16 September 2018, 07:56 | #1 |
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Hello from Australia!
Hey everyone,
I'm happy to join the Amiga community! As a total Commodore newb, I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions. I've never even touched a Commodore machine. I own two Atari STs, one is my original machine and another to replace it more recently, when the PSU exploded and took out my favourite retro computer :'( I've ordered an unmodded 1200. Should be a couple of weeks before it arrives, but I'm excited to have some fun over here on the other side of the 68k fence So, hello from the southern most bit of Australia! |
16 September 2018, 08:06 | #2 |
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Hello v01d !
Good for you that you must discover a new "Amiga World" ..... this is the right place ! Welcome to the forum |
16 September 2018, 08:33 | #3 |
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Thanks, man. Looking forward to all the discoveries!
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16 September 2018, 10:40 | #4 |
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Welcome 2 Eab
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16 September 2018, 11:01 | #5 | |
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And now all my ST's have stopped working. What made you jump over to the DARK SIDE? |
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16 September 2018, 11:54 | #6 |
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Welcome to the EAB. How big was Atari ST scene in Australia?? Australia amiga scene had ACU Australia Crackers United and also released some phone phreak apps. I also think Australia released some Virus's as well. Australian shareware scene was quite good with ReSource, NicWilson soft and John Potter who did Dir Opus (I think it was him). Good luck with the A1200. Did you buy that on Gum tree??
It's a shame both our machines lost out. Last edited by redblade; 16 September 2018 at 11:56. Reason: good luck with the A1200 |
16 September 2018, 11:55 | #7 |
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16 September 2018, 23:37 | #8 |
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17 September 2018, 03:17 | #9 |
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Welcome fellow Aussie!
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17 September 2018, 12:45 | #10 |
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...another Australian
Welcome to EAB v01d If you like you should join this EAB group: Australian Amiga Users |
17 September 2018, 13:41 | #11 | |
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That sucks, Mikerochip. Hopefully they can be fixed. I'm a huge fan of demoscene, and I absolutely loved all the Amiga demos just as much as the Atari scene. I don't have a chance in hell of getting a Falcon, and there is way less support for it. Nevertheless, I have an unreasonable love for that machine. Even if I grew up around the Ataris, I've always wanted to have both. Now I get to have a whole new world of demos to check out, and not just YouTubes of them. Woo! |
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17 September 2018, 13:47 | #12 | |
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I'm really glad to have not skipped it entirely. Learning to code on a TRS-80 and then the ST is what got me where I am now! I definitely credit the demoscene coders for inspiring me to go hard for performance and pushing the limits. Nah, got a PAL 1200 from the other side of the world. It may not be working, but that'll be part of the fun. Last edited by v01d; 17 September 2018 at 13:51. Reason: Forgot to reply to Gumtree question. |
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17 September 2018, 13:49 | #13 |
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Oh god yes, that damned green. But somehow, like some sort of Stockholm syndrome I love it now.
Hey, fellow Aussies! |
18 September 2018, 02:32 | #14 | |
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Yeah Australias crackers united had a great intro text for their dragon lairs copier. I hope you get that 1200 working. |
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18 September 2018, 11:29 | #15 |
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Welcome v01d, what part of oz are you from
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18 September 2018, 11:34 | #16 |
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18 September 2018, 13:11 | #17 |
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vo1d: What's Tasmania like? How's the work there? Last two times I was in Australia it was Perth for work but if I go back I might try someone different, Darwin or Tasmania.
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19 September 2018, 13:21 | #18 |
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Greets from Adelaide!
Great community here! |
19 September 2018, 14:19 | #19 |
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Tasmania is an awesome place. Beautiful scenery and places to see. Work-wise I happen to be extremely lucky, because it's very rare to find good programming work here. I highly recommend checking out Tassie though. Places like Cradle Mountain and the East Coast etc. Absolutely gorgeous.
Hey, IvanEBC! Also, I just got an alert. My 1200 is on its way! Woo! |
19 September 2018, 15:22 | #20 |
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Hello from Brisbane!
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