Hey friends, I have an A1000 with Rejuvenator v2 and Parceiro 2. I'm a bit of an A1000 noob. Is there a way to get a CD-ROM hooked up to this computer? Thanks!
This is an interesting question that I've never pondered before. I'm sure there are users here who might give you a very sussinct and informative answer but here I go:
The usual way of connecting a CD-rom to an Amiga is through SCSI, but you lack that in your current setup. There were made quite a few parallel-CD roms back in the day but those are expensive and hard to find (though probably not harder then a SCSI-controller for the A1000). I suspect there are drivers out there like AsimCD that might contain the software to get such a device up and running, but you might need to be running a newer OS then WB1.3. Which OS are you on?
Have you considered that this is crazy and not worth pursuing?
If the answer is yes, and you're nuts enough to go down this rabbit hole then I would look at Parallell CDroms. Note that you would need an adapter to turn the A1000 parallell port into a normal parallell-port as that thing is a bit lopsided. Those adapters can be found on AmiBay (https://www.amibay.com/threads/useful-a ... ers.72968/).
One more solution that I just thought of:
You could get an internal IDE going for your A1000. There are IDE-controllers that plug into your CPU socket (IDE68k). If you want to autoboot from an IDE device you might need a modified kickstart rom (if you're on 1.3), but those can also be purchased online. You could use a long IDE cable to hook up an external IDE cdrom powered through a separate external PSU, but this is a pretty messy approach.
My advice would be to not do this, but to rather look for an A2000 or something down the line If you want a CDrom machine. The A1000 is capable of a lot of cool things but it lacks the internal expandability to house an internal drive and it lacks the external connectivity to easily hook up a CDrom today.
The usual way of connecting a CD-rom to an Amiga is through SCSI, but you lack that in your current setup. There were made quite a few parallel-CD roms back in the day but those are expensive and hard to find (though probably not harder then a SCSI-controller for the A1000). I suspect there are drivers out there like AsimCD that might contain the software to get such a device up and running, but you might need to be running a newer OS then WB1.3. Which OS are you on?
Have you considered that this is crazy and not worth pursuing?
If the answer is yes, and you're nuts enough to go down this rabbit hole then I would look at Parallell CDroms. Note that you would need an adapter to turn the A1000 parallell port into a normal parallell-port as that thing is a bit lopsided. Those adapters can be found on AmiBay (https://www.amibay.com/threads/useful-a ... ers.72968/).
One more solution that I just thought of:
You could get an internal IDE going for your A1000. There are IDE-controllers that plug into your CPU socket (IDE68k). If you want to autoboot from an IDE device you might need a modified kickstart rom (if you're on 1.3), but those can also be purchased online. You could use a long IDE cable to hook up an external IDE cdrom powered through a separate external PSU, but this is a pretty messy approach.
My advice would be to not do this, but to rather look for an A2000 or something down the line If you want a CDrom machine. The A1000 is capable of a lot of cool things but it lacks the internal expandability to house an internal drive and it lacks the external connectivity to easily hook up a CDrom today.
There was the A570 CD-ROM, probably a bit rare but isn't the connector on the right side of the A1000 the same as the connector on the A500, only upside-down? It would block the Parceiro of course. Might be best just to copy the contents of the CD-ROM to the Parceiro SD and force yourself to count to 100 every time you access a file 
Sorry for parachuting a question and then leaving - SoCal here and the fires have been ... a distraction 
I'm using 1.3.Overmann wrote: Which OS are you on?
Ya know, I didn't realize it was so complicated! Like I said, A1000 noob. But I am also nuts in a variety of ways and am not deterred. I may shoot for the parallel port option here as it really just sounds pretty neat to play around with. One possible wrinkle here is that I was hoping to get a Plipbox for my A1000 so I can do some BBSing, but there's no reason I can pick which one of these options seems more interesting prior to booting and just install the appropriate hardware. I was reading that these folks have an A1000 Plipbox specifically - https://amiga68k.com/?product=plipbox-deluxe-commodore - which (naturally) is out of stock anyway rendering that problem moot for the time beingOvermann wrote: Have you considered that this is crazy and not worth pursuing?
If the answer is yes, and you're nuts enough to go down this rabbit hole then I would look at Parallell CDroms. Note that you would need an adapter to turn the A1000 parallell port into a normal parallell-port as that thing is a bit lopsided. Those adapters can be found on AmiBay (https://www.amibay.com/threads/useful-a ... ers.72968/).
Interesting, but yeah, on the "pretty messy" part, that might deter me a bit here. Additionally I have an ICD AdPro and am not sure how much I can realistically sandwich onto that CPU connector lol.Overmann wrote: One more solution that I just thought of:
You could get an internal IDE going for your A1000. There are IDE-controllers that plug into your CPU socket (IDE68k). If you want to autoboot from an IDE device you might need a modified kickstart rom (if you're on 1.3), but those can also be purchased online. You could use a long IDE cable to hook up an external IDE cdrom powered through a separate external PSU, but this is a pretty messy approach.
Fair points! And I have an A4000 and A1200 (as well as an X5000) for all the CD-ROM things. I really just figured this would be simple, but since it's not...ugh dangit the hardheaded part of me wants to do it anyway hahaha. Thanks for the help hereOvermann wrote: My advice would be to not do this, but to rather look for an A2000 or something down the line If you want a CDrom machine. The A1000 is capable of a lot of cool things but it lacks the internal expandability to house an internal drive and it lacks the external connectivity to easily hook up a CDrom today.
Haha. I wonder if David would be amenable to making an updated Parceiro with a passthru connector for something like this. Can't hurt to askaeberbach wrote: There was the A570 CD-ROM, probably a bit rare but isn't the connector on the right side of the A1000 the same as the connector on the A500, only upside-down? It would block the Parceiro of course. Might be best just to copy the contents of the CD-ROM to the Parceiro SD and force yourself to count to 100 every time you access a file
I just use a WiFi modem, with a gender changer. Works perfectly with 64Door, A-Talk III and other terminals. Typing on the A1K's keyboard hits all the right buttons, too, pun intended.One possible wrinkle here is that I was hoping to get a Plipbox for my A1000 so I can do some BBSing
I ... doubt it. That would open up a whole new can of worms of potential device conflicts and a total support rabbit hole, seems like.I wonder if David would be amenable to making an updated Parceiro with a passthru connector for something like this.
Off-Topic:
Hope you and yours stay safe down there. We've had 2 very close families we've known for over twenty years (attended our wedding in '03, and knew them from before that) who both lost their homes in the Altadena/Eaton fire. Homes those families raised their kids in - just gone. Really tragic stuff going on down there.