Atari 2600+ has arrived
Happy New Year 2024 to everyone!
It is kind of strange for me to decide to get an Atari 2600+ system, and yet here we are in 2024!
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CrowPi Lite laptop running Amikit 12, MIDI and real Amiga floppy disks
Recently I found out about a Raspberry Pi laptop solution called CrowPi Lite. I have seen plenty of these solutions in the past, but they were never truly mobile solutions - but this one is different.
I decided to get one, and get it working with AmiKit 12, with MIDI hardware support and even using real Amiga floppies via drawbridge usb floppy drives! Keep reading for more details!
Shiki-Shima train journey
Finally, after 4 years of trying, I have finally won the lottery for a ticket on the luxury Shiki Shima train in Japan, which is one of the most difficult trains in the world to get a ticket to ride, and one of the most expensive also!
I got to ride on the Shiki-Shima train in October 2023 and it is an amazing train!
Amiga 500 with AmiKit 12 Pistorm, new games and Checkmate 1500 plus
Way back in June this year, I setup an Amiga 500 to use the original Commodore A590 and A570 CD drives, with other upgrades as well. You can see that post here.
Why is that relevant? Well, at that time I pulled apart my Checkmate 1500 Plus case with an Amiga 500 motherboard and Pistorm upgrade to use for that, leaving the Checkmate case without a computer, and also without a Pistorm setup anymore.
Australian Graphic Atlas on A3000 and Onkyo miniature system
One interesting software release I never had was the Australian Graphic Atlas software for Amiga. It is interesting to me since it was written in Australia, about Australia, for the Amiga. Perhaps people overseas have never seen this software before.
Misc Amiga upgrades and new games
To say the last month has been busy is an understatement. I have had so much to do for work, setting up a new office in Japan, and other overseas projects also in progress.
Finding time for the Amiga has been challenging, with trips overseas in August and this month meaning little time to spend on playing with them.
Impact to my blog of upcoming EEA and UK privacy guidelines
I got notified this week that as part of compliance with EEA and UK guidelines, my blog is required to comply with new requirements to be able to continue to place Google AdSense ads on this website.
Amiga 4000T Upgrade Part 1 - AmigaOS 3.2.2, ZZ9000 and Apps
Ask yourself a question. If you could have the ultimate Amiga, what would it look like?
The future of content creation on blogs in 2023
I saw a post from the blog website Vintage is the New Old this week announcing they are closing down the site. I was naturally sad to see this. I thank them for their work, and wish the creators well for the future.
I am not at all surprised by the reasons why they are closing it down. It touched a nerve with me, so I wanted to make a small comment about it.