#amiga3000t — Public Fediverse posts

I’ve been away from my #amiga3000t restoration for a couple of months as I chased other shiny objects and projects. I’m still not laser focused on it again yet, but it’s in good enough shape and running off #BlueSCSI, so I can reclaim the massive amount of workbench space it was taking.

So, working it into my office and giving it a more permanent home under the desk. Due to how I have things set up, I’m glad the “pregnant mouse” for the T is literally useable as a jump rope.

#retrocomputing

I’ve been away from my #amiga3000t restoration for a couple of months as I chased other shiny objects and projects. I’m still not laser focused on it again yet, but it’s in good enough shape and running off #BlueSCSI, so I can reclaim the massive amount of workbench space it was taking.

So, working it into my office and giving it a more permanent home under the desk. Due to how I have things set up, I’m glad the “pregnant mouse” for the T is literally useable as a jump rope.

#retrocomputing

I’ve been away from my #amiga3000t restoration for a couple of months as I chased other shiny objects and projects. I’m still not laser focused on it again yet, but it’s in good enough shape and running off #BlueSCSI, so I can reclaim the massive amount of workbench space it was taking.

So, working it into my office and giving it a more permanent home under the desk. Due to how I have things set up, I’m glad the “pregnant mouse” for the T is literally useable as a jump rope.

#retrocomputing

I’ve been away from my #amiga3000t restoration for a couple of months as I chased other shiny objects and projects. I’m still not laser focused on it again yet, but it’s in good enough shape and running off #BlueSCSI, so I can reclaim the massive amount of workbench space it was taking.

So, working it into my office and giving it a more permanent home under the desk. Due to how I have things set up, I’m glad the “pregnant mouse” for the T is literally useable as a jump rope.

#retrocomputing

Jan Beta Corrects an Amiga 3000T Capacitor Fault
#Amiga3000T #Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #JanBeta #RetroComputing #ComputerRepair #AmigaRestoration
https://theoasisbbs.com/jan-beta-corrects-an-amiga-3000t-capacitor-fault/?fsp_sid=12947

Jan Beta Corrects an Amiga 3000T Capacitor Fault
#Amiga3000T #Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #JanBeta #RetroComputing #ComputerRepair #AmigaRestoration
https://theoasisbbs.com/jan-beta-corrects-an-amiga-3000t-capacitor-fault/?fsp_sid=12947

Jan Beta Corrects an Amiga 3000T Capacitor Fault
#Amiga3000T #Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #JanBeta #RetroComputing #ComputerRepair #AmigaRestoration
https://theoasisbbs.com/jan-beta-corrects-an-amiga-3000t-capacitor-fault/?fsp_sid=12947

Jan Beta Corrects an Amiga 3000T Capacitor Fault
#Amiga3000T #Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #JanBeta #RetroComputing #ComputerRepair #AmigaRestoration
https://theoasisbbs.com/jan-beta-corrects-an-amiga-3000t-capacitor-fault/?fsp_sid=12947

New video! There's another capacitor issue with the Amiga 3000T from factory!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/MKnBJ2qgXF0
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/ktv6ZnGPs8uCxbrns6NYaN

#Amiga #Amiga3000T #Amiga3000 #A3000T #Capacitor #VoltageRails #Commodore #Restoration #Schematics #Repair #Troubleshooting #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #RareCommodore

New video! There's another capacitor issue with the Amiga 3000T from factory!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/MKnBJ2qgXF0
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/ktv6ZnGPs8uCxbrns6NYaN

#Amiga #Amiga3000T #Amiga3000 #A3000T #Capacitor #VoltageRails #Commodore #Restoration #Schematics #Repair #Troubleshooting #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #RareCommodore

New video! There's another capacitor issue with the Amiga 3000T from factory!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/MKnBJ2qgXF0
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/ktv6ZnGPs8uCxbrns6NYaN

#Amiga #Amiga3000T #Amiga3000 #A3000T #Capacitor #VoltageRails #Commodore #Restoration #Schematics #Repair #Troubleshooting #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #RareCommodore

New video! There's another capacitor issue with the Amiga 3000T from factory!

YouTube: https://youtu.be/MKnBJ2qgXF0
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/ktv6ZnGPs8uCxbrns6NYaN

#Amiga #Amiga3000T #Amiga3000 #A3000T #Capacitor #VoltageRails #Commodore #Restoration #Schematics #Repair #Troubleshooting #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #RareCommodore

Last thing on my list is figuring out why tapes will format, write and read... but fail to mount again if unmounted.

If I can cross that off, I'll consider this unit a success restoration-wise and move on to some other systems I have lined up... (including trying to wrap up on the #amiga3000t that I keep messing with intermittently).

#px8 #retrocomputing #electronics

Last thing on my list is figuring out why tapes will format, write and read... but fail to mount again if unmounted.

If I can cross that off, I'll consider this unit a success restoration-wise and move on to some other systems I have lined up... (including trying to wrap up on the #amiga3000t that I keep messing with intermittently).

#px8 #retrocomputing #electronics

Last thing on my list is figuring out why tapes will format, write and read... but fail to mount again if unmounted.

If I can cross that off, I'll consider this unit a success restoration-wise and move on to some other systems I have lined up... (including trying to wrap up on the #amiga3000t that I keep messing with intermittently).

#px8 #retrocomputing #electronics

Last thing on my list is figuring out why tapes will format, write and read... but fail to mount again if unmounted.

If I can cross that off, I'll consider this unit a success restoration-wise and move on to some other systems I have lined up... (including trying to wrap up on the #amiga3000t that I keep messing with intermittently).

#px8 #retrocomputing #electronics

Well, my #amigaunix install via #bluescsi tape emulation is going nowhere. I've poked at it off and on for days now and been in an extended forum discussion that has also hit a wall.

Debug logs from the #bluescsi suggest that something goes to hell after the tape retension request from the installer, but I don't yet get why. #zuluscsi works for this as of recently with a port of the SIMH tape protocol, but I don't see signs that has been ported to #bluescsi.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Well, my #amigaunix install via #bluescsi tape emulation is going nowhere. I've poked at it off and on for days now and been in an extended forum discussion that has also hit a wall.

Debug logs from the #bluescsi suggest that something goes to hell after the tape retension request from the installer, but I don't yet get why. #zuluscsi works for this as of recently with a port of the SIMH tape protocol, but I don't see signs that has been ported to #bluescsi.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Well, my #amigaunix install via #bluescsi tape emulation is going nowhere. I've poked at it off and on for days now and been in an extended forum discussion that has also hit a wall.

Debug logs from the #bluescsi suggest that something goes to hell after the tape retension request from the installer, but I don't yet get why. #zuluscsi works for this as of recently with a port of the SIMH tape protocol, but I don't see signs that has been ported to #bluescsi.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Well, my #amigaunix install via #bluescsi tape emulation is going nowhere. I've poked at it off and on for days now and been in an extended forum discussion that has also hit a wall.

Debug logs from the #bluescsi suggest that something goes to hell after the tape retension request from the installer, but I don't yet get why. #zuluscsi works for this as of recently with a port of the SIMH tape protocol, but I don't see signs that has been ported to #bluescsi.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

I spent a good chunk of the day trying to get #amigaunix to install using #bluescsi to provide a tape image. So far I can’t come up with an image or file-based tape config that will satisfy the installer. It usually flips out about some cpio error the second it tries to use the tape.

Not sure if my image lacks some nuance or if the BlueSCSI tape drive isn’t to AMIX’s liking in some obscure way. I can read from it in the shell if break the install script.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

I spent a good chunk of the day trying to get #amigaunix to install using #bluescsi to provide a tape image. So far I can’t come up with an image or file-based tape config that will satisfy the installer. It usually flips out about some cpio error the second it tries to use the tape.

Not sure if my image lacks some nuance or if the BlueSCSI tape drive isn’t to AMIX’s liking in some obscure way. I can read from it in the shell if break the install script.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

I spent a good chunk of the day trying to get #amigaunix to install using #bluescsi to provide a tape image. So far I can’t come up with an image or file-based tape config that will satisfy the installer. It usually flips out about some cpio error the second it tries to use the tape.

Not sure if my image lacks some nuance or if the BlueSCSI tape drive isn’t to AMIX’s liking in some obscure way. I can read from it in the shell if break the install script.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

I spent a good chunk of the day trying to get #amigaunix to install using #bluescsi to provide a tape image. So far I can’t come up with an image or file-based tape config that will satisfy the installer. It usually flips out about some cpio error the second it tries to use the tape.

Not sure if my image lacks some nuance or if the BlueSCSI tape drive isn’t to AMIX’s liking in some obscure way. I can read from it in the shell if break the install script.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Well, that worked nicely. Booted right up the image of the old drive on the first try. Fast, too.

I also have a pair of 40 pin #onerom units on hand, so I'll start exploring different Kickstart ROMs as well as fresh builds on new virtual SCSI drives.

I think I am also going to have to get serious about a battery for SCSI settings.

But tomorrow I think I'm going to see if I can get the #bluescsi to work with the old #amigaunix tape images to attempt an install.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Well, that worked nicely. Booted right up the image of the old drive on the first try. Fast, too.

I also have a pair of 40 pin #onerom units on hand, so I'll start exploring different Kickstart ROMs as well as fresh builds on new virtual SCSI drives.

I think I am also going to have to get serious about a battery for SCSI settings.

But tomorrow I think I'm going to see if I can get the #bluescsi to work with the old #amigaunix tape images to attempt an install.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Well, that worked nicely. Booted right up the image of the old drive on the first try. Fast, too.

I also have a pair of 40 pin #onerom units on hand, so I'll start exploring different Kickstart ROMs as well as fresh builds on new virtual SCSI drives.

I think I am also going to have to get serious about a battery for SCSI settings.

But tomorrow I think I'm going to see if I can get the #bluescsi to work with the old #amigaunix tape images to attempt an install.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Well, that worked nicely. Booted right up the image of the old drive on the first try. Fast, too.

I also have a pair of 40 pin #onerom units on hand, so I'll start exploring different Kickstart ROMs as well as fresh builds on new virtual SCSI drives.

I think I am also going to have to get serious about a battery for SCSI settings.

But tomorrow I think I'm going to see if I can get the #bluescsi to work with the old #amigaunix tape images to attempt an install.

#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

I finally had time to assemble my newest #bluescsi kit tonight for use in the #amiga3000t. The first thing I wanted to do was use initiator mode for fresh cloning of the original Quantum drive that is (somehow!) still operating in the machine.

It ran well but reports 25 sectors it had trouble reading. We'll see how much damage that does (if any of note) on the imaged version.

I should be fine either way: I imaged this drive ~20+ years ago using a Linux box and have backups.

#retrocomputing

I finally had time to assemble my newest #bluescsi kit tonight for use in the #amiga3000t. The first thing I wanted to do was use initiator mode for fresh cloning of the original Quantum drive that is (somehow!) still operating in the machine.

It ran well but reports 25 sectors it had trouble reading. We'll see how much damage that does (if any of note) on the imaged version.

I should be fine either way: I imaged this drive ~20+ years ago using a Linux box and have backups.

#retrocomputing

I finally had time to assemble my newest #bluescsi kit tonight for use in the #amiga3000t. The first thing I wanted to do was use initiator mode for fresh cloning of the original Quantum drive that is (somehow!) still operating in the machine.

It ran well but reports 25 sectors it had trouble reading. We'll see how much damage that does (if any of note) on the imaged version.

I should be fine either way: I imaged this drive ~20+ years ago using a Linux box and have backups.

#retrocomputing

I finally had time to assemble my newest #bluescsi kit tonight for use in the #amiga3000t. The first thing I wanted to do was use initiator mode for fresh cloning of the original Quantum drive that is (somehow!) still operating in the machine.

It ran well but reports 25 sectors it had trouble reading. We'll see how much damage that does (if any of note) on the imaged version.

I should be fine either way: I imaged this drive ~20+ years ago using a Linux box and have backups.

#retrocomputing

#px8 set aside while I await a replacement transistor in a few days. I've been eager to get back on the #amiga3000t, so resuming that thread tonight.

Regarding the thread: I found this original thread got forked. Probably something I did by accident. I'll admit #mastodon threads baffle me a little sometimes.

Linking the fork here for the sake of keeping all the related posts tied together, even if a bit messily: https://mastodon.halfpress.com/@halfpress/117045005947979132

But I will resume here on the original thread.

#px8 set aside while I await a replacement transistor in a few days. I've been eager to get back on the #amiga3000t, so resuming that thread tonight.

Regarding the thread: I found this original thread got forked. Probably something I did by accident. I'll admit #mastodon threads baffle me a little sometimes.

Linking the fork here for the sake of keeping all the related posts tied together, even if a bit messily: https://mastodon.halfpress.com/@halfpress/117045005947979132

But I will resume here on the original thread.

#px8 set aside while I await a replacement transistor in a few days. I've been eager to get back on the #amiga3000t, so resuming that thread tonight.

Regarding the thread: I found this original thread got forked. Probably something I did by accident. I'll admit #mastodon threads baffle me a little sometimes.

Linking the fork here for the sake of keeping all the related posts tied together, even if a bit messily: https://mastodon.halfpress.com/@halfpress/117045005947979132

But I will resume here on the original thread.

#px8 set aside while I await a replacement transistor in a few days. I've been eager to get back on the #amiga3000t, so resuming that thread tonight.

Regarding the thread: I found this original thread got forked. Probably something I did by accident. I'll admit #mastodon threads baffle me a little sometimes.

Linking the fork here for the sake of keeping all the related posts tied together, even if a bit messily: https://mastodon.halfpress.com/@halfpress/117045005947979132

But I will resume here on the original thread.

Not sure how I’ve gone this long without adding a #gotek to my box of #retrocomputing tricks. Arrived today alongside the heavily #usps-delayed #BlueSCSI for my #amiga3000t restoration. I’ll dig into that tomorrow… got my head too much in the #px8 right now.

Not sure how I’ve gone this long without adding a #gotek to my box of #retrocomputing tricks. Arrived today alongside the heavily #usps-delayed #BlueSCSI for my #amiga3000t restoration. I’ll dig into that tomorrow… got my head too much in the #px8 right now.

Not sure how I’ve gone this long without adding a #gotek to my box of #retrocomputing tricks. Arrived today alongside the heavily #usps-delayed #BlueSCSI for my #amiga3000t restoration. I’ll dig into that tomorrow… got my head too much in the #px8 right now.

Not sure how I’ve gone this long without adding a #gotek to my box of #retrocomputing tricks. Arrived today alongside the heavily #usps-delayed #BlueSCSI for my #amiga3000t restoration. I’ll dig into that tomorrow… got my head too much in the #px8 right now.

Well, if I do any #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI stuff today, I’ll have robbed one from a NeXT slab. Thursday’s arrival got delayed to today which now appears to be misdirected to a few towns away that are never part of the route (same last three letters of the town name and only the difference of a single numeral 5 vs a 2 in the zip). 30 mins away, but I’m betting that adds days, especially being a Friday.

Remind me what the second word represents in “Ground Advantage” service…?

#retrocomputing

Well, if I do any #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI stuff today, I’ll have robbed one from a NeXT slab. Thursday’s arrival got delayed to today which now appears to be misdirected to a few towns away that are never part of the route (same last three letters of the town name and only the difference of a single numeral 5 vs a 2 in the zip). 30 mins away, but I’m betting that adds days, especially being a Friday.

Remind me what the second word represents in “Ground Advantage” service…?

#retrocomputing

Well, if I do any #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI stuff today, I’ll have robbed one from a NeXT slab. Thursday’s arrival got delayed to today which now appears to be misdirected to a few towns away that are never part of the route (same last three letters of the town name and only the difference of a single numeral 5 vs a 2 in the zip). 30 mins away, but I’m betting that adds days, especially being a Friday.

Remind me what the second word represents in “Ground Advantage” service…?

#retrocomputing

Well, if I do any #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI stuff today, I’ll have robbed one from a NeXT slab. Thursday’s arrival got delayed to today which now appears to be misdirected to a few towns away that are never part of the route (same last three letters of the town name and only the difference of a single numeral 5 vs a 2 in the zip). 30 mins away, but I’m betting that adds days, especially being a Friday.

Remind me what the second word represents in “Ground Advantage” service…?

#retrocomputing

@retrofan64 Just grabbed it - definitely a good one!

I found a cache of mods on my old #amiga3000t, one of which I remember super well:

https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&query=214414

I don't recall what is/was super popular or well known in the mod scene, so this might well be something everyone and his brother has already heard. Either way, it's still a classic to me.

@retrofan64 Just grabbed it - definitely a good one!

I found a cache of mods on my old #amiga3000t, one of which I remember super well:

https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&query=214414

I don't recall what is/was super popular or well known in the mod scene, so this might well be something everyone and his brother has already heard. Either way, it's still a classic to me.

@retrofan64 Just grabbed it - definitely a good one!

I found a cache of mods on my old #amiga3000t, one of which I remember super well:

https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&query=214414

I don't recall what is/was super popular or well known in the mod scene, so this might well be something everyone and his brother has already heard. Either way, it's still a classic to me.

@retrofan64 Just grabbed it - definitely a good one!

I found a cache of mods on my old #amiga3000t, one of which I remember super well:

https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&query=214414

I don't recall what is/was super popular or well known in the mod scene, so this might well be something everyone and his brother has already heard. Either way, it's still a classic to me.

Today was going to be #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI day, but USPS looks like they will BS me again saying arrival today while it sucks wind at a distribution center just over an hour away until at least tomorrow. I think my faith in their reliability was based on the seemingly strict schedule or process they had for Amazon. But there is now an Amazon distribution center five minutes from us and the Rivian vans are rolling… so small shop USPS stuff is hit and miss on promise vs reality.

#retrocomputing

Today was going to be #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI day, but USPS looks like they will BS me again saying arrival today while it sucks wind at a distribution center just over an hour away until at least tomorrow. I think my faith in their reliability was based on the seemingly strict schedule or process they had for Amazon. But there is now an Amazon distribution center five minutes from us and the Rivian vans are rolling… so small shop USPS stuff is hit and miss on promise vs reality.

#retrocomputing

Today was going to be #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI day, but USPS looks like they will BS me again saying arrival today while it sucks wind at a distribution center just over an hour away until at least tomorrow. I think my faith in their reliability was based on the seemingly strict schedule or process they had for Amazon. But there is now an Amazon distribution center five minutes from us and the Rivian vans are rolling… so small shop USPS stuff is hit and miss on promise vs reality.

#retrocomputing

Today was going to be #amiga3000t #BlueSCSI day, but USPS looks like they will BS me again saying arrival today while it sucks wind at a distribution center just over an hour away until at least tomorrow. I think my faith in their reliability was based on the seemingly strict schedule or process they had for Amazon. But there is now an Amazon distribution center five minutes from us and the Rivian vans are rolling… so small shop USPS stuff is hit and miss on promise vs reality.

#retrocomputing

Been collecting the obvious missing parts in my childhood #amiga500 in the background while restoring the #amiga3000t: floppy drive, missing tilde key, broken escape switch and power supply. Looking forward to digging into it once I clear the bench from the flurry of other items this past week or so.

#retrocomputing

Been collecting the obvious missing parts in my childhood #amiga500 in the background while restoring the #amiga3000t: floppy drive, missing tilde key, broken escape switch and power supply. Looking forward to digging into it once I clear the bench from the flurry of other items this past week or so.

#retrocomputing

Been collecting the obvious missing parts in my childhood #amiga500 in the background while restoring the #amiga3000t: floppy drive, missing tilde key, broken escape switch and power supply. Looking forward to digging into it once I clear the bench from the flurry of other items this past week or so.

#retrocomputing

Been collecting the obvious missing parts in my childhood #amiga500 in the background while restoring the #amiga3000t: floppy drive, missing tilde key, broken escape switch and power supply. Looking forward to digging into it once I clear the bench from the flurry of other items this past week or so.

#retrocomputing

Have a very happy Amiga 3000T keyboard now. Everything from last night did the trick.

All non-working or keys needing extra pressure are now working and equally light across the board.

Awaiting the #BlueSCSI for the next major task. It’s on the way. I might borrow one from my NeXT slab if I get impatient (the NeXT Cube is sacrosanct and I shan’t be borrowing bits from its innards).

I could prep the drive images with my external BlueSCSI in the meantime, I guess.
#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Have a very happy Amiga 3000T keyboard now. Everything from last night did the trick.

All non-working or keys needing extra pressure are now working and equally light across the board.

Awaiting the #BlueSCSI for the next major task. It’s on the way. I might borrow one from my NeXT slab if I get impatient (the NeXT Cube is sacrosanct and I shan’t be borrowing bits from its innards).

I could prep the drive images with my external BlueSCSI in the meantime, I guess.
#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Have a very happy Amiga 3000T keyboard now. Everything from last night did the trick.

All non-working or keys needing extra pressure are now working and equally light across the board.

Awaiting the #BlueSCSI for the next major task. It’s on the way. I might borrow one from my NeXT slab if I get impatient (the NeXT Cube is sacrosanct and I shan’t be borrowing bits from its innards).

I could prep the drive images with my external BlueSCSI in the meantime, I guess.
#amiga3000t #retrocomputing

Have a very happy Amiga 3000T keyboard now. Everything from last night did the trick.

All non-working or keys needing extra pressure are now working and equally light across the board.

Awaiting the #BlueSCSI for the next major task. It’s on the way. I might borrow one from my NeXT slab if I get impatient (the NeXT Cube is sacrosanct and I shan’t be borrowing bits from its innards).

I could prep the drive images with my external BlueSCSI in the meantime, I guess.
#amiga3000t #retrocomputing