The PCMCIA issue is fixed! Turns out the memory expansion's RAM was conflicting, so I needed to move a jumper from 8MB down to 5.5MB. Not an ideal solution, but I've ordered another board that won't cause issues. Also, I got some custom PCI brackets for the DVI and USB ports! Here's a video on my other channel: nldron.info/work/video/pnR8c8q5hojcaoE

david white

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I would have just used a dremel and drill on the expansion plate to make cut outs for the DVI and USB

Jimir

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@Daishi5571 Thank you, that was very informative.

Daishi5571

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@Jimir CF cards are often used as they have an IDE mode built in, so the electronics are really simple and reliable. There are SD card converters that work just fine but one look at the electronics show that they are more convoluted. I have an A1200 and use a Disk on Module (DOM) as my boot drive, a CF and an SD to hold my Games, Application, Music, Art ect... It started as an exercise to see if there was any significant advantage of one over another. All I have come up with is a DOM was designed to be industrial and has a reputation for reliability, CF has a simple interface and SD are cheap! none have failed and speed wise they are all capable of going faster than the interface in the A1200. Apparently some CF cards do not work on the Amiga but I have two and both work.

Jimir

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Yes, I know I'm late (I'm behind on all of my subs), but I've been wondering why you always use compact flash cards? Are there other options that would also work (SD for example)?

ностромов

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ZOMG, even in your new videos you're still not using gloves to touch the components with. I am NOT subscribing until you do, like, seriously. No joke. =)

amiga os 3.1.4, nice

I know this is an older video, but you could possibly use a bracket from an older PC video card that had DVI and VGA to mount the keyboard and DVI connector. The USB connector looks to be about the same size as a VGA connector.

Never change Clint

That optical mouse board conversion is an exquisite solution, god, i can't wait to have the income to dive into amiga.....

Add the Optical Drive, and then run DVD Ram in it somehow

Get an old pata disk drive from a Mac and a simple adapter board

"I enjoy swappin a floppy as much as the next guy"... How much did the next guy enjoy it lol

Was excited to see that flight game! Solid childhood memory

IBM PC for an Amiga Workbench background?: BLASPHEMY!

I always wanted an optical solution for these crappy old com mouses, this would be perfect

instead of 3d printing a PC slot bracket, bow about one for that "useless" opening over the board shown at 4:30 that seems to be pretty specific?

glue that usb port with JB weld, it will never come out again

I used to have a black viewsonic like that, it came with my Alienware (Real not A Dell) in '98

For the ports for the PCI slot, just find an old VGA card that has a 15 pin vga port and DVI port.. Unscrew it from the card and use that instead! Simple!

A processor upgrade is a definite must. I remember when I upgraded to a 68040 and it made a massive difference to games like Tornado, flight sims or the Elite series. The modern FGPA boards that are available now have great compatibility, lots of graphic modes for higher resolution displays and blow your nostalgic mind when you imagine being a teenager again.

I remember having CF adapter in my Amiga like 10 years ago. It was like having an SSD drive back then, but it wasn't much faster than a standard HDD because of the Amiga limitations. It was like 1.3MB per second but it was enough. I also used PCMCIA to CF adapter to transfer data from my PC laptop like ADF files for example.

Nice build. I miss the heft of a mouse with a mouse ball....kept my A500 mouse as-is, q-tip cleaning and all :D

sadly the hardware is impossible to find or when it is no one wants to ship. the amiga is dead. I gave up on it and trying to acquire the hardware

I like a heavy mouse. Helps with gaming to make those fine adjustments. Yet that is just me. And yes I know I am older than you and remember those mice with balls in them. Just had to clean the rollers off every other week. Yet that is what I started with thus I like the heavy mice.

giving grandpa hip replacement

Why not fit usb & dvi on the blanking plate you forgot about! ...would make more sense and cost you only a bit if time

Cd roms handy for cdrom games and cd32 emulation.

They have CF adapters that can fit in the card slot so you can swap the CF from the back of the system

Can you build some games for the system. Something like how the 8bit guy did. Would like to see your twist on game development for old hardware

2:39 I know it's not the star of the show, but I had that same Compaq monitor back in the day. No, not the one in the shot, the one just off camera on the right with the side mounted speakers. 15" Compaq Presario?

Lol - at 19 minute, this is how average PC user is surprised how easy it was to fix that libs missing. He still can't believe he fixed it, so he had to restart Workbench. Only Amiga makes is possible! :) Great vid - by the way. :)

I love you LGR but we are TOTALLY DIFFERENT ! I love my "classic" computers as "original" as possible. No mods, no "new cases" etc, etc but I still do respect you.

I'd use the internal PCMCIA as a permanent "hard drive" and use the optical drive for easy file transfer, no PCMCIA CF adapter sticking out the side, waiting to be knocked out by things like that LGR mug and whatnot right in the middle of loading something.

Hmm beige

Along the lines of that type of driving game, Street Rod 1 and 2 are awesome. At least through emulation, Amiga version looks much better than dos.

I have a spare A1200 that's collecting dust and could do with an upgrade! I know what to do with it now. Thanks =)

Back in high school we used to steal the trackballs from the mouse and fuckin just DESTROY each other

Good video. I never had a Commodore Amiga, I regretted opting for a PC back in 1990 to replace my Commodore 128. I still regret that!

you can use a bracket of a grafikcard with dvi and vga ports

"Checkmate" brand? Sounds like Davie504's iconic catchphrase...

mouses have to by heavy not lighter!!!!!!

Clint why not

This is the only NLdron channel I actually need.

* There's some Ship Of Theseus going on. How much can you upgrade and still call it an Amiga 1200? * Blue DVI feels wroooong. * "I have a plan" sounds like BDG saying "kill two birds with one stone" to me now.

Never seen an Amiga with a be-quiet power-supply before! :D

Amiga was such a nice Computer-System (for me especially my A500 Plus) but always wanted to have a 1200 back in the days. Of course more and more during the 90s Amiga became obsolet.. Even so.. there is a certain charme a certain style that stands for Amiga..

Individual computers just released the AGA V3 video scan doubler. Probably will sell out quickly... I've been waiting years to get one for my A1200.

for the laser mouse i got also this ugly color for 3d printed part.... DAMN IT for the price comeon!

Why do you never adjust your monitors?

I'm still fascinated with how much I enjoy your videos considering I don't know what you're talking about half the time. They're just very relaxing and have that sense of going over to a friend's house after they've just bought something they're all jazzed up about.

I wonder if there is an optical conversion board for the old Microsoft PS/2 ball mouse. I have one but, like using a real hard drive, cleaning the rollers constantly is something I would live without.

please do more amiga-vids! it would be also cool to see some amigaone-vids from you :-) thx & cheers

4:26 Missed opportunity to use tiny barf-colored noctua fans.

18:20 Do you mind?-can I... I just want to ...snip off that adapter card with a pair of scissors.

Where do I buy that case Or if I can't buy one like that from somewhere the do you know a good place to buy sideways/desktop beige cases are?

everything works? Miraculle!

17:43 I remember Viewsonics as a good alternative to the expensive Sonys thru the 2000s

Hey, LGR -- a thought occurs... Some yrs ago the video card industry was coming out w/ video cards that only had a single DVI port 4 the signal output (no HDMI port, no old-school VGA DB15), & also came w/ an alternate backplate 4 the newer ultra-slim form factor cases. Step 1: Get an old DVI-only graphics card w/ both backplates included (preferrably 4 free or really cheap) Step 2: Assuming that the full-size backplate is still on the video card, swap that 1 out 4 the ultra-slim backplate Step 3: Use the now-unused full-size backplate 2 attach your DVI input port 2 the Amiga case back panel Step 4: Rejoice

I’ll admit I’m someone who likes plugging things in even if they don’t serve a real purpose. Having a filled PC case gives me satisfaction so I would put that optical drive in if there’s a place for it.

for the keyboard usb connector, why don't you just use the cover plate that is below? you can cut a hole in there and use it :)

Yes, you should go for a faceplate on the back, 3D printed for the DVI and USB port(s). Is there no shorter PCMIA card where the CF fits into ? Or maybe get an expansion card for in the back ? Maybe it's overkill an ODD in the checkmate, but to keep it more divers it may be an option... You don't have to use it, do you ?!

NLdron really upsets me at times. I watch your vids all the time, and suddenly you never show up in my algorithm. Yet... Logan Paul crap does.. and i never watch him and think he isn't even a good person. You make great content, and i never use to have to search your name to watch anything. So dumb.

Look, man-dude. I'm not really some tech guy, but seeing Test Drive on Amiga... My first computer was actually Amiga, and, not that I could make an interesting tech video out of it, bringing personal computers to Soviet Union was illegal, at least I gather this from what my aunt has told me. So me playing Test Drive, and some other games, was piracy on a whole another level. There was also a flying game I would enjoy seeing you review, but I don't remember the name. I could describe some details, but I don't know how much they would help.

Great video! I love how extremely lazy the actual game portions always manage to be nowadays, which, ironically weren't lazy at all when they were the main focus of LGR, as I recall... lol

Wow! From Brazil!

That mouse click noise is soooooo damn satisfying!!!

Intro music captions “Relaxed jazz music”

Love that case, better than your average tower.

Plot twist: You upgraded it to have a chess program. (it's a Checkmate computer.)

4:09 It's like a thumb and index finger screw...lol I held it together until the Mmm at the end of it!

if you have a dremel and small files (the tool) you can modify the PCI slot cover to have both DVI and USB. when i make a case mod i print the layout and then cut out the holes and sharpie the spots theat need to be cut and drilled. if thats not a option, look at ebay and aliexpress. there are tons of odd things there. im 99% positive someone is sellign a USB/DVI PCI cover. (i have seen a mini-b to micro- b USB cable on aliexpress before.)

Install the DVD drive. It's always nice to have more options.

Can it play DOOM?

Those games would have blew my mind back in the day lol!

Are there any patches available for Amiga games to use analog joysticks? [in analog mode]. And that's assuming analog could be read through the DB9s with that DB15 PC Game Port Adapter involved. I know it was a crime that such patches weren't available for the Atari STe and Falcon030 considering their Enhanced Joystick Ports - the ones that went on to be used by the Jaguar - supported analog and digital controllers but almost none of the games ever supported those ports or their extra functionality. Edit: I should've kept watching to see Gunship 2000 has analog joystick support built-in. That's awesome. But the patching question for other games still remains...

that was a high end system when i built my first system 😂

The=is is the first video I watched in 1920x1080 @60 which is my monitor's native

omg how this game work O.o i play on amiga 500

Id use the DVD drive anyway personlly, why? "just cauze"

Got three A1200’s and use A1200 cases from A1200NET. The A1500 Checkmate have to many flaws. If it was for the A3000 motherboard then i buy it. Is’t nicer with the original A3000 keyboard.

Thanks for the nice placement of ads!

I think you can enlarge the holes on the usb cable holder so it bolts to the case.

Don't copy that floppy!!

designing stuff like a faceplate wouldn't be hard at all. 3d builder that comes with windows 10 is all you need.

The biggest reason I can see for adding CD-ROM drive, is to play some CD based games with CD musics. This, however, would require a way to get line audio output from the drive, and I don't know if that's even possible with some modern CD drives...

You should do a video on the early VR games where you get abducted by a dinosaur. I think those ran on Amiga.

Hi Clint. For those two cables you can't connect to the back of the case, you mentioned getting a custom pci blanking plate made. I thought, if you have a Dremel or something similar, you could mark out a metal pci plate, and cut the holes you need to mount those cables.

Hopefully he didn't throw away the old hardware he replaced.

8:08 Shoutouts to your Amiga amigo, little bug dude in the top right.

Great Build Clint. Find a way to get that Blizzard 1230IV in there, as much memory as you could want whilst retaining PCMCIA support

Hey lgr i have a coleco coleovision in gr8 condition cheack out my youtube channel!

Old mouse PCB looks quite shocked to be naked! 16:00

When Clint says "I have a plan", I am the only person who starts to hear inside his head "Brave New World" from Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds?

There are some CD games that won't run of the HDD with your current setup - they need over 200MB RAM if I recall that right, so having a CD drive might be preffered if you want to play those ;-)

@LGR at 13:45 why not just drill a standard PC steel bracket ? any skilled guy with a powerdrill a vice and a file can do it for you. Or use an old DVI+VGA bracket...

For the back side usb port drill new screw holes but horizontally so they line up correctly.

hey dude, why not just dremmel the dvi, usb and pcmcia to go in those pci slots? save time, money and filimant

Not very pretty? I think it's beautiful.

Just draw the holes for DVI and USB ports in the PCI slot covers and then drill them with a hand drill

TY, enjoyed your video

So great to see some more Amiga Hardware/Software on your NLdron channel, really loved you build video also, hope to see in the future a lot more Amiga stuff on your channel.

Clint, track down a copy of Walker. Its a really cool game with an ATST traveling through time.

hey clint or lgr whatever you prefer, you should do a review on the logitech wingman joystick. i have one if you would like me to send it to you because i dont really have a use for it

21:08 where can i get that music?