If the Amiga never exisited...

Paul_s · 29 July 2008, 10:00

What computer(s) do you reckon you'd have gone with?

I'm sorry to say I'd have gone with an Atari STfm although if Commodore never existed Tramiel would never had defected to Atari and started making the ST... or would they? hmmm

Praise the Amiga

Shoonay · 29 July 2008, 10:26

Hmmm... Judging by the popularity of other systems here, I'd prolly got a C64, some Atari (Falcon?

) or a Pegazus (NES clone).
And then the usual path: PSX -> PC

TCD · 29 July 2008, 11:05

I think I would have gone the console path alone (I have, but Amiga was always first choice). So there is no substitute for the Amiga

It would have been C64 -> SNES & MD -> PC -> PSX & N64 -> new PC -> XBOX -> newer PC

Leffmann · 29 July 2008, 11:16

Difficult to answer, but as I was into computers and not consoles, I guess I would've gone from the C64 to an IBM PC or an Atari, the latter most likely. The mere thought is horrendous :O

musashi5150 · 29 July 2008, 11:17

I'm with Paul_s that I'd have been an ST follower instead. Probably would have added an upgraded Falcon to the mix later too.

blade002 · 29 July 2008, 11:22

I was already a C64 follower before the Amiga, but i would have gone down the Atari ST path too, because i came within days of buying an ST but within those days a friend of mine bought an Amiga 500 and i gave the idea of an ST the flick!

So yep, it would have been the Atari 1040 STFM then STE and the Atari Falcon after that.

StarEye · 29 July 2008, 11:29

If the Amiga wouldn't have come out, I'd probably be stuck with C64 until the PC was cheap enough. I might have gone for a console too, a SNES or Megadrive. I'd probably pick the Megadrive, 'cause I was really impressed by Sonic back in the days - I might've ended up as a Sega fanboy. Thank god I got an Amiga.

Charlie · 29 July 2008, 11:36

Hmmm,
No C= & no Trammel probably means no 16bit Atari either...
(C= wouldn't have been round for long without the Amiga & Atari's 16bit platform was down to JT)
...I guess even greater dominance for the PC

Maybe Macs would have a larger market share too...

...Maybe some of the 'local' platforms would have been more viable for longer..?

Regardless, it would have made little difference to me being being late to AmigaOS - my 'first Amiga' was a copy of Amithlon.
I'd been using Acorns of one sort or another & still do.

..?

I suspect in the UK the Archie would have been more main-stream without C= (or Atari) for competition & would now be more than a niche platform.

cosmicfrog · 29 July 2008, 11:53

humm so what would the choices be if there was no atari or commadore ??
Acorn
Sinclar
or some Jap computer (MSX)
would i still have kept my ageing C64
this is a real hard question to answer probably would not have got a sinclar QL and gone down the Acorn route

amiga · 29 July 2008, 12:10

I'd put the question differently:

"Did the Amiga ever exist ???"

TCD · 29 July 2008, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by amiga

I'd put the question differently:

"Did the Amiga ever exist ???"

Ohoh, a philosophic point of view. This thought might end with the conclusion that we all are non-existant. You know that happens all the time when talking about it

Shoonay · 29 July 2008, 12:17

but look on the bright side, doomy would not exist too

TCD · 29 July 2008, 12:21

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Originally Posted by 5h00n4y

but look on the bright side, doomy would not exist too

On his site there was a piccie of him sitting in front of a C64, so he would have annoyed us in a C64 forum then

I agree with Charlie that if the Amiga would have never existed the Acorn Archimedes would had a bigger market share and I might have bought it (given the price was adjusted to the fact of the bigger market). It's just good that this is just a theoretical question

Charlie · 29 July 2008, 12:24

Oooo, here's a thought:

Apart from my speculation that here in Europe at least Acorn may have had a more dominant role...
...I wonder if the Japs may have been tempted to market their 16bit systems in Europe & the US...
X68000 with English-language OS anybody..?

DDNI · 29 July 2008, 12:55

No Amiga would have meant my Dad having his way and buying an Amstrad PC1512 !!!

Anubis · 29 July 2008, 14:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

On his site there was a piccie of him sitting in front of a C64, so he would have annoyed us in a C64 forum then

C64 with monitor or TV?

I would have longer C64 and I would be just a bit more into Sega consoles and then eventually PC & PSX.

TCD · 29 July 2008, 14:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

C64 with monitor or TV?

Of course with a monitor

What troubles me a bit is why Paul asked that question. Is he going to steal the De Lorean from Doc Brown and purge it from existence?

Paul_s · 29 July 2008, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Of course with a monitor

What troubles me a bit is why Paul asked that question. Is he going to steal the De Lorean from Doc Brown and purge it from existence?

I'm going to give Jay Miner the secrets of the AGA chipset and the Phoenix A1000. With that he could develop an Amiga so advanced for 1985 that it would blow everything away. By 1990 we'd have what we have today! Amiga would live on! I'd also kidnap Medhi Ali and drop him out of a plane over Serbia without a parachute

Then I would secretly have Tiffany Teen tied to a railway line by Dizzy, rescue her so she would think I'm her hero then vanish into 1985 to see Jay unveiling the Amiga 1000 AGA machine and marry Tiff.

The End

Avanze · 29 July 2008, 15:38

Atari STfm, but as you say that is some kind of paradox.

Ironclaw · 29 July 2008, 16:51

C64 -> Pc

29 July 2008, 10:00	#1
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	If the Amiga never exisited... What computer(s) do you reckon you'd have gone with? I'm sorry to say I'd have gone with an Atari STfm although if Commodore never existed Tramiel would never had defected to Atari and started making the ST... or would they? hmmm Praise the Amiga

29 July 2008, 11:36	#8
Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	Hmmm, No C= & no Trammel probably means no 16bit Atari either... (C= wouldn't have been round for long without the Amiga & Atari's 16bit platform was down to JT) ...I guess even greater dominance for the PC Maybe Macs would have a larger market share too... ...Maybe some of the 'local' platforms would have been more viable for longer..? Regardless, it would have made little difference to me being being late to AmigaOS - my 'first Amiga' was a copy of Amithlon. I'd been using Acorns of one sort or another & still do. ..? I suspect in the UK the Archie would have been more main-stream without C= (or Atari) for competition & would now be more than a niche platform. Last edited by Charlie; 29 July 2008 at 11:43.

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Charlie . . Mouse . . Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 55 Posts: 1,792	Oooo, here's a thought: Apart from my speculation that here in Europe at least Acorn may have had a more dominant role... ...I wonder if the Japs may have been tempted to market their 16bit systems in Europe & the US... X68000 with English-language OS anybody..? Last edited by Charlie; 29 July 2008 at 12:31.

29 July 2008, 10:26	#2
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Hmmm... Judging by the popularity of other systems here, I'd prolly got a C64, some Atari (Falcon? ) or a Pegazus (NES clone). And then the usual path: PSX -> PC

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TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,529	I think I would have gone the console path alone (I have, but Amiga was always first choice). So there is no substitute for the Amiga It would have been C64 -> SNES & MD -> PC -> PSX & N64 -> new PC -> XBOX -> newer PC

29 July 2008, 11:16	#4
Leffmann Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	Difficult to answer, but as I was into computers and not consoles, I guess I would've gone from the C64 to an IBM PC or an Atari, the latter most likely. The mere thought is horrendous :O

29 July 2008, 11:17	#5
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	I'm with Paul_s that I'd have been an ST follower instead. Probably would have added an upgraded Falcon to the mix later too.

29 July 2008, 11:22	#6
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	I was already a C64 follower before the Amiga, but i would have gone down the Atari ST path too, because i came within days of buying an ST but within those days a friend of mine bought an Amiga 500 and i gave the idea of an ST the flick! So yep, it would have been the Atari 1040 STFM then STE and the Atari Falcon after that.

29 July 2008, 11:29	#7
StarEye Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Age: 46 Posts: 987	If the Amiga wouldn't have come out, I'd probably be stuck with C64 until the PC was cheap enough. I might have gone for a console too, a SNES or Megadrive. I'd probably pick the Megadrive, 'cause I was really impressed by Sonic back in the days - I might've ended up as a Sega fanboy. Thank god I got an Amiga.

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cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	humm so what would the choices be if there was no atari or commadore ?? Acorn Sinclar or some Jap computer (MSX) would i still have kept my ageing C64 this is a real hard question to answer probably would not have got a sinclar QL and gone down the Acorn route

29 July 2008, 12:10	#10
amiga Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Amiga_land Posts: 443	I'd put the question differently: "Did the Amiga ever exist ???"

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Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	but look on the bright side, doomy would not exist too

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DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	No Amiga would have meant my Dad having his way and buying an Amstrad PC1512 !!!

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Avanze Amiga User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 47 Posts: 562	Atari STfm, but as you say that is some kind of paradox.

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Ironclaw Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ... Age: 45 Posts: 3,313	C64 -> Pc

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