Are you looking to swap for an Amiga or purchase the Amiga?
I've got a very hotrodded A2000 that needs a loving home
"Wade, R" <warya@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I got a NEC Mobilepro 900C because after seeing one I thought it'd be
> the perfect minilaptop for me. Cheaper than anything UltraMobile PC
> being put out at the time, yet having a full sized keyboard, I thought
> it to be an awesome PC for me.
>
> My idea? Overclock this bad boy to 533MHZ(From 400MHZ) and install
> either, install some form of amiga emulator on it(beit PocketUAE, or
> through some kinda of DOS emulator), C64 emulator, or try to get some
> form of Windows running on it(Other than a Windows CE variant, which
> already running on it)
>
> Well the first part went without a hitch...it overclocked very nicely.
> And is a MUCH snappier machine. I even went through the truble of
> installing a Customer ROM on it made by the amazing user CMonex. He(or
> is he actually a she?) even taught my how to upgrade the rom to the
> latest bootloader making it by all rights a "Latest revision"
> Mobilepro 900C. I even went as far as to get NYDITOT working on the
> PDA to get a nice 800X600 screen mode out of it(up from the 640X240
> HVGA original mode its in).
>
> But then came the actual emulation part. 1st I bought a 1GB compact
> flash card to use as a harddrive because the 6GB Microdrive the guy
> before me bought didn't work(He gave me that drive and that is
> included also). Then none of the emulators I've tried for it wanted to
> work other than letting me use floppy. :( I tried several times to
> make either make HD Image or use the CF card as a HD. Neither seem to
> want to work.
>
> Now the configuration part just totally drives me nuts, because even
> through it doesn't take knowing a programming language to be able to
> configure the emulator, It does help to know Linux. HAHA! Which I
> don't. :P
>
> At any rate I've seen plenty of examples of these emulators running
> Windows 95(Bochs) and OS3.1(PocketUAE), but after 3 weeks of trying
> several emulators, I've decided to givup. I was going to Put a Game
> console emulator on it, but I just feel like that wouldn't do this
> machine justice. It has a lot of capability if you're a business type
> person who wants the ease of connectivity combine with extreme
> mobility. Or someone who can compile a linux kernal and make a new rom
> Image for it(That's been done to by the way, a bloke too Damn Small
> Linux, and some other tools, and did some chit that still has my head
> spinning and somehow came up with a linux rom that he put on his
> Mobilepro 900C that absolutely ROCKS!)... I tried it and got lost at
> like step 15. LOL!!!
>
> So I figure since I still have a lot of Amiga software and hardware,
> I'd get an Amiga of some sort and use it instead. Looking for an 030
> or faster NTSC(I know I said bloke earlier, but I actually live in
> Tennessee...I just chat with a lot of UK gents as well as frequent The
> Register, and The Inquirer websites.) Amiga w/atleast 32MB RAM. I'd
> prefer an Amiga 2000 or 3000(I dare not ask for an A4000 because even
> I'm not that dayum crazy!) as I have a Retina Z2 Card and like 4GB of
> SCSI Drives as well as at least one ****amichi SCSI CD Changer, but
> will take an A1200/030 or better w/HD as well.
>
> Just need the computer an the 32 or better MB of RAM(Even have 128MB
> of 72Pin RAM if you have a card that can hold it) and a Z2 Slot for my
> RetinaZ2. And here's a bit of news. I may have found the harddrive
> that has the long lost Retina Z2 Beta Drivers for CybergraphX on it.
> If I can get it spin up I will definitely get it into a PC and remove
> them. Then release them on the Web(With the Cyberteam's permission of
> course). Other wise I'll just upload it back to them, as I was a beta
> tester for them at one time.
>
> RobR, if you're still checking the newsgroups, thanks a bunch man.
> Those drivers worked like ACES! Hope I can find them again.
>
> If anyone has an Amiga that's interested in the Mobilepro email me at
> waryaATecsis.ent or waryaAThotpop.com
> Oh yeah and I almost forgot....here's the Specs of the Mobilepro 900C
> The NEC MobilePro 900c is an update, based on the MobilePro 900
> introduced last year. Measuring 9.69 x 5.05 x 1.19 inches (24.6 x 12.8
> x 3.0 cm) and weighing 1.8 pounds (0.82 kg), the 900c is the size of a
> very small notebook computer. Unlike most notebooks, it has a 1/2 VGA
> color touch screen (8.1 inch diagonal, 640x240 pixels). Input is
> handled by the 92% full-size, 78-key QWERTY keyboard, with mouse
> functions replaced by tapping a stylus on the touch screen.
>
>
>
> NEC's MobilePro 900c
>
> The MobilePro 900c s****ts a 400 MHz Intel PXA255 processor and is
> powered by a 4-8 hour, 2200 mAh lithium ion rechargeable/replaceable
> battery. The device has 64 MB of SDRAM and 64 MB of flash ROM-32 MB
> for the OS and applications, and the rest accessible to the user for
> program installation and data storage. It has two expansion card
> slots-one Type II CF Card and one Type II PC Card-that give it
> excellent expansion capabilities. It also has USB host and slave
> ****ts, serial ****t, VGA-out ****t, and a stereo headphone jack. The USB
> host capability lets you connect a full-size keyboard, mouse, and
> other USB appliances. Communications are handled by the built-in 56K
> data/fax modem or by optional wireless solutions that slip into the
> card slots.
>
> As mentioned, the 900c comes with the Windows CE .NET 4.2 OS
> pre-installed. It also includes Handheld PC versions of Word, Excel,
> PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Media Player, a backup utility, a fax
> program from bSquare, and a viewer for Adobe PDF documents. NEC also
> includes a custom-developed viewer/editor for Excel spreadsheets, as
> well as calendar, contacts, and tasks managers. A number of other
> utilities are included, include an alternative synchronization
> solution from NEC.
>
> Standard accessories include an AC power adapter, USB connectivity
> cable, standard battery, stylus, and an RJ-11 modem cable. Optional
> accessories include a 4400 mAh battery, automobile adapter kit,
> carrying case, serial cable, and VGA-out cable.
>
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