfgm4r9Pt-yfbqOX95I08XDrveW8WfQyQgc9UYt4l9pOfynmQxXblCOcc0dVz6UO_W6MffvFBhpwxbpN9TWk6BXunUGGeR8jwgdDf_KX2B-WLZV-Oon-k5m4utggbzlj0YWavIonOMHgM_5m9Z4fe1bnZ-mahmHvEfU8U4KFg/s4032/IMG_5703.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhiSAu0-4TLJSBS7vFlfgm4r9Pt-yfbqOX95I08XDrveW8WfQyQgc9UYt4l9pOfynmQxXblCOcc0dVz6UO_W6MffvFBhpwxbpN9TWk6BXunUGGeR8jwgdDf_KX2B-WLZV-Oon-k5m4utggbzlj0YWavIonOMHgM_5m9Z4fe1bnZ-mahmHvEfU8U4KFg/w480-h640/IMG_5703.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The gold tree structures looks amazing, and the windows are just so different, while still providing an amazing vista as the train moves along the Japanese countryside.</div><div><br /></div><div>As we are taken to our room, we pass through the dining car (Car 6) also:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FupPeUmjZTKJUpBkG1lRZiIQDcUg0Im8AYfIkMjpXO1khU6__zsXc-Crh1dGYc4PCq45feC6rRm0dYIeG1onHhM8VXsV5cIMqeVYdQbQ-YXvlPjBHn3zsM-Z_kjrVeLbCp_eeYIjgyBhCeOneQGilwBHNoMScAhH3N2JROOt_Jk0jwdHb0s1llcaOg/s4032/IMG_5705.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FupPeUmjZTKJUpBkG1lRZiIQDcUg0Im8AYfIkMjpXO1khU6__zsXc-Crh1dGYc4PCq45feC6rRm0dYIeG1onHhM8VXsV5cIMqeVYdQbQ-YXvlPjBHn3zsM-Z_kjrVeLbCp_eeYIjgyBhCeOneQGilwBHNoMScAhH3N2JROOt_Jk0jwdHb0s1llcaOg/w480-h640/IMG_5705.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can see the chefs are already hard at work preparing our lunch meal, which today will be served in the dining car on the train.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANMVJzix4lAcY5PZMzTsWNcfN5Q4IIEsaH2ejmsa0Tffj6n6C-PZLD_LXCClGObLT-rN1Y90RhSHm5vYHk5nNZWcVcIvjM9QlyRhyphenhyphenrYOFlg5L0NljQ4aiw9iCBEPXSeWwiaCA15lMEj4f8_llfLc87-gqwe3JcYrPARDqsqmmWYfkYNdI0Y1dTl58nw/s4032/IMG_5706.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANMVJzix4lAcY5PZMzTsWNcfN5Q4IIEsaH2ejmsa0Tffj6n6C-PZLD_LXCClGObLT-rN1Y90RhSHm5vYHk5nNZWcVcIvjM9QlyRhyphenhyphenrYOFlg5L0NljQ4aiw9iCBEPXSeWwiaCA15lMEj4f8_llfLc87-gqwe3JcYrPARDqsqmmWYfkYNdI0Y1dTl58nw/w480-h640/IMG_5706.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Our room is in Car 9, which is the second to last car, which car 10 being the front of the train (in the initial direction of travel).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQdCtBqIQ-XLACloVhXdRjpol-9y_poYTKGr4AqBjOQt81uHUmd7uV5pjDYLVSr3N2S-E0hp_luBxeE_MmgxmMhAaok7fP2eWE5DKbVFNc58_fbQbkvbx9m6KJy_oye-_78cTFyB0FHpV_Z5W-32cnNaehBREwM-rAYsIX4b2qLXflGa1bWmWcf67Lw/s4032/IMG_5713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQdCtBqIQ-XLACloVhXdRjpol-9y_poYTKGr4AqBjOQt81uHUmd7uV5pjDYLVSr3N2S-E0hp_luBxeE_MmgxmMhAaok7fP2eWE5DKbVFNc58_fbQbkvbx9m6KJy_oye-_78cTFyB0FHpV_Z5W-32cnNaehBREwM-rAYsIX4b2qLXflGa1bWmWcf67Lw/w640-h480/IMG_5713.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of note is the windows, which are the same on each of the suite cars, and include a handle to steady yourself on the mid level windows along the passageway. Nice touch.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CqFHFiuWVXeOZfp8ICILsABpu90kYXY7_3vJ0dGF1IE8x4sBf0FZ8GhOa-aUz218rL4bT1kf0hlwwwZzCK0-wCF2yBlJmFnBNFH49tD5zCiSONtjXxeGyqeDsP-rdD90Ci5ZqeIOGVu7evifqjqk9rZsySchdCPjsIL0aE717_sIXfYuT_uh1nr43Q/w640-h480/IMG_5759.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Our room is the standard suite, as that is all I could afford! That said though, it is still a very expensive suite, and accordingly still very beautiful and well appointed.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioMQCvKq_lhMXqcwpIlRpznhhlCJjihHWhuzOKMM0YCZ2bvtR99_3-tOCiYAH1jjM7LIc6WjnmnUtKmR0naf_T_Tb6_xGqfHgAg0lAO3q9gS2NOUiZWWaCgthuLql_8O-qezeLknaIzbgJt6rgLV1_Eez9q7oxa88rtDijq7zC-rPs9TF1Ldl5RJG5Q/s4032/IMG_5715.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhioMQCvKq_lhMXqcwpIlRpznhhlCJjihHWhuzOKMM0YCZ2bvtR99_3-tOCiYAH1jjM7LIc6WjnmnUtKmR0naf_T_Tb6_xGqfHgAg0lAO3q9gS2NOUiZWWaCgthuLql_8O-qezeLknaIzbgJt6rgLV1_Eez9q7oxa88rtDijq7zC-rPs9TF1Ldl5RJG5Q/w640-h480/IMG_5715.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The seats convert into beds at night, which the crew does while we are at dinner. As seats, they are extremely comfortable.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is a beautiful box to put the room key in:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhku3gJB7uB931SvCShPuQWNWPbJ15Il8gkcX4ybidfvU4xWwb4ApCSKb_SDLQKgDtnW-7eXtchumJeaNwlL1te-Tz_49Ri3OQi34h4ku85y9FEGcMpMZ2go3PdI3pCBzVww6T5NyZawLrP8YDyLIOKZzRDNgiqkQvWp8J6orf-bk8uGgYyDfBClbV5IA/s4032/IMG_5719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhku3gJB7uB931SvCShPuQWNWPbJ15Il8gkcX4ybidfvU4xWwb4ApCSKb_SDLQKgDtnW-7eXtchumJeaNwlL1te-Tz_49Ri3OQi34h4ku85y9FEGcMpMZ2go3PdI3pCBzVww6T5NyZawLrP8YDyLIOKZzRDNgiqkQvWp8J6orf-bk8uGgYyDfBClbV5IA/w640-h480/IMG_5719.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Note to Shiki-Shima marketing people - Please sell this box - it is lovely.</div><div><br /></div><div>The key to the room has a beautiful key ring with 901 etched into it. The room can be locked from the inside, or from outside using the key when you are not in it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZV5TjsMBZIhBSw7rtFA_dujqURpo0ZEKdRev_ibqwpO17wibTbRsuw0ROqVoRQo6Ei3nQqymuFRcXBFwcXdU64opbaInZQhrXxcDwvrJf9QtgOdoT6RJFMDawElGM1pTf8SY7xWKdSC6YcSR2GIb5YGWQZhu9IBZ86c95ethVNyMx0KiFRSQyu7gbdA/s4032/IMG_5720.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZV5TjsMBZIhBSw7rtFA_dujqURpo0ZEKdRev_ibqwpO17wibTbRsuw0ROqVoRQo6Ei3nQqymuFRcXBFwcXdU64opbaInZQhrXxcDwvrJf9QtgOdoT6RJFMDawElGM1pTf8SY7xWKdSC6YcSR2GIb5YGWQZhu9IBZ86c95ethVNyMx0KiFRSQyu7gbdA/w640-h480/IMG_5720.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can see the view of the platform outside from the large window, and there are smaller ones you can open below and to the right side of the large window:</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIiyqgoj7R8cu01ghSIMPbSu_-KIqSW9kAum-iE-CYOu9SJ8DmKOwa6z9KAmHUtcpfJKSMvS0EDZ7kanNGu4udp0IY97rK4sqt5_O2k-TO6YgHCPhogF2wPBAaHyfBwKL88umNLd0pwho0GyeqROubFE_SCJLB5knIdB_Wj0wAICarQ2O8WQIa3czMQ/s4032/IMG_5723.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIiyqgoj7R8cu01ghSIMPbSu_-KIqSW9kAum-iE-CYOu9SJ8DmKOwa6z9KAmHUtcpfJKSMvS0EDZ7kanNGu4udp0IY97rK4sqt5_O2k-TO6YgHCPhogF2wPBAaHyfBwKL88umNLd0pwho0GyeqROubFE_SCJLB5knIdB_Wj0wAICarQ2O8WQIa3czMQ/w480-h640/IMG_5723.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Looking the other way, you can see the large storage cupboard on the left, and more storage on the right with a light. The door takes you through to the bathroom. More on this soon.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYOmVbaHmxNpbJhZXAMyn-Cg8sTH_f4jOlLip6cDhGKMUPvP8zQKh_Rgyzy_y-Kav84uxkNQebkeSj_bTwUEgl4392eojLemwAj0B0cQBBkafNSTAZpp5iH-znqF57s-hdprk231CummInVZwmxR2r6e_s2NntCWvBM5hsAekuRRMoCYA6X6uSxrSaw/s4032/IMG_5724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYOmVbaHmxNpbJhZXAMyn-Cg8sTH_f4jOlLip6cDhGKMUPvP8zQKh_Rgyzy_y-Kav84uxkNQebkeSj_bTwUEgl4392eojLemwAj0B0cQBBkafNSTAZpp5iH-znqF57s-hdprk231CummInVZwmxR2r6e_s2NntCWvBM5hsAekuRRMoCYA6X6uSxrSaw/w480-h640/IMG_5724.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyu59GVDETETk5cHOgSBachXPKhO3tGP9z47PVcss5LfFqeATqJxw4HOUWEHtuQ2HzisLHirxknSyHlBuKanrP_8PfHu7uvVGlr7YhGFVuNh0bnzybmHw68fmxwP5rtpYr8aZddDnSaN187NmAWKyW2FdxBQ5MBlMs4lXgqyi2-BU2GPSMT4UvNUA3Q/w480-h640/IMG_5738.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><div><br /></div><div>In the cupboard is space for luggage, hanging space for suits and dresses, safe, and fridge with complimentary drinks in it.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2057z1X5y8_EommFet3ECza7ZvQXOJR0hvFR1JPlBhTnzD7Z6iqBxf0Zz60KJnj5kz1NDlOExQBDC1tmY3iiin1WRPCJZq_dACVVOnVwtnmbGS_mBXZi6C45NsSw9VCKJ6Yp7nkmQwMPhQpRQBFT7w71tWANbrnMJLIPpIl9K4WdPcNTQqzMXFSl4Jg/s4032/IMG_5726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2057z1X5y8_EommFet3ECza7ZvQXOJR0hvFR1JPlBhTnzD7Z6iqBxf0Zz60KJnj5kz1NDlOExQBDC1tmY3iiin1WRPCJZq_dACVVOnVwtnmbGS_mBXZi6C45NsSw9VCKJ6Yp7nkmQwMPhQpRQBFT7w71tWANbrnMJLIPpIl9K4WdPcNTQqzMXFSl4Jg/w480-h640/IMG_5726.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Actually I was thirsty, so I wasted little time drinking the nice green tea and fruit drinks on offer:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5xivja9CJrsjrJWzarQuhyww9rP7RHrG3JUuPdGShyphenhyphenlV_o_CK-I6QVmc7l8_veuxnxtgK8hUIbYUQSf6OXvErUMCRib5tr0SVvT7pyuXBK4dubUKmeEkS6A3pIlMQLN8GicHJw7zTGyHYMZJffBE_2oenK6tnmAmUoww0IZ0sf97L5OKxZRXlg6sIg/s4032/IMG_5727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5xivja9CJrsjrJWzarQuhyww9rP7RHrG3JUuPdGShyphenhyphenlV_o_CK-I6QVmc7l8_veuxnxtgK8hUIbYUQSf6OXvErUMCRib5tr0SVvT7pyuXBK4dubUKmeEkS6A3pIlMQLN8GicHJw7zTGyHYMZJffBE_2oenK6tnmAmUoww0IZ0sf97L5OKxZRXlg6sIg/w480-h640/IMG_5727.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Closer look at the drinks included in the fridge.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xdfLZb9C6CqSQvsRABLp78u-gvhcMliPjqfzbrRV0dn5L196m-dFmujMMq9bjMcLzmCqBzSCHbGkifHXSmK-I33dkBYTFmoCL3CSsgl1yXohxfORfOkfQG_nX8BET1cRiNY8UZrBYP0xCwOKy00Bbd9FtrKjWsj303BGhUb9Ghr9hWQpRApMeHAhQw/s4032/IMG_5729.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xdfLZb9C6CqSQvsRABLp78u-gvhcMliPjqfzbrRV0dn5L196m-dFmujMMq9bjMcLzmCqBzSCHbGkifHXSmK-I33dkBYTFmoCL3CSsgl1yXohxfORfOkfQG_nX8BET1cRiNY8UZrBYP0xCwOKy00Bbd9FtrKjWsj303BGhUb9Ghr9hWQpRApMeHAhQw/w640-h480/IMG_5729.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up, the bathroom, it is stunning. Japanese bidet toilet naturally, and a full amenities kit, which we definitely took home. :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0O5vATwnXezPkNZPT3U_Z89WFTHiZ043gBfAGof0Uqisslg0ED_FXqq9i45dgIwoxAdDPB70jRkgeMXSgSbs5huImIR0ywUrW5y7HRK2PidcVS7fcppCVRPI_Iujhaydu-eRLtu9zBAs5lntxVWJDw1HOcwfFtOF-cmMiWur5sdWGemj4_PGIfrfrow/s4032/IMG_5739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0O5vATwnXezPkNZPT3U_Z89WFTHiZ043gBfAGof0Uqisslg0ED_FXqq9i45dgIwoxAdDPB70jRkgeMXSgSbs5huImIR0ywUrW5y7HRK2PidcVS7fcppCVRPI_Iujhaydu-eRLtu9zBAs5lntxVWJDw1HOcwfFtOF-cmMiWur5sdWGemj4_PGIfrfrow/w480-h640/IMG_5739.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Close up of the amenities:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAExNSqJjXubHTYuL9W3ZFPjWnvznwBtYhoQ8eJ_k39xsKJWHoX1vDamqNwNUqh10vwxbTxZ6-d4pcfRMPC5LbSshaZJIpYQ1BCQ63nngwx5VM1r4v5iVwip7grRhVEoioAFlDPg8wMbCTTZj8a0YaFJ_7NR5KBE3qqBUSyosB3VrzrMODqC-JjGzE5w/w640-h480/IMG_5754.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>There is a full shower and basin, with plenty of water (time limited) to have a shower whenever you want! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnCKoaGI-0TIfwRd_pjsM1cZX6qhF6gsmAqWhtRdxDXwNtKn7kQEyVnTtJhyVmL0hIgKMxa06eZrNFZHk8b7Nr4imWQJ5Quv9hpR4R-RD63HT8DFqDu0zGowBCzzvMEO3QA38tlE1hvspm2DXI0JV0-oBgFtvQ8QClAob15w2PjtodsRXKA8DD1zzuQ/s4032/IMG_5740.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnCKoaGI-0TIfwRd_pjsM1cZX6qhF6gsmAqWhtRdxDXwNtKn7kQEyVnTtJhyVmL0hIgKMxa06eZrNFZHk8b7Nr4imWQJ5Quv9hpR4R-RD63HT8DFqDu0zGowBCzzvMEO3QA38tlE1hvspm2DXI0JV0-oBgFtvQ8QClAob15w2PjtodsRXKA8DD1zzuQ/w480-h640/IMG_5740.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The light indicators in the shower let you know how much water is left. Green good, red bad. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD_bbiuQif2A4DIvqVfNIy2R7kCnGjd3RkcNdv7t5C4yEycArpstSx6ku1YUtaTbzZTaHFTlwcBBjsw7ndC6fdnsr7YOuMFI_Iw9Mk11QF3ljGUvJ0pEm84w7xB5V1ba5Th33yg9rs19o93yQVFQdx6Qy4zhZRjSMZdymfvUA0VXuJHkjYkTJH0DUIg/s4032/IMG_6155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD_bbiuQif2A4DIvqVfNIy2R7kCnGjd3RkcNdv7t5C4yEycArpstSx6ku1YUtaTbzZTaHFTlwcBBjsw7ndC6fdnsr7YOuMFI_Iw9Mk11QF3ljGUvJ0pEm84w7xB5V1ba5Th33yg9rs19o93yQVFQdx6Qy4zhZRjSMZdymfvUA0VXuJHkjYkTJH0DUIg/w480-h640/IMG_6155.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can also open up the windows in the bathroom as below, although I don't imagine many would be doing that while on the toilet since the windows have no frosting and therefore no privacy...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSvGi-bAmh-uxFtVIBeTRaOtuNU5oOaxYHB3sNTbLFbvHdeqMNV4K9v3VP0PYIH13t-Fjx6d1LgFZZVcE3Jrecn9iuheiJP2raazcWNvVZeK2AdRirOY_hI48jl2imTPyjaxX4pX3LW0N13VOsqYla10JXu9cad39C78QK6JW_fVXaYhQOEdXCanzoA/s4032/IMG_6158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSvGi-bAmh-uxFtVIBeTRaOtuNU5oOaxYHB3sNTbLFbvHdeqMNV4K9v3VP0PYIH13t-Fjx6d1LgFZZVcE3Jrecn9iuheiJP2raazcWNvVZeK2AdRirOY_hI48jl2imTPyjaxX4pX3LW0N13VOsqYla10JXu9cad39C78QK6JW_fVXaYhQOEdXCanzoA/w480-h640/IMG_6158.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Having them closed is much better.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8XWOTLDfjbCkKI2x-HSCcEgp3VqELyycogLL46K9bxriqRS-39yMD0ZKIji0NDKOAPWffmxBxJZOViFLAoN4-htSSQRQTJQdDpgo6HIoK0G437JOdpYDQHQgzNRkTWgLAj6eV5U9jjmA4_s91QHn2IcL7eUp8tO3R3nHCVX7XYRlI6Lrdgkd4U5YEw/s4032/IMG_6159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8XWOTLDfjbCkKI2x-HSCcEgp3VqELyycogLL46K9bxriqRS-39yMD0ZKIji0NDKOAPWffmxBxJZOViFLAoN4-htSSQRQTJQdDpgo6HIoK0G437JOdpYDQHQgzNRkTWgLAj6eV5U9jjmA4_s91QHn2IcL7eUp8tO3R3nHCVX7XYRlI6Lrdgkd4U5YEw/w480-h640/IMG_6159.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is also a hair dryer in the cupboard:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYALIoIBm8ASOJg_a2-Wfwy9oF9t-LXZpLzq4NTEK5VvOgaoPKo4xOQ4UNlP_sE_b9MIdcIkUP2cH9NidsJPVMdm-ozjUur6hayV9DxQ1ZoOXmi4f197Ls-U7ZcuTT4QKkwSynIE3CHRLPQLxhjf28NUwv_yS4C79NkNiiZxq6DSTkIUJIchzQU-mYQ/s4032/IMG_6160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYALIoIBm8ASOJg_a2-Wfwy9oF9t-LXZpLzq4NTEK5VvOgaoPKo4xOQ4UNlP_sE_b9MIdcIkUP2cH9NidsJPVMdm-ozjUur6hayV9DxQ1ZoOXmi4f197Ls-U7ZcuTT4QKkwSynIE3CHRLPQLxhjf28NUwv_yS4C79NkNiiZxq6DSTkIUJIchzQU-mYQ/w480-h640/IMG_6160.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Shiki-shima glasses in the bathroom were very nice - pity they didn't sell these.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6lZ4fM2IBqg-Qclu9dHVIkN6YT7ha1Y_rGnku1b0A8_d5tfsbZmER1M1aUQ-qmfU6SAus2GmbDZl7utqZCyN-v8FcO8-m5k0J8i7O4YJ5PiNqTX8PArgMSTa7Oy9jKcGgbxHr4W53A_vfJZsLaz4a5atrR-N4t0NHZpaswza0AReN50yFJdot8H3Ew/w640-h480/IMG_5747.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There is climate controlled air conditioning in the room, fully adjustable. The lights switches for different sets of lights in the room can also be adjusted here. I quickly reduced the air conditioner temperature from the insane unpleasantly hot 28 degrees Japanese have a thing about doing for some reason, to a much more gaijin friendly 21 degrees. Much better...</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5PNsR37uT1Qn9lQUOIGT6gF-FLERVGIz9_Qh1mQHPN3kWJygtYFnfxaBDbUqjQrD3yprLMXPFBz8B6lXr9pbe0sdPJ9QVff_wb-Y5lawOPWMHctzFf8SiZMfk3RUipqX7AJnn_PQA8in1ry3ll_xWEpMlcLiVZI93akk_xZ3tDGaviTcKZS_vcFq_Q/s4032/IMG_6176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5PNsR37uT1Qn9lQUOIGT6gF-FLERVGIz9_Qh1mQHPN3kWJygtYFnfxaBDbUqjQrD3yprLMXPFBz8B6lXr9pbe0sdPJ9QVff_wb-Y5lawOPWMHctzFf8SiZMfk3RUipqX7AJnn_PQA8in1ry3ll_xWEpMlcLiVZI93akk_xZ3tDGaviTcKZS_vcFq_Q/w480-h640/IMG_6176.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Controls can be displayed in Japanese or English. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE19fJ26FD2X7XVY6xQNwrA_WKgWisMDFUuKJlSP__2f3_of1dlX4OijBI0g2VwMT_6RjutFn0vmalv1FY5EHuntyOQ63BquxAfK-cXOmmjoVynV1NSEkI-Z9cPxp0UgUrmvlTgt8yXh_yy_6XNFlyJvWjjgy0wNdyl2SmoEIYJluEP0A19AXdPYuOw/s4032/IMG_6177.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE19fJ26FD2X7XVY6xQNwrA_WKgWisMDFUuKJlSP__2f3_of1dlX4OijBI0g2VwMT_6RjutFn0vmalv1FY5EHuntyOQ63BquxAfK-cXOmmjoVynV1NSEkI-Z9cPxp0UgUrmvlTgt8yXh_yy_6XNFlyJvWjjgy0wNdyl2SmoEIYJluEP0A19AXdPYuOw/w480-h640/IMG_6177.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div>At this moment, we then got underway, with the staff waving flags from the platform as we set off from Ueno station:</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-lpsgfYjbSu1CU_dyktf6BXK4X1GUMw0_pagK-bqVTkh6CE3TU_I_v201LEcRxEUzPXDzvlM2eF6hjiq0mmP8ZVFouzNv2ooPv7A8vZnL2RZW5V2F-UoEM6e16T2SNZnA6hWFSV97OiCLeGe-_uXATu3j1VKgS-IH9aL0FNDaOQKd5oKaYFJDFnOAw/s4032/IMG_5742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-lpsgfYjbSu1CU_dyktf6BXK4X1GUMw0_pagK-bqVTkh6CE3TU_I_v201LEcRxEUzPXDzvlM2eF6hjiq0mmP8ZVFouzNv2ooPv7A8vZnL2RZW5V2F-UoEM6e16T2SNZnA6hWFSV97OiCLeGe-_uXATu3j1VKgS-IH9aL0FNDaOQKd5oKaYFJDFnOAw/w640-h480/IMG_5742.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Eager to look around, I went into car 10 the front viewing carriage to see the amazing room they have there. This means passing through a fully red painted entry area in car 10.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyAsGifYanxErBtKdf_5hEsVd1mfQuhOoSV4YOgAz9zfs_1h3MTQvrsEb8qfxgvDzeSHSAZOFy-vDY5tJ3QOsO2aLu6qkbs6KZ75ZCRBG0icHlCm4CAJY4YjdMG1DH4BDOzcD8u6Me0wQZ9LkAgFZmffQo2aDym660UBjRtDI97MoIzDGp4qJpljqEw/s4032/IMG_5768.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyAsGifYanxErBtKdf_5hEsVd1mfQuhOoSV4YOgAz9zfs_1h3MTQvrsEb8qfxgvDzeSHSAZOFy-vDY5tJ3QOsO2aLu6qkbs6KZ75ZCRBG0icHlCm4CAJY4YjdMG1DH4BDOzcD8u6Me0wQZ9LkAgFZmffQo2aDym660UBjRtDI97MoIzDGp4qJpljqEw/w480-h640/IMG_5768.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The views from the ibuki view terrace, as they called it, are fantastic:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1TCr_TwBeaZGOjzgx95MVZYSZKr2NESMcNZl0vvzVuTtFAoYkkSVzPFgaxRIEZIbvDrJmMR_UldsJLnPRKZNbU1oijqrV6YCkUDyPu4yEVmUMX7CIHXovMcfWUWd1Yol9uToPsABnTi7J-Sr8XArQJrSnuDctozy0-1XU_Ui3LID_arc0W0bhKFzRg/w640-h480/IMG_5798.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div>There is a full glass panel with door separating the view terrace from the drivers cab, with a wonderful view of the path we are travelling on:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVlRQ_9xFgWSHvMpLWldz8-mpj28zDNzpcCu60s4_IMFm0x-x4upjXISG8wfO8i1lkbhO8BvKtQB7F47Y_tHx2A1eV6gL6jhxVmtnZ3m2nGck4Fd1q7M9a1b2MbhytN0RxZ_aiWq_u1u4ubSPq_PRrp5UMNqHPDRR_pFM0iB9zWYgCbTz62hTJ1Cw-g/s4032/IMG_5770.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVlRQ_9xFgWSHvMpLWldz8-mpj28zDNzpcCu60s4_IMFm0x-x4upjXISG8wfO8i1lkbhO8BvKtQB7F47Y_tHx2A1eV6gL6jhxVmtnZ3m2nGck4Fd1q7M9a1b2MbhytN0RxZ_aiWq_u1u4ubSPq_PRrp5UMNqHPDRR_pFM0iB9zWYgCbTz62hTJ1Cw-g/w640-h480/IMG_5770.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The seats are very comfortable, and offer a great view through the very uniquely shaped windows in this carriage:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPU0H8krataUnbXQZBKQDgajdCyJyx8NaPy-LdnWT6leZ3BLgWy8oJUibb5mSNYVUvooYcRUICgqk3mCCVoqt43go7kQPD2VbQiByS87n5RdGqeLJgesMjxqxlBMQpA7JIDjm9tDce_qt4Qotg2yQBfb5HsBe3e-YzaHMJ4rWnqz9qzBJXCf_SBd1jw/w640-h480/IMG_5792.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Fia71F_AW724rEoIvCqJ8611IAbeMOQ9eDodYYoyZdWNe38xZtdQV909F0QId9475tpFM02E6u7xpHdRc3BmcFxtidFJnIm78VsiDrs5JhJZtaUcWaaUdRE3U15i5Ir9P0zT1TUoWoTSl5ysfk20-vJpph_btEBixv78WjugtaEJxw4VIdYAakQ4cA/w480-h640/IMG_5796.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><div><br /></div><div>The drivers cab is very spacious - I imagine it must be wonderful for the drivers using it, compared to the usual commuter trains they probably drive around for JR East:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX_aO6gpTEeafwQK0iVJJ5BasVC8d9W2O9xUTaxJJPHzE1ZVDPUV1cQg18OySrmHLZafpo50195aaAq2IVW7GGep9G7SiNM9OHqRg7eVj99b5LtdfYOh3A-_CLfHBdhEZt4RH4YZ-B_lIb-J1eFD4zgJV3N8ms5hyphenhyphen832MJ_5-kzu-ghqZDEStU6oJEQ/s4032/IMG_5794.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX_aO6gpTEeafwQK0iVJJ5BasVC8d9W2O9xUTaxJJPHzE1ZVDPUV1cQg18OySrmHLZafpo50195aaAq2IVW7GGep9G7SiNM9OHqRg7eVj99b5LtdfYOh3A-_CLfHBdhEZt4RH4YZ-B_lIb-J1eFD4zgJV3N8ms5hyphenhyphen832MJ_5-kzu-ghqZDEStU6oJEQ/w640-h480/IMG_5794.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I did manage to hit my head on the roof in the view terrace, so be careful if you are tall!</div><div><br /></div><div>After a while relaxing in here, I returned to our cabin to enjoy the views from our room, which had transformed into the Japanese country side.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-K-lXBLY9M4Btkprfy5y-Vz_7s81uC5Hr3-7SBKMf32rEmYd14IuZ3M9cb_I2DPB0KUXrsfqI0KeCldHQCpayi_8z07nIp4kB7CvJt_SBArNr4UDwaE3ekN1dng2Cjtklm0vOlZcVQVYZUmBEGmKSLnHAveMsUOXscg6kDvBdaMyDUQuf8Gx26cyvw/s4032/IMG_5807.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-K-lXBLY9M4Btkprfy5y-Vz_7s81uC5Hr3-7SBKMf32rEmYd14IuZ3M9cb_I2DPB0KUXrsfqI0KeCldHQCpayi_8z07nIp4kB7CvJt_SBArNr4UDwaE3ekN1dng2Cjtklm0vOlZcVQVYZUmBEGmKSLnHAveMsUOXscg6kDvBdaMyDUQuf8Gx26cyvw/w640-h480/IMG_5807.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>We were lucky to have a nice clear day and could see the Japanese Alps easily from our room.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWEqE-AkuL3HELo_jVIxBQObUqItN2-aPLJP6umuZrJkj4wX9T2kahHQxPzouHprFmta4KlIaf13rCSyj30p4fjL8Jh_CWvMzX0CvaumagyCS1p35ABKH7WFRmSvQkIy7ZGWl5g9KdqoZ1B5Qs3SPqcl_pTaUa40C7Rx_4C1jgwIRCkeTEzYt0K4EGw/w640-h480/IMG_5819.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I reviewed the itinerary for the 2 day trip, which is provided in Japanese and English:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia64yau56BVBUw_vHDbY22Wmbfu77G3bec2NVXIi0yCecaTp6rbWr0HECeJPpdl4SVH4x1i98O2HWA0VzYgn2bN2vijgpzZRq_I-OGhmtEOSCUOoNZxGbvJHSgdPspaJWqbuYDcJ_Ytv5tsaRbTx4b83g9VGyUZBL40zL7qunoqF2DzToXm7OTLtUk1g/s4032/IMG_5808.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia64yau56BVBUw_vHDbY22Wmbfu77G3bec2NVXIi0yCecaTp6rbWr0HECeJPpdl4SVH4x1i98O2HWA0VzYgn2bN2vijgpzZRq_I-OGhmtEOSCUOoNZxGbvJHSgdPspaJWqbuYDcJ_Ytv5tsaRbTx4b83g9VGyUZBL40zL7qunoqF2DzToXm7OTLtUk1g/w640-h480/IMG_5808.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The time flew by and before we knew it, it was lunch time, and our first meal on Shiki-shima, in the dining car:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAeMHmpatf4vFpNoPNcU656TpOddwlc4yeG4z1TTQSox4Gh6kFaoKhb5Z9bSyf60OmYI87v182Q7c2ciEBX8lhMhx0KqgPy9YVpSI-DJTPI_xE4j9_SD6BcauLoDkFRVAM83csmbpPovQMkvcSb43Eb9tOY3J-IGyY0-pJH731K3M_Gs0B5YyZ8NIxg/w480-h640/IMG_5969.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is also a stunning space, and each meal we are seated in a different area of the carriage.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK9YWAXvu6dKcri2IlihXKOyJNxEec7vPwDv2NXjCTK4BvyWFNMq1odXotyZ8VGGPdo4Rj4SC-CYFx9D1OEYCd6asmwm4kamDC0U4SgPevaLfzliLND0-7Oc1KP5MERBPUpUPyADeu1SghLBk60PnGLyjRmPGbllKrjGmcl5w4Du3O81bGIMa9Ke7-g/s4032/IMG_5823.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuK9YWAXvu6dKcri2IlihXKOyJNxEec7vPwDv2NXjCTK4BvyWFNMq1odXotyZ8VGGPdo4Rj4SC-CYFx9D1OEYCd6asmwm4kamDC0U4SgPevaLfzliLND0-7Oc1KP5MERBPUpUPyADeu1SghLBk60PnGLyjRmPGbllKrjGmcl5w4Du3O81bGIMa9Ke7-g/w640-h480/IMG_5823.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Attention to detail is in evidence, with the menus for me in English, and my wife in Japanese.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLKleTxSBB60LDI3TUofOK9S10FtX7WgSYbN94zmnVWbq0B5jK0tQpGTXgyXU_Ch6zmmUNaAqYqkkdVEzDL8opFmZwnU1JD5RmO_aMftn7BCJX6dOl8l15FCfiQcuFNNCVN-US_L2XDiq7fnSEKHTXo0hvPMF2cn369ZwzAGHxEDUbuWlKIZ8-1dYiQ/w480-h640/IMG_5829.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The menu for lunch looks good - no choices to be made here, just enjoy the experience:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7j2w6J-kZdP93QZM5YyfgpRVvUPFdqCRcQ0a_EAQbVeO1QP_QWYUzJQ4OnUvSB8e-mQ72AbQVXCnPszC2aulMW8Mned1MQVYNs5LtGviESO9J64NY4n52LxsDnxDAnypMlTpiIzXCKB42N1Z8YoTf2sAGOXAx9Qz8amaUGjAiTjm37LYALIr9sMiYQ/s4032/IMG_5830.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7j2w6J-kZdP93QZM5YyfgpRVvUPFdqCRcQ0a_EAQbVeO1QP_QWYUzJQ4OnUvSB8e-mQ72AbQVXCnPszC2aulMW8Mned1MQVYNs5LtGviESO9J64NY4n52LxsDnxDAnypMlTpiIzXCKB42N1Z8YoTf2sAGOXAx9Qz8amaUGjAiTjm37LYALIr9sMiYQ/w480-h640/IMG_5830.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can of course order whatever drinks you like - champagne to start and the apricot plum juice followed as part of the meal service.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQzJYsbjgCUzKDSQP-f19ekX5629H_vNlRlLLKXppqdZ8qNPcg2gyHxYmyvSLSWsOeeawpFzVqaD5JM1_gIZXDA11Pj50b2pSnQGbOl92WmS4iIjseOn-iAst0R9QoluWG6AcUTikRM8P9lJiH5I1v8IQs2Dr9rlcigygifh8bundYvj0qC284NklFg/w640-h480/IMG_5834.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The food as expected, was delicious.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9-nPHIONDtqgXjsfccE-jHeEJkcfzDuseIlpHngm_ZYqkHsJD0S4toaiOjnnyuz1TDDLoHHr-TJwyVloTEk5I0fWEBHvSweMomFUT9CHuZUpzKWlkmEUqgYisuOkVBhqnjFZkHG1bxlhT8MxVYAuAW_FCYKt8bjs2_daIKVtCbPb0IKHCYh4ZohiEQ/s4032/IMG_5835.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9-nPHIONDtqgXjsfccE-jHeEJkcfzDuseIlpHngm_ZYqkHsJD0S4toaiOjnnyuz1TDDLoHHr-TJwyVloTEk5I0fWEBHvSweMomFUT9CHuZUpzKWlkmEUqgYisuOkVBhqnjFZkHG1bxlhT8MxVYAuAW_FCYKt8bjs2_daIKVtCbPb0IKHCYh4ZohiEQ/w640-h480/IMG_5835.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The views outside the dining car at this point were pretty terrific as well!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>More dishes arrived, each tasting delicious as you would expect!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIwcPjEG9FzGjEcyw6lgtqB9QAkjQ2yd8Ft2WsCdfEI6WGGXA9EmxHD8NJAhA_ckDCYN_spzxWqVjgJxQUmIEp88QIwKMnnYA28nL1j2TcfT9G53H7N1S1UVdWPsiT6HjkAVtEIjzQhPB5Mo48OJ25gA8N2p-TxHHGv7flYVoFBG-Y8eomtFUjIlpzA/s4032/IMG_5851.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIwcPjEG9FzGjEcyw6lgtqB9QAkjQ2yd8Ft2WsCdfEI6WGGXA9EmxHD8NJAhA_ckDCYN_spzxWqVjgJxQUmIEp88QIwKMnnYA28nL1j2TcfT9G53H7N1S1UVdWPsiT6HjkAVtEIjzQhPB5Mo48OJ25gA8N2p-TxHHGv7flYVoFBG-Y8eomtFUjIlpzA/w640-h480/IMG_5851.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We were welcomed everywhere we went.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno321ywGB530tX6kKj1sM9exAi_HCQ3lAfWPR8ikGEyJx0FJBE2p7dhQLaDbaR0j-i84PaDDQa7N2VapFs9tL4y4UPkzPn8bqPW8OLdew14tt-UA1o-ysFch-R0swOW0sWHPgXRQsSalYDYi3wE4UhkmwgEqJsmYKXQUthy_Eo5hZ8jY-TQpXIR35ww/s4032/IMG_5890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno321ywGB530tX6kKj1sM9exAi_HCQ3lAfWPR8ikGEyJx0FJBE2p7dhQLaDbaR0j-i84PaDDQa7N2VapFs9tL4y4UPkzPn8bqPW8OLdew14tt-UA1o-ysFch-R0swOW0sWHPgXRQsSalYDYi3wE4UhkmwgEqJsmYKXQUthy_Eo5hZ8jY-TQpXIR35ww/w640-h480/IMG_5890.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The staff explained the process and that we would leave via a dedicated Shiki-shima entrance/exit, rather than the usual station building.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5PwvMDUFnQ-8LK77H6sapqgrg4IEcVCHO5rJPnOjuP05R5wyI4trxyii5RkHp8_BoKqq9TnVh9ZgjTeY-L8_Nzjgs5KeLqaL_jvVzd35Wdk6ODxtbUWUf6NjHNVayeyEWCyAnMoU0ivWaY5Om1wJGVKSIdTYclVzJy9hhhRW6Oz9UL8IPqa_5njffLg/w640-h480/IMG_5893.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To be honest, that was not really necessary to do, but I guess it makes people feel special.</div><div><br /></div><div>I could get a nice view of the train outdoors where at Nittsu.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqWxKAlGSRItp9vS3HJrxVq6jroTSKTQOSDptb7_N4dKvkW0g4gf6KuXtB2KCrPNSjEUzpPV9dU_hKD45tgxPHVhCGDKaBWE6w8JktsPEbVB6N7hBvosMjUlTFHNOqG48bjh0vys3eLmOy9ww8iU2vBv3BCUr8OS8Gw6e05KCFW9e5EJlQEmZTlkcMg/s4032/IMG_5903.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqWxKAlGSRItp9vS3HJrxVq6jroTSKTQOSDptb7_N4dKvkW0g4gf6KuXtB2KCrPNSjEUzpPV9dU_hKD45tgxPHVhCGDKaBWE6w8JktsPEbVB6N7hBvosMjUlTFHNOqG48bjh0vys3eLmOy9ww8iU2vBv3BCUr8OS8Gw6e05KCFW9e5EJlQEmZTlkcMg/w640-h480/IMG_5903.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The train is rarely running, so plenty of locals went to take a look at this train.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgartTmJBfkRDqDvN_b0P2ZbO7ASSxrFhzbr1ZmL-w6Bj31Qk4q16Era1F768PXr_VYmGPQqS-KBLMr6vMhjSTsTZ973s3Ay38MJb-RuQ-uFXggLC3maWF0-hMJ424U5VpFyj-jUZm95aG8iWei1F8X2CJG9eARIzoRqNcbrY1vWgcArFwpsIO-2iaMjA/w640-h480/IMG_5910.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At the exit to the station was this lovely Shiba dog, complete with cute station master hat. Japanese love anything cute. Japan is the king of cute - they really know how to do it well here.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wzbMk0h9_Gph_QrC_FtDnIHT5e22kOI5c6TKBWdG0XlQYNjXyNUNMp57cURkLqMEbSR4WauUhurmzkJgLismLHt79knoJeF7Vrl2jTCA6LJu-tF4NDQ3jDaq2b9LzylngemJgShqBM42WKMyVVghN8i7BueoiX23AqN-4nsb3jtb68rD9JJ4GM3dGA/s4032/IMG_5914.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wzbMk0h9_Gph_QrC_FtDnIHT5e22kOI5c6TKBWdG0XlQYNjXyNUNMp57cURkLqMEbSR4WauUhurmzkJgLismLHt79knoJeF7Vrl2jTCA6LJu-tF4NDQ3jDaq2b9LzylngemJgShqBM42WKMyVVghN8i7BueoiX23AqN-4nsb3jtb68rD9JJ4GM3dGA/w480-h640/IMG_5914.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We boarded a bus to take us to a nearby town.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKdVhT1AQpjDnDIMQWMfQoWtYCNCEux64EElpBMuo2PDRBQxhTyhpP3gRXgXa_BCOrj_zXPqLOHyiW0vctUMz8L-3amOmYh11J2Sl-_b_JMrOiXGMi0EyJZ-prL3gatBxO9abE03U3cPsGnzHNBpmjOeNEdzpDuYhh5g5eCnbQPze_cC7lZQmkL7eKw/s4032/IMG_5916.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKdVhT1AQpjDnDIMQWMfQoWtYCNCEux64EElpBMuo2PDRBQxhTyhpP3gRXgXa_BCOrj_zXPqLOHyiW0vctUMz8L-3amOmYh11J2Sl-_b_JMrOiXGMi0EyJZ-prL3gatBxO9abE03U3cPsGnzHNBpmjOeNEdzpDuYhh5g5eCnbQPze_cC7lZQmkL7eKw/w640-h480/IMG_5916.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The bus is well appointed, with power outlets and tables for our drinks, which were promptly supplied.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPEILLyPX_VfaFFl4Nh5Ilk0XekvcWMFxxiS3o1QGL1eYMmM4Oo2MUwdcyg0AHmlcxmpS068lZdC-p1nrWl0JiuF99xfWAW5hRvmp2-GezjUuzZD1SoiCCMeUlX3w9L8RPTlnC9ne0PWs6Esh-uAv1G7_ugKNsELXR5hcVhfmWkUjxwlAmN4KNeny7Q/s4032/IMG_5917.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPEILLyPX_VfaFFl4Nh5Ilk0XekvcWMFxxiS3o1QGL1eYMmM4Oo2MUwdcyg0AHmlcxmpS068lZdC-p1nrWl0JiuF99xfWAW5hRvmp2-GezjUuzZD1SoiCCMeUlX3w9L8RPTlnC9ne0PWs6Esh-uAv1G7_ugKNsELXR5hcVhfmWkUjxwlAmN4KNeny7Q/w640-h480/IMG_5917.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Along the way to Niigata, they explained the history of the area, which was quite interesting.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT-kAhTXiK93e55Jn-ffzX6yXLMpUQrifvlVuG4iv6_laHB6dt6Xt_m3F0U1KmC1zM6EyWafqXV_PxLL_dZcihyphenhyphenJ4tQYYkrCX7LZehDYX4E3UrBypiyeE-Kj_ggd28lhuOxrHKJ2w-QPRiqD__DVUqn67eQlViUR-AVtd8dkfGvA4bntaVZxZJNzptw/s4032/IMG_5918.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT-kAhTXiK93e55Jn-ffzX6yXLMpUQrifvlVuG4iv6_laHB6dt6Xt_m3F0U1KmC1zM6EyWafqXV_PxLL_dZcihyphenhyphenJ4tQYYkrCX7LZehDYX4E3UrBypiyeE-Kj_ggd28lhuOxrHKJ2w-QPRiqD__DVUqn67eQlViUR-AVtd8dkfGvA4bntaVZxZJNzptw/w640-h480/IMG_5918.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I seriously don't know why the train could not have gone to Niigata directly, which is part of JR East network. It was very confusing to me.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGsZVVuJOgD6SFjQ1BnB-wFSJ1Kqvk7yxkpW6Mpxbz-6M-PUZsf5pzQL2bTCGOI5TKbB5qPuaYa-gVLW77t0ECxCRrfNVYNhRmZnloeFTkHsgup5hyphenhyphenH3AfWfFQ5M5rVHHXWPUhZM_xi3_h3Oa_c5LRV9Y3kL7ZwrvWESTVP5lvKhiP1n4bQnr3kvQXw/s4032/IMG_5919.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGsZVVuJOgD6SFjQ1BnB-wFSJ1Kqvk7yxkpW6Mpxbz-6M-PUZsf5pzQL2bTCGOI5TKbB5qPuaYa-gVLW77t0ECxCRrfNVYNhRmZnloeFTkHsgup5hyphenhyphenH3AfWfFQ5M5rVHHXWPUhZM_xi3_h3Oa_c5LRV9Y3kL7ZwrvWESTVP5lvKhiP1n4bQnr3kvQXw/w640-h480/IMG_5919.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anyway, we were taken to a local Geisha house in Niigata, to witness a real Geisha performance with 2 Geisha from the local area.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovsM5_7jjInkA_k48_tMLw4ljgYCeEYQHxTr5FiCWJIoK9nMHNVIzJ83r_-4gXa5odk6y7EkwUuV1VVEnG0wvm2AFCQUcDtMmj_-TI5nU1gy3mLwHBsSOd51V_GrdfpRtFqroxFV0fBTf-FmrBTCujj0ndLzxHA8_I1t4zUr691Qz6CgYyh0nypP8OA/s4032/IMG_5927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovsM5_7jjInkA_k48_tMLw4ljgYCeEYQHxTr5FiCWJIoK9nMHNVIzJ83r_-4gXa5odk6y7EkwUuV1VVEnG0wvm2AFCQUcDtMmj_-TI5nU1gy3mLwHBsSOd51V_GrdfpRtFqroxFV0fBTf-FmrBTCujj0ndLzxHA8_I1t4zUr691Qz6CgYyh0nypP8OA/w640-h480/IMG_5927.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Such a performance is rare and expensive to experience, so it was great to be able to see it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSKoI1ocJQ0Tafg9SfWW2t3j1PvzG3ws7uDPp2rOIZD9R1GjtVd6TdhU90Im7TlnKJI2phgUz6TLcA6UjEZ3oyuhGV4Ds2L912ln3yVD3d9Fua-b4CfMM6U8csU62d-Yxd_0n0YQF-tSs3iPLk2P0EgH0NmoRAslQbUXQi0xI7-vaPE2QLIKev-i4yQ/s4032/IMG_5934.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSKoI1ocJQ0Tafg9SfWW2t3j1PvzG3ws7uDPp2rOIZD9R1GjtVd6TdhU90Im7TlnKJI2phgUz6TLcA6UjEZ3oyuhGV4Ds2L912ln3yVD3d9Fua-b4CfMM6U8csU62d-Yxd_0n0YQF-tSs3iPLk2P0EgH0NmoRAslQbUXQi0xI7-vaPE2QLIKev-i4yQ/w640-h480/IMG_5934.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Photos were allowed, but no video unfortunately.</div><div><br /></div><div>Outside there is a small garden full of lotus flowers, and you can see the autumn leaves are definitely starting - I imagine this view would look more stunning in a few more weeks.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGB-BvOk-tS-o3QRds7omt1B4xQoSzmwUDHtQNZHWZC6r0eXt61PEDPW8cnB17oDYvjX6lNIHw3ugpnffyG83RQMvfMGYe0MkmX6tK6Pyzs8HofLG_q8HgCANAhre9tbX2eOsWlJQmWSN5znkhwxpnGxeAuivPZVXrfLWhAu63TqVnK0FqwYnDNIu-iA/s4032/IMG_5945.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGB-BvOk-tS-o3QRds7omt1B4xQoSzmwUDHtQNZHWZC6r0eXt61PEDPW8cnB17oDYvjX6lNIHw3ugpnffyG83RQMvfMGYe0MkmX6tK6Pyzs8HofLG_q8HgCANAhre9tbX2eOsWlJQmWSN5znkhwxpnGxeAuivPZVXrfLWhAu63TqVnK0FqwYnDNIu-iA/w640-h480/IMG_5945.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We then board the bus to return to Nittsu to continue our journey on Shiki-Shima:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMurGTkvsB-OrBJUolkfmu37eRPKSB8Mi6zi8m8G14Gvb2Sbg9BfeC7rWBaiT4UOUnxLMgC_CTD2w3pcSxX9mCsAAtrBLkGmaX40sobDtbrmSMcccjrruL7umsqE6hGOML2VQYsRvbySOmPlxHm2tlwcXj56kjtZ0ahrTc0qWtO0e7ZCg7OHcvBvAd1g/s4032/IMG_5950.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMurGTkvsB-OrBJUolkfmu37eRPKSB8Mi6zi8m8G14Gvb2Sbg9BfeC7rWBaiT4UOUnxLMgC_CTD2w3pcSxX9mCsAAtrBLkGmaX40sobDtbrmSMcccjrruL7umsqE6hGOML2VQYsRvbySOmPlxHm2tlwcXj56kjtZ0ahrTc0qWtO0e7ZCg7OHcvBvAd1g/w640-h480/IMG_5950.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At this stage it was sunset and the view from the bus as we returned was very nice:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu-0oO9qoeKnKfpnn_ZmNUF-4GSpklqmn8SN7a_2hapH-3JgYyatbgzto5D4Ju-7wL0eMbcUOTDrpGLHnR37AxmJjVfLDv_n8o1oBnYVM-9Y-PVvUn0IHfDFiyVZBC32ODDgR2EE3DyC41-bFiKZjdZKzOkhqB4sRTkiNRj3f-fKeinXnzyWqQHfK9g/s4032/IMG_5960.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdu-0oO9qoeKnKfpnn_ZmNUF-4GSpklqmn8SN7a_2hapH-3JgYyatbgzto5D4Ju-7wL0eMbcUOTDrpGLHnR37AxmJjVfLDv_n8o1oBnYVM-9Y-PVvUn0IHfDFiyVZBC32ODDgR2EE3DyC41-bFiKZjdZKzOkhqB4sRTkiNRj3f-fKeinXnzyWqQHfK9g/w640-h480/IMG_5960.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once back at Nittsu, we then rebounded the train. I was glad to grab photos of the train earlier, as it was almost dark when we returned and it was starting to rain too:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbqoS0g4KP6dCTDhj_zT6SZLPYffxmga43Xug6YoQZfP0ZzzQCsDTDBFlx5TFi2hJSlHpwjTgAVI1ZRKBfjj5bIkEqfXtDd9z6-S2Q4_Xul1_EarEla9R9Pl4ZGkucbAXVz8tsqY3282xijeZXo2T-gSx4XWUCoJbPZf7dlV56V5bSiaN_e5hKltNLg/w640-h480/IMG_5968.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyteIp1xdqvqIVimzRSHbpR5abiBcmV2mTZP7-oUhUJeF5VmhM2QHv8LGNDRwKWLZ79D2g2Sjb7U21BEM3hMtJyGRVo5smkhafNq_1q9RUvA-w7zs0eeSrNAVqc_tXQSdRzJxmBx3zEW0MGcJC9vahDpGCpAufxU-rzz28K90ZZyDxeYbzMWDhlsorzg/s4032/IMG_5967.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyteIp1xdqvqIVimzRSHbpR5abiBcmV2mTZP7-oUhUJeF5VmhM2QHv8LGNDRwKWLZ79D2g2Sjb7U21BEM3hMtJyGRVo5smkhafNq_1q9RUvA-w7zs0eeSrNAVqc_tXQSdRzJxmBx3zEW0MGcJC9vahDpGCpAufxU-rzz28K90ZZyDxeYbzMWDhlsorzg/w640-h480/IMG_5967.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Returning to our room, the staff had already converted our seats into comfy beds, complete with pyjamas to wear.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFTK-v2efpKPDNxYFVMOhl75D7DuaBO2iSayvi93Q8fhZ1wXqIiSGM0QRmOG9tNjTVUOwoxFYuXmbkZJxMDPIq_9rxSfYfmJw4-DjSN7a67SZaH-2Xs6JtKUfxtFTqHqzTSmxSbTcLcR4zDB92I2UWgwpX_XmBqL5mbfRmo5Cxhhd5I2SbsC4_k5Phw/s4032/IMG_5971.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFTK-v2efpKPDNxYFVMOhl75D7DuaBO2iSayvi93Q8fhZ1wXqIiSGM0QRmOG9tNjTVUOwoxFYuXmbkZJxMDPIq_9rxSfYfmJw4-DjSN7a67SZaH-2Xs6JtKUfxtFTqHqzTSmxSbTcLcR4zDB92I2UWgwpX_XmBqL5mbfRmo5Cxhhd5I2SbsC4_k5Phw/w640-h480/IMG_5971.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Before that though, there is of course dinner to have, and an evening of entertainment in the lounge car to enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div>We moved onto the dining car for dinner service.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnrBiHKehT_OzfZQ5gCvUPYTL0PoQS19mVKbVzbIlDKDY_LCdnHQIqHwZUiXyBaRklZlPo-N8xHkLeabOamc9SKTyEo_iHEy-j1Ed3SUM2mlcwnjbki4v323bokr79JJJ7Ji_F0ub73JsDAUYZxPnAzYVBrWu57wirFju5MijFPnl_mOUEyYtkbViFw/s4032/IMG_5976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnrBiHKehT_OzfZQ5gCvUPYTL0PoQS19mVKbVzbIlDKDY_LCdnHQIqHwZUiXyBaRklZlPo-N8xHkLeabOamc9SKTyEo_iHEy-j1Ed3SUM2mlcwnjbki4v323bokr79JJJ7Ji_F0ub73JsDAUYZxPnAzYVBrWu57wirFju5MijFPnl_mOUEyYtkbViFw/w640-h480/IMG_5976.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The drinks you can order vary with each meal, which is good to see. The menu booklet looked great:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96j1lCwOmgIA_3phav9inJX1JITm_YS0nEDaa0l_jAi07HzUISIjchK8ZRN7Fk0Ot4zXWhH1Z4RpnU4Sz8LItzCt_FgZLjNO3JbzKiyCuXsrppH4DrGHn50kTymyE4ycrJw_U9lb65PbPmA-UJY5SIME6uLzo4K7vvCxUMqIVYeA76Bzup2sfAjhdQA/s4032/IMG_5984.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96j1lCwOmgIA_3phav9inJX1JITm_YS0nEDaa0l_jAi07HzUISIjchK8ZRN7Fk0Ot4zXWhH1Z4RpnU4Sz8LItzCt_FgZLjNO3JbzKiyCuXsrppH4DrGHn50kTymyE4ycrJw_U9lb65PbPmA-UJY5SIME6uLzo4K7vvCxUMqIVYeA76Bzup2sfAjhdQA/w480-h640/IMG_5984.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The lacquer placemat is a Shiki-shima original - I flipped it over to see the logo on the bottom - it is made in Aizu:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hM4ot9C-nIutEORGEelUgow1Hj15Lh5ESx8lhfnMuPBCgYAyKXrxvX08RU6AapEIuQ8vHruGJtsJ0l0iFNFYwnaEpwoOPpX2s0tv6FovXeao4ikvKG5CkrHOgODqa8cdt0xfa4dF0V_QYfcYqe4MglI0Udc4alT0WQ3XzIYo5G_xotEqmqhbsUgatw/w480-h640/IMG_5996.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The obligatory fish dishes arrived, which tasted fresh and good as always in Japan.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3YP3eyW589tk29F9Bmb4U9omN91k8T_vNU5RP7Jb5H9g8CxKKALVYczLPY_EQ-BscgLYSnS6xclBEYRy0qZT5bSNVN9XyziObc5dx1sqGbseX0w0ezzbLFbHxn_fhz65qtB76hKEzbPklpiQ5hGnRH02rrfJIa-Bhb7SHaL9VMAvcITnzFFNRQFY2Q/s4032/IMG_5997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3YP3eyW589tk29F9Bmb4U9omN91k8T_vNU5RP7Jb5H9g8CxKKALVYczLPY_EQ-BscgLYSnS6xclBEYRy0qZT5bSNVN9XyziObc5dx1sqGbseX0w0ezzbLFbHxn_fhz65qtB76hKEzbPklpiQ5hGnRH02rrfJIa-Bhb7SHaL9VMAvcITnzFFNRQFY2Q/w640-h480/IMG_5997.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next they change the knife for a very high quality knife made in Japan - check out the detail on it below. Surely this is for the wagyu beef?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP179ZnHa-y83v6lYA3hwFiFlNFLwMZh1mFL0zFmo1sJNp7yD7Q5fqfsYuaaT1Oiidx0zA-iHtOTWm01Cm7GzVPz2ysYKV37hFxlAQRBc7WRXsuMjHazJaaogBRnlERda6ZNJeTSnZ54xvBJMX9ZXjHHX0EzHd7BOc-bFJGyHoKAYNjxSiflo-axDx7g/s4032/IMG_6001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP179ZnHa-y83v6lYA3hwFiFlNFLwMZh1mFL0zFmo1sJNp7yD7Q5fqfsYuaaT1Oiidx0zA-iHtOTWm01Cm7GzVPz2ysYKV37hFxlAQRBc7WRXsuMjHazJaaogBRnlERda6ZNJeTSnZ54xvBJMX9ZXjHHX0EzHd7BOc-bFJGyHoKAYNjxSiflo-axDx7g/w640-h480/IMG_6001.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Yes! It is:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWKEcyDNs-T-PwDwvohnT82bnBBtgKSFA4OZyZDmRJ0Z5V4ocrZnOoPAuUytKJRliNDT6LcY-FnFWyZc7QMjjXseHCo8utaR1uL-6dp5Cf0MCCZugQFSmcBSUrUXJM4ALSyg_PeI6k7yO2lWRci1qv4Xeawl_EEvRbU-qohK_P8WKoCtX-c0Pd4VmNg/s4032/IMG_6003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWKEcyDNs-T-PwDwvohnT82bnBBtgKSFA4OZyZDmRJ0Z5V4ocrZnOoPAuUytKJRliNDT6LcY-FnFWyZc7QMjjXseHCo8utaR1uL-6dp5Cf0MCCZugQFSmcBSUrUXJM4ALSyg_PeI6k7yO2lWRci1qv4Xeawl_EEvRbU-qohK_P8WKoCtX-c0Pd4VmNg/w640-h480/IMG_6003.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Wagyu beef didn't disappoint - it was melt in the mouth delicious. I mentioned to the attendant how delicious it was and was there any more? To my surprise the chef made another one just for me! I was very happy indeed!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbXJATPaLaQ_sTtVVjmncAq5ComfrjK1s8ooEmcBlCJzOjJybbPMGMPJsv-vkY_foUtZ-uwjgFChBWPTO3VeJOs6l11jHgtVZ-QwSrN1MudPL0TWUY3F1yOPa5H5aQcIuJ58Gzs6nY09pBOAvVasHYekys8DyWZd7i80FnaMTpYkny6pVa9hA25jXrA/s4032/IMG_6007%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbXJATPaLaQ_sTtVVjmncAq5ComfrjK1s8ooEmcBlCJzOjJybbPMGMPJsv-vkY_foUtZ-uwjgFChBWPTO3VeJOs6l11jHgtVZ-QwSrN1MudPL0TWUY3F1yOPa5H5aQcIuJ58Gzs6nY09pBOAvVasHYekys8DyWZd7i80FnaMTpYkny6pVa9hA25jXrA/w640-h480/IMG_6007%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Dessert them followed, and it was delicious also. Food is a national obsession in Japan - I don't think I have ever had a bad meal in a restaurant here.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVg-HiU8pHGFYez1_-dCqRTA21NBuZn3MzpaS4JMggki-zcia1VF6Pnw-vSF3IQlGL-81ljjiE7BQp0S7XQIlNszuWfLuc6LLmdRmQXTrzXscBVr6mqtGZpr2s6bpVqjVgiQnRjSGM5wD6t3_ISsw3vmqI8jvkIM67D6U6Uqolcxr5SI1ZxeT6l886A/s4032/IMG_6008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVg-HiU8pHGFYez1_-dCqRTA21NBuZn3MzpaS4JMggki-zcia1VF6Pnw-vSF3IQlGL-81ljjiE7BQp0S7XQIlNszuWfLuc6LLmdRmQXTrzXscBVr6mqtGZpr2s6bpVqjVgiQnRjSGM5wD6t3_ISsw3vmqI8jvkIM67D6U6Uqolcxr5SI1ZxeT6l886A/w640-h480/IMG_6008.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWUQQQXCO2vlzbQcl10pv07UnpHQhjj_asvOsDomrYjI1a0GX97e-Vn0ZJiONShgcBdrt3hhMe0Zi8kSxGttBOgkLlS4dNOa-iTiMcTunwvDRORb_EiA7O_wX7qInSC-zeE6EU61WrzhNk6dfhXP372jupCnNQbYv-bXST7y1sZ_VgdUOeTvUtTYlmA/s4032/IMG_6009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWUQQQXCO2vlzbQcl10pv07UnpHQhjj_asvOsDomrYjI1a0GX97e-Vn0ZJiONShgcBdrt3hhMe0Zi8kSxGttBOgkLlS4dNOa-iTiMcTunwvDRORb_EiA7O_wX7qInSC-zeE6EU61WrzhNk6dfhXP372jupCnNQbYv-bXST7y1sZ_VgdUOeTvUtTYlmA/w640-h480/IMG_6009.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the dinner finished and definitely full, we moved to the lounge car, which as mentioned is my favourite carriage on this train, and indeed on any train.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQX5H-62ENup5xkPZ0lFkGYaE3qT5b3daQ3dYVXWSXnTnmTwY4XF0QwX4mC-RP4Kb53pyN-Bd0wf0FpKrnf9ys1n7kY2rArplJ8-gcVQd8oBdjhIhx9NQ9Nv4rRWrN7VLFJAsA0UhYtlgPCY6iCWC897D1EMnCdvM0_ULp90HakMkv2XQgwq2DbuJPqw/s4032/IMG_6012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQX5H-62ENup5xkPZ0lFkGYaE3qT5b3daQ3dYVXWSXnTnmTwY4XF0QwX4mC-RP4Kb53pyN-Bd0wf0FpKrnf9ys1n7kY2rArplJ8-gcVQd8oBdjhIhx9NQ9Nv4rRWrN7VLFJAsA0UhYtlgPCY6iCWC897D1EMnCdvM0_ULp90HakMkv2XQgwq2DbuJPqw/w480-h640/IMG_6012.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is BEAUTIFUL. The local gold tree decorations in the carriage that "holds up" the roof look stunning. The Shiki-shima logo is reflected in the roof from the lights below.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IN1xSkZzllGPIDOqukdv_zYyIrYsnMjCBpsoO2HDVJr_HEeULZdFqe8ZC-__5Y2qJgClGMH3QlB7k3hH5t1G-TMTy1LsN5jfy2cybpvEgKJjQn16mD_sdnByP4q779zj-83FKXDdbOYOykKiAMkGP8MHwCM1F2j_cSVWJoAQy4Am_gZSWJrGbfe_Nw/s4032/IMG_6013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IN1xSkZzllGPIDOqukdv_zYyIrYsnMjCBpsoO2HDVJr_HEeULZdFqe8ZC-__5Y2qJgClGMH3QlB7k3hH5t1G-TMTy1LsN5jfy2cybpvEgKJjQn16mD_sdnByP4q779zj-83FKXDdbOYOykKiAMkGP8MHwCM1F2j_cSVWJoAQy4Am_gZSWJrGbfe_Nw/w640-h480/IMG_6013.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is a nice photo in the lounge car showing the lower level view next to the heater, with the local area Aka-beko (red cow made out of paper masche with a string holding the head that moves) in the foreground.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCutYyPoMzmBjGRp-tSR9vxXAXhUKzZbPlHKU6mn5w0yly4pQmlafGixhGkF_MMdghXFV4Z9DEnqz1zuFAqVOWLdbHvoIKESQyCxglCO0Pwte-OurtiTnjS5z9C2guxToK9pw7KKjvxaYpbvANWEaLjI-mszCeYQBy4kEPj8A7zx5V7efvJcLAPe49EQ/s4032/IMG_6015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCutYyPoMzmBjGRp-tSR9vxXAXhUKzZbPlHKU6mn5w0yly4pQmlafGixhGkF_MMdghXFV4Z9DEnqz1zuFAqVOWLdbHvoIKESQyCxglCO0Pwte-OurtiTnjS5z9C2guxToK9pw7KKjvxaYpbvANWEaLjI-mszCeYQBy4kEPj8A7zx5V7efvJcLAPe49EQ/w640-h480/IMG_6015.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the background is a pianist and violinist playing a concert of music for the guests. It was very relaxing and enjoyable.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz__k9ut0yA9xZfuT2gTD8udePEyZKEiMiQWKWzV28fWM9agNNB5AgYLOjjDOi-5OkTLgQHw7FjEmiOB4sFNF2j8rwBaNEJIe34G8XxgrMowaOUQwxuvQCAL9lWIfymwt7GpirOS17OXeXvT7e5DKF9XPdGzR9uLkzreTIyth7QcXhmGkWMi5wouzew/s4032/IMG_6016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz__k9ut0yA9xZfuT2gTD8udePEyZKEiMiQWKWzV28fWM9agNNB5AgYLOjjDOi-5OkTLgQHw7FjEmiOB4sFNF2j8rwBaNEJIe34G8XxgrMowaOUQwxuvQCAL9lWIfymwt7GpirOS17OXeXvT7e5DKF9XPdGzR9uLkzreTIyth7QcXhmGkWMi5wouzew/w640-h480/IMG_6016.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The violinist serenaded each of the guests during her performance - it was wonderful.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroPmKB5q4lCd9vpo-d5kTRtg6dverd0uE0KDEgBsHHFpX8p8njr-yp9XKq95mT4AIkP1sm_dFuRijV5Sk2MpDUovkxVbtAurpMELZc3Wy0bODm17iL0wrl_R4gc4V5dGuoyuc8o96u23JaNhyUellwLej2mNzGgAP-aHzUHoEn3qLj_AJzf3iES7vRw/s4032/IMG_6022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroPmKB5q4lCd9vpo-d5kTRtg6dverd0uE0KDEgBsHHFpX8p8njr-yp9XKq95mT4AIkP1sm_dFuRijV5Sk2MpDUovkxVbtAurpMELZc3Wy0bODm17iL0wrl_R4gc4V5dGuoyuc8o96u23JaNhyUellwLej2mNzGgAP-aHzUHoEn3qLj_AJzf3iES7vRw/w480-h640/IMG_6022.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The lounge car has it's own menu of cocktails, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and you can order some food too:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8n7ebSmfHCC6J8cEcLQ7SpTg72bBWqYvRyFM7n5C8yHlNWS8WUlA_q5RQMRKJvq5fIe8DUXo6Eg68xgtnLMVWo0d_8DJp9Wba2t3r-rGnyC9WCYgdLealVW1LH5hQ-d_PjChOFVxg4UyglhE163c6eCYGXAgtw9M-xjY8_vdfGtWRlwCYd2RSV5wYjw/s4032/IMG_6023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8n7ebSmfHCC6J8cEcLQ7SpTg72bBWqYvRyFM7n5C8yHlNWS8WUlA_q5RQMRKJvq5fIe8DUXo6Eg68xgtnLMVWo0d_8DJp9Wba2t3r-rGnyC9WCYgdLealVW1LH5hQ-d_PjChOFVxg4UyglhE163c6eCYGXAgtw9M-xjY8_vdfGtWRlwCYd2RSV5wYjw/w480-h640/IMG_6023.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I grabbed a creme caramel while I was relaxing in the lounge car:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCx9xaB8Z-VjtH1e4dpuns8PG-nPleGV51iIjVLnRDHD-0EhqAUAu9v4sUzH78ql6T66LCsRlk5sZq6kxLykRu4uHPlrSZ2eiBvW_1FpDHRgHllG8SK4r-X8ZkZF0zdOoxMhq_noT7Jrb8TexfUwoMIiI-roRgfqDa_1N_BFpUANb1X3vIW1lzXlBPQ/s4032/IMG_6025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCx9xaB8Z-VjtH1e4dpuns8PG-nPleGV51iIjVLnRDHD-0EhqAUAu9v4sUzH78ql6T66LCsRlk5sZq6kxLykRu4uHPlrSZ2eiBvW_1FpDHRgHllG8SK4r-X8ZkZF0zdOoxMhq_noT7Jrb8TexfUwoMIiI-roRgfqDa_1N_BFpUANb1X3vIW1lzXlBPQ/w640-h480/IMG_6025.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close to midnight, we arrived at the town of Obasute, which has a stunning view from the station platform of the town at night.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61TzkR-WAGfjG6iXWYD6OdGYe6ZFfLghhmZH6Dr7AZvArQPuL99FGOpC1Q3P3-TQAHL3PO2WxTYVEcOIZhn9tcRe7FYoUXjAKnYVIeu3JeZ4cMwWV5p1uzfHyLRXscLigmtCfK-AnbxRU6YULQFUBlHTMB3plzNlI_T8KZ8szBV-FZ46OtIj473skAg/w640-h480/IMG_6036.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>It was chilly outside, but we went outside to take a look:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuITiqnRkwfuBdxC4GhmFXveFz1sbZO2hHvrjVeVqgR2n6hzpn2gRSujTQu_PAb4uCmAgreEwb0ZHuE7_IdTjI6WCbRpsX9bf7M8VFk9hSSoxXww0QWgk8bx6sZIs79jYtURatWbBhVdQZt5Q1k3viHDqIZJZRBHMVphzRO1ppfkMyWxsJS_6hSJOKw/s4032/IMG_6031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuITiqnRkwfuBdxC4GhmFXveFz1sbZO2hHvrjVeVqgR2n6hzpn2gRSujTQu_PAb4uCmAgreEwb0ZHuE7_IdTjI6WCbRpsX9bf7M8VFk9hSSoxXww0QWgk8bx6sZIs79jYtURatWbBhVdQZt5Q1k3viHDqIZJZRBHMVphzRO1ppfkMyWxsJS_6hSJOKw/w640-h480/IMG_6031.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The view was indeed wonderful, in spite of the cold and rainy weather.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We are at Enzan station, with a curious stone formation on the platform.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-t-wCvzZbzFTwjkEJ0_4OVHwu0Gu1mkAf0HAHTMR8wk485wr9lVOrZhJgEzmZvKXKKL-MoimjoY1C5WqW0Yux4RPH3M3PUX-suJ9yBI93m1jJZX1lRFgoPKiYGlDDlVa1sEDzchQp22MKuArbSxkATBdY9NXcp3KqUJNLj5FjL0vn14kVVM1cO0DUA/s4032/IMG_6041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-t-wCvzZbzFTwjkEJ0_4OVHwu0Gu1mkAf0HAHTMR8wk485wr9lVOrZhJgEzmZvKXKKL-MoimjoY1C5WqW0Yux4RPH3M3PUX-suJ9yBI93m1jJZX1lRFgoPKiYGlDDlVa1sEDzchQp22MKuArbSxkATBdY9NXcp3KqUJNLj5FjL0vn14kVVM1cO0DUA/w480-h640/IMG_6041.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQexvK_-eawvf00x-00pmPTLz6wyxFkbnhw0h5ombUqF0gw0Gyzxt2s6cxaLMy9MmIY-jwjBOn_qwVWLEPGz1bWcX1cq8Np_CKNKjvvmeiF_p-L1voz2LOhyphenhyphene-SUPNEmAAWxln4I48mys3n6UlYoooDE9mT2PhMjnDgrb8fZNwPHLb6o7J4_6x8PAEcQ/s4032/IMG_6042.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQexvK_-eawvf00x-00pmPTLz6wyxFkbnhw0h5ombUqF0gw0Gyzxt2s6cxaLMy9MmIY-jwjBOn_qwVWLEPGz1bWcX1cq8Np_CKNKjvvmeiF_p-L1voz2LOhyphenhyphene-SUPNEmAAWxln4I48mys3n6UlYoooDE9mT2PhMjnDgrb8fZNwPHLb6o7J4_6x8PAEcQ/w480-h640/IMG_6042.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We are ushered off the train again as our breakfast will be served in a french restaurant nearby:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeBbNms25UFOhCFYDHH6K1j0nNcyBhc3L37qyC4rad659n10tNvljEJTqLcX5GTetdrNuN9QxxjPlhSyZce_bPtwAkJjxavqKkhoYJmj96dwZ4il64Zcw2epT1mYx5YRy6DkeqI2ohME5OS9VVbr0gkN6lk2ih3hXS57A9x3TlwdegaYpSZFXYTYoKA/s4032/IMG_6044.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeBbNms25UFOhCFYDHH6K1j0nNcyBhc3L37qyC4rad659n10tNvljEJTqLcX5GTetdrNuN9QxxjPlhSyZce_bPtwAkJjxavqKkhoYJmj96dwZ4il64Zcw2epT1mYx5YRy6DkeqI2ohME5OS9VVbr0gkN6lk2ih3hXS57A9x3TlwdegaYpSZFXYTYoKA/w640-h480/IMG_6044.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We are all loaded onto a new bus, this time with black seating and gold trim logo - I like it!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7BpG18Z5TS5dCQMmpS3kXFUZY3wL4j0lTOA3ZG3DOWwT7nb-kdIYMAUr2EUKp-DzBEfpYp9iK3T_FQ6FhAuIn6doz9Bcl3WQ9nzpRqPH_QdX2OKqx8zeFXbQJpLQ5G1Mt2X1PPXl6Jhase8FJ5y4ZRDi_19fnIk9o87xyrNsKgGR1cOybc-gd9Ssww/s4032/IMG_6045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7BpG18Z5TS5dCQMmpS3kXFUZY3wL4j0lTOA3ZG3DOWwT7nb-kdIYMAUr2EUKp-DzBEfpYp9iK3T_FQ6FhAuIn6doz9Bcl3WQ9nzpRqPH_QdX2OKqx8zeFXbQJpLQ5G1Mt2X1PPXl6Jhase8FJ5y4ZRDi_19fnIk9o87xyrNsKgGR1cOybc-gd9Ssww/w480-h640/IMG_6045.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCZ4f3pIIolXCR65utFWp0jwd2ys3om-SHDpVvmuXZThDd1k3y9CNbGxPQhTBFfV1sffP9SRdOAowZbCeXNd5nNrGmg6Ki6819DvxMKUDTNX3YAUL-t9NNpCqjJMeUrhAJFBMpyZ4_T2YwVfLteiD6Jipia-YGP8sXmFHNSl5XlHrmowI2CyEBazp9g/s4032/IMG_6047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCZ4f3pIIolXCR65utFWp0jwd2ys3om-SHDpVvmuXZThDd1k3y9CNbGxPQhTBFfV1sffP9SRdOAowZbCeXNd5nNrGmg6Ki6819DvxMKUDTNX3YAUL-t9NNpCqjJMeUrhAJFBMpyZ4_T2YwVfLteiD6Jipia-YGP8sXmFHNSl5XlHrmowI2CyEBazp9g/w640-h480/IMG_6047.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The breakfast was typical Japanese fare, with seafood, soup and salad. As they had our names on the tables, I couldn't crop them out of the photos - so I don't have many photos to share of it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_e5YBiP6fGk2YaL2bFWkC0VLngxs18mIyA6MeZgyY8wnjvIFvGUClTA6xa5OnmSF5kn1Ao6-CXhn7oAFMS7Pa3RjKAFtMRuUlneBG9V0CEj74vno4AZ_oPxTY7tmZxIvrkIkRydt-OhEpnqQLF9Ygngn043Jgdjpbe-wTCjZcpR-g1bRUoxrr4TwDA/s4032/IMG_6049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_e5YBiP6fGk2YaL2bFWkC0VLngxs18mIyA6MeZgyY8wnjvIFvGUClTA6xa5OnmSF5kn1Ao6-CXhn7oAFMS7Pa3RjKAFtMRuUlneBG9V0CEj74vno4AZ_oPxTY7tmZxIvrkIkRydt-OhEpnqQLF9Ygngn043Jgdjpbe-wTCjZcpR-g1bRUoxrr4TwDA/w640-h480/IMG_6049.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The view of the small garden outside was nice though.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK0d4a9ibCl4szPB6aFgOzcp7G0yohrkIaALm3jtq7GsdIMwgU2F-XVXcCnuhyphenhyphench2IEY5Ae-82OfsHRJKDtOrBwui_sY40gCmXzIk0Qys3NrH1zLhpnP7K6SrQmZD6wxLUuDcLyHeu-d5qnibo9gCKJxlDU6794MQ8l9D4Q3KNrWbbtlsY9VLy369wA/w640-h480/IMG_6063.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is a larger garden beyond this room that we visited before we went back onto the bus:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X_mS9w1QnNkmyNyCh4JwYm6k-OW5TJ8t-k6Vv5Aa8jbs16FU_vVsW4-AYT9GwCmE0HtKAzJjBYbkYATvwYbqv5cL2Qe94BJ25gCFvKVzyWBGkozlGFAU1zmNOLYQnqBl3nSzu7RtKBImtbHB8MaB5oS8VWJDiD1wa-Y_LewsLKjnDpytwk3-vdqVSQ/s4032/IMG_6070.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X_mS9w1QnNkmyNyCh4JwYm6k-OW5TJ8t-k6Vv5Aa8jbs16FU_vVsW4-AYT9GwCmE0HtKAzJjBYbkYATvwYbqv5cL2Qe94BJ25gCFvKVzyWBGkozlGFAU1zmNOLYQnqBl3nSzu7RtKBImtbHB8MaB5oS8VWJDiD1wa-Y_LewsLKjnDpytwk3-vdqVSQ/w640-h480/IMG_6070.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the bus:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkatVFyQE6W1rVw3oZkDe9s2GEqNR2sIWHW8ftO1tB8EJDapzZvSs30gi_cmG7fZaA3vklyxA9Ggmh_AkDnvl6Gg6bpJdr3DYR4J00nz9kYHoQW5oLVSYWJ89cylhqcd9oZ8q3JYQyfBitCEsH0N-rAqUtmvUZ9BGfhxfysPU4jNN147NXLfklKbM_4Q/w640-h480/IMG_6076.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>We went on a walking tour through the vineyard, with the process explained, and that they were going to plant grapes from europe but decided to stay true to their Japanese location and produce the best possible Japanese wine.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzblHIKCmULNRJV34sQhFklwyUEoIbo10CojT-K_lK3qBMd8NK1EaT07miHpfXwYkYEcJ0N21WgmBhfu_mj3Z6QKbvKlgg0qbjIk-8UvBtHDzKBJ9e67auVCTq27bdzgCMXx-CjyFvBoh0ltVETPoHjGxk39VhyphenhyphenW_9WgxRLzIIfO9x81GJBAg-6f2Y4w/s4032/IMG_6077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzblHIKCmULNRJV34sQhFklwyUEoIbo10CojT-K_lK3qBMd8NK1EaT07miHpfXwYkYEcJ0N21WgmBhfu_mj3Z6QKbvKlgg0qbjIk-8UvBtHDzKBJ9e67auVCTq27bdzgCMXx-CjyFvBoh0ltVETPoHjGxk39VhyphenhyphenW_9WgxRLzIIfO9x81GJBAg-6f2Y4w/w640-h480/IMG_6077.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The views across the vineyards to the Japan Alps in the distance was nice!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmrq5lIbv4-WqTwF7I7BisISF8mbiHMTskg3BioD86Th8jcJgMeWO1Oe8lGVzoP1m66rTHRijiPruryp5zoMxK12KUGr7J-Ii2eFUKpWRzySAkeAiOd-kNGalbssY-8nleMn5SxuaIHzbwfa2ZkkWt3faxU8adS2NaYsdKaxt1LaodmQ779EUuBvgKg/s4032/IMG_6079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmrq5lIbv4-WqTwF7I7BisISF8mbiHMTskg3BioD86Th8jcJgMeWO1Oe8lGVzoP1m66rTHRijiPruryp5zoMxK12KUGr7J-Ii2eFUKpWRzySAkeAiOd-kNGalbssY-8nleMn5SxuaIHzbwfa2ZkkWt3faxU8adS2NaYsdKaxt1LaodmQ779EUuBvgKg/w640-h480/IMG_6079.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Coming from Adelaide, next to the famous Barossa Valley, Mclaren Vale and Coonawarra wine regions that produce so much famous wine in Australia, this wine tasting was always going to be a tough sell for me, with high expectations!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwOwQPgHTi03OBb6HMpxDd_12k0g6iNbBizlAwjD-KycuSPXB7-OJcFV3BuSMRr-EfYZjVkHPLFFFXw7gLUTrAHArhocudTSvRJ6qVw5qZZuEURNahvqvyZ0L_iaFyUVhAVOiqBx9sA3m9AZmlsAFwqLa6DFfunWTBD85qRgPKTMWCbPBW8JRS4dyig/s4032/IMG_6081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwOwQPgHTi03OBb6HMpxDd_12k0g6iNbBizlAwjD-KycuSPXB7-OJcFV3BuSMRr-EfYZjVkHPLFFFXw7gLUTrAHArhocudTSvRJ6qVw5qZZuEURNahvqvyZ0L_iaFyUVhAVOiqBx9sA3m9AZmlsAFwqLa6DFfunWTBD85qRgPKTMWCbPBW8JRS4dyig/w480-h640/IMG_6081.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am not a big wine fan, but given the choice of great wines we have in Adelaide from our own famous wine regions, I went into the tasting with a slightly opinionated view of my own countries superior wine.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1p7B-ifohE8AG1qjjMqKtVYMBNgzM9uMc7FjX_fsLHW2i4aW9IYch-I9B7X5RFqe2dHVSyrz8nUtHl2PLtoNn2-ht1wG_vzy65ASGb77YHUaWzEM04G0snoU0qlACiVa8tzWnrPeDoWHfbgBu4Z6lDCsBdRI9rThatfkporei45wvlJXPZE6VYwXX4A/s4032/IMG_6082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1p7B-ifohE8AG1qjjMqKtVYMBNgzM9uMc7FjX_fsLHW2i4aW9IYch-I9B7X5RFqe2dHVSyrz8nUtHl2PLtoNn2-ht1wG_vzy65ASGb77YHUaWzEM04G0snoU0qlACiVa8tzWnrPeDoWHfbgBu4Z6lDCsBdRI9rThatfkporei45wvlJXPZE6VYwXX4A/w640-h480/IMG_6082.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The wine tasting restaurant is nice, and very un-Japanese in style:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_rndA_zXi80cdP_eoxMtb00iUSVmgfMcHqXTiKi75AYwrR4B1eQf8pBBrxtqynLrMKlAYopjFo_eNEfTI7Ze1ZlyFPkRrD266Y_er3MhdrGzFdxNy5v_D4td6QYsCqt0m5FpIs9qjukViOhcx6xnLrwcxV_UaiILXYReTJHJBDUz5QmjB0Stz-3ZGQ/s4032/IMG_6083.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_rndA_zXi80cdP_eoxMtb00iUSVmgfMcHqXTiKi75AYwrR4B1eQf8pBBrxtqynLrMKlAYopjFo_eNEfTI7Ze1ZlyFPkRrD266Y_er3MhdrGzFdxNy5v_D4td6QYsCqt0m5FpIs9qjukViOhcx6xnLrwcxV_UaiILXYReTJHJBDUz5QmjB0Stz-3ZGQ/w480-h640/IMG_6083.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The views from the windows were nice too:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdWeoWhpumIYfzaXHMTNNVi1MROg_BkjEALxU_CD8VuJ1tgu6rApWdRoFlRCyh7lqRgsb1lR_h93YUimb6yhPJS_jjA4iiGQrAvm3vCRHUn5-5f1sPaE1ElU2MMrhcs6DojqOgsJZAKuu4xUIaMELmG0nJwvgtM_irqzdz5UgjF8xVOFXuX6w1VSoIw/s4032/IMG_6084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdWeoWhpumIYfzaXHMTNNVi1MROg_BkjEALxU_CD8VuJ1tgu6rApWdRoFlRCyh7lqRgsb1lR_h93YUimb6yhPJS_jjA4iiGQrAvm3vCRHUn5-5f1sPaE1ElU2MMrhcs6DojqOgsJZAKuu4xUIaMELmG0nJwvgtM_irqzdz5UgjF8xVOFXuX6w1VSoIw/w480-h640/IMG_6084.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The wine was ... ummm ... not great.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There was no fruity wine taste or other notable flavours at all.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OMdabuA7e0Hg3CRL48PGVBKMAkrG1FtR11MArcZC3OjAbCSzTZEDz7cCRzLiL8QBvbfgGymffVus6zf3loG8WHWvphDxAmGJ25f2Rza-UIVUvpi0IPQoy9Xfl_2d9yK1-2oK1q0k0hrxcr4plfBzPAri720FnR3Sa8BZZy1TDTO1M1DQEqD4IqNyOA/s4032/IMG_6092.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OMdabuA7e0Hg3CRL48PGVBKMAkrG1FtR11MArcZC3OjAbCSzTZEDz7cCRzLiL8QBvbfgGymffVus6zf3loG8WHWvphDxAmGJ25f2Rza-UIVUvpi0IPQoy9Xfl_2d9yK1-2oK1q0k0hrxcr4plfBzPAri720FnR3Sa8BZZy1TDTO1M1DQEqD4IqNyOA/w480-h640/IMG_6092.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Perhaps some may like that, but not me I am afraid. The dessert wine was the only wine I thought tasted ok from the set we tasted on the day.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the wine tasting done, we returned to the station to a local Taiko drum performance just for us, which was very nice!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZ9IDou5QjbKYTgV2dCO67NDyNlruH6Ko326ryCuZC3ia4iw3Cj5wlPsh6JhR_7IBuFRtwI5b5V56wDolK2nJu-wfYwktWonutgOD2WV59ovYB5okbvAXVdt38M5SsIuquGRGLPleltGgdmAiUpliP9YaHXw16VooWHuf4y1CV5pFRgfa4BNimp59ww/s4032/IMG_6097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZ9IDou5QjbKYTgV2dCO67NDyNlruH6Ko326ryCuZC3ia4iw3Cj5wlPsh6JhR_7IBuFRtwI5b5V56wDolK2nJu-wfYwktWonutgOD2WV59ovYB5okbvAXVdt38M5SsIuquGRGLPleltGgdmAiUpliP9YaHXw16VooWHuf4y1CV5pFRgfa4BNimp59ww/w640-h480/IMG_6097.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I asked him in my best broken Japanese if he would take a photo of me in the view terrace and he obliged.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can tell from the huge grin how happy I am to finally be riding this train.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX1Kd2SUTvcPhBU_qm30zqHJmiTxS9lCHVVqfq3HMMp8wWD4SfXwsOj2fM2cjt31PXGkL9TedVy4rD_gMsIT-5dXXCTuuJDfZRhRK1euHd1CdYIClk1Dj4TpNAKoOWZzU0mk8VzH4TSfSib-ksbTsOp9M-puLZ8t8nYyOVG5TMFUPXM_l9mq2uwRl6g/s4032/IMG_6170.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX1Kd2SUTvcPhBU_qm30zqHJmiTxS9lCHVVqfq3HMMp8wWD4SfXwsOj2fM2cjt31PXGkL9TedVy4rD_gMsIT-5dXXCTuuJDfZRhRK1euHd1CdYIClk1Dj4TpNAKoOWZzU0mk8VzH4TSfSib-ksbTsOp9M-puLZ8t8nYyOVG5TMFUPXM_l9mq2uwRl6g/w640-h480/IMG_6170.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We were shortly after that back in Ueno, and de-trained to the Prologue lounge, where we had some lovely drinks:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqXWQcgiTehkanq9TLEEnjuqbxmqk6j5Rs3eReljfVqgCIyBPBA0_62otZSzhvvRIanvOgajSLHGrN7VnMBxM-I5s-iUNhLflE8swTD5Klo8lwdh1ywwamtGv2BXJPJa2OFOZVaFPjXPcSrD_QhQFT67XTGNGdgTezZNOB1UxVswcM-viQVm2qu478g/s4032/IMG_6188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqXWQcgiTehkanq9TLEEnjuqbxmqk6j5Rs3eReljfVqgCIyBPBA0_62otZSzhvvRIanvOgajSLHGrN7VnMBxM-I5s-iUNhLflE8swTD5Klo8lwdh1ywwamtGv2BXJPJa2OFOZVaFPjXPcSrD_QhQFT67XTGNGdgTezZNOB1UxVswcM-viQVm2qu478g/w640-h480/IMG_6188.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We were shown a video slideshow of our trip, as photos of all of us were taken by a professional photographer who was along on the trip. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYg_pejyUEzGvZxDj73ZQ32mIZxU26IX5I2Q51HJLsMz3rcQJWqslFeM0CGBrFMYUqI-auLkbOzYKJjwbe0pNfR8vo7rl8Yo5Fwsg78pSKD43btq2OjSaAKFS5QF-wbii60eL_xfIig3g-IvxRua9pMTbhMYpDPo_O51BaWQZGWyn0lfPuxpl8QUzHQ/s4032/IMG_6189.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYg_pejyUEzGvZxDj73ZQ32mIZxU26IX5I2Q51HJLsMz3rcQJWqslFeM0CGBrFMYUqI-auLkbOzYKJjwbe0pNfR8vo7rl8Yo5Fwsg78pSKD43btq2OjSaAKFS5QF-wbii60eL_xfIig3g-IvxRua9pMTbhMYpDPo_O51BaWQZGWyn0lfPuxpl8QUzHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6189.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This slideshow DVD and photo album was later sent to us by post to Australia!</div><div><br /></div><div>They also gave us "certificate of travel", which was personally signed (not printed off) by each crew member on the train trip. For my benefit they wrote the names in English above the Kanji.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Wfd_U7iOOEgrx05hRKmlagULATv23m3qQUiAcIc2ifidq2tj6QpaP6J657eXJGj34sv-_mQVDE_ywmX_7aacHQMhz4xEwTYUO4zKpfLDEcuKAeyRDGaCAf0DErKS-aAp_HtTS0Cz-DImhMKtb14NGjF7xp-q1kuj-vyFzbsIWi9fqgaHXHxr7jtGXw/s4032/IMG_6192.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Wfd_U7iOOEgrx05hRKmlagULATv23m3qQUiAcIc2ifidq2tj6QpaP6J657eXJGj34sv-_mQVDE_ywmX_7aacHQMhz4xEwTYUO4zKpfLDEcuKAeyRDGaCAf0DErKS-aAp_HtTS0Cz-DImhMKtb14NGjF7xp-q1kuj-vyFzbsIWi9fqgaHXHxr7jtGXw/w640-h480/IMG_6192.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We then bid farewell to the amazing Shiki-Shima train for the last time. I will probably never ride this train again in my life, but I am so glad to have experienced it.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is the best, most amazing train and best customer service in the world. Period. I have never had better and doubt I ever will again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Japan does customer service like no other country.</div><div><br /></div><div>Back in Tokyo station again, I took one last view of the platforms from our hotel room above the station, and also the Hokuriku Shinkansen trains waiting on the platform.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWBlV309QkXd4Xl49OKqCuDeboFXEKNcHNyY9j6wu0vIlPD8lTYaFvJMOTB35MJETyTUIbdzzLJ7rjnXk8_-82DZUU3SS2xpZQxp0WZTXSC4HUh9fHO0WnvSDkV75b_oiR5ba1priQlf9-OlHBurRNH7kbv1pqld52klEgq6HfKbIo5UA-Cu2gR66zg/s4032/IMG_6203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWBlV309QkXd4Xl49OKqCuDeboFXEKNcHNyY9j6wu0vIlPD8lTYaFvJMOTB35MJETyTUIbdzzLJ7rjnXk8_-82DZUU3SS2xpZQxp0WZTXSC4HUh9fHO0WnvSDkV75b_oiR5ba1priQlf9-OlHBurRNH7kbv1pqld52klEgq6HfKbIo5UA-Cu2gR66zg/w640-h480/IMG_6203.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3I2TjHccJFwWATt87zy1roYrA58VZE2ddu8ORQL1-MwBphI9x6gOIHbkxUtdoqWD6pif41fAveE_VK-C5xy-ATQrcAKjz3wQFRzquEz8yF_tn2NAYEJ1ol81NjAONNGKzCBTn2BkCyvAE2D_sqChFQi0jKUo7fKXweS40wKJ1DHKOKJV71-cLQUcmA/s4032/IMG_6205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3I2TjHccJFwWATt87zy1roYrA58VZE2ddu8ORQL1-MwBphI9x6gOIHbkxUtdoqWD6pif41fAveE_VK-C5xy-ATQrcAKjz3wQFRzquEz8yF_tn2NAYEJ1ol81NjAONNGKzCBTn2BkCyvAE2D_sqChFQi0jKUo7fKXweS40wKJ1DHKOKJV71-cLQUcmA/w640-h480/IMG_6205.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Also present at Tokyo Station is the Tohoku Shinkansen (Hayabusa):</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOlLRCgdOiI2gmyfsdReZRdhgQJvdMQfPptoKZOgVxL0EETdIsL6oQ_lyEd_Xc_gfngbf58FYVJt0JDIREFokGQ-dVre9Msdjt3tpJxuez2JeyovLXjd5LDSQZlTpiAAP3SxizUr3SrPlt5AyAtZRjq97UZCO9NYYmT69E-vvn4AUsfXQBvQcceXJOQ/s4032/IMG_6210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOlLRCgdOiI2gmyfsdReZRdhgQJvdMQfPptoKZOgVxL0EETdIsL6oQ_lyEd_Xc_gfngbf58FYVJt0JDIREFokGQ-dVre9Msdjt3tpJxuez2JeyovLXjd5LDSQZlTpiAAP3SxizUr3SrPlt5AyAtZRjq97UZCO9NYYmT69E-vvn4AUsfXQBvQcceXJOQ/w640-h480/IMG_6210.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p8zSIFotqh6V_UeSVqCLIQMAwUUmQHTAL3y54KQCLwMS9o1YZ0k8nSz8V3Z2ogy0DJTxEhKEUUNBOZz506DLTL86kBcuDIB2qII3QILvr5F5gs2wFPv-fBrB3xC0RTsDBUAesbuaS9WDfYRReX0ok8v3Pe_x0GA6FcH9V8noqXUJ3tO2F1KO4fahNw/s4032/IMG_6215.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p8zSIFotqh6V_UeSVqCLIQMAwUUmQHTAL3y54KQCLwMS9o1YZ0k8nSz8V3Z2ogy0DJTxEhKEUUNBOZz506DLTL86kBcuDIB2qII3QILvr5F5gs2wFPv-fBrB3xC0RTsDBUAesbuaS9WDfYRReX0ok8v3Pe_x0GA6FcH9V8noqXUJ3tO2F1KO4fahNw/w480-h640/IMG_6215.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another Shinkansen present that day is the Yamagata shinkansen:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXzpVtiP_VludXdvYAmf9JZueCsHoKdai6WoWrZHOKFA3P53itbh1Dr46zxcaGLsvZHEkUGvJqZwgK2q9QGQr0Bs7d1cdBkf4Td-pNk0QbWsOtSIdvbmEylzW9yrDosRelJqBaf9qBRBxPTiEnf8pICNoR6z5aUTDwwsGDuZuierKEPW_AEr8vvj-yQ/w640-h480/IMG_6220.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_pzjMYtNRO5oqj2Yq0_XxjyQ3-QnCQo9rFdX6FcVwKhcFZsA_pKh2fX-RjjYR_rZXh2O56pPbbt6pkNx5woSIFZo261Zpii90xjGywG_1dZQ_eSPursPV41VYrY4zPFOwCbpUphrseDAbrX1BWksbi_ZA4uZMd0ckdow6s1PHe-EgHIFAkQswlvu8g/s4032/IMG_6222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_pzjMYtNRO5oqj2Yq0_XxjyQ3-QnCQo9rFdX6FcVwKhcFZsA_pKh2fX-RjjYR_rZXh2O56pPbbt6pkNx5woSIFZo261Zpii90xjGywG_1dZQ_eSPursPV41VYrY4zPFOwCbpUphrseDAbrX1BWksbi_ZA4uZMd0ckdow6s1PHe-EgHIFAkQswlvu8g/w640-h480/IMG_6222.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I never get bored looking at the amazing trains in Japan. I am so envious of their focus to making the best trains, and the most beautiful trains too:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzY_P1MJUv5Dnnw5RBjpVkXeotFdd3UiTMsVittLkyVNcS4uxL8OgGVZKCvlSE4jrGNiyaPeoc3y1zSkwZTDg7XdBlKKY_OP2_t-LYms3Ok_03WOjmv7wZ31TFUM0lVTdD5aBhlE008h5XHoYMXQ87oVzzoUR2wWSzBx4nR2xYBrkF3WbVYmcBicXtEg/s4032/IMG_6229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzY_P1MJUv5Dnnw5RBjpVkXeotFdd3UiTMsVittLkyVNcS4uxL8OgGVZKCvlSE4jrGNiyaPeoc3y1zSkwZTDg7XdBlKKY_OP2_t-LYms3Ok_03WOjmv7wZ31TFUM0lVTdD5aBhlE008h5XHoYMXQ87oVzzoUR2wWSzBx4nR2xYBrkF3WbVYmcBicXtEg/w640-h480/IMG_6229.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you got this far, I hope you enjoyed all the photos, and now know what to expect should you ever be lucky enough to ride the amazing Shiki-Shima train in Japan.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe5jBpNXoj0MhRQ0j1JSf2zM6BkCxC1K_e-BJhhzzBZ2UymV6p-jvt73QxLGygO7WlRr_IADTDrFApGtz1E5WkYyyPlpDPQcQVjW6yrgB_FaYACs2k_FWXNUOfR7XKhZOAdAbzNBbQ7UQEWvvJORLLxNcoar_rfsgAUSFTlN4CBtedSLNUek3AfBRdA/s4032/IMG_5694.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfe5jBpNXoj0MhRQ0j1JSf2zM6BkCxC1K_e-BJhhzzBZ2UymV6p-jvt73QxLGygO7WlRr_IADTDrFApGtz1E5WkYyyPlpDPQcQVjW6yrgB_FaYACs2k_FWXNUOfR7XKhZOAdAbzNBbQ7UQEWvvJORLLxNcoar_rfsgAUSFTlN4CBtedSLNUek3AfBRdA/w640-h480/IMG_5694.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I know how lucky I am to be able to ride this train. I will never forget it.</div><p><br /></p></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-54720083146530943062023-12-12T18:45:00.006+10:302023-12-12T23:06:16.941+10:30Amiga 500 with AmiKit 12 Pistorm, new games and Checkmate 1500 plus<p> Way back in June this year, I setup an Amiga 500 to use the original Commodore A590 and A570 CD drives, with other upgrades as well. You can see that post <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/06/amiga-500-with-a590-a570-and-ide68k.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>Why is that relevant? Well, at that time I pulled apart my <a href="https://checkmate1500plus.com" target="_blank">Checkmate 1500 Plus case</a> with an Amiga 500 motherboard and Pistorm upgrade to use for that, leaving the Checkmate case without a computer, and also without a Pistorm setup anymore.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWBWfzPbB78l3Y4LOQyQzsliePOa8FQ02hYRzIMvO56kr_rpas_mRdhUne6Hm5yD6cjhkJjRQ3nlfBjC3ULPHL-mdMShpt3DGuTaKLnxhInFAExjvTVFc0zQ670C5so1nO3meRGxbSeR01QklT0rKZ69Ups00rPH3f7GSCPnyzN9KmcQqvTSFnQM7cg/w640-h480/IMG_7289.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>With the recent release of <a href="https://www.amikit.amiga.sk/pistorm" target="_blank">AmiKit Pistorm</a>, I was very keen to try it out on my Amiga 500 Pistorm setup, but that of course meant I would have to build another Amiga 500 back into the Checkmate 1500 plus case again.</div><p>Problem was, I didn't have another Amiga 500 board I could use for this.</p><p>As fate would have it, I attended the Perth Amiga User Group meeting around the same time, and entered a raffle for an Amiga 500. To my surprise, I won the raffle, and got myself an Amiga 500 to use for this project! </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaow3gMRK8-EF0Eu-qugm3YvrUCxn6zQNCheId61juhM0z5ksKKXDlTktrQgSLvmx6n_tr8vH4RWVdzC940IJS7TXlaqnq2rrPxvOQcoyzKdR4ViSe43V-Puh6IbGU38mNCqZ4byYpMdVvR75vfWZ40kfq_Jq4LYlSxTy_flVnO57YPpcyF3POgBU/s4032/IMG_2814.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaow3gMRK8-EF0Eu-qugm3YvrUCxn6zQNCheId61juhM0z5ksKKXDlTktrQgSLvmx6n_tr8vH4RWVdzC940IJS7TXlaqnq2rrPxvOQcoyzKdR4ViSe43V-Puh6IbGU38mNCqZ4byYpMdVvR75vfWZ40kfq_Jq4LYlSxTy_flVnO57YPpcyF3POgBU/w640-h480/IMG_2814.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I put it carefully into my suitcase for the flight home, and fired it up and confirmed it worked - and I am glad to say it did!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm5NhddHCENwyUA8dCQci58TmEp78_HSSFMDlRte7lEXuZcprPx6aekiDbzoC2Cdl35kGehLumW8nL1i6diHHxKdfXxwZGs67_2QYcJVAG1Zn_-a7xPeQ64Z9R4Kz6ND0phd8M5WmyPIlGFOoquGtep7rR2Sy3SXrkTjjqlfTbqwbLhdtiqDgJas/s4032/IMG_2813.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm5NhddHCENwyUA8dCQci58TmEp78_HSSFMDlRte7lEXuZcprPx6aekiDbzoC2Cdl35kGehLumW8nL1i6diHHxKdfXxwZGs67_2QYcJVAG1Zn_-a7xPeQ64Z9R4Kz6ND0phd8M5WmyPIlGFOoquGtep7rR2Sy3SXrkTjjqlfTbqwbLhdtiqDgJas/w480-h640/IMG_2813.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This Amiga 500 had a Kickstart 1.2 rom in it, and no upgrades at all. Totally vanilla:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MwqiRcM3VprS6vG5fG0TPDoEwyW0b_NcKztxEOyYBJxJ2OuCmjS2_hDL3IXCGj5uUqpeRp8SC07BOzJqwOleREQyaiU5IZDak0n2fnLcE9XOcRR1jWt24A-wsSbtslNW8cVvA3yk-a7DL924mwJcZayaGmBPWrL2FgVVaV1T1OPlx8caa29KyRw/s4032/IMG_2815.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MwqiRcM3VprS6vG5fG0TPDoEwyW0b_NcKztxEOyYBJxJ2OuCmjS2_hDL3IXCGj5uUqpeRp8SC07BOzJqwOleREQyaiU5IZDak0n2fnLcE9XOcRR1jWt24A-wsSbtslNW8cVvA3yk-a7DL924mwJcZayaGmBPWrL2FgVVaV1T1OPlx8caa29KyRw/w480-h640/IMG_2815.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This made it the perfect machine to use for re-building my Pistorm setup in the Checkmate 1500 Plus case, so I could try out the new AmiKit Pistorm!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs25tiqRsdVmLJjNE_tREnHq6l9HqC1pnqly55ghZrOIcpPU-6354mTwdvO7ww7IlCozKvprQ4Em-DNbH7vsuySR1pmGIxXI-xtzgnd-yhvqT0790PGOl6I3XMKre4RPYTTOiqk9lhk1hOxD9OlLRq96HOB4C2HLpP-xs2IrmFVQziM1VG-M3EY7U/s4032/IMG_2818.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs25tiqRsdVmLJjNE_tREnHq6l9HqC1pnqly55ghZrOIcpPU-6354mTwdvO7ww7IlCozKvprQ4Em-DNbH7vsuySR1pmGIxXI-xtzgnd-yhvqT0790PGOl6I3XMKre4RPYTTOiqk9lhk1hOxD9OlLRq96HOB4C2HLpP-xs2IrmFVQziM1VG-M3EY7U/w480-h640/IMG_2818.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For some nostalgia I fired up Nevermind using floppy disk to check the drive was working too. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrnn7-s0JlduXmOmJLfgCKukKCUlfOFO9pOYZT85cDwOXkz9c4LbOWe7FphNRP9bduzNUE46m9c1_5fC_qvpar5ZAe3cfPXyqwFIL121Rn7ETdWykLO2YT1mMEkcXMKOy_v4mBcGIzeYxqliHJrODtZyKeqa2K2PE6x3utWO-yHbxJ8a4sCyGtfk/s4032/IMG_2819.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrnn7-s0JlduXmOmJLfgCKukKCUlfOFO9pOYZT85cDwOXkz9c4LbOWe7FphNRP9bduzNUE46m9c1_5fC_qvpar5ZAe3cfPXyqwFIL121Rn7ETdWykLO2YT1mMEkcXMKOy_v4mBcGIzeYxqliHJrODtZyKeqa2K2PE6x3utWO-yHbxJ8a4sCyGtfk/w480-h640/IMG_2819.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This game is not a great game, but it was the very first game I bought for my Amiga using my own money - it was a $5 bargain bin special I got at Bruining Headlam computers in Perth, as I lived there back then. Seems appropriate to use it for testing this Amiga 500 I got from Perth!</div><div><br /></div><div>The other problem I had since August was time. I simply haven't had any for the past few months. Work has been so busy, and I have been travelling a lot setting up new offices overseas, which has left little time for projects like this, or indeed my blog. Sorry about that, but I am glad to have some time to blog now.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the last week, I finally had some rare free time on the weekend, and so I quickly got to work!</div><div><br /></div><div>I opened up the Amiga 500 case and added the upgrades I had previously on my Pistorm setup - First of all the <a href="https://icomp.de/shop-icomp/en/shop/product/Flickerfixer_Scandoubler.html?flifi_type=OCS_ECS" target="_blank">Indivision V3 scan doubler</a> (which is currently out of stock sadly):</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPTt3jsE4US3lPN7UFW5NVPbOET6HMHtje8iE_5jgRztBgg8naGpXSB-b--Tz53X58tFl89cUC8hnlKkUG-2VXmSa8BJShX_0B4cmvI_YcNg4lk1NTw0lqjOtLRmZf_YS81wIodDPpfXVbTahsFb5o_uxTEu6dnL5k7CzyCHdwwIf4R5yiVvAVJ4/s4032/IMG_2893.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPTt3jsE4US3lPN7UFW5NVPbOET6HMHtje8iE_5jgRztBgg8naGpXSB-b--Tz53X58tFl89cUC8hnlKkUG-2VXmSa8BJShX_0B4cmvI_YcNg4lk1NTw0lqjOtLRmZf_YS81wIodDPpfXVbTahsFb5o_uxTEu6dnL5k7CzyCHdwwIf4R5yiVvAVJ4/w640-h480/IMG_2893.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I don't need to worry about routing the cables, since this will be removed entirely from this case to be put into the Checkmate 1500 plus case.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up I removed the 68000 CPU chip, and installed the Pistorm 500 in it's place - you can buy these from most Amiga dealers - locally in Australia we can get them (and the Pi) without the terrible overseas shipping costs from <a href="https://www.retrokit.com.au/product/pistorm500-for-amiga-500-card-only/" target="_blank">RetroKit:</a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnO3VnGD5wqSJK-NF82vcpbRXVZ1AC3xEQg0U7yteiwQc0i9jb7YXSsENVXSj2sNbM8lRy0cVv8rireUitbYs4eivai1nWsdvv8YmbwnHK6eM-kLNZpzpIemsUlA3YqEVArYr4rEK2saxBljYlRVdnW5V5EuccbS3t505xvL8f9B_-JGKgpESWvuc/s4032/IMG_2894.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnO3VnGD5wqSJK-NF82vcpbRXVZ1AC3xEQg0U7yteiwQc0i9jb7YXSsENVXSj2sNbM8lRy0cVv8rireUitbYs4eivai1nWsdvv8YmbwnHK6eM-kLNZpzpIemsUlA3YqEVArYr4rEK2saxBljYlRVdnW5V5EuccbS3t505xvL8f9B_-JGKgpESWvuc/w640-h480/IMG_2894.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then connected my Raspberry Pi 3A to the Pistorm 500 port connector:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZndQEmaJDUt2EhBKJjpTbZyayEbHq8iY0Xm5oI1ouqlnlsDW1mDHxCKhkFqow9yM1JDJO7yJX5KJLa6i4aYdEo6Wta3o_foBlSXNCrFSS2Nzbdxveo082kfzld3fGtbKB_WJ4hCMdi4YIab2jpO4q0draz6aXML3nL0LRlM9JYtJb4sv6w5L90to/s4032/IMG_2895.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZndQEmaJDUt2EhBKJjpTbZyayEbHq8iY0Xm5oI1ouqlnlsDW1mDHxCKhkFqow9yM1JDJO7yJX5KJLa6i4aYdEo6Wta3o_foBlSXNCrFSS2Nzbdxveo082kfzld3fGtbKB_WJ4hCMdi4YIab2jpO4q0draz6aXML3nL0LRlM9JYtJb4sv6w5L90to/w640-h480/IMG_2895.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This pi 3A has been using an old Pistorm distribution from <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/08/pistorm-accelerator-with-amigaos-32-on.html" target="_blank">when I originally setup the Pistorm</a> in 2021, which is very different to the Emu68 distribution used on modern Pistorm setups, including the AmiKit 12 Pistorm distribution.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will replace it with the AmiKit Pistorm MicroSD card, which was kindly sent to me as a thank you for my beta testing of AmiKit v12 earlier in the year. Thanks Jan! :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Next upgrade to put back in is the <a href="https://icomp.de/shop-icomp/en/shop/product/ace2.html" target="_blank">ACE2 CHIP mem</a> upgrade for the Amiga 500, which upgrades it to 2MB CHIP memory. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibu5nDjoLYBp8RdUeRvHEYx3gAW96N4Tt4QfBx2eANVY0SRq-5MTcwtMCNegkWSYzJOGFa39zF7nGGhvlcej9SgGKwsDQnGS504nf8I0zg8gTJ0FrsEkZxE4cwqJIidnuOi5uHqQtGOKwOwYfUmXpAI76TLrkNj6iBJTdRV_6Bfk6Y4B2nxZ-qSOY/s4032/IMG_2896.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibu5nDjoLYBp8RdUeRvHEYx3gAW96N4Tt4QfBx2eANVY0SRq-5MTcwtMCNegkWSYzJOGFa39zF7nGGhvlcej9SgGKwsDQnGS504nf8I0zg8gTJ0FrsEkZxE4cwqJIidnuOi5uHqQtGOKwOwYfUmXpAI76TLrkNj6iBJTdRV_6Bfk6Y4B2nxZ-qSOY/w640-h480/IMG_2896.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This requires me to remove the Gary chip, and put the connector to the ACE2 on the Gary chip socket, then put the Gary chip back on top.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8G_PJ6KB01r2w8DUT-IyHJzw534oA11GvXZ4H46F5LmRwCTX3TlAr4nfgAHfHCglU8rG6pSfb7xF2pSOO4Pr9QaU2w-FTDiHChNSZuvfQHnCS2wJw2c__BjgWKpwpvFoIdcDxmRZVwyb-MImIoXFHqFGyMBlz7ZCQ41_3Vh3zxLh9dlhUs0Wrydk/s4032/IMG_2897.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8G_PJ6KB01r2w8DUT-IyHJzw534oA11GvXZ4H46F5LmRwCTX3TlAr4nfgAHfHCglU8rG6pSfb7xF2pSOO4Pr9QaU2w-FTDiHChNSZuvfQHnCS2wJw2c__BjgWKpwpvFoIdcDxmRZVwyb-MImIoXFHqFGyMBlz7ZCQ41_3Vh3zxLh9dlhUs0Wrydk/w640-h480/IMG_2897.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here that part if now installed on the Gary socket.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcvsT8MAzkgnFuvbUp84WByj36ya3osjsyWGf9LS44EImmPWHmSXLAbqNYQ2mWBHyAYtntC8CniWcx8u-xeYATYtCvL9MQBhn9QMDZRRaKk6DY3AxMfZ9_j0KwtiJnd2Yo8chMVagm7Qdkbbc8f3TgBav9ajK9EDf8AQFd4nFwNyfqdyKJsbR5xI/s4032/IMG_2898.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcvsT8MAzkgnFuvbUp84WByj36ya3osjsyWGf9LS44EImmPWHmSXLAbqNYQ2mWBHyAYtntC8CniWcx8u-xeYATYtCvL9MQBhn9QMDZRRaKk6DY3AxMfZ9_j0KwtiJnd2Yo8chMVagm7Qdkbbc8f3TgBav9ajK9EDf8AQFd4nFwNyfqdyKJsbR5xI/w640-h480/IMG_2898.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the ACE2 other part, which has required me to remove the Agnus chip and replace it with the main ACE2 board, which has it's own newer Agnus chip on top.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgTVTR6h89-MXLCwpYxXkry64SyVv4-h5DEh_k3C4x7VDfdsosu2NZbYcsBd5hYqY_djVa3VjUBhqNL3nCTd-bSz6j0f6GFV2ppXT72IcKuXl0zsJlGQLNiVcOOk0wlNvNaAtoPF7F_BxbZMYTIeyxPSVGsymO8wLEqAd08W_TaRJ14PNzg_--Kc/s4032/IMG_2899.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgTVTR6h89-MXLCwpYxXkry64SyVv4-h5DEh_k3C4x7VDfdsosu2NZbYcsBd5hYqY_djVa3VjUBhqNL3nCTd-bSz6j0f6GFV2ppXT72IcKuXl0zsJlGQLNiVcOOk0wlNvNaAtoPF7F_BxbZMYTIeyxPSVGsymO8wLEqAd08W_TaRJ14PNzg_--Kc/w640-h480/IMG_2899.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I lastly add the DF0 selector hardware (bought from <a href="https://amigastore.eu/en/485-df0-selector.html">Amigastore.eu</a>) onto the CIA chip, allowing me to switch DF0 in hardware between the internal floppy drive and the external one. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnmZ607EY56gvObyh_BqmJc1t73p5jRgjooTGEW_WVzubCaaR784IohzGkj2QBgk-xRMzOViUM8DcDL51qrTdNZIvuM_APW0zcUPYgcgUtnW99g9Jp-0_hWIl2FBQbeaeWcxd18ACNt8ZdoXdBr4MpbsmUc2P-6nyvJSbalUC3eckP2Wx3rzUvhk/s4032/IMG_2900.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnmZ607EY56gvObyh_BqmJc1t73p5jRgjooTGEW_WVzubCaaR784IohzGkj2QBgk-xRMzOViUM8DcDL51qrTdNZIvuM_APW0zcUPYgcgUtnW99g9Jp-0_hWIl2FBQbeaeWcxd18ACNt8ZdoXdBr4MpbsmUc2P-6nyvJSbalUC3eckP2Wx3rzUvhk/w640-h480/IMG_2900.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In reality the external floppy drive is routed internally on the Checkmate 1500 plus to an internal gotek, which allows me to boot df0 from real floppy disks on the internal drive, or from ADF files on the gotek. Very convenient to have it all hosted within the Checkmate 1500 plus case. You can see this more later on.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDl7D3Y02A88ViMfaayOHUjjK9s0_v0YEkBvrK3lC4x1Y4lem_qEH3uyGKFIlaLCMDF451OtboaU7nFeDM2AmP2kwVubRZXVcoYVNMHu-jn1Zj6GHcOZ5FUPR8rRCnZL3kR1x5c4sY_RjhI8WzUzv2j7L85EipeU-jTmDL3iJjE8VKLztHkZbVWW8/s4032/IMG_2901.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDl7D3Y02A88ViMfaayOHUjjK9s0_v0YEkBvrK3lC4x1Y4lem_qEH3uyGKFIlaLCMDF451OtboaU7nFeDM2AmP2kwVubRZXVcoYVNMHu-jn1Zj6GHcOZ5FUPR8rRCnZL3kR1x5c4sY_RjhI8WzUzv2j7L85EipeU-jTmDL3iJjE8VKLztHkZbVWW8/w640-h480/IMG_2901.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With almost everything installed on the board, the next step is to remove it from the case.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i2AYvq-6IrlAb2AQn4bxRb9TMF8rcqQRCmpx0K9iGoCqvUbI-cnADrWAWHOvejyVEiCpu5TppUaAtuOcnKqzTtU12_uDSFdBSpA5Xqo18XHqb2ygISXFIRTs04QY7HEttBK7LgWzEpzhnVRfk5Qz99Cd-7fElxoh-T9NNlULeN7Mymq40viSOjk/s4032/IMG_2903.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_i2AYvq-6IrlAb2AQn4bxRb9TMF8rcqQRCmpx0K9iGoCqvUbI-cnADrWAWHOvejyVEiCpu5TppUaAtuOcnKqzTtU12_uDSFdBSpA5Xqo18XHqb2ygISXFIRTs04QY7HEttBK7LgWzEpzhnVRfk5Qz99Cd-7fElxoh-T9NNlULeN7Mymq40viSOjk/w640-h480/IMG_2903.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then got the checkmate 1500 plus case out of the cupboard where it has been neglected for the past 6 months, so it can be used again:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK58gjlP5WIDcZCEUejap3B3xKIP8ee_Qq4WjtsbUJ6EFQQ3D-b3T11FJDEiTPNpJSs8zd0sbU-UFBOWuA-OR_bqIXdhVtungfH1Pxe1L7c0ZjKynZw6GqK7FJU50sia_kcUD6g94ySUok5k7fHm3nxzm3B4HX4tNfiW8u14unitv6gkquplPEYPM/s4032/IMG_2904.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK58gjlP5WIDcZCEUejap3B3xKIP8ee_Qq4WjtsbUJ6EFQQ3D-b3T11FJDEiTPNpJSs8zd0sbU-UFBOWuA-OR_bqIXdhVtungfH1Pxe1L7c0ZjKynZw6GqK7FJU50sia_kcUD6g94ySUok5k7fHm3nxzm3B4HX4tNfiW8u14unitv6gkquplPEYPM/w640-h480/IMG_2904.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I removed and attached the Zorro board redirector and power module from the checkmate case and attached it to the Zorro slot on the left side of the A500 board. The reason for this is because it is not possible to connect it with the board fixed inside of the case.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcsxg7gzUpDjYf1HJ5tZnrHGgpyfwWx0yyq3Mq99dmBfbUV0SUvG5dqp1achufCbZA_WQ8MnfwdNAlfeC-opXYFztselfRj9SB1q6sAs8IKtwSvZctE2zN1b6PKkC96kzVWw0XT3bVaD7VvaEprwK0TEGLo9QaDFRFprTJwofjX1M7hu6RuNC7Po/s4032/IMG_2906.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcsxg7gzUpDjYf1HJ5tZnrHGgpyfwWx0yyq3Mq99dmBfbUV0SUvG5dqp1achufCbZA_WQ8MnfwdNAlfeC-opXYFztselfRj9SB1q6sAs8IKtwSvZctE2zN1b6PKkC96kzVWw0XT3bVaD7VvaEprwK0TEGLo9QaDFRFprTJwofjX1M7hu6RuNC7Po/w640-h480/IMG_2906.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then mounted the Amiga 500 motherboard into the Checkmate 1500 plus case:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rtrXSYc_kMIBjUcefec7XGHKn5I5UXDc16kN7dYVj7HV9Go8tK0n4b8jsIDIX2yaxIFxQBWhqKxHkg80XEcGWo3Ls4TJLN4RObOBfayltJbRfFEdyR7TX-FG2foX5kOg3s4xtS4jqTFTnghkxNSbz1T4w41GZlznq9J6CrAETcBDLKUS8jjqqCk/w640-h480/IMG_2911.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then connected the external floppy connector to the internal gotek using my funky floppy cable, which uses an external floppy cable for an external drive (which was dead), which I route internally to connect to the gotek floppy cable :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjxWVsVNr00vo_aAW-C_g0NvuHu-J9XaTYeH9fJGFjE8q2Altrn-plliqSQKsE_6b7X5NdwmUzmhMpROp7TxlJU76sqL30bSnxVZ8TZv3hZF9-u5cs1QzjOgVPZqtxgHy-1QOiHfoApYJzicRrIrinSObMxV279SaUxBni0QzU5kiIjHts2jcI9k/s4032/IMG_2912.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjxWVsVNr00vo_aAW-C_g0NvuHu-J9XaTYeH9fJGFjE8q2Altrn-plliqSQKsE_6b7X5NdwmUzmhMpROp7TxlJU76sqL30bSnxVZ8TZv3hZF9-u5cs1QzjOgVPZqtxgHy-1QOiHfoApYJzicRrIrinSObMxV279SaUxBni0QzU5kiIjHts2jcI9k/w640-h480/IMG_2912.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hide that under the floppy drive tray:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6Zka6gf5Gn9GRDugk-AiQi6g3Y8RztHjaJ5LUOmP_DwR9cAoF-n_JL_5rUhDltosZ0C39rrcK1gFhU1I61du7ERjELCfuyszj9a331DVJLZ_uFTaRg95W_H2cp7iAQ74RjMgu6M6qG2qcWz5dffZjmkf4ugE66kcISdyFCCo-PY8aYBT06v51JA/s4032/IMG_2914.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6Zka6gf5Gn9GRDugk-AiQi6g3Y8RztHjaJ5LUOmP_DwR9cAoF-n_JL_5rUhDltosZ0C39rrcK1gFhU1I61du7ERjELCfuyszj9a331DVJLZ_uFTaRg95W_H2cp7iAQ74RjMgu6M6qG2qcWz5dffZjmkf4ugE66kcISdyFCCo-PY8aYBT06v51JA/w640-h480/IMG_2914.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I plugged in the keyboard cables to the external port that connects to the Checkmate 1500 keyboard housing (which houses the original Amiga 500 keyboard in it).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbJ45Op9HRwaRUTYYy42__m2PaoM2voDQSDxZPiFaA_dsdkrm6SeL0GU87TVi1Yj7uyn8-6lNriH5z8Zbi8cGXofwAYb99ODeenuvtAgsJye92RMex-o5nx-08Nb0EbGh3Av0RYQZwAtQY_7yljw9q23rqfJl_uToJtJHhjIRkctFxdu0SAlKaFE/s4032/IMG_2916.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbJ45Op9HRwaRUTYYy42__m2PaoM2voDQSDxZPiFaA_dsdkrm6SeL0GU87TVi1Yj7uyn8-6lNriH5z8Zbi8cGXofwAYb99ODeenuvtAgsJye92RMex-o5nx-08Nb0EbGh3Av0RYQZwAtQY_7yljw9q23rqfJl_uToJtJHhjIRkctFxdu0SAlKaFE/w640-h480/IMG_2916.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was around this point I remembered I hadn't upgraded the kickstart rom chip, which was still a Workbench v1.2 rom chip. I needed to remove the Pi briefly to get access to it, as it is underneath it.</div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ymfqktj1hndGCdA6DczCyHqqhyCN6ZzNvajvJRWlRg0J3ioai52Eog4c2D29yIstzEfgc1r8_qV8Q_xsacVDOJCHeuL8OwUim5Y_C1s1s4bPUI1WPOVxPX_EKL7JGV6Oql8pcYVJido7ZlKuNsEfk8hSkqPmqT4SKkE6zHETNria8rKiy5iR1ca45Q/w640-h480/IMG_7215.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was going to swap the rom for a new 2023 AmigaOS 3.2.2 rom chip, which I had available to use, but I then noticed a problem - this Amiga 500 is one of the dreaded Revision 5 boards.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeBSr9OmBH1ADEpO-4LT98Fk0e5J7xSFxlkZlkgqHbkd9oZznbemJeISnaO4Y7Z1DpWJZoffVWfb4_mICfTn1MsIk_6LZdwCsHzFd4Y3Js0Wjy3wM8ZDKZ6UsqFS98kGe8NhmCe5ENbTAa_BOGgxApjroOqVca1FqPQ3rd4HmfzVa0-7aJo80qrqfNA/w640-h480/IMG_7217.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The problem with these Revision 5 boards is that they don't work with the later kickstart roms. At all.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is fortunately a solution for this, via a rom chip adapter you can buy that uses a small converter board that you place on the kickstart socket, and then place the kickstart rom on top. I bought mine from <a href="https://sordan.ie/product/717/premium-amiga-500-revision-5-kickstart-eprom-adapter-20-pullups/">sordan.ie</a>, and here it is:</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_3pQE9lSxqYTyBErICQ_QiOvQ3BESKAU_GYlK_rKS1lSLuiGwh4pYaTerMCkDguqrljsYfXniPAfgH4TJ0p95ZjWQmkb54J7UZDpr6OyZHFWauyDuzRX0bU-Rko5nYi2rXVZ9Xrs0Dz7NjLATXZD47ewdThnDWOkzsqkK-8LHXSXiYQib8cDzJx8SQ/s4032/IMG_7214.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_3pQE9lSxqYTyBErICQ_QiOvQ3BESKAU_GYlK_rKS1lSLuiGwh4pYaTerMCkDguqrljsYfXniPAfgH4TJ0p95ZjWQmkb54J7UZDpr6OyZHFWauyDuzRX0bU-Rko5nYi2rXVZ9Xrs0Dz7NjLATXZD47ewdThnDWOkzsqkK-8LHXSXiYQib8cDzJx8SQ/w640-h480/IMG_7214.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBNB3-oZxYBALqb20JVfVtKcNIc6hkJdwqRVD3ygDn5Esb6Y4nmsNM8kAbq8THzi1JdTY-DnVY2TKXgUzP9TtRx4hVgb4-wfj351qJ940bxnF3CXvYFuDHgVan2K4WS0cucaDO7EVfWRkNcRLUzVl91CUea5qDPQ4PXjVHT-Wb-nD70QExUTh9uukMQ/s4032/IMG_7216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBNB3-oZxYBALqb20JVfVtKcNIc6hkJdwqRVD3ygDn5Esb6Y4nmsNM8kAbq8THzi1JdTY-DnVY2TKXgUzP9TtRx4hVgb4-wfj351qJ940bxnF3CXvYFuDHgVan2K4WS0cucaDO7EVfWRkNcRLUzVl91CUea5qDPQ4PXjVHT-Wb-nD70QExUTh9uukMQ/w640-h480/IMG_7216.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I removed the kickstart 1.2 rom chip:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFi-jMWlfcw9ste0gnBcglMTaVPXZf_pq_jKFb_-oVmnj-Krm3-zV6rjShIwKjTs1W2TaRtpdIVGx1_aZ08DbnGWLgXaT38fQODsGKSP8AVVtwdu4lu3IP-Bwh2jTpBrE7arp7Zk8m-J5hYiSBz2tA364SsxyDA0xZblCjHDKLpqOyLws5LAER9p12Q/s4032/IMG_7218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFi-jMWlfcw9ste0gnBcglMTaVPXZf_pq_jKFb_-oVmnj-Krm3-zV6rjShIwKjTs1W2TaRtpdIVGx1_aZ08DbnGWLgXaT38fQODsGKSP8AVVtwdu4lu3IP-Bwh2jTpBrE7arp7Zk8m-J5hYiSBz2tA364SsxyDA0xZblCjHDKLpqOyLws5LAER9p12Q/w640-h480/IMG_7218.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the adapter with AmigaOS 3.2.2 kickstart rom chip now installed:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR2eL0cQCGQADXtEBFk4ZKvA2VaEd5ZlaLFQBkM6empZV13eeCLObwFvVTm3YQxFpI_Dm7B5VdPS8h4XYsaoxWhhTbbTT3T4jVYAfQNlTL_o439NRTdMqLio7561YwBbQ-1OagZeTFBQlM4JZOHr6tSkij09g6OPmIXOeLNiIyLM8ThALy3Vyh2WpOw/s4032/IMG_7220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDR2eL0cQCGQADXtEBFk4ZKvA2VaEd5ZlaLFQBkM6empZV13eeCLObwFvVTm3YQxFpI_Dm7B5VdPS8h4XYsaoxWhhTbbTT3T4jVYAfQNlTL_o439NRTdMqLio7561YwBbQ-1OagZeTFBQlM4JZOHr6tSkij09g6OPmIXOeLNiIyLM8ThALy3Vyh2WpOw/w480-h640/IMG_7220.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The extra height of the adapter unfortunately causes a small issue for the Pi, which is now too low to sit flat over the top of the kickstart chip.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLj82uqHpWRaB9tkqM0bR5NvvRot6Pel1o3Pnu8HFhkgN8E96lCD5yxvBYoaB5aLDTnYl9YfAoJDoSLhe8HJCM5cVzlD6RJ80g8eW2wtUly_RH_CflA5GMtityafJhD94VRIxU_VWmDs-gTizXSo-wbcFsYOcB5LIcKC8CcC4pjjxkSrb_U02McY75UQ/s4032/IMG_7221.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLj82uqHpWRaB9tkqM0bR5NvvRot6Pel1o3Pnu8HFhkgN8E96lCD5yxvBYoaB5aLDTnYl9YfAoJDoSLhe8HJCM5cVzlD6RJ80g8eW2wtUly_RH_CflA5GMtityafJhD94VRIxU_VWmDs-gTizXSo-wbcFsYOcB5LIcKC8CcC4pjjxkSrb_U02McY75UQ/w640-h480/IMG_7221.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The HDMI cable does a great job of spacing the Pi from the kickstart rom chip, which while not looking great, works fine.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFkAfYH76ZLj_2XoqnK43k9NO_LsXBxH-qLWQF3X7dvLeX7wq6N2YVFl4rNuUP-clFSDTUjRHYynIf_WvIJAQNWiVHycpdimWFzeZT5NsJnwsfRjPu3GRQvezMg-NbuRhye9ULc7kWDYBlwlH8cUP34C7bJBUV80oe3-bh39KF_baLGOm7poKgRFGtw/s4032/IMG_7222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFkAfYH76ZLj_2XoqnK43k9NO_LsXBxH-qLWQF3X7dvLeX7wq6N2YVFl4rNuUP-clFSDTUjRHYynIf_WvIJAQNWiVHycpdimWFzeZT5NsJnwsfRjPu3GRQvezMg-NbuRhye9ULc7kWDYBlwlH8cUP34C7bJBUV80oe3-bh39KF_baLGOm7poKgRFGtw/w640-h480/IMG_7222.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then put the power cables into the zorro board plus power board module, which sits just above the Pi:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtkWEeQ7RIg-PwOLTJg_dv_3y3rYyoCMHWIQo8Yc3AM2v0PkLI7fGArfS-BFjIkPEhO-GZ4uwZc9jYFdjcptovukRWccZy3YxKEmRLZbZAoV8BdbS5aQY0GTPvSaQ6tNXZNBKAvw77rmJSeXOCO28vYtJ_GaN4U9jphHUwIYgtIDGrx4iT69oXH6c9A/s4032/IMG_7223.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtkWEeQ7RIg-PwOLTJg_dv_3y3rYyoCMHWIQo8Yc3AM2v0PkLI7fGArfS-BFjIkPEhO-GZ4uwZc9jYFdjcptovukRWccZy3YxKEmRLZbZAoV8BdbS5aQY0GTPvSaQ6tNXZNBKAvw77rmJSeXOCO28vYtJ_GaN4U9jphHUwIYgtIDGrx4iT69oXH6c9A/w640-h480/IMG_7223.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also plan to try out getting my older Amiga 2000 A2091 SCSI card working with this setup too, given the checkmate 1500 plus case has a Zorro slot for such a purpose with a spare slot.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYarUg-edEeorWSvJ4tYWsAfVhynDkGZ0L1AXb6Bwehyphenhyphenn6s9DDePQFfB4xMzZX_Nvdd-jDRiytsAeX0R4a5LKA-urZcYJGnPUU7-cI0kvxhPMmvVEKLjkXqQ57JXSHs-b3jxMKQA1Uv4gHtkBgiZWhqX9REOw2MOZyfU43hX-IzjHGXF4eWclauiixvw/s4032/IMG_7224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYarUg-edEeorWSvJ4tYWsAfVhynDkGZ0L1AXb6Bwehyphenhyphenn6s9DDePQFfB4xMzZX_Nvdd-jDRiytsAeX0R4a5LKA-urZcYJGnPUU7-cI0kvxhPMmvVEKLjkXqQ57JXSHs-b3jxMKQA1Uv4gHtkBgiZWhqX9REOw2MOZyfU43hX-IzjHGXF4eWclauiixvw/w640-h480/IMG_7224.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I turned off the memory on it using the onboard jumpers to avoid conflicts with the Pistorm. I plan to use it with my external SCSI CDROM drive.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then installed it in the case:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiH8AUbdJF8xNEsB-kSQrX5q6EO2FKMtuD5KAqW11S6J0QzupJK2PxszIpTYQjdB02okdag4cUUa9CeMBv5sMk0he-Z70jgAwos-bt8Fvxmuc-YYikU6GqDwVw6T9O-FArReyAA2BD8pNvIZMnmjTNGcSMcr5pa9rTQ77kTDjdiT0i4jt0g7YiWqfnyA/s4032/IMG_7225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiH8AUbdJF8xNEsB-kSQrX5q6EO2FKMtuD5KAqW11S6J0QzupJK2PxszIpTYQjdB02okdag4cUUa9CeMBv5sMk0he-Z70jgAwos-bt8Fvxmuc-YYikU6GqDwVw6T9O-FArReyAA2BD8pNvIZMnmjTNGcSMcr5pa9rTQ77kTDjdiT0i4jt0g7YiWqfnyA/w640-h480/IMG_7225.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close up showing the external DB25 SCSI port of the A2091 card, with the HDMI output from the Pi, and the VGA scan doubled output from the native video using the Indivision ECS v3.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6OgfWRpjqeO5fKazSJ01IwBIl2FS_onlEoFNGW9pNwuydcdxgJ8eWVptbN9sY8sHuDtihwWpe0J-zKsNTmCOXMfAPpkCHXoaT2N_TZEIAAvM6vOdbBiYl_qJjcfs6DYUqU16EgBgN1KGjfMpivgDTKoqbZ-QQCspCNiApauDFLHGyOvP0Ye2ZOZcsw/s4032/IMG_7226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6OgfWRpjqeO5fKazSJ01IwBIl2FS_onlEoFNGW9pNwuydcdxgJ8eWVptbN9sY8sHuDtihwWpe0J-zKsNTmCOXMfAPpkCHXoaT2N_TZEIAAvM6vOdbBiYl_qJjcfs6DYUqU16EgBgN1KGjfMpivgDTKoqbZ-QQCspCNiApauDFLHGyOvP0Ye2ZOZcsw/w640-h480/IMG_7226.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Before playing with the AmiKit Pistorm, I fired up the computer with the older Pistorm setup, since I know it was working, and sure enough, the system booted up first time and everything works - fantastic!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wWZwMuIvT_PP-S9_iZuhBQYU1_EmNso7gFnZ-3lLeajYi-LIg8gJIEL80Gw8Z0Bwue-0Sm0UQoqCclJLmMBMJZNR_FP0Gcjq4ND_L0jXREMXzpUygUtMc-lFFX0Rk8tkC7jwgQQvL3GXkeVRcD1_vQJbUsdQhH_-pubWdLWmyNGk7KK2ugevTZgq6A/s4032/IMG_7227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wWZwMuIvT_PP-S9_iZuhBQYU1_EmNso7gFnZ-3lLeajYi-LIg8gJIEL80Gw8Z0Bwue-0Sm0UQoqCclJLmMBMJZNR_FP0Gcjq4ND_L0jXREMXzpUygUtMc-lFFX0Rk8tkC7jwgQQvL3GXkeVRcD1_vQJbUsdQhH_-pubWdLWmyNGk7KK2ugevTZgq6A/w480-h640/IMG_7227.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I used the space in front of the Amiga 1000 to setup initially, as it has more room in front. I needed a TFT screen with VGA and DVI inputs to feed both video outputs to the same screen. I then used a HDMI to DVI cable to connect the pi to it.</div><div><br /></div><div>With that all working, I turned my attention to the newly released AmiKit 12 Pistorm, which came with a simple setup instruction sheet, and a container with a 64GB MicroSD card with the AmiKit 12 64GB Pistorm image pre-imaged on it:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3IModGKeAn9wpB9wJEr0IaAv-Al-wDNx6HqsTrNcHuexMp3eW7_hUhflI0zTqe_-sNFOqml-o1Td3dhUgGapDipiUtyBJeCYMZeA7BYOi9bResZnMc4a4s_cVCR0sWMofm_Zb9Uy7oRp687jUYvC81sTWAPKMuctTU7rdfEr4S_SDdO9esZA6z6p2w/s4032/IMG_7228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3IModGKeAn9wpB9wJEr0IaAv-Al-wDNx6HqsTrNcHuexMp3eW7_hUhflI0zTqe_-sNFOqml-o1Td3dhUgGapDipiUtyBJeCYMZeA7BYOi9bResZnMc4a4s_cVCR0sWMofm_Zb9Uy7oRp687jUYvC81sTWAPKMuctTU7rdfEr4S_SDdO9esZA6z6p2w/w640-h480/IMG_7228.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are a few steps to follow to get the system up and running, since the AmigaOS 3.2 roms, AmigaOS 3.2 software and some copyrighted software like Roadshow needs to be purchased separately and copied to the Boot partition on the MicroSD card. This can be read from your PC, Mac or linux box, so it is easy enough to copy the files needed.</div><div><br /></div><div>The full hardware requirements and software needed list is here, taken from the AmiKit website:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaezHBKu8FHiOnWU15pEe0eap0_3omyAnb8MAgn3AQjYl9UDD5fpTeUXxQbbVhyphenhyphenoMrJqHsHbayY4mnpRhfb5dQDNkmT7oYuT0zavJSByj1mbFsc9EotpI65-dmacM-TNSEp1lWfs8QfvsV9wWUwzUBNtMDXbKdMf8JGH7IIcC7ikUUCXCJNv83QF-Dw/s2030/Screenshot%202023-12-11%20at%208.16.43%E2%80%AFpm.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="2030" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmaezHBKu8FHiOnWU15pEe0eap0_3omyAnb8MAgn3AQjYl9UDD5fpTeUXxQbbVhyphenhyphenoMrJqHsHbayY4mnpRhfb5dQDNkmT7oYuT0zavJSByj1mbFsc9EotpI65-dmacM-TNSEp1lWfs8QfvsV9wWUwzUBNtMDXbKdMf8JGH7IIcC7ikUUCXCJNv83QF-Dw/w640-h346/Screenshot%202023-12-11%20at%208.16.43%E2%80%AFpm.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I made sure to back up the MicroSD card image first using Win32diskimage on <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/02/new-aurora-r12-gaming-pc.html" target="_blank">my Alienware PC</a>, so I had an image to go back to if I ran into problems (I didn't, but it is better to be safe as the software is not distributed digitally to download - you only get the MicroSD card physically sent to you).</div><div><br /></div><div>As delivered, this AmiKit Pistorm was using the Emu68 v1 RC1 release. I later upgraded to the RC2 released in October 2023 with a number of fixes in it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once I put all the required AmigaOS 3.2.2 ADF disks, 3.2.2.1 hot fix update from Hyperion, Picasso96 v2 archive, and the whdload kickstart roms onto the correct folders on the Boot partition on the MicroSD card, I was ready to connect it to the Pi in my Pistorm setup!</div><div><br /></div><div>At this point I swapped my 4:3 TFT screen with a more modern Acer 1080p screen (bought in 2017), so I can use the 1080p workbench supported by AmiKit Pistorm! As a side note, this is the same screen I used to use on the Amiga 1000 as it supported 15khz screen modes, meaning it doesn't need a scan doubler to work with the native Amiga video output - I covered more about this screen in my earlier <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2017/12/acer-lcd-screen-that-supports-amiga.html" target="_blank">blog post here</a>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQm-ykJ-vHDRftIERl9GnUIhOKGD9wIRHeuQwtjdiinoO7mX9oManj_MdVyf1tgekzFXWXGtjd-5E1cgvxq-mHYUdpN79KGkd58LISGciCXUrw-sR23BuSs5cbU4Cy0n8JjqQq9sQbljUotsq9G6YSZMxAiiWLnF1Ya70eJz31XBYQUh7VwSmHTD4pw/s4032/IMG_7229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQm-ykJ-vHDRftIERl9GnUIhOKGD9wIRHeuQwtjdiinoO7mX9oManj_MdVyf1tgekzFXWXGtjd-5E1cgvxq-mHYUdpN79KGkd58LISGciCXUrw-sR23BuSs5cbU4Cy0n8JjqQq9sQbljUotsq9G6YSZMxAiiWLnF1Ya70eJz31XBYQUh7VwSmHTD4pw/w480-h640/IMG_7229.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>AmiKit Pistorm presents the same installation process screens as other AmiKit releases for Windows, Mac, Linux, Pi, etc. It is great to be able to run this on real Amiga systems finally.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Vprd0JjfivEiPwT2AyIL3F5fl2Hk2gVV2RDQlmlaZ2qTuD8m7jIs0zSuHCuIOgQOEfSt_MVwItPhanD2wq7sv2w3UMp6YSeOytqEq8Jp28SNI1kvMae-tjjJchD7EIt8JQFgxT1KpnBkyaYe9VxvVs7_uWp2wFreAXebkLpM5EB_JPIDoOp_h4ls1A/s4032/IMG_7230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Vprd0JjfivEiPwT2AyIL3F5fl2Hk2gVV2RDQlmlaZ2qTuD8m7jIs0zSuHCuIOgQOEfSt_MVwItPhanD2wq7sv2w3UMp6YSeOytqEq8Jp28SNI1kvMae-tjjJchD7EIt8JQFgxT1KpnBkyaYe9VxvVs7_uWp2wFreAXebkLpM5EB_JPIDoOp_h4ls1A/w640-h480/IMG_7230.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the past I have run <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/07/amikit-real-9-on-a4000t-and-a1200.html" target="_blank">AmiKit Real on my Amiga 4000T and A1200 systems</a>, but it is a bit slow and I replaced it with AmigaOS 3.2 this year. Having the Pistorm allows the full featured AmiKit to run at normal speed on a real Amiga.</div><div><br /></div><div>Exciting isn't it?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjZc_Gl5KX7AGtG_Y7Y1SQX8iXYPtMyz6t_cTYao5UcwmDXRgDQuyZtJYFm4vyFyvyA48NvmsKGOnQQD3gqenH9aNL2dkAQALznJXf97vFVw864zJz1R4l8NvTZARg80BMDJuoB1ng-vlYpNbifBo9NLJtKMg2U1ob0Ro_fhZWGb4wfAsF_0pTePu_Q/s4032/IMG_7231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjZc_Gl5KX7AGtG_Y7Y1SQX8iXYPtMyz6t_cTYao5UcwmDXRgDQuyZtJYFm4vyFyvyA48NvmsKGOnQQD3gqenH9aNL2dkAQALznJXf97vFVw864zJz1R4l8NvTZARg80BMDJuoB1ng-vlYpNbifBo9NLJtKMg2U1ob0Ro_fhZWGb4wfAsF_0pTePu_Q/w480-h640/IMG_7231.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The installation proceeds, copying across the needed files from the various adf and archives I placed on the Boot partition earlier:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBP8S_UyMWiANINDJWLtquXlBNE8gSQ1WkikW0mL9JXeyNp5M3Ujqr-zoy-AxRt0-0axo0cWD_BBObNPGb69xVmipfqDsv35sqjQ3qnoOYW4-FLIwb4HF0zJwsteHfnedFBVRONGhNoGmqGbesCJtqh18JSoxxOIRnGTP6kTqD3a_7utvYiS5VXA6Sgg/s4032/IMG_7232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBP8S_UyMWiANINDJWLtquXlBNE8gSQ1WkikW0mL9JXeyNp5M3Ujqr-zoy-AxRt0-0axo0cWD_BBObNPGb69xVmipfqDsv35sqjQ3qnoOYW4-FLIwb4HF0zJwsteHfnedFBVRONGhNoGmqGbesCJtqh18JSoxxOIRnGTP6kTqD3a_7utvYiS5VXA6Sgg/w640-h480/IMG_7232.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetGhG5N6BAec1-sJOUYNJbo7j0qYCyEyq3SDNMUuPO99XHiYISM2auZIV3K1Ncl9RxBCleidCERX4O9c0L4r2LUG37V_NDWjRM5TRpywQ_9KI6MCKpovcyNqZQmUx95frjnaq8zx-dhJI185SQAIY_wA9PWlwccWLAOjIN27XjPYlFU8keF30wFZSVg/s4032/IMG_7233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetGhG5N6BAec1-sJOUYNJbo7j0qYCyEyq3SDNMUuPO99XHiYISM2auZIV3K1Ncl9RxBCleidCERX4O9c0L4r2LUG37V_NDWjRM5TRpywQ_9KI6MCKpovcyNqZQmUx95frjnaq8zx-dhJI185SQAIY_wA9PWlwccWLAOjIN27XjPYlFU8keF30wFZSVg/w640-h480/IMG_7233.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The copy takes longer than it does when running AmiKit as an emulation on Mac or Windows, but that should be expected since it is using real Amiga hardware now.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQVVJnv4yaN0VJ-DKsepvxZQIAEowLtXwDwsAUNLInguayUo9wkjH0skZKkm32U_cj4PXQXqqug6I_sIhtnHUX43ZBArV7MyXoTPhCC8O9drsWINxfMLYjRuoS9J3rZPGFtrAqu3t7TeRfuJYZlV28Jy2KxkPaTYhAodcYTssoP4jzNlQP6dl3staVg/s4032/IMG_7235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQVVJnv4yaN0VJ-DKsepvxZQIAEowLtXwDwsAUNLInguayUo9wkjH0skZKkm32U_cj4PXQXqqug6I_sIhtnHUX43ZBArV7MyXoTPhCC8O9drsWINxfMLYjRuoS9J3rZPGFtrAqu3t7TeRfuJYZlV28Jy2KxkPaTYhAodcYTssoP4jzNlQP6dl3staVg/w480-h640/IMG_7235.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The time needed gave me a chance to play around with some new Amiga games in 2023, starting with <a href="https://www.amigashop.org/product_info.php?cPath=2_35&products_id=394" target="_blank">Reshoot Proxima 3</a> on my Amiga 1200/030 system. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKctiXCd777JgO6qpNZ4jAdZEjDPxRd_zKriKayJn2sZw7Cf12SBlSZd5gXCvIQ3JasDofV31obLFiIZ6Adck5uUUqdNJ0bxuXkAwa4EOuSNNnPBtTpF19NvFZnsTGH72yv0O95qdZh-xzlIB2duk9cq9rPg7-OWZQdpNqKXxFjKq2eMQb0QGZxBEEHw/s4032/IMG_7050.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKctiXCd777JgO6qpNZ4jAdZEjDPxRd_zKriKayJn2sZw7Cf12SBlSZd5gXCvIQ3JasDofV31obLFiIZ6Adck5uUUqdNJ0bxuXkAwa4EOuSNNnPBtTpF19NvFZnsTGH72yv0O95qdZh-xzlIB2duk9cq9rPg7-OWZQdpNqKXxFjKq2eMQb0QGZxBEEHw/w640-h480/IMG_7050.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a great shoot em up, the graphics and music are wonderful, and definitely recommended. The move from horizontal to vertical really works for this game.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtib4UApFSPYmqCedbM3U9lIyqPaW-0FkQCP7YDh1WYTDJr5s1m-OIwwJQ1y4sEBGCqDggrQ9_GZu5BNwnHaxDq4axpQIaYmi2oAzHWqPRq7LNqSCmQhBrJ1Be_ZtyvAiCwlVebHMHF-cLU_S4ufP6cmWCHAiIeNiT3Pl__LlAgi1-EGHtsNjVO1sXw/s4032/IMG_7053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtib4UApFSPYmqCedbM3U9lIyqPaW-0FkQCP7YDh1WYTDJr5s1m-OIwwJQ1y4sEBGCqDggrQ9_GZu5BNwnHaxDq4axpQIaYmi2oAzHWqPRq7LNqSCmQhBrJ1Be_ZtyvAiCwlVebHMHF-cLU_S4ufP6cmWCHAiIeNiT3Pl__LlAgi1-EGHtsNjVO1sXw/w640-h480/IMG_7053.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4wgdPeZL4XNl7voKixvhhBW1h6_fLScyUycxSPZ6xCwho8btNzdAq_1TPJ-g-bNF9Tyl1yg8bYGx12hv-xgvyRC90uMW6wOWIsEBKEnj6fmlcWMSeECgAOcIlvOS1k5qjKBR9DJqzeJ0H8cViBMEzmk-9hcI1iLi0AbtZR_fgVWFVPwLXnWRsCEMKg/s4032/IMG_7057.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4wgdPeZL4XNl7voKixvhhBW1h6_fLScyUycxSPZ6xCwho8btNzdAq_1TPJ-g-bNF9Tyl1yg8bYGx12hv-xgvyRC90uMW6wOWIsEBKEnj6fmlcWMSeECgAOcIlvOS1k5qjKBR9DJqzeJ0H8cViBMEzmk-9hcI1iLi0AbtZR_fgVWFVPwLXnWRsCEMKg/w640-h480/IMG_7057.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also tried out the preview of <a href="https://www.indieretronews.com/2022/02/dread-wip-doom-clone-on-amiga-500-atari.html" target="_blank">Dread</a>, the amazing doom clone on my other Amiga 500 system. Doom on a stock Amiga 500 - who would have thought it would ever be possible, and yet here it is in 2023:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicou5Quu4r-IU1Fe8Q4EX925cJsPPnyaCuDhXBiiuVmSTvmnwn3SSDLJ2XGsNdj8LCwkswHZy532UYrDD4DIg-W_7qqCuCrl-CqozOANQoeZ_c1oLwzgkgfY6FHikn0aIBpXebNWeONkaEHucvbdMBXjhFJpCDrq3Ic5IloNKHgnwAXCjijCPUFn91IQ/s4032/IMG_7179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicou5Quu4r-IU1Fe8Q4EX925cJsPPnyaCuDhXBiiuVmSTvmnwn3SSDLJ2XGsNdj8LCwkswHZy532UYrDD4DIg-W_7qqCuCrl-CqozOANQoeZ_c1oLwzgkgfY6FHikn0aIBpXebNWeONkaEHucvbdMBXjhFJpCDrq3Ic5IloNKHgnwAXCjijCPUFn91IQ/w480-h640/IMG_7179.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>How amazing would this have been in 1994 to show Dread to the people who converted to PC that a Amiga 500 could do Doom after all!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXXaGppKiwAfeV6ehBkCb0TkIJT-e4W599Uyd4LjxwfX6N7zLxlr359u-CZGP2mBvY18HNrPmYGfGfX0yEx_lM7aNFCeK60S24dzmgBwoXN2i_F014u1g4IeipBke4hW8v_yg5IwGA01jdGryZBdIdkSmrsu3-z0-Xouyj-StFBCYwUmTZbOmtRdUtg/s4032/IMG_7180.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXXaGppKiwAfeV6ehBkCb0TkIJT-e4W599Uyd4LjxwfX6N7zLxlr359u-CZGP2mBvY18HNrPmYGfGfX0yEx_lM7aNFCeK60S24dzmgBwoXN2i_F014u1g4IeipBke4hW8v_yg5IwGA01jdGryZBdIdkSmrsu3-z0-Xouyj-StFBCYwUmTZbOmtRdUtg/w640-h480/IMG_7180.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also tried out <a href="https://matze1887.itch.io/minky" target="_blank">Minky</a>, a very pretty new platform game released for Amiga in 2023:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFu2eWes_lcGRE4rfDiI0OYeGjH6XK9eak0Xb-3czHXngZ83MnrxVXtQ6-ZlA4SjV7ChEDnvBpj2lijFbKLyAgE0tdMaGJH7Nlav3zLMkicINS7luBUgNxhZMSQk-IIH0r2i035Y4WlfAYu-1_tQKkt8ImpDTz3mlrB3-njaz7Qby7TdJVxZXsQ7xog/s4032/IMG_7181.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFu2eWes_lcGRE4rfDiI0OYeGjH6XK9eak0Xb-3czHXngZ83MnrxVXtQ6-ZlA4SjV7ChEDnvBpj2lijFbKLyAgE0tdMaGJH7Nlav3zLMkicINS7luBUgNxhZMSQk-IIH0r2i035Y4WlfAYu-1_tQKkt8ImpDTz3mlrB3-njaz7Qby7TdJVxZXsQ7xog/w480-h640/IMG_7181.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLa7wxK3dd0r4TPRa-zz2XU8n6extsdMajg58VazrmhwQFRzDNidFqcs9AnTk5I2NTdDYKbYQo0ajMDY-Hm8Zw7MYJEeJM9MQkB_5KYrGu9cvU8IFxq9AUhuuZN_AhyKsi2R-qVffhu0a9Gkw1Jc7dCbNPnl044HxOmnJOJ7n9pjsjgKfnNkQuG2yAw/s4032/IMG_7182.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLa7wxK3dd0r4TPRa-zz2XU8n6extsdMajg58VazrmhwQFRzDNidFqcs9AnTk5I2NTdDYKbYQo0ajMDY-Hm8Zw7MYJEeJM9MQkB_5KYrGu9cvU8IFxq9AUhuuZN_AhyKsi2R-qVffhu0a9Gkw1Jc7dCbNPnl044HxOmnJOJ7n9pjsjgKfnNkQuG2yAw/w480-h640/IMG_7182.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>I also bought <a href="https://softwareamusements.com/MutationSoftware/index.html" target="_blank">Cyberpunks 2</a>, which is a great new AGA game that is a sequel to the original Cyberpunks released by Core Design back in the last days before Commodore went bankrupt. I hadn't played the original game, and this is a lot of fun to play on my A1200.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn30FstXez1GFoelCytFdalQ_Jn3hcZ09fFCq3YHA6DDvO52EB6xkc0DcJsDODQce_9Hp9Y_SOdW2f8dIoPfMayxwtjY6N-MOSx_2SC1-LHv9YDzS4vRYvpkBJjmwPQ_4LfSfOnMFhp328429Qi1gw1GsEBhwDku228AunuuI2Q6vtSZToGcUvSl_fyw/s4032/IMG_2509.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn30FstXez1GFoelCytFdalQ_Jn3hcZ09fFCq3YHA6DDvO52EB6xkc0DcJsDODQce_9Hp9Y_SOdW2f8dIoPfMayxwtjY6N-MOSx_2SC1-LHv9YDzS4vRYvpkBJjmwPQ_4LfSfOnMFhp328429Qi1gw1GsEBhwDku228AunuuI2Q6vtSZToGcUvSl_fyw/w480-h640/IMG_2509.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The CD works on Amiga CD32, you can install to hard disk, and you can also play from floppy disks - the disk labels were included, so I wrote out the ADF images to disk to try out:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGZ8ej4_5W1Aaf393o4-CZLxlxvaWO_Wvk9aE58Y_FY_uDUuKGOU4L1az_o2Vk1iBW_05YkfpSa7WIpXRuX605wEcQGqcmIt_Kul188KMTJBnH3RLXVgNNf2vz9PBUzEQjoVwmj1mSZ8gYKVdndKuNWms_UDuBJBkARkYI4pjIT-xGO4ru-jtnHs9xA/s4032/IMG_2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGZ8ej4_5W1Aaf393o4-CZLxlxvaWO_Wvk9aE58Y_FY_uDUuKGOU4L1az_o2Vk1iBW_05YkfpSa7WIpXRuX605wEcQGqcmIt_Kul188KMTJBnH3RLXVgNNf2vz9PBUzEQjoVwmj1mSZ8gYKVdndKuNWms_UDuBJBkARkYI4pjIT-xGO4ru-jtnHs9xA/w640-h480/IMG_2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Lastly, I tried out <a href="https://badgerpunch.itch.io/roguecraft" target="_blank">Roguecraft</a>, a very cool upcoming game for the Amiga, based on the original Rogue 64 game for the C64 (which I also bought a few years back when it was originally released).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYixbCbtALS9EG1Ymgb4XOrFqmqlcB67qMbUDs6d1yU4Pp1kBXy-Bz5VtcCiaIiA08M2lkBJF07Uwmoe8bw_AVPYpv-MvDj9uiZsL1XBnhMeKEb1Ycb0hPdcl3CmNs4NMJZVINLRiNW3GAyNxpf3EdbKee-DK_9xDIl7P6rQqcZ9lYBXtealD0CTlvg/s4032/IMG_7189.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYixbCbtALS9EG1Ymgb4XOrFqmqlcB67qMbUDs6d1yU4Pp1kBXy-Bz5VtcCiaIiA08M2lkBJF07Uwmoe8bw_AVPYpv-MvDj9uiZsL1XBnhMeKEb1Ycb0hPdcl3CmNs4NMJZVINLRiNW3GAyNxpf3EdbKee-DK_9xDIl7P6rQqcZ9lYBXtealD0CTlvg/w480-h640/IMG_7189.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This game is quite the looker, it's a nice isometric 3d adventure game, and I look forward to playing the final game when it is released in early 2024!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6OZHvGpyc1kpoiTGtXLmiD9Yo-b7Jn7mibwS8KO8rgS0c1WMdIJEKLRZgF1RMQQxhf16761kgikIiMdMJtL1YSZZSEsLFNejDk8FdkiUND4MaiHoXvdr9LqbMKqiOGnpPVoBI_OCyX6cKzDbtqSiiQl_cwtIsnyZncC9DCBdsT9ykm7XbnW-bdPILw/s4032/IMG_7192.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6OZHvGpyc1kpoiTGtXLmiD9Yo-b7Jn7mibwS8KO8rgS0c1WMdIJEKLRZgF1RMQQxhf16761kgikIiMdMJtL1YSZZSEsLFNejDk8FdkiUND4MaiHoXvdr9LqbMKqiOGnpPVoBI_OCyX6cKzDbtqSiiQl_cwtIsnyZncC9DCBdsT9ykm7XbnW-bdPILw/w640-h480/IMG_7192.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFkqJH76J3ukdRKxd2BKD8vMoXIXXYQpGWTujh_HOmxbOt4IIlXdu-i_WlT0K_ADDxW7PUVkbWtMC_1vtP0uPZoOs_sExJdv2Pd6q-du9TgJXZDu9oVFDKd0PAbODeEoCkBgeLMeU_JXK5Ik4liFLrkdS1eFPdSFFcqdxu6_qI8z_bsmFt4xWK9BbYQ/s4032/IMG_7193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFkqJH76J3ukdRKxd2BKD8vMoXIXXYQpGWTujh_HOmxbOt4IIlXdu-i_WlT0K_ADDxW7PUVkbWtMC_1vtP0uPZoOs_sExJdv2Pd6q-du9TgJXZDu9oVFDKd0PAbODeEoCkBgeLMeU_JXK5Ik4liFLrkdS1eFPdSFFcqdxu6_qI8z_bsmFt4xWK9BbYQ/w640-h480/IMG_7193.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>There are also ports of other platform games available for Amiga in 2023 too - Xevious 1200, Supercars II AGA, Ooze, Death rally, and many more. So exciting to have these new games for Amiga in 2023!</div><div><br /></div>Anyway, distractions need to end as the AmiKit Pistorm installation has completed successfully, and is ready to choose a screen mode:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPu66kzCLwlO9ivoBEGF4-n-dNvYNSN-kL9MjMFN07K0HSTiK9FGP5dJ_OWk4UcGbldTGjS2UArF6XlFYThbljk4JdHDT7DyoSHOVLTPlzKsdmVdPEj7W46-HSDsQzzn661nlDbk2g4O57Gmp8S6vhxqYux_wMKc02PK3NypOZ1c9YaD0advXw67_Ew/s4032/IMG_7236.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPu66kzCLwlO9ivoBEGF4-n-dNvYNSN-kL9MjMFN07K0HSTiK9FGP5dJ_OWk4UcGbldTGjS2UArF6XlFYThbljk4JdHDT7DyoSHOVLTPlzKsdmVdPEj7W46-HSDsQzzn661nlDbk2g4O57Gmp8S6vhxqYux_wMKc02PK3NypOZ1c9YaD0advXw67_Ew/w640-h480/IMG_7236.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Naturally I want to use 1080p workbench screen:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrtW-j1hk7OAMPQyP3M5-H5ZwJylkdG6FH4H5A0YV0LAIbdQTT3QsPHKQ6OlxMM5WhYMoW-WLbyS-TfIYIM6uxnPr_672jalINQLLsAHIG2ATeHSkV7OC8OBYOjN9-U_G76ZY1AWehwnIWqgnOCjRfkUEPb-2hCVAW3VOwBOwpaQyL28AG39702P5xg/s4032/IMG_7237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrtW-j1hk7OAMPQyP3M5-H5ZwJylkdG6FH4H5A0YV0LAIbdQTT3QsPHKQ6OlxMM5WhYMoW-WLbyS-TfIYIM6uxnPr_672jalINQLLsAHIG2ATeHSkV7OC8OBYOjN9-U_G76ZY1AWehwnIWqgnOCjRfkUEPb-2hCVAW3VOwBOwpaQyL28AG39702P5xg/w640-h480/IMG_7237.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tested it first to make sure it worked. 1080p HDMI output on my Amiga 500. Love it:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Om1aGqenETJlYXxRWAW4hDscI1lSdZvVrdWjAQt_FV1hw0SfG1i6b9Crvum0lRkuzGtBPTxZPX1kKQaV7FXaWZNyaotCiFyF2L2DXbg-lsbo_x1X-KPUrh3QS2kp3wLrG0hj7CHWhj2-b4Pi1mEcvW-3kNmHIwcfqF5N8JR6MyKKnfRryDf22ZJk3g/s4032/IMG_7238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Om1aGqenETJlYXxRWAW4hDscI1lSdZvVrdWjAQt_FV1hw0SfG1i6b9Crvum0lRkuzGtBPTxZPX1kKQaV7FXaWZNyaotCiFyF2L2DXbg-lsbo_x1X-KPUrh3QS2kp3wLrG0hj7CHWhj2-b4Pi1mEcvW-3kNmHIwcfqF5N8JR6MyKKnfRryDf22ZJk3g/w640-h480/IMG_7238.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With that done, the initial installation process is completed, ready for reboot:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0VMo92Jx6RIfqyM2O4T876hiiLxUCpuVv36JzxXeOeDt3rbSHkm4EZrKBidW84566meFhoFtwte6sfvuFpNV9cSyXeyizBgB2Y5Bihq3U3x7yddzFQSBLtdWXu9GDxXvn83kgkbkMisBtP_BSXZLIRC0EjLqbbiQDan9IU8PjbRJlTNQcLm1JQf1lA/s4032/IMG_7240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0VMo92Jx6RIfqyM2O4T876hiiLxUCpuVv36JzxXeOeDt3rbSHkm4EZrKBidW84566meFhoFtwte6sfvuFpNV9cSyXeyizBgB2Y5Bihq3U3x7yddzFQSBLtdWXu9GDxXvn83kgkbkMisBtP_BSXZLIRC0EjLqbbiQDan9IU8PjbRJlTNQcLm1JQf1lA/w640-h480/IMG_7240.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now at this point it reminds me to select the network drivers for internet access, needed to download updates and register this installation. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now this presents another problem - I need a network card. I expect most people will use an Amiga 1200 with Pistorm32 lite card to run this. I am not, because I have one Amiga 1200 with 030 for demos, and the other runs Vampire 2 accelerator.</div><div><br /></div><div>My Amiga 2000 already is well upgraded and I don't want to run Pistorm on it.</div><div><br /></div><div>The A500 doesn't have any network connectivity (although I supposed I could connect a A2065 ethernet card instead of the SCSI card), and no PCMCIA port to connect a wireless card.</div><div><br /></div><div>For this situation, I have the rather excellent Plipbox ethernet solution, which is a hardware solution that connects to the Amiga parallel port and gives you a RJ45 network card port to connect to the outside world.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE-RfzeuCPIbWFJ4cm42fwtAw2CIcTIMELo0ue0gMGUyPHkUfIIdpGqkKI5hDnIIRbjRQXBLsPexdImGLcu7AYopZXjjhV6X8W9tDsf3YkpLzA6Z8G_DNfKStcOezR2boNsEegypRflE72RO3aCzZOYh1HkEXSq9iyh176Anx2yi8zJ98XD8pkOr3OA/s4032/IMG_7243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE-RfzeuCPIbWFJ4cm42fwtAw2CIcTIMELo0ue0gMGUyPHkUfIIdpGqkKI5hDnIIRbjRQXBLsPexdImGLcu7AYopZXjjhV6X8W9tDsf3YkpLzA6Z8G_DNfKStcOezR2boNsEegypRflE72RO3aCzZOYh1HkEXSq9iyh176Anx2yi8zJ98XD8pkOr3OA/w640-h480/IMG_7243.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have this rather nice looking A565 version of the Plipbox I bought a few years ago <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2018/11/classic-amiga-upgrades.html" target="_blank">alongside a number of other upgrades</a>:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyEk4pUrXoS39HP1rqM9s-5WdZYXBLTSFo_syzIu6rLR5cknWt7WScdm4vYr1jJhm1tIp7IEVde_YlttWYjK0pafa2J3J7fbNzKnKSCGc6Gtf9GwpD5F-QHExvaDg9_fgt83Dx3HLfQDx-pOGFasATLp1vpQjSZZFyg7y53Hg8L7d1CAT5dHp45poFA/s4032/IMG_7244.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyEk4pUrXoS39HP1rqM9s-5WdZYXBLTSFo_syzIu6rLR5cknWt7WScdm4vYr1jJhm1tIp7IEVde_YlttWYjK0pafa2J3J7fbNzKnKSCGc6Gtf9GwpD5F-QHExvaDg9_fgt83Dx3HLfQDx-pOGFasATLp1vpQjSZZFyg7y53Hg8L7d1CAT5dHp45poFA/w640-h480/IMG_7244.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then connected a MicroUSB cable to power the Plipbox, as there is not enough power to power it from the internal port alone.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylEv80YjcDTRNBPbaC4vE4yJ4bbZWT5Edz1szNQrJOhFB6Tr3Qe4ML9R_Ws79_u45A8ov3lkQqUPvqXAPvacrZBEAN_Ig0s0fSHiXzRJ4MOn2-_32M80IW8oGtGI5E6E2wVYo-r_cK7F9n9I5MsP-6Goh3Gs2gpbel-H_vCaJegCTtasoMZu2Zz8y4Q/s4032/IMG_7245.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylEv80YjcDTRNBPbaC4vE4yJ4bbZWT5Edz1szNQrJOhFB6Tr3Qe4ML9R_Ws79_u45A8ov3lkQqUPvqXAPvacrZBEAN_Ig0s0fSHiXzRJ4MOn2-_32M80IW8oGtGI5E6E2wVYo-r_cK7F9n9I5MsP-6Goh3Gs2gpbel-H_vCaJegCTtasoMZu2Zz8y4Q/w640-h480/IMG_7245.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here it is connected to the Amiga 500 in the Checkmate 1500 plus case:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfD4a0SKTN2izLjlceWqY2AWw0TrlsynC-DcdmBZeyzw30iYyFPNDz4do4OYbJ_ItjfZeWMypSrYECTPjfmLbK00FDxU9hgXv5htT6uL95DoU5mZ3b4H3di7fOdpAQkIo2jbT2Qo0lLoyw_tA44ArUvONARfLeh50MApxJEihI1-Gfiu2cCND_3Y022g/s4032/IMG_7248.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfD4a0SKTN2izLjlceWqY2AWw0TrlsynC-DcdmBZeyzw30iYyFPNDz4do4OYbJ_ItjfZeWMypSrYECTPjfmLbK00FDxU9hgXv5htT6uL95DoU5mZ3b4H3di7fOdpAQkIo2jbT2Qo0lLoyw_tA44ArUvONARfLeh50MApxJEihI1-Gfiu2cCND_3Y022g/w640-h480/IMG_7248.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>With that done, I could power up the Amiga 500 again, and proceed with the network setup of the AmiKit 12 Pistorm, which comes up straight away on the first boot after the installation completed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw48XOcSEagw8w26as5qTUwhlP3xE9CgTh7Y9QNBrQU-sQbDGsA_MaCx2xu3Z_aLMRvoMf1fnyKyvqAeYnj9mTzNDdfvyLTGCkrqITW-QvU4vaWgxHC32Av-vckBPRi1gGp2f5Czr2ZU4mwV5DWhdQpd4eHO0r1Zfqg59mWV2ky1D4wc0tVNkFNMj4Mw/s4032/IMG_7241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw48XOcSEagw8w26as5qTUwhlP3xE9CgTh7Y9QNBrQU-sQbDGsA_MaCx2xu3Z_aLMRvoMf1fnyKyvqAeYnj9mTzNDdfvyLTGCkrqITW-QvU4vaWgxHC32Av-vckBPRi1gGp2f5Czr2ZU4mwV5DWhdQpd4eHO0r1Zfqg59mWV2ky1D4wc0tVNkFNMj4Mw/w640-h480/IMG_7241.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I stepped through the wizard to configure the network using the Plipbox - I selected the LAN card and then the Plipbox. Sorry for the crappy iPhone screen photos but it was all I had time for:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvgcpK8Xutd8S7BzU00OLwPySf25d5IwMYm6qqWG0AYH8jJWFp3JDkfO7kejFzGytBMFcLG0d3SfoUaSrI5GiUgFoFI_QYelve0uilK9ErGoQ0sM9ebqwotWNxKvNX1GhD1vR1zWG38GZn3oTWQkqvHhL6mk8NHhhQTDullnzposwsvoE1M194Bhk7A/s4032/IMG_7242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvgcpK8Xutd8S7BzU00OLwPySf25d5IwMYm6qqWG0AYH8jJWFp3JDkfO7kejFzGytBMFcLG0d3SfoUaSrI5GiUgFoFI_QYelve0uilK9ErGoQ0sM9ebqwotWNxKvNX1GhD1vR1zWG38GZn3oTWQkqvHhL6mk8NHhhQTDullnzposwsvoE1M194Bhk7A/w640-h480/IMG_7242.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQyeNKGhuioQ_LovlA69vtxH6l4s3nRhZoVU8O6ld-KtgPShPFX63CyVxfFe61QKMRU6WAniCUUbq1SYne8-rSQdWg-ho0-MBmUGrDMO3DZeXY0LTT5dEOCfgtRqof1UdgDk1uH_-BmhL8DgAxhs3xURsgC1gcsNDW8wxN7dxxcFvtU7Tn78G7GwsVg/s4032/IMG_7249.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQyeNKGhuioQ_LovlA69vtxH6l4s3nRhZoVU8O6ld-KtgPShPFX63CyVxfFe61QKMRU6WAniCUUbq1SYne8-rSQdWg-ho0-MBmUGrDMO3DZeXY0LTT5dEOCfgtRqof1UdgDk1uH_-BmhL8DgAxhs3xURsgC1gcsNDW8wxN7dxxcFvtU7Tn78G7GwsVg/w640-h480/IMG_7249.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I skipped the additional settings:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPn5L92WFk-S6Qa73HI6gq9jQiGXQtN3JebETQ82gOcxj4ZiCxx92UalTmvoFetWNc7N5jSQhPLM_xhunuEy2bfQTBOvTqBCUAsVpRosInVxJrOlbdpRMgs0ZoQFCQqHqwaPo17rmD-mgIl6Mj5b4Ip_fPV6ONPIgkcZbcBBm9wV4JI2khUGxgd6YKA/s4032/IMG_7250.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPn5L92WFk-S6Qa73HI6gq9jQiGXQtN3JebETQ82gOcxj4ZiCxx92UalTmvoFetWNc7N5jSQhPLM_xhunuEy2bfQTBOvTqBCUAsVpRosInVxJrOlbdpRMgs0ZoQFCQqHqwaPo17rmD-mgIl6Mj5b4Ip_fPV6ONPIgkcZbcBBm9wV4JI2khUGxgd6YKA/w640-h480/IMG_7250.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I disabled the burst mode, as suggested as the default.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fNIDf9t6_0K6Mic3DOkIx9fqKHBOIXa0G4oowxnccIMo0SzYm_orBPCW7Xt6YDbkANGGxd1bqgCGJYHLijZFTBY8nM5gNBVN8KS8IBHvrm3ENGMgREByVKQ7AVxp_RUdzUsDI5tPheHzs5024QFJCN9-iR70LdKfzNdTvZwlaf-18OWcwpg-1cZ3sA/s4032/IMG_7251.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fNIDf9t6_0K6Mic3DOkIx9fqKHBOIXa0G4oowxnccIMo0SzYm_orBPCW7Xt6YDbkANGGxd1bqgCGJYHLijZFTBY8nM5gNBVN8KS8IBHvrm3ENGMgREByVKQ7AVxp_RUdzUsDI5tPheHzs5024QFJCN9-iR70LdKfzNdTvZwlaf-18OWcwpg-1cZ3sA/w640-h480/IMG_7251.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A message warning about the plipbox not working sometimes is a good warning - in my experience soft resets mean the plipbox doesn't work on the reboot. Power off/on is needed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKiyEKwNhgrh5XYG7mq6k0jGSOKdE8E2hG2nOWWsW49isIx6FMt3eSozqO4ZEwnnPpnzGzm3LUTNk-z4OmQ6-_cSjgi45sPmqq7aLtRRvoPe7aIuofaW2yN2ATcGpb9f0m7MyG-eAxZz__w03fYKESGHfU8idO9xrmh-IOY7Gy5g3M_Rt2NA-i-QGQg/s4032/IMG_7252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKiyEKwNhgrh5XYG7mq6k0jGSOKdE8E2hG2nOWWsW49isIx6FMt3eSozqO4ZEwnnPpnzGzm3LUTNk-z4OmQ6-_cSjgi45sPmqq7aLtRRvoPe7aIuofaW2yN2ATcGpb9f0m7MyG-eAxZz__w03fYKESGHfU8idO9xrmh-IOY7Gy5g3M_Rt2NA-i-QGQg/w640-h480/IMG_7252.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I selected to use internet time to sync the time for this Amiga, since I have no RTC on the Amiga 500.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NTTrt4NLiNCM2D4X05gowxvK74kJ30hNhCadWrwIDDri9ZFJe7rXlLDoOfGTIpU95s04kLmMFVLKhyO8UodogLBTNW3wHWi4ThXyokZ4nh8DiJf4ErdcmDwJSpo8-YVk7oGnU_5mw4Tk3FAmIoJot67NtwXRV82OFOgLdIbYbzjeRpNAlgqB97Pj6A/s4032/IMG_7253.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Version info is shown in the bottom right corner. As mentioned it is running v1 RC1 firmware initially - I upgraded it to RC2 later.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6eBHMUikE8rs37w1kRJaqaYKoDkusWgQyB2qz1d3ROyVti9cRQ90eE7ILkjosdKHvhlUuIs4XpX93zV9jIgVVg0niQzePIbHQM9uB-KqKuLpZPOxUb7d8lGBrfgAq-uo1LEKgdo5DATENq4SkFwF5V0qOK_yH3US_obZ2cDxWm2P3_HMBgvuvD4vcQ/s4032/IMG_7258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6eBHMUikE8rs37w1kRJaqaYKoDkusWgQyB2qz1d3ROyVti9cRQ90eE7ILkjosdKHvhlUuIs4XpX93zV9jIgVVg0niQzePIbHQM9uB-KqKuLpZPOxUb7d8lGBrfgAq-uo1LEKgdo5DATENq4SkFwF5V0qOK_yH3US_obZ2cDxWm2P3_HMBgvuvD4vcQ/w640-h480/IMG_7258.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After booting into AmiKit Pistorm, the updates screen appears, allowing me to enter my purchase ID and email information to activate my copy of AmiKit 12 Pistorm and apply the latest updates, which require a paid subscription.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CTbryBlXngowIPq3Ub1YslbA6eQDGIYovE8nRdprxGEIU4oe9enMK0lDAdZDq8simzuNJ-63L1JQ2ndB1aJ2xsMKYWKOmaAqrBSYHmZle0sc_dtBiel_w1oteW3L9uM7jubjnXpiPUww3WLnV__FlKOJ6KQyHH8CKeLrNpK2MGHaJN1Qo5kRhu-PMQ/s4032/IMG_7259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CTbryBlXngowIPq3Ub1YslbA6eQDGIYovE8nRdprxGEIU4oe9enMK0lDAdZDq8simzuNJ-63L1JQ2ndB1aJ2xsMKYWKOmaAqrBSYHmZle0sc_dtBiel_w1oteW3L9uM7jubjnXpiPUww3WLnV__FlKOJ6KQyHH8CKeLrNpK2MGHaJN1Qo5kRhu-PMQ/w640-h480/IMG_7259.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is already an 12.3 update to deploy, so I went ahead and applied it:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqPXc3M2WM6N06MR_Pc8FWNXpuojpDJeDYuVP1uC36TGxM1JqxrqQD8K53NF-65w4KentwtUj6iyJAsvueqS2Q6Si84Juf1XfJbpuZtQPXg-Dr8g7viW2F6pSxPxm2mPwRQf8dLbXnno02BjqYAsk7VyIcLAwRVU-CKcCo3vSNYMB_Eorn4GIA_koqA/s4032/IMG_7261.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqPXc3M2WM6N06MR_Pc8FWNXpuojpDJeDYuVP1uC36TGxM1JqxrqQD8K53NF-65w4KentwtUj6iyJAsvueqS2Q6Si84Juf1XfJbpuZtQPXg-Dr8g7viW2F6pSxPxm2mPwRQf8dLbXnno02BjqYAsk7VyIcLAwRVU-CKcCo3vSNYMB_Eorn4GIA_koqA/w640-h480/IMG_7261.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNOTDuESDLx1tmA8boO5lQkaWP76oy9lSr8IGXbt-fZxp2WDSCmwLVBZ9JvJxuH_vnr-P3hhyphenhyphenbcar9zHWPUqFLUpJQBdt81Gr_hVg_ciokbOeRHabJvgsw1d7n_EWLUoWQYb4a7fnPyKy9NC2LzcBZT_u_hDKOM3erza4vQUkWajYovW55_tvlGD38g/s4032/IMG_7262.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNOTDuESDLx1tmA8boO5lQkaWP76oy9lSr8IGXbt-fZxp2WDSCmwLVBZ9JvJxuH_vnr-P3hhyphenhyphenbcar9zHWPUqFLUpJQBdt81Gr_hVg_ciokbOeRHabJvgsw1d7n_EWLUoWQYb4a7fnPyKy9NC2LzcBZT_u_hDKOM3erza4vQUkWajYovW55_tvlGD38g/w640-h480/IMG_7262.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If the download fails, the update fails and you can simply download it again. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCajPuQDMObYLGNy0NeC1lVRDkxiqBJDbbJ81c-kTadSBCK-Ejk7I-EtKbpcDSBETSxq6O_Rq9bEJMB64IBTCQX0CWuzZTNyyyhSUZRdZJF2XMPp74xIUp-8PYH_gOqQeJPwcgI0QHi3qWHo_s-XWIH9bX8AX199LolzljWsSH-G9E5d51vis1td9zA/s4032/IMG_7265.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCajPuQDMObYLGNy0NeC1lVRDkxiqBJDbbJ81c-kTadSBCK-Ejk7I-EtKbpcDSBETSxq6O_Rq9bEJMB64IBTCQX0CWuzZTNyyyhSUZRdZJF2XMPp74xIUp-8PYH_gOqQeJPwcgI0QHi3qWHo_s-XWIH9bX8AX199LolzljWsSH-G9E5d51vis1td9zA/w640-h480/IMG_7265.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the Plipbox I found I needed to do it twice before the update downloaded successfully. This mirrors similar experience for AmiKit on Windows, Mac, Linux if there is a lot of network activity when the download occurs.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Vwjhc8SPoBPtya6UTgetsXTlP-IzNX8OS6aTO98rUxmscD6eR-VUErm9FQpfwsdZyS6uQty5mQBFq3BjY12sDMkh3O6F6_cOxBoG157yyArPPbBdFl2dg8h9mUg4ef9ucW8shcO34N5il4Xy8TAWrQ5AKVdEv4zw2qjMgEJZq6YhaD0wRG1UU0LzNg/s4032/IMG_7266.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Vwjhc8SPoBPtya6UTgetsXTlP-IzNX8OS6aTO98rUxmscD6eR-VUErm9FQpfwsdZyS6uQty5mQBFq3BjY12sDMkh3O6F6_cOxBoG157yyArPPbBdFl2dg8h9mUg4ef9ucW8shcO34N5il4Xy8TAWrQ5AKVdEv4zw2qjMgEJZq6YhaD0wRG1UU0LzNg/w640-h480/IMG_7266.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Second time lucky:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayIHRKY48JJ75FFgj-inR1jt3NyaRhXTz4397swpbYcki0NunNbe7SFNplAZwpQxzyI8xtGA1Qr8nV0nXeG21fAsmWXPT5wP8GGS15hVUUrt6TcyF5hIOGbP8-qzpvm3pvG6lkSPpmNc-la4EsHFoFkZBWkIQoXmIG-VMGs35KrXaVbav8HAU0Wwg_Q/s4032/IMG_7269.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayIHRKY48JJ75FFgj-inR1jt3NyaRhXTz4397swpbYcki0NunNbe7SFNplAZwpQxzyI8xtGA1Qr8nV0nXeG21fAsmWXPT5wP8GGS15hVUUrt6TcyF5hIOGbP8-qzpvm3pvG6lkSPpmNc-la4EsHFoFkZBWkIQoXmIG-VMGs35KrXaVbav8HAU0Wwg_Q/w640-h480/IMG_7269.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the 12.3 update applied, the system boots up into the full AmiKit 12 Pistorm environment. It looks sensational:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DmRtwlPfuHCqjvHIZob14HPeYb1VQTlQNUiw4AoOiCuOEm5rMt2YTHgCz2XrEblAxIQjAXNeeFhrXbOUYZ_whfOA6tuLO1rirCU_R1QSsS4Zfy9-kvyUj0HCH2RH6SeV5q0YHi6v2Df_pQy3gYsjaBOOJYEOzXMrZ6_H-aD6o84UfTbk585qgHF-1g/s4032/IMG_7270.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DmRtwlPfuHCqjvHIZob14HPeYb1VQTlQNUiw4AoOiCuOEm5rMt2YTHgCz2XrEblAxIQjAXNeeFhrXbOUYZ_whfOA6tuLO1rirCU_R1QSsS4Zfy9-kvyUj0HCH2RH6SeV5q0YHi6v2Df_pQy3gYsjaBOOJYEOzXMrZ6_H-aD6o84UfTbk585qgHF-1g/w480-h640/IMG_7270.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Having a 1080p true colour RTG workbench screen on my Amiga 500 is awesome:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHch5fnlLrRztVOg8MSZKryUAcovxtL2sEo9bUQ6YDNoYXwmOTWWePeraB_I0ZXVPs_RWzsTDLr9NfOF8V6jwSTYsJkTtb2mUjnacrfaWg2QPSYEqQfBzZoCvjPH3XekFiouZB12zzvVLL2Vvdzhf0quLnQg5q7q6Yz7cf-iIuToItRfucaqDGEpUWlQ/s4032/IMG_7272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHch5fnlLrRztVOg8MSZKryUAcovxtL2sEo9bUQ6YDNoYXwmOTWWePeraB_I0ZXVPs_RWzsTDLr9NfOF8V6jwSTYsJkTtb2mUjnacrfaWg2QPSYEqQfBzZoCvjPH3XekFiouZB12zzvVLL2Vvdzhf0quLnQg5q7q6Yz7cf-iIuToItRfucaqDGEpUWlQ/w640-h480/IMG_7272.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you have used AmiKit XE 12 on Windows, linux or Mac, then most things work the same on the real Amiga hardware, with the exception of Rabbit Hole, which works a little differently.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvIKcW6OmigapUH0_1E-x5hC63muQnsS0XKLCUQWDHlfp7RW_qMq0f-Vuc3JCabWyrb-vnizT7zbrpoEs4N8kMH6Y-rZz5-4cQ8EwW8l5vMo9oHewPeMXbUm4RqG-EqUapEodlXSyAH3iiFPBG-R4ZnMr6p9V4GOi8Pll-JDw7R5gnH4EDvIiudnj_Q/s4032/IMG_7275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvIKcW6OmigapUH0_1E-x5hC63muQnsS0XKLCUQWDHlfp7RW_qMq0f-Vuc3JCabWyrb-vnizT7zbrpoEs4N8kMH6Y-rZz5-4cQ8EwW8l5vMo9oHewPeMXbUm4RqG-EqUapEodlXSyAH3iiFPBG-R4ZnMr6p9V4GOi8Pll-JDw7R5gnH4EDvIiudnj_Q/w480-h640/IMG_7275.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Time to enjoy some of the included music modules in Eagleplayer - yes I think so:</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUdEKzec7fBRXYhrW1TKnsfGI4besYhkByz07LqO9pRGXbOGrqhn9tMTxL60IVkggSIqkd6qceaQBr25_eYGDuiEmjKxzg_-IxRFN3D53WKTZRKE1PzPGCkv0901KVYEEgAvtKW_uwojL5Ly04R_fhsnemMBToCoEn4zEyqmFGV5XvnSiM939s0lNOw/s4032/IMG_7276.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUdEKzec7fBRXYhrW1TKnsfGI4besYhkByz07LqO9pRGXbOGrqhn9tMTxL60IVkggSIqkd6qceaQBr25_eYGDuiEmjKxzg_-IxRFN3D53WKTZRKE1PzPGCkv0901KVYEEgAvtKW_uwojL5Ly04R_fhsnemMBToCoEn4zEyqmFGV5XvnSiM939s0lNOw/w640-h480/IMG_7276.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For those who care about such things, here is the obligatory SysInfo benchmark performance screen - needless to say with the Pistorm, system performance is incredible:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4erUM3FHdvpc5WFOdEKFikiZkGGAzxs7wKWQrqS6ZnhYqVRswgyiGKBVLQuqyAOVivU4W84GcN3xPbH_B0geE7pDGvEHXewop-kQkPeufaqL4WEfrSeoVqkYL1r3ZDwaFUSemf7RGaUeAO1dAtAAiWObIM6MKd8KUUu1cukI8rnDLfklhoORS8webw/s4032/IMG_7278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4erUM3FHdvpc5WFOdEKFikiZkGGAzxs7wKWQrqS6ZnhYqVRswgyiGKBVLQuqyAOVivU4W84GcN3xPbH_B0geE7pDGvEHXewop-kQkPeufaqL4WEfrSeoVqkYL1r3ZDwaFUSemf7RGaUeAO1dAtAAiWObIM6MKd8KUUu1cukI8rnDLfklhoORS8webw/w640-h480/IMG_7278.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Checking the devices, I can see the system sees the A2091 scsi card, which is promising:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GTNnxOquYLNHoylGvdQ4QWL5PfvGD0_gZEZ2xikemo5vCEoEKzBC1djaGKYGoSwXLXpJlAH9WmSi0PDDfPzvWDJc50lITA2bhn6q29Kc_k0oB2ByVgLaHZXOO4NuwAIuwHN5U4GT2PxEHHkB2FayVWAWjsRFdbkWHmEq7xqTsIhTVxrJcMnnRwusDA/s4032/IMG_7280.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GTNnxOquYLNHoylGvdQ4QWL5PfvGD0_gZEZ2xikemo5vCEoEKzBC1djaGKYGoSwXLXpJlAH9WmSi0PDDfPzvWDJc50lITA2bhn6q29Kc_k0oB2ByVgLaHZXOO4NuwAIuwHN5U4GT2PxEHHkB2FayVWAWjsRFdbkWHmEq7xqTsIhTVxrJcMnnRwusDA/w640-h480/IMG_7280.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Kinda funny to see Zorro III devices on a Amiga that never supported Zorro III originally...2023 removes the boundaries!</div><div><br /></div><div>Interestingly, the Pistorm setup uses brcm-sdh.device instead of the usual scsi.device for the boot disk in the Pi. This probably explains why the A2091 card is working since it uses the usual scsi.device.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5X_X-sC1no3dVom7wK_Ugdi9yR2GzTDo6NRsTMVezY46I5aHYy3g0cQSijvkZYi0pimLNQ9muaESHIOYHQjhfY4e8h4KduUi2L9spQ0raYscWC9OWCkW1o_U3uhZzwJyZF13ZpB8DuQRE0UHK6UZGiDiwWUISuQuOl8Td4YoGl5Xe2VWtDcMGFpco4Q/s4032/IMG_7281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5X_X-sC1no3dVom7wK_Ugdi9yR2GzTDo6NRsTMVezY46I5aHYy3g0cQSijvkZYi0pimLNQ9muaESHIOYHQjhfY4e8h4KduUi2L9spQ0raYscWC9OWCkW1o_U3uhZzwJyZF13ZpB8DuQRE0UHK6UZGiDiwWUISuQuOl8Td4YoGl5Xe2VWtDcMGFpco4Q/w640-h480/IMG_7281.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Looking at the memory in the system, I have 236MB FAST memory (Zorro III I guess), and an extra 112MB fast memory (Zorro II I presume) installed via the Pi. 348MB fast memory - nice!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEBA6VyZ9nnxhsj9aL57RNe1vG3ejvIH8fQNpmebIMcjcq4xatvjpfN_5vu74UteA2uti5WRkVZJ_k8PzS-ReZ7yIzCi_EWLkz-SaD3G-VNkIubaOG2gXhCtSSTRMlOsinb6P8NFZ05_Hb4JVIWw_HippnXAay4jiNtPsstZvBj2kx06hbYwzVbhfOg/s4032/IMG_7283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEBA6VyZ9nnxhsj9aL57RNe1vG3ejvIH8fQNpmebIMcjcq4xatvjpfN_5vu74UteA2uti5WRkVZJ_k8PzS-ReZ7yIzCi_EWLkz-SaD3G-VNkIubaOG2gXhCtSSTRMlOsinb6P8NFZ05_Hb4JVIWw_HippnXAay4jiNtPsstZvBj2kx06hbYwzVbhfOg/w640-h480/IMG_7283.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWM9EjAk4od5zlfuwOH8yhTCSY0SkygSo5gmQDjklvieNAJ0q0KFOUvukCrkvVBQEZv1Iq44crXiKnk0IFahN2Xe0tkZoaN8tthFpZP8ylzFJW_Ty2PPujt9k22qsrvGxT-ll_5cbu7qBrWCVR_B0jNafnUufHlZDzqLrioFudXCadri8Fm_12yiqtg/s4032/IMG_7284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWM9EjAk4od5zlfuwOH8yhTCSY0SkygSo5gmQDjklvieNAJ0q0KFOUvukCrkvVBQEZv1Iq44crXiKnk0IFahN2Xe0tkZoaN8tthFpZP8ylzFJW_Ty2PPujt9k22qsrvGxT-ll_5cbu7qBrWCVR_B0jNafnUufHlZDzqLrioFudXCadri8Fm_12yiqtg/w640-h480/IMG_7284.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The ACE2 hardware upgrade gives me the 2MB chip memory, as shown in SysInfo below:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRitWID778PNxsLN_iMPRwdvWqC1uxeNIEG-q35BGbgtcaooAKT15kUhxPw6QuIWWeG-jwcXGhPeAsf2FJHXMrL44-_WFL-QXcCjnqHk838Ol2S_j1Sd4KjPyI5DUrJprv4DRXtQzow-nTspGR5i-CwAn3GR1IkdUWTr4FNJ26c1pRzDs0IjUdvhRYYg/s4032/IMG_7285.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRitWID778PNxsLN_iMPRwdvWqC1uxeNIEG-q35BGbgtcaooAKT15kUhxPw6QuIWWeG-jwcXGhPeAsf2FJHXMrL44-_WFL-QXcCjnqHk838Ol2S_j1Sd4KjPyI5DUrJprv4DRXtQzow-nTspGR5i-CwAn3GR1IkdUWTr4FNJ26c1pRzDs0IjUdvhRYYg/w640-h480/IMG_7285.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is one seriously upgraded Amiga 500! I moved it into its new home next to my Amiga 2000. I moved the Amiga 4000D that was there - not sure where it will go yet. Once problem at a time. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPLDBVf03Cf-3PXOK7P5qviDEj9OhZ4cAJEPyeCKyN6u3p0WIjIHveo2ap5kSggKq9uKqpeDLhQJyw4wjzYn7I_8Ywxez_rtbgiGqOBnlP1GGYjtmaUpoPziuoDVeTeX5GATJ0DRb2Xpz5voVDz4ufanAZwGq-qoB_wTyFVt76APloqoTyF3vYlO0Hw/s4032/IMG_7287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPLDBVf03Cf-3PXOK7P5qviDEj9OhZ4cAJEPyeCKyN6u3p0WIjIHveo2ap5kSggKq9uKqpeDLhQJyw4wjzYn7I_8Ywxez_rtbgiGqOBnlP1GGYjtmaUpoPziuoDVeTeX5GATJ0DRb2Xpz5voVDz4ufanAZwGq-qoB_wTyFVt76APloqoTyF3vYlO0Hw/w640-h480/IMG_7287.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I put it here because I have an external SCSI CDROM drive (normally connected to the A2000), that I wanted to test connecting to the A2091 card on the Pistorm.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWBWfzPbB78l3Y4LOQyQzsliePOa8FQ02hYRzIMvO56kr_rpas_mRdhUne6Hm5yD6cjhkJjRQ3nlfBjC3ULPHL-mdMShpt3DGuTaKLnxhInFAExjvTVFc0zQ670C5so1nO3meRGxbSeR01QklT0rKZ69Ups00rPH3f7GSCPnyzN9KmcQqvTSFnQM7cg/s4032/IMG_7289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWBWfzPbB78l3Y4LOQyQzsliePOa8FQ02hYRzIMvO56kr_rpas_mRdhUne6Hm5yD6cjhkJjRQ3nlfBjC3ULPHL-mdMShpt3DGuTaKLnxhInFAExjvTVFc0zQ670C5so1nO3meRGxbSeR01QklT0rKZ69Ups00rPH3f7GSCPnyzN9KmcQqvTSFnQM7cg/w640-h480/IMG_7289.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I connected my new joystick, and wireless Tank Mouse to the system also. With that done, the AmiKit Pistorm setup is now looking very nice indeed:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShhC8N8iRpWb3rHHD9goEoR4y4vZ0zROKMjjn83Tp7fXE2KDmO9ZC0F6I8kpZwDnnTrGXYBWN3b2_JwRUMl_m_5BGfYfslsevE729s6Eltpm-aF2BOxwBFNWk6N-8kgYrjHm_LMzRNGJLQFZ4Wp7Vr6jbXPYs3iOg5REgL1L3Gfw87_hQWoGcJBA-YQ/s4032/IMG_7291.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShhC8N8iRpWb3rHHD9goEoR4y4vZ0zROKMjjn83Tp7fXE2KDmO9ZC0F6I8kpZwDnnTrGXYBWN3b2_JwRUMl_m_5BGfYfslsevE729s6Eltpm-aF2BOxwBFNWk6N-8kgYrjHm_LMzRNGJLQFZ4Wp7Vr6jbXPYs3iOg5REgL1L3Gfw87_hQWoGcJBA-YQ/w640-h480/IMG_7291.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the joystick hooked up, time to try some games included with the AmiKit 12 Pistorm, starting with Open Tyrian - which works brilliantly:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtaQtvOzlNp3DHU21OmMTzG3s6VCf9tlMZMFbTOOoDk5lvY8TtAwP5CqiuPr-1YFphuM_94o1ZwtghY0BaA3wK-4RWo57l-PG2crD-NbP_Oxpkpe-U0rzfHMEcMys4h9KUT4Hgq9V_NG1gADEhiDYgXXi8WSesYwrZgmauaBW55CE1LgJq9_ty4BEMw/s4032/IMG_7292.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtaQtvOzlNp3DHU21OmMTzG3s6VCf9tlMZMFbTOOoDk5lvY8TtAwP5CqiuPr-1YFphuM_94o1ZwtghY0BaA3wK-4RWo57l-PG2crD-NbP_Oxpkpe-U0rzfHMEcMys4h9KUT4Hgq9V_NG1gADEhiDYgXXi8WSesYwrZgmauaBW55CE1LgJq9_ty4BEMw/w640-h480/IMG_7292.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I should caution people that Pistorm is still beta, and there is a lot of development still ongoing to improve its compatibility with original Amiga games and demos. I found in testing a number of demos ran too fast or glitchy, similar to what I found last time I tested a Pistorm setup.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUgNiq9bM0x-Edt2RjSo16iy8eYjVLVgNYVtg6obaij2Q5joVHWRRjmXtNC-PCF0BQwW2kJsNb8U3KY-1FTvcLY3lcG8hyAraX52SUsXtCMy5BTNVFfrZtsCj_ehkqKiOkBW_D6FY9WPyhpx6H3ycX20606t1zM9QCQbsHkHs9EvRRvx1J-a71aO7hA/s4032/IMG_7293.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUgNiq9bM0x-Edt2RjSo16iy8eYjVLVgNYVtg6obaij2Q5joVHWRRjmXtNC-PCF0BQwW2kJsNb8U3KY-1FTvcLY3lcG8hyAraX52SUsXtCMy5BTNVFfrZtsCj_ehkqKiOkBW_D6FY9WPyhpx6H3ycX20606t1zM9QCQbsHkHs9EvRRvx1J-a71aO7hA/w640-h480/IMG_7293.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is not the fault of AmiKit Pistorm, but a limitation of the Emu68 firmware compatibility.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some old WHDLoad based games and demos work perfectly, but many don't. Modern games and applications work very well so far in my limited testing.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznusAgPtswG5r8B82RPEY2XdVltaKbVTQTex7iSDEfeqi060Cw3gzFfQvz8Qogm9IMK0fGvzcP5mgGZ1DNTMmn_P-YT1f7FH8zPkVrPODxv1ob8EruJyAjQYHsaBj-U0jflH3HYiMDf3p1U8iKEDxW6yaRdfNTp_wD_qQlVMXdsuwqyLDtLdC319zUA/s4032/IMG_7294.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznusAgPtswG5r8B82RPEY2XdVltaKbVTQTex7iSDEfeqi060Cw3gzFfQvz8Qogm9IMK0fGvzcP5mgGZ1DNTMmn_P-YT1f7FH8zPkVrPODxv1ob8EruJyAjQYHsaBj-U0jflH3HYiMDf3p1U8iKEDxW6yaRdfNTp_wD_qQlVMXdsuwqyLDtLdC319zUA/w640-h480/IMG_7294.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To be honest, I think the Vampire v2 compatibility is much better than Pistorm, but then again, Vampire is a lot more expensive than the Pistorm solution. </div><div><br /></div><div>The makers of Vampire have gone its own way with ApolloOS based on AROS kickstart rom to avoid copyright issues, rather than the latest AmigaOS 3.2.2 setup. </div><div><br /></div><div>I still use the CoffinOS setup on my Vampired Amiga 1200 since it uses AmigaOS 3.9 and is much more compatible.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, let the buyer beware. These systems are faster, but there is a price to pay for it.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the extra speed opens up new games to play on Amiga, including Diablo! I never thought I would ever be able to play this PC game on the Amiga, but here it is, included with AmiKit 12 Pistorm:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYp4crcVyTTSCzt9qujPAoAs_NdLXJ7rWFEVG85-WGeAVU2Tvt8bai_19KNfIXXVf8N4fzTA2Psq59QlIG4b2ijLyWQwYLwkelcPh6c0OY15l33nCJRIBbTTlilGkZaXjTKyrJndR6X_6AbC3WIhwIwDbUYzsrbm2LfDTGWVjQTZ2BewSgt4y7vyhYA/s4032/IMG_7299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYp4crcVyTTSCzt9qujPAoAs_NdLXJ7rWFEVG85-WGeAVU2Tvt8bai_19KNfIXXVf8N4fzTA2Psq59QlIG4b2ijLyWQwYLwkelcPh6c0OY15l33nCJRIBbTTlilGkZaXjTKyrJndR6X_6AbC3WIhwIwDbUYzsrbm2LfDTGWVjQTZ2BewSgt4y7vyhYA/w640-h480/IMG_7299.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZivo5mtqbqhph48Wb4fbx6sXBqHH5X9kV7Td9xiQJ7kHWV_Er1xDcP5SEg8qzS9vp7Y7kG9njlXHrL_GW-QC_1F4FN-KL6VHy62effGFcNIdWY2_15AtQwT3ySt4FfuNOKqFg3r9LIQ_kM-hiiRs8Wlw3GHaBEEvnLcKcSBt2qKBRoXvsv7ynP3M6Q/s4032/IMG_7300.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZivo5mtqbqhph48Wb4fbx6sXBqHH5X9kV7Td9xiQJ7kHWV_Er1xDcP5SEg8qzS9vp7Y7kG9njlXHrL_GW-QC_1F4FN-KL6VHy62effGFcNIdWY2_15AtQwT3ySt4FfuNOKqFg3r9LIQ_kM-hiiRs8Wlw3GHaBEEvnLcKcSBt2qKBRoXvsv7ynP3M6Q/w640-h480/IMG_7300.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My late father loved this game and played it to the end, and also finished Diablo II and III. Sad he never got to try the recently released Diablo IV - I think he would have loved it. Anyway, definite memories for me reliving this game, and glad to do it on the Amiga 500 for the first time!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTjhhlt4iErNlkRdq_V7vKXVM6nfruYUB5WeMEP1Vq4UIYa3BU0PeIq6VwLuDO2D4_jGlmK5jLoGrH-XiuMCDKohUuhHIEMcEUcnrd-FxnBGNLnG_XMtNQS4f2-9RGeOaoC0_tS4OP3tRNKkrxWbTLCtR17yjWSUg10fCVfXAYXo6_doMrLIazdno6Q/s4032/IMG_7301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTjhhlt4iErNlkRdq_V7vKXVM6nfruYUB5WeMEP1Vq4UIYa3BU0PeIq6VwLuDO2D4_jGlmK5jLoGrH-XiuMCDKohUuhHIEMcEUcnrd-FxnBGNLnG_XMtNQS4f2-9RGeOaoC0_tS4OP3tRNKkrxWbTLCtR17yjWSUg10fCVfXAYXo6_doMrLIazdno6Q/w640-h480/IMG_7301.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can also playback videos, and use AmiFox to browse the internet:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2jtCcJNXBlOff6hi1S2roiuH-uoBiNZ6lZNtpPO8ybPFg7YRPmPpFNvkQfuCzHSAIZznBSmAHyF9QluqsQnOhBiDmDJM8d5Mua_UD-M3NmAYSe1OTBYuuXCo19IZiDOsHZ9yjOfUEr8w_w0eXnw932WKexI3yTC5vnyNqddjYPWBNeD8kPGx6u2Vwg/s4032/IMG_7302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2jtCcJNXBlOff6hi1S2roiuH-uoBiNZ6lZNtpPO8ybPFg7YRPmPpFNvkQfuCzHSAIZznBSmAHyF9QluqsQnOhBiDmDJM8d5Mua_UD-M3NmAYSe1OTBYuuXCo19IZiDOsHZ9yjOfUEr8w_w0eXnw932WKexI3yTC5vnyNqddjYPWBNeD8kPGx6u2Vwg/w640-h480/IMG_7302.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As mentioned earlier, I then took out the MicroSD card from the Pi in the Amiga 500, put it in my Alienware PC to download and then transfer the updated RC2 files from emu68 GitHub to the boot partition on the MicroSD. </div><div><br /></div><div>Important not to replace the config.txt file used by AmiKit 12 Pistorm while doing this. You can see the updated RC2 version now in place on the Amiga 500 once I put the updated MicroSD back in - bottom right corner:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0kAfPrjDubujiuQojrmkYDnxHeYvAcBKvCjkCsA3apMpQR0Icef5M7VjTtvKK_4WndA1qXZAhTTisZ308rQ08YCUicEc3pFoWXsXwGvnMXD7rRPRzDMNPyPaNzlZvneZWTeVz23hrXMJbfd0hHlj0ZupvDVzfIcwJb3snN7hwF1LenauFWtxSX6yTw/s4032/IMG_7303.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0kAfPrjDubujiuQojrmkYDnxHeYvAcBKvCjkCsA3apMpQR0Icef5M7VjTtvKK_4WndA1qXZAhTTisZ308rQ08YCUicEc3pFoWXsXwGvnMXD7rRPRzDMNPyPaNzlZvneZWTeVz23hrXMJbfd0hHlj0ZupvDVzfIcwJb3snN7hwF1LenauFWtxSX6yTw/w640-h480/IMG_7303.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also copied all my whdload games, demos, modules and more on the Alienware PC while I was updating the firmware files on the MicroSD. There is a 10GB FAT partition on the MicroSD for this, which is readable on the Amiga as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once put back into the Checkmate 1500 system, I then started the long job of transferring my whdload games, demos, modules, and more from the FAT partition to the Stuff partition, which has plenty of space (32GB) for files.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTeFCFu9J3txbfcZiGKj3vRjsqQxvY2JQH3C_Tmi-c4muhuMhkMEa9ZDxbKcPuETQRiAp30vJ7n-Ztu8S3jrbC15lce4f7zIqUl-bwTZxV1Iqu2vjJbzz0d6QgTYP-DJY_jyNPvJP-Mjh6hD57K9oH2pdwaNmn_nqfO7LzN5_Su3tsEdtvrUKV6epWQ/s4032/IMG_7305.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTeFCFu9J3txbfcZiGKj3vRjsqQxvY2JQH3C_Tmi-c4muhuMhkMEa9ZDxbKcPuETQRiAp30vJ7n-Ztu8S3jrbC15lce4f7zIqUl-bwTZxV1Iqu2vjJbzz0d6QgTYP-DJY_jyNPvJP-Mjh6hD57K9oH2pdwaNmn_nqfO7LzN5_Su3tsEdtvrUKV6epWQ/w640-h480/IMG_7305.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That done, I could then set one of favourite backgrounds for the workbench, which nicely personalises my AmiKit 12 Pistorm setup.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEzf3qZQ0mPY0KRGSdNxERSv4O9gmvaDehcBQywhPgyM5fgZZUP7DCv1FJBhS3Cwy6_WVHC1P9cpA7qRbfib7_SrkxNeC5P2xx-qVxmpKMBp_5jxS27Mi0y5dVItYiSyV0N6ihN1DxBoOJlKjWXIX2UwjuQehKvOJaMz0qQ-65dOIgCn-57MP7Q5JGg/s4032/IMG_7309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEzf3qZQ0mPY0KRGSdNxERSv4O9gmvaDehcBQywhPgyM5fgZZUP7DCv1FJBhS3Cwy6_WVHC1P9cpA7qRbfib7_SrkxNeC5P2xx-qVxmpKMBp_5jxS27Mi0y5dVItYiSyV0N6ihN1DxBoOJlKjWXIX2UwjuQehKvOJaMz0qQ-65dOIgCn-57MP7Q5JGg/w640-h480/IMG_7309.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is more still to do - I want to get some demos from the Vampire CF card onto this system, since they use RTG and should work on this system too - I also want to put some CD based games on here, which I need to get working also.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have also kickstarter backed a black <a href="https://checkmate1500plus.com" target="_blank">Checkmate monitor</a> which I might use with this case when it comes in 2024 - or maybe the CDTV....decisions, decisions.</div><div><br /></div><div>But this is for another day and another blog entry. For now, I am happy my AmiKit 12 Pistorm is up and running, and with it transforming my Amiga 500 into a system I never thought it could ever be.<br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-19031980697851533302023-10-27T12:03:00.000+10:302023-10-27T12:03:13.858+10:30Australian Graphic Atlas on A3000 and Onkyo miniature system<p> One interesting software release I never had was the Australian Graphic Atlas software for Amiga. It is interesting to me since it was written in Australia, about Australia, for the Amiga. Perhaps people overseas have never seen this software before.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OOvXMVR_WpDMi7cLyYaIkCQhFWliLYIyDQWfJC59dEMRCSGMzHo9rYUbIfbW7rcjQ1AyOvPxFFOQRvFWLgEDu3opqUPMIcRwqGvTPeCCYQwNJeaW2yekF8YnYflvrdgZYdqO9NkxfFzmxCEgGoOso-FYaVRedd8N0LOctRnTsbSD8PL09Nc_mQO9dw/w640-h480/IMG_6855.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>I finally managed to secure a copy this year, and thought I would take a look on my A3000, now that I have returned from my trip to Japan. </div><div><br /></div><div>BTW You can look forward to a train blog entry about the luxury train called Shiki Shima (that I rode while there) very soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>I discovered that the Australian Graphic Atlas software needs Amiga Vision installed as a prerequisite, which meant finding a copy of that also! </div><div><br /></div><div>That proved harder and took a while to find a copy from the US. First time I have ever got some commercial Amiga software that NEEDED Amiga Vision to work! Do you know of any others?</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9E5-3GDkKIJkLsr066WgInHDp9pIMhfXY1ds3vWddA-_XlzUJbBfUcfxQ1L9ncSAYj1EVCv54_-_ENAv4JMz13tFO0evtCgIxvd6i4uw1aWCsY25RkUH0chnQDkp_TvXYRunzxoExs9IIqhH96m2PgYda9agcAqPhHaSAUOdtAKnHtNUbsgs5T5I5w/w640-h480/IMG_6836.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Amiga Vision was distributed with Amiga 3000 systems when you bought one back in the day and requires Workbench 2.0 as a minimum. </div><div><br /></div><div>Because my A3000 was second hand, unfortunately it didn't come with Amiga Vision. </div><div><br /></div><div>I suppose you could buy it separately also, since I have this boxed version of Amiga Vision I sourced from the US:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuqk8NONWqm5lpLjoMSicJd8CFvOvWjISMwUgZQjSJF86BbNx-l77jzm87VM5doOa7shaDCAaCBnkv1B-FTpkHdsXD6z9ZoeV462bkGo_Jz0O6DW3s2dgrlD8owFoBxqgaGU1D27J1OkTWD5CCy7j55NYN_aaDTEYWwSyvoQjSy05VCttyZIBsUpgrA/s4032/IMG_6837.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuqk8NONWqm5lpLjoMSicJd8CFvOvWjISMwUgZQjSJF86BbNx-l77jzm87VM5doOa7shaDCAaCBnkv1B-FTpkHdsXD6z9ZoeV462bkGo_Jz0O6DW3s2dgrlD8owFoBxqgaGU1D27J1OkTWD5CCy7j55NYN_aaDTEYWwSyvoQjSy05VCttyZIBsUpgrA/w640-h480/IMG_6837.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I set to work installing the Amiga Vision software on my Amiga 3000, which is a super kickstart v1.4 model running AmigaOS 1.3 and AmigaOS 3.1.4 dual boot, selectable on power on. There is a surprising number of disks in the package. <div><br /></div><div>If you want to learn more about how I built this super kickstart A3000 from scratch, (or just want to learn about super kickstarts) I did a 3 part series on this blog here: </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/08/my-amiga-3000-build-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/09/my-amiga-3000-build-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/10/my-amiga-3000-build-part-3.html" target="_blank">Part 3</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once Amiga Vision was installed from the floppy disks, I then installed Australian Graphic Atlas, which comes on 6 floppy disks.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO4g6PN8Cn82WmBlTTw3gpc06Q5H-xyFgBcxifvqif3XqXrmsATL0upKqZHtZ0mHfgNoGFfNzxy1Xood8UcQfiCduqAg63MCa7XJVZgHqtp4EJsXm7uxywrWtaF8Q9dynneVwdk4Jb8wb5YDHhwNoTVo16VJDJUh3-CcO4-ycCyAl1WXtNOTuFRYoeQ/s4032/IMG_6838.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO4g6PN8Cn82WmBlTTw3gpc06Q5H-xyFgBcxifvqif3XqXrmsATL0upKqZHtZ0mHfgNoGFfNzxy1Xood8UcQfiCduqAg63MCa7XJVZgHqtp4EJsXm7uxywrWtaF8Q9dynneVwdk4Jb8wb5YDHhwNoTVo16VJDJUh3-CcO4-ycCyAl1WXtNOTuFRYoeQ/w640-h480/IMG_6838.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This title is one that definitely would have benefited from a release on CDTV or CD32, as they would have been able to fit a lot more content on a CD.</div><div><br /></div><div>As it is, there is still quite a bit to look at here - below if the main menu of Australian Graphic Atlas once run:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVquPQ1ujUgH7gWKqDHxuiU9R76RMIWnxkDJN3o1ZcFm8KPvk6xbnK8o0ZAips_q64PLukapDnGTT7_rEYKYDKFT3ztsBzpCLBH13Vg9YLR7LHRTQUcLRLneuBCHdwqpzZTQMJOeb44COiE8xf4m-_bJnks01ttBB7AbOrVcWWDx8E2jZkaHdv7OEgw/s4032/IMG_6839.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVquPQ1ujUgH7gWKqDHxuiU9R76RMIWnxkDJN3o1ZcFm8KPvk6xbnK8o0ZAips_q64PLukapDnGTT7_rEYKYDKFT3ztsBzpCLBH13Vg9YLR7LHRTQUcLRLneuBCHdwqpzZTQMJOeb44COiE8xf4m-_bJnks01ttBB7AbOrVcWWDx8E2jZkaHdv7OEgw/w480-h640/IMG_6839.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Most of this information about Australia included in this software you could just look up on Wikipedia nowadays, but back in 1992 encyclopedias were the norm and no internet for the general public yet.</div><div><br /></div><div> Having an electronic version of this type of information on your computer was rare.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9fy4gKra1RuACUD2z51OdqacZfI5TK2hxGnr5hgSlDWttiywE925EBWgma_zHTCSymD-PdiKeY3wIyyyXxjhN2knffAdgjfpQO8L1hGGEV3X6vQBGXcFQnkOx7b9PSx_h1EOuDgfp31O1-elnX6uuUoDi0C0IZv3InJ-BZIjXOrPIhj8JumchO7g8A/s4032/IMG_6840.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9fy4gKra1RuACUD2z51OdqacZfI5TK2hxGnr5hgSlDWttiywE925EBWgma_zHTCSymD-PdiKeY3wIyyyXxjhN2knffAdgjfpQO8L1hGGEV3X6vQBGXcFQnkOx7b9PSx_h1EOuDgfp31O1-elnX6uuUoDi0C0IZv3InJ-BZIjXOrPIhj8JumchO7g8A/w640-h480/IMG_6840.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For those not familiar with Australia's major cities and towns, the image above should help you out! I live in Adelaide, which is in South Australia.</div><div><br /></div><div>You could also view rail network information, major roads and other geographical information like rainfall, population, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu6JG9_jGnZ4wSiweVVuQs67GIIXMep74qZLXzEzmt5k2kv-aKlgwKjxubDMfZHOtHGqjWUTv1M-iAP_7bKD8iAu5mAdCimvDz322EmJ6ACMtMr0aQ1g5HnI1tVmLhwAFBrGR02iGyd3gTZDvR189pvL7_wrTsX6bZd9HFAtl29LJP7Bhh8QwsQuktg/s4032/IMG_6842.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu6JG9_jGnZ4wSiweVVuQs67GIIXMep74qZLXzEzmt5k2kv-aKlgwKjxubDMfZHOtHGqjWUTv1M-iAP_7bKD8iAu5mAdCimvDz322EmJ6ACMtMr0aQ1g5HnI1tVmLhwAFBrGR02iGyd3gTZDvR189pvL7_wrTsX6bZd9HFAtl29LJP7Bhh8QwsQuktg/w640-h480/IMG_6842.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think whoever did the rail network was mis-informed though - the line from Adelaide to Sydney goes via Broken Hill not direct, and the line to Alice Springs goes via Tarcoola, even in 1992. The line to Alice Springs shown in the map was the original narrow gauge railway closed in the early 1980's and rails pulled up shortly after. The South Australia freight lines to Whyalla and Port Lincoln are not shown either. Yes, I am a train fan, so I know these things!</div><div><br /></div><div>Also Sydney is located higher than shown in the map.</div><div><br /></div><div>The road network (main highway roads of course) shows how much of the outback desert areas of Australia in the middle is not covered. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are dirt roads for those adventurous people which want to explore outback areas, but it is dangerous and potentially life threatening if anything goes wrong - there is nothing out there. </div><div><br /></div><div>Really. Nothing. </div><div><br /></div><div>A number of people (foreign tourists mainly) die out there each year due to car breakdowns and insufficient emergency supplies to survive until someone hopefully realises you are missing. There is no mobile signal, no fuel stations, no food stops, no repair places, and no significant towns for many hundreds of kilometres. Australia is a big country.</div><div><br /></div><div>Building infrastructure like modern internet and mobile networks in this country is complicated by the sheer size, and that most people live on the coastline major cities.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFi6GfKK6kZ14ACDKY5r2gtHh7mbVWPgnSvZZOlJ_ShGCZNaEkJuQbMFy-YcEqa4WyeSm5vAaPBcIVqURB32u2teH8jfxoHUN-yY-EcwSf6FVoy_JIqnBVW1zZ-LbCestUpovq7rtG2mduQu4tHBIw_tF_tmhYhgiSyHbW1M2qdR8J9GcWXiGfTbCtw/s4032/IMG_6843.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFi6GfKK6kZ14ACDKY5r2gtHh7mbVWPgnSvZZOlJ_ShGCZNaEkJuQbMFy-YcEqa4WyeSm5vAaPBcIVqURB32u2teH8jfxoHUN-yY-EcwSf6FVoy_JIqnBVW1zZ-LbCestUpovq7rtG2mduQu4tHBIw_tF_tmhYhgiSyHbW1M2qdR8J9GcWXiGfTbCtw/w640-h480/IMG_6843.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can also overlay all these bits of information to get a prettier view - domestic airline routes at that time are shown too:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMuxDbnOxIU3LikuDBbiLuNgbu6Q2KuuP9nbcUrSd_OCW9v7EV2Q1NQopynE0_1XMEzEo5P8NjuYHOiepc0ufPyF_MjFS-xjhBx5uEYoiw5XhDtGG8fBqgzPBUW12VUy-5FkUwzGl5WWocr6elvzFU4adi6c6ffb25NDE5n2Hw85XIXGlfeCLMq0ZNQ/s4032/IMG_6844.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMuxDbnOxIU3LikuDBbiLuNgbu6Q2KuuP9nbcUrSd_OCW9v7EV2Q1NQopynE0_1XMEzEo5P8NjuYHOiepc0ufPyF_MjFS-xjhBx5uEYoiw5XhDtGG8fBqgzPBUW12VUy-5FkUwzGl5WWocr6elvzFU4adi6c6ffb25NDE5n2Hw85XIXGlfeCLMq0ZNQ/w640-h480/IMG_6844.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBP8zrLvF7O2qWRviTn7ow3s6wBrPcKIXxtbIf0fYE7VvUM06qjfHyZQZI8VHXXT5j9cv36dLrwl0Szee3R-Qks1FhXT9dnVkpmdu9WkS78oWNwR2p6dh3pvG8hzxgZgeYdHozbk-3Z5kkLVt0Bo6GAV4-Ay0TO4BPNG6gtAJFwqr04U8hTGbbbO928Q/s4032/IMG_6845.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBP8zrLvF7O2qWRviTn7ow3s6wBrPcKIXxtbIf0fYE7VvUM06qjfHyZQZI8VHXXT5j9cv36dLrwl0Szee3R-Qks1FhXT9dnVkpmdu9WkS78oWNwR2p6dh3pvG8hzxgZgeYdHozbk-3Z5kkLVt0Bo6GAV4-Ay0TO4BPNG6gtAJFwqr04U8hTGbbbO928Q/w640-h480/IMG_6845.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As a small deviation, for those who are curious about the retro miniature stereo system in the photo above, while I was in Japan recently, I found a cool gatcha machine which contained Onkyo stereo components for 500 Yen. The detail on it is incredible so I just had to have it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gatcha machines (or capsule toy machines in western countries) are big business in Japan - there are so many to choose from. How many? A lot - here is just one store I went to in Toyama full of hundreds of these gatcha machines:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXQ3f1aBNoHmb5V6uAe2bbIC88JXhTXctwY_AyP4kUbctiD58aO6096KtavUo_DoBlW7JcIFAizFRh_kDEnJcSeSYfb_srRFjjAOEa2gGbEHvMVkQVf09FO_S0_hpDG-9BdbIZ3Ka5ly1it9S9bxFsd1m7ArF984Noo1Q7qjlTLaqZ08x-E5u6x0m5Q/s4032/IMG_6418.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXQ3f1aBNoHmb5V6uAe2bbIC88JXhTXctwY_AyP4kUbctiD58aO6096KtavUo_DoBlW7JcIFAizFRh_kDEnJcSeSYfb_srRFjjAOEa2gGbEHvMVkQVf09FO_S0_hpDG-9BdbIZ3Ka5ly1it9S9bxFsd1m7ArF984Noo1Q7qjlTLaqZ08x-E5u6x0m5Q/w640-h480/IMG_6418.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcu7FLIg_txydPY203ZQj8fh7qTJMrruc9d7t7_jchOelQgLR9NSzTSrAOk5ToRXGp2JCT409xkDDzZl32mg_vcUeaPXvCbeB-qkQoYVIkATHEosCrDWzNOMUIpLJx9oKP48dbWBsL82vGuN1zIdFMML0Qg99r7KpORCHeMykRM6aLH3kttbxaFu9UA/s4032/IMG_6423.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcu7FLIg_txydPY203ZQj8fh7qTJMrruc9d7t7_jchOelQgLR9NSzTSrAOk5ToRXGp2JCT409xkDDzZl32mg_vcUeaPXvCbeB-qkQoYVIkATHEosCrDWzNOMUIpLJx9oKP48dbWBsL82vGuN1zIdFMML0Qg99r7KpORCHeMykRM6aLH3kttbxaFu9UA/w480-h640/IMG_6423.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>However this Onkyo stereo gatcha machine I found in Japan was very rare - I only found it in one place despite looking in multiple gatcha places all over various cities in Japan. It was deep underground in the heart of Tokyo station in Tokyo:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84-D1Q-X_e-Nr1ThqfZ1_gokOPfc6eM4l4OHxKrQZktH4SJ95uan9N48AoiM0VrreQV8TPclF7ye3R_cWbN0moB7YbaOSi0GyRupLkja2V4RXMZrLPwDt5j6v8nsscOx5ESm8iw-HmHpJSt1Xsr52_EORhlu5mj-JvJabNUc6yjO4jIXzKNGvX3KHbQ/s4032/IMG_6743.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84-D1Q-X_e-Nr1ThqfZ1_gokOPfc6eM4l4OHxKrQZktH4SJ95uan9N48AoiM0VrreQV8TPclF7ye3R_cWbN0moB7YbaOSi0GyRupLkja2V4RXMZrLPwDt5j6v8nsscOx5ESm8iw-HmHpJSt1Xsr52_EORhlu5mj-JvJabNUc6yjO4jIXzKNGvX3KHbQ/w480-h640/IMG_6743.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The fact it costs 500 Yen is quite high for a gatcha machine, so my expectations were high. I had to buy quite a few as it is lucky dip which components you get in each capsule.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjene9sBOe_mrgg6q1TMj0mgZn3h_L8YbfvvXA_6yVrGTB32I_6H5LlZdund2DYEFf8XbWELhDCkuDFVVip7RAbt4_T3IiJyWSws00usKnAWAcVO0ePFt6BhybGvdH0dYe_D7NLk0kNLOTSEYgA1GL9U9OFSovZbuMsfUNHDgEN8Xjsn4ze4x3owsr1Nw/s4032/IMG_6745.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjene9sBOe_mrgg6q1TMj0mgZn3h_L8YbfvvXA_6yVrGTB32I_6H5LlZdund2DYEFf8XbWELhDCkuDFVVip7RAbt4_T3IiJyWSws00usKnAWAcVO0ePFt6BhybGvdH0dYe_D7NLk0kNLOTSEYgA1GL9U9OFSovZbuMsfUNHDgEN8Xjsn4ze4x3owsr1Nw/w640-h480/IMG_6745.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once I removed the miniature components from the capsules, I could then set about constructing them:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8Zh1eqTJq_8XdhGMf2z33RnEJECLr7GQgFESA3k1gtRexvo-iEQiqVLR39IFXv-eE0ZYSBvh0mLgnvdgm_lEl6VlmwpeJ3MJA2VQu-Yx16vk3eIwPw5T3jg-v4p_MxoGWuJLeZGCgM6HahUExmmDQQ6Yxfwmi59F6ZITvCuqbRnan-dU026_lcBM5w/s4032/IMG_6746.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8Zh1eqTJq_8XdhGMf2z33RnEJECLr7GQgFESA3k1gtRexvo-iEQiqVLR39IFXv-eE0ZYSBvh0mLgnvdgm_lEl6VlmwpeJ3MJA2VQu-Yx16vk3eIwPw5T3jg-v4p_MxoGWuJLeZGCgM6HahUExmmDQQ6Yxfwmi59F6ZITvCuqbRnan-dU026_lcBM5w/w640-h480/IMG_6746.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the amplifier, tape deck, record and speakers that make up one system:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIOIY9M1DkMOzg7oCKRNuG2WFAwhsVRL1tz7VcaRQsQYEIXJLtrryNTHEkVOn7G2tNM68aNpJ5YnuqiFgx5dPJLuDqtXEJkX6KFeSah3Mq6ztFuCYZBouzH2x-12oicS6094JflE_JD4NTGleVEbyeJWSTQOQVEAMXgWuC8NYXKU9LHuI9QPZC-iHkg/s4032/IMG_6794.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIOIY9M1DkMOzg7oCKRNuG2WFAwhsVRL1tz7VcaRQsQYEIXJLtrryNTHEkVOn7G2tNM68aNpJ5YnuqiFgx5dPJLuDqtXEJkX6KFeSah3Mq6ztFuCYZBouzH2x-12oicS6094JflE_JD4NTGleVEbyeJWSTQOQVEAMXgWuC8NYXKU9LHuI9QPZC-iHkg/w640-h480/IMG_6794.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the record player - the attention to detail is incredible:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXxlm7qEQCmey4CQx9hA6mvnsVjWRvSMQVEWt2ekNunOehSQ-z9fGNe1XiHsc-MVszo08-Wc3nA-CrzgJ-DMQ0qEFvZrwyeerrL9L1h9o5sWq4G8XjagKaQvT4ZhcS55MQuOpECYNbX_Z8pHe43MoQaf987VDYZl6znO-JEBtcp1MvAz5x93OQMPm4A/s4032/IMG_6795.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXxlm7qEQCmey4CQx9hA6mvnsVjWRvSMQVEWt2ekNunOehSQ-z9fGNe1XiHsc-MVszo08-Wc3nA-CrzgJ-DMQ0qEFvZrwyeerrL9L1h9o5sWq4G8XjagKaQvT4ZhcS55MQuOpECYNbX_Z8pHe43MoQaf987VDYZl6znO-JEBtcp1MvAz5x93OQMPm4A/w640-h480/IMG_6795.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj-cmhhixXKmccS6oSiS4_w8C0WQe0QMI3IY4kiYOdkeB_hH2fwC94WcJDf_ao3aVr1YsJv4vxbTKsnjbGHoLMBxKPfusrziGZ-jQuBPxETSD5F_3DHcIazlHDumLtIBZGu47TvTNz9n7hTlOsJH64jgC-1FXolTkke3xuu4I7vsgW2mTQvWLTW8lxg/s4032/IMG_6796.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj-cmhhixXKmccS6oSiS4_w8C0WQe0QMI3IY4kiYOdkeB_hH2fwC94WcJDf_ao3aVr1YsJv4vxbTKsnjbGHoLMBxKPfusrziGZ-jQuBPxETSD5F_3DHcIazlHDumLtIBZGu47TvTNz9n7hTlOsJH64jgC-1FXolTkke3xuu4I7vsgW2mTQvWLTW8lxg/w640-h480/IMG_6796.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It even includes micro sized cassettes for the tape deck (cassette decks open up), stereo cables for the speakers, and a record for the record player, which opens up too (as shown above). I love these detail things in Japan, you would never see something like this in Australia.</div><div><br /></div>Same with the tape deck component, which was a bit fiddly to get the cassettes into it, but they do indeed fit fine - the amplifier component is underneath:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCo06ZhbuY9j42VQJMkdGKiWayIh0pnImYPHoL9Bq_lyI7f1DfoaprIpNdf2RDLAK6QvIGfWbUgLBJ8-fSpoatVkSZYG8k2lmrbtbsLv8LwUwZAW4p91evckMKUa6rsayk035P13e2UGoXYg3_Qy4a5WQY7RtPU7srqpSMLWmctVr9ijI8jO0_XCZhQ/s4032/IMG_6797.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCo06ZhbuY9j42VQJMkdGKiWayIh0pnImYPHoL9Bq_lyI7f1DfoaprIpNdf2RDLAK6QvIGfWbUgLBJ8-fSpoatVkSZYG8k2lmrbtbsLv8LwUwZAW4p91evckMKUa6rsayk035P13e2UGoXYg3_Qy4a5WQY7RtPU7srqpSMLWmctVr9ijI8jO0_XCZhQ/w640-h480/IMG_6797.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was also a separate MicroHifi system gatcha in the set which I also managed to get - it includes a cd you can put in the cd player tray, which opens and closes:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBC7BIySF3-AyPnoxQkXnBKgPOJUdT_JhasAlNWHzz1Z-X_Ci2EJKlPerRgU9RMHd29S0qJOtSsO0EYeVCXKvK0zdTlhX3jLYtYfwCE9UvqIqxskZPsnPby6r2H47dUwKySYzDHYhMK4ghROIqqbJskqNJhKejOmvK1ZI-m1cY3jzfo8QA1173WsS9Rg/s4032/IMG_6801.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBC7BIySF3-AyPnoxQkXnBKgPOJUdT_JhasAlNWHzz1Z-X_Ci2EJKlPerRgU9RMHd29S0qJOtSsO0EYeVCXKvK0zdTlhX3jLYtYfwCE9UvqIqxskZPsnPby6r2H47dUwKySYzDHYhMK4ghROIqqbJskqNJhKejOmvK1ZI-m1cY3jzfo8QA1173WsS9Rg/w640-h480/IMG_6801.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These miniature systems are REALLY small. How small? Here is a standard teaspoon for comparison:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVublFox5TQDD7cpI-KS1q_n-NstLhvGIlutCFmqhiM6k7vf2LmybWyOUw5xaXgx4v2Iy1rSsoCGBOpCRDktDASHyR09baM501Wcdpy5vjzH-QWP425IsyBZaaXa71H11_wJEa2LpDh1D74QhffyCZtBClwte35-52e_vrT2vN4ni_MAuocZg2w4lLw/s4032/IMG_6806.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVublFox5TQDD7cpI-KS1q_n-NstLhvGIlutCFmqhiM6k7vf2LmybWyOUw5xaXgx4v2Iy1rSsoCGBOpCRDktDASHyR09baM501Wcdpy5vjzH-QWP425IsyBZaaXa71H11_wJEa2LpDh1D74QhffyCZtBClwte35-52e_vrT2vN4ni_MAuocZg2w4lLw/w640-h480/IMG_6806.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV0wb6Az3PyjIn5VX3lQX7jiSn_IyRNtaqfSLX1QuWrLi0fR589pc_-wapuVsS_-CtupiE80_kAj2BhULaE-bR_pmVMgM4-suzABpvMAKX23Iq_Y69IcO2RBP3iG_jT_XQLsgiDz5FO1gHl5ATgUXsqxKlEXZiz8TkquvYNO7mG-tS51rh8CFvbagSA/s4032/IMG_6807.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV0wb6Az3PyjIn5VX3lQX7jiSn_IyRNtaqfSLX1QuWrLi0fR589pc_-wapuVsS_-CtupiE80_kAj2BhULaE-bR_pmVMgM4-suzABpvMAKX23Iq_Y69IcO2RBP3iG_jT_XQLsgiDz5FO1gHl5ATgUXsqxKlEXZiz8TkquvYNO7mG-tS51rh8CFvbagSA/w640-h480/IMG_6807.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Anyway, enough about that - but it is cool though right? I thought so too. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Back to the Australia Graphic Atlas now! You also get the option win the software to view the major city layout maps. Here is Adelaide, my home city:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRZtKaBI4IcuY5brlrC7JNXo5J7keLYOE0zxyycNNRMkY-HZ_AfPdT4MLyp88K-VSDRj7aOuPSOIKx-Z9-TCWJiVzLbkqpbLn1yraVWabvigcL00qG3JMb1KGB-3UG2s_wY0-YAvK09gFH58zPk7-o6ScQVEqjh6h5RaMxsqjt0Uzzfq4vbLjIIJk1Q/s4032/IMG_6846.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRZtKaBI4IcuY5brlrC7JNXo5J7keLYOE0zxyycNNRMkY-HZ_AfPdT4MLyp88K-VSDRj7aOuPSOIKx-Z9-TCWJiVzLbkqpbLn1yraVWabvigcL00qG3JMb1KGB-3UG2s_wY0-YAvK09gFH58zPk7-o6ScQVEqjh6h5RaMxsqjt0Uzzfq4vbLjIIJk1Q/w640-h480/IMG_6846.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Below is Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPXRip87GwC1iSpkv-TD6RqadR_JjHvGbXjpjlPoKo6bckub-T6WaL_b9ImcLQGPqb5TAOstvopo_Vq5A_q4xb485kASFF7fudEaFcgGwa3Q1gg0jEY4mNACnsuYri_s30o9kaWb52HBwXImKtLHdMlNn7VTPfXdRVdPqg691SnYwqtcVzrotNOisJA/s4032/IMG_6847.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPXRip87GwC1iSpkv-TD6RqadR_JjHvGbXjpjlPoKo6bckub-T6WaL_b9ImcLQGPqb5TAOstvopo_Vq5A_q4xb485kASFF7fudEaFcgGwa3Q1gg0jEY4mNACnsuYri_s30o9kaWb52HBwXImKtLHdMlNn7VTPfXdRVdPqg691SnYwqtcVzrotNOisJA/w640-h480/IMG_6847.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can't zoom in on the maps or anything like that - it is just a image.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiWObIRF79WKqxRtTvkMHf7pMYD6Jkb5eh0fBiBWegKFe3oum_A_wRgw4zgi52-O0xY2CLhRQCJo7MpoPMIFZ92URehYKLK5zJp6Z-vK-s6V369HX0nO0E8bnPWe2oMf_S3OFd7RZjokl_dW52IBwXlj7Xo59bko_G2Gl0hNMEMjwl9qzEAR0PFzThQ/s4032/IMG_6848.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiWObIRF79WKqxRtTvkMHf7pMYD6Jkb5eh0fBiBWegKFe3oum_A_wRgw4zgi52-O0xY2CLhRQCJo7MpoPMIFZ92URehYKLK5zJp6Z-vK-s6V369HX0nO0E8bnPWe2oMf_S3OFd7RZjokl_dW52IBwXlj7Xo59bko_G2Gl0hNMEMjwl9qzEAR0PFzThQ/w640-h480/IMG_6848.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think while this is pretty, I am not sure how useful it is given you can't explore the details of the city layouts - this is where a CD format would have been better I think.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxFYmWMGnhZkf4Usgtfp3LmvXYC41kWOpREvd3sX2d5pVgNIGomYfA8IDyeOnzUR1DiVeZwZml1QHTl-RQcKN__Sn9TwlDtpPpLglB-0nQa-V7RIdF0RlsPB-IdN5EpUOX1plli_o8OZT5LMadrZVM4cID_eNEsNQssQ97P31C8RLlIWaVo4CqxiT6w/s4032/IMG_6849.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxFYmWMGnhZkf4Usgtfp3LmvXYC41kWOpREvd3sX2d5pVgNIGomYfA8IDyeOnzUR1DiVeZwZml1QHTl-RQcKN__Sn9TwlDtpPpLglB-0nQa-V7RIdF0RlsPB-IdN5EpUOX1plli_o8OZT5LMadrZVM4cID_eNEsNQssQ97P31C8RLlIWaVo4CqxiT6w/w640-h480/IMG_6849.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is also some images of the various major Australian cities:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvAW7CdrPDGhhzUAYTrhyw-dqQ-x_FOflNz1sI1dzIErqKFov-hOrOxFDaauZPZAVwZ7bZxGKcEUaBBcELxv8JlKVDE4r0b_VwyvB6075Dg7j05JKlpP3HFygKFflQRjWx0amfW88oWeSU_38QGYA__0bREzY8pAMRwcnL2yukmJwjTBoEUbPv9R7Qw/s4032/IMG_6853.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvAW7CdrPDGhhzUAYTrhyw-dqQ-x_FOflNz1sI1dzIErqKFov-hOrOxFDaauZPZAVwZ7bZxGKcEUaBBcELxv8JlKVDE4r0b_VwyvB6075Dg7j05JKlpP3HFygKFflQRjWx0amfW88oWeSU_38QGYA__0bREzY8pAMRwcnL2yukmJwjTBoEUbPv9R7Qw/w640-h480/IMG_6853.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OOvXMVR_WpDMi7cLyYaIkCQhFWliLYIyDQWfJC59dEMRCSGMzHo9rYUbIfbW7rcjQ1AyOvPxFFOQRvFWLgEDu3opqUPMIcRwqGvTPeCCYQwNJeaW2yekF8YnYflvrdgZYdqO9NkxfFzmxCEgGoOso-FYaVRedd8N0LOctRnTsbSD8PL09Nc_mQO9dw/s4032/IMG_6855.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OOvXMVR_WpDMi7cLyYaIkCQhFWliLYIyDQWfJC59dEMRCSGMzHo9rYUbIfbW7rcjQ1AyOvPxFFOQRvFWLgEDu3opqUPMIcRwqGvTPeCCYQwNJeaW2yekF8YnYflvrdgZYdqO9NkxfFzmxCEgGoOso-FYaVRedd8N0LOctRnTsbSD8PL09Nc_mQO9dw/w640-h480/IMG_6855.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSNPrdJaGS68-sWFJVTk1mx6o22jVCCaVPTUx43EjSplWF49GdMwg0XLBYWTwUZEqcxPazigsf57dFirHSXxwiUbH2JS4V6w3dxN0UbiqrPi6PkFDQgQ1cun-cbRo810_iu26_9BV-IRhSL_-_KK_-ovQWcDs3AtSJePSNMn7YcndA_VR1iWCVGMcEg/s4032/IMG_6856.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSNPrdJaGS68-sWFJVTk1mx6o22jVCCaVPTUx43EjSplWF49GdMwg0XLBYWTwUZEqcxPazigsf57dFirHSXxwiUbH2JS4V6w3dxN0UbiqrPi6PkFDQgQ1cun-cbRo810_iu26_9BV-IRhSL_-_KK_-ovQWcDs3AtSJePSNMn7YcndA_VR1iWCVGMcEg/w640-h480/IMG_6856.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is also historical information included about the prime ministers in Australia (up until 1992 anyway):</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUirU7CC_LKQNjbpELEy1uzZ-f6ErknlJ2VDjDM9_mC2WBSKZZRImyud3WNkaXkNSwupZtNR1MAt8sttg69wxbhJZRRj-t2DNdLF5jS24eZE-g3DPu-YEQc6SPy_H9eDNajz1KUW2sptJaXaOZ0N8HSkq3puevK3O6gFIBUj_E_GKQXo2Qfwzqj8szQ/s4032/IMG_6857.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUirU7CC_LKQNjbpELEy1uzZ-f6ErknlJ2VDjDM9_mC2WBSKZZRImyud3WNkaXkNSwupZtNR1MAt8sttg69wxbhJZRRj-t2DNdLF5jS24eZE-g3DPu-YEQc6SPy_H9eDNajz1KUW2sptJaXaOZ0N8HSkq3puevK3O6gFIBUj_E_GKQXo2Qfwzqj8szQ/w640-h480/IMG_6857.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can select any of them to see more information about them - like Bob Hawke below. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILg-VNUPxPp0u09sZD_7jo7RGVWOtu6S3ekHkGdNasbQqqU_n7-bsqq3kg4xc5VmxA-V6VYS-sqlDu1nNBmw04moFgYeoZSzTDA9iH6LG1rkoLpuq5wuqcrNps_LOD15yrzgqA2AtPUt2e2PWHeiBCGUIDbUrbVeI7kLSB9oP0NUGnKp9igoHCRQEkQ/w640-h480/IMG_6860.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>It doesn't mention it above, but he was originally born in Bordertown, a small town in South Australia. </div><div>I was living in Alice Springs and Perth when he was Prime Minister. </div><div><br /></div><div>Personally I thought he was mainly famous in Australia for his ability to down a schooner in one gulp very fast and his comment that "Anyone who fires a worker for taking off work today is a bum" comment after Australia won the Americas Cup yacht race in 1983. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can see a brief best of Bob Hawke video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6d_JSP2knQ" target="_blank">here if you want to see that.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>My history knowledge is clouded by a lack of interest in politics generally!</div></div><div><br /></div>You can also see the prime ministers in a timeline view which is pretty cool:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-qRktfjHg7UFaR_VbQu4g9X5ZyK-56BRiYXWKkgfGG1eaXo1EEQdcrDwJPT4-vefZnPGUWCz5IqDOulM6nZ0SnNgoIynpM8FmLhgbs2bkQbgG-pyRFcBzCN6JmgfQMj-cJMwVJ6pJtw-dpUXIO4U8B9oUFe817mE9FpvDYVk88jQnYgQ0dgZG61P4w/s4032/IMG_6858.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-qRktfjHg7UFaR_VbQu4g9X5ZyK-56BRiYXWKkgfGG1eaXo1EEQdcrDwJPT4-vefZnPGUWCz5IqDOulM6nZ0SnNgoIynpM8FmLhgbs2bkQbgG-pyRFcBzCN6JmgfQMj-cJMwVJ6pJtw-dpUXIO4U8B9oUFe817mE9FpvDYVk88jQnYgQ0dgZG61P4w/w640-h480/IMG_6858.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can also see the Parliament house layout, and you can click on different houses to see the layout, etc, if that kind of thing floats your boat!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l4WmfPLVlV4sKOrwKZamR-36-UI3amX3PVm9sHZ5PPPl3unS0tCcFy6p_2AtNKqIEJsglZmdMRpn4NsnS2ce3kbwmwONDOsa84RFl9nYNuXqGCWmHLlnh9s1HAxH1rRHFapmaPq5Nap9aJIMCR_8S3uScR4cKEecgKzX0RLDAqI9Pl1f_Jvjtxd3uQ/s4032/IMG_6859.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l4WmfPLVlV4sKOrwKZamR-36-UI3amX3PVm9sHZ5PPPl3unS0tCcFy6p_2AtNKqIEJsglZmdMRpn4NsnS2ce3kbwmwONDOsa84RFl9nYNuXqGCWmHLlnh9s1HAxH1rRHFapmaPq5Nap9aJIMCR_8S3uScR4cKEecgKzX0RLDAqI9Pl1f_Jvjtxd3uQ/w640-h480/IMG_6859.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is quite a bit of information here, and I suppose if I was at school doing a project about prime ministers or learning Australian geography this would be a useful resource.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can also lookup Australian postcodes in the software, which is probably the most useful feature, since posting letters was more common then and it was harder to find out postcodes without the internet - you had to visit a post office to find out back then!</div><div><br /></div><div>Beyond that, it is just a curiosity that doesn't provide a lot of useful information these days. But I am glad to finally try Australian Graphic Atlas out on my Amiga in 2023.</div><div><p><br /></p></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-4598736019487795252023-09-20T18:12:00.001+09:302023-09-20T18:26:33.910+09:30Misc Amiga upgrades and new games<p> To say the last month has been busy is an understatement. I have had so much to do for work, setting up a new office in Japan, and other overseas projects also in progress.</p><p>Finding time for the Amiga has been challenging, with trips overseas in August and this month meaning little time to spend on playing with them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNSU-AJqKgBFfwc4abI8Hw6AUy7q0Odu29uJ2znCeZ1wRyqVnPnNknu_UN-TbmCUds6A58aRv5a34dQHuB6NEjUf3r64KG0vv4PyJJUwcjO231ZM7jJOhlqM7KrtlxEJfIqrfqpZ9ABvyZ_dSoSyCeK7YRgWMcgEdNISbv02-On6nKD76u7Zp1vbrUA/s4032/IMG_3821.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNSU-AJqKgBFfwc4abI8Hw6AUy7q0Odu29uJ2znCeZ1wRyqVnPnNknu_UN-TbmCUds6A58aRv5a34dQHuB6NEjUf3r64KG0vv4PyJJUwcjO231ZM7jJOhlqM7KrtlxEJfIqrfqpZ9ABvyZ_dSoSyCeK7YRgWMcgEdNISbv02-On6nKD76u7Zp1vbrUA/w640-h480/IMG_3821.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They say that your hobbies are so important to regularly make time for, as part of your mental health. So despite being ridiculously busy, I tried to make time every week when I am at home.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowChIP7skCK-5i23bR79v1gzyu9VdGaP6ORDOmJhlBm4b7pJQHmkoMDRRk0eKQToy6NKl--NrV1WtSRhdZeuuVQhXsNECzQ1oaq-hd0gDIobqscA202RKmYXVGMgpeULjZS1hKOYqCGvYD44RYnkLOEZmVMU3H9yiztpn33FQBVZeTxRgQHSBR1YKgQ/w640-h480/IMG_3886.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have picked up new Amiga hardware and software, and done upgrades of bits and pieces as I have found time, so I thought I would cover them in one post as I don't have time to create dedicated posts for each.</div><p>First up is an interesting game called Renegades Deluxe, available on a recent Amiga Addict Magazine cover disk:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcTybhOQiVfV8XEZLrfVwqX65Xkz8e_K9w5j0Wj9iiaDWBlwXbJU6iCoJ66xBAVTMbftjiNPjaqhEkLogtgTq2c9NyYXxRm0J4nwL3t5ysNa7HLujoxbK-dtbqa3mcxbmEaWKHQxQw6jpM1Lcy5HAmktIK32MJP0GMNsf0VzoSOpPKOXnnLyEXIBVew/s4032/IMG_3826.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcTybhOQiVfV8XEZLrfVwqX65Xkz8e_K9w5j0Wj9iiaDWBlwXbJU6iCoJ66xBAVTMbftjiNPjaqhEkLogtgTq2c9NyYXxRm0J4nwL3t5ysNa7HLujoxbK-dtbqa3mcxbmEaWKHQxQw6jpM1Lcy5HAmktIK32MJP0GMNsf0VzoSOpPKOXnnLyEXIBVew/w640-h480/IMG_3826.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The nice thing about subscription to Amiga Addict is I get the disk labels to put on the disk images I download and write out to real floppy disks. I could use the adf image on a gotek, but I prefer to use my floppy drives and disks, while they still work. </div><p>It is so much more satisfying to use Amigas as they were intended to be used. I used my Amiga 500 for trying this game out:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOlCcjaYSlBUPeX87-X3TQTDPCYhS60trE9I1nz_5HB-7ayV9gpQYLogcDKh2p-paD-mY4qybsEElvP7ZD7EGs_5QBFbbOzVq1yq-pUBkkK-_oo9yg1Avf-00q9juMefK1myGqbAylWMRwKax-prn2NsqCx3RtEajdjYsO4wGeeiJop3oNZQ1oodM2g/s4032/IMG_3822.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOlCcjaYSlBUPeX87-X3TQTDPCYhS60trE9I1nz_5HB-7ayV9gpQYLogcDKh2p-paD-mY4qybsEElvP7ZD7EGs_5QBFbbOzVq1yq-pUBkkK-_oo9yg1Avf-00q9juMefK1myGqbAylWMRwKax-prn2NsqCx3RtEajdjYsO4wGeeiJop3oNZQ1oodM2g/w480-h640/IMG_3822.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I have to say, this game has a sort of bitmap brothers graphical style, not sure if that was intended but I like it anyway. I found it fun to place - kinda similar to Alien Breed in the gameplay.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQwQMIrUuHLbRO8Cu9FcCoEmPLVHCwyRMFE3OwpK1P-8P_gtl_jICVrj_TDlgrHkTbbJOJ-gGHubeIMoNEezjKpJ3M_u-0ipwX613sYsM30WNiGa7ohrZRbWE-uDUjHA3VKmyCycBmHs14UhMxttQ0uVv-QZ61uZS0eIPttJIIn5dy8_9-wgmiVdKbw/s4032/IMG_3823.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQwQMIrUuHLbRO8Cu9FcCoEmPLVHCwyRMFE3OwpK1P-8P_gtl_jICVrj_TDlgrHkTbbJOJ-gGHubeIMoNEezjKpJ3M_u-0ipwX613sYsM30WNiGa7ohrZRbWE-uDUjHA3VKmyCycBmHs14UhMxttQ0uVv-QZ61uZS0eIPttJIIn5dy8_9-wgmiVdKbw/w640-h480/IMG_3823.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVB0zX3IjihqBWCDPWWYKVnptbPPO_SZ2yEy2tk8XZC6Ae_wZ8NyQHJWLLdwyGY9JJwn-BZwWFqEw-KxGwGvaSNY4TV-TDbZdldn0s0pTsLB3jV_1s2MnqFuU3SmWMqsNt-uC4HE1svPNInwSjH6frsnYwzSTgY0aeWMpRiT8uHkbDbzFrNWhiI7WjA/s4032/IMG_3824.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVB0zX3IjihqBWCDPWWYKVnptbPPO_SZ2yEy2tk8XZC6Ae_wZ8NyQHJWLLdwyGY9JJwn-BZwWFqEw-KxGwGvaSNY4TV-TDbZdldn0s0pTsLB3jV_1s2MnqFuU3SmWMqsNt-uC4HE1svPNInwSjH6frsnYwzSTgY0aeWMpRiT8uHkbDbzFrNWhiI7WjA/w640-h480/IMG_3824.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Getting through the maps is satisfying, and I am impressed with the quality of the graphics in it for sure - it kept me busy for a while!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lsKbVtLsGIZ0sDgbtcnmBu-Z3tmzEYXaxHeeP5Jq4zVR5_BAVR0XpAGEbJNC21x9vIhENS5yeP4TbVchJ55J05wKQMB2rdTCNKwztRiKSe2jmxMQa3g0d6yxQ_4uZ87HTHUuObBX-VRZCPTZiUnZzMRNqAb1vldx8H68S_TZ4Gt8RlIa_owmqTbf7A/s4032/IMG_3825.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lsKbVtLsGIZ0sDgbtcnmBu-Z3tmzEYXaxHeeP5Jq4zVR5_BAVR0XpAGEbJNC21x9vIhENS5yeP4TbVchJ55J05wKQMB2rdTCNKwztRiKSe2jmxMQa3g0d6yxQ_4uZ87HTHUuObBX-VRZCPTZiUnZzMRNqAb1vldx8H68S_TZ4Gt8RlIa_owmqTbf7A/w640-h480/IMG_3825.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I also received a package of "new" titles from Vesalia. I was looking on their website while I was travelling for titles I may have missed out on, and I found a few so I grabbed them - some newish, some quite old.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrbz7ylzEXpaI0AXxk6z3x96IPAKaem60Beto0NZw1I6mT3LqzKnBRbPgUcuHK4oJWb3tUKj_m5seXr6NiYAndSOntOiWcYkAEFsl1Fv2Bb1Iy4FWmm02pLCuege0OT_l_Bc6fcE_bduY3Vr11DUIPgUEEHZLi85so2dnasUrJt4dYL9eqzfbXtJhFQ/s4032/IMG_3844.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrbz7ylzEXpaI0AXxk6z3x96IPAKaem60Beto0NZw1I6mT3LqzKnBRbPgUcuHK4oJWb3tUKj_m5seXr6NiYAndSOntOiWcYkAEFsl1Fv2Bb1Iy4FWmm02pLCuege0OT_l_Bc6fcE_bduY3Vr11DUIPgUEEHZLi85so2dnasUrJt4dYL9eqzfbXtJhFQ/w640-h480/IMG_3844.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>SQRXZ IV is a typical Amiga platform game, which somehow I missed out on getting until now. It is not a bad game, but nothing that really stands out from plenty of other similar games on the Amiga.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWMwA25Y0qqPVwWlw2I351bdaeJ7exlEF04QW_kihP3_t6LukiS3G_AIIV0wTLicQA1HG3WSU8tUfgLPdQ-oeNvnm1tC0OcX7ZPs1TKFu2xbuJHjb1NkGN8T_eqhqgwHQrMgoBm4_xT9VB1LUvs5XXTsGZQu6WCOkvioB1Ajaf4pcKN7v-eGKKxktxg/s4032/IMG_3878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWMwA25Y0qqPVwWlw2I351bdaeJ7exlEF04QW_kihP3_t6LukiS3G_AIIV0wTLicQA1HG3WSU8tUfgLPdQ-oeNvnm1tC0OcX7ZPs1TKFu2xbuJHjb1NkGN8T_eqhqgwHQrMgoBm4_xT9VB1LUvs5XXTsGZQu6WCOkvioB1Ajaf4pcKN7v-eGKKxktxg/w480-h640/IMG_3878.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also tried out Marbelous<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxZyF3AcfLuN0exmLqqp9_pTKOP9P50LzhXUlOVFlD0TIzf4F9QxDpkfO6EL9yjFV93XNRXTyg_bq5jY3NQ0F2mnFlzM-pQ-iwbWJm4g-p2lS98SQq5m2aTBHdn467sZ1u5QlDXzYsRMv2AgnP95cfg18je1ZOTHSaZ9gqYv2ckkRJG5mBvHeIjuewQ/s4032/IMG_3881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxZyF3AcfLuN0exmLqqp9_pTKOP9P50LzhXUlOVFlD0TIzf4F9QxDpkfO6EL9yjFV93XNRXTyg_bq5jY3NQ0F2mnFlzM-pQ-iwbWJm4g-p2lS98SQq5m2aTBHdn467sZ1u5QlDXzYsRMv2AgnP95cfg18je1ZOTHSaZ9gqYv2ckkRJG5mBvHeIjuewQ/w480-h640/IMG_3881.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiYvAUu6AU9GbVgYZUErDOhE4lBZqLdhalDQzOqv95Va2fdP-yYnK55ZksWStrGvMzNra0DDbb26UjqHfOE-LW0LjPZ9tDZMmnnhkqNJbSSlx2Wp3_TN-a2Qyb8Al-tbM5lI_M6UG4uqBWgBn9insDXCl6lMTI0aniR3ES-QXxfuQR3WxwvekQ-oxRA/s4032/IMG_3882.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiYvAUu6AU9GbVgYZUErDOhE4lBZqLdhalDQzOqv95Va2fdP-yYnK55ZksWStrGvMzNra0DDbb26UjqHfOE-LW0LjPZ9tDZMmnnhkqNJbSSlx2Wp3_TN-a2Qyb8Al-tbM5lI_M6UG4uqBWgBn9insDXCl6lMTI0aniR3ES-QXxfuQR3WxwvekQ-oxRA/w480-h640/IMG_3882.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Last year I bought a game called Connect digitally, as it was not possible to ship the boxed version to Australia at that time. Now though, it is possible, so I made sure to pick up this Japanese inspired puzzle game:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8qEjj_130U3YlyzkQpRtZZDDjHdEWl4dPbaVq-Fkrv_6pYcqKN4YpaN0_bzFuSnehcEKvmwa039ubaaEbPYr6lXZDVTitkOPJ74l4oV7WdAiGHa9FzFLbHz5WaDIOF8a408ig1jI-EB0xzo2VcWHeXlPVxVZJRG6arMkt9oSPWLDnpVGcHvmzZXjtg/s4032/IMG_3896.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8qEjj_130U3YlyzkQpRtZZDDjHdEWl4dPbaVq-Fkrv_6pYcqKN4YpaN0_bzFuSnehcEKvmwa039ubaaEbPYr6lXZDVTitkOPJ74l4oV7WdAiGHa9FzFLbHz5WaDIOF8a408ig1jI-EB0xzo2VcWHeXlPVxVZJRG6arMkt9oSPWLDnpVGcHvmzZXjtg/w640-h480/IMG_3896.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It came on a CD and some disk labels, which I wrote out to a real floppy to use on my Amiga. You can also hard disk install this game, which is great! I recommend this game - it is challenging!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwz1VB7vbdwYPEOMKUQr4JNn-NEBYfSHNuFdApgFnT9g2AIU97GWDwEUPzxhadEsOJqDiaZnYd-mNENuPzDgFXW5TyhnAwMMj67Fp8rQKz9y0hsvn24RcIHNIxJr5RqDTlV3U7__gFsu9TCpfVx4fXtTu6l7KkOoFR6ygCPEDB0jg2YozEF-TXLg1Dw/s4032/IMG_3897.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwz1VB7vbdwYPEOMKUQr4JNn-NEBYfSHNuFdApgFnT9g2AIU97GWDwEUPzxhadEsOJqDiaZnYd-mNENuPzDgFXW5TyhnAwMMj67Fp8rQKz9y0hsvn24RcIHNIxJr5RqDTlV3U7__gFsu9TCpfVx4fXtTu6l7KkOoFR6ygCPEDB0jg2YozEF-TXLg1Dw/w640-h480/IMG_3897.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another new release game I hadn't picked until recently was Black Dawn TechnoMage.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7WAdmpfMTSfW4pYHZxzURnq4H68Uec44EFofBDbSR3NzDBIaXNgMjF5JgzN57ESR3_iRugPsr0AE0dvzL1BafHu2QtBbnR3xU-RtEeoFdlP7_hn-MY7023Q4aY_hRDTZIvP1Y-ClvA6lV0tqVjvh7JpRUMn7-aSFuwn1Apv4GmWlQFztGTo_8uTG5Q/s4032/IMG_3900.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7WAdmpfMTSfW4pYHZxzURnq4H68Uec44EFofBDbSR3NzDBIaXNgMjF5JgzN57ESR3_iRugPsr0AE0dvzL1BafHu2QtBbnR3xU-RtEeoFdlP7_hn-MY7023Q4aY_hRDTZIvP1Y-ClvA6lV0tqVjvh7JpRUMn7-aSFuwn1Apv4GmWlQFztGTo_8uTG5Q/w640-h480/IMG_3900.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I ran this on my Amiga 1200 and it is quite an enjoyable dungeon crawler style game, reminding me of playing Obitus, Eye of the Beholder and Hired Guns.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U-isnFpeZuvotNvxqXrWcNeMrIQw1eC4A03HZR6VQNgEd2VDO1UobUT0ml_XPWUOEVBzbVZKWFdsqkDVAp9-X0k85CDa9y3niohnXXD6uYNwb7oGvl8HuF9oyqYBItwZslJ9RFuYFTlfB-DJir9rKhQStkzDi9-b4Ds2oLHyoUyJk-JT4xFMVy1YOw/s4032/IMG_3911.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U-isnFpeZuvotNvxqXrWcNeMrIQw1eC4A03HZR6VQNgEd2VDO1UobUT0ml_XPWUOEVBzbVZKWFdsqkDVAp9-X0k85CDa9y3niohnXXD6uYNwb7oGvl8HuF9oyqYBItwZslJ9RFuYFTlfB-DJir9rKhQStkzDi9-b4Ds2oLHyoUyJk-JT4xFMVy1YOw/w640-h480/IMG_3911.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love that it has a automap feature, which makes it much less painful to navigate around than the older games which required graph paper!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13LRpNLUqgW60AM5xp-T1qe9Cu4BXHdzoIWrG5frpXc-gWDsG7Bc866ShMC5fDe-izNeeOMudt_0Kq_JizmCEgtrrh5QfHDwMc5fsThywqpknNBX_X3qWM49wuLITSPpWE1dtY2XGwGKCqtu4ZFNE0Np_SRItJ6aUVfxVEKeEkfRTs1PLQhapalqE2w/s4032/IMG_3912.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13LRpNLUqgW60AM5xp-T1qe9Cu4BXHdzoIWrG5frpXc-gWDsG7Bc866ShMC5fDe-izNeeOMudt_0Kq_JizmCEgtrrh5QfHDwMc5fsThywqpknNBX_X3qWM49wuLITSPpWE1dtY2XGwGKCqtu4ZFNE0Np_SRItJ6aUVfxVEKeEkfRTs1PLQhapalqE2w/w640-h480/IMG_3912.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Moving onto hardware, I found this interesting hardware for sales on eBay for Amiga 600/1200 called AURA. Audible Reality? I had never heard of this before - have you?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzjtBOOiC-xlwTZYivYksg-SydhcyWCiev0cnzZl03AaDNCIl0pUlMCKZQ70q6qSdyHIHh2UpIyfLJfEvjw77o8YndJ50kHIYAuNklGntM8dM_yNrVBRmoqeEifzgO610eA0dzsEwnLRlU6to781AQp6ymvu6VTCEqiecYEhH4xl0i4qu90yfrqyQhA/s4032/IMG_3942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzjtBOOiC-xlwTZYivYksg-SydhcyWCiev0cnzZl03AaDNCIl0pUlMCKZQ70q6qSdyHIHh2UpIyfLJfEvjw77o8YndJ50kHIYAuNklGntM8dM_yNrVBRmoqeEifzgO610eA0dzsEwnLRlU6to781AQp6ymvu6VTCEqiecYEhH4xl0i4qu90yfrqyQhA/w640-h480/IMG_3942.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It looks like a sound sampler for the Amiga, but unlike most of them which use the parallel port, this one uses the PCMCIA port on the Amiga 600 and 1200. This is totally new to me!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiau-r8AnYNarlqr0vNpWhrCuYm-nD-GvdXtArLzyoBux7WQnwDU-qO99XA_TADwMgxlfe7A_MFCRnpzX5BcphfB3-G_keK0dQoo6z_K8Y6bEdggixYFgoWtgTnOVaWkny4GHXr1jIIp-z55pB1n2W1E-R5i1kWtSrS7GSr_jFBu14vI-DMmyWZCTuPgA/s4032/IMG_3943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiau-r8AnYNarlqr0vNpWhrCuYm-nD-GvdXtArLzyoBux7WQnwDU-qO99XA_TADwMgxlfe7A_MFCRnpzX5BcphfB3-G_keK0dQoo6z_K8Y6bEdggixYFgoWtgTnOVaWkny4GHXr1jIIp-z55pB1n2W1E-R5i1kWtSrS7GSr_jFBu14vI-DMmyWZCTuPgA/w640-h480/IMG_3943.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It allows the Amiga audio to pass through it also, which means you can just have one output to the speakers, which is very handy.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY_TbaFf_hFlSF_WrxtJHVxsfeJUDSNyhhFdGtoweOqCcSuEfDPq-S9npNS7UAU0FBx_fk9Wmssm2t_0eIoa4h9_Tq5LNqEWhpVFulO-DzrNj2qC8Dp7xf9LApzXMEVJ-n2UnqfdPSrPLwmuIJJ2LaiH8WpNNZyqY7sIt9lPpNMZJ3BVxp2TW8ze0xg/s4032/IMG_3944.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY_TbaFf_hFlSF_WrxtJHVxsfeJUDSNyhhFdGtoweOqCcSuEfDPq-S9npNS7UAU0FBx_fk9Wmssm2t_0eIoa4h9_Tq5LNqEWhpVFulO-DzrNj2qC8Dp7xf9LApzXMEVJ-n2UnqfdPSrPLwmuIJJ2LaiH8WpNNZyqY7sIt9lPpNMZJ3BVxp2TW8ze0xg/w640-h480/IMG_3944.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With no pass through, I have to unplug my Squirrel SCSI adapter or CDROM drive PCMCIA connectors though in order to use it. This means it is unlikely to be permanently connected to the Amigas, as I am more likely to use the CD drives. I will try it out soon though.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the topic of CD drives, I was interested in finding a CDROM solution for the Amiga 600 and 1200's. </div><div><br /></div><div>For the Amiga 1200's I bought Squirrel SCSI PCMCIA adapters a few years ago, and connected external AppleCD 600 drives to them. One of the AppleCD drives I received the drive has completely failed, so I had to locate another internal similar SCSI drive and swap it out. With that done, I got it working with the Vampire A1200 system.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmt_L0XWYoDRuMLkYW1jUqIJBiosI_ooTNJkJqgxkjiFXSGAULAO2_AUC-5odYtFPM4rnrdQNqss0B-H3U4tBI01UlTlcw7imala4-LDUC-i7y9H1Saz5HYZmvM3zEyHmIpx8gKSfw3UgviSHV1RSrVeFtR6W77DEDllvqQnkYw43d-iWTDoDTh3TpQ/s4032/IMG_3646.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmt_L0XWYoDRuMLkYW1jUqIJBiosI_ooTNJkJqgxkjiFXSGAULAO2_AUC-5odYtFPM4rnrdQNqss0B-H3U4tBI01UlTlcw7imala4-LDUC-i7y9H1Saz5HYZmvM3zEyHmIpx8gKSfw3UgviSHV1RSrVeFtR6W77DEDllvqQnkYw43d-iWTDoDTh3TpQ/w480-h640/IMG_3646.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Space is an issue with these large external drives, so the new shelves I bought to raise the height of the screens allowed me to position the CD drive underneath, allowing enough room for the Amiga 1200's to still sit side by side o the same desk.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBP5LtuZyf3E4tj1gQp77-D9ZlE-mwPeKa5L4xdGBFFLjbF9gZ8XTCDALxJOHBUQL7lTgv9TzcQtfFClKWAPGJQBkhn0N89tunb0ikYlU72dUXlOCVp8_EwZUQJ-N4lJxFKzR6uiUfVwsgdCioA8h6JMCtJobDttkib1W3ZXjbppOeWDiyurSjDnzNoQ/s4032/IMG_3648.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBP5LtuZyf3E4tj1gQp77-D9ZlE-mwPeKa5L4xdGBFFLjbF9gZ8XTCDALxJOHBUQL7lTgv9TzcQtfFClKWAPGJQBkhn0N89tunb0ikYlU72dUXlOCVp8_EwZUQJ-N4lJxFKzR6uiUfVwsgdCioA8h6JMCtJobDttkib1W3ZXjbppOeWDiyurSjDnzNoQ/w640-h480/IMG_3648.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The cable from the Squirrel SCSI is short, so it didn't allow me to position the drive on top of the shelf as I would have preferred. Clearly it was intended to put the drive to the left side of the A1200, but also clearly I have no space for that. fitting the Squirrel scsi PCMCIA adapter in between is challenging enough!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0UV-8AChBZYtpiYrdSOrAOUJNimM-qUFfX87_t4jdGmNgaiV_lAOFtv6QsZXQqSpPym0mIp2QcixS30aeK8lXNlksFW6pQQn9m6OIy3tiwNel7aOj9Do170wyKvCjnhqqco04KUXKBCn2D9iZCDh1wbMnLBqDFld9kC5M7LcYscYtdxutyk4Zo_Pzg/s4032/IMG_3649.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0UV-8AChBZYtpiYrdSOrAOUJNimM-qUFfX87_t4jdGmNgaiV_lAOFtv6QsZXQqSpPym0mIp2QcixS30aeK8lXNlksFW6pQQn9m6OIy3tiwNel7aOj9Do170wyKvCjnhqqco04KUXKBCn2D9iZCDh1wbMnLBqDFld9kC5M7LcYscYtdxutyk4Zo_Pzg/w640-h480/IMG_3649.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>It works well though like this.</div><div><br /></div><div>For the Amiga 600, I didn't have another Squirrel SCSI adapter or another AppleCD drive to use, so I sought out another solution to give it a CD drive. I found a seller on eBay selling the Sony PCMCIA CD drive which is apparently compatible with the Amiga!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pAb_GzymXAxY3nG3sxZAe5dMORRDnRMwWBiMGZjkNCnvwT15QQyOfQdi22DFfwEHtB5GARVFp4g0uxZX4H_Mp4VDu1MuRV8_hegnh79GdRKivMIH6fm9ge5EgOC_7gPTSDiWE__LkT-y6N9A7scT1_SR0q1zbFfd935djHfOhyejP6mPuz_CxcfjUg/s4032/IMG_3626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pAb_GzymXAxY3nG3sxZAe5dMORRDnRMwWBiMGZjkNCnvwT15QQyOfQdi22DFfwEHtB5GARVFp4g0uxZX4H_Mp4VDu1MuRV8_hegnh79GdRKivMIH6fm9ge5EgOC_7gPTSDiWE__LkT-y6N9A7scT1_SR0q1zbFfd935djHfOhyejP6mPuz_CxcfjUg/w640-h480/IMG_3626.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The cable for this drive is even shorter than the Squirrel SCSI adapter cable, so that is going to be a challenge for sure!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXriW_SZ9Fedz-QBkc1bWQO2XE4LKoIathYFlLlYQ-uOiJN7Ek1rfA6GKFillfDvfVm7wvBa-gs9NBj8ivDJLEnR7-IMX3GTd8eXz-tmAmhYsdYd0JvUndTpI3bNbQlK58ZtFErm5nIyKpGf-y56I3gXZl9Y1-INKBz-9irGvsM5MZqHHJD5nusOlRAA/s4032/IMG_3627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXriW_SZ9Fedz-QBkc1bWQO2XE4LKoIathYFlLlYQ-uOiJN7Ek1rfA6GKFillfDvfVm7wvBa-gs9NBj8ivDJLEnR7-IMX3GTd8eXz-tmAmhYsdYd0JvUndTpI3bNbQlK58ZtFErm5nIyKpGf-y56I3gXZl9Y1-INKBz-9irGvsM5MZqHHJD5nusOlRAA/w640-h480/IMG_3627.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Luckily, the drive is very low profile, and can fit alongside the A500 floppy drive, while actually being lower than the drive eject button!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj5mBGee4-3hh4e18DZPmEqKhf8Wfi-TRjGU_53KOw6dLHEWvmhc-RcC6loAW6LLp1XW-_3er7OPmodhhVIKyFNyxcz7yAu6sJ8lZL5mU4epMn7Riopky4kyPIazF6vBeGzJTNihmmDMQfkJ9s4_hA7wg42qYdBiJ-QlIW22QVbqfTy79qvC7JbdX0Q/s4032/IMG_3628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGj5mBGee4-3hh4e18DZPmEqKhf8Wfi-TRjGU_53KOw6dLHEWvmhc-RcC6loAW6LLp1XW-_3er7OPmodhhVIKyFNyxcz7yAu6sJ8lZL5mU4epMn7Riopky4kyPIazF6vBeGzJTNihmmDMQfkJ9s4_hA7wg42qYdBiJ-QlIW22QVbqfTy79qvC7JbdX0Q/w640-h480/IMG_3628.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Perfect fit! Very happy about that!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-ufoYoZqPj-5Lzo1cJ9fxcsvUyUUNCRhn-dP3mjUAQgQ3z7YHrQriWDWo1J2j4htbK7JXirhGeuVWMimAiYsp7_2xE_fc44Msjqb954HrGp66gdxsW3Cmtq1MZsNTHcPUO7QjTunTb-kNKiTsTZ2Zgb5R2Nk32sft9VUjWrIHA65oYrydB3LL6Clrg/s4032/IMG_3629.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-ufoYoZqPj-5Lzo1cJ9fxcsvUyUUNCRhn-dP3mjUAQgQ3z7YHrQriWDWo1J2j4htbK7JXirhGeuVWMimAiYsp7_2xE_fc44Msjqb954HrGp66gdxsW3Cmtq1MZsNTHcPUO7QjTunTb-kNKiTsTZ2Zgb5R2Nk32sft9VUjWrIHA65oYrydB3LL6Clrg/w640-h480/IMG_3629.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Amiga drivers were included on the floppy disk confusingly labelled DOPUS - they included DOPUS to make the copying easier I guess. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUybrP4M1Vuy1JBJD3P6Henrl5chN0mTITdY-2ZRarSI4L9XCCOZaouqnUWS6q_oqI-os56PYqgDndmbrzsFMKU-FxUt7zMjQKrVGnsVet_DDQuJwM99AJp6TrmVQETd6zsEXyJySYeD-KViExGmkXnXkBo438B-zpA-JRXgLhTEKUxInyuobDbCz2qA/s4032/IMG_3635.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUybrP4M1Vuy1JBJD3P6Henrl5chN0mTITdY-2ZRarSI4L9XCCOZaouqnUWS6q_oqI-os56PYqgDndmbrzsFMKU-FxUt7zMjQKrVGnsVet_DDQuJwM99AJp6TrmVQETd6zsEXyJySYeD-KViExGmkXnXkBo438B-zpA-JRXgLhTEKUxInyuobDbCz2qA/w640-h480/IMG_3635.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once installed per the included instructions, I was pleased to say the CD drive worked straight away - I tested with an Aminet CD.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJ1XmVUv_4Nq59QZGjtUQLJJGKyNY4RFxdF-u33KyfcZjnLAZmsMK5s4YcLcrap1BBQLLiMkLU4nmA19UFcbrBe9xmiPGWBPH2Jj_DVb1PGL4oBL98dmMvzJeToWDXp14UcRN5gTj1LttiIOX1eprhMcyo6RiyMUjhLPo97u2mRVCrlTfexkuyMtl6w/s4032/IMG_3636.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJ1XmVUv_4Nq59QZGjtUQLJJGKyNY4RFxdF-u33KyfcZjnLAZmsMK5s4YcLcrap1BBQLLiMkLU4nmA19UFcbrBe9xmiPGWBPH2Jj_DVb1PGL4oBL98dmMvzJeToWDXp14UcRN5gTj1LttiIOX1eprhMcyo6RiyMUjhLPo97u2mRVCrlTfexkuyMtl6w/w640-h480/IMG_3636.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I still need to hook up a phono to RCA cable to the CD drive, so I can enjoy the CD audio from it, but I will do that later on.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the subject of music, Pete Cannon has been busy with his Amiga 1200 making music again, and recently released an Amiga Action themed LP vinyl release with another Amiga disk filled with samples used to make the songs.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXnDMOfBTcm3QloPRPkhKp3J9or_hloMfYwpJj1AY9xKurfAvnK7Yejnwd9ZOBKhYkTiFylAk0wlv4JYCEGmksdz32pFot_2YWCsgg-VowAELmnTWHgUtaRmwIHRuGqGh3RyC3scOXqxeuBQC9AAN4ZYExVXXdsxBS_hGrPqmZbtwhX3itdDXBfhyYw/s4032/IMG_4110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXnDMOfBTcm3QloPRPkhKp3J9or_hloMfYwpJj1AY9xKurfAvnK7Yejnwd9ZOBKhYkTiFylAk0wlv4JYCEGmksdz32pFot_2YWCsgg-VowAELmnTWHgUtaRmwIHRuGqGh3RyC3scOXqxeuBQC9AAN4ZYExVXXdsxBS_hGrPqmZbtwhX3itdDXBfhyYw/w640-h480/IMG_4110.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I suspect he recycled the Amiga Power themed vinyl LP floppy disk from an earlier release for the floppy here too, as it says Amiga Power rather than fitting the Amiga Action theme of the cover. But no matter.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Sadly the vinyl was poorly packaged and bent badly - rendering it unplayable. I can play the digital versions though, so that is something I guess. Pete - if you are reading this, seriously, please package these better for transport for Australia. This is the second vinyl release from you I can't play at all.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j2KqICNwrtQUiMFhbGJ6UjXHfEfO75kmTy9nxXrUhGSMqkxV2h2ItzpVQKOhQPDj32xcb_kmBU1L1RUfsQDalq7edu7pVAqXD8ZAQWxIIjK96cRIwMYzcyCeBg5qKL80rIxJ8ZvVzqzp1l7Z4CUSZeDqrajY_lQpgTA5-656Caty6ewAII_adpRQKw/s4032/IMG_4111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j2KqICNwrtQUiMFhbGJ6UjXHfEfO75kmTy9nxXrUhGSMqkxV2h2ItzpVQKOhQPDj32xcb_kmBU1L1RUfsQDalq7edu7pVAqXD8ZAQWxIIjK96cRIwMYzcyCeBg5qKL80rIxJ8ZvVzqzp1l7Z4CUSZeDqrajY_lQpgTA5-656Caty6ewAII_adpRQKw/w640-h480/IMG_4111.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Regardless of the vinyl condition in my case, it is great to see modern musicians using Amigas in the music creation process in 2023!</div><div><br /></div><div>As I have covered previously, the Rapid road USB clock port devices I used in my Amiga 1200 systems failed, and the replacement ones I bought also failed eventually too. The units connected to the X-Surf Zorro cards still work perfectly in my big box Amigas, so I am not sure why the A1200 ones are so prone to failure.</div><div><br /></div><div>Individual Computers sells the Rapid Road cards, but don't have any in stock for a few years now, and no ETA on when they will be available again.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have an old E3B subway card I bought 20 years ago that I use in one of the Amigas, but I wanted to fix up both of the Amiga 1200's and A600 to have USB support again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Alinea computer recently announced they had new stock of the remake of the subway usb clock port card, called Subway 2021. I picked up some units for my Amigas.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLP07DN9QvE2MccOrKtlng7oX5LqbWKnfT5WB9Ihzm2JrfVlcbjihTFLd_ADVoTbPZFkqshA5cwgjKodbkeaEqs0L_HUJLfrkiUedowxhhECEFDbKnf5fuyDoCk81vPnNGdQbxdhLhfiy2KCMq7w0lYqSbGmoeqpnb6DBAuYOBpr9APD_SyUZ0yLaYw/s4032/IMG_4122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLP07DN9QvE2MccOrKtlng7oX5LqbWKnfT5WB9Ihzm2JrfVlcbjihTFLd_ADVoTbPZFkqshA5cwgjKodbkeaEqs0L_HUJLfrkiUedowxhhECEFDbKnf5fuyDoCk81vPnNGdQbxdhLhfiy2KCMq7w0lYqSbGmoeqpnb6DBAuYOBpr9APD_SyUZ0yLaYw/w640-h480/IMG_4122.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also chose the additional optional power adapter card that allows you to provide additional power to the card to support powering USB external hard disks, rather than being limited to powering basic USB sticks only (without a external powered USB hub of course).</div><div><br /></div><div>I started working on the A1200 030 system first:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_ptExgF4xX4aq8RAO9NnVaPMFWKFfWKoOa1QciW9nvBfHEJpTDv6kTpO-JGCLjUbq1SMHaDAovLMFTa4xIkUIGzAF-o6QxZnFgm4P8a0Wriue4pWGjIhuhWdfGjTYL9jLeRwRkSfKrx1Y-1X2vNqJVO1bGKZXdkXGKtbfkkEsIW_xCw7fhW16tZH6w/s4032/IMG_4123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_ptExgF4xX4aq8RAO9NnVaPMFWKFfWKoOa1QciW9nvBfHEJpTDv6kTpO-JGCLjUbq1SMHaDAovLMFTa4xIkUIGzAF-o6QxZnFgm4P8a0Wriue4pWGjIhuhWdfGjTYL9jLeRwRkSfKrx1Y-1X2vNqJVO1bGKZXdkXGKtbfkkEsIW_xCw7fhW16tZH6w/w480-h640/IMG_4123.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is a close up of the Subway 2021 USB card:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYAZNbR_uoeV-2l8yAbxdKNA06_7KcaxSwls7KPa-5MT0nQGU2dPNlEGIzizfrq-KFC8uEpcYeNf6qLM4qBVGljY0t7qD9Xpk3zgqSZrCmy3k2uSmFhkOQ1CGbZop4Y35tGNVVToPnUKce-dn66H1-VKlsx63ZgH0WL3vD-UPvA7MpStA_-29gTU1-w/s4032/IMG_4124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYAZNbR_uoeV-2l8yAbxdKNA06_7KcaxSwls7KPa-5MT0nQGU2dPNlEGIzizfrq-KFC8uEpcYeNf6qLM4qBVGljY0t7qD9Xpk3zgqSZrCmy3k2uSmFhkOQ1CGbZop4Y35tGNVVToPnUKce-dn66H1-VKlsx63ZgH0WL3vD-UPvA7MpStA_-29gTU1-w/w640-h480/IMG_4124.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Clock port connector on one side, and the two USB connector ports on the right side.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also included is the instructions on how to install them in the Amiga.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tSwv8h9RfolcipZSC-orj67-CIxiL1Z7LDoGOrpw52JP9udJev95kyXJXivMDAdmmXUVanvykC3y_xODQ6drYJ83LdvOzp67NaxcZww5C5EYADNMbMGkD15-Hm4QwjOGcIYFbfB3_b73RHoUzy6vOHo0T0rk-y-0Lt6ACxvZOKaP5JF9rgzq2tDEeg/s4032/IMG_4125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tSwv8h9RfolcipZSC-orj67-CIxiL1Z7LDoGOrpw52JP9udJev95kyXJXivMDAdmmXUVanvykC3y_xODQ6drYJ83LdvOzp67NaxcZww5C5EYADNMbMGkD15-Hm4QwjOGcIYFbfB3_b73RHoUzy6vOHo0T0rk-y-0Lt6ACxvZOKaP5JF9rgzq2tDEeg/w640-h480/IMG_4125.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A REALLY important thing to know is that the subway 2021 is NOT compatible with the popular Poseidon USB stack software, even though the older E3B subway worked fine with it. Instead I need to use the newer ANAIIS USB stack software from Aminet with it.</div><div><br /></div>I didn't bother buying the USB port cables since I have plenty from the failed rapid road devices. I connect ed one to the optional power board, which includes a floppy power splitter, one side goes to the internal floppy drive, the other to the optional board connected to the subway 2021.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6xZFEosx5UGC9U_K3rH7NepdwGb7EQpDqN3JrtBvgHXtHI1sVCfVZHG_9AbEpDv0XMvAXxdgDuC5dNwTU-pzNFJRoHQBvUXCETxeeTjU1Suo4o76Mih_64P3TwR-z9kG8WluuPXo45bTw1YHCG-zUVIdHlHewNHIcl0iXlUlRgvIPk4Zj8iUVIiRpQ/s4032/IMG_4126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6xZFEosx5UGC9U_K3rH7NepdwGb7EQpDqN3JrtBvgHXtHI1sVCfVZHG_9AbEpDv0XMvAXxdgDuC5dNwTU-pzNFJRoHQBvUXCETxeeTjU1Suo4o76Mih_64P3TwR-z9kG8WluuPXo45bTw1YHCG-zUVIdHlHewNHIcl0iXlUlRgvIPk4Zj8iUVIiRpQ/w640-h480/IMG_4126.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close up showing the connections. Note that there is no protection if you connected the power cable or the clock port the wrong way - you will fry the subway 2021 board if you get it wrong, almost 100% guaranteed. Be careful, and double check the connections per the included instructions.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5bzaVQB4FaZphqmO9x9pJD0OTBbl3QrWmWn6f0XeSusMxwSWeJ1JKDA2NXWnNpPhJw_qr1Yz5yQM5h-L4eJWmTok5reV11x5P4pqQ1cK9BnG8hxOfpwFbwEogP7wbPfdzOsvWiVmdV4tkhJ827b5HjpB3kckzmtgddwZW2mHKh4Q0pZzVafgrffrWA/s4032/IMG_4127.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5bzaVQB4FaZphqmO9x9pJD0OTBbl3QrWmWn6f0XeSusMxwSWeJ1JKDA2NXWnNpPhJw_qr1Yz5yQM5h-L4eJWmTok5reV11x5P4pqQ1cK9BnG8hxOfpwFbwEogP7wbPfdzOsvWiVmdV4tkhJ827b5HjpB3kckzmtgddwZW2mHKh4Q0pZzVafgrffrWA/w640-h480/IMG_4127.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As the USB ports need to be threaded out the expansion port at the rear of the case, I needed to take out the floppy drive also...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U-9Dz93Lv1PM_-WDnd3Q8amfd-jT5qLg6y8V63bUlN4Pn7dOhR7CmbVrbYQko1K1joDYKCAhwVWnO29ItIUjcHSXSItuzRvygJPrZmvzTNsVkDcxa9d2t07NxdI-W0E_fT3GX1zL0YoB97IghlybYJZ23az8anyDkW9iOwDUpZXLyJtZC3Jxqfd6Gg/s4032/IMG_4128.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U-9Dz93Lv1PM_-WDnd3Q8amfd-jT5qLg6y8V63bUlN4Pn7dOhR7CmbVrbYQko1K1joDYKCAhwVWnO29ItIUjcHSXSItuzRvygJPrZmvzTNsVkDcxa9d2t07NxdI-W0E_fT3GX1zL0YoB97IghlybYJZ23az8anyDkW9iOwDUpZXLyJtZC3Jxqfd6Gg/w640-h480/IMG_4128.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With that done, you can see the Indivision AGA card with the cable that usually runs under the floppy drive. There is space to the right to feed the USB cables through.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuNIJ-2HRW_VPWEjByaGOXNJssNxXERLzI9UFvfCah7S8rnGLrUmDIl2cAaj42NGrOgSCL35rakmuiGXZyD7psvVBg2ZceTT14xwbNNDsvbcFhqudzmDxOCV0Y_Lt0FgWP-ua7ohuK1cQRjwHis9Lc70HA_AnntMnFVExqvQ_2CjET54bGjb22xKM3w/s4032/IMG_4129.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuNIJ-2HRW_VPWEjByaGOXNJssNxXERLzI9UFvfCah7S8rnGLrUmDIl2cAaj42NGrOgSCL35rakmuiGXZyD7psvVBg2ZceTT14xwbNNDsvbcFhqudzmDxOCV0Y_Lt0FgWP-ua7ohuK1cQRjwHis9Lc70HA_AnntMnFVExqvQ_2CjET54bGjb22xKM3w/w640-h480/IMG_4129.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the cables feed through. I am aware there is an Omniport available now that can clean this up and present an external DVI/HDMI and USB from the respective cards..I should probably look into that!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegoBh4SDiMQ_aeU9kF3b8myWUB1VYL8eE4levUqfetVhhZf1_YCnJ-mvo3MJ3u5noGruDmQckxHPCpEOCy4EqGMRNRmWmnwEuAmNt5bqVnolrZywuUQrtw3fFl7weLXL-vHARtm17PqvH5x5s5upm6MwociAbqTMX3agVMLFIYM8w7Cs4GHIDRNhaIg/s4032/IMG_4130.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhegoBh4SDiMQ_aeU9kF3b8myWUB1VYL8eE4levUqfetVhhZf1_YCnJ-mvo3MJ3u5noGruDmQckxHPCpEOCy4EqGMRNRmWmnwEuAmNt5bqVnolrZywuUQrtw3fFl7weLXL-vHARtm17PqvH5x5s5upm6MwociAbqTMX3agVMLFIYM8w7Cs4GHIDRNhaIg/w640-h480/IMG_4130.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next issue I found is that this A1200 motherboard has a full set of pins for the clock port. Normally only the right side half pins are actually present. I had to break off the pins in the left side immediately adjacent to the clock port connector so that the subway clock port connector would actually fit!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilijHMKtjNpfm-Aycg3wxEQK8kDw1b645Yq9d99dIDWo72OAuuIV7gvFnsXBS0vHdyLCY0IYt9JDRCaAmv2q70LBvvmqE3H5ImywSTcHaM7rC4ly21q8MoRWbgtJ31Q4OZ3FLd5rfWepct606A1B27tZGi9SZR2zrbb7XwB5LxczHfvZh-9ctKGSPpPw/s4032/IMG_4131.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilijHMKtjNpfm-Aycg3wxEQK8kDw1b645Yq9d99dIDWo72OAuuIV7gvFnsXBS0vHdyLCY0IYt9JDRCaAmv2q70LBvvmqE3H5ImywSTcHaM7rC4ly21q8MoRWbgtJ31Q4OZ3FLd5rfWepct606A1B27tZGi9SZR2zrbb7XwB5LxczHfvZh-9ctKGSPpPw/w640-h480/IMG_4131.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the Subway 2021 card installed in the clockport now:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSjhNTTUm_1B7cdjpm0Ku0GQliHWJU6qA7E--n7eQhj3WGOircSmPX85pAHUnr3ouxnYCtSh65iQn_txqwU87Sg0ZRFF0Eyqadyo6Z2HwpnNvmsWNXEOW3iZnthT2HqzQFzyXrKqzy7_2YKb2BDWJdC-OB4Qe1Iy2v0bx-iPelKG8FvOFPcxhK3sCWg/s4032/IMG_4132.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSjhNTTUm_1B7cdjpm0Ku0GQliHWJU6qA7E--n7eQhj3WGOircSmPX85pAHUnr3ouxnYCtSh65iQn_txqwU87Sg0ZRFF0Eyqadyo6Z2HwpnNvmsWNXEOW3iZnthT2HqzQFzyXrKqzy7_2YKb2BDWJdC-OB4Qe1Iy2v0bx-iPelKG8FvOFPcxhK3sCWg/w640-h480/IMG_4132.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am using the optional power connector board to supply more power to the subway 2021 in this setup also, and so the floppy drive power splitter is now also in place connected to the subway 2021 optional card and the floppy drive power.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYl15Ui7aXRAjrMYEU19ZhW20pjj5BYzuKddQnFxdtKcWcrz9JtDeSj36uyMqtV-oi4eOBIYLf9GYdHIRwM4ne27i-8GMNLaCosNgY0Cp5GJZrTyn7bCIQllt7wO-f-Fbcr7ADXvwXoijfhtk62odAkD9LJe3qen2xLDPRzv6ABD3H9L_tBxoLPpTJSw/s4032/IMG_4133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYl15Ui7aXRAjrMYEU19ZhW20pjj5BYzuKddQnFxdtKcWcrz9JtDeSj36uyMqtV-oi4eOBIYLf9GYdHIRwM4ne27i-8GMNLaCosNgY0Cp5GJZrTyn7bCIQllt7wO-f-Fbcr7ADXvwXoijfhtk62odAkD9LJe3qen2xLDPRzv6ABD3H9L_tBxoLPpTJSw/w640-h480/IMG_4133.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I downloaded ANAIIS latest version which is quite recent - July 2023.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQn71G_Ck19AuZZmi5KN27jBvvIIDemhf-ihjQkxJh-Tyk54Y7WPNSabwJHLxj0mA9WPo2-yXUdR4xLWT9rT75d0ZQ4K9ulrW9jVrH67byVEFV-MHfmdsvsOZLjOVx1UDfUo4xYhF2y6EzlYD_LxvxmD67WUu7OG_UfNa8scf6snb95pPsvNizHgKCw/s4032/IMG_4134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQn71G_Ck19AuZZmi5KN27jBvvIIDemhf-ihjQkxJh-Tyk54Y7WPNSabwJHLxj0mA9WPo2-yXUdR4xLWT9rT75d0ZQ4K9ulrW9jVrH67byVEFV-MHfmdsvsOZLjOVx1UDfUo4xYhF2y6EzlYD_LxvxmD67WUu7OG_UfNa8scf6snb95pPsvNizHgKCw/w640-h480/IMG_4134.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am intrigued by the readme that says the ANAIIS works under AmigaOS 1.3 also. Now that would be cool - USB support on my 1.3 Amiga. I'll have to try that on my Amiga 1000 later!</div><div><br /></div><div>For now though, the Amiga 1200 runs AmigaOS 3.2.2.1. I ran the installer for the ANAIIS software once extracted, and the Install_drivers installer after that. Not sure why both are not installed in one installer since both are needed...</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, I needed to download and install FAT95 from Aminet for FAT support for USB sticks. This archive is included with Poseidon, but not with ANAIIS.</div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KKo1UKyc1qWc4Hy83MbYkrQl4b3cGTWEy-Zak5WIkpsQXbCuKThUmnMNs6vltKEqNhSOuJ0KDtJ4VfTOdHFceFeSCefDywsnFxmSb0GAV1nnukjaji_YuJj6Ie7407U5KrSCq3JwgWUMIQMdnl1B2E28FWw-chShpKKBN2WqMVzFjo4zQnFZK8DJ4Q/w640-h480/IMG_4138.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>With that done, and one reboot later, I ran the <b>usbctrl start</b> command manually from AmigaShell first to confirm it is working, as per the instructions. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>There is a ANAIIS prefs tool to see the USB stack status information and to alter the settings:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pK2HXuCBGiDrTXnWpSol_HEoD8CRJL1DuKv0SBcd-o8UY7fnAC5v2RDc9GmZoBuPn54nNI4P1huN3qBEmRUcuHFPy2q8zerZM5NaVkdkA1kSlWxlzIP_uVDVXPCkLn6cqQWWpoml5gfFbUJm8ijuWxyLFhXC9PDlLyu97-O3pypo4CAedy7rokYXKg/s4032/IMG_4137.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pK2HXuCBGiDrTXnWpSol_HEoD8CRJL1DuKv0SBcd-o8UY7fnAC5v2RDc9GmZoBuPn54nNI4P1huN3qBEmRUcuHFPy2q8zerZM5NaVkdkA1kSlWxlzIP_uVDVXPCkLn6cqQWWpoml5gfFbUJm8ijuWxyLFhXC9PDlLyu97-O3pypo4CAedy7rokYXKg/w640-h480/IMG_4137.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>ANAIIS found the subway 2021 card straight away, so that is a good start.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAtbTqloiR7Wbsz1QTiqZDhbS46U3CUpjQv1JP7dg1eX4gA5lmeTD8VZ62Mu-UPYFwyxIkH9RvoEtCasyh9PUQSwa-QZJwGQCp7boCRWTIZwwkUyg68Vd9J2MbEYWJFT8Rf3W5vaxOloNObO8ecJU2CmlwbaiPKSmjU-xu-34lFUrVOujFBuNHeQ7vg/s4032/IMG_4135.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAtbTqloiR7Wbsz1QTiqZDhbS46U3CUpjQv1JP7dg1eX4gA5lmeTD8VZ62Mu-UPYFwyxIkH9RvoEtCasyh9PUQSwa-QZJwGQCp7boCRWTIZwwkUyg68Vd9J2MbEYWJFT8Rf3W5vaxOloNObO8ecJU2CmlwbaiPKSmjU-xu-34lFUrVOujFBuNHeQ7vg/w640-h480/IMG_4135.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzbMUOW-LdGaWnGnppXzu2VwFwWPmUtwA2bsaa3iRJCaktgX9qmLV3Ic-MVZDwwjlEzEEl15EKjRCE9wIsge2R_iK-BQ_Qb3u_uq_VzANyMTHqzznIgIKxCRuyylHgyre1Gs1Ys-mgu0BUcfHU8y2QDjpSMiJYCmYW9HU1s4fl7L6Y0z6-8TOH0lOXw/s4032/IMG_4136.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzbMUOW-LdGaWnGnppXzu2VwFwWPmUtwA2bsaa3iRJCaktgX9qmLV3Ic-MVZDwwjlEzEEl15EKjRCE9wIsge2R_iK-BQ_Qb3u_uq_VzANyMTHqzznIgIKxCRuyylHgyre1Gs1Ys-mgu0BUcfHU8y2QDjpSMiJYCmYW9HU1s4fl7L6Y0z6-8TOH0lOXw/w640-h480/IMG_4136.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcF05ilHKRDMBdEtPvCDZ7770czFmFc2hZ4LqKMsuf49UJqbToeAlxklWXdPWdbXESM-9QV2Wy0UQsZOvKFUrEnGFEjltebl9LTzfE4VDdC2cmqtKFKcMWRKMJFMbYdXRRcKL-hMwkOh20cQIb3AgXaH26fMWhyI5gAS4pMFSX953bk3OLPzleBm8BA/w640-h480/IMG_4145.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking around the ANAIIS tool, there is a settings section also:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zGBr1y6ioWiiZwK7osMY6OXLo4zjcQG01joS9_-OXmIID_a-ggx8Po4sTcQitI0sNG4Ud35kYh3_HviNXzpPRZeJteFMzZMnqc74iPGeR3WU9IROScEEZFAq15qf2NDPbn80-j0MAxK5Sl8nuxywADPRPvdm-6Ca-5RokRBksjnM98gumNvxNObZOw/s4032/IMG_4139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zGBr1y6ioWiiZwK7osMY6OXLo4zjcQG01joS9_-OXmIID_a-ggx8Po4sTcQitI0sNG4Ud35kYh3_HviNXzpPRZeJteFMzZMnqc74iPGeR3WU9IROScEEZFAq15qf2NDPbn80-j0MAxK5Sl8nuxywADPRPvdm-6Ca-5RokRBksjnM98gumNvxNObZOw/w640-h480/IMG_4139.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Also installed is a seperate tool called Massive, which is used to help mount larger USB drives. Note that for me, I needed to add a FILESYSTEM=fat95 line to the INFO tool types for the Massive program before it could see the larger USB sticks.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5x28H5kCheYQRjDF2gqw8UgVEZZ5-V9sWC59LqYP_5I9532f3Het03D-Q86REhg61P5YhOPAW-XQkdOQwj6In5TilZj4RLxpTl1SWjYP-7sgKIsAg1a3Z_IMbHt5I3HsYnOrieNJLX2kdQDRIIxtb2mW0Pi2F_wsPWjBZVLO__w8tBiQEfc8slirR7g/s4032/IMG_4140.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5x28H5kCheYQRjDF2gqw8UgVEZZ5-V9sWC59LqYP_5I9532f3Het03D-Q86REhg61P5YhOPAW-XQkdOQwj6In5TilZj4RLxpTl1SWjYP-7sgKIsAg1a3Z_IMbHt5I3HsYnOrieNJLX2kdQDRIIxtb2mW0Pi2F_wsPWjBZVLO__w8tBiQEfc8slirR7g/w640-h480/IMG_4140.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I inserted a 16GB USB stick and it came up, although it was very slow initially while it was validating the disk. This took a few minutes, during which the system was jerky and slow to respond. After validating finished the system returned to normal.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fd7UO_UrN-9gihkEb5-v1CgR1BsZH2jWXQjLf_ATOr2oLPDmVyUqRhD7t32T68_dp3_XS_ZNNSltOyqwTY8phvc9m-PpsMz28-wd_hovd6tOy3xJuQbuzg_Cna2bSWh8z5bfDz0gZ5MkkQW36SjZkeJLV98bzZQdSX8lQn4DIBj8KPpHTPZaAiHGpQ/s4032/IMG_4141.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fd7UO_UrN-9gihkEb5-v1CgR1BsZH2jWXQjLf_ATOr2oLPDmVyUqRhD7t32T68_dp3_XS_ZNNSltOyqwTY8phvc9m-PpsMz28-wd_hovd6tOy3xJuQbuzg_Cna2bSWh8z5bfDz0gZ5MkkQW36SjZkeJLV98bzZQdSX8lQn4DIBj8KPpHTPZaAiHGpQ/w640-h480/IMG_4141.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At this point I noted that the usb stick was VERY VERY hot. I suspected it was to do with the optional power board, so I powered off the Amiga, and took it off...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQfWz2x0-90mvRt9-5Oos3kq0owskIfSCqCJ51AqFDqeiZfUTcMLcnhf84YxpEtj5X-6palRIP3SzqZHBrMVYM8VP-8TRPsF7NJOlRcHTvu4DMinKwgLjQeXMJUH0SYAD-Ex7gD7TQr8JoAdGt2Q3_8oC19JsL4LEhGTP5US_M8AVBr3h_GbZEs76-w/s4032/IMG_4142.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQfWz2x0-90mvRt9-5Oos3kq0owskIfSCqCJ51AqFDqeiZfUTcMLcnhf84YxpEtj5X-6palRIP3SzqZHBrMVYM8VP-8TRPsF7NJOlRcHTvu4DMinKwgLjQeXMJUH0SYAD-Ex7gD7TQr8JoAdGt2Q3_8oC19JsL4LEhGTP5US_M8AVBr3h_GbZEs76-w/w640-h480/IMG_4142.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After that the usb stick no longer got so hot, which was a good thing.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyk1VyE8SOvThjWVuhyOemF_357t4e10xLE2Ad4CwHUU2wxl7IemzsCQQusUwoo9jnyjyLvenLNbQd1aPkRmgcUJ7jMEK1QWC1gqx3SembDUWblRusUah9gEFHBMOYDWtvHjK1FrwaiULdccOADUEC9otMjtK5t8Rh-3FdTxX6NTli0-6znH9mQ8HWg/s4032/IMG_4143.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyk1VyE8SOvThjWVuhyOemF_357t4e10xLE2Ad4CwHUU2wxl7IemzsCQQusUwoo9jnyjyLvenLNbQd1aPkRmgcUJ7jMEK1QWC1gqx3SembDUWblRusUah9gEFHBMOYDWtvHjK1FrwaiULdccOADUEC9otMjtK5t8Rh-3FdTxX6NTli0-6znH9mQ8HWg/w640-h480/IMG_4143.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not so good though is that I get read errors constantly trying to read the usb stick.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDR_f6VXKaNjoEsaIX3qtKukxuwnSzrxAcWtonvKTMZYabkg-ik3TDcsu8yKaMZi2H95_HiSKOnoxeiNi98ThZ4Sdwpskwrv-e0awey61wwqpXSbADYp1q4L8g_33VZNtyAqMIGghZMF-HziIZybTvK0ypowM290Qz6X6_nprAV3N6SQpCKuo901akA/s4032/IMG_4144.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDR_f6VXKaNjoEsaIX3qtKukxuwnSzrxAcWtonvKTMZYabkg-ik3TDcsu8yKaMZi2H95_HiSKOnoxeiNi98ThZ4Sdwpskwrv-e0awey61wwqpXSbADYp1q4L8g_33VZNtyAqMIGghZMF-HziIZybTvK0ypowM290Qz6X6_nprAV3N6SQpCKuo901akA/w640-h480/IMG_4144.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sometimes you can hit try and it goes away, other times it does it ten times or more before it goes away. There are clearly problems.</div><div><br /></div><div>In addition, no smaller USB sticks work at all. Only the larger ones that are detected by the Massive tool.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have to say I am disappointed given the cost of them that they don't work to read USB sticks, which is of course the main reason I bought them. Maybe they work with mice and keyboards, but I couldn't care less about doing that since the Amiga already has a keyboard and mouse. Besides, USB support for keyboard and mice is only useful inside workbench...</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to leave it and do the other Vampire A1200 system next - maybe it was just bad luck:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmy44pxkCEcCU0rbtR5hb8CpEaQysIjtxHYw1gjb8_waQgqE1kRfZMKXoiRSIbwopvXuuQ_1RO6SdNerutc-Vl6OKgqgN2AY4zhGEiyApIrkHWKbacO8Zbo3OVpd_lcNA9nJKBCPubKHO4U-vhk2Y9mlK0nfytxV6aKwjiAxJcAbGTlx9KOHGnpRhBaQ/s4032/IMG_4147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmy44pxkCEcCU0rbtR5hb8CpEaQysIjtxHYw1gjb8_waQgqE1kRfZMKXoiRSIbwopvXuuQ_1RO6SdNerutc-Vl6OKgqgN2AY4zhGEiyApIrkHWKbacO8Zbo3OVpd_lcNA9nJKBCPubKHO4U-vhk2Y9mlK0nfytxV6aKwjiAxJcAbGTlx9KOHGnpRhBaQ/w640-h480/IMG_4147.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Vampire 1200 has the A1200.net case with the USB port cutouts on the right side, which makes it a lot neater to connect up.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then installed ANAIIS and FAT95 as I did on the other system. As I am running coffinOS, it replaces the onboard kickstart 3.2.2 with the AmigaOS 3.9 soft kicked.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe--zBnURq21bAJJy4W6LC-B_vohxa7liB9iCsrjMY7FVEEfHxSEb591qQgvGQx8bQTjaYQM6MYMokPCUkR-whY-ZFzNro7eSRnKpWD04W9XBLkGwjpYsT8umls6Cum8YWM-9j-3CX_2eatQ9_VNn3fmQ8lSBvXRbKNhTWB20P2XYzyZduqSxk9X35g/s4032/IMG_4148.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe--zBnURq21bAJJy4W6LC-B_vohxa7liB9iCsrjMY7FVEEfHxSEb591qQgvGQx8bQTjaYQM6MYMokPCUkR-whY-ZFzNro7eSRnKpWD04W9XBLkGwjpYsT8umls6Cum8YWM-9j-3CX_2eatQ9_VNn3fmQ8lSBvXRbKNhTWB20P2XYzyZduqSxk9X35g/w640-h480/IMG_4148.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The same behaviour happens on the Vampire 1200 system though - USB sticks mounted via Massive have this long validation periods and errors on read. Smaller USB sticks do not show at all.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhr5RD5EuBh7HbwdtiCMoGbqgdKDHsH6uqr70IR51LyrFw0W1gqsUfUrd7udnisexnRLhGQGnJyOCDMCqzQs5Ziijgrmk2rKBm1kvSx1lW4mMY_lc0tlScONPNQI3wwkXDvBOY9Tm-2MvR8H8cc3WX80kAGn6yDF1xiZxqsklQTl6VdA_qM1674SPjnQ/s4032/IMG_4149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhr5RD5EuBh7HbwdtiCMoGbqgdKDHsH6uqr70IR51LyrFw0W1gqsUfUrd7udnisexnRLhGQGnJyOCDMCqzQs5Ziijgrmk2rKBm1kvSx1lW4mMY_lc0tlScONPNQI3wwkXDvBOY9Tm-2MvR8H8cc3WX80kAGn6yDF1xiZxqsklQTl6VdA_qM1674SPjnQ/w640-h480/IMG_4149.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is good that USB kinda works, but it is pretty useless at the moment. I need to read up more and see if anyone else has seen and solved this issue.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzH4L9NxsCkFcqLJ1rBlcFFaTglI9HTyPAkiyqZ8Ffrin9TczsI1EdztQ-gyKrRKyWVTO6udcLWfbmrBeNsW4pjbuC8HeCgWkvSzOv20cdQLyRDMrSNiFv1izwVtjM0BLpOeLKpoEi_H1gcwvnA-p2WBhs7nbgHwvSXkPChzyUd-svG0ceMIuA0ildeA/s4032/IMG_4152.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzH4L9NxsCkFcqLJ1rBlcFFaTglI9HTyPAkiyqZ8Ffrin9TczsI1EdztQ-gyKrRKyWVTO6udcLWfbmrBeNsW4pjbuC8HeCgWkvSzOv20cdQLyRDMrSNiFv1izwVtjM0BLpOeLKpoEi_H1gcwvnA-p2WBhs7nbgHwvSXkPChzyUd-svG0ceMIuA0ildeA/w480-h640/IMG_4152.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then put my older E3B Subway card into the Amiga 600 - I did this as it has a clockport slot on the A604n especially designed for it, so no clockport cable is needed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS3oNPJalo3gT2XbNst-TujUrBePFgMTkZhea0fwDkxjujUCBnn1cj1nFc3_9XP56L0Z0_wxFcnTILlImX8cAP_NznDp1qqXQns6imWxAovfXmB0ThTcAqOujt51IJyXALj0kYbxeHr2HuGGYT67nxDA3h8lA1tT45igqBE5mpfeB6Z-isafgu2AtFw/s4032/IMG_4153.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS3oNPJalo3gT2XbNst-TujUrBePFgMTkZhea0fwDkxjujUCBnn1cj1nFc3_9XP56L0Z0_wxFcnTILlImX8cAP_NznDp1qqXQns6imWxAovfXmB0ThTcAqOujt51IJyXALj0kYbxeHr2HuGGYT67nxDA3h8lA1tT45igqBE5mpfeB6Z-isafgu2AtFw/w640-h480/IMG_4153.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Since this older E3B subway is supported by Poseidon USB stack, it works fine.</p><p>I will need to keep working to understand the problems with the Subway 2021 and ANAIIS software support of usb sticks. There is hopefully a simple reason for why it is not working for me.</p><p>I read something the other day about apparently needing to format the USB sticks to a specific format in the RDB first for them to work, which seems very clunky considering FAT is so standard and Poseidon USB stick supports it perfectly...surely not?</p><p>In the meantime, that is it for now.</p><p>I will be away from my Amigas for a bit and having a small break from work too, so likely will not have time to update the blog again until late October. Until then, please enjoy your Amigas and please look over the many other blog posts I have written! </p><p>If you have some tips on how to resolve the issues I found with ANAIIS and USB sticks please let me know in the comments here, or via Facebook if you are friends with me there!</p><p><br /></p></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-75336330351815986772023-08-21T21:59:00.003+09:302023-08-21T22:27:18.662+09:30Amiga 4000T Upgrade Part 2 - Scanner, Tape Drive, AmiTube and CDXL<p>Working on my Amiga 4000T for this latest build has been refreshing and fun - setting up AmigaOS 3.2.2, getting the ZZ9000 and ZZ9000AX and applications working well was very satisfying. You can read the first part of this build <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/07/amiga-4000t-upgrade-part-1-amigaos-322.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to get up to speed. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs08yDFY716o5XqHkSMZjzIeK7MA-BEeUk6dBzhjQ2xgETxbglwLvMvaLRCm87gtnu8biV7dShTrqZXOZdApUmhOy2PY4aqTXHFWa4nvFq5dmbJk9ijb7XBiqpE3srxVH3nsZPK39dSHwtSR0usyZEnf9nnxKJKiWnPkmkrFRozIh6cP10x4c2RiKMrQ/w640-h480/IMG_3425.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>I plan to continue this blog from where I left off in <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/07/amiga-4000t-upgrade-part-1-amigaos-322.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a>. The aim here is to setup a Tape drive, Scanner, AmiTube, create and view videos with CDXL (using AGABlaster), try to upgrade that hard disk (again) and some other things too!</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's get started.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think for most Amigans we are well aware that Amigas were used to make the graphics used in Babylon 5 in the first series, before they switched over to SGI machines.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was a pleasant surprise when I was installing Imagine on the Amiga 4000T to find a Starfury fighter example file someone created to load into it!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJH6BpaQW8uYOBP-dcO-ek95NrKA1_a4tSYZEbSnCTk3n6BURqM8qGRI_YrAOjKMqL9p4-v6y_s-_sEIU4ZwzzJ5gZyAwxLKse6alQkhPOafMvEXEQvH1HCs1lJ8fTP-IRxiopg9eXI49rR5rPlMOJ9vaqFtq1ctbKm-14ibeuYQGGgJDY61EUONKURQ/s4032/IMG_3383.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJH6BpaQW8uYOBP-dcO-ek95NrKA1_a4tSYZEbSnCTk3n6BURqM8qGRI_YrAOjKMqL9p4-v6y_s-_sEIU4ZwzzJ5gZyAwxLKse6alQkhPOafMvEXEQvH1HCs1lJ8fTP-IRxiopg9eXI49rR5rPlMOJ9vaqFtq1ctbKm-14ibeuYQGGgJDY61EUONKURQ/w640-h480/IMG_3383.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>It's not the original file of course, but it is a nice reminder that Amigas were used for more than just games and demos.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowwWdQN2FWoD9wcrMFqIS0V5VuE2LlKd5LyPoH0MzjW6pr0KKk757n640srQnjBpBdS8Ic6j2fSRAk4WiJR3UZb05wek1YpfbOWkzSR6gPviftxWL7jy7M20l1pnj2lPlI3nAdMfquX740xUWU6QvFnR_FwPWPnIXZUVT2eXQnVXk4qzDgCL3CIv4KQ/s4032/IMG_3384.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowwWdQN2FWoD9wcrMFqIS0V5VuE2LlKd5LyPoH0MzjW6pr0KKk757n640srQnjBpBdS8Ic6j2fSRAk4WiJR3UZb05wek1YpfbOWkzSR6gPviftxWL7jy7M20l1pnj2lPlI3nAdMfquX740xUWU6QvFnR_FwPWPnIXZUVT2eXQnVXk4qzDgCL3CIv4KQ/w640-h480/IMG_3384.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I found a car example file too:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-b_URXzcrJtCMt332uH6WVbojcjemidObEj0Ikp6ioWd26h0_HPBvcxhmeZrhPplhyDIoPsAcmhOWP_5pS_TI0qq4pVKGKd2t-WvGNbjl1Rrh4qbGZrf7UM4exTAnxxPjkJqUzxZydP8ia0NaXXZt-DSPKcMBMJ8bAnf6NeAGAtD--x2gsjfYPawu4A/s4032/IMG_3385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-b_URXzcrJtCMt332uH6WVbojcjemidObEj0Ikp6ioWd26h0_HPBvcxhmeZrhPplhyDIoPsAcmhOWP_5pS_TI0qq4pVKGKd2t-WvGNbjl1Rrh4qbGZrf7UM4exTAnxxPjkJqUzxZydP8ia0NaXXZt-DSPKcMBMJ8bAnf6NeAGAtD--x2gsjfYPawu4A/w640-h480/IMG_3385.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>It is a shame I have little to no graphic creation talent, so I can only look at and be impressed by the work that someone put into this.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWqULxxxVnF3POEly-HzjxXp2cUD7FxO6g5-9ZeP0ch1qWuE0SfrigJaAcQRgq5ULT-l3c0NVSfZHLufvRAHRkoll2dWiNnhHP1i0PnrJvYjhaj1iBw-E_d8q4WofohrApEsTkV5zA4M2Y-h99lZ4QL5lFO8zfgymdvants-a7RDdR2vWvcH-s0hEPA/s4032/IMG_3386.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWqULxxxVnF3POEly-HzjxXp2cUD7FxO6g5-9ZeP0ch1qWuE0SfrigJaAcQRgq5ULT-l3c0NVSfZHLufvRAHRkoll2dWiNnhHP1i0PnrJvYjhaj1iBw-E_d8q4WofohrApEsTkV5zA4M2Y-h99lZ4QL5lFO8zfgymdvants-a7RDdR2vWvcH-s0hEPA/w640-h480/IMG_3386.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>It was around this point I changed my background on the Workbench - an oldie but a goodie. </p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLT-CRvi_oMbyrJpmVlstuFWKQm5C_vwcZYrZjL3oWqN2oHDvMBp91Vl23XoQDYqaQF3Ixzs72OHs0tbWNaoOOTPTkSlQ1sQYsAPvzxOb9v_VdzckxZT5SD-E3YwbqYG9DUom9Eg9Ur73KceiXwd0TK8o-ZRHttQ9bWlF7RB2uokUC0ka7_DvpuKmuVg/s4032/IMG_3387.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLT-CRvi_oMbyrJpmVlstuFWKQm5C_vwcZYrZjL3oWqN2oHDvMBp91Vl23XoQDYqaQF3Ixzs72OHs0tbWNaoOOTPTkSlQ1sQYsAPvzxOb9v_VdzckxZT5SD-E3YwbqYG9DUom9Eg9Ur73KceiXwd0TK8o-ZRHttQ9bWlF7RB2uokUC0ka7_DvpuKmuVg/w640-h480/IMG_3387.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I set to work titling some of my audio cd's in Groovyplayer so they appear when I am playing the CD's. We are spoilt these days with internet cd lookups filling in this data automatically on modern computers - would be nice to have this on Amiga too since this machine is internet connected...</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P-WdO7isxdjQH0RinvL8mvEyG96VASrkPA9Er6nYfA0eUEf1byWJmLZcYgtOLs66T_nMfkMJEuMsYuCBnRCc9AIko-Af1J_1wd058mu3FkXnDGFfAZcGRk6PWTXW2fpFCSC-TfjR2zPtAszvJf0_O3XFPYxgBG_toAeFZcQ2YCSgE6-nIretXRmTFQ/s4032/IMG_3401.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P-WdO7isxdjQH0RinvL8mvEyG96VASrkPA9Er6nYfA0eUEf1byWJmLZcYgtOLs66T_nMfkMJEuMsYuCBnRCc9AIko-Af1J_1wd058mu3FkXnDGFfAZcGRk6PWTXW2fpFCSC-TfjR2zPtAszvJf0_O3XFPYxgBG_toAeFZcQ2YCSgE6-nIretXRmTFQ/w640-h480/IMG_3401.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Job done.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5go7-NvjHMwoq7r44Dgu1TrmyZHz-7v2-BiAdKMkwSR-J8rix62yWbCaMD7tu-bRHVGLyTgrJ9xO0cPv0sgXGWDFOhUemTbHmEiz2LdDCtz50GQH6A3JnplUe3DmUMFURYMy_lnGWqjz947wt4bU7njkX4ypQUOmTYuOYWUmoElzHkP8Yti2iWKg1Q/s4032/IMG_3402.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5go7-NvjHMwoq7r44Dgu1TrmyZHz-7v2-BiAdKMkwSR-J8rix62yWbCaMD7tu-bRHVGLyTgrJ9xO0cPv0sgXGWDFOhUemTbHmEiz2LdDCtz50GQH6A3JnplUe3DmUMFURYMy_lnGWqjz947wt4bU7njkX4ypQUOmTYuOYWUmoElzHkP8Yti2iWKg1Q/w640-h480/IMG_3402.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I don't have a huge number of audio cd's anymore - I kept a handful after converting them all to MP3 twenty years ago, and donated the rest to charity. Recently though I got a few audio CD's as extras included with Vinyl record sets and a handful that my mum kept when I donated the rest.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9xkLpDH5pEA_O4cL98SMcWoZyZ-DlXgX2TIMnUC4bdPtSRrgJEwMA_enZmUBPXWo2tNmXZfV-ZGiXCuRrPvnxJeTIrZ2wVpk6h5l-vZ2CRr5nQrOy-o1jXlQyuN0m-dKLLyFLjD6gTO_R8qfzkxXVww0vDJ_cQ_ZzBH82_dNqarS-ZY5hVANpIkI_Q/s4032/IMG_3404.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9xkLpDH5pEA_O4cL98SMcWoZyZ-DlXgX2TIMnUC4bdPtSRrgJEwMA_enZmUBPXWo2tNmXZfV-ZGiXCuRrPvnxJeTIrZ2wVpk6h5l-vZ2CRr5nQrOy-o1jXlQyuN0m-dKLLyFLjD6gTO_R8qfzkxXVww0vDJ_cQ_ZzBH82_dNqarS-ZY5hVANpIkI_Q/w640-h480/IMG_3404.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Next, I set to work setting up my IDE CD drive, and removing the other drive which was getting a little unreliable.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunkZWcEcxoGoS41f4jlhzd0JffGc7hHFyaKhmA-8_RNQsOD5WDjIOWItlmniScYqq7yK1IaB3ekgpIu4hKjGjk98pZObgbXRpp-LFqyP5XXKTgwTYNNWXSJ5oW97N4Y_hg5vmI2IjjVhIDEmIZ2NhmqspEcCyaB47Uf24sTb6zvvEfb1hRbEdg3gSBw/s4032/IMG_3392.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunkZWcEcxoGoS41f4jlhzd0JffGc7hHFyaKhmA-8_RNQsOD5WDjIOWItlmniScYqq7yK1IaB3ekgpIu4hKjGjk98pZObgbXRpp-LFqyP5XXKTgwTYNNWXSJ5oW97N4Y_hg5vmI2IjjVhIDEmIZ2NhmqspEcCyaB47Uf24sTb6zvvEfb1hRbEdg3gSBw/w640-h480/IMG_3392.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I hooked the IDE CDROM into the secondary IDE port on the Buddha zorro card:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliNtk8mCwtS8z10JV3kY9vSM5SlNaF-53vbA8v7zY8cstEqlCrWzIdlzEWtW3Tz-9mkLljSeDmiBVuwkF6wxkeZ0qX2YPr9THh7ExPDxgJhTxByZM375eDWJY07WKO3C086mkuWNrG0KGOdusQE5HpeEf_vZAdvF1xgEd1u-blEuz25xVeKzy4KUXlg/s4032/IMG_3394.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiliNtk8mCwtS8z10JV3kY9vSM5SlNaF-53vbA8v7zY8cstEqlCrWzIdlzEWtW3Tz-9mkLljSeDmiBVuwkF6wxkeZ0qX2YPr9THh7ExPDxgJhTxByZM375eDWJY07WKO3C086mkuWNrG0KGOdusQE5HpeEf_vZAdvF1xgEd1u-blEuz25xVeKzy4KUXlg/w640-h480/IMG_3394.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br />Here is the drive installed into the Amiga 4000T. I moved the IDE and SCSI drives to the top, to make room for the Tape Drive I plan to install also.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDUdsDRnaycSiwTVe_q0eIZ8RHNphmZZCG6ZCnB-uOo7whya03jMiG0IdyLMoPwQJ8U7YjfP1XcI39Do59NNMmWNUUM9kaGJWcgUcBVK4CrEozJnWzQn67EAB_u4WfIUUG5NJuYeBxE0C-3Xd0L9x8jHJlSC_nHTQcyx1wqP42p9Z4bucOYDM_HuB6w/s4032/IMG_3396.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDUdsDRnaycSiwTVe_q0eIZ8RHNphmZZCG6ZCnB-uOo7whya03jMiG0IdyLMoPwQJ8U7YjfP1XcI39Do59NNMmWNUUM9kaGJWcgUcBVK4CrEozJnWzQn67EAB_u4WfIUUG5NJuYeBxE0C-3Xd0L9x8jHJlSC_nHTQcyx1wqP42p9Z4bucOYDM_HuB6w/w480-h640/IMG_3396.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The IDE CDROM drive I set up using CD1 mount list entry on Devs/Dosdrivers using the Amicdrom package from Aminet, which walks through the installation and detection process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I kept the SCSI running as CD0 using the Asim CDFS software I bought, since I plan to do more with it once the SCSI CD burner I ordered arrives!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Important thing is both CD drives work fine. I fed the CD audio from the SCSI CD only, since adding the IDE CDROM as well to a separate input on the ZZ9000AX causes the other CD audio input to stop working. Strange feature, but I guess I am not likely to listen to two audio cd's at the same time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtJkuYkTuDtAiYBqnDJNMaAEZ8w-2xZHM2DqC13cCchsSbVoZs4dZ8WS6D0489GXns9fO3HAOinNuApf5yQYdRjeM2FpYCkk_IbT9yaFkxRpUb-rIDSuGqyfEvTMJbUEj6nRJg4bNP8Gj7oQ6_ZzwUzLLWj2hJknhbGX8YSBYa7Guf-ZppyhQPEzW3Q/s4032/IMG_3399.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtJkuYkTuDtAiYBqnDJNMaAEZ8w-2xZHM2DqC13cCchsSbVoZs4dZ8WS6D0489GXns9fO3HAOinNuApf5yQYdRjeM2FpYCkk_IbT9yaFkxRpUb-rIDSuGqyfEvTMJbUEj6nRJg4bNP8Gj7oQ6_ZzwUzLLWj2hJknhbGX8YSBYa7Guf-ZppyhQPEzW3Q/w640-h480/IMG_3399.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is my hard disk and drive situation - CD0 is not showing as I commented it out of the user-startup at this time while I had it disconnected.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC6zOhyoLdxnbb5Y94ywYEwvxvxZtanzfUYvDv6Nj66GYGszEfda8ZR1jACVlvTUTbUIuwX6L2RdA0Nw9PsJIwsFgEYCwVIH9nfpePgqPPkKnc8a_dG4z2eeYYBZ5UXMtFpkxMF-2aYQcoUDWIGlKkUoyFseBWK6iPoT4QDmAhPI468unmJxdF4ELkA/s4032/IMG_3400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMC6zOhyoLdxnbb5Y94ywYEwvxvxZtanzfUYvDv6Nj66GYGszEfda8ZR1jACVlvTUTbUIuwX6L2RdA0Nw9PsJIwsFgEYCwVIH9nfpePgqPPkKnc8a_dG4z2eeYYBZ5UXMtFpkxMF-2aYQcoUDWIGlKkUoyFseBWK6iPoT4QDmAhPI468unmJxdF4ELkA/w640-h480/IMG_3400.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can see there is a busy amount of partitions. The 64GB SD to IDE converter hosts SD0-8, which came from the Amiga 4000T before I rebuilt on the new CF card. Accordingly, the partitions are sized less than 4GB to avoid issues with the file system partition limits under AmigaOS 3.9 which was installed before. </div><div><br /></div><div>Before someone mentions it, yes I know you can install SFS or PFS for larger drives instead of using FFS. I had this situation previously on this SD until the PFS partition decided to corrupt itself while copying a file to it, losing all my data. Since then, I just use <4GB FFS as they were reliable. You will note that I am only using 32GB of the SD card when it is 64GB - that is because of what happened with the PFS before.</div><div><br /></div><div>I plan to fix this mess later on, since partition sizes are no longer a problem in AmigaOS 3.2.2.</div><div><br /></div><div>For now there is also the GDH0-GDH3 drives on the CF card, which was set by AmigaStore.eu when they prepped the 32GB CF card. There is also more unallocated space I can use on the CF card, and I will definitely need it, as you will see.</div><div><br /></div><div>I open HD Toolbox and prepared the remaining 21GB on the CF card as one GDH5 drive:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP8dlK9rd21kpnXBne6FrvsS2kjuV-SkRY-7FWGnIyyvtSs4zwZhxjC2Qo3MkJo7nrcepSJ64jfD7saVrFlVVB_d-KMD0VWHeG8azlsvQPJhSEQnQD8h0QwokXLXPUVHWtb1qocb8kDMQGzNCvraj6ekLAjihUKNZGx5ppzkPPu83W1cuulfOtOlEFw/s4032/IMG_3410.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglP8dlK9rd21kpnXBne6FrvsS2kjuV-SkRY-7FWGnIyyvtSs4zwZhxjC2Qo3MkJo7nrcepSJ64jfD7saVrFlVVB_d-KMD0VWHeG8azlsvQPJhSEQnQD8h0QwokXLXPUVHWtb1qocb8kDMQGzNCvraj6ekLAjihUKNZGx5ppzkPPu83W1cuulfOtOlEFw/w640-h480/IMG_3410.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I set the drive to use Long file names, since I plan to copy mp3 and video files from my QNAP and other computers which exceed the normal Amiga file name limits - I don't want to have the rename them all so...</div><div><br /></div><div>I then formatted the GDH5 drive and called it Videos:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRKscYJIMvf8e1RXatJiP_Zg8siyR5CUSOGPgR7RG0PYw9gyaQJUWzAEqVgMbWVBhe36e4rtqOpFaYpJdVFNt9dfdeFSZNU99MqgDt5UW5OU-qOuq9SWzWFgRPXGzPI7d2bNDXdx9SRI7MdyufxSnbQ1NgkBYXnNPP0Jny_g4ej9JnaWJafsaUeRoJw/s4032/IMG_3411.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRKscYJIMvf8e1RXatJiP_Zg8siyR5CUSOGPgR7RG0PYw9gyaQJUWzAEqVgMbWVBhe36e4rtqOpFaYpJdVFNt9dfdeFSZNU99MqgDt5UW5OU-qOuq9SWzWFgRPXGzPI7d2bNDXdx9SRI7MdyufxSnbQ1NgkBYXnNPP0Jny_g4ej9JnaWJafsaUeRoJw/w640-h480/IMG_3411.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As an aside, Amigastore.eu chose not to use long file name support on the system GDH0 drive as shown below - this maintains compatibility with the older FFS versions so I guess that is the reason:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ojkLpfSVvhdze6vvQs7_nprVuewjoNXgssVHzh360RJBcZ7axNToyEbF31jQ-0xXCKtEXfEXgwkICYzG2pk-Mwu9nNOuctLb3hyi__t2d25FWZceJRi7YO9WEKIuaH4gz_7TO2ZZRMIGntiBkVN0jG9HuKwXqFAYD-wVhu5QO-CCysmfEIxqUj9rFA/s4032/IMG_3414.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ojkLpfSVvhdze6vvQs7_nprVuewjoNXgssVHzh360RJBcZ7axNToyEbF31jQ-0xXCKtEXfEXgwkICYzG2pk-Mwu9nNOuctLb3hyi__t2d25FWZceJRi7YO9WEKIuaH4gz_7TO2ZZRMIGntiBkVN0jG9HuKwXqFAYD-wVhu5QO-CCysmfEIxqUj9rFA/w640-h480/IMG_3414.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>With this done, I turned my attention to the next task, which is getting CDXL videos working.</div><div><br /></div><div>While researching I enjoyed some mp3's played from the QNAP network drive using AmigaAmp.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UUF3TdckERmcsNCAcFeyJU3EL8dRmqbT6KkWfL4lnEAAPkdnRYf_4AZsmzGfGS-JR4W78Fzktj4v1eCYPbrdhU1OAsAvvnYsipnl9iHbnZH5qcTfQaCX_-j3h_0FAkJFQkVPt_26ketvsq5bWx_bXXDK7YbNUuJVU8WdIA33TMdW6K6AkV7pfgWsQw/s1280/A4000T_030.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1280" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UUF3TdckERmcsNCAcFeyJU3EL8dRmqbT6KkWfL4lnEAAPkdnRYf_4AZsmzGfGS-JR4W78Fzktj4v1eCYPbrdhU1OAsAvvnYsipnl9iHbnZH5qcTfQaCX_-j3h_0FAkJFQkVPt_26ketvsq5bWx_bXXDK7YbNUuJVU8WdIA33TMdW6K6AkV7pfgWsQw/w640-h512/A4000T_030.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Back in the day, CDXL was a big thing. Introduced with the CDTV, it is a format to allow video playback on Amiga systems.</p></div><div>It was quite low resolution due to the 68000 CPU, and restricted in colour depth on CDTV with an ECS chipset, but the CDXL format was capable of more, when using faster Amiga systems.</div><div><br /></div><div>Recently I saw some demonstrations of the possibilities with a Amiga tool called AGAblaster, which can playback CDXL videos full screen in 256 colours using standard AGA screenmodes. You can find out more about AGABlaster from the authors site <a href="https://mschordan.github.io/amiga/agablaster.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>It can also do HAM mode for greater colour depth video playback, but I didn't test that in this blog post. I plan to try it - though I am concerned how big the files will be as the non-HAM ones are already huge.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know there is some old cdxl videos floating around, but that is pretty boring. What I want is to convert some modern videos to CDXL to try on my Amiga 4000T.</div><div><br /></div><div>The issue is creating the CDXL videos. Doing it on an Amiga is painfully slow, but the tools do exist.</div><div><br /></div><div>A recent AGAConv package on Linux has made this process so much easier. I am sure the purists will be enraged I "cheated" to create the CDXL files, but it took a tiny fraction of the time, and I could create so many more videos as a result. I am comfortable with it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Firing up my <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/02/linux-mint-v201-on-my-new-dell.html" target="_blank">Dell Precision PC with Linux Mint 20</a>, I installed the AGAConv package following the instructions on the <a href="https://mschordan.github.io/amiga/agaconv.html" target="_blank">author's website</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-5kZ9_QOW9pVMy_svpOpNzJrQ9PilAE5meoXl-VgMVOeOB2fmK3Vln-HrGJNjUElS_kCcam1SQsgot7DMBDRHwTiiLhOK4Q-51broMS6K9HnlscjVJIl3mAW0nTl4jQB54g7NG8YNwYhiqx4A3-NBljy_gNs7-QYInBMOWnvL5jhUt2TYpX43Rz1KA/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2017-59-47.png" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>There are a few install steps but they are well explained and straightforward to follow.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34MxE-3XNtIYYYGpCGLjE2Eq3Eu1rKuvn4PyBELntCUtDezFPk5wBK-Wgo0q6EUCHwqUK1246WRdBiyr01sUPk-fzhUciJAVCUEpmqekiYY06anSEWJ5TFOSIQeaTSfww3MSBXS8VcGvHe9QEonkt9w6fS7epkEnd-OdypZSP1ydX__h1620_52R9Ag/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2017-53-13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34MxE-3XNtIYYYGpCGLjE2Eq3Eu1rKuvn4PyBELntCUtDezFPk5wBK-Wgo0q6EUCHwqUK1246WRdBiyr01sUPk-fzhUciJAVCUEpmqekiYY06anSEWJ5TFOSIQeaTSfww3MSBXS8VcGvHe9QEonkt9w6fS7epkEnd-OdypZSP1ydX__h1620_52R9Ag/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2017-53-13.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I added the Universe repository and the agaconv repository as above.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then used wget to get the files needed for the converters and other tools.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecyc2w0M_5ytxMtF7Lf5CeQBeRnsTALYE1fC20isUu-Xo2N96XM3arGvQ-2lJSilV8xeNTArhJMmmTVM285iW0OT7LDxxekRCpxhSXIcDdagOXWYcQbcvCK6J2PGJyemzdbGUdj2Mqz823Z1Djp6wNwi2_jXuXza3yZNFTKZJUu-ERKWt4wHyCLApfA/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2017-57-20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecyc2w0M_5ytxMtF7Lf5CeQBeRnsTALYE1fC20isUu-Xo2N96XM3arGvQ-2lJSilV8xeNTArhJMmmTVM285iW0OT7LDxxekRCpxhSXIcDdagOXWYcQbcvCK6J2PGJyemzdbGUdj2Mqz823Z1Djp6wNwi2_jXuXza3yZNFTKZJUu-ERKWt4wHyCLApfA/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2017-57-20.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also installed the optional HAM converter, but I am not going to use it initially. </div><div><br /></div><div>I expect these conversion will take much longer and use unusual HAM screenmodes which I assume while be much slower. However, I haven't tried that yet to confirm.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRoU92BMZaEZTB7fxdpVeA1rxCKrUnxt7Vv26aQE90SeVhasd9VY_2dBk7sfDhTvzncW5PUWoz8ZPO8vAcoBdwYuQ9ALMFWoRsqaKSdI8rkI-8_IOsuh3keaVcIaMgXSllhcezEBrC2cs2lNJ44ZHtaLhKpBJWjVtxoZKKN2vvsT5K15jcBek9MgMzw/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2017-58-13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRoU92BMZaEZTB7fxdpVeA1rxCKrUnxt7Vv26aQE90SeVhasd9VY_2dBk7sfDhTvzncW5PUWoz8ZPO8vAcoBdwYuQ9ALMFWoRsqaKSdI8rkI-8_IOsuh3keaVcIaMgXSllhcezEBrC2cs2lNJ44ZHtaLhKpBJWjVtxoZKKN2vvsT5K15jcBek9MgMzw/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2017-58-13.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With everything installed per the instructions, I then downloaded the test video mp4 file to use to try it out and make sure it works.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zKerltnHddly--U1aR2knpoVqkCcmSWPdyjRsW_sJ1O4ZgHA60_XYBcuxneNUkDaTHNVJhGGZuX_jrUqClAbQ2G9EZCj23UpZ5CuPCy4VTpPX_3Jp-4nbUSlDF9-MTTzsf5Yp_vJc_xz68fXowfhWp683UfuIW7UZhKM9hUBnX05zHXhFdHgTAAwFw/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-01-07.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zKerltnHddly--U1aR2knpoVqkCcmSWPdyjRsW_sJ1O4ZgHA60_XYBcuxneNUkDaTHNVJhGGZuX_jrUqClAbQ2G9EZCj23UpZ5CuPCy4VTpPX_3Jp-4nbUSlDF9-MTTzsf5Yp_vJc_xz68fXowfhWp683UfuIW7UZhKM9hUBnX05zHXhFdHgTAAwFw/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-01-07.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then call the conversion tool from the terminal, using 'agaconv sourcevideo.mp4 output name.cdxl'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_AXPB1unQ4nuaJFLMJnvEAGN-M3BMpSz9ImFD4_0uW66SMae2yYZHQpstt_ZXOgLLp6D1ZxOmhu-n0vOGEEacQmt1HL84LbT5QgC5ektG5LCdonuJLQPKmUOg4RNYFwjho21o2Y6g2diBxrI8Wsu294fSU4Z5RATQivKR0ChBMuXQF5LVwX912-3lg/s816/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-01-58.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="816" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_AXPB1unQ4nuaJFLMJnvEAGN-M3BMpSz9ImFD4_0uW66SMae2yYZHQpstt_ZXOgLLp6D1ZxOmhu-n0vOGEEacQmt1HL84LbT5QgC5ektG5LCdonuJLQPKmUOg4RNYFwjho21o2Y6g2diBxrI8Wsu294fSU4Z5RATQivKR0ChBMuXQF5LVwX912-3lg/w640-h428/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-01-58.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The conversion finished successfully. </div><div><br /></div><div>The AGAConv tool converts the videos into optimal format for playback with AGABlaster on a AGA Amiga with 060 CPU.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then converted a few more mp4 files I have saved from YouTube and elsewhere - music videos are a good size for cdxl conversion, being 3-5 minutes long in most cases. The generated CDXL files are huge, much bigger than MP4.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGXtNrAMwvcZwYHRcv4elYcfkAC722ED4A80zBzsYMWyti-QDA4N_i4Rg59s6RwHth7lLjpad6punX18_oX2GbF3PoSEKIL9BRQdEUGjfoFPTqsqkE4XwWOin2w-r69YUJfjQynHr2TnFsSa1BZJ5TM7lIrgu70ZTyG-smQ_VSGM95nzsp_wEVDv6RA/s816/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-10-14.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="816" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGXtNrAMwvcZwYHRcv4elYcfkAC722ED4A80zBzsYMWyti-QDA4N_i4Rg59s6RwHth7lLjpad6punX18_oX2GbF3PoSEKIL9BRQdEUGjfoFPTqsqkE4XwWOin2w-r69YUJfjQynHr2TnFsSa1BZJ5TM7lIrgu70ZTyG-smQ_VSGM95nzsp_wEVDv6RA/w640-h428/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-10-14.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegLhjWxyxjdYE_wJgmw7dwu7leXhXTu3DmffI-_KFlAp88yDOBsBbQbA-hp5gmOgSz6k9X-TiizEbBE2RsSwvJKhr-Ki3LvtZqwCyCvhZfl7E8UsuPKeK_6YTzle1adpDb9kWJe-bbDCL2CgAA7HieyQI0p2WGe7ELO4Xj3ujyFjXNVWsHa2mHws3sg/s816/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-11-40.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="816" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegLhjWxyxjdYE_wJgmw7dwu7leXhXTu3DmffI-_KFlAp88yDOBsBbQbA-hp5gmOgSz6k9X-TiizEbBE2RsSwvJKhr-Ki3LvtZqwCyCvhZfl7E8UsuPKeK_6YTzle1adpDb9kWJe-bbDCL2CgAA7HieyQI0p2WGe7ELO4Xj3ujyFjXNVWsHa2mHws3sg/w640-h428/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-11-40.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is of course the reason for having a larger videos partition on the Amiga 4000T, so I could put the CDXL files on it. I copied across the cdxl files from the linux pc to a usb stick, to transfer onto the Amiga 4000T. It turned out the CDXL files I generated didn't all fit in the 21GB space, so I will need to find another solution. But a lot of them did fit.</div><div><br /></div>The resulting videos can then be played back with AGABlaster on the Amiga. Here is the test video supplied by the author playing back on the Amiga 4000T.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif12Afz03KRA0X-3Gwa1raU-dIRHZS-T0KOSff5wLrb__BIxDMr3uxr6RHEuaJSYmSFD1lfPYWpzqA63r1PPX7W9E7VhbfbskmgFSKvNlMHVMDWv5u-8oTczyOi4X1KHkLe2jrQnlj8QJ2TJsTd-tV5mSp6RjvE4bVVMYpX4INGoirl6y8GoZcjDhwHg/s4032/IMG_3415.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif12Afz03KRA0X-3Gwa1raU-dIRHZS-T0KOSff5wLrb__BIxDMr3uxr6RHEuaJSYmSFD1lfPYWpzqA63r1PPX7W9E7VhbfbskmgFSKvNlMHVMDWv5u-8oTczyOi4X1KHkLe2jrQnlj8QJ2TJsTd-tV5mSp6RjvE4bVVMYpX4INGoirl6y8GoZcjDhwHg/w640-h480/IMG_3415.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The videos convert really well. I was really surprised. </div><div><br /></div><div>I used a mix of 1080p, 360p, and lower resolution MP4 videos too, they all are converted well and playback perfectly.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFYA4nwoceknNcYU_siV48Yxx6M1-2WCPRcFrOc5zWcfhudROKSrUpEuqtolGHDk9KsA_ro2HOeOO0mAVwk-rgdy5yzpeBgRZRCB0uHBOXlV23auYcz8b4arW6TnoxjqoucY3GlXpQaOq0vcArrd4jVlx-mNTLe0aYfMAqSBZRx0d7u6P4vSycj4imQ/s4032/IMG_3423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFYA4nwoceknNcYU_siV48Yxx6M1-2WCPRcFrOc5zWcfhudROKSrUpEuqtolGHDk9KsA_ro2HOeOO0mAVwk-rgdy5yzpeBgRZRCB0uHBOXlV23auYcz8b4arW6TnoxjqoucY3GlXpQaOq0vcArrd4jVlx-mNTLe0aYfMAqSBZRx0d7u6P4vSycj4imQ/w640-h480/IMG_3423.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some audio is a bit scratchy as CDXL audio outputs in 22,050 Hz and not 44,100 Hz. This impacts some videos more than others, but all can be heard fine.</div><div><br /></div>Note that AGABlaster runs faster from the command line. You can launch from the icon which presents a dialog box to select the cdxl file, but I found it plays back much slower that way - why I don't know.</div><div><br /></div><div>The videos "Terminal Slam" by Squarepusher, and Boards of Canada's "Reach for the Dead" video were 1080p source MP4's saved from YouTube, but both look great converted to CDXL and playback on my Amiga 4000T. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs08yDFY716o5XqHkSMZjzIeK7MA-BEeUk6dBzhjQ2xgETxbglwLvMvaLRCm87gtnu8biV7dShTrqZXOZdApUmhOy2PY4aqTXHFWa4nvFq5dmbJk9ijb7XBiqpE3srxVH3nsZPK39dSHwtSR0usyZEnf9nnxKJKiWnPkmkrFRozIh6cP10x4c2RiKMrQ/s4032/IMG_3425.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs08yDFY716o5XqHkSMZjzIeK7MA-BEeUk6dBzhjQ2xgETxbglwLvMvaLRCm87gtnu8biV7dShTrqZXOZdApUmhOy2PY4aqTXHFWa4nvFq5dmbJk9ijb7XBiqpE3srxVH3nsZPK39dSHwtSR0usyZEnf9nnxKJKiWnPkmkrFRozIh6cP10x4c2RiKMrQ/w640-h480/IMG_3425.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>No Vampire, no Pistorm. Just standard 68060 with excellent 256 colour CDXL video playback in 2023. :-)<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn10GXKbN73WkP4jQYw0XyuD-ewkCvXe8rm9yaG59RvO0Kz7XzfndWJRfOW2Lfz30vLUi2CZLtEiqwnRuqHX5BEhPelpHdh95e7yTcOCmgFcCY_IvjwhiQG7sdYy0xLqtSZfSB8J8uWtjSK3qgivIbk2BuTRWLYT1gDF-4bZGP37Cc4ulQPgWl8i9AEg/s4032/IMG_3512.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn10GXKbN73WkP4jQYw0XyuD-ewkCvXe8rm9yaG59RvO0Kz7XzfndWJRfOW2Lfz30vLUi2CZLtEiqwnRuqHX5BEhPelpHdh95e7yTcOCmgFcCY_IvjwhiQG7sdYy0xLqtSZfSB8J8uWtjSK3qgivIbk2BuTRWLYT1gDF-4bZGP37Cc4ulQPgWl8i9AEg/w640-h480/IMG_3512.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4zFLcnDb0GzAbAbZwO6p_B6QakBCpCjpN6iSo09xmHqmccmeI4YwD3fNR8T823vhrdtLYqkL-VTgbIZlsqk4B58jNs3Cn5bBYsM-rbeAfqGDWZup0vRIIXCG3kFXEYuZSLL-idtswXOAdyTWYJxUzJzLFTIOUFzmMVegyuIDBJ1ThiDeWKSO9D7ScA/s4032/IMG_3513.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4zFLcnDb0GzAbAbZwO6p_B6QakBCpCjpN6iSo09xmHqmccmeI4YwD3fNR8T823vhrdtLYqkL-VTgbIZlsqk4B58jNs3Cn5bBYsM-rbeAfqGDWZup0vRIIXCG3kFXEYuZSLL-idtswXOAdyTWYJxUzJzLFTIOUFzmMVegyuIDBJ1ThiDeWKSO9D7ScA/w640-h480/IMG_3513.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I also converted the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-808uDu9Vy0&list=LL&index=9&t=131s" target="_blank">Perth Amiga group meeting video on YouTube</a> that I attended a few months ago to CDXL, and supplied it to the group as a CDXL download they can enjoy on their Amigas. I was interviewed in the video if you want to see it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I recommend using AGABlaster with the AGAConv tool under linux to enjoy newer videos on your Amiga in 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzP4877ekAFPUqIHs7vOy86yvfvQQBGc3WGEKPZiIS-dKx51rvqD-KnzleMnwtW8HyuXehCEiQavSK_vNaZa1sY5spIVN8fBlZWek58rww-6mW2l1SVBtHMLqJBU6wAbEZdpF2o-47oTmOCaNNrY0ynAv8PweUVWUsIpo7VNsRmHCAyJTyW8gb6ulZw/s4032/IMG_3428.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzP4877ekAFPUqIHs7vOy86yvfvQQBGc3WGEKPZiIS-dKx51rvqD-KnzleMnwtW8HyuXehCEiQavSK_vNaZa1sY5spIVN8fBlZWek58rww-6mW2l1SVBtHMLqJBU6wAbEZdpF2o-47oTmOCaNNrY0ynAv8PweUVWUsIpo7VNsRmHCAyJTyW8gb6ulZw/w640-h480/IMG_3428.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>The files are large though, as I mentioned. A standard 20 minute video needs well over 2GB, and this created issues for copying the files across also.</div><div><br /></div><div>I learnt some things about the limits of FAT32 sizing that the Amiga will work with in this process. I thought it worth sharing my findings, as maybe it helps you also.</div><div><br /></div><div>First things first, there appears to be a hard limit to the size of the partitions which AmigaOS 3.2.2 will read using the FAT95 driver included with Poseidon USB installation on the Deneb card.</div><div><br /></div><div>Given the large amount of cdxl files to transfer, I wanted to use a suitably sized USB stick to minimise the amount of transfers to do. I bought a 128GB USB stick, as I thought this was a good size.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Amiga wouldn't read it at all. It has a 128GB FAT32 partition on it as default, so I expected it would work. It didn't.</div><div><br /></div><div>Returning to my Linux Dell PC, I ran GParted to redo the partitions, as Windows doesn't allow you to format Fat32 partitions larger than 4GB. They expect you to use NTFS. Now I could use that, but the Amiga only support NTFS with a beta driver that operates read only. So, no thanks.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I thought I would try reducing it to 32GB partitions - 4 of them. So I prepared that in GParted as below:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12fvFw_-gM35W5Afbkhf6Y_XMxt-_sIQW1fRpmhE1z6PuRejSBEuWSg_2IcVHd9FjZFFSMVyTnwEYYKelfHcAs3Mexm19APVaad0mPNjHjbJxfE-23P1yu0rcpDrGC9EKkdMQwbzPd_E48Te3jxiyDBd0NMERuKOvtJSaMPWOD_KlVHr0xAYEXtJjqw/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-30%2000-13-51.png" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>That didn't work on the Amiga either.</div><div><br /></div><div>So then I halved it, reducing it to 4x16GB partitions. I didn't bother filling in the gaps as I was just trying to see what worked. I put no data on them yet.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVgKepUk8k34673pfNzCrHUH5FHCkDIfRTK9b9NBfkxCUWLBdkL0HdsbnOx8-kfiyr_K3pJcZmUVX6whtPG3Y7Ns4zEJjGGiFlBprKVUP8znIoasPwPf15bwD39T50Idf7t1aSsnaBFDZLKTEk1BnON4oVON6QFaK93mdhAgAtdG7QHgyQszZYdPE8w/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-30%2000-19-50.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVgKepUk8k34673pfNzCrHUH5FHCkDIfRTK9b9NBfkxCUWLBdkL0HdsbnOx8-kfiyr_K3pJcZmUVX6whtPG3Y7Ns4zEJjGGiFlBprKVUP8znIoasPwPf15bwD39T50Idf7t1aSsnaBFDZLKTEk1BnON4oVON6QFaK93mdhAgAtdG7QHgyQszZYdPE8w/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-30%2000-19-50.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In this configuration, with the Amiga I could see the first FAT32 16GB partition, but none of the others.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE3azfufJ1xFA34rDe5cOWYit4oR6yFAl36rI0eGPCBhry16RSErolF-5M5F479KCUAJTMOruU6B0zM6TXzRuqvy4tiYy5PDGcd7dueV3s6LgRZUVJlO0QznBgzK5uVDuLVwkcONO8T7pjFVsxwNYGyn02zArHGw2gAnpGEIZ5z9QvaRQcEnHEDDMRQ/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-30%2000-20-14.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE3azfufJ1xFA34rDe5cOWYit4oR6yFAl36rI0eGPCBhry16RSErolF-5M5F479KCUAJTMOruU6B0zM6TXzRuqvy4tiYy5PDGcd7dueV3s6LgRZUVJlO0QznBgzK5uVDuLVwkcONO8T7pjFVsxwNYGyn02zArHGw2gAnpGEIZ5z9QvaRQcEnHEDDMRQ/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-30%2000-20-14.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>So it appears the limit is one 16GB FAT32 partition on USB stick if I want the Amiga to be able to read it. </div><div><br /></div><div>This sucked, as it meant copying multiple transfers of files, deleting them from the usb, and then doing the next lot, and so on....</div><div><br /></div><div>I tried using ext2fs (linux file system) partition on the USB as well (16/32/128GB sizes). </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHnTdWcUwz0t2DPsZKL3ORsWMw56pDHXRmEHTGjGN72Bsm88GQsolOB68wHJcIbAXhS6LDY5tay0eNcGdP_JKc4b9DhIuHRWTuT6QNHnecL0mm7jEVUxk84vfMCcT21TvleGg2G1BIP8UWPtrfpoC1sx7AKQzYB52OlfE29vNwlJMbE_cvD8JHeSKCQ/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-29%2023-37-14.png" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I installed the appropriate ext2fs linux file system driver on the Amiga. However, Poseidon only recognises NTFS and FAT32 types for mass storage class USB devices. I realised ext2fs also requires a mount list entry, which means it is meant for devices that are permanently connected, rather than USB devices that are plug and play. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also tried copying the cdxl files to my QNAP and then copying them back onto the Amiga 4000T, via network connection. However, it continually crashed out the Amiga after an hour or so. I suspect the network driver can't handle the throughput, or something else was happening...</div><div><br /></div><div>So, at this point I decided to stop fighting the technical limitation and learn to live with it. I slowly copied the cdxl files using USB stick, 16GB FAT32 partition size. Took forever, but eventually got them on.</div><div><br /></div><div>Getting into fixing the large number of partitions on the SD card was net on my list to try to make the space I needed. After thinking about it for bit, I realised this would be quite an annoying task.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkjAmkyroswvvsoDENda7XKXs9IJmks2X4vPwbUvsdU1IKWBLX2_-HXZqyx0Un_xc3M47KnjCtAP925lcRNCkDPo8heSc-4d-WRzm-yVSl52u_BYZWfI_fPOoDzvmhcoyK3-cxoIIPLO-HiqmioVGJlV9DVmbWssmS_gMZa-RZMAyKic11uIFALa0Tg/s4032/IMG_3439.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkjAmkyroswvvsoDENda7XKXs9IJmks2X4vPwbUvsdU1IKWBLX2_-HXZqyx0Un_xc3M47KnjCtAP925lcRNCkDPo8heSc-4d-WRzm-yVSl52u_BYZWfI_fPOoDzvmhcoyK3-cxoIIPLO-HiqmioVGJlV9DVmbWssmS_gMZa-RZMAyKic11uIFALa0Tg/w640-h480/IMG_3439.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />First, I needed to create a 28GB partition with the remaining space. Then copy the data from all the smaller partitions to the single larger one. Then delete the small partitions and create a new partition using the remaining space, leaving two partitions on the SD. I knew this would take a while, so I decided to push on with something more fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to get AmiTube working. </div><div><br /></div><div>AmiTube allows you to playback YouTube videos on your Amiga. As you would expect, it is not a straight forward thing given YouTube doesn't work on classic Amiga web browsers. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can use YouTube with AmigaOS4 and MorphOS on next gen Amiga hardware of course. But for Classic Amigas there was not a solution until AmiTube came along.</div><div><br /></div><div>So how does it AmiTube work. Well, it cheats.</div><div><br /></div><div>When I mean cheating, it means the Amiga itself is not doing all the heavy lifting. </div><div><br /></div><div>Essentially, you put a Youtube URL into the Amitube client on the Amiga, and it then connects using the local network to the amitube server installed on your linux pc to download the youtube video. It then begins conversion to CDXL to view on the Amiga.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>My trusty Linux PC is needed for running the AmiTube server. The installation process is actually very simple and covered on the <a href="https://blog.alb42.de/programs/amitube/" target="_blank">author's website</a>. You need to install docker first, which is a containerisation module for linux. </div><div><br /></div><div>This then allows a service/application to run within a docker container on the linux computer, pre-configured and ready to run.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4stLNWoUtOVOz0rsvedeGWDI2B-rn6MR8-ZB6Lync35a5X2ahvYSc4_QjhREIs6gM2bMZAuWnAyFC1T-LKBgBFTwmLkCXHRS_mI8Z8k-a7EXDrwRbbAQANhPz_TTcfweR2sQoZ8KB4AUJJP-_GErCg2iduDFPTq5_0SId0V41AgeU7vSWHQmbwEYqgA/s816/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-14-31.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="816" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4stLNWoUtOVOz0rsvedeGWDI2B-rn6MR8-ZB6Lync35a5X2ahvYSc4_QjhREIs6gM2bMZAuWnAyFC1T-LKBgBFTwmLkCXHRS_mI8Z8k-a7EXDrwRbbAQANhPz_TTcfweR2sQoZ8KB4AUJJP-_GErCg2iduDFPTq5_0SId0V41AgeU7vSWHQmbwEYqgA/w640-h428/Screenshot%20from%202023-07-05%2018-14-31.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>With that done, and the AmiTube Server installed, I then run it under docker by typing the following in terminal on my linux PC:</div><div><br /></div><div>docker run -p 1234:80 alb42/amitubeserver</div><div><br /></div><div>This specifies I will use port 1234 for the connection from AmiTube on the Amiga side.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also took the opportunity to install ffmpeg, ffplay and ffprobe from aminet to have the conversion tools for mp4 conversion to CDXL.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlinvOMnc1kFzO0CqvRsGPLyw_JPchbggj_UqyCKl-8eGm7TM-SKlHfoq-r8zNL3Ysyzm_oMBYIpHokZhugDEb_S29kCF-eHGZmo8CT81TcZKVrt3QL8SabVLuNOGC1uc163o4yN1Rw-EKRv7O0lJLRBes3IWajZm6HN72PERnOTeyWLCQb-nwNnhzg/s4032/IMG_3408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlinvOMnc1kFzO0CqvRsGPLyw_JPchbggj_UqyCKl-8eGm7TM-SKlHfoq-r8zNL3Ysyzm_oMBYIpHokZhugDEb_S29kCF-eHGZmo8CT81TcZKVrt3QL8SabVLuNOGC1uc163o4yN1Rw-EKRv7O0lJLRBes3IWajZm6HN72PERnOTeyWLCQb-nwNnhzg/w640-h480/IMG_3408.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I then downloaded and installed the AmiTube program:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPW7dIyMXw9lk0oCVv10w5vhKCA-w_6h_7lajIOHiAs8E0WQg0NeCuK_PkQ2sfl2EVHlIDPnjUCOwM_6kSmfJp0IM7BQ8Cod53gGqyNjBDcUmbluYFyGC_Dua-KQGdq8a5ath8hBFEIjJ-BLwyixO8Y5tiCZNg4T8KRRTnllre1-QL6_54FN9oN_IxA/s4032/IMG_3481.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPW7dIyMXw9lk0oCVv10w5vhKCA-w_6h_7lajIOHiAs8E0WQg0NeCuK_PkQ2sfl2EVHlIDPnjUCOwM_6kSmfJp0IM7BQ8Cod53gGqyNjBDcUmbluYFyGC_Dua-KQGdq8a5ath8hBFEIjJ-BLwyixO8Y5tiCZNg4T8KRRTnllre1-QL6_54FN9oN_IxA/w640-h480/IMG_3481.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I then need to modify the icon properties for AmiTube to specify the ip address and port of the AmiTube server I plan to use, using the SERVERURL parameter:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLUQESL3CXbLM5rHVVe5iazeG8ocjgnzNCHTa8VC25NCUFUknd7kg7rd1dO-9wyQDwVei8ZF1e0tPvVJYWqxNADgrSmTgNmzhNcueqgN1OXojWfIShBrQ7QewCEAE7r3ogTyym1A5DG27nt-tqhWkgJXEkZMSuYBf_BUMfsgT3UeAE-m7VQMzHEJZug/s4032/IMG_3483.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLUQESL3CXbLM5rHVVe5iazeG8ocjgnzNCHTa8VC25NCUFUknd7kg7rd1dO-9wyQDwVei8ZF1e0tPvVJYWqxNADgrSmTgNmzhNcueqgN1OXojWfIShBrQ7QewCEAE7r3ogTyym1A5DG27nt-tqhWkgJXEkZMSuYBf_BUMfsgT3UeAE-m7VQMzHEJZug/w640-h480/IMG_3483.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can also specify the movie location, which is important as you will need a lot of space.</div><div><br /></div>With that done I launched AmiTube:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zQTfHWi5MOfj29dB3xUL4foGaKeq2vNIvO7TH2D7VpJJtCnRKgJZ1rhxbTexyMINc5XSxqlNugU0HTVAf3BMyFV1xNNiJsSuj7XFTHlIknJ6nJoJ8vLtpv031N9iYeV8T9oL8M-0gcWB_ibJTfIEoWas9o_n8TWBsyigzJfogTeJM_HdpdLUtiL-Wg/s4032/IMG_3484.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zQTfHWi5MOfj29dB3xUL4foGaKeq2vNIvO7TH2D7VpJJtCnRKgJZ1rhxbTexyMINc5XSxqlNugU0HTVAf3BMyFV1xNNiJsSuj7XFTHlIknJ6nJoJ8vLtpv031N9iYeV8T9oL8M-0gcWB_ibJTfIEoWas9o_n8TWBsyigzJfogTeJM_HdpdLUtiL-Wg/w640-h480/IMG_3484.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then searched for a youtube video using the youtube app on my iPhone, and then used the share function to see the URL. I then inputted it into the search function in AmiTube to bring up the video:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffAz4rHxSrIcdFQJaVoHMH1Q49rHlksjOs_ZmKztIhHnc8GyY2tcLLDxaSepsFiWORtFQ8UcU3SeOaR7l6OsVjYT80Qn_agfG96ypdMlnjtVklbyihw_BQE_2NCthI6p-wsOo-hoXd3sEC04F4yMi2XFEoe9XHB3YaOQaQUgSRmG8aZbTonHVmL1XLg/s4032/IMG_3487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffAz4rHxSrIcdFQJaVoHMH1Q49rHlksjOs_ZmKztIhHnc8GyY2tcLLDxaSepsFiWORtFQ8UcU3SeOaR7l6OsVjYT80Qn_agfG96ypdMlnjtVklbyihw_BQE_2NCthI6p-wsOo-hoXd3sEC04F4yMi2XFEoe9XHB3YaOQaQUgSRmG8aZbTonHVmL1XLg/w640-h480/IMG_3487.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The description of the YouTube video appears on the right side, and the options to get as CDXL OCS, or to get Original appear.</div><div><br /></div><div>If I get the original mp4, I would still need to convert it using ffmpeg before I could play it on the Amiga. The CDXL conversion option takes care of this task automatically.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QBBetzIcFWFplkSlJj2Sat95KTt-WoejC_TWWvdpShR-TqFTBF8wokBrZb7KJ7W_5oD6UCoLW_ADBV2_FjsM7vTFngJAAgWO7-cs2cmpNzviCDBwjPEhWfvNnTZSHm6q0x8s_fzyNkAadwY5LnGXl3CZru2-1x8oolIF4EeE7gwB5w_nT0H8-35zpA/s4032/IMG_3489.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QBBetzIcFWFplkSlJj2Sat95KTt-WoejC_TWWvdpShR-TqFTBF8wokBrZb7KJ7W_5oD6UCoLW_ADBV2_FjsM7vTFngJAAgWO7-cs2cmpNzviCDBwjPEhWfvNnTZSHm6q0x8s_fzyNkAadwY5LnGXl3CZru2-1x8oolIF4EeE7gwB5w_nT0H8-35zpA/w640-h480/IMG_3489.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once it is converted, the option to play it appears in the AmiTube window</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRQe5bDN0F0Pye1eSCN8z9RTNmTrftYy_UiJ_obd2LBH7ctuJJlTdBzhWV4YsjrE9LkbIMZD83PvM9EvjT_IfI1sr93ITSzvRFeP2zzw9h4iALmfkdnqVb9t77DOBDnxFTKCh-L09st-OhYVG18QyaAV9NdP16hnldyRi0GaijK3v3MZwx-HZmLthpg/s4032/IMG_3491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRQe5bDN0F0Pye1eSCN8z9RTNmTrftYy_UiJ_obd2LBH7ctuJJlTdBzhWV4YsjrE9LkbIMZD83PvM9EvjT_IfI1sr93ITSzvRFeP2zzw9h4iALmfkdnqVb9t77DOBDnxFTKCh-L09st-OhYVG18QyaAV9NdP16hnldyRi0GaijK3v3MZwx-HZmLthpg/w640-h480/IMG_3491.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I played the video, and well, err, it is REALLY small and low res.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwcmvKTy-VYxN6z8YrwcCc6SK0X2zXMwWNViT9ycYyqpHKvXSIpPpx_mwX_6n_yB4unRXl8nJNazrGLN5TAjk6va9qzvmOq-FLZkwqXwHP-TUzeuipjWJfEeRgPj_ZbeNpmYKoTMrePvVTQVFk4TI2nyIQKOBhw24G3KEDRxk3CNyfh2kDJXuMvrkcA/s4032/IMG_3493.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpwcmvKTy-VYxN6z8YrwcCc6SK0X2zXMwWNViT9ycYyqpHKvXSIpPpx_mwX_6n_yB4unRXl8nJNazrGLN5TAjk6va9qzvmOq-FLZkwqXwHP-TUzeuipjWJfEeRgPj_ZbeNpmYKoTMrePvVTQVFk4TI2nyIQKOBhw24G3KEDRxk3CNyfh2kDJXuMvrkcA/w640-h480/IMG_3493.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you choose to get the original file, you get the choice of what format you want.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhpgmFmK8Okk2Co2V7yKBGL8-u7TTmLQgZBKl-cXRBwoypyyuP276-KDKgE5FnPmvDm_oUZz22ZtFCyrI5n7g936rB62qUYt_Tm2XVZcIxINUaTTaNvgIinGIzGUULrQ0mo__oOUE9Kq52mn4RaRFI917Lhk3fKFy-y98C7ae6mFjAKeHj15qNNbD_g/s4032/IMG_3494.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhpgmFmK8Okk2Co2V7yKBGL8-u7TTmLQgZBKl-cXRBwoypyyuP276-KDKgE5FnPmvDm_oUZz22ZtFCyrI5n7g936rB62qUYt_Tm2XVZcIxINUaTTaNvgIinGIzGUULrQ0mo__oOUE9Kq52mn4RaRFI917Lhk3fKFy-y98C7ae6mFjAKeHj15qNNbD_g/w640-h480/IMG_3494.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The save original file to mp4 video option works well, but of course you have to convert it to CDXL using ffmpeg to watch it...</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sWYWqlOMwK-olglEk4fmXcYquPcW1w0-vnIMV_kfUkd1onT30JKbCOgkvARdM17TIsLQiboEvYRx7YvqNxXQb9fR-FvvwS4Ezw-8XKmMHp5dp_3hNAkA8vcxSKAvtDNrLnu6R_X6aULKcUDCs09XJmz028uTEXX0xULyL7pIrLB8ImJD7VDqj0kxSg/s4032/IMG_3501.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sWYWqlOMwK-olglEk4fmXcYquPcW1w0-vnIMV_kfUkd1onT30JKbCOgkvARdM17TIsLQiboEvYRx7YvqNxXQb9fR-FvvwS4Ezw-8XKmMHp5dp_3hNAkA8vcxSKAvtDNrLnu6R_X6aULKcUDCs09XJmz028uTEXX0xULyL7pIrLB8ImJD7VDqj0kxSg/w640-h480/IMG_3501.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div>I suppose the original file save option would be useful for music related videos as those could be saved as mp3 and then played back under AmigaAmp, using the hardware ahi driver as I showed in Part 1 of this build.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here you can see the CDXL video I got converted using AmiTube:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3FDv5G7C_uC499nZB2oQWftziWsG5yYyE7HHIgXvemfPDWqk60aukB9vab5rWil5MnkyIgUOj4HxwcYU6HZ9pP8fNf1JXea71-g5kY_Oe7F_lTltmhsnQL1jegCL_hNPjZ-DjpwD7Di2KmP26x9qoSCzaWNgS8HhB8Kmb8Vlf4Qc2qZDQ-VYwrA8TQ/s4032/IMG_3496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3FDv5G7C_uC499nZB2oQWftziWsG5yYyE7HHIgXvemfPDWqk60aukB9vab5rWil5MnkyIgUOj4HxwcYU6HZ9pP8fNf1JXea71-g5kY_Oe7F_lTltmhsnQL1jegCL_hNPjZ-DjpwD7Di2KmP26x9qoSCzaWNgS8HhB8Kmb8Vlf4Qc2qZDQ-VYwrA8TQ/w640-h480/IMG_3496.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried playing it full screen, and it does work, but the resolution is low and the OCS format means the colours are washed out. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmNNKFbqd7BOqOEE0dn5Dlg2vs4uS3Vvm85F-HkZjGX0SqpEsNFUxCmn_ix4nu2bqqPO_lQgXyjFSKh8Rr_xBqrvESxpKKwP3muRywgJE8KVVRgqnqNmsBUvbkt-sWqe5UUNQZqKvI0JcG19F5yjfnUv6QrFxzua2JoFsMEWq_4iCoVndmvYVhl1Pzw/s4032/IMG_3497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJmNNKFbqd7BOqOEE0dn5Dlg2vs4uS3Vvm85F-HkZjGX0SqpEsNFUxCmn_ix4nu2bqqPO_lQgXyjFSKh8Rr_xBqrvESxpKKwP3muRywgJE8KVVRgqnqNmsBUvbkt-sWqe5UUNQZqKvI0JcG19F5yjfnUv6QrFxzua2JoFsMEWq_4iCoVndmvYVhl1Pzw/w640-h480/IMG_3497.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I am not sure how to get it to work with AGABlaster yet. I have seen some screenshots from other people showing the option to generate agablaster CDXL but I didn't see when using AmiTube.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXqXtSq7CM1ZX3cMfLZxIi6jqFUe4lygP8Kg20yUxW2OOGVIeWEaNeXvZRHi_YwiAhf9Qyeo584D0hUPn2pSVSNWd6ljxewD-qPvJMQ34uvBY6UrRoJjhdKABH1TtbnKi7XLSZ7ZjS4K3w2oeFKvRzYHQC4Jesy5PU_C7Vip4pGJj8TC6m9PZ9SLVUw/s4032/IMG_3499.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXqXtSq7CM1ZX3cMfLZxIi6jqFUe4lygP8Kg20yUxW2OOGVIeWEaNeXvZRHi_YwiAhf9Qyeo584D0hUPn2pSVSNWd6ljxewD-qPvJMQ34uvBY6UrRoJjhdKABH1TtbnKi7XLSZ7ZjS4K3w2oeFKvRzYHQC4Jesy5PU_C7Vip4pGJj8TC6m9PZ9SLVUw/w640-h480/IMG_3499.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Something to explore more soon when I have some more time to read up on it!</div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, time to move onto getting a tape drive working on the Amiga 4000T. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8KVnk8hoRev6Xzsk3J5MdO5uDqobk8m6RtBkhpHUI1iiGlMp58muqa8S_q72txV9FMPLFBCvv_LZwoBVw-rAa3hWWqTPTprjIeWG6IX3bVUK31uXNUXY3UZsdDY56VT8jI8bQSmY5KYAULhPzF1W_u_mZPU7Ay1m0MjW9AMmJDOg-7Ka8R3qeRuc0Q/w640-h480/IMG_3577.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Why would I want to do that, you are asking.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, why not! I used to have a tape drive on my 386 PC back in the day, and I never had one on the Amiga. I used SCSI tape drives professionally for many years, working in IT. </div><div><br /></div><div>I know the Amiga does support some tape drives, so I was interested to learn more about it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4Srs0Bc1Pd8PtMK5EqYgYE_78hxfG9tgXgLFQ_YXRMZGqiRcTfmIRrwM09X93M89Sly6g8jwyIljl2FtXy7LW8XKxarLP-O9Qdd_pimZcg49fXXiu1UT4ARssuml7DOmqLUxvQmEE0imbaOMQHKgXz8zMvBU21ssZhNXg0klHIXYCNe3MO3pOBk_8w/w640-h480/IMG_3448.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Commodore released a chunky A3070 tape drive for the Amiga 3000, I believe mainly to facilitate the installation of Amix, a version of Unix made for the A3000UX distributed on tape only, and AMIX can also be used on the A2000 as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't have that A3070 drive, and to be honest it is such a small capacity I really can't see any value to having it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I used to use DDS tape drives back in the late 1990's and early 2000's for companies I worked for at the time. I like the small size of the tapes, which are easy to manage. DDS drives are SCSI, and so they are easy to connect to the Amiga.</div><div><br /></div><div>I picked a second hand untested Sony DDS3 tape drive taken from an old server, which is also backwardly compatible with DDS2 tapes. Importantly it uses the correct scsi interface connector to work with the existing scsi cabling in the Amiga 4000T.</div><div><br /></div><div>I got to work installing it into the Amiga 4000T:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyujpaqaSnxTLx-xKei-FTHvM9-GDemqEzIbrGn3mU_2DVZ6U-gSTdXUxQossvWT8Ix8Illi2gl_ZUAuFvAkXoyeMg6B969JqaAXaOOOrGubze3UvI391J6Nm-3YUvC6yidXGxakRMelzQhoqW9K9sfn-zflwX4dBlMSJl7gMCB5OnNvW79byP9nt_iw/s4032/IMG_3532.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyujpaqaSnxTLx-xKei-FTHvM9-GDemqEzIbrGn3mU_2DVZ6U-gSTdXUxQossvWT8Ix8Illi2gl_ZUAuFvAkXoyeMg6B969JqaAXaOOOrGubze3UvI391J6Nm-3YUvC6yidXGxakRMelzQhoqW9K9sfn-zflwX4dBlMSJl7gMCB5OnNvW79byP9nt_iw/w640-h480/IMG_3532.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><p><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYaQEgdq7sJ-a_ivTQrjxj8VqtUKXhAdo7n_4bwZSLgKBMNHHZgNhlbR-TrTeXlNVQ8lEMaFi-a78p7tS6-nee4Eh1WbxI-M_rEQ-T3taFrfp94B9asFOlHjrrMki3WBi8fTlpV2DgSF8Dr2mxj11rEcc1gWQAuMLVEp1t7x6U5X_cet_Xn4ZTyCWxg/w640-h480/IMG_3453.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>For whatever reason the drive rails I attached to the scsi drive are very slightly offset from the usual port location. Even after fiddling with them it is slightly out of position.</div><div><br /></div><div>I worked out how to adjust it slightly, and now it looks ok.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrrH0XwwQ_ExiE9od9qzVwpkEn6bW517F6PO01jmZruymbqAO0ftgH3WRfgqKqxtN19-0MOvir1dIVabheQqkLa8Hi-_z1vtg6loGJ4fNOTW9qNBvFIZ3P_rpaz1fVy78rnqskSeHAVUEZ3Zn7PT_vPL-luEUMk5_90iYsMES-JXhYfNJIomAnk7sLg/s4032/IMG_3447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrrH0XwwQ_ExiE9od9qzVwpkEn6bW517F6PO01jmZruymbqAO0ftgH3WRfgqKqxtN19-0MOvir1dIVabheQqkLa8Hi-_z1vtg6loGJ4fNOTW9qNBvFIZ3P_rpaz1fVy78rnqskSeHAVUEZ3Zn7PT_vPL-luEUMk5_90iYsMES-JXhYfNJIomAnk7sLg/w480-h640/IMG_3447.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To use the tape drive, I would need some backup tape software. There are a few available like Ami-Back, and also Diavolo. I decided to use Diavolo Backup, mainly as I had managed to find and purchase the software:</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXKkm88255506lyeVQp7NTidQIFW0LhLCOmDHnLLUCE1zKEYEvoIoDI8UdhJ1JCOU1Ny9PKN9oolVAqOyLgHowMv3qdo9-XoKiFTi5xDNi7cYpNw0umH0_2iYEdX63VEn0eYZpF5Q1hhNis9e3dHSO9OL84Zz399lLYUgAG6EZBQo0-Krow94cYJYyg/w640-h480/IMG_3775.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is an old version though. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have also bought Ami-Back which I want to try when it arrives. I didn't want to delay this information any further though as I would forget what I did!</div><div><br /></div><div>I found the last Diavolo Backup 3.4 version online to use instead, since it includes support for later released tape drives. Hopefully it will work with the DDS3 tape drive.</div><div><br /></div><div>The installation of Diavolo Backup was straightforward using the included installer.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4qBWtp4lh7JLeKZPLBGwdoR26Q7KiSdadbLPk4SXehSMJL1eFHNA4Lh-pmZUyBGtUxWw2wqPl13WVJzyZ-0GAab2vK62YHWaWlWLOrsR_qgm14VaNvvJGfIqcezLuk_yY3iZkIznGEbXrSHg3rKAEnvu5rkKysFMnNJjIiFrf1AYsBx1F500tJt7ag/s4032/IMG_3374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4qBWtp4lh7JLeKZPLBGwdoR26Q7KiSdadbLPk4SXehSMJL1eFHNA4Lh-pmZUyBGtUxWw2wqPl13WVJzyZ-0GAab2vK62YHWaWlWLOrsR_qgm14VaNvvJGfIqcezLuk_yY3iZkIznGEbXrSHg3rKAEnvu5rkKysFMnNJjIiFrf1AYsBx1F500tJt7ag/w640-h480/IMG_3374.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI8i6bpJsk5htYYr-X0UPMFsPfH_WXArRm7A0ZzVEUgYIPRfYzBvhjNGycksHKvH2sOU_9ptSoWq9zMhn6fEvLuRLIJLnekYJ9hM_GidAnTj5n6CLvWiKQFfxi2EKjA21IoNTSXlR5ZtRcQCpiMCpON44oFuGTWa-DsDlvp-h89mC2xWnA0RxiHp0lw/s4032/IMG_3381.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheI8i6bpJsk5htYYr-X0UPMFsPfH_WXArRm7A0ZzVEUgYIPRfYzBvhjNGycksHKvH2sOU_9ptSoWq9zMhn6fEvLuRLIJLnekYJ9hM_GidAnTj5n6CLvWiKQFfxi2EKjA21IoNTSXlR5ZtRcQCpiMCpON44oFuGTWa-DsDlvp-h89mC2xWnA0RxiHp0lw/w640-h480/IMG_3381.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Launching Diavolo backup software, it comes up with a nice interface using MagicWB themed functional icons to performa tasks. A lot of functionality exists in the menus.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQ30YUSzY3PqLQhwc4bxjaDBnOWrikLqKlbwHpN5aJo8FJYhLmS2W72IuouLk28VyVvLuWQMXNQAfk2Wuds1O8kxqaa2qaFMcsuWAsGK3SCgqohsHO0r7MAJsN6LbdKOL92FZb64De37xWAaWWMgqRzStHBisL1ovcwPuQQJhKpT0fWTq8Wwuouiriw/s4032/IMG_3382.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQ30YUSzY3PqLQhwc4bxjaDBnOWrikLqKlbwHpN5aJo8FJYhLmS2W72IuouLk28VyVvLuWQMXNQAfk2Wuds1O8kxqaa2qaFMcsuWAsGK3SCgqohsHO0r7MAJsN6LbdKOL92FZb64De37xWAaWWMgqRzStHBisL1ovcwPuQQJhKpT0fWTq8Wwuouiriw/w640-h480/IMG_3382.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>I went into the settings in Diavolo backup and used the Autoconfiguration button to find the drive. Happily it found it right away!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5BDAM_MNu6GlYeV1-0iqx9EewZAwxkSRKNeXh3vKlbh8kHhbDjKEvHUdUwlqaV6XxRi2dcbipdm9B5nTVf8nYZa3uUxi7ta83oYoULIL3b0DKCtoaDXZwQGJWWh6thMhxTcc9ktcowAgIwLgwT8Sl4JfAF_Ef8wZaXPbBcMpm3zsHUY_fts298zPFA/s4032/IMG_3449.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5BDAM_MNu6GlYeV1-0iqx9EewZAwxkSRKNeXh3vKlbh8kHhbDjKEvHUdUwlqaV6XxRi2dcbipdm9B5nTVf8nYZa3uUxi7ta83oYoULIL3b0DKCtoaDXZwQGJWWh6thMhxTcc9ktcowAgIwLgwT8Sl4JfAF_Ef8wZaXPbBcMpm3zsHUY_fts298zPFA/w640-h480/IMG_3449.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It then asked me to put in a tape.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>I bought some new old stock DDS3 tapes to use. I grabbed my first tape and put it into the tape drive.</div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvM7IuUU0jyU7U7153tqYuHx9q2ekvEqlFI0dnHP2iJ4EM-k1cQ_Bkh2uxUWe9AMAGr4jY2CDCrtJ8JTEUMu0RSZ9t-IfC3aBLVM7DlbOjTnI8pzsmJzbjtbqwj2Sr59U76mU7t5jfxxuuFwen4kO75wFNT6_TRPavf_UMUS6G7d0os4zwPeUVBPQ42Q/w640-h480/IMG_3452.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>DDS3 supports 12GB uncompressed and 24GB compressed data.</div><div><br /></div><div>Diavolo prompted to start a test with the tape drive. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnqhlIO5EYA4nhW7MpqYwPm2dUcHjmcD-Y4ZY9nVqk5EMfd3rg33xufwfP1SaPwJM5onrNexCAhrhjKuSaWcGtzhGplPEHpTXjKhNTGexj98U4Qdmx4We1141yBMMnuwX6yPGPQ9mIGsJqknLFCwhexIkeTV027mZyxWBqOV3E-XhGhCCAwFFSPbflQ/s4032/IMG_3450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnqhlIO5EYA4nhW7MpqYwPm2dUcHjmcD-Y4ZY9nVqk5EMfd3rg33xufwfP1SaPwJM5onrNexCAhrhjKuSaWcGtzhGplPEHpTXjKhNTGexj98U4Qdmx4We1141yBMMnuwX6yPGPQ9mIGsJqknLFCwhexIkeTV027mZyxWBqOV3E-XhGhCCAwFFSPbflQ/w640-h480/IMG_3450.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I clicked continue and this where things started to go bad. The drive crunched loudly trying to perform functions on the tape.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDdnQiwITPzBZy7O4PTlf-6x70jmPT1EAT56RkzQZZvHjQb7qilM9kc-1D8_eqF8DamKII4hJFfC0WIOlIaEYLXT942WpICb_LUaiQwJgsBi2bcEOGI6dgkkcEYbfc9K4j5Linpr-ZD22tD1pQ558vm08IC2rt64BCyFB7n-uXjE9cQI1EtQdKXMwgw/s4032/IMG_3455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDdnQiwITPzBZy7O4PTlf-6x70jmPT1EAT56RkzQZZvHjQb7qilM9kc-1D8_eqF8DamKII4hJFfC0WIOlIaEYLXT942WpICb_LUaiQwJgsBi2bcEOGI6dgkkcEYbfc9K4j5Linpr-ZD22tD1pQ558vm08IC2rt64BCyFB7n-uXjE9cQI1EtQdKXMwgw/w640-h480/IMG_3455.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I cancelled the test.</div><div><br /></div><div>I went into the settings again to check them:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaKBZHlAiTcFTB1T3ESgHQiymfqitIwV7978rSQlXxmeBiPlPcfHGBBTrtjmSyemSKKn0nPgEHKaebuptXCc9vwbGWAh47lO4Q4IKjVywc6jFW5KeAqi-cXrjQIYwTqli3IO3F63PvUwaGEtbl8Xly9kdu4NJKlXJ3V48oDj0ddJVqntL_r4aGQhpmA/s4032/IMG_3458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaKBZHlAiTcFTB1T3ESgHQiymfqitIwV7978rSQlXxmeBiPlPcfHGBBTrtjmSyemSKKn0nPgEHKaebuptXCc9vwbGWAh47lO4Q4IKjVywc6jFW5KeAqi-cXrjQIYwTqli3IO3F63PvUwaGEtbl8Xly9kdu4NJKlXJ3V48oDj0ddJVqntL_r4aGQhpmA/w640-h480/IMG_3458.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Everything looks ok, except that it says there is no tape medium present. There is, it is in the drive!</div><div><br /></div><div>I noted that the tape type field in the settings was set to DDS-2. I couldn't see any DDS-3 option. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlDMmWUM-vNb5e_0I6Eq4FR7WnSFKDzMKSd2PhbUgrMKFeAbn3FgcVcZKan8Lfk5BeQ-JBp1mVmZPtLL-S8yHZ06Z7ZBb_5HjHaFyC9mcbUadK0NIrm5gp70vPyB_H_CYXJBYhyBrePlM0qzNjEPyZVS_IIaUcOwDrpiA1TAZ8vdAq5LNIRXL1q-6Cg/s4032/IMG_3459.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlDMmWUM-vNb5e_0I6Eq4FR7WnSFKDzMKSd2PhbUgrMKFeAbn3FgcVcZKan8Lfk5BeQ-JBp1mVmZPtLL-S8yHZ06Z7ZBb_5HjHaFyC9mcbUadK0NIrm5gp70vPyB_H_CYXJBYhyBrePlM0qzNjEPyZVS_IIaUcOwDrpiA1TAZ8vdAq5LNIRXL1q-6Cg/w640-h480/IMG_3459.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I decided to help it by defining the tape capacity manually to the actual size of the DDS-3 tape, which you can do in the section below the tape type in the screenshot above.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then defined the backup job I wanted to do - just a small folder would be sufficient as a test. I picked the Devs folder.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwH74Js_KQF0uZ1GM_peJT_-Px8dxXT10urOjD4TBHc3iyGcMXvEqttX1RKj9R-iv6VehU8nk6ClzW7TkFZxS9Fyk7BKY01BJdrCOyxTckqOvb2S6VQNFySgYfRE2jDJMTQ8TVvfX2-HjwkKkIYyASMcYB4KxTAllw4lkDGgivNBLwMbHviB5yN79JQ/s4032/IMG_3460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwH74Js_KQF0uZ1GM_peJT_-Px8dxXT10urOjD4TBHc3iyGcMXvEqttX1RKj9R-iv6VehU8nk6ClzW7TkFZxS9Fyk7BKY01BJdrCOyxTckqOvb2S6VQNFySgYfRE2jDJMTQ8TVvfX2-HjwkKkIYyASMcYB4KxTAllw4lkDGgivNBLwMbHviB5yN79JQ/w640-h480/IMG_3460.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You need to double click on the top folder in the selector window so that it highlights everything underneath.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYtu87AJjJjAXO9UMlk861Ri003LmpM99jbXgllysNina6RiN8khgr7w_Al3NAnoTpBVgeiwWTwFkd9Sd87ZoylfPOWuXWgdwb9eQHtMgo3SV7zYBwfxVtoozy4prwsoT95SimQCsna3m4pSe4d6LRCiQoBBDKRxsyYlZu8IDcT8mFWoRRctjgzevwA/s4032/IMG_3461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYtu87AJjJjAXO9UMlk861Ri003LmpM99jbXgllysNina6RiN8khgr7w_Al3NAnoTpBVgeiwWTwFkd9Sd87ZoylfPOWuXWgdwb9eQHtMgo3SV7zYBwfxVtoozy4prwsoT95SimQCsna3m4pSe4d6LRCiQoBBDKRxsyYlZu8IDcT8mFWoRRctjgzevwA/w640-h480/IMG_3461.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The test changes to white when selected.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh5aHF3Z94ix_gF-8vpYvpvVMiZv0PmvI3w7D07kB3Ft821V341cfc2fo2YbKdQPOzqlxTY4BVLwGYxV9Tbrpv9UlFYMklOdyT4lRWx8uQkEZNWJrPZ49EvAjUKQMjEE74g4oSvBtMM3yyqXvYbdYGpBhVxILxSdGDDUO76G7EFHCTmYZkAWIpzb0CA/s4032/IMG_3462.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh5aHF3Z94ix_gF-8vpYvpvVMiZv0PmvI3w7D07kB3Ft821V341cfc2fo2YbKdQPOzqlxTY4BVLwGYxV9Tbrpv9UlFYMklOdyT4lRWx8uQkEZNWJrPZ49EvAjUKQMjEE74g4oSvBtMM3yyqXvYbdYGpBhVxILxSdGDDUO76G7EFHCTmYZkAWIpzb0CA/w640-h480/IMG_3462.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You will see the expected backup size and expected time to run the job, which it calculates.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq3gSRcSrhpyPQmAbogfHzdYj0nBJneLU-zm6Tscxx-xilvWudFK2JSYpGJz26IZHFTd5LMB8tleaWCjQLvqL1vqvAlamevzNSM_Daoc3c8XQBmlEq8bLdbpqEv9phBZxg_mKQ3PSkIIX1jQkrp3Zay6GXlHkQluXkaCOHVG9c_mpAdLgbaS3rgmDuA/s4032/IMG_3463.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq3gSRcSrhpyPQmAbogfHzdYj0nBJneLU-zm6Tscxx-xilvWudFK2JSYpGJz26IZHFTd5LMB8tleaWCjQLvqL1vqvAlamevzNSM_Daoc3c8XQBmlEq8bLdbpqEv9phBZxg_mKQ3PSkIIX1jQkrp3Zay6GXlHkQluXkaCOHVG9c_mpAdLgbaS3rgmDuA/w640-h480/IMG_3463.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then start the backup, and specify the job name and password to protect the data if I want to - I didn't bother with that.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcw8WoJQVSW6r-rk5Hkuo4t6cJRbKX2ORTzraJ6Yg8UlUG2mQOeJiL9i8IuETlo8OvD5dgIwrt3lXnfoFtX4HrspqVX8cax9an2bopZ8qM8C887UgfBhtfN-aeuABJYSYiUbjjc55n5JcnWVblpbmNEVuMfJp6raMKmcWZDO8ULt-A5f0YvTjtsWEOWw/s4032/IMG_3465.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcw8WoJQVSW6r-rk5Hkuo4t6cJRbKX2ORTzraJ6Yg8UlUG2mQOeJiL9i8IuETlo8OvD5dgIwrt3lXnfoFtX4HrspqVX8cax9an2bopZ8qM8C887UgfBhtfN-aeuABJYSYiUbjjc55n5JcnWVblpbmNEVuMfJp6raMKmcWZDO8ULt-A5f0YvTjtsWEOWw/w640-h480/IMG_3465.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The job starts, and the grinding noises from the drive start again too, which clearly indicates a problem with the drive itself.</div><div><br /></div><div>That didn't matter initially, as I then discovered I need to install XPK library. No idea why that wouldn't have been included with Diavolo backup given it is a commercial product...anyway.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTl8W4yCWPqhIb1t7oHDwqkChvfdGZyzwsTBQ3NJDY_venkUtSy-v70d6j4EnbQIFPunjSx2LLV3KGGj611F8vjhJRlpztOcF66dPV9icW_nTqK-H9hFIbKqobBJs7ywH0n4iq1_ekgcQNMSnHU0dPw8rKDr2PGyg7_cZ2AbNj8DjeQJgEQrmzQWUD9A/s4032/IMG_3466.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTl8W4yCWPqhIb1t7oHDwqkChvfdGZyzwsTBQ3NJDY_venkUtSy-v70d6j4EnbQIFPunjSx2LLV3KGGj611F8vjhJRlpztOcF66dPV9icW_nTqK-H9hFIbKqobBJs7ywH0n4iq1_ekgcQNMSnHU0dPw8rKDr2PGyg7_cZ2AbNj8DjeQJgEQrmzQWUD9A/w640-h480/IMG_3466.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I downloaded and installed XPK library from Aminet and then tried again.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cXF22-an6B3XufzkwSIPtXoPqxdtioos3kKRtC0H4lf_6m7Zr-h6hfZAV2cr9VMj4qPAGcGYMQvzYbLl2KFzq8FXYTruqEG33BjGYbbQFpyHyjZ4P0jMoQc7EOhz_GjbS8EnD0pIExcBmk2iQzh-w31MxlMgkjymPVlyeGUlmxTNYjUpmwENvM4bLA/s4032/IMG_3467.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cXF22-an6B3XufzkwSIPtXoPqxdtioos3kKRtC0H4lf_6m7Zr-h6hfZAV2cr9VMj4qPAGcGYMQvzYbLl2KFzq8FXYTruqEG33BjGYbbQFpyHyjZ4P0jMoQc7EOhz_GjbS8EnD0pIExcBmk2iQzh-w31MxlMgkjymPVlyeGUlmxTNYjUpmwENvM4bLA/w640-h480/IMG_3467.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In case you are wondering, I did this setup work on the tape drive some time ago, and lots of different tasks on the Amiga 4000T in July and August. I was too busy to do in progress blog posts so it is all together!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VMk1JjeMLV2Et4l5plIvgKnRBBfOCelCvNlCD7mXtrkuXoviAN-CmNcgnjpqR4l_xdfs6p-xTi_LY0Xwzw2ks3UXBj6LWWfXUOEznpJ5CTRQcQPpoqLpCAIU_hHXqdhZ26LQ8s5mWC5aTPRQMYugRWqBm9vg31e7gyuQbF-eYpXBESnIRgY1iiZRMw/s4032/IMG_3468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VMk1JjeMLV2Et4l5plIvgKnRBBfOCelCvNlCD7mXtrkuXoviAN-CmNcgnjpqR4l_xdfs6p-xTi_LY0Xwzw2ks3UXBj6LWWfXUOEznpJ5CTRQcQPpoqLpCAIU_hHXqdhZ26LQ8s5mWC5aTPRQMYugRWqBm9vg31e7gyuQbF-eYpXBESnIRgY1iiZRMw/w640-h480/IMG_3468.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The backup starts, the tape grinding is back, and something is really not right. Sure enough, Diavolo backup complains of a SCSI hardware error trying to write to the tape drive.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaQCoNTqcTq0NNfTiQbcYtL2b8WdNxrxLwoRSO8qIklc1kSRA2jx1bYv4OZau91i1ydpiQpW4FUuCGjxZNghbA9xmReOyhp8OMXJf4u76oyetg0pfUuZwsmFTUf2FeboK3PuVFVCK0D7zDgrdcsh-2JZxA7TvoDP4dQI0WcmQddT9JeOzK7HrW6nwGw/s4032/IMG_3470.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaQCoNTqcTq0NNfTiQbcYtL2b8WdNxrxLwoRSO8qIklc1kSRA2jx1bYv4OZau91i1ydpiQpW4FUuCGjxZNghbA9xmReOyhp8OMXJf4u76oyetg0pfUuZwsmFTUf2FeboK3PuVFVCK0D7zDgrdcsh-2JZxA7TvoDP4dQI0WcmQddT9JeOzK7HrW6nwGw/w640-h480/IMG_3470.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried multiple new tapes, but got the same result. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frustrating. I removed the failed tape drive, since it clearly would not work.</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to get one more second hand scsi tape drive to see if that was any better. The "new" SCSI tape drive is on the left, and is the same Sony DDS-3 tape drive model as the failed one on the right.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN0bbEQN5LUd2rBVq0VkwY46odSicxhGUV4bBM4L_u59o3-Xd9jpJPIiFrAg60nShszG9KR42oo6F2xiHMKJd9UbIm1yzJ_LZJZANbRK07toUB6ZIfVADQpkDKfbaPP2ywUukTtbvwghAD6SAmyL3SUJB7E7XGxxqD0eQ3V0e5Su8H0afzwrFau3Uow/s4032/IMG_3576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN0bbEQN5LUd2rBVq0VkwY46odSicxhGUV4bBM4L_u59o3-Xd9jpJPIiFrAg60nShszG9KR42oo6F2xiHMKJd9UbIm1yzJ_LZJZANbRK07toUB6ZIfVADQpkDKfbaPP2ywUukTtbvwghAD6SAmyL3SUJB7E7XGxxqD0eQ3V0e5Su8H0afzwrFau3Uow/w640-h480/IMG_3576.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the second drive installed into the Amiga 4000T. Have to admit I like the fascia on the failed one better..</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5QtpGTHsmqOY9khJqfGz5_IMDxQrhkxt0PU8tXDwxVbz5VxymVHRIglV4mUN7ZowrTKI6juqF-zZaRyJbEpAcTB9-Hijqh4yuDsAs_Rx5SDfFVJpV673y0ljAotyb5k_GH0gk6ChIY2pa4zKn0C2S80tHj3A6cHIcSdXiO_KbwinHrxxk1ADHI9iMQ/s4032/IMG_3578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5QtpGTHsmqOY9khJqfGz5_IMDxQrhkxt0PU8tXDwxVbz5VxymVHRIglV4mUN7ZowrTKI6juqF-zZaRyJbEpAcTB9-Hijqh4yuDsAs_Rx5SDfFVJpV673y0ljAotyb5k_GH0gk6ChIY2pa4zKn0C2S80tHj3A6cHIcSdXiO_KbwinHrxxk1ADHI9iMQ/w480-h640/IMG_3578.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Firing up the Amiga 4000T, the drive seems happier. I put a tape in and it didn't grind.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l8nMlZBNCPIc9XEOzwq9UrBkmlzCCNsz1B3ml45lePCgJ-KcppeTIQGJLHePP4NRpyYyr_yZFyw3WQhJrFU7zcmU-TEjSXqx7ijlf6RWaxBWeqkturKTG-U93F4Z2QunhPJP5RQXd-vmbBanmbVm2c6fnTLlIwenmFU1WrOS7jV3mLJAQ06ptfxAew/s4032/IMG_3588.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3l8nMlZBNCPIc9XEOzwq9UrBkmlzCCNsz1B3ml45lePCgJ-KcppeTIQGJLHePP4NRpyYyr_yZFyw3WQhJrFU7zcmU-TEjSXqx7ijlf6RWaxBWeqkturKTG-U93F4Z2QunhPJP5RQXd-vmbBanmbVm2c6fnTLlIwenmFU1WrOS7jV3mLJAQ06ptfxAew/w640-h480/IMG_3588.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While waiting for the replacement drive, I also found the last version of Diavolo Backup 2000 software on the internet, so I downloaded that to try it out.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also got around to installing Sgrab on the Amiga 4000T rebuild so I can capture screenshots instead of the grainy iPhone photos of the screens up until now. Sorry about that, but I lack the time to go back and redo the photos as screenshots.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwe3blfXX8RmHgvTkUaEjXi1Kqb78qChXXn5GRE251owT-S1qtuj9XheTNr1NlmIFcvhAGQEvtz0lHD-GeSwj0WJkizZ5U8fkLX-Y7pmAR8NquFTMjvxcixwe9Jq_VeZtXiTPADXvEOkHIOBjGMilo1Pk_Cecn8thLI52l0I-0pw3uCnNSofMfLPSaA/s458/A4000T_011.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="458" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwe3blfXX8RmHgvTkUaEjXi1Kqb78qChXXn5GRE251owT-S1qtuj9XheTNr1NlmIFcvhAGQEvtz0lHD-GeSwj0WJkizZ5U8fkLX-Y7pmAR8NquFTMjvxcixwe9Jq_VeZtXiTPADXvEOkHIOBjGMilo1Pk_Cecn8thLI52l0I-0pw3uCnNSofMfLPSaA/w640-h418/A4000T_011.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Diavolo backup 2000 Looks very similar to the 3.4 version I had installed before.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgxKjhh-zAdphN578wtedmorkZqxIczEyV1V-wzrzXyqLKuGRQBGozzz0ik_0tIJ9nYUCw44CtzncH6psoG_QEkZOUy2ZZfmjTw9rNpZT3wNt0x-FS0PfyPjAeYzsPTDXrSMpoJkYSzmukpXMiv5zHzC0jNlT_wgXeu8TD8Nll1jQebItp9tp3JwHRQ/s498/A4000T_014.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="498" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgxKjhh-zAdphN578wtedmorkZqxIczEyV1V-wzrzXyqLKuGRQBGozzz0ik_0tIJ9nYUCw44CtzncH6psoG_QEkZOUy2ZZfmjTw9rNpZT3wNt0x-FS0PfyPjAeYzsPTDXrSMpoJkYSzmukpXMiv5zHzC0jNlT_wgXeu8TD8Nll1jQebItp9tp3JwHRQ/w640-h260/A4000T_014.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I walked through the Auto configuration in the settings to detect the tape drive:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMgcJN1hzlAgKDDmzBYKd3WGCO_51aIoVl9SNRBkJJ-CpRmmBRCnNJTVVx1JJP2otGif-QsFb4m69SwmyrwH-YoqpxEGuqu0WjILa9_xds3pvkJNPzSlfEDZW7y8nTdrK80RKR8X871ja3ATIfa8kq4OtQS-53ekSPlydo15G7nMWQknwA-EBnnorOg/s561/A4000T_015.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="561" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMgcJN1hzlAgKDDmzBYKd3WGCO_51aIoVl9SNRBkJJ-CpRmmBRCnNJTVVx1JJP2otGif-QsFb4m69SwmyrwH-YoqpxEGuqu0WjILa9_xds3pvkJNPzSlfEDZW7y8nTdrK80RKR8X871ja3ATIfa8kq4OtQS-53ekSPlydo15G7nMWQknwA-EBnnorOg/w640-h364/A4000T_015.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOo27Rq9NepSzasw96tOwbjbfQ4F7rHwol3lGEf2l0igbYi18HoILO7xYX5BIrr9VBr1W9tfdrEtGdHq78I-UF1H_ql2N6J82vufm1OTJvr1YGynzgUv-K8w0mW2JxtZnPLN1aDwrRAeUcxrM2CvQJ0suIsWhXrU4QaHRnIlZoLFHEo76DEW1-IM9ZQ/s561/A4000T_016.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="561" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOo27Rq9NepSzasw96tOwbjbfQ4F7rHwol3lGEf2l0igbYi18HoILO7xYX5BIrr9VBr1W9tfdrEtGdHq78I-UF1H_ql2N6J82vufm1OTJvr1YGynzgUv-K8w0mW2JxtZnPLN1aDwrRAeUcxrM2CvQJ0suIsWhXrU4QaHRnIlZoLFHEo76DEW1-IM9ZQ/w640-h362/A4000T_016.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Again, it found the tape drive just fine:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5mW5lp049Mxf9XF9_onJEHMHLs1XDbsYBY3esbxNahsdLxw5I9FS8mwvpiUbmkA9OcepOlbX9wfmth5xwQN07zcUuDeJFPMjgrUSt8zJapPV_3H5YJSlK_cy9dYmZqpD0GSLILRH4DbQfyMgmw3bdV0ALtsMwgWIpSWlDgPQeaJ8plb3EgMFb3Ux0g/s563/A4000T_017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="563" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5mW5lp049Mxf9XF9_onJEHMHLs1XDbsYBY3esbxNahsdLxw5I9FS8mwvpiUbmkA9OcepOlbX9wfmth5xwQN07zcUuDeJFPMjgrUSt8zJapPV_3H5YJSlK_cy9dYmZqpD0GSLILRH4DbQfyMgmw3bdV0ALtsMwgWIpSWlDgPQeaJ8plb3EgMFb3Ux0g/w640-h364/A4000T_017.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I put a tape in at this point:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDz2bmo6ItMyzX0R7hso041kl8cNLprkGttkLdwHisVr14Hg78zqjny5IwM4RqQ4S-OnwKWxnWCobik90as9KoVErKmdqsy6xsN4ievtsFGI-F05IrrLrya4DyMH2tlvucug_kbmrWEmvfcpv0YIV3nHKrboWvjHSxli0d8u9HtgLqkTKPBWbJLQUew/w480-h640/IMG_3617.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></p><div>I then ran the test tape part - it started running for a while with the activity light lit up, but seems like it was timing out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BUDha8yWO_3ZCCbmDwSgGQQ0h92ke5sedRa2ISZWSg27UUu8zTnvtM7tnp3ZWiuRd8a3ej9JSLfuYuszVKz0VwKz8o3KqJkol_rYwwID4CxrXJW3cu5jTlUrqQh-Q3lhWFk68fgFNCNGneVr6RhijmeDQ5Dqxg7pRY6mn4FC-00YAjiWHrZyiiFfrg/s561/A4000T_018.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="561" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BUDha8yWO_3ZCCbmDwSgGQQ0h92ke5sedRa2ISZWSg27UUu8zTnvtM7tnp3ZWiuRd8a3ej9JSLfuYuszVKz0VwKz8o3KqJkol_rYwwID4CxrXJW3cu5jTlUrqQh-Q3lhWFk68fgFNCNGneVr6RhijmeDQ5Dqxg7pRY6mn4FC-00YAjiWHrZyiiFfrg/w640-h362/A4000T_018.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I went back into the settings and adjusted the size manually in case this helped it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3ofDQiuB4LtqGRhCzh-7HeX6rzKYN80sgPAHUw6B1Itcx0LifUSKFpJu7zlsdOmp237KU-MI7bz5EvwEKqULmxYc75rOaov9QpwTF1nX0Apc5FfCqcbeZ7M3fEaNIbHC3LPulYuG4Plza09a6niE8DF8j2MFMSQzY_IhaEgtYPOcbJA8UgUWDIC5gQ/s561/A4000T_020.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="561" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3ofDQiuB4LtqGRhCzh-7HeX6rzKYN80sgPAHUw6B1Itcx0LifUSKFpJu7zlsdOmp237KU-MI7bz5EvwEKqULmxYc75rOaov9QpwTF1nX0Apc5FfCqcbeZ7M3fEaNIbHC3LPulYuG4Plza09a6niE8DF8j2MFMSQzY_IhaEgtYPOcbJA8UgUWDIC5gQ/w640-h364/A4000T_020.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>With that done, I went to select the Devs folder again:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8KFsSJVMfQOv6ygG4nTBCsXlZo_-g-u87-1DoGZ8JSjTqnwUv7d2ZNWkwQtnkPN-QbnqZupro4XFtTQcaTo9e54i3HDYCrIk4bg8dEN4DLZo73U-Oe1OTBaFL9IWSVVPAFJqTbPcNLHqS446anUoIGm5F0CQ-07sLKUyS06PRYlDX3U1bfSd2ZanXA/s454/A4000T_021.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="454" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAYUhVLzpR3rfWIyz0UM1CZxjOh63w45F6QLfHDEBXQvvKfOUJP5JUdpJZ7T65k0eUWwJH782l0Zs5qOw8C4ZLjUVMZwuyXxMjp2f69MPrhlhRfTF3LrQSjWB0SIF1B8pqPMQ7NO5CqErEXYM1dy3F8avX9AIMCERwq37CASZRJCE99nDsUYXx-8ToQ/w640-h450/A4000T_025.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I name the job and try it again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xlj9paqyjYWPhF5tDls_8u4nh3rXr3e3kj4f4GA8EtMV16-pMHITSLATFwGxrAeuMNnIHq8Ee4yyvpNb_B2k_WrFsRsjBEZ4aEhLnMLCYgznRVIxCBUVxjwL6790_87NzkoCNIy_yvc4M_2S70yNvLg-_cPpJNUM7g67R3112FfEuwDlY4fLDv39Bw/s565/A4000T_026.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="565" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xlj9paqyjYWPhF5tDls_8u4nh3rXr3e3kj4f4GA8EtMV16-pMHITSLATFwGxrAeuMNnIHq8Ee4yyvpNb_B2k_WrFsRsjBEZ4aEhLnMLCYgznRVIxCBUVxjwL6790_87NzkoCNIy_yvc4M_2S70yNvLg-_cPpJNUM7g67R3112FfEuwDlY4fLDv39Bw/w640-h422/A4000T_026.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>It appears to start working, the tape drive is clearly working in the drive, but after a while it stops and asks me to insert tape 1!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wNzKoDOA3ZNQZrNtP6Qws_9lqoQUpA9HAxwUmirKnHZLr7v8vVtA4GctZ7g-F-aEGBbmxXuukUruS80sbVhdHM7C-Ee3wdtvIvNwA65RlhDjSYY8Xe45yRMZDa91booGx3ZBmWysOkUslnRG8qEzaFfj4TCCzjfBXttxmYmlCnDNRtJLod-zu_s4gw/s561/A4000T_027.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="561" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wNzKoDOA3ZNQZrNtP6Qws_9lqoQUpA9HAxwUmirKnHZLr7v8vVtA4GctZ7g-F-aEGBbmxXuukUruS80sbVhdHM7C-Ee3wdtvIvNwA65RlhDjSYY8Xe45yRMZDa91booGx3ZBmWysOkUslnRG8qEzaFfj4TCCzjfBXttxmYmlCnDNRtJLod-zu_s4gw/w640-h364/A4000T_027.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCvPJ9wr323s9k2dFry6UtXR3va-HbGiSN74B7F5r1_zlLFIln14iz2bOCeqc0AoqDQ-idTWivYlsHd5Sf7Sm4edkrGE_BY5P8Gud9vCgxHAmnWeDaeMFCrCsCzwPpv7TbACrWMuGmLa3OaGPVdDFV9jxd13DtGna6yP9pO2eW9co6kWC9cj760NI2A/s563/A4000T_028.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="563" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCvPJ9wr323s9k2dFry6UtXR3va-HbGiSN74B7F5r1_zlLFIln14iz2bOCeqc0AoqDQ-idTWivYlsHd5Sf7Sm4edkrGE_BY5P8Gud9vCgxHAmnWeDaeMFCrCsCzwPpv7TbACrWMuGmLa3OaGPVdDFV9jxd13DtGna6yP9pO2eW9co6kWC9cj760NI2A/w640-h362/A4000T_028.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p></div></div><div>I tried different tapes, but still got the same result. Perhaps I should just accept that I am not going to get this working. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wasted plenty of money to buy these two tape drives. Probably I should have bought a DDS-2 tape drive, but they were quite expensive on eBay compared to the DDS-3 ones. For something I just wanted to play with, I decided not to throw away any more money on this.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to move on.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was hoping to use a LaserJet 6L printer with my Amiga 4000T, and had ordered one locally on eBay, with the intention to use the Turbo Print software I bought to use it. I used to use a DEC dot matrix printer on the Amiga 2000, and later a Panasonic KX-P1150 dot matrix, but since then I have never had a printer attached to the Amiga. I wanted to have a period correct Laserjet since there are Amiga drivers for it.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, the person I bought it from did the worst ever wrapping job with the printer when shipping it. It arrived in the post completely destroyed, with the internal feeder broken the unit was totally useless.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbEHt8xkHRmZA_A3Im7UPF1YLDp9f_BduKRSzG4vmzMqgVHLXZBrmFn0kVs5MVnVyUdJDxUiF3gNyqkGVw4hs3ZV0ERZNKmOPEd_C-q9Pil8FoRM8ZuFo8oXY59vf51atpRvWXKtYWIjWBTukM_WvtOq4ln8GMTiHLOds7DJdYCSaaxJP7EuRXsWjFQ/s4032/IMG_3706.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbEHt8xkHRmZA_A3Im7UPF1YLDp9f_BduKRSzG4vmzMqgVHLXZBrmFn0kVs5MVnVyUdJDxUiF3gNyqkGVw4hs3ZV0ERZNKmOPEd_C-q9Pil8FoRM8ZuFo8oXY59vf51atpRvWXKtYWIjWBTukM_WvtOq4ln8GMTiHLOds7DJdYCSaaxJP7EuRXsWjFQ/w480-h640/IMG_3706.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To say I was disappointed was an understatement. The seller went AWOL and didn't respond to any messages to try to sort it out. I didn't get my money back either. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is the first time I have ever has to leave bad feedback for a seller on eBay. I hope it is the last time also.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh435UZ8Ii4bIAxg2smQeyaosD_tfxJKGsO9igNsb3-bxiGnN-KuBgUUrnAuoTvrvKRjVp7mQ1P1bu_CheXjHiDlv9hr6JQHbXtD2k-uZu61aJxFGNVYpkqOCK3Ie0bCYCqKxscASyicZdB32uX6bf_6hon74vMQhqEScN7guItg8Gg3MRJMrJwUuSyGw/s4032/IMG_3707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh435UZ8Ii4bIAxg2smQeyaosD_tfxJKGsO9igNsb3-bxiGnN-KuBgUUrnAuoTvrvKRjVp7mQ1P1bu_CheXjHiDlv9hr6JQHbXtD2k-uZu61aJxFGNVYpkqOCK3Ie0bCYCqKxscASyicZdB32uX6bf_6hon74vMQhqEScN7guItg8Gg3MRJMrJwUuSyGw/w640-h480/IMG_3707.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>So with the tape drive solution not happening (buying two of them) and the printer being a total bust, something had to go right soon right? I lost a lot of money here.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next job then is to get a SCSI Scanner up and running on the Amiga 4000T. I am very glad to say that I had much better luck with this!</div><div><br /></div><div>I never had a scanner on the Amiga - I used a USB UMAX scanner on my Windows PC of the time, but couldn't afford a SCSI scanner - they were so expensive.</div><div><br /></div><div>Nowadays luckily they are quite cheap. I bought an Epson Perfection 1200S SCSI scanner from eBay, sold as untested, so again I was taking a risk. They said it powered on and scanning arm moved, but without a scsi card they couldn't test it further.</div><div><br /></div><div>The unit arrived well packaged from Western Australia, and also came with the optional film scanner attachment:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSP6O_k9_FQcm8eyDVZbE7SG3rl02AC5RhXaAMV1qZS4MlM3redV1btDEY83r51-TbOiin_Ha-DPgY4Nm09Bl6jTW6URJU2V19BtrpoWgynVpL34l9v4IwQhhywbn8fTp_9q1tmjiRO48hMJrlJaBbmIlAry9KSZKGt4DtmNMh555lGNTwN0Od3RO1A/s4032/IMG_3601.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSP6O_k9_FQcm8eyDVZbE7SG3rl02AC5RhXaAMV1qZS4MlM3redV1btDEY83r51-TbOiin_Ha-DPgY4Nm09Bl6jTW6URJU2V19BtrpoWgynVpL34l9v4IwQhhywbn8fTp_9q1tmjiRO48hMJrlJaBbmIlAry9KSZKGt4DtmNMh555lGNTwN0Od3RO1A/w640-h480/IMG_3601.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The unit looks clean enough - a little yellow around the base, but not too bad.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSlYp9HL-EkM4vIzXdwjf0wVM-h0nE7fqBVj2CNYXrAYhjVbNcSsSzx-VDGJ3tVozPI4hTmoWMCOplG2GCNmxaaEOtrySPBunTHfXCL_0NxdMGwt-UzwvZoGlBn249UiOAFdt6irxFrkOW40FaHcB5y013u4jU62-A6sCVqPNzgdOqKo-ro3BXsVM6A/s4032/IMG_3602.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSlYp9HL-EkM4vIzXdwjf0wVM-h0nE7fqBVj2CNYXrAYhjVbNcSsSzx-VDGJ3tVozPI4hTmoWMCOplG2GCNmxaaEOtrySPBunTHfXCL_0NxdMGwt-UzwvZoGlBn249UiOAFdt6irxFrkOW40FaHcB5y013u4jU62-A6sCVqPNzgdOqKo-ro3BXsVM6A/w640-h480/IMG_3602.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Looking at the rear of the scanner you can see the scsi ports (one pass through and one to connect to the SCSI controller on the Amiga 4000T), SCSI ID selector, SCSI Terminator switch, and option connector for the film scanner component.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4Pb9aloh3LpfYgi4KEVFcOk6rEPlmy76ZSz-G12UwoKnfsGikKwyo_0zitiRmRK2n2D9UV_hwWs_KW78Fd_9M2sKpRWFWJw0cerDTJh4hRVwKAQRd_wmVJ6GPRBvPVfrG01_8TSevCwp9MZRNeIA-jDett7T5zbfktb2dkhYDiZw1lhn4ZAorwkY7Q/s4032/IMG_3604.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4Pb9aloh3LpfYgi4KEVFcOk6rEPlmy76ZSz-G12UwoKnfsGikKwyo_0zitiRmRK2n2D9UV_hwWs_KW78Fd_9M2sKpRWFWJw0cerDTJh4hRVwKAQRd_wmVJ6GPRBvPVfrG01_8TSevCwp9MZRNeIA-jDett7T5zbfktb2dkhYDiZw1lhn4ZAorwkY7Q/w640-h480/IMG_3604.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It didn't come with a SCSI cable, which I bought separately. The Amiga 4000T is the only Amiga to use the more dense DB50 SCSI connector on the back rather than the old DB25 connector. </div><div><br /></div><div>Normally this would be a problem, but that is a good thing here since this scanner uses the same type. Yes, I did research this before I bought it...</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w8ek3AWveNaKpnBOKlBUBHg7JkBYDGqxgWUV5pMOSIo1_pUwFnMIo22Jcic68AatuT4rcIjrOxlCIU8SS_PtVqgn9aJenK9GqKkCPwl5ZpaOpPSgclSVWPbvwjncFu3G8p8MW-YRCV-syjaTuRCQCwmhYcr9uxs_shz76qX-UsETKjeTzUZglGQlJg/s4032/IMG_3605.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w8ek3AWveNaKpnBOKlBUBHg7JkBYDGqxgWUV5pMOSIo1_pUwFnMIo22Jcic68AatuT4rcIjrOxlCIU8SS_PtVqgn9aJenK9GqKkCPwl5ZpaOpPSgclSVWPbvwjncFu3G8p8MW-YRCV-syjaTuRCQCwmhYcr9uxs_shz76qX-UsETKjeTzUZglGQlJg/w640-h480/IMG_3605.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I added two shelves I bought new from Officeworks to the A4000T desk so I could slide the scanner underneath when not in use. It also allowed me to put the audio switcher, Roland SC-88 Pro, and G-Soft audio sampler hardware underneath, giving me room for the applications I had to relocate from where the scanner now sits.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEG6eJr0r3qKLgkLEfGJ1XoPWsbbtKLajdWCfRQ29N-mYgms3dm1hYG3GBG5Go01xpbPnpitPvhvEbnkEpo7ox1A3w_OrCX8JypoTBccZe2EG0FShESM6l9okS9M5cf1de-mjd5kmX-C40aUOYyeXUg1M0H_kVRFl27G1WSeX0XbMtG1DRaioPC5XDA/s4032/IMG_3606.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEG6eJr0r3qKLgkLEfGJ1XoPWsbbtKLajdWCfRQ29N-mYgms3dm1hYG3GBG5Go01xpbPnpitPvhvEbnkEpo7ox1A3w_OrCX8JypoTBccZe2EG0FShESM6l9okS9M5cf1de-mjd5kmX-C40aUOYyeXUg1M0H_kVRFl27G1WSeX0XbMtG1DRaioPC5XDA/w640-h480/IMG_3606.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am quite pleased with this setup - it looks great. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had planned to put the LaserJet 6L on the shelf above the scanner, but as covered earlier, that is not possible for now. Maybe later I will locate another LaserJet 6L - surprisingly hard to come by. </div><div><br /></div><div>The vertical paper feeder means the LaserJet 6L needs less desk space, which is why I like it - I know there was a later LaserJet 1100 printer too as I used to use both in offices I worked in at the time. I'll keep an eye out for one.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMKedhR885Cj4fOqs7gW-8x96hCUGEp4L9HcvwTZIEQbzam3vORRXUrryiMf1zOfgu7HQJDD1GRFuuC6pxXbtuRX-tEDrFZrvnyS-14TBWltJlnGwT1d4QSh1uMazLdHwzf7tRZBReqpREWHjbtRl13mt2UQ1oLyztO_YESjC_OKdbCFy6NyOCz7iAw/s4032/IMG_3607.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMKedhR885Cj4fOqs7gW-8x96hCUGEp4L9HcvwTZIEQbzam3vORRXUrryiMf1zOfgu7HQJDD1GRFuuC6pxXbtuRX-tEDrFZrvnyS-14TBWltJlnGwT1d4QSh1uMazLdHwzf7tRZBReqpREWHjbtRl13mt2UQ1oLyztO_YESjC_OKdbCFy6NyOCz7iAw/w480-h640/IMG_3607.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anyway, back to the scanner. To set it up, I needed to install some suitable scanning software. I chose fxSCAN 4.0, as it has native support for Epson Perfection scanners.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlAW2VBh5KldP92MohCfNVqgatSYMEJQyJfz5tEdq37pvbTXXKuiGywBRDEUFGyn_Oikq9i4sl14O9AVYS3aajGZn5PmOnrmnRV5uHzU2RES5lConmqfvKHOMtcdxX6wjw3WghicGKRREecsBUC3PVHlvA4d3c7xYXdqDsAbAZY9tWNOqQ3jaVmusJQ/s270/A4000T_012.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="270" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlAW2VBh5KldP92MohCfNVqgatSYMEJQyJfz5tEdq37pvbTXXKuiGywBRDEUFGyn_Oikq9i4sl14O9AVYS3aajGZn5PmOnrmnRV5uHzU2RES5lConmqfvKHOMtcdxX6wjw3WghicGKRREecsBUC3PVHlvA4d3c7xYXdqDsAbAZY9tWNOqQ3jaVmusJQ/s1600/A4000T_012.png" width="270" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1Ox43VgEiJyvWyt6M3yoCa2sjgeNd6sn-Xnha5NSA7-fm0r7jlp7LZE5PdjbyLz77kFk5ooZJpQOwQRhy4SeS08m-X_0u6IDHG_gTJ9CFSHdLqaA5jC0RljknR-roTdTl6iITtE1Pc_Pl_oFK-Q1hThtCGPnEHlOBvFs6ywvxDDGYz1PdGNLvKErYg/s4032/IMG_3609.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1Ox43VgEiJyvWyt6M3yoCa2sjgeNd6sn-Xnha5NSA7-fm0r7jlp7LZE5PdjbyLz77kFk5ooZJpQOwQRhy4SeS08m-X_0u6IDHG_gTJ9CFSHdLqaA5jC0RljknR-roTdTl6iITtE1Pc_Pl_oFK-Q1hThtCGPnEHlOBvFs6ywvxDDGYz1PdGNLvKErYg/w640-h480/IMG_3609.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I chose the Epson device from the list of supported devices:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0efVBAPFgj3XSjauNNy7m_01pjqAp04X-WH5lNq17uaqePOh3NdYegmQyBbsDpV2fo53iB9upVD0NgHhcoPWBut5bXFIDHc1ts5YWLuKLRcfhsKtMd-5VfK9IG9hoB7y-IduavgJdqE7VQajOuUEHnqR72s2Z1x94L2UeFo2N_-Ty5JBvzOR0uYsBzQ/s4032/IMG_3610.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0efVBAPFgj3XSjauNNy7m_01pjqAp04X-WH5lNq17uaqePOh3NdYegmQyBbsDpV2fo53iB9upVD0NgHhcoPWBut5bXFIDHc1ts5YWLuKLRcfhsKtMd-5VfK9IG9hoB7y-IduavgJdqE7VQajOuUEHnqR72s2Z1x94L2UeFo2N_-Ty5JBvzOR0uYsBzQ/w640-h480/IMG_3610.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I set the program to use the 1280x1024 RTG screenmode on a separate screen to the Workbench, and selected the SCSI ID. </div><div><br /></div><div>I noted that the SCSI CDROM I have still does this weird thing of taking a number of SCSI ID's for itself. Not sure why it does that.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIO7ni-ZZ9X8ad_LanDpD6dcVuAKTxcFyIfIYAqPR90nI6AJNozBG1ncvfBBKUejPsZ4bTBTsnp5bjCNakVEknBBVFAoC3wW9rZkRlKYGBDw-PUzY2ZNOcoDN2vQfKhj9oTr9Sgq1GXKluSFRAgVHjOdjw7f5dnwJFL12YEn1E-fD8PmkxEbD8fGeGQ/s4032/IMG_3611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIO7ni-ZZ9X8ad_LanDpD6dcVuAKTxcFyIfIYAqPR90nI6AJNozBG1ncvfBBKUejPsZ4bTBTsnp5bjCNakVEknBBVFAoC3wW9rZkRlKYGBDw-PUzY2ZNOcoDN2vQfKhj9oTr9Sgq1GXKluSFRAgVHjOdjw7f5dnwJFL12YEn1E-fD8PmkxEbD8fGeGQ/w640-h480/IMG_3611.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So I powered down and disconnected the SCSI CDROM temporarily. fxSCAN could then find the SCSI scanner on ID5 as it is set.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlAU4-UZZlNa5GyAitfo8d_Bqr0ZxJbnG729s4iUfGSUiBtVDctsWaSfX6ktvhQL1BmjVPFTXJulGlZNvl6TpC3i3quy0nmrpT82Xw2FGm7k24edax1ec6EkDSA2rM0UXhYPHgrBkBfKjOaREWjGIMSBU38eghXhKlirxv9vUN2w4Ro7ok7Rjh1YiVQ/s1280/A4000T_002.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1280" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlAU4-UZZlNa5GyAitfo8d_Bqr0ZxJbnG729s4iUfGSUiBtVDctsWaSfX6ktvhQL1BmjVPFTXJulGlZNvl6TpC3i3quy0nmrpT82Xw2FGm7k24edax1ec6EkDSA2rM0UXhYPHgrBkBfKjOaREWjGIMSBU38eghXhKlirxv9vUN2w4Ro7ok7Rjh1YiVQ/w640-h512/A4000T_002.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>With that done, time to try it out!</div><div><br /></div><div>I grabbed an issue of Zzap Amiga magazine from 2023 and tried to scan the front page as a test.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60BAVToatJ8ZSqG96uQONftWW5Zkph3HrofyEvGma9RBGnlHOefT0HAxPjKJNepCGV24an-Yt5sNUI5FLKp7PObg3phb7d1E4fcfcx3wByhy5cgzCtpd4vcls3zKmnL-xSlOhPCs9rmZFieckACCL-Y7dBdUKxhMRt1MIxTHWEgUHGrnu0t8hC4tE9Q/w640-h480/IMG_3615.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">It works! The scan worked exactly as it should!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1vJLndi4Kg2vcRYfu9T2IFP8nMM_xOsKjuk3X6sao6nphMwGApbVqWw8P-l8Umr9nNM--OV67zGn_VuR1vMKYC3pL70l_ZI_-Gs85EspOJi0zViySEyfCUjtuNxvXD-qzPBZkNDQFWeKq4Bl_SJ4-fmvsh1pikuqlhu6yudnieC_WWHCQ-h4rZLq4Q/s1280/A4000T_003.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1280" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1vJLndi4Kg2vcRYfu9T2IFP8nMM_xOsKjuk3X6sao6nphMwGApbVqWw8P-l8Umr9nNM--OV67zGn_VuR1vMKYC3pL70l_ZI_-Gs85EspOJi0zViySEyfCUjtuNxvXD-qzPBZkNDQFWeKq4Bl_SJ4-fmvsh1pikuqlhu6yudnieC_WWHCQ-h4rZLq4Q/w640-h512/A4000T_003.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>You can then crop the image to cut out the bits you don't need:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh5nL98gU3uk1Jm8yMbg6Ugap2NEVi71QYp-mQgjqePZYCFAWri9ddKeOvly9M-0zyzuljtZqM3a9UiEBKStRV0Rw-RAfe0-fVkY_oc1qD5D9v8Ikz21fOty3mozYZSSpXRNV1hanLR0PbgRbJBhKi9DdZDp1wabgpELnXVkqAUNdy6Zq3ET9qeNTsw/s1280/A4000T_006.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1280" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh5nL98gU3uk1Jm8yMbg6Ugap2NEVi71QYp-mQgjqePZYCFAWri9ddKeOvly9M-0zyzuljtZqM3a9UiEBKStRV0Rw-RAfe0-fVkY_oc1qD5D9v8Ikz21fOty3mozYZSSpXRNV1hanLR0PbgRbJBhKi9DdZDp1wabgpELnXVkqAUNdy6Zq3ET9qeNTsw/w640-h512/A4000T_006.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Great feature is that you can then either save it as an image file, or export one or more images as a PDF! I tested greyscale and colour scanning as you can see in the image previews below:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSwBYKg7sTsEVjqOfjeBBh_gxIUOI4JTsS42qxXrLRRcHT4Rrd6d_Yd1TyltMnl0OnVyaBlT6Sgu1pAEOiqJxVYCbqwB9Za0zH1uqlKmHlbWqICCLfyxI8Lmp8xYaiXqCQvEgiLjQVIsbZn4nQqw9XClTqDi3-0NljG53xA22PCKt2AKsTj0kLvV7mw/s1280/A4000T_008.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1280" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSwBYKg7sTsEVjqOfjeBBh_gxIUOI4JTsS42qxXrLRRcHT4Rrd6d_Yd1TyltMnl0OnVyaBlT6Sgu1pAEOiqJxVYCbqwB9Za0zH1uqlKmHlbWqICCLfyxI8Lmp8xYaiXqCQvEgiLjQVIsbZn4nQqw9XClTqDi3-0NljG53xA22PCKt2AKsTj0kLvV7mw/w640-h512/A4000T_008.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I then exported the colour image as a PDF, and then opened it in APDF on the Amiga 4000T. I also had the image open at the same time:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TfJWWvaQ0RMkDPMc7_42jq_vv_KmS2kZHiHBUmbBNBZ1_5QJ4cy-WGKbZCcr9VjSjFWwBkmAvPggeKc7d7pO12YK00t2SLFVqCzJMuFDUbMqk0rPvlxAwgS4XeAR1JgeOm7qjLlidEf8pWHQa0OAAZ_yHgFuMyURC2L5kPkKJq0cDs2j48fgz40Ktw/s1280/A4000T_10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1280" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TfJWWvaQ0RMkDPMc7_42jq_vv_KmS2kZHiHBUmbBNBZ1_5QJ4cy-WGKbZCcr9VjSjFWwBkmAvPggeKc7d7pO12YK00t2SLFVqCzJMuFDUbMqk0rPvlxAwgS4XeAR1JgeOm7qjLlidEf8pWHQa0OAAZ_yHgFuMyURC2L5kPkKJq0cDs2j48fgz40Ktw/w640-h512/A4000T_10.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I have to say I am really impressed with fxScan 4.0 and the scanner itself. I wish I could have bought one much earlier, but I am glad to have it now in 2023.</p><p>I was pretty happy with my progress at this point, even though a few things didn't go as planned.</p><p>I relaxed from all the upgrades and just enjoyed some photos from my Ayrton Senna PhotoCD, now working fantastic on the Amiga 4000T with RTG screen modes.</p></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cdZ_0gv3K4MKgBVeoUUnfovmgfvTtvthTBkEy8gjscpxl4AnrJki1G-9H4XkpB5f4_FWAnY2-Hnatpp_45qJ-vWiglYxwFu66hcM-74NgwLum7Pu49ubEcINgJeowkLYvftY8U6KGR_76MRRVGAgNrnq8f9cjJv_-ziD61APOzQmrDZzZEfPqy4Z4Q/s4032/IMG_3875.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cdZ_0gv3K4MKgBVeoUUnfovmgfvTtvthTBkEy8gjscpxl4AnrJki1G-9H4XkpB5f4_FWAnY2-Hnatpp_45qJ-vWiglYxwFu66hcM-74NgwLum7Pu49ubEcINgJeowkLYvftY8U6KGR_76MRRVGAgNrnq8f9cjJv_-ziD61APOzQmrDZzZEfPqy4Z4Q/w640-h480/IMG_3875.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7RX2Cs_1qDCtkG1x3-EmmB8gK-UVc2feWXDcbgihwuH0lbtEpNY4Xp8qbNeUojZ1P4HRXRPiZ2pQu00rATGbk8JWPQ54b5mU4_9TcrU4bZJVIYuxZoTA0PCWUTh6PCMf2JztF4stY312Oy_A0JubhJmstdTKCEjtt96N0mCHIdYcCVZcy5HkyYuo8g/s4032/IMG_3874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7RX2Cs_1qDCtkG1x3-EmmB8gK-UVc2feWXDcbgihwuH0lbtEpNY4Xp8qbNeUojZ1P4HRXRPiZ2pQu00rATGbk8JWPQ54b5mU4_9TcrU4bZJVIYuxZoTA0PCWUTh6PCMf2JztF4stY312Oy_A0JubhJmstdTKCEjtt96N0mCHIdYcCVZcy5HkyYuo8g/w640-h480/IMG_3874.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CTiCuPzXsWCR5-is1MzAbOKka1DY6vO-FizaNguo8GowFQLIIjqP6ngQe_c9zj-iOB1rQywQPnYzHQTDRVH5Fkcz-iwdzRSMlsZHNwI7knHB2QbKOXAtluBZXvPjlJwPsta-ZKUlYkm-Ju6uivV6fd2e_Rk_AZ_P6IljQaGNTfa5HVCImZqLuRVmJw/s4032/IMG_3873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CTiCuPzXsWCR5-is1MzAbOKka1DY6vO-FizaNguo8GowFQLIIjqP6ngQe_c9zj-iOB1rQywQPnYzHQTDRVH5Fkcz-iwdzRSMlsZHNwI7knHB2QbKOXAtluBZXvPjlJwPsta-ZKUlYkm-Ju6uivV6fd2e_Rk_AZ_P6IljQaGNTfa5HVCImZqLuRVmJw/w640-h480/IMG_3873.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>At this point I thought it would be good to take some nice shots of this side of my Amiga room - showing the A4000T on the left, upgraded Amiga 500 with ACA500+ / 030/network module, Amiga 600 with ACA630 030, Amiga 1200/030 for playing 030 AGA demos, and lastly the Amiga 1200 with Vampire 1200 in a modern A1200.net blue case (which I bought from Retrokit in Australia).</div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNkhMcknwAXRxjkXq0QnvVUV9C2l8KiDFLCrP65eTZQvn7woBWxBxksYgv-HZ1XekIj6nFUymqcEwUQOFD7aLLKlz9Z4EO-XXAkjMXlUBANjEyhVRZw-FEp1CqbBnQ1qw0SMcjjBpQqjOiTfiw51IddEkIz8czJ7WxXS0xiLxHQrTespNLpKok-8mgw/w640-h480/IMG_3598.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Beyond the A4000T, I recently added some monitor stands from Officeworks to give me a little more real estate on the other desks, especially for the A500, A600, and the A1200 machines as it became impossible on the desks to fit all the power supplies, external cd rom drives, floppy drives and PCMCIA cards.</div><div><br /></div><div>Each desk (3 of them) has its own speaker set - the Amiga 4000T gets to have the best Harmon/Kardon speaker set which I got by using Qantas frequent flyer points many many years ago. </div><div><br /></div><div>For the others, I chose the Logitech speaker/sub woofer setup because of the price, and also because the Logitech subwoofer takes two audio inputs. It allows me to hear both Amiga systems where two are installed on one desk, without the need for a switch box.</div><div><br /></div><div>That said, for the two A1200 setups it proved impossible to totally avoid a switch box, as both have an external scsi CD-ROM drive with audio out, requiring 4 audio inputs (Native Amiga and CD). Actually I have a piggy back RCA audio connector on the Vampired A1200 audio out, which mixes the audio into one input. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGdg62RF16IVbLexGX-iUpERqKXI5uKlNjdsfkoOX9XAQv7lY5Vjsx3AnnsCgy-03m8KFxDRSYscIzcCPkDvh99CgziwLFpSlMz9tU6JkA3X34d4DIjJZRJg6rFskceDyX0rfLrxXNI37nv5I9WcvFkGmssqdIt5s1T_VzfBGWl2UUQxYhPzgqOOi9Q/s4032/IMG_3744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGdg62RF16IVbLexGX-iUpERqKXI5uKlNjdsfkoOX9XAQv7lY5Vjsx3AnnsCgy-03m8KFxDRSYscIzcCPkDvh99CgziwLFpSlMz9tU6JkA3X34d4DIjJZRJg6rFskceDyX0rfLrxXNI37nv5I9WcvFkGmssqdIt5s1T_VzfBGWl2UUQxYhPzgqOOi9Q/w640-h480/IMG_3744.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For the 030 A1200 I don't have another cable. I will try to track one down next time I go shopping at Jaycar (local electronics shop).</div><div> </div><div>Here is the view from the A1200 side - I am very proud of my Amiga room setup, it was a lot of money and work to make it happen and I think it looks great:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpEoxk6rLM1B1K511yhbt6Q2TJHa-qpQENPnT0T21vT5NbeaHD_itXKVsbeQtM6PyUly6pfvVLgopYRcsuxbshsSixRljKFgyZ9HpqcoaM7uvmAGhAXcL8k3V1xFb0-tsevU9VWsgxmFdbpt6N2SjCYo3qBgz0rMsbUb2-cYftTkKA8f1d5UX_Van_A/s4032/IMG_3592.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpEoxk6rLM1B1K511yhbt6Q2TJHa-qpQENPnT0T21vT5NbeaHD_itXKVsbeQtM6PyUly6pfvVLgopYRcsuxbshsSixRljKFgyZ9HpqcoaM7uvmAGhAXcL8k3V1xFb0-tsevU9VWsgxmFdbpt6N2SjCYo3qBgz0rMsbUb2-cYftTkKA8f1d5UX_Van_A/w480-h640/IMG_3592.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can see the Amiga games in the background in the cupboard. I have rule that no game box is to be completely obscured. In my experience, if you can't see the box on the shelf, you are less likely to want to play it. This has got challenging of late with some game boxes on the shelves now partially obscuring boxes behind, but I can still read all the box titles. </div><div><br /></div><div>BTW for the eagle-eyed reader the grey boxes in the cupboard are the sad remains of my decision 15 years ago to throw away all my Amiga game and application boxes when my wife moved into our old house and we literally had no space for them. It was the right decision at the time, but I regret it now. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fKSxqrteuAFmrWRsrfjLbPq22TIk9QRyW0D7UPf1NVnSWDIdJRpMV1GAvtanXI0LLMrnjSRNdahDyoaPh90gZYIsATUDuTqorJQ9x9DOfSSIYWfzQVaW557FGQKRXmZHtma5lQoWdIjusnzEDxFApdalrLzN_LzaxXS4qaPdLrkGGL1zYe28FHSgrQ/s4032/IMG_3593.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fKSxqrteuAFmrWRsrfjLbPq22TIk9QRyW0D7UPf1NVnSWDIdJRpMV1GAvtanXI0LLMrnjSRNdahDyoaPh90gZYIsATUDuTqorJQ9x9DOfSSIYWfzQVaW557FGQKRXmZHtma5lQoWdIjusnzEDxFApdalrLzN_LzaxXS4qaPdLrkGGL1zYe28FHSgrQ/w640-h480/IMG_3593.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>In those grey boxes are the manuals, code wheels etc of those original game boxes, as I kept the internals and the disks. After a lot of effort and money over the past 3 years, I have replaced many of the missing boxes, but there are still many missing, and that is why I have the grey boxes still.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>That said, paying over $600 each for replacing Hybris, Moonstone, Chaos Engine 2 boxes is something I am not willing to do. It makes no financial sense. So I guess that task will remain incomplete, but the grey boxes remind me regularly to think more carefully when throwing some things out.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will continue work on my Amiga 4000T setup in another blog post soon, as there is more still to do, and the work is never completely done right? :-)</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-57331700603977682082023-07-28T15:31:00.000+09:302023-07-28T15:31:10.080+09:30Impact to my blog of upcoming EEA and UK privacy guidelines<p>I got notified this week that as part of compliance with EEA and UK guidelines, my blog is required to comply with new requirements to be able to continue to place Google AdSense ads on this website.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zDWMe2xwKnQD3tRAHtCVF7VoiviFdithM8ntJpvbZ5JNSTisogtbUieKQHHnDqI8w3R0XtETAF5UFXwI5uyryhUjIiPyztSS4str5EPLjwco9xkDpnsRUHNrmmcx3ixHRq0BkkaYa25kg7pGFCh5njlgIusYPtEyU_NQw6I4jYl_gHW_F-F19YqujA/s2624/Screenshot%202023-07-28%20at%202.58.18%20pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="2624" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zDWMe2xwKnQD3tRAHtCVF7VoiviFdithM8ntJpvbZ5JNSTisogtbUieKQHHnDqI8w3R0XtETAF5UFXwI5uyryhUjIiPyztSS4str5EPLjwco9xkDpnsRUHNrmmcx3ixHRq0BkkaYa25kg7pGFCh5njlgIusYPtEyU_NQw6I4jYl_gHW_F-F19YqujA/w640-h52/Screenshot%202023-07-28%20at%202.58.18%20pm.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I have no way to control who from EEA and UK visits my blog, or where they come from to do it. They could be using vpn services from other countries also for all I know. I don't require user registration, and I don't personally capture any personal data.</p><p>I reviewed the very detailed legal requirements, and (amongst many other things) this requires me to be registered as a company to be able to comply with this privacy requirement. </p><p>I also have to produce a detailed personally legally enforceable GDPR privacy page and cookie page linked to the website consent notification, to cover exactly what data I collect, and what I do with the data. I don't personally do anything with it - I just blog about computers and trains. </p><p>That tracking is all AdSense, and they are not helping personal bloggers (who are not companies) to comply with this - we have to generate our own legal statements before we can enable GDPR compliant functionality for our blogs.</p><p>I know a lot of people enable AdSense on their personal blogs, and forum websites often do this also. I am not sure how other personal bloggers who use AdSense (and are not registered as companies) are dealing with this. I can only say how I am going to.</p><p>I guess if other blogger websites make significant money from their websites, they would likely already have a legal entity for this and it is a simple extension to comply with this.</p><p>I don't aim to make money from collecting people's data, I don't do it myself at all. There is just a tiny little bit of revenue comes to me from AdSense who automatically place ads on my blog, and I get income if readers see an ad of interest to them and click on it. </p><p>I assume Google is collecting cookie data from my reader's computers and smart devices for that revenue to happen, but I don't do any of that myself and have no idea how that works. I just tick the box in blogger to enable it. And yet I am being held legally responsible for it under these new guidelines.</p><p>Google (as host of all blogger websites), is neatly washing their hands of the legal obligation that AdSense creates for them by forcing the website owners to take full legal responsibility for how Google chooses to use the data <b>they</b> collect from website readers like yourself. </p><p>Full disclosure - I have received less than $200 over the past 5 years of enabling ads via AdSense on this website. </p><p>It would cost me more than that just to register a legal Australian entity and related legal paperwork to comply with these requirements. It is not worth it.</p><p>This Adsense revenue is the only revenue I got for all the work I do on this site over the last 10 years, and it was tiny anyway compared to what Google gets from selling the advert space to others. </p><p>Thanks Google, for nothing. </p><p>To be honest the tiny revenue is not worth the cost, legal responsibility, and the considerable work to comply. </p><p>This situation sucks for personal bloggers. </p><p>That said, I understand the reasons why people want to have their data protected and their rights to prevent data being used in ways they don't agree with. </p><p>I fully respect that right, but I am unable to comply with the requirements Google set down as I don't actually make enough money from this website to cover the cost of their mandated compliance.</p><p><b><u>So, I have decided to remove AdSense and it's ugly intrusive ads from my blog from today.</u></b></p><div>For your information, removing the ads from my website makes no difference to Google really, since they will continue to track your usage via cookies everywhere you visit online using Google Search, and continue to use adsense and other methods to place tracked ads on other social media you frequent, that also track you, and they all sell on your personal data to anyone willing to bid for it. They will continue to get richer, no problem for them at all.</div><p>This change just means I no longer get any money for my efforts to create content for you all to enjoy. On the positive side for you as the reader, from today my website will now be ad-free for you all.</p><div><br /></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-39688996707819188432023-07-26T18:42:00.001+09:302023-07-26T19:36:39.867+09:30Amiga 4000T Upgrade Part 1 - AmigaOS 3.2.2, ZZ9000 and Apps<p>Ask yourself a question. If you could have the ultimate Amiga, what would it look like?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakJuqS2U1hMMuo2stUR-5CbdEKIyVSb40xaoOxDO5j6PLjz6pBPPORdQKp9HzvbcG6tIRKKxdswXrLLQxcZJO_FVs5s23PUXT9af_jpqIDHWpjoF7Rdl9ZhysovapGRXC_8gbO5yFxEMAVdCyVhAcepEo6jsfFdjPLGwG1xAPej5PsY5KaeXwR9vCPA/w640-h480/IMG_3249.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Would you get the most popular Amiga 500 and upgrade it with ACA500 Plus and other goodies? Make the ultimate games machine with iGame launcher? Put a Pistorm in it for RTG workbench and increased performance?</div><p>Perhaps grab one of the originally unpopular Amiga 600 computers and upgrade it with the myriad of amazing internal upgrades that turn it into a really amazing computer? Maybe even Vampire it and have HDMI RTG workbench?</p><p>Perhaps you like Amiga applications as well as games, and prefer a big box Amiga for this software and to upgrade with Accelerators, RTG cards, USB, network, Video toaster cards. Perhaps an A2000 build like <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/07/amiga-2000-rebuild-project-part-1.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/08/amiga-2000-rebuild-project-part-2.html" target="_blank">here</a>, or A3000 build (like I did <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/08/my-amiga-3000-build-part-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/09/my-amiga-3000-build-part-2.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/10/my-amiga-3000-build-part-3.html" target="_blank">here</a>), or perhaps even a <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/07/mucking-around-with-classic-amiga.html" target="_blank">A4000D</a>?</p><p>Maybe you want to keep the Amiga hardware completely stock standard, and enjoy how it is with no upgrades - just enjoy your Amiga 1000, 2000, 3000 or 500 as-is with floppy disks, and experience the nostalgia of an era of gaming and demos that was truly awesome.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CIV6HFgVJZfkrWUX6cX8UoaZqtOBDfSJn3PQw9xQ_BYeEyPsrcVkW1-cGwZzYtpgTcCQy1rAE36ibyNqxzYNMc0ivAnSJU__KO5iz3ivGaBc3u9W5A0IMSdThUifzH3fLMotqpylSoBpEvl_v0T8p9lBwsRgI_aa09Dl6bclAh63sQtbgn6gxX2yNQ/s4032/IMG_1573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CIV6HFgVJZfkrWUX6cX8UoaZqtOBDfSJn3PQw9xQ_BYeEyPsrcVkW1-cGwZzYtpgTcCQy1rAE36ibyNqxzYNMc0ivAnSJU__KO5iz3ivGaBc3u9W5A0IMSdThUifzH3fLMotqpylSoBpEvl_v0T8p9lBwsRgI_aa09Dl6bclAh63sQtbgn6gxX2yNQ/w640-h480/IMG_1573.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>For me, I LOVE upgrading and playing with my Amigas. All of them. </p><p>Asking which Amiga I like best is like asking which of your children is your favourite...I love them all.</p><p>The reason I love upgrading and tinkering with Amigas so much, is that it is the final realisation of many dreams I had as a teenager. Maybe it is the same for you as well.</p><p>I still remember clearly looking with jealousy at all the upgrades and software I could never have on the store shelves at Myer, Kmart, Bruining Headlam computers, Valhalla, and electronics shows in Australia too.</p><p>The Amiga software and hardware upgrades kept coming, even after Commodore went bankrupt. </p><p>Amiga got PowerPC accelerators, Warp3D, Picasso IV RTG cards, USB cards and driver support, CD Burners, Network cards, Internet browsers, FTP and telnet clients, Remote Desktop/VNC, MUI, AmiTCP, games and applications needing 030 and 060 accelerators, Geek Gadgets for Linux application cross compiling on AmigaOS, AmigaOS 3.5/3.9, AmigaOS 4.0 and MorphOS for Classic Amiga PPC, and so many more.</p><p>In more recent times, AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Classic for PPC Amigas (Classic and NextGen), AmigaOS 3.2.2 for standard Amigas, Gotek floppy drive emulators, ZZ9000 RTG cards, BFG 060 accelerators, Vampire accelerators, Pistorm, MP3 hardware decoders, AmigaOne Sam 460/X1000/X5000, and more. The innovations and new software releases continue in 2023 for Amiga.</p><p>Be still my wallet. The Amiga is a demanding mistress.</p><p>For me, I dreamed to own an Amiga 4000T ever since I first read about it in Amiga format and CU Amiga back in the day. </p><p>The A4000T was the top model released by Commodore just before it went bankrupt in 1994, and subsequently re-released by Escom as an 060 based A4000T with a new Amiga logo until 1997.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sCc5h9A8MIoqEhYqw1LKPy66F_q9-rNvx2dBGZvTIC-cFFbNsuz16nM-UkYa5pIRKRN9DkRqOisI8tt7t6DbDKOtf9WXyk9s1F-fnbcNYZA_hjOP8-6-gpKqMQQbPA09hux5aOOO8fWvTQVhriIoqHfgRdGgEJJV8z0HFE_i_OFkPzYfaQRBt7PzZw/w640-h480/IMG_3154.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>I could never hope to afford one. They cost more than $4000 even then, just for the base machine. Today, the prices for an Amiga 4000T are just plain scary.</div><p>After the trauma of owning an old second hand 386DX40 clone MS-DOS/Windows 3.11 PC for two years with no Amiga (the Amiga 2000 was still with my parents then), I finally bought an Amiga 1200 in 1996. </p><p>This was achieved from putting money aside while working a night-fill job at Kmart 5 nights a week while full time studying IT at University and paying all the usual bills! </p><p>Upgrading the Amiga 1200 with an 030, SCSI, Zip drive and CD-ROM drive (and later towering it as shown below) took all of my money and then some. I had little money to spend on software, so I had to choose only a few items to buy, and missed out on so much. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuMVZQKJXJgYnt-bNGPP5z8DyER9biSxlIzLWy4QHFW6--1i-R4Vbzhr5b9yTX6uS2mFIPAddG113awb-hF3TpauUzVeFt4Mq8pfFbZyhyZ2G2eN5nIt8NKdMGF80r9HZp8-yIjSjMZ8mQdvKa9R2zWxniSPXi_u9xzTQ0t8Hm5rXYD76_wZde_IdCA/s1280/A1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuMVZQKJXJgYnt-bNGPP5z8DyER9biSxlIzLWy4QHFW6--1i-R4Vbzhr5b9yTX6uS2mFIPAddG113awb-hF3TpauUzVeFt4Mq8pfFbZyhyZ2G2eN5nIt8NKdMGF80r9HZp8-yIjSjMZ8mQdvKa9R2zWxniSPXi_u9xzTQ0t8Hm5rXYD76_wZde_IdCA/w640-h480/A1200.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Cover CD's on Amiga Format and CU Amiga helped a lot in that period, along with Aminet downloads via internet 56k dial-up modems (remember them?) to try out new software inexpensively.</p><p>I picked up other Amigas from second hand stores in the late 1990's, in an era when no-one wanted them and they were not "retro". Most I got for $20-$50 - my Amiga 500, 600, A1000, and CD32.</p><p>If you think that was just a 1990's thing, it isn't. Go take a look at the price of a Nintendo Wii or Sony PSP today - no one wants them. You can buy one for $20 and sometimes less. I bought a Wii to get software I never tried on it, which sells for $5-$7 each now, and also try out running linux on it! </p><p>There is a period that no one wants these old systems and they cost almost nothing. Eventually people get nostalgic about them and they become "retro" and increase in value as the rareness increases over time due to them being thrown out.</p><p>As Amiga faded from the general public view in the late 1990's in favour of PC's and Macs, Amiga software was still being released at a slower rate, but now required higher hardware specs than I had.</p><p>I was frustrated, but I had come up with a plan.</p><p>I picked up a PowerMac 6100AV (my first ever Macintosh) courtesy of a university clear out of old hardware in the late 1990's. I played with it for a bit, and then sold it on for a profit on eBay as I had little interest in anything that was not an Amiga back then. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8L9zKmcGnt5WWft12piWeLvAtLGd-GVViz_19TFOpcpyw7laqgfpkSX4A8aPbdnHYKJRY0eEokSVpW4xb3-tOe7XmQgzo_xcpPCZKZNY9zNqip1HrMDDQGjvMa5Mhu8i2BsNhROPbfYgnYraiHOWC-yrXQ9MtG3RRVLSmAZAfNKJr1jHS4aFcf8DZA/s1280/DSC00052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8L9zKmcGnt5WWft12piWeLvAtLGd-GVViz_19TFOpcpyw7laqgfpkSX4A8aPbdnHYKJRY0eEokSVpW4xb3-tOe7XmQgzo_xcpPCZKZNY9zNqip1HrMDDQGjvMa5Mhu8i2BsNhROPbfYgnYraiHOWC-yrXQ9MtG3RRVLSmAZAfNKJr1jHS4aFcf8DZA/w640-h480/DSC00052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>This was the first time I had sold anything on eBay, and I was impressed I could make money from a computer - I assumed they always lost value!</p><p>I did the same with other computers I bought second hand (in the late 1990's) in the early 2000's - C64, Amstrad, Atari, 3D0, PC and lots of other systems. I got some old laptop computers for free from work too when they were end of life and they just wanted to get rid of them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp1u-zSxtR0XCb7Y_UWvWZXFTAwyIZGYpwLVkQ6wk1dKfe0kMJC2fOuQTTO_uXcjF7NY4oubzHqCHI0QxISBZz_bfU-N2OOeLLoKoRZpyjrM7mzCPL9Payhqfm-hmeZ6GthCfhtR21s7MEKc06yRpG9olvLyioZh3VOz6LMTpoCu7i1suc1pws24ysw/s1280/DSC00061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp1u-zSxtR0XCb7Y_UWvWZXFTAwyIZGYpwLVkQ6wk1dKfe0kMJC2fOuQTTO_uXcjF7NY4oubzHqCHI0QxISBZz_bfU-N2OOeLLoKoRZpyjrM7mzCPL9Payhqfm-hmeZ6GthCfhtR21s7MEKc06yRpG9olvLyioZh3VOz6LMTpoCu7i1suc1pws24ysw/w640-h480/DSC00061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>I kept them for a while and sold them on as they appreciated in value. If I knew how much some of them were worth now I definitely would have kept them longer!</p><div>The aim of selling them of course was to build a fund to buy my dream Amiga 4000T. </div><p>By then Escom had folded, and A4000T's were no longer available new. Remaining stock then sold out. I had to act quicker or miss out entirely.</p><p>In my desperation I even sold off some of my Amigas too, including my Micronik tower converted Amiga 1200, A600, A500 and A1000 too. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfj0tDMxJ1TnhHkftlPhatHwZNLML7gHYqk1OyxM5MjSokAfWmidnhcmpJjiKWyv9Pxmc0v7g6_5UGkvPoOoGcyTNDTtOEooEhiBOpsV8TAdPMJ0x5mzZTk_OeiiKeaZJsyvNA4YYWnkoOdF5bFCYxfWo5k4PXCd0aPdPNcAHfpxg544mnPqoTmxaOA/s2048/DSC00072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfj0tDMxJ1TnhHkftlPhatHwZNLML7gHYqk1OyxM5MjSokAfWmidnhcmpJjiKWyv9Pxmc0v7g6_5UGkvPoOoGcyTNDTtOEooEhiBOpsV8TAdPMJ0x5mzZTk_OeiiKeaZJsyvNA4YYWnkoOdF5bFCYxfWo5k4PXCd0aPdPNcAHfpxg544mnPqoTmxaOA/w640-h480/DSC00072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>I reasoned they would be easy to buy again as there are more of them around. I had picked up some Amiga Technology A1200's from a G-Soft store clear-out of Amiga stuff. I also sold them on, keeping one for myself.</p><p>It took 4 years of selling computers and saving money from working while paying off loans, but in 2004 I finally got the money together to buy my Amiga 4000T. It was advertised on Trading Post (a long gone local newspaper that was for selling items) from a Queensland seller.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QFoq-edyGbAcQ3ijKZHjGoCOGDsKkT2L_-bYTrZh25HzUhDhHXC6BHPguNXV6fSROQY4_KpwjwyK47m0cWAdIhjbXGc9aQkD_nnBnrMSHSJfXiG_6njVgNa9bUjw5sRQ2Y8thaESEfZfhi_97KEIXwcCyYP-yDxZCNzbqKRMTJA76z_P5m8CUOk_rA/w480-h640/IMG_3151.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></p><div>I was so happy to finally get one, even though the previous owner had definitely not been kind to it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Given the sacrifices and years of hard work to get it, I will NEVER, EVER, sell it. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>In time, I also eventually saved enough money and bought back all the Amigas that I sold in order to buy my A4000T! I was right - it was much easier to find those systems again than an A4000T.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I was determined to upgrade my A4000T with all the hardware and software I had ever wanted to buy for the Amiga.</div><div><br /></div><div>For my Amiga 4000T, I saved up some more over the following years and slowly added: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Phase5 Cyberstorm PowerPC 060 accelerator (until the PowerPC CPU failed) </li><li>Mediator PCI bridge board expansion with PCI slots</li><li>Voodoo3 PCI graphics card to play Warp3D games and RTG Workbench </li><li>SoundBlaster 128 PCI for higher quality sound playback</li><li>RTL8029 PCI network card for internet access</li><li>Deneb USB Zorro Card with flashrom to preload Poseidon for USB boot support</li><li>Indivision AGA Mk2 for scan doubled output (two TFT screens - one for native, one for RTG)</li><li>CD drives (2) </li><li>AmigaOS 3.9 </li><li>Large 127GB IDE hard disk (which was later replaced with a MicroSD card converter 64GB hard disk).</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccXNlPu_sGl6MGOStuO8XvaTXsj57HhZAmHYulfmcvanR28sJuyC-Ni2koKZ1WT-93E8biLOTU5NeGafLlPJC41N1um_LXZ7iAZxje3c8btg31ulbmCyLISoLy4jZSAttxtnE1loE4JUb_0h5cehBZq7xwx2GpAmSUfFOvdJ9iO_hIY0hjeplA7T-VQ/s4032/IMG_3149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccXNlPu_sGl6MGOStuO8XvaTXsj57HhZAmHYulfmcvanR28sJuyC-Ni2koKZ1WT-93E8biLOTU5NeGafLlPJC41N1um_LXZ7iAZxje3c8btg31ulbmCyLISoLy4jZSAttxtnE1loE4JUb_0h5cehBZq7xwx2GpAmSUfFOvdJ9iO_hIY0hjeplA7T-VQ/w480-h640/IMG_3149.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried adding <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/04/rys-mkii-usb-500gb-sata-hd-and-amikit.html" target="_blank">SATA drives to the system</a>, and more recently I put <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/07/amikit-real-9-on-a4000t-and-a1200.html" target="_blank">AmiKit Real 9 on the system</a>, and thought at the time there was not much more I could do with it upgrade-wise.</div><div><br /></div><div>But it turns out I was very wrong about that.</div><div><br /></div><div>I never had or used a tape drive on an Amiga, or a SCSI scanner, a CD burner, or used a decent laser printer with it. There were many applications I had never owned, that I still wanted to try on Amiga. </div><div><br /></div><div>I saw videos lately from people trying some of these features out, and realised I just had to try it on my Amiga 4000T as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>In addition, the release of the Zorro 3 ZZ9000 RTG card with HDMI output, USB and network interface added a new hardware upgrade I wanted to put on my Amiga 4000T, along with the upgrade of the kickstart roms to the latest AmigaOS 3.2.2 in 2023. I also wanted to rebuild my hard disk. </div><div><br /></div><div>As an aside, I <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/11/zz9000-and-zz9000ax-cards-on-amiga-2000.html" target="_blank">installed a Zorro 2 ZZ9000 and ZZ9000AX audio card on my Amiga 2000 recently</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>So this is the first part of a new series of blog posts on the next phase of upgrades to my Amiga 4000T - the ongoing realisation of a dream!</div><div><br /></div><div>I ordered a IDE to CF card converter, AmigaOS 3.2.2 kickstart rom set and IDE cable from Amigastore.eu.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRvxjtfX5GZvCQS05WIao7_dWbYskFTPzVq01x2diJsfqaA6WLDhqz43_2uYvOu2NjJOhDuNYPAd0V5ZhBlQ1qwo4WXtjOAHS4-H8PgC-1n6L0O_JC3t0_2qYajkzoLinglL8yiKFqdEukofEqzpJOf0KLuLdpuI024YcXzor1OShtEgz4CKWsd1YvA/s4032/IMG_3152.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRvxjtfX5GZvCQS05WIao7_dWbYskFTPzVq01x2diJsfqaA6WLDhqz43_2uYvOu2NjJOhDuNYPAd0V5ZhBlQ1qwo4WXtjOAHS4-H8PgC-1n6L0O_JC3t0_2qYajkzoLinglL8yiKFqdEukofEqzpJOf0KLuLdpuI024YcXzor1OShtEgz4CKWsd1YvA/w480-h640/IMG_3152.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I plan to install the CF converter in the rear slots of the Amiga 4000T. Here is the current situation with the slots:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO19hIkFljg5SjGHeoM-JyJhBcucLdc2o-PEDCtxSqMS8IkXQ2Gg9naWZ-BQXrQDtFKqOKE4LAbXRKoGHdhLbO2Yu_mubytwTBpQqtJkExLEJf-1sKDxKSYf2aOO61xWvELtsP3lREJfXUudq1wrTnlZZdTdo3Urn0f1ztXnkNZGq0B1yglGKfOlIPw/s4032/IMG_3153.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJO19hIkFljg5SjGHeoM-JyJhBcucLdc2o-PEDCtxSqMS8IkXQ2Gg9naWZ-BQXrQDtFKqOKE4LAbXRKoGHdhLbO2Yu_mubytwTBpQqtJkExLEJf-1sKDxKSYf2aOO61xWvELtsP3lREJfXUudq1wrTnlZZdTdo3Urn0f1ztXnkNZGq0B1yglGKfOlIPw/w480-h640/IMG_3153.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can see the PCI cards are offset, which is due to the Mediator PCI bridgeboard, which causes all the cards to sit higher than they would if connected to the Zorro slots underneath. </div><div><br /></div><div>There is also an unsightly cable I have running from the AUX in port on the Soundlbaster 128 PCI card which connects to the standard Amiga audio RCA ports. This routes the native Paula Amiga audio output into the sound card so I can hear it via the sound card output, mixed with the ahi and CD output. Otherwise I would need an audio switch box to switch between them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Opening up the Amiga 4000T reveals a mess of SCSI, IDE and floppy cables that makes it hard to see what is actually in there!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURRqyO9UFTTpNudSJcgYsgmTBGEqxhJ3TozX7T9vZj2Y78eUzw1sK3G8B_6JGjRL_CrnP-O1ZQ4PRukpILP3WMEQIpdlPXm2eoXcp3EjUiDMdA5oWUUReNpzQmKC3lgbLv2hoQjGTR_J5wtPCijd35RiDBE7d-DhGham9SanmQS5vIQBmePv3BCgKKQ/s4032/IMG_3155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURRqyO9UFTTpNudSJcgYsgmTBGEqxhJ3TozX7T9vZj2Y78eUzw1sK3G8B_6JGjRL_CrnP-O1ZQ4PRukpILP3WMEQIpdlPXm2eoXcp3EjUiDMdA5oWUUReNpzQmKC3lgbLv2hoQjGTR_J5wtPCijd35RiDBE7d-DhGham9SanmQS5vIQBmePv3BCgKKQ/w640-h480/IMG_3155.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At the bottom you can see the Mediator PCI to Zorro bridge card, that connects the PCI bus to the Zorro bus.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8f8LW93JFd3u1jIjB8tcp98uYP8MaLJdCAnBkQ460GGNwEtcn6tvWevOxr0S5Kcq2pn4AUMPu_N3xOrdieZauQUOCPI2PYRn2B06cFCSW0xtMNgUsCqbSlL0lyGCA62h0_PjkQKqvB451xh_3voNhtNa9s4CGeIHp2bYIu4GDZsYTwabpR9vQdtjPXA/s4032/IMG_3156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8f8LW93JFd3u1jIjB8tcp98uYP8MaLJdCAnBkQ460GGNwEtcn6tvWevOxr0S5Kcq2pn4AUMPu_N3xOrdieZauQUOCPI2PYRn2B06cFCSW0xtMNgUsCqbSlL0lyGCA62h0_PjkQKqvB451xh_3voNhtNa9s4CGeIHp2bYIu4GDZsYTwabpR9vQdtjPXA/w640-h480/IMG_3156.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The PCI bridgeboard has served me well for many years, but finally it has reached its retirement. </div><div><br /></div><div>With the ZZ9000 and ZZ9000AX, it replaces the need for all the PCI cards I have in here! The Voodoo 3 PCI, Soundblaster 128 PCI and Realtek 8029 PCI network cards are no longer needed. One card replaces them all! Moving away some of the mess of cables makes it a bit easier to see the bridge board and the PCI cards installed.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpOOyeWBuxwXBKM4DWoWaqREeGsQi9TmlxZqWcjIT2-WVPitODQ4w9VAPFeuZ0wY35suaRVgo_-MbsM0Vm3RFbBUu8wIqxX8pjvPICFFFBuT_kM01yjp_OU4gmQ7muHfHA9K9PNWBKvYFulDfK-QNlXsCxI_fwWs5M_XBDW09kKBG3hj5dFmMJixuRQ/s4032/IMG_3159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpOOyeWBuxwXBKM4DWoWaqREeGsQi9TmlxZqWcjIT2-WVPitODQ4w9VAPFeuZ0wY35suaRVgo_-MbsM0Vm3RFbBUu8wIqxX8pjvPICFFFBuT_kM01yjp_OU4gmQ7muHfHA9K9PNWBKvYFulDfK-QNlXsCxI_fwWs5M_XBDW09kKBG3hj5dFmMJixuRQ/w640-h480/IMG_3159.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The previous owner, for some reason I cannot being to understand, decided to physically snap off the metal bar over the top of the CPU accelerator board.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFW3bqf7eIzzQWcUfwsFoBIE5bySUvLYhERUkVEhbbf2Jzbt27SLIoTRRuKGutPOpUSOa29kBzhuj2p9Dgbhp0zEAyOR0zZFiLkYfU7fn8Y9xNoXuXUDCIcOoYs5c_qN13KfE8ZtUHXUIhtticPxGfBNSgMmzgiSJHhpyln7j_Bgf3SFPpHEBecVCEg/s4032/IMG_3157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFW3bqf7eIzzQWcUfwsFoBIE5bySUvLYhERUkVEhbbf2Jzbt27SLIoTRRuKGutPOpUSOa29kBzhuj2p9Dgbhp0zEAyOR0zZFiLkYfU7fn8Y9xNoXuXUDCIcOoYs5c_qN13KfE8ZtUHXUIhtticPxGfBNSgMmzgiSJHhpyln7j_Bgf3SFPpHEBecVCEg/w640-h480/IMG_3157.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I guess it makes it easier to install and remove the accelerator board, but seriously, how did the previous owner make such a hash of doing it? </div><div><br /></div><div>These edges cut my hands so easily, and have several times. It is a terrible thing - I really should cover the super sharp edges in electrical tape. Just afraid of cutting myself again while doing it!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hr71F23ru1jvN71rQkdafugF-b4VbeOpDJ334HHeoIoPTAq7kaYQF9GugdUSgc_H7lV-wyY9-2fHDwtGEFC_5VvO3eF2yoERNl2ke6ONgx5kBBMNe2cmcKB8OLhjD8d8a_8WLlRANvnYo2255OEYBbXVSuA1DfSH5LQjBg5HgXFQJyOH-yaOLZZnBA/s4032/IMG_3158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hr71F23ru1jvN71rQkdafugF-b4VbeOpDJ334HHeoIoPTAq7kaYQF9GugdUSgc_H7lV-wyY9-2fHDwtGEFC_5VvO3eF2yoERNl2ke6ONgx5kBBMNe2cmcKB8OLhjD8d8a_8WLlRANvnYo2255OEYBbXVSuA1DfSH5LQjBg5HgXFQJyOH-yaOLZZnBA/w640-h480/IMG_3158.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can see the Cyberstorm 060 accelerator with the 68060 and fully populated 128MB of fast memory on it. You can also make out the Indivision AGA Mk2 CR next to it. This is the reason I need two screens with the A4000T - one for the native output, and one for the RTG output via the Voodoo3. Another thing that is about to change.</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of changes, I need to remove the CPU accelerator so I can get access to the Kickstart roms, which are 3.1 on this system. They are shown below, with the CPU card removed:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8a5uHi7M-oErTueKgqpV0gbpqJvRv7ayT8fT6qGZr9gz6ltY9B1UqnJ33-iLFJWZZtnLSGs1jxnz7aptkcfz-xQFXMY3vUFOR7hl6wsb24pQDEJEpbK3x0nAAD7gmaqU5WZN-LMxIGAEwkL9g4OnK41OkFGPfqCQNiL60xgm82F7F2gPP9meCcfhZw/s4032/IMG_3160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8a5uHi7M-oErTueKgqpV0gbpqJvRv7ayT8fT6qGZr9gz6ltY9B1UqnJ33-iLFJWZZtnLSGs1jxnz7aptkcfz-xQFXMY3vUFOR7hl6wsb24pQDEJEpbK3x0nAAD7gmaqU5WZN-LMxIGAEwkL9g4OnK41OkFGPfqCQNiL60xgm82F7F2gPP9meCcfhZw/w640-h480/IMG_3160.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The A4000T kickstart roms are special in that they needed to support IDE and SCSI on the same system, the only Amiga that has this. The extra requirement for both meant the kickstart rom chips were not big enough to fit them. So to do it, the workbench.library was removed from the rom and moved onto the hard disk. You need to ensure this file is on the hard disk or the system won't boot.</div><div><br /></div><div>This means that the kickstart roms are specific to this model, and that is why you can't use the A1200/A4000 kickstart roms in the A4000T. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, I ordered the specific Kickstart 3.2.2 roms for the A4000T model, and set about installing them into the A4000T.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MezRUqyxR6pg4UMzJ0eYKdOIs2hssSsLg73iika8nCz_LmWWFgzZfUA6SaMfTYxRlRrQXkzfDlMceB3xk7_vkVzfXtxoBugN1fGEsu9juwuYyQPqYSwdwqyFvFXdOAoRJF0SPAN_yh2Tw-1IddCIVugBVDLJInWTwFG_WF9QdWECSJfKg0QEIxCpTA/s4032/IMG_3162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MezRUqyxR6pg4UMzJ0eYKdOIs2hssSsLg73iika8nCz_LmWWFgzZfUA6SaMfTYxRlRrQXkzfDlMceB3xk7_vkVzfXtxoBugN1fGEsu9juwuYyQPqYSwdwqyFvFXdOAoRJF0SPAN_yh2Tw-1IddCIVugBVDLJInWTwFG_WF9QdWECSJfKg0QEIxCpTA/w640-h480/IMG_3162.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One thing that took me some time to work out is the correct positioning of the two kickstart rom chips. </div><div><br /></div><div>Recently, the new 3.2 rom chips just state HI or LO on the label, which means nothing useful to me when trying to work out which socket they should be installed in! </div><div><br /></div><div>Seriously, for vendors - please include instructions with the kickstart roms to identify which socket they go into.</div><div><br /></div><div>Or better yet, put U176A and U175A on the rom label itself...What the hell is HI and LO anyway?</div><div><br /></div><div>For those who want to know, the HI chip goes in the U175A socket on the A4000T. The LO chip goes into the U176A socket. I include the close up photo above to make it clearer still.</div><div><br /></div><div>With that done, I turn my attention to the Deneb USB Zorro card I have in the A4000T.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzLVWDDraW2LWaFT043Up3uj02Q24a2gwhRi_nLrgpIskpLjGosoLRNrN1ykT2bJpkZom9nySvOAklXkY2-Ms2Vl2C6he7SVq3nJ_6V7otLgKJM1S1GW3EyqgGP24i32DYCoM2FiRuSK-5CPHXX991ovWA-hGUXITS5UnP8nOPsQZLDQuXe1v3qAFmw/s4032/IMG_3163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzLVWDDraW2LWaFT043Up3uj02Q24a2gwhRi_nLrgpIskpLjGosoLRNrN1ykT2bJpkZom9nySvOAklXkY2-Ms2Vl2C6he7SVq3nJ_6V7otLgKJM1S1GW3EyqgGP24i32DYCoM2FiRuSK-5CPHXX991ovWA-hGUXITS5UnP8nOPsQZLDQuXe1v3qAFmw/w640-h480/IMG_3163.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sadly you can't buy this card anymore, which is a shame as it is a great card. I wish I had bought more than one but I couldn't afford it!</div><div><br /></div><div>I will need to install the Deneb drivers and Poseidon setup, which is stored in the Deneb card itself. It is accessible by closing the jumper set on the board near the zorro connector to Rescue mode (RES). The instructions are printed on the card to help out. I have done it below.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSm6TW4m_gaMJ8ZuMBMXLBqEypXwdLaqFbZ9vKetLC0Xj2K5d0D3fkH8EojQSpF_bt_RMmC-K2qMh7cNYLLHsEEi60PDjcMwpLscfkD_QrKEd9kR9EV6terifd4lVlcM66iR2IkE7qFw6O1_AOTGjQIiFQ2AUrqwGQ9t0wCDMoW_dTF24FtO0JEbl-Gg/s4032/IMG_3164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSm6TW4m_gaMJ8ZuMBMXLBqEypXwdLaqFbZ9vKetLC0Xj2K5d0D3fkH8EojQSpF_bt_RMmC-K2qMh7cNYLLHsEEi60PDjcMwpLscfkD_QrKEd9kR9EV6terifd4lVlcM66iR2IkE7qFw6O1_AOTGjQIiFQ2AUrqwGQ9t0wCDMoW_dTF24FtO0JEbl-Gg/w640-h480/IMG_3164.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the onboard flashrom, via workbench tools, you can also load all the poseidon related device support on power on, allowing the A4000T to boot AmigaOS from a suitably prepared USB drive. There is an internal USB port I presume is intended for such a purpose.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjFomEFYMZkG_jX4Cinj-bU12u3qEiTOuqf-fXLwKT8fPo3KsUdqEz3K7DbuxDeTXSDeK5EhlIiqhbwzV01abbPmrB6k0rM-9U39LW9Mv2fd90M6seZ_d5qBVH4L4El4lTLx2JnjHUndXuHmjPD7MXTOFaqSS1dUcgqWBBMtcDQLc9LgY3qW5BuYPtg/s4032/IMG_3165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjFomEFYMZkG_jX4Cinj-bU12u3qEiTOuqf-fXLwKT8fPo3KsUdqEz3K7DbuxDeTXSDeK5EhlIiqhbwzV01abbPmrB6k0rM-9U39LW9Mv2fd90M6seZ_d5qBVH4L4El4lTLx2JnjHUndXuHmjPD7MXTOFaqSS1dUcgqWBBMtcDQLc9LgY3qW5BuYPtg/w640-h480/IMG_3165.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As putting the A4000T back together is a bit of long thing and I have more work to do in there, I left it open while I tested the new AmigaOS 3.2.2 kickstart roms work - fortunately they do!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RC5N8HKty-892rMMg9enDg_bIJcGBzTKqFpKwDQTqiKkglFTn1JRXvYMSNFt6YGQJwoT01ooieoA2TmQALJODQXxBll07A02av8ue5M8q_UW7tK3hmlmqJZ5yrQFNudqkctHMxgzXACT0RrK8QR3jXRbC8yknmIhDPmQoWz5Szdjq2Jc4tYe9Swm2A/s4032/IMG_3169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RC5N8HKty-892rMMg9enDg_bIJcGBzTKqFpKwDQTqiKkglFTn1JRXvYMSNFt6YGQJwoT01ooieoA2TmQALJODQXxBll07A02av8ue5M8q_UW7tK3hmlmqJZ5yrQFNudqkctHMxgzXACT0RrK8QR3jXRbC8yknmIhDPmQoWz5Szdjq2Jc4tYe9Swm2A/w480-h640/IMG_3169.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then set to work to install the IDE to CF card converter to the rear of the Amiga 4000T:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqhK00Z5xCSEU6RsMbgTQ2gPpIEKRJNCaBKiS57iDS7lVSDj3DK5HPduSut0exQdLhqs-TX06MgNobKapKYDgJLa-ozxVvJuPnh2UY1rYUP26Rf-XYQkZc__-aS1LUPcDcxue6YPjXRg3ypDsc_V0IQn6_uBeVv1i6o3XPqJJAzSIcyYQrVWeORSrTA/s4032/IMG_3171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqhK00Z5xCSEU6RsMbgTQ2gPpIEKRJNCaBKiS57iDS7lVSDj3DK5HPduSut0exQdLhqs-TX06MgNobKapKYDgJLa-ozxVvJuPnh2UY1rYUP26Rf-XYQkZc__-aS1LUPcDcxue6YPjXRg3ypDsc_V0IQn6_uBeVv1i6o3XPqJJAzSIcyYQrVWeORSrTA/w480-h640/IMG_3171.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This will make it easier for me to remove the CF card to backup.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpDv9q2rWBA-gWrPsjPmah_Dy4bCTxsLopCEPunt2oYb6ho01FEtFvUti3OwAHk5Yp1pAbZtxhRw6RKlSYamTCbdd6NINHB6g2BLI8cJhGy0Wkvc-PN5QIy5P4Trf-lQvHbMMqVnG6xwa8E1SgBrMfSDLAbwG9TH2kRZhK2ZGyplvKoH5rshp1341og/s4032/IMG_3174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpDv9q2rWBA-gWrPsjPmah_Dy4bCTxsLopCEPunt2oYb6ho01FEtFvUti3OwAHk5Yp1pAbZtxhRw6RKlSYamTCbdd6NINHB6g2BLI8cJhGy0Wkvc-PN5QIy5P4Trf-lQvHbMMqVnG6xwa8E1SgBrMfSDLAbwG9TH2kRZhK2ZGyplvKoH5rshp1341og/w640-h480/IMG_3174.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I connected the other end of the IDE cable to the primary port on the Buddha IDE Zorro card I also have installed in my A4000T.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqQpOiU9-My2R9StX21f5VU0qS0KpWxa2k-A3lrKINi21jUosmpEk1k_DVO-dI-mOkMXJMsw5Nw2RTiArQeG3DMCbNoa455npnVcaRWLgOsG4_NVx7hLlQg4GB88V4K5TPneMI19kt5E57a2OMQPoea2-cYqRSZ4gsbe0guI3U5LUZffoAFLbfH2rnQ/s4032/IMG_3175.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqQpOiU9-My2R9StX21f5VU0qS0KpWxa2k-A3lrKINi21jUosmpEk1k_DVO-dI-mOkMXJMsw5Nw2RTiArQeG3DMCbNoa455npnVcaRWLgOsG4_NVx7hLlQg4GB88V4K5TPneMI19kt5E57a2OMQPoea2-cYqRSZ4gsbe0guI3U5LUZffoAFLbfH2rnQ/w640-h480/IMG_3175.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The reason for this card being needed is because I already have an IDE to SD converter installed on the IDE port on the A4000T, which houses the previous AmiKit Real 9 system installation. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also have a IDE CDROM drive in the A4000T, which is connected to the Buddha secondary port as the IDE to SD converter does not play nice with a slave drive on the same bus.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then use the early boot menu to force the system to boot from the pre-built 32GB CF card Amigastore.eu prepared with AmigaOS 3.2.2 ready to use for the Amiga 4000T.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the system booted into AmigaOS 3.2.2 on the CF card, I can see the Deneb install disk now appears on the Workbench screen, which I will run the install onto the CF card shortly.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI0wAUuwb-EBRlp24poOM2ebuMdQquQSrYX2OnFLObArbCulxwk4ZSo2lIDQMav0eMXRQG3w71jhrh3c8FdEIz84yX0CLKVEledsKNcXU8b3FLeQ7-4RRwijhNxdjtK_WF2_myKJgN-r0CqGCPYv5LXrelq9wXX603d3KXx0UPFlOMPpKVKtfHqJumg/s4032/IMG_3177.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI0wAUuwb-EBRlp24poOM2ebuMdQquQSrYX2OnFLObArbCulxwk4ZSo2lIDQMav0eMXRQG3w71jhrh3c8FdEIz84yX0CLKVEledsKNcXU8b3FLeQ7-4RRwijhNxdjtK_WF2_myKJgN-r0CqGCPYv5LXrelq9wXX603d3KXx0UPFlOMPpKVKtfHqJumg/w640-h480/IMG_3177.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Checking the partition layout from the shell, I can see Amigastore.eu has set the partitions in a logical way. 500MB Workbench, 1.6GB Work, 1.6GB Games, and the rest (26GB) as Data:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRN_euJZL3VLsFKzBoDpYTl7UfjusIejzmqbDFNsuH3jHkmqfTCioAEQSxcDBqGplAdiI-ONhWuhsYnSCd4_xmPEUzU1w8X6rIgLWrLJgI-jYZ2xEnLXDKG4RQ6sNBgHfMShD1EOGD7PfmYzUE4vGs7qxzMoj7z4w6QzG5gRDUkoUHXK1ypVuDwWGeg/s4032/IMG_3176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRN_euJZL3VLsFKzBoDpYTl7UfjusIejzmqbDFNsuH3jHkmqfTCioAEQSxcDBqGplAdiI-ONhWuhsYnSCd4_xmPEUzU1w8X6rIgLWrLJgI-jYZ2xEnLXDKG4RQ6sNBgHfMShD1EOGD7PfmYzUE4vGs7qxzMoj7z4w6QzG5gRDUkoUHXK1ypVuDwWGeg/w640-h480/IMG_3176.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It is a good thing they are set as GDHx as drives, since it means no clashes with the SD card I also have installed (but not connected at the moment as I wanted to boot from the CF card).</div><div><br /></div><div>So with that working, time to move onto the next thing, assembling the ZZ9000 card and ZZ9000AX sound card cables.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ2EhUva3Qv_mo77sE4Q0jPHJG7V7_0J_pV81UIlcamaZU0zjyB5fiD31wg_2fLgBBjJ-DAPznHfQq9gHFKWNIWYFhjqgcjy9sY_nQUOGuk4vbOjW9TsOcYEdmx1JM79B2p6iUEwwAC9TZ4XDooQLorhqO1J6XTrtg6UspGFYMh5uP6ctFYqSAX_s0Q/s4032/IMG_3178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQ2EhUva3Qv_mo77sE4Q0jPHJG7V7_0J_pV81UIlcamaZU0zjyB5fiD31wg_2fLgBBjJ-DAPznHfQq9gHFKWNIWYFhjqgcjy9sY_nQUOGuk4vbOjW9TsOcYEdmx1JM79B2p6iUEwwAC9TZ4XDooQLorhqO1J6XTrtg6UspGFYMh5uP6ctFYqSAX_s0Q/w480-h640/IMG_3178.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Connecting all the required cables takes some time, and care needs to be taken to ensure they are connected to the right places.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6BzStZUd7BGdFGJpt4_LpAQivLMXKGLvpVbj1g49Vt_FC8hf2rw7tUlWNJHpwnhHH4_E9tUQs-KmxQVdU8VbaAuoBvU8Fnlej6RiCNQHuzotAGokbpcUojmwFTQ2SBare3yjXKVguWwdsuMLtK_P24WMvYj8lX1Ix0ZbtziaaYgJyCdi4bz0ClQ7ng/s4032/IMG_3179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6BzStZUd7BGdFGJpt4_LpAQivLMXKGLvpVbj1g49Vt_FC8hf2rw7tUlWNJHpwnhHH4_E9tUQs-KmxQVdU8VbaAuoBvU8Fnlej6RiCNQHuzotAGokbpcUojmwFTQ2SBare3yjXKVguWwdsuMLtK_P24WMvYj8lX1Ix0ZbtziaaYgJyCdi4bz0ClQ7ng/w640-h480/IMG_3179.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You may also note that I changed out one of the TFT screens. The previous ones are VGA input only, and I need one with DVI input for the ZZ9000, which actually outputs HDMI output.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then use a HDMI to DVI cable to connect it to the monitor.</div><div><br /></div><div>A great thing about the ZZ9000 is the scan doubler option which allows it to scan double and pass through the native Amiga video via the HDMI port on the ZZ9000. This means I no longer need two screens!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8dM9xcLAeqdqJRyAGML9658-5wuX9-Gx6OgeLTDQVw7YbnkGAGmQk3c8InPaTSaR-wGp15Le4pMiDIuZz6K_mBkqo2bOQPMfH2IRQRDUKtEipB86dmD2KWUVG1TfwYidUi_faCMMm0qM1s1Luj6duSzzIqcuBGdkUVRvxWBmi6sNpZ8-YIwubYZvOw/s4032/IMG_3180.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8dM9xcLAeqdqJRyAGML9658-5wuX9-Gx6OgeLTDQVw7YbnkGAGmQk3c8InPaTSaR-wGp15Le4pMiDIuZz6K_mBkqo2bOQPMfH2IRQRDUKtEipB86dmD2KWUVG1TfwYidUi_faCMMm0qM1s1Luj6duSzzIqcuBGdkUVRvxWBmi6sNpZ8-YIwubYZvOw/w640-h480/IMG_3180.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The separate module for this needs to be connected with ribbon cable. They learnt from the Picasso IV that people really don't want to physically break the card to use it on an Amiga 2000. So this separated module gives flexibility for this card to work in the Amiga 2000 with Zorro 2 firmware, 3000(T) or 4000(T) with Zorro 3 firmware. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can even potentially use this with an Amiga 500 which in a desktop case like the checkmate 1500 plus with the zorro backplane adapter attached - it requires a separate ZZ9000 part for this to work on the A500 and I have not tried it myself, yet. (I do have the part though)</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the scan doubler native video module connected to the main ZZ9000 card:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Y-m47jMVtQh7DUPfKNxPKiQkv5FcERfXpYVqXnAD087pcO60t--M5jvBTN0qkxcnCQiw-SNdVvjXd8l2wfVDBuyh8vNfg0ktzAAP6IB5LxdUT3rIy9Oz5RSVpMUAnSGmoghpzKyP3-IHBm3TILhpIFQH-qnXarfGXx9IktPlZ1OfEmalGP9BFf0uuw/s4032/IMG_3181.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Y-m47jMVtQh7DUPfKNxPKiQkv5FcERfXpYVqXnAD087pcO60t--M5jvBTN0qkxcnCQiw-SNdVvjXd8l2wfVDBuyh8vNfg0ktzAAP6IB5LxdUT3rIy9Oz5RSVpMUAnSGmoghpzKyP3-IHBm3TILhpIFQH-qnXarfGXx9IktPlZ1OfEmalGP9BFf0uuw/w640-h480/IMG_3181.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next I complete the wiring for the ZZ9000AX audio card section. The instructions are great, and walk you through exactly where to connect everything.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGlPggnZeuP3LzPsmYO8le5KreMxpXcd_tYE3P0B4U0w_VH-fDzNzwfZdXKfAKTB-lquG4QUk1bimznLK8ySz0GbnkWJVE_s30BF9Ql9m4-f2BO_u2py2K-L4mYQVOCkpauZfWsjIivkdl-_-QzFrVw45qumdxPk1iG4NinJKKTyNR9aclZ4nUhB2CQ/s4032/IMG_3182.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGlPggnZeuP3LzPsmYO8le5KreMxpXcd_tYE3P0B4U0w_VH-fDzNzwfZdXKfAKTB-lquG4QUk1bimznLK8ySz0GbnkWJVE_s30BF9Ql9m4-f2BO_u2py2K-L4mYQVOCkpauZfWsjIivkdl-_-QzFrVw45qumdxPk1iG4NinJKKTyNR9aclZ4nUhB2CQ/w640-h480/IMG_3182.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For fun I decided to see if the card could be installed with the PCI bridge board in place. Here you can see the scan doubler section in the 1st video slot pushed right up against the bridge board edge. The 2nd video slot is covered by the PCI bridgeboard.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNeyrOiQ_db0TUv9T0kurSmJCRzEDZPTPb2wyWaJPy8Ei_7kQvjOKqJIqspOY5GgEDl6Mm0hJz6yCVzxrt3DFXsJrB3TJ5jCG9FTKQHuSrVCI-TRy-zqwN0WAgALBr2bHpoeYfGkl1y50BItIUvAX5EBWEyuzLAYjo_NQEC_WfIFtI85NKWkjTCE4Lg/s4032/IMG_3183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNeyrOiQ_db0TUv9T0kurSmJCRzEDZPTPb2wyWaJPy8Ei_7kQvjOKqJIqspOY5GgEDl6Mm0hJz6yCVzxrt3DFXsJrB3TJ5jCG9FTKQHuSrVCI-TRy-zqwN0WAgALBr2bHpoeYfGkl1y50BItIUvAX5EBWEyuzLAYjo_NQEC_WfIFtI85NKWkjTCE4Lg/w640-h480/IMG_3183.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I guess technically you can do this, but I am not sure of the benefit unless you want to use other PCI cards I don't have installed like a tv card or something? The TV part is analog and wouldn't work anymore anyway, with only a handful of digital tv PCI cards that work with the Amiga...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDYe1G8khdumJZehLWStG-1m84q5ipP0FW-qKdAWIrUv9eiyDLAAM3DNcc_YcbNXh-ayWAlLdZH8U67YbaTL615qaNLtl868vRHbujXBCkiB0J2pCVP5Zs1HiAek67NfsvlLFnZU4-gFc-bu39pCImJILjdYGm8J8J42cztUmhTzpIBO_w_Nfix7n1w/s4032/IMG_3186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDYe1G8khdumJZehLWStG-1m84q5ipP0FW-qKdAWIrUv9eiyDLAAM3DNcc_YcbNXh-ayWAlLdZH8U67YbaTL615qaNLtl868vRHbujXBCkiB0J2pCVP5Zs1HiAek67NfsvlLFnZU4-gFc-bu39pCImJILjdYGm8J8J42cztUmhTzpIBO_w_Nfix7n1w/w640-h480/IMG_3186.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anyway, I decided to remove all the PCI cards, and then the Mediator bridge board too. Here it is removed:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qsq5zOPRUAXPgtolpOLQSzVXBipGxhjOeVJgTKZW5c9Y2w-rrAKN02K3_a3slc7vvnfxxnrrhJcAHH4dq-DI5k6GzClZUfIpUtHLUcAxk3Nl8ynKOqqOoivYtjJvdSQmvhMWNFTj3aPv4EVik7IsU0HcRo6RN4TSDEY2X68xiDN3fDnpUhzW5H--uw/s4032/IMG_3187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qsq5zOPRUAXPgtolpOLQSzVXBipGxhjOeVJgTKZW5c9Y2w-rrAKN02K3_a3slc7vvnfxxnrrhJcAHH4dq-DI5k6GzClZUfIpUtHLUcAxk3Nl8ynKOqqOoivYtjJvdSQmvhMWNFTj3aPv4EVik7IsU0HcRo6RN4TSDEY2X68xiDN3fDnpUhzW5H--uw/w640-h480/IMG_3187.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It makes the inside much cleaner, and less stress on the A4000T PSU itself since it no longer has so many cards to power. I connect the CF card converter and Deneb USB ports to the rest of the case, which I had to remove in order to remove the Mediator PCI bridgeboard.</div><div><br /></div><div>Curiously I have to locate the audio card section of the ZZ9000 to the slot below the card itself, due to a silly design flaw in the A4000T which provides no securing screw hole for the 2 video slots. Seriously, why?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yHeCVqb5Ibse6QLhZkrc90o1aFy7c2q_YR3FWQI0JQta1xNZmBYg-kyicg9_LbsQ3mwQijBb0kVAgTLXQ5CdtdxSXl-V4bAv51hRsiw6FsEE24VLAxTQqYt_RgGmw1OHFily6daZ34oWfcybAk672SQyrlijMm5yRXyv5_b7rT5wBdW6nl5bOU515g/s4032/IMG_3188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yHeCVqb5Ibse6QLhZkrc90o1aFy7c2q_YR3FWQI0JQta1xNZmBYg-kyicg9_LbsQ3mwQijBb0kVAgTLXQ5CdtdxSXl-V4bAv51hRsiw6FsEE24VLAxTQqYt_RgGmw1OHFily6daZ34oWfcybAk672SQyrlijMm5yRXyv5_b7rT5wBdW6nl5bOU515g/w640-h480/IMG_3188.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anyway, I soon have everything connected back up again:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFzATIlx8pAMoqKRvShcSKSl1vzLQ8w82r1NQjEJBx8vHPz09Qri8RQcjfgCNY8xM1BkkJYO5u1qXX_Nws37iVE2656o8Ia8d9AXbiqSjlTOv0moTNHgYiStHNZ-sALWCV5531HcMlGsX80QELyZNY2F87MCLMlvUI6pmUxj7ft65sijTs2jvkI9pMQ/s4032/IMG_3189.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFzATIlx8pAMoqKRvShcSKSl1vzLQ8w82r1NQjEJBx8vHPz09Qri8RQcjfgCNY8xM1BkkJYO5u1qXX_Nws37iVE2656o8Ia8d9AXbiqSjlTOv0moTNHgYiStHNZ-sALWCV5531HcMlGsX80QELyZNY2F87MCLMlvUI6pmUxj7ft65sijTs2jvkI9pMQ/w640-h480/IMG_3189.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another nice benefit with the ZZ9000 with the ZZ9000AX module is that it passes through the Amiga audio directly, without the need to touch the Paula onboard audio ports like I used to have to do. This means just one output audio plug from the ZZ9000AX to get all the audio.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZH8z3vthGVOJ03lYA3iUFiYjMqJGCxvnasl55ClV6_TTSPvJf6PgEQh1CFqY0GgfRMbiw4WhkaPbT8SLIvrussD4HBVlBJx6zLDabL5h76ymXUjFG6G3YLu9Oa_8J9FHtE50FpyMs5WucBMtFM7zrnr7zuPagqvUnxL5IFvPIe77lzmKiBjC9--6RKg/s4032/IMG_3190.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZH8z3vthGVOJ03lYA3iUFiYjMqJGCxvnasl55ClV6_TTSPvJf6PgEQh1CFqY0GgfRMbiw4WhkaPbT8SLIvrussD4HBVlBJx6zLDabL5h76ymXUjFG6G3YLu9Oa_8J9FHtE50FpyMs5WucBMtFM7zrnr7zuPagqvUnxL5IFvPIe77lzmKiBjC9--6RKg/w480-h640/IMG_3190.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Until the ZZ9000 is setup, I keep the Indivision AGA mk2 and it's scan doubled output just in case.</div><div><br /></div><div>I power on and I didn't need to worry about that at all - the ZZ9000 scan doubled HDMI to DVI output works perfectly.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgOwUQ9e14hjjoSoRitQofBcAOMdKSwqbz9hjBhqGKAE9K4E5x1nj47_WnDdpTAiLToA7Sj4N66CxCJkvvGXKUcw-M2RvIDvga9B8X4HoncPybTAAKOdZb3X7rvv-XiijH_hNNcRCN2i0WDzVcbBvsqQNVbE7s57PGS2pQvpj9a768QVgEybCIRdBjg/s4032/IMG_3193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgOwUQ9e14hjjoSoRitQofBcAOMdKSwqbz9hjBhqGKAE9K4E5x1nj47_WnDdpTAiLToA7Sj4N66CxCJkvvGXKUcw-M2RvIDvga9B8X4HoncPybTAAKOdZb3X7rvv-XiijH_hNNcRCN2i0WDzVcbBvsqQNVbE7s57PGS2pQvpj9a768QVgEybCIRdBjg/w480-h640/IMG_3193.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>AmigaOS 3.2.2 system is still working, booted from the new CF card. I still keep the SD card which contains my previous A4000T setup and data removed at this stage.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiPqDbA943ARyeej24DSJ1nOURn-JQbtlQSGLR_nN6sHYIf2QX8qHBFesPU1RYIGuKEYo7IytbGdZf2bkukEJ_bCEZS9tlH96llg_OFlFCQ5a8UfvnDu_dTz0pK-q09KM7IcYfUGhpPE3gG3oBgggZwGaUCZkCzfwrUFGMTladU3LVmhl2PwfBTz5OA/s4032/IMG_3195.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiPqDbA943ARyeej24DSJ1nOURn-JQbtlQSGLR_nN6sHYIf2QX8qHBFesPU1RYIGuKEYo7IytbGdZf2bkukEJ_bCEZS9tlH96llg_OFlFCQ5a8UfvnDu_dTz0pK-q09KM7IcYfUGhpPE3gG3oBgggZwGaUCZkCzfwrUFGMTladU3LVmhl2PwfBTz5OA/w640-h480/IMG_3195.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I put the A4000T case back together before I moved on to the next part.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeDKNdVc1Tv7PA8h7vs5x3tEYFuUKYguaOFxYkGz1qNdlv6N4jVs5xrxAqBzFkORx84o930DYR69T1CluYtPadxo3BNmKTQIrN2yvITKvDxhowwJt229L93pPfbYceIMKbqpXbiNS2q02ENbJETepoRftR7KmDFbe8YFP_veit1_NkELh62IYfwZxeg/w480-h640/IMG_3199.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><br /></div><div>Amigastore.eu included the contents of the AmigaOS 3.2.2 CD on the CF card to make life easier, along with WHDLoad and some other utilities like DOpus, etc. I copied the Deneb Install drive contents from the flash drive to the CF card so I have a backup on the disk. Once I switch the Deneb to non-rescue mode I can't see it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdvIfECie2pjC49alb5OyuY8zt9J90UhOiKHo9oOrPYAFOX1UYajjPk_JkLxWG9nh83tWKWfb3FUUMmO0JgNC25eeOxyVSv7xWyQosGaBpADpV8NfLXhgQsaNABKp5hUu2--VFP2DkNYwYuT3AYhuMkAnhLdaV3wPoEkfg8Ky5M3YftB3PsBjJ2VqJA/s4032/IMG_3198.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdvIfECie2pjC49alb5OyuY8zt9J90UhOiKHo9oOrPYAFOX1UYajjPk_JkLxWG9nh83tWKWfb3FUUMmO0JgNC25eeOxyVSv7xWyQosGaBpADpV8NfLXhgQsaNABKp5hUu2--VFP2DkNYwYuT3AYhuMkAnhLdaV3wPoEkfg8Ky5M3YftB3PsBjJ2VqJA/w640-h480/IMG_3198.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I then install the Deneb drivers:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiR3dUcGkFGHULRctrtfkivy-2iABYHE8PpGCxgtmvTTk8RJyjZ_vCBuuy6zEbK2ZEkxtMi355XiPLgikc3u4j2iNM_nP0FKFc93b70rMQ8HJcFrkxmEgbkpVl5CnqBWZGGc2ysqvDVRuH_wSo9Mfodw8lFkunFhPpX5Y2Sr16Q7IO1F2NYUHhz-ADLw/s4032/IMG_3200.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiR3dUcGkFGHULRctrtfkivy-2iABYHE8PpGCxgtmvTTk8RJyjZ_vCBuuy6zEbK2ZEkxtMi355XiPLgikc3u4j2iNM_nP0FKFc93b70rMQ8HJcFrkxmEgbkpVl5CnqBWZGGc2ysqvDVRuH_wSo9Mfodw8lFkunFhPpX5Y2Sr16Q7IO1F2NYUHhz-ADLw/w640-h480/IMG_3200.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>There is a clockport on the Deneb also, and in the past I used to use a MP3 decode hardware Dlefina sound card via this port. Sadly it blew up spectacularly on a recent project...</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I need to select a card you don't have in the A4000T but is likely to have drivers support for the clockport on. The Deneb then pretends it is that card for the purposes of the clockport device driver you want to use for the device connected to the clockport. Very clever. </div><div><br /></div><div>I already have a Buddha flash installed, so I select X-Surf since I don't need a network card with the ZZ9000 installed.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U8ROQaRVc_8ezkicsYq92Xr9p7wDETpJAj7V7kP11ZJHFedNc8pHJubuow9DETVu0CKlJ7di1j2TKm72mcQQzZNtBN3pG765ANY9BMNxswEze1bXdLYgrGw2R8vV9DsYdw67DXv9lAsT353LjMxLRI1BcG2wkQoEogh5ifFqmwKs71YSf2H_Lh8GlQ/s4032/IMG_3201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U8ROQaRVc_8ezkicsYq92Xr9p7wDETpJAj7V7kP11ZJHFedNc8pHJubuow9DETVu0CKlJ7di1j2TKm72mcQQzZNtBN3pG765ANY9BMNxswEze1bXdLYgrGw2R8vV9DsYdw67DXv9lAsT353LjMxLRI1BcG2wkQoEogh5ifFqmwKs71YSf2H_Lh8GlQ/w640-h480/IMG_3201.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The installation then completes.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yHTbp4Km8YU-8v0AjRYq7IgFuNT4tgZxGTaEiddwAXOQJflYXP-7gcm_u8y6MPmKQNn_EEeVSZdZHPye6KFMGCBIUKcdEpa0MnKhC-WLcP_hozB8Nixq9tq7PctmsSrEQbof_EHyIj4ZrolVh_4opCHAhAwB-951dItvbRUtKDGQv_1ZKDPf-1Mm2g/s4032/IMG_3202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yHTbp4Km8YU-8v0AjRYq7IgFuNT4tgZxGTaEiddwAXOQJflYXP-7gcm_u8y6MPmKQNn_EEeVSZdZHPye6KFMGCBIUKcdEpa0MnKhC-WLcP_hozB8Nixq9tq7PctmsSrEQbof_EHyIj4ZrolVh_4opCHAhAwB-951dItvbRUtKDGQv_1ZKDPf-1Mm2g/w640-h480/IMG_3202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>As an aside, I mentioned earlier about being able to modify the contents of the Deneb flashrom. You can do this using the Luciferin tool installed with the Deneb tools install we just completed. You can load the A1000 jingle so the Amiga 4000T makes the A1000 boot noise on power on. Nice.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbuv4Fz_zJmfx677XnhKmI5mOVgZh6fAwXEigj3p-7JcQVFm7zyTKqDsA603ZC6-tFqVCEaNBd8EDlblqsIDLxBmKCvQUDYBTBowPQQVUbRT_jv8lSAeM4s-gWW2FPkOZ-LpCElPq4XtDwoOqS25FlkuEp8BUgnMDe2b1oLqHuNCcJ_tImR2Y4Lg1_A/s4032/IMG_3209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbuv4Fz_zJmfx677XnhKmI5mOVgZh6fAwXEigj3p-7JcQVFm7zyTKqDsA603ZC6-tFqVCEaNBd8EDlblqsIDLxBmKCvQUDYBTBowPQQVUbRT_jv8lSAeM4s-gWW2FPkOZ-LpCElPq4XtDwoOqS25FlkuEp8BUgnMDe2b1oLqHuNCcJ_tImR2Y4Lg1_A/w640-h480/IMG_3209.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div> </div><div>I can't modify the contents of the flashrom right now though as the Deneb card is in Rescue mode.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is installing the Poseidon USB stack software to work with the Deneb.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QDUEicwmKZcx8KgAW336P-chaovJbJZaN4sFGVI9kYGPev7ivfSetxypWfmz1RveyuvZ-KKc9JbQ2st5mad447FlmnaiMs_ak60he1NOiT9DVTROBwMWSchkA3jxtN1AhluTnQq4TqsVPLtzuflRhvOm5S7CALG-Jpt8V4N7-mhyi50tmiyPXM3Qog/s4032/IMG_3207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QDUEicwmKZcx8KgAW336P-chaovJbJZaN4sFGVI9kYGPev7ivfSetxypWfmz1RveyuvZ-KKc9JbQ2st5mad447FlmnaiMs_ak60he1NOiT9DVTROBwMWSchkA3jxtN1AhluTnQq4TqsVPLtzuflRhvOm5S7CALG-Jpt8V4N7-mhyi50tmiyPXM3Qog/w640-h480/IMG_3207.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then install the FAT95 driver included with Poseidon to get the USB FAT95 file system support for USB sticks.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxPHSWXUxuaETPSaZfc2hw1L0EUyj8utl_Lb8y-QS2Di6iDy0OIJM5SKkUdc90w7C0EL19NgO-Abu3cdjA10_RRmRQSax1CUsxiwlQOc9Lyh9GnqS-pKtu1L1BrHumzpOPnjHXN1XbYHHqdbH7su57s7po_29WlFINVj5Pio8UM6YsQlHF4GqJ03NJg/s4032/IMG_3208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxPHSWXUxuaETPSaZfc2hw1L0EUyj8utl_Lb8y-QS2Di6iDy0OIJM5SKkUdc90w7C0EL19NgO-Abu3cdjA10_RRmRQSax1CUsxiwlQOc9Lyh9GnqS-pKtu1L1BrHumzpOPnjHXN1XbYHHqdbH7su57s7po_29WlFINVj5Pio8UM6YsQlHF4GqJ03NJg/w640-h480/IMG_3208.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Next I powered down to remove the Rescue jumper from the Deneb, and to connect up the IDE to SD converter again, now mounted to the rear slots. I couldn't do this before as I had no free slots.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0UgTTWDXLf1cnTxFlEtKsK00e6hSyUEfX0upF-wv31fIZvXSHoFxt37tnGkuwhycj0BXj-n805WCq17LAKIlbs-xTB_FE4yvEGOP5tgaaMvpbWNSfrjAcL4M8fAsQ7rKrlNNVL0ZqU0S2SAVwJ9YBCzMEtNxtcq71nmLYQsRBbdQJlpHm28FthOjoA/s4032/IMG_3210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0UgTTWDXLf1cnTxFlEtKsK00e6hSyUEfX0upF-wv31fIZvXSHoFxt37tnGkuwhycj0BXj-n805WCq17LAKIlbs-xTB_FE4yvEGOP5tgaaMvpbWNSfrjAcL4M8fAsQ7rKrlNNVL0ZqU0S2SAVwJ9YBCzMEtNxtcq71nmLYQsRBbdQJlpHm28FthOjoA/w480-h640/IMG_3210.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>It's kind of hard to see, but the IDE to SD converter is in the slot below the CF card slot:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFkXegDFBhmUzs3EoNMXMTzMYXVjJglUYxTAn2LV5I_QiXC1iI-K9a4Fz-uEMerfI_2oXkeA5uGuKHcx1zRx0tPXUofIcFAjpX62GUU7uFbsDvYLBJakwzT_REwVO2pTm1a-CXI8XHvielWuGgW5MYGlsjRPVLEPCZtKMtB9XV67My4ZBfWvJmtHIOg/s4032/IMG_3212.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFkXegDFBhmUzs3EoNMXMTzMYXVjJglUYxTAn2LV5I_QiXC1iI-K9a4Fz-uEMerfI_2oXkeA5uGuKHcx1zRx0tPXUofIcFAjpX62GUU7uFbsDvYLBJakwzT_REwVO2pTm1a-CXI8XHvielWuGgW5MYGlsjRPVLEPCZtKMtB9XV67My4ZBfWvJmtHIOg/w480-h640/IMG_3212.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Now, at this point, I wanted to upgrade the 64GB SD card I had in the A4000T so I could have more space. Removing the original 127GB IDE hard disk many years ago meant I really didn't have room for my mp3's, photos and videos anymore.</div><div><br /></div><div>I backed up the 64GB sd card using my Alienware PC and Win32diskimager, and then restored it onto a larger 256GB SD card.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also removed the second TFT screen and indivision AGA port connection as I no longer need them.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then powered on the A4000T, and went into HD Toolbox to check the configuration restored ok from the SD card backup image, and add a new partition for the data. The drive is picked up in HDToolbox, so that is a good start!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cZX8WXz1zbqwTxiTEtoW7u5hwfW6rjYWPrX0MPCzw0koXCIoNO8_9Qyq-1P6mwrQsuznOJg7e_E6x0ck6J6wkq7QD2L9oYhlESbamEG4L4Wjk7sfdE2H0rbajJGWyZ6Y921FcIAsTNvWU5EvDiqr8u_82E5RipfuQRMK2R-ipW9LTRpd0zvadrKv3Q/s4032/IMG_3213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3cZX8WXz1zbqwTxiTEtoW7u5hwfW6rjYWPrX0MPCzw0koXCIoNO8_9Qyq-1P6mwrQsuznOJg7e_E6x0ck6J6wkq7QD2L9oYhlESbamEG4L4Wjk7sfdE2H0rbajJGWyZ6Y921FcIAsTNvWU5EvDiqr8u_82E5RipfuQRMK2R-ipW9LTRpd0zvadrKv3Q/w640-h480/IMG_3213.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Checking the partition setup on the SD Card, as expected I now have more space:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEUKuHEqHbOffw0ZfgOV0WQSW1q3vqVCpPlqyG7iUsBvrYZePgy1C1MIXwnfV70Er6L0lXLwX65glUTGYFp9qsQUOrXcWshgwVBuE1c6YuwDxhtfEznZWM2o1Iicrw6Vlhyez2KuflIFErur53r9S1sxMJAmQ9qftWbuk6U_AR2qEzS8EMeRvwznBYQ/s4032/IMG_3214.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEUKuHEqHbOffw0ZfgOV0WQSW1q3vqVCpPlqyG7iUsBvrYZePgy1C1MIXwnfV70Er6L0lXLwX65glUTGYFp9qsQUOrXcWshgwVBuE1c6YuwDxhtfEznZWM2o1Iicrw6Vlhyez2KuflIFErur53r9S1sxMJAmQ9qftWbuk6U_AR2qEzS8EMeRvwznBYQ/w640-h480/IMG_3214.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I created a new partition to use the remaining space, named Data - you can also see the USB support with the Deneb is now working following the reboot, with an inserted USB Stick as the 30A9-C1A7 volume:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40v6mTiHCf9tp-bcgSHwW_yFq1ELprdtXpacrKAbRi89MZh999SQof4UxtTkZgdbJgOQBGYT4FPJSrKh3rb60CIwRfl-HvCJCBsa_oQvnmhTrgvQigP9bzWDaqYkKI9gQj_VabcPTzCmZ-Oo-zhlHHNqDalka2WD4zqaIuY1lrcIMOJ5-iWVh8EGz8w/s4032/IMG_3215.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40v6mTiHCf9tp-bcgSHwW_yFq1ELprdtXpacrKAbRi89MZh999SQof4UxtTkZgdbJgOQBGYT4FPJSrKh3rb60CIwRfl-HvCJCBsa_oQvnmhTrgvQigP9bzWDaqYkKI9gQj_VabcPTzCmZ-Oo-zhlHHNqDalka2WD4zqaIuY1lrcIMOJ5-iWVh8EGz8w/w640-h480/IMG_3215.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the Deneb USB now working, I set to work on data transfer. Copying across fonts and other essential libraries and tools from the AmiKit: volume I was using before I installed the 32GB CF card with AmigaOS 3.2.2:</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96CgQ_lAcNaRKe5yFJpNpvaokvmeXzA_S5g9_vcotfsGkixA1FsRBa9oZYDj-pNl0OKrjekBd3tb-VX9SZ-pDH3x6pXhzN4bs-1O18pkPA4ZkHtVAvJgDkffx2LxCc38K3t1K_5NX1VYYUR58N2DBi1G4u4AFan0n5mhel2OC8xy0_DQ5f11UDKtT-g/s4032/IMG_3216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96CgQ_lAcNaRKe5yFJpNpvaokvmeXzA_S5g9_vcotfsGkixA1FsRBa9oZYDj-pNl0OKrjekBd3tb-VX9SZ-pDH3x6pXhzN4bs-1O18pkPA4ZkHtVAvJgDkffx2LxCc38K3t1K_5NX1VYYUR58N2DBi1G4u4AFan0n5mhel2OC8xy0_DQ5f11UDKtT-g/w640-h480/IMG_3216.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then I worked on the big one, transferring data from the various smaller 4GB partitions on the Sd card to the larger partition I just created, which is easily large enough to fit them all.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueUB-rGh58ulXJ9Xtm_jH9FHHUpHZFdk9z7nTssiqKdij3QeRzbkMIZO-F7rterMeTu7hTrkBM90WKKJd6yRtW4-T7RW3eHsz4vnWOtFNZSeJBHtso1PSMNE-nb8z95RWaHISQ8yHSzJXU4LNPeT-yeaPVbbe2lwO6898vhUIMTkTu7E9L0M18VrjIw/s4032/IMG_3218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueUB-rGh58ulXJ9Xtm_jH9FHHUpHZFdk9z7nTssiqKdij3QeRzbkMIZO-F7rterMeTu7hTrkBM90WKKJd6yRtW4-T7RW3eHsz4vnWOtFNZSeJBHtso1PSMNE-nb8z95RWaHISQ8yHSzJXU4LNPeT-yeaPVbbe2lwO6898vhUIMTkTu7E9L0M18VrjIw/w640-h480/IMG_3218.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I thought things were going well, and they did for a few hours. And then it didn't. Checksum error time. Great....</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2ZQFqlT14dojL5LpwBV4jpwFdgZ_1B0LpGD4nnC2XTNn_swpMM5QjM1MTkUrHcDaJJdgLtZqwpaLR1RcHqZedYRMk1OPfte3UOWm3Cj4bb67Cx82OWOz-Eg-lK31Y5y2BXndURst5c4PdbYCwwyN4Exwgv2XZimodT86VRY9xTcmBaTIOmPvU3QL9w/s4032/IMG_3225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2ZQFqlT14dojL5LpwBV4jpwFdgZ_1B0LpGD4nnC2XTNn_swpMM5QjM1MTkUrHcDaJJdgLtZqwpaLR1RcHqZedYRMk1OPfte3UOWm3Cj4bb67Cx82OWOz-Eg-lK31Y5y2BXndURst5c4PdbYCwwyN4Exwgv2XZimodT86VRY9xTcmBaTIOmPvU3QL9w/w640-h480/IMG_3225.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried it again after reformatting the disk, but I got the same result.</div><div><br /></div><div>At this point I decided to press on with building the AmigaOS 3.2.2 hard disk on the CF card, and come back to the data transfer another time. I put the original 64GB sd card back in for now.</div><div><br /></div><div>I picked up AsimCDFS boxed application recently, and was keen to try it out. Previously I used other free drivers from Aminet and this is the first time to have a commercial CD driver product to try out.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKUM-nHb-B07tbxksTwONTv__DI0PVNgqUsI2KbIP_y87LuDx6oNe-mSGV2jWdlua_VXRBjdclN_F9rvbfZ-BL9vcYIgShf4aYGjL9tx2Roch6pyXJu9dwSz5_64wPI6PjoYsxi8ZZ9s24Er_z0SIuiIzzNXscKyds6_dVPzi2O0-wumTlp0DIRST-A/s4032/IMG_3227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKUM-nHb-B07tbxksTwONTv__DI0PVNgqUsI2KbIP_y87LuDx6oNe-mSGV2jWdlua_VXRBjdclN_F9rvbfZ-BL9vcYIgShf4aYGjL9tx2Roch6pyXJu9dwSz5_64wPI6PjoYsxi8ZZ9s24Er_z0SIuiIzzNXscKyds6_dVPzi2O0-wumTlp0DIRST-A/w640-h480/IMG_3227.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also got some commercial CD burning software that requires this driver to work, so that is why I am installing it also.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb-ToBLKscYl1aeRvfVKPeg_wXXWD2xvNRxpdDAaKM5KnjDxaCsEPEKM4lSp_Lf-4JhDQb7oXDgxBasditnCT5YLJw1uvf1qXboOydvXpfgD7C-U-_vBZggQKop1STSGTyB5pvECWXkRKgO_kNKyAtWVuoliY3MAvCelERR6b730p3ao-svvWDUp3AA/s4032/IMG_3228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb-ToBLKscYl1aeRvfVKPeg_wXXWD2xvNRxpdDAaKM5KnjDxaCsEPEKM4lSp_Lf-4JhDQb7oXDgxBasditnCT5YLJw1uvf1qXboOydvXpfgD7C-U-_vBZggQKop1STSGTyB5pvECWXkRKgO_kNKyAtWVuoliY3MAvCelERR6b730p3ao-svvWDUp3AA/w640-h480/IMG_3228.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The installation is easy to step through, and has a now SCSI query tool to locate the CD drive and create the required mount list entry for it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylsZszYOUaxMeX5MYX7YgyoE-EUt4drxAJTizdpTjyZNF5J7W_C-fR3QAU6wubhXDv12DPhqDcF0Swi46aSWem3cvDXx2vp4wE-AYcEpWIWJ03cWrqGtgKswhewfRGAv8QAc4IF29L98xVmYgsVb3AdBicNcVXif_K-_KU_0cofKM9uBhVql161OIMA/s4032/IMG_3229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylsZszYOUaxMeX5MYX7YgyoE-EUt4drxAJTizdpTjyZNF5J7W_C-fR3QAU6wubhXDv12DPhqDcF0Swi46aSWem3cvDXx2vp4wE-AYcEpWIWJ03cWrqGtgKswhewfRGAv8QAc4IF29L98xVmYgsVb3AdBicNcVXif_K-_KU_0cofKM9uBhVql161OIMA/w640-h480/IMG_3229.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In my case it is on the 2nd.scsi.device. At this point I realised why I have had problems with the scsi NEC CD-ROM drive - it is shown using all the ID's except one!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjJZ6Xl5HXhp_FhNzrxSnWcg7v78yNuNcprBV8kYo4TS7C_dgKYxHxySw34k_ejIFqE19s0PeBAEuNhJKTziAtB9a95nq2bWq113_GOkvFjwpiRW7OTTIwLF2cJWTXDQpRKGp9i5mFufzHUJjzH2A-4JXekm8mgwDSNCl1KruVFu_DUfuAbFo7v9kzQ/s4032/IMG_3230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjJZ6Xl5HXhp_FhNzrxSnWcg7v78yNuNcprBV8kYo4TS7C_dgKYxHxySw34k_ejIFqE19s0PeBAEuNhJKTziAtB9a95nq2bWq113_GOkvFjwpiRW7OTTIwLF2cJWTXDQpRKGp9i5mFufzHUJjzH2A-4JXekm8mgwDSNCl1KruVFu_DUfuAbFo7v9kzQ/w640-h480/IMG_3230.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I know it is setup to ID 3, so I selected that, and completed the installation. After the reboot, I inserted the latest K&A Plus cover CD and it worked straight away! :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg88Jt26yxCTK7CXZck_Jq-FWpHkAfJeBOw_S3Pvhfvo34xhd6cWmBJpiX25URVDc4L7fi1NacgkrpPTdDKnIe2nek-YEysQsDlLN0ENtgMDIqDawT0k17yz2ox7kTR-iGkaR4SpxXwc7EEOtkdzO0anUmSSyElnAVfDLsBFijZYL840KRfAkA38iUNg/s4032/IMG_3231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg88Jt26yxCTK7CXZck_Jq-FWpHkAfJeBOw_S3Pvhfvo34xhd6cWmBJpiX25URVDc4L7fi1NacgkrpPTdDKnIe2nek-YEysQsDlLN0ENtgMDIqDawT0k17yz2ox7kTR-iGkaR4SpxXwc7EEOtkdzO0anUmSSyElnAVfDLsBFijZYL840KRfAkA38iUNg/w640-h480/IMG_3231.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The default cd player AsimTunes included with AsimCDFS is not a patch on the way cooler looking GroovyPlayer, but it works, and here it is:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_i56ougdlacV12gs6Hwm3zztjIkaIA11SImbwwC3ueY1ko24bm_2Mhl6YNSHW98MrucRIGkeIqrqZsfanyWYyh8aLQvQrnx0Iov1wSFcc9wp7L3z57F5BBKxKlt73Q3jRT_3xWRhrX-oyPsSSvUbpjlRZkVYu3ZzjC_XBHkEuy45Sggw1vnezqKnoeQ/s4032/IMG_3232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_i56ougdlacV12gs6Hwm3zztjIkaIA11SImbwwC3ueY1ko24bm_2Mhl6YNSHW98MrucRIGkeIqrqZsfanyWYyh8aLQvQrnx0Iov1wSFcc9wp7L3z57F5BBKxKlt73Q3jRT_3xWRhrX-oyPsSSvUbpjlRZkVYu3ZzjC_XBHkEuy45Sggw1vnezqKnoeQ/w640-h480/IMG_3232.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is also a AsimPrefs to see the configuration. Curiously it is not setup as a CD0 device icon in the DOSDrivers folder...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBMLb82uQa9s8pAUhLkzj7vaEqTxNX-ufI9gMe0PkzDmkykTaC-bBADjPyijfLV9zIJa_myjsFeLkS6vGCbBqkuRmy_Vi5u3aNl-BWZJkKAq_X3tGmal8LHzh1knb7oFB0KeVtEkPtSPMrOI1N_EEOWqGzpaWe-FIxlC7qSO0gdLT_OgJhOf_KrV_pg/s4032/IMG_3233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBMLb82uQa9s8pAUhLkzj7vaEqTxNX-ufI9gMe0PkzDmkykTaC-bBADjPyijfLV9zIJa_myjsFeLkS6vGCbBqkuRmy_Vi5u3aNl-BWZJkKAq_X3tGmal8LHzh1knb7oFB0KeVtEkPtSPMrOI1N_EEOWqGzpaWe-FIxlC7qSO0gdLT_OgJhOf_KrV_pg/w640-h480/IMG_3233.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then installed the much cooler Groovyplayer, and configured it to connect to 2nd.scsi.device, ID3 in it's settings so I can use the CDROM with it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-saQmuTQa3x_BKC0NDX0wdgIH75gcjxJr5ypd5ZFVfErV1UqT_hwoai5MgPwSAy-APT2NyLGoFExS-k1R7iboCuOHi-Y-bwAoIRuCToMJszU47kzCQP5eitYVu456IhP2FgkIVXdEq2zjtKX48AYhdQS4468d3eo9dEKsIj6tTfBuTxCx9lKTecv0g/s4032/IMG_3234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-saQmuTQa3x_BKC0NDX0wdgIH75gcjxJr5ypd5ZFVfErV1UqT_hwoai5MgPwSAy-APT2NyLGoFExS-k1R7iboCuOHi-Y-bwAoIRuCToMJszU47kzCQP5eitYVu456IhP2FgkIVXdEq2zjtKX48AYhdQS4468d3eo9dEKsIj6tTfBuTxCx9lKTecv0g/w640-h480/IMG_3234.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yep, sooo much better.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrv-UmX46kDz2y7kTSpHqPTxfO0cq1DbvITAJz9kAn1442ZJOad3FOw8XxMapA0MT9wSp_XAnq_mm_8jP10nJBVxVwcoAlKjMLcNreIu_29bh0fF6kpAdJwCEvorwA0NDG5oPcyewiBwZJ_AEAyGiAFlFoOBnjmcuDSQrVu9-v1xB-VcvfB8ByPWrlQ/s4032/IMG_3235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrv-UmX46kDz2y7kTSpHqPTxfO0cq1DbvITAJz9kAn1442ZJOad3FOw8XxMapA0MT9wSp_XAnq_mm_8jP10nJBVxVwcoAlKjMLcNreIu_29bh0fF6kpAdJwCEvorwA0NDG5oPcyewiBwZJ_AEAyGiAFlFoOBnjmcuDSQrVu9-v1xB-VcvfB8ByPWrlQ/w640-h480/IMG_3235.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You may remember earlier I showed the Luciferin utility to upload contents to the Flashrom of the Deneb, which I couldn't show as the rescue jumper was set. Now that is removed, I can see and adjust the contents of the flashrom - at the moment I have disabled the flashrom to avoid issues with the newer Poseidon version. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrTsi8BYaD7Dn9_eGOdODIJ06z3C5DKFRZ-Y_b23byJwfm7ynWod86IiF_1JBQ-HLW3783afMi0Wm8TH7OHNl9hDNFEMqr-futYdpXAwgUt0USOEuQDfs98p1vuyGEECTjHIw2f3cycZGM4PlUX6_nKaYdV-rtwHBZThOtSx9sEUjqf5fVDP0zoLbvg/s4032/IMG_3236.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrTsi8BYaD7Dn9_eGOdODIJ06z3C5DKFRZ-Y_b23byJwfm7ynWod86IiF_1JBQ-HLW3783afMi0Wm8TH7OHNl9hDNFEMqr-futYdpXAwgUt0USOEuQDfs98p1vuyGEECTjHIw2f3cycZGM4PlUX6_nKaYdV-rtwHBZThOtSx9sEUjqf5fVDP0zoLbvg/w640-h480/IMG_3236.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I will need to update the files on the Flashrom to the later 4.5 poseidon files to re-enable it safely.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktZpR5lGLeH68voruyqs8kXqA9YOVifGQQOcZl8_IyUc52bs71hjRmJt_3sqXyK_Bv11hmA_E_YkJEzLKsSAnKMVQlTx34M6WpIFEEP1rGOe0xsYLv5dVna0LwGdj7QY5lXTlPL0Pf070dtMMTCiSqsX2tvl45V4GvS4aTsOgJ1plNQ8bericishe8w/s4032/IMG_3237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktZpR5lGLeH68voruyqs8kXqA9YOVifGQQOcZl8_IyUc52bs71hjRmJt_3sqXyK_Bv11hmA_E_YkJEzLKsSAnKMVQlTx34M6WpIFEEP1rGOe0xsYLv5dVna0LwGdj7QY5lXTlPL0Pf070dtMMTCiSqsX2tvl45V4GvS4aTsOgJ1plNQ8bericishe8w/w640-h480/IMG_3237.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I started to get busy with application installations on the CF card at this point, installing Cubic IDE (editor), Hippoplayer, AmigaAmp, IMP3 for streaming modules, AmigaGPT, and the latest iBrowse web browser.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgiiR7EYSQv76tAahTsb5NvtkaX-5eDGp0TVNub5TALG6Mw2YQn4_udXyAKHKOqBV8mpwqcciOtEdg38oQPAhMeRERvXIyD_OuoBlytXi4-kUIbJoVT7VEfJ-wc5tyNTwrodWByZdZ1fR23eowRxkvfceZCwjGOuJ4I0kY-HpCTpGb2qRgcavtS8VPA/s4032/IMG_3238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgiiR7EYSQv76tAahTsb5NvtkaX-5eDGp0TVNub5TALG6Mw2YQn4_udXyAKHKOqBV8mpwqcciOtEdg38oQPAhMeRERvXIyD_OuoBlytXi4-kUIbJoVT7VEfJ-wc5tyNTwrodWByZdZ1fR23eowRxkvfceZCwjGOuJ4I0kY-HpCTpGb2qRgcavtS8VPA/w640-h480/IMG_3238.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At this point I really do need to get the ZZ9000 RTG card and the ZZ9000AX module working. For this I need to install Picasso96 first - I am using the later Individual Computers commercial version, rather than the free one on aminet. This is because the commercial one fixed some issues with the ZZ9000 RTG screen update which I saw when using the free one on the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/11/zz9000-and-zz9000ax-cards-on-amiga-2000.html" target="_blank">Amiga 2000 ZZ9000 setup I did last year.</a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIIQLymAc6mHKyxDHyGF69V2NKlCgSSK7NeKKigP9QawmnxVbocgIMQXPN6xhWSu9iOLeG1Ad92JsoRoF_PqFgdrozWEzDYz33624jmC0oKCBc6BosE6KemXR273uwPTWTln00YwmAW6bVuC-I1FgEvwcFc__eG7qgqPM-hL1AJFygnkvAtz7r3sr-Q/s4032/IMG_3239.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIIQLymAc6mHKyxDHyGF69V2NKlCgSSK7NeKKigP9QawmnxVbocgIMQXPN6xhWSu9iOLeG1Ad92JsoRoF_PqFgdrozWEzDYz33624jmC0oKCBc6BosE6KemXR273uwPTWTln00YwmAW6bVuC-I1FgEvwcFc__eG7qgqPM-hL1AJFygnkvAtz7r3sr-Q/w640-h480/IMG_3239.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I followed the instructions for the installation from the ZZ9000 manual.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDgnGhNlSuxHulOJNcqLzfjCXMKQC5QKuup3zw_eI7xtF-HrAB01QOP6D67EosVlSoX7W_5-obpnAP9aMBnUGUoW2i5ITWEThvlvlo4_GJklbHbc890vELpeBuffzt7dQYx8BiKPTvn_WjQPebNWZB61dqOCZ63TNbWI0o4Cop-2GSEfxh8WuLiR0EA/s4032/IMG_3240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDgnGhNlSuxHulOJNcqLzfjCXMKQC5QKuup3zw_eI7xtF-HrAB01QOP6D67EosVlSoX7W_5-obpnAP9aMBnUGUoW2i5ITWEThvlvlo4_GJklbHbc890vELpeBuffzt7dQYx8BiKPTvn_WjQPebNWZB61dqOCZ63TNbWI0o4Cop-2GSEfxh8WuLiR0EA/w640-h480/IMG_3240.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then also installed AHI version 4 from Aminet.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBtxHvz8IVX92Vs5IpBZkGog0DOeSKXRwAbnhKEMhWOub43ZZFq6ovLWwt6VsIkX3XIMgnoyk49AmoSx90O_A4GcPHwr4x0UPaFFx3q3oDKoP8AZ0Q0j18Wc2q7IimaRmB_b38Atvbb6J-ZQVZj86WuQ33PlEywZWKt83OnMBFswlCONKDIWP9I83zw/s4032/IMG_3241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBtxHvz8IVX92Vs5IpBZkGog0DOeSKXRwAbnhKEMhWOub43ZZFq6ovLWwt6VsIkX3XIMgnoyk49AmoSx90O_A4GcPHwr4x0UPaFFx3q3oDKoP8AZ0Q0j18Wc2q7IimaRmB_b38Atvbb6J-ZQVZj86WuQ33PlEywZWKt83OnMBFswlCONKDIWP9I83zw/w640-h480/IMG_3241.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I installed the commercial version of Roadshow for network support. Lastly, after a reboot, I ran the ZZ9000 installation:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTdaIoojDQ92mmqBGDCnI7fK71ZDuoC0Qu8n3uvlCjmw1px0GE-8qRh7tWl01Rc2-iTomxTUg6qHx-WotzsWENgdu1flVEqGt8idKUneB_idxUogZR_WvAutHUxCP3PQ4sMuq0kuVx52eFketvsrgnkv7_gvNBze8JTS_-sdv1qL81IoyCDRr5VvcYw/s4032/IMG_3242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTdaIoojDQ92mmqBGDCnI7fK71ZDuoC0Qu8n3uvlCjmw1px0GE-8qRh7tWl01Rc2-iTomxTUg6qHx-WotzsWENgdu1flVEqGt8idKUneB_idxUogZR_WvAutHUxCP3PQ4sMuq0kuVx52eFketvsrgnkv7_gvNBze8JTS_-sdv1qL81IoyCDRr5VvcYw/w640-h480/IMG_3242.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I chose to install the Roadshow specific drivers for the network support:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoqrTcFV7G6oMQrYcBFa1hL8DWA-7iYrXKBeAJUPX9fcmOWgWVFv5sq4WJ3fe6olR0J-sngv4-tahii_q1DlcanTFd-hm2Rym29cTzHIGD9m3U6P1BdsBS_vttTNWlBj9-5C0edOWGx6V-mWqAhXNxfrrIC3hxcMi1HCzyHQPSIYOLdkJrKajnuxtcg/s4032/IMG_3243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoqrTcFV7G6oMQrYcBFa1hL8DWA-7iYrXKBeAJUPX9fcmOWgWVFv5sq4WJ3fe6olR0J-sngv4-tahii_q1DlcanTFd-hm2Rym29cTzHIGD9m3U6P1BdsBS_vttTNWlBj9-5C0edOWGx6V-mWqAhXNxfrrIC3hxcMi1HCzyHQPSIYOLdkJrKajnuxtcg/w640-h480/IMG_3243.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Installation completed, and ready for rebooting.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_2qJA6ZJ2_UTyOYLNu1tOnqeZCZxMAdosaBP8SGIewkR6AXfSpQ9nai_cN5JBVK6su7BijI2HjtSUkpXZB0vH5rFPeBXZNSt5qINe_RcBTuml9bokJaQ8rrBSr2635cUGT9rSamzzSrw6NeGQ57RnIK_dPFzGmrBPRj-E4r03lMsPAXUdfAsruIYoA/s4032/IMG_3244.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_2qJA6ZJ2_UTyOYLNu1tOnqeZCZxMAdosaBP8SGIewkR6AXfSpQ9nai_cN5JBVK6su7BijI2HjtSUkpXZB0vH5rFPeBXZNSt5qINe_RcBTuml9bokJaQ8rrBSr2635cUGT9rSamzzSrw6NeGQ57RnIK_dPFzGmrBPRj-E4r03lMsPAXUdfAsruIYoA/w640-h480/IMG_3244.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After the reboot, the new RTG screenmodes are available to select from the ScreenMode preferences - I choose to use 1280x1024 in 32bit colour, as that is the highest resolution my TFT screen supports:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E_rOVbDXjonTFWAxRzG2If2J2UJ7Lfr67tUJ-4nInlVaol5qm8yv7UO_sPWKEbk8U-Rwmdbd2MKdat0ZPf6qzaICBfTxKqtCzwakJNZCOZZhjXUd1BW5lfHrgCYKJUMNS30rtvKkFdINETvCo_7X0b8LP_XC9_4u9LGj5vPYRQxlgTcejQTJqiXj1A/w640-h480/IMG_3246.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Having saved, the Workbench screen now changes to 1280x1024 and the font is now very small indeed, and plenty of screen real estate now!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagFVanHGoi2IsyPVYJ2hISr9jxm58d0MaZED8XIfFXlMjicmC9r17jD5TkSAt7H1CvEq6V4bTu0w2tSAS6YjazJPdmM6Glm47JGuInurlCDpi1Y7VU2WtI8n5iHtutVuc5yWborEEHAyUscDxurxfH1Q0Dn5El-WvfrhGRJxhJ1hJRhlyGWKn7tEfbA/s4032/IMG_3247.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagFVanHGoi2IsyPVYJ2hISr9jxm58d0MaZED8XIfFXlMjicmC9r17jD5TkSAt7H1CvEq6V4bTu0w2tSAS6YjazJPdmM6Glm47JGuInurlCDpi1Y7VU2WtI8n5iHtutVuc5yWborEEHAyUscDxurxfH1Q0Dn5El-WvfrhGRJxhJ1hJRhlyGWKn7tEfbA/w480-h640/IMG_3247.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then changed the Workbench background to something more appropriate to a true colour workbench screen:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakJuqS2U1hMMuo2stUR-5CbdEKIyVSb40xaoOxDO5j6PLjz6pBPPORdQKp9HzvbcG6tIRKKxdswXrLLQxcZJO_FVs5s23PUXT9af_jpqIDHWpjoF7Rdl9ZhysovapGRXC_8gbO5yFxEMAVdCyVhAcepEo6jsfFdjPLGwG1xAPej5PsY5KaeXwR9vCPA/s4032/IMG_3249.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakJuqS2U1hMMuo2stUR-5CbdEKIyVSb40xaoOxDO5j6PLjz6pBPPORdQKp9HzvbcG6tIRKKxdswXrLLQxcZJO_FVs5s23PUXT9af_jpqIDHWpjoF7Rdl9ZhysovapGRXC_8gbO5yFxEMAVdCyVhAcepEo6jsfFdjPLGwG1xAPej5PsY5KaeXwR9vCPA/w640-h480/IMG_3249.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Much nicer. Looks wonderful.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifEwgOmbnRtN48Ri1KxgROjDqJwQa-rZQ1Bo1spe5SYpke3B7wtbbuwDyToob7k319DJ_VG004Bw-yP99P0yXWqJdC8NaA5FNxTrXixe8x5ixKxr519yyCpaCeRo6H3hqpSOCNHJlqIaocw7gy4q00B72JxhMdTTu9V8RBIVvhft2PXGLLvhyoHMJKg/s4032/IMG_3250.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifEwgOmbnRtN48Ri1KxgROjDqJwQa-rZQ1Bo1spe5SYpke3B7wtbbuwDyToob7k319DJ_VG004Bw-yP99P0yXWqJdC8NaA5FNxTrXixe8x5ixKxr519yyCpaCeRo6H3hqpSOCNHJlqIaocw7gy4q00B72JxhMdTTu9V8RBIVvhft2PXGLLvhyoHMJKg/w640-h480/IMG_3250.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I played around increasing the text size to Size 13 instead of 8, and using black shadows on white icon text so it is readable on my background image.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then did a ping test on the network via the AmigaShell and confirmed the network port on the ZZ9000 card is also now working under AmigaOS 3.2.2. Excellent!</div><div><br /></div><div>I adjusted the AHI settings to use the ZZ9000AX module instead of native Amiga audio. This means with the supplied MHI driver for the ZZ9000 AX, I can use hardware MP3 decoding through MHI enabled applications like AmigaAmp and the latest Hippoplayer version, which now supports MP3 playback.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAQ4og0IvkqZFVdf68Maw9kPKAz4a5I4ZYhlUcIVQaCnjDbqfbtybXBnZcs4_mhj2U68KiZZJbhgUTkkhVtrCd_iXkQt_OhFHS1jcWtFqcPDoOufA-rWFr2QdHT5HFAX7UuvExpMYTEUMTntIBRXXECNKwVMri_pbtzBWvdXqg_q4O1DKIXV78RHr5Q/s4032/IMG_3252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAQ4og0IvkqZFVdf68Maw9kPKAz4a5I4ZYhlUcIVQaCnjDbqfbtybXBnZcs4_mhj2U68KiZZJbhgUTkkhVtrCd_iXkQt_OhFHS1jcWtFqcPDoOufA-rWFr2QdHT5HFAX7UuvExpMYTEUMTntIBRXXECNKwVMri_pbtzBWvdXqg_q4O1DKIXV78RHr5Q/w640-h480/IMG_3252.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I added the MHI driver configuration to AmigaAmp and Hippoplayer next:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGIvKUJKGEB86MPb-sMrhds0TsFAkyharfwjzjBUbZNkOSalgZ3pcgJqram9uiDuoHEWNs-ymKMWqvh42Inmxq6qcNRXKOSX8qhqcDela38U9SUVnDNFRCfU0q1-FiFtagLA0hEfp6MlBy1VP0jR4dKxIIdU0VB5T5aIzjy9Q3c_ZwMyzCIRgA1imYg/s4032/IMG_3253.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGIvKUJKGEB86MPb-sMrhds0TsFAkyharfwjzjBUbZNkOSalgZ3pcgJqram9uiDuoHEWNs-ymKMWqvh42Inmxq6qcNRXKOSX8qhqcDela38U9SUVnDNFRCfU0q1-FiFtagLA0hEfp6MlBy1VP0jR4dKxIIdU0VB5T5aIzjy9Q3c_ZwMyzCIRgA1imYg/w640-h480/IMG_3253.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy25pJKyb1qOCSzAGmchmpCtD8sb8Jn7D1VgRkR7a_06JY_3eruuLYvihFXZNwWBQIlMVu4lCVVDlMqarZ3xiWqPQxR0v7apGbpzmtIw_aGYv8bnpVwRhFZ9Je1ZmMmQLWn2h6mGJYLiVQ6lntpzKN6N3e3G5a6RlOgUjFU4K_TqbcYZ4uBBJd1_FrQ/s4032/IMG_3254.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy25pJKyb1qOCSzAGmchmpCtD8sb8Jn7D1VgRkR7a_06JY_3eruuLYvihFXZNwWBQIlMVu4lCVVDlMqarZ3xiWqPQxR0v7apGbpzmtIw_aGYv8bnpVwRhFZ9Je1ZmMmQLWn2h6mGJYLiVQ6lntpzKN6N3e3G5a6RlOgUjFU4K_TqbcYZ4uBBJd1_FrQ/w640-h480/IMG_3254.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So now I can enjoy hardware decoded MP3 playback on the Amiga 4000T again! </div><div><br /></div><div>I also enjoyed some modules too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2C_KJI8Z4XqOT0twyoG4NmuvT3hGMYuuH4N-w9b-Q1mIN8MvhKPfXfMqJCjC8rxqPZEm-6SGh7uBbAE2mvm7EZbS06bdsEFmq_CTpoxvuYtLrNpyJPGj7fxcD8ECq7_Ax6sWiD4V9XmOVo_OyjO57iHJHX8RQCxaFjN_5Pdm3VjCSa4nIS_tziI3YjA/s4032/IMG_3257.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2C_KJI8Z4XqOT0twyoG4NmuvT3hGMYuuH4N-w9b-Q1mIN8MvhKPfXfMqJCjC8rxqPZEm-6SGh7uBbAE2mvm7EZbS06bdsEFmq_CTpoxvuYtLrNpyJPGj7fxcD8ECq7_Ax6sWiD4V9XmOVo_OyjO57iHJHX8RQCxaFjN_5Pdm3VjCSa4nIS_tziI3YjA/w640-h480/IMG_3257.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I celebrated this milestone and enjoyed some AGA demos, which output via the scan doubler video module of the ZZ9000 perfectly.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsSXoRh24Tiz3VypJ0F0JgB4rYzqx6zjBOYFlrP3NWb_fraovFYmvFYR_SATc0BFEvakbUQ2kTJQxtEWvbF8Zq2n2_oBmrfOqtAJrRe_Y7jbpU_fzvsKFU1Khqw5pFi2u2GHhhtz9nhm3FhHXNdh08GslqiJGvPG47LIp9p3Z8X9OvVFM5otpO_radw/s4032/IMG_3258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsSXoRh24Tiz3VypJ0F0JgB4rYzqx6zjBOYFlrP3NWb_fraovFYmvFYR_SATc0BFEvakbUQ2kTJQxtEWvbF8Zq2n2_oBmrfOqtAJrRe_Y7jbpU_fzvsKFU1Khqw5pFi2u2GHhhtz9nhm3FhHXNdh08GslqiJGvPG47LIp9p3Z8X9OvVFM5otpO_radw/w640-h480/IMG_3258.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So strange after so many years of having two screen to just have one again! It gives me more room for more of my application boxes too, so win-win!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_avk31lZQtsewoc5L10WdwJ8O6GKx22HTX_EcTPLOZs_8GenT6viiutwp7oOkD7oALUyaXHbiye2RoMzVviL95j68BPPLTDBgYfDrQcpifUOksq8QgzvDwLk1TOjhWYnfgAiBqsI88TSW--BWPSxo6ZLMjzwoJjh2xe0p0Vopd2r4V6mhF38WmBVbA/s4032/IMG_3259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_avk31lZQtsewoc5L10WdwJ8O6GKx22HTX_EcTPLOZs_8GenT6viiutwp7oOkD7oALUyaXHbiye2RoMzVviL95j68BPPLTDBgYfDrQcpifUOksq8QgzvDwLk1TOjhWYnfgAiBqsI88TSW--BWPSxo6ZLMjzwoJjh2xe0p0Vopd2r4V6mhF38WmBVbA/w640-h480/IMG_3259.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also setup IMP3 so I can playback streaming modules from the internet. I love this software.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AVBUI50wXqahagfxZAdvY1Sg6KtDUcWQe2dVHcjA0GdpGN9FBXv1M7b55ZTTYLhFiQmQAbAu50OYJb2NgeirRmi0F2QPRLKfSmeELVURJBgl9LNt3T0KYl_snmq3IWJDMsWih7XfLU21bMbotX-idum5WctFwm8Tg7BGqB_Ig82DFuPGNtJISUPK-Q/s4032/IMG_3260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1AVBUI50wXqahagfxZAdvY1Sg6KtDUcWQe2dVHcjA0GdpGN9FBXv1M7b55ZTTYLhFiQmQAbAu50OYJb2NgeirRmi0F2QPRLKfSmeELVURJBgl9LNt3T0KYl_snmq3IWJDMsWih7XfLU21bMbotX-idum5WctFwm8Tg7BGqB_Ig82DFuPGNtJISUPK-Q/w640-h480/IMG_3260.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVtEFZXwitIbIsALis2qLz0XgOHtSKUc2EqFyHv-4opa_LnJxnUnRyPly-JRvMRxdAiIj0CUDgZiexNoUyvdGJsRfKz0SX0PZavAqti1dA4Pk3OPEuW9mmMUpJxb5QAe3ps2_MdeAqTZfigOG2RsWPZgKl6fR7wtVY4Zp4FyQgAw0YBf0b6reL6hxsw/s4032/IMG_3261.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVtEFZXwitIbIsALis2qLz0XgOHtSKUc2EqFyHv-4opa_LnJxnUnRyPly-JRvMRxdAiIj0CUDgZiexNoUyvdGJsRfKz0SX0PZavAqti1dA4Pk3OPEuW9mmMUpJxb5QAe3ps2_MdeAqTZfigOG2RsWPZgKl6fR7wtVY4Zp4FyQgAw0YBf0b6reL6hxsw/w640-h480/IMG_3261.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The setup is now looking good, but much more work still to do.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IVVElHSJgEHivM-hRyxHdZkehC0Woux2LdpCE7AsrwAABMcAYP41lz06oSlmYzZAVqq4UnyUIEjXKfz64rLtcveUy7oHJ9jYNPXHmzmxL4HL6S-_MD0DHmmtZvLGZTAyPnHhCQCxk4qdnauCUuWKvdcLbIxBuIbVHiOs2W4fIHJeNbd3G9Sjyeb9wA/s4032/IMG_3266.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IVVElHSJgEHivM-hRyxHdZkehC0Woux2LdpCE7AsrwAABMcAYP41lz06oSlmYzZAVqq4UnyUIEjXKfz64rLtcveUy7oHJ9jYNPXHmzmxL4HL6S-_MD0DHmmtZvLGZTAyPnHhCQCxk4qdnauCUuWKvdcLbIxBuIbVHiOs2W4fIHJeNbd3G9Sjyeb9wA/w480-h640/IMG_3266.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up I installed Octamed SoundStudio V1 from the original CD. I do wonder if I was the only one who bought this? Most people I know used the free Octamed versions on multiple Amiga magazine cover disks.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90yoIled19OD24FC-IypPgp1vyZ3IhxYpBjn47JFXWVuIxEfnFZNaA_UAd86agOxalt_YSP7iznkTEBNNoDCWAAiy3k2dW1oupfoOBtJsIXeNPx-AXGAMndEe6LevW9WaO76BiMmonNgwUZPbC3C2t3UOSEBtH-PssUIRkTq7RB0-5IfkLRe8zUigwA/s4032/IMG_3269.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90yoIled19OD24FC-IypPgp1vyZ3IhxYpBjn47JFXWVuIxEfnFZNaA_UAd86agOxalt_YSP7iznkTEBNNoDCWAAiy3k2dW1oupfoOBtJsIXeNPx-AXGAMndEe6LevW9WaO76BiMmonNgwUZPbC3C2t3UOSEBtH-PssUIRkTq7RB0-5IfkLRe8zUigwA/w480-h640/IMG_3269.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is nice to have this working on the Amiga 4000T RTG screen modes, allowing much more editing space in Octamed SoundStudio:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOHY7p-xPWmSzslMhWsFA5ZI2Ir7NOi9Rxalsp0MAn14Mu8yWnfCTKynUq-TtR1c6iou0RamVqO6hejzNXPuBCIihq5ZU94tqXmjycePDebIziwhTCm9r08uKNScglYX7LPMjAQZTmxJBCBJ2S9OLFyJDDq_wLqa_skLrElqikbqFR-yIEPKNfsBJRA/s4032/IMG_3270.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOHY7p-xPWmSzslMhWsFA5ZI2Ir7NOi9Rxalsp0MAn14Mu8yWnfCTKynUq-TtR1c6iou0RamVqO6hejzNXPuBCIihq5ZU94tqXmjycePDebIziwhTCm9r08uKNScglYX7LPMjAQZTmxJBCBJ2S9OLFyJDDq_wLqa_skLrElqikbqFR-yIEPKNfsBJRA/w640-h480/IMG_3270.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then updated AmiSSL to the latest version from Aminet, while enjoying mp3 playback from AmigaAmp on the hardware decoding ZZ9000AX:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQ2yGQkx0I4WU0Ny76tX5_huwV4hVLhF_ZlA7RRPFlW23-Ad0YyqEedZa3SjW7uUnvxma5tkAcSNpDiI9r8VmsYezJFjD2mEBkCaMXTsciqhYTNegRdjr2MX8MH7L9ovwueAqY7bd96zTkigmuLl069Z73GPl87jgpOIpZQa5LVfSsLVxohs7vgnAXw/s4032/IMG_3277.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQ2yGQkx0I4WU0Ny76tX5_huwV4hVLhF_ZlA7RRPFlW23-Ad0YyqEedZa3SjW7uUnvxma5tkAcSNpDiI9r8VmsYezJFjD2mEBkCaMXTsciqhYTNegRdjr2MX8MH7L9ovwueAqY7bd96zTkigmuLl069Z73GPl87jgpOIpZQa5LVfSsLVxohs7vgnAXw/w640-h480/IMG_3277.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I decided at this point to move my Amiga 4000T to the other side of the desk, as I needed the space underneath with future upgrades to come.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VcU8eeVV6IOog36MhH_qDf-0gGu-kDU7weowM-JThxEEG1ryLHnOdqz0xvtW3RNKyF77d2lJP4fmHRfyKxX8iGAi8K4vPutB3O-kdYEDH1QIzyQ3Hz7q297qhasDa3qHoaFeSwaFBTc1MGvK7jYG37TotCXPYIJB2Xm39ynxMrEp6ztquzQYLNypxQ/s4032/IMG_3278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VcU8eeVV6IOog36MhH_qDf-0gGu-kDU7weowM-JThxEEG1ryLHnOdqz0xvtW3RNKyF77d2lJP4fmHRfyKxX8iGAi8K4vPutB3O-kdYEDH1QIzyQ3Hz7q297qhasDa3qHoaFeSwaFBTc1MGvK7jYG37TotCXPYIJB2Xm39ynxMrEp6ztquzQYLNypxQ/w480-h640/IMG_3278.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I could then start web browsing with the latest iBrowse web browser version:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQ52l1OSOoUU5mmKATXkeRtj-Hb1rCeri_CAgNBMG3VxYNxxFyQw71kGGz3UgKLPWE3gva36DFTvF9YcKV_8OjhK5iUj7mz4wc8zolf8WQ18_6tTzwNPNADC_Jg__IxPW4CxLJzF1UanxXBsKkFN1esnATshxEgPuqLAGgBVO7kg8CqvOAN1I857fTQ/s4032/IMG_3281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQ52l1OSOoUU5mmKATXkeRtj-Hb1rCeri_CAgNBMG3VxYNxxFyQw71kGGz3UgKLPWE3gva36DFTvF9YcKV_8OjhK5iUj7mz4wc8zolf8WQ18_6tTzwNPNADC_Jg__IxPW4CxLJzF1UanxXBsKkFN1esnATshxEgPuqLAGgBVO7kg8CqvOAN1I857fTQ/w640-h480/IMG_3281.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also installed Eagleplayer and setup the nice stereo GUI option for it. At this resolution Eagleplayer fits very nicely on the screen.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt14JVhaLvMtqGWe8R-ZqeHo82PoSG4RKdTJsXiLg9JNBn4RDwzHRAnHdNlsGgLmxG7KjW2DLEJcw-Nm98VwyJGhqmAg0Dk44Y-RFevSEV0zgfl4YHXkMY3Y2CHAZR2wJKb2R2t8HaZG45iIhYqrg-KWPVjXEZUvpDKnYIn0epSpV1IBqr7dvV1vQmA/s4032/IMG_3283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt14JVhaLvMtqGWe8R-ZqeHo82PoSG4RKdTJsXiLg9JNBn4RDwzHRAnHdNlsGgLmxG7KjW2DLEJcw-Nm98VwyJGhqmAg0Dk44Y-RFevSEV0zgfl4YHXkMY3Y2CHAZR2wJKb2R2t8HaZG45iIhYqrg-KWPVjXEZUvpDKnYIn0epSpV1IBqr7dvV1vQmA/w640-h480/IMG_3283.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then tried Aladdin 4D, software I recently purchased. It was still shrink-wrapped and had never been opened. What a waste. I immediately opened it and installed it!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYGEtql8amdqKDfRT9FBOWah7So8wuJPEyeJ8Hf3__AYrGSrTr7j-AnwkgXVeODl8_t5u3sIwuStpqbLOwGLvmjD6WeS4whcOGdQruDYsLVSFoXWJYBBHYvS2KzT0OrkrXRAso9qYwxZAbrWhVwILhFJhkhzeTd1gSnvVvjnBeKoAY288z7EpG-FzjA/s4032/IMG_3290.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYGEtql8amdqKDfRT9FBOWah7So8wuJPEyeJ8Hf3__AYrGSrTr7j-AnwkgXVeODl8_t5u3sIwuStpqbLOwGLvmjD6WeS4whcOGdQruDYsLVSFoXWJYBBHYvS2KzT0OrkrXRAso9qYwxZAbrWhVwILhFJhkhzeTd1gSnvVvjnBeKoAY288z7EpG-FzjA/w640-h480/IMG_3290.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The rendering takes a little while, but the results are pretty cool!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj7FfDtIpXtFZfFYvKNMV7Y20odq_g-tPUGPL9UarpEsATkkBIYn4N8JcAmWp65kt8C67-56fdIZwguFsVwQwRYxITouKP7CDo8mBVp8gzQHY907B0zChTG3tIuY7wM_jgVKagqqm_2M4LDtMFZRNZxRXB_q68_Sjn_KDkfPFfbnINWtu5m5ZUqUzfg/s4032/IMG_3291.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj7FfDtIpXtFZfFYvKNMV7Y20odq_g-tPUGPL9UarpEsATkkBIYn4N8JcAmWp65kt8C67-56fdIZwguFsVwQwRYxITouKP7CDo8mBVp8gzQHY907B0zChTG3tIuY7wM_jgVKagqqm_2M4LDtMFZRNZxRXB_q68_Sjn_KDkfPFfbnINWtu5m5ZUqUzfg/w640-h480/IMG_3291.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is an another one rendered with Aladdin 4D - it looks incredible on the RTG display. Amigas can do so much more than play amazing games - it is well worth exploring:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrqyAafbdXKOijvvvF7LMFtFUNPq6k7aPYaBoHCWaPXMB-2L9zTzPFcSeKfbn4CfVmWJp_egWMwwbNdtt4KR0BkJiqUbYCIRhDzCl8_kKjK9W11RdfsLt-Dsq_jCXppyNYNut48HvNjzPczOONS7NBbVTgt0Rdh6mNLq-zgr9HaTDsfvTngG5ucfRug/s4032/IMG_3323.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrqyAafbdXKOijvvvF7LMFtFUNPq6k7aPYaBoHCWaPXMB-2L9zTzPFcSeKfbn4CfVmWJp_egWMwwbNdtt4KR0BkJiqUbYCIRhDzCl8_kKjK9W11RdfsLt-Dsq_jCXppyNYNut48HvNjzPczOONS7NBbVTgt0Rdh6mNLq-zgr9HaTDsfvTngG5ucfRug/w640-h480/IMG_3323.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsWWYKlNd5Uf8QW6aAXfE2PKUazIxQQLOcDwGEZX69dMZdd0YQizebR8vzZiJigI6rLGwJS9rwX4mMkInzD28YkkS7xLlmub-Kzz3Mpy1oa6DimX-9v2lB-1hxHO2YeS_SXG1x2MysQJfkWXixovr99fnRFdX2w1oHV0Z5VMN38-YQFisuXpdUhi1vg/s4032/IMG_3324.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsWWYKlNd5Uf8QW6aAXfE2PKUazIxQQLOcDwGEZX69dMZdd0YQizebR8vzZiJigI6rLGwJS9rwX4mMkInzD28YkkS7xLlmub-Kzz3Mpy1oa6DimX-9v2lB-1hxHO2YeS_SXG1x2MysQJfkWXixovr99fnRFdX2w1oHV0Z5VMN38-YQFisuXpdUhi1vg/w640-h480/IMG_3324.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Next up, I installed Twist 2, a database program I bought last year as I had never heard of it! It was released after Commodore went bankrupt, while I was in the timeframe that I didn't have an Amiga to use, which is why I missed out on it. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4F7C2x4csOb0Ryr9ryBdC86N6fQ4KHas2YsHNEI9nhAYr4D1iya1WTnDRrSyotOKeu61_L7ERfnX2ik0ke-xQU7L4A3Jec1aG3I6HBk2Tb9AmCRiI-4PQlfn4ZLWdrgIzLvn1kIqs-S86s2WjaOzwnT32bFK4Aoc8PSjtgn8PQyw3mfNK_9giZLIW1Q/w640-h480/IMG_3295.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>One of the example database programs included with Twist 2 is an Aminet CD Database searcher - I inserted one of my Aminet CD's to try it out:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-j8TSZm-ZE8DT-bxtQTG9FMl1Es3tVxjgfjbB2eEpx4BV7BNGfNxLVt2vfFq_YA8fCjuTLw8x8nuMPYmc_vdCDRhSZjiX3BvIs_KJdDK3b2TKMUqxaf81TaxnzL74l0xzmxFoMjkRX-ja-i5mXY7aI5GAuLr5wzWPmfdJJu-Horm7zTX3Ugfql_dyw/s4032/IMG_3294.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-j8TSZm-ZE8DT-bxtQTG9FMl1Es3tVxjgfjbB2eEpx4BV7BNGfNxLVt2vfFq_YA8fCjuTLw8x8nuMPYmc_vdCDRhSZjiX3BvIs_KJdDK3b2TKMUqxaf81TaxnzL74l0xzmxFoMjkRX-ja-i5mXY7aI5GAuLr5wzWPmfdJJu-Horm7zTX3Ugfql_dyw/w640-h480/IMG_3294.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It helps you to search the CD for specific files</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdRQSGBo7cDloS8VpLK1Z31bY92cZzBQNq9uHCDa2e0ww3srvjCz0p4Qn3Q2NFzxcJ_wtLCKfKpSvZcAVAe4OyHRy-O3C1S6QQcMvUS9fU9UAt88v_Fea_ieMw3Xw0XH5FxNjsTjNYlTforjDR-zAySGOqmhk3tKn6lIGommDuvmsIymsIGSIOEX7RQ/s4032/IMG_3296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdRQSGBo7cDloS8VpLK1Z31bY92cZzBQNq9uHCDa2e0ww3srvjCz0p4Qn3Q2NFzxcJ_wtLCKfKpSvZcAVAe4OyHRy-O3C1S6QQcMvUS9fU9UAt88v_Fea_ieMw3Xw0XH5FxNjsTjNYlTforjDR-zAySGOqmhk3tKn6lIGommDuvmsIymsIGSIOEX7RQ/w640-h480/IMG_3296.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then installed Deluxe Music 2, which I have looked at previously on this blog.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNT2je8jBcFRDmMCvdMfyYUHxCkx4XzOkHuoypl868_cQRo0BuG2FCgjO_Qd3Zr7XtaggLm1HT2bh70bZ5lyvg2hMYKDPXJ0oyWMzqjryvcOqyh560T34lRU80I5iCkJQc_JcJY9Cdyn5K1yWIpfjgL5vrSBuGljftaIqcxyAS7YFIpkZfdycTP03zg/s4032/IMG_3297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNT2je8jBcFRDmMCvdMfyYUHxCkx4XzOkHuoypl868_cQRo0BuG2FCgjO_Qd3Zr7XtaggLm1HT2bh70bZ5lyvg2hMYKDPXJ0oyWMzqjryvcOqyh560T34lRU80I5iCkJQc_JcJY9Cdyn5K1yWIpfjgL5vrSBuGljftaIqcxyAS7YFIpkZfdycTP03zg/w640-h480/IMG_3297.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also bought another application recently called Maxon Magic, which I had never heard of or used before:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINK8DtLmjBUynkknmnn0-oSJ3KvtKZC4gESXlExN7FJveDQmOIyKIUh_kgPbr0nK2X1Mmx0C_JjYQEtn7wxPUp2cRold8Xg2tW9aGNCrB9-f6paykOB53DSvft9txqa6qRldBlhCpH6Gd6yC3w8IeEKcY8aj94QxEPRo44Tvw2rzy4P4J5VCRPJS38Q/s4032/IMG_3298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINK8DtLmjBUynkknmnn0-oSJ3KvtKZC4gESXlExN7FJveDQmOIyKIUh_kgPbr0nK2X1Mmx0C_JjYQEtn7wxPUp2cRold8Xg2tW9aGNCrB9-f6paykOB53DSvft9txqa6qRldBlhCpH6Gd6yC3w8IeEKcY8aj94QxEPRo44Tvw2rzy4P4J5VCRPJS38Q/w640-h480/IMG_3298.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It gives you some screen savers and allows you to custom system events to specific sounds. I remember having a Homer utility on my A1200 back in the 90's that would play random homer sound samples on various system events and on startup. Made me smile everytime. I should try to find it again...</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, Maxon Magic provides a much slicker interface and easily customised to your preferences.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkGeRvD4Uu_svnZI9DZwIIT5HMtAMBweHzJeelLM184bYMy5ENRV7NkZjAb6H4UsK2snZ5Z8-HrfFY-AHML7DVwhsg4JLoAHDwVK-ZVrNw3t8CVrWKCGHiy0ps1-xwzhbenl42TiknQH9QMRpW_2y2e7mI0zBTZkDbraVXZP9m9md4ABUCV74mqs5vA/s4032/IMG_3299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkGeRvD4Uu_svnZI9DZwIIT5HMtAMBweHzJeelLM184bYMy5ENRV7NkZjAb6H4UsK2snZ5Z8-HrfFY-AHML7DVwhsg4JLoAHDwVK-ZVrNw3t8CVrWKCGHiy0ps1-xwzhbenl42TiknQH9QMRpW_2y2e7mI0zBTZkDbraVXZP9m9md4ABUCV74mqs5vA/w640-h480/IMG_3299.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2sgp2Xx3UZqoTR5RnQcOEc5UNy07Jq2D4H7DfHjkLv3bnSqq5tbNqXVvTBoxdf_9HnMBY_4ZR1WFZGAldBA7sUtbg028GJqn8-T8F2S6EkELmPxwhZ1uc19yEc4ndU3bg3ykMYbwS_usg3P8VQKvvLC3ly9yz4x8FC4PC4EFT1EF-yxgN-qnYnfcQg/s4032/IMG_3300.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2sgp2Xx3UZqoTR5RnQcOEc5UNy07Jq2D4H7DfHjkLv3bnSqq5tbNqXVvTBoxdf_9HnMBY_4ZR1WFZGAldBA7sUtbg028GJqn8-T8F2S6EkELmPxwhZ1uc19yEc4ndU3bg3ykMYbwS_usg3P8VQKvvLC3ly9yz4x8FC4PC4EFT1EF-yxgN-qnYnfcQg/w640-h480/IMG_3300.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the Aquarium screen saver. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalzUYam9ExqcLcHqt2tdMQ_JgAN_KXt6ssy11MSXyUOC2v0xQKitDSBpMvG1qfgGdQKx5VLY4dz6rhpotehcpq4RHEG34oU8phVvlu8YHeYI-cPd4q-iOOW-ap0BEpPdrOqOJo0Bd3SSJMTAHwKWISTTgoq29nw1SHyRUBHkQ1gq2ixHhB50vPXCKMg/s4032/IMG_3301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalzUYam9ExqcLcHqt2tdMQ_JgAN_KXt6ssy11MSXyUOC2v0xQKitDSBpMvG1qfgGdQKx5VLY4dz6rhpotehcpq4RHEG34oU8phVvlu8YHeYI-cPd4q-iOOW-ap0BEpPdrOqOJo0Bd3SSJMTAHwKWISTTgoq29nw1SHyRUBHkQ1gq2ixHhB50vPXCKMg/w640-h480/IMG_3301.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I suppose if I had a non-RTG system, these screen savers would be ok, but on this system they look very basic and low resolution too. I should load this on my Amiga 500 instead!</div><div><br /></div><div>Next I installed SCALA MM400. I have the original box, manual, software and dongle to connect to the port on the back when running it, not a dodgy hacked version. So hard to use these applications without the manual.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUrqJsxgfyUGdHSK6_Gk4QeSu9Yg8jATa8w2-T4XS22oZ6mbAM5P8JO8uiIkT1fx-EnLitWUN71TsEOsp8q9S_L8i1zl6DswSnNFlpVpq_yCflyxkT1O6jB7dy4BteGuqEbSvztk6qw8aB1Ps2Pe5TqaXFm1EVgDqg_XC4mcsNwqDqrx2Iyw6uUXYjA/s4032/IMG_3303.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUrqJsxgfyUGdHSK6_Gk4QeSu9Yg8jATa8w2-T4XS22oZ6mbAM5P8JO8uiIkT1fx-EnLitWUN71TsEOsp8q9S_L8i1zl6DswSnNFlpVpq_yCflyxkT1O6jB7dy4BteGuqEbSvztk6qw8aB1Ps2Pe5TqaXFm1EVgDqg_XC4mcsNwqDqrx2Iyw6uUXYjA/w640-h480/IMG_3303.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is software I would love to spend more time with - I know SCALA is still around today. I would be curious if you can upload a project created in this version to the new version for Windows today? Anyone know?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1s38g-sGACubhBTVEJt1oraHAWskrXymmCG4tIqX4myK-LWfDO7neEb12XpGnbSkuemStHMA_R-cgiEkVvI4CMDsaFLiWM0ekLpnOvCY6ECnVge_31Bthp8IuyeaCaBanZNx4L2cR75bjNZ5cYlpCsavDOg0a1eMCBCaNzF5PX4UsOeth5QC3Gzxbg/s4032/IMG_3304.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1s38g-sGACubhBTVEJt1oraHAWskrXymmCG4tIqX4myK-LWfDO7neEb12XpGnbSkuemStHMA_R-cgiEkVvI4CMDsaFLiWM0ekLpnOvCY6ECnVge_31Bthp8IuyeaCaBanZNx4L2cR75bjNZ5cYlpCsavDOg0a1eMCBCaNzF5PX4UsOeth5QC3Gzxbg/w640-h480/IMG_3304.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can select the RTG modes for playback, as below, but this didn't work for me.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiut1fHHH4PAP99Dl9HkalMJxPPAVUJaQKzC7ivojPVqFxA7lRJzS2DL5gm_NueKsvk5LpnCesxKPWwVfFeWFl6wy4mlI_aMRYQHIJxrcPITnKN69ZBZAafHf7AIbwKZWMav2r3jvw97YmVGNBBrIYxPUHdCsXh8oY7zIJv3nNr_V73Cejrtk757YZWzA/s4032/IMG_3305.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiut1fHHH4PAP99Dl9HkalMJxPPAVUJaQKzC7ivojPVqFxA7lRJzS2DL5gm_NueKsvk5LpnCesxKPWwVfFeWFl6wy4mlI_aMRYQHIJxrcPITnKN69ZBZAafHf7AIbwKZWMav2r3jvw97YmVGNBBrIYxPUHdCsXh8oY7zIJv3nNr_V73Cejrtk757YZWzA/w640-h480/IMG_3305.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When I changed it back to a normal Amiga mode it works fine:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvL30sssMQd8pmzA2ZmHp7qJBPwp46XknOcO8RvKqObRIWiv0hWvfFR4tSuouF5eN8WW2Yu45BVBBA_p94slJAv1AUMyQzm9uC1cHRDcb5A527QyONrukiSMw_XeEfG0nyir1dk84Yc6WcBGjPK2XDrMXOF02_t9pxwA7BiYVrHqB1rCWyOJXhHQb7w/s4032/IMG_3307.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvL30sssMQd8pmzA2ZmHp7qJBPwp46XknOcO8RvKqObRIWiv0hWvfFR4tSuouF5eN8WW2Yu45BVBBA_p94slJAv1AUMyQzm9uC1cHRDcb5A527QyONrukiSMw_XeEfG0nyir1dk84Yc6WcBGjPK2XDrMXOF02_t9pxwA7BiYVrHqB1rCWyOJXhHQb7w/w640-h480/IMG_3307.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgttTmfcH2unP7ZxKHIur_HIj1tLwcJi86dF4S-wTVjp-kiVPmat-Hs4mClc-xdApFVRByBfJ03tGXfTgcQYAyFNpba_NACvAT0xSf9DGaBg27_itS4-EnBo5w6HB3RkEKdpM5AHMC7E_EVLQHJAnjGsefzNF1JiX58nmR5wAHdsJoKP72da8oAPQqw/s4032/IMG_3308.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgttTmfcH2unP7ZxKHIur_HIj1tLwcJi86dF4S-wTVjp-kiVPmat-Hs4mClc-xdApFVRByBfJ03tGXfTgcQYAyFNpba_NACvAT0xSf9DGaBg27_itS4-EnBo5w6HB3RkEKdpM5AHMC7E_EVLQHJAnjGsefzNF1JiX58nmR5wAHdsJoKP72da8oAPQqw/w640-h480/IMG_3308.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up I installed Photogenics 2 from the original CD.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyIFyeQSsbK4OisBM4rOxcoOm50aFs0u1T_eqsqJNKdr09ZMngYq3Ur3TDSbRSE9wYiC6gBPVcRhJa8L4Jn9qMnJ8RLeALUGTFscnkLkMbdqJNytrqnbPYH4sftnwiWTjyJOyLek_EsDtOigpzTBtFWsU-23N2sPYqPdFtIgoTORfpqgyyi9cofKrrg/s4032/IMG_3309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyIFyeQSsbK4OisBM4rOxcoOm50aFs0u1T_eqsqJNKdr09ZMngYq3Ur3TDSbRSE9wYiC6gBPVcRhJa8L4Jn9qMnJ8RLeALUGTFscnkLkMbdqJNytrqnbPYH4sftnwiWTjyJOyLek_EsDtOigpzTBtFWsU-23N2sPYqPdFtIgoTORfpqgyyi9cofKrrg/w640-h480/IMG_3309.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Being able to use the RTG modes and full colour palette (unlike the newer Personal Paint which is limited to 256 colours) is a big strength for Photogenics.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2ZK6Hl4wr7bb3il_L2CIv4LOWSg7oY_eKwdNcGV7zFCthV4n4Bo9Gc1PIKOFa4m2gMtrbTxpjYOsjiUmqVimBLaBSxmORfCJzPY86X6BbQksgpTSw12tgTt4JLf_X7JL2oDDgQIZHGjgeSLjyYFr3km7yA4F4XVJ8cj6uBh8ksmsl7F7PNChD9jg4w/s4032/IMG_3312.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2ZK6Hl4wr7bb3il_L2CIv4LOWSg7oY_eKwdNcGV7zFCthV4n4Bo9Gc1PIKOFa4m2gMtrbTxpjYOsjiUmqVimBLaBSxmORfCJzPY86X6BbQksgpTSw12tgTt4JLf_X7JL2oDDgQIZHGjgeSLjyYFr3km7yA4F4XVJ8cj6uBh8ksmsl7F7PNChD9jg4w/w640-h480/IMG_3312.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also recently located and purchased a boxed copy of Final Calc to complement my purchased Final Writer, Final Copy and Pen Pal applications from the same company (Softwood):</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBAMZ-FT3NA3n3IkHcsfaNV1RT6PP218uJYtMOf3CkH5dtqmfnmAc45epWdBCF0zJZUJU24r7XrnqPVkF--hbJX1P3oWxKEyTBMI4sasfIHyVTL5PZ8HMJrCg9n_SPENryl6CBUe46DaTvwD8e8oDy3Y3RnkRdqAe39nyXR5MvdSGrh0AyEXq3-qb3Q/s4032/IMG_3313.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBAMZ-FT3NA3n3IkHcsfaNV1RT6PP218uJYtMOf3CkH5dtqmfnmAc45epWdBCF0zJZUJU24r7XrnqPVkF--hbJX1P3oWxKEyTBMI4sasfIHyVTL5PZ8HMJrCg9n_SPENryl6CBUe46DaTvwD8e8oDy3Y3RnkRdqAe39nyXR5MvdSGrh0AyEXq3-qb3Q/w640-h480/IMG_3313.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Again, another program I should try to see how functional it is to export content to Excel...by the way the date and time is wrong as I currently have no battery installed in the A4000T.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrTbRbfMdP6RJCuDG_HHyOINuRaHr2N2baPBcJGn0hkD5hGhsO25Zpjopuns56hv4aqf7AU6cTNN_EsrAIZhB4a-HBG-mmtwEXc-nMbM08GNkJqdpNPTuZ0n1ovxrSFjlYR9Q74wFC54QWmAjWJGI-Zxq3bA7tLJVnJ6lpObqYaprOGK0S6WfnhQoaA/s4032/IMG_3314.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrTbRbfMdP6RJCuDG_HHyOINuRaHr2N2baPBcJGn0hkD5hGhsO25Zpjopuns56hv4aqf7AU6cTNN_EsrAIZhB4a-HBG-mmtwEXc-nMbM08GNkJqdpNPTuZ0n1ovxrSFjlYR9Q74wFC54QWmAjWJGI-Zxq3bA7tLJVnJ6lpObqYaprOGK0S6WfnhQoaA/w640-h480/IMG_3314.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also bought an older version of Pagestream. I wanted to buy the latest version which is still available, but unfortunately the website refuses to allow me to register on the website to purchase - it keeps saying the postcode is wrong...anyway. For now I use the older version:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IGs3OveKaz52-km1eRU03kC-d0wrQbwMxZf-B1nQ4FLdJjmKlfGJRoVQYs3FuA8TKfphPi-0km8w9QGWRhUAlgrzMAJsjxmiwYz-Y4EUUPGJqBezRC1j8diC5E8_2uJgh1G7OXRjw-MiGyh5wpfdtMFBSyx2SHqQaTcqU5wPYyHCPDLg_YOKKUvKEQ/s4032/IMG_3316.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IGs3OveKaz52-km1eRU03kC-d0wrQbwMxZf-B1nQ4FLdJjmKlfGJRoVQYs3FuA8TKfphPi-0km8w9QGWRhUAlgrzMAJsjxmiwYz-Y4EUUPGJqBezRC1j8diC5E8_2uJgh1G7OXRjw-MiGyh5wpfdtMFBSyx2SHqQaTcqU5wPYyHCPDLg_YOKKUvKEQ/w640-h480/IMG_3316.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next, I moved the Roland SC-88 Pro midi device and sound sampler hardware from the A3000 to the A4000T. I used a Serial MIDI port converter (with cables) to connect to it. I then tested playing MIDI files with Deluxe music 2 and it works great!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMX4wdyf-sHI1y9MmKYpakLID0RVIpaOfsVTKRlBWZtQ8SCvu-Mq7L3hlItwNhzJfAM_Zv7OjZned6a-arOt-Tr8NbMlFptj2etsHXcqFcoJ1TVQNPBL0_qZceU5zKYI-4eWjzcdDfb6jSMPgQ3yFX204wcxTPD0ZYEOhKKIQOM8ARuF1GaeOIdQkiXw/s4032/IMG_3317.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMX4wdyf-sHI1y9MmKYpakLID0RVIpaOfsVTKRlBWZtQ8SCvu-Mq7L3hlItwNhzJfAM_Zv7OjZned6a-arOt-Tr8NbMlFptj2etsHXcqFcoJ1TVQNPBL0_qZceU5zKYI-4eWjzcdDfb6jSMPgQ3yFX204wcxTPD0ZYEOhKKIQOM8ARuF1GaeOIdQkiXw/w640-h480/IMG_3317.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also tried it with Horny, a MIDI sequencer you can download from Aminet. MIDI playback through the Roland works great with this too. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfhNBfyMecN05Gs8R_NQ-wd-BsemGri-dnZEzyMPwsSaT-WS051falTO8q0L7fyxpNmuyeirtKvi9pEJWW-0lA3rQjZcdjg4DDAyg9NYVTBttDVclxHGj-h3cAJH8PEAyNMPety4QFc_RcokGTtP35NC2tW61ryLfhtKQie4rW1GCLLrVWUG7vWZXLw/s4032/IMG_3364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfhNBfyMecN05Gs8R_NQ-wd-BsemGri-dnZEzyMPwsSaT-WS051falTO8q0L7fyxpNmuyeirtKvi9pEJWW-0lA3rQjZcdjg4DDAyg9NYVTBttDVclxHGj-h3cAJH8PEAyNMPety4QFc_RcokGTtP35NC2tW61ryLfhtKQie4rW1GCLLrVWUG7vWZXLw/w640-h480/IMG_3364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLU8T7RwwAdIXwjUaypCKwrkyH-zj_aNuxy9jxA0Wl1YJtj83ShdUmjMPN3RqLSrnmokkhjvjpfIuMeRXWuSOE3qUk7zlciKqXQT5dlChWWZP-qyuuDou1QXlBNQ0Cmb03zoQu2cDS2wytWYq0aDd9tMQlOJpJ8Pys_Ffn2asUqY_T3Rc4zQ_Sy_CeCw/s4032/IMG_3365.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLU8T7RwwAdIXwjUaypCKwrkyH-zj_aNuxy9jxA0Wl1YJtj83ShdUmjMPN3RqLSrnmokkhjvjpfIuMeRXWuSOE3qUk7zlciKqXQT5dlChWWZP-qyuuDou1QXlBNQ0Cmb03zoQu2cDS2wytWYq0aDd9tMQlOJpJ8Pys_Ffn2asUqY_T3Rc4zQ_Sy_CeCw/w640-h480/IMG_3365.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I also installed Bars N Pipes Professional to play around with the MIDI on that too - another unopened boxed application I bought! It cost over AUD$500 when it was sold back in the day - the price is still attached!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy55qMWsnygmM7KEaOEHGtuYMYjtJ5M7F34qjbFFAS37oIgKSoxfdXdAMmyBbvsCk0dJ5yH6yscCyB5dF8EOtSO7LsxwLDvM5-fYjcRjQ_6OW_dmdh662h-XxAmIDd7mAWjU1ZwRUqR3YaPnNhp0oQeRw2_jNxk3m8p_VE62iPH61dQW-MsyOzKClQqA/s4032/IMG_3372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy55qMWsnygmM7KEaOEHGtuYMYjtJ5M7F34qjbFFAS37oIgKSoxfdXdAMmyBbvsCk0dJ5yH6yscCyB5dF8EOtSO7LsxwLDvM5-fYjcRjQ_6OW_dmdh662h-XxAmIDd7mAWjU1ZwRUqR3YaPnNhp0oQeRw2_jNxk3m8p_VE62iPH61dQW-MsyOzKClQqA/w640-h480/IMG_3372.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Because Amigastore.eu set a low partition size for the AmigaOS 3.2.2 system partition, I could installed AMOS Professional on it, so I set to work on that next.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4wt-YRhsOPxKEe18PDoJ4nl-QkLqbT5DlU-wgOideTjN8eJTI2WyTDpUsC8M82eOb9VdQuNehUE5vPNDgSMAAu7VSE4f01Wn7KJNqsf8bKPwLlVTu4fy3ES2xFqw1KEik71mM_lgp8mdokSrBS4pBNcuUSf0ikw9Y0lWveoGiGuRoCKeP46P9S2COw/s4032/IMG_3329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4wt-YRhsOPxKEe18PDoJ4nl-QkLqbT5DlU-wgOideTjN8eJTI2WyTDpUsC8M82eOb9VdQuNehUE5vPNDgSMAAu7VSE4f01Wn7KJNqsf8bKPwLlVTu4fy3ES2xFqw1KEik71mM_lgp8mdokSrBS4pBNcuUSf0ikw9Y0lWveoGiGuRoCKeP46P9S2COw/w640-h480/IMG_3329.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Amiga Addict's newest issue arrived while I was doing this, which gave me something to read while feeding in the disks!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlx2YjJcjvVB0QohoK5akxUaOCKoOG3d7drmJGNOeSofWk8f4u1kT072_FVDngxM6GyV9sz2nD4ElYnd9mT7g-hDlRigdoRvLh106GlTDxMYl07sYHufYBwfB478ZIpMiUfxpnNZNFfEzxDT_zbOtN6XmTiyrCR-2JWo9joj93AuOiBC4q_RPJFhZJ-g/s4032/IMG_3330.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlx2YjJcjvVB0QohoK5akxUaOCKoOG3d7drmJGNOeSofWk8f4u1kT072_FVDngxM6GyV9sz2nD4ElYnd9mT7g-hDlRigdoRvLh106GlTDxMYl07sYHufYBwfB478ZIpMiUfxpnNZNFfEzxDT_zbOtN6XmTiyrCR-2JWo9joj93AuOiBC4q_RPJFhZJ-g/w640-h480/IMG_3330.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I installed the AMOS Professional Compiler also:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJryiutyKgedf668IwnAL6K_030a7aFIsV3AXzHMociLbBE1WSQTICDQVaOTtpiyKvVRTjSiJTY4bDlGqFY6ZVWdt1LNZdRf7FjIHOo6stCVnfORY-rQ0dTblXFU2lWxLeM_8QV_MhYarLOfEOif1wCSlLWcXfNSuLe-zGwhI89SWapD6-JA_lQqGaUA/w640-h480/IMG_3335.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>I also finally got around to installing the commercial product <a href="https://www.hollywood-mal.com" target="_blank">Hollywood 9 and the associated Designer product</a>, which allows programming script language productions and software through a large setup of plugins. You can compile projects for AmigaOS, MorphOS, Windows, Mac and Linux! All from your Amiga :-) </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNAjssheFyaTPk52ReHzG-0Jk2sl9X4heOfdszaTW2eyiWPHUGprTkpVS7tzwxrfQL-krHaZU0N2tMKiSEUjk2QMKAA-znXYq9Z6lCEPP4CCXxqnN6QChc-rx-eKVoNLsykkWcabcttWw68JgMuu4CQFyD0QhFPr0Isxt1bEV6EFdLhpAaX7H_sqisg/s4032/IMG_3332.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNAjssheFyaTPk52ReHzG-0Jk2sl9X4heOfdszaTW2eyiWPHUGprTkpVS7tzwxrfQL-krHaZU0N2tMKiSEUjk2QMKAA-znXYq9Z6lCEPP4CCXxqnN6QChc-rx-eKVoNLsykkWcabcttWw68JgMuu4CQFyD0QhFPr0Isxt1bEV6EFdLhpAaX7H_sqisg/w640-h480/IMG_3332.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Since I bought it last year, it has been sitting around for a long time for me to get around to installing it. So long in fact that now it has been replaced in 2023 with <a href="https://www.hollywood-mal.com/features.html" target="_blank">version 10</a>!</div></div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3kpLjgFxlblJmY1UTCSCIvC3ioml5dFTkQtfEhVrkifOSrlJN3TgwPrkTmntGwsO2zSJ6tgsMV9cpmWfZs46x0w7QSF5CtpMkZ1TNzTTmFDnViTnP26I8lwQI_gOZULucHzeQTtaPGDsELt6nX5naPFI0EwpfZtELwA09OrQh6K8XduDKUDnMwLAbw/s4032/IMG_3331.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3kpLjgFxlblJmY1UTCSCIvC3ioml5dFTkQtfEhVrkifOSrlJN3TgwPrkTmntGwsO2zSJ6tgsMV9cpmWfZs46x0w7QSF5CtpMkZ1TNzTTmFDnViTnP26I8lwQI_gOZULucHzeQTtaPGDsELt6nX5naPFI0EwpfZtELwA09OrQh6K8XduDKUDnMwLAbw/w640-h480/IMG_3331.jpeg" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I installed Art Department Professional and Morph Plus next, which come from the same company ASDG:</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGqhYH362I3t1N6a3fglyWhient6YG-5Fo0bH6m2_p_uKCtl_tSqYWUwLHFa1nxAmR3S-FzRyj7GS13kf_sCvT15bOq_FlAaYu5DLBPy33j-J2ZsUzOA62koKF3CB5LbIDMKb3yvvfpmOnJk4rHJwEJoBlXdsYvnpHJmpdj1qYwF_5tmIOq2bRcAsLQ/s4032/IMG_3337.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGqhYH362I3t1N6a3fglyWhient6YG-5Fo0bH6m2_p_uKCtl_tSqYWUwLHFa1nxAmR3S-FzRyj7GS13kf_sCvT15bOq_FlAaYu5DLBPy33j-J2ZsUzOA62koKF3CB5LbIDMKb3yvvfpmOnJk4rHJwEJoBlXdsYvnpHJmpdj1qYwF_5tmIOq2bRcAsLQ/w640-h480/IMG_3337.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pixel 3D and Anime workshop, two more programs I bought last year that were new in box, never opened. Below I already opened Pixel 3D, but you can see Anim workshop still shrink wrapped with the price attached. Yikes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNadQRaS6t1OWUPRSPX5YNqqhw9Ral3XkJOylBroRoFZOvGWvmGbAFLITV5WaT8OJYf9FIJsafFNVS4jDgsuzPZC9OZgb3xDts2F79tuvM7a1iVk49E1ECwM1eOt_AvW_KFuwEodV1UD2MtVHspeF8VLSRlWchZ7hQ60-IgXweatKgbgLqJTX7wqNP4Q/s4032/IMG_3338.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNadQRaS6t1OWUPRSPX5YNqqhw9Ral3XkJOylBroRoFZOvGWvmGbAFLITV5WaT8OJYf9FIJsafFNVS4jDgsuzPZC9OZgb3xDts2F79tuvM7a1iVk49E1ECwM1eOt_AvW_KFuwEodV1UD2MtVHspeF8VLSRlWchZ7hQ60-IgXweatKgbgLqJTX7wqNP4Q/w640-h480/IMG_3338.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of course I removed the shrink wrap and got to work installing them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkFwKEY_7klFcXoSWjc_KmnQEAxWzQHXUQdvfO213CoNHXlk7d-8Ot3ziKEOZ34oBy8ZS8eUWXLgVTPndgD7K2AM0m9ZU97jB-REPB3i_ACZoftaKV-Ixeyo_I5kinnJhNkjjrsVD27NzrEgO_jS3rlHQjkgKZNbId2Z8z9N5OGhFmQPwlKqcbyQvSA/s4032/IMG_3339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkFwKEY_7klFcXoSWjc_KmnQEAxWzQHXUQdvfO213CoNHXlk7d-8Ot3ziKEOZ34oBy8ZS8eUWXLgVTPndgD7K2AM0m9ZU97jB-REPB3i_ACZoftaKV-Ixeyo_I5kinnJhNkjjrsVD27NzrEgO_jS3rlHQjkgKZNbId2Z8z9N5OGhFmQPwlKqcbyQvSA/w640-h480/IMG_3339.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The animation workshop examples included show what is possible with it, and it is quite impressive:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9Shx1wB3_m2duKpIYcEG5cfeW4YEVLIb6L8ImQ9n-mPiFtXr6wUxAEq9-IKORTkG_KVb07hReFdouZqZiLtud2TcOO8i12_q2MsGh16P1gyWhWKto9CA81yU-ZMDJKU3U2IuQNZ76lpWXSCTspPzsv6CZRHzYnB3GH0921FzuAfEyNqbdgMBd3x-yQ/s4032/IMG_3340.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9Shx1wB3_m2duKpIYcEG5cfeW4YEVLIb6L8ImQ9n-mPiFtXr6wUxAEq9-IKORTkG_KVb07hReFdouZqZiLtud2TcOO8i12_q2MsGh16P1gyWhWKto9CA81yU-ZMDJKU3U2IuQNZ76lpWXSCTspPzsv6CZRHzYnB3GH0921FzuAfEyNqbdgMBd3x-yQ/w640-h480/IMG_3340.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsvPClf2y-awkyowTCKG4F1pq8ujSiCta6dq_uOGJBw83SZXGGYAVLHlWDppvFU6Zh7kAeIlRBKVOIjd2I1A4fHv7ZTkK13H8vQJU9bS1u1M6gRgVZfLLLAbdv7R6z6BzdR9ZgYodUzebrbMB-xSmKzkiQztriirV1imBvMOcn_s4vBUZ_gi0g4SNyg/s4032/IMG_3341.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsvPClf2y-awkyowTCKG4F1pq8ujSiCta6dq_uOGJBw83SZXGGYAVLHlWDppvFU6Zh7kAeIlRBKVOIjd2I1A4fHv7ZTkK13H8vQJU9bS1u1M6gRgVZfLLLAbdv7R6z6BzdR9ZgYodUzebrbMB-xSmKzkiQztriirV1imBvMOcn_s4vBUZ_gi0g4SNyg/w640-h480/IMG_3341.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A still screenshot hardly does the animation justice...</div><div><br /></div><div>Next I played around with World Construction Set. The initial render was tiny:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0hjrKvAzgBQUBfYsLRgP2zwXLqTL0YEsjDda85jxmVfPfr9wjKJk2aXgFoF9TX2PFcmNqwFf8Y-4LUiI9tKbs-rWIG-l2FGxU5pu8vFS4Rlr2h3vpKdigrL5gZVqEV6HhaMDvG_pfvWSKcTrJk_JnqP_aUJY3eTvb1CrQWRCFOM472txtxur29me3w/s4032/IMG_3348.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0hjrKvAzgBQUBfYsLRgP2zwXLqTL0YEsjDda85jxmVfPfr9wjKJk2aXgFoF9TX2PFcmNqwFf8Y-4LUiI9tKbs-rWIG-l2FGxU5pu8vFS4Rlr2h3vpKdigrL5gZVqEV6HhaMDvG_pfvWSKcTrJk_JnqP_aUJY3eTvb1CrQWRCFOM472txtxur29me3w/w640-h480/IMG_3348.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I played around with the settings and it soon got to work. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSff0iQ2VgJ9c9n2VKGVcLAUbkBLVhbUpaNwy4cXvUWTU6Q3d4o-Rn1epVkVSuo0UQ6HZbPd4tJV7YEjoIBYT9PHqQ6aZQT2zTbKgyed9f-r9Cka7RseA_7SZY5_x0wOg3nVSlN5VII2NLQnIsBhn1J4Jgq7W5ZzRFWmRGvGFOStFfRfeqbo3SeYiGxw/s4032/IMG_3349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSff0iQ2VgJ9c9n2VKGVcLAUbkBLVhbUpaNwy4cXvUWTU6Q3d4o-Rn1epVkVSuo0UQ6HZbPd4tJV7YEjoIBYT9PHqQ6aZQT2zTbKgyed9f-r9Cka7RseA_7SZY5_x0wOg3nVSlN5VII2NLQnIsBhn1J4Jgq7W5ZzRFWmRGvGFOStFfRfeqbo3SeYiGxw/w640-h480/IMG_3349.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is going to take a while....</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGN6wpUtd445z6jHAFzX7ttUigyg2lLIfCh6d8tlsBDnTrncs8SRirCwEXhR0EGmKPHJIXaAH_mqvv7EMybeL3qAAkwqEk1uXc9Otgp11rsoyXq_D-8pwL3Tgdl0IlfQ0g6lFhOain_6wo9KJ9jWI6wIPiC42pnzkcu5MrwlwITPQD-DWc7JY0npS4A/s4032/IMG_3350.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGN6wpUtd445z6jHAFzX7ttUigyg2lLIfCh6d8tlsBDnTrncs8SRirCwEXhR0EGmKPHJIXaAH_mqvv7EMybeL3qAAkwqEk1uXc9Otgp11rsoyXq_D-8pwL3Tgdl0IlfQ0g6lFhOain_6wo9KJ9jWI6wIPiC42pnzkcu5MrwlwITPQD-DWc7JY0npS4A/w640-h480/IMG_3350.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Definitely time for a coffee:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqcvJwPmm0g1ozufgaPNPTmFCRAOOrKg6QKTXDokOXYxzdhhdIUW2mbQ9Z-vYXiOsTwOD0-cAEH2sb5w-yHhpXxYc5k1gEEs60WzPEsLCpaFz0shrt6himq2IU2nuiZ0f0OhC_W5DZ7Fhj65DNt9Qp8DiWrTigyOVAX12wfVoGEL_0FslnI7rYeLD9g/w640-h480/IMG_3354.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I know a lot of people used Personal Paint back in the day, and it is good to see development of this software continue in 2023.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmyUOLOdxv_FtKd3vmyURjvmlT_h9wAYUuuIORxHzE9ZIQc5gf3L_Xpgo2egeQfmscwYo1HJPVDEwuNzzv_rMfGgvosuHiuyMv6QYhcNXS3mQ9QjAsmPfoviLmYhRn0eCqYMwNgZ785gkLAUW6n7nQfe8r0HLj5vtkaJSC-My752JVqrEHksxxv30LA/s4032/IMG_3355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmyUOLOdxv_FtKd3vmyURjvmlT_h9wAYUuuIORxHzE9ZIQc5gf3L_Xpgo2egeQfmscwYo1HJPVDEwuNzzv_rMfGgvosuHiuyMv6QYhcNXS3mQ9QjAsmPfoviLmYhRn0eCqYMwNgZ785gkLAUW6n7nQfe8r0HLj5vtkaJSC-My752JVqrEHksxxv30LA/w640-h480/IMG_3355.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The 256 colour limitation drives me crazy though when I have 32bit RTG available.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDk0MK66HS5PUjTzlz6aS4nu_umJXWO4B2EcHE_Lb9h73oCMaLyQmAosDSGw4Bu9B7NnRCiqgBomCmHdbNdckESTjax7IHkNy3yOu6VXl6A-oosRnKKtTP_N7MeKSnGyYSGUtA8BPZQjr0gWZWqGzbZPyoS_qxoIZVUMRfgos2cNJwYNfo31tnTgzotg/s4032/IMG_3363.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDk0MK66HS5PUjTzlz6aS4nu_umJXWO4B2EcHE_Lb9h73oCMaLyQmAosDSGw4Bu9B7NnRCiqgBomCmHdbNdckESTjax7IHkNy3yOu6VXl6A-oosRnKKtTP_N7MeKSnGyYSGUtA8BPZQjr0gWZWqGzbZPyoS_qxoIZVUMRfgos2cNJwYNfo31tnTgzotg/w640-h480/IMG_3363.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have no idea how anyone could use Brilliance without the manual by the way...</div><div><br /></div><div>Just before completing this blog post I also received Photoworx, an application that allows you to read the contents of PhotoCD discs and view the images on the Amiga. </div><div><br /></div><div>Actually, I only have one PhotoCD. I think it is quite rare and hard to come by. I found it in a Salvos second hand store in the cd section for 5 cents many years ago now. It didn't play for them since it is not an audio cd and no one there knew what it was - they were happy to get rid of it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I did know what it was though. It was a special PhotoCD issued as a gift from Marlboro as the primary sponsor of the F1 Mclaren team to their staff or maybe Ayrton Senna himself back in 1993. </div><div><br /></div><div>The PhotoCD was to celebrate my childhood idol Ayrton Senna's final race for the team in Adelaide, Australia. It includes photos of Senna's time with Mclaren from 1988 to 1993.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxpl7iDPluNX4BN99duCqyl8nbjB8Evp6U3bVvI5_2aBhZbIHrrWPdAhGfxpN01VQGCh8dYpv2hgWXrMc4BvYKCe5Czf_YBpO8xFTxB1o-x8lkdwW3EG2cvRx5T_UexBO4kyofUoP7eeO7JBUFB_uyWguc1VSW4Aj83MylggXa_nUMAQOs2M_Bqoa-A/s4032/IMG_3367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxpl7iDPluNX4BN99duCqyl8nbjB8Evp6U3bVvI5_2aBhZbIHrrWPdAhGfxpN01VQGCh8dYpv2hgWXrMc4BvYKCe5Czf_YBpO8xFTxB1o-x8lkdwW3EG2cvRx5T_UexBO4kyofUoP7eeO7JBUFB_uyWguc1VSW4Aj83MylggXa_nUMAQOs2M_Bqoa-A/w640-h480/IMG_3367.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As you can see it was not for sale. I installed the Photoworx software on the Amiga, and it then read the CD:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjz3SLy2XcBkUvDyXSQhzPNDmTxDNyXmy92e2PR6UiTSunkevPcxpls505F1S3cxeQjsEB-5iWM_zELegu4te5FSJ5I5mTE-mGQZX0J9DDSldeieqjUvp2_fi_hJ6U4xVQO5W9qkBg9ojgbcAaSUNRP2N5Gr8yGOIhNZdBlC-yDZFPQqMAOJY3FbaB9g/s4032/IMG_3368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjz3SLy2XcBkUvDyXSQhzPNDmTxDNyXmy92e2PR6UiTSunkevPcxpls505F1S3cxeQjsEB-5iWM_zELegu4te5FSJ5I5mTE-mGQZX0J9DDSldeieqjUvp2_fi_hJ6U4xVQO5W9qkBg9ojgbcAaSUNRP2N5Gr8yGOIhNZdBlC-yDZFPQqMAOJY3FbaB9g/w640-h480/IMG_3368.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can load the .pcd files individually with a small preview:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1lbjFUz0UPJeSXVot0wy4lrsf9MsFxHXvWUujjsBw0xlwMVWXGLUzT6QBNwWVDbjItmYv_Rd1_koCAoJcm0bMun4sAbno1t_AcBJwv4e4vCQ2anKlKnu9P12sQpQiBqCakeO8J-UW-GKEw15ALXM_KWas17_7v5Twcv7blVjUUTud7MDhDrO0NJmXg/s4032/IMG_3369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1lbjFUz0UPJeSXVot0wy4lrsf9MsFxHXvWUujjsBw0xlwMVWXGLUzT6QBNwWVDbjItmYv_Rd1_koCAoJcm0bMun4sAbno1t_AcBJwv4e4vCQ2anKlKnu9P12sQpQiBqCakeO8J-UW-GKEw15ALXM_KWas17_7v5Twcv7blVjUUTud7MDhDrO0NJmXg/w640-h480/IMG_3369.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can also view in a preview photo mode which looks much better, taking full advantage of the ZZ9000 RTG screen size!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsTn-73g9xqKV57lwkKqumMqSuYRtP5R_aZ4oCLn_qP5fJz9cIN18nkLwC7eCZgMuSiA8IWRuKJE9SteCqIk4-29PG9nCqF7jwIV-CCxWtBvRNcsHcqASvHv89Xkvc3Gdz6x2Y8lJNZ4u3mv81GVUHnAP9_RXVX8J3OBGXFTVj8Yijsmpjm1bYEzr2A/s4032/IMG_3370.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsTn-73g9xqKV57lwkKqumMqSuYRtP5R_aZ4oCLn_qP5fJz9cIN18nkLwC7eCZgMuSiA8IWRuKJE9SteCqIk4-29PG9nCqF7jwIV-CCxWtBvRNcsHcqASvHv89Xkvc3Gdz6x2Y8lJNZ4u3mv81GVUHnAP9_RXVX8J3OBGXFTVj8Yijsmpjm1bYEzr2A/w640-h480/IMG_3370.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is great the Amiga had software like this - now I can enjoy my PhotoCD on the Amiga:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sc7KFySDfXPHyc158V1evbxTalS5JzCiBDjxDPi6tajliPg28pVfOWxP6y1i90CbnQW5F13MbuJ2KLd_vlE8AFFW1TyKiwLIz-D7-kE8GYEXcPNE-6S3-3eqBi9ndPLRoVcDnrgvoSryXF_hzhjof8QKR4WuszjG2i-ZIPRuX1-7nQuqD20zX82yFg/s4032/IMG_3371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sc7KFySDfXPHyc158V1evbxTalS5JzCiBDjxDPi6tajliPg28pVfOWxP6y1i90CbnQW5F13MbuJ2KLd_vlE8AFFW1TyKiwLIz-D7-kE8GYEXcPNE-6S3-3eqBi9ndPLRoVcDnrgvoSryXF_hzhjof8QKR4WuszjG2i-ZIPRuX1-7nQuqD20zX82yFg/w640-h480/IMG_3371.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There is much more to come with the upgrades for this Amiga 4000T - a tape drive, scanner, printer, cd burner and more too! Stay tuned for another part of this build on my blog soon.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-87609970259303452042023-07-14T17:38:00.000+09:302023-07-14T17:38:07.613+09:30The future of content creation on blogs in 2023<p>I saw a post from the blog website Vintage is the New Old this week announcing they are <a href="https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/thats-all-folks-vintage-is-the-new-old-will-shutdown-this-month" target="_blank">closing down the site</a>. I was naturally sad to see this. I thank them for their work, and wish the creators well for the future. </p><p>I am not at all surprised by the reasons why they are closing it down. It touched a nerve with me, so I wanted to make a small comment about it.</p><p>I have been creating content on this blog for over 11 years now, and like Vintage is the new old, recently receive little feedback on this site or on social media about it. I know plenty of people are regularly reading from the website stats, but few are commenting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-ru4kF51joVIEM3oBahr0LGkhCL3ffki5jQGyf72eU9pRAcs7lhrOe5k9FbhgcxKRBsQvGrHutxhSPGrPr0gD9pQ6DR0eNmFfycME7wEVi43Od2B1HhV30Q7tbFRL6_7GFdScYzgmVf7fTInf0CuZ3DgvIgEMQBJ_zUOKxBiogZtftgCqEGEXgxamg/s4032/IMG_3387.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-ru4kF51joVIEM3oBahr0LGkhCL3ffki5jQGyf72eU9pRAcs7lhrOe5k9FbhgcxKRBsQvGrHutxhSPGrPr0gD9pQ6DR0eNmFfycME7wEVi43Od2B1HhV30Q7tbFRL6_7GFdScYzgmVf7fTInf0CuZ3DgvIgEMQBJ_zUOKxBiogZtftgCqEGEXgxamg/w640-h480/IMG_3387.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I realise the importance of social media platforms in this modern era, and the easy to consume clickbait feeds and stories on Tik Tok, You Tube, Facebook, Twitter, Mastodon, Discord, Telegram, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Line, QQ, and other platforms too. I am active on most of them.</p><p>I am aware of this trend, that many people prefer quick and easy to consume content over something they have to actually spend significant time to read. Fortunately there are still people who do want something significant to read. Take a look in your local bookshop sometime...</p><p>My content is generally quite detailed with lots of photos and screenshots I take to show what is happening so the reader can follow along and try it themselves easily. Explaining in a video would be hard, and would lose a lot of information. Wiki's are useful, but dry and usually lack step by step photos and other content to help with understanding.</p><p>I tried out live streaming and video creation for a while during Covid lockdowns but I didn't enjoy it as much. Connecting retro systems for live streaming has it's technical challenges with custom screen resolutions and interlace modes that impact the kinds of content that can be streamed from real hardware. </p><p>I find writing detailed content comes naturally to me and is more satisfying personally. I refer back to my own content too when I forget how I did something!</p><p>I promote my Epsilon's World blog posts across Facebook primarily as I found most of my readership comes from Amiga and Retro computer groups there. I post on Twitter too, and show work in progress updates from time to time ahead of new blog posts on Instagram. I should post more on Discord as well, but generally groups I am a member of there just reflect a smaller subset of the same people on the respective associated Facebook groups.</p><p>I used to promote on Amiga forum sites, but very few visit from them anymore as many moved across to Facebook groups for easier interaction, so I stopped doing that. I rarely visit forum sites anymore myself too in 2023, which is sad and shows how things have changed. </p><p>I take great pride, effort and time in creating new original content that is of interest to me, and hopefully to you as well.</p><p>I make no money from creating this content for you all. I buy almost everything you see or read about on this blog from my own hard earned money from my day job. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAZXUq3sIoAM9HmP64kC6D3AhyJ_UY1FYjQ_sasBDkywaTp9k_8LLiyVsw3slISHOTb1cwZMANkJPZPFOQ91P04GCNvB6BG0OmwE1WyqfIv_0wb9Y5j80Rq9w_yyWWBpIKtOLWqYmdt-l28hceDuWVqdKT49F6sP1RievVpQmHzr8FSez3sus26VzqA/s4032/IMG_2852.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="4032" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAZXUq3sIoAM9HmP64kC6D3AhyJ_UY1FYjQ_sasBDkywaTp9k_8LLiyVsw3slISHOTb1cwZMANkJPZPFOQ91P04GCNvB6BG0OmwE1WyqfIv_0wb9Y5j80Rq9w_yyWWBpIKtOLWqYmdt-l28hceDuWVqdKT49F6sP1RievVpQmHzr8FSez3sus26VzqA/w640-h404/IMG_2852.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Tik Tok and YouTube content creators make more money than I could ever hope to with my day job, and spend far less time generally to create it as well. </p><p>Good luck to them. </p><p>I know creating original (not advertisements) video content can be hard work too - I have tried it. As long as the creator remain flavour of the month with the YouTube (or whatever) advertising fund distribution algorithm controls their content promotion to their audience, they can enjoy their (usually) brief time in the sun if they go viral. Building a sustainable audience for ongoing income on these platforms is hard work though.</p><p>People are also taking my photos from my blog posts and using them on their own posts in social media without permission or acknowledging me as the creator of it. Some are being linked to video content not created by me. Perhaps they are monetising this also, I don't know. </p><p>When I find out and approach them about the theft, I am told by some of the people stealing my photos for their own purposes that I should be flattered as my photos are great and the "best we could find". </p><p>Well, in that case, please respect my copyright over my photos and content, and <b>ask for permission first</b> before using them. I am usually ok with it <b>if asked first</b>, and usually just asked to be acknowledged as the creator with a link to epsilonsworld.com. </p><p>I could put big ugly watermarks on my photos, and in the long distant past I used to do that, but since it is so easy to crop them out and "erase them" in Photoshop, it hardly seems worth the time to add them to every photo these days.</p><p>So, given all this, why do I do this blog still then?</p><p>I do it because I love doing it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdha8i4ZcvVy3HX9YpEjMhUoyM5c76RUttFAwtzS_L3068FuQv65bubHqi5i7kcKFzMIX1Qrc8kKqJwQaCR5xrbHTKM19JRnAXgyDs4-ClPtSy1jzeZwzG-0QVsSGU8mIm7AVuU2biPOyDVQe6caC--oq75lJmbYQta4VCs5YNs95SJ53_7-s008ACw/s4032/IMG_8915.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdha8i4ZcvVy3HX9YpEjMhUoyM5c76RUttFAwtzS_L3068FuQv65bubHqi5i7kcKFzMIX1Qrc8kKqJwQaCR5xrbHTKM19JRnAXgyDs4-ClPtSy1jzeZwzG-0QVsSGU8mIm7AVuU2biPOyDVQe6caC--oq75lJmbYQta4VCs5YNs95SJ53_7-s008ACw/w640-h480/IMG_8915.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Especially when I get positive feedback about what I have done, feedback about things I missed, or features I didn't know about, or other options I hadn't considered. It inspires me to try more things! </p><p>I enjoy the occasional post engagement and PM's on Facebook when I post my blog posts there, and that is what keeps me going at the moment.</p><div>Nothing would make me happier than to focus full time on creating content for this blog if I could make enough money from it to avoid having to work a normal day job to cover my bills and of course all the equipment I buy to play with!</div><div><br /></div><div>Sadly though, the world doesn't work like that. </div><div><br /></div><div>I enabled monetisation on the website a few years ago in the hope of building some income towards that goal, but the money received is minimal. Really minimal. I earn more in half a day's work in my day job than I have received in income on my blog from people clicking on ads in the past 5 years. </div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile AdSense puts horrible ads on my site and throughout my content, which I really hate interfering with my content. I hope you can understand why I did it, even if it gets me little monetary reward. </div><div><br /></div><div>Several times over the past 11 years I considered stopping this blog altogether. It consumes a lot of my very precious spare time to create the content you read here, and I could be spending that time playing around with my hobbies even more. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have also had to reduce my output in recent years as my work commitments mean I have much less time in 2023 than when I started working on the blog 11 years ago. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, I focus on producing more detailed blog posts, but less of them. But I have never stopped blogging. I can't imagine doing that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqiq8QblmEET7e5kekHPfn4uN7advML1-WtxtP9pZ4HDRVFZG7pQlz806TRRXACp-lWfpSPa9zRTF0HFQCHNDdHPQiaKse423f7qtkHKfWXEKeEE-PgX_GnAsjBQsuYZH8MpDF9KfyIVk3nhGDzD9pk8YZ3Z2mw59HZCCHLYxQaawJxLUuDkqawyZiw/s4032/IMG_0398.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqiq8QblmEET7e5kekHPfn4uN7advML1-WtxtP9pZ4HDRVFZG7pQlz806TRRXACp-lWfpSPa9zRTF0HFQCHNDdHPQiaKse423f7qtkHKfWXEKeEE-PgX_GnAsjBQsuYZH8MpDF9KfyIVk3nhGDzD9pk8YZ3Z2mw59HZCCHLYxQaawJxLUuDkqawyZiw/w640-h480/IMG_0398.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love my computer and train hobbies, and love to create content to share my love of it to the world, and to help people out who want to try the same thing. </div><div><br /></div><div>I like to think that by creating detailed content rather than sound bites, Instagram/Facebook stories, or You Tube/Tik Tok videos, you may learn something from my content that inspires you or someone you know to try something with your own systems or try something you never tried before. </div><div><br /></div><div>You may also see what I am doing is not the way to do it, and want to help me to understand where I am going wrong! Happy to know this too!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCct1qpYhwckhfXc5BwBf918YhsW1leowT5kFaGVfrzXfn3oWgv26MKdPHjd3dQS0JkDlOsegEIFnHQAAfiXVybbpEbotm5NMU95f0mDPtTChtLH-lavTnVfjiSpPS8DwiVWouBUK6a7jp2seQwK9e2qe_4K0etjgdflULZiXTPuHk_pGm5ub0LRcZKg/s4032/IMG_2973.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCct1qpYhwckhfXc5BwBf918YhsW1leowT5kFaGVfrzXfn3oWgv26MKdPHjd3dQS0JkDlOsegEIFnHQAAfiXVybbpEbotm5NMU95f0mDPtTChtLH-lavTnVfjiSpPS8DwiVWouBUK6a7jp2seQwK9e2qe_4K0etjgdflULZiXTPuHk_pGm5ub0LRcZKg/w640-h480/IMG_2973.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Whether you care or not about my content, constructive feedback is an important motivator for continuing to create content here, so please don't let me toil away in total silence if you have something of value to contribute. I'd love to hear from you.</p><p>Content creators who create original content for free are precious resources in a modern world of consumers who often don't create anything themselves, or expect to be paid for content creation, or paid for "content" like social media influencers, who in my view create nothing useful at all. </p><p>Please don't ever forget that we are human and want interaction too. Otherwise soon enough, there will be no new content to read in your feeds and you will be left reading all the old free original content via the internet archive website or it will just disappear....</p><p><br /></p>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-29557814647734607572023-07-13T19:33:00.000+09:302023-07-13T19:33:35.635+09:30ROG Ally handheld Gaming PC has arrived<p>Pleased to say that my Republic Of Gamers (ROG) Ally handheld PC has arrived as my early birthday present to myself! Let's take a closer look at the setup and also upgrades I did straight away! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvn-bQ1F8kg3a06huACoiduhiZi5ivI8SCfXImUfiMvfxpaPoOvo7bF1ZNLlqum4R59SWPZvSOL2uqhbnEo5LQUOYqS-v1wfhun2UCARGZbT4GmOIihzf0ms1gK3Ac0sQodNZBVBf_ftnejt7sRmyBGd7XEoFiEaMeADv_40c6V9H8yGlGTXx1wpTWtw/w640-h480/IMG_3077.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>I enjoy playing modern PC games on my <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/02/new-aurora-r12-gaming-pc.html" target="_blank">Windows 11 Alienware PC</a> when I am at home. When travelling, I have been using a very awful Surface Go for my gaming needs, and it is of course extremely limited in what games it can actually play, and the speed of the machine is slow - really slow.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to replace it for quite a while, but the options have been limited. Gaming laptops are very expensive, heavy and large (I still have an older Alienware laptop), making them useless for air travel with the strict carry on weight limits. I have to bring my work laptop also...</div><div><br /></div><div>Low end lighter laptops are not good for gaming without external PCI-e graphics cards that can't really be used on the go.</div><div><br /></div><div>Valve has made the Steam Deck, which is a handheld gaming device running their SteamOS setup (essentially Linux), with limited compatible games available to use on it from the Steam library. </div><div><br /></div><div>No other apps used by other game companies (Epic, Battle.net, Ubisoft, Microsoft Xbox GamePass Store) are supported on the Steam Deck due to running on Linux, only the Steam library games (some) work on it.</div><div><br /></div><div>And, most importantly, it is not yet officially available in Australia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Republic of Gamers (owned by ASUS) created the <a href="https://rog.asus.com/au/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-2023/" target="_blank">Ally handheld</a> to resolve these issues, by running it on Windows 11, and supporting any games and game company app stores that can run under Windows 11. It costs AUD$1299 and is available direct from them or from JB-Hifi here in Australia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the specs of the Ally, taken from ASUS website:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Operating System</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Windows 11 Home</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Processor</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItem__4SU0V" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; margin-right: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">CPU:</span><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">AMD Ryzen™ Z1 Extreme Processor ("Zen4" architecture with 4nm process, 8-core /16-threads, 24MB total cache, up to 5.10 Ghz boost)</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItem__4SU0V" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; margin-right: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">GPU:</span><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">AMD Radeon™ Graphics (AMD RDNA™ 3, 12 CUs, up to 2.7 GHz, up to 8.6 Teraflops)</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">TDP: 9-30W</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Display</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">7-inch</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">IPS-level</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">glossy display</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItem__4SU0V" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; margin-right: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">sRGB:</span><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">100%</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItem__4SU0V" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; margin-right: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Adobe:</span><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">75.35%</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Gorilla<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">®</span> Glass DXC</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Gorilla<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">®</span> Glass Victus™</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Touch Screen (10-point multi-touch)</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItem__4SU0V" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; margin-right: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Refresh Rate:</span><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">120Hz</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItem__4SU0V" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; margin-right: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Response Time:</span><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">7ms</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItem__4SU0V" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; margin-right: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Brightness:</span><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">500nits</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">FreeSync Premium</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Memory</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">16GB LPDDR5 on board (6400MT/s dual channel)</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Storage</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">512GB PCIe<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">®</span> 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD (2230)</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">I/O Ports</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">1x ROG XG Mobile Interface and USB Type-C combo port (with USB 3.2 Gen2, support DisplayPort™ 1.4)</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">1x UHS-II microSD card reader (supports SD, SDXC and SDHC)</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Control and Input</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">A B X Y buttons</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">D-pad</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">L & R Hall Effect analog triggers</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">L & R bumpers</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">View button</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Menu button</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Command Center button</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Armoury Crate button</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">2 x assignable grip buttons</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Thumbsticks: 2 x full-size analog sticks</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Haptics: HD haptics</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItem__4SU0V" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; margin-right: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Gyro:</span><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">6-Axis IMU</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Audio</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">AI noise-canceling technology</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Hi-Res certification</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Dolby Atmos</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Built-in array microphone</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">2-speaker system with Smart Amplifier Technology</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Network and Communication</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">®</span> 5.2 (*Bluetooth<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">®</span> version may change with OS version different.)</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Battery</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">40WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell Li-ion</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Power Supply</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">TYPE-C, 65W AC Adapter, Output: 20V DC, 3.25A, 65W, Input: 100~240V AC 50/60Hz universal</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">AURA SYNC</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Yes</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Weight</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">608g (1.34 lbs)</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Dimensions (W x D x H)</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">28.0 x 11.1 x 2.12 ~ 3.24 cm (11.02" x 4.37" x 0.83" ~ 1.28")</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Xbox Game Pass</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Xbox Game Pass Ultimate_3 months (*Terms and exclusions apply. Offer only available in eligible markets for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Eligible markets are determined at activation. Game catalog varies by region, device, and time.)</span></div></div></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(32, 32, 32); color: #202020; font-family: roboto, "Microsoft JhengHei", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemRow__3sjMJ" style="border-top-color: rgb(219, 219, 219); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; min-height: auto; padding-bottom: 50px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 50px;"><h2 class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemTitle__8gSrN" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; height: auto; line-height: 38px; margin: 0px; padding-right: 45px; width: 265px;">Security</h2><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecItemContent__2_hVy" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding-top: 8px; width: calc(100% - 265px);"><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Built-in Fingerprint Sensor</span></div><div class="ProductSpecSingle__productSpecListItem__2wof7" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="ProductSpecSingle__descriptionItemValue__lVa0O" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; line-height: 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: auto;">Microsoft Pluton security processor</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>They claim it can run all the latest games at a decent pace, and this got me quite excited. Perhaps finally there is a solution for my need! :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>One problem I could see straight away was the storage. 512GB is not even close to being enough space for my game collection.</div><div><br /></div><div>I realise you didn't need all games on the go, but I want to have as many as possible!</div><div><br /></div><div>So, to solve this, I picked up some upgrades from Amazon.com.au. I got a 1TB MicroSD card to use in the MicroSD slot on the Ally to store music and non-game related content, so it wouldn't use space I need on the system drive.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also got a NVMe M.2 USB converter.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImzmYTuO742PaYwQrGKKRtTbLSckqg6GQ7cIHQZ5mgGL_9SYwClt8HvUxGz0cJrfbU7k3FJWaHte_83xZAZMKvwmtP187DjW5uQsXXeRAcJNUYKUlsameFAGskrvfcW0Nm2sFUM0CUBy4n9bYHkkoBXoM77l-nHuVopDqqdT0OTgUU92GVHshauI5VQ/s4032/IMG_2976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImzmYTuO742PaYwQrGKKRtTbLSckqg6GQ7cIHQZ5mgGL_9SYwClt8HvUxGz0cJrfbU7k3FJWaHte_83xZAZMKvwmtP187DjW5uQsXXeRAcJNUYKUlsameFAGskrvfcW0Nm2sFUM0CUBy4n9bYHkkoBXoM77l-nHuVopDqqdT0OTgUU92GVHshauI5VQ/w640-h480/IMG_2976.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Opening the M.2 NVMe SSD enclosure from Green, you can see it can fit a normal M.2 SSD, and the smaller type used in the Ally. It has different alignment hole to push in the SSD retainer that is also included, rather than needing a screw.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc60HddqJS-lhESMJheCcAIA9mYtGKKmlQihWjSS-tMqes9ec-GqCp-Xc8CjqVf2usJGSAzdT6akqb0otdfu6dOiB3FSeAvXIJP4PisGVoh_iDaOwr79T6Z71rcpyGdCzb5YVBFYUIlADNn6cG13jFRJ1N6YLepHXDYqXMGGGTMiV7zlbDdqrxc4s4Eg/s4032/IMG_2980.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc60HddqJS-lhESMJheCcAIA9mYtGKKmlQihWjSS-tMqes9ec-GqCp-Xc8CjqVf2usJGSAzdT6akqb0otdfu6dOiB3FSeAvXIJP4PisGVoh_iDaOwr79T6Z71rcpyGdCzb5YVBFYUIlADNn6cG13jFRJ1N6YLepHXDYqXMGGGTMiV7zlbDdqrxc4s4Eg/w640-h480/IMG_2980.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, I got a Western Digital 2TB NVMe SSD, which is the same type of small form factor M.2 NVMe SSD used in the Ally, but 2TB instead of 512GB - this will hold the operating system and most of my games once prepared:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMcvnmdSOfiFTInn7bGv4aBhOy1A3rP57ODq0wxo4uM_wiIVxtdEMfIOBCTpeoSIj98aCbbpsFpG4RvMOWOop_r7uOqa2CUfh-jS8DxEHO_h1CPXl77eiqIDvzDm7llVht35evpx4Dn4QOdtnw0Hu3guEA7bXlE_om2X7CjlYv3JdUmBSGRUYZk9lyw/w480-h640/IMG_3023.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the ROG Ally as I received it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvPPr_-2fQkns-17kFeITWKdCh_Pp6iXzkW7itrUrETK4ogZhsBnXXrY_TmBRyi0p3oyUZTwVz7FA1aVTNjhCBykpmuwv2k4CPuLoNjABQgOG0CjBkbiEiimRS3QNfYa4sU8xUtr3AHM7-76szNjWZ9YDa3L6ssACENbrta2IzQtDgDa4rE_-Xegh1A/s4032/IMG_2983.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvPPr_-2fQkns-17kFeITWKdCh_Pp6iXzkW7itrUrETK4ogZhsBnXXrY_TmBRyi0p3oyUZTwVz7FA1aVTNjhCBykpmuwv2k4CPuLoNjABQgOG0CjBkbiEiimRS3QNfYa4sU8xUtr3AHM7-76szNjWZ9YDa3L6ssACENbrta2IzQtDgDa4rE_-Xegh1A/w640-h480/IMG_2983.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Opening the box there are some quick start instructions above the unit itself:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4FAiJe8uJb0X9pg8p4-0wvdEcWde5gXQsio2fEjKe4-m4OY76WkI98CcGWCogZlUX3CRu5nWiXe8myMSBhn8uClQwTdE-S2tBBpA14-JOUJR82ma5GAyqqnbmqcnNMuYdowqpfj_n0OIDD-kqEeqpDwlpfVPECCkcsmZCd_oC1UWxQAV-QRIScAkYw/s4032/IMG_2985.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4FAiJe8uJb0X9pg8p4-0wvdEcWde5gXQsio2fEjKe4-m4OY76WkI98CcGWCogZlUX3CRu5nWiXe8myMSBhn8uClQwTdE-S2tBBpA14-JOUJR82ma5GAyqqnbmqcnNMuYdowqpfj_n0OIDD-kqEeqpDwlpfVPECCkcsmZCd_oC1UWxQAV-QRIScAkYw/w640-h480/IMG_2985.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And some QR codes underneath the top flap for more help. You can see the screen cover also has instructions too:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEn8biFFB8XBvCIQH_yxPIgg0SsJh4KeqMjGK4m5Kdh3FWU6HQd4HDwnTdL05OhJQZKoVfBrPudqA-kD38A_yV0lKJpx6AVA7cp9hL6HqGhcbaKeRcaQNV4c6nhYCVlZzT9FviV0xfTcQMms2D0C_4HD9RyT783DMMsj0-S7tXdZgSAoZwJOiOtaTA6A/s4032/IMG_2986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEn8biFFB8XBvCIQH_yxPIgg0SsJh4KeqMjGK4m5Kdh3FWU6HQd4HDwnTdL05OhJQZKoVfBrPudqA-kD38A_yV0lKJpx6AVA7cp9hL6HqGhcbaKeRcaQNV4c6nhYCVlZzT9FviV0xfTcQMms2D0C_4HD9RyT783DMMsj0-S7tXdZgSAoZwJOiOtaTA6A/w640-h480/IMG_2986.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here it is, all removed from the box - manual, power supply and cable for charging, and the unit itself.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWB3Agol-SrWABgjW2DNliJUDBgroIgAW4pNwO_ZxnBuKAqJlzaRlJWYd0VSGShvlpdIdtDi0s_Uo4QP3K2vTcIBJR9jrzNWWBJ8J2-BkyPmIHnvZ2lCSyw-2iP0vbb4SI6TM5l-4Obf7aFmUUartrUU6oDED8lf47meZi_KbS0ZJ4j2jl1aBjfVdqA/s4032/IMG_2987.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWB3Agol-SrWABgjW2DNliJUDBgroIgAW4pNwO_ZxnBuKAqJlzaRlJWYd0VSGShvlpdIdtDi0s_Uo4QP3K2vTcIBJR9jrzNWWBJ8J2-BkyPmIHnvZ2lCSyw-2iP0vbb4SI6TM5l-4Obf7aFmUUartrUU6oDED8lf47meZi_KbS0ZJ4j2jl1aBjfVdqA/w640-h480/IMG_2987.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The unit is quite striking in the white colour scheme, I like it better than the black steam deck design to be honest.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1hQf2igQxn6dElPspwMsYgVojh37Pt3HpD45kuinANWHhJezwHKNrrQ8yCzBq18qr1bylPQvp_JVB9rXglzHm5uoyzIFsR_jzgR41HQSrf9xoeHo9rFpDHz2qe7MV88EwK9dP7NykH8jnFr8oW837Zafw_uM4glCQr0AwMyOvVZY_wzOJKL9EISrsQ/s4032/IMG_2988.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1hQf2igQxn6dElPspwMsYgVojh37Pt3HpD45kuinANWHhJezwHKNrrQ8yCzBq18qr1bylPQvp_JVB9rXglzHm5uoyzIFsR_jzgR41HQSrf9xoeHo9rFpDHz2qe7MV88EwK9dP7NykH8jnFr8oW837Zafw_uM4glCQr0AwMyOvVZY_wzOJKL9EISrsQ/w640-h480/IMG_2988.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Turning the unit around you can see the power button, volume controls, external GPU bridge connector and usb-c power connector, and the MicroSD slot.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ejmSExA2r3PuVnDg4Ch4h7Lrh_MfbpgwAJvI2A7K6shR7iaG-CB9jELsYrlh-7HnVyJ3bzJlO12ytEctHRVHjo8JRh5RZTVE67kcfM73GGNrzEzcK-Ym2zzmCHFHjzoecCLTo3cyAaLIZ0O-FmdxBjLuMNo772S2uj3gF9EMhzcu_nb642bNMi9hMw/s4032/IMG_2989.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ejmSExA2r3PuVnDg4Ch4h7Lrh_MfbpgwAJvI2A7K6shR7iaG-CB9jELsYrlh-7HnVyJ3bzJlO12ytEctHRVHjo8JRh5RZTVE67kcfM73GGNrzEzcK-Ym2zzmCHFHjzoecCLTo3cyAaLIZ0O-FmdxBjLuMNo772S2uj3gF9EMhzcu_nb642bNMi9hMw/w640-h480/IMG_2989.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the back of the unit you can see the additional buttons halfway down, located in the right place to reach when holding the unit with two hands, and vent holes on left and right sides.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPmZ12iCvmrFErhTzCobIqGyyoDmDR27Rz2c3LZ_sBUxesy_OgUZ7LDE9eApCIgutva9EfJnwPmzUMv_MxiTidFDRcGJduaMto-JiExqwtY2jW3a7OypCodKP8VwlQ81QQEyKP85wT260iIDIUTJr1vbopm1J9m9FBoZjaG4qOuDOJFAYS-AkAaMGRw/s4032/IMG_2991.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPmZ12iCvmrFErhTzCobIqGyyoDmDR27Rz2c3LZ_sBUxesy_OgUZ7LDE9eApCIgutva9EfJnwPmzUMv_MxiTidFDRcGJduaMto-JiExqwtY2jW3a7OypCodKP8VwlQ81QQEyKP85wT260iIDIUTJr1vbopm1J9m9FBoZjaG4qOuDOJFAYS-AkAaMGRw/w640-h480/IMG_2991.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>They also include a simple plastic "dock" to hold up the Ally, which I find I use quite often. I believe there is an official dock you can buy from ASUS, but it is not available in Australia yet as of when I wrote this.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK67-Z_6c-ReKCOiHTbBvNjegbrNxzmI5cdKy2W_lgKN-1D-ibnOXH1oq6m_CPk4yHCNegS5jlnpLUW7_ipHNjw4-7e6lCUZqg1Mnl1YlcWKRJ1yGxIlUtkcxUXR17ZphYWPomZYTElHLNrPWiBQEotyGBijw-HyzzfQKoghAwkiMLZezxybChsArZw/s4032/IMG_2993.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbK67-Z_6c-ReKCOiHTbBvNjegbrNxzmI5cdKy2W_lgKN-1D-ibnOXH1oq6m_CPk4yHCNegS5jlnpLUW7_ipHNjw4-7e6lCUZqg1Mnl1YlcWKRJ1yGxIlUtkcxUXR17ZphYWPomZYTElHLNrPWiBQEotyGBijw-HyzzfQKoghAwkiMLZezxybChsArZw/w640-h480/IMG_2993.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The dock is simple but does the the job - probably quite useful when travelling and you want a break from holding it, for example are watching movies on a plane/train or listening to music with it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I guess I could buy one of the many USB-C docks designed for the Steam deck, which I expect would also work with the Ally as well.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sImc3FtaLnMwBn5Bj0KMKqRyELfPIOQt4Yv8g3C84niPZaFtrQ0_DLz4i1d3-xr-27aCeQSj-KUlrtpY1EPx8i9farabNVYocp_5N2j0lKzllvrN2oWXFzyGmE7zkk9sjJyGg2JcFUDG2uqnrB-SK8oeSVGgHneFXOKrS0KxEq-jdap1ThCKMjZ9AQ/s4032/IMG_2996.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sImc3FtaLnMwBn5Bj0KMKqRyELfPIOQt4Yv8g3C84niPZaFtrQ0_DLz4i1d3-xr-27aCeQSj-KUlrtpY1EPx8i9farabNVYocp_5N2j0lKzllvrN2oWXFzyGmE7zkk9sjJyGg2JcFUDG2uqnrB-SK8oeSVGgHneFXOKrS0KxEq-jdap1ThCKMjZ9AQ/w640-h480/IMG_2996.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unlike many modern devices, the ROG Ally is very easy to disassemble, with six screws to remove at the rear to gain access to the internals.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY3_sCF5wtEGttuPVdh1cPDeR_d26pGQriDEXOr7ovjnzLLGA5ReID0ndQf4cREznAShD9oKVONHAbikH7mdUzEL6llHL_qV6ZUjw8KXOurUMUp1jni2NWbasMA1WAI0Mevha16l9LKylNbI1RoAcmo5i40KXydYKMbulKUT5s2Ya0BvAE9CQ6NRq3g/s4032/IMG_2997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY3_sCF5wtEGttuPVdh1cPDeR_d26pGQriDEXOr7ovjnzLLGA5ReID0ndQf4cREznAShD9oKVONHAbikH7mdUzEL6llHL_qV6ZUjw8KXOurUMUp1jni2NWbasMA1WAI0Mevha16l9LKylNbI1RoAcmo5i40KXydYKMbulKUT5s2Ya0BvAE9CQ6NRq3g/w640-h480/IMG_2997.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once opened, we can see inside the Ally:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1zpNJOuedQRsmlbPMf3gU6S_sL0w8EH9xR3ruLQTT9RnesyVugIiHQwHkUkYVtIoCAXxK75DZP6ijUGREwATQUmA6Pcy8qL7VBKPJzTVLNVONok-hqjLU8npY_hFlUDspztziSiQVE1CTN2ZLPLtXF0UUYKsTXzykuTGHRUnTQxt7yLjd7Zia6mUJA/s4032/IMG_2998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1zpNJOuedQRsmlbPMf3gU6S_sL0w8EH9xR3ruLQTT9RnesyVugIiHQwHkUkYVtIoCAXxK75DZP6ijUGREwATQUmA6Pcy8qL7VBKPJzTVLNVONok-hqjLU8npY_hFlUDspztziSiQVE1CTN2ZLPLtXF0UUYKsTXzykuTGHRUnTQxt7yLjd7Zia6mUJA/w640-h480/IMG_2998.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Underneath the black removable cover (sticky on one side) is the 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbWBydHREVWwR3keySO0omY4glUGPCwXSsIfoy0uCEvwLoF36cwioovgcG0V1bulhDI_MQFsQ2Ohp-gapPpz2DZSUQ4Kt0qPvKMkHEq9K4EgpEU5Cy6UDgwFzuXGSVU1hTw4cJernQN6m8FpAD0kZ_1b2yrTWWrjbAxh-zFLf_OjojrPy3SsqSnAV0w/s4032/IMG_3001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbWBydHREVWwR3keySO0omY4glUGPCwXSsIfoy0uCEvwLoF36cwioovgcG0V1bulhDI_MQFsQ2Ohp-gapPpz2DZSUQ4Kt0qPvKMkHEq9K4EgpEU5Cy6UDgwFzuXGSVU1hTw4cJernQN6m8FpAD0kZ_1b2yrTWWrjbAxh-zFLf_OjojrPy3SsqSnAV0w/w480-h640/IMG_3001.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I need to image this SSD before I power it on, since it contains the not yet activated Windows 11 setup with all the required drivers, customised apps and utilities ASUS prepared to use with the Ally.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I remove it from the Ally:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTpNZpOdtk3VKf9YwOwGMxloeODv1HgFGkx2ebnXeSCnplFc4cPjmmYejNdOziYkH0trBTG3K8VqF66o6kTLiJaA9Laqa5btOw54uheBiVv3RoPN44tAMOlzgMIiPFKB4tkPJ4-V1alRm2QAkpWnX_BPiYMmA0Y2hyhZ_Id_qFCf1XfbKEWaK3R5QfA/s4032/IMG_3002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTpNZpOdtk3VKf9YwOwGMxloeODv1HgFGkx2ebnXeSCnplFc4cPjmmYejNdOziYkH0trBTG3K8VqF66o6kTLiJaA9Laqa5btOw54uheBiVv3RoPN44tAMOlzgMIiPFKB4tkPJ4-V1alRm2QAkpWnX_BPiYMmA0Y2hyhZ_Id_qFCf1XfbKEWaK3R5QfA/w640-h480/IMG_3002.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then connect it to the uGreen M.2 SSD to usb converter:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILye7ZgO8WxSxcayGgndigaQ618fU2ewuo2Tp_fK_KeOTDKxGECbbIwe_u40UdQPKxrEE33Gm5ZQSJhdhk95otOg1q0rn_NNM8OjNaUWG0wax8TU7fjqp8Ctvg_48jTt-Fc5cGwXv37IZ4DvfeMIMQCHBdzKhOSMl2NDP7J6-qtCBE7fxtbdzwWB8bg/s4032/IMG_3003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILye7ZgO8WxSxcayGgndigaQ618fU2ewuo2Tp_fK_KeOTDKxGECbbIwe_u40UdQPKxrEE33Gm5ZQSJhdhk95otOg1q0rn_NNM8OjNaUWG0wax8TU7fjqp8Ctvg_48jTt-Fc5cGwXv37IZ4DvfeMIMQCHBdzKhOSMl2NDP7J6-qtCBE7fxtbdzwWB8bg/w640-h480/IMG_3003.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then connected it to my Alienware PC and use Win32diskimager to image the 512GB SSD to a file on my system. Time for a coffee.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduwciBwVXeMOrUhCIhTc6IdGlJ6OUY8f1-VIsPN2HFxx_tyctWD0IFizkmfDrE1ONSHD50eBhdhxjwYcR9BVto_HzBcy-Bjj5D7Fzd9vQ_va5QQDCtjbjbU8EYzanOs1k0XsPfBD3PWG5sLUgrhKnxnwSBX4LQXntQnbjwEi_2t_z1sXuYF9ibdGZvQ/s4032/IMG_3004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduwciBwVXeMOrUhCIhTc6IdGlJ6OUY8f1-VIsPN2HFxx_tyctWD0IFizkmfDrE1ONSHD50eBhdhxjwYcR9BVto_HzBcy-Bjj5D7Fzd9vQ_va5QQDCtjbjbU8EYzanOs1k0XsPfBD3PWG5sLUgrhKnxnwSBX4LQXntQnbjwEi_2t_z1sXuYF9ibdGZvQ/w480-h640/IMG_3004.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With that done, I then removed the converter and took out the 512GB and put in the 2TB SSD into the converter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgFeLW8blB0YmETgI8hH9K7w4AzfJ9A4Jc3qaN7vQbiCGmjOqvcHSUr5DLYDT8pqYAi8q9SuvWz9tOjS7kQ1ouZtK2c8z86OkW9vAdX1w9QYilWByZ4Mj4hCPgRmp1CR6HORI9hM1Fm9ONHAt9Y4q-La6hwRPl-ckpUQguc3gXoHU0X9quFt-itO8kg/s4032/IMG_3024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgFeLW8blB0YmETgI8hH9K7w4AzfJ9A4Jc3qaN7vQbiCGmjOqvcHSUr5DLYDT8pqYAi8q9SuvWz9tOjS7kQ1ouZtK2c8z86OkW9vAdX1w9QYilWByZ4Mj4hCPgRmp1CR6HORI9hM1Fm9ONHAt9Y4q-La6hwRPl-ckpUQguc3gXoHU0X9quFt-itO8kg/w640-h480/IMG_3024.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then connected it to the alienware PC again:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsduC5kZvzeOdgxpnQU2zrsvaxWZZT4MlMCYEQgyDXDIUaKMtCApgc0ETnpAkeFddgTkGBocBdgOQA5CH08rc9-87XBq6Li53zeYooZknQhtY9Bbyk_FJ1kgDYsUZv4LVSwlzCwIEeu90ufMX-_kHOBd4K0A-mFiUQNLQG3Lk7ozcGTzGlzPbensYR7A/s4032/IMG_3025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsduC5kZvzeOdgxpnQU2zrsvaxWZZT4MlMCYEQgyDXDIUaKMtCApgc0ETnpAkeFddgTkGBocBdgOQA5CH08rc9-87XBq6Li53zeYooZknQhtY9Bbyk_FJ1kgDYsUZv4LVSwlzCwIEeu90ufMX-_kHOBd4K0A-mFiUQNLQG3Lk7ozcGTzGlzPbensYR7A/w480-h640/IMG_3025.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The WD PC SN740 SSD volume appears in Windows 11 as not initialised, as below. Without a drive letter, I can't write the image to it with win32disk imager:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev9bzX-LvJM90qXZgNxu7ZghnYJpwzXTfnlpsJdA5SSysH3fSHk3VnF6iimuGcnN91cIG-x68TmYQBvQ70IXvWj4jaJqXeOXdaNAZEiUaEDEfS63XQxndkk3azHqjB6NoXmf0ykTbQdJjyT1HBF_dASPBWBE3ztKI_HbfEYKjLg6CsamGRVPQw8SLLw/s1592/2023-06-19%2017_29_22-Settings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="1396" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev9bzX-LvJM90qXZgNxu7ZghnYJpwzXTfnlpsJdA5SSysH3fSHk3VnF6iimuGcnN91cIG-x68TmYQBvQ70IXvWj4jaJqXeOXdaNAZEiUaEDEfS63XQxndkk3azHqjB6NoXmf0ykTbQdJjyT1HBF_dASPBWBE3ztKI_HbfEYKjLg6CsamGRVPQw8SLLw/w562-h640/2023-06-19%2017_29_22-Settings.png" width="562" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Even though it is a bit dumb since the partition will be overwritten by the image, I need to initialise one partition so I can do it. I use GPT GUID partition type:</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2la6O4ATxM6Ot23ExE1O387fKsakCXdAeEaQTsDwVaKFBjM4gFtu6QnhEgi-9Z8noFqqzqqjhyktaCyWe1le5e2gFQv4MFQW9PI3o5VPYxiX5Qqn2-d1MJcpufUgXPOg2I4isQnGr20JAN9pyn-3awbjpxNqXEa7I48E8ccBm2nVfHJTeOz5UPlO7sg/s1570/2023-06-19%2017_30_18-Settings.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2la6O4ATxM6Ot23ExE1O387fKsakCXdAeEaQTsDwVaKFBjM4gFtu6QnhEgi-9Z8noFqqzqqjhyktaCyWe1le5e2gFQv4MFQW9PI3o5VPYxiX5Qqn2-d1MJcpufUgXPOg2I4isQnGr20JAN9pyn-3awbjpxNqXEa7I48E8ccBm2nVfHJTeOz5UPlO7sg/w578-h640/2023-06-19%2017_30_18-Settings.png" width="578" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I format as one drive. To be honest, it doesn't matter. Just need a drive letter.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI38a3GALZNFn_zQY-SHTs0a1qmnfJMuEOFnzFwq4Rpn8QRo5E99wwayYTa1Ht27Dgxttc2slia698xeLVKr08ocVNQ4Q1MV0snQPPSKnvPH2YGvjGMSu7VBCeFG5kapV6uQf90eXkv-SmZ7jD6HESW2YSEazwpmsqT4qgE3NTheo7pNHSRNm8Hmo7A/s1570/2023-06-19%2017_31_06-Settings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI38a3GALZNFn_zQY-SHTs0a1qmnfJMuEOFnzFwq4Rpn8QRo5E99wwayYTa1Ht27Dgxttc2slia698xeLVKr08ocVNQ4Q1MV0snQPPSKnvPH2YGvjGMSu7VBCeFG5kapV6uQf90eXkv-SmZ7jD6HESW2YSEazwpmsqT4qgE3NTheo7pNHSRNm8Hmo7A/w578-h640/2023-06-19%2017_31_06-Settings.png" width="578" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Partition created, with F:\ now on my Alienware PC, ready to image to it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2w0CLBOXIH3XhMk6CANcd-xlPIfkxEgK0jo5VLQlLevWA6Ebf6-cDz-0Ho6zICQOqQYPWuKoVal_j1QhddFgqGw4UpCcWgwlT0hIyMFDFgWld3Izbl4-60U-fCCnvV5wqKFUNHb4IaABM4mkR06AWzB4Ru1YX_BPnXSoMwlhrHVAIYyU8k-eCiLszg/s1389/2023-06-19%2017_31_40-Settings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="1389" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2w0CLBOXIH3XhMk6CANcd-xlPIfkxEgK0jo5VLQlLevWA6Ebf6-cDz-0Ho6zICQOqQYPWuKoVal_j1QhddFgqGw4UpCcWgwlT0hIyMFDFgWld3Izbl4-60U-fCCnvV5wqKFUNHb4IaABM4mkR06AWzB4Ru1YX_BPnXSoMwlhrHVAIYyU8k-eCiLszg/w640-h136/2023-06-19%2017_31_40-Settings.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Using Win32disk imager again, I write out the 512GB image from the old SSD to the new 2TB one.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtFRqXfKcpkrWnRhxie7F9WKDHbOXv2IyifvqzlcgcOUJT2sWDYHMLqRMioaCrdD2hUyAbnYV7u8YIexN-_0H-Az0Db7_DiPsRSZsviZQEoF68O04lvjTeX3x_t0n6f3RVhoUqwodfdvuaVv0kpTiqRHwtv958Wcd0CP29kFWG9ITrby3BbAG1Ls61Q/s785/2023-06-19%2017_32_12-Win32%20Disk%20Imager%20-%201.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH-WV2v3hfuzIve3EcTe27WvgmyyAv8cDTpelq9gAW9KrZilk0dtanHjFinCaBT9joTrbxVYjx7X6JXUFsEH2n_GtfK1fPbO7wcBo-0zOU15KF5F-a5NkrBQQNBg667jZf_GYsXg4SoUFkH-qI3FL6yYtKnkQ4dTEnPuHI0DG3IQMgOEZF5RK-sRF7g/s769/2023-06-19%2018_06_03-OS%20(F_)%20Properties.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH-WV2v3hfuzIve3EcTe27WvgmyyAv8cDTpelq9gAW9KrZilk0dtanHjFinCaBT9joTrbxVYjx7X6JXUFsEH2n_GtfK1fPbO7wcBo-0zOU15KF5F-a5NkrBQQNBg667jZf_GYsXg4SoUFkH-qI3FL6yYtKnkQ4dTEnPuHI0DG3IQMgOEZF5RK-sRF7g/w466-h640/2023-06-19%2018_06_03-OS%20(F_)%20Properties.png" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If I view the 2TB disk in Disk management, you can see the details of the drive as below:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWFxEZDrDRnhSeULoqtjz7dJYlXgTJwzcycytGCB3TKI6NYz-ZFMoK-YAmTBsREkhbAgcXuHOfaRT7X-v5cFS7uUeH_WUPdhXKlOTvr7kPj3UqjGSW47hDuSHDGFsiNt0L7FV4gZUK8RmEIFETDYOgaZSmFIY2jzeaFu5e-Y6PkCG_HPLUygwjAO-jQ/s1413/2023-06-19%2018_06_42-Settings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1413" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWFxEZDrDRnhSeULoqtjz7dJYlXgTJwzcycytGCB3TKI6NYz-ZFMoK-YAmTBsREkhbAgcXuHOfaRT7X-v5cFS7uUeH_WUPdhXKlOTvr7kPj3UqjGSW47hDuSHDGFsiNt0L7FV4gZUK8RmEIFETDYOgaZSmFIY2jzeaFu5e-Y6PkCG_HPLUygwjAO-jQ/w640-h428/2023-06-19%2018_06_42-Settings.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The drive itself is segmented into the usual OS, Windows recovery partition and the remaining space, currently unallocated.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ8fKkul5Q9RbR5xQRmfNkoJ-UMob4dQ4ZpLwyvXWm9NivgvgUXghHwU-Gtohk-tDg84nn5PhhIu8JQahtoMxJQIyBlRGTN9Hj2ZMWcWeBVDJ-t8pJQiwTks0XeEQ-zHOG48wOMhnkHc448QyoWxKnqceopp8tE_of1k-E2DTwXwpQ2eOel75eYEe1w/s1401/2023-06-19%2018_08_10-Settings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1401" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJ8fKkul5Q9RbR5xQRmfNkoJ-UMob4dQ4ZpLwyvXWm9NivgvgUXghHwU-Gtohk-tDg84nn5PhhIu8JQahtoMxJQIyBlRGTN9Hj2ZMWcWeBVDJ-t8pJQiwTks0XeEQ-zHOG48wOMhnkHc448QyoWxKnqceopp8tE_of1k-E2DTwXwpQ2eOel75eYEe1w/w640-h332/2023-06-19%2018_08_10-Settings.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My original plan was just to extend the OS partition to use the remaining space on the drive. There is a change size function in disk management to do just that.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3c1ZYk6LiAr-_cNimBKxrCTgQRzYgLdsRySMF6vi2vpFZ2rTQwh7_dR-JEORzxRwtyWuiFbIMN-TfIRH8o7HE9xRpS7YsKgseGaasnSThIQSs3Ud_J_0BTVQ5ATVnLAmDF9XuXMLO6v8KKy-hDAUB5oyb_bV3nSn-gFiGBy_rW-YYOSJrsPprDJCPw/s1428/2023-06-19%2018_08_31-Settings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="985" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3c1ZYk6LiAr-_cNimBKxrCTgQRzYgLdsRySMF6vi2vpFZ2rTQwh7_dR-JEORzxRwtyWuiFbIMN-TfIRH8o7HE9xRpS7YsKgseGaasnSThIQSs3Ud_J_0BTVQ5ATVnLAmDF9XuXMLO6v8KKy-hDAUB5oyb_bV3nSn-gFiGBy_rW-YYOSJrsPprDJCPw/w442-h640/2023-06-19%2018_08_31-Settings.png" width="442" /></a></div><div><br /></div>However, it doesn't work - it fails to show the remaining unallocated space as available space for some reason:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MdRAyVAzbtGfu3bncpteijwlMoJK9aQf39JfkoI7e0p17n-FEPPUhSnsO-cjQh8rpOIdxzFpCWe8S_CADybGWfffi6DiGTlGBeaEDfM0vuRISuPniXBI01wRhyEGHom4X1Dz2G52AVEmN5lBMvJgU7KZwPg5MMzrynPrIu9AalU0EHDf8t9piTA_zA/s764/2023-06-19%2018_09_15-Settings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="764" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MdRAyVAzbtGfu3bncpteijwlMoJK9aQf39JfkoI7e0p17n-FEPPUhSnsO-cjQh8rpOIdxzFpCWe8S_CADybGWfffi6DiGTlGBeaEDfM0vuRISuPniXBI01wRhyEGHom4X1Dz2G52AVEmN5lBMvJgU7KZwPg5MMzrynPrIu9AalU0EHDf8t9piTA_zA/w640-h494/2023-06-19%2018_09_15-Settings.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the end after some more mucking around and failures to extend, I decided it was better to have two partitions after all. The OS partition for Windows and the other online game store apps, and the new one for Steam games specifically. I created the new 1.465TB partition:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStOhdstE2t8CCNpsd4mppxagr5NPBlQH8O-Wbg87XJOhXLSIhQPrHvUcO0kA9TzEKK-bFU8t8ImoX-A8g02YC2UkSl0lAcmCi1ejGMBKafEmZLsuN49q4lql_BaZro2FR4mRs3zV7gA1oeD9Eght6Tp3Xl0RQLlZtDw3AF_NIkV3Z5p_aUJcocoPY_A/s886/2023-06-19%2018_10_42-Settings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStOhdstE2t8CCNpsd4mppxagr5NPBlQH8O-Wbg87XJOhXLSIhQPrHvUcO0kA9TzEKK-bFU8t8ImoX-A8g02YC2UkSl0lAcmCi1ejGMBKafEmZLsuN49q4lql_BaZro2FR4mRs3zV7gA1oeD9Eght6Tp3Xl0RQLlZtDw3AF_NIkV3Z5p_aUJcocoPY_A/w348-h640/2023-06-19%2018_10_42-Settings.png" width="348" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now I have the two partitions on the 2TB SSD, ready to go. The OS one contains all the files from the original 512GB SSD for the Ally, so we are good to go.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGDmUunxAA9hd9phiAggRw_5igmB6rT8_O5UZJ08INjeG49mfdam1-ewAxWJIgr_w7flqwPWqgPlS0X1ovmIitNtjLfvcn4bwXatLUSyfdPGCyXVbInyUtW7lQAE28xseOlanAn8IRqAOjUURs4l7WX0D0fHhemlPKMM7DhQ4er-U0SNzLNcHvTTpiA/s768/2023-06-19%2018_11_27-This%20PC.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="94" data-original-width="768" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGDmUunxAA9hd9phiAggRw_5igmB6rT8_O5UZJ08INjeG49mfdam1-ewAxWJIgr_w7flqwPWqgPlS0X1ovmIitNtjLfvcn4bwXatLUSyfdPGCyXVbInyUtW7lQAE28xseOlanAn8IRqAOjUURs4l7WX0D0fHhemlPKMM7DhQ4er-U0SNzLNcHvTTpiA/w640-h78/2023-06-19%2018_11_27-This%20PC.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the SSD now prepared with 512GB system, and 1.465TB data partition for games, I then removed the converter from the Alienware PC, and put the 2TB SSD into the Ally:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkpsb6N_Nl7Swymzaq5qrjzFZN8jhqohNHQaZRZkXTUecQPWmuy3HxTZ_YnrRZ9StVnMy9q9zbKHmIEkMTJ1f9b_G0S6BUuhGBn4IXvWs_rDZw4vORrs8J6YOHElIWbHjKivTjSr3iklHhzV4-37zPQUh034AGoxJHuwACOPOf66-fRIvYvIjY_4Pgw/s4032/IMG_3026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkpsb6N_Nl7Swymzaq5qrjzFZN8jhqohNHQaZRZkXTUecQPWmuy3HxTZ_YnrRZ9StVnMy9q9zbKHmIEkMTJ1f9b_G0S6BUuhGBn4IXvWs_rDZw4vORrs8J6YOHElIWbHjKivTjSr3iklHhzV4-37zPQUh034AGoxJHuwACOPOf66-fRIvYvIjY_4Pgw/w480-h640/IMG_3026.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7THCSQ9CljeaB_dpgG2afne3NKq2vZcWzXXXu6BY0Mr_Ye2s-kzT3pSc96FWh8VkeZbn6as-bCie8kdmG-7kDHjHvpChvHvFsDh3i3B1guBiOXmUoFK-FN00Nl0Hp1p_5xoThpo5R7lODtNDlNxDwCGPc4YoXQBtBXfAVDc18tl8BvBnB7fGvcYtJA/s4032/IMG_3027.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7THCSQ9CljeaB_dpgG2afne3NKq2vZcWzXXXu6BY0Mr_Ye2s-kzT3pSc96FWh8VkeZbn6as-bCie8kdmG-7kDHjHvpChvHvFsDh3i3B1guBiOXmUoFK-FN00Nl0Hp1p_5xoThpo5R7lODtNDlNxDwCGPc4YoXQBtBXfAVDc18tl8BvBnB7fGvcYtJA/w640-h480/IMG_3027.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then put the black cover back in place, and put the unit back together:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlm5XbAZ5OSw0s1KDEU3PUljamWLQbFCg3oSHGG1aLVJVU7NDdHhQYZjElEMChMhSCSR_kdFax7ybBDm483mgmlSbQCNr9utCUl0c2h6VoCEg_27wDY9oSo1pETwD12jICuOcha65PDvweRHfETJoLZ_BTh-ijwZE2HwCxQJ1StC5IarD-qYPMntgUZg/s4032/IMG_3028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlm5XbAZ5OSw0s1KDEU3PUljamWLQbFCg3oSHGG1aLVJVU7NDdHhQYZjElEMChMhSCSR_kdFax7ybBDm483mgmlSbQCNr9utCUl0c2h6VoCEg_27wDY9oSo1pETwD12jICuOcha65PDvweRHfETJoLZ_BTh-ijwZE2HwCxQJ1StC5IarD-qYPMntgUZg/w640-h480/IMG_3028.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ok, all done. Ready for first power on.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5ljNyi8wM0hUi163lcB7mdBTV73yAKUXLfBXjMQ2Zrm4j2CS77I9syG_wfi-diwdLzTGuzudKGfkFdG1jJhSuO9kT_YR_0YyQrylJLwqtY12nFxeRCm4sTj8jg60wWJrnkfI237H5c9PdMkE-xnV1NJ78LEDaf104jhgSM3aqll61X2Jdj2MUrs8mA/s4032/IMG_3030.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5ljNyi8wM0hUi163lcB7mdBTV73yAKUXLfBXjMQ2Zrm4j2CS77I9syG_wfi-diwdLzTGuzudKGfkFdG1jJhSuO9kT_YR_0YyQrylJLwqtY12nFxeRCm4sTj8jg60wWJrnkfI237H5c9PdMkE-xnV1NJ78LEDaf104jhgSM3aqll61X2Jdj2MUrs8mA/w640-h480/IMG_3030.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I walked through the usual Windows 11 first time setup wizard:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJE32DqATlqSU8PA9iV53ZY5qIV3XCBWMrs60t11I-b1CFdiZuZ6RYCXZG30GJHSVxIcV9wpmnTCOK3D8uxLd45TcHMXSpw4TgvXhDspoVeCKQsBYcy2QUra_LzWBStm9NTMaQ04qR340U4WRpWEEGBJ2EAyRysdV5wdeXfEdTXyGCr3rTNIHmVlRsg/s4032/IMG_3032.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJE32DqATlqSU8PA9iV53ZY5qIV3XCBWMrs60t11I-b1CFdiZuZ6RYCXZG30GJHSVxIcV9wpmnTCOK3D8uxLd45TcHMXSpw4TgvXhDspoVeCKQsBYcy2QUra_LzWBStm9NTMaQ04qR340U4WRpWEEGBJ2EAyRysdV5wdeXfEdTXyGCr3rTNIHmVlRsg/w640-h480/IMG_3032.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I connected the Ally to local WiFi to download updates and proceeded with the installation:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxoFZqzIUtCeydpQHea8DMr5KkpRdeSx3gqwwPP5foYm9iSsU2xxk_78yLHOT-zdyXhA3D9WHBLR0cgruCiYBQfnh-HUsoPgR9UqReY_494iEocwJ1MzfpZbXsBLYWR7xIP4Fvt-6KIdJsXQEhJk2rm0b1L0joepeCiYJwwNoVeD8GSTg-H8WtLFxxg/s4032/IMG_3035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxoFZqzIUtCeydpQHea8DMr5KkpRdeSx3gqwwPP5foYm9iSsU2xxk_78yLHOT-zdyXhA3D9WHBLR0cgruCiYBQfnh-HUsoPgR9UqReY_494iEocwJ1MzfpZbXsBLYWR7xIP4Fvt-6KIdJsXQEhJk2rm0b1L0joepeCiYJwwNoVeD8GSTg-H8WtLFxxg/w640-h480/IMG_3035.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Time to name the computer...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDgEEFCuJD1suuwnL32W4n9mhkEZ0T02uHfDI1n7Rbb3W15HoX3ymiivSTzp45jtAyBMY9hkmrpCafZiLIqgH6mFwEXu2MzJlWRBVp6Kybgr67SLsgFaFPG16s_CyZCo_O2prVgfWOYxvsa7h0G82UIe6bYY0_mVark5Dz5j3hcEf67qSHfaSgYkSwg/s4032/IMG_3037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDgEEFCuJD1suuwnL32W4n9mhkEZ0T02uHfDI1n7Rbb3W15HoX3ymiivSTzp45jtAyBMY9hkmrpCafZiLIqgH6mFwEXu2MzJlWRBVp6Kybgr67SLsgFaFPG16s_CyZCo_O2prVgfWOYxvsa7h0G82UIe6bYY0_mVark5Dz5j3hcEf67qSHfaSgYkSwg/w640-h480/IMG_3037.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I connected the usual online Microsoft services at this point, which I don't show for privacy reasons.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS2woV6gmt1fQDBXCJCOumj7ePj9TBkyn4FrcjZpYR7mxpqNjhFhmVhAzj7UJYv4d59VMOAtc0MQoxFR37pkdGW09mVG5CERGaBUWpsAsg4toz9l1Z2-gxgzy2_vMaOttO80G_VhXqaEbNJOCl0WuG-0YttP4a8Co6SfB8XrU37kuXO49xiRNH4UuCQ/s4032/IMG_3039.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS2woV6gmt1fQDBXCJCOumj7ePj9TBkyn4FrcjZpYR7mxpqNjhFhmVhAzj7UJYv4d59VMOAtc0MQoxFR37pkdGW09mVG5CERGaBUWpsAsg4toz9l1Z2-gxgzy2_vMaOttO80G_VhXqaEbNJOCl0WuG-0YttP4a8Co6SfB8XrU37kuXO49xiRNH4UuCQ/w640-h480/IMG_3039.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Almost there:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SdXOzOSaLdqrEvTNk4mVKIX3GRNecDgIerL52REOJGi2kl2PFU7IUFhqTqV9ub1Dh8_ZHZgBob6isQW_7jbkuvLHpwVd9CCdltX_uSSL6YklvBqPx4nUtaJJp3M4xKoHpTfOOOE9AsNgptmXa3ZR2rrpZlCOcXdjsBCi_sg91Aa_l8jtPZQzaRfCCQ/s4032/IMG_3041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SdXOzOSaLdqrEvTNk4mVKIX3GRNecDgIerL52REOJGi2kl2PFU7IUFhqTqV9ub1Dh8_ZHZgBob6isQW_7jbkuvLHpwVd9CCdltX_uSSL6YklvBqPx4nUtaJJp3M4xKoHpTfOOOE9AsNgptmXa3ZR2rrpZlCOcXdjsBCi_sg91Aa_l8jtPZQzaRfCCQ/w640-h480/IMG_3041.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Installation complete - we now have a working Windows 11 setup on the Ally using my larger 2TB SSD. Very nice.</div><div><div><br /></div>Being a touch screen, there is an onscreen keyboard for when you need it. If you connect the Ally to a USB-c dock you can also connect a real keyboard, mouse, external hdmi and other devices too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEvVNZ8xoyBeoIV1FYSCydM6H8aLra8TwvhvsZ8AQsyUPnTOpuLApna6xFgra0DKM61lFg0ZxNBLU8I0QV54k4VmItvYO-SToMurwNYFb6fTIokqOS31NAg0IS0unC4DZDbpr1hh0DTDxU7VCZ_FmI-N637RzRTnqCjYsKOeAE0yvTF9A01Na40J7NA/s4032/IMG_3045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEvVNZ8xoyBeoIV1FYSCydM6H8aLra8TwvhvsZ8AQsyUPnTOpuLApna6xFgra0DKM61lFg0ZxNBLU8I0QV54k4VmItvYO-SToMurwNYFb6fTIokqOS31NAg0IS0unC4DZDbpr1hh0DTDxU7VCZ_FmI-N637RzRTnqCjYsKOeAE0yvTF9A01Na40J7NA/w640-h480/IMG_3045.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But I bought this for portable gaming - I have the Alienware PC for when I am at home.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is where the applications written for the Ally come in - namely Armoury Crate SE. This is a weird name for what is essentially a game launcher and place to modify the unit settings using the joystick controllers on the Ally, with no keyboard needed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMvEsRrJEpSmQSfFLH38K9olgd-mT0MOI4qjxWg9c5wJYiq4qXHv2ekwTHexjCcS1eTJ58-ZaiwtGeu0uxE7kiclhwJoJMrkjN-DFWz5VOxew8-uYTszMISknAVkawy0_psHxY-FZbLEzLC-szSHoQXdd7Pkf31o-W_46Uauf8rGPjoRzY2IA5_ajPQ/s4032/IMG_3047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMvEsRrJEpSmQSfFLH38K9olgd-mT0MOI4qjxWg9c5wJYiq4qXHv2ekwTHexjCcS1eTJ58-ZaiwtGeu0uxE7kiclhwJoJMrkjN-DFWz5VOxew8-uYTszMISknAVkawy0_psHxY-FZbLEzLC-szSHoQXdd7Pkf31o-W_46Uauf8rGPjoRzY2IA5_ajPQ/w640-h480/IMG_3047.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is a button on the right side of the screen to bring up Armoury crate at any time.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5U7a8WdN6Bd49KP-JCzZbbNgTUYJOsp-6bltGGteiVScZBuqMissETMq4lduUBhehYGLqyjryk_Gm2klIItivWqgZB3M04qYoyB1J2LbsTSDdtTlGR6LOHWcX8K3UpocCi962M5ORElXy4a9IaHj6UcZC-6ygREQ4CFK_Su-Wa-cL_v00zKkIVaB5Q/s4032/IMG_3048.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5U7a8WdN6Bd49KP-JCzZbbNgTUYJOsp-6bltGGteiVScZBuqMissETMq4lduUBhehYGLqyjryk_Gm2klIItivWqgZB3M04qYoyB1J2LbsTSDdtTlGR6LOHWcX8K3UpocCi962M5ORElXy4a9IaHj6UcZC-6ygREQ4CFK_Su-Wa-cL_v00zKkIVaB5Q/w640-h480/IMG_3048.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Initially I went to the Game Platform section to download and connect Steam, Epic, GOG, EA, Ubisoft, Xbox and several other online store fronts for buying and launching games. I was surprised Battle.net is not included here - not sure why. I hope they add it in the future.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVNJW6RIjFHURIltNuEXCr6My11F7ldluJhUIKSiMsUK4H9AmmwYsBbWcMKnYXTlY4WsnmZDk8ow-t8avSGSq7-LG9FdRh4QDHtIluBiVnZazU7U1toSZ0DNLEqLJpvbrSzb2m_JiI_TPkRoLPfd9sB8gdeJpFFhZ5YmFmS0b7zWYnMUN_iO5bXg18A/s4032/IMG_3049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVNJW6RIjFHURIltNuEXCr6My11F7ldluJhUIKSiMsUK4H9AmmwYsBbWcMKnYXTlY4WsnmZDk8ow-t8avSGSq7-LG9FdRh4QDHtIluBiVnZazU7U1toSZ0DNLEqLJpvbrSzb2m_JiI_TPkRoLPfd9sB8gdeJpFFhZ5YmFmS0b7zWYnMUN_iO5bXg18A/w640-h480/IMG_3049.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The software built in help explains the functions of the unit and how to personalise it, which is very helpful for getting up to speed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqyeGqNMhnXl7DN1hTsGLSPhKcmVsg8IHifWKd1VGh28IAGKFyXxt7VsnyS-LkKT0jTuQsUYca9QYHC-2nqEslcBUG9GSA5YdfsKm7zGmu1aXdalb95wYXJB4QoFzFc1woIlsB3EoqWnI3LxHIMMprXRPZPw8IiJMJMFkeC8bZFk3SEKlXo5nxmYWTw/s4032/IMG_3050.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqyeGqNMhnXl7DN1hTsGLSPhKcmVsg8IHifWKd1VGh28IAGKFyXxt7VsnyS-LkKT0jTuQsUYca9QYHC-2nqEslcBUG9GSA5YdfsKm7zGmu1aXdalb95wYXJB4QoFzFc1woIlsB3EoqWnI3LxHIMMprXRPZPw8IiJMJMFkeC8bZFk3SEKlXo5nxmYWTw/w640-h480/IMG_3050.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr4aCfdDoRgzUHZW_J0SjoQezLGKHgBBUEN4R4PnJ7NY4M8NwlWgLb4ll7RCOYskXh6Cpcl8nLTVtgV7-ZQsDwgJQhR6KsNujX6shBJ4UrWAp_ZlVE8f6C3ubRx4zVbX2tD4NNCvUnkTEqweFEZxiM30dc4PTP8uLHopE8C4ZCOxMLVX3EXpH-ODl8Q/s4032/IMG_3051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr4aCfdDoRgzUHZW_J0SjoQezLGKHgBBUEN4R4PnJ7NY4M8NwlWgLb4ll7RCOYskXh6Cpcl8nLTVtgV7-ZQsDwgJQhR6KsNujX6shBJ4UrWAp_ZlVE8f6C3ubRx4zVbX2tD4NNCvUnkTEqweFEZxiM30dc4PTP8uLHopE8C4ZCOxMLVX3EXpH-ODl8Q/w640-h480/IMG_3051.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One game is included, but naturally I want my Steam game library linked, which has the most number of games I have purchased. The games then appear in Armoury crate library to launch. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is nice since all the games appear in one place rather than different online store front applications. There is another important reason for this also, but more on that later.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqEW8Kq9fOeMdtW3-gDUVcaNWiX9jxHNGxiqLHwyeRgOHlEAxcAwsmM5gs0u6ykmSAuFzRehLVg0-Wf2hkpq3cx0_tLhJL-rYbmVgPc2li3SMaaLFGbMZZGY3UsoDqFG7bmS1NRP9ecVo6LL_DTHZ1PjZsMGCTNpri0-wiZEbUxfotSRo7Yr-uaEnMg/s4032/IMG_3052.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqEW8Kq9fOeMdtW3-gDUVcaNWiX9jxHNGxiqLHwyeRgOHlEAxcAwsmM5gs0u6ykmSAuFzRehLVg0-Wf2hkpq3cx0_tLhJL-rYbmVgPc2li3SMaaLFGbMZZGY3UsoDqFG7bmS1NRP9ecVo6LL_DTHZ1PjZsMGCTNpri0-wiZEbUxfotSRo7Yr-uaEnMg/w640-h480/IMG_3052.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Running the setups for Team and other app store applications is a bit fiddly, since the joypad acts as a mouse, and you need the online keyboard for installations.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTxtQQbc41v4rA7osJLsS84ObANuGNTCRCQUTpcZ903sIGDo3483Qh3IQ4RvY910jUg7-8gnFjsndUA2DuYcKMoKrgvovB39hnfnWOj02ceHArgu2K-zKH8vTmZSJO0iioOL_j23-r2hl-wUmwkmPFyoKMqX2AiNt28LtMGbGF_hAJbMUpg-KcidJhw/s4032/IMG_3053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPTxtQQbc41v4rA7osJLsS84ObANuGNTCRCQUTpcZ903sIGDo3483Qh3IQ4RvY910jUg7-8gnFjsndUA2DuYcKMoKrgvovB39hnfnWOj02ceHArgu2K-zKH8vTmZSJO0iioOL_j23-r2hl-wUmwkmPFyoKMqX2AiNt28LtMGbGF_hAJbMUpg-KcidJhw/w640-h480/IMG_3053.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got Steam installed though, and quickly got it up and running on the Ally - interestingly it launches in "steam deck" mode on the Ally, which means the joypad works well here:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJyE67eYMMlNxyAnyvYjPbFS_7FYYzbOZgCRTf4Zrj74jznzpEAXU7Z3ImlSPokg2qUG4ZbzuI0rMjJxqy7P8Iu5r3YXDtgG-oSYVv7GBAtiM4hpwUEsivwBRUruDEDq-GCTaLTk8SM7M6aTN_-tTn2DTTug8INPTTT4vw78vir-TZmjFBdiiE1LqmQ/s4032/IMG_3056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJyE67eYMMlNxyAnyvYjPbFS_7FYYzbOZgCRTf4Zrj74jznzpEAXU7Z3ImlSPokg2qUG4ZbzuI0rMjJxqy7P8Iu5r3YXDtgG-oSYVv7GBAtiM4hpwUEsivwBRUruDEDq-GCTaLTk8SM7M6aTN_-tTn2DTTug8INPTTT4vw78vir-TZmjFBdiiE1LqmQ/w640-h480/IMG_3056.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That said, I ran quickly into a problem using the stripped back Steam deck mode. </div><div><br /></div><div>I don't want to use the default Steam library location on the smaller 512GB c:\ drive for the games. I want to create another steam library on the d:\ drive, and make it the default. There is no way to do this in the "steam deck" mode of Steam. I can see the storage in it, but no way to add other locations.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUZDjkeD6dP8-nbxKo84qYrfpzPrdujrp2oJzwTL-RryoiKHUyZ-hQ9W26HZBVqS6VkaEZ9be5R9O4niO23BHozgwdEV6WHSK2XZScrn_Vb54pRaJ8SeZTVeHZnJ08x2xelpeQNAVZg6ENa8Y_WDHk8ti9t-MaHGzY2us-QTObhk_oSEUxMJkE-BY7A/s4032/IMG_3057.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUZDjkeD6dP8-nbxKo84qYrfpzPrdujrp2oJzwTL-RryoiKHUyZ-hQ9W26HZBVqS6VkaEZ9be5R9O4niO23BHozgwdEV6WHSK2XZScrn_Vb54pRaJ8SeZTVeHZnJ08x2xelpeQNAVZg6ENa8Y_WDHk8ti9t-MaHGzY2us-QTObhk_oSEUxMJkE-BY7A/w640-h480/IMG_3057.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So, I switched the Steam app back to normal Windows client mode, so it runs like it normally does as a full windows app. I could then get the option I needed to add another storage location in Steam:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkLNlktwmDpb8rZZ30pkqX81GEfN3X7e2pWiQt-E06cWdN7dKNQCEY5GkM3wW8rUaCU34btKgviJVbmHYyq2aJUgHF1zx8woMXOJftDwBUXJBQOcfBO4b3afRtNvvBIi13ePmyF1uPKogHlg_54D7_T-JPfe6EnCriYasDbPJxLT49JxGYbYWNjvw9w/s4032/IMG_3058.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkLNlktwmDpb8rZZ30pkqX81GEfN3X7e2pWiQt-E06cWdN7dKNQCEY5GkM3wW8rUaCU34btKgviJVbmHYyq2aJUgHF1zx8woMXOJftDwBUXJBQOcfBO4b3afRtNvvBIi13ePmyF1uPKogHlg_54D7_T-JPfe6EnCriYasDbPJxLT49JxGYbYWNjvw9w/w640-h480/IMG_3058.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I add the D:\ drive as a new Steam library folder:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigl5jhVEyVxRw3MRXO6skNUfIXbQXyfUACC8HR-zTtpBcXlPMET3nKu9WMC-tM1ZTr3R_7zw-QsRpK9VQiWPOyZlev4Wy0KYeNxHixYNZwDlLKv5ymUdwvZim7zpsMOLGzVkMu1GIHmLPhh81n260AJz9tUibudg6DQGClspiRxcXp3dGTJEDiOjUF0Q/s4032/IMG_3059.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigl5jhVEyVxRw3MRXO6skNUfIXbQXyfUACC8HR-zTtpBcXlPMET3nKu9WMC-tM1ZTr3R_7zw-QsRpK9VQiWPOyZlev4Wy0KYeNxHixYNZwDlLKv5ymUdwvZim7zpsMOLGzVkMu1GIHmLPhh81n260AJz9tUibudg6DQGClspiRxcXp3dGTJEDiOjUF0Q/w640-h480/IMG_3059.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then change the settings so that the D:\ steam library location is the default location.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GbOgTDvWx9O05Px01KynJ6wB9x-DQUCpqUNyoXD9GUhBScLLdjg7kI-SO3ygJp6-TNfLbluF2aZv5IZAumAuXwpg0OJi-Q2H78iYNYQUl_0c7wasVP74w6D2I_juvbcPXfpQ08kwnDVSk8xBpUNBULFToxEEPgXk_3HfWrVIovXhbW_vAzjQ8ppdiA/s4032/IMG_3060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GbOgTDvWx9O05Px01KynJ6wB9x-DQUCpqUNyoXD9GUhBScLLdjg7kI-SO3ygJp6-TNfLbluF2aZv5IZAumAuXwpg0OJi-Q2H78iYNYQUl_0c7wasVP74w6D2I_juvbcPXfpQ08kwnDVSk8xBpUNBULFToxEEPgXk_3HfWrVIovXhbW_vAzjQ8ppdiA/w640-h480/IMG_3060.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can then change Steam back to "Big Picture mode" to navigate and use with the joypads, which is much easier.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6TqgSDt_eeALSqJ0ECvhB30sQt4iydgc2GfO5o250S5Ep2FmSNjGx1YdAbn7qruiFrlzXr2O63iMRi19z6ocb1snuj05iXLdY_7Oqr6DM-_xjtDh_bR3G2dZNAWS1d_0W70DCSIf7VCR885jmxTDGhIMg8KR3k0A7WKFLyEfvVjpzJc0sAapLsRAYQ/s4032/IMG_3061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6TqgSDt_eeALSqJ0ECvhB30sQt4iydgc2GfO5o250S5Ep2FmSNjGx1YdAbn7qruiFrlzXr2O63iMRi19z6ocb1snuj05iXLdY_7Oqr6DM-_xjtDh_bR3G2dZNAWS1d_0W70DCSIf7VCR885jmxTDGhIMg8KR3k0A7WKFLyEfvVjpzJc0sAapLsRAYQ/w640-h480/IMG_3061.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then important work of installing my favourite games now begins. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09sLzgMMs20nPY6Vbn9IVGFCWT6LbFPRW1Hrg_Rv8kjTkUbK1OmdRL0bu8wyFez0o6ob7gbJJSfu7V4VvXuTOHZyfkR75kMtBg1t56StZG8-5sfNrdb37ppIpMCh0uQDcFuyWWO367Q2OJx-rTa1Hdgi9X-mXVuF_N6T6s8qUpXaJixbE2oU8k1E6IQ/s4032/IMG_3062.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09sLzgMMs20nPY6Vbn9IVGFCWT6LbFPRW1Hrg_Rv8kjTkUbK1OmdRL0bu8wyFez0o6ob7gbJJSfu7V4VvXuTOHZyfkR75kMtBg1t56StZG8-5sfNrdb37ppIpMCh0uQDcFuyWWO367Q2OJx-rTa1Hdgi9X-mXVuF_N6T6s8qUpXaJixbE2oU8k1E6IQ/w640-h480/IMG_3062.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Having my Alienware PC running with Steam open makes this install process much less painful, since Steam is smart enough to recognise when another Steam client is running on the same network. </div><div><br /></div><div>Steam will transfer the game content from my Alienware PC to the Ally over the local network instead of downloading it from the internet again.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKv6yr-9vcYWzqCj7hinYX8P-B9SxgyovB51gP8UMRReylwkTY7mhOCGt7m-ITOBtSlgI-StLzTcMnPYuTxfKEiOXrcFSuK-9MPEQrhMYzCzTQM4ZeK18ho2hE1C-Rf2n4pSJaiBaDT_AaeQXqPTILzTlttVAQsuBoja-RbMwQhE3tnNXrzdnBUgZ_A/s4032/IMG_3063.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKv6yr-9vcYWzqCj7hinYX8P-B9SxgyovB51gP8UMRReylwkTY7mhOCGt7m-ITOBtSlgI-StLzTcMnPYuTxfKEiOXrcFSuK-9MPEQrhMYzCzTQM4ZeK18ho2hE1C-Rf2n4pSJaiBaDT_AaeQXqPTILzTlttVAQsuBoja-RbMwQhE3tnNXrzdnBUgZ_A/w640-h480/IMG_3063.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have to say that it took much less time than I expected because of that!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikl_iuU3lqdAvUw9sYP7qFXnzrC0Ai0GaBHkCvmgby6t4q-4lDfQJjljQ_91mftfV_1gt1WtFViQbL_5uSQ2XaiPcXy3iSqLZ8bE2Ae7RVsR6fJAHLWrK6903CBDvn5rahoUTr4dzpTguuQoCwzAgnDomCxbfMwwW7d3MotzlWRGnNRtb0JKiaeP9ZMA/s4032/IMG_3064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikl_iuU3lqdAvUw9sYP7qFXnzrC0Ai0GaBHkCvmgby6t4q-4lDfQJjljQ_91mftfV_1gt1WtFViQbL_5uSQ2XaiPcXy3iSqLZ8bE2Ae7RVsR6fJAHLWrK6903CBDvn5rahoUTr4dzpTguuQoCwzAgnDomCxbfMwwW7d3MotzlWRGnNRtb0JKiaeP9ZMA/w640-h480/IMG_3064.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then tried out some games launched from Steam - they look fabulous and run great on the Ally - the screen is great and the games run flawlessly:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumIEE9CmF8ocWr68BSXFrLAa0Wyg4hs_gGdzmKmPEjiMXtWagfaSLDQwh4pkFFXdERU8UbPIUGA_wM_99oNR-7vNDAvaQaQnIyupODadw-QTgpXNV3i3lLeTqF-V4ky0GffsnLihR0AFAzb8Z71UQJ7qSug4HtDUUlb9DEE5EVSlpCjJDY7_1zaf77g/s4032/IMG_3065.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumIEE9CmF8ocWr68BSXFrLAa0Wyg4hs_gGdzmKmPEjiMXtWagfaSLDQwh4pkFFXdERU8UbPIUGA_wM_99oNR-7vNDAvaQaQnIyupODadw-QTgpXNV3i3lLeTqF-V4ky0GffsnLihR0AFAzb8Z71UQJ7qSug4HtDUUlb9DEE5EVSlpCjJDY7_1zaf77g/w640-h480/IMG_3065.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZilFY7OMILvZfhbDaDJUv4s7sgQdSlGmGxexCl7TQ2x_XFT5IlNDP3p_howZulEOgKOAmAfgxJZIo4qBzfQVB15hX5jh6anJzD9q8EKXhqd6cizUmJnFYyhD9q90tHMYTF0Qs88Oqz4gxDQriI3TXeEx8jyIaPR6ZWAP7K8_rsJqQ6Yq8MZWEF9Gqw/s4032/IMG_3066.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZilFY7OMILvZfhbDaDJUv4s7sgQdSlGmGxexCl7TQ2x_XFT5IlNDP3p_howZulEOgKOAmAfgxJZIo4qBzfQVB15hX5jh6anJzD9q8EKXhqd6cizUmJnFYyhD9q90tHMYTF0Qs88Oqz4gxDQriI3TXeEx8jyIaPR6ZWAP7K8_rsJqQ6Yq8MZWEF9Gqw/w640-h480/IMG_3066.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hit a problem quickly though - the joypad controls didn't work as expected. I tried another game with the same result:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t7Ka6UXtiqhAe39MBMKPVIju6_ZHnbMiwEJgoT8E7aDErtf9s0USjaifOzY2oL7mFbOmMa1SpEsfsBPYUYR8-1oiK0AzkuE5OtYsK7iP-vcHQNprSekM2xrvoc5K-yD8gFjHSgFXGIdxylt6o1zpFV0Lhnov92baAtuYSiEvchpj-qraLgntZ02JGw/s4032/IMG_3067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t7Ka6UXtiqhAe39MBMKPVIju6_ZHnbMiwEJgoT8E7aDErtf9s0USjaifOzY2oL7mFbOmMa1SpEsfsBPYUYR8-1oiK0AzkuE5OtYsK7iP-vcHQNprSekM2xrvoc5K-yD8gFjHSgFXGIdxylt6o1zpFV0Lhnov92baAtuYSiEvchpj-qraLgntZ02JGw/w640-h480/IMG_3067.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYvTIKO8w7chcp7r7ocRed_pSQR8TYBExO2s3uUWEfCXPyOptsfBwQg09vEXE-bee4mapa21X0FXZqYy5ezQTCvvl5S9EEjbPn1kOFiGohC0UlPwxVzthNUVmprs8vRigDJkH-3gCZBXFJsO7Jt4npN0FGM5DJ72jq8jE0peRNE0cN0V3Ywv-kD2jLA/s4032/IMG_3068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYvTIKO8w7chcp7r7ocRed_pSQR8TYBExO2s3uUWEfCXPyOptsfBwQg09vEXE-bee4mapa21X0FXZqYy5ezQTCvvl5S9EEjbPn1kOFiGohC0UlPwxVzthNUVmprs8vRigDJkH-3gCZBXFJsO7Jt4npN0FGM5DJ72jq8jE0peRNE0cN0V3Ywv-kD2jLA/w640-h480/IMG_3068.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To solve this on the Ally, the games have to be launched from Armoury crate, not from Steam or other app stores directly.</div><div><br /></div><div>Within Armoury crate, you can change the settings for each game so it uses Gamepad mode, which then maps the joypad controls correctly to the game being launched.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOzvOx2c-mghLYHVUjM88TsurWY07vh1m_ciWCN5QhhOUs8q2TpKWdYDr3jraYMfPW985lVUk9IJNQqRDujEe9vBn1tzr-RiWNP4kumFqcwkAJimhhd07p1xGorb_ta5OUBjLgDtNbhJi3v0RZcQYPzIdDLzBmAzHZ_jVxLiiy0mYcr6Z7N60hjZqrw/s4032/IMG_3069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOzvOx2c-mghLYHVUjM88TsurWY07vh1m_ciWCN5QhhOUs8q2TpKWdYDr3jraYMfPW985lVUk9IJNQqRDujEe9vBn1tzr-RiWNP4kumFqcwkAJimhhd07p1xGorb_ta5OUBjLgDtNbhJi3v0RZcQYPzIdDLzBmAzHZ_jVxLiiy0mYcr6Z7N60hjZqrw/w640-h480/IMG_3069.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is important information, and I think ASUS should have made the requirement to do this clear from the beginning!</div><div><br /></div><div>That sorted, I could then try out some more taxing modern games on the Ally. F1 2023 on the go? No problem.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Of7Iv8yMqsv5tBkiVoEVpx_hPfTGpYV95lbJWNCoo14uy73PZ8ADD8Zj6pYaN4ZoiEnzM106YleFlle7eu1Qwh6youu8ZGTKPgg4LhZIcU5tFO3dqsZ8UsDruWchpkqFKS-lPfJ-wEg7z21-fmh5WF2Ng6lIs3J-1N1MZ656nbx88_7AJ79HF6sXTg/s4032/IMG_3070.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Of7Iv8yMqsv5tBkiVoEVpx_hPfTGpYV95lbJWNCoo14uy73PZ8ADD8Zj6pYaN4ZoiEnzM106YleFlle7eu1Qwh6youu8ZGTKPgg4LhZIcU5tFO3dqsZ8UsDruWchpkqFKS-lPfJ-wEg7z21-fmh5WF2Ng6lIs3J-1N1MZ656nbx88_7AJ79HF6sXTg/w640-h480/IMG_3070.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5wIdG1T_loUqQc5dfOmjWioJSxKkGm-BZrFlCpzTmzHNI04SHvG9SBACLz6wiUJ9TqypPJGsT52q0VASYPLaZD6hraBOnoROle1rlShDkR2o9tvl3cmbXRXkYXQYeJIyHkCtDqQ2haLOXxd2ZAguMXys1R-jxQY-somM2Cho-LD-m41WwS-LDBhGVQ/s4032/IMG_3071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5wIdG1T_loUqQc5dfOmjWioJSxKkGm-BZrFlCpzTmzHNI04SHvG9SBACLz6wiUJ9TqypPJGsT52q0VASYPLaZD6hraBOnoROle1rlShDkR2o9tvl3cmbXRXkYXQYeJIyHkCtDqQ2haLOXxd2ZAguMXys1R-jxQY-somM2Cho-LD-m41WwS-LDBhGVQ/w640-h480/IMG_3071.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Forza Horizon 5 also works perfectly. I am really impressed with the speed of the games running on the Ally.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEh9_Wz4CX9YWZg8NAlZ-gtMG1GKGeGmG_98qpjM3WfdHHgUeqoSXRF7U4-xjLHK-G36nX96tT7kIqA3jOeAQ_zQskssMlfvcGErk_oXgkERAMKH1hsYTtWCZrWbcmWkg46z6AmrIQnOphFqY7eZ6S8j3FooZRtjARR_AM_zbnr7VmUAhYu_SfnGlJQ/s4032/IMG_3072.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEh9_Wz4CX9YWZg8NAlZ-gtMG1GKGeGmG_98qpjM3WfdHHgUeqoSXRF7U4-xjLHK-G36nX96tT7kIqA3jOeAQ_zQskssMlfvcGErk_oXgkERAMKH1hsYTtWCZrWbcmWkg46z6AmrIQnOphFqY7eZ6S8j3FooZRtjARR_AM_zbnr7VmUAhYu_SfnGlJQ/w640-h480/IMG_3072.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm3ByDArBjT19VfYFDMRUOwYO2wFSZXbpJqxfJD6eHu-odl2TCG9dsQ13-BC7NSZZM754FgZhQhYpeYMEsO-P1F1jlpkT4pZcg3ckljzy3wWuWZpxmBYYpt7H73reAFNV0PlLVMG-s2bUqY2F_Dztce6cFcOtLRRQHWTa3QAjhf19sEXOjUlEbPl9JQ/s4032/IMG_3073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm3ByDArBjT19VfYFDMRUOwYO2wFSZXbpJqxfJD6eHu-odl2TCG9dsQ13-BC7NSZZM754FgZhQhYpeYMEsO-P1F1jlpkT4pZcg3ckljzy3wWuWZpxmBYYpt7H73reAFNV0PlLVMG-s2bUqY2F_Dztce6cFcOtLRRQHWTa3QAjhf19sEXOjUlEbPl9JQ/w640-h480/IMG_3073.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It also looks amazing to play such beautiful games on the go...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcURty1vOOsVq_95IkB_jKNhSmSS2M3oGXLanMJLudx6efDTJ0gFGuNXNCFEPj5xIWPqAjUFeYdiBijRFc3oqgGf9dtMjWiLC7sUXVfBgrmMWqn10bcUYAJadm3X67QcRSHsI9v4s7GPDTGpzTEo5Fy-XJbIH0QZ5D9PqM44yp4r7hHgZps8qhbl0_g/s4032/IMG_3074.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcURty1vOOsVq_95IkB_jKNhSmSS2M3oGXLanMJLudx6efDTJ0gFGuNXNCFEPj5xIWPqAjUFeYdiBijRFc3oqgGf9dtMjWiLC7sUXVfBgrmMWqn10bcUYAJadm3X67QcRSHsI9v4s7GPDTGpzTEo5Fy-XJbIH0QZ5D9PqM44yp4r7hHgZps8qhbl0_g/w640-h480/IMG_3074.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rzkJl_Rd2ZHLvM_T_iz9HCraEayat39guJbDIx4NJRLrmGEMKgon_Iou4UN1dbc0EHMeXE8xudeJVXEHDGYbNIe26bRT9reU5lJXg6FwpuKwiFXpvZe8CZ6JAuqhpPqcO6FuDxqVt1bPvbHonfPlUnK0PFegJw-eCB95ymQOd6j5qJRiEhGjRT75nA/s4032/IMG_3075.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rzkJl_Rd2ZHLvM_T_iz9HCraEayat39guJbDIx4NJRLrmGEMKgon_Iou4UN1dbc0EHMeXE8xudeJVXEHDGYbNIe26bRT9reU5lJXg6FwpuKwiFXpvZe8CZ6JAuqhpPqcO6FuDxqVt1bPvbHonfPlUnK0PFegJw-eCB95ymQOd6j5qJRiEhGjRT75nA/w640-h480/IMG_3075.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is a patch for the BIOS to resolve some bugs which I applied:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_VYPQnzXhbt3QXnkxmWRymx6OTvV8O8fTkfkcBfXB-tMd_UVJNF_42QwC0EoeSnZCRJ5jJq1Qzh577zoULkarD_Q2wr7cL_xc-lHwx5pVz7202p4sLYfJdrqmn7kpVfDxlN8Jy3n3S4jW6SLKQBYQYp0MERFVL85udcP-BbfxCiJvV3wVNayil2uqQ/s4032/IMG_3076.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_VYPQnzXhbt3QXnkxmWRymx6OTvV8O8fTkfkcBfXB-tMd_UVJNF_42QwC0EoeSnZCRJ5jJq1Qzh577zoULkarD_Q2wr7cL_xc-lHwx5pVz7202p4sLYfJdrqmn7kpVfDxlN8Jy3n3S4jW6SLKQBYQYp0MERFVL85udcP-BbfxCiJvV3wVNayil2uqQ/w640-h480/IMG_3076.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I read that some people stated it impacted the speed of the games after doing this patch, as it does some optimisations for the battery to maximise its life. That maybe true, but I didn't really notice it using the default settings of the Ally.<br /><p>I know you can tweak the speed of the Ally to maximise battery life at the expense of the detail in the games. I didn't want to do that, so left it as it was delivered.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvn-bQ1F8kg3a06huACoiduhiZi5ivI8SCfXImUfiMvfxpaPoOvo7bF1ZNLlqum4R59SWPZvSOL2uqhbnEo5LQUOYqS-v1wfhun2UCARGZbT4GmOIihzf0ms1gK3Ac0sQodNZBVBf_ftnejt7sRmyBGd7XEoFiEaMeADv_40c6V9H8yGlGTXx1wpTWtw/s4032/IMG_3077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvn-bQ1F8kg3a06huACoiduhiZi5ivI8SCfXImUfiMvfxpaPoOvo7bF1ZNLlqum4R59SWPZvSOL2uqhbnEo5LQUOYqS-v1wfhun2UCARGZbT4GmOIihzf0ms1gK3Ac0sQodNZBVBf_ftnejt7sRmyBGd7XEoFiEaMeADv_40c6V9H8yGlGTXx1wpTWtw/w640-h480/IMG_3077.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>What is a problem that I expected, is that the battery life is just under 2 hours. If you have an Alienware laptop you would probably get something similar on the go. </div><div><br /></div><div>The good news though is you can connect a USB-C power bank to the Ally to extend its life when on the go. Time for Fall Guys and Uno testing to confirm the battery life...err. that took a while :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIyW8Wx51DZK_Oo4NFKA1vwsESNzrwY50_F90Zx33O9-xSa-GZyMovXAniJA3f-DmQI1aL-PHbOQmfmfzNc1GPEWU71yUWTmdD_c6pkVDgGoW_8LQ6TNfOujsgkLEAV7tVizrpS9DbxwSV9sTC6i6SfKT5XXdF3na-Eb4WedGvFEmd4f7NSStqPxcVQ/s4032/IMG_3078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIyW8Wx51DZK_Oo4NFKA1vwsESNzrwY50_F90Zx33O9-xSa-GZyMovXAniJA3f-DmQI1aL-PHbOQmfmfzNc1GPEWU71yUWTmdD_c6pkVDgGoW_8LQ6TNfOujsgkLEAV7tVizrpS9DbxwSV9sTC6i6SfKT5XXdF3na-Eb4WedGvFEmd4f7NSStqPxcVQ/w640-h480/IMG_3078.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I hope that ASUS release a rear mounting solution for connecting a usb-c power bank for easier on the go playing. </div><div><br /></div><div>I saw on YouTube that PewDiPie 3d printed one for his Steam deck for the same reason. It surely can't be difficult to release something like this ASUS? I would buy it in a heartbeat.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hell, someone has already created a 3d print file for it - link below. Wish I had one or knew someone who did, so I could get it printed and have a solution for it now...let me know if you can help!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6103247" target="_blank">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6103247</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was thinking about live streaming possibilities too. Doing it live from the Ally would be difficult, as you would need the usb-c dock for a webcam, potentially hdmi out to a separate machine to stream out, given streaming from the device itself would mean poor game performance and even worse battery life. You would probably end up using one of those separate IRL streaming backpack setups with hdmi export to the setup, and a mountain of spare batteries which you could never bring on a plane anyway! I wonder if anyone does it?</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't think it would be worth the cost and effort in my case. I may as well use a tower/desktop PC for gaming/streaming live at home instead and forget about doing it when travelling.</div><div><br /></div><div>Moving on beyond games, this is an entertainment device, not a workstation for Email, Excel and Word. No MS Office installed on this machine. Maybe when Microsoft Copilot goes mainstream availability and I can dictate to chatgpt to make all my documents without using a keyboard. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Accordingly, as an entertainment device I wanted to be able to playback music and videos, and play some emulated retro computer and console systems too. </div><div><br /></div><div>I thought the joypad support would be a roadblock for this, but I found a neat solution to this in the form of software that is used to control PC's as media centre devices. </div><div><br /></div><div>I chose <a href="https://kodi.tv/" target="_blank">Kodi</a> for the Ally, and it allows hundreds of plugins to extend its functionality beyond just music and videos. It also works perfectly with the joypad on the Ally. I can playback music stored on the 1TB microSD card with ease.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdTF-NPWtAD_U6a6ydjgl_l-C7vBMROj8NUHWA1b2qUM7LZ15AgIXKL1K6ZghKAYEouqj8PL1c5UYA3lVJD5EB9prxj8ePQPbc2WRdP6JvlHdS_8pjFa-uxf_u1sxl1fckivT33PZ8O2zhyCvjGvFoz3Z6vWxMhEJmywutuYkpvZ8-0jopO16-MvPMg/s4032/IMG_3079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdTF-NPWtAD_U6a6ydjgl_l-C7vBMROj8NUHWA1b2qUM7LZ15AgIXKL1K6ZghKAYEouqj8PL1c5UYA3lVJD5EB9prxj8ePQPbc2WRdP6JvlHdS_8pjFa-uxf_u1sxl1fckivT33PZ8O2zhyCvjGvFoz3Z6vWxMhEJmywutuYkpvZ8-0jopO16-MvPMg/w640-h480/IMG_3079.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got to work installing MAME for Arcade games, Amiga emulators and Vice for C64 emulators too!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9eh06AwKmRdQ-4AHoJ9g6Fix8hmThpgco_KY2B06pzbFKNoVt9bXOdmS31bk461T-UlKibf5OIJpvqg0AgeH19Iuv_a83_NQhp0c5zOZhcvDVjLaoCtVmKVtAIChlXDlwwjr6hyyuBqvqlWUVXyvCc7G05xvEuva0kn48vHh1b1US_9DdYy3qZznpQ/w640-h480/IMG_3089.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In summary I am really glad to have the ASUS ROG Ally for portable gaming in 2023. Being able to play all my favourite Windows games on the go, that normally need high end heavy laptops or gaming at home is wonderful!</div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't had the opportunity to use it on a trip as yet, but thanks to the Ally I am now looking forward to the long plane/train trips and lonely nights in hotels rather than dreading them! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-1379492182197916202023-06-23T17:54:00.000+09:302023-06-23T17:54:38.693+09:30Amiga 500 with A590, A570 and IDE68k<p>As regular readers would know, I spent a bit of time recently upgrading my Amiga 500 to use with my ACA500 Plus solution. I covered this build over a series of blog posts - <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/04/new-amiga-500-build.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/05/amiga-500-build-part-2-with-tank-mouse.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/05/amiga-500-build-part-3-with-amigaos-322.html" target="_blank">Part 3</a>.</p><p>In doing so I created a great AmigaOS 3.2 Amiga 500 with Ethernet module internet and QNAP access, Indivision ECS, and a cool looking ACA500 setup with ACA1233n 68030 accelerator and 128MB memory.</p><p>I love the setup of that machine, but I also want to have a basic Amiga 500 running Kickstart 1.3 with the original Commodore A590 and A570 external drives. I never owned the A590 and A570, and I really wanted to have them. I finally managed to track both of them down in 2023.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaZck7jZQHdUN-rc9FlJ8EL2PQmKzLOxss-VpAruR_jpV2_ipys6DkfcWt1XZ13armXcnbuRM8ZdNGqT-mclXSMIToZAF9dxxQlcY8FFuz0-d5d4JBxu8l3VRvUMJ0Edo92FztuAnWlV_6wxUNxBvo-VjxNVsNdz99Oa7Is7fTt0ddb6NEvcYT6o/w640-h480/IMG_2467.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>However, having to swap them out on the Amiga 500 with the ACA500plus in plexiglass case is difficult because of the VGA pass through from inside the A500 being mounted on the ACA500 plus plexiglass rear. I would have to disassemble the A500 every time I wanted to change them over!</div><p>So I decided to utilise the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/10/checkmate-a1500-plus-with-amiga-500.html" target="_blank">Amiga 500 I have in my Checkmate 1500 plus case</a> for this purpose. I had to think about that a lot since it meant losing the ability to easily re-implement the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/08/pistorm-accelerator-with-amigaos-32-on.html" target="_blank">cool upgrades</a> I used to use in it. However I decided to proceed anyway, and hope that I could find another Amiga 500 system I can use for the Checkmate 1500 Plus case again later on.</p><p>So, I got to work removing the Amiga 500 board I put into the Checkmate 1500 Plus - a job I was quickly reminded of how annoying it is to do.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbHqx_OPrdXFm8NOR7OEeJEipBonauh9ThUFvjskE9xeEmRHVtJvaDb7vewRcyTy57pjx2gb3vSEIhkXbuL8Ai96iZNNo9Sx7M2v-6zbkBvW_wB6DdT9Ke6MW1akkMUMDp8TjI1fT1musgravrfYmyQtovnxYVVNayY1fLhlOGLBuN0Jc11Z2M8k/s4032/IMG_2240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbHqx_OPrdXFm8NOR7OEeJEipBonauh9ThUFvjskE9xeEmRHVtJvaDb7vewRcyTy57pjx2gb3vSEIhkXbuL8Ai96iZNNo9Sx7M2v-6zbkBvW_wB6DdT9Ke6MW1akkMUMDp8TjI1fT1musgravrfYmyQtovnxYVVNayY1fLhlOGLBuN0Jc11Z2M8k/w640-h480/IMG_2240.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>As shown above, I had to remove everything in the Checkmate 1500 plus case - Drive bays, PSU, Zorro expansion header - everything. Then I could finally remove the A500 board.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxntNT0w7TnacpkRPS-ZUAclg5mCBljgaqkQdToXfC8jGuu7qqvLiZdZPqiwI87lMhad-YHRYDGHcGwMzeIkriFqfsJ9lCMTUBaepLaRjEFXeeg4rCAqnWatPLARhHz3Sou-7TaTzh1oMQoYSj3AbcnE5CfcDuzpvl70vtpaxo9_Mj03eo_NEJ18Y/s4032/IMG_2241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxntNT0w7TnacpkRPS-ZUAclg5mCBljgaqkQdToXfC8jGuu7qqvLiZdZPqiwI87lMhad-YHRYDGHcGwMzeIkriFqfsJ9lCMTUBaepLaRjEFXeeg4rCAqnWatPLARhHz3Sou-7TaTzh1oMQoYSj3AbcnE5CfcDuzpvl70vtpaxo9_Mj03eo_NEJ18Y/w640-h480/IMG_2241.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I still have attached the Indivision ECS v3, DF0 selector to switch DF1 as DF0 under Kickstart 1.3, and an AmigaKit 512k memory expansion card and RTC battery option attached.</p><p>I pulled out the old bottom shield for the A500, since it would have to be put back in it again to re-house in the original A500 case again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrnFngHe_4A0n23TUCX4LIbnThReOVb7d-svOE44h-iSwhjxSTNQhAweVSUjWB07hJCNI_z8NMd-iJJrRlQRhEIQ1r6YBoUQN3nEl1bmd0n8AdlQesp2RW2T3VXvz6_PF6yzdx1Ih-RBcVm0WPrYBUORvRSxJt1ctX2mp18OzVFNVZVyet8CJzzk/w640-h480/IMG_2244.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This then made me realise I had to remove all the screws from the ports on the A500 board, since they need to be connected after the board is reseated in the bottom shield.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNw_00djKo86DhBWAzUhHZ6p4LQTpmv0aoMRfHtUS9m7xaIYPsVYr6iRuZ1bJaSz8276rzuwDAZLh1eY9NwUkwTevcOCdkX-JHj8zvu3Zb2MbNGhtz70kL1hx3S_PBJ2JobX7uIVSWzM5ijo1Y7QTWBSgeI8xx-kmo1bppQTlptiAaMdrNU6DM8Q/s4032/IMG_2243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNw_00djKo86DhBWAzUhHZ6p4LQTpmv0aoMRfHtUS9m7xaIYPsVYr6iRuZ1bJaSz8276rzuwDAZLh1eY9NwUkwTevcOCdkX-JHj8zvu3Zb2MbNGhtz70kL1hx3S_PBJ2JobX7uIVSWzM5ijo1Y7QTWBSgeI8xx-kmo1bppQTlptiAaMdrNU6DM8Q/w640-h480/IMG_2243.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Have I mentioned that I hate taking these off and on again?</p><p>You can see the reason why I have to do this annoying job when looking at the cut outs on the bottom shield.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT9gDUkyBrGOpe9Dp5CkCOdO10U6NMnECtuKWcnjN516b_PocUcnHWIw_FCDT374CAXRAMd4cn3ip0RyLwrzieDetEnBDHmF2LK3Wa1RE1x780fjo1aexiF6OgDfQ64cjZeZEbpyFnN4flnim5Q9BCN0FqST8-PYtgRqBvOW5hPmjql9E-1cdyj8/s4032/IMG_2245.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT9gDUkyBrGOpe9Dp5CkCOdO10U6NMnECtuKWcnjN516b_PocUcnHWIw_FCDT374CAXRAMd4cn3ip0RyLwrzieDetEnBDHmF2LK3Wa1RE1x780fjo1aexiF6OgDfQ64cjZeZEbpyFnN4flnim5Q9BCN0FqST8-PYtgRqBvOW5hPmjql9E-1cdyj8/w640-h480/IMG_2245.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Anyway, I then seated the A500 board back into the bottom shield and screwed it into the base.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIj1YqV9vMc2On4M8ctNtDAMJh2873VQkoKHqGK5OOHFo2v2rOidrBCWYlxLEnAYkPoNw8sebfvwMrjS_xCDXqB7EFMfpitxoSrsPh-4t6HtOo2NULrigyaPzO2qVJV-UnCY0MHfIZnTxyXCY8KUnMhcsT7JwUKwXnoqKO_EUMtJsLRdXxF2xw25c/s4032/IMG_2246.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIj1YqV9vMc2On4M8ctNtDAMJh2873VQkoKHqGK5OOHFo2v2rOidrBCWYlxLEnAYkPoNw8sebfvwMrjS_xCDXqB7EFMfpitxoSrsPh-4t6HtOo2NULrigyaPzO2qVJV-UnCY0MHfIZnTxyXCY8KUnMhcsT7JwUKwXnoqKO_EUMtJsLRdXxF2xw25c/w640-h480/IMG_2246.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I then put those annoying screws back in one by one...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqGJiytqUosimnfSIKVbQ4_zk_yl8nqfqUa9SQ9E3ZXxUV-anIwQgQ1ADkDWHyKvMmOfng3IUm46v6cfR0-HqEdFoiWR8CPfmA1wUd8Kv7dwhzkaBMIZcpd2_q30rujGvlf7zSBS0ydLAGLFdhKxo1628-h7VugUiuduZx2RGDNhy2jb6P8_w1zw/s4032/IMG_2247.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqGJiytqUosimnfSIKVbQ4_zk_yl8nqfqUa9SQ9E3ZXxUV-anIwQgQ1ADkDWHyKvMmOfng3IUm46v6cfR0-HqEdFoiWR8CPfmA1wUd8Kv7dwhzkaBMIZcpd2_q30rujGvlf7zSBS0ydLAGLFdhKxo1628-h7VugUiuduZx2RGDNhy2jb6P8_w1zw/w640-h480/IMG_2247.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I have a non-functional A500 in a case too, so I took the working keyboard from it to use in the original A500 case, since I took it's keyboard to use in the Checkmate 1500 plus custom keyboard case. I don't want to remove it from there, since I plan to use the Checkmate 1500 plus again in the future.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSMT1lmexDEhWwMBFxy86KRo64ckI7hVMGI8Z7g1kxd6Bfa8H-uInsQg6akpu8wUJ9TMb4jOYzSxhxuRO_RD_bB1njRDXdsumUqtDrNRTwfvJ6rS6wby7S_yccgLeRXGQ47sVWGm8D5hnr378ANrPzNyV9y5YRQN-VQ1EFW_d7Yxs7make5rb1HE/s4032/IMG_2248.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSMT1lmexDEhWwMBFxy86KRo64ckI7hVMGI8Z7g1kxd6Bfa8H-uInsQg6akpu8wUJ9TMb4jOYzSxhxuRO_RD_bB1njRDXdsumUqtDrNRTwfvJ6rS6wby7S_yccgLeRXGQ47sVWGm8D5hnr378ANrPzNyV9y5YRQN-VQ1EFW_d7Yxs7make5rb1HE/w640-h480/IMG_2248.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>With that done, I routed the df0 selector switch to the expansion bay. </p><p>This is not permanent, but I needed to put it somewhere! I can't use the zorro port on the left like I used to do, as the A590/A570 connector has no gap on it's connector to pass it through the gap there, unlike the ACA500 plus which is much thinner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYYLUvv5s91929uPCVz9bPM4n-1SGpFRmTBM2hNeOtZnVDfIezJqUjTU3y2RckXdNP8j1fhaWyG8wS-Q8ZlVYIa2x6nVK4mxRkMwOUDfwj3ks7gqc5IPtsewZNQ04A5n28SNUzWdXTf30X6qyeXt4UpLZNv3QXlPyEZQvZqbxukh2Xpp-bmf83FA/s4032/IMG_2251.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYYLUvv5s91929uPCVz9bPM4n-1SGpFRmTBM2hNeOtZnVDfIezJqUjTU3y2RckXdNP8j1fhaWyG8wS-Q8ZlVYIa2x6nVK4mxRkMwOUDfwj3ks7gqc5IPtsewZNQ04A5n28SNUzWdXTf30X6qyeXt4UpLZNv3QXlPyEZQvZqbxukh2Xpp-bmf83FA/w640-h480/IMG_2251.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This leaves the other problem of what to do with the Indivision ECS VGA port and cable, which I also can't pass through the zorro port anymore. Temporarily I fed it out the back without sealing the case.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsNgydi8tIzRtxWnQFBROkhKZFjt8YHdI9S6UGSrFaXoAan8s7eX3kvSXgDNiAuK3GPOM1tA4XX-9bzfdMtCN1FFAY3lvnXiLdVwEaiIfHySmhVfFzqekwT8kAfrHJJomY2I7Sh6Xr_B3ciq1sdfEfC2Tx0jlB7K4pmnZxAcsyJnbhJYus-MwEJA/s4032/IMG_2253.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsNgydi8tIzRtxWnQFBROkhKZFjt8YHdI9S6UGSrFaXoAan8s7eX3kvSXgDNiAuK3GPOM1tA4XX-9bzfdMtCN1FFAY3lvnXiLdVwEaiIfHySmhVfFzqekwT8kAfrHJJomY2I7Sh6Xr_B3ciq1sdfEfC2Tx0jlB7K4pmnZxAcsyJnbhJYus-MwEJA/w640-h480/IMG_2253.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I don't want to cut holes in the empty space at the back of the case to feed it out, and the VGA cable doesn't reach that far anyway, so I am still debating what to do with that...</p><p>Anyway, you can now see the rebuilt A500 next to my other recently completed A500 AmigaOS 3.2.2 project, which is using the ACA500 plus, ACA 030 accelerator and network module in plexiglass case.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2lwjWmAULAnOsHmM5PHdUA9liayoXeYb4KqDR4xZbXOFqkmFX3F0GX76JioNf_O9ykuBmcvFb-u7WiKMlWWEzCim-u621wIU4l3Xgn-10ZoACqYa4zT0HdmHR3BIkmuqBO7dTiFB7QvsWT2QUgVnr9hIvTUolNzAUsnPSdCuv0IRzob4M-4pKaU/s4032/IMG_2254.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2lwjWmAULAnOsHmM5PHdUA9liayoXeYb4KqDR4xZbXOFqkmFX3F0GX76JioNf_O9ykuBmcvFb-u7WiKMlWWEzCim-u621wIU4l3Xgn-10ZoACqYa4zT0HdmHR3BIkmuqBO7dTiFB7QvsWT2QUgVnr9hIvTUolNzAUsnPSdCuv0IRzob4M-4pKaU/w640-h480/IMG_2254.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I hooked up the A500 to make sure it still worked after all that! Please to say it survived the transplant intact!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdh2OyLUJvTe5Wd_4tdDE0Y1c8ejuJiC41bXQFXuF0smythM_YSXnb7S9oo4zy9urL-8tFTxomPxEBRuVa_1SyZyoIuOdnnNGIKyyxTeqfkAvOd52CyH1oiSAoYzm4m1llBT4XxA6AQ4PIArebF-TV8d-hQa12qTC40EJWyQ6JxxU8tVVm-4awvn4/s4032/IMG_2255.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdh2OyLUJvTe5Wd_4tdDE0Y1c8ejuJiC41bXQFXuF0smythM_YSXnb7S9oo4zy9urL-8tFTxomPxEBRuVa_1SyZyoIuOdnnNGIKyyxTeqfkAvOd52CyH1oiSAoYzm4m1llBT4XxA6AQ4PIArebF-TV8d-hQa12qTC40EJWyQ6JxxU8tVVm-4awvn4/w640-h480/IMG_2255.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>I mentioned earlier that I managed to find an A590 and A570 second hand. The A590 was a locally sourced unit, and the A570 came from the UK.</p><p>The A590 came in its original box in remarkably good condition (!), but unfortunately had no power supply included.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D7A5oG2FtigcIyE6KS2aEBSIJQwPz5_Yqt8wFXwdAGPS1xxMaWA1CwUxpyrF56tQRwtD34IrQrnIr29oLYt_OMb-hh2CD8ZHb2Lb3shrUi9ZFkNfzkeIz_4B6r9lBwLGYu93tXh1fTknVwQ8Rz9_xxr3fAyDCf8CV8v5MI4LsQ9xgM0aqSnDqRQ/s4032/IMG_2234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D7A5oG2FtigcIyE6KS2aEBSIJQwPz5_Yqt8wFXwdAGPS1xxMaWA1CwUxpyrF56tQRwtD34IrQrnIr29oLYt_OMb-hh2CD8ZHb2Lb3shrUi9ZFkNfzkeIz_4B6r9lBwLGYu93tXh1fTknVwQ8Rz9_xxr3fAyDCf8CV8v5MI4LsQ9xgM0aqSnDqRQ/w640-h480/IMG_2234.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>It arrived in good condition, and even has 2MB memory option installed, alongside the massive 20MB XT hard drive, which makes this A590 weigh a ton.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDKfKbOcmUJZIi4JDxPJr_w9MgdZKmcnPNZOQMRjlCJBYOgKPvvMe3a65J0G0oPbyyCWA-TNviUvYm2svCclNzdyoCrMIKsYEHqXPoiIDiS-hBjBN2wvP3QLko6IEqwJbWH2m_VxRq45Ur-rL9cAadgifhM2pO24x-FrUmhxFW9RQSp8bc68kIYo/s4032/IMG_2235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDKfKbOcmUJZIi4JDxPJr_w9MgdZKmcnPNZOQMRjlCJBYOgKPvvMe3a65J0G0oPbyyCWA-TNviUvYm2svCclNzdyoCrMIKsYEHqXPoiIDiS-hBjBN2wvP3QLko6IEqwJbWH2m_VxRq45Ur-rL9cAadgifhM2pO24x-FrUmhxFW9RQSp8bc68kIYo/w640-h480/IMG_2235.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>At the rear you can see the SCSI DB25 connector, SCSI ID selector, and the power supply port.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAIfmVWOse4U-_Rasuqe9d_7XJZ_3OqLDR_j1Sw0m3h9Tn5bk5wtRfAyUBBS7OktZgoRZAw_oz29n3Qe_5QLnDORYjWOTHj5DdEOf_l-U4ZADdzy4mYGtTzLLa6jTsmtyteru2Sb5w2MfaDtBXYb6HoUAA2GmbyH_N95tm2Ctw6EdilIuQlVEB2Q/s4032/IMG_2236.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAIfmVWOse4U-_Rasuqe9d_7XJZ_3OqLDR_j1Sw0m3h9Tn5bk5wtRfAyUBBS7OktZgoRZAw_oz29n3Qe_5QLnDORYjWOTHj5DdEOf_l-U4ZADdzy4mYGtTzLLa6jTsmtyteru2Sb5w2MfaDtBXYb6HoUAA2GmbyH_N95tm2Ctw6EdilIuQlVEB2Q/w640-h480/IMG_2236.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>The unit is in great condition cosmetically, but was supplied as untested since there was no power supply.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVQHATAK5A8k6tKWn0_2rg9TUhQs2N_eLXT7Ys_2Aq6wBTtj_kZnTLBX6rPYuRt8kA5YgCiBKqNRSzmA9jU4P-s3lNKb_-loEwluShr718-9C8uQOggPS2DuZZLUSAWH8LnWmAthmW4giBa_wSHO2LeQbbzUHzYEVxk08n8SLaXwVcIkho9_Eo_A/s4032/IMG_2237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVQHATAK5A8k6tKWn0_2rg9TUhQs2N_eLXT7Ys_2Aq6wBTtj_kZnTLBX6rPYuRt8kA5YgCiBKqNRSzmA9jU4P-s3lNKb_-loEwluShr718-9C8uQOggPS2DuZZLUSAWH8LnWmAthmW4giBa_wSHO2LeQbbzUHzYEVxk08n8SLaXwVcIkho9_Eo_A/w640-h480/IMG_2237.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the underside - you can see the metal frame underneath the unit which actually sits underneath the main A500 unit when connected, to provide support to prevent the connector cracking when it is lifted up with the A500 together:<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdgaVJK-15_wd5IZ917f1Rd7dQI2EdoC0QSpBDP1UckT8oZ96_Tmzz6HlrI_M-ExXNa1gYziLa6zE0sq_Pff5eqTwqt4L6rb25iijBbX-8TVwYuxyaZ0WqI7ZGDhvEsGcH3BR2VtNPharLXv5_Vyrj4yBM64Dg1cwqby8kNVrl4x75ANYwh73Jhs/s4032/IMG_2238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdgaVJK-15_wd5IZ917f1Rd7dQI2EdoC0QSpBDP1UckT8oZ96_Tmzz6HlrI_M-ExXNa1gYziLa6zE0sq_Pff5eqTwqt4L6rb25iijBbX-8TVwYuxyaZ0WqI7ZGDhvEsGcH3BR2VtNPharLXv5_Vyrj4yBM64Dg1cwqby8kNVrl4x75ANYwh73Jhs/w640-h480/IMG_2238.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3izd_PpIWjo3EL_n6R5mN1wnDvAXRy13BSklF5KC_M1BHruabzR-SExH3nX-5arIpt90gnlcwA_oANLqKq_1388p6CV9-h_m5bKCD-yEmH26qOiTL4leSuVo-SmpR6MFcWHEqECDjhvRKLohVzNFEyCk77w0v2mfAtXrX3Q6XvVmAeqO_cORGSm0/s4032/IMG_2239.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3izd_PpIWjo3EL_n6R5mN1wnDvAXRy13BSklF5KC_M1BHruabzR-SExH3nX-5arIpt90gnlcwA_oANLqKq_1388p6CV9-h_m5bKCD-yEmH26qOiTL4leSuVo-SmpR6MFcWHEqECDjhvRKLohVzNFEyCk77w0v2mfAtXrX3Q6XvVmAeqO_cORGSm0/w640-h480/IMG_2239.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I needed a power supply though before I could use it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily the power supply is the same one used for the CD32, so I was able to buy a brand new power supply from RetroKit, a local Australian Amiga dealer based in Perth. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also bought another A500 standard power supply from them, to use with my additional A500 so I didn't need to use the old brick power supply. Here they are below - much smaller than the original ones, and much lighter too.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilWqRgF76A9udQxisauQblFF3KbP51jSEWWZBwo0q2MHvMuLkojNwkZwtXGH_ZYAneUjmOCzwN8gJJjWQiHYnUMEyd6tHtOnWXIIZd58keOlwNN7_n9QOCifqOXA8hEQUWQkWr7mqMLzUTCLB55jM38WmElYCEQcXTu7ZyVDW6U3UUBpA0vy1-es/s4032/IMG_2232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilWqRgF76A9udQxisauQblFF3KbP51jSEWWZBwo0q2MHvMuLkojNwkZwtXGH_ZYAneUjmOCzwN8gJJjWQiHYnUMEyd6tHtOnWXIIZd58keOlwNN7_n9QOCifqOXA8hEQUWQkWr7mqMLzUTCLB55jM38WmElYCEQcXTu7ZyVDW6U3UUBpA0vy1-es/w640-h480/IMG_2232.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G0qBiLR0w4bDvJpRndJ5jcJFZurR5EdV7a5y7q9D3p5lAPn9qlRIuC2FEKLRdZc6CJn3HEp04vBt3JpgTmXeqftDZJXGH-k-YbFFnTtgt0BMZWO-Y6SaEoHqVCzH1P0piFmDJ2C_aT5DnZf7VAIK6-pYiE1lHIDqayV1rpaIo5rxwlTeCB03qIM/s4032/IMG_2233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G0qBiLR0w4bDvJpRndJ5jcJFZurR5EdV7a5y7q9D3p5lAPn9qlRIuC2FEKLRdZc6CJn3HEp04vBt3JpgTmXeqftDZJXGH-k-YbFFnTtgt0BMZWO-Y6SaEoHqVCzH1P0piFmDJ2C_aT5DnZf7VAIK6-pYiE1lHIDqayV1rpaIo5rxwlTeCB03qIM/w640-h480/IMG_2233.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I could then connect the A500 and the A590 together and power them up.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkGrqB3ML2WwE9vj1PuAV_F0nWjXOE51O19Wj-XLwE4I0_Qu4719V0H63QQhnEpjU4ksziSCq38fQ50NG4WaJJCtj-amyMVnkLmP9_Z7mjgFFpFGxKg9rOY-8gIRZwiSxISb49CRoDNSWl7lbanXaHUaFaTeaVe0sChO_4ihIIIleCim30PfwUzU/s4032/IMG_2256.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkGrqB3ML2WwE9vj1PuAV_F0nWjXOE51O19Wj-XLwE4I0_Qu4719V0H63QQhnEpjU4ksziSCq38fQ50NG4WaJJCtj-amyMVnkLmP9_Z7mjgFFpFGxKg9rOY-8gIRZwiSxISb49CRoDNSWl7lbanXaHUaFaTeaVe0sChO_4ihIIIleCim30PfwUzU/w640-h480/IMG_2256.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Lights come on, but just a grey screen. Hard disk light stays on solid.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuQDe3h9SHAp0JB0MrbSK5poJY6gv_UgK9MLh7pClFORkafYaQ2ZflEBrXzn21zS4Psli0rM_1dCOA0yGrkL6_4-OR-4cNXsbqjgGyvWF8o1eS0Y6wvhdjmJqO6GOpfRMFgbaZCBjXvs03LM-Bd_BGsI2hPG0oP9kena4PF2kovzHgyfaSEAGsoM/s4032/IMG_2258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuQDe3h9SHAp0JB0MrbSK5poJY6gv_UgK9MLh7pClFORkafYaQ2ZflEBrXzn21zS4Psli0rM_1dCOA0yGrkL6_4-OR-4cNXsbqjgGyvWF8o1eS0Y6wvhdjmJqO6GOpfRMFgbaZCBjXvs03LM-Bd_BGsI2hPG0oP9kena4PF2kovzHgyfaSEAGsoM/w640-h480/IMG_2258.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If I booted from floppy disk, I could reach the workbench fine, but the hard disk in the A590 was not visible.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RGcgKa8mVZsJUTcfiMUJ9M2EeBaa8Z9QG9LSUinngd8mwokV9p5WMZxVdASGUqDzId6X46Vgfgi0dIuiBenere8JbDdWul_Cih1ToDKlVd42KgLodaQ70yjIy_aYDG06oMt8vFYo31gsTBkoIeN48TDWNnWe7Jz_h9x__cbvvf7hF31iE1nRG8c/s4032/IMG_2259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RGcgKa8mVZsJUTcfiMUJ9M2EeBaa8Z9QG9LSUinngd8mwokV9p5WMZxVdASGUqDzId6X46Vgfgi0dIuiBenere8JbDdWul_Cih1ToDKlVd42KgLodaQ70yjIy_aYDG06oMt8vFYo31gsTBkoIeN48TDWNnWe7Jz_h9x__cbvvf7hF31iE1nRG8c/w640-h480/IMG_2259.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can see the additional 2MB fast memory though, so the A590 is working - that part anyway.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7fID7CggZFDrEeBDqceVL0YZFbAr3P21TjJRLXe-N1q8_83BlpKagcsVGZ8UTHgPlUy_z8FjxMAbajmslv7R8TQJ5WKEP96cpzXbxVByI6wLA4JofyrK4vO1IlL2FVJaAtSFyvtm5HrTFlQs48QJyU47dolq3bl-cvKriDIVVg8acqJO--C77NA/s4032/IMG_2260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7fID7CggZFDrEeBDqceVL0YZFbAr3P21TjJRLXe-N1q8_83BlpKagcsVGZ8UTHgPlUy_z8FjxMAbajmslv7R8TQJ5WKEP96cpzXbxVByI6wLA4JofyrK4vO1IlL2FVJaAtSFyvtm5HrTFlQs48QJyU47dolq3bl-cvKriDIVVg8acqJO--C77NA/w640-h480/IMG_2260.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I suspect the XT hard disk has failed, and to be honest I intended to replace it anyway!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdJWGsZwVT1E7hXscBEZvJ9GSyZfepdjBzYtb3580HIKHe0qWC4tIv1mxI_wTokXcSDQktEM7dZOY-iSBj66RrJozSQcCT10zn6BHr0olBWKSQu2jqx4E1NfpSY4GzRq-cnbmn2KBb-Ed-qBpCdRUFwnVTlSIZ25zaQMmxXPUdnOHRcCQvwhyulU/s4032/IMG_2261.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdJWGsZwVT1E7hXscBEZvJ9GSyZfepdjBzYtb3580HIKHe0qWC4tIv1mxI_wTokXcSDQktEM7dZOY-iSBj66RrJozSQcCT10zn6BHr0olBWKSQu2jqx4E1NfpSY4GzRq-cnbmn2KBb-Ed-qBpCdRUFwnVTlSIZ25zaQMmxXPUdnOHRcCQvwhyulU/w640-h480/IMG_2261.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So, next I turned it all off and pulled apart the A590 to replace the old XT 20MB hard disk. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0PeN8Kd6HXAmOaYs40fJ32RdxbjLuwqV0SWE9omybnFyRSnyJ9QsMbWLIss9il7JPXWqdh8DmuckS80KC6D3qGd3vs3cKTjoHlmFPWMtvhLdnkgsZjKxF0PyUXxCZeeajXODDlgo2JNHBLn5EKoe_1kmSpcEMsn5SKJ5SNvlHyVfXqcCk6C6H20/s4032/IMG_2262.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0PeN8Kd6HXAmOaYs40fJ32RdxbjLuwqV0SWE9omybnFyRSnyJ9QsMbWLIss9il7JPXWqdh8DmuckS80KC6D3qGd3vs3cKTjoHlmFPWMtvhLdnkgsZjKxF0PyUXxCZeeajXODDlgo2JNHBLn5EKoe_1kmSpcEMsn5SKJ5SNvlHyVfXqcCk6C6H20/w480-h640/IMG_2262.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That is one very big and very heavy hard disk!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTC36NnR5iuzHhhTlDTlIKq9IJN13ajHSvjyFRQRIKUxafmWkNuEi3GVYUNfsBdIR3uOBwDzqoAdsfTck3-HA3GBFH4lu1NbeG2XtlOPo6IEWuVrq2XOz14lxWKklfeFcZREyGyM8UkZtPddoaGKOo9A2dSPTIMtnm7gIT0z-LCU3KhDkJWIA8AU/s4032/IMG_2263.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTC36NnR5iuzHhhTlDTlIKq9IJN13ajHSvjyFRQRIKUxafmWkNuEi3GVYUNfsBdIR3uOBwDzqoAdsfTck3-HA3GBFH4lu1NbeG2XtlOPo6IEWuVrq2XOz14lxWKklfeFcZREyGyM8UkZtPddoaGKOo9A2dSPTIMtnm7gIT0z-LCU3KhDkJWIA8AU/w640-h480/IMG_2263.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Because it is an XT drive type and not IDE (even though the cable connector is the same size as IDE), you can't replace it with a IDE drive. You need to use the SCSI connector, which is also available internally on the A590:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzmD1jae_a9my_nu057KdNeQvQA8vesotGcd2Pl3WyB8lkZr7EIWO1U1o7KCRTi_BHplqcbJ8w5qu-DYqSSWQGeUtFbQyE9IK7oC9eHrxPRyIg4hZJXwU6Tkq0e3GNR9bIoFpoyrs3c18i-xJp-S5v4UjzUjKmi2A81z69jzjYdAgSQpxLP_Y15Q/s4032/IMG_2264.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOzmD1jae_a9my_nu057KdNeQvQA8vesotGcd2Pl3WyB8lkZr7EIWO1U1o7KCRTi_BHplqcbJ8w5qu-DYqSSWQGeUtFbQyE9IK7oC9eHrxPRyIg4hZJXwU6Tkq0e3GNR9bIoFpoyrs3c18i-xJp-S5v4UjzUjKmi2A81z69jzjYdAgSQpxLP_Y15Q/w640-h480/IMG_2264.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next, I also needed to remove the metal case covering the main board. This is screwed in from below and also from the side next to the zorro connector. Unfortunately this is why I can't feed the cables (df0 selector and VGA cable) through the gap, as the metal case cover fills all the remaining space when connected into the A500...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhh_V416_vkvhMLHaX0y_iEvD2QbAkWT-tC55f3owHEpQtgVakAN-fy9wMrdnU0oJoS4-FJcqw2jEI5geEx8JIC09PuGYZCzKKBXMCAb3N8dOyFHod3kN8KWpSfLVBHzPvUP3gUufo75o8ZKD3raQsz3XafQQmodBiojlo6uD6waJbq648QiEqzQ/w640-h480/IMG_2274.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>This case removal is so I could change over the A590 main board LED pin header selector from XT to SCSI. I can then see the disk activity from the SCSI disk via the front LED:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFAYnR03_pXDDAJgMvBMu0JWI4pNctwgnKtySe6bNa-H36ovYO0zxGt-N0JIrNV9enbwugteHvdt6phHfLGrIl_7fGOXtw2vniOPn06SJHmH2lDx6KrnK7IrEYfbGmXOR9Ci3ZWu5A7-ySiktmagbpX2240s7rkXhDQ1R8UKoxo2zqqFXlYYTikQ/w640-h480/IMG_2275.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>I thought that not using the metal cover at all would give me the space needed for the vga cable and df0 selector to route out via the zorro connector on the A500, but unfortunately the screws needed to secure the A590 to the base, and the scsi hard disk above it, are included in the metal cover as below:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCFqCWNUEEd6PXKSExn7dlFc5NiulBCZcT97d3WdO4cRNcaZy78ohgHSwCXdkeOiZcDVkbuVHNu_dgWIHz_bCgVrwtzEVCq9y43qfEUtKYYNzb90nevys7mtS9bP8WtAzaOUj5z_NJHoymMiCCzYB-iOuuMH9_CKlrhsDyJKrdicPaYG0_Jf-HSY/s4032/IMG_2273.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCFqCWNUEEd6PXKSExn7dlFc5NiulBCZcT97d3WdO4cRNcaZy78ohgHSwCXdkeOiZcDVkbuVHNu_dgWIHz_bCgVrwtzEVCq9y43qfEUtKYYNzb90nevys7mtS9bP8WtAzaOUj5z_NJHoymMiCCzYB-iOuuMH9_CKlrhsDyJKrdicPaYG0_Jf-HSY/w480-h640/IMG_2273.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div>I previously prepared an <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2014/08/cdtv-installing-scsi-controller-and.html" target="_blank">Aztecmonster SCSI to CF adapter card for my CDTV</a> which I ultimately didn't use with it. </div><div><br /></div><div>I still have it, so using my <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/02/new-aurora-r12-gaming-pc.html" target="_blank">Windows 11 Alienware PC</a> I wrote out to CF card my backed up Workbench 1.3 CF card image I use on the Amiga 1000 also, to use with the AztecMonster.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqau9PR4ktuSnn3bBAWjtDzo9t5Fod0rRz2jiHBV9_ub3BCpFwv3WOMWosuxJp3vlUAjv3UnWQK55tfGMZFKCbznZXb1eZEou6tUHA_14SbrKTBkHYSX8DOQTlpJv1espQIn4jLj9ZtSoWKThNv3AoFqulUEkH9DDcF330VF8PoKLOCwfPa5av_o/s4032/IMG_2269.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqau9PR4ktuSnn3bBAWjtDzo9t5Fod0rRz2jiHBV9_ub3BCpFwv3WOMWosuxJp3vlUAjv3UnWQK55tfGMZFKCbznZXb1eZEou6tUHA_14SbrKTBkHYSX8DOQTlpJv1espQIn4jLj9ZtSoWKThNv3AoFqulUEkH9DDcF330VF8PoKLOCwfPa5av_o/w640-h480/IMG_2269.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I powered it on and it works! Workbench 1.3 booted from the CF card using the Aztecmonster in the A590! Exciting!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWNP1u7zSMsgLmJb0Kmd49tDgfmTCGTsT5wxaPQbno2SdT057zEwQswC8WQuIRhux926ypsjZ_PgZSjCBAPVqrnnG5ohtkeLyvOJXx_Hd3ZoAcP2wRY06AAkV2dead9auSuvsWRDH9N5ZCBD-M1x2RhJjo6xA-aeeISfRhVqwIyRKLs8U4qOIb-A/s4032/IMG_2271.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWNP1u7zSMsgLmJb0Kmd49tDgfmTCGTsT5wxaPQbno2SdT057zEwQswC8WQuIRhux926ypsjZ_PgZSjCBAPVqrnnG5ohtkeLyvOJXx_Hd3ZoAcP2wRY06AAkV2dead9auSuvsWRDH9N5ZCBD-M1x2RhJjo6xA-aeeISfRhVqwIyRKLs8U4qOIb-A/w640-h480/IMG_2271.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>However, I couldn't see the partitions beyond the first one. So I removed the A590 case again to locate the SCSI roms on the main board, which are v6.0 as below. These roms have limited drive size support.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ph6BMkHuXA4IvbDdgWirO7LsmnUf3TzaThCUfAOZbFOT35piWn1dW654UnTAD-lbzMcCGaDHwin7Ne5lIk6QzNPssaXZopxCDbJ3YhiI1R5N16khK3VvyLvF63PBJv617uLYHOU6oc-YqkZwrnBKlKHMpPrTpgA6dFaADb1xlcZaKd9nQsN-_js/s4032/IMG_2272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ph6BMkHuXA4IvbDdgWirO7LsmnUf3TzaThCUfAOZbFOT35piWn1dW654UnTAD-lbzMcCGaDHwin7Ne5lIk6QzNPssaXZopxCDbJ3YhiI1R5N16khK3VvyLvF63PBJv617uLYHOU6oc-YqkZwrnBKlKHMpPrTpgA6dFaADb1xlcZaKd9nQsN-_js/w480-h640/IMG_2272.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>I have slightly newer v6.6 ROMS on my no longer used A2091 scsi card:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPlmKWUEBAx_pohGEHDWnrk7Qf7KWVNxO0-vcTQnNzt40wqtoB8cescHeu2KNXCf_ztDTvD20haEha536j4zgGz9x2GnwuALDbP--hJkGoI21CyqeY74Vj8BFHZqFFnHu86slquxty-KzHGU6iFuP5VlLRfjqn_DU0DA9uTTk0tTwVI5tnMHRpAT3-Q/s4032/IMG_2412.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMPlmKWUEBAx_pohGEHDWnrk7Qf7KWVNxO0-vcTQnNzt40wqtoB8cescHeu2KNXCf_ztDTvD20haEha536j4zgGz9x2GnwuALDbP--hJkGoI21CyqeY74Vj8BFHZqFFnHu86slquxty-KzHGU6iFuP5VlLRfjqn_DU0DA9uTTk0tTwVI5tnMHRpAT3-Q/w640-h480/IMG_2412.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So I next worked to remove them from it and put them into the A590 to replace the V6 roms. This should then allow the A500 system to see the full 1GB. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNee706D_UXRQqbe6zdHY8rIeNyX2cVTqOhPNJTWfYEF3S-CJLv7fUUfccYqYsyXy3gy1HNOiidS_vj0c2dOZBVlBsHFlNrABAtAmX8INvCTKC98n9VMrRk56N3eFXskwaE94pnaE7QHuNTup-WS2BQAHzfj627Y3QIYKZJ70SUY6NU_SUHl1OoJAVrw/s4032/IMG_2413.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNee706D_UXRQqbe6zdHY8rIeNyX2cVTqOhPNJTWfYEF3S-CJLv7fUUfccYqYsyXy3gy1HNOiidS_vj0c2dOZBVlBsHFlNrABAtAmX8INvCTKC98n9VMrRk56N3eFXskwaE94pnaE7QHuNTup-WS2BQAHzfj627Y3QIYKZJ70SUY6NU_SUHl1OoJAVrw/w640-h480/IMG_2413.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The old roms were quite hard to remove with the chip extractor, but I got there in the end.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjTxQDGvg-aysZn-jLClBy5-DDyKZgiFBhztUvJdgH9UYBbsOJ1RsmLfC6V-oVCT-m5Hsy1X1-AezEfVhmYcFU_p1VI6jsYQ1eaTCeArsGpvsMxAKetOlvAgTvxeTydeIOtKPCdJWPV7n4UPf2UqR152242yDy9nKVW3AUYpSUFFQ657jTfawhTRotA/s4032/IMG_2416.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjTxQDGvg-aysZn-jLClBy5-DDyKZgiFBhztUvJdgH9UYBbsOJ1RsmLfC6V-oVCT-m5Hsy1X1-AezEfVhmYcFU_p1VI6jsYQ1eaTCeArsGpvsMxAKetOlvAgTvxeTydeIOtKPCdJWPV7n4UPf2UqR152242yDy9nKVW3AUYpSUFFQ657jTfawhTRotA/w640-h480/IMG_2416.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the A590 board with the newer v6.6 roms installed:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslzJKXWhD_UrvF0nqJZTAobLZDZ4Qon4ZEoNOl4iB0mCBDbpbx2kt1g66nZEx5clJbz7fB0uecPFRcLNieosOPcHqM-XthWKZfTVOiSrKrCjBaalRic4jNPQW4znka4nPkjMExRq6fOlrIbt7zuPb5Mc2P2vG-H1lOdOEVFbQ-5o47HospvduLUuQlw/s4032/IMG_2417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslzJKXWhD_UrvF0nqJZTAobLZDZ4Qon4ZEoNOl4iB0mCBDbpbx2kt1g66nZEx5clJbz7fB0uecPFRcLNieosOPcHqM-XthWKZfTVOiSrKrCjBaalRic4jNPQW4znka4nPkjMExRq6fOlrIbt7zuPb5Mc2P2vG-H1lOdOEVFbQ-5o47HospvduLUuQlw/w480-h640/IMG_2417.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>Unfortunately, no more than 1GB though - I hit the same issue on my Amiga 2000 when it ran Kickstart 1.3. It sees the higher partitions above 1GB, but they are not available. So, I turn auto mount for them off in HDToolbox to stop them showing.</div><div><br /></div><div>The scsi cable included with the A2091 is way too short for the aztec monster to fit onto the metal case. It wouldn't even fit in the case with it, as below!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjS09CXjHpgUFVtGiWV7tIQ6M1xQSzenUrSLM1m73Wo2tlGvmE56sljgS1K6C3s-MwmfM7mlFYTKioryW5Q635syTnOI-MA4qbf-2DmnB-uJtDkbOKielCGNa9jNQ5X6cjKcTgZI7S9C2GMUSfryV3L4eyqlX7ZKwzm756OsgwaNtxbnUlg-2IEto/s4032/IMG_2277.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjS09CXjHpgUFVtGiWV7tIQ6M1xQSzenUrSLM1m73Wo2tlGvmE56sljgS1K6C3s-MwmfM7mlFYTKioryW5Q635syTnOI-MA4qbf-2DmnB-uJtDkbOKielCGNa9jNQ5X6cjKcTgZI7S9C2GMUSfryV3L4eyqlX7ZKwzm756OsgwaNtxbnUlg-2IEto/w640-h480/IMG_2277.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So I used my ridiculously long internal scsi cable instead. I also disconnected the noisy fan in the A590, as I will no longer need it with the Aztecmonster and CF card installed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunPxq6f_3TM3b72HfjLH86EtF-AjNOLvHw1JOV1bVLXOq0F7HbyLFkOfKj3fO7zH-TmV3v96o58HJxB9pSDhCpYENim0rPLPkwW-t4t3J7Rk1aqP0rX14T6N99glWlYsVqrntJLWOOajwj-KFhLfYd7QYe58Mf71i1N0zmjw0ik4M0xSIub4zj0c/s4032/IMG_2279.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunPxq6f_3TM3b72HfjLH86EtF-AjNOLvHw1JOV1bVLXOq0F7HbyLFkOfKj3fO7zH-TmV3v96o58HJxB9pSDhCpYENim0rPLPkwW-t4t3J7Rk1aqP0rX14T6N99glWlYsVqrntJLWOOajwj-KFhLfYd7QYe58Mf71i1N0zmjw0ik4M0xSIub4zj0c/w640-h480/IMG_2279.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the longer scsi cable I could then mount the Aztec monster card onto the existing pin holes the XT drive used to use.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyzMZ4j8Fdr5ERYTB03RBYE9tCIxynNSDrMdEkud-783ed5NGqktdNccNlGOFODH_pWaUjdDRKDFForG0w2r7w2hXT1cRiGgpcOngTfAzFTRxuCdxTKLhqFU88CxqNtuR1eKCX2f4bMY2A-L-i6TiPZsl-kcFOcNQ1f_uXXqOX_pf3DRbDOUUYnw/s4032/IMG_2280.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyzMZ4j8Fdr5ERYTB03RBYE9tCIxynNSDrMdEkud-783ed5NGqktdNccNlGOFODH_pWaUjdDRKDFForG0w2r7w2hXT1cRiGgpcOngTfAzFTRxuCdxTKLhqFU88CxqNtuR1eKCX2f4bMY2A-L-i6TiPZsl-kcFOcNQ1f_uXXqOX_pf3DRbDOUUYnw/w640-h480/IMG_2280.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then did up the case again - 20MB XT is now 1GB SCSI :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCsW2e9C1pRdUQqsF82kFvyJ0H4MYJA-4miHrXICOK10ERFZCD-0TGVs1vC-qR-lTY2dd7oFpIqmJdQr-dJcJQCtSV-uJxQKahnR3rirRU5u0uK6_RNNpkDgW6ymFAhgHUaLxRbXUvo9nBOgl_Xk-ggWLg-1yj2UIHa-Ebz5jN5Bqs-yDsYzA3yg/s4032/IMG_2281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCsW2e9C1pRdUQqsF82kFvyJ0H4MYJA-4miHrXICOK10ERFZCD-0TGVs1vC-qR-lTY2dd7oFpIqmJdQr-dJcJQCtSV-uJxQKahnR3rirRU5u0uK6_RNNpkDgW6ymFAhgHUaLxRbXUvo9nBOgl_Xk-ggWLg-1yj2UIHa-Ebz5jN5Bqs-yDsYzA3yg/w480-h640/IMG_2281.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All connected back to the A500 now, it boots up fine from the CF Card into Workbench 1.3:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0UGrjMnHnxlFNJ94Z9R0Z6vExZmzDayWSyysMI3ElBFB9DbOcZvAkRmiWLbmJQ7aKjIENcs-QwIqH0t7-AITHy7TWyvFHUPviPOKM2Sr7fcKc-ssLB-42Nv44gk4HrTi2GKNTUWPd-XPpVLlqOe9tDLtAFf_I_tfsvxZCdwwVji0pw_1TJ3fOQk/s4032/IMG_2283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0UGrjMnHnxlFNJ94Z9R0Z6vExZmzDayWSyysMI3ElBFB9DbOcZvAkRmiWLbmJQ7aKjIENcs-QwIqH0t7-AITHy7TWyvFHUPviPOKM2Sr7fcKc-ssLB-42Nv44gk4HrTi2GKNTUWPd-XPpVLlqOe9tDLtAFf_I_tfsvxZCdwwVji0pw_1TJ3fOQk/w640-h480/IMG_2283.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I see the two 512MB partitions put to 1GB as expected, thanks to the upgraded 6.6 roms. If i had v7 that would be better as it would allow me to use the whole CF card capacity, but 1GB is much better than 20MB!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNQDnVQK1WELi7IGctY2xOI9B-oNtXHhXrxy2gT8KrzdUZb5YEGlM0r4BeVrraCdlfwJU7or8V4KzOfui0ei8_-pQDg5JkatknCaHRvCT919w5oBclAASvq4sxO3tgMmxLZHGpZeQI-0gi5DgjmV7uiyE4bLuft9Dly-Q3pPq3ae-1XPH-nHzcwQ/s4032/IMG_2284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNQDnVQK1WELi7IGctY2xOI9B-oNtXHhXrxy2gT8KrzdUZb5YEGlM0r4BeVrraCdlfwJU7or8V4KzOfui0ei8_-pQDg5JkatknCaHRvCT919w5oBclAASvq4sxO3tgMmxLZHGpZeQI-0gi5DgjmV7uiyE4bLuft9Dly-Q3pPq3ae-1XPH-nHzcwQ/w640-h480/IMG_2284.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The A590 looks great. The design is a bit strange that it doesn't align with the A500 case angle, but that is due to the XT drive being so big inside. GVP made one that did align nicely - I used to have it, but sold it a long time ago when getting money together for my dream A4000T. </div><div><br /></div><div>The A590 is great for putting floppy disks on though for multi-disk games that don't use external drives :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPk6Uc2jCBjogG0zSIdLI_vh8eht97LhdzhyxKuM76klGe2mfDy3JXH39OSv6FcoDTCL-bUuOVIfBpSLXikkEqwe-8F_frp-xODmPa7nM531Idx4pOghkHRu3GufdQSEwplLCF5o_l5iS3rwCIwunYR9qeX4dwS_t1tepDeTzQv8J0VQTqu35Wao/s4032/IMG_2285.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPk6Uc2jCBjogG0zSIdLI_vh8eht97LhdzhyxKuM76klGe2mfDy3JXH39OSv6FcoDTCL-bUuOVIfBpSLXikkEqwe-8F_frp-xODmPa7nM531Idx4pOghkHRu3GufdQSEwplLCF5o_l5iS3rwCIwunYR9qeX4dwS_t1tepDeTzQv8J0VQTqu35Wao/w640-h480/IMG_2285.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I ran some demos and applications from the hard disk to celebrate!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EkCAmxlDAlfszEktvqr3aktJaaZFs47khM0BHIsPRsyIrsgprhZPuYw0suzOgNzVopmpthD1SIBhzKfhJpWLnoI88SuM_MhkHV6BV1dr-P-H0YLtblBsGQ-_rmWL5_Of2ZWpuRE9Ln12SaWDRNARqf8NjJeMX_4XFGvSe-JE9q0BPD2f2Ha7Qfs/s4032/IMG_2286.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EkCAmxlDAlfszEktvqr3aktJaaZFs47khM0BHIsPRsyIrsgprhZPuYw0suzOgNzVopmpthD1SIBhzKfhJpWLnoI88SuM_MhkHV6BV1dr-P-H0YLtblBsGQ-_rmWL5_Of2ZWpuRE9Ln12SaWDRNARqf8NjJeMX_4XFGvSe-JE9q0BPD2f2Ha7Qfs/w640-h480/IMG_2286.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Octamed - great to listen to modules from hard disk on this setup:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAhdUnLGLwi6N_-FbaLOgCOWM--b9Zh9ZFNm49cB7fWjIs1VV1-hCeSCoxXP2Y6mxyfd9k9UtjgKgyE3ljJfKz4eL8Aw3VZPWqxlX1riOG5EiK5raboNP1g4fkhd60dSL8UkphBIdmDqk11DTj76SWWj689OlfN3d9OPzngGwJvS3b2QZNuGyLHE/s4032/IMG_2287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAhdUnLGLwi6N_-FbaLOgCOWM--b9Zh9ZFNm49cB7fWjIs1VV1-hCeSCoxXP2Y6mxyfd9k9UtjgKgyE3ljJfKz4eL8Aw3VZPWqxlX1riOG5EiK5raboNP1g4fkhd60dSL8UkphBIdmDqk11DTj76SWWj689OlfN3d9OPzngGwJvS3b2QZNuGyLHE/w640-h480/IMG_2287.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--2pzISOUkUF72x1zRNrDW4qSn2pb8L-Sx7t7y6kiL6cekWYpx_IWmG4lXwRK86LumzY85ViBM-WrNxG6YLMJYYWxfqQaL6q5cn5LGBLxBCEjBx9fF90smCd0zsByTuhQE8-d1E7afQlU9hOKvJan8gEgnbMXCXSspHDVoPlAkAw9B3Q2IuMRMEw/s4032/IMG_2288.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh--2pzISOUkUF72x1zRNrDW4qSn2pb8L-Sx7t7y6kiL6cekWYpx_IWmG4lXwRK86LumzY85ViBM-WrNxG6YLMJYYWxfqQaL6q5cn5LGBLxBCEjBx9fF90smCd0zsByTuhQE8-d1E7afQlU9hOKvJan8gEgnbMXCXSspHDVoPlAkAw9B3Q2IuMRMEw/w640-h480/IMG_2288.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As this hard disk Workbench 1.3 image was originally from my A2000 I owned from new, it still has the applications and data I used back in 1991, including school assignments me and my brother wrote in Pen Pal over 30 years ago! What a time capsule!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9_LsnQ1fhUqR-5S2b96K43B1MYQAWYgvDAYh2FEYn_zqybqgqN79PDXBpCNMHgcLHbpOGuZZ9aBRMmrHQGqdQPmxICz2L0O6CkZyXDVdjfO3OvRSIeWQsl5IgjY2kyQygVsh75HfyI37tLm5fCsVxytWwa5-XxrODeZHgRsWT37rhptCngj-bjQ/s4032/IMG_2289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9_LsnQ1fhUqR-5S2b96K43B1MYQAWYgvDAYh2FEYn_zqybqgqN79PDXBpCNMHgcLHbpOGuZZ9aBRMmrHQGqdQPmxICz2L0O6CkZyXDVdjfO3OvRSIeWQsl5IgjY2kyQygVsh75HfyI37tLm5fCsVxytWwa5-XxrODeZHgRsWT37rhptCngj-bjQ/w640-h480/IMG_2289.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Moving on now to the A570, the CDTV drive for the Amiga 500. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDukQNZBh1LbxJ_CzXy3GIiwWe35QAFIHrctft5ntLLi_-w5DTaxPuOp-4XqaRo2L0ldP3BPcWq02VvgPub8QFX-wYNozC0p5d-HAmWnfEJDaOl8WssNnKiV1wkO3krFrTLBSQgEpXrUjtD5WOnLH0mI8GWmay1AbDg3shgx-iW3koZCOrPCl5O78/s4032/IMG_2444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDukQNZBh1LbxJ_CzXy3GIiwWe35QAFIHrctft5ntLLi_-w5DTaxPuOp-4XqaRo2L0ldP3BPcWq02VvgPub8QFX-wYNozC0p5d-HAmWnfEJDaOl8WssNnKiV1wkO3krFrTLBSQgEpXrUjtD5WOnLH0mI8GWmay1AbDg3shgx-iW3koZCOrPCl5O78/w640-h480/IMG_2444.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Commodore released this A570 expansion I believe to appease A500 owners who couldn't play CDTV titles. Many A500 owners didn't see the value in trading up to the CDTV given it was just an Amiga 500 with a few extra functions, housed in a pretty stereo component housing. </div><div><br /></div><div>Multimedia was not well explained or understood at the time - the CDTV was way ahead of its time.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEscyq2DkvjEEntRhIwhteCT-oLRy-p5vo9Mu-XFbqSLwReBes-jp9PigjCMk_P1Ia9mb_gf2hWSfNZZ97qMi8678N-TrDRPnsPG6rx3QxEc69EwwglhwRxCoPP-XSt1boc87lENc2mv_fltgWcbj5F1eB9PN27jwfiWseewk-1nCVXSi7TuaVUE/s4032/IMG_2445.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEscyq2DkvjEEntRhIwhteCT-oLRy-p5vo9Mu-XFbqSLwReBes-jp9PigjCMk_P1Ia9mb_gf2hWSfNZZ97qMi8678N-TrDRPnsPG6rx3QxEc69EwwglhwRxCoPP-XSt1boc87lENc2mv_fltgWcbj5F1eB9PN27jwfiWseewk-1nCVXSi7TuaVUE/w640-h480/IMG_2445.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I actually <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2014/05/my-cdtv-has-arrived.html" target="_blank">have a CDTV already</a>, and I have <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/04/multiple-cdtv-upgrades.html" target="_blank">done some upgrades on it too</a>, but I was thinking this A570 would be great as a backup, and also useful to be able to read CD's on my A500 system. </div><div><br /></div><div>A570 can't be connected at the same time as the A590, which is a crazy thing but due to bus mastering or some such thing for Autoboot functionality to work. </div><div><br /></div><div>It makes the A570 instantly far less useful since I can't boot from hard disk and use the CD as well, it is either/or. It does work though, when I powered it on.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8nZjvceeOO4s2IeGHNmjqEyyVdPnXkjww1lFIaLTlVwqG-kp9dHsetdWjEz1_xSP-Glq6-tnr6D3HhCjyuBlgMULHrHWL2MfnrcnJoXxxdjWIAWcT63nhVDs0w3d77ag0INTFIN8r8gN7LNksMx2tGcJuPmsA41M-mb4C5Q9gCpV1sPU_RJpTf0/s4032/IMG_2446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8nZjvceeOO4s2IeGHNmjqEyyVdPnXkjww1lFIaLTlVwqG-kp9dHsetdWjEz1_xSP-Glq6-tnr6D3HhCjyuBlgMULHrHWL2MfnrcnJoXxxdjWIAWcT63nhVDs0w3d77ag0INTFIN8r8gN7LNksMx2tGcJuPmsA41M-mb4C5Q9gCpV1sPU_RJpTf0/w640-h480/IMG_2446.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not being able to use the CDTV controller with the A500, makes navigating the menus very clunky, and unfortunately I have no manual for the A570...so it was trial and error.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-TGtKVIShGKN1ZzSC3UgGIMSRwoZUxmVYJ4Y9NutASKQXeB2p2kCjelzC5T80EBPwWQuLZwYQ_k4a5qroQ2GR-Xdw2s61vDleNq2Z2-DO5EYSkMUaUNzgTsLzCKvdKwMeS7lfHua47KTYqUh82pAe9ipjgDR-SNTlnFkqUCx4qQ7ye4G8Fg7RIA/s4032/IMG_2447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-TGtKVIShGKN1ZzSC3UgGIMSRwoZUxmVYJ4Y9NutASKQXeB2p2kCjelzC5T80EBPwWQuLZwYQ_k4a5qroQ2GR-Xdw2s61vDleNq2Z2-DO5EYSkMUaUNzgTsLzCKvdKwMeS7lfHua47KTYqUh82pAe9ipjgDR-SNTlnFkqUCx4qQ7ye4G8Fg7RIA/w640-h480/IMG_2447.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried a CDTV title, the welcome CD.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6Bv8TiTkQoI8hqIHEMmvcEeun1L3KUnTQ-PFTZa7ssvuMH6oO4EbVGZ8TCVIVnfLfP035o0BCQ_MRlYOTOuWmViBNKYZIydKfvO5WPYl1GWQDNJcj7D6zGDGh6fAMNmA_xraaLja0NQUe3VfHBC4N4zdUzySULYdic6UBQDWCNixkchCouMjwv8/w640-h480/IMG_2454.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>It booted fine, which was a big relief.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-XLE-g-2-bIFvP8jD-H6sw8VRDILuGBDHvpehPnjDs42WWFWMnqZEhnQYihU6OJkATcTyqAql-Uxl7lt_gzrDw4gQqMywMOyJfjBhzmg6WNd3KFn6b-I3XI9_jnVa21Bvq0PbGFcQBHYZdBIfrieh3tbf4ud2RPWK6VbL5FdnqYySV_VakIYf8w/s4032/IMG_2450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-XLE-g-2-bIFvP8jD-H6sw8VRDILuGBDHvpehPnjDs42WWFWMnqZEhnQYihU6OJkATcTyqAql-Uxl7lt_gzrDw4gQqMywMOyJfjBhzmg6WNd3KFn6b-I3XI9_jnVa21Bvq0PbGFcQBHYZdBIfrieh3tbf4ud2RPWK6VbL5FdnqYySV_VakIYf8w/w640-h480/IMG_2450.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwthfuXqP-Hksrilc5EDja8yrN0PKFRlNxt9tjAgKAi8aT2AzVpt1COb4JHJYQBAMHfsNpK0tMZ4FhcShfjgxZMfdQKaPeULy62ell-mtyww7JS7HXOOPMEJpLuUnkRF69XgdzM5rGZH-fjYwMkcKYgFZRoXpD2zVDmJuSN-WaRRkifqxK5VOLbA/s4032/IMG_2452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwthfuXqP-Hksrilc5EDja8yrN0PKFRlNxt9tjAgKAi8aT2AzVpt1COb4JHJYQBAMHfsNpK0tMZ4FhcShfjgxZMfdQKaPeULy62ell-mtyww7JS7HXOOPMEJpLuUnkRF69XgdzM5rGZH-fjYwMkcKYgFZRoXpD2zVDmJuSN-WaRRkifqxK5VOLbA/w640-h480/IMG_2452.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then tried playing audio CD's too - some Lizardking makes logical sense!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8iPlnKgsdmRiudnmBYfk9uFk4NHT4mqZfqZ1yPdqqMCg3TsPi3h4rJV-e3QGnVwldVe2OVA4b4ju13FCTGtqB4G-UT_8WE0B1zLCe5DzwuR_0RAsQFg_dXcYwRf6i64dGgH6B873vR1omo634pyI7iVAHYy3wHV4QV1EUeK2VJyEVqqL6f5Ig7o/s4032/IMG_2455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8iPlnKgsdmRiudnmBYfk9uFk4NHT4mqZfqZ1yPdqqMCg3TsPi3h4rJV-e3QGnVwldVe2OVA4b4ju13FCTGtqB4G-UT_8WE0B1zLCe5DzwuR_0RAsQFg_dXcYwRf6i64dGgH6B873vR1omo634pyI7iVAHYy3wHV4QV1EUeK2VJyEVqqL6f5Ig7o/w640-h480/IMG_2455.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It works well too. The A570 has pass through RCA audio plugs on the back, so the A500 audio out connects to it, then RCA out to your speakers. So you hear both.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7oc36Ni435uATGQjHsCaEAfvsXc2gb6l1Edb6scBO-qVRyb8plIG2jxVMs_Dq5oF74zxFUmpNru0sBjSYqo5pV-WbAPOngzhae1G1s8tf8tBcJ5032qcaVyZVryMf3Dwgt8bn2g6Q3hfsf_BDoKGk2jDbNU1pLqbu9-5k8tKe07MqIVh9xlcyUU/s4032/IMG_2458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7oc36Ni435uATGQjHsCaEAfvsXc2gb6l1Edb6scBO-qVRyb8plIG2jxVMs_Dq5oF74zxFUmpNru0sBjSYqo5pV-WbAPOngzhae1G1s8tf8tBcJ5032qcaVyZVryMf3Dwgt8bn2g6Q3hfsf_BDoKGk2jDbNU1pLqbu9-5k8tKe07MqIVh9xlcyUU/w480-h640/IMG_2458.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried out Defender of the crown CDTV version next (I bought the re-released boxed version quite a few years back), and the CD audio and game works great:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQyjDbqOdLSGF9mWf0NNz5KXtnhp8IrJV5jvL0BS74RpOaQ9LHZlMeJIFXlRnvraXOxIhYmUrF5kpbLvp-o2nRKzmo-ZpLVVGmcbeyvneFlS0-ROjK4RXsBx-9Ach3qmMoRbVxIiyieUhVzogfYx3V8OFUFhLW3OvDNkG10a4nYynPk1PoNJoRC0/s4032/IMG_2472.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQyjDbqOdLSGF9mWf0NNz5KXtnhp8IrJV5jvL0BS74RpOaQ9LHZlMeJIFXlRnvraXOxIhYmUrF5kpbLvp-o2nRKzmo-ZpLVVGmcbeyvneFlS0-ROjK4RXsBx-9Ach3qmMoRbVxIiyieUhVzogfYx3V8OFUFhLW3OvDNkG10a4nYynPk1PoNJoRC0/w640-h480/IMG_2472.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So, I had some thoughts on how to resolve the issue of not being able to use the hard disk and A570 CD drive at the same time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Generally most internal options require Kickstart 3.x to work. </div><div><br /></div><div>I found the potential solution option of the IDE68k + fast ram upgrade from amigastore.eu, which you can option a specially prepared 1.3 kickstart rom. This modified rom apparently allows auto booting from the ide port attached to the IDE68k add-on under 1.3.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sounds promising, as the A570 CD drive needs 1.3 to work. So maybe they work together, allowing me a hard drive and CD on this A500? </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsp_RGIdaUjdCP6Pa5Vb4IW9xjjK9u2hzyw1io8ficlaqDENXbUTagjLM7ZWxlLxVG424PBNtlCpieS6hz26ZRmI3Fwwg8ksymJxjyO9ZBSXCLGc9_i6EEvPkcEBWU-toQ7PkB2moCj6MSYJnBrsMzIIAUwoMFQOS-AgNKaEVVTdQCMyey8fSuK4/s4032/IMG_2830.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsp_RGIdaUjdCP6Pa5Vb4IW9xjjK9u2hzyw1io8ficlaqDENXbUTagjLM7ZWxlLxVG424PBNtlCpieS6hz26ZRmI3Fwwg8ksymJxjyO9ZBSXCLGc9_i6EEvPkcEBWU-toQ7PkB2moCj6MSYJnBrsMzIIAUwoMFQOS-AgNKaEVVTdQCMyey8fSuK4/w640-h480/IMG_2830.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So I decided to buy this IDE68k and modified kickstart 1.3 rom to try it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyL03J6KHRIOCyuCF9J75mYtmAOAr3ujVxbt8oP1pmlodDy6CkQGtaJZLIg5pkRJuAr_LfIpVqDVgYvD31sV48wK4dhpBbBuiOX7bVI3wR3KIvBuxvxXlu8DsnNo-8nlPYFUnAoOjlO-fPHofNPLpOHcK3LF_Ryc6Yq9n79voxkwT2dNAAQoolEY/s4032/IMG_2831.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyL03J6KHRIOCyuCF9J75mYtmAOAr3ujVxbt8oP1pmlodDy6CkQGtaJZLIg5pkRJuAr_LfIpVqDVgYvD31sV48wK4dhpBbBuiOX7bVI3wR3KIvBuxvxXlu8DsnNo-8nlPYFUnAoOjlO-fPHofNPLpOHcK3LF_Ryc6Yq9n79voxkwT2dNAAQoolEY/w640-h480/IMG_2831.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When it arrived, I noted it includes instructions (excellent after the Furia debacle), and some cables to connect to specific pins on some chips on the A500.</div><div><br /></div><div>As an aside, I didn't come up with a solution for routing the indivision ecs vga cable output with the A570/A590 attached, so I decided to remove it altogether, and rely for now on the same <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2020/07/microbee-cga-to-vga-upscaler-on-amiga.html" target="_blank">Microbee scan doubler I use for the Amiga 1000</a>, which also doesn't have an internal scandoubler.</div><div><br /></div><div>I installed the 1.3 modified kickstart first.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1c19FkmbOm49L9D74et8l_kug_K2xM-hUvrznY2ZjP7b2KLwNA1XfQO8wZUaycwFUopS_d1EFvJnHJsrJu50prK5gDLdJajkWS9weyrYwKOsXsMu1fjVUdI_2dmiEFqYFkrQKRPuFHFUdrWkTt3DaEHzJjMfRyu6RfiX5FbG5uCLWxxYwE8aatU/s4032/IMG_2836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1c19FkmbOm49L9D74et8l_kug_K2xM-hUvrznY2ZjP7b2KLwNA1XfQO8wZUaycwFUopS_d1EFvJnHJsrJu50prK5gDLdJajkWS9weyrYwKOsXsMu1fjVUdI_2dmiEFqYFkrQKRPuFHFUdrWkTt3DaEHzJjMfRyu6RfiX5FbG5uCLWxxYwE8aatU/w640-h480/IMG_2836.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then removed the 68000 CPU carefully, so I could then put the IDE68k there, and place the 68000 CPU on top of it. The instructions were very handy and the colour photos really help here.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynu6M2PB2RcwdX-bC1ZcbRToFDpm1ob3ktSPgQixKj5irT9S8tP88RI7z0ZZC7dfMMVOy5zwqV_sUoP4U0nymM1CDQOoYvihfnPT_XZtr1A0z9Tfs_1sc9Um9L7aYPY-_YbJkBTVDLWqsRCQ0R3vYTYo0OnjcFSVAyILRxpTG3RUbaYPG-tp10Ug/s4032/IMG_2837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynu6M2PB2RcwdX-bC1ZcbRToFDpm1ob3ktSPgQixKj5irT9S8tP88RI7z0ZZC7dfMMVOy5zwqV_sUoP4U0nymM1CDQOoYvihfnPT_XZtr1A0z9Tfs_1sc9Um9L7aYPY-_YbJkBTVDLWqsRCQ0R3vYTYo0OnjcFSVAyILRxpTG3RUbaYPG-tp10Ug/w640-h480/IMG_2837.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the IDE68k installed on the 68000 CPU socket.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCBZUE9r0SgfcZhyC8dTJVP4Ch8G4r8JvXOFfEOj6ABp6YRd5-4tjWTvKnaAJJSGUnlaEqQQTJNCDqU99K_5qV0bIIphPP3oqV52twNtK0_7REddC5-T7a00CQg0kziKizgIk8eTu-_QYJG8jM5mV2P9dJ7jKa8mwENjlfqxYBG2r509-9nOKpAE/s4032/IMG_2862.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCBZUE9r0SgfcZhyC8dTJVP4Ch8G4r8JvXOFfEOj6ABp6YRd5-4tjWTvKnaAJJSGUnlaEqQQTJNCDqU99K_5qV0bIIphPP3oqV52twNtK0_7REddC5-T7a00CQg0kziKizgIk8eTu-_QYJG8jM5mV2P9dJ7jKa8mwENjlfqxYBG2r509-9nOKpAE/w640-h480/IMG_2862.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then put the 68000 CPU in the pin holes provided on top. No socket here, so I had to be careful.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqXPLc3UcUhTp_xVeQCC_2Hd-t128OEj_WgqDaAdiFCUZr4hMiv4ac01Kpbvz0NyfiNIBEwzxzNCXHB3w97v3vIZeecSvqaPH4U-sCZwQ7ytX4--bT0sdsn2Q6YdIBpRg4lTmHS_m4DIlQ23BNXiynrnGCrCjMaYAadTew4CQ_alHdC5jJ1n44_w/s4032/IMG_2864.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqXPLc3UcUhTp_xVeQCC_2Hd-t128OEj_WgqDaAdiFCUZr4hMiv4ac01Kpbvz0NyfiNIBEwzxzNCXHB3w97v3vIZeecSvqaPH4U-sCZwQ7ytX4--bT0sdsn2Q6YdIBpRg4lTmHS_m4DIlQ23BNXiynrnGCrCjMaYAadTew4CQ_alHdC5jJ1n44_w/w640-h480/IMG_2864.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The pins at the top of the IDE68k are used for the cables to connect to specific pins. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrulz-h4MYMoUCyeGpFgilFPCHYwQDODxC0jSeDR-JhHZ0RtDlaueFdDv07PM9A_eU5nEafdFt8XdGaevUaV-1QRG4Nv2F4-Pol0e0gE_F64vUP66QdMu4kHJf3uB2dwSB964Y-cGw6PjzvUd895p4tiUxXTw7aaf2ZvSfPpwytKQ_-ibJ6nq5l4/s4032/IMG_2865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrulz-h4MYMoUCyeGpFgilFPCHYwQDODxC0jSeDR-JhHZ0RtDlaueFdDv07PM9A_eU5nEafdFt8XdGaevUaV-1QRG4Nv2F4-Pol0e0gE_F64vUP66QdMu4kHJf3uB2dwSB964Y-cGw6PjzvUd895p4tiUxXTw7aaf2ZvSfPpwytKQ_-ibJ6nq5l4/w640-h480/IMG_2865.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCLdi6db_nJP74sQYyVL8vKhOBa0pcB4-pz5Y-UvtseK1TIL2rHND_VFsKlvjCpdvj1fLwwUIEirAC8xSHzoP3bkMJZBY5Dv1SevOw_PkPwren_XQJ4VVP5mQhpoeBFFBGhlA4b71mI7QU_Hy71zfchlGOipPxCvRi72sH6KO4QqZtFPiCyYQoDo/s4032/IMG_2866.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCLdi6db_nJP74sQYyVL8vKhOBa0pcB4-pz5Y-UvtseK1TIL2rHND_VFsKlvjCpdvj1fLwwUIEirAC8xSHzoP3bkMJZBY5Dv1SevOw_PkPwren_XQJ4VVP5mQhpoeBFFBGhlA4b71mI7QU_Hy71zfchlGOipPxCvRi72sH6KO4QqZtFPiCyYQoDo/w640-h480/IMG_2866.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I completed that work as per the instructions:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGwv18D4UbcwV6Fhrt3eUYK0udJ_gu63Q1kcQyUYs80uOrrVq7OVvwsnhNTiXpknW0ybnxl1K3jBK8pcAX-ur--1-TzrKJC4Q7DZY1kTy5Lm9OYSoUfy8hKQFkrtEiQyFVn6JObGACosfUMBQOkCx1-rztTiyC5ehe3-Jg-YDlirFXnaMuX8DVPo/s4032/IMG_2867.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGwv18D4UbcwV6Fhrt3eUYK0udJ_gu63Q1kcQyUYs80uOrrVq7OVvwsnhNTiXpknW0ybnxl1K3jBK8pcAX-ur--1-TzrKJC4Q7DZY1kTy5Lm9OYSoUfy8hKQFkrtEiQyFVn6JObGACosfUMBQOkCx1-rztTiyC5ehe3-Jg-YDlirFXnaMuX8DVPo/w640-h480/IMG_2867.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then fired up the A500 to confirm the Kickstart 1.3 rom is working, and the IDE68k fast memory also.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEXQy8kHMtJXXZVbaKXWXTZWQ7zX85DJjlsKZUOtQdv4IaWKWNG1B6egbll7R7MX0Lz8GgCnX5VZvJqkSIJ4jMbfbHPcloQJm01FIeMfJGtYFx1ZnSnEpyMXP9Lb47IPiIiPZ1DpMWv1zIZeWrJQucgbPupVDasfs8j15c6XNcIV3TBjA_f50N1Q/s4032/IMG_2868.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEXQy8kHMtJXXZVbaKXWXTZWQ7zX85DJjlsKZUOtQdv4IaWKWNG1B6egbll7R7MX0Lz8GgCnX5VZvJqkSIJ4jMbfbHPcloQJm01FIeMfJGtYFx1ZnSnEpyMXP9Lb47IPiIiPZ1DpMWv1zIZeWrJQucgbPupVDasfs8j15c6XNcIV3TBjA_f50N1Q/w640-h480/IMG_2868.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I booted from a Workbench 1.3 disk and confirmed the system boots up as expected, with the Fast memory working also. Lots of free memory now.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNQ4_SngT0PP-1iee896vQEnuGdrvVAt3kebNhou8R9MP39uDbqXK-xotwyKaAuu-StZYcIwg7EHfYVqFa-QEMh6rM8BheibrbW74T9yHwtfGT_QA0oSfgUrKarzFyF6nF5YO6YtKQ7GsUVCBJqphoQMbvr6R3qEmGTo_cehKRq_WZHPL1USDqBU/s4032/IMG_2869.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNQ4_SngT0PP-1iee896vQEnuGdrvVAt3kebNhou8R9MP39uDbqXK-xotwyKaAuu-StZYcIwg7EHfYVqFa-QEMh6rM8BheibrbW74T9yHwtfGT_QA0oSfgUrKarzFyF6nF5YO6YtKQ7GsUVCBJqphoQMbvr6R3qEmGTo_cehKRq_WZHPL1USDqBU/w640-h480/IMG_2869.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was at this point I discovered the first issue I didn't expect...the IDE port on the IDE68k is a standard 40 pin IDE port, not the typical laptop 44 pin 2.5" IDE port. This means I need to use a standard IDE drive here.</div><div><br /></div><div>These days I don't use standard IDE hard drives, everything is CF card or SD-Card using converters. But these converters are normally laptop 44pin 2.5" IDE port ones. I have to order a 40 pin one, as I don't have any spares of those. Except the True IDE thing I have but never seems to work with anything, despite being made for Amiga...</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqCpg6AsduYABYU1qTXFiAp0lvhjnh50S5t-O2qfOszjGVUaUj6baz60WvZ-ScV_tQrAttqVmg7WXtnVXmzveljD9QXffA5tbqpnALbj6i-cVAOooPK0rQNgmyMplbd66NcOeFaJK5TEo4KDkFQL5tMqyDdGz231YlMqzVyBDkGJ8Oc2gzSrchfU/s4032/IMG_2870.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqCpg6AsduYABYU1qTXFiAp0lvhjnh50S5t-O2qfOszjGVUaUj6baz60WvZ-ScV_tQrAttqVmg7WXtnVXmzveljD9QXffA5tbqpnALbj6i-cVAOooPK0rQNgmyMplbd66NcOeFaJK5TEo4KDkFQL5tMqyDdGz231YlMqzVyBDkGJ8Oc2gzSrchfU/w640-h480/IMG_2870.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Because of the 68000 cpu location on top of the IDE68k, I can't use the horizontal connector on the TrueIDE as it doesn't clear the 68000 CPU. It has to sit vertical, which of course is useless as I can't close the case.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo2so3FJ7SkpeXsF_jcOCTtNlSt0VVKi_JwZHHHGcCGg6l2jJXmTjyg12kiadf0iHN5DVcai7BXmW1DHxxjJtgREY4ce9OosBshusD8FN6o5sb9Pj-SgUuLmSXYh9Lg-j5fxOfxGqtu0W99x89ipEJvO-9SQfkCie8TE2KG8ZeP0nbe1OEjZyDO4/s4032/IMG_2872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo2so3FJ7SkpeXsF_jcOCTtNlSt0VVKi_JwZHHHGcCGg6l2jJXmTjyg12kiadf0iHN5DVcai7BXmW1DHxxjJtgREY4ce9OosBshusD8FN6o5sb9Pj-SgUuLmSXYh9Lg-j5fxOfxGqtu0W99x89ipEJvO-9SQfkCie8TE2KG8ZeP0nbe1OEjZyDO4/w640-h480/IMG_2872.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The next problem is it needs a floppy disk power connector. And the A500 only has one, for the floppy drive itself. I tried connecting an external one temporarily just to try it out.</div><div><br /></div><div>And...it didn't work. At all. As usual, this TrueIDE is completely useless. I really should chuck it out, but I keep hoping it will actually work one day..anyway.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, next, I tried connecting the A590 hard disk, to see if it plays nice with the IDE68k with no hard disk attached.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUiqHkNfA557Z9RZqoFTWoCzz-1ZjCmpaY5z97zinA2jnpGakBd5nk1pP8aObKL40CgLL4SZuBhSDiEc__feR7aURVKFjoPxHQYAe6NpTOUalC2loiFbdOacbCYMacTRuhhUify_HHz_AIcecUd7K_M-NNUO0Zd6KIYBOTeQ9v7VkvSzKt134adE/s4032/IMG_2891.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUiqHkNfA557Z9RZqoFTWoCzz-1ZjCmpaY5z97zinA2jnpGakBd5nk1pP8aObKL40CgLL4SZuBhSDiEc__feR7aURVKFjoPxHQYAe6NpTOUalC2loiFbdOacbCYMacTRuhhUify_HHz_AIcecUd7K_M-NNUO0Zd6KIYBOTeQ9v7VkvSzKt134adE/w640-h480/IMG_2891.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It doesn't.</div><div><br /></div><div>I booted from Workbench 1.3 and the hard disk is not shown or detected in hdtoolbox.</div><div><br /></div><div>I assume the onboard IDE is using the scsi.device name and conflicting I guess. Or Autoboot for the IDE port prevents the A590 from mounting?</div><div><br /></div><div>Curiously I also now have less memory. Not sure if the 2MB on the A590 is conflicting somehow?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiWCdMPjuK6hq9mKTDkTZgdP8PEF3neGh5gXdzIU0amvhr3E1b7q800AFj6b4_y7zWeeiisuGTEpL5fibQYw-RUGkfatpLQPcRyFXl1TzLGZ3SpQo7LuC9p_AwmSZ2nZQT4O1_8lsHkAU5LQFRBR1CCb3qmdsY0wc42DhHM6k27ERxF77X6lT17U/s4032/IMG_2892.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiWCdMPjuK6hq9mKTDkTZgdP8PEF3neGh5gXdzIU0amvhr3E1b7q800AFj6b4_y7zWeeiisuGTEpL5fibQYw-RUGkfatpLQPcRyFXl1TzLGZ3SpQo7LuC9p_AwmSZ2nZQT4O1_8lsHkAU5LQFRBR1CCb3qmdsY0wc42DhHM6k27ERxF77X6lT17U/w640-h480/IMG_2892.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anyway. Next, I removed the A590 and connected the A570 CD drive. With the CD drive attached with the IDE68k the system refuses to boot at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>So it is clear the IDE68k solution is not going to do what I wanted to achieve with this system, which is an internal hard disk with usable A570 Cd drive attached. </div><div><br /></div><div>I suppose I could just run a normal SCSI external cd drive using the SCSI port on the A590 and forget about the A570, but I lose the CDTV compatibility then.</div><div><br /></div><div>So for now I will use the A590 hard disk with the standard 1.3 kickstart, and remove the IDE68k. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll have to have a further think about how I can make the CD drive work with an onboard hard disk solution under kickstart 1.3. Any suggestions please let me know!</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNQDnVQK1WELi7IGctY2xOI9B-oNtXHhXrxy2gT8KrzdUZb5YEGlM0r4BeVrraCdlfwJU7or8V4KzOfui0ei8_-pQDg5JkatknCaHRvCT919w5oBclAASvq4sxO3tgMmxLZHGpZeQI-0gi5DgjmV7uiyE4bLuft9Dly-Q3pPq3ae-1XPH-nHzcwQ/s4032/IMG_2284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNQDnVQK1WELi7IGctY2xOI9B-oNtXHhXrxy2gT8KrzdUZb5YEGlM0r4BeVrraCdlfwJU7or8V4KzOfui0ei8_-pQDg5JkatknCaHRvCT919w5oBclAASvq4sxO3tgMmxLZHGpZeQI-0gi5DgjmV7uiyE4bLuft9Dly-Q3pPq3ae-1XPH-nHzcwQ/w640-h480/IMG_2284.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-19664752121814397642023-06-17T18:55:00.003+09:302023-06-19T15:03:34.881+09:30Perth Amiga group meeting May 2023<p> I found out recently about the Perth Amiga User Group (you can find them on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/perthamigausergroup/" target="_blank">here</a>), and decided to go to one of their meetings in late May 2023 and make a weekend getaway out of it!</p><p>However, I couldn't go there empty-handed, so I decided to work some more on <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/11/replacement-amiga-600-has-arrived.html" target="_blank">my Amiga 600 build</a>, as it is the smallest Amiga and therefore the easiest to bring in my luggage on the 3 hour flight to Perth.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyaabgnNZkpg_32q8YkeQ4fcf0zQVXcwuSc3cSrnbymlVlc2eKk9qwfHxiBExDXaQS51NBMNsLSTz8JXJEifb_34S2s2AnhcW51bK4kk-RJgmCSEEBae72azP6MXfbMLHXLRJ34u5C4A4UL901cjaSdF0SpUs9eL6ucFW3vnjgKBHZS3VricbuZs/w640-h480/IMG_2604.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>This Amiga has a two tone paint job, red on the top, and black on the bottom. I bought it from Ami64.com back in 2021. They replaced the internal disk drive with a gotek with OLED display on the top and a 9.5MB fast memory expansion that sits on top of the 68000 CPU.. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunn6y-VlJlKRkdnl-QFNCdno4EHchcalcMpSYkQJYgUWCdYiYiEgsjbox-MulGfikQl0V9nrlnxy87e97GV5-_WmdNMRhBwmI25nZMBUCyTcf1BWK2qqtVykU7tgryYwESwONszOqgsjoJKS6SnnsWNBxw6zAnw715L7A3kaRUGKzy8CktsfYGuQ/s4032/IMG_2540.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunn6y-VlJlKRkdnl-QFNCdno4EHchcalcMpSYkQJYgUWCdYiYiEgsjbox-MulGfikQl0V9nrlnxy87e97GV5-_WmdNMRhBwmI25nZMBUCyTcf1BWK2qqtVykU7tgryYwESwONszOqgsjoJKS6SnnsWNBxw6zAnw715L7A3kaRUGKzy8CktsfYGuQ/w640-h480/IMG_2540.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Internally I have upgraded it already with AmigaOS 3.2 kickstart rom, A604n memory expansion card (with clock port and Indivision ECS scan doubler with VGA out. Also installed AmigaOS 3.2 on a CF card hard disk connected to the IDE port with a converter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqfPntxuyMIgDOU5AFiqY4jEaH1PmPfRspIJ5bIvpU0vvGOOUgdxk1hX-NLCdfmQ99HznnlwoRgSIBkTTNdIU7LkUmnIVXbZ4gwOb0hnLNTHUpsUapVXIIgeoOYLTcT3pP1v3xYjXMRtcj5lqAveFjRBR0Gt4ljM5kUf6Q4stg6s5EiZjcb55OrU/s4032/IMG_2541.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqfPntxuyMIgDOU5AFiqY4jEaH1PmPfRspIJ5bIvpU0vvGOOUgdxk1hX-NLCdfmQ99HznnlwoRgSIBkTTNdIU7LkUmnIVXbZ4gwOb0hnLNTHUpsUapVXIIgeoOYLTcT3pP1v3xYjXMRtcj5lqAveFjRBR0Gt4ljM5kUf6Q4stg6s5EiZjcb55OrU/w640-h480/IMG_2541.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had previously bought a Furia 020 accelerator and I was thinking to install it in the Amiga 600 for the meeting in Perth. I came to regret that, but more on that later!</div><div><br /></div>Before I get into the upgrade work, I cranked up the nearby Amiga 500 I have built recently (links here to <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/04/new-amiga-500-build.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/05/amiga-500-build-part-2-with-tank-mouse.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/05/amiga-500-build-part-3-with-amigaos-322.html" target="_blank">Part 3</a>), to play some modules in the updated Hippoplayer while I work on the A600. I also use it to help with copying files I need along the way thanks to the hot swap CF card port on the ACA500 plus.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6PZXYRw-Chxcqrm0iZhuhPyOOqUrHbBBj6RFTPYH9jVzJqW_n9usA0bjmXwQMzUNDmcf2nfTrQA8ZaaQ78Rshdx1gsIdz69ZrUB2GeqO4gaXkT_OD1wBr00N_3dONK5P5FFsGVXhxdzl37ak8mWtOn5u5lUfmFoVJdazXf9ZpeL7dY5pf2ezBt8/s4032/IMG_2542.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6PZXYRw-Chxcqrm0iZhuhPyOOqUrHbBBj6RFTPYH9jVzJqW_n9usA0bjmXwQMzUNDmcf2nfTrQA8ZaaQ78Rshdx1gsIdz69ZrUB2GeqO4gaXkT_OD1wBr00N_3dONK5P5FFsGVXhxdzl37ak8mWtOn5u5lUfmFoVJdazXf9ZpeL7dY5pf2ezBt8/w640-h480/IMG_2542.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>First things first, I want to upgrade the Kickstart 3.2 rom to the latest 3.2.2 rom released in 2023.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpO-vpdTkGdTHwZkI9ZkSfRbQHKglb8nJmT6-qVZejJSKlVqGlMPwazUXTgGqNCANizhYXxJyx7MhWmArPtc_DOwxqeKD3oA55eAYZTrkMAc_1jxOP4VrWfB7y4Y7UjQhgXxsAgFqsu1-Q6rWa9z_KxJU9lxTbCsyZD73TkeeGHRt0C6_52R0jqA/s4032/IMG_2543.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpO-vpdTkGdTHwZkI9ZkSfRbQHKglb8nJmT6-qVZejJSKlVqGlMPwazUXTgGqNCANizhYXxJyx7MhWmArPtc_DOwxqeKD3oA55eAYZTrkMAc_1jxOP4VrWfB7y4Y7UjQhgXxsAgFqsu1-Q6rWa9z_KxJU9lxTbCsyZD73TkeeGHRt0C6_52R0jqA/w640-h480/IMG_2543.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The reason for this (yes I know I can soft kick 3.2.2) is because I want native support in the rom for booting earlier OS3.x version hard disks, which is a new feature in 3.2.2. So, I am changing them all over.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to my chip extractor, here it is safely installed:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBOeIwVdYj1u0gotl6Zi3jait8TdBrl0EeR0LvgUg3XgsP9J1kNAPI-svGvW553ac9gI6OrzWfsatWzdaRoQl8pTBp-Ag3JS5UtQ3r0rVRC5JY8yad8qAeAdjypLDRR37OkfBQunzwAAvTCBPkFyb1jNzt-3xEj2c2O5pEb_rPQWK1W424QHeH3A/s4032/IMG_2546.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBOeIwVdYj1u0gotl6Zi3jait8TdBrl0EeR0LvgUg3XgsP9J1kNAPI-svGvW553ac9gI6OrzWfsatWzdaRoQl8pTBp-Ag3JS5UtQ3r0rVRC5JY8yad8qAeAdjypLDRR37OkfBQunzwAAvTCBPkFyb1jNzt-3xEj2c2O5pEb_rPQWK1W424QHeH3A/w640-h480/IMG_2546.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I fired up the Amiga 600 without a hard disk to confirm that the kickstart rom 3.2.2 is working correctly, which I am pleased to say it does!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF3QXIl2mhBRYmW3syY4J_nyLTrXZK874uuqOfoqY0T3iGy_3jniN7khpADlb2BTp7Mvp8gEJYj7BYLSBCg6njtIZYS9c7RnZpNtzEt0UOOpsujtW8vmhhnII4ERxHIr9qGRyShAB7ArFKhw3nOpvqkq76nPM18sUABqRaFh1XM7fez0kI_cr-CE/s4032/IMG_2547.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAF3QXIl2mhBRYmW3syY4J_nyLTrXZK874uuqOfoqY0T3iGy_3jniN7khpADlb2BTp7Mvp8gEJYj7BYLSBCg6njtIZYS9c7RnZpNtzEt0UOOpsujtW8vmhhnII4ERxHIr9qGRyShAB7ArFKhw3nOpvqkq76nPM18sUABqRaFh1XM7fez0kI_cr-CE/w480-h640/IMG_2547.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In order to install the Furia accelerator on top of the 68000 CPU on the A600 board, I have to first remove the 9.5MB fast memory expansion that is currently on it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmUSildFoz7AfMtExJtJuBjGFXXTW0QfT1jJbH_SWBZ188O-6H6rK406Nx6oi9nrTA0DkiUMIsKAOhaRjjZLO3GremJfSBIO03cibZhmrB9x4PU0rTYnlebUSEgHD4cBzUbqO3pSJ2TYrzZEVy578j5LG0R329q9oDWKqWxyhZQxEheHdBNL3DfA/s4032/IMG_2548.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmUSildFoz7AfMtExJtJuBjGFXXTW0QfT1jJbH_SWBZ188O-6H6rK406Nx6oi9nrTA0DkiUMIsKAOhaRjjZLO3GremJfSBIO03cibZhmrB9x4PU0rTYnlebUSEgHD4cBzUbqO3pSJ2TYrzZEVy578j5LG0R329q9oDWKqWxyhZQxEheHdBNL3DfA/w640-h480/IMG_2548.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With that done, I can now install the furia.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyr_uiaH7O3JEmxaNGmQF_NkP1zEWnAH5ErwOVfq7zgzB7s5Hj5GHwtEDN45pQVlFnNG5soYLnBYpa8-hiZLE6gSa_zGDu21H49nGpXTHrLwZfvX1-w4z_2lXeV1pAVqLE96Hdc5uG1YCACmYWCp4Bm3oZkmY4PwmmW7I1izFzC0wPHVQWr8D3W0c/s4032/IMG_2549.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyr_uiaH7O3JEmxaNGmQF_NkP1zEWnAH5ErwOVfq7zgzB7s5Hj5GHwtEDN45pQVlFnNG5soYLnBYpa8-hiZLE6gSa_zGDu21H49nGpXTHrLwZfvX1-w4z_2lXeV1pAVqLE96Hdc5uG1YCACmYWCp4Bm3oZkmY4PwmmW7I1izFzC0wPHVQWr8D3W0c/w640-h480/IMG_2549.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got it from Amigastore.eu, and it came with the floppy disk (which I optioned), and some screws to help prevent it moving once installed on the 68000 cpu.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQzVW4gFwQ3Nmin2lMWezw_OBMUrv0obMpVCwD03POeAuKPWv9febN1QtkVw3OE6SsWq_2H-sG81fx66knn6SxKdEyZbBMfk3X7J7Qw_wkigO3D2kMjCY-zJVZTD9O78edXM4rjLg0FHmuvWV346zZYf0q8UkdhoZI2UFAz5T77hqWF9DkMJm4Ro/s4032/IMG_2550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQzVW4gFwQ3Nmin2lMWezw_OBMUrv0obMpVCwD03POeAuKPWv9febN1QtkVw3OE6SsWq_2H-sG81fx66knn6SxKdEyZbBMfk3X7J7Qw_wkigO3D2kMjCY-zJVZTD9O78edXM4rjLg0FHmuvWV346zZYf0q8UkdhoZI2UFAz5T77hqWF9DkMJm4Ro/w640-h480/IMG_2550.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is a look at the underside, you can see the socket that you need to push onto the 68000 cpu which is surface mounted on the A600 boards.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbny64lBupHchhmNEnvK2YEEFCcRIXsGGXM8TLCQoUKAgnRYxaq8WP7TZFKUKZokt8H9p2OwHtOHxzELncyz-FWl_Lzi6qlurg35XGa0zXvT2saBpMbC-ygo8BN9_OotL7v1StLsKrgW068QzL9VIYHx-hXIZn9nwtW5KjPAkMo5Va7y3n426GVs/s4032/IMG_2551.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbny64lBupHchhmNEnvK2YEEFCcRIXsGGXM8TLCQoUKAgnRYxaq8WP7TZFKUKZokt8H9p2OwHtOHxzELncyz-FWl_Lzi6qlurg35XGa0zXvT2saBpMbC-ygo8BN9_OotL7v1StLsKrgW068QzL9VIYHx-hXIZn9nwtW5KjPAkMo5Va7y3n426GVs/w640-h480/IMG_2551.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are no instructions included with the Furia. For such an expensive expansion with complex setup requirements, this doesn't make any sense to me at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another thing that made no sense is the screws provided don't screw into the main A600 board, and no nuts are included to secure it to the Furia either. No instructions either on what to do. </div><div><br /></div><div>Great.</div><div><br /></div><div>I located some nuts from my Checkmate 1500 plus case spare parts, and luckily they fit the supplied screws.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMa6Hh2fKEJMq5ZlWMRomgklLcYHoe-Hsocq_9W4EIuK84799jMGgMS9YLO3c7-ltMihsFKaOA7nVJprywsdDTVsWMhSes-c-ySnswiOECVemmo_ITyvbJusWnSMMoayOnVkHbFsCY7RWvOFyFzZYzvJQLfelOgUnRCBNFUuy1Thw_YqAZicd2NE/s4032/IMG_2552.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMa6Hh2fKEJMq5ZlWMRomgklLcYHoe-Hsocq_9W4EIuK84799jMGgMS9YLO3c7-ltMihsFKaOA7nVJprywsdDTVsWMhSes-c-ySnswiOECVemmo_ITyvbJusWnSMMoayOnVkHbFsCY7RWvOFyFzZYzvJQLfelOgUnRCBNFUuy1Thw_YqAZicd2NE/w640-h480/IMG_2552.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With that, I could then attach the screws to the Furia board correctly. Well, I assume it is correct as there are no instructions...I checked the Czech support page on the Furia board, but it didn't mention about the screws. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h6UioMU0xRE2IPNLgGwlB103F0bK8-dyRSC89vh4UgzuOluZWIDh73AH7t9iRYcI_Unfa0e-2s07YBkWUTvQGnx31VHo6On9SG-kybapdQAj767KDlL1oCGP32_t_i8PyNu8SfWbPSWWQ4OPLXtggpCkyzo8-i1fLhujqu5FF0QsWUA9zAksAbU/s4032/IMG_2553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h6UioMU0xRE2IPNLgGwlB103F0bK8-dyRSC89vh4UgzuOluZWIDh73AH7t9iRYcI_Unfa0e-2s07YBkWUTvQGnx31VHo6On9SG-kybapdQAj767KDlL1oCGP32_t_i8PyNu8SfWbPSWWQ4OPLXtggpCkyzo8-i1fLhujqu5FF0QsWUA9zAksAbU/w640-h480/IMG_2553.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It did talk about the commands for tuning the Furia configuration, called Furiatune. I used the Amiga 500 next to my A600 to copy the required files to the CF card I use in the A600, so I can use it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wgiQ419SNpfgbZ2oEOhtWD3z8xRzOIkzRlv1UjjrI8Iik1MBCwN0WHwxIicPJmRDUz1Pn1UeouxwSD1PhWtEp4rlYVSfSXv4tTv2lgsU9Alj8Ni2ByXiKaLz-dYeqvLi6b8vMUAXB1CTqeBKslCYCdmg2iqmTMGjcqx-MqN3dZRSNOGY-_J8vU0/s4032/IMG_2554.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wgiQ419SNpfgbZ2oEOhtWD3z8xRzOIkzRlv1UjjrI8Iik1MBCwN0WHwxIicPJmRDUz1Pn1UeouxwSD1PhWtEp4rlYVSfSXv4tTv2lgsU9Alj8Ni2ByXiKaLz-dYeqvLi6b8vMUAXB1CTqeBKslCYCdmg2iqmTMGjcqx-MqN3dZRSNOGY-_J8vU0/w480-h640/IMG_2554.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The ACA500 plus is so useful at times like this. I could copy over a bunch of newer games, demos and mods to the A600 CF card too while it was inserted in the Aux card slot :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAZHu4WHZMz0hpKxBWNbDHYLXUo-TUsikSUV-bDqWHT5-2Siakc522Te1CO7Lo429oLQn6qnEpsN3wypRLo4uVVZjvq9fEmAEH7kv8Vd7qxRGHXhY5YYouR5cpcThYIQA1aopCAqB6umMnTwEBHuAftMDI5orYGuxfF2OdhM7Zu3-DfD3AnER6lo/s4032/IMG_2555.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAZHu4WHZMz0hpKxBWNbDHYLXUo-TUsikSUV-bDqWHT5-2Siakc522Te1CO7Lo429oLQn6qnEpsN3wypRLo4uVVZjvq9fEmAEH7kv8Vd7qxRGHXhY5YYouR5cpcThYIQA1aopCAqB6umMnTwEBHuAftMDI5orYGuxfF2OdhM7Zu3-DfD3AnER6lo/w640-h480/IMG_2555.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the copy being done, I mounted the Furia on the 68000 cpu on the A600. I can see straight away I need a solution for the IDE cable/CF converter as it is obviously not a good idea to rest it on top of the heat sinks of the Furia!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dTBeaQ7FUcdt3mpyGFk5LVJeTZADFkM-dbVSHUviVRmfe75O8aPv1WF_Je2HUWkd39PI1EisTIO1zIC325m5hxf8dgPF4-nSNtEVIPefQZD3t-QcdpXHfzeb2-jJKcDKpXcbO7YxyXHw-W_Z26l_7R7aLb9pFKUmDUIc8xgaefKxDIsMNM2IpnU/s4032/IMG_2556.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2dTBeaQ7FUcdt3mpyGFk5LVJeTZADFkM-dbVSHUviVRmfe75O8aPv1WF_Je2HUWkd39PI1EisTIO1zIC325m5hxf8dgPF4-nSNtEVIPefQZD3t-QcdpXHfzeb2-jJKcDKpXcbO7YxyXHw-W_Z26l_7R7aLb9pFKUmDUIc8xgaefKxDIsMNM2IpnU/w640-h480/IMG_2556.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close up of the screws resting on the A600 board. On the ACA630 it came with securing screws to screw it down using the IDE cage holes. No chance of that here. It is clear that any major movement on the A600 is likely to cause the Furia to pop off the 68000 cpu.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJcKCd3ANfhyUXB9xyLExKFo_klvukJq0uA5pin6CW6aHQEb9gBEvLvntYOkwnV8gzDwiZuM-CXA3RG_vFju7d4bvoakcaH2z1pHsvK_3T1LZ7Cg92wn9wqaNNETj0OCeBIEijogN8vQtZa_ubqzFwIpu0EFnq05-5jEQirUdmE53re5zG2W8d4Q/s4032/IMG_2557.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJcKCd3ANfhyUXB9xyLExKFo_klvukJq0uA5pin6CW6aHQEb9gBEvLvntYOkwnV8gzDwiZuM-CXA3RG_vFju7d4bvoakcaH2z1pHsvK_3T1LZ7Cg92wn9wqaNNETj0OCeBIEijogN8vQtZa_ubqzFwIpu0EFnq05-5jEQirUdmE53re5zG2W8d4Q/w640-h480/IMG_2557.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now I need to do something about the CF card/ide cable issue. The Furia board is too close to the connector to use the current setup.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZBPer2MMAijYFCxE7j_NuRTajMvpyTNSIo8ErXtlejDTFY60EZkpVHCTcXz66iYM1g7S26XshsGnmU5mleGnIdAQW8y7ASJ5xpu4MCxuyOjjl5uyCvY3buc6tOnW8937ftVm_E2b46yzZtoGteLXlUqCM0lhDCoC3Ee7r4pgYuE-aeFka6kyR4A/s4032/IMG_2558.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZBPer2MMAijYFCxE7j_NuRTajMvpyTNSIo8ErXtlejDTFY60EZkpVHCTcXz66iYM1g7S26XshsGnmU5mleGnIdAQW8y7ASJ5xpu4MCxuyOjjl5uyCvY3buc6tOnW8937ftVm_E2b46yzZtoGteLXlUqCM0lhDCoC3Ee7r4pgYuE-aeFka6kyR4A/w640-h480/IMG_2558.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In my A1200 system, I have a neater solution that sits on the IDE connector horizontally, and repositions the CF converter 90 degrees so it is cable free. The Indivision AGA board gets hot too, so I needed a solution for that.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWuhCC_xAlHnGOlOz8iwlqh9DqrnD4h3CDsLpSdoqdGMyMyUDR19AfhMUB9kDSiVo_hktWNN5agIqep0EuemW3RmAdSnWEM3tcglAlSz6YJIeuzXr0C80-uISuiB8bckLUGvM4lZMLnNRk6pJmYh9Czle4BqPpS_zmJkSuL6QhNPMr1YIoDlAAxg/s4032/IMG_2559.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmWuhCC_xAlHnGOlOz8iwlqh9DqrnD4h3CDsLpSdoqdGMyMyUDR19AfhMUB9kDSiVo_hktWNN5agIqep0EuemW3RmAdSnWEM3tcglAlSz6YJIeuzXr0C80-uISuiB8bckLUGvM4lZMLnNRk6pJmYh9Czle4BqPpS_zmJkSuL6QhNPMr1YIoDlAAxg/w640-h480/IMG_2559.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This machine is also due for an AmigaOS 3.2.2 rom upgrade as it is using Workbench 3.1 ROMS at the moment still. All in good time.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYyrm-sPD5B9B4AX6Yh-qaE0b34V2COrx1hZgcsWu-mgVvlV3vu6Gq160LAJrWhrMrhN8B4nlfTXeeLQYhA13snk6vPgR5WDVkTKXcSTpd-bScD6a_5mbOE_RK6eITVOnSbn2ATLI4j0OD3jfBtpe45OUftps5npFMRbpf6E90SlnOK1c6vnWb_Y/s4032/IMG_2560.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYyrm-sPD5B9B4AX6Yh-qaE0b34V2COrx1hZgcsWu-mgVvlV3vu6Gq160LAJrWhrMrhN8B4nlfTXeeLQYhA13snk6vPgR5WDVkTKXcSTpd-bScD6a_5mbOE_RK6eITVOnSbn2ATLI4j0OD3jfBtpe45OUftps5npFMRbpf6E90SlnOK1c6vnWb_Y/w640-h480/IMG_2560.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bugger it, I'll do the AmigaOS 3.2.2 upgrade on the A1200 while I am here:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH1c2xCU6DxQ6KOO5dLSt3iSv7zxuYCFSqoj60brUZfr0rfq0iycxOpqEuh0jMQx3NuPdWM9emB7EDaPZXDHyqTANVOot8tw8UvjLN74aKpPzW-hzrq5PfjNlSVgSXChxy-f6f-aC86eIvpWeigjKi17RMP4Fn1xvnv8oar0VzncJRjXqro5UhiM/s4032/IMG_2565.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH1c2xCU6DxQ6KOO5dLSt3iSv7zxuYCFSqoj60brUZfr0rfq0iycxOpqEuh0jMQx3NuPdWM9emB7EDaPZXDHyqTANVOot8tw8UvjLN74aKpPzW-hzrq5PfjNlSVgSXChxy-f6f-aC86eIvpWeigjKi17RMP4Fn1xvnv8oar0VzncJRjXqro5UhiM/w640-h480/IMG_2565.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>New roms installed:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQ8HZ0WD1ldbZiquC3xAlODt6R0U4AHQUt8cdzLPB9aytbaOHw7MUoYOlmQsMFpKcnDyaNiqE1T09t4VGEt7O6NUn_ChpsVsZH3VB671Mb3UijA8otawwdTv9iMHcz5jCO1-sEcXiNUwOZtud6c-He3Mwgw0q46sY2baMZuAKDqOkM33houRh4sI/s4032/IMG_2566.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQ8HZ0WD1ldbZiquC3xAlODt6R0U4AHQUt8cdzLPB9aytbaOHw7MUoYOlmQsMFpKcnDyaNiqE1T09t4VGEt7O6NUn_ChpsVsZH3VB671Mb3UijA8otawwdTv9iMHcz5jCO1-sEcXiNUwOZtud6c-He3Mwgw0q46sY2baMZuAKDqOkM33houRh4sI/w640-h480/IMG_2566.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I put the old A600 ide converter and cable into the A1200, and bent it back 90 degrees so it doesn't sit over the Indivision AGA.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkrH75x1Q_2XJT97i7kSlIpK0UczZ_9eFTwnUpe9fP4zeOSLMc_33E2iRvr8FtDiS8R_HF_Qc6pRX-ZmyPW4b3TAfZcNhq-BZDygMfoDgTzgARF28cEEkYZqm8EVAKthdOZ2KOu39FRac3nrmPf2eGd6wtQz86XOYbIeGlztrs9mpxdCInzgoprE/s4032/IMG_2567.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkrH75x1Q_2XJT97i7kSlIpK0UczZ_9eFTwnUpe9fP4zeOSLMc_33E2iRvr8FtDiS8R_HF_Qc6pRX-ZmyPW4b3TAfZcNhq-BZDygMfoDgTzgARF28cEEkYZqm8EVAKthdOZ2KOu39FRac3nrmPf2eGd6wtQz86XOYbIeGlztrs9mpxdCInzgoprE/w640-h480/IMG_2567.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I checked and confirmed the new 3.2.2 rom works on the A1200 too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_NOngeNbN8J6rcp37z7wkZM4XwxNd0CmNuoCgGA4Z2yztx9IRumOoG2ZTUvMxbk5l23GkqZ2UHz2ruZy60Rxkmh_d6DhP2SBG3aEmrj8HsVecz0qmboAc6cWUq4s4UCxZkh2Pjd9dJwkYO9E_PlcXwdP90r3FFhe3oSHCKDmBvsgfMnfo41TgsM/s4032/IMG_2568.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_NOngeNbN8J6rcp37z7wkZM4XwxNd0CmNuoCgGA4Z2yztx9IRumOoG2ZTUvMxbk5l23GkqZ2UHz2ruZy60Rxkmh_d6DhP2SBG3aEmrj8HsVecz0qmboAc6cWUq4s4UCxZkh2Pjd9dJwkYO9E_PlcXwdP90r3FFhe3oSHCKDmBvsgfMnfo41TgsM/w480-h640/IMG_2568.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>I then decided to relocate the ide converter from the A1200 to the A600 to resolve the issue with the Furia.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mJZnsDllq3g4hNCJHpLvdvSiB7jDAbvA7GLGR_ERHNju6S4IK4KQ5y9ckij60Tc9gxqhqEmYQbaChCaolnFrC9tL8SU4L7LvI-pOKhQ5U2B6ZDPoev2vkrOyasJ4fZ8dBjXlOKOvoPUfWJ9UjPhUzUWkA3b9lGlkBkDkK75FPMjzArpbWca19ug/s4032/IMG_2561.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mJZnsDllq3g4hNCJHpLvdvSiB7jDAbvA7GLGR_ERHNju6S4IK4KQ5y9ckij60Tc9gxqhqEmYQbaChCaolnFrC9tL8SU4L7LvI-pOKhQ5U2B6ZDPoev2vkrOyasJ4fZ8dBjXlOKOvoPUfWJ9UjPhUzUWkA3b9lGlkBkDkK75FPMjzArpbWca19ug/w640-h480/IMG_2561.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is much better - I'll need to get another one of these ide converter boards for the A1200 now I think, so I can keep this one in here.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2y-4rn4SopLpQ61BZux4UNuH7N2mYJxZDLaVUKth4xOEyOA4D5mUf6lPY_rKhSzZ1bq4_QCduEELIPORoMX4-mMdPeoEpq4y_d4sAxE7TtXJ6-5_SjZ23dv1jWgsGVTPZF7H3qISSxqcavg_znL1WfkwNTSieZ5PuiFiiZiDi7ZhYlaN0I3aYfM/s4032/IMG_2562.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2y-4rn4SopLpQ61BZux4UNuH7N2mYJxZDLaVUKth4xOEyOA4D5mUf6lPY_rKhSzZ1bq4_QCduEELIPORoMX4-mMdPeoEpq4y_d4sAxE7TtXJ6-5_SjZ23dv1jWgsGVTPZF7H3qISSxqcavg_znL1WfkwNTSieZ5PuiFiiZiDi7ZhYlaN0I3aYfM/w640-h480/IMG_2562.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The A600 is very busy internally now. IDE to CF converter, Furia 020 accelerator with Fast memory, Indivision 604n chip memory upgrade board with Indivision ECS scan doubler on it, Gotek floppy drive emulator with LED display, with space in between to add the clockport Rapid road or subway usb in the future into the clockport on the A604n. Whew!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTcsmAOJe6jVcXqBzVK6ZRE0kkC0tkoTCFagFDxePR2T74j5DLWmG2EZckk_T_9F4kgg1XzlT3lxGUTQzBfGWQHNKmFn0fo9OFNCtDu24LkY_g0hKqudlo9b4tWgIYg0heEViUwEo4s65MHUM3SPd4FgW-mYKVGZafM9IGsn-D1pH5tQVkJhi8GQ/s4032/IMG_2564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTcsmAOJe6jVcXqBzVK6ZRE0kkC0tkoTCFagFDxePR2T74j5DLWmG2EZckk_T_9F4kgg1XzlT3lxGUTQzBfGWQHNKmFn0fo9OFNCtDu24LkY_g0hKqudlo9b4tWgIYg0heEViUwEo4s65MHUM3SPd4FgW-mYKVGZafM9IGsn-D1pH5tQVkJhi8GQ/w640-h480/IMG_2564.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Using the Amiga 500, I edited the s:startup-sequence on the A600 CF card to run the Furiatune section, as per the recommended setup.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwggBAbqQ6_So1UWbN2ZtDQ9KbVO-CVCc88X2B1RtO17JNnfv47h5Ene4a0N_naSsburL-z1xILSSvSPjKb0Zsj8QKenEIi1geQdAoQwepGCb-8-xpxQmowX2r1l21rerjTSZE_faGSNOF2AHbX7RHYCXvAssSw-B5qRDnIv33EJUUtzxOGcRzZM/s4032/IMG_2569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwggBAbqQ6_So1UWbN2ZtDQ9KbVO-CVCc88X2B1RtO17JNnfv47h5Ene4a0N_naSsburL-z1xILSSvSPjKb0Zsj8QKenEIi1geQdAoQwepGCb-8-xpxQmowX2r1l21rerjTSZE_faGSNOF2AHbX7RHYCXvAssSw-B5qRDnIv33EJUUtzxOGcRzZM/w640-h480/IMG_2569.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That done, I put the 32GB CF card back into the A600.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjMLqA1DSJd-DdCqn7UOazsYVkItwVVIswppqpA0r1kinlFjvBSf5T7CvejNI4DrfvA9vc9YecSWpfSr9WY0RJS0rob92TNKe3s67cE_vysWaOHuJ2eD0_eTVRFk_DKiPRZzeKQIaUfRZBW0xdzeG0zlA4zW3bbDkOM9jMi3a_O3N2uHdA9zlNl4/s4032/IMG_2570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjMLqA1DSJd-DdCqn7UOazsYVkItwVVIswppqpA0r1kinlFjvBSf5T7CvejNI4DrfvA9vc9YecSWpfSr9WY0RJS0rob92TNKe3s67cE_vysWaOHuJ2eD0_eTVRFk_DKiPRZzeKQIaUfRZBW0xdzeG0zlA4zW3bbDkOM9jMi3a_O3N2uHdA9zlNl4/w640-h480/IMG_2570.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tested the new AmigaOS 3.2.2 kickstart roms, on the A600 and the A1200 - working great.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCM4wEvQFzNP-0QccdjgYXWcoenIUaNMuWXD2DdkzVIKKDGYrENlUyZ9h9tOpKcCzq-jpDx008LdTk4QCbv8Tzh5Fx_1Tt7fyKnp_389LQUgpK-IFwxs5eF1E3KzzgeBVoBofsFg4K3EJmWno_bjhSFCYJhW9jGzIUbKiwbq2ptRMQQ6r7YzrRHU/s4032/IMG_2572.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCM4wEvQFzNP-0QccdjgYXWcoenIUaNMuWXD2DdkzVIKKDGYrENlUyZ9h9tOpKcCzq-jpDx008LdTk4QCbv8Tzh5Fx_1Tt7fyKnp_389LQUgpK-IFwxs5eF1E3KzzgeBVoBofsFg4K3EJmWno_bjhSFCYJhW9jGzIUbKiwbq2ptRMQQ6r7YzrRHU/w640-h480/IMG_2572.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The system however fails to boot up using the CF Card into AmigaOS 3.2 with the Furia installed! I booted using a AmigaOS 3.2 Install disk and can not see the drive on the workbench.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLvKS5NdwYtox0IGyv8NJTcsOSJHh_dBAZHDb-8fOuBjHQIXtTbtjgTrUAqadXBP7bDaLSdsX7EkA9wYRqtPyX2fZKqzFHlbjWmmJmD4rhcHZNIiN4evhSKa3PpqX43DhG4LfSKe5lWZ55XHi42b4O3o5sGbdkL_3P4HUMrxts0Ohww0MWG1QYKk/s4032/IMG_2574.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLvKS5NdwYtox0IGyv8NJTcsOSJHh_dBAZHDb-8fOuBjHQIXtTbtjgTrUAqadXBP7bDaLSdsX7EkA9wYRqtPyX2fZKqzFHlbjWmmJmD4rhcHZNIiN4evhSKa3PpqX43DhG4LfSKe5lWZ55XHi42b4O3o5sGbdkL_3P4HUMrxts0Ohww0MWG1QYKk/w640-h480/IMG_2574.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can see the extra fast memory on the Furia, so it is running, just not working with the CF card.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hukZSxWTKVooxIcM7jPlLTsemdKCqFnSJ7oDze0RIVReou7q0dngZXC5TpTIu4lp5rKJVoVsDsCbv8denIC2eSj54LKtHxzbXQRtj2a8HpH8O4Oj_PJ69hMezGhsKlfXWlkUJmkP1hgoghAspCX7EvCHMIROe4xSXxYwKpGDZW909hdz3tRV3ZA/s4032/IMG_2575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1hukZSxWTKVooxIcM7jPlLTsemdKCqFnSJ7oDze0RIVReou7q0dngZXC5TpTIu4lp5rKJVoVsDsCbv8denIC2eSj54LKtHxzbXQRtj2a8HpH8O4Oj_PJ69hMezGhsKlfXWlkUJmkP1hgoghAspCX7EvCHMIROe4xSXxYwKpGDZW909hdz3tRV3ZA/w640-h480/IMG_2575.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I ran the HD toolbox and confirmed it didn't see the IDE CF device at all. Since it works fine when the Furia is not installed, I know the culprit.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIdC7HomHQ1Jx3DyPq8mHEggieDfzQBUx50JHeAA9TkrEDYyUAd3SQGoxfCGHH1STSh7baf69pwHWI61tCrH-0OBL9on6G7Am_Hz95ALYuVkxlZyBwYkZ8NwhDiRcoHzZ0Q_YyuKbkMV9eo1WU5g0kyY4ctdFS5fBjzRcna3iUGIs33jZb9pOEhE/s4032/IMG_2576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIdC7HomHQ1Jx3DyPq8mHEggieDfzQBUx50JHeAA9TkrEDYyUAd3SQGoxfCGHH1STSh7baf69pwHWI61tCrH-0OBL9on6G7Am_Hz95ALYuVkxlZyBwYkZ8NwhDiRcoHzZ0Q_YyuKbkMV9eo1WU5g0kyY4ctdFS5fBjzRcna3iUGIs33jZb9pOEhE/w640-h480/IMG_2576.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I read up online about this, and that is something I really wish I did before I bought the Furia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Turns out that the Furia is extremely picky about what CF cards and SD cards it will work with. Since I had a AmigaOS 3.2 microsd prepared by Amigastore for another Amiga, I decided to try that, since some people reported the Samsung MicroSD is more compatible.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gYf_L7oy3GipDAIsZlZ1MoTkz6fbOC_Wg9LLzA9-llQdvsZRC-i_hFxpFrt6NHUPEuKYDQH9BHzW_-lIxLDRg-5sl8kaJyLbxV2W3PrumfOXxlr1wW_ifEUB7V2CiqQAV7-5mjxS7cYTgS7JPbBMIbS_YMTkTk2OlLgZgKU5jdkcBqUBPccF9qc/s4032/IMG_2577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gYf_L7oy3GipDAIsZlZ1MoTkz6fbOC_Wg9LLzA9-llQdvsZRC-i_hFxpFrt6NHUPEuKYDQH9BHzW_-lIxLDRg-5sl8kaJyLbxV2W3PrumfOXxlr1wW_ifEUB7V2CiqQAV7-5mjxS7cYTgS7JPbBMIbS_YMTkTk2OlLgZgKU5jdkcBqUBPccF9qc/w640-h480/IMG_2577.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried it in two different ways - one way with the CF to SD card converter, and one with the IDE to SD converter.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7m9O3_0U0sL0czLgmenDaThj8VzZZ9cn3jxttJT-ypzz3oQQoc_vx7NLxsQY433AbPv5AusER5w1bvXsf5qvmHTPkIrkd0iCGUDOPk_uL7T6m4YT2w_Q5Nx_5L995NKQ2fz_17sq5oQ3g0jYZK8fJYIiB8XBXuwPf9sV5kz9LMbhonNQAC2WXBY/s4032/IMG_2578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7m9O3_0U0sL0czLgmenDaThj8VzZZ9cn3jxttJT-ypzz3oQQoc_vx7NLxsQY433AbPv5AusER5w1bvXsf5qvmHTPkIrkd0iCGUDOPk_uL7T6m4YT2w_Q5Nx_5L995NKQ2fz_17sq5oQ3g0jYZK8fJYIiB8XBXuwPf9sV5kz9LMbhonNQAC2WXBY/w640-h480/IMG_2578.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the CF to SD solution installed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVoNm3wSzxN7T8CR7UIbG1jd5FYMumxtT5fChgxtMsqkWM63RtziQN8bh5e-oPkfnYxfaeUiH5tvdlOOEpv5VwCVN-BPLPK0HCXsSDLmRcGQc5dvLzcu-M1GSWwiCyNZHETh7kU4nfdaZM8ZxWsVCRN9mJto6-8LeaJL9NIGF88yTtsXWaFzYY5E/s4032/IMG_2580.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVoNm3wSzxN7T8CR7UIbG1jd5FYMumxtT5fChgxtMsqkWM63RtziQN8bh5e-oPkfnYxfaeUiH5tvdlOOEpv5VwCVN-BPLPK0HCXsSDLmRcGQc5dvLzcu-M1GSWwiCyNZHETh7kU4nfdaZM8ZxWsVCRN9mJto6-8LeaJL9NIGF88yTtsXWaFzYY5E/w640-h480/IMG_2580.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It wasn't detected by the Furia either. It works fine when the Furia is not installed.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then tried the IDE to SD solution. It also was not detected by the Furia. It also works fine when the Furia is not installed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSianrIRFZYeWIpc3oCvWSap2woNWMILFQDzR9IUBk9IzkxCvB4qzXYqxIy78_-e0HMQtUnAxP0ZJcBRajkH8Y20_puACl8_GCoUkCqVWkBUBI7N2g-Vm3a0f3taB4dWVg4H0fq3h10caDGBwg59Zw166mkgv5MX-l4gH1yIgibXd-zYLyjWXXFCg/s4032/IMG_2582.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSianrIRFZYeWIpc3oCvWSap2woNWMILFQDzR9IUBk9IzkxCvB4qzXYqxIy78_-e0HMQtUnAxP0ZJcBRajkH8Y20_puACl8_GCoUkCqVWkBUBI7N2g-Vm3a0f3taB4dWVg4H0fq3h10caDGBwg59Zw166mkgv5MX-l4gH1yIgibXd-zYLyjWXXFCg/w640-h480/IMG_2582.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then read that most people who have tried have been flat out unable to get the Furia to work with AmigaOS 3.2 AT ALL. Including me it seems. Apparently it works fine with AmigaOS 3.1...</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not willing to go backwards to crappy small drives and small partition sizes just in order to use the Furia. It was a total waste of money and I am quite disappointed with that. Don't buy a Furia unless you are happy running AmigaOS 3.1 and also have a definite confirmed working CF or SD card solution.</div><div><br /></div><div>What a waste of time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I decided to go back to my older ACA630 accelerator, which still works fine. You can't buy this anymore, so I am glad to have it still.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSs_yiwIhwGXk8VrYzWhTpTPDYvJnY6SNy2NA7n0Q_SMBNhH6DiPaMUgPDL_rnYNqndWjM5lXx3T1ApQW5zP1dIWX5GP6YFfErAv-VdM3PJHtrb4uMMY3Bn5Drrz56MVMYcYjS-A7FbvbNppb_cxoKcQor03wl8QneYMAOAfOpwlZ6lLibfJ3fxlI/s4032/IMG_2583.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSs_yiwIhwGXk8VrYzWhTpTPDYvJnY6SNy2NA7n0Q_SMBNhH6DiPaMUgPDL_rnYNqndWjM5lXx3T1ApQW5zP1dIWX5GP6YFfErAv-VdM3PJHtrb4uMMY3Bn5Drrz56MVMYcYjS-A7FbvbNppb_cxoKcQor03wl8QneYMAOAfOpwlZ6lLibfJ3fxlI/w640-h480/IMG_2583.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I removed the Furia and confined it to a spare parts bin (let me know if you want one as I will never use it again!). I then installed the ACA630 in it's place. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEN38NTuAuGaJW5KSgrk_qGUb7Pc5b-ao6254Ui9CHwzvg63MQYSRnh9JGV2JY4PC2Jgna73cs8PH2TmGd1Deo6ivueWpAPhTaIeqGLzdz_-0CsS1QFvRXlvrtNlE43-PGLkEaZPKfO7qjgDyrQrF4bBWuG_eVZmDcprltDSqWf1egccaCnWMBDXw/s4032/IMG_2584.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEN38NTuAuGaJW5KSgrk_qGUb7Pc5b-ao6254Ui9CHwzvg63MQYSRnh9JGV2JY4PC2Jgna73cs8PH2TmGd1Deo6ivueWpAPhTaIeqGLzdz_-0CsS1QFvRXlvrtNlE43-PGLkEaZPKfO7qjgDyrQrF4bBWuG_eVZmDcprltDSqWf1egccaCnWMBDXw/w640-h480/IMG_2584.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It recognises and boots my A600 from the ide converter no problem. I tested SD and CF and both worked fine.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljxT_SluN39AxKyIhAEIZ9jzwB7wMNTpsd-8A58UmgTcZG5YSSXwApq84WLNCVjBIhtJwYNT761yM7g--rmlcz6DQlrW-WxrwW3QlAnawVhtuyy7CoYRWxi6-ziuL5v14X09RQYyNXC9AMVvoKidw6AQnalCDgrZGsswHtzT8ccXCcnXRMR5N5qc/s4032/IMG_2585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljxT_SluN39AxKyIhAEIZ9jzwB7wMNTpsd-8A58UmgTcZG5YSSXwApq84WLNCVjBIhtJwYNT761yM7g--rmlcz6DQlrW-WxrwW3QlAnawVhtuyy7CoYRWxi6-ziuL5v14X09RQYyNXC9AMVvoKidw6AQnalCDgrZGsswHtzT8ccXCcnXRMR5N5qc/w640-h480/IMG_2585.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Thanks to the ACA630, I now have an 030 accelerator, with 32MB Fast memory in my A600.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMar1-uedjfKUpRgpPMRzho3JpHM1muTauxB1dtlQwDqB9A_v8bomyAzSL8516N73Id_l3dooI-X-XMYJ2880YIkbFRLIUXpxQNfymdlxkimQANGOMj-l_pWymKHkrG3txIhi4oFKKyXYudUvqdf0p_A0BcHeGiwgNFGamZg3A2hzA2hKO7dpyaXI/s4032/IMG_2586.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMar1-uedjfKUpRgpPMRzho3JpHM1muTauxB1dtlQwDqB9A_v8bomyAzSL8516N73Id_l3dooI-X-XMYJ2880YIkbFRLIUXpxQNfymdlxkimQANGOMj-l_pWymKHkrG3txIhi4oFKKyXYudUvqdf0p_A0BcHeGiwgNFGamZg3A2hzA2hKO7dpyaXI/w640-h480/IMG_2586.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I set to work installing software I wanted on the A600 for the Perth Amiga group meeting. The time wasting with the Furia reduced the time I had to prepare the machine...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKvUxKMeFMlQtzpKFR2JZhe2Ez86y5u98RUUKAknkVtpnyiKqUnfdiyVVvH34BEJ2K_bz-piKCvLomEryfmu-9Rr5XdJzLcUJfU3r9gEwXlQBxPIePwfbiDLYSNIFzZ4Tm_PRs2geRZJUHqd71BbhMNn9hciWG5UJB5EQoM_qvGFkTcLM-BndJe4/s4032/IMG_2590.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKvUxKMeFMlQtzpKFR2JZhe2Ez86y5u98RUUKAknkVtpnyiKqUnfdiyVVvH34BEJ2K_bz-piKCvLomEryfmu-9Rr5XdJzLcUJfU3r9gEwXlQBxPIePwfbiDLYSNIFzZ4Tm_PRs2geRZJUHqd71BbhMNn9hciWG5UJB5EQoM_qvGFkTcLM-BndJe4/w480-h640/IMG_2590.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I wanted to get the networking happening with a PCMCIA card, but ran out of time before I needed to pack the A600 for the trip to Perth for the meeting.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA9uRwq9nirOxvjgr9k80_gQ__SCnRzrTKFJ0CeBVCzBcMkM8z0lvCzrmR5OQw14HDE2EafVBDnVonUcOndLgtImk9guf7ZkBDrYfRi40v-SAlHpJ257DXoDLRxOcJ8rIfBqQwQFgXKLTS7aVQ3-3W4ughJ_8-Nx-XOSXrL6nNYO7-xrGVOJYaaI/s4032/IMG_2593.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA9uRwq9nirOxvjgr9k80_gQ__SCnRzrTKFJ0CeBVCzBcMkM8z0lvCzrmR5OQw14HDE2EafVBDnVonUcOndLgtImk9guf7ZkBDrYfRi40v-SAlHpJ257DXoDLRxOcJ8rIfBqQwQFgXKLTS7aVQ3-3W4ughJ_8-Nx-XOSXrL6nNYO7-xrGVOJYaaI/w480-h640/IMG_2593.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It does look nice though. Would have liked to have done more....</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh1mOCebuQPgCFjycyn6QPXlFsIEdCWCfqBoiNZ39ojKGtJ40HqYnWKf8-1h0FZO04BXzOPZccmlFrXtXMRqKVrIM9w6cu0oXoRWRxW3v-9XlUZIzKOUJDqEUlj7vmptgZd8HCYVwGmJ-vMArjlDpcu2SBSWXWgV2gqnndoinUvl_LQjqidAmxlM/s4032/IMG_2597.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBh1mOCebuQPgCFjycyn6QPXlFsIEdCWCfqBoiNZ39ojKGtJ40HqYnWKf8-1h0FZO04BXzOPZccmlFrXtXMRqKVrIM9w6cu0oXoRWRxW3v-9XlUZIzKOUJDqEUlj7vmptgZd8HCYVwGmJ-vMArjlDpcu2SBSWXWgV2gqnndoinUvl_LQjqidAmxlM/w640-h480/IMG_2597.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then packed up the Amiga 600, and travelled across to Perth after work on Friday night, ready for the meeting on saturday afternoon!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyaabgnNZkpg_32q8YkeQ4fcf0zQVXcwuSc3cSrnbymlVlc2eKk9qwfHxiBExDXaQS51NBMNsLSTz8JXJEifb_34S2s2AnhcW51bK4kk-RJgmCSEEBae72azP6MXfbMLHXLRJ34u5C4A4UL901cjaSdF0SpUs9eL6ucFW3vnjgKBHZS3VricbuZs/s4032/IMG_2604.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyaabgnNZkpg_32q8YkeQ4fcf0zQVXcwuSc3cSrnbymlVlc2eKk9qwfHxiBExDXaQS51NBMNsLSTz8JXJEifb_34S2s2AnhcW51bK4kk-RJgmCSEEBae72azP6MXfbMLHXLRJ34u5C4A4UL901cjaSdF0SpUs9eL6ucFW3vnjgKBHZS3VricbuZs/w640-h480/IMG_2604.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I used to live in Perth before, it is a beautiful city. Coming back again in 2023 just reminded me how beautiful it is.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvlGzMabfY-nUN_qPujQwaozrPQBSixuZrgphRqHwRp5OTLNHN_Ywq3nXN11Wre8hMoVQClJnHNnT7KUswaQdtfFZQK0Zkf0WQ0b5MqkV4-t9Ce0a74jKcPrYhwVUaUuQERujazdPgSPQB7Owdu0njwDZiy3Wawy2QcNdomhgNKhKYDxyeD_rkRs/s4032/IMG_2623.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvlGzMabfY-nUN_qPujQwaozrPQBSixuZrgphRqHwRp5OTLNHN_Ywq3nXN11Wre8hMoVQClJnHNnT7KUswaQdtfFZQK0Zkf0WQ0b5MqkV4-t9Ce0a74jKcPrYhwVUaUuQERujazdPgSPQB7Owdu0njwDZiy3Wawy2QcNdomhgNKhKYDxyeD_rkRs/w640-h480/IMG_2623.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The weather was perfect, surprising in late Autumn! </div><div><br /></div><div>I went into the City in the morning to look around. Below is London Court, a place I have fond memories of from when I lived here. Glad it is still there. I used to walk through here in the late 1980's after catching the bus into the city, headed for Valhalla Games, and Bruining Headlam computers to gaze at all the amazing Amiga games and applications I could never hope to afford!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H_8Fy-5ccwH0GINzUnOeH_fX5cNOTNonZsYvw5INCJImfMMAZoWhjOYxXeG6YUSyyeJy3kOZb-2shaDWIm6Eq6i6GEldJlh2J975PXo7ySJCmzGzBdkRqLnLg4eFx-ffGPqgmjEDprViSFN_-Kv9Ru7K_c4D-WTVHF9omUb8V7b5W1r1p_W9oPc/s4032/IMG_2641.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7H_8Fy-5ccwH0GINzUnOeH_fX5cNOTNonZsYvw5INCJImfMMAZoWhjOYxXeG6YUSyyeJy3kOZb-2shaDWIm6Eq6i6GEldJlh2J975PXo7ySJCmzGzBdkRqLnLg4eFx-ffGPqgmjEDprViSFN_-Kv9Ru7K_c4D-WTVHF9omUb8V7b5W1r1p_W9oPc/w480-h640/IMG_2641.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then took a taxi to the meeting in the afternoon, excited to meet everyone! I couldn't fit a screen into my luggage, so I had arranged for one of the helpful attendees to bring a spare TFT screen with them so I could borrow it for the night. Thanks Ian for that - you are a star!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHbnpOMocPmaUa4FLF9FD5rU1zXn3BGhr3cOqOTYtY0ljb50dXOH0Mq6NdTG7XzEsXsrZILbUkMHhMiNJbtX0Y5FknvvIGrINUZ_LTC9VXjX8Qspj8PWFd05HG90ulayhvk6MxXwByvpDFSSIcYAyE2jg-4gpGXzCJii4D88U5UKblwQhdGFnlH4/s4032/IMG_2711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHbnpOMocPmaUa4FLF9FD5rU1zXn3BGhr3cOqOTYtY0ljb50dXOH0Mq6NdTG7XzEsXsrZILbUkMHhMiNJbtX0Y5FknvvIGrINUZ_LTC9VXjX8Qspj8PWFd05HG90ulayhvk6MxXwByvpDFSSIcYAyE2jg-4gpGXzCJii4D88U5UKblwQhdGFnlH4/w640-h480/IMG_2711.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got it setup eventually, along with the new wireless Tank mouse, Arcade R joystick, and the latest Amiga Addict magazine I received only a day before I went to Perth.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WIZQhoxqbUls2dSoeST6XafIj9ZqWMZ9boqJabCTHq6r-GGtaJ9FtQQ7f33s-p5AYVxo3yid7SLLtzXl15ZzjwXuv89AdrLiCiSvPEiflmB-zaa7yc-ItTnXJCuYpVsyZL3A9iAQ5j-_vhkKmxuOCnRPX-2zuYiwhDE8JRzFT14R0Jd9EpHeXdI/s4032/IMG_2719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WIZQhoxqbUls2dSoeST6XafIj9ZqWMZ9boqJabCTHq6r-GGtaJ9FtQQ7f33s-p5AYVxo3yid7SLLtzXl15ZzjwXuv89AdrLiCiSvPEiflmB-zaa7yc-ItTnXJCuYpVsyZL3A9iAQ5j-_vhkKmxuOCnRPX-2zuYiwhDE8JRzFT14R0Jd9EpHeXdI/w640-h480/IMG_2719.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I think the setup looks pretty good! I had demos and new release Amiga games running through the evening for people to try out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyK6vg2Q7jHr1IeU5r_goHPblh-5kklwBgBgN8zpbL0v7CwInWytawczTBC2UJiJSH-EAoPKiFdXFTVnb5ZNy8YFl27D7IxGsU-C5CM3BxhzLpsxUccHae4tekrvN-aD2NIA5OiiyfU2_mP8XMjYy6RtdG1gCiOMGVO7uZRStsiWkQQXPW9TJuBc/s4032/IMG_2720.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyK6vg2Q7jHr1IeU5r_goHPblh-5kklwBgBgN8zpbL0v7CwInWytawczTBC2UJiJSH-EAoPKiFdXFTVnb5ZNy8YFl27D7IxGsU-C5CM3BxhzLpsxUccHae4tekrvN-aD2NIA5OiiyfU2_mP8XMjYy6RtdG1gCiOMGVO7uZRStsiWkQQXPW9TJuBc/w480-h640/IMG_2720.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHct43lYLMuxPqGNmC-cZzZIi6vk5B4gst0ur7FkCqyALWJDgcno5mqoVezK1NqCgASEcqtf2al2XAmxGedh5ej62j69Cdie23Q_NjhlW-47QQ3n0HEtWLQriqerCwtY8IEdkPxV-QQpVhVPAS8pkkiyFTF1Vo5P7MBQ9OMY8hOpcD8vbdV2YErOk/w640-h480/IMG_2726.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also did an video interview that night with the Perth Amiga group organisers, which you can see about 2 minutes in on their YouTube video of the night <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-808uDu9Vy0" target="_blank">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>There were a lot of Amigas at the meeting - below is an A1200 and CD32 setup with Dual player Gloom Deluxe, Banshee, playable with large arcade Battlestation II joysticks!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIshQpmIvUYCLPsIwJ-dXc6zW8JWkxIgATShy_RAOdrm_fcL1i5b5nLpgmaXGA8wFjySy1CmEkcIHF_S-N2UIwWAgG4Jl59WkgVEBuz9DRHpj3si5v81wZ3qvx23CALwJ_Bw8FvWYSmobsisVbaEkyGULP1zy1tsDAASnYTPMjaDDd9LhQSFPRBs/s4032/IMG_2713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIshQpmIvUYCLPsIwJ-dXc6zW8JWkxIgATShy_RAOdrm_fcL1i5b5nLpgmaXGA8wFjySy1CmEkcIHF_S-N2UIwWAgG4Jl59WkgVEBuz9DRHpj3si5v81wZ3qvx23CALwJ_Bw8FvWYSmobsisVbaEkyGULP1zy1tsDAASnYTPMjaDDd9LhQSFPRBs/w640-h480/IMG_2713.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up was an Amiga 1000 with the PC sidecar and external gotek:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeeFqxsxeV-Ye5CaF235RX7KHo3MELAmPlkPONktIDTEV7jlJHSjVXxu4hjPFRJUS4O1HwkFXku6TKOBX_Pe9Mypq3rA8j5TclsnP0JDf_d9DF6uqxumjQkzu7W9p2MsEH6vIaIHJQxrN5TYY-o5Oj-yE4rszMxymRWGWYYphsDjOtlGcaMLlZV4/s4032/IMG_2714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeeFqxsxeV-Ye5CaF235RX7KHo3MELAmPlkPONktIDTEV7jlJHSjVXxu4hjPFRJUS4O1HwkFXku6TKOBX_Pe9Mypq3rA8j5TclsnP0JDf_d9DF6uqxumjQkzu7W9p2MsEH6vIaIHJQxrN5TYY-o5Oj-yE4rszMxymRWGWYYphsDjOtlGcaMLlZV4/w640-h480/IMG_2714.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the raffle table was three prizes with tickets purchased and raffled on the night - Amiga 500, C64 and a Megadrive. I bought a few tickets as I really wanted the Amiga 500 for another project - fingers crossed!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2mAlxqmCizdRYUsFICCtHHiM8SGkh96D2XdarDdTAKWHwKN-kPfQPOHuaPggcA2kJaWh3ZSAoTbZ1evh5SndNtylXKzEukgUMPPoOe2Pvm3zcZRuB6-H2WrYFZiGL_XeX4qwGsMiFHDsxfEPN5jMGg93ykKQYkfp6E3aQK2klsiZpvrYq8ptu1s/s4032/IMG_2715.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2mAlxqmCizdRYUsFICCtHHiM8SGkh96D2XdarDdTAKWHwKN-kPfQPOHuaPggcA2kJaWh3ZSAoTbZ1evh5SndNtylXKzEukgUMPPoOe2Pvm3zcZRuB6-H2WrYFZiGL_XeX4qwGsMiFHDsxfEPN5jMGg93ykKQYkfp6E3aQK2klsiZpvrYq8ptu1s/w640-h480/IMG_2715.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some beautiful modded Amiga 500 cases and keycaps also on display - very nice:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNZKlXGnaKTDKhLoZcqQrw183g-8akPhNwR1onz_3KTVczt13OxQKVJRL60NQ1KYyZU1tAITjXh7xMLKE07H2OPwXWPnPy9LP-WyrBxwO1bTyw3YQxrQLighpB6QZ99BNupxS0kaNBCIl9-O8wvSLC5v_wAvFlfuMZF2gYxedHDHz9H3i-OV7F6g/w640-h480/IMG_2717.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The meeting was extremely well organised and organisers kept attendees well informed about everything throughout the night, when raffle would be drawn, the quiz night timing, and auctions for Amiga and other hardware.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0TYFFpyxk5W_jEJSc1OPT8iaDSDUMpLEQ5duunZKPDMRC-j59D7oSEyEyrMfWbM_4UC0aBaT51teF63bk3lAohP9Xupn1FKM7hpDC25nCnsL5RSd0LMLCAVQv3CHiy9YG7h0hGpppoYwK2_nHv3Xm1HZDe2ky9E7c7FOL1fOuzdWrua3p7t_GXc/s4032/IMG_2721.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0TYFFpyxk5W_jEJSc1OPT8iaDSDUMpLEQ5duunZKPDMRC-j59D7oSEyEyrMfWbM_4UC0aBaT51teF63bk3lAohP9Xupn1FKM7hpDC25nCnsL5RSd0LMLCAVQv3CHiy9YG7h0hGpppoYwK2_nHv3Xm1HZDe2ky9E7c7FOL1fOuzdWrua3p7t_GXc/w640-h480/IMG_2721.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zjZ6Z5rdQWRAf4cMo8M2swu_rRaNPRk9EI4Fe4iiwU5gCNUrC6f15p5tNd4nw_YAiTOf63LVJcARIv3RmnZNQRWmgVzJu64plRJtSuwCm1CgzabVgSwzE2nyISNogi8_2aMj-6SKxzFJXfVS68ebToBRkMfBOhlkQhStIlZSCMyElDdvQwrJKNE/s4032/IMG_2722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zjZ6Z5rdQWRAf4cMo8M2swu_rRaNPRk9EI4Fe4iiwU5gCNUrC6f15p5tNd4nw_YAiTOf63LVJcARIv3RmnZNQRWmgVzJu64plRJtSuwCm1CgzabVgSwzE2nyISNogi8_2aMj-6SKxzFJXfVS68ebToBRkMfBOhlkQhStIlZSCMyElDdvQwrJKNE/w480-h640/IMG_2722.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>An interesting modification was this Mac Classic which has had the internals removed and replaced:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNN3mdCT1r4EZsNLx4jHadbpAaUBJnZL3N16nknd2q5b8n8DZaCLmOZW8SEIMCTIjHqpQ71C0oROFOvfDh0XtOzlBVGIa_5cDr5hdoFbm_5ZCHe6X9PHsZwWQn0t1aKZSgQMyO878CDsfgd_Q9pu5Y9NbFudDNVe0o_ZqZ34Texat15sxOORUr4SY/s4032/IMG_2724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNN3mdCT1r4EZsNLx4jHadbpAaUBJnZL3N16nknd2q5b8n8DZaCLmOZW8SEIMCTIjHqpQ71C0oROFOvfDh0XtOzlBVGIa_5cDr5hdoFbm_5ZCHe6X9PHsZwWQn0t1aKZSgQMyO878CDsfgd_Q9pu5Y9NbFudDNVe0o_ZqZ34Texat15sxOORUr4SY/w640-h480/IMG_2724.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Replaced with - An A500 Mini and Beautiful Screen!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDsb3AWMwkIsJ_POAIN0cew2xFLmCHKOUcKj6ePag5ikkjOsTCMzxqdsua0pPYBGgjIweZoenOOxLdWPh25LejdeWlR09Fc5pO8PxtR2PNH4oQ-ZQFyr80PxZWxlW8IFtlbLcRoMMgVTEkKENYNTpi5DKLsBkkCvpgCQoM9Ednd956HaJqWIH77c/s4032/IMG_2725.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDsb3AWMwkIsJ_POAIN0cew2xFLmCHKOUcKj6ePag5ikkjOsTCMzxqdsua0pPYBGgjIweZoenOOxLdWPh25LejdeWlR09Fc5pO8PxtR2PNH4oQ-ZQFyr80PxZWxlW8IFtlbLcRoMMgVTEkKENYNTpi5DKLsBkkCvpgCQoM9Ednd956HaJqWIH77c/w640-h480/IMG_2725.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>There was also an Amiga 2000 and another upgraded Amiga 500 on display too:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYmxSeIWzERlgpS3Wb-kPmv_nyoZjaZqp_tEL7u_7G4LXuKsSjKZgzpux78po9VJCpGu4NS-2Dzw7ggPDowk-9HPeqg7DZJPed_PC3pB4B7UtQKZddaXRfcaf5wALLwawbs1vxpctP6PmjihcEl5df9O8Yu_Fg-8cQvOnHYCIMiVYwKJAdZlKbFc/w640-h480/IMG_2732.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>On another desk was some more interesting Amigas on display, a new A1200 motherboard with some interesting upgrades on it, alongside an Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYiN6uMS2p963UxTQFPkCzp6GxZAr4741hfswY4qhI5UTLpGLINALUDMabvNoaljl1ApjEYZbxlzS77xjigBnnurl0ADUJssZ9WLgaMO3FFd9Q6O-_UbTSuhynkVNZXK3SqWOX1lpLK2ONF2opXK1l9WpDVkVCTEoeKJPn6oouXp_nBuFfAkNTuc/s4032/IMG_2735.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYiN6uMS2p963UxTQFPkCzp6GxZAr4741hfswY4qhI5UTLpGLINALUDMabvNoaljl1ApjEYZbxlzS77xjigBnnurl0ADUJssZ9WLgaMO3FFd9Q6O-_UbTSuhynkVNZXK3SqWOX1lpLK2ONF2opXK1l9WpDVkVCTEoeKJPn6oouXp_nBuFfAkNTuc/w640-h480/IMG_2735.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is a closer look at the full on Amiga 1200 setup, not in a case yet, presumably due to the cooling needs of the attached expansion board!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTdPQFy0CszBcfe2XmZJKFaU-CiARo4Qr12xJWEcuYJ8eDQuS-QsXlVDBlOIZyEuVOofa0ergURmqz7u6qhIwz9akuTCk8rN2tw2TKKtZ9b3dan5DIsrOB8Ez1B9AuUGL1POJB55UmM37feO95H6Ys1oDDsDrDAgY38HvERmrI88nTv5rDRurUd8/s4032/IMG_2736.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTdPQFy0CszBcfe2XmZJKFaU-CiARo4Qr12xJWEcuYJ8eDQuS-QsXlVDBlOIZyEuVOofa0ergURmqz7u6qhIwz9akuTCk8rN2tw2TKKtZ9b3dan5DIsrOB8Ez1B9AuUGL1POJB55UmM37feO95H6Ys1oDDsDrDAgY38HvERmrI88nTv5rDRurUd8/w640-h480/IMG_2736.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Closer look at that expansion board - spotting a Blizzard PPC board with something else in the socket...Raspberry pi emulator perhaps? Didn't get to ask the guy who brought it in!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k0O84UxR4sNbvcPj8QVilb7WCOlB_ravTgKNago_nN4vs0HOWHYmpEtsP5tpLjxyxquYE4h72GRYIAnL_m_MwTvzx4_bL1L2WCkTcRgo1ATJKJsi3PxvYXssVtIl_LYlukyRiHO2XUwz5LdTLsZFoXDODkshLBcGXsH3jHRisnSKuVahrXUm3i4/s4032/IMG_2738.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8k0O84UxR4sNbvcPj8QVilb7WCOlB_ravTgKNago_nN4vs0HOWHYmpEtsP5tpLjxyxquYE4h72GRYIAnL_m_MwTvzx4_bL1L2WCkTcRgo1ATJKJsi3PxvYXssVtIl_LYlukyRiHO2XUwz5LdTLsZFoXDODkshLBcGXsH3jHRisnSKuVahrXUm3i4/w640-h480/IMG_2738.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close up of the remade A1200 motherboard with clockport expander installed - interesting white colour with purple Indivision AGA mk3 scan doubler board - no idea you could get them in different colours!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_UDtdgN3uGs2WM2NOxlucViDIt8p-VY5fEBSbkCxlU31twvDNvfOQ7ZXokg-EU4Nnyd1BnBaHvXSxxUvIzZkNLFItG42YZDQUTYQEAkjwUUfyP9BXAQYgWTQqoZ9vzLUfTFx5AKveRARrWGN3vXKym37BHjsKw8DtjPP9iu_7SgduL6NJdWGYUc/s4032/IMG_2739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_UDtdgN3uGs2WM2NOxlucViDIt8p-VY5fEBSbkCxlU31twvDNvfOQ7ZXokg-EU4Nnyd1BnBaHvXSxxUvIzZkNLFItG42YZDQUTYQEAkjwUUfyP9BXAQYgWTQqoZ9vzLUfTFx5AKveRARrWGN3vXKym37BHjsKw8DtjPP9iu_7SgduL6NJdWGYUc/w640-h480/IMG_2739.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>A CDTV was also setup using a projector too:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAMB6VMha0MXVh5G20q2NDUpe6TCdq-s7knpRrCp58QvoVy7FU431mK_lZyppr7q70sXlBjNveBN2vI5gRK0lYZfhe-7rwJBoWcMu8984MfgKxJ03n-8PJOAey0MA8Yy4N4v66dZrnBf3ezgbSBu_kg2PzvE-gnatRgd7SeaMJqB0cmtiEcyHldY/w640-h480/IMG_2749.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to the obviously large Amiga presence, there was also a few Commodore PET and C64 machines too:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyS4BVu4BDfjhTQ4YR0Nz0qJ_oaIba9ZlbVgU1oY0D6Zm3LpOZiC79zjlKqX361hebePytVAUlvgWEg4z16uvMzfDAaIZWhYyUrD0YmEpwaAmunx-IaaySqrvCrfHOXlf796Ws4Le6jSwd53YCbHBBJ41QivNL-DqUwCOqkErAQxyEBsXeozta94Y/s4032/IMG_2727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyS4BVu4BDfjhTQ4YR0Nz0qJ_oaIba9ZlbVgU1oY0D6Zm3LpOZiC79zjlKqX361hebePytVAUlvgWEg4z16uvMzfDAaIZWhYyUrD0YmEpwaAmunx-IaaySqrvCrfHOXlf796Ws4Le6jSwd53YCbHBBJ41QivNL-DqUwCOqkErAQxyEBsXeozta94Y/w640-h480/IMG_2727.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Even a Radio Shack TRS-80?</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1ZXDfVxasfaaE8sDxasWedYCvbMuMWK9XEL-4ilT7G8e_YtMzultP0FYS0W77DJgCZ_blYD7DifnTxbXgtAt53gDtJfq1PJyJ05E1FjaRllcX1bOxwt1OFF4MjgozMIBYTaR0WoH7Rp5m50GaPpx78MwvtqXuQmJEqLhZ0qpvx6JiGDvGr_HnZE/s4032/IMG_2728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1ZXDfVxasfaaE8sDxasWedYCvbMuMWK9XEL-4ilT7G8e_YtMzultP0FYS0W77DJgCZ_blYD7DifnTxbXgtAt53gDtJfq1PJyJ05E1FjaRllcX1bOxwt1OFF4MjgozMIBYTaR0WoH7Rp5m50GaPpx78MwvtqXuQmJEqLhZ0qpvx6JiGDvGr_HnZE/w640-h480/IMG_2728.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div>There was more than one of those TRS80 computers too, along with a Commodore Plus/4. Back at home, I have a <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2017/05/commodore-plus-4.html" target="_blank">Plus/4 here too</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBhJKSOSBRa_kgwwsyAypkzUa7-7new4JhvG2rXT350MJwbzcUI7mqI8Rp2SGocLkAmGZ_vrMe1XvdS2hDA3H-KcRXiWi12GbOESGpu2vyvsi0TF_gidoSqorlYrL2RlW3SGGlzeTmx4DluRPC_wLMtf_oKVLOjFkJ6cDnycaltJHR9ESBGH-Dgw/s4032/IMG_2729.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBhJKSOSBRa_kgwwsyAypkzUa7-7new4JhvG2rXT350MJwbzcUI7mqI8Rp2SGocLkAmGZ_vrMe1XvdS2hDA3H-KcRXiWi12GbOESGpu2vyvsi0TF_gidoSqorlYrL2RlW3SGGlzeTmx4DluRPC_wLMtf_oKVLOjFkJ6cDnycaltJHR9ESBGH-Dgw/w640-h480/IMG_2729.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>A Commodore SX-64 was also at the event, complete with Perth Amiga User Group logo running on it!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPVFubCUkUg0FPmzMwtBglQ3N2e7DxUQgGR2H6DYdUMUS2U9ICSXc4iaOFALM8RU6U7Pd0btV-FS9AUNaa4D6x4g-u1PjV5FnAwJYkvN9rxGnLlCJejKP5bj3n-wfcfMDB-csl336gxGwndBFH304zZlaSNfX0ifmpRTpknWqskbUMGVJ934VTRY/w640-h480/IMG_2752.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>BBC Electron also was setup, alongside an MSX - seems the BBC owner wants to swap for an Amiga 500 - I get it! </div></div><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHLTt8fVIVRMPyLDCsjgEi0z1paRahMeA8ps2HjRvUhJaSZZ_CpLSsiM_J8HPpupKK-jbbH0x1oKU31N_TcbO7NtD0zPMT90rxHRTANPmrCZYQbPjPOkp6EomjbGeQqLYZzNeSewnDewPbXjghXYkRceY1Lw2RP1zWGuHz9GP9j8GuzwdVIHZ2KQ/w640-h480/IMG_2712.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><br /></div><div>A Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3 was also setup, along with a PC Engine and Toshiba laptop (I remember setting these up for company use in the late 1990's!):</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVcMm55_iraRDuPl6fAoT2_xq6VnVcRAscgBPOa78yxqlHxkMhull7ggHTWjZ06JI_uEqKf-WR_yU1bpR0atA0Dq3QXn4Wn1s7OOvOdhnjrjHJ0s-XF5xaYfzITHiOP8dbh-5DMGIxTkk9cCPotjLlJqIyzNP_PWR2mDKUmS3gN9W420S4uKrcAM/w640-h480/IMG_2745.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>There was even a Vectrex (I really miss my failed one) and a black Mac Plus:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjFGrf3P_CXDv34wGt4c6R2PrjdeAwCzf7wrWrOR0lpaYOMlN7CmJHWXkX_zDpqgf7jVAmcA5VaD3UkR7Esj3AuhaZguKfI0IelvIYdnGSbzjQvyg-n1DW-pAftBYICVfXrGA4keSds_Gt9UInqElHmq8W5YlI4dXJf8aTu6Pra7S55fLDM_UDZQ/w640-h480/IMG_2746.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Plenty of two player gaming going on - here is IK+ on a C64 projected on the wall:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF86NtFgiUBKF7EAmisfMvZiG2dKhAepXDmRbvglHUfLxHmlZ2r7Hi0chcgh0enKSmqJKDDrmaa7__1Ff3tZ1tWpPUNaEaiIs4-nJBZKw-8jKeK1RIMmDemE8zp65tVBfZOg8Z8XOo3NUyAA4GlTB9ZRskqOXMLpV9F5ly5nAwFp839XLel-EGJbs/s4032/IMG_2730.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF86NtFgiUBKF7EAmisfMvZiG2dKhAepXDmRbvglHUfLxHmlZ2r7Hi0chcgh0enKSmqJKDDrmaa7__1Ff3tZ1tWpPUNaEaiIs4-nJBZKw-8jKeK1RIMmDemE8zp65tVBfZOg8Z8XOo3NUyAA4GlTB9ZRskqOXMLpV9F5ly5nAwFp839XLel-EGJbs/w640-h480/IMG_2730.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Project X was also running on an A500 Mini:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm__uQscWrh-jv-Mj3bpe4s_HANrL72ZlY66g01hvAbh21NtWqcLw7K-L4WaKF4LmrwJTYg26sC4Efl39Z-9zvy2866x5C9cP7zNQhtQRlXLGYeu10YDXGYb1fANYMifqUx48Znqnj_vwDw-8oKRGY4njheS7k8UnDiuQ08FLSdZgwkqTX6KGMuGA/w640-h480/IMG_2744.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Plenty of interesting bits and pieces to buy on the day too - Gold A1200 case anyone?</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvy5UsHTGfVuv-m5EPlVpYoMwBUsNNwwxR-8p6ax_b7yHwQHWKF0KqTel6A1iLhBUVptARuYUw28WNKWytogJn8ZUXnAdhgKlJbvEv3Sf8DFKaLHCQfSvcEFLgZm2R_mGmg_ZYEHYmv2odhyTFu1Q0zZeFL7B3R1BRb449FXdqbxJVZNHVHV1ROwY/s4032/IMG_2733.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvy5UsHTGfVuv-m5EPlVpYoMwBUsNNwwxR-8p6ax_b7yHwQHWKF0KqTel6A1iLhBUVptARuYUw28WNKWytogJn8ZUXnAdhgKlJbvEv3Sf8DFKaLHCQfSvcEFLgZm2R_mGmg_ZYEHYmv2odhyTFu1Q0zZeFL7B3R1BRb449FXdqbxJVZNHVHV1ROwY/w640-h480/IMG_2733.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Perhaps some C64 bits and pieces?</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLG6EbfsB_EhIBVxGQgJ4lpPBUoo1bjOdfdJNd4K_xhsQd9-IOEK0opxbOgST3OyYmu5UTOFqlJHVOTjzVKJ3JzLHOAHyt8pbuRsZQQXnnyxgpMRTd1805l0Ik95JrYl4EEVEC_dRmPUZFR1btep8yV1K0mD_QkfyxpLqZPzUBdnB-Bq-5BErhYs/s4032/IMG_2734.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLG6EbfsB_EhIBVxGQgJ4lpPBUoo1bjOdfdJNd4K_xhsQd9-IOEK0opxbOgST3OyYmu5UTOFqlJHVOTjzVKJ3JzLHOAHyt8pbuRsZQQXnnyxgpMRTd1805l0Ik95JrYl4EEVEC_dRmPUZFR1btep8yV1K0mD_QkfyxpLqZPzUBdnB-Bq-5BErhYs/w640-h480/IMG_2734.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.retrokit.com.au" target="_blank">Retrokit (based in WA)</a> was also present at the meeting, selling new Amiga cases, keycaps, Amiga upgrades, replacement Amiga power supplies and lots more. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDoZs_4j0_7fQLdNq2Q4wwXNF8p21oHWXJEne5M5yMa3FJHigTFbQSDr58DeUtqJS99d1-vVjvHL5IX3s7Hvl9-fHRexezDY74H3uX7SZiP5LlfDwUCZyq5pZtAupEK93srnm8WcanmoRLSMCjDFIgsgG7Lt0BysOHG5AFBTGu4xPddfGfNZeUTk/s4032/IMG_2742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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If you are in Australia, please consider them the next time you want Amiga parts and avoid all those horrible overseas shipping charges!</div><div><br /></div><div>The event was very well attended, with over 65 registered people attending the meeting.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9qMWY3jqOWzU53ivj0L83HWOr-u13gW1kvXQFzawPuH1_0U5_Ay58hP5TrnuvEqdDribQ60kaadnmf-2hfMMOG_BnpqUrRFVcDSqhcVrSVEeAJlxkYHH7jTDXLvMoeZyoacVZq5I1RrSZ37Vd6gq7PxiFVmfzMtvlmrGXPbrMHdoT5bs1Kmlmpo/s4032/IMG_2747.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9qMWY3jqOWzU53ivj0L83HWOr-u13gW1kvXQFzawPuH1_0U5_Ay58hP5TrnuvEqdDribQ60kaadnmf-2hfMMOG_BnpqUrRFVcDSqhcVrSVEeAJlxkYHH7jTDXLvMoeZyoacVZq5I1RrSZ37Vd6gq7PxiFVmfzMtvlmrGXPbrMHdoT5bs1Kmlmpo/w640-h480/IMG_2747.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg5eXeYI6BePyX2l3rYHFFbf186jN9FT45lEKpbPxVAP9Cpf5p0yqyWhSKZbe9PdnFvgJYbYhKw1H4QsJbQdspOrZoRaTasr7e7GCy1Dz1vDJq0AJya6KEBOXIJmTek-DjeP3-3nAkmRXojbOT3BEOB-4Y5VsA-Si4995MyTuTrZN2yMaUMqd_Bs/s4032/IMG_2748.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpg5eXeYI6BePyX2l3rYHFFbf186jN9FT45lEKpbPxVAP9Cpf5p0yqyWhSKZbe9PdnFvgJYbYhKw1H4QsJbQdspOrZoRaTasr7e7GCy1Dz1vDJq0AJya6KEBOXIJmTek-DjeP3-3nAkmRXojbOT3BEOB-4Y5VsA-Si4995MyTuTrZN2yMaUMqd_Bs/w640-h480/IMG_2748.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As mentioned earlier, there was an auction on the the night - someone got a very cheap re-capped Amiga 600!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiageas9dcRmYkGcH5xqRZIr9iZsUbYQEihoRik8fDgqCadTovduOucFF57vGCJ7_S4fbCyi0-MuzJ7oroyvERp1ly4p7US9W2fmsLrTk6SBv0zOmtI147L0HwsC6PBeCOeyJBf6BRBMllCPx1T6jAUcKxyBFg56J0wXL893aK_ds_y0sY3ufiYQE4/s4032/IMG_2743.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiageas9dcRmYkGcH5xqRZIr9iZsUbYQEihoRik8fDgqCadTovduOucFF57vGCJ7_S4fbCyi0-MuzJ7oroyvERp1ly4p7US9W2fmsLrTk6SBv0zOmtI147L0HwsC6PBeCOeyJBf6BRBMllCPx1T6jAUcKxyBFg56J0wXL893aK_ds_y0sY3ufiYQE4/w640-h480/IMG_2743.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With huge amount of Pizza then arriving and the Quiz night portion of the event underway, I managed to prove I know Amiga trivia quite well, but WA local politics not so much. So sadly I didn't get any of the prizes for the Quiz!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5Nd9IfplAEhuHEElfTTpZRfIzXvAvvut4ABNjxwLMDVGVkCHgnNBE0YcS0R_Wl47jp85twIeis4xU_Dnv1I7V-X8iV4sCzKXb3Z9ACsOdYwVZ2F8SkngD_yLsg4WQx6CzvH6mf1yE_O4xCHAfVQnRQetm3SXs_x9uGwANzlLG_YoDHealKnQizQ/s4032/IMG_2754.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5Nd9IfplAEhuHEElfTTpZRfIzXvAvvut4ABNjxwLMDVGVkCHgnNBE0YcS0R_Wl47jp85twIeis4xU_Dnv1I7V-X8iV4sCzKXb3Z9ACsOdYwVZ2F8SkngD_yLsg4WQx6CzvH6mf1yE_O4xCHAfVQnRQetm3SXs_x9uGwANzlLG_YoDHealKnQizQ/w640-h480/IMG_2754.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4y5Tv692A6NDZpZS-Sozyl_C8iWRkN49HFeku60hh1ImdjwWrLWPKgmIZLHAxBkmprZxoKWlbFV37PLtDSTxFnAunyA22V44DqnH5kwosDV69WSOh8OUqNVs3ky1xqLdo4LmE3oBSgrL61b3vmeYbinr1ecpGCuegSorHfvXvhfsP4YiAkOkWf8/s4032/IMG_2755.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4y5Tv692A6NDZpZS-Sozyl_C8iWRkN49HFeku60hh1ImdjwWrLWPKgmIZLHAxBkmprZxoKWlbFV37PLtDSTxFnAunyA22V44DqnH5kwosDV69WSOh8OUqNVs3ky1xqLdo4LmE3oBSgrL61b3vmeYbinr1ecpGCuegSorHfvXvhfsP4YiAkOkWf8/w640-h480/IMG_2755.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But making up for that small disappointment missing out on the Quiz prizes was three great things!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>One</b>, the Perth Amiga user group meeting was fantastic, and I loved every minute of it. I met a lot of great people and got to spend a night playing around with lots of different cool Amigas.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Two</b>, I won the raffle 1st prize on the night! To be fair I bought a lot of tickets which increased my odds quite a bit :-) So I got an Amiga 500 which I then had to safely pack in my luggage back to Adelaide! It survived the trip luckily. You will see more on what I do with this Amiga 500 in a future blog post!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtVS2gf7gzlzrR8qKbxgX95NXo2Kh4XSbKm2-554MjxQMIBFzVpKi4E1pzbdc-lDuGEbGNhoOIiUUapIqHckQxt0FpnZVBgBGIqR3tBaAIh9KKeEkW4Hdqu4HJBepafj2qyvJyEGbc3uiIciZQb1pNtWN9OkpnJU3x-c5YWD6EuFKnCk-fGecmZ8/w640-h480/IMG_2757.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Three</b>, I met Chris at the event, who is a guy I went to school with in Perth back in the early 1990's, and haven't seen in over 30 years! It was wonderful to see him, catch up and talk about everything that has happened since - he even gave me a lift back to the hotel afterwards - thanks so much mate!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYXQ4Rjbieo-qMGLs9SJfs5M7GDesuKAcHRSTbQKt4-ueoIJE3tSd-RbAggLHP7o3roljCfXrBWuzEbY8wIbbJSeu7wcy7GD07edRPz9bQ1V8SOoGQvCojWq09vageJVxULk3xYfTBrd4FeztxC14wP1vTAiJKx_O3AAegwxOE1RypknzMteGL4o/s4032/IMG_2756.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYXQ4Rjbieo-qMGLs9SJfs5M7GDesuKAcHRSTbQKt4-ueoIJE3tSd-RbAggLHP7o3roljCfXrBWuzEbY8wIbbJSeu7wcy7GD07edRPz9bQ1V8SOoGQvCojWq09vageJVxULk3xYfTBrd4FeztxC14wP1vTAiJKx_O3AAegwxOE1RypknzMteGL4o/w640-h480/IMG_2756.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>If you get the chance to go to the Perth Amiga user group meeting, please do it - it is definitely a fantastic event and the organisers have a right to be proud of what they have created here. I hope to come again another time soon!</p><p><br /></p></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-42091270525187337322023-06-02T18:48:00.001+09:302023-06-02T19:35:06.388+09:30Sony Walkman still alive in 2023<p>I love listening to music, especially techno, hip hop, ambient and dance music from the 90's to today. I have some YouTube playlists I created <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKiOdRWGJbAjkEcXpwE3zotjyc72L0BLY" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKiOdRWGJbAix6uhQmxQaQwISCslzECnA" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to hear some of my techno and dance favourites! </p><p>Throughout my life I have listened to music on a variety of Sony Walkman devices and different formats, from cassette in the 1980's and early 1990's, to Minidisc recorders/players in the late 1990's and 2000's, to the Sony Network branded Walkmans in the early 2010's. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="4032" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14oWDsVadeJfs6eYbGvCnBkAiwElCmkhgChoAiUkYU63GYCIorkMFSHoI4LZVa8gZDPaY8PRAnji29nOShp4Q4kia0bZZ6rXyZCT8bh75zBLqA65aTkKaY31IgwebFWIP0EEXq2MwfMgpUgO_D374R9OeyzQqasGmpPQESpIrvrOUF-RRFY9jLgI/w640-h404/IMG_2852.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>In that time, I migrated my cassettes to minidisc, and then the minidiscs were converted to MP3. I then gave them all away since I assumed I would never need them again. I buy my music digitally on Bandcamp, directly with artists on their websites, and occasionally on iTunes Store when that is the only other way to get it. </div><div><br /></div><div>In recent years I moved to listening to music using iPods (Nano, greyscale, colour and the later iOS versions) and then my iPhone for convenience when travelling to avoid carrying multiple devices. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>I also buy vinyl records of new releases since I got back into records again, many of which include the MP3 files as part of the purchase. Some annoyingly do not (LoFi records - yes, I am looking at you).</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2PaT-phxB4DJsCS1J2jpv6CRxS3KVah5K0ECklVn2iQYsAo7TaoHqpDXC6LMtiYOJxzW9ydZjKXEYwLxHThErA-gmTzYpN2Jjw5MnV7rOps1tMl2gkQIQS49iitH9kJlz2eRwS6KADizkp6TJZItxuREu-goOv1V75R3_qETpJj_I_HZqspseYg/s4032/IMG_5355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2PaT-phxB4DJsCS1J2jpv6CRxS3KVah5K0ECklVn2iQYsAo7TaoHqpDXC6LMtiYOJxzW9ydZjKXEYwLxHThErA-gmTzYpN2Jjw5MnV7rOps1tMl2gkQIQS49iitH9kJlz2eRwS6KADizkp6TJZItxuREu-goOv1V75R3_qETpJj_I_HZqspseYg/w640-h480/IMG_5355.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I generally buy direct from the artist or main distributor's website as much as possible to minimise the distributor cuts to their income from the sale. Buying locally in Australia reduces their cut significantly and just adds profit to local companies importing their records and selling for even higher cost.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf-Q_Mn4-bKN-IS78zNiMUHEhn1kcpEtNxyXCrAdsPzHDkuASotQ6BJLVWVo5wjDapbqAhEgqG0qlcKsfPbZwcJRusDzuWDRxUnT5jVO9-6fxm2Jjw9QFXVG__EUB2S0b5z_HayKdoZxojlsagWmicZ2JjzdBk0oV66iETBRY_Z3dTWLWAMmQsgA/s4032/IMG_5640.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf-Q_Mn4-bKN-IS78zNiMUHEhn1kcpEtNxyXCrAdsPzHDkuASotQ6BJLVWVo5wjDapbqAhEgqG0qlcKsfPbZwcJRusDzuWDRxUnT5jVO9-6fxm2Jjw9QFXVG__EUB2S0b5z_HayKdoZxojlsagWmicZ2JjzdBk0oV66iETBRY_Z3dTWLWAMmQsgA/w640-h480/IMG_5640.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have been <b>buying</b> music from a very young age on vinyl, tape, then CD and continue to do it today digitally too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Small rant. I am a <b>very strong believer</b> in the importance of paying artists for their music, and buying physical blu-ray discs for movies and tv shows too. I use streaming platforms too of course, like most people for the convenience. </div><div><br /></div><div>But artists and creators need income to live, and by buying their music and tv content directly we can provide the incentive for them to keep creating new music and tv content for us to all enjoy.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczRyd-fJDT1VAz_0QiOXBLFAnd9fgIv352Uq9pNEna3om5WHhu7LLXvCPEYU3CwUeeo8dEF4HgbvK9sQQ9v4caEHvoZADJDc6vjwrR1WzTxX4fYWIOtuWd_o6uUx8kev4lvnfp7zk4VHK1SpMYKYX-V66AisrIrZSlUJC1i2zBgIOq_P_gvxMtCc/w640-h480/IMG_6319.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>The artists and creators receive much less money from streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify, diluted further by the record companies and distributors taking their cut first also. </div><div><p>The best way in my view to support your favourite artists is to buy the music digitally or physically direct from the artist, or using artist managed services like <a href="https://bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, and by buying their merch and tickets to attend their live concerts if they do them near you. I do this as much as possible.</p><p>I realise many people are very happy to use Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Prime Video, Netflix, Paramount +, Disney Plus and similar subscription streaming services as it is convenient and available on your smartphone, Apple TV, Fetch TV, Google and other streaming platforms, I get it. </p><p>But remember the artist gets very little income from you using these services. The platforms are great for discovering new artists and shows, but please consider buying their music and shows directly if you want them to create more.</p><p>On the music front, Bandcamp also supports streaming on their app, so you don't have to miss out listening to your purchasers at any time on any modern smartphone. And no, I receive no money or any kickbacks from any of these services to recommend them - I just want to help artists. Please buy their music and their shows if you like them. Ok, rant over!</p></div><div>With the desire recently to enjoy high quality HiRes FLAC format digital music instead of lower quality lossy MP3, I found I can't do that on iPhone. </div><div><br /></div><div>While in Japan back in January, I looked for a modern Sony Walkman to playback FLAC high quality audio files. Yes, they still make them. With my Sony XM4 headphones, I can enjoy HiRes audio over bluetooth with it also. </div><div><div><br /></div><div>I don't have the crazy money (AUD$5000) needed for the <a href="https://store.sony.com.au/walkman/NWWM1ZM2.html#start=1" target="_blank">top end gold Sony Walkman models</a> - that is so ridiculous. The matching <a href="https://store.sony.com.au/audio-signature-series/MDRZ1R.html#start=25&sz=24" target="_blank">balanced headphones costing AUD$2500</a> is also ridiculous. The cheaper models were all out of stock in Australia, with long pre-order lead times.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not a crazed audiophile by any means. But I did want to try out FLAC formatted music at the entry level to see what I was missing out on.</div><div><br /></div><div>I opted for the much cheaper Sony NW-ZX507 Walkman model, which offers the same essential functionality I wanted, while it was on special discount during the traditional new years sales in Tokyo. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3i4k6_wixzo5lvprCWPXi8huZSQsPfONIE62ZnMUq-rTfU1Ta1znOFVn8lYoYUI5hna7igR4Q_ZGOGONMNcE44g5PVNTpHuI-hRgGd_m8mSZZVv1yWrK2nxmuOfrHJndtBvOvU2ygZJbVZI0onmTbYnAnhsdJtM1RKHa4SumEn8eiGZF2yvs7-I/s4032/IMG_8785.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3i4k6_wixzo5lvprCWPXi8huZSQsPfONIE62ZnMUq-rTfU1Ta1znOFVn8lYoYUI5hna7igR4Q_ZGOGONMNcE44g5PVNTpHuI-hRgGd_m8mSZZVv1yWrK2nxmuOfrHJndtBvOvU2ygZJbVZI0onmTbYnAnhsdJtM1RKHa4SumEn8eiGZF2yvs7-I/w640-h480/IMG_8785.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>All the models are in plentiful stock in Japan, and easy to pick up from any electronics store there. Also, way cheaper than they are in Australia.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wish Sony would make these models easier to get in Australia, and for a fairer price too.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>These higher end devices used to run a Proprietary Sony operating system which was quite clunky, but the new models now run on modern AndroidOS like my older Z1000 Network Walkman does (which is a much older no longer upgradable version). </div><div><br /></div><div>The ZX507 model uses standard USB-C and support HiRes audio with Balanced stereo output and normal phono output too, alongside the highly desirable Hi Res bluetooth wireless headphone support. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also got the official case to protect it as it was offered at a further discount if bought together.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLGDJtLD1lxwWc8vNU3rOOn2ZKqEWuoHoJ7KITSI7YjOEYeOZPc_TCRI01YkU3g_dVc8J0vpEVdQMt2FI75XmAE4avFDARV6C08UFkUzUp5_hAwfI6DLiRugJgqejamcSeoyC3DRdTXXnqlbJoVcXRaIh2RaHDHPkg_69KA1QsBUFuT86VpKC4Jc/s4032/IMG_8788.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLGDJtLD1lxwWc8vNU3rOOn2ZKqEWuoHoJ7KITSI7YjOEYeOZPc_TCRI01YkU3g_dVc8J0vpEVdQMt2FI75XmAE4avFDARV6C08UFkUzUp5_hAwfI6DLiRugJgqejamcSeoyC3DRdTXXnqlbJoVcXRaIh2RaHDHPkg_69KA1QsBUFuT86VpKC4Jc/w640-h480/IMG_8788.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The unit is thicker than an iPhone 14 is, but much smaller in height and width.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1J5axhgz8DgTib0TiNhbSi2oGmngQyUcKpayhl6yXHDvpLZFcSP4hILQxKxl49uowBKRTuVSRvkmMufkiPkCsxdtWMJyN9zP5CvmF1QWGU4rM8QNiNPN8d5_9o9x-UTGVfiJwV69UHAIHDV8P71cqZN7_RYeL7LhnYbIoF1oI4qe2Zj9QkoUkx9M/s4032/IMG_8789.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1J5axhgz8DgTib0TiNhbSi2oGmngQyUcKpayhl6yXHDvpLZFcSP4hILQxKxl49uowBKRTuVSRvkmMufkiPkCsxdtWMJyN9zP5CvmF1QWGU4rM8QNiNPN8d5_9o9x-UTGVfiJwV69UHAIHDV8P71cqZN7_RYeL7LhnYbIoF1oI4qe2Zj9QkoUkx9M/w640-h480/IMG_8789.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The ZX507 Walkman came with USB C charging/sync connector and wristband strap.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MdwfjC56e2ZFE3KdzqTnL0HwNZVGw1bxBD5ZV0C-FF1pCiTweLrpkmW4nqZsiGFiq2ubGFlJzMKWZP-ocW6CAm8xzBh7GilCx23ZVc5rIqys1oz9naMZ6dQyAW-pLFEmN-Bj15YqGs3L8jdu-tO8JNagAgbsh-cstlkifA1zAC5j5KVxlz30jjA/s4032/IMG_8793.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MdwfjC56e2ZFE3KdzqTnL0HwNZVGw1bxBD5ZV0C-FF1pCiTweLrpkmW4nqZsiGFiq2ubGFlJzMKWZP-ocW6CAm8xzBh7GilCx23ZVc5rIqys1oz9naMZ6dQyAW-pLFEmN-Bj15YqGs3L8jdu-tO8JNagAgbsh-cstlkifA1zAC5j5KVxlz30jjA/w640-h480/IMG_8793.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here are some closer views of the Walkman - you can see the controls on the right hand side:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8UFSjBkRLQoZfgLXGpMdSPzia8Q5TRJon-qyGRRyuS6Yl1jEnza2hHaHZhVX3SKVkwxlVVHxGogHVQnbPeJSMNW1WJ3WcUQpuMeLKjQXnulhCPUcoOIUYb3DmCFGf1NI7YoH1pocFGdAdiDxpwPIW1maWuF5PD7qEKluIG9y5DCssi0wR7oD79I/s4032/IMG_8795.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8UFSjBkRLQoZfgLXGpMdSPzia8Q5TRJon-qyGRRyuS6Yl1jEnza2hHaHZhVX3SKVkwxlVVHxGogHVQnbPeJSMNW1WJ3WcUQpuMeLKjQXnulhCPUcoOIUYb3DmCFGf1NI7YoH1pocFGdAdiDxpwPIW1maWuF5PD7qEKluIG9y5DCssi0wR7oD79I/w640-h480/IMG_8795.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The balance audio port and normal phono output connectors are on the top.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTBeJ7PKmBQgcN23lcjOFsTA2TVx6MYQ9BzoloaE8Oc72Mj8UzNmR47Irk872J5ddG2maZP0uOTJYLb7OJZlVyMNxWUOUrEQy4DR31sjd2xUCjPopSE8CXaoc5nPVStyK_m2vLx9lvomu0zu6ewlzmGgCnqJn6lsS-CGGpN8324Kquwf8h3gKiQY/s4032/IMG_8796.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTBeJ7PKmBQgcN23lcjOFsTA2TVx6MYQ9BzoloaE8Oc72Mj8UzNmR47Irk872J5ddG2maZP0uOTJYLb7OJZlVyMNxWUOUrEQy4DR31sjd2xUCjPopSE8CXaoc5nPVStyK_m2vLx9lvomu0zu6ewlzmGgCnqJn6lsS-CGGpN8324Kquwf8h3gKiQY/w640-h480/IMG_8796.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Strap holder is on the bottom if you like using those.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZZgJlD8c00P0jLviEFG6ZyCYQVRlIWQU302vOE4bxaSAF-dxyfKkKoDIsUSjpYFyluG91qap1NTnpapKz2Rhi78oeimDMrQjudW6a2mxyuaTmZVyOHngiW8FVDPE_FvZYc5KQeux1X89A0YjiDXB8TVlb7QKKmQhYoMwCEL-eBN6Fr8LDY9Ux6s/w640-h480/IMG_8798.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Charging away so I can try it out:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyei4IYbf2SvBtFAbBEgp9u8Q2NGPF1dtDavOTTyNTr3ta4EomSNMV28n502NmMxqHZAojdHuDnCErJt_1LvJiaFbE9aNqpjLthObbCnY68CPKPltjbdgyHNd0y_LOv4rWjFhNL7NxxligR23E_iUsy2nm1RD6rjCYL_y5Wp2XL7caxcn_1HmariE/s4032/IMG_8799.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyei4IYbf2SvBtFAbBEgp9u8Q2NGPF1dtDavOTTyNTr3ta4EomSNMV28n502NmMxqHZAojdHuDnCErJt_1LvJiaFbE9aNqpjLthObbCnY68CPKPltjbdgyHNd0y_LOv4rWjFhNL7NxxligR23E_iUsy2nm1RD6rjCYL_y5Wp2XL7caxcn_1HmariE/w640-h480/IMG_8799.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The fiddly non-attached tiny plastic covers over the ports will almost certainly be lost one day. Hence the case. Once charged up, I set to work connecting it to Wifi and setting it up for use. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NMvtHK-GPz45VUFZ8VE9Hq9kpEU62BN8jlG8TeDOsPc47BcAdxxXOYQXU2CqELNtzIPRqmswCrpj6ePX0r_rxkn-8zJXNlmFY4YBT_UM40lt8ytHraO8P1AcFaxcVniAmycjdqkQ7AIfD9euiRyX0nr23HDrIsWGeda60bilPPRQXQOH36TTpD0/s4032/IMG_8801.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NMvtHK-GPz45VUFZ8VE9Hq9kpEU62BN8jlG8TeDOsPc47BcAdxxXOYQXU2CqELNtzIPRqmswCrpj6ePX0r_rxkn-8zJXNlmFY4YBT_UM40lt8ytHraO8P1AcFaxcVniAmycjdqkQ7AIfD9euiRyX0nr23HDrIsWGeda60bilPPRQXQOH36TTpD0/w640-h480/IMG_8801.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>I also linked the Walkman wirelessly via bluetooth to my Sony XM4 headphones. The XM4's are so much better than the XM5's for travelling as they fold into a smaller size and use less space in your luggage. Why Sony took this away in the XM5 is totally beyond me...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrPIv5Bcm41IAUTsd0aXVyx8PQey0oQrR_zpjgYiYLDUfOR10vMKeooEoe6YMRX2_AzpOHss_5tz-yFCjR8ubh-wA053GTBcuEnCuBbuU1l7DJUxhUBa5FoEXWc_TfRO8__e1GzzrewMpRTKuKHuT2DK0jk2_nIO4gUHerv19qsEgXJO7fHncx94/s4032/IMG_8806.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrPIv5Bcm41IAUTsd0aXVyx8PQey0oQrR_zpjgYiYLDUfOR10vMKeooEoe6YMRX2_AzpOHss_5tz-yFCjR8ubh-wA053GTBcuEnCuBbuU1l7DJUxhUBa5FoEXWc_TfRO8__e1GzzrewMpRTKuKHuT2DK0jk2_nIO4gUHerv19qsEgXJO7fHncx94/w640-h480/IMG_8806.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nLY1lr0ojlA6sLSdzFXuzSZG1G8JEaYHz8bt1ccf9znbSCw5NCjTEt77TaMKXDbLOowwqd506AQGGqmTHntVZQI2Cx7IrX44JPttVs1uRqSZqT_d92Go-eof49sJjWEm3w8uOUhfpLpye2jCwnnrnLiS265vmanLAR_86vMywjpU-8-nv_rY1no/s4032/IMG_8807.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nLY1lr0ojlA6sLSdzFXuzSZG1G8JEaYHz8bt1ccf9znbSCw5NCjTEt77TaMKXDbLOowwqd506AQGGqmTHntVZQI2Cx7IrX44JPttVs1uRqSZqT_d92Go-eof49sJjWEm3w8uOUhfpLpye2jCwnnrnLiS265vmanLAR_86vMywjpU-8-nv_rY1no/w640-h480/IMG_8807.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I downloaded the AndroidOS Bandcamp app via the Google Play store, and logged in to access my library of music I have bought from there. I can then playback the audio files directly without waiting until I return home to Australia.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsKxzrhyHOtaKnjKL-VajhS3F7uc8kHTqohRnkC26mpcnV4Z9cND9XRXp4-Q3U7tygKaFVOpcP4ho-jJngdKBK_rmKangY9jWlShIAaVzkS_Sd3CoSp55IZOfw6Nwp_S6XjM6OcMIjfyZ9ZzK9lwCgaUI4iqQRAFpsf2C38KtCE_jidtLYnaQN5c/s4032/IMG_8808.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsKxzrhyHOtaKnjKL-VajhS3F7uc8kHTqohRnkC26mpcnV4Z9cND9XRXp4-Q3U7tygKaFVOpcP4ho-jJngdKBK_rmKangY9jWlShIAaVzkS_Sd3CoSp55IZOfw6Nwp_S6XjM6OcMIjfyZ9ZzK9lwCgaUI4iqQRAFpsf2C38KtCE_jidtLYnaQN5c/w640-h480/IMG_8808.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At this stage I just used the Bandcamp App since I didn't have access to a computer to do that.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67JG8JKaKmdT6wk-qEBc-Zbu_VMc6xlJ_8G5rlPfHrAgPJsY19xKIl6679eeN1g7hbyf1Il_SBqePQ1q8WwqgJTcJw8wq2rhCZG0_xH6QOlbCfhRsDwShFzvxfMxKsvmd_xIf6V06NdFNWdfRyxpLQFvWXi12AWRLOWkguSFKOorw4U6NNF5G3Gw/s4032/IMG_8809.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67JG8JKaKmdT6wk-qEBc-Zbu_VMc6xlJ_8G5rlPfHrAgPJsY19xKIl6679eeN1g7hbyf1Il_SBqePQ1q8WwqgJTcJw8wq2rhCZG0_xH6QOlbCfhRsDwShFzvxfMxKsvmd_xIf6V06NdFNWdfRyxpLQFvWXi12AWRLOWkguSFKOorw4U6NNF5G3Gw/w640-h480/IMG_8809.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Having transferred my FLAC files from my Mac Pro once home from Japan, I could then enjoy the full quality FLAC files. </div><div><br /></div><div>A nice feature of that playback on the Walkman is an animated tape playing shows on the Walkman when playing back! </div><div><br /></div><div>It even shows the name of the song and artists on the tape itself. Nice detail.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTivCW3u4p4QZAI7AlrYTDHypMYZcTj3qEljEJM0mKMnRCC3S5-Lz_R5yl5GLjYjWyu6vHcCt5RoSeyUYTlSR4a74u3sbSAgUKWRfEYlariQ3OlydemcZaUhf2KD5gpr7JJuXwoAqp25yozOaCkP7KYUHwnFo8ixnygHMKH9yRM_TTknl_GVzrjTA/s4032/IMG_0898.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTivCW3u4p4QZAI7AlrYTDHypMYZcTj3qEljEJM0mKMnRCC3S5-Lz_R5yl5GLjYjWyu6vHcCt5RoSeyUYTlSR4a74u3sbSAgUKWRfEYlariQ3OlydemcZaUhf2KD5gpr7JJuXwoAqp25yozOaCkP7KYUHwnFo8ixnygHMKH9yRM_TTknl_GVzrjTA/w640-h480/IMG_0898.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is an example 16Bit FLAC file playing - Lukhash makes modern retro themed music and you can buy it on Bandcamp also. This release <a href="https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/amiga" target="_blank">'Amiga' was released in 2023</a>, inspired by music on my favourite computer, the Amiga.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBJFhRKQoc25H-Y5pdzTTUB8_P_6dt6F6VBqnVzCj8U9bal3kyUstPBW7lTi5oTjnJI6gnrOB8RYmq2O1mdkQienscSHEMk55HEBVBeTmCv5mepk1GJzC6UE0qsBUgD512nQ5poETrr7hjYZ7dyCzjrseI7d4ekKwRTyEUpgGzpp1dy0Kkzl20mE/s4032/IMG_0899.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBJFhRKQoc25H-Y5pdzTTUB8_P_6dt6F6VBqnVzCj8U9bal3kyUstPBW7lTi5oTjnJI6gnrOB8RYmq2O1mdkQienscSHEMk55HEBVBeTmCv5mepk1GJzC6UE0qsBUgD512nQ5poETrr7hjYZ7dyCzjrseI7d4ekKwRTyEUpgGzpp1dy0Kkzl20mE/w640-h480/IMG_0899.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>An even cooler detail feature is that if your FLAC files are high quality 24bit format like the song below, then the tape changes from a standard tape to a high quality Metal tape!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuQ3E2duF8PhOvQp3N08kLLkjUtKoA8WoClY2-EGW0bbSSt5nunO4FkZyxfgnJCf6IqXdupiOOKQK6_Uud1gGVeb7KeUM8cIX-lToNC0ayP7Npt4DCzk1AB2f6M2sNHj-6gEjqLce4oywRXowT_tph_9HB82-NUMoEnpyu2-Ju_3hVWzz-PSh9ck/s4032/IMG_0900.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuQ3E2duF8PhOvQp3N08kLLkjUtKoA8WoClY2-EGW0bbSSt5nunO4FkZyxfgnJCf6IqXdupiOOKQK6_Uud1gGVeb7KeUM8cIX-lToNC0ayP7Npt4DCzk1AB2f6M2sNHj-6gEjqLce4oywRXowT_tph_9HB82-NUMoEnpyu2-Ju_3hVWzz-PSh9ck/w640-h480/IMG_0900.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ywF-kdS4mr0lsKMFb6BJuaVxA2Az86YDzTVf7Xs8NSXgdEW0lJXG5zs5vFcsHKDNZa4vvBgjTxyCS_s9_qffpxzQMfnFqXGSkbEWHuKhYM_7UaKQeSKFfcl4tXQE6H1bWVOQuHUBbYC5loTzzUBzZV3GFhcWB0D1h6k7KjtBk33Lyy5wwngWtWo/s4032/IMG_0901.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ywF-kdS4mr0lsKMFb6BJuaVxA2Az86YDzTVf7Xs8NSXgdEW0lJXG5zs5vFcsHKDNZa4vvBgjTxyCS_s9_qffpxzQMfnFqXGSkbEWHuKhYM_7UaKQeSKFfcl4tXQE6H1bWVOQuHUBbYC5loTzzUBzZV3GFhcWB0D1h6k7KjtBk33Lyy5wwngWtWo/w640-h480/IMG_0901.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love that kind of detail!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbRKXNiS2pfDFsZWSj8Nvh95kw0UGmm1yjLKsgWMMA5lp458-bkLY9py1qirLaN81fligSx9Qf85V9Id0JGoxi2caGaR-ca4QUz-0j0VYHp_3PW3Jaus_gbfdi14ETrsqANIBM-46347O3dVirjoEx1iYHxrT7NM5HX8vF6AZfTP2aud48MzkkVI/s4032/IMG_0902.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbRKXNiS2pfDFsZWSj8Nvh95kw0UGmm1yjLKsgWMMA5lp458-bkLY9py1qirLaN81fligSx9Qf85V9Id0JGoxi2caGaR-ca4QUz-0j0VYHp_3PW3Jaus_gbfdi14ETrsqANIBM-46347O3dVirjoEx1iYHxrT7NM5HX8vF6AZfTP2aud48MzkkVI/w640-h480/IMG_0902.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Is FLAC better than MP3 - yes, of course. </div><div><br /></div><div>Is it worth the cost to be able to enjoy it - hmmm, that is a more difficult question to answer. </div><div><br /></div><div>In my view, if you can buy the player cheaply enough, then yes. Remember that not all artists make their music available on FLAC format, most use the lower quality 16bit format rather than the superior 24 bit, so you will end up with a mixture of audio files anyway. </div><div><br /></div><div>I chose to make this Walkman strictly for FLAC and WAV files only, since I have the iPhone for MP3 playback.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdxc2VT-1ZbKWCfCJvxsU7WSqAUVDlnZhNUmxaSO9IXTIC_rZQNDNapfv_zi1gtY05jeuYKHvAsTXfBANHs3knDErJYTB0vTmg0ljxKcjPtlr8yzt4NmZzEU8qxy5PGD8z_IqTfZQgiHwKKtTEG71UjYKNyUY-kUuDCD_PzMy8IbC1Mg9WS46yiI/s4032/IMG_0903.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdxc2VT-1ZbKWCfCJvxsU7WSqAUVDlnZhNUmxaSO9IXTIC_rZQNDNapfv_zi1gtY05jeuYKHvAsTXfBANHs3knDErJYTB0vTmg0ljxKcjPtlr8yzt4NmZzEU8qxy5PGD8z_IqTfZQgiHwKKtTEG71UjYKNyUY-kUuDCD_PzMy8IbC1Mg9WS46yiI/w640-h480/IMG_0903.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>While finding FLAC version of older and modern music I wanted to buy on Bandcamp, I came across a massive <a href="https://bandcamp.com/tag/cassette?tab=all_releases" target="_blank">Cassette and Minidisc mixtape scene</a>, which is very much alive in 2023!</div><div><br /></div><div>You can even buy Ghetto blasters again to play tapes and listen to radio in 2023!! Really! I found this one for sale in Japan in January 2023 in Yodobashi Camera (Akihabara).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0cK2WWeNMwFrnwbWSlFBH0jmxYSN_fWQb9yOYAE36fJqrSQXPd_oiIXXioOyoLkLdPe5zLQnRRf6eTCyWBRKDXw6gV4gBaQhGjWLVvV6O8fF2RVNfHhCwUmhR1AaHbL0Zr4ZDV71kIGOmU1RMx5sJyk1ofPwVzWHCwwHAVXW8RwYwwhbYVJmHS4/s4032/IMG_8762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0cK2WWeNMwFrnwbWSlFBH0jmxYSN_fWQb9yOYAE36fJqrSQXPd_oiIXXioOyoLkLdPe5zLQnRRf6eTCyWBRKDXw6gV4gBaQhGjWLVvV6O8fF2RVNfHhCwUmhR1AaHbL0Zr4ZDV71kIGOmU1RMx5sJyk1ofPwVzWHCwwHAVXW8RwYwwhbYVJmHS4/w480-h640/IMG_8762.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The ghetto blaster even has usb for playback of modern format mp3 files.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2VAyhRrxNZN1XO5l8wMvyijaVdQAio7yD0ZyKtBW45cgdowrpvY6mn3AT_P5_lvkFyrEbwKKXT38_arQ91V60uhCENtl6OTeu7s0E0dTsOQRwZgP4ljD9x_sDTMysvxRJK5cIp1UDIElTepbx6zrO7EIP78fC9PBd9GGcbD4Qxoso9_mFJnPO4o/s4032/IMG_8763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2VAyhRrxNZN1XO5l8wMvyijaVdQAio7yD0ZyKtBW45cgdowrpvY6mn3AT_P5_lvkFyrEbwKKXT38_arQ91V60uhCENtl6OTeu7s0E0dTsOQRwZgP4ljD9x_sDTMysvxRJK5cIp1UDIElTepbx6zrO7EIP78fC9PBd9GGcbD4Qxoso9_mFJnPO4o/w640-h480/IMG_8763.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The 1980's are back in 2023! Who would have thought it!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTreMA3UMAyfQeeVcB145LXzLCm8oXicOO1VxYHYOyrNumU4M5GazbQGhIJGfFYQJa1_C9PUjAVsNZljlxJsu9VysVox04Xyan8cv9phhBXG-rXKjkQ1J8RaP6jqe-BMPShXNu123mMQ5rM3EQ4GOEnemYyHKzXguIxZYDn5fcbK95qV1xEOioCXw/s4032/IMG_8764.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTreMA3UMAyfQeeVcB145LXzLCm8oXicOO1VxYHYOyrNumU4M5GazbQGhIJGfFYQJa1_C9PUjAVsNZljlxJsu9VysVox04Xyan8cv9phhBXG-rXKjkQ1J8RaP6jqe-BMPShXNu123mMQ5rM3EQ4GOEnemYyHKzXguIxZYDn5fcbK95qV1xEOioCXw/w640-h480/IMG_8764.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>I remember the pleasure of creating mix tapes on cassette and Minidiscs in the 1980's and 1990's, and it appears so do many other people! </div><div><br /></div></div><div>Recently I was given a free newish mixtape on real cassette from a local Australian artist, but I no longer had a cassette player to use it on. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, I bought a cheap cassette to mp3 player converter from Amazon thinking I would just convert that one tape to MP3 and that would be that, but it was a really crap player. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQtQaGzQJ94CTkrkslEnEYwqa7IGu4wPIphkVBinwdHkvqj3k0HaD8FOG23OyD2OCtMqUQbqHLNGfx-xkw3fosw0zV8FICDBGqTWIQZzqyDaS7l6RqAftz8HypsNxiywkEB6JI4Q5c-0H9YDOkJCmL6ZSf-kHltoRAqI3SfIaiSFk3ENbHNcDpoc/s4032/IMG_2495.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQtQaGzQJ94CTkrkslEnEYwqa7IGu4wPIphkVBinwdHkvqj3k0HaD8FOG23OyD2OCtMqUQbqHLNGfx-xkw3fosw0zV8FICDBGqTWIQZzqyDaS7l6RqAftz8HypsNxiywkEB6JI4Q5c-0H9YDOkJCmL6ZSf-kHltoRAqI3SfIaiSFk3ENbHNcDpoc/w640-h480/IMG_2495.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The player looks and feels cheap.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK_Qs4f1WWhWucKESYxkWGTBIU98eUADEKexaobupgqxLtX1OvM444_JuyeTUyQ3wzhCEhplTDH4kFJwli-N8jqly1LwQZjBDC0EJoSi2ZrqZ2HvCl4ENbD_1cTQ3eknW2g5kXSPKqEz6jy8QM07ChvxHi5NzN2s4Pn3ZDj8QUU-2Qao3JAh27hU/s4032/IMG_2497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK_Qs4f1WWhWucKESYxkWGTBIU98eUADEKexaobupgqxLtX1OvM444_JuyeTUyQ3wzhCEhplTDH4kFJwli-N8jqly1LwQZjBDC0EJoSi2ZrqZ2HvCl4ENbD_1cTQ3eknW2g5kXSPKqEz6jy8QM07ChvxHi5NzN2s4Pn3ZDj8QUU-2Qao3JAh27hU/w640-h480/IMG_2497.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The location for the batteries is just plain weird. Having to remove your tape first to change batteries is stupid. The battery cover is plastic, not metal as it appears to look.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyZeBHDv393kUCmJRcBRVJsIhy019lbv-zVFieWhrJC6UD5gnFirJF8WsfUSoeaJnJhusMqYUKRoiIBzUu4JuQukejDA-dZGX5-KIak5LFDqnWp292YVTcjl4ngLXzBuQq2Ydk_HpPvnVzfXVPvesbdEQxXwkId6nGbTg4XSaSXUCvc1E2pTNWzk/s4032/IMG_2502.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyZeBHDv393kUCmJRcBRVJsIhy019lbv-zVFieWhrJC6UD5gnFirJF8WsfUSoeaJnJhusMqYUKRoiIBzUu4JuQukejDA-dZGX5-KIak5LFDqnWp292YVTcjl4ngLXzBuQq2Ydk_HpPvnVzfXVPvesbdEQxXwkId6nGbTg4XSaSXUCvc1E2pTNWzk/w640-h480/IMG_2502.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The audio quality was awful. I could hear the tape whirring and bad background hiss through the headphones. I show it here just so you know what the unit looks like. Don't buy this DigitNow tape player, it is shit.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N8ZVLqFbryzRRBDAXLXvxdHeCAfxoSw8pEC7_YjNo9k-JtfQFklVji0StcXes7EfN-0PpeTAsdRICGoD8_gJYlXwVx1PccaEzcBCCVqHT1y3n9sE2Kp1pbrpPjRxDMhcWPJ-LFnJsM_p0YWVISDeL8YsPzx-h4OgsB3BE6FbJpmHhpZ_oo6jkxU/s4032/IMG_2507.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4N8ZVLqFbryzRRBDAXLXvxdHeCAfxoSw8pEC7_YjNo9k-JtfQFklVji0StcXes7EfN-0PpeTAsdRICGoD8_gJYlXwVx1PccaEzcBCCVqHT1y3n9sE2Kp1pbrpPjRxDMhcWPJ-LFnJsM_p0YWVISDeL8YsPzx-h4OgsB3BE6FbJpmHhpZ_oo6jkxU/w640-h480/IMG_2507.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Quite a few artists are creating similar mix tapes on cassette and Minidisc in 2023 released on Bandcamp and elsewhere! They also provide the MP3/FLAC versions along with the purchase to use digital files on more modern equipment too.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>This really made me want to buy some of these new release 2023 mixtape cassettes and get a Sony Walkman cassette and Minidisc player again to enjoy them on. But of course, I wanted to have a good one given the experience with the awful DigitNow one above. </div><div><br /></div><div>The challenge is that these Sony Walkman tape players are very old. Sony stopped making them in the early 2000's. I wanted a high end model released in as late a year as possible, that someone with way more skill than me had fully restored and replaced the drive bands, capacitors, tested, etc. </div><div><br /></div><div>I managed to buy one locally in Australia that had been fully restored, and I have to say, it is very impressive. Released in 2000, This Walkman is the WM-EX910 model, and this would have been one of the last high end EX series Walkman released. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-yFsLvhmuxxMaVMTRYZUFALJrEspjs9MxXw7NKkcRxXh5j2hVzhey7VIVOn1Ih_F4-CVozFiNUceOP5svJKOmqv5L_hJQyssRmjDzom6LcfdO-7jkMBVsPK7pHKTHF3OraJ3GJrIGtoYT_paw1osRBOlZ5pT6GDc6Vx-yZX8isZiHkwZPsStuN4/s4032/IMG_2843.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-yFsLvhmuxxMaVMTRYZUFALJrEspjs9MxXw7NKkcRxXh5j2hVzhey7VIVOn1Ih_F4-CVozFiNUceOP5svJKOmqv5L_hJQyssRmjDzom6LcfdO-7jkMBVsPK7pHKTHF3OraJ3GJrIGtoYT_paw1osRBOlZ5pT6GDc6Vx-yZX8isZiHkwZPsStuN4/w640-h480/IMG_2843.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>By 2000 I had already moved onto a Minidisc setup, so I didn't know about this model until recently.</div><div>It is in excellent condition - no dents or scratches I could see.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKl5AK1a2UwLmltM6AQU2iQKICNhxaWy3QIglPvnXWk-8gbJUv12NEUwZXkAkPP2Yk5zNtn1kXx-jT3w5fGxiu2tGB7dGXmp5xsV3iIAa-nk_ua-KF2xd8_r2SHf58d6o5c12G6QO031NHXnn6EGkOaqvxmvfTmBHYFbRprxRMCZxO1YDWxvMCIJ4/s4032/IMG_2844.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKl5AK1a2UwLmltM6AQU2iQKICNhxaWy3QIglPvnXWk-8gbJUv12NEUwZXkAkPP2Yk5zNtn1kXx-jT3w5fGxiu2tGB7dGXmp5xsV3iIAa-nk_ua-KF2xd8_r2SHf58d6o5c12G6QO031NHXnn6EGkOaqvxmvfTmBHYFbRprxRMCZxO1YDWxvMCIJ4/w640-h480/IMG_2844.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This unit is so slim compared to the old bulky Sony TCM Walkmans I used to use in the 1980's! Basically this is the size of a cassette! </div><div><br /></div><div>Controls are hidden under a pull down cover to prevent accidental use when in your pocket, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bt_1Vvfr3oWU4PrJdQQe44NLxt3DUA7pkxbdsah9dyxJ-U1leH6rSlYSOx2jWBKiqh-INlDRjdmdiB_eOqWl36G1jZ6U3DyzWfzue_XQkeRfnUwXnc4zyO_62e1Klp5I2RT9ZKmW-DU7bfqKtUjTC6dInF8ibCXaYRVVHgWGjwzO0leK1MoksgU/s4032/IMG_2845.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bt_1Vvfr3oWU4PrJdQQe44NLxt3DUA7pkxbdsah9dyxJ-U1leH6rSlYSOx2jWBKiqh-INlDRjdmdiB_eOqWl36G1jZ6U3DyzWfzue_XQkeRfnUwXnc4zyO_62e1Klp5I2RT9ZKmW-DU7bfqKtUjTC6dInF8ibCXaYRVVHgWGjwzO0leK1MoksgU/w640-h480/IMG_2845.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It also comes with an external Minidisc style controller and headphone passthrough, along with external battery compartment for using standard AA batteries instead of the prone to leaking gum stick rechargeable batteries. (I could still use them though if I wanted to I guess)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSf5FkaM9ojjH0tMisSKomiFvq3wu_5wX-PGr39lIyn0CDyiy6lS0iFJN1TsMJ4RN539236EmyQFe5Hi37jzDZZhDhxCCOdC04hhwq0coOLUxvL28v1TNiwx93iu5IcoQLs5D0gqO44JPaXyRALCTfDTJLoIHJt7nPm75YC6TzjP8sNFMR1rY4m4/s4032/IMG_2846.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSf5FkaM9ojjH0tMisSKomiFvq3wu_5wX-PGr39lIyn0CDyiy6lS0iFJN1TsMJ4RN539236EmyQFe5Hi37jzDZZhDhxCCOdC04hhwq0coOLUxvL28v1TNiwx93iu5IcoQLs5D0gqO44JPaXyRALCTfDTJLoIHJt7nPm75YC6TzjP8sNFMR1rY4m4/w640-h480/IMG_2846.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHnR1wl89Y8515CeTwKP_eGRTMtvHkYAhlC_BZr1QZRPRAkiR7mlcIKKuVfDmhHXmbDgFMPhBekRxPnhW8ii9ai20bxZC9wGB5LZZpWGcIw6dGKz-o7kYVMFSzgl-PbhysYOemCPjlSSBtJ4IT6GjOjZ4MS9zF96gDzE6FTHlNAt62ncV_EQbVEs/s4032/IMG_2847.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHnR1wl89Y8515CeTwKP_eGRTMtvHkYAhlC_BZr1QZRPRAkiR7mlcIKKuVfDmhHXmbDgFMPhBekRxPnhW8ii9ai20bxZC9wGB5LZZpWGcIw6dGKz-o7kYVMFSzgl-PbhysYOemCPjlSSBtJ4IT6GjOjZ4MS9zF96gDzE6FTHlNAt62ncV_EQbVEs/w640-h480/IMG_2847.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is great to have this Walkman in 2023.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve7WWLp6lgjLSKn1hrdd8PB03Se30dKJKW0e8dSosd0_g7XdA8IspiXaaY-PiE2wGXPfhzUPfJRDu6ELMuLkLJXcNHaNw8HfasZ1xT3SGhRcjoBD9A-G-lN2C1a1cy4qyoII6h4dkq5Zz309OgmSOLyFnXHgkzyzoaVa7QYL69vjheo8jOVETY38/s4032/IMG_2848.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve7WWLp6lgjLSKn1hrdd8PB03Se30dKJKW0e8dSosd0_g7XdA8IspiXaaY-PiE2wGXPfhzUPfJRDu6ELMuLkLJXcNHaNw8HfasZ1xT3SGhRcjoBD9A-G-lN2C1a1cy4qyoII6h4dkq5Zz309OgmSOLyFnXHgkzyzoaVa7QYL69vjheo8jOVETY38/w640-h480/IMG_2848.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sound mode controls and playback mode buttons are on the controller unit, along with volume and hold switch to avoid accidental presses. I was impressed the playmode can be set to auto fast forward through blank audio parts, fast forward tracks using audio detection, and auto reverse play mode, with auto rewind and play on the same side too. Very cool.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sTXZNpzRRoxvVcB0PMuoY9lKOugs5ep0LmcKOkHItQivper1OSDlSu1hLUbNyNIuBummPhXRcKs6Wka8NHxqF_DQoqEdynt6HST8Tg5KBy4LqtYoSWQVqGPbgBke7D1xmAHF7uGgQ5InepIqDTRepu48iC0Auni3aWnIba4w-1bl929Pqbv-AgA/s4032/IMG_2849.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sTXZNpzRRoxvVcB0PMuoY9lKOugs5ep0LmcKOkHItQivper1OSDlSu1hLUbNyNIuBummPhXRcKs6Wka8NHxqF_DQoqEdynt6HST8Tg5KBy4LqtYoSWQVqGPbgBke7D1xmAHF7uGgQ5InepIqDTRepu48iC0Auni3aWnIba4w-1bl929Pqbv-AgA/w640-h480/IMG_2849.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>You can see that the tape that goes in is almost the same size of the unit itself.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFzp7yHYVlyfw1DGODcBwSobHBUhajCr6xoAMrApHbRHba4G8XNPNB9Jtb2PU1BOOWqu5f2eawYHI2Iwor1VMbcmjfge-yInlJ9kcX6Qkr8kUToomYvWAhmc8nhGxYa7_zeDYdfUj04CQl2YsN9cF3tJx05ZycaO2tLmNm_4Tk6qoinjDhcHsrOE/s4032/IMG_2855.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFzp7yHYVlyfw1DGODcBwSobHBUhajCr6xoAMrApHbRHba4G8XNPNB9Jtb2PU1BOOWqu5f2eawYHI2Iwor1VMbcmjfge-yInlJ9kcX6Qkr8kUToomYvWAhmc8nhGxYa7_zeDYdfUj04CQl2YsN9cF3tJx05ZycaO2tLmNm_4Tk6qoinjDhcHsrOE/w640-h480/IMG_2855.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I really enjoyed listening to the cassette mixtape with this Sony Walkman player - sound quality was excellent. No significant tape hiss, and no background noise from the motor through the headphones. Well worth the money.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWOArhbWUZZfzi34oGiFDrS1YnBpmYqqk8eK98xdoaTYioszWsLWNnjXAnvxAIybMbN8t3kYcIj7mMsiDJ34aKp7PvRY9a_VBC8Hax56HmEXEWBYPV6PQdE3drVAJtHqejsV170k7yJ5-Dnjq7OSc5t4Pdjp-dG8SJN5FCxUFIxjougTs35cyyhg/s4032/IMG_2856.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWOArhbWUZZfzi34oGiFDrS1YnBpmYqqk8eK98xdoaTYioszWsLWNnjXAnvxAIybMbN8t3kYcIj7mMsiDJ34aKp7PvRY9a_VBC8Hax56HmEXEWBYPV6PQdE3drVAJtHqejsV170k7yJ5-Dnjq7OSc5t4Pdjp-dG8SJN5FCxUFIxjougTs35cyyhg/w640-h480/IMG_2856.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can't see it in this photo, but the display is backlit when in low light also, same as the Minidisc Walkman controllers also did.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMIRGdK9GYcBlF8OPT47KC5o8pstokYxykbVvsGHp_Q0F72PZdOyUQpqFu-LHYfZEvLcefE0wLWPdmJf50pT1Ve_MRyjH3nlUkcg6tOlDevyXj-TCgEqUVJ9b--qv0qVgTw79OwHi7tCX8O6hD56RnwcjTDaRVMa7Bbnp5zvAZQFBXB95z2oxH4k/s4032/IMG_2857.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="4032" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMIRGdK9GYcBlF8OPT47KC5o8pstokYxykbVvsGHp_Q0F72PZdOyUQpqFu-LHYfZEvLcefE0wLWPdmJf50pT1Ve_MRyjH3nlUkcg6tOlDevyXj-TCgEqUVJ9b--qv0qVgTw79OwHi7tCX8O6hD56RnwcjTDaRVMa7Bbnp5zvAZQFBXB95z2oxH4k/w640-h422/IMG_2857.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>It made me a little curious if it is possible to still enjoy the older Sony Walkmans on the move in 2023, using modern wireless bluetooth headphones. </div><p>The good news is, you can! Here is the setup I used!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2952" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgVDuldAZ2_aKg11l7ySbzeuEWIIujmQDQ_OmffPuFIDmKjDSwMDiQxRkFv6BARYfatUdBTTGjIvvVXufjgN2x6Oia0AgCkTJcP9Y5w_NmQF8tsJKvTbXpGGhAkESNbvBc1qLkcNDuioiNOD2DVmtBaJESTbESO4WeWQzPOBGKf4vTzRochcl8z4/w624-h640/IMG_E2859.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="624" /></p><div>I found a solution from YMOO on Amazon that allows you to connect the phono port on your legacy non-bluetooth devices like Minidisc walkman and cassette walkmans to transmit the audio via bluetooth to modern headphones. This is very cool.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBHyVb09vKL3Cnr7YF8wUvgcHLSYSdlS6qoCBNHCrkkE-nzg8XFGC8lNd9uyC3mGlCLKhFeX_mNK9-g-3B2guYuMVs4U-kETP4sXWu0yKNvMIMqzJkTfA2zzMAj1p_BnpD-zIJyPzNMAV4Y6On7pnCKSXxAO3RN9EGX-ZOAdxF117JA7aTcYsLPU/w640-h480/IMG_2826.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>It can also work in receive mode if you connect it to hifi equipment that doesn't have bluetooth. You can then playback your modern smartphone or bluetooth devices to the hifi equipment via bluetooth!</div><div><br /></div><div>I tested it also on the older Sony Z1000 Network Walkman:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06cL_EuP9WTnrtnB_7gH7zsr2QdVfmRdgvNgdNi0yVFBfTcVPArwYg8ReoauYSsD3k4tgqH14jKhhSUru6K2UOFpN0TSNAectFwQBiGv2R7sgX8WmVmV18qciOc9_9CeOVY59Dn5Th8erE1nD2wUMTwmiT1IZG14UyCHcsvfWU1WrofhOpZYiXU8/s4032/IMG_2825.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06cL_EuP9WTnrtnB_7gH7zsr2QdVfmRdgvNgdNi0yVFBfTcVPArwYg8ReoauYSsD3k4tgqH14jKhhSUru6K2UOFpN0TSNAectFwQBiGv2R7sgX8WmVmV18qciOc9_9CeOVY59Dn5Th8erE1nD2wUMTwmiT1IZG14UyCHcsvfWU1WrofhOpZYiXU8/w640-h480/IMG_2825.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also tested it on the Sony Minidisc R91 Walkman, which I bought recently to playback new release Minidiscs I now have but couldn't play. The bluetooth wireless audio worked perfectly on both.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREPGN-UiPo_q3yuGoLQIEcGF5ZJPNgf62VAFXe34gzCOHN4QfGOGk8uLXW3VOwC0Pj1SMAOvmc9XXQV1U9c4uZa8lC2ggD2LQamd4tnPluFDnrtOqeRQa2WRWvyBq2mGZ6MbYbMNJxkdalW94KDV6BK05hTgc3n7qoiq7wZ3DeF-bprdhlM3taSA/s4032/IMG_2827.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREPGN-UiPo_q3yuGoLQIEcGF5ZJPNgf62VAFXe34gzCOHN4QfGOGk8uLXW3VOwC0Pj1SMAOvmc9XXQV1U9c4uZa8lC2ggD2LQamd4tnPluFDnrtOqeRQa2WRWvyBq2mGZ6MbYbMNJxkdalW94KDV6BK05hTgc3n7qoiq7wZ3DeF-bprdhlM3taSA/w640-h480/IMG_2827.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am curious if it works with a modern bluetooth enabled car stereo also. You could then playback the minidisc and cassettes in your car again, just like we used to do in the 1980's and 1990's...I'll try it soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>Doing this blog post made me realise that having older equipment doesn't stop you enjoying the newest music in 2023, thanks to some amazing artists out there release cassettes, CD, minidisc and vinyl records alongside the digital formats we all take for granted these days.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqfxIzHSB9oVOVXkQoI5H-RsjOYie52GEo9liyJedZsJLdM7kTTK6OG8mtIkLz9ZS72iozJ8yLmWfErWH_sQ-EmPXoc7e8XjjzjeTY62sYTJFI__NvY6HGuKTX-f-qrbYSmtvzbSbQ3vvLcYgySkY-B6b6RWp-47rHN8KqNyGTUdhOE3yVm92OL0/s4032/IMG_2853.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2659" data-original-width="4032" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqfxIzHSB9oVOVXkQoI5H-RsjOYie52GEo9liyJedZsJLdM7kTTK6OG8mtIkLz9ZS72iozJ8yLmWfErWH_sQ-EmPXoc7e8XjjzjeTY62sYTJFI__NvY6HGuKTX-f-qrbYSmtvzbSbQ3vvLcYgySkY-B6b6RWp-47rHN8KqNyGTUdhOE3yVm92OL0/w640-h422/IMG_2853.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Being able to enjoy FLAC and WAV music files on my newest Walkman ZX507 means I still can enjoy my Walkman in the 2020's, the same as I have done in various forms since the early 1980's!</div><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-92139794582291144422023-05-11T23:22:00.000+09:302023-05-11T23:22:53.444+09:30Amiga 500 build Part 3 with AmigaOS 3.2.2, QNAP and Internet<p>Today, I continue onto Part 3 of the Amiga 500 build. You can click on <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/04/new-amiga-500-build.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/05/amiga-500-build-part-2-with-tank-mouse.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> blog entries to get up to speed on the considerable work already done!</p><p>I am focused now on the setup of a AmigaOS 1.3/3.1/3.2.2 switchable configuration, and getting the Amiga 500 online with the ACA500 Ethernet module (X-Surf 500). </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe-PArgCXiln5ExqRWZSMwQ_mbFF0Wj5QE6vemeYxRvYLEUMt5f3X3QhpFIWUlVYPDv0dFgYvWkN1nh8Ea1eg5N5gtOOeZZsK6HRC4Z4t8YjhuEwMQjFX6VO-YdBcTi-65Cr3d6BEXsAFetgKgApvV6iXeMBqMcODD5zY32orFnvLJ_75xuuHZHo/w640-h480/IMG_2120.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Running AmigaOS 3.2.2 is a definite goal of this build, but not at the loss of Workbench 1.3 compatibility to run older demos like this classic - do you know it?</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkKHsRCbCPHwg-D93-ntLlCK0LsaDWDenj-gtG1NM7866AFy2x9twH73O0qmPiNpmX4M6TvVVq-t5EDI4zeNXQJjuDKbe3L4qWSKejCGtB70_C3l3OWMO2wOn-id5ReGCEOZSJ5XBOyWzPwxVcqpqt9lyz5pWn6uwDVPs9XpzXWbrfdO_8RPSlew/w640-h480/IMG_2018.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div> Also, AmigaOS 3.1 is supported out of the box by the ACA500 Plus solution I am using, so I want to have 3.1 setup as well! Fired up a more recent e255 ECS demo from Bomb to pass the time while unpacking the box my new roms came in.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuH3Bg8NwsFIgxRfQkIwtN0T42kPUcaMmHvqFzrW0955xmXjC2BrmQdWNWUNTfLCHH4MkyCsrvWGE1JCa8F9Ulls6eNuuL3OsGUmetZmgZZK9deVwl3wsJ-3XB_T81u7R-yQjmke9Ziv1gnOQnlL4OF8ZD_PsoXW3Ehks_pC7QfSJsOS0l31RVvg/s4032/IMG_2019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuH3Bg8NwsFIgxRfQkIwtN0T42kPUcaMmHvqFzrW0955xmXjC2BrmQdWNWUNTfLCHH4MkyCsrvWGE1JCa8F9Ulls6eNuuL3OsGUmetZmgZZK9deVwl3wsJ-3XB_T81u7R-yQjmke9Ziv1gnOQnlL4OF8ZD_PsoXW3Ehks_pC7QfSJsOS0l31RVvg/w640-h480/IMG_2019.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Given the ACA500 supports soft kicking into AmigaOS 3.1 and 1.3 environments itself in it's firmware, it means the physical rom in the Amiga 500 can be upgraded to the latest 2023 AmigaOS 3.2.2 rom chip! As mentioned at the end in <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/05/amiga-500-build-part-2-with-tank-mouse.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, I did get a few of them...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK-hPReKPQd8w_BNTPMtTfcaL3sk3ZVm9h4xCWaDXqkye9HlJ7so0j-QW3jxWY7xr29W-svpQKNcO6q-DKAdIIwKoNEaV9vaNRYLZQkNLwQWhEkmXaGvPd74txb-10mBQxiIEpbOnQin6ZT_82bBicPx2oP7HxbmfaI7ZuZuAXTzKIry7u0nyhRw/s4032/IMG_2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK-hPReKPQd8w_BNTPMtTfcaL3sk3ZVm9h4xCWaDXqkye9HlJ7so0j-QW3jxWY7xr29W-svpQKNcO6q-DKAdIIwKoNEaV9vaNRYLZQkNLwQWhEkmXaGvPd74txb-10mBQxiIEpbOnQin6ZT_82bBicPx2oP7HxbmfaI7ZuZuAXTzKIry7u0nyhRw/w640-h480/IMG_2010.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I opened up the Amiga 500 to get started with installing the new Kickstart rom chip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAJGW88VLXh7RDXaonoE1xkknnOwp50RyOmLxMxhV7CcUU_I-XX8EZ4sbvEJPkN7rKkAH6i5i2F2CSjDv66A5xOnbx2PuAv-0AeZJTV_h6ockczB0G8D4GLWKJW5G0IuaroDb4z7baBZHCDvdyKmNh8z-vyfGsBHI-IdL8UzL2H0nSJfVyXSQkNk/s4032/IMG_2023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAJGW88VLXh7RDXaonoE1xkknnOwp50RyOmLxMxhV7CcUU_I-XX8EZ4sbvEJPkN7rKkAH6i5i2F2CSjDv66A5xOnbx2PuAv-0AeZJTV_h6ockczB0G8D4GLWKJW5G0IuaroDb4z7baBZHCDvdyKmNh8z-vyfGsBHI-IdL8UzL2H0nSJfVyXSQkNk/w640-h480/IMG_2023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Have to admit, it is the first time to see a 1.3 Kickstart rom chip made by Sharp. You see the new 3.2.2 rom below just underneath it:<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidofwSBfcNwhx7Vd0w7i7Eq1jWWnBzFx8yC6F4Fkc9g1ALNOA3a_wSsbq82eH42n0E9Sxjos3OaVq-Fgh1rnXvVtb9UqSR9JBzYlvVdDUQ1dYtdmTGF_qP34JAoP-YBcQhhf5cWD2vt9e835pqWn2m6bcZJkhGEugC496xlMg6iYdJS66XDya9D0k/s4032/IMG_2025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidofwSBfcNwhx7Vd0w7i7Eq1jWWnBzFx8yC6F4Fkc9g1ALNOA3a_wSsbq82eH42n0E9Sxjos3OaVq-Fgh1rnXvVtb9UqSR9JBzYlvVdDUQ1dYtdmTGF_qP34JAoP-YBcQhhf5cWD2vt9e835pqWn2m6bcZJkhGEugC496xlMg6iYdJS66XDya9D0k/w640-h480/IMG_2025.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I used my chip removal tool to remove the Kickstart 1.3 rom chip and then installed the new 2023 3.2.2 rom chip. Amazing to think in 2023 we are still getting new AmigaOS updates for our Amigas! It is awesome isn't it?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE-qEVztPEziwM2aWFg3eAdQNRLov73xub_0dgVnP1ezhItRu_nU81olxGjI0L1uVddqI22l_jgW1ttqUyJj-L4Xa-fWOlj96QAstRsRPpxSPunnn5JNL6pznoX6VYUTjnTSnefzV-QEjKZ1ZX--hWP4sJfemb8KJNUzKuFbdKCHcWCu2DCu7DzE/s4032/IMG_2026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE-qEVztPEziwM2aWFg3eAdQNRLov73xub_0dgVnP1ezhItRu_nU81olxGjI0L1uVddqI22l_jgW1ttqUyJj-L4Xa-fWOlj96QAstRsRPpxSPunnn5JNL6pznoX6VYUTjnTSnefzV-QEjKZ1ZX--hWP4sJfemb8KJNUzKuFbdKCHcWCu2DCu7DzE/w640-h480/IMG_2026.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I powered on the A500 without any Amiga CF card installed to make sure the rom works before proceeding any further. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UQIzTR96LinqKrrIsBX383-vDk3LWp9RrPaDiUjAvRgyKfdr8Z1OGgkQoc71SIOMHtVbBXW5XvknwK38Knq1MkVChmERJVrGaAtwgzxaHSlN1R4IHw3ubzjPIycXnQTNFoD5kE42TvvrCadEqxPCsBOTzPVz7i0UhkoVrzAS4tQxvDW7HNaiMD4/s4032/IMG_2031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UQIzTR96LinqKrrIsBX383-vDk3LWp9RrPaDiUjAvRgyKfdr8Z1OGgkQoc71SIOMHtVbBXW5XvknwK38Knq1MkVChmERJVrGaAtwgzxaHSlN1R4IHw3ubzjPIycXnQTNFoD5kE42TvvrCadEqxPCsBOTzPVz7i0UhkoVrzAS4tQxvDW7HNaiMD4/w640-h480/IMG_2031.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Please to report it works fine, with the Copyright 2023 AmigaOS 3.2.2 boot screen appearing. Gives me a nice feeling having a refreshed 2023 Amiga 500 system :-)</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NAGvQnLe7g5xNbP_sx_42A9CPeBHQ2fIdZ2HOWGcFrUng_qZDMCTCidiayOw57Q4riu56v3uQMJSRRCy4Qm9Kz7PY1Yaac_mXGR_IZbC2rGAyB2wFveeBLvxc8M6ZyrCjePd8WKjE4jKQaD9SpgCHLJzGI1vg240S3-Ou296iafMlgXIPbIahCI/s4032/IMG_2032.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NAGvQnLe7g5xNbP_sx_42A9CPeBHQ2fIdZ2HOWGcFrUng_qZDMCTCidiayOw57Q4riu56v3uQMJSRRCy4Qm9Kz7PY1Yaac_mXGR_IZbC2rGAyB2wFveeBLvxc8M6ZyrCjePd8WKjE4jKQaD9SpgCHLJzGI1vg240S3-Ou296iafMlgXIPbIahCI/w640-h480/IMG_2032.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Alongside this upgrade, I also plan to use a 32GB CF card with AmigaOS 3.2.2</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuH-wgKAh_V5O_B2uxP2GAUQCZMrQAWvon-kPTfhkkv9uQt4vko4mWwNSaBRk0bJCT_4TIm6d0_gexU3mapjh3yIBm5VkxVfTQo8TdI78qhyjPoJXuvS_L5aHRADyAgxPkEvYmChdUJdM5qxCCkKAJ7Egpukg_ZIyqu2tKbRhA8_3qz2AKYU7JBU/s4032/IMG_2027.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuH-wgKAh_V5O_B2uxP2GAUQCZMrQAWvon-kPTfhkkv9uQt4vko4mWwNSaBRk0bJCT_4TIm6d0_gexU3mapjh3yIBm5VkxVfTQo8TdI78qhyjPoJXuvS_L5aHRADyAgxPkEvYmChdUJdM5qxCCkKAJ7Egpukg_ZIyqu2tKbRhA8_3qz2AKYU7JBU/w640-h480/IMG_2027.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Using this kind of large CF card capacity in a 1.3 kickstart system is not possible due to the 4GB limit (and 2GB partition limit). </div><div><br /></div><div>With AmigaOS 3.1/3.9 and some patches you can use the 32GB CF capacity, but it is a pain. The system partition has to be within the first 4GB on the CF card, and 2GB partitions are needed. I know you can create larger ones afterwards with adding other file systems like PFS, SFS, etc, in the RDB using hdtoolbox and then partitioning, setting the correct file system flags in Hex, etc, but it is a lot of mucking around. I have done on the A4000T and other Amigas in the past too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Using 3.2.2 roms and AmigaOS 3.2.2 I have support to see and address the full 32GB straight away and can partition it however I want to. In short, I am lazy and want it to be easier in 2023. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>I then turned on the Amiga 500 and Press F10 on the ACA500 plus initial menu screen to prepare Profile #1 to be used with the AmigaOS 3.2.2 rom and required configuration. That way, I press '1' at the ACA menu on power on to boot into AmigaOS 3.2.2! </div><div><br /></div><div>Currently Profile 1 on the ACA500 plus is set to use the onboard rom in a 1.3 setup, which was when I had the 1.3 physical rom installed. The * next to the profile means I have made changes that are not saved yet.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ9rIz4m_nke50qtP6XBGgo_qJKhIYY9vb9SDfJQI1ycnLDlTvKqcGu9XndqaWirGykQlMlxya_ShAPIIKwjXZo00NNOEsZQFc4KfgvEom-wPh7VlS6UxyvhsRW1ZrddNvt31PeVcKg5iVr3Jw7SQew9GnJJixM7MuLIxb0ySVUbyML4snigqGAU/s4032/IMG_2029.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ9rIz4m_nke50qtP6XBGgo_qJKhIYY9vb9SDfJQI1ycnLDlTvKqcGu9XndqaWirGykQlMlxya_ShAPIIKwjXZo00NNOEsZQFc4KfgvEom-wPh7VlS6UxyvhsRW1ZrddNvt31PeVcKg5iVr3Jw7SQew9GnJJixM7MuLIxb0ySVUbyML4snigqGAU/w640-h480/IMG_2029.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Quite a lot to change here. I do need the AUX CF slot, change the CPU switch to the ACA1233n 68030 accelerator board instead of the 68000 CPU onboard. I turned on the Action Replay freezer because why not?</div><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-dK1lmQgzag9O7Q9Y_QfkC_WXJtEBw6H-9WYb1Qzmxk5fg2y4vvepsiURLJk-P5IE_u7W72jivYoy9K7cH9cxZaJ8mPM3-6clkeN5jBqChvigXBL6Z1J2RvFJxgyb2l45-FejVoOau9VR4nbA5PtZt2Mdkmj0p2pCmdBqpjdgeQcsOyx8PZUTvQ/s4032/IMG_2113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-dK1lmQgzag9O7Q9Y_QfkC_WXJtEBw6H-9WYb1Qzmxk5fg2y4vvepsiURLJk-P5IE_u7W72jivYoy9K7cH9cxZaJ8mPM3-6clkeN5jBqChvigXBL6Z1J2RvFJxgyb2l45-FejVoOau9VR4nbA5PtZt2Mdkmj0p2pCmdBqpjdgeQcsOyx8PZUTvQ/w640-h480/IMG_2113.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then renamed Profile 1 to AmigaOS32 (no dots allowed) to make it easier to see which profile relates to what.</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhWIZCBYFYHn3i14fkGZiaBJnoub1ORBl0EhBQx3S9nPy6eJpScFojtn5AdXaH7xagmJpaQgtQCtbRUhx8JHAYwFV6deGTPUolhUIhCW_Fmfu24aiXlYzMYzjKLs8loed22BJqg8p7XyyrHtIj87OytRzhBe-HXrPL2RhGPNjxkigWih9YfttibQ/s4032/IMG_2114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhWIZCBYFYHn3i14fkGZiaBJnoub1ORBl0EhBQx3S9nPy6eJpScFojtn5AdXaH7xagmJpaQgtQCtbRUhx8JHAYwFV6deGTPUolhUIhCW_Fmfu24aiXlYzMYzjKLs8loed22BJqg8p7XyyrHtIj87OytRzhBe-HXrPL2RhGPNjxkigWih9YfttibQ/w640-h480/IMG_2114.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ok, looks good. I did a barebones Amigaos 1.3 profile 2 setup too, although as covered later on, this profile is not really needed with the ACA500 plus - I still had a mindset it was needed from using the older ACA500 card. I will come back to this later.</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UVQXj7ijVNAn6y-jd1e1qwN3uiyDlYWCQwX8aVoNQsz0q1_lRvvfIS94EOQjWeTqKOvt7p6LTfPiK_1InmEaQBjYW_STQEKDt-4Nn4ZplyLvu3HQu2Yowjz-3JiSZgvmCR7Va8L9eaR1iuLNzsjMSTfvmGhsSby9oWHDH_YnBggxm4auttg9uO4/s4032/IMG_2115.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UVQXj7ijVNAn6y-jd1e1qwN3uiyDlYWCQwX8aVoNQsz0q1_lRvvfIS94EOQjWeTqKOvt7p6LTfPiK_1InmEaQBjYW_STQEKDt-4Nn4ZplyLvu3HQu2Yowjz-3JiSZgvmCR7Va8L9eaR1iuLNzsjMSTfvmGhsSby9oWHDH_YnBggxm4auttg9uO4/w640-h480/IMG_2115.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Next, I booted from the AmigaOS 3.2 install disk and ran HDToolbox to review the partitions.</div><div><br /></div><div>The 32GB CF card was used previously on my Amiga 1200 when mucking around with AmiKit Real 9 (covered that build <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/07/amikit-real-9-on-a4000t-and-a1200.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to see how). I formatted the AmiKit partition (2GB) and labelled it as AmigaOS32 to use with AmigaOS 3.2.2. </div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't use the updated Fast File System's long filenames feature, as I like to leave the file system backwardly compatible to plug into my other Amigas for data transfers. I should really try it out though - the truncating longer file names copied from my Mac and PC is annoying!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSVCVRfK29LghkEjgOpEOEr2tOnxuse-4u_kSdBwCeZ7ZXX4RkTfD1sR8E-Yq4akjfMgJHh5Wirbm_nOYQLORv3Iu5xqZtiUrJvLxZEP72HDPUaqKwdVHj0mNU9wOy2RDumdPsfDrV9NIz2lxDbb9vmc1USljVcSSvP9j2PKqnrdTlEnCRhh4P7Y/s4032/IMG_2034.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSVCVRfK29LghkEjgOpEOEr2tOnxuse-4u_kSdBwCeZ7ZXX4RkTfD1sR8E-Yq4akjfMgJHh5Wirbm_nOYQLORv3Iu5xqZtiUrJvLxZEP72HDPUaqKwdVHj0mNU9wOy2RDumdPsfDrV9NIz2lxDbb9vmc1USljVcSSvP9j2PKqnrdTlEnCRhh4P7Y/w640-h480/IMG_2034.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I left the rest of the partitions (2GB backup partition, and multiple 4GB partitions) and drive contents intact, since it already has my games, demos and music installed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Copying the data again is a time consuming process! I could have formatted them as one partition to make things simpler, but copying 28GB of files again takes so long. I know, first world problems...anyway.</div><div><br /></div>I then pulled out my set of AmigaOS 3.2 floppy disks. When you buy a set of AmigaOS 3.2 floppy disks, you unfortunately only get a partial set of original labelled disks, and need to write out the rest of them from ADF files on the CD. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ey-4LtHytSm8vXU2JJM-m5PXqJVrhE_GD8flmKWCmqxSTu0mAzL4qXRHikgd_ljbtT9PI1zNg0xMvX0PwlYaJJK6H0kV9d_z7vp_QCyTZl0rE7GI488pGkbLWELFYpSecWeCN47mcV9qf6A6r4jefE02-PXd3bsxoXvIkASemHfBuECUg2sjGKg/w640-h480/IMG_2028.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><br /></div><div>Note to vendors - please add an option to buy a complete AmigaOS 3.2.2 floppy disk set, or at least add an option to buy a complete set of professional disk labels ready to attach. Yes, I know the labels are on the CD but I don't want to have to find the right size labels to print them on and cut to size for each one...happy to pay for it for that fresh out of the package experience.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Yes, I know I could copy the adf files from CD on another Amiga to the hard disk and mount virtually, and yes, I know I could copy the installed AmigaOS 3.2 partition from one of my other Amigas. Indeed I<a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/07/amiga-2000-rebuild-project-part-1.html" target="_blank"> did install AmigaOS 3.2 from CD</a> before too. It works great.</div><div><br /></div><div>I could also install using gotek floppy disk emulator via USB stick which would be much faster, but I don't have one hooked up to this Amiga though. </div><div><br /></div><div>But...I want to use the floppy disks and a fresh install. I prefer to install from them this time - No great reason for that given the quicker options available I know, but I just want to, ok?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBDuC5-mUpYAfOvNTCO3xEMCzKNHN8kDRxkbA--t8G4oNAYeJLdoC8H6pKLEYWSBKGT1nQk8uJfU12oxJvBLjf2u4VsaVwnPqji77HJ6sZJ2POygmqKY-17HV623b142Rp2yoqDmBVQMfzuNNhiDTZyb3d8jWSkpWQACy9sKiOlxTXc0bei7JwTA/s4032/IMG_2035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBDuC5-mUpYAfOvNTCO3xEMCzKNHN8kDRxkbA--t8G4oNAYeJLdoC8H6pKLEYWSBKGT1nQk8uJfU12oxJvBLjf2u4VsaVwnPqji77HJ6sZJ2POygmqKY-17HV623b142Rp2yoqDmBVQMfzuNNhiDTZyb3d8jWSkpWQACy9sKiOlxTXc0bei7JwTA/w640-h480/IMG_2035.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then walked through the installation. I have covered the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/07/amigaos-32-on-amiga-1200.html" target="_blank">AmigaOS 3.2 installation previously</a> if you want more details on it, so nothing really new to cover on this part.</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-CTLoNHUz4f5jjBJepH0Eq59cPK4fmJ_cNpllyUNOc-PyuG4F1j4f_OPTkQZyvMp7Lb3v8gyANpiPu5xgJ9pwkaQFXB4H8vsR7c5uVSkVEnB-4qfdwyE5Il_3vafssBI9ZGBUt8B-KuBaR3vg5TNX5_zyQ4zTPAdEIRX1bsKtg46hdcb5GuGtds/s4032/IMG_2037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-CTLoNHUz4f5jjBJepH0Eq59cPK4fmJ_cNpllyUNOc-PyuG4F1j4f_OPTkQZyvMp7Lb3v8gyANpiPu5xgJ9pwkaQFXB4H8vsR7c5uVSkVEnB-4qfdwyE5Il_3vafssBI9ZGBUt8B-KuBaR3vg5TNX5_zyQ4zTPAdEIRX1bsKtg46hdcb5GuGtds/w640-h480/IMG_2037.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>During the install it reminds me that it detects a 68030 CPU accelerator card (my ACA1233n) and that I need to install the MMUlibs after the installation is completed and system rebooted.</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBPMEV8NcfPD4_qQHyIA_l7JD7uGNvjF8izWPdZtjsFVqthTzUZbnxghmln4rtGo66198ELtMVcCBqHwlH-kweu2SYUVtCFvgAaog-aaDysRM8tjU07GJ_DF2B_LuoxlBdJ98DA7umLGsViaWz52eDVaVyNlfhG5m8EwIgSVztD2CfQg70t3UsoU/s4032/IMG_2038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBPMEV8NcfPD4_qQHyIA_l7JD7uGNvjF8izWPdZtjsFVqthTzUZbnxghmln4rtGo66198ELtMVcCBqHwlH-kweu2SYUVtCFvgAaog-aaDysRM8tjU07GJ_DF2B_LuoxlBdJ98DA7umLGsViaWz52eDVaVyNlfhG5m8EwIgSVztD2CfQg70t3UsoU/w640-h480/IMG_2038.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Installation completed!</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd_W4cp2vXu9Q9jCF6iXN-brSCpr9PQDBCte7PkZX2On9tD78R88aJDmaLgVWEC00nNu0g-7On3huVHp59tAy-2sQ0krFNxafiJc3dwrZGjdTAQTu-zzpc9Liom_XqTlNiz_WV-Ekxu_JJQQsWrQd2ErYcYIEGF5rl5j4qcihMl8eS-UA9GAMWew/s4032/IMG_2039.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd_W4cp2vXu9Q9jCF6iXN-brSCpr9PQDBCte7PkZX2On9tD78R88aJDmaLgVWEC00nNu0g-7On3huVHp59tAy-2sQ0krFNxafiJc3dwrZGjdTAQTu-zzpc9Liom_XqTlNiz_WV-Ekxu_JJQQsWrQd2ErYcYIEGF5rl5j4qcihMl8eS-UA9GAMWew/w640-h480/IMG_2039.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On reboot it warns that I need to install MMUlibs again.</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7QSKZEaFxx2IleJUc2Z0iRExoa4e79Lx5htOf93R3oIKLfzRrTLq4LLQt4DtyWjtmtir8Cy7awwq2Rjy3WVS4gahWwepVDYbmmDK10UxP7fkVqHT6AJ4sw-YHW5CPIuD53uPhZFVFOCx44r7pTXldpfcfOL5SiAtd5_Vz9CDOxi2VaEcTSjcU_w/s4032/IMG_2040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7QSKZEaFxx2IleJUc2Z0iRExoa4e79Lx5htOf93R3oIKLfzRrTLq4LLQt4DtyWjtmtir8Cy7awwq2Rjy3WVS4gahWwepVDYbmmDK10UxP7fkVqHT6AJ4sw-YHW5CPIuD53uPhZFVFOCx44r7pTXldpfcfOL5SiAtd5_Vz9CDOxi2VaEcTSjcU_w/w640-h480/IMG_2040.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>AmigaOS 3.2 Workbench soon appears, looking good as I decided to install the glow icons during the installation rather than the boring original icons. Might regret that with only 1MB chip - time will tell.</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVi01F4XqxzA4NSXEkZ8scd67wwFrbmtLtqThYiTRgvgugsK8f7UgcUSwe6XeRiqidb3Pc1ZgsrrHk__6tu854yk15LMLTx2tBO4l0FwVREdX6C6MytBv20fe0VOmccYolKe5Hat2UmCDX9W1wdah1d5z3B6MnOMO8Gyc9fLwWUzonb_Qu5ymTD_4/s4032/IMG_2041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVi01F4XqxzA4NSXEkZ8scd67wwFrbmtLtqThYiTRgvgugsK8f7UgcUSwe6XeRiqidb3Pc1ZgsrrHk__6tu854yk15LMLTx2tBO4l0FwVREdX6C6MytBv20fe0VOmccYolKe5Hat2UmCDX9W1wdah1d5z3B6MnOMO8Gyc9fLwWUzonb_Qu5ymTD_4/w640-h480/IMG_2041.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then pulled out the required floppy disks and got to work on the MMUlibs installation:</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1pxDPZtg-xeQSyl5fNbAl6he-VWqOeX-A79Nv752wtsyYb8ljCF7JvVSuoBK8S5y-8dIYb1rXxTsznTSMuPVQ55Lu-HZdS7ln-5N1O7_MJjZIXLvxOEXh2hbY6pnM0QSGxkqmZx8qkwKKokAPPXbUmibYNkAK93LQSQAzcrGRRER5YFqasdM-eU/s4032/IMG_2042.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1pxDPZtg-xeQSyl5fNbAl6he-VWqOeX-A79Nv752wtsyYb8ljCF7JvVSuoBK8S5y-8dIYb1rXxTsznTSMuPVQ55Lu-HZdS7ln-5N1O7_MJjZIXLvxOEXh2hbY6pnM0QSGxkqmZx8qkwKKokAPPXbUmibYNkAK93LQSQAzcrGRRER5YFqasdM-eU/w640-h480/IMG_2042.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>To do this, I rerun the setup from the AmigaOS 3.2 install disk. I change the installer initial screen option to the <b>Install CPU Support Libraries</b> option.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlzoDdwOSP5G-3qQcv6f3bujoWJENaRn_ab7ACyJZ8Q7UiroYJf3_JoEek42uE4xcxaYS6xZeeAE57rFdKLVRUVHCLESN8t93kpDUH13lhOYck3aK-mKeBMTfai9-8JTTcs4R8JyUet-zXVnQuNzOpD6H33AoSiY0QQvBOc8RKFB4Pf3MxwmaGIs/s4032/IMG_2043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlzoDdwOSP5G-3qQcv6f3bujoWJENaRn_ab7ACyJZ8Q7UiroYJf3_JoEek42uE4xcxaYS6xZeeAE57rFdKLVRUVHCLESN8t93kpDUH13lhOYck3aK-mKeBMTfai9-8JTTcs4R8JyUet-zXVnQuNzOpD6H33AoSiY0QQvBOc8RKFB4Pf3MxwmaGIs/w640-h480/IMG_2043.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next screen for the CPU card I select the <b>Individual Computers (ACA Line)</b> option, since I have an ACA1233n Individual computers accelerator.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcGnS8EmZyqkPAHdx_mrpIPlO-vd3ip_cyo6yVeazzJ_KzaE3u2y7S6K6XZgk4mPLROS0wZChlF8QEJbhr4HX8-RTruhK2XpZNDvlRg66Vj4TGmi7H-AMy45cz42mkma3otV06o0JIjH5GioHQf0GqDLOoVTJAu5bj3JRvhBSw_zhxuaFWEczIOw/s4032/IMG_2044.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcGnS8EmZyqkPAHdx_mrpIPlO-vd3ip_cyo6yVeazzJ_KzaE3u2y7S6K6XZgk4mPLROS0wZChlF8QEJbhr4HX8-RTruhK2XpZNDvlRg66Vj4TGmi7H-AMy45cz42mkma3otV06o0JIjH5GioHQf0GqDLOoVTJAu5bj3JRvhBSw_zhxuaFWEczIOw/w640-h480/IMG_2044.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After copying the required files across to my new installation on CF card, the install is completed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CLDKcFfP2zzoB05ucZc9lg7-UDCNU7CNFggH9g0qDBcuIKrWMz_0TvAKd_WcLgrxvOj7fZsIzVLFd8pQjTgYW4eS64P13VsnOZfpH14K1ZeC-c2n_kym-0rn7D6QDsBzSiAgqa7rC1xE2ohk3FBhR7e8SeTQ6HvLgx1RIS2bWa9Rd5fyqdmatbQ/s4032/IMG_2045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CLDKcFfP2zzoB05ucZc9lg7-UDCNU7CNFggH9g0qDBcuIKrWMz_0TvAKd_WcLgrxvOj7fZsIzVLFd8pQjTgYW4eS64P13VsnOZfpH14K1ZeC-c2n_kym-0rn7D6QDsBzSiAgqa7rC1xE2ohk3FBhR7e8SeTQ6HvLgx1RIS2bWa9Rd5fyqdmatbQ/w640-h480/IMG_2045.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After the reboot, I no longer get the MMUlibs warning message - the AmigaOS 3.2 Workbench screen appears quickly and uninterrupted.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzqlvro2qbppxRoz6Ud_N8jyfzq0gQxgawNBuQh706pof4pD3G_o62pBXm-jUo6h7l-Tnl0k_TNUFVwd4ap19TNKSSuqu3o7IacYjCBcuXJbPAVhvOiASS9qTftw_LEkfSo6CYbyMnt5PBGcc9PRiJJCcnRvvTynPPMxBQHYH_XITHp6LLhAfHng/s4032/IMG_2046.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzqlvro2qbppxRoz6Ud_N8jyfzq0gQxgawNBuQh706pof4pD3G_o62pBXm-jUo6h7l-Tnl0k_TNUFVwd4ap19TNKSSuqu3o7IacYjCBcuXJbPAVhvOiASS9qTftw_LEkfSo6CYbyMnt5PBGcc9PRiJJCcnRvvTynPPMxBQHYH_XITHp6LLhAfHng/w640-h480/IMG_2046.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next, I went into Screenmode prefs to change to High Res Laced screenmode to fix the stretched icons which are running in standard PAL high res mode by default. I also changed that awful topaz font in the Font prefs to courier. Anything is better than Topaz - I hate it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kly489Ls2_lwGpK9b4zjEDGgYRXITxgOSF68Pl4VPNe6H5zKJ0q3VRuC0Rvdl8s9aO1u7f06xXbufB6xS7aw1ml4nl69WAVFscjEnM14IV7Cdys2Dkk0oKwJyUoJzqxaPF58r-GVglC90Fi3g3QZr1Ofp0BfXz-2ecT4z99FT224tkOBbGt94q4/s4032/IMG_2048.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kly489Ls2_lwGpK9b4zjEDGgYRXITxgOSF68Pl4VPNe6H5zKJ0q3VRuC0Rvdl8s9aO1u7f06xXbufB6xS7aw1ml4nl69WAVFscjEnM14IV7Cdys2Dkk0oKwJyUoJzqxaPF58r-GVglC90Fi3g3QZr1Ofp0BfXz-2ecT4z99FT224tkOBbGt94q4/w640-h480/IMG_2048.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Next, I put the 32GB CF Card on a USB to CF adapter into my Amiga 3000's Rapid road USB (mounted on x-surf 100 ethernet card) to copy across the 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 AmigaOS 3.2 update archives across as they are ~16MB each.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I also labelled my CF card again, since it is now AmigaOS 3.2.2 and I need to tell the difference between the cards when swapping them out of the ACA500 plus:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lV8msSupAP9OqwVXmW584VTIok0_SYzuZaRHkGtnBY_BHtC6zdScgzUoP8PLRhOSnpo8jTmvx-OG1Z8Iq7XcmjSV5yyWWb-8J49i2XV7rB40JjWSoxgybI0uVBsFkyocHZ7zLLCgyJw83qUs5ux2DeXkFwY1zxXkmPdRzzhHel0fpa5Nq_44YR0/s4032/IMG_2111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lV8msSupAP9OqwVXmW584VTIok0_SYzuZaRHkGtnBY_BHtC6zdScgzUoP8PLRhOSnpo8jTmvx-OG1Z8Iq7XcmjSV5yyWWb-8J49i2XV7rB40JjWSoxgybI0uVBsFkyocHZ7zLLCgyJw83qUs5ux2DeXkFwY1zxXkmPdRzzhHel0fpa5Nq_44YR0/w640-h480/IMG_2111.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>One lesson I learned is the ACA500 plus AUX CF card slot is supposedly hot swappable. It *IS* hot swappable if you are using a pc FAT formatted cf card. If you plug an Amiga formatted cf card into it with multiple partitions, I found you need to power off before swapping and again when you finished. </div><div><br /></div>I then started unarchiving files I needed, although initially I still need to unarchive and install the AmigaOS 3.2.1 update and then the 3.2.2 update, which now includes the very recently released hot fix 3.2.2.1 in the archive, so no need to apply the hot fix separately.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TheU9t1uAZ08uj9bYm78yHGe8lp1o5FeI1SpRKL2id2H8XHTBcYPUyuHT6OBzoeUKvH7yN1WMrP-AY_uXru69kN7HhiCazC6xSqtOvNaPPOsLYECXSfkFPXaj5Cvv8iQwjejvtv5OiWOnGv3pdTut--quBWBHmM0soxXTrIVko_vSzMl59_Za34/s4032/IMG_2049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TheU9t1uAZ08uj9bYm78yHGe8lp1o5FeI1SpRKL2id2H8XHTBcYPUyuHT6OBzoeUKvH7yN1WMrP-AY_uXru69kN7HhiCazC6xSqtOvNaPPOsLYECXSfkFPXaj5Cvv8iQwjejvtv5OiWOnGv3pdTut--quBWBHmM0soxXTrIVko_vSzMl59_Za34/w640-h480/IMG_2049.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unarchive completed. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHWBrHrdqq0BR8W4mGltSS74DNk2oQJLsllUAxh1EzZ-6LWhad-lar24h4wEK7pX_xZfbtfKElbqDgWHvYfaOzkduu9l-hE1ZrkX84LM0pm-7BMEaSMYvpMC0xPQ1olBWoj5xXjB7WQVx4NIPb-bcCvnUA6Gy3ksIXcaHyHc6oH-CYAdR9UrVjNM/s4032/IMG_2053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHWBrHrdqq0BR8W4mGltSS74DNk2oQJLsllUAxh1EzZ-6LWhad-lar24h4wEK7pX_xZfbtfKElbqDgWHvYfaOzkduu9l-hE1ZrkX84LM0pm-7BMEaSMYvpMC0xPQ1olBWoj5xXjB7WQVx4NIPb-bcCvnUA6Gy3ksIXcaHyHc6oH-CYAdR9UrVjNM/w640-h480/IMG_2053.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got to work patching AmigaOS 3.2 to 3.2.1. I am not sure if you can just run OS3.2.2 patch and not bother with 3.2.1 at all - I did them both anyway.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNAlucE-IiXtCpgbTBQ04Si-nK_rH6lsrrqNv1yhY4nvAeWh40n1Z0bcn5z9wd4fNQRK4K3SAV5vv-Mbw0Cato6GSzoauw1dd_ozEFzAJye9X8B3tKYSgKOsAbif8VzQL0LpTfPQiD7GWiIXcypKzwbT2UfXgB4FWkzFa4-xl1mVttCpjHqeDImY/s4032/IMG_2055.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNAlucE-IiXtCpgbTBQ04Si-nK_rH6lsrrqNv1yhY4nvAeWh40n1Z0bcn5z9wd4fNQRK4K3SAV5vv-Mbw0Cato6GSzoauw1dd_ozEFzAJye9X8B3tKYSgKOsAbif8VzQL0LpTfPQiD7GWiIXcypKzwbT2UfXgB4FWkzFa4-xl1mVttCpjHqeDImY/w640-h480/IMG_2055.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqM5vqaBUVfvkHG-MTEz6hs6hN-THBJ4Wi5kK6-SBUqMHtF0zqhWMHkCg3PhLToFvAPLFYLCISQzWyUhQ4KdLyn3d30YIiK13LUO5cI3_16QrefdkNue6tN4PiPakLQDGO6FubC1bX-IJOPVPWM_nGDHk2t6J7vi5bb1-zvHeJt7p8UWl_I0z1ef0/s4032/IMG_2056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZdBFpu-t3x-CA4jXu4ZUAfd1aqCCnGRDrSdX0g89MUG54TmyfzES1scVnn3TdLSVJ0SXf7MVngqVSyqfxVVGggnELbRC9gYGST4xQGkZ-i9rrL8RE8bMJ-rGobf8F5S5oFlHAS4f5UdCU_ZTb67TlW7smFp64k_l9X2peRoKr9watC_b3yuLji8/w640-h480/IMG_2061.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All done.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4knulHmvLh72_YpSLk6n_eVj78wx3XkFnoE28HMa15htnfk8Vz1Px28VaGeF1gtsbWWIN6pATvzwUoQXAz1-2Xaq3YJ_CL3rJ4m-jTgvG0rYhaQ5yzfEd4e598xUn58Ud3afNoItiBZkCmRbalR6Xx-6ROd9lqtQVsImvLNYczDqkSZ48Is3XDE/s4032/IMG_2062.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4knulHmvLh72_YpSLk6n_eVj78wx3XkFnoE28HMa15htnfk8Vz1Px28VaGeF1gtsbWWIN6pATvzwUoQXAz1-2Xaq3YJ_CL3rJ4m-jTgvG0rYhaQ5yzfEd4e598xUn58Ud3afNoItiBZkCmRbalR6Xx-6ROd9lqtQVsImvLNYczDqkSZ48Is3XDE/w640-h480/IMG_2062.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After the reboot I now have the latest 2023 AmigaOS 3.2.2 installed on the Amiga 500 - fantastic! Lots of work still to do, but a milestone nonetheless.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0EvYOipZBokKlAwK-AeLJFazFpJgSeeJLsvB0sZBcsmZiYTprTZbI8-rRnwt4uhtOiZwcd4Pr-449IaDgz1qTRStnvIff9dDgcVW7VPY4UbanB_oS3pwnNQiv7caOmCSmewjjrfuYqvEjr9rEtiQwJwOlMcAdKbN0zW7KAiVTUDm7rWn81ErNFc/s4032/IMG_2063.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0EvYOipZBokKlAwK-AeLJFazFpJgSeeJLsvB0sZBcsmZiYTprTZbI8-rRnwt4uhtOiZwcd4Pr-449IaDgz1qTRStnvIff9dDgcVW7VPY4UbanB_oS3pwnNQiv7caOmCSmewjjrfuYqvEjr9rEtiQwJwOlMcAdKbN0zW7KAiVTUDm7rWn81ErNFc/w640-h480/IMG_2063.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0iaRISEzcXCcN_0R7kf62uD9awzXIHoN0auYrsjDN6JxeFUNHrsvEGZVHM3DtUvERY_YtRptCnPC_zF-7NYT-7aGZfz_cJZKtgHbt-WdD4yk7He6Jn5eM-NKg-w678tpN8K7Y7Uau6W1LAjl34_mqeKQ1e2z5RcMiI1hGq-ZU1JAo18EdTBAHl0/s4032/IMG_2064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0iaRISEzcXCcN_0R7kf62uD9awzXIHoN0auYrsjDN6JxeFUNHrsvEGZVHM3DtUvERY_YtRptCnPC_zF-7NYT-7aGZfz_cJZKtgHbt-WdD4yk7He6Jn5eM-NKg-w678tpN8K7Y7Uau6W1LAjl34_mqeKQ1e2z5RcMiI1hGq-ZU1JAo18EdTBAHl0/w640-h480/IMG_2064.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next I installed WHDLoad and copied the kickstart roms from my Amiga forever CD via USB onto the CF card, and placed into a new Devs:Kickstarts folder for WHDLoad to use.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OjHOixLw5UyqwtfMUuewG3B2e1sZ20ZeXApz-RQXhM5vtuK3yjldVqT8fTTNW9dKH6Ts6DS8-Y-m4cODTNfhp0KqlZcOiA86GA69EZNj3amW8yxmSvkeBhaCwaXxy3fmQRxe3BGNBvJEW2oVzlBZdDiPAruvJa7V08BvRDR_IGOGyt-mFaeBmMk/s4032/IMG_2066.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OjHOixLw5UyqwtfMUuewG3B2e1sZ20ZeXApz-RQXhM5vtuK3yjldVqT8fTTNW9dKH6Ts6DS8-Y-m4cODTNfhp0KqlZcOiA86GA69EZNj3amW8yxmSvkeBhaCwaXxy3fmQRxe3BGNBvJEW2oVzlBZdDiPAruvJa7V08BvRDR_IGOGyt-mFaeBmMk/w640-h480/IMG_2066.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As you do, you have to test it works, so errr, I got a little distracted with Mean Arenas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYOLrwukIpNsCYii7f4JM6wTRVPu3dW3DWVeD8KLYhpXxkMx8_RGBBjPHkR9LxknM3sH2glz80Sfybjld2sY_eo-TIDEnhembSwcm3474zl1Ah0hQQiMaQQpb5T-_HoUeP8RQn59UsBp6bywXw_ZIqpDdCgJaJo1_Bfc98ZTl9C7bAJC8CM8rE90/s4032/IMG_2068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYOLrwukIpNsCYii7f4JM6wTRVPu3dW3DWVeD8KLYhpXxkMx8_RGBBjPHkR9LxknM3sH2glz80Sfybjld2sY_eo-TIDEnhembSwcm3474zl1Ah0hQQiMaQQpb5T-_HoUeP8RQn59UsBp6bywXw_ZIqpDdCgJaJo1_Bfc98ZTl9C7bAJC8CM8rE90/w640-h480/IMG_2068.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFDsB1gPIxID1Xr6tPUsD3fBZPX3P54JK4eTpR-FJuejYLDaWWNuHado65gw8Of02PiSDOrM65Eg_AIzzIhuNK3szeisBFpYWyftBN0TItHHDqwhj3eGXbYOLtsUn_Sf_9VzH3RVV1y5HQlEDiGaJGkcS2l8VUg-V9oU04WkP72F5U8IfdsHdGkU/s4032/IMG_2069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFDsB1gPIxID1Xr6tPUsD3fBZPX3P54JK4eTpR-FJuejYLDaWWNuHado65gw8Of02PiSDOrM65Eg_AIzzIhuNK3szeisBFpYWyftBN0TItHHDqwhj3eGXbYOLtsUn_Sf_9VzH3RVV1y5HQlEDiGaJGkcS2l8VUg-V9oU04WkP72F5U8IfdsHdGkU/w640-h480/IMG_2069.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I spent around an hour testing...ummm...playing...no, testing to make sure it worked. It does :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>There was some more essential testing needed with Apidya also, which arrived in the post while I was testing Mean Arenas.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJHZxrP77QcaP2sHXMftOZWRKZ5gMYY51rE1ZUPTwVOLUXvtZJMLxrunpTtLwwrWCWYfnvyvqu2seoaon2lRXy_8nmsNT7LmUy1V5FmhPwegcMR98WlXc0bT1Gfnsj3LhoRVtwvHFl1XzLyp0IhayPmcdUqgTspqtWQcCgTS9fOFpKKsSCdyotAQ/s4032/IMG_2098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJHZxrP77QcaP2sHXMftOZWRKZ5gMYY51rE1ZUPTwVOLUXvtZJMLxrunpTtLwwrWCWYfnvyvqu2seoaon2lRXy_8nmsNT7LmUy1V5FmhPwegcMR98WlXc0bT1Gfnsj3LhoRVtwvHFl1XzLyp0IhayPmcdUqgTspqtWQcCgTS9fOFpKKsSCdyotAQ/w640-h480/IMG_2098.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It took some time, but eventually after a lot of testing I confirmed it was working fine. :-)</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGSQ_Zp3OQcih1RtJn9hpidKyayidth3maf8jeiHm-DU4xJrECrPgo3nAb5IKBgJYWVEs1OeMMfeFm623-5gNCFmUoCyqCgCcQN9B_-KzNDjWPUmcdUi5ehx0K9nL04iXxT4KuBTEbrw4MQ45g5mRpG-EVEJLfMq_sygS66n5geqMJL6i1R64tjQ/s4032/IMG_2099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGSQ_Zp3OQcih1RtJn9hpidKyayidth3maf8jeiHm-DU4xJrECrPgo3nAb5IKBgJYWVEs1OeMMfeFm623-5gNCFmUoCyqCgCcQN9B_-KzNDjWPUmcdUi5ehx0K9nL04iXxT4KuBTEbrw4MQ45g5mRpG-EVEJLfMq_sygS66n5geqMJL6i1R64tjQ/w640-h480/IMG_2099.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I got further distracted because at that moment I also got a package with the latest 2023 issue Amiga Addict magazine and some cleaning disks I ordered to use on my Amigas and Commodore 64 5.25 floppy drives! Busy post day!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGi-_N7T8zVvYf2s0BmZ_pqgPwFyGQ0pyj0i9g7_kH93tWw-GCGQsgQ2LTJQ0meifaT9N_ZAPfleIlDosIVk5uECtRYruwMcABW_CdZHO34HuS119ZswILcrdayQBAr4yv0m-9gT1UH2-1WsTwkOz9gQL3bf48JJeOBj-7Vz1atduXIC27Ta2aWqE/s4032/IMG_2092.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGi-_N7T8zVvYf2s0BmZ_pqgPwFyGQ0pyj0i9g7_kH93tWw-GCGQsgQ2LTJQ0meifaT9N_ZAPfleIlDosIVk5uECtRYruwMcABW_CdZHO34HuS119ZswILcrdayQBAr4yv0m-9gT1UH2-1WsTwkOz9gQL3bf48JJeOBj-7Vz1atduXIC27Ta2aWqE/w640-h480/IMG_2092.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Definitely have to try out the cleaning disks later on. I already have the correct fluid to put on the cleaning disks. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSSMWdCDXyb2gBua10jlIJ08McmE7XsgKc44mCJ5XkPX33Szgv4p5DhA6dHj_E3nb7hClDeize-fh89l2DYIHar2mXQ_wY7i3tiyY0cztJBMXsynzKzxb8QhWb3WAG-q9sP8X03Bv6K_Rw1ark5gqEw6p1G_-cszP1M8PRUiVVobGrDf6q0I49_o/w640-h480/IMG_2124.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwO_cxha7OO3SobIfhgJu3W5m7EoGnwUw9Zt0_22Z0GfIqivhhGrVVjHLCJKMMZVBt62dLl-EbUYGFQlKzybeeoltEhR-wsNI6oEdBUfI7eEJjXUq0-ZkFqHVhsbBUPp5dBufzDVSOQfoUxuLcjPdXw6HYr5u-ahD9Xqj_mh88qkIovnS9U34_nk/s4032/IMG_2093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWwO_cxha7OO3SobIfhgJu3W5m7EoGnwUw9Zt0_22Z0GfIqivhhGrVVjHLCJKMMZVBt62dLl-EbUYGFQlKzybeeoltEhR-wsNI6oEdBUfI7eEJjXUq0-ZkFqHVhsbBUPp5dBufzDVSOQfoUxuLcjPdXw6HYr5u-ahD9Xqj_mh88qkIovnS9U34_nk/w640-h480/IMG_2093.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div>A game I bought recently and tried on the C64 recently dropped something on the floppy drive heads and now the 1541-II won't read any disks. Hence the purchase! Hopefully this will fix it. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>As an aside, while installing Final Writer 97 using the built in ADF virtual disk mount functionality in AmigaOS 3.2.2, I discovered something I didn't know - you can unmount virtual disks from the workbench title bar menu using the Eject disk function! I was using the Shell commands up until now...heh. Learn something everyday.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheJu6D4nq9UunywMZbh7OkZyMlkn9u6eB2xjUGx1SvbUo-wGjb4ugDCKPBV-rBc6pbI70NPxlcAdgvpyWrMfiYEmqkr5jYJSr5ZcbTUii_MkhMctZOhx7pndITOmRWXatzG66JXgh7MAeU5BVSNUFgA42KrZX025sME42SIgYeaQyRW70U-QCS-g/s4032/IMG_2128.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheJu6D4nq9UunywMZbh7OkZyMlkn9u6eB2xjUGx1SvbUo-wGjb4ugDCKPBV-rBc6pbI70NPxlcAdgvpyWrMfiYEmqkr5jYJSr5ZcbTUii_MkhMctZOhx7pndITOmRWXatzG66JXgh7MAeU5BVSNUFgA42KrZX025sME42SIgYeaQyRW70U-QCS-g/w640-h480/IMG_2128.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Final Writer 97 installed fine from ADF, and works great on the Amiga 500 under AmigaOS 3.2.2.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmiwo8nRaeYLwC2ImsGQ6E7pDjigZBQ9Ie7EQ24rwjA4eKrG3yKUMBSP1xmvtMwC5uEznm7oXN78NZLlLQYFC44UgITO_R0zxWNqdll6aC9CwoYxy9NPdI7s2TXUNxM5Z1SDAM69P00EwLoK7WrIzdf1DOuoo75aRtUtG3i6s0ZPZO0c5xbsBPWM/s4032/IMG_2139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmiwo8nRaeYLwC2ImsGQ6E7pDjigZBQ9Ie7EQ24rwjA4eKrG3yKUMBSP1xmvtMwC5uEznm7oXN78NZLlLQYFC44UgITO_R0zxWNqdll6aC9CwoYxy9NPdI7s2TXUNxM5Z1SDAM69P00EwLoK7WrIzdf1DOuoo75aRtUtG3i6s0ZPZO0c5xbsBPWM/w640-h480/IMG_2139.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p></div></div><div>Next, I set to work checking the Workbench 1.3 profile I did earlier.</div><div><br /></div><div>Or so I thought - as it turns out, the ACA500 Plus has a lot more functionality compared to the old ACA500 I use on the Amiga 1000.</div><div><br /></div><div>ACA500 plus now has a menu for A500 built-in profiles accessed with F3 from the main menu, which allows soft kick of Kickstart 1.3, with different Chip and fast memory combinations to choose from: </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAR3FdGVY3ByjIuKXh9TyzoDpZvtSCJGAEr_NPz9ASbfLe2embbD1GdRNBOXkw4xrdy2roY4ReAcM4n1SK4tGaQKK3Bgi6jbz20WpI7zV6e-bA2bWeVD6EVmTFaLd8jOYz7XS5P9ihK348X7ZtFit_yXt8eJ7gprKvdcHjqkA3v9QVtVrapTEvyk/s4032/IMG_2094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAR3FdGVY3ByjIuKXh9TyzoDpZvtSCJGAEr_NPz9ASbfLe2embbD1GdRNBOXkw4xrdy2roY4ReAcM4n1SK4tGaQKK3Bgi6jbz20WpI7zV6e-bA2bWeVD6EVmTFaLd8jOYz7XS5P9ihK348X7ZtFit_yXt8eJ7gprKvdcHjqkA3v9QVtVrapTEvyk/w640-h480/IMG_2094.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div>This is incredibly useful for older Amiga demos and games that are picky and need these configurations.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I can even soft kick Kickstart 1.2, select PAL/NTSC, CPU speed, floppy drives on/off, redirect Df1: as the boot drive, and activate the Action Replay function. This is very cool.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1NsFdU6tzVhRpxHaC_RBArVBlE2n87UkPO22l2dkW4aLOah_cJFyy9Xo5eC8zYK4fPk0FafWNc1cWaCTnTPIFj27iYgtdmCxTY3Vg7-zqIdHYib_ak9Nf-HeD7DZ20OfaZ5_g1Ah8bXlVzeyaP6YF9m5SEMw_qFAm0QTBbFxY3bxtGOPLDpIdWg/s4032/IMG_2095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1NsFdU6tzVhRpxHaC_RBArVBlE2n87UkPO22l2dkW4aLOah_cJFyy9Xo5eC8zYK4fPk0FafWNc1cWaCTnTPIFj27iYgtdmCxTY3Vg7-zqIdHYib_ak9Nf-HeD7DZ20OfaZ5_g1Ah8bXlVzeyaP6YF9m5SEMw_qFAm0QTBbFxY3bxtGOPLDpIdWg/w640-h480/IMG_2095.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I tried out the Kickstart 1.3 with 1MB chip configuration , which works as the Agnus chip version in the Amiga 500 is new enough to support it. Here is the screen showing the status of the soft kick and other configuration prep after selecting the configuration.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENpKxLLa1xK7ZRngk7AqGZZom5wkWb_NNk2Mmkt923UJS50mn8-D-0IXGI_OjK3qaE4Mqk_xjPm5f3_kqzo_8kqEBv-FOrK3gc6hb1DsDOtYJcTTJGBlYgkE9AQbG5xLV2aF1yl8Y7IX5vH7gKpTyKAj14Z8yrFWRAXyCZhmSNmddqaAwjewOMss/w640-h480/IMG_2108.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>And, voila, I get a Workbench 1.3 insert disk screen. no hard disk, and ready to load floppy disks.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMuUg4Z07oQ079X7O4DQIUgRQ8SCvClk0OD4YbuVHAWgEchhOVccTYv27AVB6Uc_r5bUYLdo1M2Twt67d2Ti2nfrOyFil2MmfGfn1LGGtpFcVU0kJfzaVMvN5CZN8LOCZs8gW2hKWtFOtJfckeqcn5G4dmi5_32VqSk6Dexfi5zyOrN15UulpA3g/s4032/IMG_2096.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMuUg4Z07oQ079X7O4DQIUgRQ8SCvClk0OD4YbuVHAWgEchhOVccTYv27AVB6Uc_r5bUYLdo1M2Twt67d2Ti2nfrOyFil2MmfGfn1LGGtpFcVU0kJfzaVMvN5CZN8LOCZs8gW2hKWtFOtJfckeqcn5G4dmi5_32VqSk6Dexfi5zyOrN15UulpA3g/w640-h480/IMG_2096.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, I want to be able to boot Workbench 1.3 from hard disk too. Fortunately I already prepared a Workbench 1.3 2GB CF card for the Amiga 1000 to use with the older ACA500 card.</div><div><br /></div><div>FYI that card is 4x512MB fast file system partitions, formatted Fast File System (no international support) prepared under Amiga 3000 via USB to CF converter with AmigaOS 3.1.4 HD Toolbox. </div><div><br /></div><div>As part of this partition setup work, I remove the 3.1.4 FastFileSystem driver loaded in the RDB automatically, and substitute the older fast file system drive from the Workbench 1.3 floppy disk. It is important the filesystem type in the partitions matches the version in the RDB. This means hard disk is then usable under 1.3.</div><div><br /></div><div>That 2GB CF card is already setup with my old Amiga 2000 Workbench 1.3 Hard disk setup copied across, including many applications, games, demos and mods. I decided to take the easy way and backup the CF card to an image file on my Windows 11 PC using <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/" target="_blank">win32Diskimager</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>I then got a spare 4GB CF card and imaged it with the 2GB image file. I suppose I could add additional partitions in the future if I need them since there is another 2GB available now, but at the moment it is not needed so...I can just use it as is.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv5vqQH4B6kJZxAmhHTz5a_cStpqcvLVR_iiw7GiIkmTTNipHiRv5tqaqXw9Jr2UWL_gaRh7qOgh_DTTxfPNpGIlEJdmE4wpBmPBpfV1iB2oGhQWp5BzVkJ8hGzRX6RgO7G9IL3CEXAN8vmfC3jDC-pOLL-dOI1537REM1cGNGoNMt0dkAmuGS9M/s4032/IMG_2100.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv5vqQH4B6kJZxAmhHTz5a_cStpqcvLVR_iiw7GiIkmTTNipHiRv5tqaqXw9Jr2UWL_gaRh7qOgh_DTTxfPNpGIlEJdmE4wpBmPBpfV1iB2oGhQWp5BzVkJ8hGzRX6RgO7G9IL3CEXAN8vmfC3jDC-pOLL-dOI1537REM1cGNGoNMt0dkAmuGS9M/w640-h480/IMG_2100.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, on the ACA500 plus there is a complete Kickstart ROM 1.3 configuration profile to select with F2 on the main menu, so I don't need to create custom profile for Workbench 1.3 hard disk booting.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPchJWJrfALnVN-nAS92qJtCFLjL1RpDRxdtKhAzaSUxQD4MqgyGtTj6hyYu3arEfXB0TRjoe05B13Ii8OvRd2BWGcihdkIMjCcNUNOAaP5F5WZxxASBOj_NmfiggL-WdjNQK9LqWWY3kpJ3NuRfX2bPBW6nHJjJr8G0cCe3Udq8hNr34luMlIpA/s4032/IMG_2102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPchJWJrfALnVN-nAS92qJtCFLjL1RpDRxdtKhAzaSUxQD4MqgyGtTj6hyYu3arEfXB0TRjoe05B13Ii8OvRd2BWGcihdkIMjCcNUNOAaP5F5WZxxASBOj_NmfiggL-WdjNQK9LqWWY3kpJ3NuRfX2bPBW6nHJjJr8G0cCe3Udq8hNr34luMlIpA/w640-h480/IMG_2102.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I then removed the 32GB AmigaOS 3.2.2 CF card. </div><div><br /></div><div>After inserting the 4GB CF card containing Workbench 1.3 hard disk into the ACA500 plus and selecting F2 from the main menu on power on, my Workbench 13 hard disk boots up straight away - fantastic!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VAAyxOHgi8FzQsIbh2KUg381tpLoDT1eH3FOppL0EnOuuaDhJ9B0GgGN1Wp6xRMgWJg5nx_v_P0Zmt96O5Ahe35-TxZxZIr0Atb1dQCevrtd52DoqUCzQAwyqbihCToWkZP9dq4qkSvYah2d0OJTKucMUSVyj1FNW8gmr94O5nSKQFVdGPf_Ipc/w640-h480/IMG_2118.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>While we are mentioning the ACA500 plus initial power on menu, you can also see the System Information screen with the tab key - a lot of information is available there:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaemiBGXuwrxNflwwXl832v_aX6p2uND383DGYN6OqzzsAgFEobGBWr4xrRBWCrWDssMdLK-ugh_AxFC5_HTSHf4hH_TRWlrTjaepa9uljGD_VyTXePd4zJy7ze1ltmX5TK4fcC2880XelBkXx1gYtMyZO-yGWKftXb3HyhNdbMQau9T2lH_HVlhs/s4032/IMG_2116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaemiBGXuwrxNflwwXl832v_aX6p2uND383DGYN6OqzzsAgFEobGBWr4xrRBWCrWDssMdLK-ugh_AxFC5_HTSHf4hH_TRWlrTjaepa9uljGD_VyTXePd4zJy7ze1ltmX5TK4fcC2880XelBkXx1gYtMyZO-yGWKftXb3HyhNdbMQau9T2lH_HVlhs/w640-h480/IMG_2116.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Pretty cool that I can see the Accelerator, and X-Surf 500 module is installed, and it's mac address.</div><div><br /></div>There is also a User ROM images screen below, which I assume to add additional kickstart rom images of different sizes. I suppose this means I could in theory add the AmigaOS 3.2.2 rom here and soft kick it also! </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUW4XpohmbU_9pMgF9et-pmsndRZoPHTARMLanyiZRYtuqkukeBAvGAsQVALFuo7jLNQbX6ceL0tZinQYvFyIGLdXCf25pqJrwjXPTKPUgMAW_Me5OHeJM9Td3E9tX4xuaEyIqBqx3U6XoRd9BhjTfn_EUXwqlcZIuoBcycHsjm8KaJK3JeM68_s/s4032/IMG_2117.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUW4XpohmbU_9pMgF9et-pmsndRZoPHTARMLanyiZRYtuqkukeBAvGAsQVALFuo7jLNQbX6ceL0tZinQYvFyIGLdXCf25pqJrwjXPTKPUgMAW_Me5OHeJM9Td3E9tX4xuaEyIqBqx3U6XoRd9BhjTfn_EUXwqlcZIuoBcycHsjm8KaJK3JeM68_s/w640-h480/IMG_2117.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>I like the idea of putting a kickstart 1.1 rom so I can run Archon on this machine - I should try it sometime, but not today.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>This is because I want to get this Amiga 500 networked and connected to the internet, using the ACA500 Ethernet module (X-Surf 500) I installed. I am still waiting for the ethernet extender to extend the ethernet port on the X-Surf 500 to the rear plexiglass case port hole.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am impatient to get it working though, so I temporarily routed a network cable to the port.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnWRi-mRZUOlez2wZ3SJ-paR1wKjq4jYCtDMKMjefYPvS1aKL5vyhfNxXbFDAq8tkcHi3uyAbS9NW7LYqKquRPUx-ntGtbZl72-nDLodF046csEmEsWQUSZPaqMM8uloJz_ODk5ZTFn-IGGAOwPfZ6Gbi4JbxwBD0algCp1paHqgT0vjeFx_SrnQ/s4032/IMG_2154.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnWRi-mRZUOlez2wZ3SJ-paR1wKjq4jYCtDMKMjefYPvS1aKL5vyhfNxXbFDAq8tkcHi3uyAbS9NW7LYqKquRPUx-ntGtbZl72-nDLodF046csEmEsWQUSZPaqMM8uloJz_ODk5ZTFn-IGGAOwPfZ6Gbi4JbxwBD0algCp1paHqgT0vjeFx_SrnQ/w480-h640/IMG_2154.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>The ACA500 Plus includes a network installer option under the Installer Menu especially for the X-Surf 500 card.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZvXWGVSg1QqeaRgzdpDIjpYg0WlE_nvhJaFRDq5d3Hq6YIHpLaD28LlNNAPU9Jq9u_UAXzJJYnkQ0Bz-0Tf12AHrGpURpprTjEC_953otxOSXd4J7K2DuWdG8FXcg_qN61f38Pg8bg09_xGia6N9wanh30TvT1HdHUFe-mHzaymFHDokic05rR8/s4032/IMG_2103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZvXWGVSg1QqeaRgzdpDIjpYg0WlE_nvhJaFRDq5d3Hq6YIHpLaD28LlNNAPU9Jq9u_UAXzJJYnkQ0Bz-0Tf12AHrGpURpprTjEC_953otxOSXd4J7K2DuWdG8FXcg_qN61f38Pg8bg09_xGia6N9wanh30TvT1HdHUFe-mHzaymFHDokic05rR8/w640-h480/IMG_2103.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The catch with the installer option is that it uses kickstart 3.1 soft kick configuration only, with no option to change which profile it uses so I can use AmigaOS 3.2.2. </div><div><br /></div><div>Without that profile set to use the AmigaOS 3.2.2 kickstart rom, the Amiga won't boot from the hard disk at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, enter the Kickstart 3.1 CF Card I had in this ACA500 plus at the beginning! I needed to relabel that one too so I did so.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPIez4Gij6I0fkXtdHTQN76RFnJApZKe7TSZwvE87k72OKdO0m_11cbsGP7zp_d3t-6zdQ21F9GgY_LKHzpyZO2pvA_DqNFTahsjYofkJ0TwYAwK1SMNBVJYyNrQQQTawSVo03gN6dr9fSpP2p38q6UapLWOYmAVHSCA1egXFbHfOUnELZtHRxyo/s4032/IMG_2109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPIez4Gij6I0fkXtdHTQN76RFnJApZKe7TSZwvE87k72OKdO0m_11cbsGP7zp_d3t-6zdQ21F9GgY_LKHzpyZO2pvA_DqNFTahsjYofkJ0TwYAwK1SMNBVJYyNrQQQTawSVo03gN6dr9fSpP2p38q6UapLWOYmAVHSCA1egXFbHfOUnELZtHRxyo/w640-h480/IMG_2109.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>With the 3.1 CF card installed, I could choose the network installer option from the Installer menu, using F5. I need the AUX CF card too, which is activated by default:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ6979m_OYqyXQ7z2NIbF7mcHKTvyjSeM6bvHpYWssFtbiJW_dTzpaaqoypclYjR-4ET_9Z6vSrnYxmX2DaMyQ-RvdgSL-MGSJpP2YEVYCTKlCmSKc0pGoOUkz8z0vIlmvHddOsSnBM2HfW8cm4G2Y3o95ErquwDiEZCfBrHIAHeyUUSgpouC9V4/s4032/IMG_2157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ6979m_OYqyXQ7z2NIbF7mcHKTvyjSeM6bvHpYWssFtbiJW_dTzpaaqoypclYjR-4ET_9Z6vSrnYxmX2DaMyQ-RvdgSL-MGSJpP2YEVYCTKlCmSKc0pGoOUkz8z0vIlmvHddOsSnBM2HfW8cm4G2Y3o95ErquwDiEZCfBrHIAHeyUUSgpouC9V4/w640-h480/IMG_2157.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>When I select F5, it highlights the option. I can then hit the return key to boot with that configuration.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XcnXsTge325iWyTUVwQ0IYoztXOrBJJFZ3jN2LoJm7cV8e487NCPEOBhwMn7Ky4OD_NRtPnky5eV_zC8T8KBcZLNpheizkBnI4zd9TQ3024a9SUSmzCVKXyNKxL15zLQp9gY-0BTGAp8AfGZoP99cQ3hS7vQtUhf_7c4T-w5fDtdcqlmzBQ2ces/s4032/IMG_2158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XcnXsTge325iWyTUVwQ0IYoztXOrBJJFZ3jN2LoJm7cV8e487NCPEOBhwMn7Ky4OD_NRtPnky5eV_zC8T8KBcZLNpheizkBnI4zd9TQ3024a9SUSmzCVKXyNKxL15zLQp9gY-0BTGAp8AfGZoP99cQ3hS7vQtUhf_7c4T-w5fDtdcqlmzBQ2ces/w640-h480/IMG_2158.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>As mentioned, it then boots into workbench 3.1 from the CF card, with the network install virtual disk mounted on the Workbench screen automatically.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HNv2tSuYvhmpXqEVf8kJ1rRnmvnStWPTl6XSYuGeCp5kKgipI0Q6Lxal_xIGSduYNdBDOG5MhCuDU0ee3Anlh5Hb_nI9tiA_RrvwhjmI9kLVibi2sSqNc1CjwU7a7HeOV6LnLMJjq6vXjTKneTghM0l-tIehXS0r5k4rEarTpCNBOknNzatNvDc/s4032/IMG_2159.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HNv2tSuYvhmpXqEVf8kJ1rRnmvnStWPTl6XSYuGeCp5kKgipI0Q6Lxal_xIGSduYNdBDOG5MhCuDU0ee3Anlh5Hb_nI9tiA_RrvwhjmI9kLVibi2sSqNc1CjwU7a7HeOV6LnLMJjq6vXjTKneTghM0l-tIehXS0r5k4rEarTpCNBOknNzatNvDc/w640-h480/IMG_2159.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>This is not that useful yet, since I actually want to use this on AmigaOS 3.2.2. But I have a plan.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the Workbench screen, I then open the AUX CF Card (PC0), and create a drawer called InstallNetwork:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSutNtNhllcp7oaN4m0H1IE_2kMYmnLOXRuO0UlLR1dxOglKFc2NxWPT4o37ib5Le1hLGcnXWlwi5WlDqQ7LeDOGJnCDLIz4dU0BZibIx-DzhL1zTQnMthkcW37pK00d3m5HskbyafIwIHkA1-Q2SjBLMmyhOrS3urnCOaWxDLBDfXU-X0Ik-4mk/s4032/IMG_2162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSutNtNhllcp7oaN4m0H1IE_2kMYmnLOXRuO0UlLR1dxOglKFc2NxWPT4o37ib5Le1hLGcnXWlwi5WlDqQ7LeDOGJnCDLIz4dU0BZibIx-DzhL1zTQnMthkcW37pK00d3m5HskbyafIwIHkA1-Q2SjBLMmyhOrS3urnCOaWxDLBDfXU-X0Ik-4mk/w640-h480/IMG_2162.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I then copy the contents of the virtual disk to it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4lRGAndksYxVTzkLaRVbcOdIMhYezUPXZOBGegwXaZT07HOQyONLA6o1EVM0ZibHerhXB1RvbOCZ8V-TkPUUbzIStKoI1wtYjnavSagL3q-t2Xlydf1k0_ft1XEKqFGZnraASacXdZVJKiuuAV2mVFuHRv6MD9e8VwV4EHwItFwAohRygTfUS9E/s4032/IMG_2163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4lRGAndksYxVTzkLaRVbcOdIMhYezUPXZOBGegwXaZT07HOQyONLA6o1EVM0ZibHerhXB1RvbOCZ8V-TkPUUbzIStKoI1wtYjnavSagL3q-t2Xlydf1k0_ft1XEKqFGZnraASacXdZVJKiuuAV2mVFuHRv6MD9e8VwV4EHwItFwAohRygTfUS9E/w640-h480/IMG_2163.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That done, I power off and put the AmigaOS 3.2.2 CF card back in, and boot into the amigaOS 3.2.2 profile I setup on the ACA500 plus.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then make an assign for the InstallNetwork virtual disk to the drawer on the Aux CF card (PC0) where I copied the files:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9auvpWVGZMVzvp5plOAErcKeIKbgkhl0iPbGjebbzcGSHyTxEehAmxf_9RjTkzSbYp8UoV3avyyjX8CVZfrbPCAC6ep9s3uDf_1TvYVPQHkDodOIdIx-AdAQHveO4qe1gaGU7eyAdj6V6QsXErAXCt4kVDs1jUflUJmf7Dctn1xzQWQx-jc1pcbQ/s4032/IMG_2164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9auvpWVGZMVzvp5plOAErcKeIKbgkhl0iPbGjebbzcGSHyTxEehAmxf_9RjTkzSbYp8UoV3avyyjX8CVZfrbPCAC6ep9s3uDf_1TvYVPQHkDodOIdIx-AdAQHveO4qe1gaGU7eyAdj6V6QsXErAXCt4kVDs1jUflUJmf7Dctn1xzQWQx-jc1pcbQ/w640-h480/IMG_2164.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I can then run the Network installer Individual computers provided for the ACA500 Ethernet module.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZHhJYbkI8zsrsy3A00hz_XXZp7dHelh46ug7w18KLCt4bA7I6ysJFWYw_kTVO-Utg0mm8EpAVLhEIYEJCvm2J0ZImWSC_WXxi_LLEguOOuxunHnii2mWGsv8wDfzwyTFE4-Ma9vjOx8FOLmGvaUngxZHt6eooeVjpWg6I-D8PZvD6-gimlRU43Y/s4032/IMG_2165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZHhJYbkI8zsrsy3A00hz_XXZp7dHelh46ug7w18KLCt4bA7I6ysJFWYw_kTVO-Utg0mm8EpAVLhEIYEJCvm2J0ZImWSC_WXxi_LLEguOOuxunHnii2mWGsv8wDfzwyTFE4-Ma9vjOx8FOLmGvaUngxZHt6eooeVjpWg6I-D8PZvD6-gimlRU43Y/w640-h480/IMG_2165.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The installer installs AmiTCP, which is configured for use with the X-surf 500. Similar idea to AmigaKit's wireless internet driver package I have used in the past.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGnkMh5xsEJ3VYnxBP1faJ7qhOUfAEWXTOhK2GRcKmRbajwmAborNuX7EyTEYj_IC99KKVZx4WHQ6zPYf_JcW0vI5m2N9FbRfdFZzbThBnlTBBK014NO1kJsT4z1g5SoXQXkYSbKMoh4-gXgjjZ4VxItBZLU4Tp0D9CpzFsVVpG524VrRip67n3c/s4032/IMG_2166.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGnkMh5xsEJ3VYnxBP1faJ7qhOUfAEWXTOhK2GRcKmRbajwmAborNuX7EyTEYj_IC99KKVZx4WHQ6zPYf_JcW0vI5m2N9FbRfdFZzbThBnlTBBK014NO1kJsT4z1g5SoXQXkYSbKMoh4-gXgjjZ4VxItBZLU4Tp0D9CpzFsVVpG524VrRip67n3c/w640-h480/IMG_2166.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I pick a location under SYS:Utilities for the AMITCP drawer and the install gets underway.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oN4ZVVVKMuMY-dCFc9A5Na_WY7O1fWT7YgDjbXELNHS8dFaHDBtGvLnhe1EKVaN0bYs9JwubIeC1k6xJkkoXBjeUKSRmxaa-SaQn_TXy4KLTz5htDbXhji-alkEI_7K-XC_F0yUS5edPJkRH18BSdeDpHj3XP9rECGpNBvw8C_-PmSHTUtPSibk/s4032/IMG_2167.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oN4ZVVVKMuMY-dCFc9A5Na_WY7O1fWT7YgDjbXELNHS8dFaHDBtGvLnhe1EKVaN0bYs9JwubIeC1k6xJkkoXBjeUKSRmxaa-SaQn_TXy4KLTz5htDbXhji-alkEI_7K-XC_F0yUS5edPJkRH18BSdeDpHj3XP9rECGpNBvw8C_-PmSHTUtPSibk/w640-h480/IMG_2167.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Interesting to note that there is a new program called "Network" installed in WBStartup to configure the ethernet settings for my setup here.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYz9TnwNXtLykJVE8nkHdZMUeux3mnhk9hmMVbXYuAJTUFkG5vqFfR2-MXs184ggtrOQVOkbMN3z2Qq2E9t5-gQUtIL9UHjVPvIHTki7nQhh0ed3NRV97EwIVtsypQy1fQmjrj-_jn-7NlBe3sciABHgd8BTnXMNmfZI-ETGklAKVVsNpUNwv18A/s4032/IMG_2169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYz9TnwNXtLykJVE8nkHdZMUeux3mnhk9hmMVbXYuAJTUFkG5vqFfR2-MXs184ggtrOQVOkbMN3z2Qq2E9t5-gQUtIL9UHjVPvIHTki7nQhh0ed3NRV97EwIVtsypQy1fQmjrj-_jn-7NlBe3sciABHgd8BTnXMNmfZI-ETGklAKVVsNpUNwv18A/w640-h480/IMG_2169.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Install completed. Reboot time.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxMFEURBRmEJGYZXwLefIg8A-gtEOpEnvSkEElKY0qoSPhUKihjOIjiySr7_VBnotO5ZyW8kebLgzSNvVOnyF4vg_x1tQ-f6-SKPxIq8wCXvL83iuCzHbJ6RSOdhnNWdptHRMaNGLnx4H28pIBvdho96Upe8yHuMcKtYsosA91ecnOvgq9Z5kBgY/s4032/IMG_2170.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxMFEURBRmEJGYZXwLefIg8A-gtEOpEnvSkEElKY0qoSPhUKihjOIjiySr7_VBnotO5ZyW8kebLgzSNvVOnyF4vg_x1tQ-f6-SKPxIq8wCXvL83iuCzHbJ6RSOdhnNWdptHRMaNGLnx4H28pIBvdho96Upe8yHuMcKtYsosA91ecnOvgq9Z5kBgY/w640-h480/IMG_2170.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>On the reboot I now get a wait/offline/online status icon on the AmigaOS 3.2.2 Workbench:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrZMI8CBjAYdKIbKT3-lKNvAf6XuCgfetjoYx2EbzaM4YUtIiTG5C9NhS2Q0Wb-q0K58uzb6ggP8p2Kh3B588MUSBIMXHva_WOADZGdP1gor9TZm9ZTkqwS_NwEgS2piywxd1YAsvLVf5y_t5G3oQl1XLmrSokO3VHjlJJhojxISL198OpFMQmQk/s4032/IMG_2172.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrZMI8CBjAYdKIbKT3-lKNvAf6XuCgfetjoYx2EbzaM4YUtIiTG5C9NhS2Q0Wb-q0K58uzb6ggP8p2Kh3B588MUSBIMXHva_WOADZGdP1gor9TZm9ZTkqwS_NwEgS2piywxd1YAsvLVf5y_t5G3oQl1XLmrSokO3VHjlJJhojxISL198OpFMQmQk/w640-h480/IMG_2172.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>It then automatically pops up a window to configure the network settings. I tried the DHCP default option but it didn't work. To be honest, it never works with AmiTCP. I always have to configure with static IP. With roadshow dhcp works fine on the Amiga. YMMV.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CTdodpfxx9zSk-u6kYcB9tAjiz51iRzLqzAi9donxk8EwZnm1tL9aVH_k3s3QbMvCeBAOEVsH4mKHTD9423fCdrqKe83zp7-N9kHa80qC4YD2rB9go675YawyyE1-BazROfQTScsm2GOog9ICb7EWvky6cAITkWFuWvsRXqaB6z4yJDFxHxhHpc/s4032/IMG_2173.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CTdodpfxx9zSk-u6kYcB9tAjiz51iRzLqzAi9donxk8EwZnm1tL9aVH_k3s3QbMvCeBAOEVsH4mKHTD9423fCdrqKe83zp7-N9kHa80qC4YD2rB9go675YawyyE1-BazROfQTScsm2GOog9ICb7EWvky6cAITkWFuWvsRXqaB6z4yJDFxHxhHpc/w640-h480/IMG_2173.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>With DHCP set, I tried it and as expected it failed. Status still says Offline.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91q5c4CgBI-7cmokI0USjaAwNsOA5I1Vdl6RhMSwWnb7WSGkMX4TdxxkoDnrO_LxhNdfHS4g_ojp5eiU3DLoWlXFP6v5cdQvDAodOA5iWWa1wGjsXKk-NtJvs_RLxJQ8wzuMOOOIIx7tmb5bDzLCPg5QJ0QkyKuQWCErn736t5Puxnf9umGsX6hE/s4032/IMG_2175.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91q5c4CgBI-7cmokI0USjaAwNsOA5I1Vdl6RhMSwWnb7WSGkMX4TdxxkoDnrO_LxhNdfHS4g_ojp5eiU3DLoWlXFP6v5cdQvDAodOA5iWWa1wGjsXKk-NtJvs_RLxJQ8wzuMOOOIIx7tmb5bDzLCPg5QJ0QkyKuQWCErn736t5Puxnf9umGsX6hE/w640-h480/IMG_2175.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>So I configured it manually with an available home lan static ip address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS (local and internet). I clicked on Save and then start. It worked! status is online, as below.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1iIP89ZDKNFA2Z0U3dEBgs6Kxp-RhgePAFEQjnoAVn1yuBp8aGrZomHa_PnzKb79hn4ePuFsJGLC0BSZzlTiCgQ15cMse9zo3g-hzRfSj9UWAifTNKTbwkWUrr9hn8TKuyTymZju5M4kl1YRtz8eL7FpQ3dHRO9I4_3EbNMv3yWFZVErDlZr1UY/s4032/IMG_2179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1iIP89ZDKNFA2Z0U3dEBgs6Kxp-RhgePAFEQjnoAVn1yuBp8aGrZomHa_PnzKb79hn4ePuFsJGLC0BSZzlTiCgQ15cMse9zo3g-hzRfSj9UWAifTNKTbwkWUrr9hn8TKuyTymZju5M4kl1YRtz8eL7FpQ3dHRO9I4_3EbNMv3yWFZVErDlZr1UY/w640-h480/IMG_2179.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>In the AMITCP drawer, there is a program called Mount iComp. </div><div><br /></div><div>Mount iComp allows you to connect over the internet directly to Individual Computers publicly available file repository to download drivers and software for my Individual computers hardware (Indivision, ACATune, X-Surf 500, X-surf 100, etc), without having to use a web browser. Very nice.</div><div><br /></div><div>Except that it didn't work. When I double clicked I got this error:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKEBKoYpSt8f8w3W9e0jJX1lSoLyXVL1BGwE8bZje2p1Xdv-5VSTa1s7vcP4tx98v7W3H4GmxnLOdPJSbY1G1Xdied505eQlZMmRymUSuyVXlPKm1Lov7Hhd9h70n-BgTCiU3JfFSozkbtESgUmsI32cNGnCsGHN9p-frKL9WVq_DsoVYNIfbkyA/s4032/IMG_2180.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKEBKoYpSt8f8w3W9e0jJX1lSoLyXVL1BGwE8bZje2p1Xdv-5VSTa1s7vcP4tx98v7W3H4GmxnLOdPJSbY1G1Xdied505eQlZMmRymUSuyVXlPKm1Lov7Hhd9h70n-BgTCiU3JfFSozkbtESgUmsI32cNGnCsGHN9p-frKL9WVq_DsoVYNIfbkyA/w640-h480/IMG_2180.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I snooped around in the <b>mount iComp</b> script file to see what was happening. This script file is using SambaFS to connect to the public share over the internet. There is a line that starts the network first, but this is not needed as the network starts automatically on boot with the wbstartup program there. Hence the error. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx81hEoSCTLW_wy1W3DMTOtBUfybzlofaLyZBg56z3yFre_JB_DFZfPCJ-AdRr_rg5iCw4Eki9SepZJKJQpFOWVx3qA5OOKmbvUQI4E2P0Cc0HchZsL-E2OTYC3w-lc1zaPELp6si5NiqJnJR8jGmXBbs2cs2DddAAVhzClK3tz9AlvcsDiiEfGYM/s4032/IMG_2181.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx81hEoSCTLW_wy1W3DMTOtBUfybzlofaLyZBg56z3yFre_JB_DFZfPCJ-AdRr_rg5iCw4Eki9SepZJKJQpFOWVx3qA5OOKmbvUQI4E2P0Cc0HchZsL-E2OTYC3w-lc1zaPELp6si5NiqJnJR8jGmXBbs2cs2DddAAVhzClK3tz9AlvcsDiiEfGYM/w640-h480/IMG_2181.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not sure why Individual Computers put that line in given the installer for x-surf 500 puts the network program in wbstartup to connect automatically.</div><div><br /></div>Easy to fix though. I commented out the network line in the file (use ";" to comment a line) and then saved it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6578bdcguCdBdAm96Hmf2Qfo72v6R2PA1oeyrq1IDTIg0__2UghtJTP8_9a0OZF2tmGbHwqmqwjRZAQsNGpniQQ9v2Ezqg0sWtVjs9KkKAqk3XYfR-DSDFXOIdQZKzPobQzL1T_Yd0m7EaJQ6a_oeIi3l1pOWJtFNqJEEms3cfmaL3Ex9E70ojWE/s4032/IMG_2182.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6578bdcguCdBdAm96Hmf2Qfo72v6R2PA1oeyrq1IDTIg0__2UghtJTP8_9a0OZF2tmGbHwqmqwjRZAQsNGpniQQ9v2Ezqg0sWtVjs9KkKAqk3XYfR-DSDFXOIdQZKzPobQzL1T_Yd0m7EaJQ6a_oeIi3l1pOWJtFNqJEEms3cfmaL3Ex9E70ojWE/w640-h480/IMG_2182.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I then ran the Mount iComp program again from its icon and it worked perfectly. I can now see the public share over the internet using my Amiga 500! Very cool. I see they put a disk.info icon on the share too so it has a nice icon on the Workbench screen - nice detail touch :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhti2UOx3E0jIpF2AgZAk2pWKe3BcSZFhyWOUFUOTfHX-9V3NuT8QLFIkcAQyafjQo23f0Lv2RA8BaqqgtSOwt2nk4mvRmWtPfyi7MlA0vE_jO0xHxljhcWLlawE1t2F6ZMF3qEvyN1kjzY2K2T7Yhi00qhRF2HpazqqWRalb4ONIJa98B3RzSahJg/s4032/IMG_2183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhti2UOx3E0jIpF2AgZAk2pWKe3BcSZFhyWOUFUOTfHX-9V3NuT8QLFIkcAQyafjQo23f0Lv2RA8BaqqgtSOwt2nk4mvRmWtPfyi7MlA0vE_jO0xHxljhcWLlawE1t2F6ZMF3qEvyN1kjzY2K2T7Yhi00qhRF2HpazqqWRalb4ONIJa98B3RzSahJg/w640-h480/IMG_2183.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Behind the scenes in the shell, I took a look and I can see the iComp share is mounted as a SMBFS0 volume. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg020HMxTbM4l4K8svhhj5PH2bO9L4ecVsaZ4j2MDqtpTNdLZo7FO18C1ENFf1N7HcKeI45y-_EHUK9bmFzH-rQrBjlhGrHBwTgWBK9_Nhd3eAzBpNFUCnyQJS51DtUSCB9YKpBe5v8nUYmJVL9ZsooINaUq68CC68UNqZPuDxXuy-jMvSH-frXNZ8/w640-h480/IMG_2190.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I set to work copying the files to my machine so I have the latest versions of the software drivers, since I own a lot of this hardware already.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR9kTj-RPBTx1455kFvGczeiBOtUexRdNq_TGRQM9cZ_xmt7ZbaoSIV5h9BW0GqBjuG1WEgdQXmMcezsxZJwirc2NmOQVCKd3s_0EF7f63t-vZ-JIFPF-sNmyFYHFT2NGuywkR6naNiv-W9wIqV6NLKvWmjRjscdZaqTih1yKDS6ziDRfaIfqj10/s4032/IMG_2184.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR9kTj-RPBTx1455kFvGczeiBOtUexRdNq_TGRQM9cZ_xmt7ZbaoSIV5h9BW0GqBjuG1WEgdQXmMcezsxZJwirc2NmOQVCKd3s_0EF7f63t-vZ-JIFPF-sNmyFYHFT2NGuywkR6naNiv-W9wIqV6NLKvWmjRjscdZaqTih1yKDS6ziDRfaIfqj10/w640-h480/IMG_2184.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This is great, but of course I want to be able to web browse too, so I wanted to install the commercial iBrowse 2.5.8 web browser for AmigaOS, which I bought boxed back in the 1990's (as below) and again recently with the restart of active development. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can buy the latest version of iBrowse from <a href="https://www.ibrowse-dev.net" target="_blank">here</a>. You can use it a demo version for a short period to try it out too. Sadly you don't get the boxed version like below anymore, just the software and a license key. I like that a browser I used in the mid 1990's is still being developed in 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGqibb7t6kghtLSgYOypxen91ImtjdvWQgLvwNEyQ--m4-t8VvJhqHWBirKkuamuQ9-sKpVWVNLJq64OySYTmbn4X88OIsFzeAN3nRShkU6G8iuMiFTUxhNC46ZFZj2eu4LI4UQJiOVLd7aQU1tnC0n5BI-l6FtIQiCcOPOBOIo8ePhsBSh3B8NY/s4032/IMG_2229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGqibb7t6kghtLSgYOypxen91ImtjdvWQgLvwNEyQ--m4-t8VvJhqHWBirKkuamuQ9-sKpVWVNLJq64OySYTmbn4X88OIsFzeAN3nRShkU6G8iuMiFTUxhNC46ZFZj2eu4LI4UQJiOVLd7aQU1tnC0n5BI-l6FtIQiCcOPOBOIo8ePhsBSh3B8NY/w640-h480/IMG_2229.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div>With the end of development for Internet Explorer, how many browsers in 2023 on modern computers are actively developed that were available then? Popular browsers today like Firefox started in 2004, Edge in 2015, Safari in 2003 and Chrome in 2008. </div><div><br /></div><div>I can only think of five web browsers still alive from the 1990's era, at the birth of the internet as we know it today: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Lynx - </b>a text based browser started in 1992. I remember using it at university on Sun Xterms to browse the internet! Lynx taught me to always include ALT tags in my HTML...</li><li><b>w3m</b> - started 1995 - never used it myself outside of emacs</li><li><b>Arachne</b> - started 1995, used in MSDOS at University and on <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/12/doscember-pentium-200-pc-ms-dos-setup.html" target="_blank">my DOS pc today too</a></li><li><b>Opera</b> - started in 1995, for Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile devices. </li><li><b>iBrowse</b> - started on the Amiga in 1996, and is based on AMosaic, an Amiga port of the original NCSA Mosaic graphical web browser released in 1993. (used AMosaic on my A1200 and Mosaic on Sun Xterms at Uni)</li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_nCmXxyLWRY4RxNfdDeVjz2GDYjvIkxelR_FZINefDt6sILeQ9X3dng3K07lNx3CUBhiVqXeOek2xCMZmPC5jNXh5lFqoVAxlyu2Ri2B6sJxZ89SYXiJQNDCt0qGh7VE5GbBgk79l6DXaxyYAOeHTHNRljrXrLYlNqGiNlO-t4GOJwjwoyt8wXY/s4032/IMG_E2230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_nCmXxyLWRY4RxNfdDeVjz2GDYjvIkxelR_FZINefDt6sILeQ9X3dng3K07lNx3CUBhiVqXeOek2xCMZmPC5jNXh5lFqoVAxlyu2Ri2B6sJxZ89SYXiJQNDCt0qGh7VE5GbBgk79l6DXaxyYAOeHTHNRljrXrLYlNqGiNlO-t4GOJwjwoyt8wXY/w640-h480/IMG_E2230.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Netscape Navigator was also developed from Mosaic (I used both of them at University), and Netscape ultimately morphed into Mozilla.org and the modern Firefox browser we know today.</div><div><br /></div>Sorry, prattling on too much about web browsers. If you are interested to learn more about the history of web browsers (it is quite interesting to see where it all started, you can see an all web browser timeline on wikipedia <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_web_browsers" target="_blank">here</a>).</div><div><br />I know you can also download and use one of the free Amiga browsers like AWeb, but there is not active development going on for that. Netsurf is another option which is being developed, but system requirements (060, graphics card) are too steep for this Amiga 500 to use it. </div><div><br /></div><div>So why not buy iBrowse - a 2023 actively developed commercial Amiga web browser!</div><div><br /></div><div>You need to install AmiSSL first though for the latest web certificates, so I started with that - available on Aminet <a href="http://aminet.net/package/util/libs/AmiSSL-5.8-OS3" target="_blank">here</a> and at version 5.8 as I write this.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_AZarIZEmQ1vvGRfNQvfNt127-4jhHdqwN8ijDtItdT2ymyep--9jymIhO-3oxYAgs0ceHTT5QaaoHDrIFYLV_aEuNdZxo6BeLUBEt-fnICZh5b6aoLNc5D0cAhuooZNJqugJqOAE3sMIR3Hld8KcO6FyluAeCg-Z6-mTzMUf8ttCMV1JfBnvew/s4032/IMG_2191.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_AZarIZEmQ1vvGRfNQvfNt127-4jhHdqwN8ijDtItdT2ymyep--9jymIhO-3oxYAgs0ceHTT5QaaoHDrIFYLV_aEuNdZxo6BeLUBEt-fnICZh5b6aoLNc5D0cAhuooZNJqugJqOAE3sMIR3Hld8KcO6FyluAeCg-Z6-mTzMUf8ttCMV1JfBnvew/w640-h480/IMG_2191.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I have a ACA1233n, it means I have an 68030 accelerator in this Amiga 500, so I can use AmiSSL:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOxVSeLnj9HNUjKRR7xqHebKgO-v99A1Qxh3QNQrfDAPn4Uk6JAtFNml30J7Yb5VIUNa4dyBWAPHtQJwS7pdXG6Bws1bEDf5SqA5ZsOwlTfGFfMTMDJ3avC7GXu-6ubZ8E-o1j2YrMPHO9TjWl44bngj2MnKPWGOKzxQQwBsqEETdV8Jmfkh782I/s4032/IMG_2193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOxVSeLnj9HNUjKRR7xqHebKgO-v99A1Qxh3QNQrfDAPn4Uk6JAtFNml30J7Yb5VIUNa4dyBWAPHtQJwS7pdXG6Bws1bEDf5SqA5ZsOwlTfGFfMTMDJ3avC7GXu-6ubZ8E-o1j2YrMPHO9TjWl44bngj2MnKPWGOKzxQQwBsqEETdV8Jmfkh782I/w640-h480/IMG_2193.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With AmiSSL successfully installed, I then installed iBrowse 2.5.8, which needs 68020 minimum, so the ACA 1233n accelerator is essential to proceed further here:</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19i-snu_56eQ_pYgPcFb1Bz747GTm-aQuVadR-FACerYFKRmaqVRXIjbPMt_Xm1kLLGhDs3JfrvIu2m2-0sZjDV1hLmbqsP13mDXwkL-jK_qAsXpNp08OpES4KOVjAV00ei5OXcqQCxdqpR5cDCTDBJ5X1KzzkwjFmcjzuqXPD4YBmlrlqiQiF_0/s4032/IMG_2194.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19i-snu_56eQ_pYgPcFb1Bz747GTm-aQuVadR-FACerYFKRmaqVRXIjbPMt_Xm1kLLGhDs3JfrvIu2m2-0sZjDV1hLmbqsP13mDXwkL-jK_qAsXpNp08OpES4KOVjAV00ei5OXcqQCxdqpR5cDCTDBJ5X1KzzkwjFmcjzuqXPD4YBmlrlqiQiF_0/w640-h480/IMG_2194.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As this system doesn't have a graphics card, it is important to use the lowest colour icons and minimise use of animations for best performance - I have no FPU on this accelerator so I need to select 68020 without the FPU:</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTChVdjvbaWBpojxjfFauX1CW7gbEh78kvSY1I5dl5uToUloAIMQ6iHhRufMlktFK3MvRF5vxW_CALDEjF-uQdYG3U9UsJjWynKwawYRpy-ixCmvZ7fO1eOaywyPGZ3K1hYAgLx5rY-x_65mwb2q2j107NMmnq_AjuBVIhSsXvDiWZnKEnsBe2M4/s4032/IMG_2197.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTChVdjvbaWBpojxjfFauX1CW7gbEh78kvSY1I5dl5uToUloAIMQ6iHhRufMlktFK3MvRF5vxW_CALDEjF-uQdYG3U9UsJjWynKwawYRpy-ixCmvZ7fO1eOaywyPGZ3K1hYAgLx5rY-x_65mwb2q2j107NMmnq_AjuBVIhSsXvDiWZnKEnsBe2M4/w640-h480/IMG_2197.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I select to use the ILBM imageset as we don't have a graphics card:</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0wsgeIhpBGLnMI858LeJ_vEwi5z16Jmre8V4nrKpdwk57360IfgScxDLLA9VpMbm1ZMglfzAUSxMbr124cT6Vn0O_vBa_rRsGO0W8OszyuqCcRrTp3EQyJUTjpUJHn_Xl5Sjy0RATo6SEQBLmW31lM-F5yLQn3kjHfBiyDjHSYFPRx075xt5XJI/s4032/IMG_2198.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0wsgeIhpBGLnMI858LeJ_vEwi5z16Jmre8V4nrKpdwk57360IfgScxDLLA9VpMbm1ZMglfzAUSxMbr124cT6Vn0O_vBa_rRsGO0W8OszyuqCcRrTp3EQyJUTjpUJHn_Xl5Sjy0RATo6SEQBLmW31lM-F5yLQn3kjHfBiyDjHSYFPRx075xt5XJI/w640-h480/IMG_2198.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then select the non moving transfer animation with the lowest colours, again as we have no graphics card. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tWtYcaMX3WVSqyRLHDXIjINtBoVq_SjIqPkuoLIpvxIFIk5vvRxvM5qdJqgn81j-KmtuLb-Dkt84WjWcCbwwzzROW0Xkw6E0AqUJYZLrrkkoKLRauxmNRF1sBFkw9Glw1VnLFiSj5JksWxGPgoar3Gi3cUj_bVMzFwPWjoTqYfwNbZjKLVt4Lhk/s4032/IMG_2199.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tWtYcaMX3WVSqyRLHDXIjINtBoVq_SjIqPkuoLIpvxIFIk5vvRxvM5qdJqgn81j-KmtuLb-Dkt84WjWcCbwwzzROW0Xkw6E0AqUJYZLrrkkoKLRauxmNRF1sBFkw9Glw1VnLFiSj5JksWxGPgoar3Gi3cUj_bVMzFwPWjoTqYfwNbZjKLVt4Lhk/w640-h480/IMG_2199.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Actually, this reminds me I have a A500 adapter for the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/11/zz9000-and-zz9000ax-cards-on-amiga-2000.html" target="_blank">zz9000 graphics card (Zorro 2 firmware) I got last year</a> . Thinking about it more, it would need to be using my checkmate 1500 plus cased Amiga 500 as it doesn't fit in the A500 original case, and it already has a happy home in my Amiga 2000. Anyway, let's move on!</div><div><br /></div><div>Install completed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVqfhe3H3Zo0xjwo359vWwRV2fdVbWuokIKGWUSbrCI3kZUa8IkENX83BwE1xY8pGJ02g4BVzxeEB2h-ErZNtQLRNAhFQmh_dcFONo0Er-brRtDk9I6qoBpXq4x0mIPs1X-tJNoCibhVw-3mI0rSFscvoPkM9KHRVKXgE9ifBmJQMfYYyAcHXWms/s4032/IMG_2200.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVqfhe3H3Zo0xjwo359vWwRV2fdVbWuokIKGWUSbrCI3kZUa8IkENX83BwE1xY8pGJ02g4BVzxeEB2h-ErZNtQLRNAhFQmh_dcFONo0Er-brRtDk9I6qoBpXq4x0mIPs1X-tJNoCibhVw-3mI0rSFscvoPkM9KHRVKXgE9ifBmJQMfYYyAcHXWms/w640-h480/IMG_2200.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then copy my purchased ibrowse 2.5 license key file to the installation drawer to activate my iBrowse registration.</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yP34n7Vc9BHMH95vS0n8_BgIxbx9bDBtq-V8_3x0pes7cpgRNsftQj--KIEeWP1tQgvbBhMecvScr4nGX27c4vzkyWDgG9WDPuJUbU5l1F_yV88-Neh7gVRHilZQfb3qEdOceTpuA4R5khCUWfFyj_niKo3Aa02X2bjvVb72dLRpoicl38ImPSg/s4032/IMG_2201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yP34n7Vc9BHMH95vS0n8_BgIxbx9bDBtq-V8_3x0pes7cpgRNsftQj--KIEeWP1tQgvbBhMecvScr4nGX27c4vzkyWDgG9WDPuJUbU5l1F_yV88-Neh7gVRHilZQfb3qEdOceTpuA4R5khCUWfFyj_niKo3Aa02X2bjvVb72dLRpoicl38ImPSg/w640-h480/IMG_2201.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then launch iBrowse and it works, so that is a good start.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLq6IiSONRFVZg1YkobuTBLC6YQGFbkC3HSqjTF5pC49NiiJ0ZOGek592z4Yh_HlpRG_dQmKlxKj0z9rIGliQujW9KBU6ZY9qrg4N4bD1D93aOpP4loIRG0OhQCeCRO7_dOsx2LCUsSSgzcNFydrrJWip7n2ugmUnvXr9nUZ54bgYE64XHH-VwYw/s4032/IMG_2203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLq6IiSONRFVZg1YkobuTBLC6YQGFbkC3HSqjTF5pC49NiiJ0ZOGek592z4Yh_HlpRG_dQmKlxKj0z9rIGliQujW9KBU6ZY9qrg4N4bD1D93aOpP4loIRG0OhQCeCRO7_dOsx2LCUsSSgzcNFydrrJWip7n2ugmUnvXr9nUZ54bgYE64XHH-VwYw/w640-h480/IMG_2203.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEh5iIqqiuhUImaBtGC8h5mXFtgpHP6jKzw6oIRwkXgqzG9zXhAsVP_EGRMDEHczgdBpZXAC1EXskZ8gkxy7qhwOHMYe2vtCIkzE0BITyjcVKnqIQl_N0lW-R25fIb94sILGD2IYBWV4/s4032/IMG_2204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEh5iIqqiuhUImaBtGC8h5mXFtgpHP6jKzw6oIRwkXgqzG9zXhAsVP_EGRMDEHczgdBpZXAC1EXskZ8gkxy7qhwOHMYe2vtCIkzE0BITyjcVKnqIQl_N0lW-R25fIb94sILGD2IYBWV4/w640-h480/IMG_2204.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then browsed to Aminet, and it works perfectly. My Amiga 500 is now online thanks to the X-Surf 500!</div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFD05JLd71N7E_5Yz2-zwpX-H_qDcNLT01p-mBr0CruXbRLJroIeRAJpIydMbOFZFhTWOurHQjUpCBjVfCQp-mrXzz1mbdkaygL-_wzAhs6GJDXe6C3zrH2zbGs2LR05DaWS5JalBRzk/s4032/IMG_2205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFD05JLd71N7E_5Yz2-zwpX-H_qDcNLT01p-mBr0CruXbRLJroIeRAJpIydMbOFZFhTWOurHQjUpCBjVfCQp-mrXzz1mbdkaygL-_wzAhs6GJDXe6C3zrH2zbGs2LR05DaWS5JalBRzk/w640-h480/IMG_2205.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgeIjT2wUYL-OsJ27Zsnl89bLhI08PpQJv4FxUKfrmn68h_0qtw6MfjrWZ4OzB8Xy4fTwQ89EH9Std55-tsqvyMbhnkVWN9On1Sd69rwTXAgG_utgic0J0NPX1jvFfujaydZRKdGBzkrbBSyeb1Y9g7mLfcAnMp6GO3SkoveELrcyp8MVhLv9Z6M/s4032/IMG_2206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgeIjT2wUYL-OsJ27Zsnl89bLhI08PpQJv4FxUKfrmn68h_0qtw6MfjrWZ4OzB8Xy4fTwQ89EH9Std55-tsqvyMbhnkVWN9On1Sd69rwTXAgG_utgic0J0NPX1jvFfujaydZRKdGBzkrbBSyeb1Y9g7mLfcAnMp6GO3SkoveELrcyp8MVhLv9Z6M/w640-h480/IMG_2206.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>I was going to stop there originally, but then the <b>Mount iComp</b> sambafs setup for the x-surf 500 from earlier got me thinking - can I connect my Amiga 500 to shares on my local QNAP NAS?</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKmFzQmT4x1Wv9SOVtWJ_lvcudPa6E_c-7mvzBnmHkSmxtHh6ajn8pdfB1dNq42ps5ZpAoCSqb3xDqUmYYZ12wBoXU0okfTNDVVt5cng8thW-LfKeb_Bq2J0uMaj6ZSLI5eu2FNxQHsGIq-C-iTiln9BL3U2DoM78BSktN03c9KCjz8-3PeGPfU0/w640-h480/IMG_2215.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>The limitation here has always been that SambaFS on the Amiga only supported v1 samba connections, and the QNAP requires v2 as a minimum.</div><div><br /></div><div>As fate would have it, as I was doing this blog post, this week saw the release of a new version of sambafs for AmigaOS 3, with support for Samba V2! I will need to try it out later!</div><div><br /></div><div>Regardless, I found a way to enable v1 support on the QNAP by reading up online. I can set the lowest SMB (samba) functional level to v1 on the <b>advanced options</b> under <b>Network & file services</b> > <b>Microsoft networking</b>:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgYnm9DRuEdF5puQHRvse_RPFd56Y65zZsoS6Uo71WGeED7bwounAj-cAMo2Uh9DcSn_iK1_Cn6mas3gEnhBwhnjA5x_t8VP24e6TIhAJxYCQuqFsTAN2_czqEGogbxdJ7EvqebRuKtemgs6wP5TawKQf-1rh1ZOoQRGWXlWODpadCmzOZqAaeFE/s3221/Screenshot%202023-05-08%20at%205.07.04%20pm.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="3221" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgYnm9DRuEdF5puQHRvse_RPFd56Y65zZsoS6Uo71WGeED7bwounAj-cAMo2Uh9DcSn_iK1_Cn6mas3gEnhBwhnjA5x_t8VP24e6TIhAJxYCQuqFsTAN2_czqEGogbxdJ7EvqebRuKtemgs6wP5TawKQf-1rh1ZOoQRGWXlWODpadCmzOZqAaeFE/w640-h546/Screenshot%202023-05-08%20at%205.07.04%20pm.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then applied the change on the QNAP.</div><div><br /></div><div>Going back to the Amiga 500, I made a copy of the Mount iComp script file and .info file as a start point using the Shell, calling it MountQNAP.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwpPWTnLGlcRW6UYB5s5G8yg_PJLsyH428zuOaMQy1YKDu8-JwqnUGH--uYvLDWA7iNW2RyUVUE0uUJ-u6Vl4o9k_im4Un7rQBlccmaVBEhrHfayylr3EMID0eq_RFi6KqLceoU7k6sWzlMXrk2VIopOg88U6jSa_mqCcl_yJjexxfEVgfYFD4zQ/s4032/IMG_2185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwpPWTnLGlcRW6UYB5s5G8yg_PJLsyH428zuOaMQy1YKDu8-JwqnUGH--uYvLDWA7iNW2RyUVUE0uUJ-u6Vl4o9k_im4Un7rQBlccmaVBEhrHfayylr3EMID0eq_RFi6KqLceoU7k6sWzlMXrk2VIopOg88U6jSa_mqCcl_yJjexxfEVgfYFD4zQ/w640-h480/IMG_2185.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I then created a host file entry in AmiTCP for my QNAP, so I don't have to put the IP address everywhere. For privacy reasons I won't share the ip address. The text file is in the AmiTCP/bin drawer.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Vu0dnqRxV_KIdlpxZLfPfHEZ6p5Tu7vmMh2uaOH5jJCqG1ziS_C8GmLBxxpke7h-OlI_cTd8L8oHqKhRFoy-eRbCJVbjmJLMj97SKBJTfLsgMmZ2HyH-JCQeyVNb7VrLl5xOJUxtcnyH6McpxBNksQRPb2nGmOrYc1FkfgUztZLaguIRJGnErh8/s4032/IMG_2189.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Vu0dnqRxV_KIdlpxZLfPfHEZ6p5Tu7vmMh2uaOH5jJCqG1ziS_C8GmLBxxpke7h-OlI_cTd8L8oHqKhRFoy-eRbCJVbjmJLMj97SKBJTfLsgMmZ2HyH-JCQeyVNb7VrLl5xOJUxtcnyH6McpxBNksQRPb2nGmOrYc1FkfgUztZLaguIRJGnErh8/w640-h480/IMG_2189.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>With the hostname set in the hosts file, I then went to the MountQNAP file I copied from Mount iComp file before to start to customise the samba connection for the QNAP. </div><div><br /></div><div>I need to specify a valid QNAP user and password with access to the shared location, as set in the QNAP configuration. Basically like this:</div><div><br /></div><div>run <>NIL: $mnt volume VOLNAME: User=username Password=password service //qnap/sharename</div><div><br /></div><div>I set it to connect to the QNAP Music share first, mounted as QMUSIC to differentiate it from the Music partition I already have under AmigaOS 3.2.2 on this Amiga 500. For privacy reasons the username and password are obviously not the real ones.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOxISK66nyO_0lVFTcvBPFP1FKHybX1TzG6Oop_fo82mc09dyga8cI3xqJrn-dzHMTI0ZRsMKM9XSi4BPZ0hG1GhWzzT6qjmJ1arkdDaQlAq2ufuwG69rGvG8ZMs7_94W7YNp6pRdJWiveGp9HdDrwFhFq-o4vyR8kmCpXHwn5v4Twd_47H2uSlA/s4032/IMG_2213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOxISK66nyO_0lVFTcvBPFP1FKHybX1TzG6Oop_fo82mc09dyga8cI3xqJrn-dzHMTI0ZRsMKM9XSi4BPZ0hG1GhWzzT6qjmJ1arkdDaQlAq2ufuwG69rGvG8ZMs7_94W7YNp6pRdJWiveGp9HdDrwFhFq-o4vyR8kmCpXHwn5v4Twd_47H2uSlA/w640-h480/IMG_2213.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>It worked first time and the <b>QMusic</b> disk icon appears on my AmigaOS 3.2.2 workbench screen. How fantastic!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRStOhztSTokTJzeABZFV5r27ypO-_1XQKmp56efAc3AWlVT0dnAAkV3f-kD4N94SKtrNd-YRsglLfRco9mXAgmMbMcjY2GU_mUOllMgFqCw_eds9zoxU4DLHilCFvyLLHmUbFzxa7FGJ5eY2C-FYLOsC8jSAwY7DJemyvdbTkUidHL6QdhWlJNQ/s4032/IMG_2216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRStOhztSTokTJzeABZFV5r27ypO-_1XQKmp56efAc3AWlVT0dnAAkV3f-kD4N94SKtrNd-YRsglLfRco9mXAgmMbMcjY2GU_mUOllMgFqCw_eds9zoxU4DLHilCFvyLLHmUbFzxa7FGJ5eY2C-FYLOsC8jSAwY7DJemyvdbTkUidHL6QdhWlJNQ/w640-h480/IMG_2216.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I can see the QNAP Music shared volume mounted as SMBFS0 via the Shell:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfIglRO1j3SDr82ZuZmmcBRzoOSY8xPeyQ_ewjcsvBF88P09jAKlIqSsOMC4Iq_l-E6HZagbuEGtq4Z3LZi4yG01Y2H6f268Gfz7TTMeEvcD8Zr6PY5Xpx3FBBR5zPUwaYZgX6DYaNOLvGZpQruLzeTiv0JXK6pJAJIuRZVhfKX1-hpr9f_k_T28/s4032/IMG_2217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfIglRO1j3SDr82ZuZmmcBRzoOSY8xPeyQ_ewjcsvBF88P09jAKlIqSsOMC4Iq_l-E6HZagbuEGtq4Z3LZi4yG01Y2H6f268Gfz7TTMeEvcD8Zr6PY5Xpx3FBBR5zPUwaYZgX6DYaNOLvGZpQruLzeTiv0JXK6pJAJIuRZVhfKX1-hpr9f_k_T28/w640-h480/IMG_2217.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I fired up Delitracker and loaded some modules located directly on the QMusic shared folder volume and it loads and works great over the network!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVq2rURaOLKeSjXMPdQTesQoDfCfnZzH07Ricquq0RRn5Ml9jwBuYl12XvLhIglvy5VaCGl8de2CsXYqJqyZRKEjNAeP9xq4vP4WKLanLSlAUJHyFiiLqDn7m4PutgXifF--IO8n9McVw9kBvTDt-hif091Bxyk6GdHLpm1VIKEY0jm8fDj0ha1Hs/s4032/IMG_2219.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVq2rURaOLKeSjXMPdQTesQoDfCfnZzH07Ricquq0RRn5Ml9jwBuYl12XvLhIglvy5VaCGl8de2CsXYqJqyZRKEjNAeP9xq4vP4WKLanLSlAUJHyFiiLqDn7m4PutgXifF--IO8n9McVw9kBvTDt-hif091Bxyk6GdHLpm1VIKEY0jm8fDj0ha1Hs/w640-h480/IMG_2219.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPaZzmLksv4GkuXjTVT0nEoFE3G5Ykvfw1S3rq7ri44smYcLfMX1JW-KDbhHs6NcA-7l25RjAb9IrcnFkarBZxQpbkQ3XOsvK2iMnVhGpnqTF6MyeNLa7jg3iTry_bk97XG29Q5WTz5xNs2-hJeTqIWAbkJn1WZrUxdGDcZlXXMA5P1y4R0EFbWw/s4032/IMG_2221.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPaZzmLksv4GkuXjTVT0nEoFE3G5Ykvfw1S3rq7ri44smYcLfMX1JW-KDbhHs6NcA-7l25RjAb9IrcnFkarBZxQpbkQ3XOsvK2iMnVhGpnqTF6MyeNLa7jg3iTry_bk97XG29Q5WTz5xNs2-hJeTqIWAbkJn1WZrUxdGDcZlXXMA5P1y4R0EFbWw/w640-h480/IMG_2221.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>You can see the <b>MountQNAP</b> icon I copied from the original Mount iComp icon earlier is now in the AMITCP drawer as below:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAKmaBtBYQ-7HtdhN0wYHXKVKYSyKqjoEWtQ1gm7dZn5pKgVw2fOB7l-mewwbNfsKybPuHo4ytjnGbAf84j667ozEk6KpX29dX9oK1BgHHspo6WW6HolGBOuuLiJIXtyfBwNaIjBbTFh6Rm3QNBp14O4cubuN3G8noTbMvKPA8M4xlDz-oGg9yk0/s4032/IMG_2222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAKmaBtBYQ-7HtdhN0wYHXKVKYSyKqjoEWtQ1gm7dZn5pKgVw2fOB7l-mewwbNfsKybPuHo4ytjnGbAf84j667ozEk6KpX29dX9oK1BgHHspo6WW6HolGBOuuLiJIXtyfBwNaIjBbTFh6Rm3QNBp14O4cubuN3G8noTbMvKPA8M4xlDz-oGg9yk0/w640-h480/IMG_2222.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I decide to leave out the MountQNAP icon on the workbench desktop, so I can easily mount my QNAP volumes when I want them. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also then modified the MountQNAP file to add two more network mounting lines to mount two other QNAP network shared - photos (QPHOTO) and videos (QVIDEO). So now I have three network shares available from my Amiga 500 with AmigaOS 3.2.2!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HEk6LIdsirAD7V0UlSqTSZLXXBcyrtskEqO0RxnCc6lAOwXnqpsOO9EmoULN0eMPkehevj0Y__6tvJ6gLXUr4PIR4pQQ4VOK20u9Ndu6Tt94lG1KzDzT0BF5vQ_qCJRgE9krM6ONApsNV-qS7gxRkQPvERxRuWuxnXB5UKy5jmcYPIV-4jlf3lY/s4032/IMG_2224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HEk6LIdsirAD7V0UlSqTSZLXXBcyrtskEqO0RxnCc6lAOwXnqpsOO9EmoULN0eMPkehevj0Y__6tvJ6gLXUr4PIR4pQQ4VOK20u9Ndu6Tt94lG1KzDzT0BF5vQ_qCJRgE9krM6ONApsNV-qS7gxRkQPvERxRuWuxnXB5UKy5jmcYPIV-4jlf3lY/w640-h480/IMG_2224.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>They mount as SMBFS0, SMBFS1 and SMBFS2 volumes, as shown in the Shell below.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVP4GRPbZqK44WtAFirmgJevR3n9HwLnqoi2MnV7BeeSTJSVfEaH7LGXByMZpXMTBtSXi4rfWOdsIkpM1qoCyeIgQZHObi2i3jaHNFkfMsWcitg-1zAGE78vmjpmC7JMIyovfX1Dki9oYqUdQEGst0uJFDflyz5zrOwHQHHwppIiRKgiIztBZeAIM/s4032/IMG_2223.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVP4GRPbZqK44WtAFirmgJevR3n9HwLnqoi2MnV7BeeSTJSVfEaH7LGXByMZpXMTBtSXi4rfWOdsIkpM1qoCyeIgQZHObi2i3jaHNFkfMsWcitg-1zAGE78vmjpmC7JMIyovfX1Dki9oYqUdQEGst0uJFDflyz5zrOwHQHHwppIiRKgiIztBZeAIM/w640-h480/IMG_2223.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>There is more to do with the Amiga 500 build, but I think the ethernet setup with X-Surf 500 installed on the ACA500 plus wth the ACA1233n and AmigaOS 3.2.2 already makes this already a very usable system now. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now I can also easily swap CF cards and profiles on the ACA500 plus menu to boot into Workbench 1.3 hard disk or AmigaOS3.1 hard disk setups too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next I will work on getting <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2014/05/installing-mas-player-evolution-on-a600.html" target="_blank">my MAS Player </a> working for MP3 playback, so I can playback the MP3's on my QNAP music network share on the Amiga 500! I also want to setup the new AmigaOS 3.2 dock, Miracle Piano, MIDI, SambaFS V2, and some other things as well. Stay tuned for the next part of the build!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-8911253948547392762023-05-05T17:13:00.001+09:302023-05-05T17:13:33.641+09:30Amiga 500 build Part 2 with Tank Mouse<p> Following on from my <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/04/new-amiga-500-build.html" target="_blank">previous blog entry about my new Amiga 500 build</a>, I have done a lot more with the Amiga 500 build since then, and wanted to cover it, along with looking at the new Tank mouse which arrived this week!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UpylhQ243B3r6Vq69ukh2w4kGSDGlF0qiKZC0Z5G-JLT3485kDEBRMGtGy4MlIGEy8GvPAe9YNwKTKSz2GicjbDty8zwoS3VfC0s_QqNpBicgEst1hz5MPjagwo5XKVMMHha9yOt0srcZYXpyH3ob6PwRDpIt-r-YMhOWnvXfxMkvyWuGG2QLEA/w640-h480/IMG_2005.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>When I left the Amiga 500 build <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/04/new-amiga-500-build.html" target="_blank">last time</a>, I was waiting on the plexi-glass custom case solution for the ACA500 plus to arrive from Germany. </div><div><br /></div><div>The ACA500 and accelerator being uncovered is a safety hazard and having to use the a500 expansion slot cover to prop up the accelerator to prevent bending is clearly not a long term solution!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVqky9r6MkmQpxN_O8efCh9BjkJ6RRKsXPLrEp31t_d4xtOD_QuRGgrI0EvPcBbQv08PWBxmqXmpunPu2VDpKQi0KjJ_IW9HVzklby3hloTDv_PZoXTumljGy6EiLnK7YPKfbnAPaHZApT2M7yYU-RF2-EUUkxJmGClSv_6zkm6LO4mIic8xgQTE/s4032/IMG_1925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVqky9r6MkmQpxN_O8efCh9BjkJ6RRKsXPLrEp31t_d4xtOD_QuRGgrI0EvPcBbQv08PWBxmqXmpunPu2VDpKQi0KjJ_IW9HVzklby3hloTDv_PZoXTumljGy6EiLnK7YPKfbnAPaHZApT2M7yYU-RF2-EUUkxJmGClSv_6zkm6LO4mIic8xgQTE/w640-h480/IMG_1925.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ordering this case from <a href="https://www.plexilaser.de/shop/Retro-Computer-Gehaeuse" target="_blank">Plexi Laser</a> was a little challenging as the website is 100% in german and I can't read German at all. I used Google translate for the whole site and managed to work through the order process without a problem.<div><br /></div><div>I ordered the <a href="https://www.plexilaser.de/shop/Acryl-Gehaeuse-fuer-die-ACA500plus-Teilesatz" target="_blank">standard ACA500 plus case</a>, and the <a href="https://www.plexilaser.de/shop/Acryl-Gehaeuse-UpGrade-Kit-ACA500plus-mit-X-Surf-500-Modul-Teilesatz" target="_blank">seperate case parts needed to support the ACA500 Ethernet module</a>, which I also plan to install. The cost was quite reasonable in my opinion.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here they are as delivered:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLRGvFu0O_9nHUBTbcesRw5d6s25cx7ClNIjDTNXeMi-ETSM_2xWs3gSpp61Cdq_6SCAq9kQtpSpFyERybo-66XZeZOhDXnoLteNIxu626mGGm8H_tMvpDYkU8Ox8PDGW3rP1xfYbAF1yPm-TqxH4-zSygEIbSuhOYT56xUeO6u-lzukcCMz_39k/s4032/IMG_1926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLRGvFu0O_9nHUBTbcesRw5d6s25cx7ClNIjDTNXeMi-ETSM_2xWs3gSpp61Cdq_6SCAq9kQtpSpFyERybo-66XZeZOhDXnoLteNIxu626mGGm8H_tMvpDYkU8Ox8PDGW3rP1xfYbAF1yPm-TqxH4-zSygEIbSuhOYT56xUeO6u-lzukcCMz_39k/w640-h480/IMG_1926.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The instructions for the main case were in German and English versions. The ACA500 ethernet module instructions were only in German though..</div><div><br /></div><div>I got to work peeling off the protective labels on all the parts (both sides) - It takes a while to do that!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl7oN8Qvv5ndYu7b6wM03O0aDaNuhE2uJqdggxD73WEYDUOFdfdLn8IttP4dXJKI-4To-HXCAXFk7M4tZdt3rGZRLLLsyRp898yhoT4JD_WoteMJtoaCntG84_NhBB0cSvZPQBivX75_nw3o3ASZZ1nH8cdD0pKe2BWPt34BT39kiNhJChKpa0F0/s4032/IMG_1927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl7oN8Qvv5ndYu7b6wM03O0aDaNuhE2uJqdggxD73WEYDUOFdfdLn8IttP4dXJKI-4To-HXCAXFk7M4tZdt3rGZRLLLsyRp898yhoT4JD_WoteMJtoaCntG84_NhBB0cSvZPQBivX75_nw3o3ASZZ1nH8cdD0pKe2BWPt34BT39kiNhJChKpa0F0/w640-h480/IMG_1927.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They look great already!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAP8f47crYf-mIngsA-BrEMqwhQX69Y9OFBYkBqaSh8pKuMgcMh_Hiu903iAkqhNiV2WlY0_WTBZ9lCx4iiNVP_fXq4vUyE8rNOjXR2phAWN3e57hs1XUmArng6luglGZNFLOj-y6F53W8JYZiPxBigCwLifDgcnOLcrimLuUhKoMHsd5em0j1i-Y/s4032/IMG_1928.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAP8f47crYf-mIngsA-BrEMqwhQX69Y9OFBYkBqaSh8pKuMgcMh_Hiu903iAkqhNiV2WlY0_WTBZ9lCx4iiNVP_fXq4vUyE8rNOjXR2phAWN3e57hs1XUmArng6luglGZNFLOj-y6F53W8JYZiPxBigCwLifDgcnOLcrimLuUhKoMHsd5em0j1i-Y/w640-h480/IMG_1928.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I laid the ACA500 and accelerator on top of the base sheet, and confirmed it fits easily, as expected.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwjZuLtmahSAEy6PdQZB9AOBwCa_sFvWuEPm6j0KoOAvf8EiX3TJ_FxyNV9AXPzq2OA9HN8ahsYL12FPX4DoCjn_DGugUYLz_H06NZ1nS--vVZdoKrspdc3XKOLBFWrs25sDTYyuELbgP6xjEnKKSBXffe4UVheWsieGcntIrhJU08xtOFlLrNCc/s4032/IMG_1929.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwjZuLtmahSAEy6PdQZB9AOBwCa_sFvWuEPm6j0KoOAvf8EiX3TJ_FxyNV9AXPzq2OA9HN8ahsYL12FPX4DoCjn_DGugUYLz_H06NZ1nS--vVZdoKrspdc3XKOLBFWrs25sDTYyuELbgP6xjEnKKSBXffe4UVheWsieGcntIrhJU08xtOFlLrNCc/w640-h480/IMG_1929.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then loosely connected the parts to make sure they fit together well before I get started on the main assembly. All looks good.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreqrdPn8k6yol5Ai3CO9WKTaOdZqqCj-WD3dP1IWS7TYvw0quZ8ogleXPbKqoj8aDSmrDpVNW_pky7a2P_Llv4Vek1F0h3EFhbWmaz4De4xsbD8umtk9GTX7v8gSJMF9_grN8rCHddiue3HU2qFNG1Ef8Hdhu1aBmXPKbMWeDKeDtkETCu9T-aZw/s4032/IMG_1930.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreqrdPn8k6yol5Ai3CO9WKTaOdZqqCj-WD3dP1IWS7TYvw0quZ8ogleXPbKqoj8aDSmrDpVNW_pky7a2P_Llv4Vek1F0h3EFhbWmaz4De4xsbD8umtk9GTX7v8gSJMF9_grN8rCHddiue3HU2qFNG1Ef8Hdhu1aBmXPKbMWeDKeDtkETCu9T-aZw/w640-h480/IMG_1930.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some more views at different angles.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWL1G0LvkE8dh0d9BjLXNBcO7xOJYjxVyyDOS5cj_i2BWzE_5yC6DyGXOdKDaJoPLg12tcTHPQUhcaQmJ7jGuHObTw6PpomG2NDwhe84ppBqXjJ_9uvtG-lNf3kgNnkv1QxvMIupj_qwsYCdd3MqZL_y_6BHgoHiu-T7oWOmHFJygmYxpMA5Z5tg/s4032/IMG_1931.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWL1G0LvkE8dh0d9BjLXNBcO7xOJYjxVyyDOS5cj_i2BWzE_5yC6DyGXOdKDaJoPLg12tcTHPQUhcaQmJ7jGuHObTw6PpomG2NDwhe84ppBqXjJ_9uvtG-lNf3kgNnkv1QxvMIupj_qwsYCdd3MqZL_y_6BHgoHiu-T7oWOmHFJygmYxpMA5Z5tg/w640-h480/IMG_1931.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Note that this is the standard case, not the extended one needed for the ethernet module. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7Il_i8e8kSkMblg0f5un7IuZGf3jsThQBN-DOs_CaA1yFITyEgVSwikcn66dFID0f35jGvsiTpUv6AuE_9Bb5uL-uIROEKB5OJY8FSoGw6ucCArKq9XGU5WeizJxKfOZ44we7P2h7GGqhxz7bTVlKb1LA1NaIcuR3kuAYpqCoBRSY1r2e4zaXHA/s4032/IMG_1932.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7Il_i8e8kSkMblg0f5un7IuZGf3jsThQBN-DOs_CaA1yFITyEgVSwikcn66dFID0f35jGvsiTpUv6AuE_9Bb5uL-uIROEKB5OJY8FSoGw6ucCArKq9XGU5WeizJxKfOZ44we7P2h7GGqhxz7bTVlKb1LA1NaIcuR3kuAYpqCoBRSY1r2e4zaXHA/w640-h480/IMG_1932.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Two different rear pieces are included in the standard case, one that is just one piece with no holes in it, and one with a VGA port cutout in it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokQ7OO4-qaLh43GB7MtcoIUKhBksICtN5RVMsiSwXsHOZOv4SX8IGRst791Ibd7r-NcqsrYXu2oBIulVoMOzMtpI31Pkb44jkJTi90IMXylo2MDX-uO6eLn7dBwJZrZpmC5cMzCEI7tIWP7YxjY-ePI1fZgl-P4PvEspl581do7EB3d5BgfepgP8/s4032/IMG_1933.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokQ7OO4-qaLh43GB7MtcoIUKhBksICtN5RVMsiSwXsHOZOv4SX8IGRst791Ibd7r-NcqsrYXu2oBIulVoMOzMtpI31Pkb44jkJTi90IMXylo2MDX-uO6eLn7dBwJZrZpmC5cMzCEI7tIWP7YxjY-ePI1fZgl-P4PvEspl581do7EB3d5BgfepgP8/w640-h480/IMG_1933.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is great, as it means I can connect the Indivision ECS V3 VGA cable from inside through the case and mount to the rear of the ACA500 case. </div><div><br /></div><div>This should provide a clean end solution, albeit one that is annoying to remove as the A500 needs to be disassembled to remove the vga connector from the inside...I would love a simpler solution to disconnect externally. Any suggestions?</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, let's start assembly!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBahjFr1BrToO4zsEp2BaKg8MtgykHduc93tDLDS7lpRaJrfDOn3Mywtgwrted21EK78hyTgkuyPxdtlE2pa95QR3EbNF9os30JH9Mj5HPe-MA4sQChtXgcajGeoUeHdX2QfPgcE7hBw_ENYx_JV9uFsvi4LQ02pX4DoMcI_lguPscLVx2k2rBFNo/s4032/IMG_1934.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBahjFr1BrToO4zsEp2BaKg8MtgykHduc93tDLDS7lpRaJrfDOn3Mywtgwrted21EK78hyTgkuyPxdtlE2pa95QR3EbNF9os30JH9Mj5HPe-MA4sQChtXgcajGeoUeHdX2QfPgcE7hBw_ENYx_JV9uFsvi4LQ02pX4DoMcI_lguPscLVx2k2rBFNo/w640-h480/IMG_1934.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The instructions were straight forward enough to follow:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8_s0CFGOFiPd6bxSdcvjLKnrshlJakY9w1wRy1FFZAA-asy9mTNVTfuP7hXvTaStEzADlCWI_EBcKabSGINJbXsZwRdApiOdZ7MCC0lv_W_km6DBsj3JL5suRH2QqoprN6w8SJwj1uPPan1_PmTkzc2Jx_65fbv48-BwYSCAggkd7axX9H0A-Cc/s4032/IMG_1935.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8_s0CFGOFiPd6bxSdcvjLKnrshlJakY9w1wRy1FFZAA-asy9mTNVTfuP7hXvTaStEzADlCWI_EBcKabSGINJbXsZwRdApiOdZ7MCC0lv_W_km6DBsj3JL5suRH2QqoprN6w8SJwj1uPPan1_PmTkzc2Jx_65fbv48-BwYSCAggkd7axX9H0A-Cc/w640-h480/IMG_1935.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I separated the accelerator from the ACA 500 and it sits perfectly at the designated locations of the screw in points I installed in the pre-drilled holes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqmBfwm9NRT1XetYKlwYIPwYY_2wldZsUloRfSGh-kEnTLrAog9tGd_QlVHgUSnGziR4-USKnPzuoEAY_5b0C2-H3NkCMJbVOQje9YIyyWOYBOdsf6t6LmeuQNC_u7ftoteTeVu8u1x3ukq1hvwOT4dKW1dWxw3QxCuIzon5SYsNfiCslaeON4Zo/s4032/IMG_1936.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqmBfwm9NRT1XetYKlwYIPwYY_2wldZsUloRfSGh-kEnTLrAog9tGd_QlVHgUSnGziR4-USKnPzuoEAY_5b0C2-H3NkCMJbVOQje9YIyyWOYBOdsf6t6LmeuQNC_u7ftoteTeVu8u1x3ukq1hvwOT4dKW1dWxw3QxCuIzon5SYsNfiCslaeON4Zo/w640-h480/IMG_1936.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Perfect:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Other accelerators may work also, but I didn't try them as I don't have any spares to try.</div><div><br /></div><div>Put in the screw from the bottom with a plexiglass-glass "nut" which you screw into, leaving room at the top for the screw to poke through the accelerator.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8Isaoo63frqXfmeeKAj42nG8y61OTwo6r1Ypf42Woi0GIIKF84Rt1DXQVn5NqeYYWjxK3w8c6r3m1u1nxwV-q9t_to3GYFrHg9TN9gv9kF3WbBblQxyOZEDsF13El0FRWXtc7cOW7jFiJG8pQmauF0o04_yAb_wNvu2Qji6ZmHSpvsNQZQo2OJ4/s4032/IMG_1944.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8Isaoo63frqXfmeeKAj42nG8y61OTwo6r1Ypf42Woi0GIIKF84Rt1DXQVn5NqeYYWjxK3w8c6r3m1u1nxwV-q9t_to3GYFrHg9TN9gv9kF3WbBblQxyOZEDsF13El0FRWXtc7cOW7jFiJG8pQmauF0o04_yAb_wNvu2Qji6ZmHSpvsNQZQo2OJ4/w640-h480/IMG_1944.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then installed the ACA1233n accelerator and it fits perfectly, supported by the screw and nut installed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIhTwsuzOoG8GKAFPCcrC3dc9rJ1FuwVejZhzp4d60hldPY87fnKOmu1tfM1o5jdWJf5kh6RFVYIj0q-osOdhWZPZmXppDSpuZ1_Jh3MIWuP5Amn_E5FAcesh3_1TMrXx4R8AvZ-VXLamZq-freARXhxjb474UULTe3bxU_5-QjAMIONScaeF6xg/s4032/IMG_1945.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIhTwsuzOoG8GKAFPCcrC3dc9rJ1FuwVejZhzp4d60hldPY87fnKOmu1tfM1o5jdWJf5kh6RFVYIj0q-osOdhWZPZmXppDSpuZ1_Jh3MIWuP5Amn_E5FAcesh3_1TMrXx4R8AvZ-VXLamZq-freARXhxjb474UULTe3bxU_5-QjAMIONScaeF6xg/w640-h480/IMG_1945.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then use the second "nut" to secure the top of the accelerator. Using these plexiglass "nuts" I guess gives flexibility on different accelerator combinations and board thickness/height.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9EaLonVvnvpe2mQGnMpr-wInLbi7baqHMi8Hsh-P-mOdk9gZK1ZgNecuaw_NL2yw-g2edjDOOwQvd5ABrZWiAuODicEctV6T8ZdZ_kVZl1iZtdvcfrx7xPS8-fP1TGz-GEGHXAd8CRm9Aa9QsWLsUbrJFFoioYFP48w7simCVfkAuJoIxcYXzL0/s4032/IMG_1946.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9EaLonVvnvpe2mQGnMpr-wInLbi7baqHMi8Hsh-P-mOdk9gZK1ZgNecuaw_NL2yw-g2edjDOOwQvd5ABrZWiAuODicEctV6T8ZdZ_kVZl1iZtdvcfrx7xPS8-fP1TGz-GEGHXAd8CRm9Aa9QsWLsUbrJFFoioYFP48w7simCVfkAuJoIxcYXzL0/w640-h480/IMG_1946.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As I prepared the sides of the plexiglass case, it was about here that I realised I made a mistake in not checking the ACA500 ethernet module case parts first!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGCzrNBpihZQnqadrnm0kdUMTEQBslT1hGK5FfRkOmjyFldL4xqct61QoB5veCrccjKzr3NY5O6d6CEKQ5FUvSOeCa5oOyOf1dMnkGSmAX8Gv8mm2N0ED0aIlz_KsMtrsbjjlYX-cgZMMBqsvHxCW6tcCwZ6rcCMEAvmVCu6lxYfvfKAd8dpF_Co/s4032/IMG_1947.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGCzrNBpihZQnqadrnm0kdUMTEQBslT1hGK5FfRkOmjyFldL4xqct61QoB5veCrccjKzr3NY5O6d6CEKQ5FUvSOeCa5oOyOf1dMnkGSmAX8Gv8mm2N0ED0aIlz_KsMtrsbjjlYX-cgZMMBqsvHxCW6tcCwZ6rcCMEAvmVCu6lxYfvfKAd8dpF_Co/w640-h480/IMG_1947.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took a look and realised that the plexiglass heights were different, not just the back plate to support the ethernet port.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1gujT5A7lLqFmqWHPtcvsjW6V7c3H5bcZpVwM2og__cg61etDla_mZPVeol2HCABF72D27w8DUfCvjp5igSm1moU2EQrBtVNpOhVN35oJrn5YuT4TzkaZUWjAb-dQq7sDMPn65Sg4MqBfsgq5FM9S8yI0dYll1jD4m0mlNm4Cr-QYOxdzmm96mQ/s4032/IMG_1949.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1gujT5A7lLqFmqWHPtcvsjW6V7c3H5bcZpVwM2og__cg61etDla_mZPVeol2HCABF72D27w8DUfCvjp5igSm1moU2EQrBtVNpOhVN35oJrn5YuT4TzkaZUWjAb-dQq7sDMPn65Sg4MqBfsgq5FM9S8yI0dYll1jD4m0mlNm4Cr-QYOxdzmm96mQ/w640-h480/IMG_1949.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I put the pieces side by side to realise the extra parts are much higher all around the case, not just the back part. I thought I would assemble without the Ethernet and add it later, but it is clear I would need to do it now.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkjRqcBwZCSqnSiZfyHwtJQNPN3u7PotvfzRfGNJ-Sb1tlgDu36TmcaxM0xFXh5EEVa-zumPNJFvBItTFsahfcOrKVZxvjxqux-gisQys4TWFCgzgn0N1mBwh6cll-D_L04uDkMcOafjPbmljX3Yxi7k3AHkn8WoBjOAxXW86rod-Aa0FyANWkmc/w640-h480/IMG_1952.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>Having instructions for the extra parts for the ethernet module that were in English and not just german only would have helped here...anyway.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, I unwrapped the labels on the extra plexiglass for the Ethernet module I got to work installing the ACA500 ethernet module onto the ACA500 - I needed to remove the existing screws supplied with the module:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJcN7ShVNDtCBJ0n1zTzkKzh_iiTrKefg71TvNKK_DPfhi7H8pXuU94BiuvGB0S7MGhXJ8wOwS2dob_uoHRy2mYzgV1F8RU3KxG-n1rGwjBmqjPl2Bk7zioNHvbKUk3DJzD9-Qcmwvs2zWRB5qc-lfCc9SLqBYfxCx5lOz2EhU_QECObCr17NR0k/s4032/IMG_1954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJcN7ShVNDtCBJ0n1zTzkKzh_iiTrKefg71TvNKK_DPfhi7H8pXuU94BiuvGB0S7MGhXJ8wOwS2dob_uoHRy2mYzgV1F8RU3KxG-n1rGwjBmqjPl2Bk7zioNHvbKUk3DJzD9-Qcmwvs2zWRB5qc-lfCc9SLqBYfxCx5lOz2EhU_QECObCr17NR0k/w640-h480/IMG_1954.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then installed the Ethernet module on the ACA500.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAruurlKFzStbASoL52BPzwfIZA6UyZc0sSjuZTBGe0wyOderpk_kNVRiqVCd3V5QBS7EZpBc831EJcI2IbLnWiklnfVs1_d631lMSmMqa7OywGz3eoDIaY9z1cusxVHK9xMGOBMXPt0QBdTz7OD3DRGqiqfb-P5s2zc2WCrYegP_lxkpQlufCArA/s4032/IMG_1956.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAruurlKFzStbASoL52BPzwfIZA6UyZc0sSjuZTBGe0wyOderpk_kNVRiqVCd3V5QBS7EZpBc831EJcI2IbLnWiklnfVs1_d631lMSmMqa7OywGz3eoDIaY9z1cusxVHK9xMGOBMXPt0QBdTz7OD3DRGqiqfb-P5s2zc2WCrYegP_lxkpQlufCArA/w640-h480/IMG_1956.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I quickly hit a problem when I saw that the screw that holds the accelerator in place (that is in the same place as the whole for the ACA500 ethernet module), is not long enough to pass through both.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwELcwNb-29LkuFLQmL6zQR7y_qY_KjhoLdn4MkGSFAk9jJYVbDtqg3cbMRoEfMo2jT3W_KB4l2v0uHzOtRhnrl8Ew_NZ1RMOY3xJIorTXNuli_BcVp5qFQmxQygNQE2zJbvxJyGTXXlSrniZTI4sZGDWd_DrjmGxqw7-6R27ejuzdOy2V4VrrLX0/s4032/IMG_1957.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwELcwNb-29LkuFLQmL6zQR7y_qY_KjhoLdn4MkGSFAk9jJYVbDtqg3cbMRoEfMo2jT3W_KB4l2v0uHzOtRhnrl8Ew_NZ1RMOY3xJIorTXNuli_BcVp5qFQmxQygNQE2zJbvxJyGTXXlSrniZTI4sZGDWd_DrjmGxqw7-6R27ejuzdOy2V4VrrLX0/w640-h480/IMG_1957.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I got distracted from that problem, and finished mounting the Indivision ECS V3 VGA cable and port to the rear plexiglass part. I needed to remove the screws from the port itself:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUkD_7B-UzKZxdkez4WP_Weu-X7Foy71FXQ5w3wiD6yB2hAyDd2TWIQ4P2dvEEFpaIlD2U9qYCr6lXmgVEnWimqBn_3rP87jddFMtiYPZqx0WE5SuBlw8k42oYq4oFw8Qjir-cYDanynOleU0oSd8dVUg94EK4MirwJRtIp9MZfg6_8M253oq6Qk/w640-h480/IMG_1950.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><br /></div><div>I then mounted the VGA port on the rear plexiglass part, and screwed the screws back into the port.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9Y5SYcdefLqj1AD0MZZPggMu_tiDffsB0JnV_eeqBhKcOzYLdJbGTLEV909IZLSGC7KWZK3xJ2SUNxkUq41RdjZ-UyTJOpqtRkoOvWZi3uAcsvOGk9DPNjx3GmxBrKgW-cUEMTJJpg2Bes_p_dI-sT4SSe1Rt1AGtqrt3eRjQukhafnbkvzWBO0/s4032/IMG_1958.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9Y5SYcdefLqj1AD0MZZPggMu_tiDffsB0JnV_eeqBhKcOzYLdJbGTLEV909IZLSGC7KWZK3xJ2SUNxkUq41RdjZ-UyTJOpqtRkoOvWZi3uAcsvOGk9DPNjx3GmxBrKgW-cUEMTJJpg2Bes_p_dI-sT4SSe1Rt1AGtqrt3eRjQukhafnbkvzWBO0/w640-h480/IMG_1958.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Looks good:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZL5nRpdJZ4EzFeOAirheFONEJL6ij-1ulbf1HONrGNi-vt7nKijVVFh8hZUXTdSdx9uj2BfNIsXbAJl-Qryuz-wTOHDh5_KyW20xCJvxd2g8JRI6wJ9--k8WIgDZ9svGirC3amIkKDxqemycz-zHpQ3YKW5HSDS_P9vaDnUVbBSLst2OzX8z1h4/s4032/IMG_1960.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZL5nRpdJZ4EzFeOAirheFONEJL6ij-1ulbf1HONrGNi-vt7nKijVVFh8hZUXTdSdx9uj2BfNIsXbAJl-Qryuz-wTOHDh5_KyW20xCJvxd2g8JRI6wJ9--k8WIgDZ9svGirC3amIkKDxqemycz-zHpQ3YKW5HSDS_P9vaDnUVbBSLst2OzX8z1h4/w640-h480/IMG_1960.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2V8zGNMn67QdPYx_JAo0kX39R2Lv1d6L5NuMNw5gUX1R2QKAbLPudX17xkw-U-_-T2T6iuFK5R7IKo9jj_fGxcMzPwAADXyLY_eI687rmhuu7Prii2zOIaOqiKEZ-rdjV3hmv2ObWd8Wkswa98xtK1EGZFyjViWqsEayiABEqit8dGJuBIapBIe0/s4032/IMG_1961.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2V8zGNMn67QdPYx_JAo0kX39R2Lv1d6L5NuMNw5gUX1R2QKAbLPudX17xkw-U-_-T2T6iuFK5R7IKo9jj_fGxcMzPwAADXyLY_eI687rmhuu7Prii2zOIaOqiKEZ-rdjV3hmv2ObWd8Wkswa98xtK1EGZFyjViWqsEayiABEqit8dGJuBIapBIe0/w640-h480/IMG_1961.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I quickly realised with the higher plexiglass I needed to replace the original screws to affix it to as they are too short. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRw7X0mNps0h_7aF1aKlcwkHGrA2N13f_JHDxNHTEydz5U_miru36ynSrGpWrnZdvqdbSA2WW_KnkJPC7W-2Qq3MkSTe1XF1MiNQLtbwEAoGbsyfRD94mZqL3PhY_9YL40JsCsFsiqiIqSmU7h_qdYivdLt3dIRxd8Ng7XzRNcL6Wc0sVwp4C4Kw/s4032/IMG_1963.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRw7X0mNps0h_7aF1aKlcwkHGrA2N13f_JHDxNHTEydz5U_miru36ynSrGpWrnZdvqdbSA2WW_KnkJPC7W-2Qq3MkSTe1XF1MiNQLtbwEAoGbsyfRD94mZqL3PhY_9YL40JsCsFsiqiIqSmU7h_qdYivdLt3dIRxd8Ng7XzRNcL6Wc0sVwp4C4Kw/w640-h480/IMG_1963.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The longer ones are included in the parts with the ACA500 ethernet module kit from Plexi laser. I should have noticed that earlier but I had no manual to work from for this extra bits!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxRvGSX73xTzJzGKlXZ4itujbZa9-IsR0RB6rZ6Tdjl-dOJbhbdLKovViYq5uz-RR6qp3y2QIF9Hu5izqhvLM4iFtPU36B9A45I00vlSDV8F4tD28AlYmeJovs9AqMgfVQlidC7gMZGOJCSp3laClZLMG-Tyb_EPy8yR_6Cs87eXeIKPDvCdVU6o/s4032/IMG_1964.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxRvGSX73xTzJzGKlXZ4itujbZa9-IsR0RB6rZ6Tdjl-dOJbhbdLKovViYq5uz-RR6qp3y2QIF9Hu5izqhvLM4iFtPU36B9A45I00vlSDV8F4tD28AlYmeJovs9AqMgfVQlidC7gMZGOJCSp3laClZLMG-Tyb_EPy8yR_6Cs87eXeIKPDvCdVU6o/w640-h480/IMG_1964.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I removed the ACA500 and accelerator as I needed to install the longer parts, and also find a solution for the screw (too short) that needs to hold the ACA500 and Ethernet module on one side.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMz-etXkKz6ir6MWtBQ_3Z70dMiTPiC2RxBsEZSO3QUtHsXPJSkUVgErv4s7KvCqnUfRomeENmiteF-lxl7pHMCMnNfJDAjJ9c3IRb_7DgL1Jfvz-8r12543WuehotW65mjjrIvQolcHn3ySME1ByxjzR05duXDEvQsTd5Zz8YoycnZD0XKLUXtM/s4032/IMG_1966.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMz-etXkKz6ir6MWtBQ_3Z70dMiTPiC2RxBsEZSO3QUtHsXPJSkUVgErv4s7KvCqnUfRomeENmiteF-lxl7pHMCMnNfJDAjJ9c3IRb_7DgL1Jfvz-8r12543WuehotW65mjjrIvQolcHn3ySME1ByxjzR05duXDEvQsTd5Zz8YoycnZD0XKLUXtM/w640-h480/IMG_1966.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Without english instructions I could read, I eventually worked out that I needed to swap the original screw plus nut integrated part with a nut:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxUp6QB55k4uWjnNuBT7fpHQdl8xiffDOvsv0auMtH9qSR3TtpRzMhTwQP0tHoq7cjVlBjguE_d7gNSeqaUAfQdkoHCtOVlG66GrDgiHYdiwrVIhCdkKpgp3_g5VVHi3WKQKueC3KgtJY6jwZPgYVFQLzpVK3PzOFuyc6B9KYqQWPacmv6TsaOCc/s4032/IMG_1967.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxUp6QB55k4uWjnNuBT7fpHQdl8xiffDOvsv0auMtH9qSR3TtpRzMhTwQP0tHoq7cjVlBjguE_d7gNSeqaUAfQdkoHCtOVlG66GrDgiHYdiwrVIhCdkKpgp3_g5VVHi3WKQKueC3KgtJY6jwZPgYVFQLzpVK3PzOFuyc6B9KYqQWPacmv6TsaOCc/w640-h480/IMG_1967.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUOcEHVh0Emwxs6xvc7R_VxI_Csjb2JhccAYemBSSiyRO001CKAhr5pN_n9x53Ae_ccuMwypNCHnuWepK2ciokoruE_FS8WRxMN6QIST8E5oMIJwvqHGzgcCQjC0-oKwKBA50p7x4Q4fEvTf5Z6E9yWAOutJDqgkx1WaTlu-SMzzJhv5vQSqZniw/s4032/IMG_1968.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUOcEHVh0Emwxs6xvc7R_VxI_Csjb2JhccAYemBSSiyRO001CKAhr5pN_n9x53Ae_ccuMwypNCHnuWepK2ciokoruE_FS8WRxMN6QIST8E5oMIJwvqHGzgcCQjC0-oKwKBA50p7x4Q4fEvTf5Z6E9yWAOutJDqgkx1WaTlu-SMzzJhv5vQSqZniw/w640-h480/IMG_1968.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The longer screw comes from a hole on the top of the case, and screws through a long nut into the ethernet module hole, the ACA500 hole to the base nut below!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oCkW8iJWaQPdm8cl0xNCBtBdFIYnwJ2s0UDGw5N-MyOo1gRcZklNZww_f9mH1826vecqla4O673GKgw947cuoMNQ8Je6Z9IU1NK3aQwhc7CGpyP4Otu4OT3La872e4_B8ly5R_0EFJ4WlnO_YhG5BDIYkPjxs1BvIlTs6U7UBEdI1NOJYcxsqK4/s4032/IMG_1969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oCkW8iJWaQPdm8cl0xNCBtBdFIYnwJ2s0UDGw5N-MyOo1gRcZklNZww_f9mH1826vecqla4O673GKgw947cuoMNQ8Je6Z9IU1NK3aQwhc7CGpyP4Otu4OT3La872e4_B8ly5R_0EFJ4WlnO_YhG5BDIYkPjxs1BvIlTs6U7UBEdI1NOJYcxsqK4/w640-h480/IMG_1969.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Was a little fiddly but I got it, and its looks good and properly secured now. For plexi laser if you are reading this, please include english instructions with the ethernet module parts - it would have saved me a lot of guesswork. Hopefully this information helps anyone else trying to assemble one of these in the future.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihToCh4HdGuCC68BmtSczWNG9bWbprld21yucEu4AhdH1htxcEy63OB1qBPe3Sp0qwwHGDzxIzX6L1aFUm0suZVwotfnK0e0AUy4HnABnzNerVA1noQ4uQ2r9vohexYSpjOGtEdWhXKV2AtiHV0uJSpfAyuBDjhO6JAA5pwy4Pim0RDPfm5mBH8us/s4032/IMG_1970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihToCh4HdGuCC68BmtSczWNG9bWbprld21yucEu4AhdH1htxcEy63OB1qBPe3Sp0qwwHGDzxIzX6L1aFUm0suZVwotfnK0e0AUy4HnABnzNerVA1noQ4uQ2r9vohexYSpjOGtEdWhXKV2AtiHV0uJSpfAyuBDjhO6JAA5pwy4Pim0RDPfm5mBH8us/w640-h480/IMG_1970.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the assembly almost done, I added the feet on the bottom.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10mNITW0VuIRNK73QQsFIzmH4kbkeBjdJ4EXcKY5dIAtVfbGGlNmOOTgNhzgR10p_TZ24jmJD6Nj7kq6FVUNn_jnnsck00bXWWr1lhyi0yp_ThCvv6FlaFMdMOhmAt85XBKLfM-ad279WLH0ioq1bBMDwfMGr-njhl71eleQZWt34gjT6W5iwkzI/s4032/IMG_1971.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10mNITW0VuIRNK73QQsFIzmH4kbkeBjdJ4EXcKY5dIAtVfbGGlNmOOTgNhzgR10p_TZ24jmJD6Nj7kq6FVUNn_jnnsck00bXWWr1lhyi0yp_ThCvv6FlaFMdMOhmAt85XBKLfM-ad279WLH0ioq1bBMDwfMGr-njhl71eleQZWt34gjT6W5iwkzI/w640-h480/IMG_1971.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have an ethernet port extender on order. When it gets here I will install it into the ethernet port hole on the rear of the case.</div><div><br /></div><div>For now though, the case is assembled and looks very nice indeed..</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSvZTE5yAJ2ejJZHxtnwz76fV31ZxXkUlE6zINBK_JsbQh9TDaxbI5sI_FWzJlooweLzmeFlMkdEM0UTK1CPGSb1Is-qeAhZG7Tlu69sw4ry80wkaQIV9SxUi-mtpI7Xf3Nr9krsPKghehqtxALgCQBSlQ_GgPhzLoCqWB075xH0DF0YUsEoRyII/s4032/IMG_1972.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSvZTE5yAJ2ejJZHxtnwz76fV31ZxXkUlE6zINBK_JsbQh9TDaxbI5sI_FWzJlooweLzmeFlMkdEM0UTK1CPGSb1Is-qeAhZG7Tlu69sw4ry80wkaQIV9SxUi-mtpI7Xf3Nr9krsPKghehqtxALgCQBSlQ_GgPhzLoCqWB075xH0DF0YUsEoRyII/w640-h480/IMG_1972.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I moved it to the Amiga 500, connected it up to the left side connector, and threaded the VGA cable through the slot gap to the Indivision ECS V3.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPACwnN8uL6057Znr5fGLIVIqPv-CmuCYOOBZG1wzlTbjY06ltDOAcb7Ri2Yfjupv9Wgd3f4UT9HTq8B3oirPkxC5W_bdpyDJ2BxQF7NzTJEYmbti6q0j8dsgFuz0m53w9R1YQfr7tzKFKniyu_5zAW6yT4SIbYi_yp6pCQ8hSqAYNHCtkt29tkT4/s4032/IMG_1973.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPACwnN8uL6057Znr5fGLIVIqPv-CmuCYOOBZG1wzlTbjY06ltDOAcb7Ri2Yfjupv9Wgd3f4UT9HTq8B3oirPkxC5W_bdpyDJ2BxQF7NzTJEYmbti6q0j8dsgFuz0m53w9R1YQfr7tzKFKniyu_5zAW6yT4SIbYi_yp6pCQ8hSqAYNHCtkt29tkT4/w640-h480/IMG_1973.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is not much room to play with, but it fits nicely.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSps5nd2oHP_1AvAS4Li9PKr99nDOIumXiihSBefoxDZSp1C65XOam4FVlsLrCxQtpLapnm4cjctEZRVYwAPecJsm2gxhilj4wCa9luYSKhyaJy2C6W6poZhhNxLFXhZYWNPLfiVWFhALGIyOC2chP4KNSgs7Jrs0LCrw-9Oc0z--MBgeYEf_D1o/s4032/IMG_1975.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSps5nd2oHP_1AvAS4Li9PKr99nDOIumXiihSBefoxDZSp1C65XOam4FVlsLrCxQtpLapnm4cjctEZRVYwAPecJsm2gxhilj4wCa9luYSKhyaJy2C6W6poZhhNxLFXhZYWNPLfiVWFhALGIyOC2chP4KNSgs7Jrs0LCrw-9Oc0z--MBgeYEf_D1o/w640-h480/IMG_1975.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I routed it vertically as it fitted better:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQef6h3zKwiEqNXlzh4PLefeFO-D6sxEGw6DT4ykvVVvAv-Za3FZwRQWBFYu1WjUvrsj32k4uMZmPnb-lMqAC_wxe3RyF9jV5j53_s2QCKCYMKz3dJvJ1cDz7V7jlvrFAUBgEBXyUV2HwUFWP-NfL7rVc-Q9VAcJ36k9AygSu_zqUGH5wX3T38BxI/s4032/IMG_1976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQef6h3zKwiEqNXlzh4PLefeFO-D6sxEGw6DT4ykvVVvAv-Za3FZwRQWBFYu1WjUvrsj32k4uMZmPnb-lMqAC_wxe3RyF9jV5j53_s2QCKCYMKz3dJvJ1cDz7V7jlvrFAUBgEBXyUV2HwUFWP-NfL7rVc-Q9VAcJ36k9AygSu_zqUGH5wX3T38BxI/w640-h480/IMG_1976.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJ7H3VhZJ5obvUjCGNZBwDWmois_hGTuE8g77TOAs92bgIMrsfSWY1JFi0X_bGKlxH6EmSCQhBAs4ehesgnrL6VbPuhTTbbXG11i-RJwp1EuKLNfBGS_bG2FO7cKwOR8i576rsk97RCwy7L25hVzMeAZwwh-HgJRAqsUxYuSwKSKAAFS0nPERk3g/s4032/IMG_1977.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJ7H3VhZJ5obvUjCGNZBwDWmois_hGTuE8g77TOAs92bgIMrsfSWY1JFi0X_bGKlxH6EmSCQhBAs4ehesgnrL6VbPuhTTbbXG11i-RJwp1EuKLNfBGS_bG2FO7cKwOR8i576rsk97RCwy7L25hVzMeAZwwh-HgJRAqsUxYuSwKSKAAFS0nPERk3g/w640-h480/IMG_1977.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With that done, I reassembled the Amiga 500, which is a bit trickier now as I have to hold the plexiglass case in place with the vga cable running between them.</div><div><br /></div><div>The end result looks really good:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepOf4qVcHo7EF8rPzunNJbskK9Qku8NGCEKufA9SLGsbmhxWT7a42fGrstQ6leNXXuudonI4u8n6WPB7OUq_osciLOyOMkh8HBnXuzckGJejsK_9lVZFiXHFQcZiVrh9E1Ra1Uu2rBuFGpk6lsPdM2TbhNrHmWqAwQjoQRXPr6OuRL1_Ckq9Qhls/s4032/IMG_1979.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepOf4qVcHo7EF8rPzunNJbskK9Qku8NGCEKufA9SLGsbmhxWT7a42fGrstQ6leNXXuudonI4u8n6WPB7OUq_osciLOyOMkh8HBnXuzckGJejsK_9lVZFiXHFQcZiVrh9E1Ra1Uu2rBuFGpk6lsPdM2TbhNrHmWqAwQjoQRXPr6OuRL1_Ckq9Qhls/w640-h480/IMG_1979.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some more photos:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhTvU7RfJVbdkzgW3WpiVq95oH_QdRAl0qXsE3df0zUbkK3SaxIrlMr7TXkP8-H1-VQ9dLOrE75NQCWJP3jx1H-JvbJVpeobCI1_dvCpV-bCE_hDWNBRYxEQp8gC3IGwcYwiWXYJoXxBM8NOIrC8r7AE5aKMjqpDtZFOCz2NU5sEMCnPSo8vRDzY/s4032/IMG_1980.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhTvU7RfJVbdkzgW3WpiVq95oH_QdRAl0qXsE3df0zUbkK3SaxIrlMr7TXkP8-H1-VQ9dLOrE75NQCWJP3jx1H-JvbJVpeobCI1_dvCpV-bCE_hDWNBRYxEQp8gC3IGwcYwiWXYJoXxBM8NOIrC8r7AE5aKMjqpDtZFOCz2NU5sEMCnPSo8vRDzY/w640-h480/IMG_1980.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I imagine if I put the rapid road usb in here, it would be nice to have another plexiglass rear plate with ports for USB as well as ethernet. I suppose I could get a usb port solution vertically stacked, and use the ethernet port for USB instead, but I really wanted the network and internet connectivity. Problem for another day I guess.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LJWXfYKecOai4lEaZ81dg4ryoieYlxlh9QIpwmYwx6k-7NJR9Xbu7SQMgpY25lfVHxn9lM2wAdMOuqVR14GZxbDrXGpeaVtHSIy-2Y6feVAlkscEnA83AgWwlt0oMmToZ8HXHFLOG_n74fWGs1uISAi_Z34OZ4QrHYAr6iiEYWIFjOKIYJZQJ10/s4032/IMG_1981.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LJWXfYKecOai4lEaZ81dg4ryoieYlxlh9QIpwmYwx6k-7NJR9Xbu7SQMgpY25lfVHxn9lM2wAdMOuqVR14GZxbDrXGpeaVtHSIy-2Y6feVAlkscEnA83AgWwlt0oMmToZ8HXHFLOG_n74fWGs1uISAi_Z34OZ4QrHYAr6iiEYWIFjOKIYJZQJ10/w640-h480/IMG_1981.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I powered on the Amiga 500 and confirmed all is still well with the ACA500 and accelerator.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v_5V1RZ6RVi0Bb7gUFXfVTjgZEBK2FXdf7_tPNSpZuphAmUdAX11-Ng1VhvdbmVgGBmb3_lbUnoa-RJU3LpTLI2EbZC6gKx1KxsW5dzmzEArW_q4gEPk4_Qh1qci4AKbpN8JDvTqI6wVeAzuii7wmgaERSKJ6WdA_R2JoKEI_bbysJaL0JyXFw4/s4032/IMG_1982.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v_5V1RZ6RVi0Bb7gUFXfVTjgZEBK2FXdf7_tPNSpZuphAmUdAX11-Ng1VhvdbmVgGBmb3_lbUnoa-RJU3LpTLI2EbZC6gKx1KxsW5dzmzEArW_q4gEPk4_Qh1qci4AKbpN8JDvTqI6wVeAzuii7wmgaERSKJ6WdA_R2JoKEI_bbysJaL0JyXFw4/w480-h640/IMG_1982.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ1fXLX3Mr4M9qwxG5YP_qcSC-j0AIxveVGllroSZsoWIA5I06zVeYy_hWYl04DBMqDdfVgTO60_ObwwIf8RHGXUU5hrsGxC0vECTKBalXhHXHFthmrKD6NvbjGwfmMbIsXLivpKoGIkt2bdtw3JMdWAijLxAjipDFgWzLx5_jpm5X7FmYu9pcnU/s4032/IMG_1983.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ1fXLX3Mr4M9qwxG5YP_qcSC-j0AIxveVGllroSZsoWIA5I06zVeYy_hWYl04DBMqDdfVgTO60_ObwwIf8RHGXUU5hrsGxC0vECTKBalXhHXHFthmrKD6NvbjGwfmMbIsXLivpKoGIkt2bdtw3JMdWAijLxAjipDFgWzLx5_jpm5X7FmYu9pcnU/w640-h480/IMG_1983.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFBZNjlrONttJtbku15lb4kKrvgHLQViSymdrPglKYasT5zN1f1KZfMIHVNJ6vLesHaSukIPzamnyLjDjkoL9r8CvQzwaeYRyOIv5XWdIa41y8C_QzfPB7WO5lUfStb_iR_BlujMHGuD54bLXbHk4FixahsJKOfMs5hVzkTHJkDlpcBAvCJEhimA/s4032/IMG_1985.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFBZNjlrONttJtbku15lb4kKrvgHLQViSymdrPglKYasT5zN1f1KZfMIHVNJ6vLesHaSukIPzamnyLjDjkoL9r8CvQzwaeYRyOIv5XWdIa41y8C_QzfPB7WO5lUfStb_iR_BlujMHGuD54bLXbHk4FixahsJKOfMs5hVzkTHJkDlpcBAvCJEhimA/w640-h480/IMG_1985.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Let's move onto the very excellent Tank Mouse, recently released officially for <a href="https://tank-mouse.com" target="_blank">sale to the general public</a> following the kickstarter shipped units completed, which I missed out on. </div><div><br /></div><div>I ordered two from vendor <a href="https://sordan.ie/product/1494/tank-mouse-white-usb-wireless-bluetooth-amiga-pc-atari--adapter/" target="_blank">Sordan.ie</a> and they arrived quite quickly. They are not cheap mice, but in my view totally worth it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAMC5To_kdlYL1TUPqzFxbc4dtOQyUw1MawARA2AeIXb7DUx3uxBi_VwDZFafOSYHsizEA4wYU-vJpW0r5nESJaItJV2_1TxfHAKSUIQWi51kThGXMpxQa7_T4zMmd4RHCAT2oyfEThqqPk4aGHokmBTpegpJDE-z9Tfy4eAokroR_mUCyyZ4KCw/s4032/IMG_1986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAMC5To_kdlYL1TUPqzFxbc4dtOQyUw1MawARA2AeIXb7DUx3uxBi_VwDZFafOSYHsizEA4wYU-vJpW0r5nESJaItJV2_1TxfHAKSUIQWi51kThGXMpxQa7_T4zMmd4RHCAT2oyfEThqqPk4aGHokmBTpegpJDE-z9Tfy4eAokroR_mUCyyZ4KCw/w640-h480/IMG_1986.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ui5b9Z_tFB2-RsyHZoXnbkr0ooGpdth8e08pfE1mWkZuvr8tZtu_Kqh81YYoyyM9HeZssZvuFK-qnA0m80EJ3TmpHQwfd5GNdZQAiV0jxLIjZPGgt778inxbsKk1GrAuzGu7ZtFIje--ilWf0ck17yK9KiZtUy7QwDeZ-VKSwKV9xYf4zaBn9_Y/w640-h480/IMG_1989.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>They also came with the required 9 pin to USB adapters to connect them to the Amiga (or ST or C64). They support bluetooth so you can use them directly with your modern computer without the adapters - great if you want to use them on a Raspberry Pi or similar emulated Amiga setup.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqDBgEO2UdRQbnbFGfeWg3ljZ-EcIiGsk67OMoQIEDBGIeP3kjjF5flvSHQJ72ZGdYo6DlPrnzZavXNKWAaR5E_T2csAc6jCb2gSlSzOs6DmoA4ikXQF7IQ2sXHq5GDhUD84H0l7wv_MM5xqDOQquHSnt-va5j23uGi59QJFmeKYG2ld0Ozify_c/s4032/IMG_1987.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqDBgEO2UdRQbnbFGfeWg3ljZ-EcIiGsk67OMoQIEDBGIeP3kjjF5flvSHQJ72ZGdYo6DlPrnzZavXNKWAaR5E_T2csAc6jCb2gSlSzOs6DmoA4ikXQF7IQ2sXHq5GDhUD84H0l7wv_MM5xqDOQquHSnt-va5j23uGi59QJFmeKYG2ld0Ozify_c/w640-h480/IMG_1987.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For me though, I want to use them on my actual Amiga systems. These two units are both "Amiga Beige" colour - there is a black version too which I might order later on:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgJa3yZWq5uyKW4XKf83YtiHoko8NTaVDyfYQhH7W3fVr-3VLqKZXISQranEQGja1NzTNy8SuxXr9VYIT7Fb7Anc6IRDlqTbCZSUaD4rYVe6mp1Cb0y8tIrt3BABZkjESzoupCgb2ilPPyjRFAniLkrReY9s74DHNwelgwFalbge4IGX74uuLE3s/s4032/IMG_1988.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgJa3yZWq5uyKW4XKf83YtiHoko8NTaVDyfYQhH7W3fVr-3VLqKZXISQranEQGja1NzTNy8SuxXr9VYIT7Fb7Anc6IRDlqTbCZSUaD4rYVe6mp1Cb0y8tIrt3BABZkjESzoupCgb2ilPPyjRFAniLkrReY9s74DHNwelgwFalbge4IGX74uuLE3s/w640-h480/IMG_1988.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is a closer look at the unit:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPbCYg5LbTJbq2HxN1t9EOd0jE0wixCYjAMX_09KiUlKB9UPjzhh8aHYyVLUZbne-r78yad93gsHz22v4Sf3lx0fy-Z3KI4dPQG4m1rBZT3hdiH6DyKIX-gTLuVec3_8o9GDNbJUrUFdyXJwQmKrz7dBqUm5PUIIU84DgYfp00qBURGppITHuW5w/s4032/IMG_1990.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPbCYg5LbTJbq2HxN1t9EOd0jE0wixCYjAMX_09KiUlKB9UPjzhh8aHYyVLUZbne-r78yad93gsHz22v4Sf3lx0fy-Z3KI4dPQG4m1rBZT3hdiH6DyKIX-gTLuVec3_8o9GDNbJUrUFdyXJwQmKrz7dBqUm5PUIIU84DgYfp00qBURGppITHuW5w/w640-h480/IMG_1990.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The mouse takes two AAA batteries, and being modern and wireless, no annoying ball, and not a single cable in sight!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswH4FW-RNJWkS6xkxILOqY1RWyH9jjLHGbgje4nzAHGWuM1QoyWPb4Govl2IPg4ng4Y8E9_qS4EZm9mlxZLOMD2sF8b6dV9PYL-Dro4iA1Vk56gUQPnzX3GyB45hbWgVyqgxksyHQcLvUnRG5aDpPlq1U2LZcfqvxvlZjHPAtY6maVTesyY-v5YI/s4032/IMG_1991.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswH4FW-RNJWkS6xkxILOqY1RWyH9jjLHGbgje4nzAHGWuM1QoyWPb4Govl2IPg4ng4Y8E9_qS4EZm9mlxZLOMD2sF8b6dV9PYL-Dro4iA1Vk56gUQPnzX3GyB45hbWgVyqgxksyHQcLvUnRG5aDpPlq1U2LZcfqvxvlZjHPAtY6maVTesyY-v5YI/w640-h480/IMG_1991.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzQ_rxas9xG19mcIT2peOaWYazNPnDpr10AjZAERsaB7wB0q05bFSDPQPz6BTFSQLEO1sbaD8q54v-h4ftu0HEp_D_5blsmynvZBoxQiRy3KoXfZSr8aBliyO2RS3coeFylZgnrYLT3FULIu_sLheAcAOS-Gn_kYOz7gdX06BYzOPfjJOttFcQ0c/s4032/IMG_1992.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzQ_rxas9xG19mcIT2peOaWYazNPnDpr10AjZAERsaB7wB0q05bFSDPQPz6BTFSQLEO1sbaD8q54v-h4ftu0HEp_D_5blsmynvZBoxQiRy3KoXfZSr8aBliyO2RS3coeFylZgnrYLT3FULIu_sLheAcAOS-Gn_kYOz7gdX06BYzOPfjJOttFcQ0c/w640-h480/IMG_1992.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Inside the battery cover is the USB wireless connector, which needs to be plugged into the 9 pin to USB converter to use on the Amiga.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM3wguLmE1fsuFIvV7pNv7JHuQbAyBAdAbMz6Iw1MtdlPPuecRV2TlDqQhbb2Bpbyqq0n24e2-LgCq82hVo3wnGZOP07L6YkhULDvSfQq5eS0jmDOUjcRmXITUfUmIZgjWpRZbrp6sPG4nlh3NE2twjEVQWnU4dE7PvayS8mvUb3bpseNkmUzXgM/s4032/IMG_1993.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM3wguLmE1fsuFIvV7pNv7JHuQbAyBAdAbMz6Iw1MtdlPPuecRV2TlDqQhbb2Bpbyqq0n24e2-LgCq82hVo3wnGZOP07L6YkhULDvSfQq5eS0jmDOUjcRmXITUfUmIZgjWpRZbrp6sPG4nlh3NE2twjEVQWnU4dE7PvayS8mvUb3bpseNkmUzXgM/w640-h480/IMG_1993.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuz-zp4dM8hayiJuS2gK3pKa3FoeU60yacl_1TFnZRWQjSKUa2pqGYMMwwrXXmS4esydrOtNeujVSRXE-I6XOvMNx5imDvfjl4SqiEmH0btVcDAY_PehKFbtBom41v27Wm-ml2FgxmZq7a2gjUZ85Dz7VOijV-5V9JEk-SrFF1JpaxRPfS_OYN-E/s4032/IMG_1996.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuz-zp4dM8hayiJuS2gK3pKa3FoeU60yacl_1TFnZRWQjSKUa2pqGYMMwwrXXmS4esydrOtNeujVSRXE-I6XOvMNx5imDvfjl4SqiEmH0btVcDAY_PehKFbtBom41v27Wm-ml2FgxmZq7a2gjUZ85Dz7VOijV-5V9JEk-SrFF1JpaxRPfS_OYN-E/w640-h480/IMG_1996.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is a comparison of my Amiga 1000 original wired mouse and the new tank mouse. My mouse is heavily yellowed, but the dimensions and design are pretty much spot on.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG5E0xrjz0kD-EZC297OWu0YA0QLXZ5NGybDc4wke2ZV7TaN-2ilSfwWGPFbtbV7zt1DQNmq3V41Nlc1w-7R9Y1HeU6LY8QkdGJ2DLvG5rUi5VI3PJeG_PEglMorNTzpMK9kQ4PxirDpz2B3RYyz8HGYD2SYzEyp0FYwiqu4Ru1vy9gqdxG-AUSQ/s4032/IMG_1997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuG5E0xrjz0kD-EZC297OWu0YA0QLXZ5NGybDc4wke2ZV7TaN-2ilSfwWGPFbtbV7zt1DQNmq3V41Nlc1w-7R9Y1HeU6LY8QkdGJ2DLvG5rUi5VI3PJeG_PEglMorNTzpMK9kQ4PxirDpz2B3RYyz8HGYD2SYzEyp0FYwiqu4Ru1vy9gqdxG-AUSQ/w640-h480/IMG_1997.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xM5rsgLi6nCwBfWa65TfzGHs3QsScZ5dFtUTyaeTd8jRyV4JnE8wvTMPXUOhAefwZSpka9TcCUj1PzipT0H8Dq8dWD1PrLsJkyllM5fSSYJyf9axNxM8QPmoX-8mIUVw0Tl3a47lhTYB5b9xiZ8Fe6NE8VeFdyCyBWfih0b9Rdx2bQFJcL3768c/s4032/IMG_1998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xM5rsgLi6nCwBfWa65TfzGHs3QsScZ5dFtUTyaeTd8jRyV4JnE8wvTMPXUOhAefwZSpka9TcCUj1PzipT0H8Dq8dWD1PrLsJkyllM5fSSYJyf9axNxM8QPmoX-8mIUVw0Tl3a47lhTYB5b9xiZ8Fe6NE8VeFdyCyBWfih0b9Rdx2bQFJcL3768c/w640-h480/IMG_1998.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The slightly thinner mouse buttons on the new tank mouse is so the scroller function between the mouse buttons can operate.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the 9pin to USB converter plugged into my Amiga 1000, the first test.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgObNmS2vposoujtTuq3RJWgPauTYHfNurLkIvRNEOL3q41bFsPY4B2121jWGvbVijMsh5Tfx_ALQMZLZ77YlpnNZSBv_R7BH5zBGdgq7eZkzJP20RgMXyH-FKNbjGb0h33C698ERj3_lu9FzjRdZDisOcbuvHdTCe1kaFVVzm4WQoduvbHyfKW-Y/s4032/IMG_1999.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgObNmS2vposoujtTuq3RJWgPauTYHfNurLkIvRNEOL3q41bFsPY4B2121jWGvbVijMsh5Tfx_ALQMZLZ77YlpnNZSBv_R7BH5zBGdgq7eZkzJP20RgMXyH-FKNbjGb0h33C698ERj3_lu9FzjRdZDisOcbuvHdTCe1kaFVVzm4WQoduvbHyfKW-Y/w640-h480/IMG_1999.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Closer view the 9 pin casing looks 3D printed and I would have liked it to be a bit closer to beige or just black would have been fine too given most joysticks use black cables anyway and would fit in nicer, but that is nitpicking:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lwPRChm1qYhFGlLxIBH8sgkiLPRt1bOCmHO56nve1XNaWgyNoYCNpkcrWuFkePRUHh-SsXIJwOmrSna-kG8zwV6Wu1FlsE5NKQB6c4LTnuntg75N1ahCNxVfjU3ZfczR_Vqz3TP_RZDC6kRtKriMx2kW_gs7xm6MekgP6dy5qkQdQgm1zNMNaHQ/s4032/IMG_2001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lwPRChm1qYhFGlLxIBH8sgkiLPRt1bOCmHO56nve1XNaWgyNoYCNpkcrWuFkePRUHh-SsXIJwOmrSna-kG8zwV6Wu1FlsE5NKQB6c4LTnuntg75N1ahCNxVfjU3ZfczR_Vqz3TP_RZDC6kRtKriMx2kW_gs7xm6MekgP6dy5qkQdQgm1zNMNaHQ/w640-h480/IMG_2001.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am pleased to report the mouse works perfectly on the Amiga 1000.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4BUWmCTs6vf0cXdEHOzzdWrueH3PzLGz79z1BLSSZ5r9SbwGvbfADQHD6RN4jFvDk_UoeZvRd65ZyXcj2Th-5e3g2yULZzNs9VFwKV3PemrUDU2_21feKw7V8peH6gvhyLThUlVVFcGSgb3uoGvokogV9V4wr8wEILNgVmcnUUkIeqvgHDuxOiE/s4032/IMG_2002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4BUWmCTs6vf0cXdEHOzzdWrueH3PzLGz79z1BLSSZ5r9SbwGvbfADQHD6RN4jFvDk_UoeZvRd65ZyXcj2Th-5e3g2yULZzNs9VFwKV3PemrUDU2_21feKw7V8peH6gvhyLThUlVVFcGSgb3uoGvokogV9V4wr8wEILNgVmcnUUkIeqvgHDuxOiE/w480-h640/IMG_2002.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwIs35t738zjYE0rnMBIpMa-t_nAICVOfUHqLROaHg-Ddql66Vzg774gf3DeT6LhyDrK0Or37icSVgHMia4qn82hF_NdtHZYyl4n4ZI4Xf6MNcCNrBBtN-NRgkoO6fsGSUGXAFtDp1J91tkYNAnp_o-LIop-Jt_rc8-8pPDjF9bYfSDyHz6NqVMA/w640-h480/IMG_2007.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>It is so nice not to have to fight with the recalcitrant ball based mouse to move around the Workbench anymore.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4_GALCePhyC3rqNMt2XvybSpClDxRdp5jSP3gIIuZ0yVZOonnb1zbTm0eIAMvCJWEr0eikB3mTztHNUSZRT0ySi2Fj9aKPixn6PrStAEzGaGf4jS_D5nVN8UGWfOAj4C3FDh7E2TKQy0WFPXYfqGPhQ7WZkFkN-dKw2d7RGgdsLbrgn-t3wNTw4/s4032/IMG_2003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4_GALCePhyC3rqNMt2XvybSpClDxRdp5jSP3gIIuZ0yVZOonnb1zbTm0eIAMvCJWEr0eikB3mTztHNUSZRT0ySi2Fj9aKPixn6PrStAEzGaGf4jS_D5nVN8UGWfOAj4C3FDh7E2TKQy0WFPXYfqGPhQ7WZkFkN-dKw2d7RGgdsLbrgn-t3wNTw4/w640-h480/IMG_2003.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I installed the other Tank mouse on the Amiga 500 I am building in this blog post next, and it works perfectly on the A500 too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZS5z8lHeN-vrFuHrl0tsBV_qzCcV9wFoWhBw-yqonwTy67RqinvXLqlfNRGeIVEz1pl8RnB1bCQtuF2XwUqCogZhsYyL0qGs-elECfcg5TSsWk9tq6JxYX9QJe_2ZtfdxyyGBDhcwhaIux9VxFxPbi-mzjyn7VAYWDxd4en_shPZmMPOM_oI-f0/s4032/IMG_2004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZS5z8lHeN-vrFuHrl0tsBV_qzCcV9wFoWhBw-yqonwTy67RqinvXLqlfNRGeIVEz1pl8RnB1bCQtuF2XwUqCogZhsYyL0qGs-elECfcg5TSsWk9tq6JxYX9QJe_2ZtfdxyyGBDhcwhaIux9VxFxPbi-mzjyn7VAYWDxd4en_shPZmMPOM_oI-f0/w640-h480/IMG_2004.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBHOacZQxcBHWRiiyIU75_MLB9gY9yec3fhnUgry5hcbM0EBp-FW5-jLrzHdFR_PcUIzru7qgp1y4oNNFCBuQbfdg2Pb158BbpGAXLuEVUazlsXOxnR09JzIZA3BKCgWT3_PIFX2pNWSc_T7JmUdBWUQ3wufkF1u6E2UNr9uI_H06NUJqcGzl5lw/s4032/IMG_2008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBHOacZQxcBHWRiiyIU75_MLB9gY9yec3fhnUgry5hcbM0EBp-FW5-jLrzHdFR_PcUIzru7qgp1y4oNNFCBuQbfdg2Pb158BbpGAXLuEVUazlsXOxnR09JzIZA3BKCgWT3_PIFX2pNWSc_T7JmUdBWUQ3wufkF1u6E2UNr9uI_H06NUJqcGzl5lw/w640-h480/IMG_2008.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So, at this point I am very happy to have the Tank Mouse on my Amiga 500 build! I know there is a 3rd "button" scroll mouse function I should explore (assuming it works on AmigaOS), but I have run out of time to try it!</div><div><br /></div><div>I plan to work in the next part of this Amiga 500 build on the triple CF card OS boot setup for this machine, as I want to utilise the ACA500 Plus profile features to allow me to boot into AmigaOS 1.3, AmigaOS 3.1 and AmigaOS 3.2.2, which is the latest 2023 AmigaOS version. </div><div><br /></div><div>Very timely since I have just received the AmigaOS 3.2.2 physical roms from Amigastore.eu this week, along with some new joysticks, CF mount and prepped CF card for the A4000T and a Furia to try on the Amiga 600 when I get time. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyTx284zqApXxZ37HMmROQ-z-vmuSA5lt7kMg9rhWssqFm9kZxHDv7XCsl8QhxeaFsUTfJQCoR4jj6xDui1axtXxulF7rwxLKS-8Sm_tYahIx_V0pCagvfWD4iu9IMy1l9PFNbfeAIVlWItRCNo291u4AqinFyC8stjW46e832pDI7yPJb9NWAV8/s4032/IMG_2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkyTx284zqApXxZ37HMmROQ-z-vmuSA5lt7kMg9rhWssqFm9kZxHDv7XCsl8QhxeaFsUTfJQCoR4jj6xDui1axtXxulF7rwxLKS-8Sm_tYahIx_V0pCagvfWD4iu9IMy1l9PFNbfeAIVlWItRCNo291u4AqinFyC8stjW46e832pDI7yPJb9NWAV8/w640-h480/IMG_2010.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The latest 2023 release AmigaOS 3.2.2 roms are to install in this Amiga 500, and also my Amiga 600, Amiga 4000T, Amiga 1200 and Amiga 2000! It will be wonderful not to have to worry about 2GB partition sizes and 4GB disk sizes ever again. The new support to boot older AmigaOS 3.1-3.9 hard disks with this rom is also welcome, and one of the main reasons to get the roms. </div><div><br /></div><div>I already had older 2022 AmigaOS 3.2 physical roms installed for some of my Amigas but having to soft kick 3.2.2 roms every power on to get older OS 3.X boot support when the system won't boot with 3.2 rom is kinda like the chicken and the egg argument..I want to remove the problem entirely so I can boot from any existing older OS3.x hd without worrying about the rom inside.</div><div><br /></div><div>I bought the Amiga 3000 3.2.2 roms too, but it is unlikely I will swap the very cool Superkickstart v1.4 ROM setup it has (see <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/08/my-amiga-3000-build-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/09/my-amiga-3000-build-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> and <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/10/my-amiga-3000-build-part-3.html" target="_blank">Part 3</a> build details for more info). But just in case I change my mind, I now have the roms...</div><div><br /></div><div>Also I plan to do the networking setup on this Amiga 500 with the ACA500 Ethernet, which has a cool installer function from the ACA500 itself I am keen to try out.</div><div><br /></div><div>For now though, I hope you enjoyed the build so far - more to come soon!</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-15835745189396929452023-04-30T20:01:00.002+09:302023-04-30T20:01:20.372+09:30Commodore 64 is alive in 2023<p>Although it is well known that I am a big Amiga fan, I also have a lot of love for the Commodore 64, which I still have and actively use in 2023. </p><p>There is a lot of new release games, demos and even a new operating system for the Commodore 64 in 2023 to enjoy. So today I wanted to shine a light on the amazing world of Commodore 64 in 2023!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnHiQx6QydjaUSapXVs6WJP4fhmy7tQLTTlf1J3JuPAgWbHtgDfWLe34XaORb9xcYjgcsJyd7SXAAHAGeBn6z542dSWYEk0IaYlAx8db2PBN-Snp-MzhflEJRL9HAc5_QbmGnP49nTlGPUXH9z3qB27VMPl0xXSb86qyhyWU3vLC1TGI8axrbDjg/w640-h480/IMG_1835.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Back in the 1980's I had a Commodore 64 from around 1983 to 1987 when my family upgraded to a Commodore 128, then to an Amiga 500 in 1988. I got another C64 in the mid 1990's again and sold it in mid 2000's. I got back into the C64 again in the mid 2010's - just couldn't let go. </div><p>I covered more about this and my reintroduction to the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2015/08/my-commodore-64-has-arrived-with-sd2iec.html" target="_blank">C64 back in 2015</a> on this very blog <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/12/welcome-to-my-c64-blog.html">here.</a></p><p>What astounds me is the shear amount of games and demos released for the C64 in the last 10 years. The C64 scene is ALIVE. Really alive.</p><p>But when you mention Commodore 64 to most people, it evokes fond memories of their childhood playing classic games which defined the C64 during its "Golden years" in the 1980's. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKufTn46_FH0lOIr1LfVyoRsS_zG_cXHJCDyU-6Cwq4nes_rOT9YykmdvNLy53H4utsl_GN1fTtih2zsxV8OoTiC1jta6JjXMRE1dpBS_Xv2dva5OnkacpIiufnqNdYH7o2dXM5Sn6cnXRm_xNlL01_B4eUtSg50R2vHTCPzyfRebRz1Z6eZtMPU/w640-h480/IMG_1508.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Most likely it is why you are here reading this now. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe you used GEOS, MusiCalc, Word Writer or Swift Calc applications in between gaming sessions?</div><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="3914" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkO5q-ivyRD10yiBvf-90vmfXoht1MZFnJNsRgGWIpH_ZIE8hE1CMjKTMBf7nGTCpBhI0L276SR00-Df-sXe3N_1lNjOa4aXQShQ97yAySd7rAr6HgBaq2dpn36EpxABMHBC6TXxkYA475RI0M8WJxjf9FW1GZEcyonZ49MIED3Pgs6fU3xf22FjE/w640-h336/IMG_1718.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Maybe you read about them in classic magazines like Zzap 64, Commodore Format, Run, Transactor, Commodore Horizons, Commodore User, Commodore Force, Commodore Magazine, Your Commodore or many other magazines available in that era. </div><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBFpLpYjApkKEypenM1thnATUwc2BazP7y0rqs6X2g-FPOhWgzcLg6n4I5StNz47Hp3StyjjQCMx9Zh893ioMU_TEOKV20Xs10bIfymKJPiC6JkGB9HPPhYbXA-YtQR1-qmAqG9DWfW8mGYew5bmdX06sG0sPPjR7DBAeRK3kPXuOUF8_DBUcLb0/w640-h480/IMG_1703.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Perhaps you even wrote out the c64 games listed in BASIC listings in many of these magazines, enjoyed them, and then modified them to create your own games too!</div><div><br /></div><div>Wizball, Parallax, Nodes of Yesod, Rock N Bolt, Oasis of Shalimar, Head over Heels, Beach Head 1 & 2, Raid over Moscow, Ghostbusters, Zaxxon, Iridium, Paradroid, The Last V8, Bobby Bearing, Impossible Mission, Revs, Grand Prix Circuit, Delta, Turrican, and so many more. So many great games, and I have been lucky enough to be able to get some of these games back to enjoy again.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wYuqhINHAoJ2GZutZJ1f9IdKzi7Quj8Y7Yx39AnEu6hRSZNV4ygzh_DOpxa0r5-ICU09u_8Ffl8qwZk6-ExJPFaSq_Re_rCJZV0K9EC0X16x1SkTKfU9Apdpg6MeLtytRBW-jMsfR1t1jGsRbp7V-XkGoFtj-Y0YMQ9Ny4kZmt7sc-dV7Div1WU/w640-h480/IMG_1629.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Playing these games from tape was an exercise in patience, but the reward was worth it as the games were excellent.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgaVjvlU-yvTlO6eJaQ1RB2Wudq9qEkwooCIVFdWTUD1nxaLpKQhPuKIgKTumjl1KtxbD7ekegklYgd-vbH1KWgkJvmClTedRW8-U6Anj4VaIzsJrMK82vRo-5JW6QdfFOxypc2YvYbeenagcQ6yUrEIW7AE6LlqFHytG6QQvsoAT0YT5oKCvKcg/s4032/IMG_1512.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgaVjvlU-yvTlO6eJaQ1RB2Wudq9qEkwooCIVFdWTUD1nxaLpKQhPuKIgKTumjl1KtxbD7ekegklYgd-vbH1KWgkJvmClTedRW8-U6Anj4VaIzsJrMK82vRo-5JW6QdfFOxypc2YvYbeenagcQ6yUrEIW7AE6LlqFHytG6QQvsoAT0YT5oKCvKcg/w640-h480/IMG_1512.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_n51uyq-EIPH2nypPgxdOku5HHuB7tWj7GzrhYhgcATg72snqVAaje5xTHMJsF5DL0JayKCFMb4TCkIxy8wO2KOVV6jennpg5fYUid5dNqbP3NLWcmob0NreMev13_QYgt9sfcuaihqiZgwdtJks2G5CK5eMdCMQDlzSn3QKzFzV7YLFgvGSCgs/w640-h480/IMG_1646.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbu4Z5tVxVLL7Bz9IUlRPw2WMIduIr9BQDfQdNH-XBrEND_4z4iWu8q5RMoo2NPMVEUhY6fYJzHGdzhMdyEwes9jzydkfByL3Fil8X-mCCWTgIMMMj1fq4LXCCEW-4cg3vF0kRVVsrI8xz8USViBXqrJpYs8suAw_AEkDuYjgONT4WYIRSY81DHo/s4032/IMG_1515.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbu4Z5tVxVLL7Bz9IUlRPw2WMIduIr9BQDfQdNH-XBrEND_4z4iWu8q5RMoo2NPMVEUhY6fYJzHGdzhMdyEwes9jzydkfByL3Fil8X-mCCWTgIMMMj1fq4LXCCEW-4cg3vF0kRVVsrI8xz8USViBXqrJpYs8suAw_AEkDuYjgONT4WYIRSY81DHo/w640-h480/IMG_1515.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>You still had to be patient for floppy disk games too on the C64, but again, it was worth it right?</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnqfK-GnqOITL_JcuemWZFsDvzl4zvz0a1j9lSguHkbmtu3ZpWHz1v-DF1_4ujw0n5-cLeLy3bH2FgL5PQO7kEHX6DBUp0EVJcdktvQBvF-CklWyIxBxXn-2iuMtvqpR5vo1hQN2SvXIaLMnVkqaq5HjTzn-EDXcCxomH1CcSqcZAnFtvYVleTI0/w640-h480/IMG_1570.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Nostalgia makes revisiting these games for a while a fun thing to do, but ultimately without new releases it remains just that, a nostalgia trip.</div><div><br /></div><div>But did you know just how many new physical boxed and electronic released games have been released for the Commodore 64 in the last 10 years? Actual new games, not just ports of titles from other platforms (though it has these too).</div><div><br /></div><div>A HUGE number have been released - many hundreds.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is amazing - here is just a small selection of new release physical boxed games that I have bought since coming back to the C64 in 2015! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXa8NMg7_9OTRZcJW59FyU5_avWRtyBvo6vuLBX2iy4lltViMZRzZsd_5ZNs3psDNMJhLTlk4ghrHZOHPh04YOILYCoW7JmFvD37fgl_g3MrlpG9cS0FQxb2D4rQ39JpxCBbcVodfFJDATHq01JJk88x3FXO2H-t0360kvAB2MPWvBZYXrDLutmo/s4032/IMG_1719.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXa8NMg7_9OTRZcJW59FyU5_avWRtyBvo6vuLBX2iy4lltViMZRzZsd_5ZNs3psDNMJhLTlk4ghrHZOHPh04YOILYCoW7JmFvD37fgl_g3MrlpG9cS0FQxb2D4rQ39JpxCBbcVodfFJDATHq01JJk88x3FXO2H-t0360kvAB2MPWvBZYXrDLutmo/w640-h480/IMG_1719.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>There are so many more games and applications for the C64 released on itch.io, csdk and many other places online too, that never see a physical release but are just as awesome.</p><p>New releases are not limited to games and demos either - Messiah MIDI cartridge filled with Music creation tools leveraging MIDI and SID functionality, C64OS (Which I covered in more detail in this blog <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/12/new-c64-os-on-commodore-64.html" target="_blank">here</a>), Wifi64 to connect to BBS via the internet WiFi connection from the C64, SID tune released on cartridge like Sid Chip Club and DubCRT, 1541 Ultimate II cartridge to run d64, crt and tape images from SD/USB with REU support built in, SD2IEC to load d64 images from SD, and Magic desk released cartridge multi-game images!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj7_D38dQEHBJdOj6XREN__8OrfOB7GcT-VWU3x7g_xlSQSQALKcZGl-fsP0nT9NMTpOaZxfqYT_VtY2bS3-PEmi5KzyXqVb6N9dqSW5sR4cYyU6C34_dRVl2WdpgWr3e0dDnxkKzTiEFiZMx7hriWMCLpkJ79iCjfah0CA-caC-X5MjyVlk7C8s/s4032/IMG_1720.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj7_D38dQEHBJdOj6XREN__8OrfOB7GcT-VWU3x7g_xlSQSQALKcZGl-fsP0nT9NMTpOaZxfqYT_VtY2bS3-PEmi5KzyXqVb6N9dqSW5sR4cYyU6C34_dRVl2WdpgWr3e0dDnxkKzTiEFiZMx7hriWMCLpkJ79iCjfah0CA-caC-X5MjyVlk7C8s/w640-h480/IMG_1720.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There is also regular release Commodore 64 magazines available in 2023 too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Zzap 64, Freeze 64, K&A Plus, and Reset 64 are just a sample of the English language magazines I know of and actively buy. Some of these physical release magazines have been going since 2016 or so, and cover disks are also available for them too.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJklhKsp_owX-JScDd-SStSFvJ8vGCTQUteQWWeexoUe6R4kAM8wyvOp63n34C55343h3939WhbSFqnKdDpiksdisD_aknl0hF4snoihzbKqnvNsNeBFYQGUYtLS0fPO73U9Jgs7g4xDQXqBdk_jRsz-qm1xHJKWTYrb5GjA6UV0iNDN5JwRMxR8I/w640-h480/IMG_1704.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Sound great right? </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's look a little more at some of the new games being released for C64 recently, both physical and electronic only releases. I will just focus on games here today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Remember that nearly all these games are available electronically to play via C64 emulator, or on real C64 using 1541 Ultimate II or SD2IEC hardware. You can also write out the d64 files to real floppy disks using a USB to 1541 cable or on the C64 itself if using 1541 Ultimate II.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just released this week is <a href="https://sarahjaneavory.itch.io/zeta-wing-2" target="_blank">Zeta Wing II</a>, a vertical shootem up game from Witchsoft.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemekIjQlaLWOF-h6E9JXyiwpzix-u7kAA0PIVxZn-L32gF9gZj1nP3czVFkIyHsz32foZgCG-t326cr_PXiQVrozaCAbtLhEwRk8YbkuaLZBCqLa1hvXlVqWrh5B1KhAo_6g1xJwLHurFa2Rv5ZwsZ0Q4pflv07RKzH1yZA0pMg35xdzNzVo8V_8/s4032/IMG_1665.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemekIjQlaLWOF-h6E9JXyiwpzix-u7kAA0PIVxZn-L32gF9gZj1nP3czVFkIyHsz32foZgCG-t326cr_PXiQVrozaCAbtLhEwRk8YbkuaLZBCqLa1hvXlVqWrh5B1KhAo_6g1xJwLHurFa2Rv5ZwsZ0Q4pflv07RKzH1yZA0pMg35xdzNzVo8V_8/w640-h480/IMG_1665.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLEw4YUZOt1NH4eq9ztAzju84WQ-IwZdMEbjwVr8AM2r83igXF35G0xhgiI-GTAhio9DhXzMfa719hVrIlPi-oTlobfqmrMAVqK_IxzqE-tKqa_TY__itv39VXbZeYGA21eyou3onUgku1uSS-yuvY5vtRhhEt9RPaKbsil8vORoL3yD8yB5eNB8/s4032/IMG_1666.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLEw4YUZOt1NH4eq9ztAzju84WQ-IwZdMEbjwVr8AM2r83igXF35G0xhgiI-GTAhio9DhXzMfa719hVrIlPi-oTlobfqmrMAVqK_IxzqE-tKqa_TY__itv39VXbZeYGA21eyou3onUgku1uSS-yuvY5vtRhhEt9RPaKbsil8vORoL3yD8yB5eNB8/w640-h480/IMG_1666.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This shoot em up impresses with great gameplay and graphics - the action is fast but doesn't ever feel unfair. I got into the game quickly and loved playing it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuvH-GoqgdY2RGaa5gByXtQqdTLrvHzDDMdGO3bCM_AhZdSx1oZeIOdriV_5P2qDOzuLIET-blNDDXPp7RwpMyfGC1TuGSvNsyWMW26yeuhQ0Lvct7pYNrsQTrW0MT1Pz1bGb6Bt44T4VqsqI8MxRMp6kOLiP72q-HOBFb3cW7iK_WnKDAtO8dBs/s4032/IMG_1667.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuvH-GoqgdY2RGaa5gByXtQqdTLrvHzDDMdGO3bCM_AhZdSx1oZeIOdriV_5P2qDOzuLIET-blNDDXPp7RwpMyfGC1TuGSvNsyWMW26yeuhQ0Lvct7pYNrsQTrW0MT1Pz1bGb6Bt44T4VqsqI8MxRMp6kOLiP72q-HOBFb3cW7iK_WnKDAtO8dBs/w640-h480/IMG_1667.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5I7PGpCCnqR-AhARQ_R9lihp8Q-aUUQ9qJIduBeVxPVd_7yFBPVeN0gB01TX8vk3_14-AM71O_rDFpMnSC7dElbwh0lmMGOIVB9aWl2YBydgfXo_C4crdwNpDzUmpHSHfjVVU8-a7LJ2mNfkeY7dy_MbuVr1CNm64MZpXuuJJhJKh5XH9ahw9Lw/s4032/IMG_1668.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5I7PGpCCnqR-AhARQ_R9lihp8Q-aUUQ9qJIduBeVxPVd_7yFBPVeN0gB01TX8vk3_14-AM71O_rDFpMnSC7dElbwh0lmMGOIVB9aWl2YBydgfXo_C4crdwNpDzUmpHSHfjVVU8-a7LJ2mNfkeY7dy_MbuVr1CNm64MZpXuuJJhJKh5XH9ahw9Lw/w640-h480/IMG_1668.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sarah Jane Avory has released a number of great games for the C64 in recent years, and I look forward to seeing more soon.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjyyciTVwZxpvjp3Aj2wucDACC41v1eich-dcEhxwQVKucGX7GbQ1abN3enphr098wM562WRcFkGgizT5tMITS3z9ZpqlGHzJy_E5jEWoS00PZhnlzpGMfOa5yRFVx5DKfJfzJEG2MLhdE8yKsKTwKdiqVT-xyWUSKuMQ2ay8t8edtMlAw037tXM/s4032/IMG_1671.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjyyciTVwZxpvjp3Aj2wucDACC41v1eich-dcEhxwQVKucGX7GbQ1abN3enphr098wM562WRcFkGgizT5tMITS3z9ZpqlGHzJy_E5jEWoS00PZhnlzpGMfOa5yRFVx5DKfJfzJEG2MLhdE8yKsKTwKdiqVT-xyWUSKuMQ2ay8t8edtMlAw037tXM/w640-h480/IMG_1671.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsf99KQjgVCayXrBlcqyfvXEKwOFftWzNklswM90Opr9ft74Vj0h9RhouBSeqo0PMUvcTNx7y1kCzT5W3hkNdHXpEDMOheq8iOIG2xbPr0uOMDvmsJs-hhalJRbQLAXfTRrKIifGFc65ocqQ_fJYE42Nq4Zl-m0W3EJLdITlymX3JUwbPycAUTzIs/s4032/IMG_1672.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsf99KQjgVCayXrBlcqyfvXEKwOFftWzNklswM90Opr9ft74Vj0h9RhouBSeqo0PMUvcTNx7y1kCzT5W3hkNdHXpEDMOheq8iOIG2xbPr0uOMDvmsJs-hhalJRbQLAXfTRrKIifGFc65ocqQ_fJYE42Nq4Zl-m0W3EJLdITlymX3JUwbPycAUTzIs/w640-h480/IMG_1672.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Also released this year is another game many people are raving about in the C64 scene, a game called <a href="https://piggy18.itch.io/a-pig-quest" target="_blank">A Pig Quest</a> written by Piggy 18 team and released through <a href="https://www.protovision.games" target="_blank">Protovision</a>.</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEoMm1xHPdU5ckdEHs2hjlzia9uvI08OiaSDH4aeEd2aStmdlbu8yoa74QNbhFvDY2f-ROmsV9_tWYv0k7cvahSQDj4hDutFzIT0vCwi6PqIdWQfKwEWwsjgRWhVaXuUfToOPGYuk4KM-wkjDqMJYnxUMEgdEqbt5hAO1wnN7terfb2mS9qK3PUc/s4032/IMG_1674.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEoMm1xHPdU5ckdEHs2hjlzia9uvI08OiaSDH4aeEd2aStmdlbu8yoa74QNbhFvDY2f-ROmsV9_tWYv0k7cvahSQDj4hDutFzIT0vCwi6PqIdWQfKwEWwsjgRWhVaXuUfToOPGYuk4KM-wkjDqMJYnxUMEgdEqbt5hAO1wnN7terfb2mS9qK3PUc/w640-h480/IMG_1674.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This game is seriously impressive. Graphically and musically it blows my socks off, and the gameplay is incredibly satisfying.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_0QcYcqhh8TkrW-5SqeEWLLcrbWGhXxRaAGN4SdhlmfeYqkaKZw4XWq6ldtIAn2KldP2h08JU55JTtkPJpOLLVdo954p1YaYZexwWpkllDhiNalU784cg3RqWJ2N3KEm35ivCXh5LFpvN4jhMWbs3RnXuqaepTVdaWV9EBTv0WZU7KOP3wM2fHU/s4032/IMG_1676.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_0QcYcqhh8TkrW-5SqeEWLLcrbWGhXxRaAGN4SdhlmfeYqkaKZw4XWq6ldtIAn2KldP2h08JU55JTtkPJpOLLVdo954p1YaYZexwWpkllDhiNalU784cg3RqWJ2N3KEm35ivCXh5LFpvN4jhMWbs3RnXuqaepTVdaWV9EBTv0WZU7KOP3wM2fHU/w640-h480/IMG_1676.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>At it's core it is an adventure platform game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLrUpsOCGcKjPoLs4YzuaDw6QSJk0pPelVIf3NaBP3lr6WWYsWmbmJmilsWANPxmRZrHKMRyp1Rm7zarANYuCG2MKjR9o4QzW3Hz6B3F8Bz2You5vpbqWBs53-2tHKDYE_pgFORvnOdiQPBP4zysTUnYlFbRgW440Ew37Eg2bshyuPDkkZU47BkA/s4032/IMG_1677.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLrUpsOCGcKjPoLs4YzuaDw6QSJk0pPelVIf3NaBP3lr6WWYsWmbmJmilsWANPxmRZrHKMRyp1Rm7zarANYuCG2MKjR9o4QzW3Hz6B3F8Bz2You5vpbqWBs53-2tHKDYE_pgFORvnOdiQPBP4zysTUnYlFbRgW440Ew37Eg2bshyuPDkkZU47BkA/w640-h480/IMG_1677.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The attention to detail, even on the level intro screens is impressive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOtGhPpO5CyXjXHnYdIc9RON2q1iFlRW6No4Day-rRfrJLZgWHeFppK2TZmOnBoRjO1QmfrgVExVHPA3FFHn_7t837AjxUmaYEHSbHb3KjIyQ_W0KBwbGccwHW3IXg2FPrkMA-iHe1xd3B7J9AKUeL-efowlKBkJmWsr_FT0A8PAR5VtUQ0DrSaI/s4032/IMG_1678.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOtGhPpO5CyXjXHnYdIc9RON2q1iFlRW6No4Day-rRfrJLZgWHeFppK2TZmOnBoRjO1QmfrgVExVHPA3FFHn_7t837AjxUmaYEHSbHb3KjIyQ_W0KBwbGccwHW3IXg2FPrkMA-iHe1xd3B7J9AKUeL-efowlKBkJmWsr_FT0A8PAR5VtUQ0DrSaI/w640-h480/IMG_1678.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I am so impressed with this game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-ovsfIHUw-SgsrSAt6kweNwPXQR1fvrBMT0BKvXU_abjw8HslFcgeDyFEx4Ae9DGj-juXfkBxVq9saXpPChmNvJNt_7e3a97qjLEWt_101VEtR3uC2CYTb08TkwDH2xhBsLM-eTwSRsnYRYGkFdZ6HJuIPBfY0YJttn0vPkrq2Yp3rCDibec0gY/s4032/IMG_1680.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-ovsfIHUw-SgsrSAt6kweNwPXQR1fvrBMT0BKvXU_abjw8HslFcgeDyFEx4Ae9DGj-juXfkBxVq9saXpPChmNvJNt_7e3a97qjLEWt_101VEtR3uC2CYTb08TkwDH2xhBsLM-eTwSRsnYRYGkFdZ6HJuIPBfY0YJttn0vPkrq2Yp3rCDibec0gY/w640-h480/IMG_1680.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCZ3Xlvhm41XWDqu4lfPojilTiL7sfmHWeCgfEAvcL-g5ExPGr75Juoht53SvZf9mmNnnMgmp1J9wL4krrq4xCF8CfQXe5p6YNMs1qtP-voEtk3aR-oITUmkp36LBhaHFV_i4DqzR9w0gy-gph3fxMPtPZ7UUx26jNP1RSzJSQEoTuv8Z2Fe6drY/s4032/IMG_1682.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCZ3Xlvhm41XWDqu4lfPojilTiL7sfmHWeCgfEAvcL-g5ExPGr75Juoht53SvZf9mmNnnMgmp1J9wL4krrq4xCF8CfQXe5p6YNMs1qtP-voEtk3aR-oITUmkp36LBhaHFV_i4DqzR9w0gy-gph3fxMPtPZ7UUx26jNP1RSzJSQEoTuv8Z2Fe6drY/w640-h480/IMG_1682.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>As you progress into the dungeons you have to find keys, interact with objects to make progress:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvkSvKgBKVnmf9h-BnjIRGsjqPzA22yW-oH2NLvjGLMqHzV7rldjtwOVEIVZMwwGKsXZdsK8qu4I_yvexbUH8MLBrAkCW6OSVRh4h5ABhSSBevfRmaKYLHtcJBZEoKNfDqU7F2vD7w5j0P4iVGD6-B2OC4Q-wstUkOZnm6iOMIG5T_ndJiLmNBag/s4032/IMG_1683.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Definitely recommended.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aQXYZpCkKj4gV5dx7K9IpO9RVgvu22-_Z9XkyijmV5csjCqIQ6obfrrGj7IsFhleRKfAYbAN3sH0kClDMHgckBr4LzaIfFkThzYlp5VACb1poPm2IAYcxnekG-j2NYLO6KYWpwSbIikb9bPHPPobWe8a-LNS7efXtEKoiDjvNQU5BejoLa6VcNY/s4032/IMG_1687.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aQXYZpCkKj4gV5dx7K9IpO9RVgvu22-_Z9XkyijmV5csjCqIQ6obfrrGj7IsFhleRKfAYbAN3sH0kClDMHgckBr4LzaIfFkThzYlp5VACb1poPm2IAYcxnekG-j2NYLO6KYWpwSbIikb9bPHPPobWe8a-LNS7efXtEKoiDjvNQU5BejoLa6VcNY/w640-h480/IMG_1687.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Another new game in 2023 is a game released electronically by AGPX called <a href="https://agpx.itch.io/news-stand" target="_blank">News Stand</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVURCVN5iHAnfKWvKW0bxyq9uERYqVXCRTbGljOEW8vQghQlrO3D3bypsyAc3WPBt3qJwxCI_2Dl29Xp04FuF5b-eNxeMQzoontBzZA-5lthBCPRZj4nPi9K1Sx5TXSV_Wh-yRgzMP0vskgU53bFffzBod2volvCRaRE4OvuBZBkuO4bpr4qaLcA/w640-h480/IMG_1692.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>In this game Joseph has to collect money and avoid enemies to buy C64 tapes. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGSJb8dVvXnlpbMCYSh0e0xlq-hyo03JxqZRPSoBboRpq0cyi0_1g8i-CPZQm0P3unnLIar_M6LgAJctxWtgUs6kSBtgg79TBw_WGKQ2PxquKUc3U0CcFN1poulVyqB--4LOd79w8AKCL-S6giwj1yUg6Fp0_OBz0uY_KDrIPhKNYiz1XPKP3cjI/s4032/IMG_1691.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGSJb8dVvXnlpbMCYSh0e0xlq-hyo03JxqZRPSoBboRpq0cyi0_1g8i-CPZQm0P3unnLIar_M6LgAJctxWtgUs6kSBtgg79TBw_WGKQ2PxquKUc3U0CcFN1poulVyqB--4LOd79w8AKCL-S6giwj1yUg6Fp0_OBz0uY_KDrIPhKNYiz1XPKP3cjI/w640-h480/IMG_1691.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtRVfbA7TPhrMvzDpqPLHueeN1ykx5vkdN0Xxo3GQkXTNkz4a-Q277D0Ra8Z_Ja1GA4UunMmy-wonNfcIo4l3rdk61djETqYYETt_Z781U78PV8DqgEaYLQmYlZ9oMfPITj8voUTcx3xLJHBhBGMu-X04BYBhG9gzL4hCxbmfmafIeTSpamOlWb0/s4032/IMG_1693.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtRVfbA7TPhrMvzDpqPLHueeN1ykx5vkdN0Xxo3GQkXTNkz4a-Q277D0Ra8Z_Ja1GA4UunMmy-wonNfcIo4l3rdk61djETqYYETt_Z781U78PV8DqgEaYLQmYlZ9oMfPITj8voUTcx3xLJHBhBGMu-X04BYBhG9gzL4hCxbmfmafIeTSpamOlWb0/w640-h480/IMG_1693.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Laid out in the left to right platform game style, it has some curious features like cars and bikes that run you over if you time your crossing of roads incorrectly! Drones also drop bombs on you too, a nod to a sad reality of real life warfare in 2023...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXixh5IzIJQBhYgUNZna9gTjRZJdpzB1AjCvXs_g2wT4CEyLTEGejh1US_grVz3ns-W6Jlu44y1JwfhC-TlvuA2HjzoaDnNX7aRADYLRo-Pj_F38OqV4qRX3cVMCwoUPSzqRTmQlGkulndKjuLon0zxtkthZIuC7Us6F03FR7sR_tWu0Fjr57b_c/s4032/IMG_1694.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXixh5IzIJQBhYgUNZna9gTjRZJdpzB1AjCvXs_g2wT4CEyLTEGejh1US_grVz3ns-W6Jlu44y1JwfhC-TlvuA2HjzoaDnNX7aRADYLRo-Pj_F38OqV4qRX3cVMCwoUPSzqRTmQlGkulndKjuLon0zxtkthZIuC7Us6F03FR7sR_tWu0Fjr57b_c/w640-h480/IMG_1694.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The graphics are very good in this game, the attention to detail very nice to see:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJhk-Q3MDeIT9BLhbOfv984gz9pib_dYboi4wvzdXhoXAWjriPPQlRauIAZxmTAx0KI4TqRsEFerCQ97vhnRSPnKq1g_tbkVjxuFn5bkAps1QEtGKLBMwIa7Djq-MYMvc_ieCc5YiVxELmoAXlxLKSOBuR3y9PoKE7otvHJ3Vxl0IbHXpm9PVA1E/s4032/IMG_1698.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJhk-Q3MDeIT9BLhbOfv984gz9pib_dYboi4wvzdXhoXAWjriPPQlRauIAZxmTAx0KI4TqRsEFerCQ97vhnRSPnKq1g_tbkVjxuFn5bkAps1QEtGKLBMwIa7Djq-MYMvc_ieCc5YiVxELmoAXlxLKSOBuR3y9PoKE7otvHJ3Vxl0IbHXpm9PVA1E/w640-h480/IMG_1698.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I couldn't work out how to get past the guy throwing CD's at you though!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6upy2GUWZXd436NCCZyaCZXlnDLNC4NzO6IGuOrPIZ5lQt6nFMTYk-czY-PoYQQIqfWRuM3YzUPE-ZNhExRnisan3GtiJrHEwoykDB66KcPXtl49QEfnGChydrPX68r5wC0wMc4IOBC4vRe0oE9RU36oAzOqITCoR22MR35MaPfWFxvBxKzn46g/s4032/IMG_1699.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6upy2GUWZXd436NCCZyaCZXlnDLNC4NzO6IGuOrPIZ5lQt6nFMTYk-czY-PoYQQIqfWRuM3YzUPE-ZNhExRnisan3GtiJrHEwoykDB66KcPXtl49QEfnGChydrPX68r5wC0wMc4IOBC4vRe0oE9RU36oAzOqITCoR22MR35MaPfWFxvBxKzn46g/w640-h480/IMG_1699.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Still in 2023, an impressive new game called <a href="https://psytronik.itch.io/terrestrial" target="_blank">Terrestrial</a> has been released, available in physical box form from <a href="http://www.psytronik.net/newsite/" target="_blank">Psytronik</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST5knorJ39zNRe3bf1YD3LRc7YimG_7GMfvWAlksbM4Mv_-Fpf652iPRFGSOLLs3TMM-zNp2lrZbSga3InGcuO_VF69XImzhfZhL6GxEslm1Y6Z9bsEVVBgD0r9xpBMPP16H7h6I2c4-ZCiflcQ9ifwRhdgk9QT5pnBcuzjrNdN-SCBqB1ZafdKI/s4032/IMG_1820.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST5knorJ39zNRe3bf1YD3LRc7YimG_7GMfvWAlksbM4Mv_-Fpf652iPRFGSOLLs3TMM-zNp2lrZbSga3InGcuO_VF69XImzhfZhL6GxEslm1Y6Z9bsEVVBgD0r9xpBMPP16H7h6I2c4-ZCiflcQ9ifwRhdgk9QT5pnBcuzjrNdN-SCBqB1ZafdKI/w640-h480/IMG_1820.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Essentially this game is a love letter to Beach Head and Raid over Moscow, set in Space.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCoLnqsPk_mksxGp5jWAMh4Q5ODISeVYt20vp_56p-Sbcl-98_SVz4L83Sinch8edad155QdvgMJtca9WyMhs1-9diAE8OnpQQRr0rWL1cBjPutCQmzwUETJozOgPoxDT9PuFCNG-JXMoO3QkNncyOHFxJ16y-0Pt8Q14tORWomZxc6pneqPmiew/s4032/IMG_1821.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCoLnqsPk_mksxGp5jWAMh4Q5ODISeVYt20vp_56p-Sbcl-98_SVz4L83Sinch8edad155QdvgMJtca9WyMhs1-9diAE8OnpQQRr0rWL1cBjPutCQmzwUETJozOgPoxDT9PuFCNG-JXMoO3QkNncyOHFxJ16y-0Pt8Q14tORWomZxc6pneqPmiew/w640-h480/IMG_1821.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The gameplay are very familiar to anyone who has played Beach head 1 and 2, or Raid over Moscow.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuymS4QE4NUlcplybtZ2M1xNIPkraZ_3CeqRP8xdlUuKuPm7paURg-SJO0tIPR-mb_E8wmjLfTZzQAVKztiimwXQz1H7FX1eN6GJDAxAfEI_48ajYF-j1VFTn6GkGZhxTJaJn9ZT1OCL0U8IP-NFcIAm2ptEW22rwOGhCPs1TwxhmpV1Ntd8G_sI/s4032/IMG_1825.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuymS4QE4NUlcplybtZ2M1xNIPkraZ_3CeqRP8xdlUuKuPm7paURg-SJO0tIPR-mb_E8wmjLfTZzQAVKztiimwXQz1H7FX1eN6GJDAxAfEI_48ajYF-j1VFTn6GkGZhxTJaJn9ZT1OCL0U8IP-NFcIAm2ptEW22rwOGhCPs1TwxhmpV1Ntd8G_sI/w640-h480/IMG_1825.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nothing wrong with taking inspiration from classic games to create a new one with a different theme, and I think Terrestrial is a wonderful blend of old and new.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5krHNi9enxCfHGve1GoZC4Dqu0bmrNqtSyvw7sSmIicIpbapFrZKUV5-Iojkm-6UgCUQ4t6goTCnL_OkU4Su7WmtVP8DvPGganX1UdIY44r3bnhbOPMJfc7xxJLRVLCffSNBUWvmSVK1sgDgapfURKbEIjyZfo3biJKnSjtcRoJYktQNe_V3xo0/s4032/IMG_1826.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5krHNi9enxCfHGve1GoZC4Dqu0bmrNqtSyvw7sSmIicIpbapFrZKUV5-Iojkm-6UgCUQ4t6goTCnL_OkU4Su7WmtVP8DvPGganX1UdIY44r3bnhbOPMJfc7xxJLRVLCffSNBUWvmSVK1sgDgapfURKbEIjyZfo3biJKnSjtcRoJYktQNe_V3xo0/w640-h480/IMG_1826.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>2023 also saw the electronic release of a new game called <a href="https://vector5games.itch.io/space-station-23" target="_blank">Space Station 23</a> for the Commodore 64 by Vector5 games.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlVIerHAGodlrmDrdjJDeqZxl7ysby0plt8ClNV5mvd1qIkAhxmRLf5Z1KuYKNBfEA6D0dCnGT6gMuW9l-S53VHFjUuQ6HosKBisViy2JXWRUSe57AYq4zCoJFDMAqk0jVDSNqjOLCfrJhkXz-T0ixOHWZaPJfjozWM_SUALh7d722aA9St5TPdA/s4032/IMG_1701.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiPPjZ-ZZGjUV2wTtpEDA-b4sS5posEEzGZKtqX6HY0B0GlFT-zEirkfqxHjHIuZ-P80nw3AsZeXUsKDsNAzGQePJ_z0b5lUvJ9IvdkxKFLgdtgmupS6lf9mVx-IEPku9-zpRdRADiBHwfkwTxcjwQE6LgjnwQkrjlbevncwyoVIND7h1HPhyLnQ/s4032/IMG_1705.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiPPjZ-ZZGjUV2wTtpEDA-b4sS5posEEzGZKtqX6HY0B0GlFT-zEirkfqxHjHIuZ-P80nw3AsZeXUsKDsNAzGQePJ_z0b5lUvJ9IvdkxKFLgdtgmupS6lf9mVx-IEPku9-zpRdRADiBHwfkwTxcjwQE6LgjnwQkrjlbevncwyoVIND7h1HPhyLnQ/w640-h480/IMG_1705.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This game is a tough one, and I need to spend some more time on it before I can judge it properly.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfbsbqxyNOAa7JiwJTCFTOMmZxIe8OLL2uJPMjxlyRk7CsHp8HY-Lh5pAw6-UL2pKcqGKy2REU1jTtcpI1e7OW3HKQHmjtMOe2Cia0aZE5sVdKHIC4Q4wGS6luZyk1kVrvQRLlElFax6_RiXX64lDCQyBQhSkGxySZtkp55TgsvoQX2Q8KZzy-9w/s4032/IMG_1706.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfbsbqxyNOAa7JiwJTCFTOMmZxIe8OLL2uJPMjxlyRk7CsHp8HY-Lh5pAw6-UL2pKcqGKy2REU1jTtcpI1e7OW3HKQHmjtMOe2Cia0aZE5sVdKHIC4Q4wGS6luZyk1kVrvQRLlElFax6_RiXX64lDCQyBQhSkGxySZtkp55TgsvoQX2Q8KZzy-9w/w640-h480/IMG_1706.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can see I need to understand how to avoid running out of Oxygen and health so quickly. I guess I am not going to the right rooms to keep the supply replenished..</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI93V57gGowRF09X_WOrBpQP0g7oeLYc6HcAYpWDixPHyoq8rx2KI9bQ0DTQzgziDyxmsdg0ir6woNlDchfDoVgMf4Jkc1DKf6yiliwNR70-FvuBqz1he96_ViSMoDWVjluvE3pKyzdeFR_usaWpVrBYvyjgnplpJZ5YePh3nnaxJ7cdY-POINQQc/s4032/IMG_1707.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI93V57gGowRF09X_WOrBpQP0g7oeLYc6HcAYpWDixPHyoq8rx2KI9bQ0DTQzgziDyxmsdg0ir6woNlDchfDoVgMf4Jkc1DKf6yiliwNR70-FvuBqz1he96_ViSMoDWVjluvE3pKyzdeFR_usaWpVrBYvyjgnplpJZ5YePh3nnaxJ7cdY-POINQQc/w640-h480/IMG_1707.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Another new release game in 2023 (at a demo scene party) is the impressive slicks style racing car game called <a href="https://csdb.dk/release/?id=230694" target="_blank">GP Cars</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDdErOWDUmqfOvZTsdcTYH20GXQqLEniUWhzgx3e0v8nhdaxtUepBBoX5wkzW6bmjtAP_LmKP0CpEj0HATZFizW4agSljnGuPofOo_MeAyrR4R5LrTgZFF78baRJtQY5tRMgekmjzcoMh87do6xX6yTOr95-aNIWVYSGrmU6fwxDzMvLF57Fhb6E/s4032/IMG_1758.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDdErOWDUmqfOvZTsdcTYH20GXQqLEniUWhzgx3e0v8nhdaxtUepBBoX5wkzW6bmjtAP_LmKP0CpEj0HATZFizW4agSljnGuPofOo_MeAyrR4R5LrTgZFF78baRJtQY5tRMgekmjzcoMh87do6xX6yTOr95-aNIWVYSGrmU6fwxDzMvLF57Fhb6E/w640-h480/IMG_1758.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From the start I am very impressed with the graphics. Given demo sceners are behind it, this makes sense!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0NwQxUTbpf188gecpEV7LHzBClrLP0jCA1Or1X7eFZtc0NXIP9V1xtnIScDQ9dmelAvB-fDgM6LN_dGo-d900SisANYR5IR21m0oCVUhBVU76kRQrHf3VSKkKrOfobXtjVU-ItgFdYzqFUQu0UmEWxhfOA3rMM1t1grAt4dynxBywRNAEqjFQ2A/s4032/IMG_1759.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0NwQxUTbpf188gecpEV7LHzBClrLP0jCA1Or1X7eFZtc0NXIP9V1xtnIScDQ9dmelAvB-fDgM6LN_dGo-d900SisANYR5IR21m0oCVUhBVU76kRQrHf3VSKkKrOfobXtjVU-ItgFdYzqFUQu0UmEWxhfOA3rMM1t1grAt4dynxBywRNAEqjFQ2A/w640-h480/IMG_1759.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As mentioned, this game follows the slicks "view from the top" racing gameplay style, with reminds me a bit of Supercars II on the Amiga, but with Last V8 style difficulty with avoiding obstacles on the track!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMwU_RPaM77DQ1e0xn4sTOaYHY_sNjF9CiYnpJVbbT2Z8rRc0WQ0giuKxNBVHOzKbVNAWL0A0hxo1ZxtDarScIsYQtT5la3ZYGdknIlq4q0d9llSg3zbYtSacIpfmewEpBNWkUFuQDQ0Kclr9qeZC9HohjuZYiYhCPjuDtfxJ7sKDXIr-J2maUtI/s4032/IMG_1761.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMwU_RPaM77DQ1e0xn4sTOaYHY_sNjF9CiYnpJVbbT2Z8rRc0WQ0giuKxNBVHOzKbVNAWL0A0hxo1ZxtDarScIsYQtT5la3ZYGdknIlq4q0d9llSg3zbYtSacIpfmewEpBNWkUFuQDQ0Kclr9qeZC9HohjuZYiYhCPjuDtfxJ7sKDXIr-J2maUtI/w640-h480/IMG_1761.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I enjoy these types of games, so it was no surprise to me that I enjoyed GP cars quite a lot.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCQ-ng9ntto8Q4_YdrF2nNfD2weIC94Ek7phw1D_vungvviWzkGnj-nc2gLFl31u8j9Rxdl33_cYwqVAD-BgYxF7oubUd65iLp4XLB0qvTvU-uMDZnCLzZ_vVz9-AckHaSd3pjPkxpm_YerfSY0hWt0Xdkk4QYdbWBZ-0A_m3oD8046LH9h-2lbs/s4032/IMG_1762.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCQ-ng9ntto8Q4_YdrF2nNfD2weIC94Ek7phw1D_vungvviWzkGnj-nc2gLFl31u8j9Rxdl33_cYwqVAD-BgYxF7oubUd65iLp4XLB0qvTvU-uMDZnCLzZ_vVz9-AckHaSd3pjPkxpm_YerfSY0hWt0Xdkk4QYdbWBZ-0A_m3oD8046LH9h-2lbs/w640-h480/IMG_1762.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68RPR63wEoPwVB8B8DYq11ZkJdDkBP989BCR_pt0ubXMV4VvZbHx2CbVttr61w2pFoDttXzoqlzQZijIJ-KAAjE6EI8ekMPTZW2cxwFAOpJ_8CMEhEW_IY-OnURZHNJ1A8pytok3GGebX-rNCzBBz3CNz6gaBCq8uPeyLBSda9V7dGLj5fpyxM5E/s4032/IMG_1763.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68RPR63wEoPwVB8B8DYq11ZkJdDkBP989BCR_pt0ubXMV4VvZbHx2CbVttr61w2pFoDttXzoqlzQZijIJ-KAAjE6EI8ekMPTZW2cxwFAOpJ_8CMEhEW_IY-OnURZHNJ1A8pytok3GGebX-rNCzBBz3CNz6gaBCq8uPeyLBSda9V7dGLj5fpyxM5E/w640-h480/IMG_1763.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are multiple scenarios and tracks within each scenario to work through, and this is a definite game to grab and enjoy, especially since it is free.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92n6Z3IdETmys0QX0IQMGT3mkeHcxa9i9Gza23aneg2VgoZbgmG46Ak0g-ArRy-zikRUpuH8GoB1TCqvIwqYLjiarKsbeY49NzbX5vHO_FHJtMaWYPPxHD3ScBKZocqIKqrD1GZ4Z7eaKlnP-OuNCdZOy1Gcqg0otReAjISL5Cu9LAc20YpiuU4s/s4032/IMG_1764.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92n6Z3IdETmys0QX0IQMGT3mkeHcxa9i9Gza23aneg2VgoZbgmG46Ak0g-ArRy-zikRUpuH8GoB1TCqvIwqYLjiarKsbeY49NzbX5vHO_FHJtMaWYPPxHD3ScBKZocqIKqrD1GZ4Z7eaKlnP-OuNCdZOy1Gcqg0otReAjISL5Cu9LAc20YpiuU4s/w640-h480/IMG_1764.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Another 2023 game is a game called Lester by Knifegrinder. This is a very pretty platform game with very impressive graphics and good gameplay as well.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63oAg33WMS3YMWXIChQds0VnXNbEvjcM-xwy7YgBx5cN8sHT-LbfhCDaA8a0607yV7lLkvmUHpsJvvaRlWc_AbiIDi3rG2sB1yG1kYpJW3-PKEtCGEB8vRdgd_m5EJQ2YB4ht9uEeptk6nmKa9GRZwA7aRoNIXQbip2TrmgG-6rql8cCSzJ3E7AY/s4032/IMG_1778.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63oAg33WMS3YMWXIChQds0VnXNbEvjcM-xwy7YgBx5cN8sHT-LbfhCDaA8a0607yV7lLkvmUHpsJvvaRlWc_AbiIDi3rG2sB1yG1kYpJW3-PKEtCGEB8vRdgd_m5EJQ2YB4ht9uEeptk6nmKa9GRZwA7aRoNIXQbip2TrmgG-6rql8cCSzJ3E7AY/w640-h480/IMG_1778.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNGyesZl5fWDMqLLvXm5DE81v-hcBeNbvXS9pTBoNod5L6fYCcpR1Hm9huyPGD9N05SPIkwo_poLdIPEnxlH-bhzTSyTJr8BPcyXGSGQqpOPY96vH0tma4s30DFVQWjPtLcXXWAmnvxANvUfKsFUamBofapmCcrB01f7kJgiviTZZo9JIJAKuMNE/s4032/IMG_1780.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNGyesZl5fWDMqLLvXm5DE81v-hcBeNbvXS9pTBoNod5L6fYCcpR1Hm9huyPGD9N05SPIkwo_poLdIPEnxlH-bhzTSyTJr8BPcyXGSGQqpOPY96vH0tma4s30DFVQWjPtLcXXWAmnvxANvUfKsFUamBofapmCcrB01f7kJgiviTZZo9JIJAKuMNE/w640-h480/IMG_1780.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This platform game graphics are very impressive in my opinion. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO_znaO-IB_k4fI3BWxuTkamNZUnHAvFaDaNJ10xHVK7bKA-mAbid8MmjaYAXo7PHt_7gYxSv_QFZz_H8gRIYaAguhLnEG4fsE8Vk1mZoy_bz9zeVajnRLN_Szhh1ruVi6QzWYrVQlYSgs-OffW5YCheLuEIbKdk8pfJjSv2WdXTTWZwuvIecGAo/s4032/IMG_1781.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO_znaO-IB_k4fI3BWxuTkamNZUnHAvFaDaNJ10xHVK7bKA-mAbid8MmjaYAXo7PHt_7gYxSv_QFZz_H8gRIYaAguhLnEG4fsE8Vk1mZoy_bz9zeVajnRLN_Szhh1ruVi6QzWYrVQlYSgs-OffW5YCheLuEIbKdk8pfJjSv2WdXTTWZwuvIecGAo/w640-h480/IMG_1781.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Kinda reminds me of Japanese cute characters in this game, but with a very pretty game map and fun to play.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweD6byCDPrAT_hh6jOPW-LCGL-2N3fvSKevPs6G0pIDSciYA2zpbVAnkKEYQMstWTYJVrMJtxhwAmLkC1pekaoZgyRoBbI1oXBvJA0yQABufRcsvs-S6mVwoBz07-tOZpJDqmA5stA0LSASN_EBw2dtuwrCnWXElEEu9hRc4T1sIKHze4aM3wvR4/s4032/IMG_1782.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweD6byCDPrAT_hh6jOPW-LCGL-2N3fvSKevPs6G0pIDSciYA2zpbVAnkKEYQMstWTYJVrMJtxhwAmLkC1pekaoZgyRoBbI1oXBvJA0yQABufRcsvs-S6mVwoBz07-tOZpJDqmA5stA0LSASN_EBw2dtuwrCnWXElEEu9hRc4T1sIKHze4aM3wvR4/w640-h480/IMG_1782.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I like that it is easy to get into, but actually a lot to do in it - plenty of maps to explore and unlock.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgBUjcnbEqVBql5oWth4zSvM3Iy3T8NZ3Daw-fEy8ZwoJkogJmXd5tBs0EZfFwg3zHsz2TOzIhcbwW1V-6hgCOYI2mQXMMD2QWKOxLcIr4GsG99a4ptoJx1j3qXGZ5bnk9HvJzfwgo-yHihGAIRWRlWyYNKi_EdlzdiHGtvKmpgjinX6mUuxQDmw/s4032/IMG_1783.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgBUjcnbEqVBql5oWth4zSvM3Iy3T8NZ3Daw-fEy8ZwoJkogJmXd5tBs0EZfFwg3zHsz2TOzIhcbwW1V-6hgCOYI2mQXMMD2QWKOxLcIr4GsG99a4ptoJx1j3qXGZ5bnk9HvJzfwgo-yHihGAIRWRlWyYNKi_EdlzdiHGtvKmpgjinX6mUuxQDmw/w640-h480/IMG_1783.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At the checkpoints you can review the game map and see how you are doing, your inventory, and also which rooms you have explored and which ones remain.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBVE2t57pxF8utt0DneGV4rsBkhECxEVrwE1A4XlJREhwO2IuxYuBJ6chtqO1L4FVKJNDch7xAc_Vc7OReoCIMGpK5pM-rx-XmEyI44HRsDiy75hGUOtHjI2Hdaha6lRw9vwc5R_2kDiXMMSSlgNq6BLNvrd-olyYuZ0DDVjjS61Ri3kJc2ElMbs/s4032/IMG_1784.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBVE2t57pxF8utt0DneGV4rsBkhECxEVrwE1A4XlJREhwO2IuxYuBJ6chtqO1L4FVKJNDch7xAc_Vc7OReoCIMGpK5pM-rx-XmEyI44HRsDiy75hGUOtHjI2Hdaha6lRw9vwc5R_2kDiXMMSSlgNq6BLNvrd-olyYuZ0DDVjjS61Ri3kJc2ElMbs/w640-h480/IMG_1784.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am impressed with this game - definitely worth picking up.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnUSkI4wECiEStYZBlOtGIrbDKas6IGDYjDfMboB_KerAy086rwehpOHRHR78v6WtPdwYwYqFXy1rS-UHBAGX_g7GrsM-3jjHiGtAJEecyUACz1G7Jzic-fcBOVsZAMiYuY2ArZ6hyzDi9UZPe5HEvCmMpoX2DOGGRB3MBF-EkdW3dx137Xb6uvk/s4032/IMG_1785.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnUSkI4wECiEStYZBlOtGIrbDKas6IGDYjDfMboB_KerAy086rwehpOHRHR78v6WtPdwYwYqFXy1rS-UHBAGX_g7GrsM-3jjHiGtAJEecyUACz1G7Jzic-fcBOVsZAMiYuY2ArZ6hyzDi9UZPe5HEvCmMpoX2DOGGRB3MBF-EkdW3dx137Xb6uvk/w640-h480/IMG_1785.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The last 2023 release game I will look at today is <a href="https://protovision.itch.io/muddy-racers" target="_blank">Muddy racers</a> from Protovision, a 4 player racing game that remind me of Super off-road racer on the Amiga. I guess it is similar to Badlands too on the C64, but I confess I haven't played that much.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnHiQx6QydjaUSapXVs6WJP4fhmy7tQLTTlf1J3JuPAgWbHtgDfWLe34XaORb9xcYjgcsJyd7SXAAHAGeBn6z542dSWYEk0IaYlAx8db2PBN-Snp-MzhflEJRL9HAc5_QbmGnP49nTlGPUXH9z3qB27VMPl0xXSb86qyhyWU3vLC1TGI8axrbDjg/s4032/IMG_1835.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnHiQx6QydjaUSapXVs6WJP4fhmy7tQLTTlf1J3JuPAgWbHtgDfWLe34XaORb9xcYjgcsJyd7SXAAHAGeBn6z542dSWYEk0IaYlAx8db2PBN-Snp-MzhflEJRL9HAc5_QbmGnP49nTlGPUXH9z3qB27VMPl0xXSb86qyhyWU3vLC1TGI8axrbDjg/w640-h480/IMG_1835.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaQI6w1pHNFi9Q9KdIiqp3V8thKw80ZHyIxEmb7tm4yaIf5fdMnfNsT1g_UM6pTtzGMrsx0WJHSuVlIax92PQcR1ITWyt2kDoeziwPjLSnw1YKzWiZPrcpXNYedfNTSp7dXTCuTFcmZzGDmPB1OOGhdIyJ_2t1O2h3EtlYjO-pBbAM95yPPmBKHY/s4032/IMG_1836.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaQI6w1pHNFi9Q9KdIiqp3V8thKw80ZHyIxEmb7tm4yaIf5fdMnfNsT1g_UM6pTtzGMrsx0WJHSuVlIax92PQcR1ITWyt2kDoeziwPjLSnw1YKzWiZPrcpXNYedfNTSp7dXTCuTFcmZzGDmPB1OOGhdIyJ_2t1O2h3EtlYjO-pBbAM95yPPmBKHY/w640-h480/IMG_1836.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The graphics deserve special mention as they are really good.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZe2p4WwzLe95qOL7-F9GHErWBWzB9tJwta2dsoyTBj6FyO4Jv88uZ9riWH6y32ObKWIMZJQ5EBfDVB-cvrkAKW_Ut1ZfXv1uJ7by3ncdQ7Au6qO-7wuOn2Mq03jdUsV_f8BzMf0emKPYagydw8b5-hgP-m-mH80DanQOJ43NRFcwIrqlaDm7Pnc/s4032/IMG_1837.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZe2p4WwzLe95qOL7-F9GHErWBWzB9tJwta2dsoyTBj6FyO4Jv88uZ9riWH6y32ObKWIMZJQ5EBfDVB-cvrkAKW_Ut1ZfXv1uJ7by3ncdQ7Au6qO-7wuOn2Mq03jdUsV_f8BzMf0emKPYagydw8b5-hgP-m-mH80DanQOJ43NRFcwIrqlaDm7Pnc/w640-h480/IMG_1837.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I love that up to 4 people can play this game.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KYSVNZ3OZ1SU6rH8klVgMt1kqzd864OzLomo2wW4iCuYltqxxJ8BxV3vk7nhFgKMcZ1-McMqUXBaCYQoCs2SjL1ssTOYUhqOSYOeBykOkx_6E8rSpdkcH8MrIiJhC2jTWGQJR4DZLCesISvBegt-jZ5JYLbnUJHgIMzfmwZuBaVWtfOzpLkgyqA/w640-h480/IMG_1839.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After choosing the circuit to race (note that there are additional areas to unlock in the game as you progress), you visit the shop to upgrade your car with any coins you have.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkHqdpUiwKxmdyiNeb67K_Vut4eSj2uES03CtJXd2S6kM1Kk2V_0JGWUJy9s8cG8VTorxwLEufJ_YxRwBieVQswlnkJ84p1Y7K5BwSGgBY20N-hF-nxZfzGkjk3Tb1vGL0ARRoEfNL2cfsxrdiQ8roBXqo3_pflrDd9xfFThRNBgrzTz9y-uWiBs/s4032/IMG_1840.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkHqdpUiwKxmdyiNeb67K_Vut4eSj2uES03CtJXd2S6kM1Kk2V_0JGWUJy9s8cG8VTorxwLEufJ_YxRwBieVQswlnkJ84p1Y7K5BwSGgBY20N-hF-nxZfzGkjk3Tb1vGL0ARRoEfNL2cfsxrdiQ8roBXqo3_pflrDd9xfFThRNBgrzTz9y-uWiBs/w640-h480/IMG_1840.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqcZsuOVorYFBtPHiPHUpXzQjegEnZE9tRiRnpiqfbNC6-UDBWY8PtyJxzWVtc9KqgKUnRB65uOTFxRpZTk5n8blJH1LcS8gGAuEwUuO_dzDMilozUWw0w-4lbIVN7--nz8jZ7-Jeo-jpONlpEeH7BURYUzdsPCoxHe7ZTfAWfDAVjlJM0zBbung/w640-h480/IMG_1842.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I enjoyed this game a lot - and I expect it would be a lot of fun with a few friends around to play against!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65L2_5k5P3tbaupGSTLyNTHz-AXmGbW8DIn08lSzkaeIT6ILZgF9r_ZOeBUZ_ZoDBgp6TF4AzY7Z_O5u1n0JAMMTrvj9F3Y2gkA_BR30GnW8XGScLUMiKRg9h-9pPcwXbfubJC2bVUDLAi9JXj8XNA_TW7ucuuFegImv3X1UM2JcjsbPq1mIhJL0/s4032/IMG_1843.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi65L2_5k5P3tbaupGSTLyNTHz-AXmGbW8DIn08lSzkaeIT6ILZgF9r_ZOeBUZ_ZoDBgp6TF4AzY7Z_O5u1n0JAMMTrvj9F3Y2gkA_BR30GnW8XGScLUMiKRg9h-9pPcwXbfubJC2bVUDLAi9JXj8XNA_TW7ucuuFegImv3X1UM2JcjsbPq1mIhJL0/w640-h480/IMG_1843.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://psytronik.itch.io/lykia" target="_blank">Lykia is a 2022 release game</a>, which is free to download too, but also available as a physical box release version from <a href="https://psytronik.bigcartel.com/products" target="_blank">Psytronik</a> that I got in 2023. Having the Lykia game soundtrack on CD, and a bunch of other extras included too was fantastic.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi662addU9fCYnAaYPKWd1g3He6KZhhkFXF6B83VflxULXMs--2Nq-ZrX7e2LQjWnn70G81n9zpB3G484GsCbysqNeKsJ9sJPbYnC1-duj6Oc-a4VwNdtaDfH07PVa6HXgzLp1l0fmXEh-pK_Hfbvf_mi6-w0Px4iUZ03djLC8mFjNspXOmC1XV_c8/s4032/IMG_0878.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi662addU9fCYnAaYPKWd1g3He6KZhhkFXF6B83VflxULXMs--2Nq-ZrX7e2LQjWnn70G81n9zpB3G484GsCbysqNeKsJ9sJPbYnC1-duj6Oc-a4VwNdtaDfH07PVa6HXgzLp1l0fmXEh-pK_Hfbvf_mi6-w0Px4iUZ03djLC8mFjNspXOmC1XV_c8/w640-h480/IMG_0878.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Lykia itself is a proper full on Adventure game: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNLnFJUGXT_sDipFdr0_h9IybAWPpVyr9FkTrjQxogxs3P2_FEgugfgAiDwhQQCH-7md2VZl7LH1yAg6jKpshoobLiHwo0QvZ3R65Z3J7q9FO-B4NI0QjfmJQ4KkNtiVj_GAcDt9f4au_MAt4_c8uigrUVTuIUk6bIwTyb1DL8j3t3ody-PMa1Es/s4032/IMG_0963.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH9IdLHl7Trnz_NfkxU8YKHmEIDR8KbdlixzSlO1SiHoeQF8xFKGM2En_mBclFEdLSaTowU1K5t4tnoVth-nZr5_plBdI3PFuuv98MTJIFlCQn1g6zqjf0UB3sc6OffsTaZeeHDoy6YoHeF7ksSLqwpbVcdRLJEyHAj-LwAp9cbTS-VokWNQggeM/s4032/IMG_0966.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEH9IdLHl7Trnz_NfkxU8YKHmEIDR8KbdlixzSlO1SiHoeQF8xFKGM2En_mBclFEdLSaTowU1K5t4tnoVth-nZr5_plBdI3PFuuv98MTJIFlCQn1g6zqjf0UB3sc6OffsTaZeeHDoy6YoHeF7ksSLqwpbVcdRLJEyHAj-LwAp9cbTS-VokWNQggeM/w640-h480/IMG_0966.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Further to prove this point was the 2022 release of an impressive adventure game from Badgerpunch games called <a href="https://badgerpunch.itch.io/rogue64" target="_blank">Rogue 64</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The control method deserves special mention as you can access and manage your inventory via long press on the fire button - very smart.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPwWscTnrTe5G0xbcY1l9D9UHb-CIAVtfIInplFPKbYjnMuODte8kPEwevqS3R7giygBO5nzuuUWn6STe6HU4ZorH6w0PiXxWOgBYc_QfP99s6H9aSdGIO_MfGvlX-UMbrwETCy9q1ENh4LhgszaEEl8K_DR8nqNZv4bGrvDRDRemvHojdQSL1Tw/s4032/IMG_1833.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPwWscTnrTe5G0xbcY1l9D9UHb-CIAVtfIInplFPKbYjnMuODte8kPEwevqS3R7giygBO5nzuuUWn6STe6HU4ZorH6w0PiXxWOgBYc_QfP99s6H9aSdGIO_MfGvlX-UMbrwETCy9q1ENh4LhgszaEEl8K_DR8nqNZv4bGrvDRDRemvHojdQSL1Tw/w640-h480/IMG_1833.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Also released in 2022 is a game originally released on the Commodore Vic 20,and ported to the C64 called <a href="https://senkel64.itch.io/sub-chase-64" target="_blank">Sub Chase 64</a> by Karsten Senkel.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgMKDXqDF5T0FJnFfChPdTjSWT7XctQ8K7TXily7VFPr3l1msWB00EFIywmG9JyPfHWzz4TcBioiD659F7ZLqIUWbWO-beXGD08oXsx-kHU7x9czjhJ4WScVdwDJkzG0M9H2akPjurnbccPZft_hLWiDzAF3B3Ci4p1jaLxiEWyH51bStLyhewww/w640-h480/IMG_1715.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Also released electronically in 2022 is a game called <a href="https://dozznar.itch.io/randoom" target="_blank">Randoom</a>, from Picaro games.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU04ha5vZ_MoAO_ZllQSU6xoIlWM88GQZUZXAL-lNNg50h82k8s4Mms2XzUQp2ZIPs6Z8xJmuH5WFWsNlV2ymAYRwbRtEpMXR6KHfWRjHwcmJIZIHmYvvYItAMuVpv9Xyz-XmG1xsUOmil7w6nilciOrJM_pYvbwaT6Ai5v63mKb3apcVYSVxf4Rw/s4032/IMG_1721.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU04ha5vZ_MoAO_ZllQSU6xoIlWM88GQZUZXAL-lNNg50h82k8s4Mms2XzUQp2ZIPs6Z8xJmuH5WFWsNlV2ymAYRwbRtEpMXR6KHfWRjHwcmJIZIHmYvvYItAMuVpv9Xyz-XmG1xsUOmil7w6nilciOrJM_pYvbwaT6Ai5v63mKb3apcVYSVxf4Rw/w640-h480/IMG_1721.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The colour changes after touching the correct one, so you then know the next colour to target.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsnpT4kVbIBVlGLUtMN39mPDzRyFiPzu-HEIgY0PzlmAgqD76UYnuts0kZVxceSEj8WOOLGyYoRjahIXu5E5V7fRDWXquYC9En7mAb99JB0rbTsQkDM9q-1JHmbkCIig78zhFIxuVI0kmWbNb5Jedc4Mit8F3KivgihP4pelOHt2MUq-ocD4g3Sc/s4032/IMG_1724.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsnpT4kVbIBVlGLUtMN39mPDzRyFiPzu-HEIgY0PzlmAgqD76UYnuts0kZVxceSEj8WOOLGyYoRjahIXu5E5V7fRDWXquYC9En7mAb99JB0rbTsQkDM9q-1JHmbkCIig78zhFIxuVI0kmWbNb5Jedc4Mit8F3KivgihP4pelOHt2MUq-ocD4g3Sc/w640-h480/IMG_1724.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can fall through the bottom to the top as the enemies also do this. This gameplay means you can't just touch all the enemies, you have to do it in the correct order.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCukOTdDnsRyfdA0X6MlX-3au5e17Q6uR9I4VAAESm5xcxoNwdJmXkYjOCj6tYKks9BZnrhTO4In9uOBzaS9Nk1oE20Gfsmewgo_a0vxIQv6j3McKWICSfst8d5KeBSE4TYG_uqU4jfJwWBdXSJ-3ZSZTB3nbNBFnPqhV7x2AoCtdYwD7Ra6ziCEw/s4032/IMG_1725.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCukOTdDnsRyfdA0X6MlX-3au5e17Q6uR9I4VAAESm5xcxoNwdJmXkYjOCj6tYKks9BZnrhTO4In9uOBzaS9Nk1oE20Gfsmewgo_a0vxIQv6j3McKWICSfst8d5KeBSE4TYG_uqU4jfJwWBdXSJ-3ZSZTB3nbNBFnPqhV7x2AoCtdYwD7Ra6ziCEw/w640-h480/IMG_1725.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I found this game a lot of fun. Even though the graphics are simple compared to other games I have shown here, the gameplay is excellent and easy to get into.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another 2022 electronic release game for the C64 is a game called <a href="https://thestuffmade.itch.io/rally-x-64" target="_blank">New Rally-X 64</a> from TheStuffMade.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjlSXPb6QtxYPK8yYF5A-lpF_51EUy0XFigeJy2fC9h_9pkyKmsuJmYXUuT_svzZjQ18S_IFmPt-2DYIeE8zkfwMxCjsuyX1HlpPtchAfDoCN20--QuHk6LMkw_tE1Z_kWLEUUb9McWAjsn7T1wniD5Yz0BaX48keKgQ5SQNN40rhSJ8UpAD0vJQ/s4032/IMG_1727.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjlSXPb6QtxYPK8yYF5A-lpF_51EUy0XFigeJy2fC9h_9pkyKmsuJmYXUuT_svzZjQ18S_IFmPt-2DYIeE8zkfwMxCjsuyX1HlpPtchAfDoCN20--QuHk6LMkw_tE1Z_kWLEUUb9McWAjsn7T1wniD5Yz0BaX48keKgQ5SQNN40rhSJ8UpAD0vJQ/w640-h480/IMG_1727.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This game is an interesting Pacman style variation using racing cars! You need to locate all the checkpoints on the map, while avoiding being hit by the enemy cars in the map.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nVR7gjiRO5zy4C9BjO9oPfd8KIct4IPEo7xDvGJ_DPR-rgASmaHgvX4xNJoyi4cBb4-6McR1h4MyWEe3fT82fDa7wNQHU1FYJBI9PL2PDu8T-0drBm3UQMz8X2lPW1Q8sh4qT_NkmrwTGqdQAup7al12bDdzg1y0CVE56Tu0rKZtrpdztAu5BQc/w640-h480/IMG_1726.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>You can't really sit still in the game - the car is constantly moving even if you don't touch the joystick, so you need to really pay attention!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Gc6RQnbxFXlhlVDGaYU3RGUdEP8EexccOYeA3tTaprFRMjIa7VAPUsSRpCRlaTxq8V1JRUCa8kxvBtTFBznkAt72L0cPAjh2msewsLxt90HFx_kaVETpSp6VVxmn6ai4hcU2774_gVwpupHbkdQJXnqUq2oTM7fACCPY3D_UW4pnlZ6ydbG-XCQ/s4032/IMG_1731.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Gc6RQnbxFXlhlVDGaYU3RGUdEP8EexccOYeA3tTaprFRMjIa7VAPUsSRpCRlaTxq8V1JRUCa8kxvBtTFBznkAt72L0cPAjh2msewsLxt90HFx_kaVETpSp6VVxmn6ai4hcU2774_gVwpupHbkdQJXnqUq2oTM7fACCPY3D_UW4pnlZ6ydbG-XCQ/w640-h480/IMG_1731.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I found myself enjoying this game - simple, but fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another 2022 games is a columns inspired puzzle game called <a href="https://arlagames.itch.io/pillars-c64" target="_blank">Pillars</a>, by Arlasoft.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-6AqdM6tijJ2zDtN-bv88ETWfojUFs6ERJhK03qcwbGdIB04uEUFOrpLo_xZU3ysTmfkXvXlSUIA395acCuotXcj1RFmlg4yu0ihsrfLm_FWw4tRahziLhJji35F8Red9nhNVIL6iKzOfDFnSIEyQHEtgJndR0N8jIzp1nIAmrKLrevBqPLInHk/s4032/IMG_1733.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-6AqdM6tijJ2zDtN-bv88ETWfojUFs6ERJhK03qcwbGdIB04uEUFOrpLo_xZU3ysTmfkXvXlSUIA395acCuotXcj1RFmlg4yu0ihsrfLm_FWw4tRahziLhJji35F8Red9nhNVIL6iKzOfDFnSIEyQHEtgJndR0N8jIzp1nIAmrKLrevBqPLInHk/w640-h480/IMG_1733.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgH3DM2LuYePs_PA_svKlN7myL_GRGsnGtWfD0jxrOmUuwwGLYCRySmrkUk7-Iln3f-2bSmT6QIIWXPHmcfQMW5tM76yRqyD1iLHNeX6ZaXpls4MZidEkIXgYQ_WmLM6CJ7prRDGECk2hvEZNqvrRPfboru-jfyEm1E-7NeXaDqkmtykNJexl76k/s4032/IMG_1734.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgH3DM2LuYePs_PA_svKlN7myL_GRGsnGtWfD0jxrOmUuwwGLYCRySmrkUk7-Iln3f-2bSmT6QIIWXPHmcfQMW5tM76yRqyD1iLHNeX6ZaXpls4MZidEkIXgYQ_WmLM6CJ7prRDGECk2hvEZNqvrRPfboru-jfyEm1E-7NeXaDqkmtykNJexl76k/w640-h480/IMG_1734.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you have played the games Columns before on the Megadrive, you will know what to expect here, matching columns of similar colours to collapse them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SXws-OyQ8b5H1yr9hwhO72NloFqJ7IwiHpk_UGBcUSO0gpzy5fjTZq4NW1IMYaEDr_YJ1x9-HY8_Eh1E7ICLa5SYtmnHbIBRyIXQfraGCytxp07bAzqB2GdEDaCgi14oVpPTsI6GK8CjsVEjwK94ayjS8Y9ljaYpyGwGCQXlIvsPboj4L447T9w/w640-h480/IMG_1736.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4q2iel6QuFohzlKWOYUNAA-OI_nzq_kHFFWfv-fSUsp1wGta_R_bZrcuzhF4gP5MbP7qzbx4Y0J4zPiA05FwFyN1Zz1ON4n-nh0OfT5tcS69Uwjat0LJRilU6Ekpgy0cqyF0qvEYRWrsofj2836-ZWRqzkhWeOxlp7ls9lH7r17YAAa8j_sf4SE/s4032/IMG_1738.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4q2iel6QuFohzlKWOYUNAA-OI_nzq_kHFFWfv-fSUsp1wGta_R_bZrcuzhF4gP5MbP7qzbx4Y0J4zPiA05FwFyN1Zz1ON4n-nh0OfT5tcS69Uwjat0LJRilU6Ekpgy0cqyF0qvEYRWrsofj2836-ZWRqzkhWeOxlp7ls9lH7r17YAAa8j_sf4SE/w640-h480/IMG_1738.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have tried to focus on some of the electronic released C64 games here, as many of them sneak under the radar and so many people don't know about them. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully there are a few new ones here you might want to try out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of which, here's another 2022 released C64 game called <a href="https://lowcarb.itch.io/mike-mech-c64" target="_blank">Mike Mech</a> by LC-Games.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0BgaP7NBelximHZDrK5_zrJvfZJvPsvMFilF6VdYOfWVVaSUgeppKox11SK1FZWNdzd-kIvjVhwJLbedoYHA5zCg6ltcCIMUcs_prlLjT7UBF5d33_b3H7YURueLiDTFRo8h69xC7bgCKQIcrHThdb-k2wT2mOXxVx_msOPCNLNxfeiTHrpz-fs/w640-h480/IMG_1740.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In this game you need to restore power to the stranded ship.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtctvAV_tfElqz1pZIOqA9E1YDFxcqb8xAWhPyQYuLQ5l_Bg2qtRBbyzdxnV2mlDf9QTad8up8HBeFeGJCXZ27qBz8Cg-SQ8wGdIOlXiRbCDQW-W1xqg48-Q_LKI7K_-ROr75wxZeQcgE66S-awRdc4fqarvfeFD6LiLgoA0r2SYfKHCguefqlBc/s4032/IMG_1742.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtctvAV_tfElqz1pZIOqA9E1YDFxcqb8xAWhPyQYuLQ5l_Bg2qtRBbyzdxnV2mlDf9QTad8up8HBeFeGJCXZ27qBz8Cg-SQ8wGdIOlXiRbCDQW-W1xqg48-Q_LKI7K_-ROr75wxZeQcgE66S-awRdc4fqarvfeFD6LiLgoA0r2SYfKHCguefqlBc/w640-h480/IMG_1742.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In essence it kinda reminds me of Miner 2049'er on the C64, where you need to walk over all the platform surfaces on each level to activate the batteries on the ship.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE1m8CDItIbquC1_ryZLOa2_Hh2reckjH3KRlRPxd_pYukHW1lD6EWsM1MbPHotpJZR3PWMqf2nQn8Nvkp2ysE1RQJGyKEoo8L_HUUAv3MnS_acJ_0AytzgvTaCqCb86kADV7HfXWlV2hnEmXxHOYJhhrAn-byPGBYIZ_mL4tFDuE9P8ioA1jVgE/w640-h480/IMG_1744.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Cool, room clear.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyZoFdjpcVeTYC3wh8Y59l6if6ZZ4fcuIO6m1by05K_eFfMC_YAFWVimcp1Viry5DbMaZCEoKNT-VUgyiaUgjzhpuZvo0L7KxfKV27v8jGTYGysevV3IsWMsgs-IXyX3tzHJpac_wuNleND_I2dyptRYklMVDIgvS3SwQ7haizQBoX246bFYdON0/s4032/IMG_1745.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyZoFdjpcVeTYC3wh8Y59l6if6ZZ4fcuIO6m1by05K_eFfMC_YAFWVimcp1Viry5DbMaZCEoKNT-VUgyiaUgjzhpuZvo0L7KxfKV27v8jGTYGysevV3IsWMsgs-IXyX3tzHJpac_wuNleND_I2dyptRYklMVDIgvS3SwQ7haizQBoX246bFYdON0/w640-h480/IMG_1745.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Where is differs is the need to jump and hit the platforms underneath too, like this level below. It adds an interesting mechanic to a tried and trusted platform game formula.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHpspLRkh2XNgDldZtCCDL1ghdwwCTvYoybANOtpTO701kJ9HbCL79cDgqLGWuJnktlh7lGZTX_iDjOKnWrHlCI28-YDec3ly9s4_nBeJ1EqEuKRATr6sVZ5IKA2_w-9IOmFmjxhVWCPuUhRumL2L0wuCAuML_XHSaRc0MlLcTCgYnoNfBJmVhrY/s4032/IMG_1746.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHpspLRkh2XNgDldZtCCDL1ghdwwCTvYoybANOtpTO701kJ9HbCL79cDgqLGWuJnktlh7lGZTX_iDjOKnWrHlCI28-YDec3ly9s4_nBeJ1EqEuKRATr6sVZ5IKA2_w-9IOmFmjxhVWCPuUhRumL2L0wuCAuML_XHSaRc0MlLcTCgYnoNfBJmVhrY/w640-h480/IMG_1746.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Another 2022 release is a conversion of a game from the ZX Spectrum called <a href="https://elysium64.itch.io/amaurote" target="_blank">Amaurote</a>, which is a isometric 3D adventure game.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrfsbBGZIuWO3BQV5RnY_od3OKCZuQYyA4IftrCvcsdxFbbyom91CcClFrzBtyNDRdpAY6wGCEkBR3DstjvY0gS32smd6xFsGdsZegstuHcN0F7C9aqrDS9O7saDIfKnizxk0CeAnbjE8iIx9iYMr4YIAjOwJ25tsVR43zAeE4W7hYFiN5Jhc9V8/s4032/IMG_1765.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrfsbBGZIuWO3BQV5RnY_od3OKCZuQYyA4IftrCvcsdxFbbyom91CcClFrzBtyNDRdpAY6wGCEkBR3DstjvY0gS32smd6xFsGdsZegstuHcN0F7C9aqrDS9O7saDIfKnizxk0CeAnbjE8iIx9iYMr4YIAjOwJ25tsVR43zAeE4W7hYFiN5Jhc9V8/w640-h480/IMG_1765.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQPrhufqNp2c2JLqz9Ihum4mKD4zamolH_UCiJAXRZqykBZvc64WHdXPLIfWXxDenoQUK14wy1CxxkXXVNxOKDtllCOv7k2FfYGpq1kVy0Es3xpILE6ge_2kuucPJN1WF5f3Z9rSpYev3dDXMLTD3CU2Gk7fAsCJZufDJ7R-2gCd-4YdgZ666rjE/s4032/IMG_1766.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQPrhufqNp2c2JLqz9Ihum4mKD4zamolH_UCiJAXRZqykBZvc64WHdXPLIfWXxDenoQUK14wy1CxxkXXVNxOKDtllCOv7k2FfYGpq1kVy0Es3xpILE6ge_2kuucPJN1WF5f3Z9rSpYev3dDXMLTD3CU2Gk7fAsCJZufDJ7R-2gCd-4YdgZ666rjE/w640-h480/IMG_1766.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This game takes advantage of SuperCPU or other accelerators if you have them. It can also play fine on a unaccelerated C64, but admittedly does seem a little slower. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDdf-iVcRaFE81aCi8F9KRvsRWhsdlWuWsW3P6RoRJD2Tv8vTQSYF_K71TVAir4JGHE_Qgt-Z8Ed9iRWTfPe3BSgPupvcJWvAuAUWVPIlS4xA9yDPxW43K9bu6ksI7uc-iGxWRh_GS_Eq965mvir67QbXkJcH_so2CYkWpXjE5_dJjuh0XFRtAnI/s4032/IMG_1767.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDdf-iVcRaFE81aCi8F9KRvsRWhsdlWuWsW3P6RoRJD2Tv8vTQSYF_K71TVAir4JGHE_Qgt-Z8Ed9iRWTfPe3BSgPupvcJWvAuAUWVPIlS4xA9yDPxW43K9bu6ksI7uc-iGxWRh_GS_Eq965mvir67QbXkJcH_so2CYkWpXjE5_dJjuh0XFRtAnI/w640-h480/IMG_1767.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I never owned or played any games on a ZX Spectrum, so I had never seen this game before.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3ej2vzAdNKJ3VA4COYOZL0HfzG-ZuEI6xtORIMJubC52LgPF3QhPM8_phdCIxA0u-IoSAB79hs816-gN8SQ688k-YDmiJZij7cav7v7IkBXMliX_hBcZcAwQL5lBayGD52WJug0W-dJMW_05rOk93G_6OhSzlkW6BoKv0_fuwRBHr_LWdDO2aQw/s4032/IMG_1768.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3ej2vzAdNKJ3VA4COYOZL0HfzG-ZuEI6xtORIMJubC52LgPF3QhPM8_phdCIxA0u-IoSAB79hs816-gN8SQ688k-YDmiJZij7cav7v7IkBXMliX_hBcZcAwQL5lBayGD52WJug0W-dJMW_05rOk93G_6OhSzlkW6BoKv0_fuwRBHr_LWdDO2aQw/w640-h480/IMG_1768.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The game screen is a little busy I had to admit, and finding objects seemed hard as a result. But I think if you kept trying for long enough you would enjoy playing this game.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg090NQSRRru0ZM89XRXBlxH6CiZG25zTMtDQClNYtAsAF6nVPm2Z4Up4l_7hBi1940_AYF9dFExEMs5Lk7rillbfE7bE3Vo-6rr7m_M8gkII92tOYLkD2PW9STFR-jHO0XITp3xXLQm3nr4hMQM0Gf_r4IkDQA4P1yiEgME5z4t1wYB0mqSpBtTRc/s4032/IMG_1770.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg090NQSRRru0ZM89XRXBlxH6CiZG25zTMtDQClNYtAsAF6nVPm2Z4Up4l_7hBi1940_AYF9dFExEMs5Lk7rillbfE7bE3Vo-6rr7m_M8gkII92tOYLkD2PW9STFR-jHO0XITp3xXLQm3nr4hMQM0Gf_r4IkDQA4P1yiEgME5z4t1wYB0mqSpBtTRc/w640-h480/IMG_1770.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn7Mj2hYsYdTT3tOW5qZqv2ziV7NbVjl-o1uubC5FrXYnIiu6nwMgXP_jzEAWA9942wHClMjImoshULkSS0ceYnqS9mSlhrmmmGre0p6nrVG8eiQ61wzXwQ8calQNotj6xpnHmAxZ3c9oF32oklwUNduU8EEsQdb-f3CxuL_AoWrL0vY_rY6YJGU/s4032/IMG_1771.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn7Mj2hYsYdTT3tOW5qZqv2ziV7NbVjl-o1uubC5FrXYnIiu6nwMgXP_jzEAWA9942wHClMjImoshULkSS0ceYnqS9mSlhrmmmGre0p6nrVG8eiQ61wzXwQ8calQNotj6xpnHmAxZ3c9oF32oklwUNduU8EEsQdb-f3CxuL_AoWrL0vY_rY6YJGU/w640-h480/IMG_1771.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div>The next 2022 game on the C64 is a prequel to the classic Miner 2049'er game released on the C64 back in the 1980's. This is called <a href="https://psytronik.itch.io/miner2019er" target="_blank">Miner 2019'er</a> and was released by Psytronik. I ordered the physical copy of this game on floppy disk:</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVAYtO6Xk61mnrvlaGkE_MasH1-Gh9ynTqTd5bUgy3ZxGeGinfDYkqCaek0QjTXHwtNkSVLYXPRXNdqFqvLEvWPxDfTepEMrtKXA6EGQc7MTTYivBTR9OxMV1V9_BUr752fzWLkmqUnSqpiDtdLFGJjzjhSyKfbjHOnStpVV7zjEenlUXEAuNwsk/s4032/IMG_1862.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVAYtO6Xk61mnrvlaGkE_MasH1-Gh9ynTqTd5bUgy3ZxGeGinfDYkqCaek0QjTXHwtNkSVLYXPRXNdqFqvLEvWPxDfTepEMrtKXA6EGQc7MTTYivBTR9OxMV1V9_BUr752fzWLkmqUnSqpiDtdLFGJjzjhSyKfbjHOnStpVV7zjEenlUXEAuNwsk/w640-h480/IMG_1862.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsMK0KtuW2b9gRGqfEAEnnircGG7HeVAVfGisZV30xhm9v1Bhhf2mYzPyp7JdwNWd7U11Y34DWW9oM-mFSMmKJHO-qMOVHJHBHrUP8hQXG-Ln0vqzXns-yE_1MKg2zhJH54fYHVyyVul50bE7fZvGyfjzbXkqnmOXK4TzKfhfqDPeP_nzPlXTNzo/s4032/IMG_1863.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsMK0KtuW2b9gRGqfEAEnnircGG7HeVAVfGisZV30xhm9v1Bhhf2mYzPyp7JdwNWd7U11Y34DWW9oM-mFSMmKJHO-qMOVHJHBHrUP8hQXG-Ln0vqzXns-yE_1MKg2zhJH54fYHVyyVul50bE7fZvGyfjzbXkqnmOXK4TzKfhfqDPeP_nzPlXTNzo/w640-h480/IMG_1863.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nothing new if you have played Miner 2049'er in my view, just new levels, adjustable difficulty and nicer music.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHN5Jho1ZiOgxglBOCuO7G_KPoprwoDA9IOBqkKPBvGZ6taj94oTXqZhhUYgeudRp55LcqyaoIurKcPa5E742I4uD6cvlBouO3oVCy9yQUQVu_HUmYox1y6fMoWpuSOkVmRIoZN0new-zWW4DtevI_Kx5QOjG6hatqbgz8fGe3SJ27hmV8Nj2Kys/s4032/IMG_1864.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHN5Jho1ZiOgxglBOCuO7G_KPoprwoDA9IOBqkKPBvGZ6taj94oTXqZhhUYgeudRp55LcqyaoIurKcPa5E742I4uD6cvlBouO3oVCy9yQUQVu_HUmYox1y6fMoWpuSOkVmRIoZN0new-zWW4DtevI_Kx5QOjG6hatqbgz8fGe3SJ27hmV8Nj2Kys/w640-h480/IMG_1864.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGkoxwt9034_RY90zwfMBgA6sTM280lURgA06cvIKPqLaIkZdeVQqtBa7UJxuLMvEhPtfrFElx_iCvIAg1B56p_mJtbEY9HiNN5o8TL5IOoB5-Ca0Q4Zz5omGvlo5lRqfrOuZM91IpiYeFZcRn6q025g8MU2L3C9Ebnmt9qWIXoSujIA8Z0ke3eM/s4032/IMG_1866.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGkoxwt9034_RY90zwfMBgA6sTM280lURgA06cvIKPqLaIkZdeVQqtBa7UJxuLMvEhPtfrFElx_iCvIAg1B56p_mJtbEY9HiNN5o8TL5IOoB5-Ca0Q4Zz5omGvlo5lRqfrOuZM91IpiYeFZcRn6q025g8MU2L3C9Ebnmt9qWIXoSujIA8Z0ke3eM/w640-h480/IMG_1866.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I enjoyed the original game back in the 1980's, and I enjoyed this too, although the level of graphics used in platform games in 2023 is just so much higher than this, which makes it hard when trying to keep to the original theme of the old game too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVUP_ltOayWnLtIWzbJLwKvyHBMik6HYtooeCwBhrPE-UYemKWLOL2PkCkiinkRXEAS8txtMYIjVPOasjW4N7eWKchRAs3dqzyWfR8R1GoE9ZDyOJ5WNKv93uYmHTw5Bm8Wyf_5qdkUiFXXm5b9tbmR3Na4FP1SjhEQQngqVNJYOkAP8mBL2KD3I/s4032/IMG_1867.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVUP_ltOayWnLtIWzbJLwKvyHBMik6HYtooeCwBhrPE-UYemKWLOL2PkCkiinkRXEAS8txtMYIjVPOasjW4N7eWKchRAs3dqzyWfR8R1GoE9ZDyOJ5WNKv93uYmHTw5Bm8Wyf_5qdkUiFXXm5b9tbmR3Na4FP1SjhEQQngqVNJYOkAP8mBL2KD3I/w640-h480/IMG_1867.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The last 2022 game I will look at is the amazingly awesome <a href="https://psytronik.itch.io/polar-bear-c64" target="_blank">Polar Bear in Space</a> by Psytronik. This game is a love letter to the classic Wizball game, with more features, great graphics, easy to get into gameplay and an amazing soundtrack. I bought the physical boxed game with floppy disks.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbWNGUbLc3Exnva-OgogSvFBeC8nrka4xtoqZxS0B7iYFBOms-bY62-yhT_2nQ5pBgO-NgfIvOn-ot_IQhMl2FpCFh7JUWkBFn8dBnZL6HkQ1c52qSmZ3hvu2WvTWWgeNoTdrFJoxyGAVPJq8H1POAm3RahyM-OQi6ME0IbdScNKjana4_Fm09is/s4032/IMG_1845.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbWNGUbLc3Exnva-OgogSvFBeC8nrka4xtoqZxS0B7iYFBOms-bY62-yhT_2nQ5pBgO-NgfIvOn-ot_IQhMl2FpCFh7JUWkBFn8dBnZL6HkQ1c52qSmZ3hvu2WvTWWgeNoTdrFJoxyGAVPJq8H1POAm3RahyM-OQi6ME0IbdScNKjana4_Fm09is/w640-h480/IMG_1845.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwhNG7k2nN-leX1V3y3THh1CqR75hbapgxRDOcQtOiGjkgZkWoGgClOA1Hhhqaimg55gkX67i_gzbnoclainVFNQPJgEEWqOfVUZ9M_ZlbMy2GF9lHKSe3gvQB5EgCy_VadFAGO5gKCZmzOHfroeEgtLohR6YEOTxK5WMK8wYvJXKmuSFl3vC6TA/s4032/IMG_1847.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwhNG7k2nN-leX1V3y3THh1CqR75hbapgxRDOcQtOiGjkgZkWoGgClOA1Hhhqaimg55gkX67i_gzbnoclainVFNQPJgEEWqOfVUZ9M_ZlbMy2GF9lHKSe3gvQB5EgCy_VadFAGO5gKCZmzOHfroeEgtLohR6YEOTxK5WMK8wYvJXKmuSFl3vC6TA/w640-h480/IMG_1847.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCOSIVFlxv9jG30ZEluTuHK6KctjUYmdjLzQelHC0pTCfcDnzxDT70LEhGve7DRPDKD3zrH1zfHEuHlBQx51OdytrpKgizJO3JG0yIlIiisdslxDYYvzsOtRpMfnQtpEaQmEQUJHtPoBD5FXj-8xtHRA48V6Rg5zU3V8F5gXcqFMRAQuG2utpbjU/s4032/IMG_1848.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCOSIVFlxv9jG30ZEluTuHK6KctjUYmdjLzQelHC0pTCfcDnzxDT70LEhGve7DRPDKD3zrH1zfHEuHlBQx51OdytrpKgizJO3JG0yIlIiisdslxDYYvzsOtRpMfnQtpEaQmEQUJHtPoBD5FXj-8xtHRA48V6Rg5zU3V8F5gXcqFMRAQuG2utpbjU/w640-h480/IMG_1848.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a save em up and shoot em up rolled in together. Basically, if you have played Wizball, it is similar concept, but using a polar bear who can fly through space and walk on the ground.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0L4ufFw6e9Tehg6AlQu6yHyXiRp7m2rykbUfK582Ch6YH1WCMlzIhT4IqPInwie5IFGs7Wz2FdD8PDCGOQKW8sNVhv1GG1uyPl8GoatciBiq7DIRo71bYE0jMBBjN9rCzxcAJBK2yHBZz2ET4jaXKWRhaxwnuFCDMSVFXKxeJlYLRz8cN-Cth1E/s4032/IMG_1849.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0L4ufFw6e9Tehg6AlQu6yHyXiRp7m2rykbUfK582Ch6YH1WCMlzIhT4IqPInwie5IFGs7Wz2FdD8PDCGOQKW8sNVhv1GG1uyPl8GoatciBiq7DIRo71bYE0jMBBjN9rCzxcAJBK2yHBZz2ET4jaXKWRhaxwnuFCDMSVFXKxeJlYLRz8cN-Cth1E/w640-h480/IMG_1849.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcZgPkclbldb-pQGzeZwqV5l5ckx-SHfp_vNrxFKkGvyEYBWpeOAJ9ry6C2zAI57PY1iDWRHLXzLUqoxyl6SbW8xDXypVNMjVHSJ-_j7ODDhHn62tj3tNWYvVjHqQKv27nEzPjRUpilB3gMRc4UdQE4XWPtFSMXhe3yQbkAh_LnSTbsTiGefyLhg/s4032/IMG_1850.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcZgPkclbldb-pQGzeZwqV5l5ckx-SHfp_vNrxFKkGvyEYBWpeOAJ9ry6C2zAI57PY1iDWRHLXzLUqoxyl6SbW8xDXypVNMjVHSJ-_j7ODDhHn62tj3tNWYvVjHqQKv27nEzPjRUpilB3gMRc4UdQE4XWPtFSMXhe3yQbkAh_LnSTbsTiGefyLhg/w640-h480/IMG_1850.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The upgrades remind me constantly of Wizball, as do the spot effects. But they are not a direct copy, just lovingly re-imagined.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QxjTKxG7h4Fq86fB3WYuqr04TBWrEHt4JTjEPymchRNhuqU1BFpePeZK8RLUm9BPHR_oNI2hjjd0U6LT8wiv54a1xt1HslbgezlG2eYsGmCgDzswgDquNYUaamIk8bsUV_6MN6Ur0bLsJXHtAqTk__lNaEpJi3kwUEAeFHYCOO-KHJ5LPTheeOY/s4032/IMG_1851.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QxjTKxG7h4Fq86fB3WYuqr04TBWrEHt4JTjEPymchRNhuqU1BFpePeZK8RLUm9BPHR_oNI2hjjd0U6LT8wiv54a1xt1HslbgezlG2eYsGmCgDzswgDquNYUaamIk8bsUV_6MN6Ur0bLsJXHtAqTk__lNaEpJi3kwUEAeFHYCOO-KHJ5LPTheeOY/w640-h480/IMG_1851.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuFCvwetTLRvMgTv_3MoGOEYUGgzbZDlM1WHYES72ia4-CiErVKGYRJQc2OlCJkeXXvVM5yvReWDLve4S7Pr_CFl2KizeDkTWeVNUgVr71o7uQ3tuYnPyJxq33N9wyC_liR1_uI0HUMVRngA8G2nUujGCIC5hahGjgAKY3tRF6GJ0jhaneX7Lfrg/s4032/IMG_1852.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuFCvwetTLRvMgTv_3MoGOEYUGgzbZDlM1WHYES72ia4-CiErVKGYRJQc2OlCJkeXXvVM5yvReWDLve4S7Pr_CFl2KizeDkTWeVNUgVr71o7uQ3tuYnPyJxq33N9wyC_liR1_uI0HUMVRngA8G2nUujGCIC5hahGjgAKY3tRF6GJ0jhaneX7Lfrg/w640-h480/IMG_1852.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Polar Bear in space is definitely recommended!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDXSSt5_ZvsjUV9yt2iigL1qjA1XXsHfJi8xtiKAedVqdz9IdnkFP7AubTWpdfUbPO14NRK_DAVJPQ-MZrrJ7QBrGRcd9YKowEqbxwOghgHtaU4o145Qsmzc6mXj9ac3afV1giOTG5pBdS2eoJoyFd5DlgWFNgaePfo1GQnxREUvklwI8I7nKWgM/s4032/IMG_1853.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDXSSt5_ZvsjUV9yt2iigL1qjA1XXsHfJi8xtiKAedVqdz9IdnkFP7AubTWpdfUbPO14NRK_DAVJPQ-MZrrJ7QBrGRcd9YKowEqbxwOghgHtaU4o145Qsmzc6mXj9ac3afV1giOTG5pBdS2eoJoyFd5DlgWFNgaePfo1GQnxREUvklwI8I7nKWgM/w640-h480/IMG_1853.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>This next C64 game dates back to 2020, but still think it is worth a mention here. I only found out about it recently from an Amiga port of this game. The game is called <a href="https://shallan64.itch.io/luma" target="_blank">Luma</a>, by Shallan.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikXLK8EfYn9UT4kHAKiAz6XU_9VpZNBtbA6C1JPoQp8GeSUKJfSJyIunuIm0bqbnxtp8qFld1zCA2R1pEtgPHlivoDKFihaTuCOBqHihDkqAN5YhsFSy3BL2BWGEQ0pFOHH8C8Gxz2kexC2qHGUvnEi2NxO9LKmtrfr3hKgH3UtqvRe1Aom7q4eA/s4032/IMG_1747.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikXLK8EfYn9UT4kHAKiAz6XU_9VpZNBtbA6C1JPoQp8GeSUKJfSJyIunuIm0bqbnxtp8qFld1zCA2R1pEtgPHlivoDKFihaTuCOBqHihDkqAN5YhsFSy3BL2BWGEQ0pFOHH8C8Gxz2kexC2qHGUvnEi2NxO9LKmtrfr3hKgH3UtqvRe1Aom7q4eA/w640-h480/IMG_1747.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjx_h0awQ4uT_k8cXMHJXLhJRZaSVjMj9JmoTdjmIGgV7gMTJQ_gdPxWmk2NM3h6uNjpRVnUiHEzzarg5bMXZo88YLD1BUV8MjV2m2rPVR1Szjmo95jC_nO2UAKtIroeDcm5vNzPWUYDF6ZeiKSel9a0JV7nIQJ7K6JH71mcmcqXZ9KVXlGPY7jw8/s4032/IMG_1748.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5RJbDMHnANumnclkUEot49W8Ahqt-KZUset0EM7GDviNfXBN4QIEJRdsAfCI2bACSnPlZoOwTkPx0RkBD0_W7DQd6HoyNPPpXP6iqm_ltBb8GDahKCPL1BtndK7ySQp7jrXB_zm9vAHs9TAsy3TmgYwi2qi3WGxtzj0NUCCp5_0_B_CIJFxNWec/w640-h480/IMG_1756.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have only touched the surface with regards to the number of amazing games you can get on the C64 in 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are so many more to explore and find - hopefully this helps you to find even more new games to try out. Here is a quick list of some other games to try out if you haven't already.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://csdb.dk/release/?id=169925" target="_blank">Tower of Rubble 64 (2019)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdx6keaT82hGwQfILfiaKW1xBgQTe9zBZCsLH-iE2uR3uQAB9N6c5LBGoazb8NH-xF2jk2Df1sRlE44GbdPdLSFJYR_PGO-6BfT-8lL1Dj_gtwJU8EV0YvtKAqHti6GviyZf_GDBaDnax4Ko42bpFAjmQ7OlX5snhU5inpz5sIDKD0vWmnycqRZI/s4032/IMG_1773.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdx6keaT82hGwQfILfiaKW1xBgQTe9zBZCsLH-iE2uR3uQAB9N6c5LBGoazb8NH-xF2jk2Df1sRlE44GbdPdLSFJYR_PGO-6BfT-8lL1Dj_gtwJU8EV0YvtKAqHti6GviyZf_GDBaDnax4Ko42bpFAjmQ7OlX5snhU5inpz5sIDKD0vWmnycqRZI/w640-h480/IMG_1773.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC7WFyiVKH7ZbfC3vQba5uZKoIjTvI3AF9xmQxuaqm5dLxmSyQcMlG1TZDHMEWqZcQsnDaeE35D93ZZCMRNzwNSxGkONCTK0cPp6vsaNxDRKHnxO-jJSyfNkpq2Pphh2Uckk2S5us4Khtkjs1vI9htFDWhvq7LnF5jspalcqWoP4s4oa3So82OmI/w640-h480/IMG_1787.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYOuT2bKhL7fv7CsAOvqd80mkGUzIoi87FiduUmaqTAnN9-iTcP5m4sLF9wFRehWvpjPvX_KN6hU33QvpED2fXnu7qNV6XaRecFHv2pfPSlZpNd1YpABFDqA9a--JDNl8ydL3xasVWjb0S9mRpozPXvgcCP6wmPZyfh8mJ7azD78NwhPXL_QX7h0/s4032/IMG_1788.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYOuT2bKhL7fv7CsAOvqd80mkGUzIoi87FiduUmaqTAnN9-iTcP5m4sLF9wFRehWvpjPvX_KN6hU33QvpED2fXnu7qNV6XaRecFHv2pfPSlZpNd1YpABFDqA9a--JDNl8ydL3xasVWjb0S9mRpozPXvgcCP6wmPZyfh8mJ7azD78NwhPXL_QX7h0/w640-h480/IMG_1788.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://csdb.dk/release/?id=212190" target="_blank">Sonic the Hedgehog (2021)</a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlRSQg58EZC4_UXYF8QaFdqr18tE_5zz6LffZeHjw5TCetna_j5QOI6mruSobtbLpVh69Yaz3YoWWz9vtWRYSdkyYXRjnMugH6iWUyTFux2IAHKrenh7vVxmasa4SF-c_0C2XgBfnJIyQE7YeEXTxhPNCbWrikuVRpGQbjNygupLIse1VcAvrl8M/s4032/IMG_1880.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlRSQg58EZC4_UXYF8QaFdqr18tE_5zz6LffZeHjw5TCetna_j5QOI6mruSobtbLpVh69Yaz3YoWWz9vtWRYSdkyYXRjnMugH6iWUyTFux2IAHKrenh7vVxmasa4SF-c_0C2XgBfnJIyQE7YeEXTxhPNCbWrikuVRpGQbjNygupLIse1VcAvrl8M/w640-h480/IMG_1880.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGVVz6cz8orJ8HPmwphPuwOt6K6wkkKNy_wkwLLSlD2yIgVuggxfTKWKipIsUkjfqG-cIMdFu18451MaSH9V4B7J45BIXWcLYG4-5dUSYKjoThbEP6XZWpP6Y3L406FCWb877SEBNlBeDRXzFbvuFz2Gruj2fPC5l8MCGP0gWJxlLx65EYbvYt4U/s4032/IMG_1882.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Some C64 demos shown below - you can check out more demos on pouet.net and csdk also:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDbGJk2KVerHhsnG1AYDqSvAB_dBxxSoyPWfEiFHrIG1EdPCyt2HvIc24zvuLYwodsyhPX46z-K5XHb3UUUp0nCFNYwYMJA1cX3yLyst8hb52EvDw1xsjBHR6fojWa6AaOt9WOvKvzREaEIMU-VTyQ9dKxZ2bdX1GkWtTPUg3LGXKwt4GDi32C8k/s4032/IMG_1905.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDbGJk2KVerHhsnG1AYDqSvAB_dBxxSoyPWfEiFHrIG1EdPCyt2HvIc24zvuLYwodsyhPX46z-K5XHb3UUUp0nCFNYwYMJA1cX3yLyst8hb52EvDw1xsjBHR6fojWa6AaOt9WOvKvzREaEIMU-VTyQ9dKxZ2bdX1GkWtTPUg3LGXKwt4GDi32C8k/w640-h480/IMG_1905.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktgYe8yLPvd7SjvwF1JObKNfEmfu1uJSXRLODT6IYiFmuemA90QMqQv38-GOgdl9Hg4AYndwIPvJ5bVJ0LND3ZU0EhsmWGiKejuBpFY-6Rb38BvW7oQdezzlgjOUSh2OdSEUjnoltGTU6nhgsHIOUGKfyWhM9c3q0eZJUPTIz0oMbn6PUT8cO0cc/s4032/IMG_1887.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktgYe8yLPvd7SjvwF1JObKNfEmfu1uJSXRLODT6IYiFmuemA90QMqQv38-GOgdl9Hg4AYndwIPvJ5bVJ0LND3ZU0EhsmWGiKejuBpFY-6Rb38BvW7oQdezzlgjOUSh2OdSEUjnoltGTU6nhgsHIOUGKfyWhM9c3q0eZJUPTIz0oMbn6PUT8cO0cc/w640-h480/IMG_1887.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpAeZxJoSPoSKPGeFbsPGgnNn6LwGjQi-nKPW5NT8z7UX_b-_wuEfSJAZBiMBiU0u1Nc0M1f3A_8SFVAwnrgPa-5KoTSJ4OyE-9Ez0gwKvmo5WpjaRXXM4skmSp-ehl2yXWIApNkO6RhgdVDSjmoLwPDUC0A4SxoBC7cJhg1_QbAkm9zFeiXWoLo/w640-h480/IMG_1912.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjLz3PYwduR_6ch06bXds4KxIpawuBt7VMYKHvHFWhkXXdYD0Ft12EsTQD_neAOxQzmGCyeO0WStdZzTgOJ0-LIC9u-OpORPmCd538soKao33AMrle0B4Ng_afxh2-7up6rAYDYX-CVjh0ADb57aJrHFyczPiFxuXDUrvmcaeAfk1xjM1_adFLxc/w640-h480/IMG_1907.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYxWUVfE3pSKCwW0OYV6DKJttUBDjA-7_PrbfF2J-__wEq3W-QOqDLjSejnEFz1TESiBq2JQ_tCC9ta9EcLGg26RzgggyKbNa-YPvHZ9Gx5rym5KvLOuEHqhci68G2PzWNb4aAKQbEub82ao5A50mTNxau8qR7niQe6_Tz_5Fz9fdctgYIV1vuAc/w640-h480/IMG_1922.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you are not in the C64 scene any more, come back! I promise, it is more awesome than ever in 2023 :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-26439062427652154262023-04-18T17:53:00.002+09:302023-04-21T23:24:18.682+09:30New Amiga 500 build<p>Lately I have been working on a new Amiga 500 build. I decided to pick up a second hand Amiga 500 locally to use for the build, and upgraded it with a bunch of updates which I will cover in this blog post.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKr51CEA1mT4jXF7SQIrO1lFHhnorQWl4IGjKMPfPywyoGH9NRnIXaU6MGSPMJYow0ZtguPwSukrZ6NUwPBO9lIVB0wYQjX4G5Vq-L4HO8WauHajjzbzL2Mqt054hCoquVXUUBqrI-p7nZ7DVytEpad8OuDc4BLuvvfm1TgA2IjfwmLUYY3nfpiMQ/w640-h480/IMG_1489.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p>So, why would I do this? After all, I already have an Amiga 500 which I<a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/10/checkmate-a1500-plus-with-amiga-500.html" target="_blank"> have put into a Checkmate 1500 Plus case</a>.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnHL8QVtlntx6tbAOz78ApA5ihcVjAdtqI9FMIb-lRBpqGjSMgtmw3PEzqCYPjAZEg4Z_RFjtOYnUNKGgxW2exd-wouT6MZNrdKtQWjZXLAmpZiL1yWCM-sP6Byh8x7rS5NtZldbYVgqFGEbeXFhj0tj61BxlqjG-inKu4m1kzNZuUHnVQObOa9I/s1600/Photo%204-11-19,%2012%2010%2021%20am.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnHL8QVtlntx6tbAOz78ApA5ihcVjAdtqI9FMIb-lRBpqGjSMgtmw3PEzqCYPjAZEg4Z_RFjtOYnUNKGgxW2exd-wouT6MZNrdKtQWjZXLAmpZiL1yWCM-sP6Byh8x7rS5NtZldbYVgqFGEbeXFhj0tj61BxlqjG-inKu4m1kzNZuUHnVQObOa9I/w640-h480/Photo%204-11-19,%2012%2010%2021%20am.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The problem is that I play around with this machine a lot, upgrading it with Vampire 500 V2, Pistorm and other projects I want to try out.</p><p>I realise people are all excited about this new Pistorm hardware and I am too, but the issue is compatibility. Specifically, a lot of game and demos straight up don't work with <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/08/pistorm-accelerator-with-amigaos-32-on.html" target="_blank">Pistorm installed</a>. It is VERY beta.</p><p>I stripped the computer back to a base 68000 Amiga 500 earlier this year so I could enjoy the latest release Amiga 500 demos, as they don't work with Pistorm and other upgrades like ACE2 installed.</p><p>But I don't want to have to keep this machine in this base configuration when it can do so much more, and has many more expandability options being in this cool case. Seems a waste to have it permanently a base Amiga 500.</p><p>So I decided to buy another Amiga 500 I can run in a simplified configuration for demo and game compatibility, and keep the Checkmate 1500 plus cased Amiga 500 for projects like Pistorm.</p><p>The price of Amiga systems is getting more and more expensive in 2023. Long gone are the days of cheap Amigas. I was able to get an Amiga 500 system for a reasonably fair price of AUD$400 (given the current market value) from Ebay locally, and soon enough it arrived, in it's original box.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFGJUNWpy6oeKR9F0aOZ-aIcNa9Ex9LyI-4GYD1NnyYSN-rAsd2Xq8WIn63hplzEcDj-Fqt5umIwitFW7jUcHU6soj7YNJte8kHVFWOCsl2vXlOe8q97VQ7jteWmB-HBa6PgLp6yArISEUSXc5-ZUFy1VolQ0XZCV47_9HZAnIoNwrME-OgoWW6c/s4032/IMG_0929.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFGJUNWpy6oeKR9F0aOZ-aIcNa9Ex9LyI-4GYD1NnyYSN-rAsd2Xq8WIn63hplzEcDj-Fqt5umIwitFW7jUcHU6soj7YNJte8kHVFWOCsl2vXlOe8q97VQ7jteWmB-HBa6PgLp6yArISEUSXc5-ZUFy1VolQ0XZCV47_9HZAnIoNwrME-OgoWW6c/w640-h480/IMG_0929.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The box is not in good shape, with plenty of masking tape in evidence, but fortunately the all important contents survived the couriers best attempts to destroy it, in the apparently deceptively simple task of carefully moving a box 2 metres to and from a truck to deliver it.<div><br /><div>This Amiga 500 was well packaged inside, and came with a joystick, mouse and external floppy disk drive.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXP5bov2mVPREGdMTUNKLyXDgHLD1vyg5XHxae0HIqH2xUdo0lhcl6b0Ecl5osHdJ-Q2s2-PB-ezxdeWR8i5pZxFJEWzIo15RPq27uEXMTBMpa--RYkj1CMFa8xYiKF7ps-pvymPwg1abUCKb0gj1g9JMDop54eebjJ0QWGLsuVwNnu-_eA3z8hjM/s4032/IMG_0931.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXP5bov2mVPREGdMTUNKLyXDgHLD1vyg5XHxae0HIqH2xUdo0lhcl6b0Ecl5osHdJ-Q2s2-PB-ezxdeWR8i5pZxFJEWzIo15RPq27uEXMTBMpa--RYkj1CMFa8xYiKF7ps-pvymPwg1abUCKb0gj1g9JMDop54eebjJ0QWGLsuVwNnu-_eA3z8hjM/w640-h480/IMG_0931.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This Amiga 500 has the "springy keys" that I remember on friends Amigas back in the day - our family Amiga 500 and the one from my Checkmate 1500 system didn't have keys like that, they had a more solid mechanical feel. No yellowing I can see.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV_1SLTTmHaKd4OKMUdiJeNxW1vHoUVgFTlJ3d1cKJoOM5sDVSKLHNFATenxNGcwrCxPAeE-KUcsnS3gLHHo92Qdsm0jSm1iNWtU8RDRRgPeEbMfTOZHmgufBiLSD026CdsQ_-vF4Ff7qfk39dJR3clcrrcPVNQ7OLrM2E-_7nrqBiRq2khR_X5s/s4032/IMG_0932.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoV_1SLTTmHaKd4OKMUdiJeNxW1vHoUVgFTlJ3d1cKJoOM5sDVSKLHNFATenxNGcwrCxPAeE-KUcsnS3gLHHo92Qdsm0jSm1iNWtU8RDRRgPeEbMfTOZHmgufBiLSD026CdsQ_-vF4Ff7qfk39dJR3clcrrcPVNQ7OLrM2E-_7nrqBiRq2khR_X5s/w640-h480/IMG_0932.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Flipping it over, I can see this Amiga 500 has been opened before. I guess they all have by now. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUFIuNfFvUanueAs3r8Mo0_jPFnlJB3E3eARIA3JL3P3LuIwl8lnjQLbQxwrdPF6QRMJTjVTeu80k82bw0ZxcPYrzWPlgrtUYdfGmjOEgGHmS_asMBCKkJftR5VRW8my5wX2FjN1BxJNsx1ckdUftY9piyZ4QK91dS9is3xb4WE3IoBGZOSyIKg8/s4032/IMG_0933.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUFIuNfFvUanueAs3r8Mo0_jPFnlJB3E3eARIA3JL3P3LuIwl8lnjQLbQxwrdPF6QRMJTjVTeu80k82bw0ZxcPYrzWPlgrtUYdfGmjOEgGHmS_asMBCKkJftR5VRW8my5wX2FjN1BxJNsx1ckdUftY9piyZ4QK91dS9is3xb4WE3IoBGZOSyIKg8/w640-h480/IMG_0933.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I saw online that you can buy remakes of the original warranty stickers, which sadly means I guess that people can attach them and lie when selling these systems that they have never been opened to get more money for them. </div><div><br /></div><div>I suppose it isn't any worse than the people selling remake Moonstone Amiga game boxes for crazy prices, which is also happening now. Caveat Emptor.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq_7AM_8KnSjKasZ1sC7EbU6iIhciLAU1oab59I-dql2oSimvXGY66nHofFnQObKj6jqIjOfbnMbPTHkvZnmv2Iq4EAUtkmWswDBkQdzrmRtFFzn51-OZ3BHgn6Xj6LbhfGAMbDW4q5rYiZKBHOQLgexBYDvpMvnZ3taO5Z-zGSYAf6JTFo_9-QY/w640-h480/IMG_0934.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>The ports on the back look in good condition too, albeit with a bit of markings evident on the backing plate internally:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Fs12na0LtW5JHlA0-YaPmd8Rns93i0X-fvss27lWWBxWneGk6OWxBR7JDJXxkKosc0s5ZFSIODVSVWxiQKsb3COU9CkHl0iVqZ4Zqy9Kdn5IZHX0GktOu74WUp6phPrkbBOBU5XiNc4xtAWgWvNnAftb3gC_fCI2J0XEbO3EONPrDo_sNuhNDag/s4032/IMG_0935.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Fs12na0LtW5JHlA0-YaPmd8Rns93i0X-fvss27lWWBxWneGk6OWxBR7JDJXxkKosc0s5ZFSIODVSVWxiQKsb3COU9CkHl0iVqZ4Zqy9Kdn5IZHX0GktOu74WUp6phPrkbBOBU5XiNc4xtAWgWvNnAftb3gC_fCI2J0XEbO3EONPrDo_sNuhNDag/w640-h480/IMG_0935.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As an aside I was always curious why Commodore insisted on labelling both the A500 joystick ports as Joystick when one of them is in reality the full time mouse port. For new users it is confusing as hell.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDrWDGjrJg7DKIRfgsAdkzMV7_fKf5MjukiVZfTFwEm_H7vGkZak35zZbrRiRxARgxURkY5_XmzddNaW-pp3KfF5UFm0yBbuxdK4VWt78rMcFVhPF00LhsYWIFI6HVv_oYV9ypJ8T04A1wGG9UBM_yZpIuvf1SDmw24SKsTdinLoEjMGoFtBHdBI/s4032/IMG_0936.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDrWDGjrJg7DKIRfgsAdkzMV7_fKf5MjukiVZfTFwEm_H7vGkZak35zZbrRiRxARgxURkY5_XmzddNaW-pp3KfF5UFm0yBbuxdK4VWt78rMcFVhPF00LhsYWIFI6HVv_oYV9ypJ8T04A1wGG9UBM_yZpIuvf1SDmw24SKsTdinLoEjMGoFtBHdBI/w640-h480/IMG_0936.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The case is in good condition - time to hook it up and see if it works. Given there is no scan doubler, I used my <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2020/07/microbee-cga-to-vga-upscaler-on-amiga.html" target="_blank">Microbee scan doubler solution I use for the Amiga 1000 system</a> to connect it to a modern TFT screen. I am pleased to report the system worked first time.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCaP66XnevX-Czvda6YjtFWJLicEC9NNPea26PkTbl9lWEiic6ynTV7NJjgP_lNb_ChXRD5rcbFBpbw1swOwuhGXI8rcK5jnC1Mm7500S8HXjhQsyK5nr4GO7h6gmBhgrIVN88oM4ytRjur90a850i258CEy5zct1TCDGiZjIK2zu8JFfhePpL7U/s4032/IMG_0938.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCaP66XnevX-Czvda6YjtFWJLicEC9NNPea26PkTbl9lWEiic6ynTV7NJjgP_lNb_ChXRD5rcbFBpbw1swOwuhGXI8rcK5jnC1Mm7500S8HXjhQsyK5nr4GO7h6gmBhgrIVN88oM4ytRjur90a850i258CEy5zct1TCDGiZjIK2zu8JFfhePpL7U/w640-h480/IMG_0938.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Insert disk screen appears, showing a 1.3 kickstart rom is installed internally.</div><div><br /></div><div>I loaded up Clubisque, a 2023 demo for the Amiga 500 to confirm the floppy disk and audio is working well.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsoq38lhygemOd0Bkdhrihr94ONE20tvFoJ_fUwWzo2jkNK2U1AYxa7yxi0Z5d-1rQ9ybGplEav4WoTXq3blYhAKAohKyT4x-acxxVyT5haLi-SMHHQ7lADdvhJXn_D27tRvPcKjIlfsafmBImgGGFip8mey6MEIEiWD1igsai2J5eK8J0mVaJbI/s4032/IMG_0939.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsoq38lhygemOd0Bkdhrihr94ONE20tvFoJ_fUwWzo2jkNK2U1AYxa7yxi0Z5d-1rQ9ybGplEav4WoTXq3blYhAKAohKyT4x-acxxVyT5haLi-SMHHQ7lADdvhJXn_D27tRvPcKjIlfsafmBImgGGFip8mey6MEIEiWD1igsai2J5eK8J0mVaJbI/w640-h480/IMG_0939.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Please to say they both worked fine.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTsi7eSUbbc2LuPwF41f3dleinaAP1TYJfvfxiwwXZYz15FBBawS2DIMG3hoAWWqgSQPBrknVcSm1vLGQpu6HcYm-APg0nmmcvg6Xz4-0arT_ZT411q15-AoMLkE-KS5CbfnI8MBsXXf1y2ivkjBKuDCz8JaiZCfhI9nVz1JMZHNlZ9PafWpwnH8/s4032/IMG_0942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTsi7eSUbbc2LuPwF41f3dleinaAP1TYJfvfxiwwXZYz15FBBawS2DIMG3hoAWWqgSQPBrknVcSm1vLGQpu6HcYm-APg0nmmcvg6Xz4-0arT_ZT411q15-AoMLkE-KS5CbfnI8MBsXXf1y2ivkjBKuDCz8JaiZCfhI9nVz1JMZHNlZ9PafWpwnH8/w640-h480/IMG_0942.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As nice as it is to have a base Amiga 500, I want to upgrade it to have some more modern comforts and features.</div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to order some upgrades from Individual Computers. First, an expansion card 1MB memory upgrade with Real time clock and battery for the trapdoor slot, an Indivision ECS V3 to scan double the output from the Amiga 500 to VGA output, and an ACA 500 Plus to give the Amiga 500 a hard disk, accelerator option and 8MB fast memory. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have other upgrades I already own I want to add too, but important thing is to maintain the base A500 compatibility I now have.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also ordered a ACA500 plus plexiglass case for ACA500 plus card, along with a extra set of ports to support the optional ethernet module for the ACA500 when it is installed (which I already have but doesn't fit my older case).</div><div><br /></div><div>While I was waiting for these upgrades to arrive, I decided to repurpose my older ACA500 expansion card, which <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/02/aca500-on-amiga-1000.html" target="_blank">I normally use in the Amiga 1000</a>, which works great after the ACA500 firmware upgrade I did a few years back. I will connect it back to the A1000 once the new card is here.</div><div><br /></div><div>My ACA500 has a nice case that came with it when I bought it second hand many years ago. I also have my ACA1233n 030 accelerator attached to it.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FhnYG5dQOhhwAmeJOn0Uid_9jOGwyM9BmZVUXFFh-kGFtGyJW3ntY51LaFMo7EFT8hi7uIth-XABrrCHqqi3mJIxvXLWC2m1rZgnayPG7Ump9ri3Bic278Hs6xvAewbNzRYmZb-G5wT_orsNMbHqA54D7e1TBDaLMnuwNKXWpaCNrYRy2LkDzwI/w640-h480/IMG_0971.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>The ACA500 expansion makes no use of the extra 126MB memory on the accelerator (even though it detects it), which is a shame. This is apparently fixed on the ACA500 plus that is coming, so hopefully that will improve the setup soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here it is connected to the new Amiga 500 setup.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin06OT9VdOhUcUFme8SGjToC07OL0ASRGxjRhP8owl6KodQC0qTIIRXH49luMAWx_RJHmg_EYNHZZDzpDhfGUZdoc5fzR_fTHuSz9iNsiYLGMUWuKbGbUi0aAeyv4pxlkU3usNjVoUdPhHnPUjbgTL3NejYzv2JiUVJJEwHe2iVqCEfVs4JNopHVA/s4032/IMG_0972.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin06OT9VdOhUcUFme8SGjToC07OL0ASRGxjRhP8owl6KodQC0qTIIRXH49luMAWx_RJHmg_EYNHZZDzpDhfGUZdoc5fzR_fTHuSz9iNsiYLGMUWuKbGbUi0aAeyv4pxlkU3usNjVoUdPhHnPUjbgTL3NejYzv2JiUVJJEwHe2iVqCEfVs4JNopHVA/w640-h480/IMG_0972.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took out the 4GB Amiga CF card which currently runs AmigaOS 3.1 hard disk on it. I then prepared a separate 2GB CF hard disk via USB to CF converter on my Amiga 3000 (booting in 3.1.4 mode) with four partitions of around 512MB each in HD Toolbox. I want to use it to boot workbench 1.3 so I need to keep the partitions small.</div><div><br /></div><div>Using HD Toolbox I then load the 1.3 kickstart file from my Workbench 1.3 floppy disk (located in l/fastfilesystem) to the RDB on the CF instead of the default 3.1.4 fast file system driver, so it is using the older 1.3 file system, since it will be used on Kickstart 1.3 roms.</div><div><br /></div><div>I labelled the disks System, Data1, Data2, Data3:</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GmVa7ZOCYEx_UErV13upw3wkpLZez7yJv42Ni1xjXpjBx30DXthgimNIFappzJv2rKZv7SnnHaqZ49cBRm9T88zLZ6d3_57BG5N-qdEkY8Tng-HLuCAvJ9txJXzZYVQsuWZH68wFoMT4oEiyrnJAwQFde8xVQV1Os4AFqvyqibBvIKfS4H0-92E/s4032/IMG_0970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GmVa7ZOCYEx_UErV13upw3wkpLZez7yJv42Ni1xjXpjBx30DXthgimNIFappzJv2rKZv7SnnHaqZ49cBRm9T88zLZ6d3_57BG5N-qdEkY8Tng-HLuCAvJ9txJXzZYVQsuWZH68wFoMT4oEiyrnJAwQFde8xVQV1Os4AFqvyqibBvIKfS4H0-92E/w640-h480/IMG_0970.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>For those who are not aware as regular blog readers, my Amiga 3000 has a v1.4 super kickstart, which allows soft super kickstart rom booting in 1.3 mode or 2.x (currently 3.1.4.1 with a special made super kickstart) mode. I show how that works in my Amiga 3000 build blog entries here: <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/08/my-amiga-3000-build-part-1.html" target="_blank">part 1</a>, <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/09/my-amiga-3000-build-part-2.html" target="_blank">part 2</a> and <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/10/my-amiga-3000-build-part-3.html" target="_blank">part 3</a>. I love this machine now it is working completely stable - It gets plenty of use at the moment.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sadly AmigaOS 3.2 does not work with this A3000 system as super kickstarts are not supported yet, so AmigaOS 3.1.4.1 is the latest version I can run on it. I hope they fix this.</div><div><br /></div><div>Getting back to the preparation work, I then formatted the four partitions above, and copied the Workbench 1.3 system drive contents from my Amiga 3000 1.3 setup to the System partition on the CF card. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fM2abIbLFWhEXt4RJe4Q5bPuxndzm6FpnILogyk4hnpEo_aYHtNHVXvQSklCVdtH9VrUL-mWNgDK-YRYjrzmGFD0yK7ITqs_LdiVQVW8Jx0irZ-xp7-INQOCUzBlR6DPgoi6ltT1mPTuyd30plBPB5dH_EKB3i5shOM0DKn12K1z64epl-0Y5w4/s4032/IMG_0969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fM2abIbLFWhEXt4RJe4Q5bPuxndzm6FpnILogyk4hnpEo_aYHtNHVXvQSklCVdtH9VrUL-mWNgDK-YRYjrzmGFD0yK7ITqs_LdiVQVW8Jx0irZ-xp7-INQOCUzBlR6DPgoi6ltT1mPTuyd30plBPB5dH_EKB3i5shOM0DKn12K1z64epl-0Y5w4/w640-h480/IMG_0969.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>This is a bit trickier than it sounds since the 1.3 partition is hidden when booting 3.1.4. So I first copied the drive booting from 1.3 mode to wb13data1 partition, which is visible on both sides. Then copied from there in 3.1.4 mode, since I needed the USB support to copy to the CF card.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>While that copy was in progress on the Amiga 3000, I set to work on opening up the Amiga 500, since I would need to do it anyway for the Indivision ECS upgrade, and I wanted to see what I was working with.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEuEcmuSjY1e3veVFCkNAwm2gZnwo-nL0cnyDRs-89MFo6VQJDvC8W2bpiCIDvdpF4IPbUYrjsUZlps_ibxatR6wx_Sox968J53PQqTtuY51qyijpCGUTuzUMPQqwyBW2GB6pL6yaTO--Oonu2DAj2YV9ru8xLcsNmNXLj4k9NopBzeC4SqAnc1g/s4032/IMG_0974.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEuEcmuSjY1e3veVFCkNAwm2gZnwo-nL0cnyDRs-89MFo6VQJDvC8W2bpiCIDvdpF4IPbUYrjsUZlps_ibxatR6wx_Sox968J53PQqTtuY51qyijpCGUTuzUMPQqwyBW2GB6pL6yaTO--Oonu2DAj2YV9ru8xLcsNmNXLj4k9NopBzeC4SqAnc1g/w640-h480/IMG_0974.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This Amiga has the Commodore A501 512k memory expansion card installed, and it is clear that the original battery on it has leaked badly all over the card. These cards were originally covered fully by a metal casing which made it quite difficult for owners to know if the battery had leaked.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZN0SrpnD0tJf3R6edYfEiXcO_-3R9EQCRaQYw9qYpbdWnblsvDyhcD8h1r06IRP9YZxdKCEdfyBi9E9f_yP1HEzaHeyxhWujNk9jdKTx6v7BSN6lvXaeTyesCwQ7IZnEr3pp5vizxLsR77UrR0keASb7F4Tb-9EbDlr84hXiH0b5HlZ6UVk6XkRI/s4032/IMG_0975.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZN0SrpnD0tJf3R6edYfEiXcO_-3R9EQCRaQYw9qYpbdWnblsvDyhcD8h1r06IRP9YZxdKCEdfyBi9E9f_yP1HEzaHeyxhWujNk9jdKTx6v7BSN6lvXaeTyesCwQ7IZnEr3pp5vizxLsR77UrR0keASb7F4Tb-9EbDlr84hXiH0b5HlZ6UVk6XkRI/w640-h480/IMG_0975.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Looks like the previous owner has removed the cover completely, cleaned it and (maybe) fixed the leak damage, so card amazingly still works!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqVB71QcOfXnElkHo3nWogZlUaEMVrqWsqc5pTWHXFi5aQJPnjALElMyaaQtr6anv8xbq8Oen4UWSNtp18BSgPWARSd76tLlTkGRj67jOQnZZpcyR1x_AkP6yLJhroj5q_QXm3B-QznvO7rW9mRy-mLem_j93pY4uumORB8Q-M6URgih51lUlNBc/s4032/IMG_0976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqVB71QcOfXnElkHo3nWogZlUaEMVrqWsqc5pTWHXFi5aQJPnjALElMyaaQtr6anv8xbq8Oen4UWSNtp18BSgPWARSd76tLlTkGRj67jOQnZZpcyR1x_AkP6yLJhroj5q_QXm3B-QznvO7rW9mRy-mLem_j93pY4uumORB8Q-M6URgih51lUlNBc/w640-h480/IMG_0976.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That said, I don't like or trust it at all, and decided to remove the card completely.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYby1sXS7aftL3karjIU4r03NCeixALYmRujlEfQ1cKsq1PjSR5ZRrK7mTnYYn4QUH_B8ImMnRFT-oO8WxAQzJzUYHyeYqLqO0He8UVGZiBsVUWRQG0W6z3f0dIUlJ3tR7QMRgKPVcTZ4KJBg0rJqY_0DPZChkm80gJOTEqnxc4yjidOaJqssrms/w640-h480/IMG_0978.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I have much newer 512k expansion card from Amigastore.eu lying around, so I decided to swap it in while waiting for the Individual computers one to arrive.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdcmZjNZA_01N6MC2fT_aJlzph49cOz1XoEPQFwzPQNDWyYUfnhW04DIt5MVP-3EpBubNC5T_TC9ZS2AF0Hxn1h9yCtlzb0zsKxmNX7eq0_NgOQk7TIo286LGRlEi-B65qadLQlxFyAk7i7LnbJyQAyS02vkYNdi4t40xrlMa4w0fCEWmTGC9TtQ/s4032/IMG_0977.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdcmZjNZA_01N6MC2fT_aJlzph49cOz1XoEPQFwzPQNDWyYUfnhW04DIt5MVP-3EpBubNC5T_TC9ZS2AF0Hxn1h9yCtlzb0zsKxmNX7eq0_NgOQk7TIo286LGRlEi-B65qadLQlxFyAk7i7LnbJyQAyS02vkYNdi4t40xrlMa4w0fCEWmTGC9TtQ/w640-h480/IMG_0977.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then ran the Amiga System test disk I have to make sure the card is detected and working ok:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBwAHNd4UOrawY5o1m0NX2yW52l8940IIRd9EOwYKFHoKVEsSJ8pgBmXOP4MS33pSTIICPO8HhScbjnomeEMGS_W_2vua4-0R_P1UllSBFIwPtQHtTtsNThjZEmEH9Puuf8LfyWu10wJsdI-7R-_WmfjRui6Ek1CLqI4IsQFxHdq__-21YMvTt0o/w640-h480/IMG_0980.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then connect the ACA500, so I can see the detected 030 accelerator card.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu33EE5eHLXqcMzRuxey04xsWVVWb2gC2MRRNDd3DCHv0nIzWBeZ4PuK17YSLPnv2aCZL1A7NgYvM3osooWCq0g3lLDUYRrwnk1_mmj3sO8-qA9A3vgON7odyQTW0DODZ077_5zUXvV4JZQ8RUvI8w_RAR1Rz7GNUIWbvnd33tnsW0ilkjMhioJ0/s4032/IMG_0982.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmu33EE5eHLXqcMzRuxey04xsWVVWb2gC2MRRNDd3DCHv0nIzWBeZ4PuK17YSLPnv2aCZL1A7NgYvM3osooWCq0g3lLDUYRrwnk1_mmj3sO8-qA9A3vgON7odyQTW0DODZ077_5zUXvV4JZQ8RUvI8w_RAR1Rz7GNUIWbvnd33tnsW0ilkjMhioJ0/w640-h480/IMG_0982.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDDcMi-IKNiYFt7bvC91fe1pmXVANj8QBaeVSX9V28WmcbRNpRg-rcZc-rrGZajw8QqvsZ4Sc_V2kQGYq2ZT4wQAgXBBpPazAYiVmH4cS--dqSIVZHHLmpEKUe67LskdQH0Ez24GoZjrodQ5O0vriAm0CpguNHjldBiBgSkM1nZ5sbdJuY_9_iwU/s4032/IMG_0983.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDDcMi-IKNiYFt7bvC91fe1pmXVANj8QBaeVSX9V28WmcbRNpRg-rcZc-rrGZajw8QqvsZ4Sc_V2kQGYq2ZT4wQAgXBBpPazAYiVmH4cS--dqSIVZHHLmpEKUe67LskdQH0Ez24GoZjrodQ5O0vriAm0CpguNHjldBiBgSkM1nZ5sbdJuY_9_iwU/w480-h640/IMG_0983.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The extra memory on the ACA500 is also visible, giving 2MB total memory. Note that ACA500 allows you to present the 512k expansion as 1MB chip to the system, since the FAT Agnus chip version in this A500 is new enough to support it. You can also choose not to use it from the profile menu. Nice feature.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKZApSF7gMZmKZQ5yGYzWqqRNYyvti-Od1tlmlnSlNIHZN4TA9K8lKNOj5K29ngLNqZ6LOznLmhtjJvjhPZCdl7muxUdsyOOILcHBm_YsopwFU-67G3fNHvteFNhmX9_T1GSQJeWp782sH9KlRrwDaK1_M4UdGotAZvCjW83Y0GQeQjQna2eAXZQ/s4032/IMG_0984.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKZApSF7gMZmKZQ5yGYzWqqRNYyvti-Od1tlmlnSlNIHZN4TA9K8lKNOj5K29ngLNqZ6LOznLmhtjJvjhPZCdl7muxUdsyOOILcHBm_YsopwFU-67G3fNHvteFNhmX9_T1GSQJeWp782sH9KlRrwDaK1_M4UdGotAZvCjW83Y0GQeQjQna2eAXZQ/w640-h480/IMG_0984.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That done, I then removed the ACA500, and pulled apart the Amiga 500 again, this time removing the shield covering the motherboard also. I needed to do this for the Indivision ECS installation to come.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZEJFv4D0bUE3nNxLc2rF83sbK1bDtAjktommMVlrGQymKURivEb4Wk4_2msiawBy_TkCcsO2F7wglsMYgHmWF80NBzPhuRNiMS81KuV3hSfRq_DTFLqx9gkg37oOzNBxn47YPh5xYX5L9A24UK6ukqCrT2TLJqQpBTsPVrodyzd72TKjRI3SqWQ/s4032/IMG_0985.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZEJFv4D0bUE3nNxLc2rF83sbK1bDtAjktommMVlrGQymKURivEb4Wk4_2msiawBy_TkCcsO2F7wglsMYgHmWF80NBzPhuRNiMS81KuV3hSfRq_DTFLqx9gkg37oOzNBxn47YPh5xYX5L9A24UK6ukqCrT2TLJqQpBTsPVrodyzd72TKjRI3SqWQ/w640-h480/IMG_0985.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This Amiga 500 is a Revision 6A motherboard.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SlgkmZg2DbeFJlg8e6O03DEod7rxqQ_0-ExMUZ6Q1oNvn9NPjfvdVRojCmLNTsJ2w3gT1CAEqufk4eMcFHQ381otUscCtzYBBaukc2_MJ-C_WLiZv73jVFylZpKHOLSwEiNQX7AXSUsZPgncl4D11_astO7uv6i6pTBMHw0U0KfV3-Xse4czugc/s4032/IMG_0986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6SlgkmZg2DbeFJlg8e6O03DEod7rxqQ_0-ExMUZ6Q1oNvn9NPjfvdVRojCmLNTsJ2w3gT1CAEqufk4eMcFHQ381otUscCtzYBBaukc2_MJ-C_WLiZv73jVFylZpKHOLSwEiNQX7AXSUsZPgncl4D11_astO7uv6i6pTBMHw0U0KfV3-Xse4czugc/w640-h480/IMG_0986.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>By now, the CF card copy on the Amiga 3000 had completed, so I put the Amiga 500 back together and connected the ACA500, and now it boots my AmigaOS 1.3 hard disk environment from the Amiga 3000 on the Amiga 500!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMcQmSVwaUii0eIJy_rj-yhNKFoZdd0AVQ9pw6WMv9ObjrmKu9dCV_oSHfqXPRp8WAVikABYqaH14x-FEdop0ahYpiCciT5Eur94lLC1LhUvE22DBNYnZSFDjWlaQxR5DKfIl049nZ-0g5t8MKf4f8Pi9AO2yFdLhtj9V06FbG6MLZMzdecO51lY/s4032/IMG_0989.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMcQmSVwaUii0eIJy_rj-yhNKFoZdd0AVQ9pw6WMv9ObjrmKu9dCV_oSHfqXPRp8WAVikABYqaH14x-FEdop0ahYpiCciT5Eur94lLC1LhUvE22DBNYnZSFDjWlaQxR5DKfIl049nZ-0g5t8MKf4f8Pi9AO2yFdLhtj9V06FbG6MLZMzdecO51lY/w640-h480/IMG_0989.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is a great thing, as it saves a pile of work to setup Workbench 1.3 hard disk how I like it. The setup here originates from the Amiga 2000 workbench 1.3.3 that I setup on a 52MB SCSI hard disk back in 1991, migrated and upgraded over time and still in use today! </div><div><br /></div><div>FYI I created the Workbench 1.3.3 boot screen IFF picture in Deluxe Paint and start and turn it off the picture in the startup sequence in case you are wondering. I should update it since it is an Amiga 500 and the memory and hard disk size is very different now!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BwO66DjUYZt8RYI5X_lhBY6bauStVbf5L-uXKhizYQhV85xGL4WKhvJUK_XPtyR9cNqYp4EUg8jYxQk0Vv6kvxJKslcJY-13h0twCSJDlhKr40ck-qc9LEgSkJt4ydT_kL2Qa4Lbry32w85tQHGQyJ67DKQ4qL_m_iIWqYggJBiiiGl9AutvFUk/s4032/IMG_0990.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BwO66DjUYZt8RYI5X_lhBY6bauStVbf5L-uXKhizYQhV85xGL4WKhvJUK_XPtyR9cNqYp4EUg8jYxQk0Vv6kvxJKslcJY-13h0twCSJDlhKr40ck-qc9LEgSkJt4ydT_kL2Qa4Lbry32w85tQHGQyJ67DKQ4qL_m_iIWqYggJBiiiGl9AutvFUk/w640-h480/IMG_0990.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also ordered a new MIDI expansion for the serial port. I have an external MIDI interface connector box on the Amiga 3000 already, but I wanted a smaller one to use on other Amigas easily. This one has MIDI in and out cables connected directly to Serial connector to plug into the Amiga.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlugE1GgCdDjl_PUyYVQK6yhrYv_3IhBBFTWbzd_zzepIgKY7afojbgla29nkAhl9fHD-uF8UTd6FnxwmiCXn6ufOm1tcqC6u_C-rCXdLvyHy7aJWgRLeRfZTEj9JyzmZEU4YmM-i_0tQaZfZL1wJt5E1eh0V9Z410OFjQXfIY1yQZF0VVJB1JaE/s4032/IMG_0993.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlugE1GgCdDjl_PUyYVQK6yhrYv_3IhBBFTWbzd_zzepIgKY7afojbgla29nkAhl9fHD-uF8UTd6FnxwmiCXn6ufOm1tcqC6u_C-rCXdLvyHy7aJWgRLeRfZTEj9JyzmZEU4YmM-i_0tQaZfZL1wJt5E1eh0V9Z410OFjQXfIY1yQZF0VVJB1JaE/w640-h480/IMG_0993.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I already have a nice MIDI Roland SC-88 Pro for outputting MIDI files, so I just connected the MIDI cables directly to it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDLoSmhLj6saY3nxy9-sD0iRBPy4LytCXJVc0dI_HEFPF-xQ64k738BFntUVULB9G4MjwIKEalFkHtMxdfNRWQTMqyQLKQOh3okPGJvgwPTfDaacSrCyaENKhoXRNJF2CxBJB9Hp-StqqXmiWzC0ga7TXiKHjX32bPpyq90gzflcx7IovuKhrp6A/s4032/IMG_0994.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDLoSmhLj6saY3nxy9-sD0iRBPy4LytCXJVc0dI_HEFPF-xQ64k738BFntUVULB9G4MjwIKEalFkHtMxdfNRWQTMqyQLKQOh3okPGJvgwPTfDaacSrCyaENKhoXRNJF2CxBJB9Hp-StqqXmiWzC0ga7TXiKHjX32bPpyq90gzflcx7IovuKhrp6A/w640-h480/IMG_0994.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pleased to say the MIDI files played perfectly on the Amiga 500 setup using Sequencer One Plus.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2xgIg2WOKM0TnJr461xUnk2atgxvCoY-pCC42-fAtmkHV6D0gyTFO0kYwlWUTzqpVwc7ruCXyXmVFx6Y91taZvUIl4JVxlY2oTUzEgCpDRQ6b9nTHD05FZWZBlpT1_uHqeC6AZi7Zdqle4DgFgjb5lxOVrJ6jUq20wpMYgCycdVYcEXUACERftI/s4032/IMG_0995.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2xgIg2WOKM0TnJr461xUnk2atgxvCoY-pCC42-fAtmkHV6D0gyTFO0kYwlWUTzqpVwc7ruCXyXmVFx6Y91taZvUIl4JVxlY2oTUzEgCpDRQ6b9nTHD05FZWZBlpT1_uHqeC6AZi7Zdqle4DgFgjb5lxOVrJ6jUq20wpMYgCycdVYcEXUACERftI/w480-h640/IMG_0995.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZiozwabr0GKxbHI8PyDWeNtPfjL2LEwq2zwG0nWphin1HYgLXtVQsveFIA-wJhxR8Tc10ZbPu86vXr9vMPPAdK3J9FmllH8-mVrvfK2JPfvx05_UzKNz7u5e6el2zCmqfzlBr8eTWWUJIuaZxv30aOV819_rSaInTTP6ZVwODdO5iNo0GOZILjg/s4032/IMG_0997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZiozwabr0GKxbHI8PyDWeNtPfjL2LEwq2zwG0nWphin1HYgLXtVQsveFIA-wJhxR8Tc10ZbPu86vXr9vMPPAdK3J9FmllH8-mVrvfK2JPfvx05_UzKNz7u5e6el2zCmqfzlBr8eTWWUJIuaZxv30aOV819_rSaInTTP6ZVwODdO5iNo0GOZILjg/w640-h480/IMG_0997.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I ran SysInfo, which curiously detects the 030 but doesn't appear to use it when computing the speed?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6T0zdd8X4CQNR_aLfDAGqrzY3JUqu8CsJ5gpBCSHndeUuO1Cm4xiOLT0DJKVGRpWR5qF0fb5Z1GsZMuOiL_9Y1EKj5DiF_Za0T1AAsZI0Us5kIsoAI9lciHLGe6qabZvaKQQAZyXqndT166VG9fSjFJWv8kBPTPZJCciSnKT6obQZXxAmr46WVA/s4032/IMG_0999.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6T0zdd8X4CQNR_aLfDAGqrzY3JUqu8CsJ5gpBCSHndeUuO1Cm4xiOLT0DJKVGRpWR5qF0fb5Z1GsZMuOiL_9Y1EKj5DiF_Za0T1AAsZI0Us5kIsoAI9lciHLGe6qabZvaKQQAZyXqndT166VG9fSjFJWv8kBPTPZJCciSnKT6obQZXxAmr46WVA/w640-h480/IMG_0999.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvs2UoL2QC0UY7XzjZtfXOr0Mv-o5Zblh9NbVSKW23hAsci03gpXYnDCU_sJs5VHijh7kEwYXiUZypfX4-14pfpFI99uFa2YqDWU8_1TvvjivgJVRZAPECxXk2_dHKsTq-1NVwjWQnsDfwtNZ5EW5Xkj1IDU25_IH3ov6Cf3CW-bbqgDyLig922o/s4032/IMG_1001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvs2UoL2QC0UY7XzjZtfXOr0Mv-o5Zblh9NbVSKW23hAsci03gpXYnDCU_sJs5VHijh7kEwYXiUZypfX4-14pfpFI99uFa2YqDWU8_1TvvjivgJVRZAPECxXk2_dHKsTq-1NVwjWQnsDfwtNZ5EW5Xkj1IDU25_IH3ov6Cf3CW-bbqgDyLig922o/w640-h480/IMG_1001.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Anyway, not the most important thing since it is not permanent.</div><div><br /></div><div>While doing this, some Amiga games and applications turned up! These ones are Australian distributed and new in box, still shrink wrapped. No idea why people don't use games they buy for their Amigas.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GjHp9ApF5XY5GuA6QBSswvMQzmWk4VsjsMeifi8ETT4AzzMjK2BGCFpHkWrraDaZUasEm_Xxep224WXIRMT4nyO_D7Q9Xpbb-QErkKQNdETPMz0vbEEjLMzABChwrKrMCPhMlCmG6Jw356d8HqSnsYf-5gQwytRgqtI28MHVG8CP-NFnEausUMc/s4032/IMG_1002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GjHp9ApF5XY5GuA6QBSswvMQzmWk4VsjsMeifi8ETT4AzzMjK2BGCFpHkWrraDaZUasEm_Xxep224WXIRMT4nyO_D7Q9Xpbb-QErkKQNdETPMz0vbEEjLMzABChwrKrMCPhMlCmG6Jw356d8HqSnsYf-5gQwytRgqtI28MHVG8CP-NFnEausUMc/w640-h480/IMG_1002.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nevermind is not a great game, but there is a story behind why I bought it again. Back in 1990, I bought Nevermind from a $5 discount bin at Headlam computers (a computer store in Perth, Australia). </div><div><br /></div><div>I did enjoy playing it at the time, as I didn't have much money. As a school kid I got money for mowing our and neighbour's lawns and occasional pocket money from my parents. This was all I could afford, along with one Amiga magazine per month!</div><div><br /></div><div>I got rid of the game box a number of years ago when we ran out of space in our old house, and then the original disk died recently. So I decided to get it again, and also Anarchy, a game I had never owned or played before.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrov1l7nW9SFx4SIrfl-y2Mf5VJh9NnTVBlvand3HqnZgAGHuNxN1rjPSFbaMtGrcj8_WEFAyGhL50SOKk_3HLe2GSNLl677SfEz_ZsHA-y_KoonqOJH3FxQ_aOn8bVZRfmPXLTSuyLAxEOJDRErhhD48SaXKHsnOpspz11Mm3zRIwosjNQ6l17UQ/w640-h480/IMG_1471.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also got Instant Music and Disney Animation Studio (New in box) above from a recent purchase, more applications I had never used before - naturally I remove the shrink wrap immediately. </div><div><br /></div><div>I realise some people would think unwrapping is crazy as it wipes the value of it, but please realise that I am not a collector looking for profit later on. I am a die-hard Amiga fan and I want to use and enjoy the software now. </div><div><br /></div><div>This software has waited on someone else's dusty shelf or garage for long enough - over 30 years, so it is time to unwrap and use it:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiZo7jwawmB-mNtagp2sZuikgFujOlbOS3oKbN0apqMxm1v083WmawZ1dBMMcHZiu2r1sr4TFmfVnrMS_8WTeAs44EYnBadyoap8Mbfz0KxZ52Noo9ro7ET3NRpeVPSPUnplBfW6F_JemOAg7FSyk1j0uR48nnIy01y4Pzcz4ASEnHiKqLsqn_Uk/s4032/IMG_1003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiZo7jwawmB-mNtagp2sZuikgFujOlbOS3oKbN0apqMxm1v083WmawZ1dBMMcHZiu2r1sr4TFmfVnrMS_8WTeAs44EYnBadyoap8Mbfz0KxZ52Noo9ro7ET3NRpeVPSPUnplBfW6F_JemOAg7FSyk1j0uR48nnIy01y4Pzcz4ASEnHiKqLsqn_Uk/w480-h640/IMG_1003.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is fun to try out games and applications I never experienced back in the day for the first time in 2023.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACC6fMmynxi-jgQDLeXcDLjLKWB-VFloHySPUZwCOziykb4HJPSwsLnCyMrqofixg-dDE8pa8MvsRgZZIIFF38zXXCUNy8869gdCcgDRPPjX3EyISqBC4zQFe1CMs7dqn8_UkIKLlHc9izuYR2J6PlvwGB15ewRg1TYZJlbZmynTxwUnHaKqnRqc/s4032/IMG_1004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACC6fMmynxi-jgQDLeXcDLjLKWB-VFloHySPUZwCOziykb4HJPSwsLnCyMrqofixg-dDE8pa8MvsRgZZIIFF38zXXCUNy8869gdCcgDRPPjX3EyISqBC4zQFe1CMs7dqn8_UkIKLlHc9izuYR2J6PlvwGB15ewRg1TYZJlbZmynTxwUnHaKqnRqc/w480-h640/IMG_1004.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Switching back to the Amiga 500 build, I played around with the settings a bit in the ACA500 to try to get some more memory.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu51N-3Z_h-W8IgekewDoscWGbTMzIH8azRFlNtVm5eZYID57cbDBWPCucZRI1lSApx3jR1OBPeNyaPtkL9qooNge_aPUpcz5P__hMtb-rAsr_HG6sMGTHaVLhr3tZkzyjR2PGyxlZqmvn7SFBOYgiZ-wVhlI2iPUHaZlCJ87iow32X0vZeDorCqk/s4032/IMG_1006.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu51N-3Z_h-W8IgekewDoscWGbTMzIH8azRFlNtVm5eZYID57cbDBWPCucZRI1lSApx3jR1OBPeNyaPtkL9qooNge_aPUpcz5P__hMtb-rAsr_HG6sMGTHaVLhr3tZkzyjR2PGyxlZqmvn7SFBOYgiZ-wVhlI2iPUHaZlCJ87iow32X0vZeDorCqk/w640-h480/IMG_1006.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As mentioned, even though the ACA500 detected it, the 126MB memory on the accelerator card is not used at all (at least in 1.3 mode), which makes the remaining memory quite restrictive.</div><div><br /></div><div>By customising a profile to not map the kickstart 1.3 rom and just use the onboard one instead, I get some more memory!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU9WMnwUY16nTsPNxnNefKxJmF2tUJCu77MLSYo9Al_hYIxCbUY9dlv6wf5DNXq4AWReWuA86f6IWlCrXmq9clzks4bEAunGfArxwz9BuP99ZXS6s9NcVlYdGmrWzf0yknFAYVc2xYi2UuG1ejr7aMKIsRPwIKhtSboM3IGoC5sj6x8KpzI0H66U/s4032/IMG_1008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU9WMnwUY16nTsPNxnNefKxJmF2tUJCu77MLSYo9Al_hYIxCbUY9dlv6wf5DNXq4AWReWuA86f6IWlCrXmq9clzks4bEAunGfArxwz9BuP99ZXS6s9NcVlYdGmrWzf0yknFAYVc2xYi2UuG1ejr7aMKIsRPwIKhtSboM3IGoC5sj6x8KpzI0H66U/w480-h640/IMG_1008.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is also bare bones configuration that gives even more. Almost 4MB now. Much better.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AIt9OzKN2ZiJUvpd3Z9L16jd0hN0h6Q41_4dBQXYBQYhOEN-sWthFywukpQe881pL_JYFgk9NlEvb0AIO5Xo4u3ATGG8ZfWN55R91WP8tuDhc77anJcA3GwzB5oyB82VxQD7xkwMMafWgpTPbBNDmh4H0-XXQG1Lxj5e9YB3nTmVb5TEcQsg9QQ/s4032/IMG_1009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AIt9OzKN2ZiJUvpd3Z9L16jd0hN0h6Q41_4dBQXYBQYhOEN-sWthFywukpQe881pL_JYFgk9NlEvb0AIO5Xo4u3ATGG8ZfWN55R91WP8tuDhc77anJcA3GwzB5oyB82VxQD7xkwMMafWgpTPbBNDmh4H0-XXQG1Lxj5e9YB3nTmVb5TEcQsg9QQ/w640-h480/IMG_1009.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I ran some 2023 demos from the 1.3 CF hard disk on the Amiga 500 to celebrate.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nTP5HLzbElxVvFifDA9TWt9fWf7YkAWAG4WQb1CioLy6b0NOMEwYQQRpekHxvnq6Yskv85H9ySTOKrabxWaPojFhA2KHxyANn2kZa3AmJxdn_Qr8OKzJrVjxyNVmZAS4UzvcczNcs6f41fY8nf2RSbhjANmY199EbeG4Ci6dqnPxJVidPhxY3AI/s4032/IMG_1011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nTP5HLzbElxVvFifDA9TWt9fWf7YkAWAG4WQb1CioLy6b0NOMEwYQQRpekHxvnq6Yskv85H9ySTOKrabxWaPojFhA2KHxyANn2kZa3AmJxdn_Qr8OKzJrVjxyNVmZAS4UzvcczNcs6f41fY8nf2RSbhjANmY199EbeG4Ci6dqnPxJVidPhxY3AI/w640-h480/IMG_1011.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A little off topic but still Amiga related, you may recall in December last year <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/12/amiga-magazines-past-and-present.html" target="_blank">I looked at Amiga magazines from 1985 to 2022</a>. At the time there were some comments from readers that I missed Amiga .Info, Amiga Annual (Australian magazine) and Commodore World.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was embarrassed to miss some magazines, but with so many released there was always a chance of that! </div><div><br /></div><div>I finally fixed this recently thanks to tracking down one US seller and a local Australian seller who had them. Here is my issue of Amiga .Info magazine from 1991:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpJTFZSRhD2QhnIrWpU4xkCoqp9yUw7exDHzhDgoEQ9ZVF7ppjWTc_ChEsQrmthGrVytWuwU9O8IbZFqZclZFfDN7bW78As1KhM68bvXb2jzOav2HBL5u4RS2ADR2xFKybih6AYvnE-eIcIyUF_40Jgy682ez0YwUhe24IdC23IGLkFt1Vj9oUqY/s4032/IMG_1517.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpJTFZSRhD2QhnIrWpU4xkCoqp9yUw7exDHzhDgoEQ9ZVF7ppjWTc_ChEsQrmthGrVytWuwU9O8IbZFqZclZFfDN7bW78As1KhM68bvXb2jzOav2HBL5u4RS2ADR2xFKybih6AYvnE-eIcIyUF_40Jgy682ez0YwUhe24IdC23IGLkFt1Vj9oUqY/w640-h480/IMG_1517.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>From the local Australian seller, I got the Commodore World and Amiga Annual 1990 magazines below. I updated the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/12/amiga-magazines-past-and-present.html" target="_blank">original blog entry</a> too.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCOaT1aqX8A85HeBdyxaX51xIL1kyFEA_wA5vsCf1Orhn9sPd1LwthOVeaD7mnLbMjJkqTqhR7fpTRSg1RFUQanKYiomFfC-DZo9wg_y6HQrsej1zE1VRvO9MBrm0ozIEfQKwgwtvkwVLMeKowoTP3KQ3L3i2Txx6VCCVyhfBKsw57gl-KJof5NA/s4032/IMG_1013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCOaT1aqX8A85HeBdyxaX51xIL1kyFEA_wA5vsCf1Orhn9sPd1LwthOVeaD7mnLbMjJkqTqhR7fpTRSg1RFUQanKYiomFfC-DZo9wg_y6HQrsej1zE1VRvO9MBrm0ozIEfQKwgwtvkwVLMeKowoTP3KQ3L3i2Txx6VCCVyhfBKsw57gl-KJof5NA/w640-h480/IMG_1013.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>As a bonus, I also got some Amigazette 1988 and 1989 member magazines included, which were issued by the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, who still hosts the annual AmiWest show in the USA. (I went to AmiWest as an <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2014/10/amiwest-2014-saturday.html" target="_blank">exhibitor in 2014</a>). Interesting that someone in Australia had these!</div></div><div><br /></div>The Amigazette magazines were quite interesting and had some leaflets in them!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdUYZk2l8T0ua35P_Nj8b_-uuIVAw1UGOdJ2G87F120pOgpWzy52AK57ADmw0MItUm5WaxfDfnFq8VRPY3OvYZmJJf50OB3JEHkZWB1m_Cpje-SXE6i4do3ODzOjiW9FfnjJzVe7e8Z-bNTxx6ezmspSw3_d13W2BRALkNYNBuQJM5yoe_dFVBpY/s4032/IMG_1014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdUYZk2l8T0ua35P_Nj8b_-uuIVAw1UGOdJ2G87F120pOgpWzy52AK57ADmw0MItUm5WaxfDfnFq8VRPY3OvYZmJJf50OB3JEHkZWB1m_Cpje-SXE6i4do3ODzOjiW9FfnjJzVe7e8Z-bNTxx6ezmspSw3_d13W2BRALkNYNBuQJM5yoe_dFVBpY/w640-h480/IMG_1014.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Did anyone here go to the 1989 San Francisco summer Amiga Festival?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq_3Cfv0xsl51k35kCTqL879zfsBZdUITXB293MNq_B-kglfrDOd2tqfQbpnP0VIh_46GjLGSPVL67LZPkFgRjrU1daEJmzkc-f-DPJAwTM5oaSctsqM2Pg4ej1i2SDcZmz_Qkq68L_CLaPmfhT0TomdD7ck9m7yxr7VEKp62rOWVz-x5AIdAmKE/s4032/IMG_1015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq_3Cfv0xsl51k35kCTqL879zfsBZdUITXB293MNq_B-kglfrDOd2tqfQbpnP0VIh_46GjLGSPVL67LZPkFgRjrU1daEJmzkc-f-DPJAwTM5oaSctsqM2Pg4ej1i2SDcZmz_Qkq68L_CLaPmfhT0TomdD7ck9m7yxr7VEKp62rOWVz-x5AIdAmKE/w480-h640/IMG_1015.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also received the latest 2023 K&A Amiga and Commodore focused magazine (Issue 22), and some Commodore 64 Game "cover disk" floppy disks (they sell these separately) to try out later - but obviously not the focus of this blog entry!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudAq_YHRzGIXPgiBeeGnRn2-VjFANO_YJ41krzorXS0nvm5G8tHBFGg7XvU86YQ0KZBB8xIaKw6AbYbt_KCj2CfF_ooZhcbc7Rgvg5L9hzFmW0WMS4l-_E0yzoGWEE7QS0yIrhdDVHUQ7srgZIYmaRlPRQ2U5AcBpn9Bz1-YrUyedU_0RFfaLpdw/w640-h480/IMG_1012.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Moving back to the topic of this blog entry, the upgrades I ordered from Individual Computers finally turned up - very excited to get into installing them on the Amiga 500. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also got the Micromys v5 as it allows PS/2 mouse to emulate a 1531 mouse for the C64 (I don't have a 1531 mouse and they are stupidly expensive now), and also because buying it reduced the international freight price as a promo - win win!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShwJ0lqRcU_yNJ-brDeRbOUWIIUkdUOwImJPOGJgRlV7RitMJgEcIcgnwrXN-I7IYqVZ-FlKr3bG5QBQ6HpbNuYrzQN_O7LMXsOJC1cPynbV0Blk_1vLLvQy11DBNgST21WBYHhc5pTPt47Ft5I1rMYSd1QRMYrSsS6s2MVygxvOtNmuQXcjqIQI/s4032/IMG_1424.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShwJ0lqRcU_yNJ-brDeRbOUWIIUkdUOwImJPOGJgRlV7RitMJgEcIcgnwrXN-I7IYqVZ-FlKr3bG5QBQ6HpbNuYrzQN_O7LMXsOJC1cPynbV0Blk_1vLLvQy11DBNgST21WBYHhc5pTPt47Ft5I1rMYSd1QRMYrSsS6s2MVygxvOtNmuQXcjqIQI/w640-h480/IMG_1424.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Comparing the ACA500 plus side by side to the original ACA500, the obvious visual difference is the digit display for the freeze functionality of the plus card:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ph6AupoSDhBwE3xKP2MWHmyqERKFlr155bGXSYfDTMDhEf3si5Cj2I7Oz-yzpibeK20xnOeptq_DmjmhqHBqKzuoSLk0tdIFJ0oTZqgjVkMznuZ2fm3nL6SzVkWIRRAR184tEzWffdGm2mQoSPgLaiV6Jx3gdotTG5dDI6V97KMYSdFx9qnn-S4/s4032/IMG_1426.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ph6AupoSDhBwE3xKP2MWHmyqERKFlr155bGXSYfDTMDhEf3si5Cj2I7Oz-yzpibeK20xnOeptq_DmjmhqHBqKzuoSLk0tdIFJ0oTZqgjVkMznuZ2fm3nL6SzVkWIRRAR184tEzWffdGm2mQoSPgLaiV6Jx3gdotTG5dDI6V97KMYSdFx9qnn-S4/w640-h480/IMG_1426.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div>You can also see the ethernet upgrade for the ACA500 plus above it, and the A512 memory expansion card and RTC battery module add-on to the right in the picture above.</div><div><br /></div><div>Below is a close look at the ACA500 plus card, turned the other way - they addressed a problem with the ACA500 original card design by affixing a plastic support to the cf slots to prevent the CF card pins breaking easily if some one pushing on the cf cards too hard.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUA-9GPn6QdWJeJdgFyOIF9vU4FPl2sIw9wRQomNdLueY0FmhSUeehQtZKJk4N_UUy3XaE4DxFSk_qhulc7QMsvBr58fs90Lfyd6_XZp3-YKqhc0TJSKLkSFTOu6PbdNni5YA-9daCtpyIZV_uf1WNVgRN8kBCVTXWAxVGGxUfgTaEl9RyhVWZ-jY/s4032/IMG_1428.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUA-9GPn6QdWJeJdgFyOIF9vU4FPl2sIw9wRQomNdLueY0FmhSUeehQtZKJk4N_UUy3XaE4DxFSk_qhulc7QMsvBr58fs90Lfyd6_XZp3-YKqhc0TJSKLkSFTOu6PbdNni5YA-9daCtpyIZV_uf1WNVgRN8kBCVTXWAxVGGxUfgTaEl9RyhVWZ-jY/w640-h480/IMG_1428.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>That said, I think you would have to remove the shield in order to install the ethernet module on the board, as shown below the ethernet card can't be inserted in to the slot with the shield in place:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfP_XpSvBk4hSJODU0spXferPU4oOJchOaPaQ7Or3asYjDZ_4Zs0GuVWkzvqTuLsswcpZEmJaeLbzxshN4DfDMzTkEGrtm3YgW-GtjH3JcNbxixbleWNt2NpqabRMHAG-SoVROidclHkjoWLZiNNhKx2KomB0NQ-QpatfapqHA4X9-D8uLTXIodQ/s4032/IMG_1429.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfP_XpSvBk4hSJODU0spXferPU4oOJchOaPaQ7Or3asYjDZ_4Zs0GuVWkzvqTuLsswcpZEmJaeLbzxshN4DfDMzTkEGrtm3YgW-GtjH3JcNbxixbleWNt2NpqabRMHAG-SoVROidclHkjoWLZiNNhKx2KomB0NQ-QpatfapqHA4X9-D8uLTXIodQ/w640-h480/IMG_1429.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Seems a different design flaw for the new one, caused by trying to fix a flaw in the old one. Heh.</div><div><br /></div><div>The RTC battery installs easily on the A512 memory expansion card. In theory this card can have another A512 connected to it (or any other memory expansion card that fits) to expand the CHIP memory up to 2MB on A500 plus models.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpdXLVIfzLZxOWQ1qk_6FrJFd1mNSNXKHuWbV5RDNCJj72s4oBL93IRf-Dwhlv3CJeQJycPJJC_MfwCXKCBEk6qN3uhRsiM4Z_Q6YmpAkWaagtxT7AXpoPPu-37v5prjAhll0rL086t5fmWJyQiq9823ZNQYEOjD2T-uix1EexZniVu4wusS75sQ/s4032/IMG_1430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpdXLVIfzLZxOWQ1qk_6FrJFd1mNSNXKHuWbV5RDNCJj72s4oBL93IRf-Dwhlv3CJeQJycPJJC_MfwCXKCBEk6qN3uhRsiM4Z_Q6YmpAkWaagtxT7AXpoPPu-37v5prjAhll0rL086t5fmWJyQiq9823ZNQYEOjD2T-uix1EexZniVu4wusS75sQ/w640-h480/IMG_1430.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Since I don't have one of those A500's, I didn't bother with getting a second card. Especially since the ACA500 plus has 8MB fast memory anyway. I set to work to install the A512 expansion card in the Amiga 500, since it is the easiest upgrade to do.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmzjiwVeR0WVF56BBTiDJaYy2FtTU3ZWLBSe-VX-W_WSUDayGyXKYgxmyXahEOtDtgkJ86s5VWAU8VrPG7P4diYd8U84zI9_z_7PvR4P_-sWvziqvjWYvEBPZ5RBU2lPlfNXF4N7pbs_ruYThAjR9jllfDWMh34k81Loe9_vbqpmZTRG3At5f2W4/s4032/IMG_1431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRmzjiwVeR0WVF56BBTiDJaYy2FtTU3ZWLBSe-VX-W_WSUDayGyXKYgxmyXahEOtDtgkJ86s5VWAU8VrPG7P4diYd8U84zI9_z_7PvR4P_-sWvziqvjWYvEBPZ5RBU2lPlfNXF4N7pbs_ruYThAjR9jllfDWMh34k81Loe9_vbqpmZTRG3At5f2W4/w640-h480/IMG_1431.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Next, I go to work on installing the Indivision ECS v3 inside the Amiga 500, which of course means opening the case again. Once done, I locate the Denise chip, which I need to remove.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizKqzcS37eXHu1rMSdbq1zN0KkBrPRqb8Qcrpv9oLBW6ru1R0UrJh9e74Vvhdb1UCnOE49y9Kprnw7_kJ9H9bVoBEsVfcHX33qtwTDzAXNK4cVjuBexMoKZlEh7bk4O_DUBGrLf0E-W3mNBcbuL-5fUaq1vFmvORnkoMRcj7g28m8wOGxmI562tk/s4032/IMG_1432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizKqzcS37eXHu1rMSdbq1zN0KkBrPRqb8Qcrpv9oLBW6ru1R0UrJh9e74Vvhdb1UCnOE49y9Kprnw7_kJ9H9bVoBEsVfcHX33qtwTDzAXNK4cVjuBexMoKZlEh7bk4O_DUBGrLf0E-W3mNBcbuL-5fUaq1vFmvORnkoMRcj7g28m8wOGxmI562tk/w640-h480/IMG_1432.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The older Indivision ECS cards required you to install the Denise chip you removed on top of the card and install it. The V3 ones no longer need the Denise chip at all, so I can store it safely away.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjR5_BdAVbtI9Vhw0TIpis1WhGcorxbvRxvI2Hk8U_aUCkCweB1q1K1jPzaPCm-ylWpDjOnVYC4iJutpr5A0QTZbIK3njX5syjmkolmUoOPeVqzD9aox1MlDnfYK5XkMT_Os2gjobFWHXbf5Y8UScu5Vlei3dUaJki3RhoYaARZam_yOpMONUuHts/s4032/IMG_1433.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjR5_BdAVbtI9Vhw0TIpis1WhGcorxbvRxvI2Hk8U_aUCkCweB1q1K1jPzaPCm-ylWpDjOnVYC4iJutpr5A0QTZbIK3njX5syjmkolmUoOPeVqzD9aox1MlDnfYK5XkMT_Os2gjobFWHXbf5Y8UScu5Vlei3dUaJki3RhoYaARZam_yOpMONUuHts/w640-h480/IMG_1433.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>They recommend to attach the grounding wire for the A500 to improve the display output quality, so I do that with the included screw and nut.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGMr3fD4mLkEmXKVjIdPJJJ1z9oXtOWLPpiv8gX0u-I0Iugv_L_kzNelOXE-oN_0yO9R0vu_ErYlS1IcJRQahaNVwnfTwvqhOD_My223gQJhx7MktQ737AvLTktP9LDfDZ39Rjc4nCEQeKk25wIaGvPIZ95D06TYKsMhR8emKx6mSYiskYmrW4N0/s4032/IMG_1434.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGMr3fD4mLkEmXKVjIdPJJJ1z9oXtOWLPpiv8gX0u-I0Iugv_L_kzNelOXE-oN_0yO9R0vu_ErYlS1IcJRQahaNVwnfTwvqhOD_My223gQJhx7MktQ737AvLTktP9LDfDZ39Rjc4nCEQeKk25wIaGvPIZ95D06TYKsMhR8emKx6mSYiskYmrW4N0/w640-h480/IMG_1434.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>The screw that holds in the zorro expansion connector metal shield, just below the denise chip I think is the perfect place to connect the grounding wire to the A500.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmov8cREUOgGXkEOqUl8jKNOChNVsVBRDVgd-cIFIjeNWhAe109ZL4siBT9C7Kd-J61Ut9DMu0Vdht7UF7hn2Jvp7Zio5BXbnISmAnT9_M_joJg-mjjXCc71DhwLQNqveVE6S7OhbByqChD0rU2qqQUpbyFuHa0Ybfj7Di5xVnJu3v1F-yl8OK64/s4032/IMG_1435.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmov8cREUOgGXkEOqUl8jKNOChNVsVBRDVgd-cIFIjeNWhAe109ZL4siBT9C7Kd-J61Ut9DMu0Vdht7UF7hn2Jvp7Zio5BXbnISmAnT9_M_joJg-mjjXCc71DhwLQNqveVE6S7OhbByqChD0rU2qqQUpbyFuHa0Ybfj7Di5xVnJu3v1F-yl8OK64/w640-h480/IMG_1435.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I removed the screw and connected the grounding wire and reattached the screw again.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBad7hygmqMwCTVJ5RwgoQNnDMle8CLDNMvFkO_geXxbIGymq2WoZcSWWgSBNuF0QzxYt1iJ6_JSzE_l9tqGaO1O5SiBV6NzKjWaTOur9MvOMYMExFCjvA_94V9ZeGyOL2M2k9VLwy0FWPTSihIHOGSoASlpcPhQ7WJNyLmzlvyRatmxqEUoJM2Uc/s4032/IMG_1436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBad7hygmqMwCTVJ5RwgoQNnDMle8CLDNMvFkO_geXxbIGymq2WoZcSWWgSBNuF0QzxYt1iJ6_JSzE_l9tqGaO1O5SiBV6NzKjWaTOur9MvOMYMExFCjvA_94V9ZeGyOL2M2k9VLwy0FWPTSihIHOGSoASlpcPhQ7WJNyLmzlvyRatmxqEUoJM2Uc/w640-h480/IMG_1436.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I then installed the Indivision ECS V3 into the Denise socket carefully.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgO_m6Ue9ZRBBo7cSe9K6jKlKTVZEeaezU6fVAlOVNaOpVwtlQ4zrRgdrZzxFZawKBaNYnvnXxoa3gdyvI1fvzPJVFKptzrpbouHXy7Sib5rqgOXxNml8aLAUufuR9_hrEgGIiDU38fCby0lL0Ge2IY7YYadabvEkO5e_RucPgBmuGaVuo1ajj5w/s4032/IMG_1437.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgO_m6Ue9ZRBBo7cSe9K6jKlKTVZEeaezU6fVAlOVNaOpVwtlQ4zrRgdrZzxFZawKBaNYnvnXxoa3gdyvI1fvzPJVFKptzrpbouHXy7Sib5rqgOXxNml8aLAUufuR9_hrEgGIiDU38fCby0lL0Ge2IY7YYadabvEkO5e_RucPgBmuGaVuo1ajj5w/w640-h480/IMG_1437.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I then unplug and route the VGA cable through the expansion connector slot.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZnPN5WnRZRZkGtD8MOv9xlx9zfPiKhRDtITzwJhBiNcoAWKIBHvvhtrpNgcQhAPTm35NuGw9ZaFpAy2gJNQBpBuGf7W613gxMjqhr5aiKDRNHtbCarb9g1ssLAK2z9hg_B212j9Z4fouEhvQM7k0UOB5iZAL2CdURY_fwF2AIVGpgy2rNj6USh0/s4032/IMG_1438.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZnPN5WnRZRZkGtD8MOv9xlx9zfPiKhRDtITzwJhBiNcoAWKIBHvvhtrpNgcQhAPTm35NuGw9ZaFpAy2gJNQBpBuGf7W613gxMjqhr5aiKDRNHtbCarb9g1ssLAK2z9hg_B212j9Z4fouEhvQM7k0UOB5iZAL2CdURY_fwF2AIVGpgy2rNj6USh0/w640-h480/IMG_1438.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I can then put the A500 case back on, and connect the VGA cable from my TFT directly to the A500 using this new connector as the Microbee scan doubler is no longer needed. I then power on and it displays very crisply.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoXo5X-QICBGV8ca4ZXzItxA7vJ1zFWtxNyDs-FyhIRhO8roMW_skpCHB6Bs-JdOVg1nRveH0RM3LMGTavZIbwh5dHhmRKHwXtHqs0m7SuU45r5ZwCQni6whJw_9aO3qYKKnxYfVE-j22CjYuthEo0gyG7tRkAdSuFEH_5IRjESIBIVsh82h5Fj4/s4032/IMG_1439.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoXo5X-QICBGV8ca4ZXzItxA7vJ1zFWtxNyDs-FyhIRhO8roMW_skpCHB6Bs-JdOVg1nRveH0RM3LMGTavZIbwh5dHhmRKHwXtHqs0m7SuU45r5ZwCQni6whJw_9aO3qYKKnxYfVE-j22CjYuthEo0gyG7tRkAdSuFEH_5IRjESIBIVsh82h5Fj4/w480-h640/IMG_1439.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>There is a black border at the bottom of the screen which is a bit annoying. I'll need to look at that later. I then booted a Workbench 1.3 floppy disk just to confirm the display is working well.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCxlmmzT0IN8ZwaHAN4eyPCP7_vUSa0eVVlUMaz6dYTa8vIaTdU_ARPWWvI-B_wZMsCSM_qU7ewKvaW4NfPvTsPZ0ujQEUGp0m6-WlNJA5i8d9f5QmGH2SEWynVece177VRjKUKZYJ9_OBKvo-L17tBQjyq2DZzE8CxZReFJ5v9U6Tw_tf-WEPzY/s4032/IMG_1440.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCxlmmzT0IN8ZwaHAN4eyPCP7_vUSa0eVVlUMaz6dYTa8vIaTdU_ARPWWvI-B_wZMsCSM_qU7ewKvaW4NfPvTsPZ0ujQEUGp0m6-WlNJA5i8d9f5QmGH2SEWynVece177VRjKUKZYJ9_OBKvo-L17tBQjyq2DZzE8CxZReFJ5v9U6Tw_tf-WEPzY/w480-h640/IMG_1440.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Output looks good with the Indivision ECS V3, so much better than the Microbee solution. I wish I could use Indivision ECS on the Amiga 1000 too, but my Amiga 1000 has the extra daughterboard on it, which is the only OCS/ECS model Amiga the Indivision ECS does not work with sadly.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PgUx6o08s4onqhHESquRZOIZxDdC5lLdF1vLm63GyjZirbTy3VxXxlLdJhmgPNTiZXjCZ_2wc2kgSAguMZqDpTXzrNXHKokCtqluNJdrHj1MHV2ZymnrXrBVR3LGA-zpt4i2aXrpc_UWvxRD2DfcaO-lGVhUlMT-NgKsN46rh29wz_RgVHSkPv4/s4032/IMG_1441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PgUx6o08s4onqhHESquRZOIZxDdC5lLdF1vLm63GyjZirbTy3VxXxlLdJhmgPNTiZXjCZ_2wc2kgSAguMZqDpTXzrNXHKokCtqluNJdrHj1MHV2ZymnrXrBVR3LGA-zpt4i2aXrpc_UWvxRD2DfcaO-lGVhUlMT-NgKsN46rh29wz_RgVHSkPv4/w640-h480/IMG_1441.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div>The ACA500 plus expansion card is next. Unfortunately it cannot be screwed into the older plexiglass case the original ACA500 is in, as the screw holes don't line up. This is why I ordered another glass case that is designed for it. I haven't got it yet though, so I have to continue without it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the ACA500 Plus installed on the Amiga 500:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHSkDTkfc3af1-9oErMsvgIoc_SURxwPwqflu3xxact_G3iGk_b3tLFcojjeUeeTrM4SHT38g2yGPEuE1yrUKSlIpsTIHrBMvUw4QDnXEDLSZOnIMh_I_x9Kcv8sMeu47w4xB_cKo3q6GMG9UvvF2h2u_MYpuvcPAXChDanGEopKmSps1NMNq_aY/s4032/IMG_1444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHSkDTkfc3af1-9oErMsvgIoc_SURxwPwqflu3xxact_G3iGk_b3tLFcojjeUeeTrM4SHT38g2yGPEuE1yrUKSlIpsTIHrBMvUw4QDnXEDLSZOnIMh_I_x9Kcv8sMeu47w4xB_cKo3q6GMG9UvvF2h2u_MYpuvcPAXChDanGEopKmSps1NMNq_aY/w640-h480/IMG_1444.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>On power on, the ACA500 plus menu is shown, and it has so many more options!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNIP9gfoktLVuX0D0Xsdd3TlcURTR-OxyVeroJNx5gkLOa0utxnze2So2_2XK-kR9_-f0ahDGCWuwg5bZHWo4APmhqXKM3_Vkn3wDLIiWHmFYZjuKYzlJsNWDzcxZRlKHH4ZJnXPfFlsv9dL6LN06NmZlTm-7Uii68D-xRG1hFnOOnv4bDRoeYAg/s4032/IMG_1445.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNIP9gfoktLVuX0D0Xsdd3TlcURTR-OxyVeroJNx5gkLOa0utxnze2So2_2XK-kR9_-f0ahDGCWuwg5bZHWo4APmhqXKM3_Vkn3wDLIiWHmFYZjuKYzlJsNWDzcxZRlKHH4ZJnXPfFlsv9dL6LN06NmZlTm-7Uii68D-xRG1hFnOOnv4bDRoeYAg/w480-h640/IMG_1445.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Here is a closer look at the menu options:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMA_jJas52OWwJ8K-JyJEbNpmEhU79vtbBMS6DQ2vmcVZUQxBiI7B8L8_YCI40lFk50quzTixb_SOKsbeTfmETkE0Frf2qlchwVB8d4pfLO8pZBcBcZm2NnZIV-334n5mQ0HbKOMmurDC0L4WcP9RKbBCnRdfnd7icn8ImP8E2d8p_bXSDfjMC_XM/s4032/IMG_1446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMA_jJas52OWwJ8K-JyJEbNpmEhU79vtbBMS6DQ2vmcVZUQxBiI7B8L8_YCI40lFk50quzTixb_SOKsbeTfmETkE0Frf2qlchwVB8d4pfLO8pZBcBcZm2NnZIV-334n5mQ0HbKOMmurDC0L4WcP9RKbBCnRdfnd7icn8ImP8E2d8p_bXSDfjMC_XM/w640-h480/IMG_1446.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Pressing TAB I get the system information page:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6DI_FWDZLrVbf-hPLI2v6Trl708d3ipQCCmRnRN0Cq5A2bDxRt8Heivf4zsYMty9NbIMf60PxTZT8GDHT7tBeHHAwYFnJdqK-asTrhuJnhhLmXlwm4jtS_sBfhNhGBNLFCVvpa4hly7gLlyySPlNGATHIuGBA5kF_9xSVJ-t7kHuhXyfeA9_HmA/s4032/IMG_1447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6DI_FWDZLrVbf-hPLI2v6Trl708d3ipQCCmRnRN0Cq5A2bDxRt8Heivf4zsYMty9NbIMf60PxTZT8GDHT7tBeHHAwYFnJdqK-asTrhuJnhhLmXlwm4jtS_sBfhNhGBNLFCVvpa4hly7gLlyySPlNGATHIuGBA5kF_9xSVJ-t7kHuhXyfeA9_HmA/w640-h480/IMG_1447.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Looking next at the profiles, we now have 6 profiles we can customise and then boot from, in addition to the standard AmigaOS 3.1 and 1.3 configuration profiles activated with F1 and F2.</div><div><br /></div><div>The profile options are very granular, and a big improvement on the older ACA500 profile options:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOe8pacBlnTDnqj5NNB6cdRU5m2Fy4dc6OJUo9acEJdbfAiIMaU1XMeydzSpIme7hoHrhd250EvO4f2fEqaFNrIWrM6CF8TXsv_KS3OeFTKsIfmm9LY5taLPJn_iZr0XbgOPvH3vx5z37q_hNuDwePAnCRxa1YdAWFEVtT8Z09CewSDnc6UAoxWg/s4032/IMG_1448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOe8pacBlnTDnqj5NNB6cdRU5m2Fy4dc6OJUo9acEJdbfAiIMaU1XMeydzSpIme7hoHrhd250EvO4f2fEqaFNrIWrM6CF8TXsv_KS3OeFTKsIfmm9LY5taLPJn_iZr0XbgOPvH3vx5z37q_hNuDwePAnCRxa1YdAWFEVtT8Z09CewSDnc6UAoxWg/w640-h480/IMG_1448.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Sadly though, none of the options allow me to boot or see the AmigaOS 1.3 CF card that works perfectly on the ACA500 thatI showed earlier. No idea why that is. The PC formatted CF card is fine though.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEG-XIUova5aehhbkXz1ri9vVXAgqx5_tp0qEdpF9UndWpuF0-Bm8DzxNjPBIbRgt0UZzzT8l-Mf8vhtXJQcBudUc-1LEfeaCSSJYUt1ZvHwJdrJE_warJfUDHNVIo6eo7C_mEueovW5su-mM8JGzSLCkPbZ5H_oqz7a7HLSFWRC4td8FM4yaL_I/s4032/IMG_1450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEG-XIUova5aehhbkXz1ri9vVXAgqx5_tp0qEdpF9UndWpuF0-Bm8DzxNjPBIbRgt0UZzzT8l-Mf8vhtXJQcBudUc-1LEfeaCSSJYUt1ZvHwJdrJE_warJfUDHNVIo6eo7C_mEueovW5su-mM8JGzSLCkPbZ5H_oqz7a7HLSFWRC4td8FM4yaL_I/w640-h480/IMG_1450.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I read from others online that they used the cf card disk prep function built into the ACA500 plus to get a working hard disk, then transferred their data to it. I might try that soon, but for now I will use the AmigaOS 3.1 CF card I had in the old ACA500, which works fine in the Plus also.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNs2--SmJNOM1vwbXHcPEFDbc_E1EuU9SCpUxJdkfQZgSL_cxkmFmTYJ50eAWAhO-Tag-cRUBJpb48YGT9YiYNN8QFw5fiqvOznncn4wad2duYAQNnpn9mG6cdsCQsUFsIx1OBUUo0a--OSMS9qiDa1zMnlPZ5IvkefGIY-lI8sqiTLDLB4rdgrI/s4032/IMG_1451.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNs2--SmJNOM1vwbXHcPEFDbc_E1EuU9SCpUxJdkfQZgSL_cxkmFmTYJ50eAWAhO-Tag-cRUBJpb48YGT9YiYNN8QFw5fiqvOznncn4wad2duYAQNnpn9mG6cdsCQsUFsIx1OBUUo0a--OSMS9qiDa1zMnlPZ5IvkefGIY-lI8sqiTLDLB4rdgrI/w640-h480/IMG_1451.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can see I have 1MB chip and 8 MB fast courtesy of the ACA500 plus card (some memory is used by programs run with the Workbench booting of course):</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7o5OoRPd0Xsy6qdBXOGDPpqgA-ra4-vi3A_0DugopHAlREovPGonJZsq-Ji_hv72RPvs-NCqVY-SQYt_o_VW88xkOD6UJdp_i9gKji4odyIAfqPTIgP6dpVXp_SPvdUlmrA55xYBrYncAiWjBXtX2HEKjf9ERB5lKJo5SR7HIx3MsACNYsxcsmlc/s4032/IMG_1452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7o5OoRPd0Xsy6qdBXOGDPpqgA-ra4-vi3A_0DugopHAlREovPGonJZsq-Ji_hv72RPvs-NCqVY-SQYt_o_VW88xkOD6UJdp_i9gKji4odyIAfqPTIgP6dpVXp_SPvdUlmrA55xYBrYncAiWjBXtX2HEKjf9ERB5lKJo5SR7HIx3MsACNYsxcsmlc/w640-h480/IMG_1452.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>So now I powered off and connected the ACA1233n accelerator to the ACA500 plus. Without a plexiglass case the accelerator touches the desk with it's weight, so I use the A500 slot cover underneath it to prop it up.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqn-3eQ2x8utQY0GBfhxjLYd4p1mk25Ee-biSx3zM4St8oXNcxJS_1cTSV3T1Xqr2Nx_Nc0fLslGgkeftqffHu92RXXAZE6f3ltVJw_noJdjQWLiAXWKpxrCcrRbdmmD-zXNCNXvAgyVgRyYRAgCImPtk4yOXZ0qD0V0KkCwSbxUf0ASkALHb_HCE/s4032/IMG_1454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqn-3eQ2x8utQY0GBfhxjLYd4p1mk25Ee-biSx3zM4St8oXNcxJS_1cTSV3T1Xqr2Nx_Nc0fLslGgkeftqffHu92RXXAZE6f3ltVJw_noJdjQWLiAXWKpxrCcrRbdmmD-zXNCNXvAgyVgRyYRAgCImPtk4yOXZ0qD0V0KkCwSbxUf0ASkALHb_HCE/w640-h480/IMG_1454.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The system information page in the ACA500 plus boot menu shows the 68030 accelerator is detected and the 126MB memory on it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVt-qPC5o23vA98EEP7y0WdG_RRAcsPUHxkOnzH9wIMVUCfa_Pd9iz7U1uLKtC9w6p5D2O45GoSm6fBX0VJ6obdmtMiKHy4KAA_Kz13qwt3-7f3qPkxO1rGVHovZalI0JJw29eb8XisxHvKniYe1Gk7ytH6e9P_p_BPByYwRErHEVwiZ7UaAt8tJE/s4032/IMG_1455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVt-qPC5o23vA98EEP7y0WdG_RRAcsPUHxkOnzH9wIMVUCfa_Pd9iz7U1uLKtC9w6p5D2O45GoSm6fBX0VJ6obdmtMiKHy4KAA_Kz13qwt3-7f3qPkxO1rGVHovZalI0JJw29eb8XisxHvKniYe1Gk7ytH6e9P_p_BPByYwRErHEVwiZ7UaAt8tJE/w640-h480/IMG_1455.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Booting into AmigaOS 3.1 off the CF card again, I now have the extra memory from the accelerator. Awesome. 140MB fast memory on my Amiga 500 now - nice.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCDQx2-mYaYDL-oi9DXwCPBjvyUkFLywoTFH1m2ptPblZk0LwlAx9YzqfV7AAnZnGlQLNqFONyjGFxfmRLHYLxN5GNkr6p2YHzLwryCmc36d5Q0yrUtAL0ydgqLykCl50R4i4Q_MzGwTTUOQUacvVi0snKVkqBPugpnlwRiEyeaj2ERtx1UY52XY/w640-h480/IMG_1457.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Naturally, I ran some WHDLoad demos to celebrate.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mOCLnbDc2fiYyS7WBYq7e60_ZKJMQt2EGcmXqve3oVnRt_Bqywwge3DhM8JsLeuC9KqGI_C3IBNtuyFxFlDTO34JU-UtuRI_gXhVxwLAlNE-F1L6VBXFNzGU3L3t4GWx7o5NByhA5_ThMKinzXJtz0y10UF3P6mbw5tCMf2zJVYh8qCuSLtwyic/s4032/IMG_1460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUgmfrrCKy0-nqWCvkxz15fj3v0kVMiJ5EsTavgnCDswqdrZ_FFnqbOkqNsfLRQUoJESZ1HrnS9UtD5yzsO6XnVE5JWlYYu_50_Y49JpbI6xGHE7JoCWUz10BHG5PaJOF0UOYQLcRfWhHSFbtkVdbFudKwGf7Nw3HAmsHHdCKzXOAdHL-aycOdvU/s4032/IMG_1473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUgmfrrCKy0-nqWCvkxz15fj3v0kVMiJ5EsTavgnCDswqdrZ_FFnqbOkqNsfLRQUoJESZ1HrnS9UtD5yzsO6XnVE5JWlYYu_50_Y49JpbI6xGHE7JoCWUz10BHG5PaJOF0UOYQLcRfWhHSFbtkVdbFudKwGf7Nw3HAmsHHdCKzXOAdHL-aycOdvU/w640-h480/IMG_1473.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They work great, and I am pretty happy with this setup now.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUBIX2NzADCbiSzco4pKL41vzbtmb6FghUfvERWw_4gJZUXcAlXJfdDtNfJXflIRgN1ChYyevA6ajin7Q8Xl4PvEOoU649CjweWd01n6Afr5scf5KC0ahmTC5p380vPa7SM49yxlUOpZOvcV6COCUw7vs8I3Otl5P-6RMwXZnA5vPB1muGlsGkIk/s4032/IMG_1474.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But for now, it works well. </div><div><br /></div><div>With the Indivision ECS now installed, I can move the Amiga 500 to its permanent location, which is where the Checkmate 1500 plus system was.</div><div><br /></div><div>While doing that relocation, I could enjoy the latest 2023 demos on my Amiga 2000 and Amiga 1200 systems - it is so great we have great demoscene still active in 2023. Electric Lifeforms is a great demo.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQj3lFf0gK7prkbXX2qHLBIXullzqigAJGQINVk1hUko8DDk5uXwygjkPT-6syQdomVAUCvig6Bx70X6sSsiV7NQO-BFbTiGWBFuUM3nPGIAZe7FEAz6KleoZiRRa3KSNMIzzXYrtq0vZVlZqg5h9kyp-tUcDTlq-a4E84L-DrLhoYWWjFeWw1As/s4032/IMG_1470.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQj3lFf0gK7prkbXX2qHLBIXullzqigAJGQINVk1hUko8DDk5uXwygjkPT-6syQdomVAUCvig6Bx70X6sSsiV7NQO-BFbTiGWBFuUM3nPGIAZe7FEAz6KleoZiRRa3KSNMIzzXYrtq0vZVlZqg5h9kyp-tUcDTlq-a4E84L-DrLhoYWWjFeWw1As/w480-h640/IMG_1470.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Neocolora on the Amiga 1200 is 030 targeted and runs from floppy disk, which makes a nice change to the usual 060 demos we see on AGA machines.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JbtLys4vadvcXgqtcAY7oZlw0uTySWAT8LZ9S7DlomUiRpg1jIA_THIY6TPImr7ycCgNYCduWKXiFJpjnqRTpLSEK4oLo7XEuYlKjhAliwNkkHRXdppWU8J3gCIz1VjTJLf7qW0-pEiDWS5DqrEIjEfNlDGR4sUFzhWzIvVqJSSEQJsKnBI5gkA/s4032/IMG_1477.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JbtLys4vadvcXgqtcAY7oZlw0uTySWAT8LZ9S7DlomUiRpg1jIA_THIY6TPImr7ycCgNYCduWKXiFJpjnqRTpLSEK4oLo7XEuYlKjhAliwNkkHRXdppWU8J3gCIz1VjTJLf7qW0-pEiDWS5DqrEIjEfNlDGR4sUFzhWzIvVqJSSEQJsKnBI5gkA/w640-h480/IMG_1477.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPUfjAVSfM8mMtMGngyN6i3A7CVpaWlkACuyDyQ7uGYBtDHB1RsjwRMolV_B4KaRF0USPsdPQ09CgO3_NueYv1xFvrPZ1eDZBVQwQmnGvsVv4D1fHRWHTLJzbG9uzTMc1FgpFTN4W9yB4AAW7jxTaQO2sGDCa1Oykw4vawKVB7Ye4Pz3yTSMcbh4/s4032/IMG_1479.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPUfjAVSfM8mMtMGngyN6i3A7CVpaWlkACuyDyQ7uGYBtDHB1RsjwRMolV_B4KaRF0USPsdPQ09CgO3_NueYv1xFvrPZ1eDZBVQwQmnGvsVv4D1fHRWHTLJzbG9uzTMc1FgpFTN4W9yB4AAW7jxTaQO2sGDCa1Oykw4vawKVB7Ye4Pz3yTSMcbh4/w640-h480/IMG_1479.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the Amiga 500 after moving it to the new location - looks much better next to the Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200. Time to enjoy Cycle-Op, very impressive new Amiga 500 demo from Oxygene.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKr51CEA1mT4jXF7SQIrO1lFHhnorQWl4IGjKMPfPywyoGH9NRnIXaU6MGSPMJYow0ZtguPwSukrZ6NUwPBO9lIVB0wYQjX4G5Vq-L4HO8WauHajjzbzL2Mqt054hCoquVXUUBqrI-p7nZ7DVytEpad8OuDc4BLuvvfm1TgA2IjfwmLUYY3nfpiMQ/w640-h480/IMG_1489.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Some other classics too of course:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMxrMzMVXp8tg8Ukm_dDHzXUXyrsgP6-oNauHcPK54CqC2aifCQmENtiHFKnFccA75QSvSFEd2uiRNC8LH2GNJQ84931Fmzjnuh5L5qQttwBSjSoLRcydsviid-og_htm75SuF-jdPmI0tfoHKafNwCMzAEQ0hp5kWrph8pj050mJDPNaGg3Xfic/s4032/IMG_1483.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMxrMzMVXp8tg8Ukm_dDHzXUXyrsgP6-oNauHcPK54CqC2aifCQmENtiHFKnFccA75QSvSFEd2uiRNC8LH2GNJQ84931Fmzjnuh5L5qQttwBSjSoLRcydsviid-og_htm75SuF-jdPmI0tfoHKafNwCMzAEQ0hp5kWrph8pj050mJDPNaGg3Xfic/w640-h480/IMG_1483.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkcmqaO1EeRDHEiwbf01Eq2JbvKfYt4of0rnuI0zl7SYYxbKADyXHRo2WMe_SjCvGjBVFLSiGqcOnQtHkGGzs8OjZiXgKh2Guph33KLqUDEUF6gJ-BB6mDTr88Nk4N1A0HZLbsqc2ykpxAaOi5QE6MlfWqjl54LmNLxqL38zHUjXOinoeRSqErLU/s4032/IMG_1491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkcmqaO1EeRDHEiwbf01Eq2JbvKfYt4of0rnuI0zl7SYYxbKADyXHRo2WMe_SjCvGjBVFLSiGqcOnQtHkGGzs8OjZiXgKh2Guph33KLqUDEUF6gJ-BB6mDTr88Nk4N1A0HZLbsqc2ykpxAaOi5QE6MlfWqjl54LmNLxqL38zHUjXOinoeRSqErLU/w640-h480/IMG_1491.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, I put the old ACA500 card and the 2GB Workbench 1.3 hard disk CF card back into the Amiga 1000, and it boots and works perfectly there. No kickstart floppy disk needed as the ACA500 soft kicks it and I have enough fast memory in the Amiga 1000 for that to work. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you have found this build interesting. I plan to do more with the Amiga 500 once the plexiglass arrives, but it is a fully functional system now and already does what I wanted it to do. Anything else is a nice bonus!</div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-37219024025748646572023-03-19T01:27:00.005+10:302023-03-21T18:46:44.275+10:30AmiKit 12 released!<div class="separator">This weekend sees the release of AmiKit 12 from <a href="https://www.amikit.amiga.sk/" target="_blank">Amikit</a>, which is a subscription-based Amiga emulation package for Windows, MacOS, Linux and Raspberry Pi. </div><p>AmiKit 12 gives you a fully functional legally distributed Amiga system out of the box with all the bells and whistles that would take you many years to customise the standard Workbench 3.1/3.2 installation to achieve by yourself. All you need to supply is the copyrighted AmigaOS files from a legal source like <a href="https://www.amigaforever.com/" target="_blank">Amiga Forever</a> or Hyperion's <a href="https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/where-to-buy/dealers" target="_blank">AmigaOS 3.2</a>.</p><p>Let's take a closer look!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTU6cfhekHUpQNjiy2NqC2BjapvZjebODPxP7IWIspt19NvnR9ROBBAo9ZbgsJsQw8iJxn2beZdLaCHd1tycPg0DvgRISpipFa5FsPIE5ZYsvyo078-svs6IR_5qojXtszYa2bgmMUVpzGxHZ_GMZ60O4FWNF_IcR8-BEPVIngtnijNyYBxPaqss/s1920/2023-03-18%2020_21_30-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTU6cfhekHUpQNjiy2NqC2BjapvZjebODPxP7IWIspt19NvnR9ROBBAo9ZbgsJsQw8iJxn2beZdLaCHd1tycPg0DvgRISpipFa5FsPIE5ZYsvyo078-svs6IR_5qojXtszYa2bgmMUVpzGxHZ_GMZ60O4FWNF_IcR8-BEPVIngtnijNyYBxPaqss/w640-h360/2023-03-18%2020_21_30-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>As mentioned in another blog entry this month, I have been away overseas through January and most of February, so I have had no time to do anything with my favourite machines at home until this month.</p><div>As I returned to Australia in late February, I was told that there is this upcoming new version of AmiKit 12. The author Jan asked me if I would help beta test it. Of course! </div><p>To be clear, please note that I receive <b>no money or compensation</b> for testing or reviewing this product. I just got early access to the pre-release versions of AmiKit 12 for beta testing prior to release.</p><p>I tested the AmiKit 12 upgrade extensively on Raspberry Pi 4B, Linux Mint 20 (Intel x64), Windows 11 (<a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/02/new-aurora-r12-gaming-pc.html" target="_blank">Alienware Aurora R12</a>) and MacOS Ventura (<a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/03/amikit-xe-1161-on-windows-11-and-macos.html" target="_blank">Intel Mac Pro</a>). </p><p>To save some time, I can report that AmiKit 12 works very well across all platforms I tested!</p><p>It has been a busy time testing and refining, but it has been a fun and interesting experience! I wanted to share my experiences across all the platforms, so you can see what to expect on each platform.</p><p>You can see my earlier reviews of older versions of AmiKit XE 11.6 on MacOS and Windows <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/03/amikit-xe-1161-on-windows-11-and-macos.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>Since that 11.6 review almost 12 months ago, AmiKit has released several updates for subscribers, and the current version at the time of the release of the latest Version 12.0 was 11.9. This is a very actively updated product!</p><p>So what is new with AmiKit 12?</p><p></p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="1036" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidujzAmtXaj7gPRze-9QfJ2cjQyX5NveDNkxFud9KVXVGOu7B0HvVLrSn7nAkyT1nGq4NJUF1THDRs0DP4UUuGvq9vPZ495MlAO6useYeYYIks5vkm7Oc0jG2Uy99-Jaz0lJFjMo5eQuL-_vaw8ns2221pA3BD46l4HXT8EAqmOCM8E_OCr4WgmYk/w640-h378/2023-03-18%2020_34_56-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></p><p></p><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>WHDLoad and most of other pre-installed games now run in full-window mode for better gaming experience. This makes a huge difference!</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>CopyMem operations are 5 times faster now thanks to using the native WinUAE code. This also means much smoother solid window moving and resizing. I have tested this, and noted the improvements when using multiple multitasking applications under Workbench.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>AmiKit now supports 8K resolution, along with 6K, 4K and the previous resolutions supported. (As an aside, with a real Amiga, even with the newest <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/11/zz9000-and-zz9000ax-cards-on-amiga-2000.html" target="_blank">zz9000 RTG Zorr</a><a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/11/zz9000-and-zz9000ax-cards-on-amiga-2000.html" target="_blank">o card</a> or <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/12/vampire-500-v2-part-1.html" target="_blank">Vampire 2</a>/<a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/08/pistorm-accelerator-with-amigaos-32-on.html" target="_blank">Pistorm</a> installed, 1080p Workbench output is the maximum possible!)</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGpU5Iv2jWr_i3I1Wvi1HF3wHFFeQoJpl4mj2JfYpwlLabtm7Q_ywLASnx7EwhLbeMsvLfOAm51KZx_VFdofPakRpBnMAfTdCKXdIc3aOJ6ZEkH9vk35JAdkFlV7YIiXzYMuRg1r6Jyc2GRhcBcWjzNN6avPIEn_rbhMEbPJiFMOH5mTc6f78H90/s797/2023-03-18%2023_15_09-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="797" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGpU5Iv2jWr_i3I1Wvi1HF3wHFFeQoJpl4mj2JfYpwlLabtm7Q_ywLASnx7EwhLbeMsvLfOAm51KZx_VFdofPakRpBnMAfTdCKXdIc3aOJ6ZEkH9vk35JAdkFlV7YIiXzYMuRg1r6Jyc2GRhcBcWjzNN6avPIEn_rbhMEbPJiFMOH5mTc6f78H90/w640-h354/2023-03-18%2023_15_09-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><div class="separator"><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><ul><li>Enhanced WinUAE/Amiberry emulation engine including optimized configuration for better stability, performance and gaming experience.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj432r0T7IWuzW4HgPahxm-Ehnn8cruuQopovcvfTVfGVhNKA87dxwUCwM9DiqNBmrzIUmxcEK4l1oiiKvwpV_pT-BecF7RFiuDx__xB1yzQehlOUSSzGV5IsNMP_qY1BwENR3YEaJmA2NfKfqya-tn2q_XLoXDZ0N0sA0hqxFAgQBr4wC5TV7bsUE/s1921/2023-03-18%2022_17_31-%5BAmiKit%5D%20-%20WinUAE%20Properties.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1921" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj432r0T7IWuzW4HgPahxm-Ehnn8cruuQopovcvfTVfGVhNKA87dxwUCwM9DiqNBmrzIUmxcEK4l1oiiKvwpV_pT-BecF7RFiuDx__xB1yzQehlOUSSzGV5IsNMP_qY1BwENR3YEaJmA2NfKfqya-tn2q_XLoXDZ0N0sA0hqxFAgQBr4wC5TV7bsUE/w640-h492/2023-03-18%2022_17_31-%5BAmiKit%5D%20-%20WinUAE%20Properties.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><ul><li>Support for the latest AmigaOS 3.2 Update 2 from Hyperion, alongside the existing supported AmigaOS versions and Amiga Forever. I installed Update 2 from Morpheuz - I did this in Windows 11 AmiKit 12 testing. </li></ul></div><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsmwvMMnDkQE5RaXpHf70-63cSvp1pYZNwoDcPs1rOYYrq6hX2ogcs4-CdlMEuxuWqMwhOrjvbclLOIeQjWcZ25UC7aLWzUf-5KPMHjuap4ylpQ6VOF9yByKHOup8KQJzwWnjjfvCPQ5u2VhGera4EAIBvUCbP38TpijEpwiIoc2ET7m8PNCIxq0/s970/2023-03-18%2021_43_03-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="970" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsmwvMMnDkQE5RaXpHf70-63cSvp1pYZNwoDcPs1rOYYrq6hX2ogcs4-CdlMEuxuWqMwhOrjvbclLOIeQjWcZ25UC7aLWzUf-5KPMHjuap4ylpQ6VOF9yByKHOup8KQJzwWnjjfvCPQ5u2VhGera4EAIBvUCbP38TpijEpwiIoc2ET7m8PNCIxq0/w640-h94/2023-03-18%2021_43_03-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwS5V7LGb_lI4ByfrwRchpqQPcv1AuIsODKNrwv3GCQe6q2eqXg03IdAwBk0t2gfhgMWY5oiMtOGBM_P_6QzEYDq3uOJ-8gkjQIYtVJtHuVtdoHiegXO3IlSQ3py_huFeZQZwcH9R6N5BJDo8rY9mlvkPCoA7Q2Bh5Hw2THnQSSsklKUYcqve7Jw/s642/2023-03-18%2021_31_49-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="642" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwS5V7LGb_lI4ByfrwRchpqQPcv1AuIsODKNrwv3GCQe6q2eqXg03IdAwBk0t2gfhgMWY5oiMtOGBM_P_6QzEYDq3uOJ-8gkjQIYtVJtHuVtdoHiegXO3IlSQ3py_huFeZQZwcH9R6N5BJDo8rY9mlvkPCoA7Q2Bh5Hw2THnQSSsklKUYcqve7Jw/w640-h316/2023-03-18%2021_31_49-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><div><br /></div><div><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">Just place the 3.2.2 update lha from Hyperion in the Rabbithole folder, and then start the upgrade from Morpheuz System Settings menu as below. The AmigaOS 3.2.2 update is detected and installs automatically, and works well!<br /></div><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pgRv0Qi7CZQeECpGtuGT2C5Xok-wmWmD-utlHEPU-BudDVCUHmnmyTfFqifyY7pTc3_L6FFb1RsNAOdocQV-t0rn4Ouu-bwKa4kqnxRdu6GflwcHgz4lWk1WQJ6vHwCKB8kRf_jLOIpPYuLJGPbDRvwEtfyPeCjx-AoY5znxESOxMwQ5nqL6i1Q/s650/2023-03-18%2021_41_31-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="650" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pgRv0Qi7CZQeECpGtuGT2C5Xok-wmWmD-utlHEPU-BudDVCUHmnmyTfFqifyY7pTc3_L6FFb1RsNAOdocQV-t0rn4Ouu-bwKa4kqnxRdu6GflwcHgz4lWk1WQJ6vHwCKB8kRf_jLOIpPYuLJGPbDRvwEtfyPeCjx-AoY5znxESOxMwQ5nqL6i1Q/w640-h146/2023-03-18%2021_41_31-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><ul><li>AmiKit has a new white & dark look. I like it a lot!</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcEWldX7n4vtdeWO05ps1OwGBuQ2ihppu5fXie9QV67MwNkpnTsB7PDDjts3x27TrfmY1-BzEs5ITa6M5ADMaJ04OGLJ17dB_NOF1NmjF7bHoLfC-UJb5WO_FJY0qkAjqh5KvAC8CTSA1hmRxarh2WOFYgrZ3xE1zhB4W4VAEXjtKyVGfLLRN2-k/s1922/2023-03-18%2022_22_54-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1922" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcEWldX7n4vtdeWO05ps1OwGBuQ2ihppu5fXie9QV67MwNkpnTsB7PDDjts3x27TrfmY1-BzEs5ITa6M5ADMaJ04OGLJ17dB_NOF1NmjF7bHoLfC-UJb5WO_FJY0qkAjqh5KvAC8CTSA1hmRxarh2WOFYgrZ3xE1zhB4W4VAEXjtKyVGfLLRN2-k/w640-h388/2023-03-18%2022_22_54-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><ul><li>There are 3 new theme presets - check them out with Morpheuz (as below). Besides the default Panther one, there is a green kitty one, as well as blue one showing High Tatras mountains in Slovakia.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEisiI4rFA7L5FP_wK80hOs08tT-9B6AGd3pnG4dZLCA2nBIbkRXmA56wVmbCMKpVpSIBfERik8oPrBvgBw9Y_E1Qpw6i1z_myrFY4Gngms0wXeG3Z1mrmm-3eYJOAxbHVU9_pkI9fwzcNnskUrkr-2oy7vCdhnhnfiNWgXIS35fEv4Fa8Wki-g-8/s603/2023-03-18%2021_33_34-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="603" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEisiI4rFA7L5FP_wK80hOs08tT-9B6AGd3pnG4dZLCA2nBIbkRXmA56wVmbCMKpVpSIBfERik8oPrBvgBw9Y_E1Qpw6i1z_myrFY4Gngms0wXeG3Z1mrmm-3eYJOAxbHVU9_pkI9fwzcNnskUrkr-2oy7vCdhnhnfiNWgXIS35fEv4Fa8Wki-g-8/w640-h414/2023-03-18%2021_33_34-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><ul><li>AmiKit has 2 exciting new old games included: An unofficial AGA remake of Turrican II - The Final Fight!, and a Colonization-style strategy game Settle The World. The Raspberry Pi version includes a third game called Mad TV.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaUgMmEXXD4nctQAbnd1ukq8QWW6Ob1k5yeX_iwe5D7Or_08LeSaPTKHZKmVEfr-BD5ToL9doi5wYL1JziChsS6MfZzcf-hUsliPZZzwbJPv-AjgqhSCGY_i-aJraeK8_WF6sDBc_dxxklj8jE1AFGwxaeUdDnMaS54S6FFfYow-sgz7htd2Mpic/s641/2023-03-18%2021_29_55-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="641" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaUgMmEXXD4nctQAbnd1ukq8QWW6Ob1k5yeX_iwe5D7Or_08LeSaPTKHZKmVEfr-BD5ToL9doi5wYL1JziChsS6MfZzcf-hUsliPZZzwbJPv-AjgqhSCGY_i-aJraeK8_WF6sDBc_dxxklj8jE1AFGwxaeUdDnMaS54S6FFfYow-sgz7htd2Mpic/w640-h510/2023-03-18%2021_29_55-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwM7QXhjZX0IPtIzaFQXH5NwYuS09XKMYCbOrLD2G6-Sjepy9z3aehr0j3HHqtqAYjRtFlG4q94KesfYhkUxkUCWA5dcXbrl-hEzsS1iNNboFrfDcwu9KNCuI5buvUqb-Lb93ubucAPZ3jFSlxE_80jvYa9rSr4TAMSwJAbS1PoLhAooGB-0NDAKU/s655/2023-03-18%2021_45_13-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="655" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwM7QXhjZX0IPtIzaFQXH5NwYuS09XKMYCbOrLD2G6-Sjepy9z3aehr0j3HHqtqAYjRtFlG4q94KesfYhkUxkUCWA5dcXbrl-hEzsS1iNNboFrfDcwu9KNCuI5buvUqb-Lb93ubucAPZ3jFSlxE_80jvYa9rSr4TAMSwJAbS1PoLhAooGB-0NDAKU/w640-h516/2023-03-18%2021_45_13-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></div> </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>MousoMeter, a very interesting tool measuring the distance you make with your mouse is running in background now. How many kilometers can you make? Press Ctrl+Alt+m to find out. And then RightAmiga+a (while the MouseMeter window is active) for some really funny statistics. Just don't forget to calibrate your mouse first!</li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuAUjaDzbvbu4RV97-EK526abqp1a-bbmlRh0hxf0V6raTiZllSNFskZDhAm5MrSWNgOucBni21Nz6Vi4E3xCiuFTI3PJ2U_B9d2VtXhY-u0h9mWfhhvftptNgtmMly95bmGjLEaFmpuBltPaMwGKfPdcYGNyGXeTQev98eIqbqlEIDPRZmbsYnM/s613/2023-03-18%2021_35_44-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="613" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuAUjaDzbvbu4RV97-EK526abqp1a-bbmlRh0hxf0V6raTiZllSNFskZDhAm5MrSWNgOucBni21Nz6Vi4E3xCiuFTI3PJ2U_B9d2VtXhY-u0h9mWfhhvftptNgtmMly95bmGjLEaFmpuBltPaMwGKfPdcYGNyGXeTQev98eIqbqlEIDPRZmbsYnM/w640-h578/2023-03-18%2021_35_44-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Overall system responsiveness is improved especially if using CPU intensive tasks. Just enable "Executive" in new <b>Morpheuz > System Settings > Startup Manager</b>. IMPORTANT: Be advised that not all programs might run as expected with Executive enabled.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgdBk5sRVs1qiIV4QvxVmjhxStFP_kzzHLqtxBFrsdpm3ITZW52awDOSO-BiR-KitmPaFX8e3KOVprXaUySWbP0V6NBqcZBGkfVzXyBXx2jrsjAiWXNqgEoZOcAZlIPWtrhyG1mLhUuiChxRvCgyf1xDZYSeyTu-ABUjo3UHhmw_G9RQJ5wBPpzs/s797/2023-03-18%2021_37_26-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgdBk5sRVs1qiIV4QvxVmjhxStFP_kzzHLqtxBFrsdpm3ITZW52awDOSO-BiR-KitmPaFX8e3KOVprXaUySWbP0V6NBqcZBGkfVzXyBXx2jrsjAiWXNqgEoZOcAZlIPWtrhyG1mLhUuiChxRvCgyf1xDZYSeyTu-ABUjo3UHhmw_G9RQJ5wBPpzs/w384-h640/2023-03-18%2021_37_26-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="384" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>New Morpheuz 12, the tool allowing you to fine-tune system and visual settings to your preference.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRY24K5SDWebM7T0Y14bdCRk6qpLNglq7udazSgsa9zoF24tztr6B3tSvHif_mPG9w8t4Cz9MWpu8u2vLuS7vTeSZGyucjJ5xaLj-6C4jielaoZdou5eoMUw8BgEejnQV5jORWa39ABYT79U7-JpW7ee2-P9BlV0emqv-m3cukhCs3rC3k5Z_bvA/s462/2023-03-18%2021_50_23-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="462" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRY24K5SDWebM7T0Y14bdCRk6qpLNglq7udazSgsa9zoF24tztr6B3tSvHif_mPG9w8t4Cz9MWpu8u2vLuS7vTeSZGyucjJ5xaLj-6C4jielaoZdou5eoMUw8BgEejnQV5jORWa39ABYT79U7-JpW7ee2-P9BlV0emqv-m3cukhCs3rC3k5Z_bvA/w640-h284/2023-03-18%2021_50_23-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Many DOpus FileTypes have been enhanced, including the Essentials menu.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu-p407tm_6NBTJ40yaM8f64R5LO6kgHyQ4FGavE4DhUdJQEqdG68f3BbhNRr7_OyK6u-A38lC3D86UVR81beQsP3modu0mWDfwGoK0cRlD_llrcQJeys8ipyJjTo_KlQvFea2gb2G9mJZYV6xB88XtynDCoW4qxJP6LycXfJ75SH-8omTLghZU8/s292/2023-03-18%2021_56_35-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="246" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu-p407tm_6NBTJ40yaM8f64R5LO6kgHyQ4FGavE4DhUdJQEqdG68f3BbhNRr7_OyK6u-A38lC3D86UVR81beQsP3modu0mWDfwGoK0cRlD_llrcQJeys8ipyJjTo_KlQvFea2gb2G9mJZYV6xB88XtynDCoW4qxJP6LycXfJ75SH-8omTLghZU8/w337-h400/2023-03-18%2021_56_35-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="337" /></a></div><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Included special version of AmiKick (Windows only) can now recognize almost all AmigaOS Kickstart ROMs including 3.2.2. Just double-click some to display details or even extract ROM modules from it!</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvScu0FWgaUsKcW7rMNCZFb7v438oQXZXq_wdZ4F_BjAb9SHD5IlK676JTobkcK7IP_rrwsz_EbQfdjR-277t6UoUdXb9Amkhvb79fEjPJpIvJrEsUdy0ekvH2nHLCl2skeGZs46OPTPjx0z54yc9lbTWh3yqtIOMyqKkfE7EKXUE4bPZ6MvpnCd4/s717/2023-03-19%2001_14_16-AmiKick%201.12.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="676" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvScu0FWgaUsKcW7rMNCZFb7v438oQXZXq_wdZ4F_BjAb9SHD5IlK676JTobkcK7IP_rrwsz_EbQfdjR-277t6UoUdXb9Amkhvb79fEjPJpIvJrEsUdy0ekvH2nHLCl2skeGZs46OPTPjx0z54yc9lbTWh3yqtIOMyqKkfE7EKXUE4bPZ6MvpnCd4/w604-h640/2023-03-19%2001_14_16-AmiKick%201.12.png" width="604" /></a></div><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>For increased security, AmiKit doesn't reveal that it runs under emulation anymore.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>New software has been added such as RNOTunes (using dark theme):</li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98HZG44Q1atY17Q4J1CLRF546anZx94viTSjNcczkiAwdJ1D7NdolK4MD8bydg5peyTy-hGYPDnrlu8jdsutDXkxl4SWGGbLSjkuHUhhULyWpyEM1mIZqvpf0E0_17Uy90V4-7GDQ4OcoTOZ9OotZMLCcujZkAHjgGh2PECzqDSATGtnepbPGBnA/s1840/2023-03-18%2021_53_04-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Hippoplayer latest 2023 version with MP3 support, latest Hollywood Player 10 and many more.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM75xrvWQFm_ruiL-L1yiVOibT8JyupxiJquDmtPwUrCYv8kAknPN8DAevgDUxlprc2jhZW0-FGKw2kl-Q_b793bTYE1e7_lFW4c3zdAhtcpCvC5w--sGDkk2nFlNwhkJB1EuFJJgpnNNE8jaGlGHK486sYpjOGOvgLycudHZdPoPLVBZd8_XdNM8/s1308/2023-03-18%2022_27_40-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1308" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM75xrvWQFm_ruiL-L1yiVOibT8JyupxiJquDmtPwUrCYv8kAknPN8DAevgDUxlprc2jhZW0-FGKw2kl-Q_b793bTYE1e7_lFW4c3zdAhtcpCvC5w--sGDkk2nFlNwhkJB1EuFJJgpnNNE8jaGlGHK486sYpjOGOvgLycudHZdPoPLVBZd8_XdNM8/w640-h274/2023-03-18%2022_27_40-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5glLm61wNROwz69PG4vMF9ec0IaxE4UuW-UbqQu9G6k_gUagW6gx3eLa6vqVoio9q0R1oi3ppB29BG2uM4Sp9knw1ZMe9iKHeiqNkgaONooYu1UB7rUy4zAjPxgRs2YsmgUYescapcyRpIW1y4DTEmkl_pF8ynuTBuId2L2OCpKf041xem_mhHg/s1146/2023-03-18%2022_28_33-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="1146" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5glLm61wNROwz69PG4vMF9ec0IaxE4UuW-UbqQu9G6k_gUagW6gx3eLa6vqVoio9q0R1oi3ppB29BG2uM4Sp9knw1ZMe9iKHeiqNkgaONooYu1UB7rUy4zAjPxgRs2YsmgUYescapcyRpIW1y4DTEmkl_pF8ynuTBuId2L2OCpKf041xem_mhHg/w640-h320/2023-03-18%2022_28_33-%5BAmiKit.uae%5D%20-%20WinUAE.png" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Although not new, I also covered in a <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2023/03/greaseweazle-v4-using-real-amiga-disks.html" target="_blank">previous blog post that Greaseweazle V4 works perfectly under AmiKit 12</a>, allowing me to load real Amiga floppy disks under AmiKit 12, and install applications from real floppy disks too! It works perfectly on the Raspberry Pi also, as I tested <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/08/checkmate-1500-mini-case-build-with.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Below I am installing Deluxe Paint V onto AmiKit 12 on Windows 11, directly reading from a real original Amiga Deluxe Paint V floppy disk set I have, with connected Greaseweazle V4 hardware via USB. Really awesome we can do this in 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WKFDkxzN6rIDI7xd3D48_H-gfYAJI1RaO-lzM2sSun1sDdw8ZyYv_k16yU-ZrGtUxw9Ia62i_hzNnkeDWEvK2UA3T_tT6OsNLxc-ChPJ49I51KLIMZSsJY74FMICVjEz1H4u3XpzkudlHKP8FJeGWUch-O3J_2I0TK5CELeyNDfJxX9E_ERWP5g/s4032/IMG_0791%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WKFDkxzN6rIDI7xd3D48_H-gfYAJI1RaO-lzM2sSun1sDdw8ZyYv_k16yU-ZrGtUxw9Ia62i_hzNnkeDWEvK2UA3T_tT6OsNLxc-ChPJ49I51KLIMZSsJY74FMICVjEz1H4u3XpzkudlHKP8FJeGWUch-O3J_2I0TK5CELeyNDfJxX9E_ERWP5g/w480-h640/IMG_0791%20(1).jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>The full list of changes in AmiKit 12 across all versions is covered in the official changelog <a href="http://file.amiga.sk/amikit/doc/changelog_win.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div></div><p>You can purchase the latest AmiKit 12 software from <a href="https://www.amikit.amiga.sk/store" target="_blank">AmiKit's website</a>, with a number of subscription options as below. </p><p>You can even buy a synthetic leather USB stick with your AmiKit 12 installers on it, ready to install! If you already have an active subscription, you can download this latest version 12 at no extra charge from the Live Update in AmiKit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw2iVrIUUzQ3Dbzm8wRtVOUNYRPDIOzBMC3lA49dwXCt2R3nsGrKszpIY1vst08FNTQo--K_5-qSlEgBUWIhToSVPMC0m8j0lWwbaKpNKI3w46MfHHb8qaFgLDe8j8SrzsMPnBpVtpDONiYFZzaoVtUcElBbQK2uedkltDFE8DLf54k1Yl-1GIKU/s1863/2023-03-18%2021_03_52-Amiga%20on%20Windows_Mac_Linux%20_%20AmiKit%20-%20Modern%20Retro%20Amiga%20and%203%20more%20pages%20-%20Pers.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw2iVrIUUzQ3Dbzm8wRtVOUNYRPDIOzBMC3lA49dwXCt2R3nsGrKszpIY1vst08FNTQo--K_5-qSlEgBUWIhToSVPMC0m8j0lWwbaKpNKI3w46MfHHb8qaFgLDe8j8SrzsMPnBpVtpDONiYFZzaoVtUcElBbQK2uedkltDFE8DLf54k1Yl-1GIKU/w516-h640/2023-03-18%2021_03_52-Amiga%20on%20Windows_Mac_Linux%20_%20AmiKit%20-%20Modern%20Retro%20Amiga%20and%203%20more%20pages%20-%20Pers.png" width="516" /></a></div><br /><p>I have covered builds of AmiKit for Windows, MacOS and Raspberry Pi <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/08/checkmate-1500-mini-case-build-with.html" target="_blank">many times on this blog</a>, so for something different let's look at installing AmiKit XE v12 on Linux instead!</p><p>I decided to install AmiKit XE 12 on my Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon build PC, a Dell Optiplex 7810 Tower PC I bought second hand in 2021. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDo0iugVIcsE-rxzv1ZwbrQdrQmwOZeh9UhBtwqXydyz-QlVkF_1xjwmxnzXvDi56wmXGlcPDBr0Z7sgwWyc8xqzHWCE7Ga9LGzKBtf_jbXyKNIzC5OgfPFtI9dVOaDtv9LxKjEfv8KzVdvLRLEaLc33OwsMfkqtGw_UDCuS9vdTx5azS4PpgQ6c/s4032/IMG_9718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDo0iugVIcsE-rxzv1ZwbrQdrQmwOZeh9UhBtwqXydyz-QlVkF_1xjwmxnzXvDi56wmXGlcPDBr0Z7sgwWyc8xqzHWCE7Ga9LGzKBtf_jbXyKNIzC5OgfPFtI9dVOaDtv9LxKjEfv8KzVdvLRLEaLc33OwsMfkqtGw_UDCuS9vdTx5azS4PpgQ6c/w480-h640/IMG_9718.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The specs of the machine are below and I covered the original linux build of this machine in more detail in a <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2021/02/linux-mint-v201-on-my-new-dell.html" target="_blank">blog post here.</a><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDtmZ5UARu7uM6-dK2Fitt_wMbHhsE6wmzflTuC1as3PmAgMZreThOkPJBD4MKUGzhp4lzpRI6Zuw26uMUJJ4EVVUesATNzi6aC4f__i6wKLPEptLuIBhO3y9xd9uNCN6DNlf0m8xue-odom5jZslrCTuvYQYGoUmZlwe7-6MliYLkcb6b352sHQ/s802/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-18%2023-36-35.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="802" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDtmZ5UARu7uM6-dK2Fitt_wMbHhsE6wmzflTuC1as3PmAgMZreThOkPJBD4MKUGzhp4lzpRI6Zuw26uMUJJ4EVVUesATNzi6aC4f__i6wKLPEptLuIBhO3y9xd9uNCN6DNlf0m8xue-odom5jZslrCTuvYQYGoUmZlwe7-6MliYLkcb6b352sHQ/w640-h504/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-18%2023-36-35.png" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>As AmiKit was not installed on it yet, I downloaded the AmiKit XE v11.5 linux install files as the base version onto my rather cool limited edition Crystal USB stick I bought in an earlier AmiKit version. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1Uo8dRDMpMRNFUP4UZH9aYaGCBU9xHZyHHKIzbDUSEKpuYJHpn07rJG5YUuLf9UOwxczIeFUd-kgIM_M0z1jDhIbwCP2USBNlbb6lN6-7ZXaPzBmkKBFo06VAYD6aiIo2W8xEJPTIzWBXfygNGSpqn1czJABWuvR-UVpqp3_OPYyoUEpmHRaZBg/s4032/IMG_0642.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1Uo8dRDMpMRNFUP4UZH9aYaGCBU9xHZyHHKIzbDUSEKpuYJHpn07rJG5YUuLf9UOwxczIeFUd-kgIM_M0z1jDhIbwCP2USBNlbb6lN6-7ZXaPzBmkKBFo06VAYD6aiIo2W8xEJPTIzWBXfygNGSpqn1czJABWuvR-UVpqp3_OPYyoUEpmHRaZBg/w480-h640/IMG_0642.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>As AmiKit 11.5 is a subscription product, there have been many updates to the base version as mentioned, with the most recent version being v11.9. Now we have 12.0!</p><p>I already have the required Amiga Forever DVD iso image, which I have covered how to create in previous blog posts (if you bought the download-only version of Amiga Forever as a Windows MSI file )</p><p>There is also a process to get the iso file for Amiga Forever in Linux, which is covered in the installation guide PDF included with the Linux installation files for AmiKit.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXpmg4cWv2zXMFpTBHI51lKQJIlNhYUjK8vpvUXmKeSPTg4AxsANVqLT4w-h3j1jNiEcdc3ZsApyXytK0EITx8rqXjwA6MpkBIw-EnUwU7ophV09PIlKPozG4mdSwF68wJTUWkR2MRFFj9kdogfc-PN_LxRkAocmqbofxC4VasjFFi7HsuCgg3Ms/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-18-33.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXpmg4cWv2zXMFpTBHI51lKQJIlNhYUjK8vpvUXmKeSPTg4AxsANVqLT4w-h3j1jNiEcdc3ZsApyXytK0EITx8rqXjwA6MpkBIw-EnUwU7ophV09PIlKPozG4mdSwF68wJTUWkR2MRFFj9kdogfc-PN_LxRkAocmqbofxC4VasjFFi7HsuCgg3Ms/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-18-33.png" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>For the installation under Linux, we need to have the free software PlayOnLinux installed on our Linux 64bit system, which I already have in place as I used the commercial product called CrossOver to install Windows applications and games under Linux.</p><p>In reality the MacOS and Linux versions of AmiKit are really the Windows version, setup to work under PlayOnLinux under MacOS and Linux. </p><p>With PlayOnLinux launched, I can get started with the installation as per the instructions in the PDF included with the package.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="515" height="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiI2TQjf9n4raMgmRQjvm7xlXlTyibE4sanp5Hc5xt1F3QlrdXpl57eEieGv125ruU44ZzRy2w6LZy0Ay9ZBdDEJXXw8bI5py-CkfP3vYTE5a-LzM-FGF9IBtBjEESxbGubgS0DLad1cK7hi5nqDyMN0Vn1uEIkYRN2dvV6P39TAtkDV-mnkxaEo/w640-h559/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-53-41.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>After running AmiKit XE I get the launcher, which looks the same as the Windows and MacOS versions.</p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-aN1gA0s8sh9u3JV0XOmR6HKpylSv2LW1BTLX1EQRELkDyJnre9Wq7pjqfQmaSYXQS9zQsdixu8SWaNcd1vZLG0cGpHThgDFhLJp06LRZMeBbVSBYloVhMBwI6PqFewu86PSxWdD2ZYe-_g-pDviXQ9PI9kTjH_PUBOyNmqcB9xvJ4eO-UAfCtV0/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-55-43.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></p><div>On initial launch we walk through the installation process for AmiKit, same as we would on Windows too.</div><div><br /><p> <img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="642" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0XYrI05aNHM1ATA7_Ufm0JTSDPkElGJzwJqrLA4rw73UPJJrn3a7qGNrozb_S0ksG4UzKO_YqVR9qNgaiP54IThC-fI0gdyaKORaUiV7NJ7m0seIYbMYwlKrfsRgHhHV9uct8OdkiuBYhFdy_Yj4FeYDupfLFt8RdWYe-crOld_xzK-IR0fnQNc/w640-h530/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-56-33.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></p></div><div>I then attached the Amiga forever iso file to the CD drive configuration in WinUAE as per the instructions in the Quick Guide.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CwNFU9Q1My52D5IrfbfWtN1jUSAXraXyB55YjlZf5nicvSm63diCxs_QGhb1wVtbrDJV7N53BBTYiFiOekfrZzzTqm3dOrWSMGhk0sMAhw8xauvWj-GtDlZdaJxV8l9WuvQKnJVy0DaJwDduICco9z47-eFRDPDeOgMwdSQ6anzdoZntIMkwY8w/s796/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-57-38.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="796" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CwNFU9Q1My52D5IrfbfWtN1jUSAXraXyB55YjlZf5nicvSm63diCxs_QGhb1wVtbrDJV7N53BBTYiFiOekfrZzzTqm3dOrWSMGhk0sMAhw8xauvWj-GtDlZdaJxV8l9WuvQKnJVy0DaJwDduICco9z47-eFRDPDeOgMwdSQ6anzdoZntIMkwY8w/w640-h488/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-57-38.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K7kZLQI6QtR0uu-gOjuOxhT65tax4E1Ftc197Q3ynMauusgWl6jWvRcRY9REn4RG4IH7wAS8tiD-5Y-eecSdzv61CwkNf_EIMPdJyN4u290H3yDfuH6o_rMvOqTSkb9NrC30vXqxbwbP-nC83o0J7iffR828d92qNaIxk7xZ4zdXx7KdD0O0QVQ/s662/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-57-27.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="662" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0K7kZLQI6QtR0uu-gOjuOxhT65tax4E1Ftc197Q3ynMauusgWl6jWvRcRY9REn4RG4IH7wAS8tiD-5Y-eecSdzv61CwkNf_EIMPdJyN4u290H3yDfuH6o_rMvOqTSkb9NrC30vXqxbwbP-nC83o0J7iffR828d92qNaIxk7xZ4zdXx7KdD0O0QVQ/w640-h502/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-57-27.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>That done, the installation process detected the Amiga Forever iso file and begins the installation process. This process is unchange in AmiKit 12, so the 11.5 install shown here is basically the same.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="642" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCEXe4ZJujvNttGiGkdDOCIfw5xIjrehfOIy4spsYtE5CqWuNuIiaFqrt9vQQpGWFqXTtjvLSNGxFrhhOEyVkAqfmozLxK5sn5WI9vwaB0MmC6BvVf9So3eLq9LW8HwDOSOPwVzAv3ZC6_KqP0cvjSMFzghS21I3_EC92f_9N76A0VrF_a7VxN2Y/w640-h530/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-58-40.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="642" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4fvr2yrKxs3IDTsMl9hiRMSnnFUdy4aZX8cRqE7emM0rFq2uhqZwAwucyw2RgLILDdSyX-U90PYQYGtkkKxr99ouZCe2D12iMjAJUHc-q5ayxLyEfZChWq3EhwspK35e6ozTM0bjePFD0RadSViLrVlA0yIu_H_wcJu2mBhmPZm6oHcGEaLJRYY/w640-h530/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2015-58-50.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>It then prompts for the screen mode, which I set at 1920x1080 as my Linux PC is using a 1080p screen. On my Mac Pro I use 3K, and 4K under Windows 11.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="802" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQiW3sxhDQ0u6a8gGkU1HIURRAGQyA2VKH20pNwaZUJ8rBgFfFlOmsGQHOhOg8eL4gfzoZC0vYDuyj2DaluLMvbPIiFDq42Uz87UmNujU4gP4Mu-_KGLwHf7Jnf-d9PjxalFDwqg7I-dNv95VKU-O_R8xcz1ayjAg9KALjCB3CKI76ewU7LcN6fs/w640-h520/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2016-06-17.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>All done, and ready to restart to see the AmiKit Amiga system for the first time!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="802" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwprfsQOAIq4IxkYhkXttvZy4nuA6I0IzhZcjqMHIVxl6ZEWz0nkY6FS5wTHjug_mNmZCnwmG3dRw5ulC163I5wIIwAKFfbHZfCLKZOld3nMwzLnQUDbFRMr3j08mYU8AGeh2JqWBEZIQTTBQU-1GPgXdUDWyqGFBgohbmNUKRtK5lzFl2QCDF7c/w640-h520/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2016-06-35.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>On boot, I get the AmiKit 11.5 Workbench and download the additional software when prompted. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0WNQ86YHk3hGEo13FYtf1Qtd3mE2MtxHD8n3JPmhjy1yBCCylHUKXQ_Nfnf6rWnv9nC6akbqa7PMrTkozg8JRmnvg5Uly6YtPNYH-8YhHoaNyy0pUk7DAbiEMScnjNBdMcHxpE4acjbsfox7jhAIHt1OgjDg7fZE6an3HyOy5pAKQvpe6tp2z_s/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2016-07-06.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0WNQ86YHk3hGEo13FYtf1Qtd3mE2MtxHD8n3JPmhjy1yBCCylHUKXQ_Nfnf6rWnv9nC6akbqa7PMrTkozg8JRmnvg5Uly6YtPNYH-8YhHoaNyy0pUk7DAbiEMScnjNBdMcHxpE4acjbsfox7jhAIHt1OgjDg7fZE6an3HyOy5pAKQvpe6tp2z_s/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2016-07-06.png" width="640" /></a></div><div></div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>But of course we want to run AmiKit 12, so I need to update this. </div><div> </div><div>But before I do that, I need to fix the sound. Specifically, the absence of it in WinUAE under linux. I should stress that this is not a AmiKit issue, but a WinUAE issue under Linux Mint - It doesn't detect the sound driver at all - it is greyed out completely.</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNBwoUrbyCimmMpeZHNMld_kY6b8GRvcH4tW0mo490_DsiPwnFzAruZ1OZJLANNs8MzuGcEzSStj7Nsk8cXoIS8_4DWTtSvar12-K8hE30YwZpFcL5xXOpkEDDgwcvBQGSDT3qx07iefojmpxAR6N5HXTIS60AUj47aRwupPK7009J9aReWKln0w/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2016-14-16.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNBwoUrbyCimmMpeZHNMld_kY6b8GRvcH4tW0mo490_DsiPwnFzAruZ1OZJLANNs8MzuGcEzSStj7Nsk8cXoIS8_4DWTtSvar12-K8hE30YwZpFcL5xXOpkEDDgwcvBQGSDT3qx07iefojmpxAR6N5HXTIS60AUj47aRwupPK7009J9aReWKln0w/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2016-14-16.png" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div>After some mucking around, I worked out that I needed to run the 64bit version of WinUAE under Linux Mint 20, rather than the default 32bit version setup by AmiKit under Linux. </div><div><br /></div><div>For this very reason, there is a 64bit version of the WinUAE 4.9.1 executable located in the AmiKit folder under PlayonLinux virtual folder in Linux as shown below. I renamed winuae.exe to winuae32.exe and copied and renamed the 64bit version to winuae.exe. </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JTOKVh9OMGYfohHdWk9kAMPmUOlYYqh_VQgVKGSVcXkMBMKxsepkb5fhDJS3yXM-wW8xSZ6pfYzXdjlNZrU2eETIeHIYMLuNYt7IjTCiEK7gpyg-qLFJ_lbipjYcU34QsT4F5TrcMl4ra6RTLtFA6Tty4b4nDhX3Qr0eEqr1wCGxlh124387wwo/s1281/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-18%2023-58-47.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="1281" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JTOKVh9OMGYfohHdWk9kAMPmUOlYYqh_VQgVKGSVcXkMBMKxsepkb5fhDJS3yXM-wW8xSZ6pfYzXdjlNZrU2eETIeHIYMLuNYt7IjTCiEK7gpyg-qLFJ_lbipjYcU34QsT4F5TrcMl4ra6RTLtFA6Tty4b4nDhX3Qr0eEqr1wCGxlh124387wwo/w640-h192/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-18%2023-58-47.png" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div>Once I did that, and relaunched AmiKit XE from PlayOnLinux, the sound worked fine under AmiKit 11.5 using Linux Mint 20. I hope this tip helps others who run Linux and encounter this issue.</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QlBr0Y9WDOCoz4k3E2rVVC3LTj3uTzBluJStQKH5LbuqYUykiGvh91c6dcBRuCjNndkpOpv9cJCCD_FYtsnkd-vPgzBDi1Rjccd8AZ9Q2wKSejSUzbeNEZ44DBljhjVIUCubGutIABPfgsnBtcfqfzj66BOTqYX3Jce2PkhE9LqQ-khe1eN9b7w/s795/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-18%2023-53-50.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="795" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QlBr0Y9WDOCoz4k3E2rVVC3LTj3uTzBluJStQKH5LbuqYUykiGvh91c6dcBRuCjNndkpOpv9cJCCD_FYtsnkd-vPgzBDi1Rjccd8AZ9Q2wKSejSUzbeNEZ44DBljhjVIUCubGutIABPfgsnBtcfqfzj66BOTqYX3Jce2PkhE9LqQ-khe1eN9b7w/w640-h488/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-18%2023-53-50.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfVncCeEDejRXtBAVn3t_Jc1f6zKpt1BtthumW6bLgiEBwqUzGXhtKZCelVmoKwbBTQnJiCoaO_uAkC1wfWHld5w6Sao1vN95B_2aJiz9TR7aDPYkVE55AETAXOPrHKEZkd8mndydCL06_NQW_kTIx0_4CwAPC4SnuZtkteEFqIP7a-XlP-Op7kw/s796/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-18%2023-54-09.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="796" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfVncCeEDejRXtBAVn3t_Jc1f6zKpt1BtthumW6bLgiEBwqUzGXhtKZCelVmoKwbBTQnJiCoaO_uAkC1wfWHld5w6Sao1vN95B_2aJiz9TR7aDPYkVE55AETAXOPrHKEZkd8mndydCL06_NQW_kTIx0_4CwAPC4SnuZtkteEFqIP7a-XlP-Op7kw/w640-h484/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-18%2023-54-09.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><div>I then moved on to enter my subscription details into the Live Update program in AmiKit so I could download and upgrade from 11.5 to AmiKit 11.9. The updates went fine, and I was soon running 11.9 and ready to upgrade to AmiKit 12.</div><div><br /></div><div>AmiKit 12 is also installed via the Live Update tool in AmiKit, and is installed via an automated process, so no further work is needed! </div><div> </div><div>Once completed, the AmiKit 12 desktop appears and the intro video explaining the new features appears. I can then start to play with the new version!</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QV33kp4ksmO2qd6bZiRXaKy6bcS2gtVVRnjLMvEvI4GhNK_Zuw6wfAtljykzdNkMWqwT2sv0bUlvIUEdgsLY-ko6_SPLFhL0MPlTCODNNtwx9PGTcAQlXU5xSWhut1FM2q-0SH4LyPcRRP4vgiYOF3ouqnmaRxWUAJfnNlBhe7W_4vlPTEIs1Og/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-19%2000-11-35.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QV33kp4ksmO2qd6bZiRXaKy6bcS2gtVVRnjLMvEvI4GhNK_Zuw6wfAtljykzdNkMWqwT2sv0bUlvIUEdgsLY-ko6_SPLFhL0MPlTCODNNtwx9PGTcAQlXU5xSWhut1FM2q-0SH4LyPcRRP4vgiYOF3ouqnmaRxWUAJfnNlBhe7W_4vlPTEIs1Og/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-19%2000-11-35.png" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div>I tried out Hippoplayer 2023 latest version (as shown earlier in this blog post), and the other new applications included (also shown earlier). </div><div> </div><div>I then took some time to try out some other games I didn't try before, like Diablo. I would never have believed we would have this game on Amiga, and yet, here it is.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfB9tHho8WZlCdlLrCbwjPkznQrtuX4Ypi3MI2Ha8ReudjRLjSd7dnYIc_v9YZzo9HLY53Ymi0BC0gDzTW30kOKJ-TZ4GyDdHfQzvfPJPODg5EujNHVqB62RJRdwFUyALdd-LzT6gxlxEarieW3QUcL5gW4JKjkhaQqToG_OzKiEhOmPwgiU6J1k/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-12%2023-02-04.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfB9tHho8WZlCdlLrCbwjPkznQrtuX4Ypi3MI2Ha8ReudjRLjSd7dnYIc_v9YZzo9HLY53Ymi0BC0gDzTW30kOKJ-TZ4GyDdHfQzvfPJPODg5EujNHVqB62RJRdwFUyALdd-LzT6gxlxEarieW3QUcL5gW4JKjkhaQqToG_OzKiEhOmPwgiU6J1k/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-12%2023-02-04.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The heavily customised AmiStart menu unhides a pile of games, applications, utilities and settings, all easily launched from the start menu. No need to go hunting through drawers anymore!<br /></div><div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieqYR50a9TbhIauma0kwK63Q8whKNkTaykOA3fJI_Fa_4LJnYDRI62MM4Jqr5O19BFOvwpcBHdG41CyIsYjbfLHVcjtTUjtQ-dEzYWILaSZheiZNvWiA2yN7RTy5LuLWn3tb4KV-etDx3PjEOFIZyaftxO9g-HQYakFHsDbHpSwfqh62dfBzkSt4/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-16%2019-04-01.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjieqYR50a9TbhIauma0kwK63Q8whKNkTaykOA3fJI_Fa_4LJnYDRI62MM4Jqr5O19BFOvwpcBHdG41CyIsYjbfLHVcjtTUjtQ-dEzYWILaSZheiZNvWiA2yN7RTy5LuLWn3tb4KV-etDx3PjEOFIZyaftxO9g-HQYakFHsDbHpSwfqh62dfBzkSt4/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-16%2019-04-01.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhS2Z0V1f4Nvd8Quhuwvch04YVTQ5mwObIEJ5YASKw4uVO0NLAfb-R8B1Pzo1HHZJUeH5FsgnSg8fkPXUls2cR4lb-FU9hwWpMS4RspnCJwpHAniLeXNVtVnkmrgv8DFuSql9tDCuRPiJi6L7GSEspbG78sFnwbzeK2nx378FUL56MUi-0OJZZLU/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-16%2019-04-21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhS2Z0V1f4Nvd8Quhuwvch04YVTQ5mwObIEJ5YASKw4uVO0NLAfb-R8B1Pzo1HHZJUeH5FsgnSg8fkPXUls2cR4lb-FU9hwWpMS4RspnCJwpHAniLeXNVtVnkmrgv8DFuSql9tDCuRPiJi6L7GSEspbG78sFnwbzeK2nx378FUL56MUi-0OJZZLU/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-16%2019-04-21.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><p></p></div><div></div><div>Don't forgot to Press F12 and configure the Game port settings to use your game controller so you can play games using a proper joystick in the AmiKit 12 Amiga emulation!</div><div><br /></div><div>I also fired up iBrowse web browser (time limited demo version - the commercial version is being updated still in 2023 and is available <a href="https://www.ibrowse-dev.net/" target="_blank">here</a>). </div><div> </div><div>Using it, I could quickly connect to <a href="http://aminet.net/" target="_blank">Aminet</a> as I have since 1994, to try out the latest Amiga software under AmiKit 12. The internet connectivity is all configured out of the box. Netsurf and AWeb web browsers are also available in AmiKit 12.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTz8jHnjizsaYIRQjPyyXC0FP0f2sIOTJC_1idC5sSbg5CzcTrZH2IOgT4PtHfH5LBshH0BlWSACOIGKld3B9WDBDTj6sVP20FYLC1K6OeeswDb6DaXlr76IBJbDSuJVtMhKqz0HP1GHbhL2lUjIosqTDHkIqzDx6pAbX0FBRZWw6_JN1F8K5Pus/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2018-08-08.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTz8jHnjizsaYIRQjPyyXC0FP0f2sIOTJC_1idC5sSbg5CzcTrZH2IOgT4PtHfH5LBshH0BlWSACOIGKld3B9WDBDTj6sVP20FYLC1K6OeeswDb6DaXlr76IBJbDSuJVtMhKqz0HP1GHbhL2lUjIosqTDHkIqzDx6pAbX0FBRZWw6_JN1F8K5Pus/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2018-08-08.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div>The AmiKit 12 integration of the host os using RabbitHole to launch applications from the host OS is great. If you auto-hide the Linux Mate taskbar (I didn't sorry!), it will look seamless.<div></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4Lb859dDMO9nAr9X43FIEtgJW-a34gN0Fa1QB917xRXNf_99U2T5beu4NV2e0wnLFgYVBb-11s8G_yfJN7w0VeJMXqMGdWDIy0OHuTVpkWaNVIjrHJiZIr3kzBCmGAljmlswJw4sgJ8L0_58MBpWwfqXMHF28DQzl5ZPfhh3vzcctoi9FfGeXrk/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2019-22-59.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4Lb859dDMO9nAr9X43FIEtgJW-a34gN0Fa1QB917xRXNf_99U2T5beu4NV2e0wnLFgYVBb-11s8G_yfJN7w0VeJMXqMGdWDIy0OHuTVpkWaNVIjrHJiZIr3kzBCmGAljmlswJw4sgJ8L0_58MBpWwfqXMHF28DQzl5ZPfhh3vzcctoi9FfGeXrk/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-02-19%2019-22-59.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Having native os applications run over the top of the AmiKit environment means that
you can use AmiKit 12 as your main operating environment on your modern
computer, and just launch programs from Linux/Windows/MacOS/Pi 4B as
needed directly from AmiKit 12! </div><div><br /></div></div><div>Adding additional programs to RabbitHole to suit your needs is straightforward too - just copy an existing script file in the Rabbithole directory, right click and edit it to point winlaunch to the host os application you want to run.</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxIGQ3tKApsaToLLmKQptsVmp-c6ZrreK5u3ZTb5FG6oFssRlayeVmwBhyosMaQuk_ljv4RyX7ePXap9szPoKLUVN3duuAguPtcf0_HVA9RHpD7cxSjZG5WodVDQlBP5fsD646cENaw0NQ9U-tUNaReYTnicN_XZ4gHlAFY7eyahacn3cMBNaSJ0/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-19%2000-13-12.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxIGQ3tKApsaToLLmKQptsVmp-c6ZrreK5u3ZTb5FG6oFssRlayeVmwBhyosMaQuk_ljv4RyX7ePXap9szPoKLUVN3duuAguPtcf0_HVA9RHpD7cxSjZG5WodVDQlBP5fsD646cENaw0NQ9U-tUNaReYTnicN_XZ4gHlAFY7eyahacn3cMBNaSJ0/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-19%2000-13-12.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KV3H10F80TFMEKBOp7BhmCOhnBtga2Z4xfw0KuGAfF2QUhhisXVmvGjUv3fDSEkVp68A-qn_6VdGCv3ylBzmavI6iNSdJ0Ko05008laddJPWBMTA6EvlEtz6tYUtQS1gWdnQMtRIXIOvpuhLvXG2nzKrbrOKuNbDAKba1oFbHFrbTbO-4rf4sPY/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-19%2000-16-29.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KV3H10F80TFMEKBOp7BhmCOhnBtga2Z4xfw0KuGAfF2QUhhisXVmvGjUv3fDSEkVp68A-qn_6VdGCv3ylBzmavI6iNSdJ0Ko05008laddJPWBMTA6EvlEtz6tYUtQS1gWdnQMtRIXIOvpuhLvXG2nzKrbrOKuNbDAKba1oFbHFrbTbO-4rf4sPY/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-19%2000-16-29.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>This Rabbithole setup applies in MacOS and Windows too of course - below is the MacOS equivalent Rabbithole under AmiKit 12 on my Mac Pro running MacOS Ventura using a 3K AmigaOS screenmode - click or tap on any of the photos in this blog post to enlarge them!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSgdYx8nbB3VVpW_lfpLhUfvC8A1i4ROKNxQVWyNcyW_1opUG2Ar8fMN1kELStluW4p9bmaM93pF1AFmZMD-fwy9UZE3Zr5RwHR_hQ1YJgf0wDfwsvm7nUhp3Duf91D9B2L-zXMyinuJZtso5hPK-wW6lXTy8sx76zQqil9EYRM4OUVBCSyyhOt0/s6016/Screenshot%202023-03-19%20at%2012.57.22%20am.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="6016" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSgdYx8nbB3VVpW_lfpLhUfvC8A1i4ROKNxQVWyNcyW_1opUG2Ar8fMN1kELStluW4p9bmaM93pF1AFmZMD-fwy9UZE3Zr5RwHR_hQ1YJgf0wDfwsvm7nUhp3Duf91D9B2L-zXMyinuJZtso5hPK-wW6lXTy8sx76zQqil9EYRM4OUVBCSyyhOt0/w640-h360/Screenshot%202023-03-19%20at%2012.57.22%20am.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I could copy across my gigabytes of Amiga WHDLoad and direct load Amiga demos, games, MP3 and mods into the environment and use them without a problem in AmiKit 12, as the file types and applications to use them are already configured. </div><div> </div><div>Even easier still, just leave the files in a folder on the host os accessible to both, and access them directly from AmiKit 12 as the drives are all mapped into the Workbench environment automatically. </div><div><br /></div><div>For example, below I play mod files stored on the host Linux file system directly from AmiKit 12 in Hippoplayer.</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nc5bNXhgkEY_06MQozwWyxtiho0S3YwwjBq74xMSdA-e6TCreSGMpyAmm13tQwdimkZDz-ctkuYA5ad1U923lqP-FyAjhSKdHDGEXj-e17gq-Yv3XBhNd80umah3ogxRdTrn-H7iv7eLDT9NOknYUrpot6Il-zF6N-mY_Oie51Y1c0N1d_g_TXs/s1920/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-19%2000-19-17.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nc5bNXhgkEY_06MQozwWyxtiho0S3YwwjBq74xMSdA-e6TCreSGMpyAmm13tQwdimkZDz-ctkuYA5ad1U923lqP-FyAjhSKdHDGEXj-e17gq-Yv3XBhNd80umah3ogxRdTrn-H7iv7eLDT9NOknYUrpot6Il-zF6N-mY_Oie51Y1c0N1d_g_TXs/w640-h360/Screenshot%20from%202023-03-19%2000-19-17.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div>In summary, AmiKit 12 is a worthwhile upgrade to AmiKit XE 11.9, and includes many new features and software.</div><div><br /></div></div><div>The
AmiKit 12 Amiga Workbench RTG environment is a labour of love and looks
amazing, with a lot of attention to detail evident everywhere, and so
many scripts and enhancements that make usually frustrating tasks under
standard AmigaOS a whole lot easier to achieve. </div><div><br /></div><div>Morpheuz 12 saves a lot of time hacking scripts and is a great tool.</div><div><br /></div></div><div>The regular updates and quick response to any problems encountered through the official Discord support means a smooth ongoing use of AmiKit 12, and I look forward to the future enhancements to come in versions to come!</div><div><br /></div><div>AmiKit 12 is a great product and is highly recommended. </div><div><br /></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-49222694512484932522023-03-10T19:07:00.006+10:302023-03-10T20:11:57.741+10:30Greaseweazle v4 - using real Amiga disks on Windows 11<p>It is very cool that in 2023 I can now use real Amiga floppy disks on my Alienware Windows 11 gaming PC, booting using WinUAE. </p><p>I can also run a X-Copy clone software called G-Copy to copy ADF and IPF amiga floppy disk images to real floppy disks. All thanks to Greaseweazle V4 hardware and some cool software!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFX-Nauir1L-p4oobTTBYQUcTUL0P3HfhwKnXK9UiLYrjGkQP0-GV1GqSht-2PL6R1Hw7x0gZAr169gI0wgHYnPvxHJuTV1J8SiY7vzD2LkLCL4bLfU92HCctsxip0xSAcHt8zY_whY94Yf8wB8qgtu-kjUvKcMvV-mUJcfQYfJ-_GS0IzTTDUEg/w640-h400/2023-03-09%2020_15_57-GCopy.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><p>Those who follow my blog regularly would know that last year I did a project to run Amiga emulation with a <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/08/checkmate-1500-mini-case-build-with.html" target="_blank">Raspberry Pi 4B in a Checkmate Mini case</a>, which also included a Greaseweazle device to boot and use real Amiga floppy disks on AmiKit XE 11.5!</p><p>At the moment I am beta testing the upcoming AmiKit 12 release on MacOS, Windows 11 and Linux - a sneak peak AmiKit 12 screenshot from my Mac running at 3K resolution is here (with the author's permission), and it is looking awesome with a ton of new features and changes - it even works well with the latest released AmigaOS 3.2.2 update last week:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm-HnEGx03yzq_7IRcOrKIPVZW9C5Rdwi_lkbFgULYlregWO016Ol2AwlgyPyMY9QHuZVmpKuKaZOnYwgpbJ5Lh3T3OY1wY9Hit7WA6pXXLk7I1MUEdfX9XnX9vvl338lZhufVhwItP_UOt9Z5sfx5DGOXvRDDLnzQaeEIEsx7rs8dt-1aIheeUk/s6016/Screenshot%202023-03-10%20at%2010.45.05%20am.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="6016" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm-HnEGx03yzq_7IRcOrKIPVZW9C5Rdwi_lkbFgULYlregWO016Ol2AwlgyPyMY9QHuZVmpKuKaZOnYwgpbJ5Lh3T3OY1wY9Hit7WA6pXXLk7I1MUEdfX9XnX9vvl338lZhufVhwItP_UOt9Z5sfx5DGOXvRDDLnzQaeEIEsx7rs8dt-1aIheeUk/w640-h360/Screenshot%202023-03-10%20at%2010.45.05%20am.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Expect more on AmiKit 12 soon. </p><p>Since I am doing this testing, I thought it would be fun to get another Greaseweazle to use on my <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/02/new-aurora-r12-gaming-pc.html" target="_blank">Alienware Aurora R12 PC</a> with AmiKit 12! I didn't want to remove the Greaseweazle from the Checkmate Mini system as it works great in it.</p><p>Additional part of the motivation for this was that I saw this <a href="https://escomputing.de/escomputing/gcopy.html" target="_blank">very cool G-Copy software</a>, which only runs on Windows. </p><p>G-Copy allows you to do adf/ipf disk copies to real floppy disks using Greaseweazle hardware. It looks and feels exactly like X-Copy Pro on the Amiga - software I have used for over 30 years on the Amiga - I really wanted to try out G-Copy!</p><p>I purchased the Greaseweazle V4 this time from <a href="https://amigastore.eu/en/894-greaseweazle-v4.html" target="_blank">Amigastore.eu</a> - last time I bought it from <a href="https://amigakit.amiga.store/greaseweazle-p-91279.html" target="_blank">Amigakit</a> and it is also available there too. </p><p>It is good to spread the love around and support multiple Amiga vendors right? :-)</p><p>Eventually I received the Greaseweazle V4, with the USB cable, floppy drive cable (for a standard PC 1.44MB floppy drive), and power connector to power the drive from the greaseweazle (via USB).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmKBVpgwoa1up9sS8SEGqfM9V-nuXmZm0-3ICBwKEVxM8KpzDf3yBqeM_ZZ8bs0ui7cct1EWHOqQqaIytChXCzXkvDIgaj7_4QHZrxPoujJxxj7UoqCuWE2Veow2U-wy2j3PYCWpdIVX_9XXGRUKbgpXTwvAOhf5RJv3ixdZrcC2WnOcAtdLWoMI/s4032/IMG_0771.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmKBVpgwoa1up9sS8SEGqfM9V-nuXmZm0-3ICBwKEVxM8KpzDf3yBqeM_ZZ8bs0ui7cct1EWHOqQqaIytChXCzXkvDIgaj7_4QHZrxPoujJxxj7UoqCuWE2Veow2U-wy2j3PYCWpdIVX_9XXGRUKbgpXTwvAOhf5RJv3ixdZrcC2WnOcAtdLWoMI/w640-h480/IMG_0771.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I used this Sony PC 1.44MB floppy drive with my <a href="https://kryoflux.com" target="_blank">Kryoflux </a>setup previously on my Mac Pro, to download and then write out IPF and ADF files to real Amiga floppy disks, which I could then use on the real Amigas. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiBPijWwvBzK3Lmk2Qu_qGqGwFtfT-J1Q9XmnBEEjz19IY-nutD8gWmd8JkikUGK3NEvaBaPPYs7G35o6xNtID2NMVo-pKLK6rkuxOIV4jNa2teLwd_wsAng5E2bUHxmoSNOTOdO6KgZ_xLGtmbGMCIDogiYvd8eEjux4WlOuZXBDhruRW_xqe8A/s4032/IMG_0772.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiBPijWwvBzK3Lmk2Qu_qGqGwFtfT-J1Q9XmnBEEjz19IY-nutD8gWmd8JkikUGK3NEvaBaPPYs7G35o6xNtID2NMVo-pKLK6rkuxOIV4jNa2teLwd_wsAng5E2bUHxmoSNOTOdO6KgZ_xLGtmbGMCIDogiYvd8eEjux4WlOuZXBDhruRW_xqe8A/w640-h480/IMG_0772.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This method is more time efficient than copying them to the real Amigas via USB/FTP to then write out to floppy, and reduces wear on the Amiga floppy drives, which are getting more and more expensive to replace! PC floppy drives are much cheaper to buy and more plentiful - at the moment anyway.</p><p>Kryoflux is a lot more expensive than the Greaseweazle, and difficult to get working on Windows, which is why I used the Mac Pro. The Greaseweazle setup on Windows is much easier and another reason to get another one.</p><div>Here is a close up of the Greaseweazel V4.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZQMGUl7gk_xwjRI_dImcncaGtHpFOH9sdu1U0OucoAtX04B4JJfzVNP4fS9Q0_xWm6RIYCv8RzrHJymIwu9njlQqoDxyCr1N1LHh6rS__Wsstm55CIvBJNx1wXM2ay8ela0U7gobh1z8KYD8iQ_zNYre0qJnIHMjP5AZidtKqvaRKbEItnr7cKQ/s4032/IMG_0773.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZQMGUl7gk_xwjRI_dImcncaGtHpFOH9sdu1U0OucoAtX04B4JJfzVNP4fS9Q0_xWm6RIYCv8RzrHJymIwu9njlQqoDxyCr1N1LHh6rS__Wsstm55CIvBJNx1wXM2ay8ela0U7gobh1z8KYD8iQ_zNYre0qJnIHMjP5AZidtKqvaRKbEItnr7cKQ/w640-h480/IMG_0773.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I downloaded the Greaseweazle files from Github via the link provided with the product. The software doesn't require installation, just extract somewhere to run it:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUvpnBS-mEiFhToDdSCtvC-s55gyn83ccQtuGNhCucxRV2eRfAP9AGix_CHkzIMNOnufE7Q46EV3WTQV-So5iUnJ8YtDiVxslT0CELGBhmoE_OR62H8ISKUYauipI8-6WLYHx2PdTCFsEveVbXYo9UeZ2F7hrwtCO-bJl2ljZG7bcNKCCbQ3sYuM/s2233/2023-03-09%2018_44_45-greaseweazle-1.9.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="2233" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUvpnBS-mEiFhToDdSCtvC-s55gyn83ccQtuGNhCucxRV2eRfAP9AGix_CHkzIMNOnufE7Q46EV3WTQV-So5iUnJ8YtDiVxslT0CELGBhmoE_OR62H8ISKUYauipI8-6WLYHx2PdTCFsEveVbXYo9UeZ2F7hrwtCO-bJl2ljZG7bcNKCCbQ3sYuM/w640-h448/2023-03-09%2018_44_45-greaseweazle-1.9.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I connected the Greaseweazle to the PC:<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1tHBkeIj4YvgRHI_WcaYceE_QAt2_ojSsIB8PZyx-MRmKjrq0dZ0dl32GXtKZvNsMb1VNqtcziIcF-zhNlg2wXsW6bL19m5SifMh1BsHF3xvJI4n1A7m80RL2kZudVHT2pOl7VboJtBanmr60mxa6J8DKVyD1l-L2cqrdwNusyWOwLA3tw6-mi8/w480-h640/IMG_0778.jpeg" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="480" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I then run <b>gw info</b> from the command prompt, which confirmed it was recognised and working. <div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbJoSQMPx8D4ik-JyxWKt9hj_d_rUYj595AYXHF_8D-6ttX8bnQrPTEnLGiJbdaECN3sxzMo2imLCxn5BMJ6CK24uq53Um6xb-BTt2bFAfJUYmLgO6WsidEVNfcXFUKsp6Gj6IRJFoEwwTYFwMDLDuwIKlny2xtr8aK2BPIRdsx8zFlt7eFjQpnw/s1725/2023-03-09%2018_46_17-Steam.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="1725" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbJoSQMPx8D4ik-JyxWKt9hj_d_rUYj595AYXHF_8D-6ttX8bnQrPTEnLGiJbdaECN3sxzMo2imLCxn5BMJ6CK24uq53Um6xb-BTt2bFAfJUYmLgO6WsidEVNfcXFUKsp6Gj6IRJFoEwwTYFwMDLDuwIKlny2xtr8aK2BPIRdsx8zFlt7eFjQpnw/w640-h352/2023-03-09%2018_46_17-Steam.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It also prompted for a firmware 1.3 update to be downloaded and installed, which I did.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeAgjYT9hkuHYcNxCv_Hz8JlNBTCFcLaLKM8Z5kWwFsq3hPUIDjLmRvqZViea4zcPV9_i6LoTYxAv8WaGQ9R20SkumhhKO9AmjYuxTFNL8B0Y4-95YDGe_tHhzsDhQQJa8sUL1MD6gs4MI3VkR73NEJKwIp-FnJkt7gjFtTXGfk3aM2Eo7BNApWU/s1735/2023-03-09%2018_46_54-Steam.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1735" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeAgjYT9hkuHYcNxCv_Hz8JlNBTCFcLaLKM8Z5kWwFsq3hPUIDjLmRvqZViea4zcPV9_i6LoTYxAv8WaGQ9R20SkumhhKO9AmjYuxTFNL8B0Y4-95YDGe_tHhzsDhQQJa8sUL1MD6gs4MI3VkR73NEJKwIp-FnJkt7gjFtTXGfk3aM2Eo7BNApWU/w640-h352/2023-03-09%2018_46_54-Steam.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So first up of course I wanted to try G-Copy, the X-Copy look-a-like for Windows! </div><div><br /></div><div>I use X-Copy almost daily on my Amigas for copying and formatting floppy disks, it is really useful software on the Amiga, and I expect everyone reading this has likely used it at some point if they owned an Amiga at any stage!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMcjASF_CjXHJmpp-wPOIWY8gH9aBArccXq3JwPXmK925MLickgMnKBzvTBD1liXwO8aul6Td72JZ3-I4aGRCJ8ydyuFPj62Rk_eq2tT2QDDVpnvXeSBhCUoezWjhrFO5Ppz_hdWlsa7fc47zU0GRNE8myQNJiqenQv9LyNHY7zi2TGYR5cNQSy0/s4032/IMG_0673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMcjASF_CjXHJmpp-wPOIWY8gH9aBArccXq3JwPXmK925MLickgMnKBzvTBD1liXwO8aul6Td72JZ3-I4aGRCJ8ydyuFPj62Rk_eq2tT2QDDVpnvXeSBhCUoezWjhrFO5Ppz_hdWlsa7fc47zU0GRNE8myQNJiqenQv9LyNHY7zi2TGYR5cNQSy0/w480-h640/IMG_0673.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>After <a href="https://escomputing.de/escomputing/gcopy.html" target="_blank">downloading G-Copy</a>, I can run it from any folder, and need to copy the topaz font to the Windows fonts folder so it can render in the program. </div><div><div><br /></div><div>On first run, G-Copy asks where the Greaseweazle software is installed. It then polls and confirms the Greaseweazle status, shown in the top left corner of the program.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMLi9lxYSiKrtYIB9TTUnAocRRBDJnT6rBdLUHzm11v-g589VfXOKe6pULimN5mK4khb2gWk1O5SQlmRVtEXr41kP-cu-RJlN4VhLn-Zp24dR7rSoOThd8qr6052vWKfY8_PhzeknKpppt0GaXAx3D_PwB8Mesm5VUeRWAhWOFl5SkLcXN_3_sDU/s1021/2023-03-09%2020_12_35-GCopy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMLi9lxYSiKrtYIB9TTUnAocRRBDJnT6rBdLUHzm11v-g589VfXOKe6pULimN5mK4khb2gWk1O5SQlmRVtEXr41kP-cu-RJlN4VhLn-Zp24dR7rSoOThd8qr6052vWKfY8_PhzeknKpppt0GaXAx3D_PwB8Mesm5VUeRWAhWOFl5SkLcXN_3_sDU/w640-h400/2023-03-09%2020_12_35-GCopy.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>There is a lot this software can do, copy disk images, format, and much more. The instructions included cover the installation process and basic usage.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRj7ajE8JgyDatYYklLPeWoyj8CqeZnMEhGUVziYYKA2Y3QdRCyYEVJprrEuHT7Ft8MT5W5d43Jl310U9SEmrYvwf0bchcV3bcLOiSedpNiwkLVJa9O-KMHgZ3qrKf6Wk7rIKG1TSQJOUD-NvyA70Wv7L75KkX3rJNphGxAXzgnQvCIgPyasD_Uo/s3840/2023-03-09%2020_13_32-Greenshot.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRj7ajE8JgyDatYYklLPeWoyj8CqeZnMEhGUVziYYKA2Y3QdRCyYEVJprrEuHT7Ft8MT5W5d43Jl310U9SEmrYvwf0bchcV3bcLOiSedpNiwkLVJa9O-KMHgZ3qrKf6Wk7rIKG1TSQJOUD-NvyA70Wv7L75KkX3rJNphGxAXzgnQvCIgPyasD_Uo/w640-h360/2023-03-09%2020_13_32-Greenshot.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In my case I just wanted to write out Amiga floppy disk images to real floppy disks using Greaseweazle, so I kept it on DOSCOPY mode, and selected source as the HD1 and target as Drive 0. </div><div><br /></div><div>I love that it uses the X-Copy interface - I feel very at home using G-Copy for this, it feels right.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkp90UpG6y84n59U96b9ELQmGnGzHsUiOHwvGvOA4LOaAmmPTKKqRpLbCCiawM0nw_BauQ8cZitMNN6FRYWa2oBQI_x6hDXWyM9ZPZWOH3w6DoNGJQ8C5wyINqywlNKPutb4mRbz_Cn41nOI1qn04crKPL_FS_9Qq2m91gTJ7tKE59nA10L4-Bh1E/s1021/2023-03-09%2020_15_06-GCopy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkp90UpG6y84n59U96b9ELQmGnGzHsUiOHwvGvOA4LOaAmmPTKKqRpLbCCiawM0nw_BauQ8cZitMNN6FRYWa2oBQI_x6hDXWyM9ZPZWOH3w6DoNGJQ8C5wyINqywlNKPutb4mRbz_Cn41nOI1qn04crKPL_FS_9Qq2m91gTJ7tKE59nA10L4-Bh1E/w640-h400/2023-03-09%2020_15_06-GCopy.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I started the copy as above, and the progress is shown exactly the same as it was in X-Copy - love it!</div><div><br /></div><div>The floppy disk is busy writing out:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGw7Ue8GINebzbHCdHGj_2aW3CgPUFogQlkXo-0LOBP5p9FXZ8tqh-elut1aaDu2voiZ4yAygxlsbrxlUPMlkhH372cd-laqYX8Ktzl7uGwPWc4rdN2brTijdvHdoiGtoPpu40KXt0FLGrhHa2OHgc8_9TEtE9pQqWZ6vTOUerAL-pR-xuPm_0n8/s4032/IMG_0775.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGw7Ue8GINebzbHCdHGj_2aW3CgPUFogQlkXo-0LOBP5p9FXZ8tqh-elut1aaDu2voiZ4yAygxlsbrxlUPMlkhH372cd-laqYX8Ktzl7uGwPWc4rdN2brTijdvHdoiGtoPpu40KXt0FLGrhHa2OHgc8_9TEtE9pQqWZ6vTOUerAL-pR-xuPm_0n8/w640-h480/IMG_0775.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Activity LEDs flicker on the greaseweazle also, showing it is busy working.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJlJIl3l1xyB2pud6HNjiaMg1NK38uZSWPksLpbtFifPJMoabGVy52Ar3h7fM4zwWvvp4ldptx5Z79nawMWtkpCLEDiyyEXFyCPAw69gEVlLCGPEr0CIQ8QLmkSNfbQ2NwdFtDfFAR1hVHnTdKiOEORnkKqAqQd-CHeX5n89EyD6hraXKPthgJLk/s4032/IMG_0776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJlJIl3l1xyB2pud6HNjiaMg1NK38uZSWPksLpbtFifPJMoabGVy52Ar3h7fM4zwWvvp4ldptx5Z79nawMWtkpCLEDiyyEXFyCPAw69gEVlLCGPEr0CIQ8QLmkSNfbQ2NwdFtDfFAR1hVHnTdKiOEORnkKqAqQd-CHeX5n89EyD6hraXKPthgJLk/w640-h480/IMG_0776.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Can't begin to tell you how cool it is to use X-Copy style program to copy to real Amiga floppy disks on my modern day Windows 11 PC. </div><div><br /></div><div>Never could have imagined such a thing to be possible until the last few years!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe6xgdShPGb8gqmyyvKhkCrQZsw3NDqRiFSWPlyWgoTVlIHELtc5ym1TV9cy94pn8UVJCbSZM9ZFS8JPS2mh9cxm1u7GRWy11EBPTiRidaQYD7-CrnVvTLMJzaWlYe5C6gGHI5oLfPsM1Jdd-A_9_hyjU8Z8ceygf4BUJtHXVvOmh2-0iIk_3DEE/s3840/2023-03-09%2020_15_23-Greenshot.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe6xgdShPGb8gqmyyvKhkCrQZsw3NDqRiFSWPlyWgoTVlIHELtc5ym1TV9cy94pn8UVJCbSZM9ZFS8JPS2mh9cxm1u7GRWy11EBPTiRidaQYD7-CrnVvTLMJzaWlYe5C6gGHI5oLfPsM1Jdd-A_9_hyjU8Z8ceygf4BUJtHXVvOmh2-0iIk_3DEE/w640-h360/2023-03-09%2020_15_23-Greenshot.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Copy completed successfully, with the same nostalgic bong sound when it completes. Nice touch guys.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFX-Nauir1L-p4oobTTBYQUcTUL0P3HfhwKnXK9UiLYrjGkQP0-GV1GqSht-2PL6R1Hw7x0gZAr169gI0wgHYnPvxHJuTV1J8SiY7vzD2LkLCL4bLfU92HCctsxip0xSAcHt8zY_whY94Yf8wB8qgtu-kjUvKcMvV-mUJcfQYfJ-_GS0IzTTDUEg/s1021/2023-03-09%2020_15_57-GCopy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFX-Nauir1L-p4oobTTBYQUcTUL0P3HfhwKnXK9UiLYrjGkQP0-GV1GqSht-2PL6R1Hw7x0gZAr169gI0wgHYnPvxHJuTV1J8SiY7vzD2LkLCL4bLfU92HCctsxip0xSAcHt8zY_whY94Yf8wB8qgtu-kjUvKcMvV-mUJcfQYfJ-_GS0IzTTDUEg/w640-h400/2023-03-09%2020_15_57-GCopy.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>I tested the image I wrote out to a real floppy disk on a real Amiga 500 and it worked great!</div><div><br /></div>In addition to G-Copy, there are other GUI programs you can use to write out floppy disk under Windows if you prefer something more modern Windows program styled - another one is called FluxMyFluffyFloppy. </div><div><br /></div><div>I downloaded it from <a href="https://github.com/FrankieTheFluff/FluxMyFluffyFloppy" target="_blank">here</a> and tried it out under Windows 11 with Greaseweazle:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoUSU6ShqZUuAbj3i9oK5Vi068exfbWtrvj53T7TU9aIHhwovDEP9ZtDTP5VzdTjEeiOAsZ3dO0d38Ajz0ukJv6h4vwFur5mYdkNe4fOP5CFoKxZZCbcTkVsB9C5wk4dLAWG4JIukF-GKmwurJ4wQkGT0_CwHWDWkBXVlbuMyzDGCEbt1UsasKVs/s1334/2023-03-09%2018_50_41-FluxMyFluffyFloppy%20v4.04.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1334" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoUSU6ShqZUuAbj3i9oK5Vi068exfbWtrvj53T7TU9aIHhwovDEP9ZtDTP5VzdTjEeiOAsZ3dO0d38Ajz0ukJv6h4vwFur5mYdkNe4fOP5CFoKxZZCbcTkVsB9C5wk4dLAWG4JIukF-GKmwurJ4wQkGT0_CwHWDWkBXVlbuMyzDGCEbt1UsasKVs/w640-h564/2023-03-09%2018_50_41-FluxMyFluffyFloppy%20v4.04.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once you select the Greaseweazle as the hardware, and select Commodore Amiga 880kb double density (80 tracks) as the template, I then selected the ADF file to test with - in this case the Dread Doom clone demo released recently for OCS Amigas.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>When I click on Save next to the template, it then updates the command line parameter the program will pass to the Greaseweazle gw command line tool to write out the image file to a real floppy disk in the floppy drive.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-88soCLSiGDIS3H5tnWbM1AtSXbUzIXkPWOceRO7COIHdtw5gnmoC4OybxRJWScqUQx81tCtmpoyPTHTlK8IoWAMqrL14HnY2S7J7K8ce4Md4V3bQ3gxzE71VH3xLZlHa-0O16rxItF_Z3JpxqFsQh_OAeQgjh4mhS3y5ujUItUiBK_lzSVsMSbk/s1334/2023-03-09%2018_53_20-FluxMyFluffyFloppy%20v4.04.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1334" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-88soCLSiGDIS3H5tnWbM1AtSXbUzIXkPWOceRO7COIHdtw5gnmoC4OybxRJWScqUQx81tCtmpoyPTHTlK8IoWAMqrL14HnY2S7J7K8ce4Md4V3bQ3gxzE71VH3xLZlHa-0O16rxItF_Z3JpxqFsQh_OAeQgjh4mhS3y5ujUItUiBK_lzSVsMSbk/w640-h564/2023-03-09%2018_53_20-FluxMyFluffyFloppy%20v4.04.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>I then click on Write to begin the process.</div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1731" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtUKv4ENcIqaImOn5m41vi-vhIQ5yJHuz_y8epC08w8ZFVQkEN_pkP_DYxJTu7Jj_aIPYWLEFoQMOYGh5oD8kVXPX9OlWqWWxZxRrXXXbv1n2Ol605tJCD43MUIsYdfKXlp2vnbyt0vBN4ENbx6uxZvudiyGNGZyLjEPw5HC9rAzqEmD6yrjaf1E/w640-h354/2023-03-09%2018_55_15-FluxMyFluffyFloppy%20v4.04%20(Not%20Responding).png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>It works! I tried the floppy disk it created on my real Amiga systems and it worked as expected! :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up is setting up WinUAE Amiga emulation to use Greaseweazle. I have the latest WinUAE version 3.10 installed on my Windows 11 machine, as part of testing AmiKit 12. You can see in the WinUAE configuration settings below that the default is to have two virtual floppy drives, which of course you can attach ADF files to boot from in the emulation.</div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1908" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4il8yP8xtr2aCheGD76TYbUNwKpZWh_CmmxmABx2Mily7QBKVhvKY7IUS5WqpXKsoxBmrfoNZqY8ZteJp27SNuReOHeeHdrvwWY3zdBrSaFASv_1YKlUGIHkG01j3UtYAWYoFY2kgXI_cEi3gM01Ejs1Nehzb7ZIG46KXVAB872KEubEXPTlvEw/w640-h476/2023-03-09%2019_06_42-7-Zip.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now though, we want to boot and use real Amiga floppy disks using the Greaseweazle. To do this, we first need to install a WinUAE FloppyBridge plugin written by Rob Smith, available from <a href="https://amiga.robsmithdev.co.uk/winuae#" target="_blank">his website here.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>You need to download the plugin and copy them to the plugins folder in WinUAE's program folder - there is a 32bit and 64bit version depending on which version of WinUAE you are using:</div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="2233" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJBB8LxuqGQZKbgtGU8wIc0xjpuY8XAOFz3Pg_zZoo8zPzArI7B3utpQEDOeib2w_2IFbvhvA5TulR4rJb09_Ln7WQ5CNszP7S4oQBBmaccSnXCAwJdb2BpqB6fL7O3sHaYlbmH-osh6HPlJTGQroBpEusyUnc0gm1BVFynYPQhPPDRNfeSbgxwM/w640-h448/2023-03-09%2019_03_31-plugins.png" style="color: #0000ee; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>With that done, I then run WinUAE, and configure it. When I go to the floppy drive section and go to the drop down list, I can now see a new option called <b>Configure FloppyBridge</b>:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorVHjOGgpqrsewcPhp6EgBPfDNoGDS4C244za-txVj02ysFjdg9qXuLeUOOe9iV_hCYXB4VEa5XYIiiVSV67p-YSRhUr0CpIOUFX4NlzxXcIqMv8KNiOhuDc0rj0z1jeP9188eumsQ1W5NpHWMghi58kuuxi9n6Nzi5HU2PRbCfSn5tBo6x6nXss/s1902/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20190813.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1902" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorVHjOGgpqrsewcPhp6EgBPfDNoGDS4C244za-txVj02ysFjdg9qXuLeUOOe9iV_hCYXB4VEa5XYIiiVSV67p-YSRhUr0CpIOUFX4NlzxXcIqMv8KNiOhuDc0rj0z1jeP9188eumsQ1W5NpHWMghi58kuuxi9n6Nzi5HU2PRbCfSn5tBo6x6nXss/w640-h482/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20190813.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>When I select that, a window pops up to setup a profile for FloppyBridge - I named it GreaseWeazle V4:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBTKdBkm7XADInZYndelt-L7_WL6XohJM3FfUjVejE-g3IssUtRvoRxRspPh8fZbf79bcnaSKei8-RKZBFN-2FS7BPmC67e3ZEk0mYhkDP2eC5Kh5StZaSJgM0nP5Jawlb17ZNDKZ4VPCaYrWNAhozqWNvcYoCOvJco_ctJvmsd2SSZmvUR2mkJs/s1087/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20190945.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="935" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBTKdBkm7XADInZYndelt-L7_WL6XohJM3FfUjVejE-g3IssUtRvoRxRspPh8fZbf79bcnaSKei8-RKZBFN-2FS7BPmC67e3ZEk0mYhkDP2eC5Kh5StZaSJgM0nP5Jawlb17ZNDKZ4VPCaYrWNAhozqWNvcYoCOvJco_ctJvmsd2SSZmvUR2mkJs/w550-h640/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20190945.png" width="550" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I then clicked on the Driver drop down list to select the Greaseweazle driver:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIyMa5nKcZG7ufS2vh865SON8xMNBYtfWHIaLIUvPZWdG8c0SeLsNo5BIDh6uLhW2CeJrZSF-p6ipColri7EQfl4htdKmQ4or43qQrQP9g_odqDR25PUdeZ_eFtwO5XmkIMN-ohxIpXj1NOKI8Ev5ItK-QtLZLPtftmQclfy_9Vcnh49fG2HcOCE/s732/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20191035.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="732" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIyMa5nKcZG7ufS2vh865SON8xMNBYtfWHIaLIUvPZWdG8c0SeLsNo5BIDh6uLhW2CeJrZSF-p6ipColri7EQfl4htdKmQ4or43qQrQP9g_odqDR25PUdeZ_eFtwO5XmkIMN-ohxIpXj1NOKI8Ev5ItK-QtLZLPtftmQclfy_9Vcnh49fG2HcOCE/w640-h438/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20191035.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>One of the other options you see here is the DrawBridge driver. </div><div><br /></div><div>This connects to a small piece of hardware called DrawBridge <a href="https://amiga.robsmithdev.co.uk/waiting" target="_blank">you can buy</a> and install into a USB floppy drive to replace the usual board in - it is a cool idea. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8BGfo6E6iNm1HB_6ZsRTugy_i47URf-FuvqcE3UvrCdr0dUJ-9Z988YBZRhyVSoorcGaiembjzM9u378FbTXPpro3AS_mTRocMAQ37Lcp0teuGGZDITHQmRDQwOhnEE0OZRISWLla0_8jFSg_GyEm2V3uGr-8QGC7eaOrpP8Bx0-nG74S7UJksA/s4032/IMG_7584.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8BGfo6E6iNm1HB_6ZsRTugy_i47URf-FuvqcE3UvrCdr0dUJ-9Z988YBZRhyVSoorcGaiembjzM9u378FbTXPpro3AS_mTRocMAQ37Lcp0teuGGZDITHQmRDQwOhnEE0OZRISWLla0_8jFSg_GyEm2V3uGr-8QGC7eaOrpP8Bx0-nG74S7UJksA/w640-h480/IMG_7584.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQHWra-SDkO6lRLBqbv9Xjyz6ztGKpkRlM-woal4XA0g5dJeyIjI8Fo62TBQHt8LQ0siBCqHq44t_c237rI6w0QZKCYcf2OGbZd7DqXSsDASqxkdIl6IQPGJR-HmLTPGekelWFmqrK7KxCwbxnIvX2-XQScs0x6CjoblLqx-1kzabkIVW5NQnSDU/s4032/IMG_7585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQHWra-SDkO6lRLBqbv9Xjyz6ztGKpkRlM-woal4XA0g5dJeyIjI8Fo62TBQHt8LQ0siBCqHq44t_c237rI6w0QZKCYcf2OGbZd7DqXSsDASqxkdIl6IQPGJR-HmLTPGekelWFmqrK7KxCwbxnIvX2-XQScs0x6CjoblLqx-1kzabkIVW5NQnSDU/w640-h480/IMG_7585.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>As you can see above, I bought one of those originally to use with my PC as it is a bit cleaner solution for a modern PC, but unfortunately the usb drive was not recognised at all once I changed the board in it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Annoyingly I had to buy a new usb floppy drive from eBay for this, as my IBM usb floppy drive was not the right type for this board to work in.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH83-B3PNiqgOAivmsfLWNmSXiYKtfgg14XIq3f8NzNvfiXjujEgPF0rhmoENn7vF6Hg7PAxl7x3pcXS_eHlaeYkxO-voaYFh8X6e7htFJro2pU9lmL_bPv9K7u2fP4dZOwvjiq_7b3IaeYhU1PuEmyuudXIqysuOB3c3_kaVZa7QV3OAoSXwcd4w/s4032/IMG_7692.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH83-B3PNiqgOAivmsfLWNmSXiYKtfgg14XIq3f8NzNvfiXjujEgPF0rhmoENn7vF6Hg7PAxl7x3pcXS_eHlaeYkxO-voaYFh8X6e7htFJro2pU9lmL_bPv9K7u2fP4dZOwvjiq_7b3IaeYhU1PuEmyuudXIqysuOB3c3_kaVZa7QV3OAoSXwcd4w/w640-h480/IMG_7692.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Swapping the boards was quite easy, but fiddly to get the case back on afterwards!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCj5jMK1BzGlHYOvnoJcKs3B4gWCLWhuxBeKrxa-Vbcd7zasR-hRQtd6vn7cBRSel-xInWgpH4dcYFp3wLELDtOEp2g3ocQlCMwMd5lokKy-1AK8IGL0J5HirpVVu7jNDuuAFG-_kf4E2kkyQX_ju5OezkVdVo8JF0s6hk6q0aM2dU6jVJQaX_P5k/s4032/IMG_7694.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgewDU_7B4dZ1IFLP8OcDIzl--sPXozoeustLbvzq0AXuXZrT8snWzxh-dxnNyOpeEWM_iBatYPJfT4sr_AS71XoYiO7VokjtU8HLub_9CKNvy2M2y1YhIpK2cME-UkmvrIgP9F-w6CGTPDfyCaOoxG2FFd29pgNAmVB6zgoPRq9aSkCuboFxOcg/w640-h480/IMG_7698.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The usb floppy drive worked fine before I change the board in it to the Drawbridge - I tested it just before I did this work.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>I spent some more time on it, but I couldn't solve it as I was not sure what the problem was. </div><div><br /></div><div>I know others have got it working, so maybe it is just the floppy drive I used or maybe the board was faulty - no idea. </div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to put it to one side and use a Greaseweazle solution instead, since I know how it works.</div><div><br /></div></div><div>So getting back to that...Floppy bridge configuration in WinUAE now has my newly created Greaseweazle V4 profile configured and ready:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuLiOLnxMwzZ7vQw65JJVZb5acgZTF_4XwQP9w5puQgKRHRdzPZO787uaQCESRxsGmX_g5jGI2TF1v9XAVyiWVHiF018_noXVHoAFVfsy3LzLdMyoLoBGPiLIJLSdMRNlzOyTYMu4X7AOWmsKv6au-CrlyTpKgBpICfKgIDJbsbOJVJSdusA4iZ8/s915/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20191106.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="915" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuLiOLnxMwzZ7vQw65JJVZb5acgZTF_4XwQP9w5puQgKRHRdzPZO787uaQCESRxsGmX_g5jGI2TF1v9XAVyiWVHiF018_noXVHoAFVfsy3LzLdMyoLoBGPiLIJLSdMRNlzOyTYMu4X7AOWmsKv6au-CrlyTpKgBpICfKgIDJbsbOJVJSdusA4iZ8/w640-h406/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20191106.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I select it and click on OK. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now back to the WinUAE floppy settings again, I next select <b>FB: Greaseweazle V4</b> from the drop down list for DF0:</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBffthVN-gx-DqdFXsHkZaavFQSfBfV5Q-YjF8GqbYLBkO5P8eKfianh6VrT5XCp4J_yLbGB6ZzBabFlrTmiYUsEBYpKBc187nQf6KiDabOK7uzTdy45SAkOU46KViA0o7fvAIJV8RkFVPFgucOpqFp17nsLhkH0jHaRDZw54xacu7PJ5Pq6rcRU/s1902/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20191130.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1902" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBffthVN-gx-DqdFXsHkZaavFQSfBfV5Q-YjF8GqbYLBkO5P8eKfianh6VrT5XCp4J_yLbGB6ZzBabFlrTmiYUsEBYpKBc187nQf6KiDabOK7uzTdy45SAkOU46KViA0o7fvAIJV8RkFVPFgucOpqFp17nsLhkH0jHaRDZw54xacu7PJ5Pq6rcRU/w640-h482/Screenshot%202023-03-09%20191130.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I then start the WinUAE emulation, using a standard Amiga 500 with Kickstart 1.3 configuration. The floppy drive ticks away, waiting for a floppy disk to be inserted - success!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVw8QGRlMa3S5c_jPYnTJPBLhb7YQhAX8yllLJjAg2srgb7YW9lXK3D8AhuNhL7SqTf0h4O7LvuX77smsheoB1y0Sq_pPRv2HfnjoQpXDvIFWhokHvSDIk2VRfjYDIm2Q3fcYnljzvdgr5APLTiH3Oiq15H6-_2oVcxj6uzHi6wAMiVmfQt6LsyI/s4032/IMG_0777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVw8QGRlMa3S5c_jPYnTJPBLhb7YQhAX8yllLJjAg2srgb7YW9lXK3D8AhuNhL7SqTf0h4O7LvuX77smsheoB1y0Sq_pPRv2HfnjoQpXDvIFWhokHvSDIk2VRfjYDIm2Q3fcYnljzvdgr5APLTiH3Oiq15H6-_2oVcxj6uzHi6wAMiVmfQt6LsyI/w640-h480/IMG_0777.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I run to my Amiga room and grab some commercial games and demos to try out.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCM_o_BGPTcNlcHoHpSG4VsOiBwLBDpW6-LqdffJbCmOLYfDnvrC8nNAGNwPfxtLZwzQR6J9w3Rq2Thmg6UBI66byWbbQApnu9NAiTO4oR9S2LiJGuFndEY3XM5F39fNPAdrVro0g63YZE12f0cBXJxDRZ5zjeMRLWHmKXXFFm6ic_cjIB9eO-qI/s4032/IMG_0779.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCM_o_BGPTcNlcHoHpSG4VsOiBwLBDpW6-LqdffJbCmOLYfDnvrC8nNAGNwPfxtLZwzQR6J9w3Rq2Thmg6UBI66byWbbQApnu9NAiTO4oR9S2LiJGuFndEY3XM5F39fNPAdrVro0g63YZE12f0cBXJxDRZ5zjeMRLWHmKXXFFm6ic_cjIB9eO-qI/w480-h640/IMG_0779.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>SWIV is a non-DOS copy protected game with a funky track loader system, which makes it a good test for the Greaseweazle. It worked perfectly:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixZ376lke8DI3y23G-PBluHY8gMzkgYTQuAQtgrZ43wnPHDYVg_sqTx9bWzl-0TvedruEUz3nW7Mv9bdbsrCWa3KMn8I0NzBnjWBCoMdjp_Fw15OzERDMI4kA121ICybyynCC_9r8YyGg_EYfyoCsmx0-mFf6UTowKcoUbTqTOJ2hwlz5ZXqK3m8/s4032/IMG_0780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixZ376lke8DI3y23G-PBluHY8gMzkgYTQuAQtgrZ43wnPHDYVg_sqTx9bWzl-0TvedruEUz3nW7Mv9bdbsrCWa3KMn8I0NzBnjWBCoMdjp_Fw15OzERDMI4kA121ICybyynCC_9r8YyGg_EYfyoCsmx0-mFf6UTowKcoUbTqTOJ2hwlz5ZXqK3m8/w640-h480/IMG_0780.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>It quickly became a major distraction:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASNddu-ouk-U9aMakj1_YO5Szr29g8Qovn2Kj4wyrXunHUsPUci9Ofg2F6yC1JvBcIyIhqxPXta5XTR9rBXVXuyxyyyFXMki6eGaivHySW0GHZZus92CktjYbiJ1rdQOZK14pKy3WdUtY6dDLFOUW3yFnSuQci8jYQwEqssYQ76PRcjJrXB5ERxs/s4032/IMG_0781.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASNddu-ouk-U9aMakj1_YO5Szr29g8Qovn2Kj4wyrXunHUsPUci9Ofg2F6yC1JvBcIyIhqxPXta5XTR9rBXVXuyxyyyFXMki6eGaivHySW0GHZZus92CktjYbiJ1rdQOZK14pKy3WdUtY6dDLFOUW3yFnSuQci8jYQwEqssYQ76PRcjJrXB5ERxs/w640-h480/IMG_0781.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj-eyaqXD8A51enSHME0mH430No78NJ7xkagcJwNjqMD1wTOcYJOoOQYBW6N3pPgJJyrNvNMfIOaJ-F-giemRqq7dHAPsSR9ZkcRP3GslUV5Msqv1TsHzv_MiFtm3xTjhrLEitfpdq2E152QX4WvV94CgzMtV5xGYLwsTmKcAjkM0d3W7uQaWFPg/s4032/IMG_0783.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj-eyaqXD8A51enSHME0mH430No78NJ7xkagcJwNjqMD1wTOcYJOoOQYBW6N3pPgJJyrNvNMfIOaJ-F-giemRqq7dHAPsSR9ZkcRP3GslUV5Msqv1TsHzv_MiFtm3xTjhrLEitfpdq2E152QX4WvV94CgzMtV5xGYLwsTmKcAjkM0d3W7uQaWFPg/w640-h480/IMG_0783.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>I next tested a 2022 demoscene demo from Cocoon called MMXXII and that worked perfectly too - but I note that some other demos on floppy disk didn't work, like those from TEK:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxyLP8PZXtODR2LAR3gP0p6n9LgTkjTgsGX1eqLLd__M0tEsUmd5v9HhLgBQ7MVD2C_9XLDbFaEyAxPiS9am2v2wmDlMOQj7QLBTnWoLks3UO1M5FIhFzJEdnXK8upfERla5xy4dHXlgnLrNzpBiX62RRWOqnwOeymUAwyqva_tpprheFDaND_Ag/w640-h480/IMG_0785.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WT4XOnqT4Wbk38NPORPp_IWzcc_SsqOT6bXYBWxqzFSHWSLGao8TtZ9P5zgf05WSlUQchZ1qxrXI4oDswzGjUupZn9Q4BZ5ClqzpDUc8DaGv8Bl_R09OaMJHymp2AUEIo6fLtCRVLcbpKnNER44XoHYEWx8pKsh5zIKXwYdDYmgfdQO9M8tOzIM/s4032/IMG_0788.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WT4XOnqT4Wbk38NPORPp_IWzcc_SsqOT6bXYBWxqzFSHWSLGao8TtZ9P5zgf05WSlUQchZ1qxrXI4oDswzGjUupZn9Q4BZ5ClqzpDUc8DaGv8Bl_R09OaMJHymp2AUEIo6fLtCRVLcbpKnNER44XoHYEWx8pKsh5zIKXwYdDYmgfdQO9M8tOzIM/w640-h480/IMG_0788.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>I also tried one of the disks I created using G-Copy - an ADF image of R-Type that I write out to Amiga floppy disk using the Greaseweazle earlier.</div><div><br /></div><div>R-Type booted off floppy disk and worked perfectly in WinUAE.</div><div><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnPcZq72oCheMqBMsKBAovle1LQ7BVcBv484jtJEqj6EBQ2CA18DIjtaUR22_mzMZK_cagB9LglXpaTh5LSliNx2jtSRvfmVT2r3B1zE3293LL57NwQNv0aK1gCG1vu8fZAgP5NnzO1yp-GBGwIwnlTtAqnTj3LBedjPBIgQndvQmCfujq3nXyBU/w640-h480/IMG_0795.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div>In summary, Greaseweazle V4 is an inexpensive way to use real Amiga floppy disks on your modern computer using WinUAE, and other tools like G-Copy and FluxMyFluffyFloppy. It works well on the Raspberry Pi too - probably MacOS and Linux too but I didn't try it on there as yet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Setting up Greaseweazle V4 in Windows 11 is very easy, and configuring for use in WinUAE relatively straightforward too, as I have shown in this blog post. Definitely worth getting one!</div><br /><br /></div></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-85938304182165587372023-03-05T19:04:00.004+10:302023-03-05T19:09:36.071+10:30Trains, Amigas, Japan and Czechia<p>Well, first up, my apologies for such a late first blog post for 2023. To say this year has been crazy busy has been an understatement. </p><p>I have been travelling overseas since after Christmas 2022 in Japan and Czech Republic, and only really came back to some normality around 2 weeks ago when I finally returned home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFDfHkKpVHPPtgLihT2XjeZwdWJRlwcSYFCkVM0djWTQNG0CeBVon8RDoB597V5xWiPGzXnMmtzHj_TDQHII7_O7nGEm7v9w5vmwq_1JlSTNO_KSNppqSMPp5Tty1BucFrOcfQ-aRxJPXfwXjQJZQi9n4vbjO6DeuIonxh7lHHCSqTdbo8i9fJWE/s4032/IMG_9265.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFDfHkKpVHPPtgLihT2XjeZwdWJRlwcSYFCkVM0djWTQNG0CeBVon8RDoB597V5xWiPGzXnMmtzHj_TDQHII7_O7nGEm7v9w5vmwq_1JlSTNO_KSNppqSMPp5Tty1BucFrOcfQ-aRxJPXfwXjQJZQi9n4vbjO6DeuIonxh7lHHCSqTdbo8i9fJWE/w640-h480/IMG_9265.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you and your family are well and having a great 2023 so far.</div><p>For the last two weeks since I returned home, (when not working) I have been busy working on beta testing the upcoming AmiKit 12 release, across Windows, MacOS, Linux and Raspberry Pi 4B/Pi400 platforms. I will hopefully be able to reveal more about the new version on this blog once it is released. </p><p>This AmiKit 12 testing work is very interesting, but has sadly left me very little time to blog!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdntnNsD5LWCZGAX3LyTdMIpdoIYnLTInyCmz1SHXu9-tzDNKBXUe8Yf9g21WtMPJRTa9TSlIfL6y7KdDf91Hjmmu6Zt4TPs1j0tvPtPxlCHXegfQWSM-TvT8xrRX3LwjODqifvFEKdNkLinfc7NM8Ts6HLM8iD18vbOGn6sylbufKWbt_DGWZGH4/w480-h640/IMG_0642.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></p><div>I realised so much has happened in 2023, the year is slipping away being March already, and I have so little time at the moment to make many blog posts I had planned to do to cover it all. </div><div><br /></div><div>So I hope you understand I plan to cover everything so far this year in this blog post, covering a few different areas - Amiga, C64, Japan, Czech republic and trains!</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's talk computers first. </div><div><br /></div><div>I saw this week the release of AmigaOS 3.2 Update 2, which also comes with a new kickstart rom. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is great to see AmigaOS is still being updated in 2023! </div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't had time to do it yet, but I hope to take a closer look at this on my blog very soon, as I want to upgrade my Amiga 2000 and Amiga 600, which both run AmigaOS 3.2 to the latest version.</div><div><br /></div><p>I tried out a <a href="https://www.logicalbyte-games.de/index.php/component/hikashop/product/127-connect-box" target="_blank">new Amiga game called Connect</a> from LogicalByte, which I first read about in the K&A plus magazine I got last year. I was surprised I didn't see it before. It is an interesting challenging puzzle game:</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhOttmLrJGcq13_j0L_XiUEHj9q6of8XdKMlM3uRCKBy1zsz3t5qVQuyGWI_tkoaMxYiXOKQ9STOOa5Ag7Vg5gsSBIlzr7sjNkPSCBT3wsZXcmKUCHzFN4qZGSowUO6Lfc1hLjOHy7dBQS2SMpsHs-wGzxQ8dA7RlOp9y3gslGuPq4skYx6IVctM/s4032/IMG_0116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhOttmLrJGcq13_j0L_XiUEHj9q6of8XdKMlM3uRCKBy1zsz3t5qVQuyGWI_tkoaMxYiXOKQ9STOOa5Ag7Vg5gsSBIlzr7sjNkPSCBT3wsZXcmKUCHzFN4qZGSowUO6Lfc1hLjOHy7dBQS2SMpsHs-wGzxQ8dA7RlOp9y3gslGuPq4skYx6IVctM/w480-h640/IMG_0116.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Sadly I couldn't buy the physical box version they sell on their website, as they don't ship to Australia. </p><p>So I bought the digital download version instead which runs on a standard Amiga 500. I wrote out the ADF file to a real floppy disk as I have recently been a kick to use real floppy disks rather than ADF files and goteks on my Amigas.</p><p>I realise that eventually the disks or drives will fail, which makes me more determined to use them while they still work. Gotek can be used when I need to use it. For now, it is floppy disks all the way.</p><p>The instructions are included in the game itself and simply enough to understand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJT4dLt23aG8_tQJwEW_0BwJie-QfGLstPkhxnbH8yM3FBHLrFDNBPK_PT9Qg9d6QVsCHjo_ody81weAW4yOMw0lYe4kt1fC200ebyiQB-XaPe6KfQAyKw6cLT_TA3_DqRBNTK6iG_1-lj8_cJiX8ocbw0rZlRVMvQDNGUgIDqEz1Pz7nYCBbpeQ/s4032/IMG_0117.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJT4dLt23aG8_tQJwEW_0BwJie-QfGLstPkhxnbH8yM3FBHLrFDNBPK_PT9Qg9d6QVsCHjo_ody81weAW4yOMw0lYe4kt1fC200ebyiQB-XaPe6KfQAyKw6cLT_TA3_DqRBNTK6iG_1-lj8_cJiX8ocbw0rZlRVMvQDNGUgIDqEz1Pz7nYCBbpeQ/w480-h640/IMG_0117.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are a certain number of connections between chips and you have to create the connections, without exceeding the allow number of connections for each chip.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzj1lTWiMSR6Ge_qjZdW_5RJpd5IquxAamS9P-lmEwZ79KnWapdMv0bFPIFwpvP3Iu6Q8IdIN3AjW8KDDdFUboB10f8-oSKrOrbO0hIpqAe-7-UDx4TOmwogAaCly2x4iHplgiomHZwQprXVWqafev0l9KqEnQr8O6sSmB8QNSZuUs0POA0N9rmc/s4032/IMG_0118.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzj1lTWiMSR6Ge_qjZdW_5RJpd5IquxAamS9P-lmEwZ79KnWapdMv0bFPIFwpvP3Iu6Q8IdIN3AjW8KDDdFUboB10f8-oSKrOrbO0hIpqAe-7-UDx4TOmwogAaCly2x4iHplgiomHZwQprXVWqafev0l9KqEnQr8O6sSmB8QNSZuUs0POA0N9rmc/w480-h640/IMG_0118.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This supports multi player, but I couldn't try that out.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuVUczw3w77hmverwN11bD47vq2Oe3Pbype2JzcmnVqYIeuHfPx_0UPLZt5PHzLSiO2iyndyEsDRUPQa8wPWHXXK697MRNLdw68WUZzQyhfkY9E8ShZyHjtzK47agp5crioD6seUDHx3QKWgrPR_vw9wlHIwj3Tfae77PeVnJV1mPuWPulfWPJHA/s4032/IMG_0119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuVUczw3w77hmverwN11bD47vq2Oe3Pbype2JzcmnVqYIeuHfPx_0UPLZt5PHzLSiO2iyndyEsDRUPQa8wPWHXXK697MRNLdw68WUZzQyhfkY9E8ShZyHjtzK47agp5crioD6seUDHx3QKWgrPR_vw9wlHIwj3Tfae77PeVnJV1mPuWPulfWPJHA/w480-h640/IMG_0119.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have to admit, I really enjoyed this, and the game presents quite a challenge to solve each board presented.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcnJK_f99k2alys3n2_T3v2-Gup1ID227M4T21S_AtHt8b08PgffyqkiLMOSLYja6ctESJIJwxq2EuWIxitYs7fnIq1Qhxop0mqnPTRKIGTWFMbJD7NeIEWL900c3Yn22-UBcXzQxdJnudsMLyb2EnmVcLrG77devpRtNxoptUFY7AyUELIurDnA/s4032/IMG_0121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcnJK_f99k2alys3n2_T3v2-Gup1ID227M4T21S_AtHt8b08PgffyqkiLMOSLYja6ctESJIJwxq2EuWIxitYs7fnIq1Qhxop0mqnPTRKIGTWFMbJD7NeIEWL900c3Yn22-UBcXzQxdJnudsMLyb2EnmVcLrG77devpRtNxoptUFY7AyUELIurDnA/w480-h640/IMG_0121.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I also played around with the new version of Hippoplayer (available on Aminet), that now supports playback of MP3 audio as well as mods! I can use the MHI driver from my ZZ9000AV card on my Amiga 2000 to have perfect Mp3 playback via hippo player with no cpu load to decode the mp3's. Fantastic!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl58ZB0d5aKJakXEuhYzML77-S89v0ptnjvT5CQWCw5NWjZZ5U_5Ut1_HgH_frv3YSvzkhsEMQpIbJ5AAQtPAGAlc1Vh-KuNg_-1TJ1dhBXZ9pn35g9Yzo3NVx9xXGgYgysuMbBpK1Gt9HqOdlrLq6Nul7f_icVFoCxG-77lmKc8mn5JIX2sfJLHQ/s4032/IMG_0623.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl58ZB0d5aKJakXEuhYzML77-S89v0ptnjvT5CQWCw5NWjZZ5U_5Ut1_HgH_frv3YSvzkhsEMQpIbJ5AAQtPAGAlc1Vh-KuNg_-1TJ1dhBXZ9pn35g9Yzo3NVx9xXGgYgysuMbBpK1Gt9HqOdlrLq6Nul7f_icVFoCxG-77lmKc8mn5JIX2sfJLHQ/w480-h640/IMG_0623.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the process of testing this version for AmiKit 12, I also found an issue with the vertical blank screen refresh that Hippoplayer uses, and this causes window slowdowns on AmigaOS 3.2 when using a newer ZZ9000 RTG screenmode and the original Picasso96 drivers. </div><div><br /></div><div>I found once I upgraded the free Picasso96 drivers on the Amiga 2000 to the latest commercial P96 drivers from Individual computers, this fixed the issue.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBR4lHpUqHh0I20yHe3FmqnQVF0ES0boXXePkdRlkohuPTU4EccZR4kDAhMLmNh-vbj2iWYrMU-lO7ybvPVVZmuBF-kHTcx9iFsN536qIJMNDM0zU7ybLupkfs9FMheioikeEm_RxpocDQctwaRIvWcqhJhMz8tZm2T0k1xoFULcNwYlwQBwERAZ4/s4032/IMG_0631.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBR4lHpUqHh0I20yHe3FmqnQVF0ES0boXXePkdRlkohuPTU4EccZR4kDAhMLmNh-vbj2iWYrMU-lO7ybvPVVZmuBF-kHTcx9iFsN536qIJMNDM0zU7ybLupkfs9FMheioikeEm_RxpocDQctwaRIvWcqhJhMz8tZm2T0k1xoFULcNwYlwQBwERAZ4/w640-h480/IMG_0631.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was lucky enough last weekend to pickup some old Amiga software from a local seller, which I will need to find some time to try out:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA-r_NfLJ4QBQqWPhRFaowsA4z41YDL7jGi7PjPjNoZnwikkKdq2qFSHbpmv0akWiW0HOsel8K_aLCrMoF39pxy3bAnYa194ONR7iPyIE0DeiYUwBJLbMnHvGvJX95Us9a-eBy-iIZGCF7KGCZB6nzgJdj7aUgxBbgeIFQTSbWhWGZgfpN0d7R_g/s4032/IMG_0672.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA-r_NfLJ4QBQqWPhRFaowsA4z41YDL7jGi7PjPjNoZnwikkKdq2qFSHbpmv0akWiW0HOsel8K_aLCrMoF39pxy3bAnYa194ONR7iPyIE0DeiYUwBJLbMnHvGvJX95Us9a-eBy-iIZGCF7KGCZB6nzgJdj7aUgxBbgeIFQTSbWhWGZgfpN0d7R_g/w640-h480/IMG_0672.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was particularly happy to get another x-copy hardware device, as I only have one. Now I can use it on another Amiga to copy disks.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZjOThOjSSi401cDoIKWiyYPvoKNIdIjYqEF5p6F4Rp4HSM0d49sYZzQLOhsNIcTdUFkuJihe7ho_5v68V2Ey9r2cee0SX-vCI-MTVwbFCcasaon-lw5MZkiMe9JLAdyyx7HYVH3B_tW2IHKp-VUX92dtiXU5HR66mk7M9Z8-18HlK0VZU83s4gs/s4032/IMG_0673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZjOThOjSSi401cDoIKWiyYPvoKNIdIjYqEF5p6F4Rp4HSM0d49sYZzQLOhsNIcTdUFkuJihe7ho_5v68V2Ey9r2cee0SX-vCI-MTVwbFCcasaon-lw5MZkiMe9JLAdyyx7HYVH3B_tW2IHKp-VUX92dtiXU5HR66mk7M9Z8-18HlK0VZU83s4gs/w480-h640/IMG_0673.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I quickly tried out Super Space invaders on the Amiga 500, and it runs well and is a lot of fun - and oldie but a goody:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsOAAiZbHjgAroXED6YSazFkhd6Z6GOWq20p_WE4dZxX5jQws-tZDPwITamaaW71nZqwUCfxOrtjOYGxli2xSb-MArDuhTXr4l9oODYB5-zAORyZNXX3UuwNctcXvh7WOC0eaxWE20uzZZ74Wfef4GQvsJTN3FE3EY2YI7tZSmd5Gsxef9uKBw8Y/s4032/IMG_0675.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsOAAiZbHjgAroXED6YSazFkhd6Z6GOWq20p_WE4dZxX5jQws-tZDPwITamaaW71nZqwUCfxOrtjOYGxli2xSb-MArDuhTXr4l9oODYB5-zAORyZNXX3UuwNctcXvh7WOC0eaxWE20uzZZ74Wfef4GQvsJTN3FE3EY2YI7tZSmd5Gsxef9uKBw8Y/w480-h640/IMG_0675.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also got to work installing some of the other applications I bought but haven't installed as yet, like Scribble, here being installed on the Workbench 1.3 side of my Amiga 3000 system (it can dual boot into Workbench 1.3 or Workbench 3.1.4.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0ub4DS0hzLoEXcv2vKrOeMSHuyOXe7CwiCgjY2-m41JZBRu-lPraRiOGrsMmsORtypzsbg923098CbGtHso8b4VFeaGPEPy6_usRgT-AJnpkbkQ-Gm3F--xJtsk5lGjTYrNOGzqhB4lHPjEP9zJGuZj7TCHLBgccF9mMTA_lIhLOgqeEJJYuRzQ/w480-h640/IMG_0658.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><div><br /></div>While I was in Japan in January, naturally I stopped by Beep, a retro computer store in Akihabara in Tokyo. They had some Amiga games available too which is rare in Japan (bottom shelf in the photo below).</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ0dR06jQSY2s-Q2JhOoqXeaorhstfqOKL7x6bgc0K2Z5VENA2O_BDq262NrmjjDwbb_0SkWAo12kztpcux3y3v_5ylxS14vMrRqWD8iTcPmBJmE_2o50LfsxdRhQjhZvh4451F_f3_8c6XLa29XA8XOXAD19KOC8U_wUtBCP8p8_2W8x0Zznp64/w640-h480/IMG_9257.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>I decided to pick up Arkanoid for Amiga from Beep, which I have never owned before, and comes in this beautiful fold up case that opens out with beautiful game instructions printed inside:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNKDfOPwWeB_ZLkZrfMj5XFK-ZXCORrpCvuRp5Vj3tCPz_jyQZoum79NJVhe1nRz7tgvFbIarFMR83w29BbUUsbcbgipLr8nw9Q3WZgIWRWuBwKPQKW9gRrQtnf2Q3NJ3VGfIyqPsrbGMZzZ-DqZfV2GRJ2y18Y_VWqHKVbbDU5EfL0Ozrq-hmPc/s4032/IMG_9277.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNKDfOPwWeB_ZLkZrfMj5XFK-ZXCORrpCvuRp5Vj3tCPz_jyQZoum79NJVhe1nRz7tgvFbIarFMR83w29BbUUsbcbgipLr8nw9Q3WZgIWRWuBwKPQKW9gRrQtnf2Q3NJ3VGfIyqPsrbGMZzZ-DqZfV2GRJ2y18Y_VWqHKVbbDU5EfL0Ozrq-hmPc/w640-h480/IMG_9277.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSjwTgGXduoI3BpnyKtQ0CafqwuRrNhgxRZ0ct8qMJs-vIS_1QCk19YSVqzvWXXg58IdjGDYH7OGZ5pSuue4-NJIvGBuLt-odWgyify0LZ4Kf_U_UJA2T9wO59onczICBYohAzSMhXiXqgG8SVj4pU-kdxP4k_UO894QYQxNJM4AwfrQ5BfTRQm8/s4032/IMG_9278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSjwTgGXduoI3BpnyKtQ0CafqwuRrNhgxRZ0ct8qMJs-vIS_1QCk19YSVqzvWXXg58IdjGDYH7OGZ5pSuue4-NJIvGBuLt-odWgyify0LZ4Kf_U_UJA2T9wO59onczICBYohAzSMhXiXqgG8SVj4pU-kdxP4k_UO894QYQxNJM4AwfrQ5BfTRQm8/w640-h480/IMG_9278.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3umhuSTaEY6Dnve39wA7AnHdqdSOMOI97Ued6qeoS2r2Oo4VzwOUhfo74B18GKxfdksFguK4_27eByndM4YKZCgerbDkXX8MumD7yoX3l0azAYySy9JoI9hV8Arr9knoHM_RSDGUbimybY86EimqBa-t0iS_v_HX3TsoIslqIxi8ct1jXs2ojYY/s4032/IMG_9279.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3umhuSTaEY6Dnve39wA7AnHdqdSOMOI97Ued6qeoS2r2Oo4VzwOUhfo74B18GKxfdksFguK4_27eByndM4YKZCgerbDkXX8MumD7yoX3l0azAYySy9JoI9hV8Arr9knoHM_RSDGUbimybY86EimqBa-t0iS_v_HX3TsoIslqIxi8ct1jXs2ojYY/w640-h480/IMG_9279.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tested the Arkanoid Amiga game disk when I finally got home and I am pleased to say it worked!</div><div><br /></div><div>On the C64 front, I got the new release Muddy Racers game on cartridge, and it looks like a very exciting new racing game for the commodore 64. You can <a href="https://www.protovision.games/shop/" target="_blank">buy it here from Protovision</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYixC5-3-sNqqRuBGDgE7EsvPEmADjbp3P4-4DKFo5K8JvyMRxcWzDPg-PPYXDZEcGsJ-rYthnFDZ3DDiSygzM9E2dKUJ3J8K0DF6JdAEpvLksUliFF3whPMbpiRT3luzPrPUOcGDTiUyGk2Mlg5h7dinC9iCWhQ147Mdx5G_86ZM92m5LGV5qp4/s4032/IMG_0105.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYixC5-3-sNqqRuBGDgE7EsvPEmADjbp3P4-4DKFo5K8JvyMRxcWzDPg-PPYXDZEcGsJ-rYthnFDZ3DDiSygzM9E2dKUJ3J8K0DF6JdAEpvLksUliFF3whPMbpiRT3luzPrPUOcGDTiUyGk2Mlg5h7dinC9iCWhQ147Mdx5G_86ZM92m5LGV5qp4/w640-h480/IMG_0105.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHiDTqEokXtHobmm4SnbE9TYXPUAqzPTGTydZPg7VBewr5d5DC_hB2-NyG30Fh05xxL5FDWRxudp4uyk1n3o_T3x7vhokU-88rTfBZb3cPewQilyqY2suOtt563y07MIVesLm0JV_xMJEm51gz-CH3rTRYEMIvBYBXM57793X9DMfuLfoNY_lgmU/s4032/IMG_0106.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHiDTqEokXtHobmm4SnbE9TYXPUAqzPTGTydZPg7VBewr5d5DC_hB2-NyG30Fh05xxL5FDWRxudp4uyk1n3o_T3x7vhokU-88rTfBZb3cPewQilyqY2suOtt563y07MIVesLm0JV_xMJEm51gz-CH3rTRYEMIvBYBXM57793X9DMfuLfoNY_lgmU/w640-h480/IMG_0106.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also picked up the new <a href="https://piggy18.itch.io/a-pig-quest" target="_blank">A Pig Quest game digitally</a>, which I need to find some time to try out soon, as from the reviews it appears to be an amazing game. I have also pre-ordered Lykia on floppy disk which is on its way to me, another exciting new game for the Commodore 64. You can download digitally for free <a href="https://psytronik.itch.io/lykia" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>It seems new games are arriving for the C64 very regularly these days, and that is really exciting.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also picked up the latest Zzap magazine 2023 annuals for Amiga and C64, and the latest magazine issues of both, which were great to read on my long flights to Czech republic. </div><div><br /></div><div>A freebie Audio CD of remixed David Whittaker songs was also included, and I look forward to listening to that on my Amiga 3000 very soon!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7wtISq_h8s3RhgTUqK6hWSTu1ZUm_VIktukX3a7pXfh-_RatarQBUwiIM_9y_R0x7HSJZ16iJSxHRUcUBs5ROa9atXnB1EqNSpCFY7IlmhUgguR4bUB2bPjcKOdfdRhsQZrG9V7CBYjzcmg4jn_AcKPnf4nflriSpshkF8f0chN3sn3vwtMu23U/s4032/IMG_0108.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7wtISq_h8s3RhgTUqK6hWSTu1ZUm_VIktukX3a7pXfh-_RatarQBUwiIM_9y_R0x7HSJZ16iJSxHRUcUBs5ROa9atXnB1EqNSpCFY7IlmhUgguR4bUB2bPjcKOdfdRhsQZrG9V7CBYjzcmg4jn_AcKPnf4nflriSpshkF8f0chN3sn3vwtMu23U/w640-h480/IMG_0108.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>So now, let's move onto travel. Something I have been doing a lot of recently.</div><div><br /></div><div>Back in late December I travelled to Japan, which was so my wife could see her family in Japan, after years of the borders in Japan being closed. It has been 3 years since we could see the family. Japan only opened up to foreigners properly in October 2022, so this was the first opportunity for us to take leave to go there and spend some time with them. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGzvifGWCOmNBiv6Tdm9T6XIEu7n7Jai8w-av5DnEaJesneR1SpgeNjcYSALV50q-MWJRXBptgzn-uka0Hpxb6K3PZb9PHUONH2GBpkz9SFVT0X60-LqqLkts9Nqkqs9osmTL-czQfyikIQKlVkw4xzGysxGlDbNG7prjJKvI60eRVY2TT4_I9r8/w480-h640/IMG_9021.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><div><br /></div><div>It also allowed us to have some well deserved time off from work. Tokyo as ever, is busy and crazy as always. </div><div><br /></div><div>Japan is a beautiful country to visit and enjoy as a tourist - I can't recommend it enough. Living there is not the same experience, but visiting is awesome fun.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRot947_MAa5TZFFrOKTyLfhNORcsyyYeJNP4bOBrA18Fr5Y_hY84MYmo1gCi-94H704p6xyEuC3gksjfsVSwmkktjDtQgWAUcD8Bk-MjESaFuxnkO7D_xP2JN_SpLyki_XqAWcNSzNAG_o1b4tYPWt6FNUWYu0LREWOY2zKTbq77fvBnlUuVPA8/s4032/IMG_3097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRot947_MAa5TZFFrOKTyLfhNORcsyyYeJNP4bOBrA18Fr5Y_hY84MYmo1gCi-94H704p6xyEuC3gksjfsVSwmkktjDtQgWAUcD8Bk-MjESaFuxnkO7D_xP2JN_SpLyki_XqAWcNSzNAG_o1b4tYPWt6FNUWYu0LREWOY2zKTbq77fvBnlUuVPA8/w480-h640/IMG_3097.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Picture we took above is from the Tokyo Skytree, showing the dense Tokyo city, looking towards Mt Fuji at sunset. There are over 35 million people living in Tokyo, making it one of the largest cities in the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>We stayed in Shibuya while in Tokyo, and could enjoy the view of the famous Shibuya scramble crossing each night from our hotel room.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4ZyIWedKSp0hV38i3s2CVWXHIqxrxo3vKE56N2yYcIzTgzqo2Mz-8e2sULWpqYVmJpeoYdhnH6KVame-JLxtv00D592peQT72ylZ-72xDqdbqagGmaUMYtktLNtY1R71thsMUbm5q7OgQs31dly3TkTLM_ymPDfMXzMSkfmhb_ZfeZ3epRo9vjs/s4032/IMG_8628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4ZyIWedKSp0hV38i3s2CVWXHIqxrxo3vKE56N2yYcIzTgzqo2Mz-8e2sULWpqYVmJpeoYdhnH6KVame-JLxtv00D592peQT72ylZ-72xDqdbqagGmaUMYtktLNtY1R71thsMUbm5q7OgQs31dly3TkTLM_ymPDfMXzMSkfmhb_ZfeZ3epRo9vjs/w640-h480/IMG_8628.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can see and try new cool things in Tokyo every time you come here, and this time I wanted to try out the gourmet Strawberry shortcake in a can, which you can buy in local vending machines! It was delicious - sweets and desserts in Japan are next level delicious and beautiful.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChWobFm1g0ML6rVzgfUAEJHrhwkXrj0kNAb43QEfzXQTEE0Sop1OOGVRakk7OfcfaJDX3zdETMX0aPLFlz-is3lGFiQvVeJcAX77WOCYGzPIILdSiizTMVTZDUeMnA2_WdvC9b_pjL9yU86AM5tkSqbpbETGvDt2o3C2EPyDiyjH0PUiB9oSOq2Y/s4032/IMG_8630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChWobFm1g0ML6rVzgfUAEJHrhwkXrj0kNAb43QEfzXQTEE0Sop1OOGVRakk7OfcfaJDX3zdETMX0aPLFlz-is3lGFiQvVeJcAX77WOCYGzPIILdSiizTMVTZDUeMnA2_WdvC9b_pjL9yU86AM5tkSqbpbETGvDt2o3C2EPyDiyjH0PUiB9oSOq2Y/w640-h480/IMG_8630.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also went to Shinjuku to see the well publicised 3D advertising billboards there. They have this giant 3D cat looking out over the Shinjuku area and it looks amazing and lifelike when moving around.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPEzY5LmzD8GVB7_QKyyTCMJGuUygdsLQsR6nAGd1J9KrAXOInWf23-X87BssTdcl6BfM8j8hvwDva3EB_O7-p_I_5tzPGvsKYoKO_VHHhmdxIFdXV7O20CkrUeFzQhwRFsrkK8Eh6PoS6jcj-xtk1J-7TIGRW8caiayCtQfxi9VVD2qC1kontiA/w640-h480/IMG_8748.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Closer look at the 3D cat:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYl_xLrTRa4OGjqmZkmn-ZV29DFq3EK3en0hJ8nWpKhGx_IpOjy2ObXXPEkaJIqsbS_KmQ0ChxsNwhoWE2F2BUfjfZUaMdWRoqnk_aDF0egua3di1_uUAKHu2ilreonv_R7MOF0QR-5Bxw9scugBkg0jvs36RK6YoWTsn44bmStr-Cp1i874KpFQ8/s4032/IMG_8746.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYl_xLrTRa4OGjqmZkmn-ZV29DFq3EK3en0hJ8nWpKhGx_IpOjy2ObXXPEkaJIqsbS_KmQ0ChxsNwhoWE2F2BUfjfZUaMdWRoqnk_aDF0egua3di1_uUAKHu2ilreonv_R7MOF0QR-5Bxw9scugBkg0jvs36RK6YoWTsn44bmStr-Cp1i874KpFQ8/w640-h480/IMG_8746.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I always visit Yodabashi Camera's massive 12 storey shop in Akihabara every time I come to Tokyo, and fitting the popular retro movement happening across the world, I noticed they are now selling new release boom boxes. Yep, the 1980's boom box is back in 2023.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UIP-ydeA5p4HpsR79rQbB419GzZ1fBg1B-DeizWd8EHu9IFu1nmEsojSUB0fv3l71atNKIWWqpo57bYHyV0Y-TcIVFuP6dvlWs-kwOxDC5EBbm7lziICeW6U-orlV-ez-Qu5reV-ZDHwiwu6p2XEu5AfG224_tgu6Kx8LxT32_XcSHHukaH_BoM/s4032/IMG_8761.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UIP-ydeA5p4HpsR79rQbB419GzZ1fBg1B-DeizWd8EHu9IFu1nmEsojSUB0fv3l71atNKIWWqpo57bYHyV0Y-TcIVFuP6dvlWs-kwOxDC5EBbm7lziICeW6U-orlV-ez-Qu5reV-ZDHwiwu6p2XEu5AfG224_tgu6Kx8LxT32_XcSHHukaH_BoM/w640-h480/IMG_8761.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Being 2023 though, you also have a usb slot to connect your favourite songs to play through it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5I9XTr8vcIoDrbP0ycON9nzQPwAW9ttusanvWSNBwmmXTOVtaRBhP_GCbzL71QFdh-bmFl3eYyS2xF5IemplZkLdXykrSvelhncvw88MwSXEgSf4s3N7qD7767e7ZrYU6vo-sykoIL8VbWNvRajPp7dE2yEuqVUmKRr7N_FAY7eq61cFZenmP_k/s4032/IMG_8763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5I9XTr8vcIoDrbP0ycON9nzQPwAW9ttusanvWSNBwmmXTOVtaRBhP_GCbzL71QFdh-bmFl3eYyS2xF5IemplZkLdXykrSvelhncvw88MwSXEgSf4s3N7qD7767e7ZrYU6vo-sykoIL8VbWNvRajPp7dE2yEuqVUmKRr7N_FAY7eq61cFZenmP_k/w640-h480/IMG_8763.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Akihabara is busy as always - they open the main street on sundays as the number of people there is just too much otherwise. </div><div><br /></div><div>Walking down the main street, I could take this photo showing the Akihabara district and Chuo train coming into Akihabara station in the distance. Very happy to spend time here - as an IT geek, Akihabara is as close to geeky nirvana as it is possible to get.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFDfHkKpVHPPtgLihT2XjeZwdWJRlwcSYFCkVM0djWTQNG0CeBVon8RDoB597V5xWiPGzXnMmtzHj_TDQHII7_O7nGEm7v9w5vmwq_1JlSTNO_KSNppqSMPp5Tty1BucFrOcfQ-aRxJPXfwXjQJZQi9n4vbjO6DeuIonxh7lHHCSqTdbo8i9fJWE/s4032/IMG_9265.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFDfHkKpVHPPtgLihT2XjeZwdWJRlwcSYFCkVM0djWTQNG0CeBVon8RDoB597V5xWiPGzXnMmtzHj_TDQHII7_O7nGEm7v9w5vmwq_1JlSTNO_KSNppqSMPp5Tty1BucFrOcfQ-aRxJPXfwXjQJZQi9n4vbjO6DeuIonxh7lHHCSqTdbo8i9fJWE/w640-h480/IMG_9265.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>I enjoyed watching Twitch streamers playing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NQpuNDSqwg" target="_blank">Among Us in 2022</a>, a game for Windows. Primarily subscribed and following <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/cdawgva" target="_blank">CDawgVA streams</a> as he is based in Tokyo and I enjoy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omcbPZL3ur4" target="_blank">a lot of his content</a> which he also uploads in full to YouTube later if you don't use Twitch. </div><div><br /></div><div>I mention this because while shopping in Akihabara, I discovered you can buy these Among Us keychains!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEisbJod6csFjkDYntxqXiETQ6-3M__RFj8es5gpxLe_A7OycDG3VFBy-g9ChF7-xePapQ9DQiFfW5wmMgsdWMjJqdZ1VedurrgiP4lKe8HLqp0STKNTyhK_Yks4zR5pSiQfBURDSBGCwbpr_lNzj3pkdFlhRlN_ay2v9KgoyxKodJOs4nmeCPn4/s4032/IMG_8774.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEisbJod6csFjkDYntxqXiETQ6-3M__RFj8es5gpxLe_A7OycDG3VFBy-g9ChF7-xePapQ9DQiFfW5wmMgsdWMjJqdZ1VedurrgiP4lKe8HLqp0STKNTyhK_Yks4zR5pSiQfBURDSBGCwbpr_lNzj3pkdFlhRlN_ay2v9KgoyxKodJOs4nmeCPn4/w640-h480/IMG_8774.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the "only in Japan" vibe, you can buy these dubiously named web cameras called "Wanc". Errr, ok...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10Ek9_4n0MuyUzQxnIHsPcIFsSF5I-n757dfd57vesFfTpZUp37Cv0po4qg_wxVz1KMfo4-_5CsBJspDM_G7uZ9DZFFbr7q53K2BFhk1-0_vgxON2zW1cYjoM1aNrmt9rh9mFrmDaeIUPTLUfMEdot-7k0ytQccXbedc1ohESvrbsaxmNMPDSHco/s4032/IMG_8776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10Ek9_4n0MuyUzQxnIHsPcIFsSF5I-n757dfd57vesFfTpZUp37Cv0po4qg_wxVz1KMfo4-_5CsBJspDM_G7uZ9DZFFbr7q53K2BFhk1-0_vgxON2zW1cYjoM1aNrmt9rh9mFrmDaeIUPTLUfMEdot-7k0ytQccXbedc1ohESvrbsaxmNMPDSHco/w480-h640/IMG_8776.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can't imagine the sales meeting in Tokyo where the marketing guys announced to the sales team that their latest new product would be called "Wanc". I would be rolling on the floor laughing.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73pCzWzzch8P2YbiFhEbMakmRfRy8HOUyzvfxKWQ7T5BpuUvb2oFdOBS1tGPcAAhDBN2o250ZT8pJm-cT2ZPIKu0RTj0qeMluAYkokPdeqxEckUx03Rcm-fSFgkGO4-IJ1kdO714ZlQaGdJ_4i8vwzvAU-KTBf1-nI28KRTeawPqX_KwPboQxp1Q/s4032/IMG_8778.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73pCzWzzch8P2YbiFhEbMakmRfRy8HOUyzvfxKWQ7T5BpuUvb2oFdOBS1tGPcAAhDBN2o250ZT8pJm-cT2ZPIKu0RTj0qeMluAYkokPdeqxEckUx03Rcm-fSFgkGO4-IJ1kdO714ZlQaGdJ_4i8vwzvAU-KTBf1-nI28KRTeawPqX_KwPboQxp1Q/w480-h640/IMG_8778.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also visited the <a href="https://planets.teamlab.art/tokyo/" target="_blank">Team Labs Planets event in Tokyo</a>, an amazing experience I recommend everyone to see if you can get to Tokyo in 2023. They extended the event through the rest of this year. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Team labs area I am in the photo below has real flowers moving up and down, and is so calming and so beautiful to stand or sit and admire the beauty. It is impossible not to smile in here. Video is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uJTk_mRmUY" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to see a sample of what to expect at Team Labs Planets Tokyo.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qg92aYAs78kXtntw8Yp51JwLJnnXZUMuCjH35I4IycGm_TES6aNwJQA9YcG1E8nWaI4s1mKdE6JUOED_gAkPLE1QRugIaLDycIxGnlc33m8FhGJcJuWpwxW6VW_b7xMTshUuoYc5885U9tTOuAqarG66LbnNpXP3Vh5t3actQIBDXrKwDHYM8Lc/s4032/IMG_8915.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qg92aYAs78kXtntw8Yp51JwLJnnXZUMuCjH35I4IycGm_TES6aNwJQA9YcG1E8nWaI4s1mKdE6JUOED_gAkPLE1QRugIaLDycIxGnlc33m8FhGJcJuWpwxW6VW_b7xMTshUuoYc5885U9tTOuAqarG66LbnNpXP3Vh5t3actQIBDXrKwDHYM8Lc/w640-h480/IMG_8915.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Japan has been busy during Covid lockouts for foreigners, and alongside multiple new skyscrapers all over the city, has also built some more stunning new trains for me to try out, including this one called <a href="https://www.jreast.co.jp/saphir/en/" target="_blank">Saphir Odoriko</a>:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOUTBi5g_OqU5eNKeL71vsUPPGfVjoxQ9mWDdwsPTVDlNyvqzobJ3_NNd5saVy0LCJPwIuYxI0qlgqp3zQfQMFy1TAxnVCleodO0DJxNBL1SYdUpVY9T8fAhQo-aebvWhamNZ_ALmlgviFJDo1aZZArnRB6DgQXc_LPb8ZFEUu4EyJkrs2VFRUrI/s4032/IMG_9054.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOUTBi5g_OqU5eNKeL71vsUPPGfVjoxQ9mWDdwsPTVDlNyvqzobJ3_NNd5saVy0LCJPwIuYxI0qlgqp3zQfQMFy1TAxnVCleodO0DJxNBL1SYdUpVY9T8fAhQo-aebvWhamNZ_ALmlgviFJDo1aZZArnRB6DgQXc_LPb8ZFEUu4EyJkrs2VFRUrI/w640-h480/IMG_9054.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It goes from Shibuya to Atami (seaside town) and beyond, and is a stunning train inside.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdvEFzgZ0so9Roy8ElhFirZmqzEZXOn6OnoZfptz_kn8at3scDz3psKaye71zx9xKL_er-E_X3QGUxhuxvZQfeho_hm93IwV2zdx_Gbg1il0kqdAKA3blCnQPVhOcJdGbgqkAqohmrvS9ETgOnrVCzJ8sLy8-vzerbiLJ3Kmic7SXhclyYhSdCAc/s4032/IMG_9060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdvEFzgZ0so9Roy8ElhFirZmqzEZXOn6OnoZfptz_kn8at3scDz3psKaye71zx9xKL_er-E_X3QGUxhuxvZQfeho_hm93IwV2zdx_Gbg1il0kqdAKA3blCnQPVhOcJdGbgqkAqohmrvS9ETgOnrVCzJ8sLy8-vzerbiLJ3Kmic7SXhclyYhSdCAc/w480-h640/IMG_9060.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The seats are amazingly comfortable, and the view from the train itself is great, thanks to the extra viewing windows at the top.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYm-zPMF47aSR_8GufdD9zsOmU0WNk4JIXAaySkcmGvqoS8I1PILrCxC8SYRCdi_ST8EeErVgHVZr_nPGQ5PTFkdL_N8PFzyIEQ9lIYYSPj-og3h81S6anELkiYtDq8hgwNA_V3izsEOkF1__CTbr86X5kXc1J5_nhOBMdTtQ6iX-qxX7193brVs/s4032/IMG_9071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYm-zPMF47aSR_8GufdD9zsOmU0WNk4JIXAaySkcmGvqoS8I1PILrCxC8SYRCdi_ST8EeErVgHVZr_nPGQ5PTFkdL_N8PFzyIEQ9lIYYSPj-og3h81S6anELkiYtDq8hgwNA_V3izsEOkF1__CTbr86X5kXc1J5_nhOBMdTtQ6iX-qxX7193brVs/w640-h480/IMG_9071.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is also a restaurant car where you can have a freshly prepared meal cooked on the train to enjoy on trip down. It was delicious.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSXRMldxUPujOG4o5Hu9CkDf3LxdcFW9P-W26p82AMVkk3J-mGijuofumehY17tt6RO5EYn1x7VlABjWICl3OgSPD8s4-bEtrUUq7FrVvqBsnSZkw0SPJNwRkAn6AJM4rgnF1XhqRTtvfc7YagJhx41oPA-hn6tS0e84m5VdhhpCg-NMI4O_gGQo/s4032/IMG_9086.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSXRMldxUPujOG4o5Hu9CkDf3LxdcFW9P-W26p82AMVkk3J-mGijuofumehY17tt6RO5EYn1x7VlABjWICl3OgSPD8s4-bEtrUUq7FrVvqBsnSZkw0SPJNwRkAn6AJM4rgnF1XhqRTtvfc7YagJhx41oPA-hn6tS0e84m5VdhhpCg-NMI4O_gGQo/w640-h480/IMG_9086.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We also spent some time in Kyoto, which meant we travelled on the Shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo to Kyoto. I get a buzz every time I ride this train.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGrDPR5FzAEVXyMgwqnPkLjvj2kLtmz399fC1xPta0fiuCUhdLUGa1xV4i9LP8zMrvNfFDU8qqhZuJjdgHdnClO1MWoj0-4PMZ2TjFsyJNOv6RGP85LcS5V-taMa8QjnE4H3ZqV3w2sqJHwwsr4KCpsbZHY3ZubMVDg-7VNJe-ocBYqe-oZqDAxE/s4032/IMG_9305.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGrDPR5FzAEVXyMgwqnPkLjvj2kLtmz399fC1xPta0fiuCUhdLUGa1xV4i9LP8zMrvNfFDU8qqhZuJjdgHdnClO1MWoj0-4PMZ2TjFsyJNOv6RGP85LcS5V-taMa8QjnE4H3ZqV3w2sqJHwwsr4KCpsbZHY3ZubMVDg-7VNJe-ocBYqe-oZqDAxE/w640-h480/IMG_9305.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAed3CFLbLb36TQ_yMbAs5tOBI7s6EJfC0LvFW-PrIHn9Q8r2E9pEkV_xzqPmdPxS0FmDSI1_3KeihkQY1RSM3RDdZ8CUFH7N9388wh883IwyhyC6TFflifXWu92O3q4ECN-D6LItP7Hr0Y7C_tI8NLfYaG24Wmd5X_HIIvjh_FzucTerBp4L6IyY/s4032/IMG_9309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAed3CFLbLb36TQ_yMbAs5tOBI7s6EJfC0LvFW-PrIHn9Q8r2E9pEkV_xzqPmdPxS0FmDSI1_3KeihkQY1RSM3RDdZ8CUFH7N9388wh883IwyhyC6TFflifXWu92O3q4ECN-D6LItP7Hr0Y7C_tI8NLfYaG24Wmd5X_HIIvjh_FzucTerBp4L6IyY/w640-h480/IMG_9309.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have this cool wallet my wife bought me for putting my travel suica card in (used to travel in Tokyo), and my Shinkansen Nozomi train ticket to Kyoto. The wallet is designed to make the suica penguin look like it is riding the train - I think it is cool :-)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-uFpz7ZrowHGOEtoEWifHUnVCWipHWTWv2yBMwuf4UViFRFryvS-BcRyzneNEuJ-wyrnDKoNR7f7w3x6yHNyh5TXY3IwgY7yq5TUO_iXeJl6R9_HOxFGir9uzQzFqitNbTgTPMwsx3gsmiM2RJQARgRPdnh_SextHM5jRqOgF8D3tha1LaLDNps/s4032/IMG_9311.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-uFpz7ZrowHGOEtoEWifHUnVCWipHWTWv2yBMwuf4UViFRFryvS-BcRyzneNEuJ-wyrnDKoNR7f7w3x6yHNyh5TXY3IwgY7yq5TUO_iXeJl6R9_HOxFGir9uzQzFqitNbTgTPMwsx3gsmiM2RJQARgRPdnh_SextHM5jRqOgF8D3tha1LaLDNps/w640-h480/IMG_9311.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can also enjoy some amazing Ekiben (Bento boxes) on the train too - we bought these in the train station and brought them on the train:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLMSjPtqr1w4ggzUoujVGQ1e19_qpVuTy-W0UYFTYj_H8GNgCJfPUH5zAegDKgz4zfiDGEQyhP2pXUSqbR4CzReNGbKtyqeUVFS6BZeCprRCLo8Q9ComzwSUqC-dc7zH50jus5Q6EuEjpaN34ISTcHSN11MH9kuih0AhTUAjoLact7r54o2RSqVU/s4032/IMG_9865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLMSjPtqr1w4ggzUoujVGQ1e19_qpVuTy-W0UYFTYj_H8GNgCJfPUH5zAegDKgz4zfiDGEQyhP2pXUSqbR4CzReNGbKtyqeUVFS6BZeCprRCLo8Q9ComzwSUqC-dc7zH50jus5Q6EuEjpaN34ISTcHSN11MH9kuih0AhTUAjoLact7r54o2RSqVU/w640-h480/IMG_9865.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBSJAegJfndejMRmW2JbiF598jh7LDkJAmx6NofrXaI5bfkjOPpfzoPMfY1Ak5za_3LyWECxPlk8kr-wKDc2ZBh20b_8_SwyhjNeALUD4uTdn9NEt6MRTgU4pjeJE3_rNRjh_hvCysTqB-IejbNpz0_YD3zbl7ORwST7HtgsptL-GT5_XtEvefFM/s4032/IMG_9866.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBSJAegJfndejMRmW2JbiF598jh7LDkJAmx6NofrXaI5bfkjOPpfzoPMfY1Ak5za_3LyWECxPlk8kr-wKDc2ZBh20b_8_SwyhjNeALUD4uTdn9NEt6MRTgU4pjeJE3_rNRjh_hvCysTqB-IejbNpz0_YD3zbl7ORwST7HtgsptL-GT5_XtEvefFM/w640-h480/IMG_9866.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close ups of the food in the Bento boxes - beef and Sashimi:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAfUFEqk3a0bzOdtMWOqpsgKD2DWtGPQI1e-ip94a3o6miocVIoUODZ_SQtEITHzIjjxfeAYc37P-i6Qm8iPD7JtveZt8o4_89RVrbh2q6SS_NT4NBwOzXPYD4QqdVXU_Zyo52gMvg5vM5YW2QLqHLD8G7HyOnFn2pQqjd9wi5dcQafAvUHxoL9E/s4032/IMG_9869.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAfUFEqk3a0bzOdtMWOqpsgKD2DWtGPQI1e-ip94a3o6miocVIoUODZ_SQtEITHzIjjxfeAYc37P-i6Qm8iPD7JtveZt8o4_89RVrbh2q6SS_NT4NBwOzXPYD4QqdVXU_Zyo52gMvg5vM5YW2QLqHLD8G7HyOnFn2pQqjd9wi5dcQafAvUHxoL9E/w640-h480/IMG_9869.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihERPEkXV9YI3pflSm5uPrgAHHlHnjXxID-m96sbUOBpch1tbpwpoyafTXBCUl0Q2ukp8AcfJLJbarbGa3TY3dYhClHKzpCaFhotyHiSM7QuLQZlDxT-Uycy_bvymTAqiHF6flWnZGjKOgOwGlI5xSzXpP03XlxsS95ul9VPipXsqb6HWiM8uq9T0/s4032/IMG_9870.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihERPEkXV9YI3pflSm5uPrgAHHlHnjXxID-m96sbUOBpch1tbpwpoyafTXBCUl0Q2ukp8AcfJLJbarbGa3TY3dYhClHKzpCaFhotyHiSM7QuLQZlDxT-Uycy_bvymTAqiHF6flWnZGjKOgOwGlI5xSzXpP03XlxsS95ul9VPipXsqb6HWiM8uq9T0/w640-h480/IMG_9870.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>If you look out the right side window on the Shinkansen on the way down to Kyoto, on a clear day, you can see Mount Fuji. On this day, the weather was perfect and the views of Mount Fuji from the train were simply spectacular:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjMUeG25zTO1iP-yvIfSGSc0ePxkvb-XB9wnQf0JeQnJ7FrMxlVaM_o9eIrzv5kIrbNUKSRSgcVywcYn0Kg4b4D7UjTlUFhUEQd70mqPAj5x6aLmgKphRYC_kPnXm4eX2OCfYVoFCSx5iClIRDBwIQB_Aqm6Q27x4ppRfvjyGLTCH3-gaX6GE3_E/s4032/IMG_9347.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjMUeG25zTO1iP-yvIfSGSc0ePxkvb-XB9wnQf0JeQnJ7FrMxlVaM_o9eIrzv5kIrbNUKSRSgcVywcYn0Kg4b4D7UjTlUFhUEQd70mqPAj5x6aLmgKphRYC_kPnXm4eX2OCfYVoFCSx5iClIRDBwIQB_Aqm6Q27x4ppRfvjyGLTCH3-gaX6GE3_E/w640-h480/IMG_9347.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Seeing this beautiful sight whizz by at 320km/h plus on a train is amazing.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgrpTfdLOMMogPHVbfSBcIdbWHZGDPsNOGGTlLKiHoZSji3jd5OAbGOLf9YNVeN9aFztPGjvYism16ryR4vnHaBmelB-rEEJJzx1xHsZDbTwmUFf9lNDr4p2VsnVwX_8j7aR0K1HLRdmqaSu5aglXaESL9R5pLdd9dNn3rHzdtkJTa4t_0_T_4Cw/w640-h480/IMG_9370.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We decided to stay in a traditional Kyoto Machiya accomodation:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0IfUZioVmmcLQ6DwBD42SvokJdcVt8VvWchAniTbY7FYkqzAW6_k9Ht9kKM8SgBEDDmhsnnO5nYi_7WYIy1Rn44bMVeShht7cTieuFDOU37QWkF3uUw-mL5n-xELmydV4ZdoSPigdbM0vDPSKyyNNf9DhiN_SC6UkQwsBOCVOTfI5BXqq8e9ad4/s4032/IMG_9371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0IfUZioVmmcLQ6DwBD42SvokJdcVt8VvWchAniTbY7FYkqzAW6_k9Ht9kKM8SgBEDDmhsnnO5nYi_7WYIy1Rn44bMVeShht7cTieuFDOU37QWkF3uUw-mL5n-xELmydV4ZdoSPigdbM0vDPSKyyNNf9DhiN_SC6UkQwsBOCVOTfI5BXqq8e9ad4/w480-h640/IMG_9371.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Given it is winter in Japan, we can get a lot of use from these under table heated tables at night - so comfortable!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bn2rgd70XhFTupZqHbE4iP3kMOXvhHmnFNkYLOrh2vVl2YihzHpferJsGZtuPO4gXXqT4nHB2CpPfxy8pER4nahqbXFYUdLl3MfqLIHLqmRREvfUWZs7pi7KzOMQwi5wBaGH6bq8FzwmFuWACtckmuCoIVvYvssJsRrQd-7KRKSKgvzYL2RoieA/w480-h640/IMG_9380.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For those unfamiliar with Japan bathrooms in houses or apartments, there are no taps or plugs for the bath. Instead you get this electronic controller to do everything - it automatically fills the bath to preset temperature, and keeps it warm also. Knowing Japanese is kinda essential unless you want to go without...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZWaFfIeipJBaCgXbtZwHunGWhp_bzbmEusL6PxImqQWKxrALE_7tG2R8rrfNQ-P9grpRLTxROk3warsFa48QSoTLJ2QkosQ2z5bMUvRf4f5ZW1f5zchThPesyE2S8at9hQ6zUd0GMkW1iIbd7WQvXCnJi3uGk8KUb38ZNLSJ5AiP9AZKCp67djc/s4032/IMG_9383.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZWaFfIeipJBaCgXbtZwHunGWhp_bzbmEusL6PxImqQWKxrALE_7tG2R8rrfNQ-P9grpRLTxROk3warsFa48QSoTLJ2QkosQ2z5bMUvRf4f5ZW1f5zchThPesyE2S8at9hQ6zUd0GMkW1iIbd7WQvXCnJi3uGk8KUb38ZNLSJ5AiP9AZKCp67djc/w640-h480/IMG_9383.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Exploring Kyoto is always fun - we went to Kiyomizudera temple first, a world heritage site, which is on top of a mountain and looks spectacular at the top.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0X7ueUsj6iJHQ4DAVgdUilQVNrjZxrffDFnjsKBtgad2SdsEtO2B5iSr4P-6EHJhdY_EHk9omlLWoya-nJn91NX4jLwLSgFP3weZTJlBFMFsCcjdWFEQYU6E-yOCcIR6xlKpBEEcE5WPdWWimrQ9GD7zrSzXwEPQgGl_wPnFaFr2xm7ljcsa2ms4/s4032/IMG_9394.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0X7ueUsj6iJHQ4DAVgdUilQVNrjZxrffDFnjsKBtgad2SdsEtO2B5iSr4P-6EHJhdY_EHk9omlLWoya-nJn91NX4jLwLSgFP3weZTJlBFMFsCcjdWFEQYU6E-yOCcIR6xlKpBEEcE5WPdWWimrQ9GD7zrSzXwEPQgGl_wPnFaFr2xm7ljcsa2ms4/w480-h640/IMG_9394.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcktwr_NZTmVCxcG9HC4Uc0gXZMnXn7lJkiNnSGyQ9WrPPS7r9ETXdDL0TrCoOytPtUqoJiVNaWFeO5PDtQGOOM4VZg6P5b76JdwObkVbiMgvcKlDGe9-ToeVEamFC0iI8Z9cuYF_OyA4l6-1U3_hLkOXfxfUaCDLPFDy3-mbnciNQqgGzEh1iaoM/s4032/IMG_9403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcktwr_NZTmVCxcG9HC4Uc0gXZMnXn7lJkiNnSGyQ9WrPPS7r9ETXdDL0TrCoOytPtUqoJiVNaWFeO5PDtQGOOM4VZg6P5b76JdwObkVbiMgvcKlDGe9-ToeVEamFC0iI8Z9cuYF_OyA4l6-1U3_hLkOXfxfUaCDLPFDy3-mbnciNQqgGzEh1iaoM/w640-h480/IMG_9403.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQin9JIfaljDdlfziBLSKWEq-fBxHqb4BbqJfGgMsH6dzVHW2hRW0xuWkPfk25aw26CNQyfPTKcX6cvoeO7XZfYDmqKtnBUPyzGw9zDo8qihnMEuAAX8k6OQCyFEC48Aj2RFL3ARfkMRC0Zyo4P53S9xVW96dIOIawjYyOvFu79hJsQu1AZNJv0Q/s4032/IMG_9417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQin9JIfaljDdlfziBLSKWEq-fBxHqb4BbqJfGgMsH6dzVHW2hRW0xuWkPfk25aw26CNQyfPTKcX6cvoeO7XZfYDmqKtnBUPyzGw9zDo8qihnMEuAAX8k6OQCyFEC48Aj2RFL3ARfkMRC0Zyo4P53S9xVW96dIOIawjYyOvFu79hJsQu1AZNJv0Q/w640-h480/IMG_9417.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We also went to Kinkakuji, the Golden temple - another world heritage site in Kyoto.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuee3ggZvyI2h1OqQdm_IoT85enYiTYzRV1bEcXygI2vDy1QaleCiAx6cqA_pdUaLS3f5NWY7f_tk7IgBMWdEiay5DDFFYLOvKmriXg3R8AwvKymOJuih20K4wvWi6Db_n0YTZggl3UG0GB_EFbtdACj17PjvaRntWtP1Z4hGJBoPXUrrvg-kvBA/w480-h640/IMG_9540.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="480" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Kyoto is full of amazing experiences - you can experience traditional Japan here. Grab some of the delicious street food from the vendors outside the temples if you can - it is always good.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQa3ZM7dL18aLP9BxhXvK5q34EXdaA_FUkWSctHM4OonttULkwm_SBvvAXZYSgwd_T3yfZuxobzAnRJo4ZS0TD2B0Z5UiKUx3tJahaRU_HcMOFrgkLk3lsebYbmG3M4jAdX9jXm9vSVAFHbqtUpmhHzK5TLTaQc4SfFxKJX1fS8KlUI94sLyGL88/s4032/IMG_9459.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQa3ZM7dL18aLP9BxhXvK5q34EXdaA_FUkWSctHM4OonttULkwm_SBvvAXZYSgwd_T3yfZuxobzAnRJo4ZS0TD2B0Z5UiKUx3tJahaRU_HcMOFrgkLk3lsebYbmG3M4jAdX9jXm9vSVAFHbqtUpmhHzK5TLTaQc4SfFxKJX1fS8KlUI94sLyGL88/w640-h480/IMG_9459.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIJ_XktxeAW4xa33t0uDmPhHX-zqdIsWy_IkWbUkz689RcdloTvSKPUBdu7s6rOQVNRfvzaLnDMR13HyeEPC7bcLfyQdkVrWT-uePIF9nc8RCE2uREcZWNmprWGhrD_xl7dl-VBfi51Wm_70254vufKMuOI71fq4qL2oEIaroSwTLKPx0CwiUSKs/s4032/IMG_9475.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIJ_XktxeAW4xa33t0uDmPhHX-zqdIsWy_IkWbUkz689RcdloTvSKPUBdu7s6rOQVNRfvzaLnDMR13HyeEPC7bcLfyQdkVrWT-uePIF9nc8RCE2uREcZWNmprWGhrD_xl7dl-VBfi51Wm_70254vufKMuOI71fq4qL2oEIaroSwTLKPx0CwiUSKs/w480-h640/IMG_9475.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Definitely explore Nishiki market during the morning if you are in Kyoto like we did - there is so much to eat, see and do there, and all undercover.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamaj3XjRGRQUTPTk0lCCfloZhNCru841ojAB64V-gz7VC7AGGuLRdgmaPAxy1H8gGC-1eIRwx62h9B3hton_2nQ3X4TqRuQSpWKf4g2ft5KwqkLscZZzO6jmp_rR32pRkCK_O8LS7nRSz84xgKshKhCEt__4w8NIm54GkdX4ZCkIyMvQCKxA1wHI/s4032/IMG_9511.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamaj3XjRGRQUTPTk0lCCfloZhNCru841ojAB64V-gz7VC7AGGuLRdgmaPAxy1H8gGC-1eIRwx62h9B3hton_2nQ3X4TqRuQSpWKf4g2ft5KwqkLscZZzO6jmp_rR32pRkCK_O8LS7nRSz84xgKshKhCEt__4w8NIm54GkdX4ZCkIyMvQCKxA1wHI/w480-h640/IMG_9511.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Aoniyoshi train has amazing colour and decorations, inside and out.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebhEo4q3DUC6LSOCKHbuY33jOiJc6mso7SsVmSk1snyMbXnpRIPPhHtTzPcxvzaHl7mESFZvxMQWjGc7dwBNfBFPzbRwnfOUA10JvIU6LEDjvEIZNt9gQvZUlB7h-aaWUANKWnwBeswzJRZTiHi2vV3DN_P6T1SZVMAGHk4zOFYQ-imyeAkXPE3Q/s4032/IMG_9631.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhebhEo4q3DUC6LSOCKHbuY33jOiJc6mso7SsVmSk1snyMbXnpRIPPhHtTzPcxvzaHl7mESFZvxMQWjGc7dwBNfBFPzbRwnfOUA10JvIU6LEDjvEIZNt9gQvZUlB7h-aaWUANKWnwBeswzJRZTiHi2vV3DN_P6T1SZVMAGHk4zOFYQ-imyeAkXPE3Q/w480-h640/IMG_9631.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Outside view of the room seats - the windows are huge!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Suntory time :-)</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9QZdvuwB414I6SFYqP6UG8fRLj3N5TTX0-IDUvTRWF6zXjrXZfQhBdBJGts6CM_G5caKKfgsVQ-JlaFTmhnMpTGOF_q6ka3Xi501Cn2o6w4cb21LeEMBVwquEm29MearflWpETzm6KasR47jJ63Nf_dI1ZJJjpJhZCntO_LxwzAMZDvozp1jUOw/s4032/IMG_9943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9QZdvuwB414I6SFYqP6UG8fRLj3N5TTX0-IDUvTRWF6zXjrXZfQhBdBJGts6CM_G5caKKfgsVQ-JlaFTmhnMpTGOF_q6ka3Xi501Cn2o6w4cb21LeEMBVwquEm29MearflWpETzm6KasR47jJ63Nf_dI1ZJJjpJhZCntO_LxwzAMZDvozp1jUOw/w640-h480/IMG_9943.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The views of Shinjuku from the restaurant are spectacular, and the food is amazing as well, even if quite pricey.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVtuNivm8sViU2379tebbt1wk1b7VytpjsFerFVoJS959iPb4OCtBVeUqynJ_WTwHApu6h3nh8CCuhhN2W_it_XwO2x6nTOK3n1V_n7R23mi1gjvpCTEidC-kKfaxec_T4HMyVolusvtCMPY0b4UKSAIftjKB_gYbhgWXnT1eTZO_D57DetbO3jc/s4032/IMG_9950.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb2xUME4pJ3eFRSwyuT2SBOVyXCdAmHeL08tmyTF2wuZrYWcScfSxSBjneOifDBlaKI4CMl0o1Pk73ENfKrlpijTqoOEKi3kaNQKuSv0lkhztedsUxvTfEDN9YqISodDI-1uyNOfn4cxdbZ3PAP5NeUSfUlwy4Lvm4lpsQaVSXCTNSBp-o-6EP5w/s4032/IMG_0015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb2xUME4pJ3eFRSwyuT2SBOVyXCdAmHeL08tmyTF2wuZrYWcScfSxSBjneOifDBlaKI4CMl0o1Pk73ENfKrlpijTqoOEKi3kaNQKuSv0lkhztedsUxvTfEDN9YqISodDI-1uyNOfn4cxdbZ3PAP5NeUSfUlwy4Lvm4lpsQaVSXCTNSBp-o-6EP5w/w640-h480/IMG_0015.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Atmosphere was incredible and the sumo really enjoyable to watch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzmtZW3vJSY2KzhWCIhwzV2qxJrxZH7TL6Bwle0grLuonYxCXegxfcPeJyICVqMz5sLYafOOEvhkcGoySroA-WSdgyBHZWvwxLdWTJs09hIgRGqQTqDk5IHPz_wnxHQp6W6z3Yzio8A6P-psi9agURqh73E7VWdPNSQHgVfT1yNWoSjgYqkvItko/s4032/IMG_0040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I lose two days going there, and two days going back every time.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmSNvabqN-ogzWowqNQc3OYA45cLHkXNiqNkQwTcETdbegbi0y6RZ42COiy2qMTk92vt0hhPb9-0aZA0RGlTu87_mpcJr6P6cD04uB4GzFJ5N2JzD3lvbp8JQ6ln3arLHQvNrjHQrWQJHwZNvO6sC_q1caBHMhnWmSI3E5T1FpDYhAfhYFbzktao/s4032/IMG_0136.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmSNvabqN-ogzWowqNQc3OYA45cLHkXNiqNkQwTcETdbegbi0y6RZ42COiy2qMTk92vt0hhPb9-0aZA0RGlTu87_mpcJr6P6cD04uB4GzFJ5N2JzD3lvbp8JQ6ln3arLHQvNrjHQrWQJHwZNvO6sC_q1caBHMhnWmSI3E5T1FpDYhAfhYFbzktao/w640-h480/IMG_0136.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I am jealous that people living in Europe can travel from one side of Europe to the other in two hours by plane! But I love living in Australia so, it is what it is.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qeJ1E9aGa6SCrCmi-TBMGGTc-BAbha8MnO2375w2B35DbwG_xoWpgje6z_V2AJwO2GvOtB_DGPby_NOQdL4LFjvw6OaBBh8fHZYPpWBpIdoqFPMMoeVDcDpycJjxltPt4ZBpjbMA4mUCbDot6sFproS-Spdlnhc3YEd1KgMbyclR9yI_juQSXys/s4032/IMG_0137.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qeJ1E9aGa6SCrCmi-TBMGGTc-BAbha8MnO2375w2B35DbwG_xoWpgje6z_V2AJwO2GvOtB_DGPby_NOQdL4LFjvw6OaBBh8fHZYPpWBpIdoqFPMMoeVDcDpycJjxltPt4ZBpjbMA4mUCbDot6sFproS-Spdlnhc3YEd1KgMbyclR9yI_juQSXys/w640-h480/IMG_0137.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Doha airport in Qatar (I had to transfer to another flight to Prague here) has this odd looking teddy bear art installation that apparently cost some crazy amount of money to buy in America and bring here.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffFoAF3gQgYxFba8G6NbVLZkdXyAmkZzUHcT8enkHHcRZ3t6X1jdW4LIhy_ILKJvt-832V8ZkC9OIyOzJ7M8KsF62uMV1_OZjSUCxgrpHqdMKAhs2ezlGjYhLcePNcpkEhfclNvwoWsTrf89yqLdKE9JEFLqTkFQXibd12SlDmX97BkwOJkuLz5Q/s4032/IMG_0138.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffFoAF3gQgYxFba8G6NbVLZkdXyAmkZzUHcT8enkHHcRZ3t6X1jdW4LIhy_ILKJvt-832V8ZkC9OIyOzJ7M8KsF62uMV1_OZjSUCxgrpHqdMKAhs2ezlGjYhLcePNcpkEhfclNvwoWsTrf89yqLdKE9JEFLqTkFQXibd12SlDmX97BkwOJkuLz5Q/w640-h480/IMG_0138.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was quite a change in temperature when I got to Prague. In Adelaide it was 40C and very hot when I left, and was -5C and snow when I arrived in Prague. Yikes!</div><div><br /></div>During the work week, I was lucky enough to try out some Curling while in Prague as part of a team building event one evening. It was a lot of fun.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBsNCb7tIv_4xXMz4vh8LTU3uYoqVdrME2be2oP-d7LaqutT9PzKlDJyrrDPFfjuUZGhF8gd1HQdl_jsBjnyV0lvcVUfV7hfQUSpxBc3QWsrliWmlXL04VQy74D1CgsnW7tHzj8lkFJng9m1A_oIVaYdHW0-c41CQt0wyYXKBS87rVnU8oQc2E_w/s4032/IMG_0179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBsNCb7tIv_4xXMz4vh8LTU3uYoqVdrME2be2oP-d7LaqutT9PzKlDJyrrDPFfjuUZGhF8gd1HQdl_jsBjnyV0lvcVUfV7hfQUSpxBc3QWsrliWmlXL04VQy74D1CgsnW7tHzj8lkFJng9m1A_oIVaYdHW0-c41CQt0wyYXKBS87rVnU8oQc2E_w/w640-h480/IMG_0179.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is the first time in my life to be on ice, and I was nervous as hell naturally. But I got the hang of it eventually and had a great time curling. </div><div><br /></div><div>I enjoyed watching Curling at the winter olympics last year, especially following the always bubbly and hard working Japanese women's curling team. I was keen to try it out.</div><div><br /></div><div>In Australia there is no curling facilities to try out this sport unfortunately.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXEtpJOFVJavtV6bSd0psaZGockfIcf1DyneEcUFhLkZ0wVeTalD3esSNl9A52i2GX_WR9mdKrZ8q0Be4HOm8UID6hWRGvNJ9Syh4QIEWFrIjyesL6Ck1qvZ5nqUycSCbThSx9V5XMewGFw_h6RpOVWsdwTHOIlGrZZ2HIm-2iG-KBkDfUEujuTc/s4032/IMG_0183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXEtpJOFVJavtV6bSd0psaZGockfIcf1DyneEcUFhLkZ0wVeTalD3esSNl9A52i2GX_WR9mdKrZ8q0Be4HOm8UID6hWRGvNJ9Syh4QIEWFrIjyesL6Ck1qvZ5nqUycSCbThSx9V5XMewGFw_h6RpOVWsdwTHOIlGrZZ2HIm-2iG-KBkDfUEujuTc/w640-h480/IMG_0183.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On my one day off during my work trip to Prague, I decided to take another new train I hadn't been on, this time from Prague to Cesky Krumlov, a well known tourist attraction in the Czech Republic.</div><div><br /></div><div>I rode the Prague trams and subway train to get to the main Prague train station.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy562p8X6Z8NzqNwRjNtloW4dlBLL0gOZBFofd0rtJOeUfzB5J_raRLDwMRQTNyOJuJtRBhtj27XEwxAba02m5rwoF3mAJstV9gcIFUK1A4oGqMy4bztZbnUrBM4GaKrpuZdqYu7E81ffhi0gm5C7hwf6HaKMWhY4tbl0XyBb-8Nf_kDBGr7hYRo/s4032/IMG_0204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy562p8X6Z8NzqNwRjNtloW4dlBLL0gOZBFofd0rtJOeUfzB5J_raRLDwMRQTNyOJuJtRBhtj27XEwxAba02m5rwoF3mAJstV9gcIFUK1A4oGqMy4bztZbnUrBM4GaKrpuZdqYu7E81ffhi0gm5C7hwf6HaKMWhY4tbl0XyBb-8Nf_kDBGr7hYRo/w640-h480/IMG_0204.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In Prague they use an local phone App you purchase tickets on, and a timer to activate them when you need to use it. The timer has a purposely implemented 2 minute delay so you can't just board for free and activate only when a ticket inspector comes along to check you activated it...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_fMxPqflyVwyMUiBCpHdV6DnptIXpgrpfNmBsv7vw5sN-t3bUoJmQjgaqtanP5xRQtILLRCa3e_e333z6zD87Ap_amB3nGg-u_PNqKMKof5RRCpLJ3EgiuerfYM9wy8V6gPMC6xZHbvCGWN0Ya6pvdg-Gqr8m3_T195duLSn6OJAF6SBins0hco/s4032/IMG_0205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_fMxPqflyVwyMUiBCpHdV6DnptIXpgrpfNmBsv7vw5sN-t3bUoJmQjgaqtanP5xRQtILLRCa3e_e333z6zD87Ap_amB3nGg-u_PNqKMKof5RRCpLJ3EgiuerfYM9wy8V6gPMC6xZHbvCGWN0Ya6pvdg-Gqr8m3_T195duLSn6OJAF6SBins0hco/w640-h480/IMG_0205.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The subways are clean and easy to navigate, even for me with no Czech language skills.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplHFNBlDPgHil9RdTaMEJyc3EvPb9_b7MPbmk0_EuoU79VNSEewJWkf9JxUZ_99kR7KSoGTtHNXPt_S8TgbZ8qsyQCXryW4kUp08wBukoJ0cTt3FZ7Sha46_M9olAGp4OkgmU1iHGNU8vECSl6VBiKUQwhggR3hJjHemESuqZKjzh24wmJ8qCP-w/s4032/IMG_0210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplHFNBlDPgHil9RdTaMEJyc3EvPb9_b7MPbmk0_EuoU79VNSEewJWkf9JxUZ_99kR7KSoGTtHNXPt_S8TgbZ8qsyQCXryW4kUp08wBukoJ0cTt3FZ7Sha46_M9olAGp4OkgmU1iHGNU8vECSl6VBiKUQwhggR3hJjHemESuqZKjzh24wmJ8qCP-w/w640-h480/IMG_0210.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once at the main train station in Prague, you can see the timetables for the trains - there are plenty of platforms here, with trains travelling in Czechia and all over Europe.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuLAfOZ_59C-mDLWqo-80QXHEnU9pu--YdRl7PVyWUTUmV2NYYHoqvApPNTgTwvA8P-7n8xW-YeJXrCLsk0YM3ybNS0bQBi0lGDPsYDjpTesLl-UK4h7BETPv62b5CBNdvkIhDxZwQa3yZXad7v11eEuSqUYs_4OYAJPCnKyseVD9BaoxlrKnHJg/s4032/IMG_0213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuLAfOZ_59C-mDLWqo-80QXHEnU9pu--YdRl7PVyWUTUmV2NYYHoqvApPNTgTwvA8P-7n8xW-YeJXrCLsk0YM3ybNS0bQBi0lGDPsYDjpTesLl-UK4h7BETPv62b5CBNdvkIhDxZwQa3yZXad7v11eEuSqUYs_4OYAJPCnKyseVD9BaoxlrKnHJg/w640-h480/IMG_0213.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Today we are staying in Czech Republic, travelling to Cesky Krumlov, a world heritage listed site in the Czech republic.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5c0T-3bjoBgO5zBgNtEfhDb9XnU6hbE1gcLh9XkjXlymmduDs6kANqG1H1Gd09Bs9H787bq9CJ2Ai7i1njmWH6_wIXGU2dTCVZa2oBtOWzp7BVRfRVdGM9luZgodWXSTj35o9_DgS5XBsrl-ryGcfZazLKtPNPuHzvl4jgCYDFlh0N6hvl-MKxNo/s4032/IMG_0216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5c0T-3bjoBgO5zBgNtEfhDb9XnU6hbE1gcLh9XkjXlymmduDs6kANqG1H1Gd09Bs9H787bq9CJ2Ai7i1njmWH6_wIXGU2dTCVZa2oBtOWzp7BVRfRVdGM9luZgodWXSTj35o9_DgS5XBsrl-ryGcfZazLKtPNPuHzvl4jgCYDFlh0N6hvl-MKxNo/w640-h480/IMG_0216.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you go upstairs you can see the original domed architecture of this beautiful station:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji70V46YkDIaDmNBuPTTOEzs58WYcEBuvJuzpHDsgHgd3i2hl-TVkjfrkAIpEGetrFiKtLuffy4PDW3IgAuZH8YA-eXfmrTh09l2lK89PBImokdJFYXxFpx5RD_9O1K6aeah2Xc24VySnYJvC4M1m2cMuVaNs1IB1f6kidrV34_x4FN0QocldC1Zg/w640-h480/IMG_0225.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Walking onto the platforms I can see the various trains waiting and arriving into Prague.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfjwz7rHCsd-2XswzBT5gVz3kZDFptIrDSSej7qdwVDP6YjYs5QWqdLuOQUSQpjfmFpbD5fCPFHglI2qtFePgKV_xgoAthVBaliRZvkRnEwrdbw_qUb71mcTcGYLIhLlGFxkbIDGiM5v3Khy8UU-81Z7RT-9hm7_iF5GbJGJqg5WCk4GvsblW3L8/s4032/IMG_0242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfjwz7rHCsd-2XswzBT5gVz3kZDFptIrDSSej7qdwVDP6YjYs5QWqdLuOQUSQpjfmFpbD5fCPFHglI2qtFePgKV_xgoAthVBaliRZvkRnEwrdbw_qUb71mcTcGYLIhLlGFxkbIDGiM5v3Khy8UU-81Z7RT-9hm7_iF5GbJGJqg5WCk4GvsblW3L8/w640-h480/IMG_0242.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ceske drahy is the national rail company here in the Czech republic.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VSNQFZXhZ_ZUwqxra9dkWAk7c3_oepMkHJjJ5y0VKuMUBhwm7pxPrT8_LrP5rvFbp1oQc0xfQ5VjfZZLnCrAdGmRVJCHAYctnAXLZvdSXkWxMLsDf6exyXz6yahzrw9S8BPIj53NifPVk3P3Mzv-rSBSBqQrGJtAhitIf94BlfJk_ROwXCMmZqY/w640-h480/IMG_0247.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The platforms are mostly covered and look spectacular:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75xcsgABZNYHkipHoYYO9Mxtt6BXQlYMH0IIGFxbqPDYBVY6alCc0Wv1GqgSwtmQulEadZh1WwzU8ma7WH2k5fWcyL9C73BfyORcoYoiNHF5P4FidjlWUoNmV3j9y-t_mfYNnBWsJO43_0AHYHNFsfFsspYlxkkEkVL3zDXwo4bkLgLjFVVykTIA/s4032/IMG_0253.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75xcsgABZNYHkipHoYYO9Mxtt6BXQlYMH0IIGFxbqPDYBVY6alCc0Wv1GqgSwtmQulEadZh1WwzU8ma7WH2k5fWcyL9C73BfyORcoYoiNHF5P4FidjlWUoNmV3j9y-t_mfYNnBWsJO43_0AHYHNFsfFsspYlxkkEkVL3zDXwo4bkLgLjFVVykTIA/w640-h480/IMG_0253.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some end of the line stopper detail:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvSG84aYV6UVeiFZVziBcd84f6DwTeuHBuWogCkuVcISezz5ZnrTjnxGZYWcabpdHhVfAUDh0ZAH-o9LMoLPCUYKrejdhzkEKd6hm-s-hL6i_egQ8Eit7ExrffEO24mW6iCFkAaxtFeLPBaXoUpZ3JYBiPlgrCSMGhqYQZe1AoJ7YJixwaPUs-ZU/w640-h480/IMG_0271.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is one train per day that goes to Cesky Krumlov and return to Prague direct, using the trains normally used for inter country train services to Austria and Germany, etc. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bZ-HvtG6jDN9pTgdUShQygDCvD9EqgBpOPGtM-12oiCIf9C9E2I7jt8oDSH1UEibRRWIwgB6v11yVaTFwQ9ip54PK3pIPhjx1qoso0c_RfYVVCqcUK13cysvE4qa-4dUPG-MrrLF75rWgJIuXmpthpR8HRQGS1Nz8cqpSMcf83azh6zpOx6RO3k/s4032/IMG_0276.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bZ-HvtG6jDN9pTgdUShQygDCvD9EqgBpOPGtM-12oiCIf9C9E2I7jt8oDSH1UEibRRWIwgB6v11yVaTFwQ9ip54PK3pIPhjx1qoso0c_RfYVVCqcUK13cysvE4qa-4dUPG-MrrLF75rWgJIuXmpthpR8HRQGS1Nz8cqpSMcf83azh6zpOx6RO3k/w640-h480/IMG_0276.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was keen to experience this train, but on a shorter rail journey I could do in a one day trip - so the Jizni Express train trip to Cesky Krumlov was the logical choice!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyvH24HO3nC_2qbj3I6-QjxpI7KflQMjzlvO3YiYmNDFsPl5aNw9HRmszP_1P1ExaSJgaIUyz1B58nyS4jN9WKRVOM2fYjI2DUWWJozdZLLvAHvSDiwxWxepz749ECpgNi2My21_yeU3OPBtg6J6bV0kleToDGcJv_fRORb7sBkMfSqilu4oiYQ4/s4032/IMG_0277.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyvH24HO3nC_2qbj3I6-QjxpI7KflQMjzlvO3YiYmNDFsPl5aNw9HRmszP_1P1ExaSJgaIUyz1B58nyS4jN9WKRVOM2fYjI2DUWWJozdZLLvAHvSDiwxWxepz749ECpgNi2My21_yeU3OPBtg6J6bV0kleToDGcJv_fRORb7sBkMfSqilu4oiYQ4/w640-h480/IMG_0277.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My train is waiting on the right side of the platform:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkDN3JSfC82eBDMS8zmd0phPYl7DiSMV02lThciVVQDP10hRv-JNjz_2KG0iIRTSB7JfkfamkHsv0T25uoDSL-T1W-5x0t5G7r2Dsnr-xly4k3YaiXqsqP9p96auhmHaUijz1m7IpaPxo2-xyBECVl6eETb8qVaNek2iiaN3O4CxoC1covB2rZJY/s4032/IMG_0278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkDN3JSfC82eBDMS8zmd0phPYl7DiSMV02lThciVVQDP10hRv-JNjz_2KG0iIRTSB7JfkfamkHsv0T25uoDSL-T1W-5x0t5G7r2Dsnr-xly4k3YaiXqsqP9p96auhmHaUijz1m7IpaPxo2-xyBECVl6eETb8qVaNek2iiaN3O4CxoC1covB2rZJY/w640-h480/IMG_0278.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The carriages have plenty of information to help locate which carriage you should be on.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVn8oVtL3DG7uemkmbrIaDjr0xq4MRWsu6av6PeIxr5RsNmfvnI2H3OJXEjn0JGpWhdzuAb6SnUYWKXHdWc6-cVXnTaYExyQyqVzpC0kpWBYVoJBMd26yFdpjULNwkhyrb-ZnXxP_iR2IZyWEHakcOd5osYbb0wgiVgFtla9p0igs8t6F7stBU-c/s4032/IMG_0281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVn8oVtL3DG7uemkmbrIaDjr0xq4MRWsu6av6PeIxr5RsNmfvnI2H3OJXEjn0JGpWhdzuAb6SnUYWKXHdWc6-cVXnTaYExyQyqVzpC0kpWBYVoJBMd26yFdpjULNwkhyrb-ZnXxP_iR2IZyWEHakcOd5osYbb0wgiVgFtla9p0igs8t6F7stBU-c/w640-h480/IMG_0281.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Close up of the locomotive on the train:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Any relation?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkab2GrgSBVFQeKsRMJFqQ0s1GxgjRMWAH75y2hlgZXBX-F5c2Gpuk5ibmUZLUakQTzYOs9Pf7IiOzoo-P69RQjLSLNAlRYlafRgHBKY0cMYQfQsl_LdufsGupFIsul5ppc3ik3LCX3ErhqHAPwHBOVzeCiRB8AxSKCAU60NEbZRNtn0HKWbt9gtY/s4032/IMG_0329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkab2GrgSBVFQeKsRMJFqQ0s1GxgjRMWAH75y2hlgZXBX-F5c2Gpuk5ibmUZLUakQTzYOs9Pf7IiOzoo-P69RQjLSLNAlRYlafRgHBKY0cMYQfQsl_LdufsGupFIsul5ppc3ik3LCX3ErhqHAPwHBOVzeCiRB8AxSKCAU60NEbZRNtn0HKWbt9gtY/w640-h480/IMG_0329.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3C2YxMm6MESxpNsOE9NXbHJqEIihbpt03uIC_prX2plDrPj3AT95GwA0QaVGmAFxotQWJn3RRvcRRbLhGvOCA6fwwFl_4stGrYe54jjto1WbUySJdEV4GtZIWftPZO9xt1Ysh2vE2Y7IO2M9ayaf9cn754oaZGYZ0AGZF3vCKMJFB3brOQ5hiX1k/w640-h480/IMG_0355.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>The snow increased as the trip went on, the temperature expected in Cesky Krumlov that day was -15C so I expected it to be very cold indeed!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgvIeOvFu6vWlw1uq_AnJHglASaPWCxc6V9AZa-VmrKvMhbPlkNSfjGSmxWOu4Lck7K1cTGEcI9Xyu-I5_VVH05KvVSYWKeCn-9dMu8g47PdMh3S07cAX4Xwsatlcnh1vy7bL_P91oXicx69u5VdeJm93OeiN6KvKk9ptsL3aypaOi8W9daNLV7c/s4032/IMG_0343.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgvIeOvFu6vWlw1uq_AnJHglASaPWCxc6V9AZa-VmrKvMhbPlkNSfjGSmxWOu4Lck7K1cTGEcI9Xyu-I5_VVH05KvVSYWKeCn-9dMu8g47PdMh3S07cAX4Xwsatlcnh1vy7bL_P91oXicx69u5VdeJm93OeiN6KvKk9ptsL3aypaOi8W9daNLV7c/w640-h480/IMG_0343.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I thought the train themed sweets looked cool and grabbed some of those, and the Svickova of course.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAvznPaviUDoSaCIebJargRd7AafjjMSTSnvIFlmd90PTqRmkq-dYwprZ9Zv2rQgmnBH-LucWMK4uehFrLcSMmH7vS20oFihT9AiQiP6Uwwq_Zsho1kqA1NgNHoKKRvsCoGDDJKhLmIZ2FHOEEBaP4HE4viOrdE6clSaBDEKEhfnvn4-vN4hPMyI/s4032/IMG_0350.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBAvznPaviUDoSaCIebJargRd7AafjjMSTSnvIFlmd90PTqRmkq-dYwprZ9Zv2rQgmnBH-LucWMK4uehFrLcSMmH7vS20oFihT9AiQiP6Uwwq_Zsho1kqA1NgNHoKKRvsCoGDDJKhLmIZ2FHOEEBaP4HE4viOrdE6clSaBDEKEhfnvn4-vN4hPMyI/w640-h480/IMG_0350.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The meal was surprisingly good.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtWKeta41EfbLOl8iixy3L1HOah5MNQfsiGP1MA0tMD0xOg3WZcHJ1y3bIr5VYSDNFP674o2QHfesp3xmj8QuAfUgEOmU7nYVrZuTrjixRpkHbvPhj3F0hZV0i0LTWHEaVQhvqGS8EEML72e3Og0W8W1Qexb-uOPm6W4fH_IMbYZoGeejg5iOu5E/w640-h480/IMG_0524.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>You can order from the restaurant car directly too, if you are seated in a different class - you can eat at some tables there and then return to your normal seat.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStvp2IGSYoKD3Q_jaRrzUD1bu0gbz66EezuG28Ssiir4jmNCh3I8hYwwPyZL41Du9p3Yx-SCTcwoJG171igOqeKUAhCQq2g69cy63CzuY4iP08842F8BwCUnourXPUxqqScZVEKMRRavqRlQ6ugvKgksJ8K7p9p9c7tM6SmVWj2UV2Mmgk0fkfsU/w640-h480/IMG_0530.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>The view from the back of the train was nice - there is a window you can see out the back:</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2B80ha19ilJwzwsrmi6Ist1qO2yyFYWKl-3hdcp8hycsm-3Vu8Fe2WXAfkudHyQQIUKf1478POhmuKgsJ-_PDDpNKh_qW0MYLFmHB8iC-J7Q5yCLb6HNjHcxKS1zRZ2c-E2TqWK0rmsr7helvUWX6d_gj59LeZJlAjHWk6bi-ZCfwCffkfTNE5OM/s4032/IMG_0358.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2B80ha19ilJwzwsrmi6Ist1qO2yyFYWKl-3hdcp8hycsm-3Vu8Fe2WXAfkudHyQQIUKf1478POhmuKgsJ-_PDDpNKh_qW0MYLFmHB8iC-J7Q5yCLb6HNjHcxKS1zRZ2c-E2TqWK0rmsr7helvUWX6d_gj59LeZJlAjHWk6bi-ZCfwCffkfTNE5OM/w480-h640/IMG_0358.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Seeing some of the local rolling stock in some railway storage yard along the way was pretty cool to see:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp0987GyOF3ZLEhtE7YFRbaZ97pirkkW3k_5cxg7tXaxU63o94QR0sU6XvzYpWrSHzTb14zr4duK62giAlfK4QckHh0iYX70iWMtL6-C9Zs9itaRMF9QkvFs3WijqR3CsSji03I9fzWY_8Hq1s9BnHMdUbJLAKI61rRxMj61oi_mCk1hfADC0ucE/s4032/IMG_0379.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp0987GyOF3ZLEhtE7YFRbaZ97pirkkW3k_5cxg7tXaxU63o94QR0sU6XvzYpWrSHzTb14zr4duK62giAlfK4QckHh0iYX70iWMtL6-C9Zs9itaRMF9QkvFs3WijqR3CsSji03I9fzWY_8Hq1s9BnHMdUbJLAKI61rRxMj61oi_mCk1hfADC0ucE/w640-h480/IMG_0379.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually we arrived at Cesky Krumlov.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUDxtcUfw-oDc7vlkIqodECNLrPIKtTfFNmeH08nkrVzPkwYV11ezmyHLusPlEFamurivoah7ZQJ_DpOYXjwkH4inNbLXxIHuIScNL-mjzfklgTEzv-AH7VrLKjeBmGTxQ2r4W8pfd86bbYTeDXkz-qsqIdUW_SxoZtxO6ycebniSkuCVpJsQ4wo/s4032/IMG_0385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUDxtcUfw-oDc7vlkIqodECNLrPIKtTfFNmeH08nkrVzPkwYV11ezmyHLusPlEFamurivoah7ZQJ_DpOYXjwkH4inNbLXxIHuIScNL-mjzfklgTEzv-AH7VrLKjeBmGTxQ2r4W8pfd86bbYTeDXkz-qsqIdUW_SxoZtxO6ycebniSkuCVpJsQ4wo/w640-h480/IMG_0385.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was cold - really cold.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOpW2HLGVP8TO4Iz7EaKzUitDcCJtC6lvXO04W5w3cM6kExM_ADteRwccfQIkmbqUMkk1b5tRR5qUvT4zhByRzxNaGz-MDe_wqlb1SXA3mZsKtao9JkEhEOlOHwqlGASlPfUNG95wUwevzfYcLvU3ngjtyplLQmdCNv-sxSO0BSr13L0E4OocE-Y/s4032/IMG_0398.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdOpW2HLGVP8TO4Iz7EaKzUitDcCJtC6lvXO04W5w3cM6kExM_ADteRwccfQIkmbqUMkk1b5tRR5qUvT4zhByRzxNaGz-MDe_wqlb1SXA3mZsKtao9JkEhEOlOHwqlGASlPfUNG95wUwevzfYcLvU3ngjtyplLQmdCNv-sxSO0BSr13L0E4OocE-Y/w640-h480/IMG_0398.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The train looked great on the platform though:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY_XO1-eN_VRCrvcQfb27irzG4qRAUzQ7PIvqOlou2jzY7550yzKfYBpaSTAR1kB12hUWeqHlfo-3fCWpkM2WgvUjOviWzMVD0YvgYSfaeq7JeKCCdrTRw4WBBIBe0AWUIAtdxs5M4y5R-d3krTQ4YlTUA0lCeoX6x_4q3isHEgRJfMP9WFviouY/s4032/IMG_0403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY_XO1-eN_VRCrvcQfb27irzG4qRAUzQ7PIvqOlou2jzY7550yzKfYBpaSTAR1kB12hUWeqHlfo-3fCWpkM2WgvUjOviWzMVD0YvgYSfaeq7JeKCCdrTRw4WBBIBe0AWUIAtdxs5M4y5R-d3krTQ4YlTUA0lCeoX6x_4q3isHEgRJfMP9WFviouY/w640-h480/IMG_0403.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Česky Krumlov is a beautiful town, and well worth seeing if you are in the Czech republic - it was very quiet when I was there, since it is winter and it was freezing.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div>Definitely come here in Spring/summer though - I think it would be a very different feeling and filled with people. This walkway entrance is part of the castle, with the high level overpass walkway offering stunning views.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqGbJtQh9mIl76cpUD9_QTpyl_IAJPFxjQA2JTo_T6baTQM4EsKxpwuVV1RhN97IRb_qPE9Zs-oazAXAjkPW1423RXPgkBWIowv-wRjeYJbDifUB9ifFAXWWtvHMGYacB-UptQXjOmfsjk5e7PkJbjTCst8fQkRMJKDcIWto72yj3KjdDURCBYDc/s4032/IMG_0452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqGbJtQh9mIl76cpUD9_QTpyl_IAJPFxjQA2JTo_T6baTQM4EsKxpwuVV1RhN97IRb_qPE9Zs-oazAXAjkPW1423RXPgkBWIowv-wRjeYJbDifUB9ifFAXWWtvHMGYacB-UptQXjOmfsjk5e7PkJbjTCst8fQkRMJKDcIWto72yj3KjdDURCBYDc/w480-h640/IMG_0452.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As it was, I enjoyed walking around and seeing the sights:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxynhprUAlGPNWlP7ZTyJHLU_BCInZ8QZIdeJ59kvJmiyap0q4GPFr3TUH56ftFUyFH6spOpquuI1LDZDjd4gg0RsnyLvBZaJFQ0duD4e6T2HVyKvC4KAvWHPTzGWTF3l3Lq-8mP2gBTOX-AZOcmgFKARFOKts2Ey-wrZZN0tD5GHN5F7mSGzmq9g/s4032/IMG_0485.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxynhprUAlGPNWlP7ZTyJHLU_BCInZ8QZIdeJ59kvJmiyap0q4GPFr3TUH56ftFUyFH6spOpquuI1LDZDjd4gg0RsnyLvBZaJFQ0duD4e6T2HVyKvC4KAvWHPTzGWTF3l3Lq-8mP2gBTOX-AZOcmgFKARFOKts2Ey-wrZZN0tD5GHN5F7mSGzmq9g/w640-h480/IMG_0485.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Cesky Krumlov town looks amazing from the Castle walkway.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzsZsMwsf5f0hUSFvuCsnlBnx2c-AuEeQGfy11HrMMwvrs3OZFL3C1HP429siZs34LjDXHGj_9QZyyek5rPML84L3GQR4n9rfwQKkcOhQQamIgkMOIbRK5KBX1MkJf6UD7ID4iS8lGXaR4gyeWgonHVzdIrzsHX-3eSyoZFsxCme87BSMBfqZ1cg/s4032/IMG_0490.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzsZsMwsf5f0hUSFvuCsnlBnx2c-AuEeQGfy11HrMMwvrs3OZFL3C1HP429siZs34LjDXHGj_9QZyyek5rPML84L3GQR4n9rfwQKkcOhQQamIgkMOIbRK5KBX1MkJf6UD7ID4iS8lGXaR4gyeWgonHVzdIrzsHX-3eSyoZFsxCme87BSMBfqZ1cg/w640-h480/IMG_0490.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There is a viewpoint just after the walkway that offers the best view of all though:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ0MEm64joZP41Rc4UBevxbcRsDmqSXJByvm1V3FH-UAdKxEmeKmjRQv8slowmT8LK0i1F_lZdUvaT2e_BnzuzGn1kY02EGscIbiKfObRoe9gOt4AVJ5PVoiPufSTo7TCJzEdNihQtqA3ThX8maU5pfdpPRYaxh5_vJrMkmxndjIWZyHrCAT2hxk/s4032/IMG_0491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ0MEm64joZP41Rc4UBevxbcRsDmqSXJByvm1V3FH-UAdKxEmeKmjRQv8slowmT8LK0i1F_lZdUvaT2e_BnzuzGn1kY02EGscIbiKfObRoe9gOt4AVJ5PVoiPufSTo7TCJzEdNihQtqA3ThX8maU5pfdpPRYaxh5_vJrMkmxndjIWZyHrCAT2hxk/w640-h480/IMG_0491.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlTa63Rhmu5yI2iONWODsDZx31IU0ZHprA_DStAah-Lf6NWGiGuM_qKvQM32sYp_ueakGmZxXDaBxhuvdT7L3H0i9weY0i2m6_1j6uhWsfnIv-T1qhYCVlNCq6qLYYdlKDLph_Xb3O8MnntuxLQm8cGPTOk4I4M7KX4cSqEUEaVpxJrp9zVQ426Q/s4032/IMG_0501.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlTa63Rhmu5yI2iONWODsDZx31IU0ZHprA_DStAah-Lf6NWGiGuM_qKvQM32sYp_ueakGmZxXDaBxhuvdT7L3H0i9weY0i2m6_1j6uhWsfnIv-T1qhYCVlNCq6qLYYdlKDLph_Xb3O8MnntuxLQm8cGPTOk4I4M7KX4cSqEUEaVpxJrp9zVQ426Q/w640-h480/IMG_0501.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Back in Prague I saw this plate on the ground in the Old town main square, and thought it looked like a demoscene tunnel effect - I guess I was really missing my Amigas at this point!</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e8cKQbE_SuSRMqb11_9C-XFH5I9vdgrfsbpH6blQHDbCK4U-2r7bydBA8xedwAmMxcvlaFPIOdD8Yr6VfowOfP0tfwaC-fu7B6V8Ksp9h6TCWeFcADOl-YZouqOoGaLLH97m4A2IupUxOJAE8tDY0Vb_c31XvQa0TYPDDsXUIhykMvB2onq_UWg/s3562/IMG_0561.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2980" data-original-width="3562" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e8cKQbE_SuSRMqb11_9C-XFH5I9vdgrfsbpH6blQHDbCK4U-2r7bydBA8xedwAmMxcvlaFPIOdD8Yr6VfowOfP0tfwaC-fu7B6V8Ksp9h6TCWeFcADOl-YZouqOoGaLLH97m4A2IupUxOJAE8tDY0Vb_c31XvQa0TYPDDsXUIhykMvB2onq_UWg/w640-h536/IMG_0561.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Prague gaming shops are similar to the ones we have in Australia - this one is in a shopping mall called <a href="https://www.palladiumpraha.cz/en/" target="_blank">Palladium</a>:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_q2sG89suTcnzLg9V8cJcLmesEW1GpFZBbBLU7ePAviKVJZ7CChDp6mr78UwszgmnzNqlg89OAP4-MYGmKyW9U6jCXQDcO-5RkZzsfoWUvmzyWdPFnk-hGZiDhNOYfjdwDWKLTfucYW6NlfEcyllSfSJOs_hj7LfCe9_BQuJOg5IOQD0jJQHaS4g/s4032/IMG_0564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_q2sG89suTcnzLg9V8cJcLmesEW1GpFZBbBLU7ePAviKVJZ7CChDp6mr78UwszgmnzNqlg89OAP4-MYGmKyW9U6jCXQDcO-5RkZzsfoWUvmzyWdPFnk-hGZiDhNOYfjdwDWKLTfucYW6NlfEcyllSfSJOs_hj7LfCe9_BQuJOg5IOQD0jJQHaS4g/w640-h480/IMG_0564.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But in Prague you can also visit the local Destroy shop for something a bit more unique. Heh.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0mhxvjEvPTHQ2VLjldDkmmTc3AM-EHU5Tadsz-y7b7Ie0SDK2BAuAruRAmDR5reWhpDlSxFgJ9XE7VT0fd2LWspw7zwolh8ExwBjZEe0aG4A1L-g93NaSG9uTAypAJgmQ-9jAQm806HbSTt0DUWp-lieiZFzjfOISwubq3tlwyPlUtrJ-tlKihc/s4032/IMG_0565.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0mhxvjEvPTHQ2VLjldDkmmTc3AM-EHU5Tadsz-y7b7Ie0SDK2BAuAruRAmDR5reWhpDlSxFgJ9XE7VT0fd2LWspw7zwolh8ExwBjZEe0aG4A1L-g93NaSG9uTAypAJgmQ-9jAQm806HbSTt0DUWp-lieiZFzjfOISwubq3tlwyPlUtrJ-tlKihc/w640-h480/IMG_0565.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Anyway, it was a productive business trip to Czechia, but I am really glad to be home again. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry this blog post is jumping from computers to Japan to Czech republic and trains too, but I lack the time to create multiple entries for each, and time is moving on, so I put it all together this time. I hope it was interesting to read!</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully now I can have some more time to play with my favourite computer systems and do some more blog entries!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-55466940249260091702022-12-23T18:02:00.000+10:302022-12-23T18:02:34.881+10:30New C64 OS on Commodore 64<p>For my final blog post of 2022, I decided to take a quick look at the recently released <a href="https://c64os.com/c64os/" target="_blank">C64OS from OpCoders</a>, a brand new operating system for the Commodore 64! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OC92KhiA2KhKkfNbt5opk_ysZ3oui9NJDkdvnUGfGkBXHn_ErcjKiVikTxe3M5wf7X4_k82aGMpcPBNXlHisDvDYMsqEsiA8unENpk6nCzLBMC-xKD76ovhklWf4SduJ5mtZlEdBVjN6qGf4Zn3dPyCinUP5vtjcf45N-FLWFzgHmDVlvYlIvFo/w640-h480/IMG_8422.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>Yes, really. There is a brand new operating system for the Commodore 64 in 2022!</div><div><br /></div><div>Back in the early 1980's, I learnt how to program on the C64, mainly in BASIC. But like a lot of kids my age, Commodore 64 was all about the amazing games and (later) the demoscene.</div><div><br /></div><div>You turn the C64 on, and you get Microsoft BASIC with printing, modem, disk and tape loading functionality all started from BASIC. I never really thought about the C64 having an operating system as we know it today. </div><div><br /></div><div>Go forward a few years and GEOS was released on the C64, which provided a nice graphical user interface on the C64, to run word processors, spreadsheets and more.</div><div><br /></div><div>By this time I had moved onto the Amiga, so I didn't use GEOS much - I played with it at a friends house at the time. GEOS is spread over several disks, and was not released in a cartridge format so it could quickly boot on power on, and thus being *the* operating system you use. Never understood that.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know there are a few other operating systems released on the C64, but I have never used any of them sorry, as I was heavily into Amiga by then.</div><div><br /></div><div>Moving on to 2022, C64 OS is an attempt to create a new, fast operating system for the Commodore 64 with a unique user interface, which works with the 64K memory limitation of the C64. It has been in beta for a while now, and finally now reached V1.0 release and <a href="https://c64os.com/c64os/" target="_blank">available for purchase</a>!</div><div><br /></div><div>C64 OS comes on either a 16MB (Starter bundle) or 64MB SD Card (Standard bundle), which is designed for use with SD2IEC, IDE64, RAMlink and CMD based hard disk solutions. It costs Canadian CAD69 for the Standard bundle version I bought, plus taxes and shipping costs. Note that the cheaper Starter bundle is out of stock as I write this blog post.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sadly C64 OS doesn't work with 1541 Ultimate II/+, Chameleon, or similar hardware. This presented a problem for me, as 1541 Ultimate II and Chameleon are my only virtual disk solutions on the Commodore 64. The full C64 OS hardware requirements are on their website <a href="https://c64os.com/c64os/gettingstarted/#requirements" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>I did some research and found a local seller in Australia who was selling a SD2IEC integrated into a Fast load combo cartridge. I liked the solution as it was simple, and it added the required Epyx Fastload function I would lose without the 1541 Ultimate II connected.</div><div><br /></div><div>The SD2IEC Fastload Combo Cartridge solution I bought soon arrived, while I was still waiting for the C64 OS to arrive from overseas.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5zhJ8JnIKW10mYaKSc8KdfucZ6KJ7Yd0GHFq7u7UwHttAmKv8FZnMq85Hs8Od3pBe3OAqdRM_NB-qrU5L7GBlSMV5SlKz-gXe-WTMvb-twgBl44tKFaEeOHFYGFHx-OpuMY-bvYmllPa0nkQF_GkdPq_2u7Owo0Sozg8GzVUP7X4EqDxGIsL1KQ/s4032/IMG_7811.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5zhJ8JnIKW10mYaKSc8KdfucZ6KJ7Yd0GHFq7u7UwHttAmKv8FZnMq85Hs8Od3pBe3OAqdRM_NB-qrU5L7GBlSMV5SlKz-gXe-WTMvb-twgBl44tKFaEeOHFYGFHx-OpuMY-bvYmllPa0nkQF_GkdPq_2u7Owo0Sozg8GzVUP7X4EqDxGIsL1KQ/w640-h480/IMG_7811.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Combo cartridge is in a 3D printed customised cartridge shell, obviously to fit the sd card slot, and the buttons around it. It doesn't look that great in black - there were other colours in the past, but all out of stock when I ordered it. So black it is!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhaSmO-6sluMpPMcRJN9cfdlmz5lWW2ljMgddxeJdj3fvyUarbblKbqhh4bVu6eVmQ_Mfq4Q14oLnt2fQD9yIjKCfF3l5zkWsRdxVWSA2Tm7-Ib0TVDlEzFsriFAJb0dErZB8CUdCjgojQCPrLNw8hTcfMXSucRafcufnBv6YudKQ6hUANui0LRQ/s4032/IMG_7812.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhaSmO-6sluMpPMcRJN9cfdlmz5lWW2ljMgddxeJdj3fvyUarbblKbqhh4bVu6eVmQ_Mfq4Q14oLnt2fQD9yIjKCfF3l5zkWsRdxVWSA2Tm7-Ib0TVDlEzFsriFAJb0dErZB8CUdCjgojQCPrLNw8hTcfMXSucRafcufnBv6YudKQ6hUANui0LRQ/w640-h480/IMG_7812.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Rear view, showing the SDCard slot, and the rear two buttons.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQMahdSdM9nqvgGvSNS5blURCHEUU5TR2bLJD8xNpLTeHso2HMiaZl25wm4MgJwnuCcAhLVmbGzsSnn4ao-fHTJEg1uJNwlX6ZxDEax6NTgHQ-mfAE6RposrDxCPmKsFycmrmyMLqkHwVbTBlz-7q6_Io_7LStCl6oBoUqIV_AMmNrYbNS0E0UDY/s4032/IMG_7814.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQMahdSdM9nqvgGvSNS5blURCHEUU5TR2bLJD8xNpLTeHso2HMiaZl25wm4MgJwnuCcAhLVmbGzsSnn4ao-fHTJEg1uJNwlX6ZxDEax6NTgHQ-mfAE6RposrDxCPmKsFycmrmyMLqkHwVbTBlz-7q6_Io_7LStCl6oBoUqIV_AMmNrYbNS0E0UDY/w640-h480/IMG_7814.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was also a nice instruction sheet included, showing how to get started, and also how to change the Drive ID if you plan to use another disk drive at the same time.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrKzVfofgvTWeejV0q7YkGLPhFUo_8Jvd1_k7giZmE3tA7D73DjsnwqHHhKx71OA3pnCWJ42_qfVfebKk_l151PZh4k81FY6MEck292awVnc5YVC8DzNFw3Ldga98nnOH7htEtAhWOZ2jGojGiB1g9BU1kUNWj8cuevhT92WoPlq_3Vtt60P2sbs/s4032/IMG_7816.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrKzVfofgvTWeejV0q7YkGLPhFUo_8Jvd1_k7giZmE3tA7D73DjsnwqHHhKx71OA3pnCWJ42_qfVfebKk_l151PZh4k81FY6MEck292awVnc5YVC8DzNFw3Ldga98nnOH7htEtAhWOZ2jGojGiB1g9BU1kUNWj8cuevhT92WoPlq_3Vtt60P2sbs/w640-h480/IMG_7816.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Given the length of the cable included (which is the exact length needed to reach the port on the back of the C64), I would have thought it would be quite difficult to daisy chain this cartridge to a 1541 drive to be able to use both. I would like to though, but doesn't seem possible.</div><div><br /></div><div>The reality is this cartridge will need to be removed and replaced with the Ultimate 1541 II when I want to use my real 1541 II floppy drive. (it is normally daisy chained through the 1541 II floppy drive)</div><div><br /></div><div>If someone knows if it is possible to get an extension cable for the combo cartridge so I can daisy chain please let me know!</div><div><br /></div>Next, I prepped the SD Card as per the instructions. as I use SD2IEC solution (with special custom connector) on my Commodore Plus/4 computer, I could copy that SD card, and just add the C64 software to it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvAXwRXzUk928S6aYImAdIOmSCa09LlrzrrAFIlZysUzq7gItMuCECZInlSEb0luGyYAok2iLf5WDuMRho2XZzJ_Dum3uhGtlIcPULl8MWHgweJTWc433XWMpUOwbMHl6b8ALl2rOGB76Qm7U64Dr8AT7hB2qA_ajS0knLmQD3e3FN3SwK3A1lbI/s4032/IMG_7817.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvAXwRXzUk928S6aYImAdIOmSCa09LlrzrrAFIlZysUzq7gItMuCECZInlSEb0luGyYAok2iLf5WDuMRho2XZzJ_Dum3uhGtlIcPULl8MWHgweJTWc433XWMpUOwbMHl6b8ALl2rOGB76Qm7U64Dr8AT7hB2qA_ajS0knLmQD3e3FN3SwK3A1lbI/w640-h480/IMG_7817.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It looks pretty clean when I plugged it into the cartridge port.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ABUHIKarXJAR_CZQhmQabwSQtyn0ns7G922nz4BDjgXkEfLhTxqJ1grzdfNXCXv5osTSFEQ7VBp9Xz2-RC21F25_BbplXXqrEF1rM7TtmNQm_p9-DwkFf66SYsjhYV1ZoMaHc7V4A521FZ9Oum9AtH4SnuxGCQJkVslfciPtyaS7Us3VyRojavE/w640-h480/IMG_7821.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then loaded the FB menu program on the prepared SD Card so I could check the SD2IEC functionality works as expected.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrWtFgzfes4ozVxlpmpTWpFVAzdqjG3F_DyunPh6usRdK7oqKNL5YqgtB39IuUsrKkFeqTzGLqwxQTl2ya85Aa83ZHo9HG1agaSNZCfaKWOLev9TPxNgXY-ycSn3o3WffpXyB_C_-iJ3Ok_ynPYYJE2OQ3HcyiVYbQJKj2D1HZtYPcPiKqFCyo7A/s4032/IMG_7826.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrWtFgzfes4ozVxlpmpTWpFVAzdqjG3F_DyunPh6usRdK7oqKNL5YqgtB39IuUsrKkFeqTzGLqwxQTl2ya85Aa83ZHo9HG1agaSNZCfaKWOLev9TPxNgXY-ycSn3o3WffpXyB_C_-iJ3Ok_ynPYYJE2OQ3HcyiVYbQJKj2D1HZtYPcPiKqFCyo7A/w480-h640/IMG_7826.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The activity light on the top of the combo cartridge is a nice touch.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKgSXwHVlrRk5CkVRujzUTWe5j_NzoijNOyKIvyhXeEeX2t3gU57Tr1iBqUjdcHZh2yWyz2KSILBKM3Rq1CGmfYDe5-LEa89aUrQnjZofyrQHPSJ6xtRh88YPuU0AlpfcdyH3cV6kra8pAjn9dpObTF14sDcwyhRQ2xOzHqKYYR0Ew9DCqTueMgo/s4032/IMG_7830.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKgSXwHVlrRk5CkVRujzUTWe5j_NzoijNOyKIvyhXeEeX2t3gU57Tr1iBqUjdcHZh2yWyz2KSILBKM3Rq1CGmfYDe5-LEa89aUrQnjZofyrQHPSJ6xtRh88YPuU0AlpfcdyH3cV6kra8pAjn9dpObTF14sDcwyhRQ2xOzHqKYYR0Ew9DCqTueMgo/w640-h480/IMG_7830.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I loaded up the Wizball D64 floppy image using the SD2IEC combo cartridge and it works great.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MiQwH8AHAbP3141JaqtieCIGaSaW6BdugzlHU4nTvjRgqkr3L4tjhoexlEqFe4AZ3ReLqdNyvNw5xgy6eRC8bxgGdUrBh4yXh0b2UeEeu5FuSaWohTKxawkw3HuykG550KTG_Zh8PTLOCxCWO467ODYuMLvxzK-lP2uyB1cW6vq32vyjDK2526w/s4032/IMG_7832.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MiQwH8AHAbP3141JaqtieCIGaSaW6BdugzlHU4nTvjRgqkr3L4tjhoexlEqFe4AZ3ReLqdNyvNw5xgy6eRC8bxgGdUrBh4yXh0b2UeEeu5FuSaWohTKxawkw3HuykG550KTG_Zh8PTLOCxCWO467ODYuMLvxzK-lP2uyB1cW6vq32vyjDK2526w/w480-h640/IMG_7832.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>At this point I lost a bit of time as I spent a few hours playing Wizball, one of my favourite games on the C64...couldn't resist. Would love to get the amazing Wizball C64 soundtrack on Vinyl LP one day...SID when used well is just so awesome for music :-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, eventually the C64 OS package arrived, and I was keen to get to work with it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEFW1GKc8UrvAr0PXQOwuqQxCs1J9RsKtuCF-L82tnAmKq9vMj61-_5OKtOJ2koSc4o-06Rhd37V6l-4ou1qmO-X_-LafMhiW1HzF7Bu99sl9Cb2mB2DiSE0LSwmqmD_AnHhSpmIoH1R2cstLDXv0S6mZO6yjDX-wv_SatNYttAlgWnLggDZdWpg/s4032/IMG_8421.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEFW1GKc8UrvAr0PXQOwuqQxCs1J9RsKtuCF-L82tnAmKq9vMj61-_5OKtOJ2koSc4o-06Rhd37V6l-4ou1qmO-X_-LafMhiW1HzF7Bu99sl9Cb2mB2DiSE0LSwmqmD_AnHhSpmIoH1R2cstLDXv0S6mZO6yjDX-wv_SatNYttAlgWnLggDZdWpg/w640-h480/IMG_8421.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The manual included is a quickstart User's Guide manual as below, and a sticker too. </div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3lPI8WQfV6naXpKTLs8iibZzdXObQWBhg0PByDYjMP4iB9DNQpmAh8yuXtaOvIeHiAKtMY2Cw3fRZvOqGRdvioMUpb430Eysi13GM46T7MiJ-TTPt1aMJw7KxSIviNyggnMHarG4M-Jw60E3ij3pA6BzmjqbUYqrRyqDAkU7-xl2LB1SIFBUf5A/w640-h480/IMG_8424.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>The SD Card containing the C64 OS itself is attached to the inside cover.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OC92KhiA2KhKkfNbt5opk_ysZ3oui9NJDkdvnUGfGkBXHn_ErcjKiVikTxe3M5wf7X4_k82aGMpcPBNXlHisDvDYMsqEsiA8unENpk6nCzLBMC-xKD76ovhklWf4SduJ5mtZlEdBVjN6qGf4Zn3dPyCinUP5vtjcf45N-FLWFzgHmDVlvYlIvFo/s4032/IMG_8422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OC92KhiA2KhKkfNbt5opk_ysZ3oui9NJDkdvnUGfGkBXHn_ErcjKiVikTxe3M5wf7X4_k82aGMpcPBNXlHisDvDYMsqEsiA8unENpk6nCzLBMC-xKD76ovhklWf4SduJ5mtZlEdBVjN6qGf4Zn3dPyCinUP5vtjcf45N-FLWFzgHmDVlvYlIvFo/w640-h480/IMG_8422.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The full manual is on the website, unfortunately not in an easy PDF format to download...you have to read it on the website. </div><div><br /></div><div>Feedback for the author, I would love an option to purchase a hardcover/softcover full manual please.</div><div><br /></div><div>First things first, I take the SD Card and back it up on my <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2022/02/new-aurora-r12-gaming-pc.html" target="_blank">Alienware Windows 11 PC</a>, as recommended in the instructions. The install process changes the contents, so this step is a logical precaution!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi02f0O-ldtyQPDnnJwlOoNowxiLZVm9gWXSNi2g43vhpPPRtoRBEf0AiVGShNPD9B3btvAk4PokBvyace-UEd7dqITSgSp6wKfPtX5PIdz1J_3dhT4fXVKAYrLVz8Kjqqoi_JuTLbHeLvxkDKLriieAEJpnE03njEwgmYNdqomtyq-v-kT64nGw/s4032/IMG_8423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi02f0O-ldtyQPDnnJwlOoNowxiLZVm9gWXSNi2g43vhpPPRtoRBEf0AiVGShNPD9B3btvAk4PokBvyace-UEd7dqITSgSp6wKfPtX5PIdz1J_3dhT4fXVKAYrLVz8Kjqqoi_JuTLbHeLvxkDKLriieAEJpnE03njEwgmYNdqomtyq-v-kT64nGw/w480-h640/IMG_8423.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That done, I put it back in the SD2IEC combo cartridge, and loaded the directory of the SD Card so I can open the setup process for the C64 OS.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0U4as6rYEVhscaQcgy2M_Zb50-FZz07g0M7wjkwQ-57XsFyhDzJ1R69mUrfb4xEVvS3Tja4NvH8OuEv063Or6gBzbKgh-I5B7oT3ZLkjNAYHJFRg3c8hHXn55c6vduD_bZv4aTXpfR0zT4bu3Vly63X0JcSesrECcOiNBIDa8PfVrxwXqSzNpXI/s4032/IMG_8427.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0U4as6rYEVhscaQcgy2M_Zb50-FZz07g0M7wjkwQ-57XsFyhDzJ1R69mUrfb4xEVvS3Tja4NvH8OuEv063Or6gBzbKgh-I5B7oT3ZLkjNAYHJFRg3c8hHXn55c6vduD_bZv4aTXpfR0zT4bu3Vly63X0JcSesrECcOiNBIDa8PfVrxwXqSzNpXI/w640-h480/IMG_8427.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While starting work on the setup work, I pulled out the soundtrack CD of Polar Bears in Space, a recent game I purchased for the Commodore 64, which was included in the box. I love that the CD label looks like a real record.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6ImpcgBNpd4QwcNzjRN_D7yg_z9kEjRri-60fQzjdC-omFBKNf6i17fJlk9PoMgoj5RXCjXV2L0fZOJqmr86sFzj9we4BxTRRepld52KwazWCsrWHuEzAvPwCHqn9zOBv3idCU2TgewYq9Xi5-iobLUJ28E_eW6bOfAlxwkA-FoD2mJwT9yc3kg/s4032/IMG_8428.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6ImpcgBNpd4QwcNzjRN_D7yg_z9kEjRri-60fQzjdC-omFBKNf6i17fJlk9PoMgoj5RXCjXV2L0fZOJqmr86sFzj9we4BxTRRepld52KwazWCsrWHuEzAvPwCHqn9zOBv3idCU2TgewYq9Xi5-iobLUJ28E_eW6bOfAlxwkA-FoD2mJwT9yc3kg/w640-h480/IMG_8428.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then fired up the FM Towns, which is near the C64, so I could listen to the wonderful SID music from this C64 game while I worked on the setup of C64OS!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ9bWaR5dOVpUUQqJ08Dey2WgGh3vyGchlpXPtyikE_mdpZfaAG20Isk6ZKYIl-vtENzJ2x8LaK3r8q-sGEmkWurbyduxLae0rC2IZZ7REEPAIaI-4XzStjgoIzPHZIXiZTiL7LSmfDXNPAfZLZCkPd4VvrJFtoQJUMLHZfgNCB4D83z7BdDLLck/s4032/IMG_8429.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJ9bWaR5dOVpUUQqJ08Dey2WgGh3vyGchlpXPtyikE_mdpZfaAG20Isk6ZKYIl-vtENzJ2x8LaK3r8q-sGEmkWurbyduxLae0rC2IZZ7REEPAIaI-4XzStjgoIzPHZIXiZTiL7LSmfDXNPAfZLZCkPd4VvrJFtoQJUMLHZfgNCB4D83z7BdDLLck/w640-h480/IMG_8429.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As an aside, I continue to support Commodore 64 game developers throughout 2022, buying a lot of new release boxed games for C64. It is great to continue to get new boxed games for C64 in 2022.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOJoutzgQEsV9JLM83vO9F5O12IGvIeydvrOZQP_YkWqKHwDM1ctIoVBBcFTf2oYa-ZR3t_iwn_9yDfLMPHuHUeofXj1L-Vi6RvqkMMiXxY_ofwWLJD1C0VgUXGEX_iXiLYQ8CIdCdJSZ0MbS1d_w9M9c9EbxZt16A6Rdqe2AyrVRmCcv0fvJ3UQ/s1440/35B40675-1988-431D-8B0A-9732B9E1A733.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOJoutzgQEsV9JLM83vO9F5O12IGvIeydvrOZQP_YkWqKHwDM1ctIoVBBcFTf2oYa-ZR3t_iwn_9yDfLMPHuHUeofXj1L-Vi6RvqkMMiXxY_ofwWLJD1C0VgUXGEX_iXiLYQ8CIdCdJSZ0MbS1d_w9M9c9EbxZt16A6Rdqe2AyrVRmCcv0fvJ3UQ/w640-h640/35B40675-1988-431D-8B0A-9732B9E1A733.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Getting a new C64 game with a Record purchase was really cool too:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N6H3yXBpfncvv3ys9phjpxYgSLG5mYWCUy5mmzxQsPLLtof0W0iJfm-IlGVQHryWJ2vFuAbwbV92NdQqOVHofZzXpUWW4HZVBZPy2pTMWMtRgJz4zbK67tDMCPO7No91N_E0yYZ0bKAW5bQguPX1EO6UvW0oquZOoPx7vGBTCbGGgWkRMO69-eE/s4030/IMG_3508.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="4030" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N6H3yXBpfncvv3ys9phjpxYgSLG5mYWCUy5mmzxQsPLLtof0W0iJfm-IlGVQHryWJ2vFuAbwbV92NdQqOVHofZzXpUWW4HZVBZPy2pTMWMtRgJz4zbK67tDMCPO7No91N_E0yYZ0bKAW5bQguPX1EO6UvW0oquZOoPx7vGBTCbGGgWkRMO69-eE/w640-h458/IMG_3508.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Normally I only buy cartridge games on the C64, but now I have a real 1541-II floppy drive, I have picked up some titles that I couldn't get on cartridge (either sold out or not available)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-VnPAGCRj4G4m72b_RMEwCA5mg5NXkO6txTL_XybZOSSZ9QYad2L5lJX1R18fT1rO8IUwj31Ovlxa7d9bODiakLXMA9MmWibBd1jG0kAWGcaPW7Si1Vms6xPNcxEiz4YSBK-4is_tm4UcgupRDPUxN2zhkfSfVfaQRwTtCmYI08HTkz7UcRf2jw/s4032/IMG_7473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-VnPAGCRj4G4m72b_RMEwCA5mg5NXkO6txTL_XybZOSSZ9QYad2L5lJX1R18fT1rO8IUwj31Ovlxa7d9bODiakLXMA9MmWibBd1jG0kAWGcaPW7Si1Vms6xPNcxEiz4YSBK-4is_tm4UcgupRDPUxN2zhkfSfVfaQRwTtCmYI08HTkz7UcRf2jw/w640-h480/IMG_7473.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We even have C64 magazines like Freeze 64 and the reborn Zzap 64 in 2022. How fantastic. Please try to support some or all these amazing efforts, as they keep supplying us with new release Commodore 64 software and magazines to enjoy still!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxe9e2m3motDhgisH5NAePbCJOgCNDiyjSCebftngdyxAQrWz1i6IXrCYYofNw_Q9dFTTxx8xCsZRwPVeUsHjawpUvGtFhrZrUEVB2DSUmg4zJPbE1kg4-GMpGHbJCNCMlOQ2tEvoi3rA-hOOYSemaE0leuBcZEhIqXm1RXQkS8FtnvcgMywl6Gzo/w640-h480/IMG_5899.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, let's get back to C64 OS.</div><div><br /></div><div>I type in <b>LOAD"C64OS", 8</b> to get started:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3JdZBaN4nDZad0O84UbbVO-Ap9UVQmvu2lECJQl_6TZ3f3X9zJIBS47ckCTYTLHN9CySSZpXRy09vqJvg2yK0hxWBvBvk5gzLbOj74fJu3w-KiVmys_VXIqRkuqLhZGQwsv64EZJBNdYGZe9pjfpbjzMBEH4BSzV0OFzQQnbVRicd48mlMcey6k/s4032/IMG_8430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3JdZBaN4nDZad0O84UbbVO-Ap9UVQmvu2lECJQl_6TZ3f3X9zJIBS47ckCTYTLHN9CySSZpXRy09vqJvg2yK0hxWBvBvk5gzLbOj74fJu3w-KiVmys_VXIqRkuqLhZGQwsv64EZJBNdYGZe9pjfpbjzMBEH4BSzV0OFzQQnbVRicd48mlMcey6k/w640-h480/IMG_8430.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This launches the C64OS Setup tool:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByJEbTGRJG0J0EwUawmVpr4qBnZMCPKCRhBI-A2m7qAJ0bGhXblhUNwM0EnY4Hgh_VpwWlsjqr1cDZBiyEmua6yjfg_wsCczSpdx7Qrxxvsnbi7PNu3Nauo1swOueyOc91N3p6ZP_i3KP95oPiPJR_mwNTBBHULKlsbGwNFCLXLNHWbywmO-PmMk/s4032/IMG_8431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhByJEbTGRJG0J0EwUawmVpr4qBnZMCPKCRhBI-A2m7qAJ0bGhXblhUNwM0EnY4Hgh_VpwWlsjqr1cDZBiyEmua6yjfg_wsCczSpdx7Qrxxvsnbi7PNu3Nauo1swOueyOc91N3p6ZP_i3KP95oPiPJR_mwNTBBHULKlsbGwNFCLXLNHWbywmO-PmMk/w640-h480/IMG_8431.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then agreed with the terms and conditions and opened up the user guide to follow the instructions carefully.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w7gGJMXFL3R7m-mTHfqDcW4OgNyvcLD148wgfikb4xe5Et00-Vf8q03IzkdoFal0GLlt8x9b9p0jiTdM-RZnRs-UCzbM1TG3kzr6gmw3LUdn5EVTS7R8nUBZeqnC38u7gPpX9rEwhqQ-JxVdkYTJC1n7RDwcFavZssQAtTP9VbWW27xzHmGWq0M/s4032/IMG_8432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w7gGJMXFL3R7m-mTHfqDcW4OgNyvcLD148wgfikb4xe5Et00-Vf8q03IzkdoFal0GLlt8x9b9p0jiTdM-RZnRs-UCzbM1TG3kzr6gmw3LUdn5EVTS7R8nUBZeqnC38u7gPpX9rEwhqQ-JxVdkYTJC1n7RDwcFavZssQAtTP9VbWW27xzHmGWq0M/w480-h640/IMG_8432.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This part is quite important, as it sets the drive number for C64OS to use, which is set to whatever Drive number the SD2IEC is set to. In my case, this is 8. If I had daisy chained a real floppy drive with drive 8 on it, I would need to change the Drive number on the SD2IEC board, by opening the cartridge to change a jumper. I don't need to do this, so let's move on.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJTBeumZtNQsZXQRZF2HIEJGA3jbBo1HEv5vdkzUaxOILJ-EEGJ1XC14ccTNNtRfZLLrHsItnfvp3D8IrUEg5MJP82pUfEpLo82Mt828ALQlhRX8meMipBUDtmKAOpSHUd5pVFOidqY3-PMoWF5SOb9t-tNXXHsHow3FoSbjKBKUpusoSFYnd83g/s4032/IMG_8433.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJTBeumZtNQsZXQRZF2HIEJGA3jbBo1HEv5vdkzUaxOILJ-EEGJ1XC14ccTNNtRfZLLrHsItnfvp3D8IrUEg5MJP82pUfEpLo82Mt828ALQlhRX8meMipBUDtmKAOpSHUd5pVFOidqY3-PMoWF5SOb9t-tNXXHsHow3FoSbjKBKUpusoSFYnd83g/w640-h480/IMG_8433.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I chose a fresh installation, since this is the first time I am setting it up. The installation then proceeds with the setup and this takes quite a long time to complete, so definitely time for a coffee.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNw5wAPkDbH3qrZgQCU0s-0E7IOzR4FmGB1M_bsykmj0Olh0BfRANU3UzettWwbZB6Q_UXHhUCUXvqB5Z3Vl8V48eGtYtRirSp3KkbK9rkFvAfeqEVz9cSrbhilO4h33rydMN6BgAWxPoEMcDzf-HDI75m89NxL_SRcNAwMFKTi5YmBgQG-0j-f0M/s4032/IMG_8434.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNw5wAPkDbH3qrZgQCU0s-0E7IOzR4FmGB1M_bsykmj0Olh0BfRANU3UzettWwbZB6Q_UXHhUCUXvqB5Z3Vl8V48eGtYtRirSp3KkbK9rkFvAfeqEVz9cSrbhilO4h33rydMN6BgAWxPoEMcDzf-HDI75m89NxL_SRcNAwMFKTi5YmBgQG-0j-f0M/w640-h480/IMG_8434.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>While waiting, I read through some more of the manual, getting familiar with the user interface of C64OS and some of the key concepts.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Be2oaZ_POfA1fb2GbawPJncPj_4j5BFIHexjZjTuMfhRoykzRJa_FZ-nBtuHzPlSjLJoFM2XUkvVs1gEU-KBFMODxQApABAhDaQOZoya5FtcfoKZpTVrmbrbvRaniOC3X_mEPDo69hljo86SuPTzdufSrl1yp1xA_FiQ8pozIdfqOS7Tu8_W5Zc/s4032/IMG_8435.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Be2oaZ_POfA1fb2GbawPJncPj_4j5BFIHexjZjTuMfhRoykzRJa_FZ-nBtuHzPlSjLJoFM2XUkvVs1gEU-KBFMODxQApABAhDaQOZoya5FtcfoKZpTVrmbrbvRaniOC3X_mEPDo69hljo86SuPTzdufSrl1yp1xA_FiQ8pozIdfqOS7Tu8_W5Zc/w640-h480/IMG_8435.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Eventually the installation completes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8-GAwip-FoS3O7jxZZ1ETXHWnYrFJZKTgKUORW-q1YfQAd3R-FdDD-GVPgBguJZfgZVsFBzbBfigJM-lLx3ReB4b6y9iBEihwHL9IQfEXsTOrLzsG_mPXbbkURN5humMrVCp08ncTwR0IrZE_w9Ks9RUmFE4F0TIBOJka8i0StC_vX5v-WfMmxo/s4032/IMG_8436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8-GAwip-FoS3O7jxZZ1ETXHWnYrFJZKTgKUORW-q1YfQAd3R-FdDD-GVPgBguJZfgZVsFBzbBfigJM-lLx3ReB4b6y9iBEihwHL9IQfEXsTOrLzsG_mPXbbkURN5humMrVCp08ncTwR0IrZE_w9Ks9RUmFE4F0TIBOJka8i0StC_vX5v-WfMmxo/w640-h480/IMG_8436.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At this point, I needed to power off, as the next steps in the manual didn't work until I did this.</div><div><br /></div><div>Having the Mega 65's advanced BASIC command set has spoilt me. I forgot just how awful changing directories is on the C64. It is needed though to do the next step.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9DBm5WKqwvLmRb-4W1ANzLhFj-5DIfHd5JAnEAS5-2_iAAMn5kFqWJJYS6JYZp4co03ZRQDyNQ2QppZu-DIsAre_OdPB1hrR2wJuKgveJ7SRaHNXfUE_FzIZ1__31YMLmauW3ffOWxz5KDbxf8KEvjz4h6ES2bzCQj4qc9fn75vv3yhlmIQQUMc/s4032/IMG_8438.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9DBm5WKqwvLmRb-4W1ANzLhFj-5DIfHd5JAnEAS5-2_iAAMn5kFqWJJYS6JYZp4co03ZRQDyNQ2QppZu-DIsAre_OdPB1hrR2wJuKgveJ7SRaHNXfUE_FzIZ1__31YMLmauW3ffOWxz5KDbxf8KEvjz4h6ES2bzCQj4qc9fn75vv3yhlmIQQUMc/w640-h480/IMG_8438.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I can then run the configure tool, to choose the mouse input and other initial settings for the user interface of C64OS.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0tHALHoxAbERa1JdfdRhY13GeWQxZ7DThBxwjhyBCqhbJkbkcpx7VOUGlOXRhkgDpwDwbI22gjKY7NVBXcDEqQz9Rchc9zd66j3GPmmj2AtkITVrNYPaKE4FEBdxPpatkLtpYIIW1V0otzudQs-YCbDQmIaRe4UxhQ_pWd_aMFUwOMMRtewT3pk/s4032/IMG_8439.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0tHALHoxAbERa1JdfdRhY13GeWQxZ7DThBxwjhyBCqhbJkbkcpx7VOUGlOXRhkgDpwDwbI22gjKY7NVBXcDEqQz9Rchc9zd66j3GPmmj2AtkITVrNYPaKE4FEBdxPpatkLtpYIIW1V0otzudQs-YCbDQmIaRe4UxhQ_pWd_aMFUwOMMRtewT3pk/w640-h480/IMG_8439.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I walk through the questions the configure tool asks. Important one is the mouse - if you don't have a mouse, make sure to choose joystick to control the mouse pointer.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEx6a1gEsagqNYEFTVQ8cMy0tWZoULJjYU7kM07I_gh9pi9J_jpN5jUixuuX6LwrFWAHxqukVlkS8olv6DTwHZ-U9uqSkNz-tNRO5OfmRgd69knpcVM_KRvrRuXTBhzV9DZt8-fHzgEb5bgu4JsXPSwAPuT_zzkjGAvkiAyz_lMQ_lOp86ZjeRfg/s4032/IMG_8442.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEx6a1gEsagqNYEFTVQ8cMy0tWZoULJjYU7kM07I_gh9pi9J_jpN5jUixuuX6LwrFWAHxqukVlkS8olv6DTwHZ-U9uqSkNz-tNRO5OfmRgd69knpcVM_KRvrRuXTBhzV9DZt8-fHzgEb5bgu4JsXPSwAPuT_zzkjGAvkiAyz_lMQ_lOp86ZjeRfg/w640-h480/IMG_8442.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You then get the option to change the default keyboard shortcuts. I didn't change them, but it was useful to see what they are.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V2HNkdbwdDTYiOjJagZntibI7FYVgkWRsaHoftQSFh5NWMHL8MCKXiHGHwm1mn1RI5-BtiPoKB1AIDKZRWpl3OIS9wgxjjAU9LnQsLYf_T_lHPFs-3fCR_APsdywuXuL3QEZ4Cwh_Z1XzbAN2vimoce7npuTktIL_--ly-mJ_GEAEfHufhlC8Zs/s4032/IMG_8443.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V2HNkdbwdDTYiOjJagZntibI7FYVgkWRsaHoftQSFh5NWMHL8MCKXiHGHwm1mn1RI5-BtiPoKB1AIDKZRWpl3OIS9wgxjjAU9LnQsLYf_T_lHPFs-3fCR_APsdywuXuL3QEZ4Cwh_Z1XzbAN2vimoce7npuTktIL_--ly-mJ_GEAEfHufhlC8Zs/w640-h480/IMG_8443.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have an Amiga mouse, but not a 1351 mouse (or a converter for one), so I needed to choose joystick here.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-ntYNM0RN0EM1T7atNPm5ekwiP7TQB-IMqcUcs5hy6A5oGw8Wo5IsuD5_tUy1ZGhkbDkRqLRMyiILvN78F1X9sRE1yXENa7Tm1WBYEaWHrFurl4m6t1aCUbgu_oKSCWD0-nnIrmIqaRsh4vbDYEuE80jurnWfgOe9mv5dWfGr_tRVxaA-LkcXyY/s4032/IMG_8445.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-ntYNM0RN0EM1T7atNPm5ekwiP7TQB-IMqcUcs5hy6A5oGw8Wo5IsuD5_tUy1ZGhkbDkRqLRMyiILvN78F1X9sRE1yXENa7Tm1WBYEaWHrFurl4m6t1aCUbgu_oKSCWD0-nnIrmIqaRsh4vbDYEuE80jurnWfgOe9mv5dWfGr_tRVxaA-LkcXyY/w640-h480/IMG_8445.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I used the default Go-Menu places configuration to start with. With that done, the configuration of C64OS is complete, and ready to try.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPczg-5mdxTTFHGiqW7VczDIv1dKi9OnptJ8iJguLcQg08K2dmB-ouMQiIG8wYtMTd8_m60Ajw2iPS270Fo0ip768KgnfgxqC-S8A7tbkW-OYFHUJyA0tKX8sjZPeneSxrlx0in1MzAiOmAhh1ZM1O95xxyelXh8nhFTTGznBZGQBmjFQZLsxQLcw/s4032/IMG_8446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPczg-5mdxTTFHGiqW7VczDIv1dKi9OnptJ8iJguLcQg08K2dmB-ouMQiIG8wYtMTd8_m60Ajw2iPS270Fo0ip768KgnfgxqC-S8A7tbkW-OYFHUJyA0tKX8sjZPeneSxrlx0in1MzAiOmAhh1ZM1O95xxyelXh8nhFTTGznBZGQBmjFQZLsxQLcw/w640-h480/IMG_8446.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On boot of the c64, just <b>LOAD"C64OS", 8</b> and then <b>RUN</b> to start it. It takes a short while to boot up C64OS. Fastload definitely helps.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUvf2tsuJyKhfUIHSWTNMaw6E2hEN_T4mzRqzCvRRtZKRYIAYW47tO6DujdNbzPHWi2sAP7MMwxxKjWSIY3ncPI0ii48Vak5PFUS4QQ11C1LKBFW5CcRwOwzyB_uaY6U4SFYilbvEly1dR1S7wJuwQ_Wxowd2DNCD5sH56p5Ub7wf5CMrggesdgA/s4032/IMG_8448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUvf2tsuJyKhfUIHSWTNMaw6E2hEN_T4mzRqzCvRRtZKRYIAYW47tO6DujdNbzPHWi2sAP7MMwxxKjWSIY3ncPI0ii48Vak5PFUS4QQ11C1LKBFW5CcRwOwzyB_uaY6U4SFYilbvEly1dR1S7wJuwQ_Wxowd2DNCD5sH56p5Ub7wf5CMrggesdgA/w480-h640/IMG_8448.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then get the C64OS Welcome main screen:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunhDGb97rBrGlBC_1PauUqeZAPKUEUgDpu-SDonjWA-Bi7HpNAVbE5Aq_-WVs1laU_-m5UMQJDqEhIXYXTRB5zncVWSCoki_z5Ydw1VgmPHyZ41dPIqsE8Y-GCrCWDDTBaO0fIGugc6M94ibWRpUWeoU1_XUiSMlunnywxb3Nc95WtkMmyHo6QQI/s4032/IMG_8453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunhDGb97rBrGlBC_1PauUqeZAPKUEUgDpu-SDonjWA-Bi7HpNAVbE5Aq_-WVs1laU_-m5UMQJDqEhIXYXTRB5zncVWSCoki_z5Ydw1VgmPHyZ41dPIqsE8Y-GCrCWDDTBaO0fIGugc6M94ibWRpUWeoU1_XUiSMlunnywxb3Nc95WtkMmyHo6QQI/w640-h480/IMG_8453.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are menu items <b>File</b>, <b>Options</b> and <b>Go</b> are at the top in the title bar, along with the date/time on the right hand side. I use my joystick as the mouse to navigate and press fire on the option I want to select. I really want to get a 1351 mouse now...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZKO0QzA1f7rkOcDw4KwAf3wX7sFaHhZKTKMVHSe_AWC2I7xIEtr0mUeQfAtAMagVQOukW_v7JLmTVVoiz4TcchXlA42QVWnkWqBBphIXdlLZ6M-JyY_0RRmlZ4Jf8egJjtS_2UU-CBN4qIl9K2pwNdRbUqDhyjCjHN8VgAXC3J1Y_AJT5gGQH08/s4032/IMG_8455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZKO0QzA1f7rkOcDw4KwAf3wX7sFaHhZKTKMVHSe_AWC2I7xIEtr0mUeQfAtAMagVQOukW_v7JLmTVVoiz4TcchXlA42QVWnkWqBBphIXdlLZ6M-JyY_0RRmlZ4Jf8egJjtS_2UU-CBN4qIl9K2pwNdRbUqDhyjCjHN8VgAXC3J1Y_AJT5gGQH08/w640-h480/IMG_8455.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Under the File Menu, you can see the options to change/save backdrops, Add aliases to programs on the SD card, to appear on the desktop, and copy and move functions too.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwC3-Fu4KfOIZ9ookxNiW_vMULeSy-zskcyZuP7WvGQ5P7sVHFQXlKKcDGDENr_qtlYQQjGWfvGAwMaGLu92FNsJyZBAn2sc_sjaeWknJPUqYUsfo0PSNrm-yx0y9yXDe_uO2ZqIJBUSFIXgtYyajXefCftEL53xQsJY22dHtxB9O_fBhPuo6py4/s4032/IMG_8456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwC3-Fu4KfOIZ9ookxNiW_vMULeSy-zskcyZuP7WvGQ5P7sVHFQXlKKcDGDENr_qtlYQQjGWfvGAwMaGLu92FNsJyZBAn2sc_sjaeWknJPUqYUsfo0PSNrm-yx0y9yXDe_uO2ZqIJBUSFIXgtYyajXefCftEL53xQsJY22dHtxB9O_fBhPuo6py4/w640-h480/IMG_8456.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Under the Options menu, you can select everything on screen, get information about an application, adjust the colours on the screen, save the settings that you have altered, and Quit back to C64 Basic.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB5J14sAlNtqw_JNWA_0KsiNvNHAbnTrCpNiujdgeDW4UgY020-oCrFKlh7knnudfc5Fhj1TpTIUDC-eMjazG5XyIirqGBKFa63IXOs_K5OA1_S6SqjVhMlXGI4_m30XhVnolp5pH4oVDvvMnqgPuscMTAG4HUz1F1bbiPbkTYmHEste5TeqxWTk/s4032/IMG_8457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXB5J14sAlNtqw_JNWA_0KsiNvNHAbnTrCpNiujdgeDW4UgY020-oCrFKlh7knnudfc5Fhj1TpTIUDC-eMjazG5XyIirqGBKFa63IXOs_K5OA1_S6SqjVhMlXGI4_m30XhVnolp5pH4oVDvvMnqgPuscMTAG4HUz1F1bbiPbkTYmHEste5TeqxWTk/w640-h480/IMG_8457.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Under the last menu Go, you can change which desktop you are looking at! That's right, C64OS support multiple desktops, like Linux, MacOS and other modern operating systems! You can also launch the file manager from this menu.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_fowWk0bUxnZtxmx4lGoEN8TUrgvHOf2qhEbdiM7rjEP0xWfXUMIqn0ZeVcBz9lK5AtCvETIvc04SQKGqja4bdruulN4HwsNwPokZdW99sfWiyveaFlPq-n2X8uDXHewuZN0TXKyHn-vm_EGzxGBHJ2mZJHhl0Y3OPQlUByw2fZsrk4JF16rFNo/s4032/IMG_8458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_fowWk0bUxnZtxmx4lGoEN8TUrgvHOf2qhEbdiM7rjEP0xWfXUMIqn0ZeVcBz9lK5AtCvETIvc04SQKGqja4bdruulN4HwsNwPokZdW99sfWiyveaFlPq-n2X8uDXHewuZN0TXKyHn-vm_EGzxGBHJ2mZJHhl0Y3OPQlUByw2fZsrk4JF16rFNo/w640-h480/IMG_8458.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you click on the Drives App alias on the Desktop, you can choose the SD2IEC SD Card, or an actual floppy drive to view. You can also eject SD Cards from here. I don't have a real floppy drive attached to be able to test that (due to the cable length mentioned before). You can also Rescan if you have inserted a disk.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8Aw_EmLletYUTq-wA8Jxsu0uD9Ns6-dvbrw9pYqrtMrIPzrkvLC_pL1CjCl1cDNzJMqoRfNJFbPK9S460_V4aO_DpBaOUS2NNNpSujfSkoTApfJXvh0Qc6SROVQHGMtXNtCUWTVAOLt-eD2-tWjo5FkgNvmLGEO1HcEnlmW2n5Cik61rAu3awuE/s4032/IMG_8459.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8Aw_EmLletYUTq-wA8Jxsu0uD9Ns6-dvbrw9pYqrtMrIPzrkvLC_pL1CjCl1cDNzJMqoRfNJFbPK9S460_V4aO_DpBaOUS2NNNpSujfSkoTApfJXvh0Qc6SROVQHGMtXNtCUWTVAOLt-eD2-tWjo5FkgNvmLGEO1HcEnlmW2n5Cik61rAu3awuE/w640-h480/IMG_8459.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Calculator App on C64OS is quite impressive too, with the usual scientific and standard calculator functions.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p2Z0IBg5OFEB1AS715xQ4QHpbNXPtvDXYGXA5Zw0vAezu-Qet4-B_CR9QFVXTYFt0rWiyNNWUjIm-wqAqQlxJ3myl5h-pGyxrBymu57IDbdcx56g3FmL0IxUNMVUqvpKgCqqGnTRZyLclfDmPobnUF67x1T_Nnby_ABTnNwgR1M4Pyo0CnGfiq8/w640-h480/IMG_8462.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From the Themes App alias on the desktop, you can choose from a few standard themes available in C64OS, or customise your own.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tPV3DMBjCUM44zvwLrWrKpGYTuE7eLAvgix98pDasBu1DPzsadYZSfRLeJqdBQZXleH4tKGIXJU__fxhAL7XHvlj6wzER8yf3yvQ8dKPs0Gkj_i1pAz3UvpRqbk2aTihRubP2Tqj46HyZnCxp2TNv68Jcti5D4uBoj9Pmj9gwJ6deEf6BZxsU9c/s4032/IMG_8463.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tPV3DMBjCUM44zvwLrWrKpGYTuE7eLAvgix98pDasBu1DPzsadYZSfRLeJqdBQZXleH4tKGIXJU__fxhAL7XHvlj6wzER8yf3yvQ8dKPs0Gkj_i1pAz3UvpRqbk2aTihRubP2Tqj46HyZnCxp2TNv68Jcti5D4uBoj9Pmj9gwJ6deEf6BZxsU9c/w640-h480/IMG_8463.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Midnight theme perhaps?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxF-_j2MmRkqxpwtKWvDaegTXbromt3hfT0ZpN4pd6gJYHg9r3Q85Y0XEF17wY1f1-ilnTfbkXCJzfuhu6nxPseEP8umoKkORSL6jxux0MNScqHQiIMZrOmteZxBEudAoBCZrzyr_qelRi9sveTV8D9LV0acD98PYyK7RV4bZZPDzbQdtbgOkymoU/w640-h480/IMG_8465.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next I launched the Gallery App, and this really blew me away.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupJ1jIwR2EsjkytkFSdKleGt1QGlCQc9jYMZMcb5zOjy8emvf5Ioq_H_-urHlKUmHYiArxtx70QNz1uZpGT9DZ6gmd197Kp2Rc4OsozE5Y9h7AOSbyqDt6hSakTD5pg23HVhMQSs0y6Ql4boVoHkjNRkvGyUjj_GH572Yubpvt3jVBzoSM-sVwjQ/s4032/IMG_8466.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupJ1jIwR2EsjkytkFSdKleGt1QGlCQc9jYMZMcb5zOjy8emvf5Ioq_H_-urHlKUmHYiArxtx70QNz1uZpGT9DZ6gmd197Kp2Rc4OsozE5Y9h7AOSbyqDt6hSakTD5pg23HVhMQSs0y6Ql4boVoHkjNRkvGyUjj_GH572Yubpvt3jVBzoSM-sVwjQ/w640-h480/IMG_8466.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Included with C64OS is a number of different galleries based on <b>People, Sports Cars, Wallpapers and Starships.</b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaF9Zdaha8xFGzbmtkysolKb4cQzP38HCA4J153vkUEFV37WZ0ScLGf_Yon1mTz0q6fLGIOJmb3EPldrZ2mhA8gE0ycvn_bZxN4hehJC_x9d0cW57YNl_8Lhb7ABWwZ6ay5zwBr_zcBjRPQjhVWAggUDpSmt1j_HIsiEfQGBiHUZJ3eTB_eqIWEc/s4032/IMG_8468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaF9Zdaha8xFGzbmtkysolKb4cQzP38HCA4J153vkUEFV37WZ0ScLGf_Yon1mTz0q6fLGIOJmb3EPldrZ2mhA8gE0ycvn_bZxN4hehJC_x9d0cW57YNl_8Lhb7ABWwZ6ay5zwBr_zcBjRPQjhVWAggUDpSmt1j_HIsiEfQGBiHUZJ3eTB_eqIWEc/w640-h480/IMG_8468.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I selected Sports cars, and it shows the picture information for the first of ten photos in this gallery.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p4B8IGcCFA-QL1Xz1xDSifr-v6P9umnG4ylGxJQsw-FPz229a0ZM5q0MjYDwz4xjf2xSu5NI6pXDabfxX3Gq3xhdB7pQRa9-3fnT1Q_gkNsKwqWbdN9ttfvv-58NpV90cN_XFpWdaLkZM3nIpSOxjyAdgp47AqDkFhF1qwxoizAFTOjIR5qru-E/s4032/IMG_8469.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p4B8IGcCFA-QL1Xz1xDSifr-v6P9umnG4ylGxJQsw-FPz229a0ZM5q0MjYDwz4xjf2xSu5NI6pXDabfxX3Gq3xhdB7pQRa9-3fnT1Q_gkNsKwqWbdN9ttfvv-58NpV90cN_XFpWdaLkZM3nIpSOxjyAdgp47AqDkFhF1qwxoizAFTOjIR5qru-E/w640-h480/IMG_8469.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The files are in a .koa format. I need to learn more about that so I can put my own pictures in here later!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you move the mouse to the bottom status bar and drag it up, the picture then appears!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK5Dz6sxGKHbQtazyTAAgFkuXP43lo1SzU6rzmrVD88qjPDtHE8yTHKylhD-t-wgu8lzcHR4Nh3XkXLfP67cke2phRZGLDP7wEVkWdH-TkY7pu_XO7cUjaYDuUa948mS4Oh8DteW1N8M3DrddBR-eT3bdbCd7nydXFr6wZoBBSfedSnE9Wrr5XIg/s4032/IMG_8471.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK5Dz6sxGKHbQtazyTAAgFkuXP43lo1SzU6rzmrVD88qjPDtHE8yTHKylhD-t-wgu8lzcHR4Nh3XkXLfP67cke2phRZGLDP7wEVkWdH-TkY7pu_XO7cUjaYDuUa948mS4Oh8DteW1N8M3DrddBR-eT3bdbCd7nydXFr6wZoBBSfedSnE9Wrr5XIg/w640-h480/IMG_8471.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It looks so good.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxSi3XY-32cSztN2W-lHwkE0W_e0xs2iaGq6SGG7l_7cnMIMZsnc5K3wk_Ex1gNq_1mFlEABjNNMlLLnMyiApY40Xb1PkIZfKJiegvYGXPLdOTZYu5EReo82ZZOYiUhCY-fV4PoSJ_kZxTkUHoFRJSY_72EDN-s66DZ28tOj7wNw4ufxGP57cXWg/s4032/IMG_8472.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxSi3XY-32cSztN2W-lHwkE0W_e0xs2iaGq6SGG7l_7cnMIMZsnc5K3wk_Ex1gNq_1mFlEABjNNMlLLnMyiApY40Xb1PkIZfKJiegvYGXPLdOTZYu5EReo82ZZOYiUhCY-fV4PoSJ_kZxTkUHoFRJSY_72EDN-s66DZ28tOj7wNw4ufxGP57cXWg/w480-h640/IMG_8472.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can infinitely pull up/down the picture from the status bar section, showing the full picture or part of the picture information screen. Very impressive.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mo59PnDbN5ltFa9EOOTZN3dNrYJzLEMFWlx6Co3MqV4vSaRtfGnOfR-3XuQ5F7j2HV5QuSK30iufzwuq6YhjIFaj6tICXxxWg5iRjbbpe4ycmvqqFDxctP0e_uaQ7gvu8RoW-nHfkfkKrsFVAZq7zuQOw4ZsclidCQTGMkhqEzYmyU0gGgEFh50/s4032/IMG_8473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mo59PnDbN5ltFa9EOOTZN3dNrYJzLEMFWlx6Co3MqV4vSaRtfGnOfR-3XuQ5F7j2HV5QuSK30iufzwuq6YhjIFaj6tICXxxWg5iRjbbpe4ycmvqqFDxctP0e_uaQ7gvu8RoW-nHfkfkKrsFVAZq7zuQOw4ZsclidCQTGMkhqEzYmyU0gGgEFh50/w640-h480/IMG_8473.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Moving to the next picture, it is a Lamborghini.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUQdaR0S3t9IkZ6eJKxTVVEBz1qy0j3C8jzvjGtUtP_HNe6xebT8ixFrNvVEQZ859eMTb8nb-Yf6f1LYb6X2bv-BjnxPonaqClb90qSKqiBpNx4I-VGh-5XVodIOiveLZzQo82MHU77hPFgntg3Ifkb27-_vkHixv4R4iR2HqeWUjG1t4DjHTq7c/s4032/IMG_8474.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUQdaR0S3t9IkZ6eJKxTVVEBz1qy0j3C8jzvjGtUtP_HNe6xebT8ixFrNvVEQZ859eMTb8nb-Yf6f1LYb6X2bv-BjnxPonaqClb90qSKqiBpNx4I-VGh-5XVodIOiveLZzQo82MHU77hPFgntg3Ifkb27-_vkHixv4R4iR2HqeWUjG1t4DjHTq7c/w640-h480/IMG_8474.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I learnt the keyboard shortcut to display full screen, without needing to drag the status bar up each time to see the picture.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVgMPPiSbKikGQcOTQcZMj2cKUpVCTreEOgEz72GDfyo8V5oU4h0NXWJ2mjuVoKSe_NQe92nW0iepdt6yvlccNh1F1rv3aU2l7_kHayU4a6iKL0kwxD_WRdP9Dd8oZ4BPk8sKXhIeWmZ6EllFFtfEjoaeHMXEgtfHwNZWNZ07AMaMsszuuQwZiEI/s4032/IMG_8475.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVgMPPiSbKikGQcOTQcZMj2cKUpVCTreEOgEz72GDfyo8V5oU4h0NXWJ2mjuVoKSe_NQe92nW0iepdt6yvlccNh1F1rv3aU2l7_kHayU4a6iKL0kwxD_WRdP9Dd8oZ4BPk8sKXhIeWmZ6EllFFtfEjoaeHMXEgtfHwNZWNZ07AMaMsszuuQwZiEI/w640-h480/IMG_8475.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I am so impressed with the Gallery app on C64OS. I really want to add my own pictures in here...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOCTBwdjyZx10o10HbegP3Mu84cLAkH8cEJndgTxUiKXlNgc_0kqfjulj23K4wjstADAsS_HlJSUHrUYU6k2-oKpqDzh0fdszK0LRLssSUFfGGzvaNd4zWaGZp1pU4YRh0ANMoL9kfeDkvVnJEN3YoJa3n9mC21A88ziLtyJBIXTwDCdysnwY3uI/s4032/IMG_8476.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOCTBwdjyZx10o10HbegP3Mu84cLAkH8cEJndgTxUiKXlNgc_0kqfjulj23K4wjstADAsS_HlJSUHrUYU6k2-oKpqDzh0fdszK0LRLssSUFfGGzvaNd4zWaGZp1pU4YRh0ANMoL9kfeDkvVnJEN3YoJa3n9mC21A88ziLtyJBIXTwDCdysnwY3uI/w480-h640/IMG_8476.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next I moved onto launching the File Manager App.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0izLTZ3lHVUXqlWcAeLrLhSH1EAtYha-31UlzFTB4EJyETVzgTtnaBLxJ_4uq4voqPuAPUHd7M52MjujSvonU7AKViBEtZm0Xw8A38TbVDL0TNnN1T7PncECJhIa_dfcANFlq8t7QVMofm_gkmix0QXisLZQqQRqRC2VCUQUURgHqkLqPYL7OpUQ/s4032/IMG_8477.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0izLTZ3lHVUXqlWcAeLrLhSH1EAtYha-31UlzFTB4EJyETVzgTtnaBLxJ_4uq4voqPuAPUHd7M52MjujSvonU7AKViBEtZm0Xw8A38TbVDL0TNnN1T7PncECJhIa_dfcANFlq8t7QVMofm_gkmix0QXisLZQqQRqRC2VCUQUURgHqkLqPYL7OpUQ/w640-h480/IMG_8477.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I like the structure and layout of the file manager app.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWChlkAUbZwuCBjT0fNZF9I950JyuU3U9jm2TRxEJfNj3s3cbURbwS1jfEi-WDgtYXVzeU73jgT5lrgTJvRXEBpNt64ZDn7xTyQqiBwLup8GZAiWITAzSOaNYaliLAs0VDTa6bTF4oOgta8PjvxIpTmfmo1Z1YYI_n-f8s_WdskrkX1hwszwt9W6k/s4032/IMG_8478.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWChlkAUbZwuCBjT0fNZF9I950JyuU3U9jm2TRxEJfNj3s3cbURbwS1jfEi-WDgtYXVzeU73jgT5lrgTJvRXEBpNt64ZDn7xTyQqiBwLup8GZAiWITAzSOaNYaliLAs0VDTa6bTF4oOgta8PjvxIpTmfmo1Z1YYI_n-f8s_WdskrkX1hwszwt9W6k/w640-h480/IMG_8478.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It allows up to 4 tabs, each showing different locations, and able to copy between them too. Very nice.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8A_SsCQY7g7AlN5XE4A2Sb4WqbKP-bar80hhHJatFYaXTydezWHFa7_sZN8O9UtY7gh_Ntm1XAXfuUqNue6J8jWDImHWHo1hxTT6_EisNG8Ky_nb_54KRY2W7qFJkSiMXLedZ6piNcB-jIfy4hpWHQVvCxmn8ROeHk1dlDXnT-RZ56WfJAMeQc0E/s4032/IMG_8479.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8A_SsCQY7g7AlN5XE4A2Sb4WqbKP-bar80hhHJatFYaXTydezWHFa7_sZN8O9UtY7gh_Ntm1XAXfuUqNue6J8jWDImHWHo1hxTT6_EisNG8Ky_nb_54KRY2W7qFJkSiMXLedZ6piNcB-jIfy4hpWHQVvCxmn8ROeHk1dlDXnT-RZ56WfJAMeQc0E/w640-h480/IMG_8479.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you double click on an item, if it associated to an App on C64OS, it can then open it also. There are some SID music files on here so I thought it would be able to play them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmbNc5XF1RCS--3cmaCizxhGkRBXrOJHQd6AFuEVmc0ZHKHe2RCZ0TvZYO0rJFm8NGClS7smj08xcmFeiN5fBK9ifxPhRAgm46yTRnY-uUqxnOLJtHgBwc_pvSu3FOwJhv6yR6rqrQgP26AxxkcgJioy4DpTKuAyjm4bF6CvGVJX9wl7CLjDuxpw/s4032/IMG_8480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmbNc5XF1RCS--3cmaCizxhGkRBXrOJHQd6AFuEVmc0ZHKHe2RCZ0TvZYO0rJFm8NGClS7smj08xcmFeiN5fBK9ifxPhRAgm46yTRnY-uUqxnOLJtHgBwc_pvSu3FOwJhv6yR6rqrQgP26AxxkcgJioy4DpTKuAyjm4bF6CvGVJX9wl7CLjDuxpw/w640-h480/IMG_8480.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Turns out it is not as simple as that - File Manager asks me what app to use to open the sid file, which means it is not associated to anything. I know that playback of sid files is tricky with an OS loaded also. I would like to know how to play these from C64OS though. The SID files are included so I assume there is a way to play them right?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsTcuff3oibjuuPr8CvZHJgnY1r-B_HVnOnw67Wy5h1C5pDxh6FngiSXVeR3qPrYcTj2lgxD9Lh7hR-_vJRsKIwijVs-eGazyrVmE_CRo1HezUGfaWtzQ0szcJY4nA6hrV4Pgch4VH2mvnqbqcsLo6tOLjwF_MD-Z7Mtz9EQsLrknPvOV08AR4Ns/s4032/IMG_8481.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsTcuff3oibjuuPr8CvZHJgnY1r-B_HVnOnw67Wy5h1C5pDxh6FngiSXVeR3qPrYcTj2lgxD9Lh7hR-_vJRsKIwijVs-eGazyrVmE_CRo1HezUGfaWtzQ0szcJY4nA6hrV4Pgch4VH2mvnqbqcsLo6tOLjwF_MD-Z7Mtz9EQsLrknPvOV08AR4Ns/w640-h480/IMG_8481.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I am looking forward to learning a whole lot more about this new exciting operating system for the Commodore 64. There is an excellent <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVeW2ZlV2WU" target="_blank">Youtube video here</a> that covers some more of the customisation you can do in more detail than I have done here today. Hopefully I have given you a taste to whet your appetite to get it and find out for yourself!</p><p>I wanted to write more about C64OS, but I ran out of time, so that will have to wait for 2023!</p><p>2022 has been a great year, with a lot of amazing software and hardware released. I have tried to cover what I can in this blog this year, but there is a lot more out there to see! It is fun being able to cover all these new exciting developments for C64, Amiga and other platforms too. I have now been doing this blog for over 10 years! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVoeQ1q3r0rBkYvKeHS0qAv444kR6x7LyMGlCbR_eWQcvoM21yL0g-xR-PuPj1sv_TDBZ1hnvUEIezEqL9e7l29WG8Wp08hQT961R8xpkx7yKG_rRHbM8Sbw-7SvWmPI8cX3BUedhmAb2XkeZSo_rxmNKgjkStET3NS8xM_NyTGh1IsdQOQxSVY8/w640-h480/IMG_8418.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div><p>I hope you have enjoyed my blog entries during the year. </p></div><div>Unfortunately, I have overseas work commitments in January and February, which means I will most likely see you all again on this blog in late February 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Perhaps over the Xmas/New years break, is a good time to catch up on the hundreds of blog entries I have written since 2012!</div><div><br /></div><div><div>In the meantime, stay safe, enjoy tinkering with all your computers, and I wish you all a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year! See you all in 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192584526781416331.post-76244273600073172212022-12-16T17:40:00.003+10:302022-12-16T18:01:11.548+10:30X1000 AmigaOS 4 Updates in 2022<p>It's been a while since I <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2020/12/amigaos-41-final-edition-update-2-on-my.html" target="_blank">covered happenings in the AmigaOS 4 world</a>, so I thought it was about time to fix that and give my AmigaOne X1000 system some much needed love! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxpnUiwzG1RT9J0oXPF9oOh6WrMQPwE_SdL8MvK0za7eYYfiy1QDyRt6vaDXu78srIAQ1SrOrTPDSRjCXnIE1XBef3-wA7qgdvr3K6EPRHh6tcv2GkQYJzHm_89-wyLSY1UDqvgbAixsicQwHM_ZyBsqpuXcu1iLDOIGPojzpzxFCJy2ixpb68mM/w640-h480/IMG_8270.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><div>I decided to try upgrading my AmigaOne X1000 AmigaOS 4 system to the latest Radeon Rx graphics drivers v5 released by A-Eon in 2022, along with the latest A-Eon Enhancer 2.2 release.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuDEYTDZkIymu0Eshks1jYlgYMNqGboCgftA2eSadqCQ8wBOhkBADy-hIMh2ZaDHTS2y4ZcgIEiXUtELKNjVmfa0kWyPLt3Pxkm2bmKQX9YBRyQxMk0rknHsChaLllvo_AkIFPGrEtx6ttBNSbPBayyEWY1ONDXJE_5wXA30Sxq7DmMs5RrwJ2Bg/w640-h480/IMG_8080.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I even bought and tried some new games and applications I hadn't played with as yet, Entwickler-X freely available 2022 released Mace Defense game, and the newest A-Eon released DV Player!</div><div><br /></div><div>I learnt a great deal, even having to build a new AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2 setup for the AmigaOne X1000 along the way (something I have not had to do before), so there is plenty of new configuration information to share with you here!</div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="2480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qqFTqRKS8MRzErEp3Q8XfbBJM65blkY2ayp4hh4RClp0pjel9ksO-DVelv1f42onepqKmPWTkL09MDfPH3_ZUqkbO5SCkdTdTPzrlYLxkf9i5HOV94l_b-zLYh-N-uKbCxXta8uvLyloRvRcQzXxdmJ9-ezrYVEcwKxRYOJxTVz-Ws_9ejvaypI/w394-h640/IMG_8085.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="394" /></p></div><div>I decided to look at the latest DV Player and Enhancer 2.2 first. I bought them both on CD from <a href="http://www.amigakit.com" target="_blank">AmigaKit </a>and waited for them to arrive. </div><p>Once they did arrive, I decided to install Enhancer 2.2 from CD first.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaRFYqhyAG1E3GN74eQaBbIouRODxmO2m9wkWnCdDdsnWqPWPCjRAhBHFnh1uYKz1s3R6VcEOnNLWX8udmob1674DtnzTaECVM_VeQ0BSV0kBIif7wQUcd40BcNDd4hL7p5-JlIYN-lt3SCrM3PUs3U2mp6P2NzGvYNk-87YXy9_yIeGZXCwkF-E/s4032/IMG_8082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaRFYqhyAG1E3GN74eQaBbIouRODxmO2m9wkWnCdDdsnWqPWPCjRAhBHFnh1uYKz1s3R6VcEOnNLWX8udmob1674DtnzTaECVM_VeQ0BSV0kBIif7wQUcd40BcNDd4hL7p5-JlIYN-lt3SCrM3PUs3U2mp6P2NzGvYNk-87YXy9_yIeGZXCwkF-E/w640-h480/IMG_8082.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the inside of the DVD cased product as delivered, with a sheet of paper explaining requirements. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KEVvzjpfRM6VhKgnK6_Pobj5r37ITKTAtCcbd0zpi9zok_YnMfjHuA9H6Vw2F1i11vdgq4nBQzSGkXiBWyodomBp5rOJlPlgmyJVeL3LPTdwvqIw11yN-ahpAzqxvOBGXKBfVmX40UjIUQcZSPg80MLthAesBvql1Q5jNi-WBXyDP78JdhjG5EA/s4032/IMG_8081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KEVvzjpfRM6VhKgnK6_Pobj5r37ITKTAtCcbd0zpi9zok_YnMfjHuA9H6Vw2F1i11vdgq4nBQzSGkXiBWyodomBp5rOJlPlgmyJVeL3LPTdwvqIw11yN-ahpAzqxvOBGXKBfVmX40UjIUQcZSPg80MLthAesBvql1Q5jNi-WBXyDP78JdhjG5EA/w640-h480/IMG_8081.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Moving on, I ran the installation from the included CD.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_xLMykNykFuWNH5erYfKJoYKS8-LOy13FjTqyWMP7QtcLXliKWrOqMpLHudliOPfsZfBs5cwp4SdoaahXnhq0veKnrxqIKpXmZaHfirCXjRiMiv3KIQxqcdD4tVfLgfWLs_rzHZW3q6Vqk_mcHC9PsxcYaUQAk4EG1VIMGugFm5RCInuOGTzFgE/s566/enh22_01.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="566" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_xLMykNykFuWNH5erYfKJoYKS8-LOy13FjTqyWMP7QtcLXliKWrOqMpLHudliOPfsZfBs5cwp4SdoaahXnhq0veKnrxqIKpXmZaHfirCXjRiMiv3KIQxqcdD4tVfLgfWLs_rzHZW3q6Vqk_mcHC9PsxcYaUQAk4EG1VIMGugFm5RCInuOGTzFgE/w640-h416/enh22_01.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I have covered the installation of Enhancer <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2016/08/enhancer-software-11-update-on-x1000.html" target="_blank">previously in this blog</a>, so I will mostly gloss over it here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg346PBzoOyZSDJOkwaRhYamSvPDS3S2gpY1VwOWxm699hBTIV10yQ6WSSE3V8TPg3vVxF1ofztebmVxdaUjbFmA4TBokYiMSFV9NY5AuvvVlRnxtKbotXqHoZdfIeidarXX4h6FejZABul886qN36tLhzs0XQ2_GFZTv6Jzpf0B8irKnYv9pzS9i4/s1920/enh22_02.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg346PBzoOyZSDJOkwaRhYamSvPDS3S2gpY1VwOWxm699hBTIV10yQ6WSSE3V8TPg3vVxF1ofztebmVxdaUjbFmA4TBokYiMSFV9NY5AuvvVlRnxtKbotXqHoZdfIeidarXX4h6FejZABul886qN36tLhzs0XQ2_GFZTv6Jzpf0B8irKnYv9pzS9i4/w640-h360/enh22_02.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>There is a lot of tools, drivers, applications and more included in the Enhancer 2.2 package. It takes a while to install as a result, so get a coffee. :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWPnixumoy6jOHCILmhLJII64tkPthJcFtDIqCZyXspt743HfZOC6KBDWdS1AjQwLdR9pSUUiVCzzn7ClRZ-dfZBdUudT02zaAor5MEQndk4IY1HYiCEAOR4nXGUGm7HmKtJUpkD5VhhpLQ_8AitrwME40qKk1S4NpyUZn-t4B7bghruZzKNctns/s707/enh22_03.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="707" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWPnixumoy6jOHCILmhLJII64tkPthJcFtDIqCZyXspt743HfZOC6KBDWdS1AjQwLdR9pSUUiVCzzn7ClRZ-dfZBdUudT02zaAor5MEQndk4IY1HYiCEAOR4nXGUGm7HmKtJUpkD5VhhpLQ_8AitrwME40qKk1S4NpyUZn-t4B7bghruZzKNctns/w640-h502/enh22_03.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>As you can see, the changes in this update are extensive, and covered in the installer so you can review.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jbgRU-UxjRL7heeq__3Xl_nGIsGG0lGdZnBqj5BbICIvLnuHLojf-BkzLRJnKoTzxhDcZPv4XtFfCDUB7KkxaxB6j0dPa6Pnhf5SjBMQB_Dy_T6Wt2aZomtEELCUu00wnfCKcUm1Z5qaN1zadN39DSrrWJBK7Xe2-qQ9-Qz_veODbmCz9WKRVs8/s715/enh22_05.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="715" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jbgRU-UxjRL7heeq__3Xl_nGIsGG0lGdZnBqj5BbICIvLnuHLojf-BkzLRJnKoTzxhDcZPv4XtFfCDUB7KkxaxB6j0dPa6Pnhf5SjBMQB_Dy_T6Wt2aZomtEELCUu00wnfCKcUm1Z5qaN1zadN39DSrrWJBK7Xe2-qQ9-Qz_veODbmCz9WKRVs8/w640-h580/enh22_05.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I got on with the installation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XrBeTAzTjKa4njSDgmXCrjsOYr18_m0AIUU4BHZjAUanmZAJUSUiZEjX4OWwux-ve0iYM6oqQfI6F0JanqsrCIgdPHWXJutpdca-5o2xFq5QGUt6XTyTpw5p4dqSc-rulAo2QQPeZ4WBU7Gtqi-RsbxDKcaXdKbyOdgyZkcibgeTNHQ7Fm4mPDw/s640/enh22_07.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XrBeTAzTjKa4njSDgmXCrjsOYr18_m0AIUU4BHZjAUanmZAJUSUiZEjX4OWwux-ve0iYM6oqQfI6F0JanqsrCIgdPHWXJutpdca-5o2xFq5QGUt6XTyTpw5p4dqSc-rulAo2QQPeZ4WBU7Gtqi-RsbxDKcaXdKbyOdgyZkcibgeTNHQ7Fm4mPDw/w640-h480/enh22_07.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlFfeWDjuGndG-yuA6PguiKk7RThaqlQ_DFF7q0VzZJdY1DcNBpJhUbngYSjgujmT3ksmsWUwXhGbuFQZLv3tR3LJRc0gEaTJUdh9m8mMh-oZCY6k-HirJTVtRMjuN7dwiO8J9Np6eHGXgiiKPqjYSTI1WHxmu_S6X-t01yAKzH1AocVKSrQYMHo/s496/enh22_08.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="496" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlFfeWDjuGndG-yuA6PguiKk7RThaqlQ_DFF7q0VzZJdY1DcNBpJhUbngYSjgujmT3ksmsWUwXhGbuFQZLv3tR3LJRc0gEaTJUdh9m8mMh-oZCY6k-HirJTVtRMjuN7dwiO8J9Np6eHGXgiiKPqjYSTI1WHxmu_S6X-t01yAKzH1AocVKSrQYMHo/w640-h444/enh22_08.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>The installer asks if you want to backup files to be over-written in case you want to get them back later - definitely a good idea.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7eGYc7fqFC1kePchRNQMWXlnExMwMJd0NAQf4jQB5Kv7tCDuKVeQ33lBy5FOsdiXyyw5lvhZhzEN2pIaKwgBmKsXvkxmetbBk_Yn92zff4ipDTYND4dWokhXfuoNvHN_Bm4SL8tMaZ6mtGq6Y0yZg3yczs1mZA1BrE99p6bYehbaOlhpae7QQjM/s496/enh22_09.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="496" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7eGYc7fqFC1kePchRNQMWXlnExMwMJd0NAQf4jQB5Kv7tCDuKVeQ33lBy5FOsdiXyyw5lvhZhzEN2pIaKwgBmKsXvkxmetbBk_Yn92zff4ipDTYND4dWokhXfuoNvHN_Bm4SL8tMaZ6mtGq6Y0yZg3yczs1mZA1BrE99p6bYehbaOlhpae7QQjM/w640-h444/enh22_09.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>As you can see, I have done it quite a few times...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3iQee-X_g_WVyfRDl88MNUfXjNZkXh6Mn1SVk9Wf4vZz0YeQ17FuQyH_G9Zuupr-ye9BeSWsVj_t74KDg_mLpM8wn-pe0WqsgGo9WMNvy6bpS58WyTecdWdMXhUQy24e7DOLuebjJZCW37uQnP4hz10dCwMace4UD4CRMSXrPCK9Qp1TC1u8Bhk/s496/enh22_10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="496" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3iQee-X_g_WVyfRDl88MNUfXjNZkXh6Mn1SVk9Wf4vZz0YeQ17FuQyH_G9Zuupr-ye9BeSWsVj_t74KDg_mLpM8wn-pe0WqsgGo9WMNvy6bpS58WyTecdWdMXhUQy24e7DOLuebjJZCW37uQnP4hz10dCwMace4UD4CRMSXrPCK9Qp1TC1u8Bhk/w640-h444/enh22_10.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>As mentioned there is a lot to install here in Enhancer 2.2.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had to manually copy the contents of the CD to my hard disk. </p><p>I really think this should really have an installer considering it is a commercial product...would be nice to have the installer also associate video files to the program, so you can double click on video files in Workbench drawers to launch direct into DV Player. Just saying..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8FuhDuWPUWErEYxSTFUi8EXUgaanwnQY7zYRCOSL0olhL7H8IW6o-DLIoceilk8MwKGVbffO3v6y8ko77Lr8nZ3xs619O2b6uGL1fkG-vvGLvN2fBWAEK0hfO_3xktVpZmB2dZXsqvG6-eBobIw9FjML5P008lVdgmhDtuKfnbEX-V94Ruqcmmg/s603/dvplay_003.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="603" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8FuhDuWPUWErEYxSTFUi8EXUgaanwnQY7zYRCOSL0olhL7H8IW6o-DLIoceilk8MwKGVbffO3v6y8ko77Lr8nZ3xs619O2b6uGL1fkG-vvGLvN2fBWAEK0hfO_3xktVpZmB2dZXsqvG6-eBobIw9FjML5P008lVdgmhDtuKfnbEX-V94Ruqcmmg/w640-h318/dvplay_003.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Anyway, I previously purchased and used an older version of DVPlayer for AmigaOS 4, before it was bought by A-Eon, and subsequently updated in 2021. Sadly no upgrade pricing for previously registered users.</p><p>The updated v54 version DV Player interface is nice enough (see below), but unchanged from the original version I bought, and so it looks a little dated in 2022. I would have thought it would be updated also to use standard AmigaOS 4.2 MUI GUI elements as per other A-Eon applications and tools, but it seems not as yet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_naZhnTKJH3Dj3eYjKVJHYWBNvZFxG65TMtbjcxMinw5o6eqrYzIoStMt4yEuZ1G-ZuTVs8UDbijNpy4wZM5013zLzcMY_P3aUimBa0vmoj3KJl5AO07LVFBdJgfabNTtGi68yyNqookqBor6wTPv_jrStkLUkkgUQ08YkbwI0azDEH4fMHbZGg/s344/dvplay_004.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="344" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_naZhnTKJH3Dj3eYjKVJHYWBNvZFxG65TMtbjcxMinw5o6eqrYzIoStMt4yEuZ1G-ZuTVs8UDbijNpy4wZM5013zLzcMY_P3aUimBa0vmoj3KJl5AO07LVFBdJgfabNTtGi68yyNqookqBor6wTPv_jrStkLUkkgUQ08YkbwI0azDEH4fMHbZGg/w640-h640/dvplay_004.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>As you can see below, this version 54.7 was released in September 2021, but I only bought it in November 2022, so I am a bit late to try it out!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisx2dW8SkDzPc1utfKXXeSYDMsytikqE5_hGfvUdKOo07T9nfta8tJ0ZZXdmId_XlhGUzXhPiyR5Jaltl3QHfpAJZLkjrjve6_6vSS92NSNYiMGKp5lhbJIV9ju_09s39t7b346HSHSFWyO744OlvTDeyV9SmrIfB1PLOo_XUqtQzvI4mMt2AklXk/s954/dvplay_005.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="954" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisx2dW8SkDzPc1utfKXXeSYDMsytikqE5_hGfvUdKOo07T9nfta8tJ0ZZXdmId_XlhGUzXhPiyR5Jaltl3QHfpAJZLkjrjve6_6vSS92NSNYiMGKp5lhbJIV9ju_09s39t7b346HSHSFWyO744OlvTDeyV9SmrIfB1PLOo_XUqtQzvI4mMt2AklXk/w640-h268/dvplay_005.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I went to run a MP4 video through DV Player and immediately hit issues as below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxahFDAZMiHChdPYuGY6HB8t4bpJuV6C5PEsUF6be7FjinoFiGlsv2CUyhkfmm-LxcGl0EQqLnbqu73l0CnVJqNyVjfSCexyb1jn6b4VJR99lVB__CTsPkLsD0U1lsuCgNXKrl7m5ptFo8iZOodK-m3zuduTHE5-GLlD6uWmaRUHFFeUVyOECBr8/s1420/dvplay_006.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1420" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxahFDAZMiHChdPYuGY6HB8t4bpJuV6C5PEsUF6be7FjinoFiGlsv2CUyhkfmm-LxcGl0EQqLnbqu73l0CnVJqNyVjfSCexyb1jn6b4VJR99lVB__CTsPkLsD0U1lsuCgNXKrl7m5ptFo8iZOodK-m3zuduTHE5-GLlD6uWmaRUHFFeUVyOECBr8/w640-h426/dvplay_006.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I then realised I needed to have the latest Enhancer 2.2 installed with the Radeon v5 drivers in order for it to work! I should have read the documents in the CD first.</p><p>I was still running an older version of Enhancer with v2.22 drivers, and therefore older drivers that don't work with the updated DV Player. I checked A-Eon's Updater program to confirm my version was outdated.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPhgiV2S-E5IVH0to_MV_Wam8Ld1rze_vGLYcWnbXqdsIEwEjMnHFJzAh6CAapf_zulyy6bR63BvTM4opSJaIx0FK_Gq-FGhN57aWmbfMo0OuKDh8zQPwX46pQvg1S4rROTQ3mbyD2cyYNHl0v57qXcBfHCFHD-hhLfCRpd_BCFbqoPg9rerVAT8/s1132/dvplay_007.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1132" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPhgiV2S-E5IVH0to_MV_Wam8Ld1rze_vGLYcWnbXqdsIEwEjMnHFJzAh6CAapf_zulyy6bR63BvTM4opSJaIx0FK_Gq-FGhN57aWmbfMo0OuKDh8zQPwX46pQvg1S4rROTQ3mbyD2cyYNHl0v57qXcBfHCFHD-hhLfCRpd_BCFbqoPg9rerVAT8/w640-h488/dvplay_007.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>A sheet in the box with DV Player (like Enhancer has) alerting people to the minimum system requirements to use it would be handy and avoid a lot of grief and frustration. Did I already mention an installer should be included too??</p><p>A-Eon announced and released these new Radeon V5 drivers for AmigaOS4 in 2022, which support the post southern island R7 chipset graphics cards, for example the ATI Radeon R9 270X and R9 280X graphics cards. Previously R7 was the maximum supported. The drivers also support hardware accelerated playback of video. </p><p>Mind you, the "new" R9 graphics cards being supported with this v5 driver are from 2013, so we are still a long way behind. But any step forward in graphics card compatibility is a good step forward for AmigaOS 4 - and of course being this age makes the graphics cards cheap to obtain.</p><p>Given the requirements for DV Player to have v5 drivers, I then proceeded to purchase the RadeonHD v5 drivers from AmiStore. I selected the X1000 version since it is for the X1000. </p><p>This is just my opinion, but expecting people to buy multiple versions of the graphics driver for multiple AmigaOS systems they have seems a little unfair, but it is A-Eon's choice. No upgrade or bundle pricing either by the way...</p><p>I have a X5000 and Sam460 also, but given the cost of the v5 driver, plus buying Enhancer 2.2 which is a pre-requisite, I chose to only get the v5 driver for one of my systems at this stage to see what benefits it gives over the current Radeon HD v2 drivers I am using.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SIWR-jbJnoOZTLqxvXwhEJV4kj2x1AULQjRts9GXVebTGu77l9q40Tc7r0oIqvmUzgfU3wP_q11hRM8coa8JAYwiPM1CjYwYx3kYnx7FZCyn7RkzbTPW2F1OHWCILCptLXAgUX3goEv4PDM1WlTL94uUVfOpIY1ts7sceu4jS4sJxCnHUBUDioc/s800/dvplay_008.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="800" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SIWR-jbJnoOZTLqxvXwhEJV4kj2x1AULQjRts9GXVebTGu77l9q40Tc7r0oIqvmUzgfU3wP_q11hRM8coa8JAYwiPM1CjYwYx3kYnx7FZCyn7RkzbTPW2F1OHWCILCptLXAgUX3goEv4PDM1WlTL94uUVfOpIY1ts7sceu4jS4sJxCnHUBUDioc/w640-h452/dvplay_008.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>In the past I used to be able to purchase tools, drivers, applications and games from within AmiStore and use the Odyssey web browser on my X1000 to pay for it via PayPal, but with recent changes to the PayPal website, it sadly no longer works with Odyssey on the X1000. </p><p>This means I needed to select Email link option on checkout in AmiStore, login to AmiSphere using my Mac, and complete the payment on there, while leaving Amistore still running where it was for the checkout phase. </p><p>After payment is complete, Amistore updates the status to purchased, and I could download the files as usual. AmigaOS 4 seriously needs an up to date modern featured web browser in 2022. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhaOcoxBnW0LPOdS95ivLJ7bdYx8vhPcAWnHDUJSJjNN34sOQWKPzaRVz1fXmqYhBHV5EMmsHH7rxJKK0asWuVnaF-2LU4-UTEXoj7M3CnjQTMnllm1loOaWbfebO-LN2HHBvvqkRfi2baFOUbxbFGFiq7icYLRFT6ClI_I7hPaBUYplwJNPxTaQ/s546/dvplay_010.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="546" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhaOcoxBnW0LPOdS95ivLJ7bdYx8vhPcAWnHDUJSJjNN34sOQWKPzaRVz1fXmqYhBHV5EMmsHH7rxJKK0asWuVnaF-2LU4-UTEXoj7M3CnjQTMnllm1loOaWbfebO-LN2HHBvvqkRfi2baFOUbxbFGFiq7icYLRFT6ClI_I7hPaBUYplwJNPxTaQ/w640-h302/dvplay_010.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitapS_mVVUl-xqFSjNpmlZ2rqPz0UVUgvw_byKqCu7cHrJIOvvXvGd-veVGKvxo803kaIo8-0DuxwK6EuZrMATobHjZeRF3xGohClC3jAZa1Tfsw0wzvrFF9HFscTODnFtmXJijEmPdDp4Ynmxr9dUbzrRuVQS_ZJq7-AWH6gTzIIeGVeTFZYuSkw/s1011/dvplay_009.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="717" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitapS_mVVUl-xqFSjNpmlZ2rqPz0UVUgvw_byKqCu7cHrJIOvvXvGd-veVGKvxo803kaIo8-0DuxwK6EuZrMATobHjZeRF3xGohClC3jAZa1Tfsw0wzvrFF9HFscTODnFtmXJijEmPdDp4Ynmxr9dUbzrRuVQS_ZJq7-AWH6gTzIIeGVeTFZYuSkw/w454-h640/dvplay_009.png" width="454" /></a></div><p>I am still waiting for my newer Rx graphics card to arrive, but as per the Readme instructions with the Radeon HD v5 driver (above), the driver should be installed before this new card is installed.</p><p>I then ran through the installation, which worked fine. A reboot is needed after this.</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeEXSr5TE98TRIULh5BzOun8XqnOiPyOputpF7aPrcfDzVE4yQWQMoOfZkCCfauhKnM5zPi39AI8kptocCCcipkDQ9xGzBzJ8Qb797bbu3nA4F2tWOeqBxcBLurXsQrCg-T1fKFF9l-wir20xJ97BUkuGYlS05On4RtJLHQIATrS8Q4pFtDINFfA/s496/dvplay_011.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="496" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeEXSr5TE98TRIULh5BzOun8XqnOiPyOputpF7aPrcfDzVE4yQWQMoOfZkCCfauhKnM5zPi39AI8kptocCCcipkDQ9xGzBzJ8Qb797bbu3nA4F2tWOeqBxcBLurXsQrCg-T1fKFF9l-wir20xJ97BUkuGYlS05On4RtJLHQIATrS8Q4pFtDINFfA/w640-h444/dvplay_011.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DM-iTsocM7_jgsskBtDq9ASd7qoeSmwTR2_a1gqlbuUeX0zdo4uUL-f8oNuHmdTsomRWu_BMTVgo_4gYffOfvJrzajxuqRAyQPZFuQ0ANNL-mYUNhEfPxX6KOaGA4n5k5V1J85bXQ-8Bd4YEJtlqpe0MbjlMYgPrfiMeMiGe7liedsHxmZ3mAmA/s496/dvplay_012.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="496" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DM-iTsocM7_jgsskBtDq9ASd7qoeSmwTR2_a1gqlbuUeX0zdo4uUL-f8oNuHmdTsomRWu_BMTVgo_4gYffOfvJrzajxuqRAyQPZFuQ0ANNL-mYUNhEfPxX6KOaGA4n5k5V1J85bXQ-8Bd4YEJtlqpe0MbjlMYgPrfiMeMiGe7liedsHxmZ3mAmA/w640-h444/dvplay_012.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>After the reboot was done, I can run Updater and see that my Radeon HD v5 driver is up to date now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79JLUS-OIaIsILDHbGsnx0gXF4F4kH4O0NCkEmSnM7v4LV4zl8JIngCSSqr8iOAH0A9xF9gB9Q5wOM3S7j6BVTbCnzmF4JOQ3L8uknucxYYtpAnux2TatZI1UQHdwx7wDlAYHO43Ruk6wbAQC_2us5G4j2gmAiRqUqyxe25Ts3hQhgjr8OYdsjZg/s740/dvplay_013.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="733" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79JLUS-OIaIsILDHbGsnx0gXF4F4kH4O0NCkEmSnM7v4LV4zl8JIngCSSqr8iOAH0A9xF9gB9Q5wOM3S7j6BVTbCnzmF4JOQ3L8uknucxYYtpAnux2TatZI1UQHdwx7wDlAYHO43Ruk6wbAQC_2us5G4j2gmAiRqUqyxe25Ts3hQhgjr8OYdsjZg/w634-h640/dvplay_013.png" width="634" /></a></div><p>I then ran the new DV Player again and confirmed it is able to play videos now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo37eb-CvBCQxk-A3tpWZy8k9iQ5Xpu9hfC1-oZ1vZMWRrM_p3OKn-TOLt0gA3Zf7y6BJCj_CsURSuS6z_yFglQhcv1u3JmrV0SVK_FjnpdnRVeW-4PhRNC5gGxIaNsV2IE_flf-P5w9_fkCIA2TDNVKPYKI9KxBhsmfrRH7N-zIXzpNVAI9f9vo/s1304/dvplay_014.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1304" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo37eb-CvBCQxk-A3tpWZy8k9iQ5Xpu9hfC1-oZ1vZMWRrM_p3OKn-TOLt0gA3Zf7y6BJCj_CsURSuS6z_yFglQhcv1u3JmrV0SVK_FjnpdnRVeW-4PhRNC5gGxIaNsV2IE_flf-P5w9_fkCIA2TDNVKPYKI9KxBhsmfrRH7N-zIXzpNVAI9f9vo/w640-h424/dvplay_014.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I picked lower resolution videos to start with, just to make sure they worked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0SyqipntqoH_HNE2rXmU7UesDMKkrvZDMbjqLfvE8GvYbUEiHXkKBzlrsWuixNUE01DLkW7DeYSPADF086VPTk_8yglGYxzy-dmWKrcv0wMHtldWAelKOvRGL3NlGSNSyXdYX2mOpdV6RJstu4dN5dBso6r1PDc5wHe8v4RLQc_6zdcYBh37eCk/s664/dvplay_015.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="664" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0SyqipntqoH_HNE2rXmU7UesDMKkrvZDMbjqLfvE8GvYbUEiHXkKBzlrsWuixNUE01DLkW7DeYSPADF086VPTk_8yglGYxzy-dmWKrcv0wMHtldWAelKOvRGL3NlGSNSyXdYX2mOpdV6RJstu4dN5dBso6r1PDc5wHe8v4RLQc_6zdcYBh37eCk/w640-h602/dvplay_015.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>M4V and MP4 videos worked ok, as long as they were 720p or less.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VQkDwy6iclwCDBiewyz6J7NVQkx7_zJNJUy2WkpMhN9SP_ph54fYYnDYQTVenZQbw-CXgYNW6FgkmxEcaFJ8ZytaIFBK1Po-B9l-xaR3_gZMdogISgABpaRk5NPrBP_BvpI3x4Uke97toT01Ix1_Y237_33Mi_Ybp7EguRlaj6Sl-i-8HT1ZN64/s1920/dvplay_016.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VQkDwy6iclwCDBiewyz6J7NVQkx7_zJNJUy2WkpMhN9SP_ph54fYYnDYQTVenZQbw-CXgYNW6FgkmxEcaFJ8ZytaIFBK1Po-B9l-xaR3_gZMdogISgABpaRk5NPrBP_BvpI3x4Uke97toT01Ix1_Y237_33Mi_Ybp7EguRlaj6Sl-i-8HT1ZN64/w640-h360/dvplay_016.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Running two videos in multiple instances of DV Player didn't work well - the second video was unable to keep up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFl5q3FrhXS3zRAQd52bbqfNcrYI1IAXvJO1nBlOnAO2K9JiFwZl3VsIM-2WwxAV-drXY6wOmQFBqsPuc66fyEGfdBCuvjlGObqpaE8aDMuPId_PuEN6JPhEM9KtyTmABubipodwvc0O9T5x0BtYz309spVeacTxywGV0eyDuMmy7E7y7hF90Gwck/s1920/dvplay_018.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFl5q3FrhXS3zRAQd52bbqfNcrYI1IAXvJO1nBlOnAO2K9JiFwZl3VsIM-2WwxAV-drXY6wOmQFBqsPuc66fyEGfdBCuvjlGObqpaE8aDMuPId_PuEN6JPhEM9KtyTmABubipodwvc0O9T5x0BtYz309spVeacTxywGV0eyDuMmy7E7y7hF90Gwck/w640-h360/dvplay_018.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Playing 1080p videos didn't work well in DV Player at all - long periods of blank screen, horrible stuttering and the whole system ground to a halt, the mouse barely able to update its location every few seconds at best. Online comments bare this out, and the information provided also indicate 720p is the limit.</p><p>Seems weird to be limited to 720p.. </p><p>With Altivec extensions in use by Live for It MPlayer builds on AmigaOS4, I could already playback 720p on the X1000 (without the new v5 drivers) using the old <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2014/11/amistore-released-and-new-applications.html" target="_blank">Radeon HD v2.4 drivers</a> back in 2014...</p><p>Perhaps v5 is mainly needed for X5000 owners that don't have altivec (that X1000 has) to help accelerate video playback? </p><p>I run <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2020/10/wayfarer-11-web-browser-using-morphos.html" target="_blank">MorphOS on my X5000</a> so I can't try the new card on the X5000 without rebuilding it for AmigaOS4 again, and besides, I then have to pay for another Radeon v5 driver just for the X5000 since I have to buy another driver for every system...</p><p><br /></p><p><b></begin small rant></b></p><p>AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition - Possibly the only system in 2022 where we have to pay third party vendor for <b>each version upgrade</b> of device drivers, simply because the original developers are (for whatever reason) not officially updating the graphics drivers (and other parts too) any more. </p><p>Seriously the whole situation needs to be re-worked, perhaps along the lines of ArcaOS subscriptions. With ArcaOS, users pay a yearly subscription fee and get all updates included. No extra costs. You could even have a higher level tier to include applications and games from AmiStore and others compiled into Amiupdate or similar to deploy. You know, like Playstation Network tiers, etc.</p><p>Developers of other niche operating systems have been doing this for years on low volume platforms to keep development going. Simple solution that doesn't involve any lawyers - what are they waiting for?</p><p><b></end small rant></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Here is my Southern Islands R7 250X 1GB graphics card below that is currently in my X1000:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBc7Y4gi3x8MF7i2b2gcTuBMnp0TLbIAdkx57TBtsThG0-mik_HfM6Az0fzbEJVNYvs0hBEJYYiOpUNLpan5Jn5q9jxQIix_I8m6uevF1kD_rny4qH0s9X6VCKBZfhdZRMGwdNc9jImdC0yG2XlvjyC9mekeh4V0nsvWRH4Q9idfao8vyuT0Xg8U/s4032/IMG_8241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBc7Y4gi3x8MF7i2b2gcTuBMnp0TLbIAdkx57TBtsThG0-mik_HfM6Az0fzbEJVNYvs0hBEJYYiOpUNLpan5Jn5q9jxQIix_I8m6uevF1kD_rny4qH0s9X6VCKBZfhdZRMGwdNc9jImdC0yG2XlvjyC9mekeh4V0nsvWRH4Q9idfao8vyuT0Xg8U/w640-h480/IMG_8241.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MZRsFj2-YQyopg28Qm-A5Xp3ALxayl4mAIGM04UQEu1xvQaKlBv8vJi8Ldr4jlq8PBVzYvUWXeDWXgCBaCa9cMwFchG6IoaMcRKkl3__VwsaB6ybdkvDDdKb8H_p1M5P4ozlZ53JwH-34SNaAxDUBw4tsr_7NSyV2xfwbzEKPesPf6d0_A5Qsew/s4032/IMG_8242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MZRsFj2-YQyopg28Qm-A5Xp3ALxayl4mAIGM04UQEu1xvQaKlBv8vJi8Ldr4jlq8PBVzYvUWXeDWXgCBaCa9cMwFchG6IoaMcRKkl3__VwsaB6ybdkvDDdKb8H_p1M5P4ozlZ53JwH-34SNaAxDUBw4tsr_7NSyV2xfwbzEKPesPf6d0_A5Qsew/w640-h480/IMG_8242.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Out of curiosity, I have ordered a higher spec R9 270X graphics card on Ebay, one of the new Rx cards now supported with the Radeon HD v5 drivers, to try this out again. The gfx card cost me less than the v5 driver for the X5000 would have....</p><p>Doing this purchase should then free up the 250X card above to use in the X5000 in the future should I decide to convert it back to AmigaOS 4. (unlikely at the moment I have to say) </p><p>The reason for this is because Southern Island graphics cards can't be used with MorphOS sadly, which makes running MorphOS or AmigaOS 4 an "one or the other, not both" proposition on the X5000. You have to use a <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2020/01/morphos-312-on-x5000.html" target="_blank">much older card to work with MorphOS</a>.</p><p>I will circle back to this new card installation in my X1000 and it's performance later in this blog post when I receive it.</p><p>Next up, I tried out the latest <a href="https://entwicklerx.itch.io/mace-tower-defense" target="_blank">Mace Defense game</a> released in 2022 for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition by Entwickler-X. If you have played <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2012/06/game-review-swamp-defense-for-amigaos4.html" target="_blank">Swamp Defense 1</a> or <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2015/03/swamp-defense-2-for-amigaos-41-on-x1000.html" target="_blank">Swamp Defense 2</a> (click for reviews) on AmigaOS 4.1 before, the style of gameplay is very similar. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC4WJ1y6me7ZNEpEJdGibxiGJMyqs2NLc6c0_iIJ9b7o98mj_UmGQgvDkEdRWrnAOZrcaLatkiDhaALsn7FK78au9sLdfkkw48QlZUBc4LkEfgzYOiBTgwD11VqSQE_WjVWYF9WbfoCR2J4RB2dvVccvF4XP4IC0-7Z8IuT-RxzMmgP8ZEThA8Ik/s1920/macedef_002.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC4WJ1y6me7ZNEpEJdGibxiGJMyqs2NLc6c0_iIJ9b7o98mj_UmGQgvDkEdRWrnAOZrcaLatkiDhaALsn7FK78au9sLdfkkw48QlZUBc4LkEfgzYOiBTgwD11VqSQE_WjVWYF9WbfoCR2J4RB2dvVccvF4XP4IC0-7Z8IuT-RxzMmgP8ZEThA8Ik/w640-h360/macedef_002.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>This game requires Warp3D Nova on your system, included with A-Eon's Enhancer 2.2 package.</p><div>It is great to play some new games on my AmigaOne X1000 in 2022, over 10 years since <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2012/06/inside-my-x1000-and-how-to-addconfigure.html" target="_blank">I got the system in 2012.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Bz8O4SH4-68ZLesOxJAmD7pDBbGJ4S7X-J7LRNr__fHfEGDcZbt6Jou-Dx2znpUku4II7cMQPi_wUoLEqKBu7sUzxyZAqex9M4Ip9XJi2mJ8-PG58a-b1H7zYmNuvjV0B-v_QUo5dppfewzkTICuOGGkQu-Nm9hMznL1zHvqFeKl4f8kM3oxFHA/w640-h360/macedef_003.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Actually, I like the use of MACE style elements from the <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2013/08/mace-on-x1000.html" target="_blank">MACE shoot em up game released a few years back on AmigaOS 4.1</a>, it makes the Defense series game feel more modern. </p><p>You slowly unlock battlefields as you progress through the game</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7IKnqdOzPn8mltqIOsHW_njDZQ_T3gPZGl_6BHBEkz_DvBdBFDxFppEyThqRM1prdQ5lEsGeYLT_zvJ0sahcllqcgbMnoTnyzBQV2FMyDoE8N_1G6C6XHacNOPWmoi7n3I1fVyq9bX5Ev-dt_LT_grlu3E4YONfLjAjddq8aOj1nZqbYwanabw0/s1920/macedef_004.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7IKnqdOzPn8mltqIOsHW_njDZQ_T3gPZGl_6BHBEkz_DvBdBFDxFppEyThqRM1prdQ5lEsGeYLT_zvJ0sahcllqcgbMnoTnyzBQV2FMyDoE8N_1G6C6XHacNOPWmoi7n3I1fVyq9bX5Ev-dt_LT_grlu3E4YONfLjAjddq8aOj1nZqbYwanabw0/w640-h360/macedef_004.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>If you have some money, you can do some upgrades in the shop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dkyyxFGzTDi446OKsNZ3QlA3DtADuwpeXxsn6x2waLaL7qVl67GBwJsiu2IdPYUAklCC0bKOTTxwD9VuO2bDN-l0vZom5wkdXgjFvod5MZWte9k_GcntBwg0lFzD9VnpsxFp2Oa1zuVc41fel6mUsENlXTV60ziYrpHp_dc-FAtCUdg6P73I7-Q/s1920/macedef_005.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dkyyxFGzTDi446OKsNZ3QlA3DtADuwpeXxsn6x2waLaL7qVl67GBwJsiu2IdPYUAklCC0bKOTTxwD9VuO2bDN-l0vZom5wkdXgjFvod5MZWte9k_GcntBwg0lFzD9VnpsxFp2Oa1zuVc41fel6mUsENlXTV60ziYrpHp_dc-FAtCUdg6P73I7-Q/w640-h360/macedef_005.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1A-o5A_hvhEP71uzhKK2Oe3DZKeHcJYT_DaBf_TIqNWhB4SJmwS8mZyveJHX3mIWeBWz7NrkoAUhWJIhqAgwilkAdJ9F18tDgvFU3XwlqX0OGKXWxzJl2nUJYeT4ydRp6Sosj7xa3N6IeD1qfxllM_40Jk7QzmevtfFUhsTXaqLwXBhXnyIs1kY/s1920/macedef_006.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1A-o5A_hvhEP71uzhKK2Oe3DZKeHcJYT_DaBf_TIqNWhB4SJmwS8mZyveJHX3mIWeBWz7NrkoAUhWJIhqAgwilkAdJ9F18tDgvFU3XwlqX0OGKXWxzJl2nUJYeT4ydRp6Sosj7xa3N6IeD1qfxllM_40Jk7QzmevtfFUhsTXaqLwXBhXnyIs1kY/w640-h360/macedef_006.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>The first time you start into the game, Mace Defense gives some useful quickstart instructions on placing your defensive tower weaponry equipment to get you going.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerLnwYcUtTN2Zxj8s-DYnf9SXjBduj04UpawqmBiy93TghlkbZZiGIR4dL0X83U5Y9zbLbUfqGt8c4fu4h1fPgOkEnl0xqC1iAi915by5LWoFwXxcRnDC_JpZNrgjIzzDPD0Q_edvIAumQHN1cuZl4fi_VddNXxhUwyzqGTuJBDV-dXBYhYl8XUA/s1920/macedef_007.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerLnwYcUtTN2Zxj8s-DYnf9SXjBduj04UpawqmBiy93TghlkbZZiGIR4dL0X83U5Y9zbLbUfqGt8c4fu4h1fPgOkEnl0xqC1iAi915by5LWoFwXxcRnDC_JpZNrgjIzzDPD0Q_edvIAumQHN1cuZl4fi_VddNXxhUwyzqGTuJBDV-dXBYhYl8XUA/w640-h360/macedef_007.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNVAb6gDKH7Yhf-9dcOtAA5Pd1OXcBHeVpGDT-UPq_KWd9MaT1NFwM8NU_WyDcf1bfhajqpwhk6_iLD6jU-MYlb7sgsyxeokGAhJKlkErc64msmOH4V038-nuBTwnBRvYwHyfI4H3cdXJObaZU0bjHzs9S5Ub9q4Hn6qGiAM9csoI8nQ8Okynmg8/s1920/macedef_008.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNVAb6gDKH7Yhf-9dcOtAA5Pd1OXcBHeVpGDT-UPq_KWd9MaT1NFwM8NU_WyDcf1bfhajqpwhk6_iLD6jU-MYlb7sgsyxeokGAhJKlkErc64msmOH4V038-nuBTwnBRvYwHyfI4H3cdXJObaZU0bjHzs9S5Ub9q4Hn6qGiAM9csoI8nQ8Okynmg8/w640-h360/macedef_008.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>The enemies appear from the left side of the game screen and work their way to the right side via the path. Your trash is to kill them all by placing your weapons in the right places.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7L4eTuTw3cdeiCFR18BS00q-25qir3xS6-p7OA2Tk34gOz1vn3rYSEWd54XxZ0VYQV6W1Pbk6_YiRXiQLgkdTuqz8DXI-Dc2IbmrOToBZGx8FMlRFiA1DrCrBwgO81TrttHGw-mRUe1xkW6qGJTCxgS9E5oqD1WN3d3FK9ykzF7l-J8mbKls0YE/s1920/macedef_009.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7L4eTuTw3cdeiCFR18BS00q-25qir3xS6-p7OA2Tk34gOz1vn3rYSEWd54XxZ0VYQV6W1Pbk6_YiRXiQLgkdTuqz8DXI-Dc2IbmrOToBZGx8FMlRFiA1DrCrBwgO81TrttHGw-mRUe1xkW6qGJTCxgS9E5oqD1WN3d3FK9ykzF7l-J8mbKls0YE/w640-h360/macedef_009.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I start adding turrets and other devices that slow the enemies progress, making it easier to pick them off with other weapons you have placed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpDiiVBzsD_b3P2va1k_ptInZ7cqsz9GisCT2Nsev9Ovw907lNPdQ6Q-7tlnC-Ajm7J5qG_H56_O76MLupSv-beN70F50p-P7dlpEpv-wlPDHPuQV7m5dJv5joihoyUFZkogdSOJj3qjPy8eC0nTZZkICOABLF0yq8F8Uo25hEZVM39MRdjGUD9E/s1920/macedef_011.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpDiiVBzsD_b3P2va1k_ptInZ7cqsz9GisCT2Nsev9Ovw907lNPdQ6Q-7tlnC-Ajm7J5qG_H56_O76MLupSv-beN70F50p-P7dlpEpv-wlPDHPuQV7m5dJv5joihoyUFZkogdSOJj3qjPy8eC0nTZZkICOABLF0yq8F8Uo25hEZVM39MRdjGUD9E/w640-h360/macedef_011.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>You can upgrade your placed weaponry, or replace it with others, but you have a finite amount of credits available so you need to plan it out carefully.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqG6Hs1n0Zg_Fb3-t3OrWkH-3fpYBV4ySFzK8AkTc0y9At2TiVjfqRZOSzr8z9-dOuAP-MTUG16SBW0C33Fe868GHiTdAJV7Ka0shDplkZiA1pRtPubMTgLIPX4REOoYT6cMUpORXTWFce2tF1xrOAH07GYGcl4NtJBmdqvAIQ0Ux5kigWnzW1DRQ/s1920/macedef_012.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqG6Hs1n0Zg_Fb3-t3OrWkH-3fpYBV4ySFzK8AkTc0y9At2TiVjfqRZOSzr8z9-dOuAP-MTUG16SBW0C33Fe868GHiTdAJV7Ka0shDplkZiA1pRtPubMTgLIPX4REOoYT6cMUpORXTWFce2tF1xrOAH07GYGcl4NtJBmdqvAIQ0Ux5kigWnzW1DRQ/w640-h360/macedef_012.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I got through the first battlefield and 10 waves of enemies mostly unscathed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc-dxO9RTnChIpiqGMAbr5FYBKN1T1tjRj6eyMkLYAxDPDAMQc3cz_7NpILuBiA0I-sEIlZkjC1aIlVojIWyguZXvOtF2NK8r2vj4tZ1FyGtwG9s0WC4I3y6-M2jqV20xJveLh6qCFFXjdN7opT6VjPLuy1lt252_6Qw54eQqny80KrYfvIghwXg/s1920/macedef_013.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc-dxO9RTnChIpiqGMAbr5FYBKN1T1tjRj6eyMkLYAxDPDAMQc3cz_7NpILuBiA0I-sEIlZkjC1aIlVojIWyguZXvOtF2NK8r2vj4tZ1FyGtwG9s0WC4I3y6-M2jqV20xJveLh6qCFFXjdN7opT6VjPLuy1lt252_6Qw54eQqny80KrYfvIghwXg/w640-h360/macedef_013.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>I can then proceed to the next Battlefield in the game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HN279qlFvmKbZ7RQzmFtZKwwDR_p8A0lkcA47umH9Edkdzm_OovCy5IGwHzmVuECne5VXjW0wH_BqtgHoKe7RPGt4BOtCs456IRcM6xU8tMfllWqQwjEZ9TpQMOYgwUAQUA183Y-12aecoNd-dSDAbyucFbdnFbO4wliXOnPmwtk4puOKF6KnWc/s1920/macedef_014.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HN279qlFvmKbZ7RQzmFtZKwwDR_p8A0lkcA47umH9Edkdzm_OovCy5IGwHzmVuECne5VXjW0wH_BqtgHoKe7RPGt4BOtCs456IRcM6xU8tMfllWqQwjEZ9TpQMOYgwUAQUA183Y-12aecoNd-dSDAbyucFbdnFbO4wliXOnPmwtk4puOKF6KnWc/w640-h360/macedef_014.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>This is an enjoyable game that is easy to get into, but tough to master. The waves get more difficult, with harder enemies that require more shots to kill. Graphics are nice, though not as impressive as Spencer was.</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5D-Z-Xvx0tNB-NG8evLRocUt5ENjnz_qSA47m5smBnXD3s4zTFyH7HZ-t_6U00LGxmpC13XQ3zXLuSWbW9h2luqGaQsOQ3CRiEmc6kpGf6mU_ZzWe3rGuVkKoBSuZCpB4fO3y11zMqilLFaT7F-Kf3r3c-x1jjczMzCkqxjy09yZtOhw0gZiB5nk/s4032/IMG_8086.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5D-Z-Xvx0tNB-NG8evLRocUt5ENjnz_qSA47m5smBnXD3s4zTFyH7HZ-t_6U00LGxmpC13XQ3zXLuSWbW9h2luqGaQsOQ3CRiEmc6kpGf6mU_ZzWe3rGuVkKoBSuZCpB4fO3y11zMqilLFaT7F-Kf3r3c-x1jjczMzCkqxjy09yZtOhw0gZiB5nk/w640-h480/IMG_8086.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>It is good fun though - and certainly worth playing!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGYbsXhXxZRNRzhDX2s_VYUTI5zlGkxyONGzDzzPXRjLywKiG_7b1yBnPKKjaCUDODJv9LUF64Iv-xrQqPWwxD9Xi2lNwKJhtBG82oacGvJ-KSz7j7j2tCo2o-KoTGXzxDtvlCgpu3csYET6MDcsS6x1k87kn-jl9ARxaIN0G6rZyum4IZDWxEtA/s4032/IMG_8093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGYbsXhXxZRNRzhDX2s_VYUTI5zlGkxyONGzDzzPXRjLywKiG_7b1yBnPKKjaCUDODJv9LUF64Iv-xrQqPWwxD9Xi2lNwKJhtBG82oacGvJ-KSz7j7j2tCo2o-KoTGXzxDtvlCgpu3csYET6MDcsS6x1k87kn-jl9ARxaIN0G6rZyum4IZDWxEtA/w640-h480/IMG_8093.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The bottom bar which you can bring up with the mouse over the bottom of the screen enables you to select other weaponry to use, based on if you have enough money and if the item is unlocked yet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Nkps9gUjCPiwEPHNNA9qSWG6cHz4TyhAS5SPriyT5lW2xACP82GCjLvAmQRNvjXMIQmmtx3EN-4w91rvLXc0K3voHp0TIoCGk87TKviXIpL79dmqLI59evInaS90QoT1aSqyCfe0y4m2moinLLhPna0bn2Z58GIwIKNo4135YQa4LXEqplzY_yU/s4032/IMG_8094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Nkps9gUjCPiwEPHNNA9qSWG6cHz4TyhAS5SPriyT5lW2xACP82GCjLvAmQRNvjXMIQmmtx3EN-4w91rvLXc0K3voHp0TIoCGk87TKviXIpL79dmqLI59evInaS90QoT1aSqyCfe0y4m2moinLLhPna0bn2Z58GIwIKNo4135YQa4LXEqplzY_yU/w640-h480/IMG_8094.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The big boss at the end of the series of waves is definitely tricky.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxFtDnKoR3mLjlX7y_wJYtLuwfQmYb-xXMfWu6Fm9LXKWXGVCRYbgp7OQ4Cg1LyUT-jMp0EKIasQNC7Wfb9lJWDemw8Bm-P53YsO6EK-wwjKqXjZD2cFH-HwLUEeykWkInM67EMB3iaxmgJW7QGwEofZYmsOwwXIR2lKhA79qN3JMepqpIHD6MOs/s4032/IMG_8099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxFtDnKoR3mLjlX7y_wJYtLuwfQmYb-xXMfWu6Fm9LXKWXGVCRYbgp7OQ4Cg1LyUT-jMp0EKIasQNC7Wfb9lJWDemw8Bm-P53YsO6EK-wwjKqXjZD2cFH-HwLUEeykWkInM67EMB3iaxmgJW7QGwEofZYmsOwwXIR2lKhA79qN3JMepqpIHD6MOs/w640-h480/IMG_8099.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>But, you quickly learn what you need to do...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKlE62i4G6GqMusQullbtfHFp-rQTMLEx1RC1rrt4dwfKA4aGwX-4XBDWpEeqZKPcrjZ8kHlS1OiZ3sa6yBmiuWaZoUbt4VbcM30cL0hJ5KtEQH0o6qWb7YdBOkTwoWTsKVexOyuvMkUDc9TvmX3K8XFHrKd9QT2ecwSBbSd2Wm5Xubqw9pq3Ozc/s4032/IMG_8100.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKlE62i4G6GqMusQullbtfHFp-rQTMLEx1RC1rrt4dwfKA4aGwX-4XBDWpEeqZKPcrjZ8kHlS1OiZ3sa6yBmiuWaZoUbt4VbcM30cL0hJ5KtEQH0o6qWb7YdBOkTwoWTsKVexOyuvMkUDc9TvmX3K8XFHrKd9QT2ecwSBbSd2Wm5Xubqw9pq3Ozc/w640-h480/IMG_8100.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I know Entwickler-X are working on another new AmigaOS 4.1 game at the moment <a href="https://entwicklerx.itch.io/super-star-blast/devlog/418337/amigaos4-work-in-progress" target="_blank">called Super Star Blast</a>, and I am very much looking forward to it.</p><p>Let's move on from AmigaOS 4.1 gaming now as the new card has arrived.</p><p>I ordered a second hand Radeon RX270 PCI-e graphics card from Ebay for AUD$70 to try it on, and it has finally arrived this week so I can try it out with the new v5 drivers I installed earlier.</p><p>Here is a closer look the Radeon HD R9 ASUS 270X PCI-E graphics card with 2GB memory. It has Display port, HDMI and two DVI outputs (DL and I types):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlrrdmj8KHOCxMFAclLjd36fYt5ZtdPECchwjkxRKa1kCLdEO2xB7Sd6KalM4svMj__-eVmVoIV2VDQxh4Nw-6RtDQ-cQDX-fvfZO9bxEo_Tv7Jz_n1-3X2JMEjjoM7jtrsB_022_GHfzFusqX9Rk6yoWL0ZNY_9IW7OawmjUoNZfMdujJ9y5PZI/s4032/IMG_8230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFlrrdmj8KHOCxMFAclLjd36fYt5ZtdPECchwjkxRKa1kCLdEO2xB7Sd6KalM4svMj__-eVmVoIV2VDQxh4Nw-6RtDQ-cQDX-fvfZO9bxEo_Tv7Jz_n1-3X2JMEjjoM7jtrsB_022_GHfzFusqX9Rk6yoWL0ZNY_9IW7OawmjUoNZfMdujJ9y5PZI/w640-h480/IMG_8230.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA37WMTYiMBRxwHeTC2if2x1a-vfE1yJTeQg1A26NAd9rLW8bTzF271tDXDsRf01WuRm9lALJIKumb9ZYxJPrZS-w9gfBqH3WZo2mfeyTFxbwgueC4H0d4pkLLUWU9N2lkKV7vp-jPiR4aw864142_EDnMPzlGvTd8wQerDHWsGnx1xQ9bz2-NsSw/s4032/IMG_8234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA37WMTYiMBRxwHeTC2if2x1a-vfE1yJTeQg1A26NAd9rLW8bTzF271tDXDsRf01WuRm9lALJIKumb9ZYxJPrZS-w9gfBqH3WZo2mfeyTFxbwgueC4H0d4pkLLUWU9N2lkKV7vp-jPiR4aw864142_EDnMPzlGvTd8wQerDHWsGnx1xQ9bz2-NsSw/w640-h480/IMG_8234.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>Definitely feels more modern than the 250X card I have in my X1000 at the moment. It is also a lot bigger, well over twice as big!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcLFt8QTEZhbq_4NkxOIzIBfsZuuq9859hIzTuBP4AJNE6ra5ETbiv_JeBNznkJGDj9NEVXKaUg7-nlayeRMtlMU0FrT4suGRugX-tUQ5Xq6oE-wWyG1l0fKnhM91gwlTcomCpQr6r6tS2xMKo5_gwVHcS7V7fvq78VeueV4N3WWa9lqrs17yPOg/s4032/IMG_8232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcLFt8QTEZhbq_4NkxOIzIBfsZuuq9859hIzTuBP4AJNE6ra5ETbiv_JeBNznkJGDj9NEVXKaUg7-nlayeRMtlMU0FrT4suGRugX-tUQ5Xq6oE-wWyG1l0fKnhM91gwlTcomCpQr6r6tS2xMKo5_gwVHcS7V7fvq78VeueV4N3WWa9lqrs17yPOg/w640-h480/IMG_8232.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Close up of the ASUS R9270X-DC2-2GD5 model number of the card so you know what model card I bought exactly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhrCcAl1JJZYNNDqwdqsncNDA-oinSSK2vvWVLHn2EShTm0I5uz5opsDZNKeYOa9i0b441NTQHt_Ww-bDaJXaD8-S4-SxpBx9ErIFI5JJqyaHc_4WkpYEyGhkIvY0OoHl1_NTHloxJcxYHEzb9DafCVzJh2Zeg3JgwyFXmMN3Z8V71-I2OEtvngs/s4032/IMG_8233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhrCcAl1JJZYNNDqwdqsncNDA-oinSSK2vvWVLHn2EShTm0I5uz5opsDZNKeYOa9i0b441NTQHt_Ww-bDaJXaD8-S4-SxpBx9ErIFI5JJqyaHc_4WkpYEyGhkIvY0OoHl1_NTHloxJcxYHEzb9DafCVzJh2Zeg3JgwyFXmMN3Z8V71-I2OEtvngs/w640-h480/IMG_8233.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>Before I dive into the installation though, a little history.</p><div><br /></div><div>Originally, AmigaOS 4.0 had Warp3D and Radeon RTG Picasso 96 graphics card support, which was based on the Warp3D 3D accelerated graphics card drivers used on Classic Amigas running PowerPC accelerators or PCI bridgeboards with 3D graphics cards like Radeon 9250 PCI series or Voodoo 3 PCI cards. If you were lucky enough to be able to afford such a setup back then, congratulations! </div><div><br /></div><div>I really wanted that setup but couldn't afford it. When I got my first AmigaOS 4.1 system, a Sam440ep based system back in 2008, it had an integrated onboard 64MB Radeon M9 graphics card which was limited in terms of what it could do as it didn't have Warp3D hardware acceleration support.</div><div><br /></div><div>Move forward a few years to the X1000 release, I got my X1000 in 2012. I got a RV730 Radeon card capable of much higher HD resolutions, but still no Warp3D support (which came later). I added a Radeon 9250 PCI card as a dual display on my X1000 could enjoy the Warp 3D demo and games released for AmigaOS 4.1 at that time. I covered this <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2012/07/installing-radeon-9250-pci-for-3d-games.html" target="_blank">dual display setup in my blog here.</a></div><p>The Radeon HD drivers v2/v3 drivers from A-Eon improved the situation enormously, as it supported the newer R7 Southern Island chipset ATI Radeon PCI-e graphics card under AmigaOS 4.1.6 and 4.1 Final Edition. I picked up a compatible Sapphire Radeon 7750 1GB DDR5 PCI-E card at the time <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2015/06/warp3d-working-on-my-sam460cr.html" target="_blank">to run with my AmigaOne 460CR system</a> (my X1000 was being repaired at the time)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsK_8HzHNwzZcM2uQ3pA9nMV_H8aA92PYj7OnxdtSVPAdtN-GyS8QIgRVUbms7b7qxT7aDnqqcTSJDKGxnK2dbBzdXyHY7n4YNe6D2bDZkDD5qniAXimdyN-Y1EZ2keLm_LJIBbaNWNPMV6kmtsr57mf5E9GNsV9kvXhW-7EXtKr_AJsy565pqiF0/s1600/IMG_7904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsK_8HzHNwzZcM2uQ3pA9nMV_H8aA92PYj7OnxdtSVPAdtN-GyS8QIgRVUbms7b7qxT7aDnqqcTSJDKGxnK2dbBzdXyHY7n4YNe6D2bDZkDD5qniAXimdyN-Y1EZ2keLm_LJIBbaNWNPMV6kmtsr57mf5E9GNsV9kvXhW-7EXtKr_AJsy565pqiF0/w640-h480/IMG_7904.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>I remember when this support came, and it was exciting to see the graphics capabilities opened up with this support. </p><p>It extended even further especially once OpenGL ES 2 support for games came with the Warp3D Nova and Warp3D-SI bridge for legacy 3D gaming support for Southern Island graphics cards. <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2018/03/spencer-on-x1000.html" target="_blank">Spencer was one of the games for AmigaOS 4.1</a> to take advantage of the new features of Warp3D Nova. There are some <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2019/07/foobilliard-plus-and-neverball-using.html" target="_blank">Linux game ports released I covered also that also use it.</a></p><p>It is this adding and adding of extra functionality via extra add-ons and breaking (and then fixing) legacy Warp3D compatibility that got really confusing. Whilst great to have this extra functionality, the requirements needed for the AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition system to use them became more and more difficult for the average person to follow. </p><p>Hans worked on the Radeon HD v5 driver and provided a post on <a href="https://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic_id=44679&forum=14&start=20&viewmode=flat&order=0#855473" target="_blank">Amiga world recently that explains all the different features and versions.</a> It helps make better sense of the situation, but it is still a confusing situation with so many different concepts to understand and the gfx card and system requirements for them all.</p><p>But now in 2022 we have new Radeon HD v5 drivers from A-Eon, which extend the Radeon HD PCI-e graphics card support to include some of the later Rx cards like the R9 270X and 280X, and provides support for GPU hardware playback of videos.</p><p>This new v5 driver is being sold as a standalone purchase, and platform specific, so you have select X1000 or X5000 as the target system. The driver is not cheap, but then the work to develop it was substantial also.</p><p>Confusingly though, you still need to purchase the latest A-Eon package of Enhancer 2.2 also, along with having AmigaOS FinalEdition (with Update 2) as some of the components needed to use Radeon HD v5 drivers are included in Enhancer 2.2. </p><p>As with the original v2/v3 drivers, there is no legacy Warp3D support currently working with Radeon HD v5 drivers. We have to wait for a future Warp3D-SI bridge to correct this. In the meantime there is a "hack" to get some of the games working, which I will show later on.</p><p>Here is my old 250X card in the X1000:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Nz_4WtF_DGZD2Q2QV78nsbR7q2-nzH6-7U3Ix9LORpm44REPOZpkKA-ccEaAK25Vex1LiQ0sJKlwWoiT9slhbPKzXKhv5iTROhZBiEc7too9wKYu2wDqCxvSPh7Q5qP2gICojD4bBSBYvEbFbG4caluvTew3ZWpYDY5bts-xqRcFofxpiZLVJfc/s4032/IMG_8236.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Nz_4WtF_DGZD2Q2QV78nsbR7q2-nzH6-7U3Ix9LORpm44REPOZpkKA-ccEaAK25Vex1LiQ0sJKlwWoiT9slhbPKzXKhv5iTROhZBiEc7too9wKYu2wDqCxvSPh7Q5qP2gICojD4bBSBYvEbFbG4caluvTew3ZWpYDY5bts-xqRcFofxpiZLVJfc/w640-h480/IMG_8236.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I removed it and installed the 270X card. Definitely bigger! It also needs both PCI-E power connectors installed, unlike the 250X.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLUkhuDSRYyo-bpH2-VYHdBb-LBV7rOkYGEEh2tNIKYtdeB84S4hsxy_OJgX7RXWn-LnCUG4dYJoZdQgJ36JJtA9J9tCTJOG-DK681bvLayaT1ZShDhnFFoULak__0mJ-_csebd9W0hXKEEXibbU3nBb8YRgHhUV-kfQ-mIUmk_aom6k0UtcC5PM/s4032/IMG_8238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLUkhuDSRYyo-bpH2-VYHdBb-LBV7rOkYGEEh2tNIKYtdeB84S4hsxy_OJgX7RXWn-LnCUG4dYJoZdQgJ36JJtA9J9tCTJOG-DK681bvLayaT1ZShDhnFFoULak__0mJ-_csebd9W0hXKEEXibbU3nBb8YRgHhUV-kfQ-mIUmk_aom6k0UtcC5PM/w640-h480/IMG_8238.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>Of course, I have already installed Enhancer 2.2 and the Radeon v5 driver earlier in this blog post, so all things being equal, it should work right?</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKglZqaC4Lk54HTcsSccY-5BGC7Xg3-6jwqm0FrDlhAq5ecjk1dR6mjRprdiiT91MLUHOGNdsuI1Uz0jEm_PP0pdhMA3Jexn-juZEYDIztH0W8rxfO8nxw4xA7xFXVdUItdEAfwyuFLHjPBDuV7NRisaKRnRyAx4kudgEzRlDtdfU4DEiIa1QL_YI/s4032/IMG_8240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKglZqaC4Lk54HTcsSccY-5BGC7Xg3-6jwqm0FrDlhAq5ecjk1dR6mjRprdiiT91MLUHOGNdsuI1Uz0jEm_PP0pdhMA3Jexn-juZEYDIztH0W8rxfO8nxw4xA7xFXVdUItdEAfwyuFLHjPBDuV7NRisaKRnRyAx4kudgEzRlDtdfU4DEiIa1QL_YI/w640-h480/IMG_8240.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Kind of. It boots, but I just get this Workbench screen, with no desktop, icons, just the title bar and mouse. I can't access the menus or anything. Not a great start.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hy73xQZrdiCRaQC3V-slCXx3lNuYJFNthcoODJduuypDDQPieqgadPAsumTe8bxpSlWoh407rA4kaOb_bgz8Du4Bhxz52SK691vXEVcCNxaoPrzojg0wn1rBPm_b72x0HfupVzfkggnYPAzIEOxwkGaRfBJ7gGpV-3D4aX75vqR9S5JurN9DIH4/s4032/IMG_8243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hy73xQZrdiCRaQC3V-slCXx3lNuYJFNthcoODJduuypDDQPieqgadPAsumTe8bxpSlWoh407rA4kaOb_bgz8Du4Bhxz52SK691vXEVcCNxaoPrzojg0wn1rBPm_b72x0HfupVzfkggnYPAzIEOxwkGaRfBJ7gGpV-3D4aX75vqR9S5JurN9DIH4/w640-h480/IMG_8243.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I booted the X1000 through the boot no startup menu, but it wouldn't give me a AmigaDOS prompt at all, just a grey screen after selecting Boot no startup-sequence.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsdB271DjoSzMjhuY8_ofpyvh3ExXauQvVcCMT2_b_yDh6doN-IufWoyfv5IPSqdUUydlh2WhaTf_LPRlJPI0C9Rft8HSfrlrNgiYOXIU-IKcwVjgDV9739ZVMnRCTa6knyS3liBzPjGaWNosmdPw0nKmFkuBHUFgudFttxkyiXtX0HuOQ7EEUvA/s4032/IMG_8244.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsdB271DjoSzMjhuY8_ofpyvh3ExXauQvVcCMT2_b_yDh6doN-IufWoyfv5IPSqdUUydlh2WhaTf_LPRlJPI0C9Rft8HSfrlrNgiYOXIU-IKcwVjgDV9739ZVMnRCTa6knyS3liBzPjGaWNosmdPw0nKmFkuBHUFgudFttxkyiXtX0HuOQ7EEUvA/w640-h480/IMG_8244.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I suspected something in the WBstartup perhaps, but since I couldn't boot the system at all, I couldn't change it. So I decided to pull out the AmigaOne X1000 AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition original CD to boot from. This worked. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1L2l5lpO9hFWeiSjyz_VvS7ViOO2FwsI4tU7HJIeY3f6Y68SYW1cN4DRVG7JPnqkXk3JIRnuyy4qyQ8aAiOUpyfhdkcVAMxOb2VSnx4fWa1hxdlEMP3F9lAVoFwM34W7mFa7SPwlVXRgv6Qivu1PfCSP0D9LwjdYO_jzfY2RphD23682rc5qW5I/s4032/IMG_8245.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1L2l5lpO9hFWeiSjyz_VvS7ViOO2FwsI4tU7HJIeY3f6Y68SYW1cN4DRVG7JPnqkXk3JIRnuyy4qyQ8aAiOUpyfhdkcVAMxOb2VSnx4fWa1hxdlEMP3F9lAVoFwM34W7mFa7SPwlVXRgv6Qivu1PfCSP0D9LwjdYO_jzfY2RphD23682rc5qW5I/w640-h480/IMG_8245.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I booted to the live Workbench so I could access my hard disks.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9GyWQlA9UOF0Fdg8rhVTGucv66dR6fc4S5X6aOdnnsAjQuh6n-HKCTmn5b7W4wUoO1xJvonVxVeW3BHhajXekzS4Rh7jiFAYWlle5WuE2fWWBy8r2AvWaIbVMbNHeUBiykGaZFR3xAIxWmOQ_D0bG9cvJSFSaFuisX0Z5Cpbzy9M0uOfBvW_XnM/s4032/IMG_8246.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9GyWQlA9UOF0Fdg8rhVTGucv66dR6fc4S5X6aOdnnsAjQuh6n-HKCTmn5b7W4wUoO1xJvonVxVeW3BHhajXekzS4Rh7jiFAYWlle5WuE2fWWBy8r2AvWaIbVMbNHeUBiykGaZFR3xAIxWmOQ_D0bG9cvJSFSaFuisX0Z5Cpbzy9M0uOfBvW_XnM/w640-h480/IMG_8246.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tried to modify the wbstartup in the System drive, but because ENV is mapped to Envarc on the CD rather than the hard disk, I can't actually change it!</div><div><br /></div><div>I tried removing the prefs file manually on the system partition to force a empty wbstartup, but the same output resulted on boot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Frustrated, I decided next to prep one of my backup partitions on the hard disk as a new AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition installation - completely clean build. I used the AmigaOS 41 Final edition CD to boot from and selected the hard disk partition option, so I could change the setup of my partitions to enable the backup partition to boot, and not mount the other previous partition I was using.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4XdZ9rvXd_Gj35cZkJ8PgwtkkP48s-0k8Uf9bycFpltqYvN5EInARYXrr0EpVB7gp7jUgNME7Kqfnh8YKnwrkTPGDSeu7zNocdZAS1GPQxJwMozuWHZTZUK_32K1_sTPHUpgDCpcjNYH5O8q3o4k0JeQ3ygQN-AACLwYmoaGYB4s-vl1PzGVjqM/s4032/IMG_8253.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4XdZ9rvXd_Gj35cZkJ8PgwtkkP48s-0k8Uf9bycFpltqYvN5EInARYXrr0EpVB7gp7jUgNME7Kqfnh8YKnwrkTPGDSeu7zNocdZAS1GPQxJwMozuWHZTZUK_32K1_sTPHUpgDCpcjNYH5O8q3o4k0JeQ3ygQN-AACLwYmoaGYB4s-vl1PzGVjqM/w640-h480/IMG_8253.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I unticked DH0's auto mount and bootable flags so it would not be visible or used for booting.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHGgNKFA5fa4UKJALlzjwsMNDPNjxrt49jMry6lJIZCOOYOHjjgxeQvvuEr7bfKY2V8h96_9qi88JTGb9dnAwFp9_84b8fTcA58KbzrWuUPVNQM0f7hjrZvAG57gCpICmfslAFjO5oLVuxKZ97RvAPKj7qto7-twTEtFhQ0WLQFLNpUSKl_FTJeM/s4032/IMG_8257.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHGgNKFA5fa4UKJALlzjwsMNDPNjxrt49jMry6lJIZCOOYOHjjgxeQvvuEr7bfKY2V8h96_9qi88JTGb9dnAwFp9_84b8fTcA58KbzrWuUPVNQM0f7hjrZvAG57gCpICmfslAFjO5oLVuxKZ97RvAPKj7qto7-twTEtFhQ0WLQFLNpUSKl_FTJeM/w640-h480/IMG_8257.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then mounted the DH2 partition and set as bootable. This partition was a backup of my very old AmigaOS 4.1.6 build from many years ago.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-PPggD1POqV9gToPXcWfdNZNvJUDkz5AgKQPqjt3ogMEOcq_nhVpyutgpKwmEhNE3n0eOckcaKbJM_MhkqzJYVph8ePcgQWrk2VA7w4AF8LvtSFGV5kZeD1oUFDf4zOhRm-ViQjaBAQTUChAfdP_wvl_s3B6d1pXvBJbA2nQOe2yOeDz8ZURZyo/s4032/IMG_8258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-PPggD1POqV9gToPXcWfdNZNvJUDkz5AgKQPqjt3ogMEOcq_nhVpyutgpKwmEhNE3n0eOckcaKbJM_MhkqzJYVph8ePcgQWrk2VA7w4AF8LvtSFGV5kZeD1oUFDf4zOhRm-ViQjaBAQTUChAfdP_wvl_s3B6d1pXvBJbA2nQOe2yOeDz8ZURZyo/w640-h480/IMG_8258.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then booted to live workbench from the CD, and formatted the DH2 partition and labelled it AmigaOS41FE:</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxIpL6ZtV8noNW13pGbGEp-52guB3PCb2KuxTSIOm-E5FsxUsHESbVnKR7LOBVWKaOEIy6qxeLWk2knlrxeWnR894gvhDibqyzZJ6G3wxL_rMyYDXzOLwP7CZVgCCXCd722kNuRN9KBzv6IsrXpkt-YDxMQq0UPYO_HSrnDdYlpeI3ypYqXDdbvk/s4032/IMG_8260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxIpL6ZtV8noNW13pGbGEp-52guB3PCb2KuxTSIOm-E5FsxUsHESbVnKR7LOBVWKaOEIy6qxeLWk2knlrxeWnR894gvhDibqyzZJ6G3wxL_rMyYDXzOLwP7CZVgCCXCd722kNuRN9KBzv6IsrXpkt-YDxMQq0UPYO_HSrnDdYlpeI3ypYqXDdbvk/w640-h480/IMG_8260.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Format done, ready to reboot.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SFt2Qj56U9zH7Kkv_NaxVQeHHCJuOi0fDrz1b6scf-ZU8LnjFQ-vSWm5PlUERdQoWPkqo8WU5hldnunoej5O8AZ2vtmyiD0-Dsc4wKU_YA-6zdrtF7Ka7wLCIz_df6l04ewEF0r-pkGYqdY4elcPjuDbFkLhfy1QYd83kzSmYl1xlU0EVJwBjSA/s4032/IMG_8262.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SFt2Qj56U9zH7Kkv_NaxVQeHHCJuOi0fDrz1b6scf-ZU8LnjFQ-vSWm5PlUERdQoWPkqo8WU5hldnunoej5O8AZ2vtmyiD0-Dsc4wKU_YA-6zdrtF7Ka7wLCIz_df6l04ewEF0r-pkGYqdY4elcPjuDbFkLhfy1QYd83kzSmYl1xlU0EVJwBjSA/w640-h480/IMG_8262.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I boot again from the CD to live Workbench, to confirm the Dh0 partition no longer appears at all, just the newly formatted partition DH2 and my Work partition that contains my downloads, games, demos and mods.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then started to install AmigaOS 41 Final Edition onto DH2:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a0_qtIs4FaEROpVfrjBQ_gFtcyzT8-5fOehc6DTq4WGgDGiWhOeHK6I53RWxoifNTC-gxqgtwNh4T5cfjzCrhi7TjtBWTA1Qn-rLcqAzjEsE2K4JnG4Wqa31AmJ8YwIhxcTmnRG45LjZt0CLzC5TuT0luENmcSa-WTKVgzYtIRhqhAG9poF9Gk4/s4032/IMG_8265.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a0_qtIs4FaEROpVfrjBQ_gFtcyzT8-5fOehc6DTq4WGgDGiWhOeHK6I53RWxoifNTC-gxqgtwNh4T5cfjzCrhi7TjtBWTA1Qn-rLcqAzjEsE2K4JnG4Wqa31AmJ8YwIhxcTmnRG45LjZt0CLzC5TuT0luENmcSa-WTKVgzYtIRhqhAG9poF9Gk4/w640-h480/IMG_8265.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have installed AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition many times working with the A1222 and X5000, but actually this is the first time to install it from scratch on my X1000.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXzhXEXBgmIKdj72G6nsxxq5U5ik6IQszJ06Xl6oLmkR0nkbIXoDITaXgdZTie5soQWoe0U-bHogpuE0rufuQLlc7F1Q67ZbS5jCM9ezbqi3td923zrgtIRaZGdurvcBtDypWlyR98AmiGbYD-UfMz8ObWUtwiis8zk3aWnW-EY7hd2QtNutOLjs/s4032/IMG_8266.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXzhXEXBgmIKdj72G6nsxxq5U5ik6IQszJ06Xl6oLmkR0nkbIXoDITaXgdZTie5soQWoe0U-bHogpuE0rufuQLlc7F1Q67ZbS5jCM9ezbqi3td923zrgtIRaZGdurvcBtDypWlyR98AmiGbYD-UfMz8ObWUtwiis8zk3aWnW-EY7hd2QtNutOLjs/w640-h480/IMG_8266.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Install underway - time for another coffee.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireChvSN1TxZ8D7EuZw3uLMdPMehWe_j7wOZXILYl675RQjaPzlTmWtg1EmdtBqu5oBgFyDSkhkpg6JR7ASZ6gPGcWh_MZH1PBOG2Zh1FLTEckm2fjVLf4k3vmUhcparYduqS5PA5oDVE4n5k0KuA-6xS46NXIULuOGnsgi0vJB_zfL3uLhEPVvRw/w640-h480/IMG_8269.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I get this weird error message on boot, which is related to the USBCtrl and stack being too old - probably just need to install Updates 1 and 2 to fix this. Cancel boots up the freshly installed Workbench as normal.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXr5Ni-RUVU-UqURSyPUjLh4bw0G3I61sIk54F0gNeU_bkwIXuC1Hd0qBxbwIMometHTIeihjNaiJOkdI3NwLr3i3FCQ0x0aSvTCB1HlcJ4CPV_AC2lqgRXKkrKb68-2kc0ARj_oAGswUaUIGJ1pe1-JxqWARuaBdlPSIdAVKqDNSb9UxCit5mGx4/s4032/IMG_8271.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXr5Ni-RUVU-UqURSyPUjLh4bw0G3I61sIk54F0gNeU_bkwIXuC1Hd0qBxbwIMometHTIeihjNaiJOkdI3NwLr3i3FCQ0x0aSvTCB1HlcJ4CPV_AC2lqgRXKkrKb68-2kc0ARj_oAGswUaUIGJ1pe1-JxqWARuaBdlPSIdAVKqDNSb9UxCit5mGx4/w640-h480/IMG_8271.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>At this point AmigaOS 4.1 final edition is installed, and completely vanilla. I need to install Updates 1 and 2.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvRKs9sEC05y8RX7jViGGGRRE56waS1IT02iEGtC_ICXUkmDLAvsFfIC4AOT4MC43XqhdDk1DObkwZsYvDS1jItOcs4FSI2aZ_-BaydjtdRdtmYsJpj3kCI6yt-N8J_G4_MWvbEtStaGWRic51ZWN8ErqNasj2I561VOUCKLDmPdg0JApEllKUbY/s4032/IMG_8272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijvRKs9sEC05y8RX7jViGGGRRE56waS1IT02iEGtC_ICXUkmDLAvsFfIC4AOT4MC43XqhdDk1DObkwZsYvDS1jItOcs4FSI2aZ_-BaydjtdRdtmYsJpj3kCI6yt-N8J_G4_MWvbEtStaGWRic51ZWN8ErqNasj2I561VOUCKLDmPdg0JApEllKUbY/w640-h480/IMG_8272.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Fortunately I have these on the Work partition, so it is easy enough to get this underway.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89laGxTw-940_6Bd7aokyTeidwGtAolVnRXHITNgHwy_9afrG8TwHdyzo1J6BdJdc8ndFYL-hPCuUb74xHUNpIfhGg4UWMHH1rLll372zhQutZ791L5pNusw5aqVMY9HTZgI7ywT0fUT7vBqS_EAJdrTcWAi4qrZQvtfIRJCBfchmztHCYbP4h-s/s4032/IMG_8275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89laGxTw-940_6Bd7aokyTeidwGtAolVnRXHITNgHwy_9afrG8TwHdyzo1J6BdJdc8ndFYL-hPCuUb74xHUNpIfhGg4UWMHH1rLll372zhQutZ791L5pNusw5aqVMY9HTZgI7ywT0fUT7vBqS_EAJdrTcWAi4qrZQvtfIRJCBfchmztHCYbP4h-s/w640-h480/IMG_8275.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I walk through the Update 1 and Update 2 installs for AmigaOS 4.1 final Edition, rebooting after each one successfully completes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0yCfTUouaDVY3EgaCaoP6rrjNNzPT2RVNUQqbk13dBRxNG_WrP7ozvrmaCAy4m__5t7HpWGO1DlSBFPRcxGt60YGKQ1oNwkQtzFJOHLQjku49F72114_WD8nkXpMvXWxOeywDKjGZ53l0t1dVc7q9Vduq1-h8jwGhM6AeiHIhaTXZWmMpAOJqus/s4032/IMG_8276.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0yCfTUouaDVY3EgaCaoP6rrjNNzPT2RVNUQqbk13dBRxNG_WrP7ozvrmaCAy4m__5t7HpWGO1DlSBFPRcxGt60YGKQ1oNwkQtzFJOHLQjku49F72114_WD8nkXpMvXWxOeywDKjGZ53l0t1dVc7q9Vduq1-h8jwGhM6AeiHIhaTXZWmMpAOJqus/w640-h480/IMG_8276.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN_hZ7Hz9g_rOGWYtDlkj4KT38eEyQeLxpLRx3q3BdLLYK3FTa_ekwAcAE4Vc2w1qnZ-A4fu8Xn2hqBEyDqvNdfctROuDRz4r2K0v_tkRssPl7eUJtyjwrJE_6XmVxJydP1uZOLwnTdva7jtXkMU56HsWOyMZjjoNJXckh3n_-gsgLlwcmgXmjCc/s4032/IMG_8281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN_hZ7Hz9g_rOGWYtDlkj4KT38eEyQeLxpLRx3q3BdLLYK3FTa_ekwAcAE4Vc2w1qnZ-A4fu8Xn2hqBEyDqvNdfctROuDRz4r2K0v_tkRssPl7eUJtyjwrJE_6XmVxJydP1uZOLwnTdva7jtXkMU56HsWOyMZjjoNJXckh3n_-gsgLlwcmgXmjCc/w640-h480/IMG_8281.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For Update 2, you need to make a change to the kick layout file. The installer explains what you need to do.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLYN_GsOui_LkVX7B3gBeLhzCuK9nE7dTELYyor4ZcxOedhgKbUDMMstjcUqoP_Qqkupd-TgWLh7yLLnefW90T5QS6X5Qq6Dxcc1WmQ1THb7jUvu9h7AiHan0MzRnN3NMHqJAVu_l_mt-VwRITlXJ6lPZ2IhRLi6GfcrWGwM75qFK2o7zNqGymOY/s4032/IMG_8282.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLYN_GsOui_LkVX7B3gBeLhzCuK9nE7dTELYyor4ZcxOedhgKbUDMMstjcUqoP_Qqkupd-TgWLh7yLLnefW90T5QS6X5Qq6Dxcc1WmQ1THb7jUvu9h7AiHan0MzRnN3NMHqJAVu_l_mt-VwRITlXJ6lPZ2IhRLi6GfcrWGwM75qFK2o7zNqGymOY/w640-h480/IMG_8282.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQHL2wKha0NJ1n9pfkvjODCKLxceaMKlLyWVKKBJqa5hQInMfEnw_XxAu8itWWGMWJgZJbwbZT9gnMPBCse7FcCyoLmVSMWJl4cW8SSongbFbCip95AjAXjDVhERilTQZ3lS-thixKf81Wo3lvyrWhNyLuaGMEUM5TrYh-82CCqNnN5NtBY_Vuhc/s4032/IMG_8283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQHL2wKha0NJ1n9pfkvjODCKLxceaMKlLyWVKKBJqa5hQInMfEnw_XxAu8itWWGMWJgZJbwbZT9gnMPBCse7FcCyoLmVSMWJl4cW8SSongbFbCip95AjAXjDVhERilTQZ3lS-thixKf81Wo3lvyrWhNyLuaGMEUM5TrYh-82CCqNnN5NtBY_Vuhc/w640-h480/IMG_8283.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I make the required change for my X1000:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPaXX1g8Aa1ujwbgNAhk3nHXgyHt2YwtiNbvRkPK5nn0x2VfiEYlmRW3vl9ou8Lzu7RHW-u1A-vlLjQrwizxVqMqextcbpvrv9hwTWRvcLadJKwHO9Y6Sxg--SkfhaFDvLJ4osdGBv6zrLlyopp_LphpKxfO4KF6RTiOlqC-KcR4doxb8yyA2J40/s4032/IMG_8284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPaXX1g8Aa1ujwbgNAhk3nHXgyHt2YwtiNbvRkPK5nn0x2VfiEYlmRW3vl9ou8Lzu7RHW-u1A-vlLjQrwizxVqMqextcbpvrv9hwTWRvcLadJKwHO9Y6Sxg--SkfhaFDvLJ4osdGBv6zrLlyopp_LphpKxfO4KF6RTiOlqC-KcR4doxb8yyA2J40/w640-h480/IMG_8284.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Update 2 then completes and with another reboot I can move on. The error message I was getting before Update 2 is now gone, which is great.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFW-duNqeDkDcx6-l3kxU99eAWjo66ukvM87uQP2abjcL7255m5HyXpj03u7jbZN6MB2nMrs93_46rjIzLVeZHJCrM9FvsbxQ0c8SGpwnWJhGGFdsf4lFmz7T0gsqHEczTdWm4_zcWFzp_pflI5-SNJ8e4jE_SCKDrh5MVh5vb2YmTjH9g7HDVWY/s4032/IMG_8285.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFW-duNqeDkDcx6-l3kxU99eAWjo66ukvM87uQP2abjcL7255m5HyXpj03u7jbZN6MB2nMrs93_46rjIzLVeZHJCrM9FvsbxQ0c8SGpwnWJhGGFdsf4lFmz7T0gsqHEczTdWm4_zcWFzp_pflI5-SNJ8e4jE_SCKDrh5MVh5vb2YmTjH9g7HDVWY/w640-h480/IMG_8285.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now I have to install Enhancer 2.2 on DH2. Since I did it earlier in this blog post I will not cover it again.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxO2lwLRqF84ezooW2fVxfiDP6nAWGcakASxBorzovH8hhxh3LHUJdIEHapCOvVXCEdu7tTKufjSUk2yl2R0T7VKQiV7kMam3FMGwF0A7PsovwbQLqCqBqpr6mxO9pbDycugo_I4TrHksigHni2Y6pAAllG5tsrZ_LusHeyuGMnH94M4Rb8b-t1rA/s4032/IMG_8287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxO2lwLRqF84ezooW2fVxfiDP6nAWGcakASxBorzovH8hhxh3LHUJdIEHapCOvVXCEdu7tTKufjSUk2yl2R0T7VKQiV7kMam3FMGwF0A7PsovwbQLqCqBqpr6mxO9pbDycugo_I4TrHksigHni2Y6pAAllG5tsrZ_LusHeyuGMnH94M4Rb8b-t1rA/w640-h480/IMG_8287.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I installed everything, and it completed successfully.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoL_NBWK-WTUF8HujK97B59Xro9zzzfkPDV2KfbMKNu-9NReyTP3tU7H-LyyVaN0V8jJbZ2-SmUTplZfgUmp58kVyx1tHbjGvaqRK7jRM1IiJfEn-ru4MYD-Ne1Dbg5ClWU7gNpBduyUmFliFZmioKZg-3hdKao3JLctJaD-pTtgF_uHdbEHz6psg/s4032/IMG_8291.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoL_NBWK-WTUF8HujK97B59Xro9zzzfkPDV2KfbMKNu-9NReyTP3tU7H-LyyVaN0V8jJbZ2-SmUTplZfgUmp58kVyx1tHbjGvaqRK7jRM1IiJfEn-ru4MYD-Ne1Dbg5ClWU7gNpBduyUmFliFZmioKZg-3hdKao3JLctJaD-pTtgF_uHdbEHz6psg/w640-h480/IMG_8291.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i39V-dHv3vfnYQBXt7gZHyPd4hOmCmpyv1mQSv-X8fjlT2aJhCWK1l2skmFA4CJkDwAKy-M4lWBik_VIkIMueHGnxVY3JV-BdsVNvysWZa6G-Q6Tk1XpqPwP5BWRktVrYDxWvoPCBO3Zb00V08lPJ9KwqtdVZ6_nNAhTaFakucLADYR7P9EttHc/s4032/IMG_8292.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i39V-dHv3vfnYQBXt7gZHyPd4hOmCmpyv1mQSv-X8fjlT2aJhCWK1l2skmFA4CJkDwAKy-M4lWBik_VIkIMueHGnxVY3JV-BdsVNvysWZa6G-Q6Tk1XpqPwP5BWRktVrYDxWvoPCBO3Zb00V08lPJ9KwqtdVZ6_nNAhTaFakucLADYR7P9EttHc/w640-h480/IMG_8292.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With that done, I now have the Radeon HD drivers installed (although not the separate v5 drivers), so I should be able to change the resolution to something better than a stretched 1024x768 of the Radeon HD Lite driver that comes with AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition..</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXjMBN55afX4Tzpu-41aF4aHIFefYm0USZbnDIYrHCjcHZazvC5ffsmeqi5wY6UKyf74S_botkbrT3xdsWUVjhGgbbgmzul4I3jLEOwXOLX5E9rxlmuoI3n_D9EXk5qfFROHUy6o2h6zmlZYxF4GAPjb2KTg6zdtLJYchxUCr6tTPhlE_Ap9SwFk/s4032/IMG_8293.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXjMBN55afX4Tzpu-41aF4aHIFefYm0USZbnDIYrHCjcHZazvC5ffsmeqi5wY6UKyf74S_botkbrT3xdsWUVjhGgbbgmzul4I3jLEOwXOLX5E9rxlmuoI3n_D9EXk5qfFROHUy6o2h6zmlZYxF4GAPjb2KTg6zdtLJYchxUCr6tTPhlE_Ap9SwFk/w640-h480/IMG_8293.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Surprisingly, the 1080p resolution is not shown in the available modes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofbHVAVfgn5Y--8K7pOPnOKCwSmXl0MO7i1v0rfDB_aX_gzfx8s4hAGmLVJQ2C7-hle-U0cwLtS-EPFe1btrBKb6sUB8qGvn7dUkWQQy7zvcmWW2QnHhNEVqc_5rRmFjnuOPRPyaE5J6Y7NUaONXGC_NIER8KKZNx-3tu8pu7NdR_fHAc95w0pHI/s4032/IMG_8294.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofbHVAVfgn5Y--8K7pOPnOKCwSmXl0MO7i1v0rfDB_aX_gzfx8s4hAGmLVJQ2C7-hle-U0cwLtS-EPFe1btrBKb6sUB8qGvn7dUkWQQy7zvcmWW2QnHhNEVqc_5rRmFjnuOPRPyaE5J6Y7NUaONXGC_NIER8KKZNx-3tu8pu7NdR_fHAc95w0pHI/w640-h480/IMG_8294.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>I installed the Radeon v5 drivers next.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSPnP5npSE73MaoBWG0J7jPTV95aP5bX2dkFzSKO2JCCYHIDKDSvYS9g8NsSSeiU1L1--NBNM5j4EnuGRJPrzLGU3Esd6-Ue_4WHDwFKlFsOmvdXu1bmjnp_zesKFLiDnoLFiAR8fJ25_2Pa-xONknNrS1rgbaEwKJRlceApiRzekIsUQ27ERUO0/s4032/IMG_8296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSPnP5npSE73MaoBWG0J7jPTV95aP5bX2dkFzSKO2JCCYHIDKDSvYS9g8NsSSeiU1L1--NBNM5j4EnuGRJPrzLGU3Esd6-Ue_4WHDwFKlFsOmvdXu1bmjnp_zesKFLiDnoLFiAR8fJ25_2Pa-xONknNrS1rgbaEwKJRlceApiRzekIsUQ27ERUO0/w640-h480/IMG_8296.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I checked the Screenmode prefs after the installation completed and rebooted, but still no 1080p screen modes.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>I had to go into the Monitors section of the Screenmode prefs and add the mode myself manually. I have no idea why this would not be done by the Enhancer or Radeon v5 installers. Seriously. A user should not have to do this themselves.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgzWbc0bz3ls9N7PC4rDSU7nzREWYD0eNPY05F6w2wc4aAKowMpXV5pvEfU4zsP0VwENAwf8iYlH7AWLUkUq5U9RGeuhFZULYlze7NCQih9yN5gtRNAWGz_QVg_IoCj0TNFAb_aKUO1ddsu_YzPx6E42sHijDW5_34WqFxCB3AERVE6z_sV08BU4/s4032/IMG_8298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgzWbc0bz3ls9N7PC4rDSU7nzREWYD0eNPY05F6w2wc4aAKowMpXV5pvEfU4zsP0VwENAwf8iYlH7AWLUkUq5U9RGeuhFZULYlze7NCQih9yN5gtRNAWGz_QVg_IoCj0TNFAb_aKUO1ddsu_YzPx6E42sHijDW5_34WqFxCB3AERVE6z_sV08BU4/w640-h480/IMG_8298.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the mode added manually to the monitors section, I can now see the 1920x1080 screen modes I need.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVA2S5F69R1prWryTrvUYJ558UA_S2Y6qbd9yewzU5V3jr-I0KKS-2fme-SQj72vrYz5V3svtgdD5h1RiTmy9iH666C7CdSELF36t-amejKQb2jfHtnGPpbQEcfJZwbUg0fV4omyyvpaOLinyuJUw1-Gt67Obr1XeNdzgoqDgVpFWJiYaAPog2fY/s4032/IMG_8299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVA2S5F69R1prWryTrvUYJ558UA_S2Y6qbd9yewzU5V3jr-I0KKS-2fme-SQj72vrYz5V3svtgdD5h1RiTmy9iH666C7CdSELF36t-amejKQb2jfHtnGPpbQEcfJZwbUg0fV4omyyvpaOLinyuJUw1-Gt67Obr1XeNdzgoqDgVpFWJiYaAPog2fY/w640-h480/IMG_8299.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I tested the mode and confirmed 1080p works fine.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l4IOiScxH8BrGSo0VNo_pluz4r8zRDVOKt9N54Vh_nrZcQ-LQtjayvEqMIeXXMwx281Vcy55ObJkoQDw6U0ttbpNVycsCehEHr3enVEoXT9N5L4F9dQFI8Ivfi6fg9P-mA3W8JaPJGXb86hj5xeiFy_NNjajG5NWTcrqj6yGy7qeb1vcBeufMzU/s4032/IMG_8300.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6l4IOiScxH8BrGSo0VNo_pluz4r8zRDVOKt9N54Vh_nrZcQ-LQtjayvEqMIeXXMwx281Vcy55ObJkoQDw6U0ttbpNVycsCehEHr3enVEoXT9N5L4F9dQFI8Ivfi6fg9P-mA3W8JaPJGXb86hj5xeiFy_NNjajG5NWTcrqj6yGy7qeb1vcBeufMzU/w640-h480/IMG_8300.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then save the setting and finally have a much nicer screen mode for my Workbench using the Radeon v5 drivers. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJdoWQe3q8xx9rvMehBo7XgAnPWzB_kdwfSRAwJiaYn5iBheQUqnIHhPNINC6Cxy1BIgGWD-N5ci2gnabiTomvnBsY9wBZeaQqm_bNT2RXs31HPJnQhwFbLCKnP8f7dKQgMAehUL2HV1LE-rtbCE-zn1zU00yfdwroQielYtKW3Jjpp1Y3PfSFuc/s4032/IMG_8301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJdoWQe3q8xx9rvMehBo7XgAnPWzB_kdwfSRAwJiaYn5iBheQUqnIHhPNINC6Cxy1BIgGWD-N5ci2gnabiTomvnBsY9wBZeaQqm_bNT2RXs31HPJnQhwFbLCKnP8f7dKQgMAehUL2HV1LE-rtbCE-zn1zU00yfdwroQielYtKW3Jjpp1Y3PfSFuc/w640-h480/IMG_8301.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Most importantly, the system boots fine into this screenmode now, which proves that something in the Dh0 partition was causing the system to failed to display Workbench correctly.</div><div><br /></div><div>Having to build a new AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition in order to use the new drivers with a 270X card is not great though is it....</div><div><br /></div><div>Having the old Dh0 still there (albeit un mounted) means I can go back to the old setup with the 250X card, so that is something I guess.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I installed the updated Dv Player next, and then tried a video on it, which worked.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTC86dAsDwkLZNYk2yNpUBvkk066kXwwEseuiz2YKyNFzS70EWphxX11bILKMkUWRfhyBU3-rDQ3q7ZavvmOhoIsf2EAGG7U9H7JTIkzbj_ij-Kk1htUxuEe2-FZFoqWXDlMK_liIyZ0meBC_L1Rb1Z9c6uBTTazasaIajBPeJs7IXoMs7Q75rWg/s4032/IMG_8303.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTC86dAsDwkLZNYk2yNpUBvkk066kXwwEseuiz2YKyNFzS70EWphxX11bILKMkUWRfhyBU3-rDQ3q7ZavvmOhoIsf2EAGG7U9H7JTIkzbj_ij-Kk1htUxuEe2-FZFoqWXDlMK_liIyZ0meBC_L1Rb1Z9c6uBTTazasaIajBPeJs7IXoMs7Q75rWg/w640-h480/IMG_8303.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For 720p videos it works fine. For 1080p videos I get the same terrible output results as before. So no improvement using the 270X - I guess this should not be a surprise, but disappointing we don't see any greta improvement there on the X1000.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2e_LAxYUZzvDvzR4zy_dXcLwPBfKBHlDngOXPmKZN0tDoSxlatZ3jsMdR-XV-Iw4SIOfzj7zgeYfZ2HXN-kkeYga7WbsttGUCkRt6FLxTRGTRjd6PApgf8LO3mRD-rYV2hwWZs4Vkpt3RzjZJl2V18Au0sf4SUcyQ8dFizjlTg701lw4tumYdkiw/s4032/IMG_8305.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2e_LAxYUZzvDvzR4zy_dXcLwPBfKBHlDngOXPmKZN0tDoSxlatZ3jsMdR-XV-Iw4SIOfzj7zgeYfZ2HXN-kkeYga7WbsttGUCkRt6FLxTRGTRjd6PApgf8LO3mRD-rYV2hwWZs4Vkpt3RzjZJl2V18Au0sf4SUcyQ8dFizjlTg701lw4tumYdkiw/w640-h480/IMG_8305.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUl8etPGDUuTB_JZEYI3Rw9EwSI85emT522Boqclc4ZrNBl_3pAuY62iomBhRy31YCC9KEMBO8A5KsiOuOX-CmKRrYbWe5qBC5xU9prOOIal3gGZCycMQ5k_Q9Mneir6dnc731WOuMuqNjEEpOZ1IaI_8basrxMbooP8IJ7iN4B5Ddb4-cujxSGv0/w640-h480/IMG_8352.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>I decided to <a href="https://www.amigans.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=8920" target="_blank">read up online to see what other people were experiencing</a> with the RX cards (not Rx - confusing? me too initially) on their X1000 systems.</div><div><br /></div><div>While doing that I installed the Catweasel Mk2 IDE drivers for the X1000 so I could use the floppy drive with the X1000 again with Amiga disks. I covered this <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2013/07/catweasel-mk2-on-x1000.html" target="_blank">in my blog before</a> if you want to read more about it. </div><div><br /></div><div>That blog entry setup was with AmigaOS 4.1.6 - with Final edition Update 2 in 2022 I noticed some glitches in the Catweasel prefs program after installation, but I managed to fumble through it and save it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOxQIhVkD0jArV1ziBJGSX04J0CErueB8cqIlrsgHeipu1V3bPP602f9eezVlepr3jKX94rSD9aIv3-uCVXR7QQFfV7o9vXkupxHaJ1YtkH1nyB27EJaTUPdj0mpUCvsitWDIPBC8RYmidtl1wk_ckam4GP0dTsSrSWAPbUgYBhX3duKg73BzvQE/s4032/IMG_8306.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOxQIhVkD0jArV1ziBJGSX04J0CErueB8cqIlrsgHeipu1V3bPP602f9eezVlepr3jKX94rSD9aIv3-uCVXR7QQFfV7o9vXkupxHaJ1YtkH1nyB27EJaTUPdj0mpUCvsitWDIPBC8RYmidtl1wk_ckam4GP0dTsSrSWAPbUgYBhX3duKg73BzvQE/w480-h640/IMG_8306.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The floppy drive works well on my new build of AmigaOS 4.1 final Edition Update 2 using Catweasel MK2.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi381RpQYSzkOXGKz1wTOqU62tzsJ2LXV0VAl3NpVbnZHI54Fhm0ZK9RlD-Yda8pG3oQR73PT5V6dfnuxmADySeRcM_Ebo5fLgxWWKrItDNIk-fnshTjbzlb2VERXhL5k5vTVnd37d0OGer1jtH1U_2ChT2vWZPoHM5-LkOnhh7VXookB2Z1Uiizts/s4032/IMG_8307.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi381RpQYSzkOXGKz1wTOqU62tzsJ2LXV0VAl3NpVbnZHI54Fhm0ZK9RlD-Yda8pG3oQR73PT5V6dfnuxmADySeRcM_Ebo5fLgxWWKrItDNIk-fnshTjbzlb2VERXhL5k5vTVnd37d0OGer1jtH1U_2ChT2vWZPoHM5-LkOnhh7VXookB2Z1Uiizts/w640-h480/IMG_8307.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I ran Spencer, which uses Warp 3D Nova to test it with the 270X card, and it runs very well.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MfCreW4oMBrokP5GKV7xrWfSPUldh_Igl2A1-GN4Cg81T4MAATCx0plEqTktAuWmBp1Qk-kNRJYZTi7o4QQoxc4qeSPjEh8D2MsKJkGvzM7EJ-Mp0Hwd5XVW-UFahFHbmteekw5M4exlTZS86pv5H82m1H31KeNb-QenbL3Cq6vOb0DYr3MVLbs/s4032/IMG_8309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MfCreW4oMBrokP5GKV7xrWfSPUldh_Igl2A1-GN4Cg81T4MAATCx0plEqTktAuWmBp1Qk-kNRJYZTi7o4QQoxc4qeSPjEh8D2MsKJkGvzM7EJ-Mp0Hwd5XVW-UFahFHbmteekw5M4exlTZS86pv5H82m1H31KeNb-QenbL3Cq6vOb0DYr3MVLbs/w640-h480/IMG_8309.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then hit a brick wall trying to run anything that required Warp3D. Almost nothing I tried worked. </div><div><br /></div><div>Considering the previous 250X card worked perfectly with these games using Warp3D-SI, I can only conclude that support for Warp3D classic is not in place for R9 series cards.</div><div><br /></div><div>Looking online, that appears to be the case. I found a MiniGL4GLES "hack" released on os4depot that allows some Warp3D games and demos to work with the new R9 270X card.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC44kR-8jZPyCxwOKad8o0fozIC_RIz76m6hXrBp5jfwLHFaXkDc8p5jka-D4XcU_45HtvL4o14Aq-4xzdlYzrXZ8_C1g4aaT8RVJyqeH6i8azaqLabFhjRCWni3pfqa5gm0HFvLJEaEnzcaFIy_1dQOgITvZpxn2vsmEa2vu7G1YZWWb1kEoDTws/s4032/IMG_8317.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC44kR-8jZPyCxwOKad8o0fozIC_RIz76m6hXrBp5jfwLHFaXkDc8p5jka-D4XcU_45HtvL4o14Aq-4xzdlYzrXZ8_C1g4aaT8RVJyqeH6i8azaqLabFhjRCWni3pfqa5gm0HFvLJEaEnzcaFIy_1dQOgITvZpxn2vsmEa2vu7G1YZWWb1kEoDTws/w640-h480/IMG_8317.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Reading the instruction for installation, I just need to copy the minigl.library and mglut.library from the os4depot archive. I backed up the original files first of course...</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5k6SpCV5623poNSQ4LmBv7e2a58gkUygSliaaJDijF_9Vso5Nt4KrdsDslY2uHKuQrOQloPvYi5CulNadlG8Rl8PhZtuTluc-0pVIrXJq26s5NnAfGkDllxhQSkXhDcpYqTYRZh26Y2hzOtY_sbsXcUFkkiZ5WqMj9LzfNtp206p1m7fIAqKUUU/s4032/IMG_8318.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5k6SpCV5623poNSQ4LmBv7e2a58gkUygSliaaJDijF_9Vso5Nt4KrdsDslY2uHKuQrOQloPvYi5CulNadlG8Rl8PhZtuTluc-0pVIrXJq26s5NnAfGkDllxhQSkXhDcpYqTYRZh26Y2hzOtY_sbsXcUFkkiZ5WqMj9LzfNtp206p1m7fIAqKUUU/w640-h480/IMG_8318.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also updated SDL2 to the latest version released just last month:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbf6lLdawitv-X4tpTkuIBFKUPOHZlwjyKnVjZZcS7OFodIYm9qlC99NITtQRz89i9rUWpLVuKHVD6zDbMKXf0HKdWo06mAzmJY4p-mMSpOEDsQ23qWKIcCW11KkJzr3mdLnGekT0tx7Zzhjw1vLQNLOA_iizwG6YH0WPLB-FM24oEZ1zXc4L2rqQ/s4032/IMG_8320.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2tgcoW8nAlWoBPTTHFqruQ9YjaiYBXfPHfCU0c7ClEWbF6UOMuu6cWgnuEIY4gtwxjBc01raQGR9jMYpC2fCxA6vnl8feAO5b1ShydBbIfeMzoZTI8QPT6YJV-ZRng_wUyJF7_eBsAKqgGydq8K8sEwTkDwfHtU6e6WiHgoc6JN7kNQV3NLcgME/w640-h480/IMG_8322.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also installed the latest Ignition spreadsheet program released in 2022, which now supports Excel xlsx files and OpenOffice ods format files. This is a big deal indeed!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z5IWnvs8pqAFdSgI_fx-rJ8YeNXP7v2NWfV7_5Ks0EWfTcYTtyImEnB7K0nEYryfN3cK7Ijs-ECF0dy1DUBSj7lgKg-b8mI4Q9wG3dc6k22vnS-X8kZ4-LCm-AQFFxV1bYimlkFE-FpYaJctXotNHea5oz27ZKu-subjqVRKa_JGSKeyeSA5nRk/s4032/IMG_8323.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z5IWnvs8pqAFdSgI_fx-rJ8YeNXP7v2NWfV7_5Ks0EWfTcYTtyImEnB7K0nEYryfN3cK7Ijs-ECF0dy1DUBSj7lgKg-b8mI4Q9wG3dc6k22vnS-X8kZ4-LCm-AQFFxV1bYimlkFE-FpYaJctXotNHea5oz27ZKu-subjqVRKa_JGSKeyeSA5nRk/w640-h480/IMG_8323.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Ignition add on installers needed some zip and unzip programs from os4depot to be installed first. Given this is a clean build, I am discovering what extra bits I have to add to get some things working, most of which I did 10 years ago! Surprised the zip and unzip are not included in Enhancer...anyway.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAACMT8DF11uTieeSE3afJIz9_sNHqE2lZE3dPd5DJTKYGU5YCNortkHfc_FWdMmNzYUAyTXHKxd6bgKb6ybUKq4CYL4fK6TDUp9McgMWFIWJ93rc7I0edNozvqaPvQe1cu0L26wYRK_gDpk4UGDCPplXxYMhuC6FvWb_KEWg4l5BBrBrJ8uZWuUE/s4032/IMG_8324.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAACMT8DF11uTieeSE3afJIz9_sNHqE2lZE3dPd5DJTKYGU5YCNortkHfc_FWdMmNzYUAyTXHKxd6bgKb6ybUKq4CYL4fK6TDUp9McgMWFIWJ93rc7I0edNozvqaPvQe1cu0L26wYRK_gDpk4UGDCPplXxYMhuC6FvWb_KEWg4l5BBrBrJ8uZWuUE/w640-h480/IMG_8324.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_isotWYBNd1X5beAXjH6udHeWFmZYkK8smtsKKQQou_NOoPh-Zw3qENVht81rYUtXntHJbr_NXg3w8m3C0O26q87yVE4M3OBPzkJD96JBEkjtNq-s3oo8HEesjtwdZt8dFTW788MSHjJMRaRwKe-9-IBdYZsDdwFvwp1R5QQLmQZxDK3SIi-ZJ4g/s4032/IMG_8327.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_isotWYBNd1X5beAXjH6udHeWFmZYkK8smtsKKQQou_NOoPh-Zw3qENVht81rYUtXntHJbr_NXg3w8m3C0O26q87yVE4M3OBPzkJD96JBEkjtNq-s3oo8HEesjtwdZt8dFTW788MSHjJMRaRwKe-9-IBdYZsDdwFvwp1R5QQLmQZxDK3SIi-ZJ4g/w640-h480/IMG_8327.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I definitely want to explore the new 2022 Ignition spreadsheet xlsx and ods file support functionality more in it's own blog post in the future.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXtMwXth75a612GybMOMzccivIWvH7PcbNwBvkcyaC19xYJrze0gGaulBW1vNEINHlv-GwgCQpMyejUkiYfxtg3jlDeNKuZxvHfP8VJgxojV-6wvcwpcEA-BID_RJy1SCQQG8SMe_jNSiDu7bjVH2OfTARJSErKSjplJTtRMlxX1hP38AC3EJIRg/s4032/IMG_8331.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXtMwXth75a612GybMOMzccivIWvH7PcbNwBvkcyaC19xYJrze0gGaulBW1vNEINHlv-GwgCQpMyejUkiYfxtg3jlDeNKuZxvHfP8VJgxojV-6wvcwpcEA-BID_RJy1SCQQG8SMe_jNSiDu7bjVH2OfTARJSErKSjplJTtRMlxX1hP38AC3EJIRg/w640-h480/IMG_8331.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzkkdikROjibkMFqm2mXGWOh1UzNL8jZHza7j8BQ4xT1YngNLwFrLTxiJRWV68iZTrkolBVQlJ7qL2VWK6FO1cWnB_CtLp4_gL9yyJg3KzNvwrRLNQQhfhiX9x3yhrbZUGMemU7Hj8oE9XvA-lwzZB4ZDVMCMaSM0O_agl1-PkVV0pBpI0La2HCw/s4032/IMG_8332.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzkkdikROjibkMFqm2mXGWOh1UzNL8jZHza7j8BQ4xT1YngNLwFrLTxiJRWV68iZTrkolBVQlJ7qL2VWK6FO1cWnB_CtLp4_gL9yyJg3KzNvwrRLNQQhfhiX9x3yhrbZUGMemU7Hj8oE9XvA-lwzZB4ZDVMCMaSM0O_agl1-PkVV0pBpI0La2HCw/w640-h480/IMG_8332.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For now though, I installed Digibooster and played back some modules. I bought this software a few years ago and already <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2014/02/digibooster-3-on-x1000.html" target="_blank">looked at it on this blog</a> if you want to read more about it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj52CKBOB9g9y2uLPWXXgaOu3kp4PtfWtIFpvuUhRuithgCX4j4gihrJhBR-dLMZEkC6XcWkcji7498ATa23qJAeZCYRLdBR2J8Gipnlw3Olaiab8qy5bupNO7pZXNwithvUtWaK9Hvk-5DOo8fLCZnQoA03mr5va_ngcMlBSChGyVCmpqVwNGC9Q/s4032/IMG_8338.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj52CKBOB9g9y2uLPWXXgaOu3kp4PtfWtIFpvuUhRuithgCX4j4gihrJhBR-dLMZEkC6XcWkcji7498ATa23qJAeZCYRLdBR2J8Gipnlw3Olaiab8qy5bupNO7pZXNwithvUtWaK9Hvk-5DOo8fLCZnQoA03mr5va_ngcMlBSChGyVCmpqVwNGC9Q/w640-h480/IMG_8338.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was pleased to see the Enhancer 2.2 package installs everything I needed for my USB MIDI connection to the Roland SC-88 Pro to work without any configuration - I could install and use the Horny Midi Sequencer to play some MIDI files on my new build. Sounds good.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiTwXxn1OqEwlKP2WYeiQdQPEz8WDLgFdx-euGEdLXVigRbOCGoPHMzRO26vZdGwkbBlAdm78BzMYlwkshW_lLgPzeVQvHdRgMhJ_Z8UlIRiro4YwfHx9czVwsRQRJRe4OH41ZALM8HpPwHja4X8bhFx4hg2ZMdmXjhHHukGXKtG1Z1usCqen-bQ/s4032/IMG_8348.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiTwXxn1OqEwlKP2WYeiQdQPEz8WDLgFdx-euGEdLXVigRbOCGoPHMzRO26vZdGwkbBlAdm78BzMYlwkshW_lLgPzeVQvHdRgMhJ_Z8UlIRiro4YwfHx9czVwsRQRJRe4OH41ZALM8HpPwHja4X8bhFx4hg2ZMdmXjhHHukGXKtG1Z1usCqen-bQ/w640-h480/IMG_8348.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I read that apparently with the new v5 drivers and 270x card, we need to enable the high performance option in the Power Prefs supplied with Enhancer 2.2. So I went into there to change it - it is set to Dynamic by default:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgjx58-1l6gbORdoVFCZM00kR2-zXtgNJzcMXT_Pw8e9kXgOK89wubFTombO05TX_7egJTgWZeJg9XH_IGfhzFMG72DYpsXS9TtVODvBVI2upKVX0dn8AAWMSliBR46e472t2D5FUUh4rEgZCiyGFnyBOb0leLrzKknba0DBN42R3HBiAas1Ju94/s4032/IMG_8362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgjx58-1l6gbORdoVFCZM00kR2-zXtgNJzcMXT_Pw8e9kXgOK89wubFTombO05TX_7egJTgWZeJg9XH_IGfhzFMG72DYpsXS9TtVODvBVI2upKVX0dn8AAWMSliBR46e472t2D5FUUh4rEgZCiyGFnyBOb0leLrzKknba0DBN42R3HBiAas1Ju94/w640-h480/IMG_8362.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdniTO_weQTzbO14lAIdpKAU-EQgcb4bmGdlyD831bMb3EnHwrsMlGHNnis_W38F0jNj5Tc4ujmtjKrqdXf-krPyjPC3ICLC57wSK2--pISUEqscgG7pg9JPI8ShTfJm50gilYSgN_3S8ChhGA7ipt7IIeYd5ncZ2LhF40hNT6kjGvD7cuqctC_g/s4032/IMG_8363.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdniTO_weQTzbO14lAIdpKAU-EQgcb4bmGdlyD831bMb3EnHwrsMlGHNnis_W38F0jNj5Tc4ujmtjKrqdXf-krPyjPC3ICLC57wSK2--pISUEqscgG7pg9JPI8ShTfJm50gilYSgN_3S8ChhGA7ipt7IIeYd5ncZ2LhF40hNT6kjGvD7cuqctC_g/w640-h480/IMG_8363.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It made no noticeable difference to the playback of 1080p videos though - still slows the system to a crawl and won't play. Running full screen videos in DV Player is nice though, even if it is only 720p - Viva Amiga!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu2j0Pm_bbFJ3Z30xPQ-K59K_WsjMyEVACPJ4vdmNLJRxwKrvZkkhA_L5x4UqwRPo3RJw6CuVHeqszb-B9ChlwO5FpC2C_UABKv-HNzAxXruVjRJ0ZVP4bU-1bYN2cNvHDYv9rMEvdaIXLdIDJIG4D75hVqccEA58_1W2xmpY7EOreFp51d4bFzU/s4032/IMG_8356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu2j0Pm_bbFJ3Z30xPQ-K59K_WsjMyEVACPJ4vdmNLJRxwKrvZkkhA_L5x4UqwRPo3RJw6CuVHeqszb-B9ChlwO5FpC2C_UABKv-HNzAxXruVjRJ0ZVP4bU-1bYN2cNvHDYv9rMEvdaIXLdIDJIG4D75hVqccEA58_1W2xmpY7EOreFp51d4bFzU/w640-h480/IMG_8356.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiYU5Flre7ZX8OUBk9zWsts8slkz7MKwVdPM2OUkZ23elMg0pYZWn4yAM-7gIP8KXyB4Ra59w05B6EgprtW7_u6C17iKr9ejv-qIxlsBSjb4BE7stidzXtoZP6MV8bxDDKj31lQcjQQ599pt0gHUQkKPRSWQio2LU_rvqssRIY4Ez8lI6mBommwE/s4032/IMG_8357.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiYU5Flre7ZX8OUBk9zWsts8slkz7MKwVdPM2OUkZ23elMg0pYZWn4yAM-7gIP8KXyB4Ra59w05B6EgprtW7_u6C17iKr9ejv-qIxlsBSjb4BE7stidzXtoZP6MV8bxDDKj31lQcjQQ599pt0gHUQkKPRSWQio2LU_rvqssRIY4Ez8lI6mBommwE/w640-h480/IMG_8357.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not the results I was expecting considering the significant cost outlay that is for sure. If you get 1080p video playback working for you on the X1000 with the latest drivers and Rx card, I really want to know how you did it!</div><div><br /></div></div><div>Next I tried running Cromag Rally, a recent game release that is supposed to use the functionality of the v5 Radeon drivers and 270X Rx cards, but unfortunately it doesn't work at all for me. I get this output which appears like everything should be working but nothing further happens.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I3_8ubljJc7VTTyR3agYKk5_4_-tyUvuMc8wHwyZb86JvN0NWTBcZZufNZFbLifOduDhqihP2BUcVcHhQgFv-TYPtPJbViz6SkKaA5_jNwVOXLkDCueFA_Qqk9ahEV46VG8VEFTBbtZO8StAq5_N0Vn0EsWYUpjIof9MpuUqV9GlGMAlweydalQ/s4032/IMG_8364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I3_8ubljJc7VTTyR3agYKk5_4_-tyUvuMc8wHwyZb86JvN0NWTBcZZufNZFbLifOduDhqihP2BUcVcHhQgFv-TYPtPJbViz6SkKaA5_jNwVOXLkDCueFA_Qqk9ahEV46VG8VEFTBbtZO8StAq5_N0Vn0EsWYUpjIof9MpuUqV9GlGMAlweydalQ/w640-h480/IMG_8364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I have read stories that people can't even see anything on the X1000 with a RX card (not Rx) installed without changing CFE settings and <a href="https://www.epsilonsworld.com/2015/04/my-x1000-no-longer-works.html" target="_blank">adjusting jumpers I definitely will never touch again</a> . </p><p>Luckily for me this didn't impact me in 2022 trying a R9 270X card on as it was listed on Hans website as tested and working.</p><div>At this time, it is hard to recommend upgrading from the R7 Southern Island cards to the R9 270X-280X cards if you have an X1000, as I see little benefit with the latest v5 over the v2.4 drivers, but plenty of new problems and incompatibilities to be resolved still, as I have shown here. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will leave the setup as it is for now, and decide whether to restore the previous 250X card later on - I am hopeful some solutions will come to fix the issues I found.</div><p>But that said, I did have fun playing with the new games and applications released for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition this year. I look forward to seeing more for my X1000 in 2023!</p><p><br /></p></div>Epsilonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050093693410409568noreply@blogger.com3