Tuesday, August 30, 2022

The Commodore Amiga CDTV Review - Episode 132

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast, we are welcoming a new friend into the lab! A shiny Commodore CDTV! Join me as I tell you it's story and how I got her working well again, and we will explore what she can do and take a peek at some of the software. And guess what. It is NOT an Amiga 500 with a CD-ROM...

#Commodore #Amiga #AmigaCDTV #CDTV 

Take a peek at Neil From RMC's nice video about the CDTV, with an interview with Gail Wellington!

https://youtu.be/BJMADu4eo3o

 Our Pal (Oh... sorry... NTSC) Chris Edwards has been exploring the CDTV, too.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWHevKbRJhRkfNrVZ96D8DOfZ-xgcbzGX

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Degrader is a useful utility to force old programs to work, and can shift Kickstart 1.3 machines into PAL or MTSC modes (With the 1MB Agnus)

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A PAL Commodore 64C Arrives at the 10MARC Labs

This week on The ChickenHead Chronicles, I am welcoming a nice PAL Commodore 64C into the studio! This lovely machine was a trade with my good friend Tim Drew AKA Sanxion. Join me as we compare NTSC and PAL games and see what this little guy can do!

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Tim is a Co-Host of Pixel Gaiden Podcast. Check them out!

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Need an awesome RetroTink for your Retro Stuff?

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How about those games from Sarah Jane Avory? ZetaWIng and Soul Force? 

Buy them here!

https://sarahjaneavory.itch.io/

https://www.protovision.games/games/soulforce.php?language=en


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Amiga 1200 Playing back the #AmigaArtContest 2022 video! (Using AGABlaster)

 I use the awesome AGAconv and AGABlaster software to play back the #AmigaArtContest intro video. This is on my Amiga 1200 with my Blizzard 040 card, but it plays back just great on a 68030 too. 

Only Amiga makes it possible!

Here is my original AGABlaster review and tutorial. I need to update it!

https://youtu.be/d44BZ07YQ-c

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Amiga Art Contest 2022 Prizes and Sponsors

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am revealing the sponsors and prizes for #AmigaArtContest 2022! We have some awesome stuff to win this year!

And now a word from our sponsors...

Retro Games - Maker of the C64/Mini and A500 Mini

https://retrogames.biz/

Retro Ready is ready to Retro you!

https://retroready.one

Retro Rewind is hands down the best North American dealer in all of... well.. North America!

https://www.retrorewind.ca

Please learn more about Amiga Art Contest right here!

https://www.amigaartwork.com

Submissions can be sent to:

art@amigaartwork.com

Take a look at the past Amiga art Contest videos!

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

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The Tsunami A1230 Accelerator for the Amiga 1200 Review - EP 130

 This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am reviewing the awesome new accelerator for the Commodore Amiga 1200, the Tsunami A1230. Join me as we talk about what it does and how it can be expanded. This is a great new option for your A1200.

Looking for info on the Tsunami?

http://tsunami.arananet.net/

An how about buying one? Check here!

https://www.amiga-shop.net/en/Amiga-Hardware/Amiga-memory-accelerator-boards/Tsunami-1230-accelerator-for-Amiga-1200::1099.html

https://www.retropassion.co.uk/product/tsunami-1230-accelerator-a1200/

https://amigastore.eu/869-tsunami-1230-42-mhz-64mb.html

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An Apple IIe arrives in the 10MARC Labs - Episode 129

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am introducing a new visitor to the 10MARC Labs. On a recent trip to my local Surplus store with a Patron we found a nice Apple IIe with a DuoDisk and a nice Monochrome Monitor in great condition. So what else could we do but buy it?
Join me as I talk a bit about my Apple experience in the past and we learn about the Apple IIe series of computers... and we see if this old girl works!

Huge thanks to my patron George for meeting me in Tucson!

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

The Newtek Digiview Review for the Amiga - Episode 128

 This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am reviewing the wonderful DigiView Gold from Newtek! Join me as we capture some fun images and go over how this marvelous device worked. Thanks to my friends from Pintz and Amiga for the gift!

And yes, I am aware that the images were all captured at 16:9 aspect ratio. That is what this capture card does, and I can't seem to change it. I may go back to an old one, as I think it captured in 4:3 OK.

You need to follow Pintz and Amiga! Check the out on Twitch.

https://twitch.tv/pintzandamiga

Use your DigiView to enter an image or two into #AmigaArtContest 2022

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