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|    Dave Drum to Daniel Path    |
|    Re: amiga 500 pimpin'    |
|    04 Jun 22 07:13:00    |
      CHRS: CP866 2       MSGID: 1:18/200@fidonet 61f76544       PID: MBSE-BBS 1.0.8 (Linux-x86_64)       TZUTC: -0400       TID: MBSE-FIDO 1.0.8 (Linux-x86_64)       -=> Daniel Path wrote to All <=-               DP> i've bought an amiga 500 and i would like to pimp it a little bit, but        DP> i am not an expert, so please help with some advice.               DP> i see that there is a 'trapdoor' ram and theres fastram. should i buy        DP> both, or a trapdoor ram is enough? i see that there are several        DP> different trapdoor rams, like 512K, 1M, 2M+. i would like to try games,        DP> but maybe later i will set up a BBS on it which i bet needs more RAM.              The more RAM the better.               DP> i need to order a video cable as well. i have some old CRTs with        DP> RGB/VGA and a 1802 monitor as well. which one are you using:        DP> scart/svideo/vga/rgb ?              I've used everything from a CommodeDoor 1702 to a VGA with Amiga. The       best overall is (INMNSH opinion) the composite, RGBi, RGBa 1084 (get       the one made by Phillips if you can).              ... Amiga made it possible. Commodore made it dead.       --- MultiMail/Win        * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)       SEEN-BY: 1/110 123 15/0 18/200 90/1 105/81 106/201 120/340 123/131       SEEN-BY: 129/305 330 331 153/7715 154/10 218/700 226/30 227/114 229/110       SEEN-BY: 229/111 112 113 206 307 317 400 424 426 428 470 550 664 700       SEEN-BY: 266/512 282/1038 292/854 317/3 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45       SEEN-BY: 460/58 633/280 712/848       PATH: 18/200 229/426           |
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