PiStorm 600 on my Amiga 600
Aah, the Amiga 600. So many projects, so much pain.
I promised myself after buying this Amiga 600 that I wouldn't do any more upgrades to it after the last set of upgrades back in 2023.
Well, err. umm. I changed my mind.
Aah, the Amiga 600. So many projects, so much pain.
I promised myself after buying this Amiga 600 that I wouldn't do any more upgrades to it after the last set of upgrades back in 2023.
Well, err. umm. I changed my mind.
Ah, the Evercade. A system I thought I would never buy - so why did I get one?

It has certainly been fun re-acquainting myself with the AmigaOne A1222 and catching up on what I have missed in 2025.
It is to my great shame that I have only done one blog post about Amiga related things so far in 2025 and we are already half way through the year!
In my defence I have had a lot to deal with this year, and recently a backlog of other non-Amiga posts I wrote ages ago to get out too.
I have certainly done plenty of Classic Amiga related things throughout 2025 so far (when time permitted), so let's take a look at what I have been up to!
It has certainly been a while since I played around with my AmigaOne A1222 system, so this weekend was the time to put things right!
Back in my uni days, I moved away from my family who lived in Alice Springs. I moved to Adelaide by myself in 1994 to study and get my IT degree.
I had an old second hand 386 PC my father organised for me to use. It was not the Amiga 2000 we had in Alice - which I wanted to keep.
With only money from a work experience job I did over the summer in Alice Springs before moving to Adelaide, money was very tight.
I missed my Amiga computer but there was no way to afford one, starting from over AUD$1200 at the time just for the A1200 system with no peripherals.
This year I have been catching up on some new release systems I didn't know about until recently!
Today I wanted to take a look at the Playdate, a very interesting portable handheld system from a company called Panic. It has a greyscale screen, and a unique crank that can be used to control the system.
Thank you for your patience during my extended absence from this blog.
I hope you understand that this past 2 months since the sudden and unexpected death of my younger brother has been an incredibly tough time for me personally and my family. I have had a lot to deal with, and it has been hard. Really hard.
I got away from things for two weeks to Japan in April, for a trip already pre-arranged almost a year ago.
I am pleased to say I received my two Checkmate displays this week from the UK, one black and one cream coloured. Let's take a closer look!
This will be part one of a two part blog series as there is a lot to look at and a lot of systems to try them out on!