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    From Daniel Path@2:371/52 to All on Fri Jun 3 23:09:32 2022
    * Originally in HARD_AMY
    * Crossposted in AMIGA
    * Crossposted in FSX_RETRO

    Hello All,

    i've bought an amiga 500 and i would like to pimp it a little bit, but i am not an expert, so please help with some advice.

    i see that there is a 'trapdoor' ram and theres fastram. should i buy both, or a trapdoor ram is enough? i see that there are several different trapdoor rams, like 512K, 1M, 2M+. i would like to try games, but maybe later i will set up a BBS on it which i bet needs more RAM.

    i need to order a video cable as well. i have some old CRTs with RGB/VGA and a 1802 monitor as well. which one are you using: scart/svideo/vga/rgb ?

    i think a gotek is a must.

    do you recommend anything else?

    thanks!
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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Daniel Path on Sat Jun 4 07:13:00 2022
    Daniel Path wrote to All <=-

    i've bought an amiga 500 and i would like to pimp it a little bit, but
    i am not an expert, so please help with some advice.

    i see that there is a 'trapdoor' ram and theres fastram. should i buy both, or a trapdoor ram is enough? i see that there are several
    different trapdoor rams, like 512K, 1M, 2M+. i would like to try games, but maybe later i will set up a BBS on it which i bet needs more RAM.

    The more RAM the better.

    i need to order a video cable as well. i have some old CRTs with
    RGB/VGA and a 1802 monitor as well. which one are you using: scart/svideo/vga/rgb ?

    I've used everything from a CommodeDoor 1702 to a VGA with Amiga. The
    best overall is (INMNSH opinion) the composite, RGBi, RGBa 1084 (get
    the one made by Phillips if you can).

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