Who owns a real Amiga ? - Page 11

16 October 2002, 03:50

hi to all
just out of interest,does anyone still run their old amigas ?
i still run my 12 year old a500,but my 1200 displays small corrupt graphic blocks on moving game screens only,but is otherwise fine,any ideas anybody.
bye

Oscar Castillo · 16 October 2002, 04:03

If it's immediately after you begin a game then it may be a bad Agnes, otherwise it happens well into a game or after the machine has been on for a while it may be heat related.
I still use my Amigas, an A500, 2 A1200s for playing back demos and 2 A4000s for learning about programming the Amiga. I never quite finished the first time around, but this time I will.

Djay · 16 October 2002, 04:22

I use an A1200... but i recently upgraded it with an 85mb HD

i also have

1 speedmouse
2 zipsticks
1 twin external floppy drive
1 single external floppy drive

a spare A1200

about 20 or so boxed games (bloody ebay

)
and around 200 disks

i picked PGA Tour Golf, boxed, £1... today.. from a charity shop

16 October 2002, 04:31

thanks for the reply,
the corrupted blocks appear as soon as most games begin moving(scrolling) and remain until switch off.not heat related.
nice to see amigas still being used.i have most consoles etc,but the amiga has an atmosphere and quality all to its own and will always remain special even when im old and grey.
see ya.

Miggy2TheMax · 16 October 2002, 05:06

Quote:

Originally posted by tassy
hi to all
just out of interest,does anyone still run their old amigas ?
i still run my 12 year old a500,but my 1200 displays small corrupt graphic blocks on moving game screens only,but is otherwise fine,any ideas anybody.
bye

I still use my 500(s), because to me emulation is just not the real thing. As for your 1200 problem, does it do that on all games or on some?

Dizzy · 16 October 2002, 05:57

Amiga1992 · 16 October 2002, 06:01

Quote:

Originally posted by tassy
but my 1200 displays small corrupt graphic blocks on moving game screens only,but is otherwise fine,any ideas anybody.
bye

Oscar is right, probably an Agnes (what is its AGA name? Lisa?) problem.

LordBug · 16 October 2002, 06:30

I still have my 040/40 1200. Right now, I'm in the process of moving, so it's idling.

Drake1009 · 16 October 2002, 08:54

I have an A1200 and A500 setup, and an A600 standing around. Sadly enough though I haven't found enough time for gaming lately (even though it's autumn break from school).

alkis21 · 16 October 2002, 09:34

A1200 10MB RAM 340MB HD

AmiGer · 16 October 2002, 10:06

Bought an AMIGA 500, Monitor, Disks etc. for 10EUR some months ago and I feel fine...

Tim Janssen · 16 October 2002, 10:23

I still own my 1mb Amiga 500 I bought all those years ago. The machine settled in my bedroom at my parents' house until August last year. Since I left the house, the machine is put in a box and put away on the attic. I have turned to Amiga lamulation (as Akira would put it

) which has one big advantage: I don't have to fiddle through tens of discboxes anymore to find a specific game to load up.

kriz · 16 October 2002, 10:43

hihi A4000/060 and 1200/040/230mhz

amiga powerrrrrr

yes, use the real hardware people ...

blackcornflake · 16 October 2002, 11:44

Of course I still use my Amiga(s).

I try to keep my main A1200 as up-to-date as possible.

I have 2 well-loved A500 veterans in semi-retirement. I will probably never throw them away - how could I? Machines on which I first played Lemmings, Speedball 2, Lotus, Sensi Soccer, IK+ ...

I have owned all these machines since the Amiga was king. And they still have more class than all the PC clones that have come and gone in that time. 286, anyone? 100MHz Pentium? Plenty of chumps at the time thought they were worth buying. Ha.

Muzkat · 16 October 2002, 13:38

Hell yeah I'm running my old Miggy...but when I get time, which is barely ever nowadays.

I still use my old Amiga 500, mostly for playing games, because I'd rather play them this way then on an emulator.

It's just a more genuine sensation...

P-J · 16 October 2002, 13:58

Quote:

Originally posted by kriz
hihi A4000/060 and 1200/040/230mhz amiga powerrrrrr yes, use the real hardware people ...

I refused to pay through the nose for accelerators then, and I still refuse now.

Mr Creosote · 16 October 2002, 15:50

Now (at last) I'm regularly using a real Amiga (1200) again and whenever I visit my parents, I use my old A500

KombatSanta · 16 October 2002, 15:53

Sold my first A500 but i recently got a 600... I'm also waiting for a 500 I bought last friday and finally I'm getting a 1200 this weekend.

So... yes I still fiddle about with the real thing and I love it!

kriz · 16 October 2002, 15:53

Quote:

Originally posted by P-J
I refused to pay through the nose for accelerators then, and I still refuse now.

hehe yeah, it is expensive .. but I wouldnt use my 1200/4000 for anything besides games if I didnt have the accelator cards, and gfx cards and so on and so on .. I never regret in buying any acc card, good value for money ..

Drake1009 · 16 October 2002, 16:01

I never knew of Accelerator cards for Amigas before until I got an Amiga 2½ years ago.

I'd like one, but they're a bit expensive, and I don't have a credit card to buy online with.

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16 October 2002, 03:50	#201
tassy Posts: n/a	are you still using original amiga machines hi to all just out of interest,does anyone still run their old amigas ? i still run my 12 year old a500,but my 1200 displays small corrupt graphic blocks on moving game screens only,but is otherwise fine,any ideas anybody. bye

16 October 2002, 10:23	#212
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	On the attic I still own my 1mb Amiga 500 I bought all those years ago. The machine settled in my bedroom at my parents' house until August last year. Since I left the house, the machine is put in a box and put away on the attic. I have turned to Amiga lamulation (as Akira would put it ) which has one big advantage: I don't have to fiddle through tens of discboxes anymore to find a specific game to load up.

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16 October 2002, 04:03	#202
Oscar Castillo Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 291	If it's immediately after you begin a game then it may be a bad Agnes, otherwise it happens well into a game or after the machine has been on for a while it may be heat related. I still use my Amigas, an A500, 2 A1200s for playing back demos and 2 A4000s for learning about programming the Amiga. I never quite finished the first time around, but this time I will.

16 October 2002, 04:22	#203
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	I use an A1200... but i recently upgraded it with an 85mb HD i also have 1 speedmouse 2 zipsticks 1 twin external floppy drive 1 single external floppy drive a spare A1200 about 20 or so boxed games (bloody ebay ) and around 200 disks i picked PGA Tour Golf, boxed, £1... today.. from a charity shop

16 October 2002, 04:31	#204
tassy Posts: n/a	thanks for the reply, the corrupted blocks appear as soon as most games begin moving(scrolling) and remain until switch off.not heat related. nice to see amigas still being used.i have most consoles etc,but the amiga has an atmosphere and quality all to its own and will always remain special even when im old and grey. see ya.

16 October 2002, 05:57	#206
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395

16 October 2002, 06:30	#208
LordBug Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Someplace Posts: 88	I still have my 040/40 1200. Right now, I'm in the process of moving, so it's idling.

16 October 2002, 08:54	#209
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I have an A1200 and A500 setup, and an A600 standing around. Sadly enough though I haven't found enough time for gaming lately (even though it's autumn break from school).

16 October 2002, 09:34	#210
alkis21 Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 49 Posts: 1,408	A1200 10MB RAM 340MB HD

16 October 2002, 10:06	#211
AmiGer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 349	Bought an AMIGA 500, Monitor, Disks etc. for 10EUR some months ago and I feel fine...

16 October 2002, 10:43	#213
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	hihi A4000/060 and 1200/040/230mhz amiga powerrrrrr yes, use the real hardware people ...

16 October 2002, 11:44	#214
blackcornflake Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cereal box Posts: 794	Of course I still use my Amiga(s). I try to keep my main A1200 as up-to-date as possible. I have 2 well-loved A500 veterans in semi-retirement. I will probably never throw them away - how could I? Machines on which I first played Lemmings, Speedball 2, Lotus, Sensi Soccer, IK+ ... I have owned all these machines since the Amiga was king. And they still have more class than all the PC clones that have come and gone in that time. 286, anyone? 100MHz Pentium? Plenty of chumps at the time thought they were worth buying. Ha.

16 October 2002, 13:38	#215
Muzkat Into the Wonderful Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Earthrealm Age: 42 Posts: 1,426	Hell yeah I'm running my old Miggy...but when I get time, which is barely ever nowadays. I still use my old Amiga 500, mostly for playing games, because I'd rather play them this way then on an emulator. It's just a more genuine sensation...

16 October 2002, 15:50	#217
Mr Creosote Evil Mastermind Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Home Posts: 740	Now (at last) I'm regularly using a real Amiga (1200) again and whenever I visit my parents, I use my old A500

16 October 2002, 15:53	#218
KombatSanta Pipboy approved Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Karlstad, Sweden Age: 48 Posts: 460	Sold my first A500 but i recently got a 600... I'm also waiting for a 500 I bought last friday and finally I'm getting a 1200 this weekend. So... yes I still fiddle about with the real thing and I love it!

16 October 2002, 16:01	#220
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I never knew of Accelerator cards for Amigas before until I got an Amiga 2½ years ago. I'd like one, but they're a bit expensive, and I don't have a credit card to buy online with.

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