Building the Worlds Newest Amiga - The A500++ (2/4)

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Part 1: Unboxing the Checkmate 1500+ Case: • Building a new Amiga -...
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Part 4: Test driving the worlds newest Amiga?: • Test Driving the World...
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The Commodore Amiga is a computer close to the hearts of many retro computer fans, but as time goes on the Amigas are dying, not least because of the dreaded Varta battery leak so common in the A500+. Today we build the worlds newest Amiga. A new PCB, a new case and new upgrades will all come together to create my ultimate new Amige.
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@RMCRetro 4 года назад

Fancy having a go at building your own A500++? If so then you can buy one from Rob aka PeepoUK by emailing him on a500plusplus@outlook.com - Drop him an email and he'll help you out. Neil - RMC

@ukmk3supra 4 года назад

This should be a pinned comment :D

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

thanks Kai

@medes5597 4 года назад

@@RMCRetro any chance of getting Rob/PeepoUK on RetroTeaBreak to talk about this? I'd be really interested in hearing about this project in depth. (also I have The Residents song built out of spectrum tape loading noises and spectrum games played as audio as I promised you way back when, but I have no idea how to get it to you, assuming you're still interested obviously)

@stephenvalente3296 4 года назад

How much for the actual PCB itself?

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

I can certainly ask him!

@nexusxmoon 4 года назад

Amiga 500 was my first computer. I had a massive amount of games for it. I can not tell you how happy this video made me.

@serpentza 4 года назад

That's absolutely fantastic mate! Job well done, I'm jealous!

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

Thanks so much!

@micaelsilva 4 года назад

"This is not a channel where we ask 'why'". So true.

@ian_b 4 года назад

Why? (This is a comment section where we ask "why")

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

get out 😂

@alerey4363 4 года назад

@Kevin S ツTM well, other fellow dont-ask-whyers have asked for the price of this logic board remade and got no answer, so we can infer the price is pretty high; also a valid critic is: good luck with all that soldering, you will have months ahead of troubleshooting that! not mentioning the toxic fumes youll inhale while at it, thanks but no thanks

@PauldeVries 4 года назад

First I was astounded why I never found this channel earlier. Then he said this, and I subbed instantly.

@roygalaasen 4 года назад

Why??? I freaking want to make my own!!!

@Vermilicious 4 года назад

It's great to see people making reproductions of old hardware like this. Kudos.

@theamazingpillock 4 года назад

That Checkmate case is gorgeous, I do hope he makes some more! Well done again on the PlusPlusSuccess Neil :)

@RetroRecollections 4 года назад

A wonderful idea and execution! Rob is a genius, I hope he goes on to replicate the boards for more vintage hardware 👍

@umutk5614 4 года назад

I feel the joy of building an Amiga while watching you. I am very glad that there are so many nice and talented people in the community and keeps the retro computing alive. Greetings to you for this inspiring video and all others that make this possible.

@SD40Fan_Jason 4 года назад

This is Brilliant! Just the hours alone that went into connecting and soldering that board were enough for me to enjoy seeing this video. I've worked on radios and pinball machines for 26+ years as a hobby and so I can relate to the hardship and frustrations that go into handling the build and test phase. Way to go, Kudos! and also thanks for sharing this on RU-vid.

@MetalJesusRocks 4 года назад

Really impressive stuff! This is a great video

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

Thanks so much it's GREAT to see you here man!

@TheGamingCircle 2 года назад

When Jesus arrives 🙏 you know this video is Gospel:-))

@GadgetUK164 4 года назад

Great stuff! I might have a go at this at some point - am not sure I can be bothered ordering all of the smaller components etc vs removing them from the old board. It's a lot of work but worth it in the end!!! Love the purple board btw! Robb has done a great job creating these PCBs!

@bruwin 4 года назад

It'd certainly be a good use for any old cut up ebay boards you still have lying around.

@tsxownz 4 года назад

thanks for showing us this build! It was very evident your excitement when you showed your complete work.

@TheMalMeninga 4 года назад

Lovely video, Neil. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Thanks to Rob as well for making this new board!

@BeardyBaldyBob 4 года назад

Makes me so nostalgic for the excitement of coming home from school to find the newest episode of amiga format had been delivered and ripping it open to see what was on the cover disk this month! :)

@runcmd8851 4 года назад

This felt like Christmas watching this build Neil, love this board and would love to do this one day. Great Episode.. AAA

@blue552 4 года назад

LOL

@cerbael 3 года назад

Such meditating video, thank you very very much! Hope, Guru will always meditating outside this beutiful Amiga.

@MindFlareRetro 4 года назад

Another excellent video -- always so well written, edited and presented. I look forward to seeing your future enhancements to this new Amiga system. Outstanding work!

@craigmacdonald4987 4 года назад

This episode scores: Graphics. 95% Sound 85% Playability 100% Lastability 100% Overall 98%

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

I'll take that! Thank you

@robthedrummer5190 4 года назад

Love it. I was an Amiga-phile from 1991 until the mid-2000s. Wrote for Amazing Computing, The Amiga Informer and more. Still miss AmigaOS and my PowerPC-upgraded A3000!!!

@MorganJustGames 3 года назад

Brilliant work Neil. When i got my PC fixed last week, i saw 2 of those Boards, 1 complete and 1 as just the board. Marvellous colour and great watching them being fitted together. Well done, some expert Soldering skills

@Sephnroth 4 года назад

oh wow.. that purple board with all the components on is just GORGEOUS. Sat in my own mancave right now wishing I had even half of your soldering skill T_T

@jubsy 4 года назад

Loved the soldering music :D Going to try this when I solder.

@MilMike 4 года назад

Departure Lounge by Brendon Moeller

@jubsy 4 года назад

@@MilMike Many thanks!

@cheater00 4 года назад

i love the music, and listening to you talk about the amiga makes the music so much better!

@Jef_Vermassen 4 года назад

That was one satisfying *clonk* noise when you put the cover on the case. The sound of quality! Great episode as ever, wish I dared to take on that project. Also...Bit late but nonetheless: A happy birthday to you Neil. Hope many many many years to follow! You absolutely are my favourite youtuber. Thanks for all the great videos over the years and enjoyment of all things retro. Have a good day! :)

@darkwinter6028 4 года назад

Re: soldering big thermal planes. Having a proper temperature controlled high-power iron with a large tip that’s directly bonded to the heating element helps tremendously. I use a station that takes T12 tip/heater cartridges, and most of the time I’ve got a large “hoof” style tip in it. The other things that help tremendously is using extra flux; and adding a little bit of solder to the iron to act as a thermal transfer medium to bring the joint up to temperature before adding the main solder to the components.

@nicwilson89 4 года назад

Pre-heating the board is also really helpful

@MrBads_Games 4 года назад

Fair play Neil, you done a fantastic job! You have the patience of a saint! The board and case both look fantastic, and look to be well made.

@PeTTs0n88 4 года назад

You make me want to improve my soldering skills so badly, seeing you work on the A500++ was pure zen, and I do support the decision to use new components as well - hopefully prolonging the lifespan of the beautiful build!

@boydpukalo8980 Год назад

I first got into Amiga's around the time this video came out and I started watching your channel, bought the Checkmate case and thought I would put a brand new A5000++ board into it also. After learning about the various Amiga computers I fell in love with the A3000 and A4000 big box machines. I found Hese's AA3000+ board and a couple months ago took the plunge heads first and ordered an AA3000+ board. Stephen Jones pointed me to Simon who makes sheetmetal fitting kits for the A3000 into the Checkmate case. So when my AA3000+ board arrives I should have a brand new big box Amiga in 2023! Amazing what the community has done and with keeping the Amiga alive.

@brianh2771 4 года назад

Best way EVER to become a soldering MASTER!

@chultay 4 года назад

My favourite videos that you do are when you build, or rebuild systems. There's something therapeutic about it. It also gives me confidence that I can do these things too. Have you ever thought of building a PC XT through-hole kit from scratch?

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

That could be fun, I think there is a fairly recent new kit available isn't there?

@chultay 4 года назад

@@RMCRetro The nearest thing I can find to a full-fledged kit on the subject (excluding numerous old webpages, and Git repos with instructions way over my head) is this: www.mtmscientific.com/pc-retro.html at a wallet searing $235.50USD for international delivery. I was thinking of building a from-scratch XT one day like this, and writing a Telnet-based BBS to run on the hardware to revive my late 80s/early 90s BBS of yesteryear. Telnet Muiltiplayer Rogue, anyone?

@simonj48 4 года назад

@@RMCRetro There is also the NuXT by monotech. monotech.fwscart.com/NuXT_MicroATX_Turbo_XT_955MHz_832K_RAM_XTCF_SVGA_Floppy_Serial/p6083514_19777986.aspx You can buy it complete, like LGR's review, or you can buy it in kit form. The source for the PCB can be found at github.com/monotech/NuXT if you wanted to try and do a deal with pcbway or something and then source the components yourself.

@dahopps5586 4 года назад

Wow! That is sooo fantastic! It's a wonderful case and a beautiful Amiga 500+(+) PCB!!! Thanks for the great video!

@DubiousEngineering 4 года назад

That’s absolutely EPIC Neil! ... so satisfying to see someone building a whole computer from scratch! Excellent work! Well done!

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

Thanks Howard mate

@Jito463 4 года назад

I'd love to see one built around the A2000. That was my first introduction to the Amiga platform, as well as being my first computer.

@robertdutcher8081 4 года назад

You sir are a Jedi. My eyeballs would have popped out before I was half done with that board.

@Yukatoshi 4 года назад

Ditto lol. God, like a 1000 solder points... (0_0')

@dbvetter7485 4 года назад

Wow I came upon this video by accident, to my delight. I bought my first Amiga 500 in 1987, the 2000 in 1989 and the 3000 in 1990. I bought the GVP 030 accelerator board with 8 megs of memory for my A2000, then I bought the Video Toaster v.2 for the A2000. I made videos and animations on it until the early 2000’s when I sold them all. I truly believe the AmigaOS would have been the perfect OS for business instead of Microsucks Winblows. I use a Mac Pro in my studio for video and music production now. I spent many hours playing Defender of the Crown, plus hundreds of others. Wow what a time machine. Great video!

@inspictourtahar5192 4 года назад

amazing how passion can push us to do complex things.... simply bravo!

@GearSeekers 4 года назад

That was so awesome!

@tekk9995 4 года назад

"This is not a chanel where we ask why" .. Epic

@KalebsRevenge 4 года назад

ah a fellow man of taste from the windows 7 default picture :D

@makak_zeleny 4 года назад

16:41

@kbhasi 4 года назад

"chanel"

@schwellenzaehler4587 4 года назад

Why???😂

@PetraKann 4 года назад

This video certainly brought back some memories of an Amiga 500 I was using in the early 1990s. That model had the computer and keyboard in one flat case. Some fantastic software available at the time - especially for visual/video/graphics work. Also ran my sound synthesiser through the Amiga 500 which ran a sequencer and editing software. Stable system

@retrorelicsandrepairs8572 4 года назад

I have got to get myself one of these boards. I am very impressed with this video. Well done Neil!

@Neflyte49 4 года назад

OMG passion is the definition of Amiga communities

@EsotericArctos 4 года назад

"Why have I built it?" I think my answer would just be "Because I can". They are worth saving, and having one that is virtually brand new is an amazing thing. There is such an amazingfeeling of satisfaction and even pride when you make a kit, turn it and and see the fruits of your labours

@IkarusKommt 4 года назад

"Worth saving" -- for what? They are too old, expensive, and primitive for doing productivity job or gaming.

@EsotericArctos 4 года назад

@@IkarusKommtMaybe for modern games, but the whole idea of this is for Retro Gaming, hence the whole idea of Retro Man Cave 😊

@tonysansom 4 года назад

Not at all surprised you got excited building this - gave me goosebumps watching!

@kcharles8857 4 года назад

Excellent! And thanks to people like you the Dream lives on.

@haiaokuwa 4 года назад

We need to keep these projects alive!

@thedevilbunny 4 года назад

You're killing me Neil...I got Amiga's here that need that case my friend. Nice work!

@brianhedley5139 4 года назад

Steve Jones will be producing more Checkmate 1500 cases in future I'm sure so just keep an eye out on the next production run

@malch2843 4 года назад

I can't wait to see the next episode of this project. Keep up the good work.

@ChrisGripeos 4 года назад

It used be that watching Star Trek, TimeTunnel, and SeaQuest reruns were the best way for me to relax after a stressful day, but this video (and your other restoration videos) are far better. Please keep making more video! They are amazing!

@BBfanfun 4 года назад

that pcb deserve a transparent 500 case ! beautiful purple !

@tedvanmatje 4 года назад

To put it in one word: "YES!" This is a lot to take in at this emotionally unstable hour... it's 0615 hrs and I've barely finished my first cuppa, lol

@allegro1355 4 года назад

I can't believe people like you live in this world! What an amazing masterpiece. Thanks for sharing. It reminded me of my old days. I look forward to see more like this.

@fordprefect80 4 года назад

What a wonderful piece of work. Well done, you're a legend.

@ITTom 4 года назад

8:03 You just triggered my OCD 😉. There is a short on pins.... I always appreciate your Amiga related videos. Nice work.

@digbysirchickentf2315 4 года назад

Yup surprised it turns on!

@theamazingpillock 4 года назад

I had to go and check.... I think it's actually the light reflecting off the flux, it does look like a short though!

@ianbremner4436 4 года назад

Just finished building one myself, apart form finding some minor errors in the supplied BOM I managed to build it over the weekend. Had a couple of false starts when I managed to plug the oscillator in upside down then couldn't get it to boot from floppy disk until I noticed the jumpers for selecting an internal or external floppy drive. Only issue I have now is that it won't detect the RTC chip and only detects 512Kb RAM.

@zapp442 4 года назад

So many good memories coming back! Fantastic build.

@WiggysanWiggysan 4 года назад

Brilliant build. Great video *RMC*

@GazMarshall 4 года назад

It really is gorgeous Neil, I'm jealous 😂

@DJShadesUK 4 года назад

Just managed to get freaked out by thinking to myself "thing of beauty" just as it was uttered in the video!! lol

@ubiased23 4 года назад

What a beautiful video. It’s like watching something coming to live. The music sounds very therapeutic. You just gained a subscriber!

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

Thank you and welcome!

@saarek 4 года назад

Superb build and video!

@esseferio 4 года назад

I think this video is the reason the sentence "Patience is a virtue" was invented ;)

@the_mad_ratter 4 года назад

Might have to go and dig out my A1200 and fire up James Pond for the nostalgias :P

@threepwoodsthrifts 3 года назад

Another class episode! I've just ordered a 500++ board, wish me luck! Think I'll be watching this video a few times over the next few weeks!

@deadMoney2k12 4 года назад

Great vid! When I was a kid I wanted to buy an Amiga but I couldn't get approved for the credit. I ended up learning programming on a friends Apple II and my parents bought me a "rat shack" color computer. After that it was a sea of PC clones. Since then I've been a professional developer for closing in on 30 years now. Thanks for taking me back!

@firstsequence7132 4 года назад

1:21 "poor Gary" nice ref. to A500 Trash to Treasure

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

That made me smile as well, good spot. The red RAM board also has "hello cave dwellers" printed on it

@Yukatoshi 4 года назад

@@RMCRetro Yeah, that made me smile lol

@cbmeeks 4 года назад

There was the birth of my first child, my wedding and now this. I am complete.

@MPaans 4 года назад

Thank you Neil. This really mellowed me out quite a bit after a stressful day :)

@tareklule9249 4 года назад

Beautiful storytelling!

@jacksonshelton8055 4 года назад

This seems like a perfect candidate for a few FPGAs for the custom chips

@mgzukows 4 года назад

FPGAs are expensive. You would want want that did it all if you used an FPGA.

@MrDuncl 4 года назад

@@mgzukows Not necessarily. My first search came up with a XO2-1200 board for £18. However, you would probably need a custom board to fit it into the Amiga PCB which would add to the cost. It would probably be cheaper to keep adding more functions into the FPGA using a larger one if necessary, and before you knew it you would have an Amiga One.

@mgzukows 4 года назад

@@MrDuncl That's exactly what I said. £18 is way to much to make one chip. You would have to make a SOC with the fpga

@MrDuncl 4 года назад

@@mgzukows I'm not that familiar with the prices of Amiga spares but the Gary chip seems to be going for between £8 and £30 on Ebay. As rarity increases they will only go up, until all the Amiga fans have passed on and people are collecting Playstation 6s as Antiques. Back to FPGAs, drop in replacements have been made using FPGAs for some rare ICs used in Musical Instruments like Top Octave Dividers

@robbirobson7330 4 года назад

Its nice to see like almost 30 years later, the amiga is still alive. I wonder what can we do if we do not get any of the custom chips anymore?

@DragonNova 4 года назад

FPGA

@robbirobson7330 4 года назад

@@DragonNova would it be possible to design a tiny board with fpga that replaces only one chip that could plug into the sockets of the mainboard? Maybe even upgrade the graphics and sound or whatever but leaving the rest of the board original?

@Chipchap-xu6pk 4 года назад

@@robbirobson7330 Do the original designs exist anywhere? It's definitely possible, but hard to reverse engineer.

@robbirobson7330 4 года назад

@@Chipchap-xu6pk i never heard of anything and another problem is that most of the original engineers are probably very old or already dead.

@tabijas 4 года назад

Na, come on, we're not talking about mainframes here. The Amiga is a late 80's product, most engineers will be alive and kicking. Dave Haynie for example is around 58, that's no age by today's standards.

@spiderlegz6580 4 года назад

Beautiful work, seriously well done, great job. Some case fans will be a great addition.

@gamedoutgamer 4 года назад

Awesome build that's coming together, Neil! That new case is nicely reminiscent to the Amiga line. Fantastic job on the motherboard build. Can't wait to see what you do with upgrading and finalizing the build. There are two new Atari 8bit motherboards which also require soldering all the components while using the original custom chips.

@VladoT 4 года назад

It would be nice to be able to buy the board with all the components included (kit) but I assume it would not be cheap.

@CubicleNate 4 года назад

So, I can't help but press the "Thumbs Up" as soon as I hear your voice.

@brucer2152 4 года назад

This reminds me of my dad. We had an Amiga 1000. But he bought some kind of board that he had to put together that increased the Amiga amazingly. He built a hand made wooden case for it with a plexiglass top so you could see inside. I seem to remember it brought the Amiga from 256 kb's to 1 mb! I might even still have it out in the garage someplace.

@theeggman4806 4 года назад

OMG..well out of my skill set buty love this..ive got an A600 with a Gotek drive and have started reliving my missspent youth..love your vids...soon as a notification pings im there...keep up the awesome content RMC...

@KarlHamilton 4 года назад

Really hope someday someone builds a real AAA A3000+ with the DSP and everything. That is still the dream machine.

@bryceforsyth8521 4 года назад

Now just to start manufacturing the chips!

@TheTurnipKing 4 года назад

It's more likely they'll eventually be recreated in FPGA... or even software emulation, Mac Rosetta style. Eventually the 68k processor was removed and eventually only supported by emulation on the more powerful PowerPC CPU. Similarly, you can use retargetable graphics to run Amiga applications on a modern graphics chip and simply emulate the original custom chips for software that expects it.

@ottobrill 4 года назад

What a beautiful job my friend. Congrats.

@paweserafin9407 4 года назад

AMAZING. A million thumbs up for this project Neil!

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

Thank you!

@sethrd999 4 года назад

Maybe some Turrican 2 is in order ;)

@brianandrews5084 4 года назад

It's kind of a shame that that pretty motherboard is going to be hidden for the rest of it's life.

@Cybolic 4 года назад

Indeed. It might be worth putting a Vampire stand-alone or an UnAmiga FPGA with the upcoming header from Edu Arana in the Checkmate 1500+ and sourcing one of the new transparent A500 cases from Philippe Lang for this beauty instead. It's a tough call and it's amazing that we have so much Amiga development these days that conundrums like these are even possible.

@Kenny-bw2cz 3 года назад

Not really... He can put a webcam and LED light inside the box lol

@PX125E 4 года назад

Amazing work RMC.

@thorshammer8033 4 года назад

Had a retro night with my mates and a 500. Played Pools of Darkness just like the old days when we were kids. Great times.

@Yukatoshi 4 года назад

*Looks at yellowed A500 setup on the lounge floor*

@stu99sjw 4 года назад

At least you have one, I don't have my Amigas any more :-(

@Yukatoshi 4 года назад

@@stu99sjw Get one off eBay? An A500 is like £60-100

@AnnatarTheMaia 4 года назад

At one point you mentioned "WHDLoad", and that is one of those things I could never figure out how to install (the shareware version). Would you do an episode on step by step install of "WHDLoad"? That would be super-helpful...

@RMCRetro 4 года назад

That could be useful, good idea thank you