I've had an Amiga 1200 in my kitchen cupboard since 1996. The pandemic meant I couldn't really go anywhere so I pulled it out and added some gear to it as my original hard disk died. I now have, A1200, Blizzard 1260 (060) 50mhz,Blizzard 1230 scsi card with total 128mb ram, 8x scsi cd rom, ide to sata converter, sata to m.2 adapter and 128Gb m.2 drive with Amiga OS 4.9. Also, new 3.2 roms and 9dsub to ps2 convertor with Microsoft intelli trackball. What a blast from the past. I haven't worked out how to get the scroll wheel to work yet.
That's amazing to hear! What a superb system you've put together. Have you tried FreeWheel from Aminet? Can't promise anything, but that may work. Also, is your machine recapped?
@@amipal24 Yes recapped. And Yes, I've tried freewheel. I can't seem to get it working. I run the app but the wheel doesn't respond. Edit/ I copied Freewheel 2.1 into WBstartup and low and behold if I press on the wheel and move the ball I can scroll so that'll do nicely. The scroll wheel does nothing but clicking on the wheel is kind of like a third button. Pretty happy with that.
As an commodore fan and Amiga 500 owner this video is what i was looking for after finding out about (AGA) games which obviously were only A1200 instead.
Thank you! As someone who had an Amiga throughout the 90s and into the early 2000s, a lot of this is assumed knowledge - but not necessarily known or understood by those coming fresh to the scene. If there are any other bits and pieces you'd like to know about, please give me a shout. Always happy to share my knowledge!
Additional: In OCS/ECS the special modes EHB and HAM are only possible in LowRes (320 pixel width). On AGA you can have the special modes in any resolution. Also in OCS/ECS the color palette range reduces its size while doubling the width, so: 320px->32col, 640px->16col, 1280px->4col. In AGA you can use up to 256 colors in standard mode for any resolution. Early A1000 also lack EHB mode, latter A1000 and all other Amigas can do EHB. Edit: And also, the copper cannot only change a palette at each line, also the resolution. And you can also change the palette at specific x coordinates, so with some special skills, you can create "rectangles" with an own palette, as demonstrated in the "Remake of StreetFighter 2 Amiga Demo"
The only HAM game I recall playing was Pioneer Plague. Impressively colourful, but the frame rate suffered too much for it to be anything other than a curiosity.
Missed the original video. This one was interesting but the bits you got wrong still are as follows:.......na just kidding. I wouldn't have a clue lol. Love learning more about the differences. Wish I new more about the A1200 back in the day, especially the fact that it was 32Bit. Would have changed my path, but in my defense, Commodore marketing was non-existent at that point. 17/18 year old me dismissed it as nothing more than a cosmetic upgrade, and I jumped to PC.
Yeah, Commodore were their own worst enemy. They had a fantastic product, but didn't invest nearly enough in R&D, nor did they market it in any meaningful way. At least Commodore UK was in good hands.
That isn't strictly true. It is very easy to fool the human eye. Interlaced screens when watching TV, the fact there are only Red, Green and Blue dots on the screen which are using an additive colour model to give the appearance of more colours. The human eye has a limited colour resolution and the human brain is very good at 'filling in' information that is actually missing. Every human has a physical blind spot in each eye... but you don't notice it. You can however easily prove it's existence with a very simple experiment.
@@another3997 This is true for color trick cases. But the copper actually changes the color, and does not fool the human eye, and this is what vertigoz meant ;)
Was your mouse broken? Or UA-cam app unresponsive? There are 800 million videos on UA-cam, and you sat there and watched something that was beyond your comprehension then had the audacity to complain about it.
What a short and interesting video.
Enjoyed this! Thanks for the clear and interesting explanation!
i am thrilled. keep pushin' the limits, dude!
;D
Good one. Thanks.
I've had an Amiga 1200 in my kitchen cupboard since 1996. The pandemic meant I couldn't really go anywhere so I pulled it out and added some gear to it as my original hard disk died. I now have, A1200, Blizzard 1260 (060) 50mhz,Blizzard 1230 scsi card with total 128mb ram, 8x scsi cd rom, ide to sata converter, sata to m.2 adapter and 128Gb m.2 drive with Amiga OS 4.9. Also, new 3.2 roms and 9dsub to ps2 convertor with Microsoft intelli trackball. What a blast from the past. I haven't worked out how to get the scroll wheel to work yet.
That's amazing to hear! What a superb system you've put together.
Have you tried FreeWheel from Aminet? Can't promise anything, but that may work.
Also, is your machine recapped?
@@amipal24 Yes recapped. And Yes, I've tried freewheel. I can't seem to get it working. I run the app but the wheel doesn't respond. Edit/ I copied Freewheel 2.1 into WBstartup and low and behold if I press on the wheel and move the ball I can scroll so that'll do nicely. The scroll wheel does nothing but clicking on the wheel is kind of like a third button. Pretty happy with that.
As an commodore fan and Amiga 500 owner this video is what i was looking for after finding out about (AGA) games which obviously were only A1200 instead.
nice idea - such videos for users who are new to the amiga-scene are rare.
Thank you! As someone who had an Amiga throughout the 90s and into the early 2000s, a lot of this is assumed knowledge - but not necessarily known or understood by those coming fresh to the scene.
If there are any other bits and pieces you'd like to know about, please give me a shout. Always happy to share my knowledge!
Additional: In OCS/ECS the special modes EHB and HAM are only possible in LowRes (320 pixel width). On AGA you can have the special modes in any resolution. Also in OCS/ECS the color palette range reduces its size while doubling the width, so: 320px->32col, 640px->16col, 1280px->4col. In AGA you can use up to 256 colors in standard mode for any resolution. Early A1000 also lack EHB mode, latter A1000 and all other Amigas can do EHB.
Edit: And also, the copper cannot only change a palette at each line, also the resolution. And you can also change the palette at specific x coordinates, so with some special skills, you can create "rectangles" with an own palette, as demonstrated in the "Remake of StreetFighter 2 Amiga Demo"
HAM mode was used in Time Gal anime full-motion video game.
Wow, I didn't know about that! And only released in 2017!
The only HAM game I recall playing was Pioneer Plague. Impressively colourful, but the frame rate suffered too much for it to be anything other than a curiosity.
@@mikekwarner
ua-cam.com/video/JSLcN6GBzO0/v-deo.html
Amiga's Pioneer Plague gameplay.
Now I know more stuff, thanks Amipal!
Missed the original video. This one was interesting but the bits you got wrong still are as follows:.......na just kidding. I wouldn't have a clue lol. Love learning more about the differences. Wish I new more about the A1200 back in the day, especially the fact that it was 32Bit. Would have changed my path, but in my defense, Commodore marketing was non-existent at that point. 17/18 year old me dismissed it as nothing more than a cosmetic upgrade, and I jumped to PC.
Yeah, Commodore were their own worst enemy. They had a fantastic product, but didn't invest nearly enough in R&D, nor did they market it in any meaningful way.
At least Commodore UK was in good hands.
ECS feels more like a Ram Expansion than anything- AGA was the true move forward
The first A500s came with Kick 1.2 (Red led is a dead giveaway) Not sure of exactly how many, that came with the 1.2 though :)
The colours which are on screen are on screen, they do not trick our senses ;)
That isn't strictly true. It is very easy to fool the human eye. Interlaced screens when watching TV, the fact there are only Red, Green and Blue dots on the screen which are using an additive colour model to give the appearance of more colours. The human eye has a limited colour resolution and the human brain is very good at 'filling in' information that is actually missing. Every human has a physical blind spot in each eye... but you don't notice it. You can however easily prove it's existence with a very simple experiment.
@@another3997 This is true for color trick cases. But the copper actually changes the color, and does not fool the human eye, and this is what vertigoz meant ;)
Awwww I loved my omega
Reprise
What a long and dull video.
Thank you!
Was your mouse broken? Or UA-cam app unresponsive?
There are 800 million videos on UA-cam, and you sat there and watched something that was beyond your comprehension then had the audacity to complain about it.