What is it with Amiga's

chrispy · 23 September 2010, 01:50

That one is never enough? I've just bought an A500 on Ebay with a 1.5mb ram upgrade and I have no idea why. I was bidding on a 2000 from Germany until the wife put the brakes on, i'm losing it I tell you.

Cloudane · 23 September 2010, 02:27

Beats me. I have 3 of those bloody 500s getting in the way now!

Well in my case all 3 were "sold as seen" and I just couldn't resist getting them working.
Think I see them as like animals, I've made them all better and intend to release them back into the wild if I can bring myself to let them go.

ChrisUnionNJ · 23 September 2010, 02:50

Mine all started with the A2000 I found in the trash then I had to dig up the 1200 get that working then the 2 500's only got one of those working now
I want to have all of them at least one of each oh and forgot my 1000 thats
all over the second floor....

Chris

chrispy · 23 September 2010, 02:53

I had a 1500 after I sold my A500 back in the early 90's and loved it. Had a Commodore 1950 or 60 Multisync monitor to view everything on and it was awesome. I sold it after I became disillusioned with the Amiga scene mid 90's and deeply regret it so I may be on the lookout for one of those soon (ish) if I can get one without my wife noticing lol.

fitzsteve · 23 September 2010, 06:51

Once you get bitten by the bug building a collection seems the way to go :-)

Mrs Fitz used to have a one in, one out policy but seems to have got used to a house full of Amiga's now lol!

I'm trying hard not to buy an A2000 :-)

Steve.

desiv · 23 September 2010, 07:22

I know exactly what you are talking about...

I found a pretty good solution tho...

I bought my wife a REALLY nice camera.....

Now I can say "You know I got another Amiga... Just a little thing.. Just a fraction of what that little lens costs even.. "

Of course, it won't last forever.. But she'll be needing a better lens eventually.. That should be good for numerous expansions!!!

er..

Oh, you wanted to know why we can't stop buying all these Amigas, not a way to keep the wife from stopping you...

um.. nothing here... I just can't help it.. ;-)

desiv

s2325 · 23 September 2010, 07:28

500 & CD32. 500 because I had it as kid (but with green power light and more silent drive) and CD32 because it's easy to burn and play games.

ChrisUnionNJ · 23 September 2010, 07:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

Once you get bitten by the bug building a collection seems the way to go :-)

Mrs Fitz used to have a one in, one out policy but seems to have got used to a house full of Amiga's now lol!

I'm trying hard not to buy an A2000 :-)

Steve.

My wife only care's that..
1. there all not on at the same time..

2.she has one that she can get on facebook with..

Chris

deicidal · 23 September 2010, 10:21

I know what you meen, my old a500 came out of the attick when my parents moved but time had not been its friend so it got chucked (along with a load of other amiga stuff) . this however made get the urge to buy a a1200 as i always wanted one, went onto ebay and found out how collectable all this stuff is, duh to the thorwing of stuff out!

So got a a1200, then decided I wanted a a500 again for compatibility reasons.

Then went and bought a a2000 which was been sold as video edititing equipment, unfortunatly the board had acide damage so the seller gave me pretty much a full refund just instead of sending it back. Bought a replacement mb which when arrived was well bellow standard and after a very dissmissve email from the seller decided to give me a full refund. So to date the a2000 has only cost me about £15

. Just need to get more time into getting it all running how i'd like it to.

When the gf starts to pout to much, i tend to buy her a pair of shoes that usually does the job.

chrispy · 23 September 2010, 12:55

Fair play to my wife she's normally brilliant with anything I want to do. It's just my office at home has gone from a very tidy and neat workplace to looking like a repair shop and as she correctly states I haven't finished with the 3 1200's and the 500 yet. When i'm done with them i'll probably get a 1500 or 2000.

HonestFlames · 24 September 2010, 22:54

My second 1200 arrives next week.

Why have I got it? Because I could. It's not even going to have a PSU, mouse, video cables.

Yet... I've also got a set of 3.1 ROMs on the way for it.

I'm bleedin' stupid.

PowerPie5000 · 25 September 2010, 18:10

Some people here will know i've gone through many A500's, A600's and a good few A1200's... but now i have none

I'm settling with Toni's masterpiece WinUAE for now

Jonathan Drain · 25 September 2010, 18:23

I think I'm safe from the Amiga bug. I only own three Amigas.

PowerPie5000 · 25 September 2010, 18:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan Drain

I think I'm safe from the Amiga bug. I only own three Amigas.

It's only a matter of time... I have to keep pulling myself away from Amibay and Ebay

Paul_s · 25 September 2010, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by s2325

500 & CD32. 500 because I had it as kid (but with green power light and more silent drive) and CD32 because it's easy to burn and play games.

same here, although have another 500 as backup/spare.

I did have 9 at one point but was struggling with space!

Would like a mint 3000 but prices are still a little high...

Pyromania · 25 September 2010, 19:59

We have a quadrillion of those damn Amiga things.

Unknown_K · 26 September 2010, 18:50

Well I like retro gaming and just one model Amiga will not do for that (without using WHDLoad). So I got a 500 then a 2000, 1200 , 3000 and then a 4000.

Luckily I got the 3000 and 4000 very cheap, that stuff is too pricey.

Amigas don't take up that much space (well except for all my boxed games), but my old PCs and Macs do.

chrispy · 26 September 2010, 23:17

I just picked up a full CDTV system for £70 including postage. I always wanted one of those and could never afford it when I was younger.

rockape · 26 September 2010, 23:48

Hi,

I had a bloke come around my house last week checking for a suspected damp prob, anyway he saw my Amigas scattered around and said.

"We have one of those in our loft, would you like it?"

I of course said "yes".

He even foned back later to say he couldn`t find it, but his son was coming to stay for this weekend and he`d get him to find it for me

Regards, Michael

aka rockape

Eclipse · 27 September 2010, 16:43

The actual units aren't so bad, but I've been wanting original boxed games now which take up a lot of space.
Strange that back in the day piracy was fine with me, now all I want is originals.
Funny thing with the units as well. I played on my mates 500 and 500+ but never owned one until I got the 600 in 1993. I've wanted to get all models despite only ever owning a 600 which bizarrely I use the least now.

23 September 2010, 01:50	#1
chrispy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wales (Gods Country) Posts: 155	What is it with Amiga's That one is never enough? I've just bought an A500 on Ebay with a 1.5mb ram upgrade and I have no idea why. I was bidding on a 2000 from Germany until the wife put the brakes on, i'm losing it I tell you.

23 September 2010, 02:27	#2
Cloudane Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cumbria Posts: 103	Beats me. I have 3 of those bloody 500s getting in the way now! Well in my case all 3 were "sold as seen" and I just couldn't resist getting them working. Think I see them as like animals, I've made them all better and intend to release them back into the wild if I can bring myself to let them go.

23 September 2010, 02:50	#3
ChrisUnionNJ Amibay Mod/Staff Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Union NJ Age: 61 Posts: 194	Mine all started with the A2000 I found in the trash then I had to dig up the 1200 get that working then the 2 500's only got one of those working now I want to have all of them at least one of each oh and forgot my 1000 thats all over the second floor.... Chris

23 September 2010, 02:53	#4
chrispy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wales (Gods Country) Posts: 155	I had a 1500 after I sold my A500 back in the early 90's and loved it. Had a Commodore 1950 or 60 Multisync monitor to view everything on and it was awesome. I sold it after I became disillusioned with the Amiga scene mid 90's and deeply regret it so I may be on the lookout for one of those soon (ish) if I can get one without my wife noticing lol.

23 September 2010, 06:51	#5
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Once you get bitten by the bug building a collection seems the way to go :-) Mrs Fitz used to have a one in, one out policy but seems to have got used to a house full of Amiga's now lol! I'm trying hard not to buy an A2000 :-) Steve.

23 September 2010, 07:22	#6
desiv Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 1,767	I know exactly what you are talking about... I found a pretty good solution tho... I bought my wife a REALLY nice camera..... Now I can say "You know I got another Amiga... Just a little thing.. Just a fraction of what that little lens costs even.. " Of course, it won't last forever.. But she'll be needing a better lens eventually.. That should be good for numerous expansions!!! er.. Oh, you wanted to know why we can't stop buying all these Amigas, not a way to keep the wife from stopping you... um.. nothing here... I just can't help it.. ;-) desiv

23 September 2010, 07:28	#7
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	500 & CD32. 500 because I had it as kid (but with green power light and more silent drive) and CD32 because it's easy to burn and play games.

23 September 2010, 10:21	#9
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	I know what you meen, my old a500 came out of the attick when my parents moved but time had not been its friend so it got chucked (along with a load of other amiga stuff) . this however made get the urge to buy a a1200 as i always wanted one, went onto ebay and found out how collectable all this stuff is, duh to the thorwing of stuff out! So got a a1200, then decided I wanted a a500 again for compatibility reasons. Then went and bought a a2000 which was been sold as video edititing equipment, unfortunatly the board had acide damage so the seller gave me pretty much a full refund just instead of sending it back. Bought a replacement mb which when arrived was well bellow standard and after a very dissmissve email from the seller decided to give me a full refund. So to date the a2000 has only cost me about £15 . Just need to get more time into getting it all running how i'd like it to. When the gf starts to pout to much, i tend to buy her a pair of shoes that usually does the job.

23 September 2010, 12:55	#10
chrispy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wales (Gods Country) Posts: 155	Fair play to my wife she's normally brilliant with anything I want to do. It's just my office at home has gone from a very tidy and neat workplace to looking like a repair shop and as she correctly states I haven't finished with the 3 1200's and the 500 yet. When i'm done with them i'll probably get a 1500 or 2000.

24 September 2010, 22:54	#11
HonestFlames Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Telford / England Posts: 38	My second 1200 arrives next week. Why have I got it? Because I could. It's not even going to have a PSU, mouse, video cables. Yet... I've also got a set of 3.1 ROMs on the way for it. I'm bleedin' stupid.

25 September 2010, 18:10	#12
PowerPie5000 Miggy Ate My Hamster! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 1,566	Some people here will know i've gone through many A500's, A600's and a good few A1200's... but now i have none I'm settling with Toni's masterpiece WinUAE for now

25 September 2010, 18:23	#13
Jonathan Drain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sector K240 Posts: 338	I think I'm safe from the Amiga bug. I only own three Amigas.

25 September 2010, 19:59	#16
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	We have a quadrillion of those damn Amiga things.

26 September 2010, 18:50	#17
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	Well I like retro gaming and just one model Amiga will not do for that (without using WHDLoad). So I got a 500 then a 2000, 1200 , 3000 and then a 4000. Luckily I got the 3000 and 4000 very cheap, that stuff is too pricey. Amigas don't take up that much space (well except for all my boxed games), but my old PCs and Macs do.

26 September 2010, 23:17	#18
chrispy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wales (Gods Country) Posts: 155	I just picked up a full CDTV system for £70 including postage. I always wanted one of those and could never afford it when I was younger.

26 September 2010, 23:48	#19
rockape Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lincolnshire, England. Age: 75 Posts: 167	Hi, I had a bloke come around my house last week checking for a suspected damp prob, anyway he saw my Amigas scattered around and said. "We have one of those in our loft, would you like it?" I of course said "yes". He even foned back later to say he couldn`t find it, but his son was coming to stay for this weekend and he`d get him to find it for me Regards, Michael aka rockape

27 September 2010, 16:43	#20
Eclipse Turpentine Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, United Kingdom Posts: 744	The actual units aren't so bad, but I've been wanting original boxed games now which take up a lot of space. Strange that back in the day piracy was fine with me, now all I want is originals. Funny thing with the units as well. I played on my mates 500 and 500+ but never owned one until I got the 600 in 1993. I've wanted to get all models despite only ever owning a 600 which bizarrely I use the least now.

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