Have I gone Amiga crazy?

[rare_j]

Originally Posted by Buzzfuzz

Been there, done that

Currently I own just over 50 Amiga's, all working and being upgraded and repaired.
I have them all, except the A3000UX, 2500UX and the A3500.

Well done sir.
But why so many of the same model? Wouldn't it be more fun to have one really good example of every amiga rather than multiples?
Also, isnt the 3500 a prototype and so doesnt count in a collection of production models? And aren't the ux models exactly the same hardware just supplied with amix and bundled with a few hardware upgrades?

Do you have pal/ntsc variants of every model?
Do you have examples of every motherboard revision?

I'm impressed and fascinated!

[prowler]

Originally Posted by Kenan

Have I gone Amiga crazy?

No, you've just got the Amiga bug!

Originally Posted by Kenan

Anyone had a similar situation?

Everyone here has it!

It's very contagious, and there's no known cure!

It's terminal!

[Bamiga2002]

+1

[Kenan]

Originally Posted by diablothe2nd

a few years back I'd have said no to an A600, having owned one since they came out I was always bothered by the lack of upgrades... but now, I'd snap one up in a heartbeat to replace my broken and gutted one collecting dust in the attic my first port of call would be the cpu/ram/flickerfixer upgrade from Individual... an ide CF card and a wireless lan pcmcia card. would make a brilliant portable WHDLoad machine (but obviously no AGA)

I'm planning to do all those upgrades (time and money allowing) when I get my A1200 from Petro. Prolly the first thing I'm gonna get is CF card.

[demolition]

Originally Posted by prowler

No, you've just got the Amiga bug!
Everyone here has it!
It's very contagious, and there's no known cure!
It's terminal!

In other words, he's completely cuckoo. But then again, so are most people who spend money on hobbies if you look at it rationally.

[Rob 1]

Originally Posted by psygnosis

i was in the same boat as you mate i ended up buying both

been back on the amiga scene for a few months and ive already got myself a few machines.

all came in original boxes,the black one i painted myself (cdtv friendly)

im pretty much buying amiga atuff every week now

Love the black one mate great idea!!

I'm surprised no one else hasn't pimped their Amiga.

How did you do it mate?

Originally Posted by prowler

Everyone here has it!

It's very contagious, and there's no known cure!

It's terminal!

How long have I got doc?

[demolition]

Originally Posted by Chat Rob 1

Love the black one mate great idea!!
I'm surprised no one else hasn't pimped their Amiga.
How did you do it mate?

I don't like it when people decide to make their Amiga black, as it's making CDTV keyboards even rarer when people are chopping them up to pimp a boring old A500 or A1200.

[Rob 1]

Originally Posted by demolition

I don't like it when people decide to make their Amiga black, as it's making CDTV keyboards even rarer when people are chopping them up to pimp a boring old A500 or A1200.

I wondered how he did the white letters.

If you own it and you pimp it and you love your Amiga even more. Then this is a good thing in my opinion.

They got everything right when they built the Amiga, everything but the way it looked. (even the ST was better looking)

[psygnosis]

i used keyboard stickers and simply painted the keyboard black

[psygnosis]

Originally Posted by Chat Rob 1

Love the black one mate great idea!!

I'm surprised no one else hasn't pimped their Amiga.

How did you do it mate?

hi rob i just sprayed the casing along with the keyboard black and then bought keyboard stickers off ebay....completely cdtv friendly

the red sticker "retro inside" is also off ebay ......the red amiga sign i just used red paint and painted it

Originally Posted by demolition

I don't like it when people decide to make their Amiga black, as it's making CDTV keyboards even rarer when people are chopping them up to pimp a boring old A500 or A1200.

CDTV friendly this one mate

[psygnosis]

heres the sticker process

[ascp]

Nope, not yet, I Think it happens at around 5 amigas *Looks at his 6 amigas with a crazy smile *

[demolition]

Originally Posted by psygnosis

CDTV friendly this one mate

Cool, didn't know you could get stickers like that.

Edit: Just now noticed that you're missing the special Amiga keys. Someone should make an Amiga sticker set. A set of black text on white background stickers could also be an alternative for retrobrighting a badly yellowed keyboard by painting it all white and applying the stickers. Then it shouldn't go yellow again.

[psygnosis]

Originally Posted by demolition

Cool, didn't know you could get stickers like that.

Edit: Just now noticed that you're missing the special Amiga keys. Someone should make an Amiga sticker set. A set of black text on white background stickers could also be an alternative for retrobrighting a badly yellowed keyboard by painting it all white and applying the stickers. Then it shouldn't go yellow again.

Yehh the first lot i got were small and not very sticky i found other ones later on on ebay which were perfect just missing the help key and amiga keys but i was pretty pleased with them

[demolition]

I guess one could spray some clear laquer on top of the keys with the stickers to make them more durable and prevent the stickers from coming off.