So my new project has arrived.
One very tidy looking Commodore Amiga 500 complete with original mouse, power supply and 1084S monitor donated by my old mate Robert.
It is (well, was until I got it) a virgin Rev 6 Amiga 500, still had the original warranty stickers intact.
Those are now in pieces as I strip down the system to inspect it, confirm what version chips etc are installed and see if anything requires replacing.
It came with a Commodore A501 RAM expansion card with battery installed – but NOT a Varta battery by the looks of it. Put it this way, theres no leakage that I can see so far – they soldered the shielding around the expansion, so to get into it, I need to get a soldering iron (I only have a heavy duty one).
So whats the plan ?
I’m going to (over time) replace the floppy with a GoTek drive, upgrade the Kickstart ROM to 3.x and maybe even get an ‘030 CPU for it with RAM expansion and IDE connector to allow a HDD to be connected.
It will be known as the “A500-X”.
So wish me luck, and keep up to date on my progress via the Amiga menu link.