General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: DREDIOCK on April 30, 2015, 09:02:13 PM
Title: Amiga 2000
Post by: DREDIOCK on April 30, 2015, 09:02:13 PM
I still have my old Amiga 2000. No idea if it even still works. Does anyone know if a regular monitor can be hooked up to it now? Or can the old TV adapter be made to work with todays TVs?
Im thinking of firing it up again for old times sake
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on May 01, 2015, 04:38:38 AM
I still have my old Amiga 2000. No idea if it even still works. Does anyone know if a regular monitor can be hooked up to it now? Or can the old TV adapter be made to work with todays TVs?
Im thinking of firing it up again for old times sake
If it has a vga connector (it should) then of course you can hook up a monitor.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: Randy1 on May 01, 2015, 06:57:38 AM
I have an old amiga too. Not sure about the connection. There are amiga sources out there I would bet. Do a google. My favorite part of the system was the cassette tape drive used for loading programs. I think I found a place on line to order the drive belts a few years back.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: ImADot on May 01, 2015, 08:34:44 AM
I have an old amiga too. Not sure about the connection. There are amiga sources out there I would bet. Do a google. My favorite part of the system was the cassette tape drive used for loading programs. I think I found a place on line to order the drive belts a few years back.
I don't think the Amiga ever came with a cassette tape drive for loading programs. From the very first A1000, they used 3.5" floppy disks. The video output should be a 23-pin DSub connection.
As far as hooking up to modern monitors, this Google Search (https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=commodore+amiga+video+output&gbv=2&oq=commodore+amiga+video+output&gs_l=heirloom-hp.3...1625.15438.0.15657.30.15.1.14.14.0.125.1282.14j1.15.0.msedr...0...1ac.1.34.heirloom-hp..6.24.1439.Yybds9cH25g) should be helpful.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: ImADot on May 01, 2015, 08:35:59 AM
numpty me...hit quote instead of modify.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: DREDIOCK on May 01, 2015, 08:58:26 AM
I remember at the time you needed either a special monitor or have the TV adapter as standard IBM/IBM clone monitors wouldnt work with it (going back a ways eh?)
I had both at one point as I started by using it with a TV, then got myself a commodore monitor which I no longer have.
If it wont work with todays TV's I can probably scrounge up another old TV as I come across customers all the time asking me if I want them. LOL
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: Randy1 on May 02, 2015, 07:47:15 AM
I don't think the Amiga ever came with a cassette tape drive for loading programs. From the very first A1000, they used 3.5" floppy disks.
They did. I still have it.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on May 02, 2015, 10:42:22 AM
Even the Amiga500 had a 3,5" built-in. I don't recall ever using or even seeing anyone use tape drives with Amigas but of course anything is possible.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: ImADot on May 02, 2015, 11:35:17 AM
I worked at an Amiga retailer, both sales and service. I don't remember ever seeing a tape drive for any model, or any software title sold in cassette form.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: DREDIOCK on May 02, 2015, 12:27:00 PM
Seems they did. albeit a cartridge
http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/damigas4.html
Damn shame about the Amiga. Great machine that was able to do or with the right addons made to be able to do things well before they became mainstream on other machines.
Came stock with stereo sound when PCs were still using the PC speakers (beep beep) 4096 colors No video card needed when PCs were still largly black and white stick figures or even when the PCs had better graphics and sound they still largely looked and sounded primitive when compared to Amiga
And
for those that dont feel like watching the videos picture comparison " Defender of the Crown" Top to bottom Amiga, Atari ST, PC dos
Sorry, but that's a tape backup drive. It's not for loading software that you buy at the store, it's for backing up your data. I even remember playing around with a utility that let you use a VHS recorder and tape as a backup device.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: Vulcan on May 02, 2015, 11:05:22 PM
I worked at an Amiga retailer, both sales and service. I don't remember ever seeing a tape drive for any model, or any software title sold in cassette form.
Same, no tape drivers.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: Bizman on May 03, 2015, 03:09:15 AM
Could it be that people confuse the Commodore Datassette with Amiga? After all, they were made by the same company.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: Vulcan on May 05, 2015, 09:02:03 PM
Correct, the poster is most likely confusing the Commodore 64 system.
Dred the reason the Amiga died was the CEO of Commodore deliberately sabotaged Amiga development. He heavily favoured PC's. When they folded documents emerged showing he pushed development of products they knew would fail like the 600 and CD32. Some CUG members apparently burned an effigy of him outside the HQ.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: DREDIOCK on May 05, 2015, 10:01:30 PM
Correct, the poster is most likely confusing the Commodore 64 system.
Dred the reason the Amiga died was the CEO of Commodore deliberately sabotaged Amiga development. He heavily favoured PC's. When they folded documents emerged showing he pushed development of products they knew would fail like the 600 and CD32. Some CUG members apparently burned an effigy of him outside the HQ.
The fact it was very poorly advertised didnt help. Most common people had no idea what an Amiga was or what it could do. Including several things that didnt appear in PCs till years later that they touted as "new"
Though I know several TV stations used it as I remember occasionally seeing on the TV the telltale sign of an amiga program crash (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Guru_meditation.gif)
At which point most of us old users remember often giving it what we used to call "the Vulcan Death pinch" to reboot
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: BuckShot on May 05, 2015, 10:11:27 PM
We had a TI 99 4a that had a cassette drive. I spent hours typing programs from a book and saving them on tape.
One of them made a circle (ball) bounce around the screen. You could even change the color of the ball and background... Pretty sweet...
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: Randy1 on May 06, 2015, 02:12:19 PM
I had one of those too. It had the tape deck and I think it had a slot for game cartridges.
Coogan
It did have a game cartridge slot. I had Parsec, Blasto, and Chisolm Trail.
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: JimmyC on May 12, 2015, 06:32:57 PM
Half Meg add on!!!! So funny to think of now...had a whole Meg. .woohoo Guru meditation always cracked me up too.. Loved playing biplane
Title: Re: Amiga 2000
Post by: ImADot on May 12, 2015, 07:27:49 PM
The inside of the top cover of the A1000 was embossed with the signatures of the original design team...and a paw print. I also remember soldering extra RAM chips to the daughter board to double the internal memory. :aok