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Retro Gaming with Amiga Vault

In my blog and in my social channels @ValorosoIT, I explore the world of vintage computers with curiosity and passion. Today I want to talk about Amiga Vault, an exclusive service created by Fabry and designed for Commodore Amiga enthusiasts. Amiga [...]

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Commodore 501: battery replacement

In the vast panorama of vintage computers, many machines need a little attention to keep them in perfect working order. For example, the Commodore Amiga 500 can be equipped with a Commodore 501 expansion, which has a battery inside […]

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RGB – SCART Video Adapter for Commodore Amiga

If you are among vintage computer enthusiasts, you certainly know the Commodore Amiga: real masterpieces in the history of computers. This machines, launched in the late 1980s and in the 90s, conquered the heart of numerous [...]

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Amiga 1200 test with AmigaTestKit

Good morning and welcome back on the blog and on the Valorosoit channel. If you like retrocomputer and vintage electronics, you are in the right place! Today we take the Commodore Amiga 1200 test, which has just arrived from Ebay, through the Amigatestkit utility. It was [...]

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Boot the Commodore Amiga from the external drive

Is it possible to start the Commodore Amiga from the external drive, instead of from the diskette inside the computer? Certain! It is also possible to start it from a USB pendrive! Let's see how to carry out this operation with the various Commodore Amiga models. What is […]

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X-Copy Pro for Amiga

I have been asked several times how to copy a game or program, from USB pendrive to floppy disk, directly onto the Amiga. Here's the answer! We use X-Copy Pro! This procedure is fine on all Commodore Amigas, although, in this article, […]

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Gotek, Membrana, Mouse, AmigaTestKit – A500 #4

Here is the fourth installment of the repair of my first Amiga 500, which I bought a couple of years ago! We use AmigaTestKit to control the whole computer. Was it better to buy a computer already tested and working? I would say yes! Let's proceed with [...]