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Amiga 4000 Restoration x2: Part 1
Due to a series of strange events, I have ended up with not one, but two Amiga 4000s in the last few weeks. They are both in need of very different restorations. I hope that I can get at least one complete machine out of them, and then sell the other one. I don’t have… Read more
Amiga 3000: I Was Wrong
I recently posted about how the BFG9060 was causing my Amiga 3000’s SCSI port to become unstable. It turns out I was incorrect, here is the story. Read more
Amiga 3000: Major Upgrades
Now that my Amiga 3000 has been fully restored, I decided to make it the best Amiga I could. Here is the journey I took. Read more
Amiga 3000: Restoration Part 4
In my last post, I had started a new retrobrighting process on the keyboard. Let’s see how it went. Read more
The hidden power of the 68010
The original first generation of Amigas such as the A500, A600, A1000 and A2000 all used a Motorola designed 68000 CPU inside. Many Amiga users eventually upgraded theirs to have an accelerator, usually based on the 68020 or 68030 CPU. But there is a contender that is a drop-in replacement for the 68000, and for… Read more
Amiga 3000: Restoration Part 3
My Amiga 3000 is now in pretty good working condition, but my work is not done. In this part I’ll continue the restoration, whilst I also start to upgrade the machine. Read more
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