An IBM PC XT inside an Amiga: The A2088 Bridgeboard and the original 360k floppy drive

Welcome to Mid-Week-Mini-Mail-Call #35! This time some Amiga 2000 goodness.

0:00 Intro
0:41 Unboxing some Amiga parts (And something from NASA!)
4:24 Vintage stickers from SUN Microsystems
5:27 Taking a look at the A2088
7:30 Chinon 360k floppy drive look and service
11:22 Testing the drive on a PC
15:51 Installing the 360k drive into my Amiga 2000
21:15 Installing the A2088 bridgeboard into the Amiga
23:32 Installing the bridgeboard software
28:53 Troubleshooting the A2088 bridgeboard
31:17 Conclusion

Chinon FZ-502 360k Floppy Drive
A2088 Bridgeboard

--- Video Links

A2088 Bridgeboard BIOS: (Versions 3.4)
https://archive.org/details/bios-a-2088

Jan Beta's video on the A2088 bridgeboard:
   • MS-DOS on an Amiga? The A2088 Bridgeboard ...  

Information on the A2088 Bridgeboard:
http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/a2088xt

IMD (disk test program I was using)
http://dunfield.classiccmp.org/img/

--- Tools

Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16...

Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor:
https://amzn.to/2VazxDS
https://www.jonard.com/Products/EX-2-...

Wiha Chip Lifter:
https://amzn.to/3a9ftWw
https://www.wihatools.com/precision-c...

O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J

Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW

Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0

Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digi...

Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy

TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000...

TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MI...

EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/

DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DS...

Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-...

Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-...

RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/

Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-...

Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537...

Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI

--- Links

My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=r...

Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/

--- Instructional videos

My video on damage-free chip removal:
   • How to remove chips without damaging the c...  

--- Music

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino