Task: Backup a Compact Flash or SD Card Hard Drive Image Needed: Compact Flash or SD Card with an Hard Drive Image Time: 10-15 Minutes Introduction I recently picked up an Amiga 4000 that came with an installed IDE compact flash hard drive. The CF card had a nice install
Read postLaunch Amiga Games, Demos, and Music from Workbench Using TinyLauncher (15-30 mins)
Task: Launch Amiga Games, Demos, and Music from Workbench Using TinyLauncher Needed: Amiga Computer, TinyLauncher Software Time: 15-30 to Install and Set Up Introduction One of the great advantages of using an Amiga with a hard drive is WHDLoad, which makes it possible to run thousands of classic Amiga games
Read postBoot Tandy’s DeskMate 3 to Provide a Desktop GUI for Your DOS PC with an x86 CPU (15-30 mins)
Task: Boot Tandy’s DeskMate 3 to Provide a Desktop GUI for Your DOS PC Needed: Retro PC with an 8086, 286, or 386 CPU, DeskMate 3 Disks or Disk Images Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction The Tandy 1000 personal computer (PC) successfully competed with IBM for several reasons including the failure
Read postAdd Modern Storage, Networking, Audio, and Peripheral Support to Your Vintage PC With the Raspberry Pi Pico-Based 8-Bit ISA PicoMEM 2 Card (30-60 mins)
Task: Add Modern Storage, Networking, Audio, and Peripheral Support to Your Vintage PC With the PicoMEM 2 Card Needed: PicoMEM 2 card, micro-SD card, Vintage PC with an 8-Bit ISA Slot Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction There have been a variety of modern solutions for upgrading the RAM of your vintage PC,
Read postLearn About and Edit the Amiga Workbench Startup Sequence Script (15-30 mins)
Task: Learn About and Edit the Amiga Workbench Startup Sequence Script Needed: Amiga Computer or Emulator Running Workbench Time: 15-30 Minutes Introduction If you are new to the Amiga, one of the most powerful features of the system is its startup initialization process used when booting the Workbench desktop GUI
Read postInstall the Amiga Game Selector as a Custom System for Booting Games and Software on Your AmigaKit A1200 NG Emulator (15-30 mins)
Task: Install the Amiga Game Selector as a Custom System for Booting Games and Software on Your Amiga A1200 NG Emulator Needed: A1200 NG from AmigaKit, Compact Flash card, AGS 3.0 or later Time: 15-30 minutes. Longer if you need to download AGS Introduction I have previously posted about the
Read postDownload and Run xSysInfo for Benchmarking Amiga Computers (15-30 mins)
Task: Download and Run xSysInfo for Benchmarking Amiga Computers Needed: xSysInfo, Amiga 680X0 computer or emulator Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction I have previously posted about the SysInfo utility for benchmarking and evaluating Amiga 680X0 computers. This is a useful tool for testing the speed of your CPU or quantifying the
Read postDownload and Run SysInfo for Benchmarking Amiga Computers (15-30 mins)
Task: Download and Run SysInfo for Benchmarking Amiga Computers Needed: SysInfo, Amiga 680X0 computer or emulator Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction Ever wonder how fast your Amiga 680X0 CPU is compared to other models? Want to confirm how RAM is installed? These and other questions can be answered using the SysInfo
Read postCreate and Change Icons in Workbench Using IconEdit on Your Amiga Computer (10-15 mins)
Task: Create and Change Icons in Workbench Using IconEdit on Your Amiga Computer Needed: Amiga computer or emulator with Workbench Time: 10-15 minutes Introduction I was not happy with the default floppy disk icons for my hard drives on the desktop of my Workbench 3.1 installs, so I decided to
Read postChange the Desktop Background Pattern in Workbench on your Amiga Computer Using WBPattern (5-10 mins)
Task: Change the Desktop Background Pattern in Workbench 3.1 on your Amiga Computer Needed: An Amiga computer or emulator with Workbench 2.0 or later Time: 5-10 minutes Introduction Workbench 2.0 and later versions have a nice simple grey and white color scheme with a clean simple look. The desktop in
Read postCreate a Hard Drive File (.HDF) for Booting in the Amiga WinUAE Emulator (15-30 mins)
Task: Create a Hard Drive File (.HDF) for Booting in the Amiga WinUAE Emulator Needed: WinUAE and Windows PC, Kickstart ROM Time: 15-30 Minutes Disclosure: Note that as an eBay Partner Network Affiliate, I may earn from qualifying purchases Introduction I recently posted about preparing a compact flash (CF) or
Read postInstall Workbench on Your Compact Flash Hard Drive for Use with an Amiga 600 or 1200 Computer (15-30 mins)
Task: Install Workbench on Your Compact Flash Hard Drive for Use with an Amiga 600 or 1200 Computer Needed: Amiga with IDE Support, Compact Flash Card, IDE-CF Adapter, WinUAE and Windows PC, Kickstart ROM, Workbench Install Disks (ADFs) Time: 15-30 Minutes Disclosure: Note that as an eBay Partner Network Affiliate,
Read postAdd a Solid State Hard Drive to Your Amiga 600 or 1200 Using a Compact Flash Card with IDE Adapter (30-60 mins)
Task: Add a Solid State Hard Drive to Your Amiga 600 or 1200 Using a Compact Flash Card with IDE Adapter Needed: Amiga with IDE Support, Compact Flash Card, IDE-CF Adapter, WinUAE and Windows PC, Kickstart ROM, Workbench Install Disks (ADFs) Time: 30-60 Minutes Disclosure: Note that as an eBay
Read postBuild a 2-in-1 Dead and Diagnostic Test Cartridge for Diagnosing Non-Working Commodore 64s (1-2 hrs)
Task: Build a 2-in-1 Dead and Diagnostic Test Cartridge for Diagnosing Non-Working Commodore 64s Needed: 2-in-1 circuit board, two EEPROM chips, an EEPROM programmer, two 100 nF capacitors, soldering iron, cartridge case and screw(s) Time: 1-2 hours Disclosure: Note that as an eBay Partner Network Affiliate, I may earn from
Read postDownload and Install the Amiga Game Selector (AGS) for the WinUAE Amiga Emulator (30-60 mins)
Task: Download and Install the Amiga Game Selector (AGS) for the WinUAE Amiga Emulator Needed: Amiga Game Selector, WinUAE, Windows PC Time: 30-60 minutes (or longer for the download wait) Introduction I have previously posted about the WinUAE Amiga computer emulator for Windows. In that post I describe loading games
Read postPurchase the Penultimate+2 for Loading Software and Expanding RAM on Your Commodore VIC-20 8-Bit Computer (10-15 mins)
Task: Purchase the Penultimate+2 for Loading Software and Expanding RAM on Your Commodore VIC-20 8-Bit Computer Needed: Web browser, VIC-20 Computer Time: 10-15 minutes Introduction The Commodore VIC-20 computer could load software via cassette, floppy disk, or cartridge. The easiest and fastest way to load software today is using modern
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