Friday, June 12, 2020

Episode 69 - Amiga 1200 Hard PCB Keyboard Membrane Review

This week I am reviewing the new Hard PCB Keyboard Membrane replacement for the Amiga 1200 and Amiga 500. This is a really nice product, and if you have keyboard issues this just may solve them! Buy it from one of these great vendors! www.sordan.ie or www.retroready.one Take a look at my sons new T-Shirt Merch store for 10MARC shirts, Hoodies, Stickers and Mugs! www.teespring.com/10marc Help a brother out on Patreon: www.patreon.com/10marc Check out my website! www.10marc.com Follow me on Twitter

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Episode 68 - AGA Blaster Video Player Review and Tutorial

This week I am reviewing and providing a tutorial on setup of the awesome AGABlaster software for the Amiga. This software can create a 256 color AGA CDXL file that plays back wonderfully on your AGA Amiga. I walk you thru a bit of background on the technology, how to set it up in Windows 10 using the Ubuntu Linux Terminal, and how to create and play back the incredible videos! Markus Schordan created this fantastic software. You can find him on Twitter @agablaster Download all the creation software and learn how to use it here: https://mschordan.github.io/amiga/agaconv.html If you just want to play back some existing files, go here: https://mschordan.github.io/amiga/agablaster.html If you want to learn how to create the HAM6 and HAM8 videos I have created, check this out. http://www.10marc.com/p/how-to-guide-for-creating-ham-6-and.html Learn a bit more about setting up the Ubuntu Terminal in Windows 10 here: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/tutorial-ubuntu-on-windows#1-overview Follow me on Twitter @10marc1 Become an awesome Patron! patreon.com/10marc

Monday, June 1, 2020

Episode 67 - Video Toaster Adventures Part 1

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am starting on my NewTek Video Toaster Tutorial series. We learn a bit about the Video Toasters history and how to set it up, and play with some fun effects and dabble in Toasterpaint and the Character Generator. I am recording this to OBS this week so I can simultaneously display the Preview and Main Video Toaster screens, as well as a view of the Video Toaster main screen. My Capture card is causing a second or two delay on the main screen. I will try to find a way around that for the next video. Download the Toaster Software: https://www.discreetfx.com/DownloadToaster.html Check out my pals at "The Amigos" www.everythingamiga.com Join my Patreon! www.patreon.com/10marc Don't forget to visit my website! www.10marc.com

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Episode 66 - Amiga Upscalers with special guest - Mr. Kola

This week on 10MARC, I am covering four different solutions for displaying or upscaling your Amiga display on a modern monitor. I will cover the RGB to SCART to HDMI solutions, the RetroTink and even some composite solutions. I also have a special guest, Mr. Kola, reviewing the OSSC upscaler for me! Lets get those Amiga's displaying like the should! Follow Mr. Kola on Twitch twitch.com/mrkola and on Twitter @mrkola Thanks to Roushi for the awesome captures from his OSSC! Pick up an RGB to SCART cable here: https://amigastore.eu/en/208-scart-cable-amiga-rgb-to-scart-tv-sound-modified.html How about the SCART to HDMI converter? https://www.amazon.com/VCANDO-Converter-Adapter-Switch-Scaler/dp/B01N06Q9WH/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=scart+to+hdmi&qid=1590458087&sr=8-3 Want an OCCS? https://videogameperfection.com/products/open-source-scan-converter/ How about a RetroTink? https://www.retrotink.com/product-page/retrotink-2x You really need an RGB to Component adapter from Francis https://www.retronicdesign.com/en/amiga-video-to-components-adapter-is-now-available-for-pre-order/ Want to check out some awesome 8 bit videos from Hey Birt! youtube.com/heybirt How about adding a GBS-8220 to your collection? https://www.amazon.com/DEVMO-GBS8200-Converter-Monitor-GBS-8200/dp/B07TWZBQ75/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2XAACX6QBWVKF&dchild=1&keywords=gbs-8220&qid=1590458404&sprefix=gbs-%2Caps%2C234&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFTMzlJTkJYWFhJWCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRJZD1BMDA3NTQwMDE2QzlFNjRRTFA5VSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNjIwMzIzQjRPQU9PSUVQSUNUJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== Follow me on Twitter @10marc1 and join me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/10marc

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Episode 65: Amiga 500 Adventures - Pimpin' my A570 CD-ROM

This week on 10 MARC I am exploring my Amiga 500 and upgrading my A570 CD-ROM Drive with 2 MB RAM and a SCSI controller, and topping it off with an SCSI2SD drive! We also have an important special message from our friend Pete Morgan Wanna buy a SCSI2SD? www.inertialcomputing.com Follow Pete Morgan @madpete76 Download that HD Installer software here: http://aminet.net/package/disk/misc/hdinst Check out how to set up a SCSI2SD in my video! https://youtu.be/R4w5EZJkNC0 Come join me on Patreon! patreon.com/10marc And follow me on Twitter @10marc1 and don't forget my website! www.10marc.com


Monday, May 11, 2020

10MARC Episode 64 - 15 Khz LCD Monitors for the Amiga

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am reviewing 5 different LCD monitors that work with our 15Khz RGB port on the Amiga. My test machine is an AGA Amiga 1200, and I will be covering various Amiga resolutions, and quite importantly, how they work with games. Check out the list of 15Khz monitors here: 15khz.wikidot.com Want to catch up on the Amigos? www.everythingamiga.com Check out Edu Arana's site for the RGB to VGA Adapter www.arananet.net Follow me on Twitter @10marc1

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

10MARC Episode 63 - USB on the Commodore Amiga

This week on 10MARC I am covering some of the many USB peripherals we can use on our Amiga computers. If you have a USB enabled Amiga, you can do more than just use a USB mouse, keyboard and flash drive. Join me as I experiment with a few interesting things we can do (or try to do) with USB on the Commodore Amiga. Order a RapidRoad USB and/or X-Surf 100 right here: www.icomp.de You need to order a ZZ9000... https://mntre.com/media/ZZ9000_info_md/2019-08-09-ZZ9000-resources.html Want to download Poseidon? You can do that here: http://dump.platon42.de/files/ Interested in the Thylacine USB? Check this out! http://members.iinet.com.au/~loofy/ It is currently unavailable, but the schematics are there Want to order Roadshow TCP/IP stack? Sure you do! https://www.amigashop.org/product_info.php?products_id=200 Gotta Sync your Palm? Get the software here: http://aminet.net/package/comm/misc/PalmGUIv3 Want to try the cAMIra software with your webcam? Hope you have better luck than me... http://aminet.net/package/util/misc/cAMIra
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