Saturday, November 4, 2023

Commodore 16 and 1551 drive unboxing, while being judged by Angela the Cat.

This week on "The ChickenHead Chronicles" I am unboxing some awesome Commodore "TED" class equipment and software, all the while being silently judged by my cat, Angela. Huge thanks to Sven Pook for finding and selling me this awesome stuff!

Want one of Sven Pooks neat #Commodore 128 80 column video adapters?

https://www.retro-updates.com/product/5380643/commodore-128-40-80-column-video-adapter-v5-1

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Saturday, June 24, 2023

Amiga Art Contest 2023 Announcement

 The time has finally come! #amiga  Amiga Art Contest 2023 is a go! Sharpen your virtual Dpaint Crayons and get your 4096 colors ready to rock and roll! 

We are keeping the same categories this year:

Hand Drawn

Photographs

3D/Ray Traced

Animations

Music/MODS

#AmigaArtContest


Prize options will be announced in the next few weeks, but I already have a commitment from Lukas Remis to donate some of his great Amiga Inspired Mice!

Want all the info on the Contest?

https://www.amigaartwork.com

Want to see some old Amiga Art Contest winners? Check out my playlist!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE9RAR6jyAQ_tvOI3bjvvDab0wOxfTMbn

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Sunday, June 4, 2023

Adding four IDE Channels and a CD-ROM to my Amiga 4000 - Episode 155

 This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am installing an adapter that gives you four IDE channels on the #Amiga 4000 and adding a CD-ROM Drive. Join me as I cover the hardware and software required to get it working.

Need an Amigakit 4X IDE device for your #Amiga 4000?

https://www.amigakit.com/a4000-device-interface-p-599.html

Use a standard ATX Power Supply on your Amiga 4000. They are also available for the A2000 and A3000.

https://www.amigakit.com/a4000-power-adapter-cable-amiga-4000-p-615.htm

You can download the demo of IDEFix here from Aminet

https://aminet.net/package/driver/media/IDEfix97

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Amiga tank Mouse by Lukas Remis Review - Episode 154

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am reviewing the new Tank Mouse replica from Lukas Remis - This thing is lovely!

Want to by one/. Check out Sordans website!

https://sordan.ie/search/?q=tank+mouse

Check out the original (now finished) Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lukas-remis/tank-mouse-your-new-amiga-mouse

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Amiga PiStorm32 Lite - New AGA Speedup - Does it help? - Episode 153

 This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am looking at the latest update for the PiStorm32 Lite board that speeds up AGA Chipset and CHIP RAM access - but does it help?

Get the latest PiStorm updates here:

https://github.com/michalsc/Emu68/releases/tag/nightly

Check out Kevin Quattro's videos on the PiStorm on his "Hold and Modify" channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@HoldandModify/videos

Check out Chris Edwards PiStorm videos on his channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisEdwardsRestoration/videos

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Commodore Amiga A10 Speakers - Can we fix them? - Episode 152

 This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am fixing a set of Commodore Amiga A10 speakers that I picked up last year at AmiWest - The right one is not working... Can I get it working again?


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PiStorm32 Lite for Amiga 1200 - Installation guide and review - Episode 151

 #Amiga #PiStorm #A1200

This week on 10  Minute Amiga Retro Cast  @10MARC  I am reviewing and providing an installation tutorial for the awesome PiStorm32 Lite for the Amiga 1200. Will this card live up to the hype, or will I pan it like I did in my original PiStorm review a few years back? I guess you will have to watch and see!

Want a PiStorm32 Lite for yourself? Amigakit has them!

https://www.amigakit.com/pistorm-c-182_43_192.html

Want a nice guide for setting these little guys up? Look here!

https://www.retro32.com/amiga-resources/080220223836-amiga-pistorm-emu68-setup-guide-tutorial

http://wiki.amiga.org/index.php/Pistorm32-Lite

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How about downloading the PiStorm EMU68 software?

https://github.com/michalsc/Emu68/releases/tag/nightly


Here is a nice source for the RTG Info. This has links to all the required downloads

https://michalsc.github.io/Emu68/tutorials/P96_Setup.html

How to get a Raspberry Pi for your PiStorm?

I dunno. Pray to some heathen god, sell a kidney, find a magic lamp with a genie in it. You figure it out.

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