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02 July 2011, 19:38
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Poole , Dorset
Posts: 139
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Another (old) newbie !
Greetings from sunny Dorsetshire !
Recently returned to the fold , currently beating an A1200 back into life . Turned to the dark side in about 95 , now look after about 50 PCs and about 30 Macs . Amazed how much stuff is still available for the Amiga and how useful the info on the web is . I'm very rusty , but have managed to get an HD formatted and installed on the A1200 , the floppy was knackered but another Tech at work saw me playing with the A1200 and said he had an old Amiga I could have . Turned out it was an A500 , played a couple of games on it , then it green screened , so nicked the floppy to put in the A1200 ( now the lid doesn't fit !) Still got an A1200 I towered years ago ( wasn't pretty ) , not found the video cable yet , so don't know if it'll fire back up after 10 or more years . Still got an A500 somewhere with A590 , again doubt it'll still work . Anyhoo , hello ! I'm quite enjoying this lark ! 
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02 July 2011, 19:39
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Adventurer
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Colossal Cave, Valaii
Posts: 364
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Hi and welcome.
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02 July 2011, 19:55
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Global Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Sidcup, England
Posts: 10,300
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Hi willbloke, and welcome to EAB!
 Your mothballed A1200 tower and A500 with A590 may yet surprise you.
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02 July 2011, 19:56
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HOL/FTP busy bee
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Germany
Age: 46
Posts: 31,518
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Welcome to EAB willbloke and enjoy your stay
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02 July 2011, 20:26
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Still an Amiga user
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Kent
Age: 55
Posts: 2,715
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Hello Mate... welcome back to Amigaland!
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02 July 2011, 20:26
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Poole , Dorset
Posts: 139
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In the loft there should also be an A2000 half an A600 and a CDTV with a knackered CD drive. Had thought about stuffing a mini-itx MoBo in the CDTV , a bit like the new C64  I've got a 8833 monitor , but can't find the video lead at present , maybe the A1200tower still works ? In other news I did find my Music-X install discs and they still worked , got it installed on the standard A1200 , now just need to build a MIDI interface . I look after 23 Pro-tools systems including an HD3 , been out of it so long I was surprised at the features of Music-X after all these years . |
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02 July 2011, 20:41
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Global Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Sidcup, England
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If the hard drives don't spin up at first, try tapping them firmly with the handle of a small screwdriver or knife. This can give them a jolt just sufficient to bring them to life without causing damage. Good luck!
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02 July 2011, 21:39
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Eleventh Hour Games
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Carnforth, England
Age: 49
Posts: 558
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Hi Willbloke!
I am new to all of this aswell, and found it daunting at first but these guys are very friendly and very welcoming. Enjoy your stay!
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02 July 2011, 21:54
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Poole , Dorset
Posts: 139
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Cheers peeps .
Dunno why , but Amiga is somehow ....nicer ! I've spent the last week or so trawling through videos , sites , BBs , it's amazing, the love is still out there !
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02 July 2011, 22:45
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95th User
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Brighton/UK
Age: 48
Posts: 3,120
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Welcome willbloke
we are always on the look out from hardware pr0n, so if you get the chance upload some photos of the Amiga hardware you have you can get a new A1200 floppy drive from ebay, that way your case will fit again! sticking with the HD you wanna check out WHDLoad, coupled with a transfer kit, something like EasyADF, which means you can transfer files from PC to Amiga anyway welcome back |
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02 July 2011, 23:16
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Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Age: 37
Posts: 11,167
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Welcome aboard - beware though that now you've returned you can never leave
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03 July 2011, 09:31
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Amiga Lover
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Stockholm / Sweden
Age: 46
Posts: 612
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Its a drug!
Welcome! |
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03 July 2011, 12:33
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Poole , Dorset
Posts: 139
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Can't find it now , but I noticed earlier that the most users online was February this year !
The Amiga is still alive and kicking , marvellous !
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03 July 2011, 20:56
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Global Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Sidcup, England
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03 July 2011, 21:01
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Da Digger :)
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Monza, Italy
Posts: 2,822
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Welcome aboard, mate
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03 July 2011, 21:03
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Going nowhere
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 50
Posts: 8,986
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Shes a tough bird to kick into touch is the Amiga, before you know it, you'll be influencing others to follow your lead
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04 July 2011, 00:52
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Ruler of the Universe
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Lanzarote/Spain
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 ah! Welcome here!... and take out your shoes when entering, I`ve waxed the floor...
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