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- From: otterleo@globalxs.nl (NetMan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Dumb girl needs lot's of help :)
- Date: 01 Feb 96 01:31:38 +0100
- Organization: GlobalXS, the Netherlands
- Message-ID: <1675.6605T91T1928@globalxs.nl>
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- singh singh@wwa.com
- >Two questions for any ladies and gentlemen gurus.
-
- >1) I heard it was possible to hack a Nintendo pad into a joystick
- >controller -- it this possible? If so how?
-
- >2) From the Dept of Very Little Disposable Income: What is the cheapest
- >way to enhance the display of an A2000 with a 1084? GFX cards are vga out
- >so they won't work on the 1084. I think Opalvision may have a 15 khz
- >output but does it retarget the workbench? Basically what I'm trying to
- >do is turn my old 2000 into a game/internet box for my brother. I've
- >already bought ram, KS3.1, FPU, etc, so my altruism and my available cash
- >is wearing a little thin. But I love my amiga and don't want to see him
- >get a crappy 286 out of the classifieds. Any help will be greatly
- >appreciated - I'll worship you from afar for the rest of my days. :)
-
- If it is really old, then it probably doesn't have the ECS-Denise (8373) inside.
- This chip could give a better image...At least there are more screenmodes
- available then. But If you want to put it in, you also need an ECS-Agnus (this
- could be in there already). The Agnus-Chip is a PLCC-Chip with pins on 4 sides.
- Be careful when replacing it...the chipholder (I don't know the exact word
- for it) breaks very easy... You already have an ECS-Agnus when the number on
- the chip is 8372A (or above).
- After that try the largest screen available...and adjust Overscan so you can get
- it even larger...
-
- Hope this is of any help !
-
- >Lisa "wavegirl" Singh
-
-
- ArlĪ, "Kermit" on #amiga
- Student electronics
- The Netherlands
-
- PS. There are monitor hardware-hacks also, but I wouldn't recommend these, they
- only shorten the lifespan of your monitor !
-
-