Wow! I got the penultimate of free stuff!

BinoX · 09 August 2007, 19:35

OK.. I'll start with a story...

My friend (who also happens to be my boss) recently moved into a new house... He's slowly been moving his stuff out of his parents place and was going to finish up today.

At approx 5pm he gave me a call and asked me if I wanted his A1200 tower system because he didn't have enough room in his new place to keep it. (He's house sharing with 3 other people and his bedroom is slightly smaller)

So of course, I said "Sure, that'd be cool!"

So I went over there to bring it home, not really expecting it to be much more than a simple 030 tower system...

I was WRONG! This beast it kitted out to (almost) the max!

Let's see what it contains...

A1200 Rev 1d4 motherboard
Kickstart 3.1
Elbox tower case
Elbox powerflyer interface
Mediator (4 slot)
- Voodoo 3
- Soundblaster 128
- Realtek 10/100 ethernet
Blizzard 060 accelerator (clocked to 66MHz with extra cooling)
SCSI Module for it
2 (yes 2) HD floppy drives
CD-RW and DVD drive
Couple of 40GB HDDs
AmigaOS 3.9

he also had an A2000 keyboard, some mice, a monitor and a few other little goodies too

So overall, a damn good deal

*Does the I got free hardware dance*

Graham Humphrey · 09 August 2007, 19:38

Congratulations, not only is your friend your boss (bet work's cushy hey

) you get a stonking Amiga for nothing....

God I hate you!

NfernalNfluence · 09 August 2007, 19:58

a true friend would have said "boss you can make a killing on ebay with said "beast""

Jope · 09 August 2007, 20:14

Not bad.

I'd be envious but it's only an A1200 after all. ;-)

/me pats his A4000t, A3000T and A2000t :----D

keropi · 09 August 2007, 21:35

u bastard!

.

.

viddi · 09 August 2007, 22:08

Great deal. But it hurts

Have fun

BinoX · 09 August 2007, 22:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by NfernalNfluence

a true friend would have said "boss you can make a killing on ebay with said "beast""

I did tell him that he could sell it on ebay for a lot... But he said he'd rather it went somewhere that he knew it would be well used and well treated

NfernalNfluence · 11 August 2007, 04:03

:d

Zetr0 · 11 August 2007, 13:04

@Binox

With deals like that..... you know..... you can go off people......

LOL, infact its better its gone to you than some money-orientated collector whom would strip it down for parts..... just to flea-bay the lot with extortionate BINB prices forcing everything else up...

DrBong · 11 August 2007, 16:39

@Binox
I'm an A4000 lover myself, but that's an extremely nice little set-up for free. Well done to you and your boss!

BinoX · 11 August 2007, 18:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

@Binox

With deals like that..... you know..... you can go off people......

LOL, infact its better its gone to you than some money-orientated collector whom would strip it down for parts..... just to flea-bay the lot with extortionate BINB prices forcing everything else up...

Well, I have told him that if he wants it back before xmas then I'll take it over for him and he can have it... After xmas I'm gunna have a custom cabinet built and it'll have it's own little slot...

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBong

@Binox
I'm an A4000 lover myself, but that's an extremely nice little set-up for free. Well done to you and your boss!

My main amiga is an A4000 also, was also my 1st real amiga project. Bought it as non-working from ebay for a meager £50 and fixed it up, expanded it and sank about another £1000 into it to get it up to spec.. KS3.1, Cyberstorm MKIII, CyberVision PPC, Algor, X-Surf, Delfina, Buddha, SCSI Drive tower, HDDs etc

Once I've got the system all cleaned up (much dust and dirt) I'll post some piccies

Peter · 11 August 2007, 18:40

Hey - I just spent a small fortune and Sh*t loads of time building something just like that... I'm not turning green...honest.

Nice One!!

09 August 2007, 19:35	#1
BinoX Miggy Man Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom Age: 40 Posts: 831	Wow! I got the penultimate of free stuff! OK.. I'll start with a story... My friend (who also happens to be my boss) recently moved into a new house... He's slowly been moving his stuff out of his parents place and was going to finish up today. At approx 5pm he gave me a call and asked me if I wanted his A1200 tower system because he didn't have enough room in his new place to keep it. (He's house sharing with 3 other people and his bedroom is slightly smaller) So of course, I said "Sure, that'd be cool!" So I went over there to bring it home, not really expecting it to be much more than a simple 030 tower system... I was WRONG! This beast it kitted out to (almost) the max! Let's see what it contains... A1200 Rev 1d4 motherboard Kickstart 3.1 Elbox tower case Elbox powerflyer interface Mediator (4 slot) - Voodoo 3 - Soundblaster 128 - Realtek 10/100 ethernet Blizzard 060 accelerator (clocked to 66MHz with extra cooling) SCSI Module for it 2 (yes 2) HD floppy drives CD-RW and DVD drive Couple of 40GB HDDs AmigaOS 3.9 he also had an A2000 keyboard, some mice, a monitor and a few other little goodies too So overall, a damn good deal Does the I got free hardware dance Last edited by BinoX; 09 August 2007 at 19:37. Reason: Adding a stupid comment at the bottom

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09 August 2007, 19:38	#2
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Congratulations, not only is your friend your boss (bet work's cushy hey ) you get a stonking Amiga for nothing.... God I hate you!

09 August 2007, 19:58	#3
NfernalNfluence Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: living among the Moai Posts: 219	a true friend would have said "boss you can make a killing on ebay with said "beast""

09 August 2007, 20:14	#4
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,862	Not bad. I'd be envious but it's only an A1200 after all. ;-) /me pats his A4000t, A3000T and A2000t :----D

09 August 2007, 21:35	#5
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	u bastard! . .

09 August 2007, 22:08	#6
viddi Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 4,007	Great deal. But it hurts Have fun

11 August 2007, 04:03	#8
NfernalNfluence Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: living among the Moai Posts: 219	:d

11 August 2007, 13:04	#9
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Binox With deals like that..... you know..... you can go off people...... LOL, infact its better its gone to you than some money-orientated collector whom would strip it down for parts..... just to flea-bay the lot with extortionate BINB prices forcing everything else up...

11 August 2007, 16:39	#10
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	@Binox I'm an A4000 lover myself, but that's an extremely nice little set-up for free. Well done to you and your boss!

11 August 2007, 18:40	#12
Peter Still an Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kent Age: 55 Posts: 2,715	Hey - I just spent a small fortune and Sh*t loads of time building something just like that... I'm not turning green...honest. Nice One!!

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