Subj : Re: amiga 500 pimpin'
To   : Daniel Path
From : Bucko
Date : Sat Jun 04 2022 10:44:39

On 03 Jun 2022, Daniel Path said the following...
 DP> 
 DP> Hello All,
 DP> 
 DP> i've bought an amiga 500 and i would like to pimp it a little bit, but i
 DP> am not an expert, so please help with some advice.
 DP> 
 DP> i see that there is a 'trapdoor' ram and theres fastram. should i buy
 DP> both, or a trapdoor ram is enough? i see that there are several
 DP> different trapdoor rams, like 512K, 1M, 2M+. i would like to try games,
 DP> but maybe later i will set up a BBS on it which i bet needs more RAM.
 DP> 
 DP> i need to order a video cable as well. i have some old CRTs with RGB/VGA
 DP> and a 1802 monitor as well. which one are you using:
 DP> scart/svideo/vga/rgb ?
 DP> 
 DP> i think a gotek is a must.
 DP> 

The TrapDoor can only handle 512k like someone else mentioned which would bring you up to 1M memory.. 

As for monitors, not sure what you can use I gave away my A500 7 years ago (Still kicking myself in the ass for doing that!!) But going from C64 Scart is the way to go as it gives you the best quality on a LCD monitor.

Before you spend any crazy money on Gotek's or CPU upgrades, look into the RaspberryPi upgrades for the Amiga's, Google it I know MTNClimber from CIAAmiga.org BBS installed one in his A1000 and now it is like night and day speed, memory, drive wise. I belive with the SD card in the pi you can ssh into it and put adf images on it and access them via the Amiga side like you would a Gotek drive.. 

With all this new stuff available now for the Amiga I wish I never gave mine away as it was practically brand new as I only used it a couple of years before I went with an A3000. Google the pi solutions and see what you come up with..

Al


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