Built: Q1 1986 for the US market (NTSC), Q1 1987 modified for EU market (PAL), Made in Japan
Mainboard: Standard revision, with daughterboard
CPU: HD68000P8
Chipset: OCS
Agnus: MOS 8367R0 (0687)
Denise: MOS 8362R6 (5185, ceramic)
Paula: MOS 8364R4 (0486, ceramic)
System clock: 28.6363 MHz (NTSC)
RAM: 256KB RAM + 256KB Expansion
Keyboard: DE layout (originally FR/BE with labels)
Trivia
Only 27,500 Amiga 1000 have ever been sold in Germany. This was probably one of the first Amigas sold in this country.
Came with the keyboard (French layout with stickers for German layout, as it was common at that time) and the original Amiga monitor. The original mouse and the floppy disks are missing. The keyboard got new German keycaps from a donor keyboard later. I also got a replacement mouse.
Although the system has been modified for the PAL standard, it still uses the NTSC system clock. For this reason, the generated TV signal is not truly PAL, and the system is a bit faster than other PAL Amigas.
The audio and composite RCA connectors are all white, which is another indication that this is one of the first Amigas that have been built.
Restauration Works
Cleaned and whitened the case of the main unit and keyboard, as well as the keycaps.
Completely overhauled the keyboard. It was extremely filthy, with flash rust, insect excrements and dead bugs. Sanded down the keyboard frame, and gave it a fresh spray paint. Checked all key switches, repaired more than half of them.
Known Issues
Two of the inside eyelets are broken, so the case top is not tightly closed. Can be fixed with a simple 3D print glued to the eyelet with superglue.
The mouse Y axis does not work. Also the mouse needs cleaning and whitening.
History
2023-03-19
Bought an A1000 mouse with right-angled plug. Now the Amiga hardware is complete again.
2022-12-26
Assembled a replica A1000 cardboard box, and stored the Amiga inside it.
2022-12-22
Removed the original white keycaps, and replaced them with the keycaps of the German keyboard. The grey keycaps, metal levers, and metal lever holders are still original.
2022-12-11
Removed and cleaned the keycaps of the German keyboard
Rest of the German keyboard is stored away as spare part donor
2022-11-20
Got hands on a defective A1000 keyboard with German layout
2022-11-01
Ordered a replica cardboard box
2022-10-30
Printed a corrected GOEX frame
Assembled everything
Removed the protective film from the Amiga badges
Created an SD Card with a Kickstart disk, so the Amiga is booting from that disk automatically
Ran the Diagnostics disk without errors
2022-10-29
Replaced power and drive LED with fresh ones
Soldered a drive LED connector to the GOEX drive. The drive LED was connected to the floppy before, so there was no connector for it when the floppy was removed.
Soldered two wires for CSYNC and RGB to the mainboard, to enable the OSD feature of the GOEX drive.
Put it all together. Unfortunately the GOEX frame was a bit too high, so the encoder dial was blocked by the front bezel and could not be pressed.
2022-08-14
Mounted the refurbished PSU
Cleaned the main board and piggyback board with IPA
Mounted the piggyback board to the main board
Replaced the missing lock screw on one port
Assembled most of the system, except of floppy and top shield
First system test was successful!
2022-08-06 ~ 2022-08-09
Sanded down keyboard metal frame, and spray painted it with fresh matte-black paint.
All switches unsoldered and tested. More than half of the switches either did not close the connection, or the plunger kept stuck. I opened all defective switches, cleaned the contact, greased the plunger with silicone grease, and then reassembled the switch. Each repaired switch is marked on the base. For the “Del” key, I lost the spring. It was replaced with a NOS switch. All switches are now tested and working.
