Awesome. I did the exact same. Had both my 1200's (one from my late grandpa) recapped, mine with polymer and used my grandpa's to donate its Blizzard board. I have the regular white case and new keycaps and indeed, it went from a "working, but with weird quirks" to a machine that feels brand new and fast. Love this community.
This black Amiga looks majestic! Way to go buddy. Here's a suggestion for a quick and dirty fix for the white floppy drive button: Just use a permanent black marker and paint it.
If you still haven't fixed the floppy eject button (and decide to go back from the GOEX), I'd suggest using acetone to combine the back of one with the front of the other.
It's not a button. That clip falls off. It's clipped onto a piece of metal. Flimsy A1200 floppy design because of space limitations. I had to take apart my floopy drive several times because of spiders and dust inside (for real). I can't even find these in working condition for sale online (just the floppy drive) so I keep realigning the heads by hands and it kind of works. Some disks send the heads flying back and forth. It's a funny noise until you need to fix your floppy drive.
That is beautiful. I’m now so glad I also chose the CD32 caps and case. So really looking forward to when it finally ships. And again beautifully shot Bill. Looking forward to following along on your journey. Stay safe.
Thanks guys! I really love the case and keycaps and am very thankful to have them. They are top quality beautiful craftsmanship. Hopefully things in the world will return to "normal" soon so you guys can get them shipping again. Thanks for making great products for the Amiga community
YUP, I'm waiting for two cases like that, I now have spotted a little bit of colors being not well uniform on the right side. Well, maybe it depends by this particular grey? I've got one black and one transparent cases, too. The latter the favorite and better done. Nice video, hope to look forward a new one very soon. Cheers, M
I had a black A1200 case, not CD32 grey, and the LCD cut out above the Amiga logo was pretty noticeable. Had I kept the case I would have put an LCD in there as the colour looked particularly uneven to my eye. Perhaps I am just too picky though. Otherwise the case was great but I sold mine on as couldn't afford to pay out for the 1200 to go in it at the time :-(. Have a 500 now and will be keen to get a new case for this once resellers have them.
@@roscoe500 I think that, lighter the color, lesser the problem. Even if that's NOT a real problem because these new cases are really well made. This uneven color could only be spotted in areas where the user can choose to break the plastic to mount new accessories. Otherwise they're nice and OK. I've ordered 2 more A500 new cases (one original color, one transparent).
I love the Amiga. I was the biggest fanboy from 89 to 97. These new cases are amazing and I'm very tempted. The signatures in the case are... weird though. I really need to get my 1200 setup permanently again.
Got also a A1200 CD32 case with the keycaps and have the rare A1200 GHOST Limited Edition case. I busy with the A1200 Black case and waiting for the Black Batch 2 keycaps. Would be great if the GHOST keycaps come out. Also I waiting for the Black A500 case, Black keycaps and the Black Tankshell. The A1200NET makes great A1200 cases. Like the A1200 CD32 Special Edition case and the Grey/Black keycaps. Have now two Blizzard 1230 IV with the FPU and 128MB 50ns. Waiting for the Indivision AGA MK3 to change the Indivision AGA MK2CR. Must buy the Blizzard 1260 and will buy the ACA1260.
The A1200 GHOST case from A1200NET are 8 made worldwide. It glow in the dark and waiting for the GHOST keycaps. GHOST Edition: ► The Ghost Edition Keycaps are matching to Ghost Edition A1200 Case. ► Glowing effect is obtained the same way as on the case, and the final ► Ghost case will be available to display as soon as they're produced. Like the Metal Serie, Ghost cases (& keycaps) require longer treatments and those are manufactured later on in the process to assure quality. ► Exposure request for 2 hours Glowing effect duration (either): - 1x Full day under normal daylight exposure - 4 hours exposure under LED light (22 leds bulb)
Adding a Warp 1260 will be like installing a new motherboard into the new oh-so-fine case! I'm eagerly awaiting the Warp 4060 for my A4000 and A3000; already drooling for it, seeing the excellent work the CS-Lab devs did with the 1260 and 560..! Would also be great to get new keyboard parts and cases for the Amiga 4000, 3000, and 2000...
very good build so far i have one in its just a pcb works but i have to get a case keyboard and leds foor it.. thanks for your video nice help... keep up good work
Nice case - it's fab that the Amiga attracts so many mods and that the community doesn't balk at significant transformations like this - was Part 2 ever created?
I am going to do some fun stuff with Workbench and since I shot the video the floppy drive failed so I am going to replace it with a GoTek. And hopefully get that Warp 1260 soon too!
Loving the CD32 style case. Thank you Billl for sharing. Think I might upgrade my A1200 now! Can I just ask, where has the motherboard shielding gone? Do we not need it? Thank you for all your efforts. Love you Bill x
I wanted the CD32 case and keyboard but it was unavailable so I went with the black case and I also ordered a black Kipper2K keyboard back in Nov 2018 (still awaiting delivery) I'm hoping the blacks compliment each other.
I hope they look good together too. I ordered the black Kipper 2K keyboard back in 2018 as well. I am really looking forward to getting that. I got the USB version for another fun project
Great video and a great start on the A1200 refurb project! I hope you can get one of the 1260 cards in there. I was going to buy one for my A500, but ordered a Vampire instead.
Great video Bill! Since you are not keeping this machine fully original by adding a CF adapter into in for instance, why don't you go with a gotek drive instead of the original floppy drive?
Well, I am a big fan of floppies and have thousands of them. But unfortunately since I made this video the floppy drive has failed. So I will be putting a GoTek in it. And I agree, this is a good machine for a GoTek. I have another 1200 that I am trying to keep a bit more original
Yea I understand. I guess because it isn't a CD32, but I look at it as a reference to the CD32 color scheme. I like the badge, but you can always use a different one. I have seen Amiga badges for sale on eBay
And color matching is important of course. Would not have looked good with the original or a similar one. I will have to wait until they make new cases for the A600 though. Actually this seems quite unlikely. Fortunatelly the one I have is still really good.
I painted my original A500 black and I trashed it a few years later when it stopped recognizing floppies. I have since bought a new A500 because I regretted trashing my original. I had a ton of artwork I created on Deluxe Paint and Disney's Animating Studio. I had a "friend" that was going to convert all my art to bmp in exchange for all my program disks. He kept the program disks and never converted the art. Needless to say we are not friends anymore.
HI Intangible Tingles, If you supported the Keycaps#2 campaign on IndieGoGo its normal you haven't received your CD32 case + keycaps yet. We're stuck since end January due to Covid 19 and still waiting for our production schedule. If you supported the KS campaign in 2017 and haven't received your CD32 + Keycaps, the possible reasons could be the language layout you've selected for the keycaps been pushed to production #batch2. Since we had issues with label printing quality on #batch1, we had to correct these issues first to then run #batch2, which is now stuck for the moment. Please message us by using the CONTACT FORM within ►RMI ( www.a1200.net/rmi ), this way we'll know who you are and we'll understand why you haven't received your CD32 case yet. Thank you again for your patience. The Team.
@@A1200NET Yeah, it's Keycaps#2 I backed on IndieGoGo for the CD32 case, keycaps & the bunch of CD32 themed goodies. Sucks about all the delays but at least it is still muddling forward/I haven't been forgotten!
@@TheGuruMeditation I suppose, on the plus side, perhaps by the time I DO get mine I'll be able to afford the other bits. My A1200 hasn't really ever been used. I remember looking at it longingly from my PC at the time (a Fujitsu PCTV 486, I didn't know it was already more powerful than the A1200). But. By the time I actually got one (brand new MagicPack!) it was a case of...so...now what? Every few years I dig it out with the hopes of setting it up as a daily driver for some light office work and of course some gaming but something always gets in the way. :-( The last time it was the Indivision Mk2 scandoubler being discontinued. I managed to grab a Blizard 1230 IV (many years ago before the prices went extreme) and it's SCSI kit complete with RAM which gives me I THINK 256MB total? I forget. But the 1230 needs its battery backup replacing and of course the caps on the A1200 need swapping out too. One day...
@@intangibletingles3412 ah yea, sounds like you got into it a bit late. The 486 and CD-ROM era was the beginning of the transition away from Amiga for most folks. I wish I could remember the quote someone said in one of the comments where I posted the video, but it was something like "Being into Amigais a long, slow process that requires a lot of patience along the way. You just have to enjoy the ride" or something along those lines. I am still waiting several years for some other projects I backed. I guess it is par for the course when you have a small market and passionate fans who dream of cool things but then run into obstacles as they are trying to produce it.
@@TheGuruMeditation Yup. I bought a set just before X-mas. However.... Why is this not a bigger news? Norhing on the big web sites, nothing on amibay. Nothing on other forums.... And when I mention it, the response is eighter nothing or just some lazy lax attetude towards this news. But people have been screaming about it, back when they were not avaliable.
@@brostenen I don't know. I have posted about it on my social media and I have also seen in on Facebook and Discord forums. I guess people who were vocal are happy now?
@@TheGuruMeditation Ahhh... Social networks. I have only been looking at amiga news websites and forums. It has been over 6 months since I were on reddit or discord.
Really really gorgeous mate! That colour make Amiga1200 very aggressive. Very interesting all the process to recreate 1200. You explained well all the things, awesome tutorial ;) and thx to inserted all the links for the pieces Cheers Bill ;)
For how i see it so far, FPGA, new cases and AROS kickstart are the real solution to have a fluorishing alternate open amiga environment detached from copyright issues and people that will not mention here (but most amigans knows) that put ROI first and therefore stop the technology to spread - this of course IF there will be enough people still interested on amigas...
Do you know of any source for replacement mitsumi keyswitch rubber cones? (that is, the rubber tactile domes in A2000+ keyboards, rather than the springs in A500/A1200 keyboards? I've been trying to track them down and can't find a source other than other keyboards. (It's an amazing upgrade to the spongy A500 (or C128) keyboard feel... and imo, would be a great, simple upgrade if there was a source)
That is a great question. I love the feel of the cones as well. I don't know the answer, but if I find a place where you can get them I will let you know.
Awesome new case. I really need to get one for my A1200s and my A500+ if they become available again. Hopefully, they'll also release an A600 case too - the Amiga 600 is one of my favourite machines - the underdog of all Amigas. Are you planning on throwing a Go-Tek USB floppy emulator in there? I think they're just too useful to ignore now.
Paid for a case and a keyboard more than paying for a fully accelerated rebuilt A600 with legal ROMS and real hardware. I support your emulation experience opinion. I'm looking forward to my A1200 ACA1234 030 @ 50MHZ in the trapdoor melting those cases once they become availabsle again. LOL I wasn't planning on replacing the industral grade design and components until I can afford to put a rasperry pi emulation inside.
@@TheGuruMeditation a giveaway sound interesting! Since it's a not exactly-mint-condition-but-still-A1200 case, someone with good painting skills and the right colour of paint could be delighted to fit it's Raspberry Pi 4b in it... Not that it was what what I thought about when I saw the video... 😇😇😇
I have a few things. Despite that, it is an awesomme video. Congrats to you on a "new" 1200. 🙂 You can get a tiny bit closer to a "new" 1200. One of them new replica boards. Then finally, why not use one of them new IDE adaptors instead, that are a bit like the IDE-Fix solution.
Yeah it is a good point. Perhaps I didn't use the best lighting, but that is a cutout for a LED for a GoTek drive. I should have mentioned that in the video. It doesn't always look as prominent as it does in the thumbnail, but it is there
Yeah I love this color combo. I totally understand selling the 1200 for a 4000. That made sense. But these days I am using my 1200 more especially with the PCMCIA port
@@TheGuruMeditation Nah, Oddball colours. I've packed all my Amigas away now and moved onto other things. I don't follow the project anymore, maybe in a couple years I'll get a strange unknown parcel and go... wtf.. it happened. lol
Nice A1200 😘 still waiting for my Black Keycaps that i backed for A1200.net. Waiting since 2017 😢 First Qualityproblems, now Covid-19 . It would be so nice with my Scoopex Case.
@@TheGuruMeditation i was the first Campaign, but he wrote me last May that i must wait for the second Batch (announced for September). Some note for the Yesterday Stream on Twich. The Autofire Shoot Ratio was not good enough for playing Lethal Xcess ;-) check out my Video played with a Sega Mega Drive Arcade Stick th-cam.com/video/vd5c6jgZ2Bs/w-d-xo.html and compare the Ratio.
@@TheGuruMeditation Well I know I'm on Campaign 1 with a US layout, the A1200.net webpage now states August 2020, although it seems every 2 months the date gets pushed forward.
hi Bill ! very sexy A1200 setup ! , now i know, 1200 owner are jealous of the cd32 style ah ah 😌 , you have the best of the 2 worlds ! like this style of video, stay safe :). thai.
I often wonder how cheaply the Amigas could be made nowadays with all of the things we've learned about cost-reduction and combining so much multi-chip functionality into one chip, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if the entire motherboard could be reduced to 3 or 4 chips (plus the support caps, etc). On this note, I think an Amiga Mini for $99 with 25 or 30 included games would sell VERY well!* *Jeri Ellsworth (she is an amazing person. Self taught chip designer. Check out her channel!) actually was in the process of creating an Amiga "on a chip" for a toy manufacturer but the project was cancelled. Here's Jeri talking about it: th-cam.com/video/5uaDzF99a80/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the link JW3HH! You already can have an A1200 on a single board. That is basically what the MiSTer is. The Pi4 and Amiberry is a great solution as well. I though the AmigaMini would be a great seller too, but when I asked David Pleasance about it in our last video he didn't seem to think it would be popular enough to justify producing one. I was kind of surprised. But personally I am very happy with my MiSTer and Pi4
@@TheGuruMeditation I wonder if a kickstarter is in order then? If it doesn't meet the finance goal everyone gets their money back so no harm done. But if it does, then we've learned how popular such an idea would be and we've financed it too! I know about the MiSTer, but I feel it is a bit too expensive for someone who just wants to play old Amiga games without using an emulator. Just for the heck of it I checked to see how many PC-Engine/TurboGfx16 units were sold: About 5.8 million and how many Neo-Geo systems were sold: Less than 1 million units worldwide, so they are in the ballpark of how many Amigas were sold worldwide: About 4.8 million. Of course the NES and SNES and Sega systems blow those numbers away, but there already is a TurboGfz-16 mini and a Neo Geo mini, so it wouldn't be too crazy to think that an Amiga mini could work, especially if they can get the price point to under $100 and include some GREAT games (and the ability to load adf files from SD card, etc). For a bit more I think many people would also pay for a real keyboard, even if it's small (in fact, that would make it even cooler if you ask me). Imagine a mini Amiga 1000 with a detached keyboard (that would also be able to switch into AGA mode)! Anyone here have the skill to even attempt such a thing to make a prototype to present it on a kickstarter campaign?
Nice very similar to my 1200, I have a 1200.net case and still waiting for the keycaps to be built because of covid I have an ide to microsd, I burnt my own 3.1.4 roms with the supplied image supplied with my rom burner I got off ebay, I also have a brand new set of lights so when it's fully done it will look like a brand new 1200 from the factory.
@@brostenen Thanks for info if that was for but I already have mine on order, I was in the 2nd go fund me or whatever it was called, I placed my order 3/3/2019 so I am just annoyed because everything under the sun is holding it up, I have orig 1200 colour on order and they are doing black first grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
@@raymoreton3184 I fully understand you want original colour. Really sucks... Personally I will buy a red or green set, if they go on sale at some point. That way I can mix with the black. Use black were it was originally white, and red or green were they originally used grey. Or perhaps buy both a green and a red set and then I have caps for my two 500's on top of my 1200.
To be honest, this is what the A1200 SHOULD have looked like from the get go. No A500+, no A600, no CD32, just a black A1200 with a floppy drive on one side, but I would have added a CD-ROM drive on the other side. It would have beat the Mega-CD by a year, and can you imagine CD-ROM Amiga versions of Final Fight and Street Fighter 2? Bundle it with a six button controller and I'm positive that Commodore would have survived.
SETH!!! Miss you bud. And I miss hockey too. I would love to come down to FL. My buddy Anthony from this channel moved down there too. I gotta pick up the next NHL Game. I miss playing.
Man, these keycaps are really starting to piss me off. I've seen several videos and forumposts about these now and I've never seen any mention of how to get them. You can't order them, the kickstarter ended YEARS ago and I desperately need a set of keycaps for my broken A2000 keyboard (the caps are broken, not the keyboard). For years now these have eluded me, and I don't think I'll ever actually be able to order a set.
That has turned into a total scam, spare a thought for the thousands of people that paid them money and never received keys, there needs to be a class action lawsuit quite soon.
I hear you. The only way to have gotten them was to back the crowdfunding campaigns. It would be great to have them available in stores. Hopefully they will get to that point, but they will finish fulfilling bakers pledges first. Fortunately I picked a popular color scheme so I think they started with those first
No worries Nevil, you'll be able to get keycaps as well. The team wasn't able to enter into production since end January when the whole Covid-19 kicked in. Since things are getting slowly back to normal, we're in queue and awaiting our turn for production slots opening for us. You can already see A1200 cases being available in the wild. It'll be the same for keycaps and A500 cases once we'll be back on track. In the meantime you can always subscribe to our newsletter and stay informed on availability as soon as it happens. Thank you Nevil.
My understanding was there were some key caps rejected after QC and they were/are waiting for these before certain combinations can be shipped. I backed the first key caps campaign for a black/grey set, opposite way round to the ones Bill has, so depends on what you went for at time. Given that not all original backers have got keys yet not surprising they are not on sale anywhere.
@@TheGuruMeditation Yeah, They seem to have been fulfilling those pledges for years now. As if they one guy in a garage carving out each cap from a giant piece of plastic and another guy in the back room painstakingly painting each with a brush and microscope. I Mean, they have been sending these out for years now, right? Also, pretty strange if they haven't planned the kickstarter so it gives them funds to make additional sets, AND start production on additional sets later. But who knows.
The quality is really good, but I agree about the rectangle above the Amiga logo, that in unfortunate, but it isn't as noticeable under normal lighting. It is a cutout for the Lotharek GoTek LCD
i'm right about to the point where im about to fucking give up on finding myself another 1200. like every fucking time I find one, i check my bank account, find i have enough, go to place order and boom, out of stock. then i see the same one inflated later. damn near to the point where im like "fuck this community" as it seems like its mostly fucking wannabe day traders that dont even give a shit about the machines, or their history.
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Oh yeah! Although the tower you built is super cool too!
@@TheGuruMeditation :) I still take a knee to yours
Great fun Bill! 👍🕹️
Thanks Retro Recipes! I am having a blast with this 1200
@@TheGuruMeditation Nice! You've inspired me to pimp mine up soon. What do you think is the current, best, _available_ accelerator for the A1200?
@@RetroRecipes The Warp 1260. But they are difficult to get your hands on
That's a really lovely looking build Bill... great job
Cheers RMC. Thanks so much. Glad you like it too. Keep up the great work!
Need to hear more about that warp 1260
I will do a video about it when I get it
Awesome. I did the exact same. Had both my 1200's (one from my late grandpa) recapped, mine with polymer and used my grandpa's to donate its Blizzard board. I have the regular white case and new keycaps and indeed, it went from a "working, but with weird quirks" to a machine that feels brand new and fast. Love this community.
oh wow awesome. Glad the re-cap fixed the issues and I bet your case is super clean and beautiful!
This black Amiga looks majestic!
Way to go buddy.
Here's a suggestion for a quick and dirty fix for the white floppy drive button:
Just use a permanent black marker and paint it.
Thanks Alex! Yes, that is certainly a good fix and what I will likely do
If you still haven't fixed the floppy eject button (and decide to go back from the GOEX), I'd suggest using acetone to combine the back of one with the front of the other.
It's not a button. That clip falls off. It's clipped onto a piece of metal. Flimsy A1200 floppy design because of space limitations. I had to take apart my floopy drive several times because of spiders and dust inside (for real). I can't even find these in working condition for sale online (just the floppy drive) so I keep realigning the heads by hands and it kind of works. Some disks send the heads flying back and forth. It's a funny noise until you need to fix your floppy drive.
Nice one. Thank you for your kind words. Your new Amiga 1200 looks really nice now.
Thanks Retro Ready! I appreciate the kind words and your incredible support. You are the best
Amiga Bill is tutoring the masses, all hands on deck!
Ha ha thanks Brad!
That is beautiful. I’m now so glad I also chose the CD32 caps and case. So really looking forward to when it finally ships.
And again beautifully shot Bill. Looking forward to following along on your journey.
Stay safe.
Thanks so much Richard! I am really loving this machine. Hope you and your loved ones are healthy and safe as well
Congratulations Bill, that A1200 looks amazing!!
Thanks so much asphixmx! I am really happy with it
Awesome video Amiga Bill!
Thanks a lot for supporting the team ;)
Keep up the good work buddy.
Cheers.
Thanks guys! I really love the case and keycaps and am very thankful to have them. They are top quality beautiful craftsmanship. Hopefully things in the world will return to "normal" soon so you guys can get them shipping again. Thanks for making great products for the Amiga community
YUP, I'm waiting for two cases like that, I now have spotted a little bit of colors being not well uniform on the right side. Well, maybe it depends by this particular grey? I've got one black and one transparent cases, too. The latter the favorite and better done. Nice video, hope to look forward a new one very soon. Cheers, M
Thanks Mark! Glad you enjoyed it. I didn't notice any color variation in mine. I will take a closer look
I had a black A1200 case, not CD32 grey, and the LCD cut out above the Amiga logo was pretty noticeable. Had I kept the case I would have put an LCD in there as the colour looked particularly uneven to my eye. Perhaps I am just too picky though. Otherwise the case was great but I sold mine on as couldn't afford to pay out for the 1200 to go in it at the time :-(. Have a 500 now and will be keen to get a new case for this once resellers have them.
@@roscoe500 I think that, lighter the color, lesser the problem. Even if that's NOT a real problem because these new cases are really well made. This uneven color could only be spotted in areas where the user can choose to break the plastic to mount new accessories. Otherwise they're nice and OK. I've ordered 2 more A500 new cases (one original color, one transparent).
My OCD is kicking in. I will play Super Startdust on my A1200 to distract myself.
I love the Amiga. I was the biggest fanboy from 89 to 97. These new cases are amazing and I'm very tempted. The signatures in the case are... weird though.
I really need to get my 1200 setup permanently again.
The 1200 is awesome. You will love it when you set it up again. The signatures are an homage to the inside of the A1000 case
There is a fine line between homage and cheese, and personally I think these cross it. Wouldn't stop me buying one though. :)
One could fall in love with that look.
I have!
Got also a A1200 CD32 case with the keycaps and have the rare A1200 GHOST Limited Edition case. I busy with the A1200 Black case and waiting for the Black Batch 2 keycaps. Would be great if the GHOST keycaps come out. Also I waiting for the Black A500 case, Black keycaps and the Black Tankshell. The A1200NET makes great A1200 cases. Like the A1200 CD32 Special Edition case and the Grey/Black keycaps. Have now two Blizzard 1230 IV with the FPU and 128MB 50ns. Waiting for the Indivision AGA MK3 to change the Indivision AGA MK2CR. Must buy the Blizzard 1260 and will buy the ACA1260.
Nice build! What is the A1200 GHOST Limited Edition case?
The A1200 GHOST case from A1200NET are 8 made worldwide.
It glow in the dark and waiting for the GHOST keycaps.
GHOST Edition:
► The Ghost Edition Keycaps are matching to Ghost Edition A1200 Case.
► Glowing effect is obtained the same way as on the case, and the final ► Ghost case will be available to display as soon as they're produced.
Like the Metal Serie, Ghost cases (& keycaps) require longer treatments and those are manufactured later on in the process to assure quality.
► Exposure request for 2 hours Glowing effect duration (either):
- 1x Full day under normal daylight exposure
- 4 hours exposure under LED light (22 leds bulb)
Adding a Warp 1260 will be like installing a new motherboard into the new oh-so-fine case! I'm eagerly awaiting the Warp 4060 for my A4000 and A3000; already drooling for it, seeing the excellent work the CS-Lab devs did with the 1260 and 560..! Would also be great to get new keyboard parts and cases for the Amiga 4000, 3000, and 2000...
It does look awesome, would like to do that to my amiga 1200, hopefully one day.
Thanks! I hope you get to do it. It feels like a new computer
@@TheGuruMeditation so how often are these cases and keycaps in stock? As when i have checked, they never have any available.
very good build so far i have one in its just a pcb works but i have to get a case keyboard and leds foor it.. thanks for your video nice help... keep up good work
Thanks Ross. I appreciate the kind words and am glad you like the video
Beautiful case, nice work, looking forward to seeing the rest of the series...
Thanks RichRetroChan. That Warp can't come soon enough! I have some other cool mods planned as well
Awesome video Bill! Maybe paint the button on the floppy in the mean time? The case looks amazing and I love the key cap color!
Right on Marcus! I would totally do that. Unfortunately the floppy drive has died since I made the video, so it is time for a GoTek
Good luck finding a proper CPU for the WARP 060. But I know if any one can find one, you can with your resources.
Fortunately I have an 060 CPU and that is one of the main reasons for going with the Warp 1260. I know they are difficult to find and super expensive.
Oh yes, the gorgeous black A1200 ... I envy you!
I am very lucky!
Great video Bill! Love the look of the new case!
Thanks so much Todd! Really appreciate it. I am loving it too. I am really lucky to have this beautiful computer
Nice case - it's fab that the Amiga attracts so many mods and that the community doesn't balk at significant transformations like this - was Part 2 ever created?
Wow amazing look, can,t wait to see it running.
I am going to do some fun stuff with Workbench and since I shot the video the floppy drive failed so I am going to replace it with a GoTek. And hopefully get that Warp 1260 soon too!
I hate putting classic Amigas to modern cases, but i must say this one is really beautiful. Modern, but still give the Amiga feel.
Loving the CD32 style case. Thank you Billl for sharing. Think I might upgrade my A1200 now! Can I just ask, where has the motherboard shielding gone? Do we not need it? Thank you for all your efforts. Love you Bill x
beautiful work my friend , cheers from amiga fan of Montevideo Uruguay
Thanks Sebastian! Greetings from New York city. I actually have been to Montevideo Uruguay. Beautiful city and country!
That case looks sweet. Looking forward to the next part.
I finally got some new parts for it and will make a new video soon!
Sweeeeeet video man. Beautiful case. Always loved the CD32 pallet
Thanks Dale. My favorite part is having the mixed black and gray keys
I wanted the CD32 case and keyboard but it was unavailable so I went with the black case and I also ordered a black Kipper2K keyboard back in Nov 2018 (still awaiting delivery) I'm hoping the blacks compliment each other.
I hope they look good together too. I ordered the black Kipper 2K keyboard back in 2018 as well. I am really looking forward to getting that. I got the USB version for another fun project
Great video and a great start on the A1200 refurb project! I hope you can get one of the 1260 cards in there. I was going to buy one for my A500, but ordered a Vampire instead.
Thanks so much Doug! I hope the 1260 fits as well. If not I will have to do some...modifications. Congrats on the Vampire!
@@TheGuruMeditation Super vid! I have the same case, Warp1260 fits perfectly, no modification needed. Greetings!
Ok.. this is beautiful.. my Amiga 1200 after 28 years is going Black!!!
Whooo! Awesome. It is a beautiful case. I am really lucky to have it
Great video Bill! Since you are not keeping this machine fully original by adding a CF adapter into in for instance, why don't you go with a gotek drive instead of the original floppy drive?
Well, I am a big fan of floppies and have thousands of them. But unfortunately since I made this video the floppy drive has failed. So I will be putting a GoTek in it. And I agree, this is a good machine for a GoTek. I have another 1200 that I am trying to keep a bit more original
Excellent video as always and the Warp card is insane :-)
Thanks so much Stephen! I am really excited to get the Warp 1260!
Really nice look. Just that badge... seems somehow wrong to me.
Yea I understand. I guess because it isn't a CD32, but I look at it as a reference to the CD32 color scheme. I like the badge, but you can always use a different one. I have seen Amiga badges for sale on eBay
And color matching is important of course. Would not have looked good with the original or a similar one.
I will have to wait until they make new cases for the A600 though. Actually this seems quite unlikely. Fortunatelly the one I have is still really good.
I painted my original A500 black and I trashed it a few years later when it stopped recognizing floppies. I have since bought a new A500 because I regretted trashing my original. I had a ton of artwork I created on Deluxe Paint and Disney's Animating Studio. I had a "friend" that was going to convert all my art to bmp in exchange for all my program disks. He kept the program disks and never converted the art. Needless to say we are not friends anymore.
Wait.
How come you have your CD32 case? I'm still waiting on mine!
Yikes! I thought all the CD32 cases had been distributed. Oh man. Sorry to hear that
HI Intangible Tingles,
If you supported the Keycaps#2 campaign on IndieGoGo its normal you haven't received your CD32 case + keycaps yet.
We're stuck since end January due to Covid 19 and still waiting for our production schedule.
If you supported the KS campaign in 2017 and haven't received your CD32 + Keycaps, the possible reasons could be the language layout you've selected for the keycaps been pushed to production #batch2.
Since we had issues with label printing quality on #batch1, we had to correct these issues first to then run #batch2, which is now stuck for the moment.
Please message us by using the CONTACT FORM within ►RMI ( www.a1200.net/rmi ),
this way we'll know who you are and we'll understand why you haven't received your CD32 case yet.
Thank you again for your patience.
The Team.
@@A1200NET Yeah, it's Keycaps#2 I backed on IndieGoGo for the CD32 case, keycaps & the bunch of CD32 themed goodies.
Sucks about all the delays but at least it is still muddling forward/I haven't been forgotten!
@@TheGuruMeditation I suppose, on the plus side, perhaps by the time I DO get mine I'll be able to afford the other bits.
My A1200 hasn't really ever been used. I remember looking at it longingly from my PC at the time (a Fujitsu PCTV 486, I didn't know it was already more powerful than the A1200). But. By the time I actually got one (brand new MagicPack!) it was a case of...so...now what? Every few years I dig it out with the hopes of setting it up as a daily driver for some light office work and of course some gaming but something always gets in the way. :-( The last time it was the Indivision Mk2 scandoubler being discontinued.
I managed to grab a Blizard 1230 IV (many years ago before the prices went extreme) and it's SCSI kit complete with RAM which gives me I THINK 256MB total? I forget. But the 1230 needs its battery backup replacing and of course the caps on the A1200 need swapping out too.
One day...
@@intangibletingles3412 ah yea, sounds like you got into it a bit late. The 486 and CD-ROM era was the beginning of the transition away from Amiga for most folks. I wish I could remember the quote someone said in one of the comments where I posted the video, but it was something like "Being into Amigais a long, slow process that requires a lot of patience along the way. You just have to enjoy the ride" or something along those lines. I am still waiting several years for some other projects I backed. I guess it is par for the course when you have a small market and passionate fans who dream of cool things but then run into obstacles as they are trying to produce it.
Super talented dude. This is a great build and awesome to watch.
Oh wow this made my day. Thanks so much for the kind words Bill. I really appreciate it
Nice. Keeping the Amiga Flame alight. :D
Thanks! Gotta keep our Gurus Meditating ;-)
Gorgeous! The Amiga is pretty nice looking too 😅
Just ordered a set of the new keycaps, as they are finally for sale now.
I know! So awesome that the black ones are available now!!!
@@TheGuruMeditation Yup. I bought a set just before X-mas. However.... Why is this not a bigger news? Norhing on the big web sites, nothing on amibay. Nothing on other forums.... And when I mention it, the response is eighter nothing or just some lazy lax attetude towards this news. But people have been screaming about it, back when they were not avaliable.
@@brostenen I don't know. I have posted about it on my social media and I have also seen in on Facebook and Discord forums. I guess people who were vocal are happy now?
@@TheGuruMeditation Ahhh... Social networks. I have only been looking at amiga news websites and forums. It has been over 6 months since I were on reddit or discord.
@@TheGuruMeditation i cant find the black keycaps for the uk on any site where are they ?.
Nice, informative and well organized and edited video. You made it look easy peasy :)
Thanks my man! Thank goodness for editing, lol
Really really gorgeous mate!
That colour make Amiga1200 very aggressive. Very interesting all the process to recreate 1200.
You explained well all the things, awesome tutorial ;) and thx to inserted all the links for the pieces
Cheers Bill ;)
Cheers Giro! I really appreciate your thoughtful comment and glad you appreciate the links. See you in a stream soon!
I wish computers were still sold in that form factor. In grey/black it looks perfectly contemporary.
Very true! I agree
For how i see it so far, FPGA, new cases and AROS kickstart are the real solution to have a fluorishing alternate open amiga environment detached from copyright issues and people that will not mention here (but most amigans knows) that put ROI first and therefore stop the technology to spread - this of course IF there will be enough people still interested on amigas...
I am a big FPGA fan as well. I just got a MiSTer myself. I also really enjoy my Pi4 and Amiberry. It is a little beast!
Lookin good!!
Thanks Top Secret!
Slick looking machine.
Thanks Chris!
Do you know of any source for replacement mitsumi keyswitch rubber cones? (that is, the rubber tactile domes in A2000+ keyboards, rather than the springs in A500/A1200 keyboards? I've been trying to track them down and can't find a source other than other keyboards. (It's an amazing upgrade to the spongy A500 (or C128) keyboard feel... and imo, would be a great, simple upgrade if there was a source)
That is a great question. I love the feel of the cones as well. I don't know the answer, but if I find a place where you can get them I will let you know.
Nice where do you find keycaps?
Unfortunately the are not available at the moment. I was lucky to get in on the first campaign and that is how I got mine
Looks beautiful.
Thanks Ricardo!
Was there a Part 2 to this video? Can't seem to find it. Awesome stuff.
i was looking for i too :)
Great!!!! Looking forward to see more Amiga content
Thanks DJ EPROM! I am working on the next one now. Appreciate all the support
Nice work Bill, it looks great.
Fretter! My man! Thanks so much dude and hope all is well. Miss you
Looks so good. There’s so many upgrades to choose from :-)
Thanks C.R. !
Awesome new case. I really need to get one for my A1200s and my A500+ if they become available again. Hopefully, they'll also release an A600 case too - the Amiga 600 is one of my favourite machines - the underdog of all Amigas.
Are you planning on throwing a Go-Tek USB floppy emulator in there? I think they're just too useful to ignore now.
Paid for a case and a keyboard more than paying for a fully accelerated rebuilt A600 with legal ROMS and real hardware. I support your emulation experience opinion. I'm looking forward to my A1200 ACA1234 030 @ 50MHZ in the trapdoor melting those cases once they become availabsle again. LOL I wasn't planning on replacing the industral grade design and components until I can afford to put a rasperry pi emulation inside.
Nice work!
Haven't rolled through all the comments, but what will happen to the original A1200 case and keycaps?
Thanks! Good question. A few folks have asked for them and I might give them away, or possible do my own little art project. I am not sure
@@TheGuruMeditation a giveaway sound interesting!
Since it's a not exactly-mint-condition-but-still-A1200 case, someone with good painting skills and the right colour of paint could be delighted to fit it's Raspberry Pi 4b in it... Not that it was what what I thought about when I saw the video... 😇😇😇
Anyroad, whatever you decide to do with it, we can't wait to see it on your channel!
I have a few things. Despite that, it is an awesomme video. Congrats to you on a "new" 1200. 🙂
You can get a tiny bit closer to a "new" 1200. One of them new replica boards. Then finally, why not use one of them new IDE adaptors instead, that are a bit like the IDE-Fix solution.
Oh man it looks beautiful!! Congratulations Bill! :-D :-D :-D
Aw, thanks Roar. You are the best!
Nice, but whats with the black case. Above the Amiga writing it looks like is used to have a sticker there?
Yeah it is a good point. Perhaps I didn't use the best lighting, but that is a cutout for a LED for a GoTek drive. I should have mentioned that in the video. It doesn't always look as prominent as it does in the thumbnail, but it is there
@@TheGuruMeditation Brilliant, thanks for letting me know =)
Would be even better if any of this was properly available :)
Yes, it would be great if these were available in stores. Maybe after the crowd funding campaigns are fulfilled they can make this happen.
Where can I order the keys? thank you
The keys are not available any more , but the cases are. Amiga on the Lake has some
I have the black case I just need to get hold of the black key caps to complete it.
I do not think that they are available anymore :(
Ah yeah, bummer. The campaign is over, but hopefully they will continue to produce basic colors after they fulfill the crowdfunding campaign
I think its the coolest color combination !
Wish i had my 1200 to do this, but i sold it after getting the a4k 😭
Yeah I love this color combo. I totally understand selling the 1200 for a 4000. That made sense. But these days I am using my 1200 more especially with the PCMCIA port
Now i have only bare cd32 left. Sold the a4k in 2002 or 3
@@Himegw Ah! Well the CD32 is awesome too.
@@TheGuruMeditation yea. I bought it in august of 93 :) Maybe someday im gonna get terrible fire 060 for it.
@@Himegw ah TerribleFire is great
I've had two children since I ordered mine.. should have ordered more..
I hear you. Did you order the same color scheme, or a different one?
@@TheGuruMeditation Nah, Oddball colours. I've packed all my Amigas away now and moved onto other things. I don't follow the project anymore, maybe in a couple years I'll get a strange unknown parcel and go... wtf.. it happened. lol
This comment made me chuckle out loud. 😀
Nice A1200 😘 still waiting for my Black Keycaps that i backed for A1200.net. Waiting since 2017 😢 First Qualityproblems, now Covid-19 . It would be so nice with my Scoopex Case.
Thanks! I am still waiting for my A500 case and keycaps but obviously I did get this kit. Were you keycap campaign 1 or 2?
@@TheGuruMeditation i was the first Campaign, but he wrote me last May that i must wait for the second Batch (announced for September).
Some note for the Yesterday Stream on Twich. The Autofire Shoot Ratio was not good enough for playing Lethal Xcess ;-) check out my Video played with a Sega Mega Drive Arcade Stick th-cam.com/video/vd5c6jgZ2Bs/w-d-xo.html and compare the Ratio.
@@TheGuruMeditation Well I know I'm on Campaign 1 with a US layout, the A1200.net webpage now states August 2020, although it seems every 2 months the date gets pushed forward.
Nice build.
Thanks so much!
I like the project but for my nostalgia feeling I prefer the classic Amiga color :-)
Can't argue with that. I love the classic color too
Thats one reason to have multiple Amigas. :)
The color is really amazing, but the case looks a bit rough yet. Would buy anyways if i still had my amiga today
I wish there where alternative cases and keycaps for the c64 too...
hi Bill ! very sexy A1200 setup ! , now i know, 1200 owner are jealous of the cd32 style ah ah 😌 , you have the best of the 2 worlds ! like this style of video, stay safe :). thai.
Cheers Thai! You rock dude! Thanks for all the support as always
I often wonder how cheaply the Amigas could be made nowadays with all of the things we've learned about cost-reduction and combining so much multi-chip functionality into one chip, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if the entire motherboard could be reduced to 3 or 4 chips (plus the support caps, etc). On this note, I think an Amiga Mini for $99 with 25 or 30 included games would sell VERY well!*
*Jeri Ellsworth (she is an amazing person. Self taught chip designer. Check out her channel!) actually was in the process of creating an Amiga "on a chip" for a toy manufacturer but the project was cancelled. Here's Jeri talking about it: th-cam.com/video/5uaDzF99a80/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the link JW3HH! You already can have an A1200 on a single board. That is basically what the MiSTer is. The Pi4 and Amiberry is a great solution as well. I though the AmigaMini would be a great seller too, but when I asked David Pleasance about it in our last video he didn't seem to think it would be popular enough to justify producing one. I was kind of surprised. But personally I am very happy with my MiSTer and Pi4
@@TheGuruMeditation I wonder if a kickstarter is in order then? If it doesn't meet the finance goal everyone gets their money back so no harm done. But if it does, then we've learned how popular such an idea would be and we've financed it too! I know about the MiSTer, but I feel it is a bit too expensive for someone who just wants to play old Amiga games without using an emulator.
Just for the heck of it I checked to see how many PC-Engine/TurboGfx16 units were sold: About 5.8 million and how many Neo-Geo systems were sold: Less than 1 million units worldwide, so they are in the ballpark of how many Amigas were sold worldwide: About 4.8 million. Of course the NES and SNES and Sega systems blow those numbers away, but there already is a TurboGfz-16 mini and a Neo Geo mini, so it wouldn't be too crazy to think that an Amiga mini could work, especially if they can get the price point to under $100 and include some GREAT games (and the ability to load adf files from SD card, etc). For a bit more I think many people would also pay for a real keyboard, even if it's small (in fact, that would make it even cooler if you ask me). Imagine a mini Amiga 1000 with a detached keyboard (that would also be able to switch into AGA mode)!
Anyone here have the skill to even attempt such a thing to make a prototype to present it on a kickstarter campaign?
Nice very similar to my 1200, I have a 1200.net case and still waiting for the keycaps to be built because of covid I have an ide to microsd, I burnt my own 3.1.4 roms with the supplied image supplied with my rom burner I got off ebay, I also have a brand new set of lights so when it's fully done it will look like a brand new 1200 from the factory.
Keycaps are for sale now. Be quick to order. As the news have not hit youtube yet, and when it does, then I have a feeling that they sell out quick.
@@brostenen Thanks for info if that was for but I already have mine on order, I was in the 2nd go fund me or whatever it was called, I placed my order 3/3/2019 so I am just annoyed because everything under the sun is holding it up, I have orig 1200 colour on order and they are doing black first grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
@@raymoreton3184 I fully understand you want original colour. Really sucks... Personally I will buy a red or green set, if they go on sale at some point. That way I can mix with the black. Use black were it was originally white, and red or green were they originally used grey. Or perhaps buy both a green and a red set and then I have caps for my two 500's on top of my 1200.
Love it. Simply love it!
Thank you!
This makes me regret selling the one and only 1200 I ever owned. Mine was minty mint too.🤙🤙
Ah, bummer. I understand. You are not alone though. Many folks sold theirs when technology passed the Amiga by.
To be honest, this is what the A1200 SHOULD have looked like from the get go. No A500+, no A600, no CD32, just a black A1200 with a floppy drive on one side, but I would have added a CD-ROM drive on the other side. It would have beat the Mega-CD by a year, and can you imagine CD-ROM Amiga versions of Final Fight and Street Fighter 2? Bundle it with a six button controller and I'm positive that Commodore would have survived.
Oh man I am drooling now! That would have been awesome
Very nice!!!!!!
Thanks RetroPassion!
Amaizing :)
YEEE-HAAA!!! I just watched the AmiParty 19 video again. Great times!
I gave a thumbs up but I don't know if we can be friends anymore. You've gone to the dark side. What's next, getting a job on the death star?
where is part 2 its been 2 years now since part 1 ?.
my vampire v1200 is on the way, new case is here....... everything is ready........... but the keycaps :( man, I gonna die before I get them hahaha
Whoo-hoo! nice Santi! Keep yourself healthy so you can get those caps ha ha ;-)
thx for video! you are genius
You are too kind. Thank you very much!
BILL!!!!!!!!!!!
SETH!!! Miss you bud. And I miss hockey too. I would love to come down to FL. My buddy Anthony from this channel moved down there too. I gotta pick up the next NHL Game. I miss playing.
OOF... that's beautiful
Thanks
ShishakliAus! I am really happy with it and very thankful to have it.
Muito bom trabalho, 5*****
I hope i'll get my CD32 case and keys by the end of my life...
Oh yes! :-D
Yeah baby!
It looks beyond gorgeous, Bill!
Put a cdrom drive in it and a vampire 1200 :)
If you don't want the old case I will buy it off you!
Humm, I might take you up on that
@@TheGuruMeditation Does youtube give you my email address?
Man, these keycaps are really starting to piss me off. I've seen several videos and forumposts about these now and I've never seen any mention of how to get them. You can't order them, the kickstarter ended YEARS ago and I desperately need a set of keycaps for my broken A2000 keyboard (the caps are broken, not the keyboard). For years now these have eluded me, and I don't think I'll ever actually be able to order a set.
That has turned into a total scam, spare a thought for the thousands of people that paid them money and never received keys, there needs to be a class action lawsuit quite soon.
I hear you. The only way to have gotten them was to back the crowdfunding campaigns. It would be great to have them available in stores. Hopefully they will get to that point, but they will finish fulfilling bakers pledges first. Fortunately I picked a popular color scheme so I think they started with those first
No worries Nevil, you'll be able to get keycaps as well.
The team wasn't able to enter into production since end January when the whole Covid-19 kicked in.
Since things are getting slowly back to normal, we're in queue and awaiting our turn for production slots opening for us.
You can already see A1200 cases being available in the wild.
It'll be the same for keycaps and A500 cases once we'll be back on track.
In the meantime you can always subscribe to our newsletter and stay informed on availability as soon as it happens.
Thank you Nevil.
My understanding was there were some key caps rejected after QC and they were/are waiting for these before certain combinations can be shipped.
I backed the first key caps campaign for a black/grey set, opposite way round to the ones Bill has, so depends on what you went for at time. Given that not all original backers have got keys yet not surprising they are not on sale anywhere.
@@TheGuruMeditation Yeah, They seem to have been fulfilling those pledges for years now. As if they one guy in a garage carving out each cap from a giant piece of plastic and another guy in the back room painstakingly painting each with a brush and microscope. I Mean, they have been sending these out for years now, right?
Also, pretty strange if they haven't planned the kickstarter so it gives them funds to make additional sets, AND start production on additional sets later. But who knows.
Honestly the quality doesn't seem that great, why is there a rectangle above the amiga logo? Cheap thin plastic
The quality is really good, but I agree about the rectangle above the Amiga logo, that in unfortunate, but it isn't as noticeable under normal lighting. It is a cutout for the Lotharek GoTek LCD
Black is not beatyfull !
And why a CD32 Patch ?
Foul !
i'm right about to the point where im about to fucking give up on finding myself another 1200. like every fucking time I find one, i check my bank account, find i have enough, go to place order and boom, out of stock. then i see the same one inflated later. damn near to the point where im like "fuck this community" as it seems like its mostly fucking wannabe day traders that dont even give a shit about the machines, or their history.