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chiptune isn't like guitar center: there are no sales people telling you "you need this or that easy-to-use $500 product to make chiptune and some monster cables." it is a sound aesthetic, and therefore requires one to explore what it is for themselves.

SNES + Modded Super Gameboy + LSDJ .......done. You can get the software of LSDJ from http://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/ you can get the 64M cart to put this program on from http://store.kitsch-bent.com/ or http://nonelectronics.com/ both of which can preload the cart with LSDJ if you have proof you've paid for it, and you can get a modded Super Gameboy from http://thursdaycustoms.bigcartel.com/pr … y-for-snes    ......or hell even I can mod a Super Gameboy for you, +parts and labor, if you're already got one laying around. If you get something like Famitracker first it will help you understand a program like LSDJ though without having to spend any cash right away. If you like something you can take to a gig, getting a modded Gameboy and LSDJ is one of the easiest ways to go.

Simplest floppy setup

Make a dir in the root of the floppy called "s"  (without quotes of course)
Put a text file in that folder called "startup-sequence" (no file extension)

When you boot a floppy, OS will look for s/startup-sequence and execute whatever is in there.
Startup-sequence is the equivalent of autoexec.bat on ms-dos.

If you want to run protracker, then your startup-sequence will simply be (without quotes):

"pt.exe
"

Some more info

Notice I put a line-break at the end, I think this is necessary, not 100% sure but it can't hurt.
This will work assuming that there is a file called pt.exe in the root folder of the floppy.

In theory there can be problems if you edit the text file on a PC because afaik PC uses two separate character codes for end-of-line and line-break, whereas amiga only uses one that does both. I think Workbench comes with a text-editor called 'ed' or something so you can use that.

In fact, if you have any DOS floppies for amiga, just open them and look in s/ folder for examples
Your workbench disk has one for sure, although that one is probably super-complicated.

If you want to load a workbench from ANY floppy, you only need to copy one tiny file to the disk: "c/loadwb".
Then put this in startup-sequence and off you go! Amiga's system is in the ROM so no need for big files or anything.
You can of course find loadwb on your workbench disk.

And do get a hd or an sd-card reader or something if oyu can. Floppy disks die like flies.

Ilkke- I would love that script. I had a "boot into protracker" disk that was always useful, but now I just load it from the hard drive.