Amiga Hydrographic Cases, Under-Floppy USB, S-Video Hack, Switchable RAM! | Commodore A500
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Even though I never owned an Amiga, I find these vids so relaxing to watch! These Amigas were so moddable, and they look great. I'd put one in my house just to look at it. Who needs Apple??
That black amiga with black keys is to die for.
Another great video, Chris!
Thanks mate. Yes I was drooling over that one too 🤤🕹️
though just until very recent you had to pillage an CDTV keyboard for those keycaps and many have done so...
looks awesome but gives a bitter taste in your mouth.
It's Definitely to Die for isn't it! I Drooled at that too haha!
One of the very few channels I subscribe to. Mainly because I like the sense of humour and of course, retro gaming/hardware!
Thank you for your kind words. Means a lot! 👍🕹
Look at the amount you've grown in just the time since I predicted you would... Really proud of you man, and the growing effort you're putting in to these. Thanks for the content bud.
And thank you for your support and belief! 👍🕹️
My keyboard wasn't working so I took your advice and gave the board a lick. Sure enough, it tasted odd. I replied the CIA and now it works flawlessly!
I recently bought an A500 that looks just like these, but it came from Poland. It has a green top, the Gotek under the floppy, the S-Video adapter, and the three switches which control whether the Gotek or the Floppy is DF0:, which Kickstart to use (1.3 or 3.x), and to disable the extra RAM. I'm very happy with it.
Al, that is the same A500 ;)
It's one of these? But, Chris lives in California not Poland.
Read description ;)
What Description?
this YT video description :)
1:13 - I mean... I guess you could send one to somebody who's looking to realize their childhood dream of owning an Amiga 500 :)
Yeah I should have just bought one back when they were cheap...
Fantastic stuff. Even the pink Amiga looks cool.
personally I'm not a fan of drilling holes in old computer but I can surly appreciate creativity! Great job!
I'm of the same view. Don't get me wrong its good to see however I want to be able to reverse any change.
I do agree, but case holes are easily restored... big or small... ruclips.net/video/K3q1gmte_CY/видео.html 😊🕹️
Magnificent job, not necessarily easy tho, chapeau bas!
You just reminded me of how I added a switch on the back of my A2000 to switch between the default 68000 and 68030/68882 GVP GeForce board back in the early '90s as some software couldn't cope with the 68030 and I didn't want to lose the ability to run a lot of software.
Wow those are some pimped up A500’s !! Great work again Chris 👍
Got 12 AMIGA 500 en 6 AMIGA 500 Plus and the cases are great. I waiting for a black Vampire case for the Vampire 500 V4. Got 25 Chinon FB 354 Rev E internal drives and to many Chicken Lips keyboards and A501’s. I’m now busy with the Wicher500i’s and the ACA500Plus’s.
Nice AMIGA 500 collection.
My friend got an Amiga500 when we were teenagers; It came with floppy discs labels something like "Extra Fonts" and we were such noobs to computers that we couldn't figure out what "fonts" were LOL
😂
Need to do the same mod with my Gotek. And MY GOD that black 500 with black keycaps is a thing of beauty!
It's a Shame the A1200 Isn't Deep enough to do this either :-(
That was a lovely collection of Amigas, cooked up to perfection and topped with a nice sprinkling of colour.👍
As someone from the North East, UK, that was a passable Geordie accent :) Also that carbon fibre wrap skinned Amiga looks amazing.
Whew thank you! 😂🕹️
I wonder how much money he'd want to sell the pimped cases...
See Description 😉🕹️
@@RetroRecipes all sold now as far as I can tell then...
Unfortunately so
My new Amiga 500 (just bought on eBay) is waiting to be modded, and this video gave me so many ideas! THANK YOU!
Brilliant!
Fantastic work! My Amiga is too clean and original to mod but I plan to buy a cheap neglected project Amiga in the future and this video has given me some more ideas. Cheers :)
An awesome mod! Really tastefully done.
Love me some double throw action.
Seeing that stack of A500’s made me super jealous. Haha! Know wonder I can never find Amigas on eBay, you already bought them all.
lol. Yeah, it's something seeing stuff like that... XD
Especially when you can't find one no matter what you do... >__
@@KuraIthys sadly people like this hoard them, makes it difficult for others to even get in on it
As stated in the video, they were all given to new homes, not hoarded.
I have a revision 6A that I'm currently restoring and I actually did that specific chip memory mod today. Mounting a gotek under the floppy drive and pimping the case seems interesting too.
Your vids are extremely useful and your puppy is stealing the show!
That's it she's fired! 🐶🕹️
The inside of this amiga seems like a city, a little model of a city!
I just stumbled upon this. Damn I loved my amiga 500 back then and you have such a soothing voice. I guess I will stay a while and listen
Thanks and welcome! 👍🕹️
Nice work there, just refurbished my A1200 which I bought in '94. Retro brighten and re-capped (yes the right way ;) ) now waiting for a GBS8220 board as HDMI is somewhat expensive as I don't know how much I'm going to use it again.
I like your voice. It lies in a very pleasant frequency range, with gentle vibrations at the edges.
Mellifluous is the term you're looking for 😊
I really like being able to switch between the floppy drive and the gotek drive. Also pretty keen on the video mod as well.
Very impressive. The gotek under floppy with switch especially.
I have a Amiga 500 with all these additions. Thanks for the suggestions.
That Blue & Silver case is gorgeous Another great vid, again ;)
I just got my Amiga back. New psu now so no more fried chips
OOoooo! Kefrens - Desert Dream! Probably my favourite Amiga Demo of all time. I was there and voted for it back in '93. :-)
Love the red
That blue A500 case is so nice!! Relaxing voice :-)
Someone mentioned the Black Amiga with Black Keyboard was to 'Die For!" I Agree! How was that keyboard done? Can't be HydroGraphics as the keys would lose their lettering, no?
-Mark.
These actually come from an Amiga CDTV!
Awesome I really must get myself an NTSC Amiga someday I went from a C128 right onto 386 IBM PC clone like most here in the US who went from a C64 or C128 to a PC.
that is actually super simple, you just need to change a crystal oscillator and change one jumper and viola, NTSC amiga ready ;)
All three locking nuts on those toggle switches at the back were lined up. This was built with care, maybe even love :-)
Desert Dreams, my favourite demo ever :-)
Excellent Hacks! If you can't do an RGB display of some sort, S-Video works surprisingly well! Hey, someone actually uses shrink wrap tubing on the connectors. Bravo. A+. 👍💾
Must have Amiga someday
Great Video (some people are so talented it just makes you sick lol). I remember doing the switch mod to my A500 back in the day. I recently found a WTS Pro Agnus in it's box that I must have fitted but removed, before selling that Amiga. It takes the chip ram up to 2MB.
What a sick shirt
A500 Masterpieces!! 👍👍👍
Oh, er hat meine Shirt-Kreation an. cool!
These mods are awesome!👍 I'm loving the music, as well!👍
Really wonderfull work enjoyed it lots
Love your work as always!
Cheers Greg! Full credit to Pete too! 👍🕹️
I think Amiga that had a red case and white keys looked cool, although the one that looked like an SX-64 keyboard also looked cool as well. I think I should make an Amiga .mod tune some day. Great video as always 👍🏽
This video is unlisted, but i was able to see it because it was on your playlist.
Congratulations on seeing the soft launch!
I got a notification. I gues clicking the bell icon really did pay of lol
For a man with so many Amigas sitting around, I would be a very grateful recipient of one, and I promise that i'd give them a good home.
And you'd be pleased to know that my real name actually is...... Geordie. No kidding!
Haha small world! Pete still has 1 or 2 of these A500s available at his eBay store at the time of writing: ebay.to/2QBWnPD
"To yellow to retrobright" Might be a thig of the past! Have you seen the results of Adrian Blacks method? it turned orange into white..
Funny thing is I've watched that video just an hour or two ago! The results with that Macintosh SE case are jaw dropping!
Sir, I have my own ways ;) Have a look at my blog. Also, what Adrian does is very cool method too. However, I have more control with my methods. Sometimes, these ABS plastics has Bromine compounds mixed differently and retrobrighting won't work evenly. Let's say that 1-3% cannot be retrobrigted properly. I have around 90x A500 with various plastics and did retrobrighting on another 100 more so I kinda have my own point of view on it :)
The captions do something weird at 8:20 - you might want to check on those.
Thanks! Fixed.
It's funny, a few days ago I bought a similar computer. And suddenly there was such a video :) Thnx !
what was that "kefrens presents an anhk production in 1983" thing on the screen? a film? a video game? looks cool, whatever it is.
That's a demo. Kefrens is a fairly famous demo coder.
How the hell did you acquire a literal PILE of Amiga 500s? I can't find one for sale for less than $500, plus shipping.
Perifractic: "Think Different!"
* he shows translucent Amiga 500 cases in different colors *
Wait I'm confused. How did you wire the switch for the Gotek and the floppy? I mean I get it needs to go to the 5V input pin but what about the other 3 pins?
winnetouch ?
You need more subscribers. Period.
Thank you so much! That means a lot to me. 👍🕹️ Feel free to share the channel linky
I have stopped retrobrighting. I prefer good paint jobs. I just bought a A500 where they have done the gotek ghetto mod, cutted the plastic and a bad paint job (grey). This video gave me an idea to do some sort of panel and get in a floppy too. If I connect the gotek + adapter to the external port and use a df0 switch (on even CIA) I can use the fdd and gotek at the same time. Of course it need a better paint job too. What is the best colour? If you have any tip I'm listning.
Hmm not sure for that machine but the forums like Anime are great
How about a SSD drive connected to the Amiga or building a Amiga Server. I used to own a Amiga 500 and tried Amos, a program to make games, but mostly used it just for gaming.
No Amiga server here yet but in another video I did get email working on the A500!
Hello from Russia and glad to see you again! :)
Priviet!
Привет, дорогой друг! :) (Hello, dear friend!)
Very good work, nice to see your channel!
Great mod!
Black keys! Black keys! Awesome ❤️👍
Nice job! now give me one!... please!!!
Lovely amiga
Had one In 90s ;) just bought another 2 amiga 500s best computer I've ever had x
JUST AMAZING!
Awesome dude!
I'm confused, with the RGB4ALL - Universal video converter installed how do you switch from composite to s-video is it via one of the three switches and if so how is it wired. I can't fathom it
Wait, you modded an RGB system to output composite and S-video?
That's the opposite of what most of us aim for! XD
I wanna mode my A500 case too, as well as do some more stuff with my A1200. been thinking of putting an IDE 2 SD card adapter in to use as backup boot hard drive and such, as well as easilly transfer files between Amiga and PC. and also to be able to easilly swap out different installs of Amiga OS on the A1200
FInally some signs of conciliation within our cat community. Still no real cat content but (quote from Emma the cat) "at least fatuitous dogs running away from some cat eyes on screen". Having that said she ran away a second later because the neighbour´s tiny dog was barking outside by the way... 😏 These are some great mods you show here, very interesting stuff! 👍
I tried! 😼
This guy is to Amigas what Bob Ross is to painting.
Damn it now I got the Mr Blobby Theme Tune in my Head hahaha! :-) Was it Actually Noel Edmonds in the Suit or was that Reveal Fake?
Definitely fake. See if you can find my Mr Blobby prank call video BTW ;-)
If you had as many C64's as AMIGA's that you have disposables available for modding the hack out of like this AMIGA one what weird mods would you try out on a pimped up C64 Dual SID, Region Mod on Switches, 50/60 on switches, S Video out, something even more whacky HDMI out, C64 Gotec Mod if any?
HDMI on that AMIGA would have been a fun one and probably better as it's a much smaller straight lined output which means it takes less cutting in the case than S-Video and a possible true HD output for only some things not games on the 3 figure output as AMIGA on 4 figure reses was HD before HD existed boasting up to four figure graphics modes before they came out as a TV format.
Looking forward to see what you do frankinstein wise on the odd disposable in the future as it's just a bit of fun and some of them actually worthwhile and others not so much.
i would love am amiga 500. Let my younger brother have mine to program...and I still program.
Thanks for sharing those lovely recoloured A500 cases!
So is there any point in creating an HDMI output for any of the Amiga series? Or would that “cheat” be left to the Amiga Forever software running on PC?
Perhaps you should do the Gotek OLED upgrade.
Nice video! I made similar kind of under-floppy gotek with 5V switch and both drives work BUT now floppy drive led is burning constantly. How did you get the floppy drive led working normally? Only the gotek own led works normally now. Do I have to cut some grounds as well with the switch?
That stack of Amigas looks like my stack of C64s!
There are still way larger stacks of both a500s and c64s waiting in queue ;)
🙀
I just unboxed my old amiga's 500.. one does not boot (agnes ?) other does everything perfect. question, I do own a 590 diskdrive (works) but I want to use SSD instead of the old WD 20MB drive. and I need a working wb1.3 what's the best thing to do ?.. can you help me to choose either to do an mod in the amiga or in the 590 drive. my amiga's are 1 mb fast mem 1.3 boot chip (can i install other one ??..
Also, I'm going to get that S-Video Mod but I'm guessing I'd need some sort of S-Video to HDMI Box/Adapter? Any thoughts?
-Mark.
I've tried many and the only one I recommend is the XRGB Mini. See description 👍🕹️
XRGB? That's just shy of 1000 Canadian Dollars with Exchange, Taxes, Import Duties and Shipping. OKay, kidding aside, NOT justifiable for me as I have MANY projects in need of financing. I've seen SCART/S-Video to HDMI for $10 all in and I have an S-Video to HDMI for my C-64 that seems pretty decent to me. (without my glasses of course, lol!). -Mark.
They certainly exist for less but have latency which makes gameplay tricky. It's my favourite because of the scanline generator and image enhancement, plus lowest latency. But of course budget is important too. If you're happy that's all that matters 😊
Very nicely done! 👍
Great idea to place the Gotek under the floppy. That doesn't destroy the optics too much. Some people tear really big holes in the case for that ... incredibly destructive.
However, I would have installed a DF0/DF1 switch so that both drives can be operated in parallel.
Also I would have installed the S-Video module instead of the monochrome composite socket, which you don't need anyway. So also the wiring would be shorter, but that's your machine.
My conversion with 2 internal floppies and modified A520 as S-Video converter:
a68k.de/galerie/viewtopic.php?p=163#p163
However, the signal path to the S-Video socket instead of the monochrome composite socket would have been too long in that case. But it also fits that way.
Its funny given how many sold ...how many are still stashed away is garages sheds and lotfs ...but then how many went to landfils as just "old computer" at the time.. sad
Sorry, but I do not understand why powering of floppy or gotek. Why not activate both? One as df0:, the other as df1:
Than making the select line for drive 0 and 1 switchable, so you can select wich drive to boot from.
On an A500 you have to get df1_select from the external 23pin connector (or directly from the chip), but that does not seem hard.
The advatage of having both drives connected: It would be the easyest way of copying disk to image and vice versa.
Great video, as always!
What's the name of the background music at 5:40?
That's "I Found You" from my album. See description to stream 👍🕹️
ok seriously, that S-VIDEO mod is available and I've been screwing around with GBS8220s and cutting DB25 connectors!!? >:o
What is the state of the art for Amiga today? If I wanted an Amiga which one should I go out to acquire, how much RAM etc. and at what add on boards should I look?
In short, an Amiga 500 with a Vampire card will supply all the memory you need, CF card hard disk, speedy processor, and an HDMI output. I have the Mk2+. Some prefer the design of the A1200 though. Enjoy! 👍🕹️
Thanks.
Pete still has 1 or 2 of these A500s available at his eBay store at the time of writing: ebay.to/2QBWnPD
Thanks! :)
I like you mods but why the switch that only lets you use the floppy or the GoTech? Couldn't both drives be available at the same time just different drive numbers? Is it a power issue?
The reason is a lot of games are hard coded only to load from DF0 so it's best to have neither on DF1
I need to find a Amiga 500. :)
So after watching your videos for a little while I was inspired by your antics and as such my A600 is going through the retrobriting process in the glorious UK sunshine so should be ready in about June 2019.
Do you have any tips for cleaning the metal back plate on the A600?
Love the channel though, jolly good work and always enjoy the excruciatingly British puns, whilst I enjoy a cup of Earl Grey in my local Wimpy of course.
Lol!
You could try soaking it in vinegar. Then use baking soda and a toothbrush as a light abrasive. Failing that just go for a zinc or silver paint spray. 👍🕹️
Perifractic's Retro Recipes, thankyou! I’ll give it a go. The next bit of the fun is cramming the Gotek in there... space is not a luxury the A600 has.
anyone know a source for the ribbon connector ? so i can put gotek inside my case under the floppy drive. i keep coming up blank looking for one.
You could reach out to Pete via the description
I have a few a Amigas cd32 & 1200 2 500pluses 2.04 & 3.0 kick 1 500 1.2 kick I have to get the backup battery out of pretty sure there might be leaking by now, the 500 plus that I have upstairshas failed now you placed it about 10 years, ago I think I'm going to put buttons in. both the classes have hard drives and accelerator cards I put in from an omega so many years ago with the 68030 chip, replacing the 68000, and have 8 megs of fast and two megs of chip memory.
Love the video and regret I let my amiga go so many years ago... Question. Has anyone tried to put the Grotek in the external Floppy drive case and connect it that way? Would make an interesting mod and keep the look of the Original Amiga 500. Just a thought and I'm sure I'm not the first to think it. :)
Love the channel!
I made a video doing just that! It's in my Amiga playlist 👍🕹️
Can I buy one of your Amiga 500s? I'd love to own one again!
Where can I buy the Svideo adaptor and a replacement case for the A500? Do you have any cases for sale?
See description 👍🕹️
You should put some of those Amigas up on ebay, there are like no cheap ones on there
Pete still has 1 or 2 of these A500s available at his eBay store at the time of writing: ebay.to/2QBWnPD
@@RetroRecipes Thanks, that's a little rich for me, gonna keep looking locally