Which Amiga was the 'greatest'? - Page 3

PowerPie5000 · 23 November 2009, 17:18

The A1000 was the original "big daddy" but the A500 is the one people can associate with more due to it's popularity (back then)

Dastardly · 23 November 2009, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

*cough*

Is is!

TCD · 23 November 2009, 20:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dastardly

Is is!

Hehe

It was more about those poeple that vote for the A1200, because it's the most 'usuable' Amiga today

I think you meant (as said in the second quote) the Amiga that had the greatest impact

gimbal · 23 November 2009, 22:49

A500 (expanded to 1meg), no contest. That little machine kicked some major ass for years and years.

Photon · 23 November 2009, 23:13

Bah, clicked too fast

I was thinking either A1000 (1985 awesome innovation in style), CD32 (the only Amiga with chunky pixels), or A4000T (latest and greatest Amiga model), but I think everyone will vote for the model they first owned/saw, if it comes to "associations".

So can I change my vote? I dunno if I should choose A1000, since I saw that first, or A500, which is what made me realize what it could do and how it was several tiers above anything else. (Archimedes was unheard of here until maybe 1990.)

chiark · 24 November 2009, 12:03

The one that broke the mould, made the biggest impact, and moved the game on the most by being affordable was the 500. It was my first Amiga. I still remember vividly watching juggler in the window of a computer shop: it was a bit like wayne's world... "Oh yes, one day she will be mine"

The 1000 and 3000 jointly tie second place in my books. The 1000 was what started it all, and was groundbreaking - and commercially brave - in so many ways. It was too expensive and was desperately trying to work out who it should appeal to... The 500 sorted that out!

The 3000 was, as Jope says, the no holds barred "kick it to apple" move and is probably still my favourite Amiga. It's a shame the 3000+ never made it, but the 3000 is a great machine in so many ways.

Si-Pie · 24 November 2009, 12:17

The Amiga 500 for me. It was the computer that bought a load of new things to the table that no other computer of the time had such as custom hardware and all at a affordable price to be a true home computer.

It was a better computer than computers that cost over double its price. I know some say the A1200 but for me at the time of release it didnt bring anything really new to the market as we had seen it all before and from a technical view point it was out classed by other systems of that time.

Reynolds · 24 November 2009, 13:29

All my memories belongs to my first machine, The Amiga 500. Recently I have many models (still looking for some, as a collector) but I can say that I'm mainly focusing to start a WB for the WHDLoaded stuff if I have time. in my very few free minutes for myself I'm running those apps/games/demos which was released on it originally.
And although I love all the wares available on Amiga, I think this machine shows more with it's releases than any other Amiga models later with much more massive performance. (The flight sim Combat Air Patrol, the racing games Lotus I-III, the pinball games or the special levelsin the jump'N'run games Mr. Nutz or Brian, or the ultra-spectacular tunnel level in Stardust. But I love the Startrekker as tracker, and Imagine as raytracer. And EdPlayer was written to Amiga 500 too, which is the coolest modplayer IMHO

Holy shit, I've forgot Shadow Of The Beast!

prowler · 24 November 2009, 22:24

Oops, missed this one.

A500!

Maren · 26 November 2009, 23:13

Just a reminder...

TCD · 26 November 2009, 23:17

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Canyon Matt · 26 November 2009, 23:42

... as it is the only Amiga that has been constantly on my desk for almost 20 years. No matter what else I have to use, I can always find room on the desk for my CDTV, therefore it has gotten the most constant use over the years. Now with PROM upgrades, Flash HD's, Scandoubler's (and hopefully an accelerator in the future) it is still looking great and working great!

Bonus points, I always know what time it is.

Matt

Dan Locke · 28 November 2009, 04:48

Easily the 1000. It was the only Amiga that was actually revolutionary.

fc.studio · 28 November 2009, 11:21

My opinion:

The Amiga 500 caused great impact and it was essential for the real Amiga beginning, surely much better than A1000.
However I voted the A1200 because I believe that with A500 only and without the A1200, 90% of us wouldn't be in this forum.

I fully agree with Fabie:
- The A1200 is about 17 years old and it's the computer that almost every fan uses, beautiful design and represent today the world "Amiga" -

don27dog · 01 December 2009, 23:07

3000t

Allen1 · 04 December 2009, 18:22

My first Amiga was the 1200 more than 14 years ago, I think it is fantastic especially now when you can add a CF drive instead of a mechanical hard drive, you can also use a CF to PCMCIA adaptor to transfer files from your PC to the Amiga things like WHDLoad games for example. Brilliant computer and much better than an emulator in my eyes.

NfernalNfluence · 17 December 2009, 23:58

the one gateway was currently working on

john4p · 18 December 2009, 09:58

The Amiga 500 with 1 MegaByte RAM, Kickstart 1.3, 1 extra external floppydrive and at least 2 diskboxes full of games was the greatest!

Phantasm · 22 December 2009, 23:37

Very torn between a500 and a1200. A500 for the groundbreaking affordable machine that really kicked it all off. A1200 because it kept the amiga going for so much longer than it would've otherwise done and because it converted so many of my ST owning friends to the Amiga. I think the final decision has to be the A1200 for me.

hmmm... some people actually voted a600?? crazy!

22 December 2009, 23:49

Has to be the 1200 for me. There are just so many add-ons available for it. You can take it in different directions to suit your needs or interests. I had a 500 way back, it was great but i was pleased to get a 1200.

View Poll Results: Which model best represents the name?
1000	15	6.58%
2000	3	1.32%
500	114	50.00%
CDTV	1	0.44%
500+	4	1.75%
600	5	2.19%
1200	64	28.07%
CD32	2	0.88%
4000	9	3.95%
3000	11	4.82%
Voters: 228. You may not vote on this poll

26 November 2009, 23:42	#52
Canyon Matt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London / UK Posts: 57	Gotta be the CDTV... ... as it is the only Amiga that has been constantly on my desk for almost 20 years. No matter what else I have to use, I can always find room on the desk for my CDTV, therefore it has gotten the most constant use over the years. Now with PROM upgrades, Flash HD's, Scandoubler's (and hopefully an accelerator in the future) it is still looking great and working great! Bonus points, I always know what time it is. Matt

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23 November 2009, 17:18	#41
PowerPie5000 Miggy Ate My Hamster! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 1,566	The A1000 was the original "big daddy" but the A500 is the one people can associate with more due to it's popularity (back then)

23 November 2009, 22:49	#44
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	A500 (expanded to 1meg), no contest. That little machine kicked some major ass for years and years.

23 November 2009, 23:13	#45
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Bah, clicked too fast I was thinking either A1000 (1985 awesome innovation in style), CD32 (the only Amiga with chunky pixels), or A4000T (latest and greatest Amiga model), but I think everyone will vote for the model they first owned/saw, if it comes to "associations". So can I change my vote? I dunno if I should choose A1000, since I saw that first, or A500, which is what made me realize what it could do and how it was several tiers above anything else. (Archimedes was unheard of here until maybe 1990.)

24 November 2009, 12:03	#46
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	The one that broke the mould, made the biggest impact, and moved the game on the most by being affordable was the 500. It was my first Amiga. I still remember vividly watching juggler in the window of a computer shop: it was a bit like wayne's world... "Oh yes, one day she will be mine" The 1000 and 3000 jointly tie second place in my books. The 1000 was what started it all, and was groundbreaking - and commercially brave - in so many ways. It was too expensive and was desperately trying to work out who it should appeal to... The 500 sorted that out! The 3000 was, as Jope says, the no holds barred "kick it to apple" move and is probably still my favourite Amiga. It's a shame the 3000+ never made it, but the 3000 is a great machine in so many ways.

24 November 2009, 12:17	#47
Si-Pie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Under Lyme/England Age: 46 Posts: 93	The Amiga 500 for me. It was the computer that bought a load of new things to the table that no other computer of the time had such as custom hardware and all at a affordable price to be a true home computer. It was a better computer than computers that cost over double its price. I know some say the A1200 but for me at the time of release it didnt bring anything really new to the market as we had seen it all before and from a technical view point it was out classed by other systems of that time.

24 November 2009, 13:29	#48
Reynolds Alien Breeder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Szigetszentmiklos / Hungary Age: 46 Posts: 1,096	All my memories belongs to my first machine, The Amiga 500. Recently I have many models (still looking for some, as a collector) but I can say that I'm mainly focusing to start a WB for the WHDLoaded stuff if I have time. in my very few free minutes for myself I'm running those apps/games/demos which was released on it originally. And although I love all the wares available on Amiga, I think this machine shows more with it's releases than any other Amiga models later with much more massive performance. (The flight sim Combat Air Patrol, the racing games Lotus I-III, the pinball games or the special levelsin the jump'N'run games Mr. Nutz or Brian, or the ultra-spectacular tunnel level in Stardust. But I love the Startrekker as tracker, and Imagine as raytracer. And EdPlayer was written to Amiga 500 too, which is the coolest modplayer IMHO Holy shit, I've forgot Shadow Of The Beast!

24 November 2009, 22:24	#49
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Oops, missed this one. A500!

26 November 2009, 23:13	#50
Maren Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: * Posts: 567	Just a reminder...

26 November 2009, 23:17	#51
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,522	[ Show youtube player ]

28 November 2009, 04:48	#53
Dan Locke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 111	Easily the 1000. It was the only Amiga that was actually revolutionary.

28 November 2009, 11:21	#54
fc.studio Cat lover Join Date: May 2004 Location: Italy Age: 54 Posts: 804	My opinion: The Amiga 500 caused great impact and it was essential for the real Amiga beginning, surely much better than A1000. However I voted the A1200 because I believe that with A500 only and without the A1200, 90% of us wouldn't be in this forum. I fully agree with Fabie: - The A1200 is about 17 years old and it's the computer that almost every fan uses, beautiful design and represent today the world "Amiga" -

01 December 2009, 23:07	#55
don27dog Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UZi SUiCiDE! Posts: 80	3000t

04 December 2009, 18:22	#56
Allen1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Blyth England Age: 68 Posts: 786	My first Amiga was the 1200 more than 14 years ago, I think it is fantastic especially now when you can add a CF drive instead of a mechanical hard drive, you can also use a CF to PCMCIA adaptor to transfer files from your PC to the Amiga things like WHDLoad games for example. Brilliant computer and much better than an emulator in my eyes.

17 December 2009, 23:58	#57
NfernalNfluence Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: living among the Moai Posts: 219	the one gateway was currently working on

18 December 2009, 09:58	#58
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	The Amiga 500 with 1 MegaByte RAM, Kickstart 1.3, 1 extra external floppydrive and at least 2 diskboxes full of games was the greatest!

22 December 2009, 23:37	#59
Phantasm Not a Rebel anymore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 497	Very torn between a500 and a1200. A500 for the groundbreaking affordable machine that really kicked it all off. A1200 because it kept the amiga going for so much longer than it would've otherwise done and because it converted so many of my ST owning friends to the Amiga. I think the final decision has to be the A1200 for me. hmmm... some people actually voted a600?? crazy!

22 December 2009, 23:49	#60
collegeboyjim Posts: n/a	Has to be the 1200 for me. There are just so many add-ons available for it. You can take it in different directions to suit your needs or interests. I had a 500 way back, it was great but i was pleased to get a 1200.

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