On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 11:13 PM, Dan Roganti <ragooman@gmail.com> wrote:
What's a good way to upgrade my Amiga 1000. I like to get it setup which would let me download Amiga software online and transfer the files to my A1000 as I do with my C64 and Apple][.
Is there something like the uIEC with the SD card from Jim Brain at Retro Innovations. This is the best one I've seen so far. Here you just swap the SD card after you download any software online, and pop this into the uIEC plugged into the C64. I still use it together with my cross-platform dev when coding new stuff.
or is it more like ADTPro for the Apple][ by using the serial cable
I heard it's a lot easier to find something for the later models which don't rely on Kickstart disks. Dan
FYI, rcv'd some info recently from some folks in the Commodore group on Vcforum. #1 is just like the ADTPro for the Apple][ #2 has the SD card option. But the real kicker is they show this guy who makes a KickStart board with Roms for the A1000 -- schhweet !! - no more KickStart floppies needed ------ #1 Use Transwarp and Amiga Explorer on a PC via a null modem cable. Transwarp itself requires very little memory, and if you don't mind the transfer times it's pretty reliable. The best speed you will be able to manage is about 38400, but you can get an ADF transferred to a real disk in a reasonable amount of time. ----------------- #2 There's a Kickstart switcher that will let you put real ROMs in the A1000. Makes everything much easier: After that, I'd get either an HxC, which emulates two floppy drives with SD cards, or a Gotek floppy drive emulator with HxC Firmware. ----------------- -- _ ____ / \__/ Scotty, We Need More Power !! \_/ _\__ Aye, Cap'n, but we've only got 80 col's !!