Gigatron Hackers

Thanks! That's my heavily modded Amiga 1200. Custom case and keys (from a1200.net), Gotek floppy emulated (also hacked to add a rotary encoder, lcd display and piezzo speaker to simulate the drive sounds), and an 8MB expansion. I also took a huge gamble when I recapped it myself... I had soldered pr...

Just some photos of the new-born Gigatron, feeling right at home...

Wow, before I started, I thought the options would have been quite limited, but looks like there are some pretty awesome options. Thanks so much for the detailed responses. Stupidly I thought I had a spare VGA cable, but looks like I'll need to wait until tomorrow for a new one to be delivered, and ...

I've said it before, but I love how well designed the kit is, and going through the process with the manual is so satisfying! It's one thing I was disappointed about in EEVBlog's video as he didn't look at the manual, or consider the reasons you have for recommending installing the components in the...

Good news! Firstly, I finished the build, and - short of finding a VGA cable in the attic - it appears to be working! Half way through I had a bit of a scare, after soldering the four LEDs and testing it, all LEDs lit up straight away. I wanted to take a photo, but when moving the board, dropped it,...

Thanks both! @walter, that's very kind. I've ordered some wood stain which I'll try to begin with, and may gloss over it if it looks okay. I just feel really lucky to have a case at all at this late stage :D Just a quick pic of progress. Afraid it will take a while for me to complete - I'm kind of s...

Apologies in advance for a rambling post / thread. This is as much for my own records as for anything else, but hopefully my experience of building the Gigatron is of at least passing interest to someone... I remember seeing the Gigatron when the EEV Blog video came out, and thinking that looked rea...