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There is an Amiga emulator in Apple's App Store for iPadOS right now: "Amigo"
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amigo-amiga-emulator/id6792285150
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #emulation #iPad #iPadOS #iOS #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #Apple #UAE #MC68K #AmigaDOS #emulators #Mac #AppStore
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There is an Amiga emulator in Apple's App Store for iPadOS right now: "Amigo"
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amigo-amiga-emulator/id6792285150
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #emulation #iPad #iPadOS #iOS #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #Apple #UAE #MC68K #AmigaDOS #emulators #Mac #AppStore
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8MB 16-bit FAST RAM installed! Now to drop in the 68030 board...
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #MC68K #MC68030 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #hardware #vintagetech #tech #Amiga2000 #RAM #techphotos #CPU #FPU #AmigaDOS #AmigaOS #ByteCellar #scenedemo #demo #dmeoscene #video
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8MB 16-bit FAST RAM installed! Now to drop in the 68030 board...
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #MC68K #MC68030 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #hardware #vintagetech #tech #Amiga2000 #RAM #techphotos #CPU #FPU #AmigaDOS #AmigaOS #ByteCellar #scenedemo #demo #dmeoscene #video
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Happily, was able to find eight 30-pin 70ns FPM 1MB SIMMs, so I can populate the 16-bit Zorro II RAM+SCSI card to 8MB in this Amiga 2000 upgrade.
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #MC68K #MC68030 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #hardware #vintagetech #tech #photo #Amiga2000 #RAM #techphotos #CPU #FPU #AmigaDOS #AmigaOS #ByteCellar
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Happily, was able to find eight 30-pin 70ns FPM 1MB SIMMs, so I can populate the 16-bit Zorro II RAM+SCSI card to 8MB in this Amiga 2000 upgrade.
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #MC68K #MC68030 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #hardware #vintagetech #tech #photo #Amiga2000 #RAM #techphotos #CPU #FPU #AmigaDOS #AmigaOS #ByteCellar
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Cracked open the Amiga 2000 and am moving from a 14MHz 68020 to a 40MHz 68030, and increasing FAST RAM in both 16-bit Zorro II space and 32-bit extended space.
The "new" accelerator is a GVP G-Force 030 (Impact A2000-030 Combo Series II) with 8MB 32-bit FAST RAM and 68882 FPU.
This board has a jumper allowing it to be fully disabled, which I will bring out to a toggle switch (for cycle-exact 68000 scenedemos).
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #MC68K #MC68030 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #hardware #vintagetech #tech #photo #Amiga2000 #RAM #techphotos #CPU #FPU #AmigaDOS #AmigaOS #ByteCellar
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Cracked open the Amiga 2000 and am moving from a 14MHz 68020 to a 40MHz 68030, and increasing FAST RAM in both 16-bit Zorro II space and 32-bit extended space.
The "new" accelerator is a GVP G-Force 030 (Impact A2000-030 Combo Series II) with 8MB 32-bit FAST RAM and 68882 FPU.
This board has a jumper allowing it to be fully disabled, which I will bring out to a toggle switch (for cycle-exact 68000 scenedemos).
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #MC68K #MC68030 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #hardware #vintagetech #tech #photo #Amiga2000 #RAM #techphotos #CPU #FPU #AmigaDOS #AmigaOS #ByteCellar
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Drag the Insanely Witty One
During the 1989-1990 Yuletide season, my dear friend Stefan Posthuma and myself made a trip to Norway. Norway was the home of a bunch of cool (I say 'cool' but I think most regular folks would call them 'nerdy' or 'geeky') guys who appeared to be fans of what we were doing with the Atari ST disk magazine ST NEWS. They wrote articles for it,
https://www.karsmakers.nl/?p=1099
#Atari #InEnglish #internet #music #Plantiac #RetroComputers #STNEWS #travelling
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Drag the Insanely Witty One
During the 1989-1990 Yuletide season, my dear friend Stefan Posthuma and myself made a trip to Norway. Norway was the home of a bunch of cool (I say 'cool' but I think most regular folks would call them 'nerdy' or 'geeky') guys who appeared to be fans of what we were doing with the Atari ST disk magazine ST NEWS. They wrote articles for it,
https://www.karsmakers.nl/?p=1099
#Atari #InEnglish #internet #music #Plantiac #RetroComputers #STNEWS #travelling
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I love old Japanese NEC computers, and R2-D2, and tricked out Amigas. Galaga is also cool.
#tech #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputers #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #starwars #nec -
I love old Japanese NEC computers, and R2-D2, and tricked out Amigas. Galaga is also cool.
#tech #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputers #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #starwars #nec -
Cheetah Sweet Talker - First Try
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Cheetah Sweet Talker - First Try
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After lengthy and somewhat casual searching, I've found and purchased (eBay) an accelerator with (critically) a hardware disable for my Amiga 2000, a GVP G-Force 030 with 40MHz 68030/882.
It just occurred to me that, oddly, this will be the first 68030 that I've ever had in the house.
68000, 68010, 68020, 68040, 68060 - yes, but never a 68030.
(Currently using an A2620 14MHz 68020/882/851 in the CPU slot.)
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #Motorola #MC68K #MC68000 #MC68030 #accelerators #vintagetech #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #eBay
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After lengthy and somewhat casual searching, I've found and purchased (eBay) an accelerator with (critically) a hardware disable for my Amiga 2000, a GVP G-Force 030 with 40MHz 68030/882.
It just occurred to me that, oddly, this will be the first 68030 that I've ever had in the house.
68000, 68010, 68020, 68040, 68060 - yes, but never a 68030.
(Currently using an A2620 14MHz 68020/882/851 in the CPU slot.)
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #Motorola #MC68K #MC68000 #MC68030 #accelerators #vintagetech #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #eBay
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Live stream from Amiga Kickstart Expo 3.0 https://m.twitch.tv/vectorfunk #amiga #retrocomputers #retrogames #amigakickstart
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I recently came to understand I have one of the last Amiga 2000s to roll off the assembly line.
- Revision 6.4 motherboard
- Agnus: 318069-17 8375 (NTSC) from Sept '92
- Denise: 390433-02 8373R4PD from Sept '92
- Paula: 252127-02 8364R7PD from Sept '92I bought it as part of a lot of 35 or so new-in-box A2000s I found on usenet back in the year 2000. The shipping took much longer than expected, so the seller threw in an ASDG Dual Serial board as a bonus for me.
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #Amiga2000 #Commodore #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #hardware #MC68000
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I recently came to understand I have one of the last Amiga 2000s to roll off the assembly line.
- Revision 6.4 motherboard
- Agnus: 318069-17 8375 (NTSC) from Sept '92
- Denise: 390433-02 8373R4PD from Sept '92
- Paula: 252127-02 8364R7PD from Sept '92I bought it as part of a lot of 35 or so new-in-box A2000s I found on usenet back in the year 2000. The shipping took much longer than expected, so the seller threw in an ASDG Dual Serial board as a bonus for me.
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #Amiga2000 #Commodore #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #hardware #MC68000
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Peak computer design. I would buy a modern computer in that case in a heartbeat. From the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2025
#vintagecomputing #it #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #macs #oldmacs #oldapples #oldcomputers -
Peak computer design. I would buy a modern computer in that case in a heartbeat. From the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2025
#vintagecomputing #it #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #macs #oldmacs #oldapples #oldcomputers -
Here's a very recent example.
Using software written in 2026 (by @colin_mcmillen) on a computer released in 1983 to extract digital photos from a digital camera released in 1994.
Apple QuickTake 200 connected via serial to my 128K enhanced Apple IIe (video output via composite to CRT and to LCD via VidHD video card) with "large" volumes mounted via CFFA3000 flash storage card.
The 640x480 camera images (JPEGs) are decoded and scaled for display in the double high-res graphics mode at 560x192 monochrome pixels. Just lovely.
@siracusa @marcoarment @caseyliss
#AppleII #Apple #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers
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Here's a very recent example.
Using software written in 2026 (by @colin_mcmillen) on a computer released in 1983 to extract digital photos from a digital camera released in 1994.
Apple QuickTake 200 connected via serial to my 128K enhanced Apple IIe (video output via composite to CRT and to LCD via VidHD video card) with "large" volumes mounted via CFFA3000 flash storage card.
The 640x480 camera images (JPEGs) are decoded and scaled for display in the double high-res graphics mode at 560x192 monochrome pixels. Just lovely.
@siracusa @marcoarment @caseyliss
#AppleII #Apple #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers
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I was just listening to ATP Podcast, June 30 eposide, "And Do What?" (I'm a little behind in my listening).
The title is taken from the "Ask ATP" section of the show where someone wrote in asking what three vintage computers the hosts would like, if offered.
Responses were mixed, but early Macs and iOS devices were the main units discussed (and Casey's ThinkPads). Also discussed are those who just collect as an end in itself, and those who actually use these old systems. Getting them online was a big question for Marco.
I know I'm a little older than John, but I was surprised that no Apple II, C64, Atari 8-bits, etc. were mentioned, and I'm looking mainly at Marco who had the most to say about setting them up "and do what" then. How do you get programs onto these pre-internet computers?
I wanted to point out that there are a great many modern devices that make vintage computing much more approachable than the uninitiated may be aware of. I am the sort of collector that is primarily interested in using these systems, once acquired, and I have a room full of them -- most older than the systems discussed in the episode:
https://www.bytecellar.com/photo_pano.html
For most of my floppy-based systems, I've added various flash-based floppy disk emulation hardware and HD/large volume emulation hardware for others. Apple IIe, IIgs, TI-99/4A, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, my Amigas, NeXTstation, DOS 486, Tandy 1000, etc. As well, a few "WiFi modems" (serial to WiFi using ESP32 tech) get passed around to let them connect to my modern systems or the internet directly. There's a great deal of modern, enabling hardware for those in the hobby.
I use these systems quite often. None are my daily drivers, but one or two is usually on, doing something, on any given day. I'm not browsing the web on these, but demos, games, chat clients, data (tracker mods, video, etc.) streaming -- there's even a Mastodon client running on my 5x86 that actually does the TLS locally and supports image attachments.
There's a lot you can do with systems rather older than those discussed on the show, I'm here to say. :-)
#ATPPodcast #ATP #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #collecting #vintageapple #hobbies #nostalgia #computers #podcast #floppydisk #harddisk #GoTek #wifi232 #modem #modernretro #ByteCellar #tech #vintagetech
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I was just listening to ATP Podcast, June 30 eposide, "And Do What?" (I'm a little behind in my listening).
The title is taken from the "Ask ATP" section of the show where someone wrote in asking what three vintage computers the hosts would like, if offered.
Responses were mixed, but early Macs and iOS devices were the main units discussed (and Casey's ThinkPads). Also discussed are those who just collect as an end in itself, and those who actually use these old systems. Getting them online was a big question for Marco.
I know I'm a little older than John, but I was surprised that no Apple II, C64, Atari 8-bits, etc. were mentioned, and I'm looking mainly at Marco who had the most to say about setting them up "and do what" then. How do you get programs onto these pre-internet computers?
I wanted to point out that there are a great many modern devices that make vintage computing much more approachable than the uninitiated may be aware of. I am the sort of collector that is primarily interested in using these systems, once acquired, and I have a room full of them -- most older than the systems discussed in the episode:
https://www.bytecellar.com/photo_pano.html
For most of my floppy-based systems, I've added various flash-based floppy disk emulation hardware and HD/large volume emulation hardware for others. Apple IIe, IIgs, TI-99/4A, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, my Amigas, NeXTstation, DOS 486, Tandy 1000, etc. As well, a few "WiFi modems" (serial to WiFi using ESP32 tech) get passed around to let them connect to my modern systems or the internet directly. There's a great deal of modern, enabling hardware for those in the hobby.
I use these systems quite often. None are my daily drivers, but one or two is usually on, doing something, on any given day. I'm not browsing the web on these, but demos, games, chat clients, data (tracker mods, video, etc.) streaming -- there's even a Mastodon client running on my 5x86 that actually does the TLS locally and supports image attachments.
There's a lot you can do with systems rather older than those discussed on the show, I'm here to say. :-)
#ATPPodcast #ATP #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #collecting #vintageapple #hobbies #nostalgia #computers #podcast #floppydisk #harddisk #GoTek #wifi232 #modem #modernretro #ByteCellar #tech #vintagetech
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The sun was falling at just the right angle on the classics this morning 😍
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The sun was falling at just the right angle on the classics this morning 😍
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I have an Amiga 2000 and would like to add a PiStorm accelerator to it - but I want to slot it into the CPU slot on the motherboard with a CPUslot-to-64pinDIP adapter, several of which are currently available out there for purchase.
Critically, I want to be able to disable the PiStorm sitting in the CPU slot for 100% fallback to the original 68000 on the motherboard.
Is anyone aware of a CPU slot adapter capable of fully disabling the CPU in the slot?
I see this unit which has a DIP switch for E-clock and _BOSS which, I believe, control what I'm trying to do. I suppose I could remove the jumper and replace with cabled switches. Any issue with this?
https://www.amigastore.com/a2000-68000-relocator-adapter-p-91285.html
#Amiga #PiStorm #CommodoreAmiga #accelerators #Amigahardware #RPi #Emu68 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #Amiga2000
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I have an Amiga 2000 and would like to add a PiStorm accelerator to it - but I want to slot it into the CPU slot on the motherboard with a CPUslot-to-64pinDIP adapter, several of which are currently available out there for purchase.
Critically, I want to be able to disable the PiStorm sitting in the CPU slot for 100% fallback to the original 68000 on the motherboard.
Is anyone aware of a CPU slot adapter capable of fully disabling the CPU in the slot?
I see this unit which has a DIP switch for E-clock and _BOSS which, I believe, control what I'm trying to do. I suppose I could remove the jumper and replace with cabled switches. Any issue with this?
https://www.amigastore.com/a2000-68000-relocator-adapter-p-91285.html
#Amiga #PiStorm #CommodoreAmiga #accelerators #Amigahardware #RPi #Emu68 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #Amiga2000
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Amiga people: Do any of the new accelerators that work with the Amiga 2000 allow fallback to the original 68000 by way of a PHYSICAL SWITCH or jumper?
I want an accelerator that can be disabled (without using soft-menus to control the state) so that the Amiga is able to fall back to its 100% exact original 68000 state, which some demos require to run properly, due to cycle-precise coding.
I have an A2620 68020 accelerator in my NTSC A2000, but it does not have a physical switch (just a soft menu) and the state gets lost when I juggle that soft menu and the need to also use Degrader to reboot into PAL mode.
Apparently the A2620 can be modified to add a switch, but it's beyond my abilities.
Many thanks.
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #Amiga2000 #A2000 #accelerators #amigademos #demoscene #scenedemos #AmigaDOS #MC68K #help #vintagetech #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers
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Amiga people: Do any of the new accelerators that work with the Amiga 2000 allow fallback to the original 68000 by way of a PHYSICAL SWITCH or jumper?
I want an accelerator that can be disabled (without using soft-menus to control the state) so that the Amiga is able to fall back to its 100% exact original 68000 state, which some demos require to run properly, due to cycle-precise coding.
I have an A2620 68020 accelerator in my NTSC A2000, but it does not have a physical switch (just a soft menu) and the state gets lost when I juggle that soft menu and the need to also use Degrader to reboot into PAL mode.
Apparently the A2620 can be modified to add a switch, but it's beyond my abilities.
Many thanks.
#Amiga #CommodoreAmiga #Amiga2000 #A2000 #accelerators #amigademos #demoscene #scenedemos #AmigaDOS #MC68K #help #vintagetech #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers
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I'm still having a blast with Quicktake for Apple II from @colin_mcmillen. It's pretty cool (and rather geeky) to be walking around in public these days with a QuickTake 200 in my pocket. :-P
And new features are on the way...
https://www.colino.net/wordpress/quicktake-for-apple-ii/
#AppleII #QuickTake #QuickTake200 #Apple #vintageApple #apple2forever #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #photography #photo #retrocomputers #cameras #digitalcameras #CRT #floppydisk #vintagetech #tech #modernretro #FujiDS8 #AtariST #ByteCellar
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I'm still having a blast with Quicktake for Apple II from @colin_mcmillen. It's pretty cool (and rather geeky) to be walking around in public these days with a QuickTake 200 in my pocket. :-P
And new features are on the way...
https://www.colino.net/wordpress/quicktake-for-apple-ii/
#AppleII #QuickTake #QuickTake200 #Apple #vintageApple #apple2forever #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #photography #photo #retrocomputers #cameras #digitalcameras #CRT #floppydisk #vintagetech #tech #modernretro #FujiDS8 #AtariST #ByteCellar
