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Pimped Amiga 500

https://www.pimyretro.org/pimped-amiga-500/
40•onename•2h ago

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eggfriedrice•1h ago
Classy job!
krige•58m ago
Having went through a similar process with an A600 and then A1200 I enjoy reading through these writeups. Diskmaster, wow that's old-school (t. Filemaster enjoyer)

Although this system will be somewhat hobbled by OS 1.3, I doubt OP will be bothered by that much. Have fun!

ManlyBread•52m ago
I've never experienced the original Amiga and I probably never will. I would however be open to emulating the machine. Are there any good resources for people like who would like to try out the whole ecosystem as a complete newbie in 2025? My knowledge about Amiga is close to zero.
radicalbyte•46m ago
Buy a MiSTer FPGA and run Amiga Vision on it. You can plug in a proper keyboard and joystick and you can map jump to a button instead of up as it traditionally is on Amiga.

I have to admit that it's better than using my A500/A1200s.

actionfromafar•35m ago
For a software version, try WinUAE. (Win/Mac/Linux builds available.)
crims0n•28m ago
Oh wow, AmigaVision even runs on an Analogue Pocket - going to have to give this a try.
erwincoumans•10m ago
Thanks, your comment made me buy the icode prebuilt preloaded MiSTer FPGA, 128mb ram, hope that is sufficient for Amiga Vision. I used to own an Amiga 500 with internal HDD, long ago. Guru meditations still exist?

https://www.icode.com/product/mister-fpga-kit-terasic-de10-n...

mkesper•33m ago
If you're not sure to invest in special hardware, cloanto offers bundles including most kickstarts and some software (games / apps). That's the easiest and cheapest way to get started. A500mini might also be a relatively cheap option with some modern possibilities (SD cards instead of floppy disks).
amiga386•29m ago
1. Get a copy of the Amiga 3.1 Kickstart ROM (v40) and Workbench disks (for example by legally buying Amiga Forever ... or other ways). If you do buy Amiga Forever, they've put together an Amiga emulation environment for you with lots of software pre-installed.

2. Consider buying AmiKit or using its free version: https://www.amikit.amiga.sk/ -- it needs the aforementioned Kickstart ROM and Workbench Disks, but again they've put together an Amiga emulation environment for you with lots of software pre-installed.

3. If you don't want to use those pre-made packs, install WinUAE (for Windows) or amiberry (for macOS/Linux) yourself, configure them yourself with the ROM... and extract the Amiga hard drive image included with PiMiga 4 to enjoy an alternative pack. PiMiga is a Raspberry Pi image that includes an Amiga emulator for the Pi and a huge Amiga hard drive image -- simply use software to read the PiMiga Linux ext2 filesystem and extract that hard drive image to use it on your own emulator, no RPi needed (https://old.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/1dfcn8u/extract_amig...)

lysace•29m ago
I am very happy with AmigaVision, packaged by Alex Limi (of early Mozilla Firefox UX/product fame) et al.

AmigaVision is a carefully curated collection of game and demo configurations for the Amiga computer platform, as well as a minimal Workbench setup with useful utilities and apps, wrapped in a user-friendly launcher.

https://amiga.vision/

https://github.com/amigavision/AmigaVision

I run it on a Mister FPGA but there are multiple other ways to do it, including emulators running on your regular computer.

radicalbyte•27m ago
MiSTer, especially the new cheaper builds (MisterPi) are by far the best way to play the old consoles if you want to play on a TV and well worth the $200.
lysace•23m ago
Yeah. (Sorry, somehow didn't read your comment about the same AmigaVision before commenting.)

I find myself wishing for something like AmigaVision for e.g. the IBM PC.

The launcher should be in either classic text mode or VGA 640x480x16 colors with custom palettes like those cool disk mags. And of course tracker background music.

merobin_hood•40m ago
If you want to experience the Amiga ecosystem in 2025 without touching hardware, the easiest path is:

WinUAE (Windows) or FS-UAE (Mac/Linux) — great defaults, easy setup

Install Workbench 1.3 or 3.1 plus: Directory Opus, Diskmaster, WHDLoad

Use curated packs like Workbench 3.X ClassicWB so you don’t have to configure everything manually

For games, WHDLoad bundles are a massive quality-of-life improvement over floppy juggling

You’ll get 90% of the “Amiga feel” without hunting vintage hardware.

anthk•14m ago
On the games list, I found Lotus III, good, but the Dr Who one was missing. It's a great platform game.

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