A1200 Reloaded

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  • does anybody knows if you can still get and where to, the new keycaps and case for A500 ?

    You can't.

    After the backers being served, the A1200.net team will make available cases and keycaps sets through their current distributors.

    But until the first backers are served, it won't happen for new customers.

    French Amiga fan living in Australia ;)

    Owns all Amiga machines except A3000T and CDTV. Owns 2 or more of each kind except A3000 and CD32 (only one of each!)

    Jetski fisherman as well. 8)

  • Will this new 1200 accelerator that you are working on be compatible and needed on the 1200 reloaded? or the reloaded will already have all those advantages built in?

    If you read the specifications of the A1200 reloaded you will see that it comes with... no CPU!

    Therefore yes, a CPU card will be required and it is mentioned that all products from iComp will be compatible - and perhaps the Blizzard cards too.

    French Amiga fan living in Australia ;)

    Owns all Amiga machines except A3000T and CDTV. Owns 2 or more of each kind except A3000 and CD32 (only one of each!)

    Jetski fisherman as well. 8)

  • Needless to say I'm interested by this project and will support with pre-order as soon as it is available.


    Jens, there is a lot of efforts going at the moment from various people to develop new DB23 ports, although the video ones (angled, for motherboards) can be purchased in a couple of places (they don't have the quality of the FoxConn ones but they work... Most of the effort have been focusing on the straight versions, for video cables... at least on 2 distinct projects I saw on Amibay.

    I'm not sure why it's not possible to gather everyone's efforts and have those moulds engineered by the same company... I'm sure there will be some savings there, even if the business model might not be easy to determine. Anyway, just my thoughts,


    I also read in the A1200 Reload specification page that the external DB23 port for floppy will be abandoned, which I'm not sure is a great move, at least for me, but you still seem to talk about it in this thread ??? So ? Will it be there or removed ? And if removed, what will fill this location in the A500 or A1200 cases ?

    French Amiga fan living in Australia ;)

    Owns all Amiga machines except A3000T and CDTV. Owns 2 or more of each kind except A3000 and CD32 (only one of each!)

    Jetski fisherman as well. 8)

  • Will this new 1200 accelerator that you are working on be compatible and needed on the 1200 reloaded?

    Sure.

    Jens, there is a lot of efforts going at the moment from various people to develop new DB23 ports,

    Why? I have them here, even new ones.


    although the video ones (angled, for motherboards) can be purchased in a couple of places

    Really? I mean, butchered 25-pin units, or new ones? I did spend quite some money to make new toolings, but of courtse it's China and they may have used the tooling to make another batch to make extra money. If so, I'd like to know where these are available, so I can pull my "damage" card with the China factory.


    I also read in the A1200 Reload specification page that the external DB23 port for floppy will be abandoned,

    I need to update that part. We have all connectors here for production, both DB23 male and female.

  • Jens, sorry you didn't get my words about the DB23.


    The initiatives on Amibay are developments of the straight ones for video cables (with a shell). Obviously their authors are investing themselves into those toolings - China is big there is very limited chances that it is the same persons you are working with (I's say impossible, even, but unlikely is a good word enough :) ).


    We can buy DB23 male for PCB mount (like the Foxxcon you have ins stock), however the design has nothing to compare.

    See for example those 2 versions sold by the same company.

    The "cheapest one" can be purchased directly from China since years (I bought 25 probably 2 years ago, they are cheap (less than $2) and not as well insulated as the Foxxcon for sure but they work - I have repaired my Graffiti car with one of those...).


    Good news that you keep the external floppy port! :)

    French Amiga fan living in Australia ;)

    Owns all Amiga machines except A3000T and CDTV. Owns 2 or more of each kind except A3000 and CD32 (only one of each!)

    Jetski fisherman as well. 8)

    Edited once, last by Jens: No direkt links to other shops - removed. ().

  • Any news regarding the "Commodore Amiga 1200 Reloaded" ?

    'Cause there are still about € 500, sitting in my piggy bank, ready to be thrown at u guys ;)

  • How hard is it to reverse engineer a 30 year old computer? :-)

    This is not about reverse-engineering, but forward-engineering with a few components (like Budgie and memory) not available any more in required quantities. Please read the specs in our Wiki and think again about the reverse-engineering question.

  • Happy New Year! 2022 is here!


    ...which means Amiga 1200 turns 30 years old this upcoming October 21st.


    Hope the Reloaded 1200 appears for the important birthday.


    As a side note, U2's Achtung Baby just turned 30 as well. Listen to it as you pre-order your A1200 Reloaded soon perhaps? It can be 1992 all over again!

  • If you can't wait for Reloaded, there are ReAmiga boards available for old components transplantation, assuming custom chips are functional on your old mainboard.

  • Just 4 months until 30th anniversary of the Amiga 1200 boys and girls.


    My goodness, my wallet is itching my butt to buy this 1200 Reloaded! :-)

  • Any updates on the A1200 Reloaded? are you currently working on it or is it still paused in benefit to other priorities? and if it is... any chance that you will work on it any time soon? Mine A1200 motherboard died. :(

    Great work on your products by the way!

    Happy customer here.