#a3000

2025-06-15

So on this lazy sunday afternoon I felt like checking out a few more exotic Amiga models in the WinUAE emulator. I had picked an A3000 with ROM v1.4. ... configured it... and it worked... up to a point. Because it asks for a so-called "Super-Kickstart Disk". And this is where it started to get annoying!

I am usually not too stupid... and I am not an Internet newbie, either. But today it literally took me "hours" to find this simple file called "superkickstart-204-a3000.adf". I eventually found it, and it works. But, why is this so hard? Amiga and all of its ecosystem is pretty much gone since 1994! Stuff like this should not be hiddden or hard to find! Okay, on second thought: Maybe I really AM just stupid.

Sorry for the rant. - Enjoy the rest of your weekend! πŸ˜‰

#RetroComputing #Amiga #Commodore #Kickstarter #Firmware #FloppyDisk #A3000 #WinUAE #emulation

WinUAE configuration dialogue for an A3000 with 1.4 ROMAmiga A3000 asking for the Super-Kickstart disk.An A3000 running Amiga Workbench 1.3.3.
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2025-03-28

Making Music with Commodore AMIGA

"Amiga music making is back in fashion, with users like Pete Canon getting mainstream coverage of his 90s-inspired setup, and the likes of Kanye West and Calvin Harris testifying to using Amigas back in the day."

πŸ”— sonicstate.com/news/2025/03/27

#Commodore #AMIGA #CBM #A3000 #AMIGA3000 #retrocomputer #composer #Music #ComputerHistoryArchivesProject #CHAP #80s #90s #Geek

Vingt Trois Seize πŸ’Žvingtroiseize@mastodon.world
2025-02-28

AMIGA A1000
AMIGA A2000
AMIGA A3000
AMIGA A4000

#Commodore #AMIGA #A1000 #A2000 #A3000 #A4000 #retrocomputer #retrogaming #videogames #80s #90s #Geek

Pic posted by Thomas Koch

2024-12-14

Spare parts delivered and soldered back to the board.

Cleaned and reseated the socketed ICs...

...and slowly turned the power switch πŸ˜‰

"We have picture!" (tm, Sorin Electronics)







2024-12-07

This is the current state of my repair attempt. And now I have to wait for the ordered parts...







2024-12-07

After cleaning and desoldering a visible inspection reveals all the problems.







2024-12-06

...after cleaning and careful drying we can begin to remove all affected parts from the board.







2024-12-06

I always start to get out the battery as fast as possible and have a first clean with soapy water.

I avoid chemicals (like acid) for neutralization because we don't have controlled reaction conditions on the motherboard.







2024-12-06

For computers from this era the battery is a big danger. VartaOfDeath!
Lets have a look...







2024-12-06

I sold my last Amiga in 1993. It was a Amiga 3000 - a computer I loved and never forgot.

A good friend sold me a A3000. And now I can update on my memories...







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2024-11-11
Vingt Trois Seize πŸ’Žvingtroiseize@mastodon.world
2024-09-04

1992: our first 3D software!
- Computer: AMIGA 3000/030@25MHz - 18MB
- Accelerator Card: Mercury PPS040@25MHz + 32MB
- Soft: Turbo Real 3D v1.4 by RealSoft (1991)

#CGI #commodore #amiga #A3000 #software #3D #retrocomputer

Vingt Trois Seize πŸ’Žvingtroiseize@mastodon.world
2024-08-31

[ATACOM 1993]

#AMIGA show - south of #Paris #France

[L] Nicolas FOURNEL & [R] JosΓ© Barinaga (Storm Media Production: Bars&Pipes + Sunrize sound cards)

Nico with his touch tablets connected to an #AMIGA3000. Rumor has it that this instrument was shown to Jean-Michel Jarre.

In memory of JosΓ©, who left us some years ago πŸ˜” He was a fantastic guy!

#commodore #AMIGA #CBM #A3000 #retrocomputer

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