Resurrecting an old friend

BigM555 · 09-21-2007, 02:05 PM

I helped my Dad clean out his garage last weekend and decided to bring home my box full of old Amiga 500 stuff rather than have it get piled on.

The stuff has all been reasonably well stored for the past 5 years or so (maybe more I dunno

).

I still get a kick out of messing around with the old nostalgic stuff. I've used the WinUAE Amiga emulator to satisfy my cravings lately, but I'd like to see if the old girl will still fire.

After being set aside for so long is there anything I should do as a precautionary measure before I try to fire up a disk in it?

I'm wondering if the read heads on a drive get corroded and will damage the, no doubt, fragile old disks.

I could pull it all apart first but don't want to bother if it's rather pointless. But if there is something quick and simple I should do before applying power it might be worth it.

Any ideas? I've never pulled a PC this old out of storage before.

TheMissing · 09-21-2007, 02:16 PM

As long as it isn't wet and covered in 1" of dust, it may fire up with little problems.

I pulled a PC out of a mud puddle before. Popped a processor in it, fired up. Been using it as my print server for 5 years now.

JJ Rodriguez · 09-21-2007, 02:32 PM

BigM555 · 09-21-2007, 02:34 PM

AMIGA PRON!

Check the lines!

OH! and the I/O

TheMissing · 09-21-2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigM555

AMIGA PRON!

I can here the sound of that clicky keyboard now.

JJ Rodriguez · 09-21-2007, 02:44 PM

*fap fap fap fap fap fap fap*

D-EJ915 · 09-21-2007, 03:35 PM

commodore ftw!

I need to pick up an amiga at some point. Usually I just dust old shit out before I fire it up. Only thing that didn't work on was my old Apple II

oh well those things were pieces of shit anyway.

BigM555 · 09-21-2007, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ Rodriguez

*fap fap fap fap fap fap fap*

Better grab some lotion and tissues!

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09-21-2007, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigM555 I SS.org Salute You! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,501 Real Name: Mike Main Seven: RWG RG777 Rig: GP100 -> MESA 20/20 Thanked: 23	Resurrecting an old friend I helped my Dad clean out his garage last weekend and decided to bring home my box full of old Amiga 500 stuff rather than have it get piled on. The stuff has all been reasonably well stored for the past 5 years or so (maybe more I dunno ). I still get a kick out of messing around with the old nostalgic stuff. I've used the WinUAE Amiga emulator to satisfy my cravings lately, but I'd like to see if the old girl will still fire. After being set aside for so long is there anything I should do as a precautionary measure before I try to fire up a disk in it? I'm wondering if the read heads on a drive get corroded and will damage the, no doubt, fragile old disks. I could pull it all apart first but don't want to bother if it's rather pointless. But if there is something quick and simple I should do before applying power it might be worth it. Any ideas? I've never pulled a PC this old out of storage before.

09-21-2007, 02:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMissing Sugar Bush Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Jersey Posts: 4,886 Real Name: Chris Main Seven: Schecter Gryphon7 (W/BKP) Rig: 5150 II-Swamp Thangs Thanked: 145	As long as it isn't wet and covered in 1" of dust, it may fire up with little problems. I pulled a PC out of a mud puddle before. Popped a processor in it, fired up. Been using it as my print server for 5 years now. In any language that you learn to speak -- love is twisted and defined as weak TheMissing's GAScon status: GAScon 4... I'm doing pretty good at the moment.

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BigM555 I SS.org Salute You! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,501 Real Name: Mike Main Seven: RWG RG777 Rig: GP100 -> MESA 20/20 Thanked: 23	AMIGA PRON! Check the lines! OH! and the I/O

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