Subj : amiga 500 pimpin' To : Bucko From : Roon Date : Sat Jun 04 2022 21:49:13 Hello Bucko, 04 Jun 22 10:44, you wrote to me: B> 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 DP>> bit, but i 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 DP>> buy both, or a trapdoor ram is enough? i see that there are DP>> several different trapdoor rams, like 512K, 1M, 2M+. i would like DP>> to try games, but maybe later i will set up a BBS on it which i DP>> bet needs more RAM. DP>> DP>> i need to order a video cable as well. i have some old CRTs with DP>> RGB/VGA and a 1802 monitor as well. which one are you DP>> using: scart/svideo/vga/rgb ? DP>> DP>> i think a gotek is a must. DP>> B> The TrapDoor can only handle 512k like someone else mentioned which B> would bring you up to 1M memory.. B> As for monitors, not sure what you can use I gave away my A500 7 years B> ago (Still kicking myself in the ass for doing that!!) But going from B> C64 Scart is the way to go as it gives you the best quality on a LCD B> monitor. B> Before you spend any crazy money on Gotek's or CPU upgrades, look into B> the RaspberryPi upgrades for the Amiga's, Google it I know MTNClimber B> from CIAAmiga.org BBS installed one in his A1000 and now it is like B> night and day speed, memory, drive wise. I belive with the SD card in B> the pi you can ssh into it and put adf images on it and access them B> via the Amiga side like you would a Gotek drive.. B> With all this new stuff available now for the Amiga I wish I never B> gave mine away as it was practically brand new as I only used it a B> couple of years before I went with an A3000. Google the pi solutions B> and see what you come up with.. i don't like involving a raspberry with my retro projects. i use them a lot in other daily stuff, so it's nothing personal with the Pi. :) yesterday i've searched a lot, and i think i've find the perfect solution albeit the Pi ones. - An ACA500Plus card which provides different KickStarts, two CF slots, WHDLoader, 8MB RAM: https://icomp.de/shop-icomp/en/shop/product/ACA500plus.html - An X-Surf ethernet interface - ACA500 compatible https://icomp.de/shop-icomp/en/produkt-details/product/x-surf-500.html - a trapdoor ram (512K) which can be used by the ACA500 as chipram - plus the GoTek. this seems to be the most expensive, but the most powerful as well. Regards, -- dp -=>> telnet://bbs.roonsbbs.hu:1212 <<=- .... 11:44pm up 19 days, 9:30:48, load: 74 processes, 276 threads. --- GoldED/2 1.1.4.7+EMX * Origin: Roon's BBS - Budapest, HUNGARY +36-1-4454412 (21:4/148) .