Who owns a real Amiga ? - Page 2

Jambo · 16 May 2001, 17:10

I have a pretty hi-spec Amiga 4000/060 (PPC,HD,CD-Rom, Picasso etc..) and I still (sometimes) upgrade it

I need to add a network card and get a hub + install samba on it so I can file share (without using Amiga Explorer that is!)

Puzzle · 20 May 2001, 21:41

I bought my A1200 back in 1993. I had been wanting an Amiga for about 4 years.

29 May 2001, 13:37

I've got a 1200 aswell, I had it for christmas... i dunno when

It came with Oscar & Dennis... after that most of my games were copied but the machine remains with me so I can play those old classics when I get chance.

30 May 2001, 12:27

Last week I picked up my A2000.. so I can proudly announce myself as an Amiga 2000 owner.

Better late than never

Mangar · 30 May 2001, 13:15

Well, I first bought an Amiga 500 in 1987. I remember seeing screenshots of defenders of the crown. That is what sold me on the amiga. in 1994 I sold it. for 200 bucks with monitor. Not bad but I really regretted selling it. Soonafter I was GIVEN an amiga 2000 with HD and 3 megs of ram. In 1998 I bought my first AGA machine, the amiga 1200HD, for 100 dollars CDN/65 dollars US INCLUDING a 1942 monitor. So I still have 2 working amigas. I still use them both. The greatest personal computers ever.

I just wish I didnt sell my commodore 64 back in 91. I got to get one of those on Ebay before its too late. Then turn one of the rooms in my house into a shrine to commodore computers. lol

Amiga1992 · 30 May 2001, 19:28

My room is already looking liek a shrine

Ive got the A600HD, a C128, a Plus/4, an SX-64 and a breadbox C64... as well as other machines (consoles and computers)...

I'm an old computer nutter

RetroMan · 20 August 2001, 15:06

Well, quite old this Thread but ........ these are my Computers :

- A500+ (without extensions, except KickSwitch)
- A500+, 260MB HD, 2MB Chip + 8 MB Fast, M-Tec 68030 (with MMU/FPU)
- A2000, 173MB HD, 1MB Chip + 8MB Fast, GVP GForce Combo 030@40 Mhz with SCSI II
- A1200, 2.1 Gigz Seagate HD, 8xCDROM, Blizzard 68030@40Mhz, 2 MB Chip + 16 MB Fast
- 3xC64 (2xC64, 1xC64 II) + various Floppy Drives
- 2x C Plus/4 (one is broken

)
- Philips VG-8010 (MSX)
- 2x Amstrad CPC 464, 2 x 3" Floppy Drive, 2 x 5 1/4" Floppy Drive
- Sinclair ZX81
- Amstrad Euro PC II (8086) with Built in 720KB/Floppy

- Atari ST 1040 STe with 4MB Ram
- Atari ST 520

Uhmmmm, guess that´s it, except my Consoles, but from all those above I only use my Amiga´s (oh well sometimes the MSX and ZX81 to bring back some memories) .....

cu ....... RetroMan

20 August 2001, 16:31

Hi there
Got my A1200 setup with 32 MB/50MHz/50Mhz FPU (Looking forward to Linux running on it) and 2 GB harddisk.

Also I have my harddisk external, because since I added a Scandoubler + FlickerFixer the harddisk doesn't fit in the A1200 any more.
To transfer PC->Amiga and viceversa I just plugg my harddisk from the Amiga to the PC with an IDE-(2,5"->3,5") Adapter and write to the harddisk at high speeds under Linux using the AFFS-support(=> 5MB/sec). Cost me very little and I can only suggest this to everybody, especially as my PC-Case is opne anyway all the time.

@Akira : Maybe think about getting a larger harddrive for your computer 2GB-> 25 $

P.S.: Playing new games for Cybergrafix/PPC and so doesn't seem reasonable to me as a PC with the same Power is like 100 times cheaper. So I only play oldschool games, preferaly 4Player -Adaptor games

20 August 2001, 18:33

Ive had two A600's, both of which i sold for various reasons.
Then i bought an A1200 with 6 meg of ram and a 60mb hard drive from a friend. Ive still got this and it still works pretty well, although the standard power supply struggles a bit on boot.
Trouble is i lost most of my best games when i sold the A600's

Don't use it much, the main reason is that i have to use it on my TV which isnt very good, so it looks awfull

Amiga1992 · 21 August 2001, 19:09

Quote:

Originally posted by RetroMan

- Philips VG-8010 (MSX)

Aye, that's the german MSX2 thingie... Been trying to nab one for ages, you think you can find me one?

XoreX · 21 August 2001, 21:33

I have one as well (A500), but its currently off line cause the transformator is shutting off power and the floppy drives dont take floppies any more...

I also have like ca. 1500 floppies in 3 big boxes just waiting...

RetroMan · 21 August 2001, 21:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Akira

Aye, that's the german MSX2 thingie... Been trying to nab one for ages, you think you can find me one?

Sorry to disappoint you, but the VG-8010 is MSX1 not MSX2, if you´re still interested, I´ll keep an Eye open for ya

cu ..... RetroMan

Amiga1992 · 21 August 2001, 23:07

Oh,, oh... I read 8020

I'm really looking for an MSX2, 2+ or Turbo R

If you do find the german phillips msx2 machine, let me know! I tried to get one from ebay once,but the guy didnt reply to me. and i even wrote the mail in perfect german! (ok, my cousin wrote it for me

RetroMan · 21 August 2001, 23:22

Quote:

Originally posted by Akira
Oh,, oh... I read 8020

Sorry to disapoint you again, but the 8020 was ALSO a MSX1 machine, only difference to 8010 was, that is had 64KB RAM instead of 32 KB RAM (8010)

The fist MSX2 machine from Philips was the VG 8235-02, if I remember correctly .....

cu ..... RetroMan

Amiga1992 · 22 August 2001, 03:13

Ok, I suck!

Thanks for clearing it up. I was talking about that MSX2 model all the time...

Anyway, you got me, if you see one, ring my doorbell

RetroMan · 22 August 2001, 09:47

Quote:

Originally posted by Akira
Anyway, you got me, if you see one, ring my doorbell

I will

no problem ....

cu .... RetroMan

Big-Byte · 22 August 2001, 10:33

I thought it was quite a bargain...

Amiga A500+ with 2nd disk drive.
Commodore 1084S Colour Monitor
Printer
Box of software.
Really good computer stand.

£20

plus I sold the 1084S monitor I got with the Amiga I bought a couple of weeks ago for £10 so the previous Amiga now cost
me nothing (infact Im £1 up!!!)

Still on the lookout for an A1200 though..

Amiga1992 · 23 August 2001, 04:06

Lucky

Another example that shows that YOU CAN get an Amiga today, and you don't have to pay thru the nose for the privilege.

The monitor alone is well worth 40UKP IMO

23 August 2001, 19:35

Next week I'll be the owner of an Amiga 600

I'll plug the RF lead on the TV card of my Athlon 1200 and switch Windows to a 100 Hz screenmode.

So, I have now the first Amithlon 1800

Amiga1992 · 23 August 2001, 20:09

Hey Uukrul, did you get my PM? I didnt get an answer...

View Poll Results: Which Amiga do you own?
Amiga 1000	24	2.40%
Amiga 500	161	16.10%
Amiga 2000	37	3.70%
Amiga 500+	31	3.10%
Amiga 1500	5	0.50%
Amiga 3000	29	2.90%
Amiga 600	67	6.70%
Amiga 4000	110	11.00%
Amiga 1200	450	45.00%
Amiga CD32	33	3.30%
Amiga CDTV	6	0.60%
I don't have one, but plan to get one	20	2.00%
I don't have one, and I don't plan to get one	27	2.70%
Voters: 1000. You may not vote on this poll

20 May 2001, 21:41	#22
Puzzle Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 99	I bought my A1200 back in 1993. I had been wanting an Amiga for about 4 years. Last edited by Puzzle; 23 October 2005 at 11:19.

22 August 2001, 10:33	#37
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	I got another Amiga last night!! I thought it was quite a bargain... Amiga A500+ with 2nd disk drive. Commodore 1084S Colour Monitor Printer Box of software. Really good computer stand. £20 plus I sold the 1084S monitor I got with the Amiga I bought a couple of weeks ago for £10 so the previous Amiga now cost me nothing (infact Im £1 up!!!) Still on the lookout for an A1200 though..

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16 May 2001, 17:10	#21
Jambo Yarr! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: n. A place where something is or could be located; a site. Age: 48 Posts: 112	I have a pretty hi-spec Amiga 4000/060 (PPC,HD,CD-Rom, Picasso etc..) and I still (sometimes) upgrade it I need to add a network card and get a hub + install samba on it so I can file share (without using Amiga Explorer that is!)

29 May 2001, 13:37	#23
alex2000 Posts: n/a	I've got a 1200 aswell, I had it for christmas... i dunno when It came with Oscar & Dennis... after that most of my games were copied but the machine remains with me so I can play those old classics when I get chance.

30 May 2001, 12:27	#24
Tazz Posts: n/a	Last week I picked up my A2000.. so I can proudly announce myself as an Amiga 2000 owner. Better late than never

30 May 2001, 13:15	#25
Mangar Got the fever back Join Date: May 2001 Location: Toronto / Canada Age: 52 Posts: 288	Well, I first bought an Amiga 500 in 1987. I remember seeing screenshots of defenders of the crown. That is what sold me on the amiga. in 1994 I sold it. for 200 bucks with monitor. Not bad but I really regretted selling it. Soonafter I was GIVEN an amiga 2000 with HD and 3 megs of ram. In 1998 I bought my first AGA machine, the amiga 1200HD, for 100 dollars CDN/65 dollars US INCLUDING a 1942 monitor. So I still have 2 working amigas. I still use them both. The greatest personal computers ever. I just wish I didnt sell my commodore 64 back in 91. I got to get one of those on Ebay before its too late. Then turn one of the rooms in my house into a shrine to commodore computers. lol

30 May 2001, 19:28	#26
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	My room is already looking liek a shrine Ive got the A600HD, a C128, a Plus/4, an SX-64 and a breadbox C64... as well as other machines (consoles and computers)... I'm an old computer nutter

20 August 2001, 15:06	#27
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Well, quite old this Thread but ........ these are my Computers : - A500+ (without extensions, except KickSwitch) - A500+, 260MB HD, 2MB Chip + 8 MB Fast, M-Tec 68030 (with MMU/FPU) - A2000, 173MB HD, 1MB Chip + 8MB Fast, GVP GForce Combo 030@40 Mhz with SCSI II - A1200, 2.1 Gigz Seagate HD, 8xCDROM, Blizzard 68030@40Mhz, 2 MB Chip + 16 MB Fast - 3xC64 (2xC64, 1xC64 II) + various Floppy Drives - 2x C Plus/4 (one is broken ) - Philips VG-8010 (MSX) - 2x Amstrad CPC 464, 2 x 3" Floppy Drive, 2 x 5 1/4" Floppy Drive - Sinclair ZX81 - Amstrad Euro PC II (8086) with Built in 720KB/Floppy - Atari ST 1040 STe with 4MB Ram - Atari ST 520 Uhmmmm, guess that´s it, except my Consoles, but from all those above I only use my Amiga´s (oh well sometimes the MSX and ZX81 to bring back some memories) ..... cu ....... RetroMan

20 August 2001, 16:31	#28
freedom4u Posts: n/a	Hi there Got my A1200 setup with 32 MB/50MHz/50Mhz FPU (Looking forward to Linux running on it) and 2 GB harddisk. Also I have my harddisk external, because since I added a Scandoubler + FlickerFixer the harddisk doesn't fit in the A1200 any more. To transfer PC->Amiga and viceversa I just plugg my harddisk from the Amiga to the PC with an IDE-(2,5"->3,5") Adapter and write to the harddisk at high speeds under Linux using the AFFS-support(=> 5MB/sec). Cost me very little and I can only suggest this to everybody, especially as my PC-Case is opne anyway all the time. @Akira : Maybe think about getting a larger harddrive for your computer 2GB-> 25 $ P.S.: Playing new games for Cybergrafix/PPC and so doesn't seem reasonable to me as a PC with the same Power is like 100 times cheaper. So I only play oldschool games, preferaly 4Player -Adaptor games

20 August 2001, 18:33	#29
T-Bag Posts: n/a	Ive had two A600's, both of which i sold for various reasons. Then i bought an A1200 with 6 meg of ram and a 60mb hard drive from a friend. Ive still got this and it still works pretty well, although the standard power supply struggles a bit on boot. Trouble is i lost most of my best games when i sold the A600's Don't use it much, the main reason is that i have to use it on my TV which isnt very good, so it looks awfull

21 August 2001, 21:33	#31
XoreX Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: MB Age: 46 Posts: 162	I have one as well (A500), but its currently off line cause the transformator is shutting off power and the floppy drives dont take floppies any more... I also have like ca. 1500 floppies in 3 big boxes just waiting...

21 August 2001, 23:07	#33
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Oh,, oh... I read 8020 I'm really looking for an MSX2, 2+ or Turbo R If you do find the german phillips msx2 machine, let me know! I tried to get one from ebay once,but the guy didnt reply to me. and i even wrote the mail in perfect german! (ok, my cousin wrote it for me

22 August 2001, 03:13	#35
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Ok, I suck! Thanks for clearing it up. I was talking about that MSX2 model all the time... Anyway, you got me, if you see one, ring my doorbell

23 August 2001, 04:06	#38
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Lucky Another example that shows that YOU CAN get an Amiga today, and you don't have to pay thru the nose for the privilege. The monitor alone is well worth 40UKP IMO

23 August 2001, 19:35	#39
Uukrul Posts: n/a	Next week I'll be the owner of an Amiga 600 I'll plug the RF lead on the TV card of my Athlon 1200 and switch Windows to a 100 Hz screenmode. So, I have now the first Amithlon 1800

23 August 2001, 20:09	#40
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Hey Uukrul, did you get my PM? I didnt get an answer...

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