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- From: slider
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.cd32
- Subject: Re: PAL/NTSC Hack
- Date: 24 Jan 1996 22:55:17 GMT
- Organization: Jay Miner........Father of great things and a true engineering visionary...he is sorely missed around the world
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- -> slider writes:
- -> -> 76513,447@compuserve.com (Alexander Perez) writes:
- -> -> >76513 wrote:
- -> -> >: I was wondering if anyone knows how to install a hardware switch on both
- -> -> >: the CD32 and A1200 that would allow me to boot the machines in either PAL
- -> -> >: or NTSC modes. The software switch is not always enough, so I figure a
- -> -> >: harware switch would rectify the problem.
- -> ->
- -> -> >I have such a switch on my CD32. I am not sure how to install it, but
- -> -> >wonder computers did it for me. check out http://www.wonder.ca
- -> ->
- -> -> >: Alexander... 76513,447@compuserve.com
- -> -> >: Amiga. For those who want more than a clone.
- -> ->
- -> ->
- -> -> >Darren
- -> ->
- -> -> Would you be willing to open it up, see how its installed, and let the rest of
- -> -> us know?
- -> ->
- -> -> Alexander. 76513,447@compuserve.com
- -> -> AMIGA. Power for the masses!
- -> ->
- -> ->
- -> ->>>>
- -> Much easier way to do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- -> Plug an Amiga mouse into port 2 on the CD32, hold both buttons down on power up
- -> and voila!!!! You get the standard Boot option menu from the 3.1 ROMS. Just pick PAL or
- -> NTSC mode and then boot. I do this all the time for PAL programs. This works on any amiga
- -> equiped with the 3.1 ROMS
- -> laterzzzzz.
- -> James Vigliotti
- -> slider@ccnet.com
- ->
- ->>>>
- Just noticed again that you said the software method doesn't always work.
- Were you referering to the program like setpal that you run after booting your AMIGA
- or were you referring to the AMIGA ROM option by holding both mouse buttons on
- boot. I have been doing the mouse/boot option which has been sucessfull 100% of the
- time. The mouse/boot option will overide a program boot requesting the other display option
- but the software attempt like setpal can be overridden by programs requesting a different
- display mode. Haven't had any probs using the mouse/boot option.... What programs
- in question can you not use your software set program? I might have some of them and
- would like to try out exactly what you're running into to see if it happens to me also.
- laterzzzzz.
- James Vigliotti
- slider@ccnet.com
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