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Turning My Linux PC Into a Retro Gaming Monitor for My Amiga

erkorh — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:09:05 +0000

I have a fairly cramped home office at the moment. That will for sure change in the future, but as it is now there is no space for a second monitor or a permanent Amiga setup next to my workstation. … Continue reading →

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Lets make it happen!!!!!!!!!!

erkorh — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:04:29 +0000

O Lord of Silicon and Solder,Keeper of forgotten buses,Guardian of PowerPC,and Patron Saint of Unfinished Amiga Projects, look upon Mirari with mercy. Bless its FPGA,steady its clocks,and let no obscure hardware erratumstand between us and Workbench. Soften the hearts of … Continue reading →

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Wireless Amiga Joypad review – Commotron Turbo 2000 Super

erkorh — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:17:18 +0000

The Commotron Turbo 2000 Super is a modern wireless joypad that works on the Amiga, ST, ZX-Spectrum, C64 and other systems that use the familiar Atari style DB9 connector. I have been looking for a wireless Amiga joypad for years … Continue reading →

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Building an Amiga 4000T Replica Into a PC AT Tower Case

erkorh — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:08:09 +0000

I built an Amiga 4000T motherboard replica two years ago. It was a fun build and a great way of getting to know the A4000T model that I have had little experience with. Naturally, when the PCB was offered for … Continue reading →

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Changing heatsink on the TerribleFire 1260 in my Amiga 1200

erkorh — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:08:29 +0000

I just updated the heatsink on one of the CPLDs on the TerribleFire 1260 in my Amiga 1200. The heatsink I used was modified so that the compact flash adapter I had could be fitted on the TF1260. And it … Continue reading →

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PowerShark USB-C Amiga Power Adapter

erkorh — Sun, 31 May 2026 06:45:32 +0000

I finally got my hands on the PowerShark Power Adapter for the Amiga 500/600/1200. There are many PSU options for wedge Amigas these days but the PowerShark power adapter in combination with a USB-C PSU for the Amiga was a … Continue reading →

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A bad idea…

erkorh — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:03:48 +0000

When space is small you do stupid things (both PCI cards, Voodoo 3 and PPC board connected to the Prometheus Resurrector).

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SMB2FS setup on AmigaOS 4.1

erkorh — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:12:04 +0000

I got an WIFI adapter for my Sam440EP last year. Since then I have wanted to get SAMBA shares up and running on the Amiga for easy file transfers and accessing data that lives on my workstation from my Amiga. … Continue reading →

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Amiga PPC card setup on the A4000D

erkorh — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:20:50 +0000

There has been an initative at getting some PCI cards with PPC CPUs working on Amiga systems as old school PPC cards on PCI enabled big box Amiga computer. That means it is possible to run WarpUp PPC software on … Continue reading →

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N2630 Amiga 68030 CPU card metal bracket

erkorh — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:12:40 +0000

N2630 is a great 68030 CPU card you can build yourself for the Amiga 2000 or A2000EATX project. You can find more information about the N2630 project on the website here. There is a model for a bracket for the … Continue reading →

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