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5¼” Floppy disk

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Posted on 13. September 2011 by Thomas

This gallery contains 8 photos.

The 5¼” floppy disk is a large, soft and quite fragile piece of plastic and, when not used, must be kept in their paper pocket. With a capacity of 170kB on the floppy disk, you are good to go. But … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore 64 | Tagged 5¼", floppy disk

External 5¼” Floppy drive

Gallery

Posted on 12. September 2011 by Thomas

This gallery contains 4 photos.

In addition to load and save data on cassette tape, it’s also possible to use a 5¼” floppy drive together with your Commodore 64. Simply buy a Commodore 1541 floppy drive. With the Commodore 1541 it’s possible to load and … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore 64 | Tagged 1541, 5¼", commodore 64, floppy disk, floppy drive

Data Cassette

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Posted on 12. September 2011 by Thomas

This gallery contains 6 photos.

Data Cassette (or ‘Datassette‘ as it’s also called) is the foundation of the whole setup, beyond the Commodore 64 computer, ofcourse. With the Commodore 1530 Datassette C2N it is possible to load and save data, applications, pictures and other data … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore 64 | Tagged 1530, commodore 64, data cassette, datasette

Commodore 64

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Posted on 8. September 2011 by Thomas

This gallery contains 9 photos.

For some time, NH has been looking for his old Commodore 64 computer in his basement, but without any success. He wanted to give it a fresh new start, with a loving family, where it could be loved and taken care … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore 64 | Tagged commodore 64, sid

External Keyboard

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Posted on 21. November 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 5 photos.

Both the Amiga 1000 and Amiga 2000, has unlike Amiga 500 and the later models, a separate keyboard, also known from todays standard PC. It is possible to adjust the height of the keyboard, as on todays keyboards, though it … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged amiga 2000, commodore amiga, keyboard

Amiga 2000

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Posted on 20. November 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 7 photos.

A big thank you goes out to Martin (Novozymes) for sponsoring a Amiga 2000 to my collection. It is not hard to see that this is an Amiga 2000, which has been well used, but has been taken care of … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged 3½", amiga 2000, commodore amiga, floppy drive

Amiga 2000 cardboard box

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Posted on 20. November 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 2 photos.

The original cardboard box with configuration.

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged amiga 2000, commodore amiga

Monitor 1084

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Posted on 20. November 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 5 photos.

The only real monitor on a Commodore Amiga – is a 1084 monitor – or even better, a 1084S monitor. Today, I unfortunately only have an ordinary 1084 monitor. But it still works after 20 years.

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged 1084, 1084s, commodore amiga, monitor

Hard drive mounting

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Posted on 21. February 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 2 photos.

It’s possible to install a hard drive in both Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200 yourself. You can install either a Compact Flash (CF) memory card or just a standard IDE 2.5″ hard drive. This is done in a special mounting … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged amiga 1200, amiga 600, commodore amiga, compact flash, hard drive

Hard drive

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Posted on 21. February 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 3 photos.

I went on ebay.co.uk the other day, when I saw a Compact Flash (CF) memory card, that can be used as a hard drive in an Amiga 600 (and Amiga 1200). I bought two CF-cards, one with AmigaOS installed and … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged amiga 1200, amiga 600, commodore amiga, compact flash, hard drive

Amiga 600

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Posted on 21. February 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 10 photos.

Originally, this is not my own Amiga 600. I’ve got this back, after having borrowed my little brother my Amiga 500. I don’t know what has happened to my original Amiga 500 – but today, this has become a part … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged amiga 600, commodore amiga

Memory Expansion unit

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Posted on 15. February 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 2 photos.

With additional 512kb of memory in your Commodore Amiga 500, you are up and running. The vast majority of games and applications, from that time, can be run with the Commodore Amiga A501 mounted. The A501 memory expansion unit is … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged a501, amiga 500, commodore amiga, memory expansion

TV modulator

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Posted on 13. February 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 2 photos.

With a Commodore A520 TV modulator, it is possible to connect your Amiga “directly” to the TV. I have never tried this though, or know someone who has, because we all were blessed with various computer monitors (eg. Commodore 1081/Commodore … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged 1081, 1084, 1084s, a520, commodore amiga, tv modulator

External 3½” Floppy drive

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Posted on 13. February 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 3 photos.

An optional external floppy drive is required, provided that you would not spend your entire evening as a disc jockey. This is the second generation of Commodores own external floppy drive. Commodore Amiga uses 3½” floppy disk at 880 mb.

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged 1011, 3½", commodore amiga, floppy disk, floppy drive

Amiga 500

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Posted on 10. February 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 7 photos.

The famous Rock Lobster (b52s) computer, Amiga 500, brought home from England. It’s easy to see that the machine is over 20 years old. I will say, however, that the keyboard is in a incredibly fine condition, hardly discolored after … Continue reading →

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged amiga 500, commodore amiga

Tank mouse

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Posted on 5. February 2010 by Thomas

This gallery contains 2 photos.

The good old, not-special-political-correct-ergonomic-mouse (tank type).

Posted in commodore amiga | Tagged 1351, commodore amiga, tank mouse

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