How old were you when you got your first Amiga? - Page 2

roondar · 05 January 2021, 12:45

I was 15 at the time of my first A500.

khph_re · 05 January 2021, 12:47

14 in '88.

Sold my ST and put my paper round money toward a 2nd hand A500.

kremiso · 05 January 2021, 18:38

it was in 1988/89 so i was 16/17
i had to go to the post office, to take the big pack
giving a lot of money to the employee, that asked me what the hell it was lol

just a standard A500 (english manuals) kick1.2 + workbench 1.2
default noisy drive included

i remember that for all the previous year i made some extra-school little works to gain the money for that... in reality 20% of the price was added from my parents

at least, i reached to keep also the c64
the later years, we all know how great they were/are

i still have that Amiga, the c64 is in my cousin hands instead (just borrowed)

Superman · 05 January 2021, 19:55

I got my A500 which I still have for my 15th birthday back in June 1990.

RichL · 06 January 2021, 08:04

Can’t remember exactly think I was 15/16.

TroyWilkins · 06 January 2021, 08:28

I got my first Amiga, a stock A1200/40 (A1200 w/ 40MB 2.5" IDE drive) + 1084S D1 in 1993, so when I was 14/15.

jotd · 06 January 2021, 11:37

15 in 1993! seeing all those youngsters here with an amiga is heartwarming

chip · 06 January 2021, 11:55

Yeahhh, it's cool to have the same interest for your whole life

If i count the years ONLY Amiga, i reached 25 years of Amiga addiction

Instead if i consider the VIC-20 to be my first computer i reached 38 years of computers passion (VIC-20 -> C128 -> Amiga 500)

Anubis · 06 January 2021, 13:12

I think I was 20, and I got extra job just to make money to get an Amiga.

fryguy · 06 January 2021, 14:18

I was 10 when we (me and my brother) got our A500 in -89

mr.spiv · 06 January 2021, 19:11

It was Xmas -88, A500 with 1.3 and I was 16.. good times.

Hedeon · 06 January 2021, 19:28

Got my first A500 when they were dumped in favor of the A1200. So must have been late 1992 or early 1993. So I guess I was 17. It replaced my C64 which got dumped by ppl around the introduction of the A500 so 1988.

Yes, I had no money at the time :-) Got my A1200 and A4000 when C= went bankrupt and everyone dumped their Amigas.

S0ulA55a551n · 06 January 2021, 19:47

I was still in comp. I think about 12.

I know I got my A1200 with money I was given for passing my GCSEs, and savings in 93

So 12 or 13 for a second hand a500 and 16 for a brand new A1200 (which i still have - ish )

Avrovulcan · 06 January 2021, 20:07

First machine was an original A500. If memory serves my mum and dad bought it for my 19th birthday.

Exodous · 06 January 2021, 20:47

I was 15 when I bought my first Amiga, an A500 Batman Pack (plus extras), from a local computer store, as an upgrade to my C64 Light Fantastic pack.

Retro_71 · 06 January 2021, 23:47

17 so so so long ago......

Dastardly · 07 January 2021, 00:12

I was 15 in June 1990 when I got my Batman Pack and still own it today.

Gordon · 07 January 2021, 12:15

Nice to see alot of people kept the original

chip · 07 January 2021, 12:15

It still works ?

Dastardly · 07 January 2021, 15:09

Mine does. Only replacement was a new modulator.

05 January 2021, 18:38	#23
kremiso Registered User Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Italy Posts: 1,898	it was in 1988/89 so i was 16/17 i had to go to the post office, to take the big pack giving a lot of money to the employee, that asked me what the hell it was lol just a standard A500 (english manuals) kick1.2 + workbench 1.2 default noisy drive included i remember that for all the previous year i made some extra-school little works to gain the money for that... in reality 20% of the price was added from my parents at least, i reached to keep also the c64 the later years, we all know how great they were/are i still have that Amiga, the c64 is in my cousin hands instead (just borrowed) Last edited by kremiso; 05 January 2021 at 18:43.

05 January 2021, 12:45	#21
roondar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,408	I was 15 at the time of my first A500.

05 January 2021, 12:47	#22
khph_re Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northampton/UK Posts: 524	14 in '88. Sold my ST and put my paper round money toward a 2nd hand A500.

05 January 2021, 19:55	#24
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	I got my A500 which I still have for my 15th birthday back in June 1990.

06 January 2021, 08:04	#25
RichL Registered User Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Birmingham, UK Age: 50 Posts: 202	Can’t remember exactly think I was 15/16.

06 January 2021, 08:28	#26
TroyWilkins Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 548	I got my first Amiga, a stock A1200/40 (A1200 w/ 40MB 2.5" IDE drive) + 1084S D1 in 1993, so when I was 14/15.

06 January 2021, 11:37	#27
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,160	15 in 1993! seeing all those youngsters here with an amiga is heartwarming

06 January 2021, 11:55	#28
chip Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Italy Age: 49 Posts: 2,942	Yeahhh, it's cool to have the same interest for your whole life If i count the years ONLY Amiga, i reached 25 years of Amiga addiction Instead if i consider the VIC-20 to be my first computer i reached 38 years of computers passion (VIC-20 -> C128 -> Amiga 500)

06 January 2021, 13:12	#29
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	I think I was 20, and I got extra job just to make money to get an Amiga.

06 January 2021, 14:18	#30
fryguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Skarabörg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 1,019	I was 10 when we (me and my brother) got our A500 in -89

06 January 2021, 19:11	#31
mr.spiv Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Finland Age: 51 Posts: 241	It was Xmas -88, A500 with 1.3 and I was 16.. good times.

06 January 2021, 19:28	#32
Hedeon Semi-Retired Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Leiden / The Netherlands Posts: 1,993	Got my first A500 when they were dumped in favor of the A1200. So must have been late 1992 or early 1993. So I guess I was 17. It replaced my C64 which got dumped by ppl around the introduction of the A500 so 1988. Yes, I had no money at the time :-) Got my A1200 and A4000 when C= went bankrupt and everyone dumped their Amigas.

06 January 2021, 19:47	#33
S0ulA55a551n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Wales Age: 46 Posts: 934	I was still in comp. I think about 12. I know I got my A1200 with money I was given for passing my GCSEs, and savings in 93 So 12 or 13 for a second hand a500 and 16 for a brand new A1200 (which i still have - ish )

06 January 2021, 20:07	#34
Avrovulcan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Craghead, Stanley, Durham Posts: 67	First machine was an original A500. If memory serves my mum and dad bought it for my 19th birthday.

06 January 2021, 20:47	#35
Exodous Registered User Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Leicester / England Posts: 201	I was 15 when I bought my first Amiga, an A500 Batman Pack (plus extras), from a local computer store, as an upgrade to my C64 Light Fantastic pack.

06 January 2021, 23:47	#36
Retro_71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 51	17 so so so long ago......

07 January 2021, 00:12	#37
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	I was 15 in June 1990 when I got my Batman Pack and still own it today.

07 January 2021, 12:15	#38
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	Nice to see alot of people kept the original

07 January 2021, 15:09	#40
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Mine does. Only replacement was a new modulator.

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