03 December 2006, 01:01 | #1 |
crusader of light
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Using your retro hardware?
I was just wondering how many of you on a daily basis put your retro computer hardware to a practical use aside from gaming, and what exactly that use is!
The only example I really have of this is my Mac Cassic II, it sits inconspicuously in a corner of my desk running a claris works database with about 8500 of my records catalogued on it: This enables me to quickly search and see which records I have and what condition they are in etc. So what are all you guys using your retro hardware for? |
03 December 2006, 01:20 | #2 |
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Yeah, I also use ClarisWorks.... on MacOS 8.1 emulated on my Amiga 500 with Shapeshifter.
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03 December 2006, 01:31 | #3 |
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Nice to see your still using retro wallpaper too
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03 December 2006, 01:39 | #4 |
crusader of light
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Hell yea! that paper went up in 1988 and I have resisted several urges to re-decorate
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03 December 2006, 04:58 | #5 |
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i'm use my amiga 500 ,1200 c64 end saturn cd32 en more
are exciting to use this hardware but my ps2 |
03 December 2006, 11:35 | #6 |
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But do you use them every single day?
And what do you use them for?? |
03 December 2006, 11:46 | #7 |
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Amiga 1200T/BlizzPPC/256MB/Mediator for printing invoices, DTP, wordprocessing, coding etc. In use daily of course.
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03 December 2006, 11:51 | #8 | |
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I (not daily but almost) use my Game Gear, but that doesn't count I guess as I can only use it for gaming |
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03 December 2006, 12:09 | #9 | |
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03 December 2006, 12:37 | #10 | |
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03 December 2006, 14:51 | #11 |
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Apart from gaming i use my a500 and a1200 with my ham radio station for packet radio communications, satellite tracking, etc...
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10 December 2006, 14:56 | #12 |
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Not everyday, but at least several times a week A1200 + 8MB ram board, + KRP TES20 + GVP Genlock for analogue video editing.
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10 December 2006, 16:11 | #13 |
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- Mac Performa 475, everyday use, working with Multiplan (Excel)
- Amstrad CPC, everyday use, DBase for my old games - A4000/060, everyday use, Letters, Music, gfx - AOne, everyday use, the rest |
08 February 2008, 15:08 | #14 |
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I never play mods or sids on my PC. When I'm in that sort of mood, it has to be an Amiga. I'm also retro APP'ing, gone back to imagine 4.0 to see if I can better the work I produced on my old A1200 (now i'm old, and use MAX at work).
And producing roleplaying adventures in pagestream. Winuae or my A4000T are often used for my pixel art. Brillance, PPaint and DPaint are still top of the line for pallete work. I've also begun to dabble in Mac emulation again, to see if they have any decent browsers for system 7.5 |
08 February 2008, 17:11 | #15 |
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i use both my 500 & 1200 at least 3 to 4 x per week for messing around with music samples & songs and of course playing games
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08 February 2008, 17:58 | #16 |
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Hmmm, retro:
-Cobalt Qube2 - On-line MUD, FTP, Web server, soon e-mail(ish). Maybe I'll inflict an internet radio on the world too. (very much in the testing stage) -Sun Sparc Classic - Migrating the family's files from the x86 media server to this: 'cauz I can. -RiscPC (x3): 600 - Gaming machine. SA273 - for stuff + backup server. SA 300!+Viewfinder - Main computer for 'basics' inc surfing. (sorry guys, Firefox has been ported to RiscOS) -Acorn A3020 - Classic gaming machine. (Thanks Methanoid) -Acorn A3000-x86 - Amithlon box and runs RiscOS via emulation, WinXP for day-to-day stuff. Was my main Oolite box. (current mobo: dead ) What? Oh, AMIGA..? -CD32 & a ton of original games. Plugged into the media server via s-video = Amiga goodness on the projector. (not that the media server doesn't emulate just about every vaguely retro computer and console) -A1200 (x2): Both project machines @ present. One is destined to become a 'Pimp My Ride' horror. The other will be an Uber-miggy par-excellence but still in development hell... ...then I'll find a use for it. -Um, Amithlon box (x2): Both in regular use as 'useful' computers for stuff like word processing, artwork, etc... (Yes, I do regard these as 'real' Amigas) -Did I mention the x86 Oric Atmos I'm building for my daughter..? -Oh, one or two boggo x86 boxes scattered about. The whole lot's networked up for file & print sharing. Not enough hours in the day, God knows when any of it will be finished... Last edited by Charlie; 08 February 2008 at 18:35. |
08 February 2008, 20:09 | #17 |
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confused - need photos
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08 February 2008, 21:42 | #18 |
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Photos, eh?
Half a mo'... |
08 February 2008, 22:43 | #19 |
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Amiga just for games.
Windowz for rest of the stuff. Some ol' P1 computers for UNIX servers. (just for testing environment) |
08 February 2008, 22:48 | #20 |
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What a fun old thread
Of course I use my old hardware for more than just games! For example, when the new WHDLoad pack comes out, I use FileManager to copy it's contents onto each and every games folder, seperately. Listening to mods in ProTracker to "see the beats" or in HippoPlayah to just listen, I'd consider non-gaming too. |
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