Poll: When did you have your first Amiga?

Zak · 08 December 2013, 15:02

Tell me the year you had your first real Amiga.

Any Amiga that was accessible for you at your home on a daily basis counts, even if you were not the official owner. For example, you were a child, your family had an Amiga and you could use it at your home. Neighbors´ or friends´Amigas don´t count.

Never means you never had a real Amiga, you were always with Emulation or using Amiga outside of your home.

TCD · 08 December 2013, 15:07

I changed the name back to the original one

Good to see that it worked this time and voted

Zak · 08 December 2013, 15:08

Thank you TCD.

Glad there is moderators around.

fitzsteve · 08 December 2013, 15:14

I got mine about 2002 from a car boot sale, plain vanilla A1200 with 80mb Hard Disk. Keys were super yellow but otherwise it was nice and clean.

I also got a job lot of Games, Mags, Disks, etc with it and bought an 8mb Upgrade from eBay which was pretty cheap at that time.

I used it for about 2-3 years mostly to relive the old Games like the Dizzy series.

It went into storage and came out a few years ago, the rest is history!

jimbob · 08 December 2013, 15:20

1992? Whenever the A600 came out. Paid full release price for the HD version with no software beyond workbench.

I had 25 in the house the other day

, though most aren't mine. Still never even seen a big box.

DH · 08 December 2013, 15:27

Got mine, the A500, in either 88 or 89, so I voted 89 as I'm not 100% sure these days. It was the basic White standard bundle with very little with it, except the usual and essential stuff. It was not the 1.2 Workbench because they had moved on to 1.3 by then and that's why I'm a little vague as to exactly what year I purchased it.

Then in 1993/4 I got the A1200.... \o/

alexh · 08 December 2013, 16:19

Flight of Fantasy Pack : Summer 1990. Bought mail order from Evesham Micros.

08 December 2013, 16:23

Simple A600 bought on '92/'93 by my dad when I was 5...for following a C64 BASIC course with AMOS.

Specksynder · 08 December 2013, 17:32

Got my A500 as Christmas gift on december 1990

Kehil · 08 December 2013, 17:35

In 1992 twelve year old me went with mother to buy second hand ST because my friend had 520ST. They didnt have, so I ended with A500 instead.

Mrs Beanbag · 08 December 2013, 17:37

Well hard to remember the exact year my dad got the A500 but it came with Wizball and Goldrunner which were released in 1987 so I went with that.

Amicol · 08 December 2013, 19:00

I queued outside a game store for the launch of the A500 in 1987, in October I think it was. First game bought was impossamole, still can't complete it! Those were the days

DDNI · 08 December 2013, 19:35

Xmas 1987. A500 white box pack with an assortment of games. Deep joy.

Baboon · 08 December 2013, 19:37

Dec 1990 for me for my birthday. I had the screen gems pack. Good times :-)

Tolls · 08 December 2013, 20:53

1987 from Silica Shop, cost me £470 which I'd saved up for and flogged my Commodore 128. Dpaint and 10 PD disks came with it, took me a week to get over it was my computer running the 'Juggler' Demo.

crazyc · 08 December 2013, 21:17

May 2012

Picked up an a1200 off the other bay on a whim as my best mates dad had an Amiga when we were kids and we loved it.
Call it a mid life crisis if you will.
Then the crazy adventure began...

stainy · 08 December 2013, 21:18

`87

Still have the receipt

Got my C128 from Woolworth`s ( believe it or not )

Retroplay · 08 December 2013, 21:25

October 9th 1991.

Still got the receipt and A500 too.

Steve · 08 December 2013, 21:29

Received my beloved A1200 as a Christmas present in 1993.

ma693541 · 08 December 2013, 21:32

I got my beloved A500 around Easter back in 1990, paid a huge amount of money for it.

View Poll Results: When did you get your first Amiga?
1985	6	1.88%
1986	13	4.06%
1987	25	7.81%
1988	41	12.81%
1989	51	15.94%
1990	38	11.88%
1991	47	14.69%
1992	33	10.31%
1993	25	7.81%
1994	9	2.81%
1995-1999	10	3.13%
2000 or later	22	6.88%
Never	0	0%
Voters: 320. You may not vote on this poll

08 December 2013, 15:02	#1
Zak Zap´em Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 598	Poll: When did you have your first Amiga? Tell me the year you had your first real Amiga. Any Amiga that was accessible for you at your home on a daily basis counts, even if you were not the official owner. For example, you were a child, your family had an Amiga and you could use it at your home. Neighbors´ or friends´Amigas don´t count. Never means you never had a real Amiga, you were always with Emulation or using Amiga outside of your home.

08 December 2013, 15:20	#5
jimbob Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kilmacolm Age: 46 Posts: 632	1992? Whenever the A600 came out. Paid full release price for the HD version with no software beyond workbench. I had 25 in the house the other day, though most aren't mine. Still never even seen a big box.

08 December 2013, 15:27	#6
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Got mine, the A500, in either 88 or 89, so I voted 89 as I'm not 100% sure these days. It was the basic White standard bundle with very little with it, except the usual and essential stuff. It was not the 1.2 Workbench because they had moved on to 1.3 by then and that's why I'm a little vague as to exactly what year I purchased it. Then in 1993/4 I got the A1200.... \o/ Last edited by DH; 08 December 2013 at 17:09. Reason: Forgot to mention which Amiga, although it's kinda obvious

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08 December 2013, 15:07	#2
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,606	I changed the name back to the original one Good to see that it worked this time and voted

08 December 2013, 15:08	#3
Zak Zap´em Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 598	Thank you TCD. Glad there is moderators around.

08 December 2013, 15:14	#4
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	I got mine about 2002 from a car boot sale, plain vanilla A1200 with 80mb Hard Disk. Keys were super yellow but otherwise it was nice and clean. I also got a job lot of Games, Mags, Disks, etc with it and bought an 8mb Upgrade from eBay which was pretty cheap at that time. I used it for about 2-3 years mostly to relive the old Games like the Dizzy series. It went into storage and came out a few years ago, the rest is history!

08 December 2013, 16:19	#7
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,354	Flight of Fantasy Pack : Summer 1990. Bought mail order from Evesham Micros.

08 December 2013, 16:23	#8
Dokugogagoji Posts: n/a	Simple A600 bought on '92/'93 by my dad when I was 5...for following a C64 BASIC course with AMOS.

08 December 2013, 17:32	#9
Specksynder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Italy Age: 47 Posts: 445	Got my A500 as Christmas gift on december 1990

08 December 2013, 17:35	#10
Kehil Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Prague/CZ Posts: 67	In 1992 twelve year old me went with mother to buy second hand ST because my friend had 520ST. They didnt have, so I ended with A500 instead.

08 December 2013, 17:37	#11
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	Well hard to remember the exact year my dad got the A500 but it came with Wizball and Goldrunner which were released in 1987 so I went with that.

08 December 2013, 19:00	#12
Amicol Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Hartlepool / England Posts: 389	I queued outside a game store for the launch of the A500 in 1987, in October I think it was. First game bought was impossamole, still can't complete it! Those were the days

08 December 2013, 19:35	#13
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,432	Xmas 1987. A500 white box pack with an assortment of games. Deep joy.

08 December 2013, 19:37	#14
Baboon Moon Monkey Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Plymouth, Devon Posts: 419	Dec 1990 for me for my birthday. I had the screen gems pack. Good times :-)

08 December 2013, 20:53	#15
Tolls Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: :England: Posts: 264	1987 from Silica Shop, cost me £470 which I'd saved up for and flogged my Commodore 128. Dpaint and 10 PD disks came with it, took me a week to get over it was my computer running the 'Juggler' Demo.

08 December 2013, 21:17	#16
crazyc Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Gravesend - UK Posts: 927	May 2012 Picked up an a1200 off the other bay on a whim as my best mates dad had an Amiga when we were kids and we loved it. Call it a mid life crisis if you will. Then the crazy adventure began...

08 December 2013, 21:18	#17
stainy Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Concord, NC, USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,712	`87 Still have the receipt Got my C128 from Woolworth`s ( believe it or not )

08 December 2013, 21:25	#18
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,084	October 9th 1991. Still got the receipt and A500 too.

08 December 2013, 21:29	#19
Steve I Identify as an Ewok Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Lincolnshire Age: 45 Posts: 2,356	Received my beloved A1200 as a Christmas present in 1993.

08 December 2013, 21:32	#20
ma693541 Computer Wizard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ramberg/Norway Posts: 928	I got my beloved A500 around Easter back in 1990, paid a huge amount of money for it.

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