Saving a retro computer from the trash
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Published 2024-07-20
🟣 I will be going through the whole process of finding the right Gotek USB drive, flashing it's firmware to the Amiga compatible FlashFloppy, showing how to wire and connect an OLED Screen and Rotary Encoder to the Gotek board. Plus, even designing and 3D printing a custom enclosure to house the screen, and specifically the type of encoder I bought that will sit on top of the Amiga.
🟣 Even get to show the famous boing ball Workbench demo and play the game "The Great Giana Sisters".
LINKS
🔵 Link to the "A500 GOTEK OLED Screen and Rotary Encoder Enclosure" STL files over on Printables that I designed and 3D-Printed in the video. Also, the OLED screen and Rotary Encoder wiring diagrams. ➡️ www.printables.com/model/946776
🔵 FlashFloppy GitHub ⬇️
github.com/keirf/flashfloppy
🔵 CrazyBob's Amiga 500 Gotek USB bracket ⬇️
www.thingiverse.com/thing:2745049
DISCLAIMER
🟢 Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
GEAR I USE IN/OR TO MAKE THE VIDEO (some may be affiliate links)
🟡 Original Prusa MK4 3D-Printer ⬇️
tinyurl.com/5ejzxhss
🟡 eSUN "Bone White" PLA+ Filament 1.75mm (perfect match, colour-wise I found for the Amiga)
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🟡 8BitDo retro style keyboard ⌨️ I use in this video
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🟡 Andonstar, AD409-Pro with Endoscope Digital Microscope
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction.
00:21 How I ended up with this broken Amiga
00:51 Parts I bought to do the Gotek mod
01:14 Find out the chipset in the Gotek
02:00 Tips to buying the right Gotek
02:39 Flashing the Gotek, with the FlashFloppy firmware
04:58 Preparing connections for OLED and Rotary Encoder
06:55 3D-Printing parts needed for installation
08:39 Installing the Gotek into the Amiga
09:28 How to wire the OLED and Rotary Encoder
10:27 Gotek Jumper settings, to work with the Amiga
10:49 Giving it a quick test, before reassembly
11:24 All back together
12:13 How good the filament matches the Amiga
12:29 How the Gotek works
11:44 Conclusion, and what I would maybe do different next time
13:22 Goodbyes, file links and questions to audience
13:58 Playing "The
All Comments (21)
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back from my holidays, so back to regular uploads👍 ... for which don't forget to hit that bell🔔 icon to be notified when my next video drops and if you enjoyed this one, please don't forget to like, share, drop a comment💬 and if not already, subscribe as it really helps the channel ... thanks for watching -Kari🥰
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The Amiga 500 was the computer I grew up with, it's still the best computer I have ever owned
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I feel so old, I remember when the Amiga was cutting edge and no other computer could top it.
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Using a breadboard as a soldering jig is one of my favorite tips. It comes in handy far more often than you would expect.
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Good Lord, I absolutely loved my Amiga back in the day. Had pretty much every Commodore machine from the Vic-20 on. We had Commodore PETs in high school before they replaced them with C-64s. They were pretty much ground zero for home computing in the 80s and then they were gone.
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Your knowledge of retro devices and also vast knowledge of the 3D software as well as coding astounds me. Thanks again for the content
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It is so nice to see young people playing with machines we used to play with and love 30 years ago! Just brilliant
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Who else would love to see a collab between Kari and the 8-bit guy? I think both can learn a lot from each other
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Thanks for keeping old tech alive. Love your Work.
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It makes me so heartened to see younger people using our amazing computers of the past 😊
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Never forgiven my mother for giving away the Amiga 500! That enclosure you made was fantastic too!
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Amazing to see how some effort can revive an old and presumably broken Amiga! ❤ It truly was one of the best computers at that time ... Light-years ahead of all those ugly slow MS-DOS PCs. I went from Commodore 64 to Amiga 2000 and then 4000, which I later reconverted to a tower with upgraded graphics. Used it for all my work (and games) as long as it was able to keep up with technical progress. Hard drives... The Internet... 😊 I loved it.
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I must say I was also impressed with how close the 3D printer thread was a color match for the Amiga 500…still my favorite “wedge” computer.
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I used to have the Amiga A1200. I spent countless hours playing Flashback but it was such a versatile machine you could animate with Deluxe Paint IV or listen to and create sampled music with OctaMED. Great to see them getting a new lease of life and I'm sure that mod must speed things up, especially for multi-disk games.
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That was a beast of a machine and totally ahead of its time.
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The enclosure is perfect the way you did it Kari. It would have been unsightly with visible wires. I remember my old Amiga. Nobody could beat me at Kick Off 2. About a year ago, while I was feeling nostalgic, I bought a little Amiga 500 so I could play KO2 once again. However, the gameplay isn't the same. I think I'll go full retro, buy an Amiga 500, and find an original copy of the game. Your mod video will be handy if I put a couple of usb ports in😀
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Still heavily involved with Amiga’s. Currently have 2xA500 OCS, 2xA600, an A1200 and a 500+. The prices are increasing though but bargains can still be had. The job you did on that 500 was excellent and it’s great to see a young lady getting her hands dirty so to speak. Great job 👏👏
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Interesting to see someone of your age breathing new life into the kind of tech I grew up on. Went from a Speccy to an ST, then the Amiga, before finally getting into PCs. While the latter ultimately paved the way for my career, the Amiga probably has the fondest place in my heart as it's the system that really started me down the path. Great that they live on in the retro scene. I gave mine to my younger cousin and it just ended up getting thrown away 😭 Decent taste in t-shirts as well!
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I love it! “Lemme just thrown together this enclosure for this part to rescue this retro computer. “
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The Amiga 500 was my first computer way back when. Good to see that the younger generation also enjoys those retro machines and keep them alive. I still have mine sitting next door, also with a Gotek and a boot switch. Nostalgic as floppy disks make me feel, they are an absolute royal pain in the neck. Especially if you want to be somewhat mobile with your rig. I built a dedicated flight case and desk riser to go with mine. Any I still absolutely love playing the old games on the old hardware. ❤
