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lost_lemming 15 February 2010 17:05

ok I hate to say this but do you not think the atari ST
 
is the worst thing ever? yes I think so.

ok moving on, which is the best case design the amiga ever came up with?

Kitty 15 February 2010 17:13

arrgh, you disappoint me!

seuden 15 February 2010 17:13

/me slaps lost lemming around a bit with a large trout

skateblind 15 February 2010 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by lost_lemming (Post 642843)
PS. I know this is kinda an odd thread caues you don't really get people comparing the cosmetic look of the wii compared to the ps3 compared to the 360. :spin

Especially on an Amiga site in the 'Amiga scene' section. ;)

Gordon 15 February 2010 17:19

Stop trying to cause trouble mate.

seuden 15 February 2010 17:21

Actually, being honest, no, the A***** S* looks shit compared to the Amiga 500/600/1200.

lost_lemming 15 February 2010 17:22

ok let's turn this around and focus on the amiga's. which out of the amiga has the coolest look you think? I'm going for the a1200.

DDNI 15 February 2010 17:23

A1000

killergorilla 15 February 2010 17:24

CD32 looked amazing.

All that shit plastic, all that shit design. Wow. :D

Gordon 15 February 2010 17:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by killergorilla (Post 642852)
CD32 looked amazing.

All that shit plastic, all that shit design. Wow. :D

The CD32 I think is the most beutiful looking machine ever. I love the lid.

seuden 15 February 2010 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gordon (Post 642853)
The CD32 I think is the most beutiful looking machine ever. I love the lid.

I like the controller wrapped round my neck while I'm sitting on the lid.

killergorilla 15 February 2010 17:27

Can't say I think of anything man made as beautiful.

I suppose the word I'd use to describe the CD32 is "hilarious".

I think it's made out of Tic Tac boxes.

Graham Humphrey 15 February 2010 17:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by lost_lemming (Post 642843)
is the worst thing ever? yes I think so.

ok moving on, which is the best case design the amiga ever came up with?

Well recovered :lol

Kitty 15 February 2010 17:31

Amiga 500 :D

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...500_system.jpg

Paul_s 15 February 2010 18:59

In order of preference;

1000
3000
500
CDTV


The CD32 is too cheap looking, 1200 is too compact for my liking and the angled DD is ghey, should've kept the the 500 casing style.

frank_b 15 February 2010 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by lost_lemming (Post 642843)
is the worst thing ever? yes I think so.

ok moving on, which is the best case design the amiga ever came up with?

Best case design is the A1k IMHO. BTW you do know that Jay Miner described the ST as "A neat little computer" right?
A bit of googling for George Robbins* and Atari ST on google groups might throw up something interesting too.

*Rest his soul. He'll be missed :(

asm1 15 February 2010 19:34

LL Didn't your mother ever tell you that if you didn't have anything nice to say its best not to say anything at all....:sad

I don't hate the ST its just "different"

exoticaga 15 February 2010 20:06

Correct, i do not think of the Atari ST :D

mike4466 15 February 2010 20:22

I owned an amiga for 5 years 1988-1993 and it never broke down once not even a slight fault no other computer in existance has been more reliable than the amiga.
On the other hand the atari st i owned broke down 6 times in 6 months due to the fact they put the power supply inside the computer how mad is that also they put a spectrum 128k sound chip in oh and it could not handle smooth scrolling wizball being a prime example.
The only good thing aout the atari was tnt & oids game.

frank_b 15 February 2010 20:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike4466 (Post 642891)
I owned an amiga for 5 years 1988-1993 and it never broke down once not even a slight fault no other computer in existance has been more reliable than the amiga.
On the other hand the atari st i owned broke down 6 times in 6 months due to the fact they put the power supply inside the computer how mad is that also they put a spectrum 128k sound chip in oh and it could not handle smooth scrolling wizball being a prime example.
The only good thing aout the atari was tnt & oids game.

That's a pity you had so much hassle with it :( Mine has been going strong since March 1990 with no issues. The sound chip was an odd decision but musicians are getting decent results out of it now.

Have a look at
http://moobunny.dreamhosters.com/cgi...rist/124.shtml

The STE and Falcon have hardware scrolling which was a major flaw in the ST. Well I say major flaw but the standard machine is capable of sync scrolling. Have a look at Enchanted lands. It's a nice trick. The ST doesn't deserve the abuse it gets from Amiga owners. If Jay Miner thought it was a neat computer and George Robbins owned one they couldn't be that bad ;)

Frank


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