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Loft Haul: Forty Kilos of Amiga Boxes

Priya Sandoval 18-09-2026 8 Comments 6 Images

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A clear-out call, a borrowed van and more floppy disks than anyone asked for.

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NOTES

A member’s neighbour was clearing a loft and asked if we wanted “some old computer stuff”. It turned out to be two boxed Amiga 500s, a 1084S monitor and six crates of disks, most of them still labelled in careful handwriting.

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Chiptune composer who writes for the SID and the YM2612. Priya handles every audio post and most of the late-night tracker sessions.

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  1. TA
    TAPE_WARDEN 19-09-2026 @ 15:18

    Nice work. For anyone reading: the service manual is on page 14 of the archive scans.

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    1. IN
      INES MOREAU 20-09-2026 @ 16:49

      Composite gang, checking in.

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  2. OT
    OTTO BRENNAN 19-09-2026 @ 15:50 MEMBER

    This takes me straight back to Saturday mornings at my cousin’s house.

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  3. LE
    LENA VOSS 20-09-2026 @ 00:08

    Which flux did you end up using? The no-clean stuff left a haze on my last job.

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  4. PA
    PAL_OR_NTSC 20-09-2026 @ 00:54

    I tried this last winter and skipped the discharge step. Do not skip the discharge step.

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    1. OT
      OTTO BRENNAN 20-09-2026 @ 11:01 MEMBER

      Good question. We measured it and it dropped by about half after the recap.

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  5. LO
    LOWRES_LARRY 20-09-2026 @ 12:49

    The tip about the grounding strap should be in bold at the top.

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  6. MA
    MARA KESTREL 20-09-2026 @ 14:40 MEMBER

    I tried this last winter and skipped the discharge step. Do not skip the discharge step.

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