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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

1932.0. "1000 to 2000 cabling changes?" by SPIDER::LONG () Thu Dec 01 1988 12:18

	I get my new 2000 tommorrow and wanted to know what I need in the way 
of cabling changes to go with it to use my 1000's external devices.

	1. Will the 1080 monitors cable fit?
	2. Will the external Amiga 3.5" floppy cable fit?
        3. Will the Amiga 1000 to Hayes modem cable fit?
        4. Will the parallel to NEC-P6 cable fit?

Also does anybody know where I can get one of these adaptors to allow me to 
use my StarBoard 2 Meg in the 2000?

And where can I get the ribbon cables to hook up an RD32-FA to go with a 
2090A?

Just trying to avoid having a brand new boat anchor that I can't use.

	Dick

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1932.1		LEDS::ACCIARDI	Time to change this damn message	`Thu Dec 01 1988 12:51`	14
	When I upgraded from a 1000 to a 2000, all I needed was a new serial cable, since the gender was wrong on the Amiga 1000 end. Since only four lines are used to power a modem, I made my own with a few dollars worth of radio shack parts. The monitor and floppy connectors are identicle. My printer cable (parallel) plugged right into the A2000, if memory serves me. Ed.
1932.2	not a pioneer this time	SPIDER::LONG		`Thu Dec 01 1988 14:37`	10
	re -1 Thanks Ed. I knew if I waited long enough for a 2000, you would get the bugs worked out of it. ( Better than the early days of the 1000 when we all had our scopes out trying to figure out why we were eating modems with the power lines on the connectors! ) Dick
1932.3	more on upgrading...	LEDS::ACCIARDI	Time to change this damn message	`Thu Dec 01 1988 15:32`	14
	Dick: I forgot to mention that the Software Shop threw in an adaptor to install my StarboardII into the A2000. Moe gave it to me as a freebie, but I believe it's about $40. (Unbelievable for a simple card with a connector and some etch) The Starboard performed flawlessly in the A2000 with my C Ltd SCSI controller. However, once I installed the CMI Processor Accelerator, the machine wouldn't boot. A call to CMI confirmed that the problem was in the CMI board, not the Starboard. I resolved the problem by swapping the Starboard for a Commodore 2 meg board. Now everything runs fine. CMI has allegedly fixed their Processor Accelerator, but I never bothered to upgrade since everything plays well together now.
1932.4	Everything working at last	MANTIS::LONG		`Wed Dec 21 1988 09:34`	13
	For anybody that has to do this in the future, the sex of the serial and parallel ports changed , also the parallel port has moved the +5V line AND THE @#@$% RESET LINE!!! ( hopefully your printer cable will have a solderless shell like mine did so that you can just rearrange lines - good thing I had some technical manuals for the 1000 ) The adaptor to put a StarBoard in a 2000 is a piece of cake but it should be put in the first slot so it can hang over unslotted space and not block any slots. ( about $40 from the Software Shop ) Standard cables for an ST506 drive as in all DEC equipment ( about $20 from the Software Shop )