Subj : Re: Price Piece in your c
To   : vorlon
From : ACMEBBS
Date : Sat May 21 2022 01:31:00

-=> vorlon wrote to ACMEBBS <=-
 
 AC> If it's like the 64...you have to bridge across the PAL/NTSC jumper
 AC> on the motherboard. Have seen how to do it...but can't remember who
 AC> was doing it. Think it may be Adrian Black...but it could be any of
 vo> I'm watching a auction right now, and it's at a reasonable $500 AUD,
 vo> with 7 days to go. Will be intresting to see if the price skyrockets...

That's is just crazy watching how the prices go crazy the last couple of hours
of many auctions.

 vo> The Amiga 3000, has a jumpter to choose what standard to use.
 vo> If you want to connect a C= display (1084 etc), then that jumper is
 vo> required. If you connect via the 15Pin vga scandoubler port then not so
 vo> much.

This is the 1st time I've come across this. Remember back in the day drooling
on some of the other models I couldn't afford at that time.

 AC> With my 64/A500 mini consoles...just choose whatever standard I
 AC> want to use and run the game/software.
 vo> The A500 mini is using newer standards/technology, so it just works.

Heard someone on You Tube talking about the difference between the current
machines and "real" machines. With none of the capacitors/Varta batteries &
such on the Commodore machines...they mentioned you could p/u the mini's years
from today not not face the same issues.

Personally...the times when I had the real 500 were lousy (bad marriage)...but
loved it because of the joy it gave me. Would love a real 500/500+ or
such...but with the prices & issues they have because of the age/parts they
used...the mini's are what I wished the real ones were like. Even expect
eventually to have 3D printed cases with real keyboards like what I mentioned
about my MiSTer setup.
.... The Devil made me do it and I wanna do it again! 
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