why leave the amiga.....and come back? - Page 2

alkis21 · 26 June 2011, 22:23

I never left either. I've had a ready-to-boot Amiga in my computer room for 24 years straight, and counting.

mikele · 27 June 2011, 09:40

in the summer of 1997 my A600 (020/25 mhz) showed some minor flaws like broken keyboard connector and floppy drive. I got Apple PowerBook as a gift, which had built in 56k modem and plenty of "major league" software like office suites. Already owned a PSX in my bedroom. Since there was not much space left for Miggy (as I was thinking at the time), so I decided to sell it instead of looking for parts etc. Now I am looking for A600 again.

AndyLandy · 27 June 2011, 12:32

I got my A500+ in 1991, and it was my main machine for a few years, but we got a Mac in the house in 1996 and that started to gain more attention, although the trusty A500+ hung on as a secondary machine for a couple more years, it eventually bit the dust in the late '90s. It never occurred to me if it could be fixed, it was just done. By that point, Amiga was very clearly dying so investing in another Amiga just wasn't on the cards.

Come 2006, a friend of mine turfed up a knackered old A1200 and gave it to me. I then discovered that I could build the dream Amiga I could never have afforded in the '90s, so I kinda went from there. I've now got an A3000 and an A4000 and have been through a fair few other miggy models in recent years!

Photon · 27 June 2011, 19:51

Just popped in to react to the fact that your wife has an Amiga, bates. Cor!

desiv · 27 June 2011, 20:51

I've mentioned this in other threads, but for me, it was money and work.
I loved my Amiga, but I was working on PCs/programming for PCs at the time.
I had been piecing together a PC, mostly from hand-me downs as I upgrade other peoples machines, but I got to a point where I needed to upgrade my PC for work and I couldn't afford to without selling the Amiga..

Tough call, but the Amiga just wouldn't do what I needed at the time. PC programming.

WinUAE brought me back.. And after getting real hardware, I finally remembered how much better I liked the Amiga...

desiv

roy bates · 27 June 2011, 23:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photon

Just popped in to react to the fact that your wife has an Amiga, bates. Cor!

yep my lovely wife has an amiga.she has an A600 with 6.4 gig harddrive and 6megs of ram and all the whdload games plus some more i added it a shame it hasent got a numpad

running on os 3.1

brett71 · 28 June 2011, 15:36

From about 1987, I owned a couple of A500's, an A2000, and an A3000 until I left in the mid-90's

Why did I leave? One word: QUAKE. All my friends were playing it, so I broke down and bought my first PC then, a Pentium 133. I sold my 2000, gave my 3000 to one of my friends who was transitioning from Amiga to PC also, gave my last A500 to one of my cousins.

When did I come back? About a year ago. Why? Back in the days when I had my Amigas, I made a CD of games that I had personally tested and confirmed were 100%, and included some proper cracks by a friend at the time named Melnok. I gave a copy of this CD to the same friend I gave my A3000 to, who subsequently misplaced it during a move to a new house several years ago. About a year ago, I got the itch to Google "Melnok" and see if his name was still out there somewhere. That search led me to this board where I discovered that I had made a second copy of that CD and gave it to another member of this board, named Abaddon. He uploaded it to the site, I downloaded it, and then bought Amiga Forever and started playing some of those old games.

But emulation just wasn't the same. I ended up going on eBay, bought a A3000 in excellent shape (absolutely zero battery acid leakage) and then bought several A500's (one to use, the others for spare parts). Since then, been building up the A3000 to even better than the A3000 I had back in the day (Cybervision 64, X-Surf 3, Delfina Lite), and the A500 I have now is identical to the one I gave my cousin way back.

Now, I'm considering teaching myself how to program on the Amiga, maybe to be a part of an Amiga renaissance when NatAmi becomes commercially available.

cosmicfrog · 28 June 2011, 16:03

Quote:

yep my lovely wife has an amiga.she has an A600 with 6.4 gig harddrive and 6megs of ram and all the whdload games plus some more i added it a shame it hasent got a numpad
running on os 3.1

I forgive all your early posts that had no punctuatuion, not that I can spell iether but hehehehhe + ribbits 2

roy bates · 28 June 2011, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

I forgive all your early posts that had no punctuatuion, not that I can spell iether but hehehehhe + ribbits 2

thanks cosmicfrog i was never any good at typing

its great to be around alot great peaple with the same interests

cosmicfrog · 28 June 2011, 19:00

I cant spell and a loathe typein/writing but its got to be done

roy bates · 28 June 2011, 19:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

I cant spell and a loathe typein/writing but its got to be done

dont worry about typing errors.its no big deal trust me typing is hard for me,as peaple find it difficult to understand how i feel.

cosmicfrog · 29 June 2011, 14:17

me worry hehehehhehehhe I`m a legend on here for not been able to smell er I mean spell

well better go back on topic

I left the pottires some time in mid 90`s with my amigas and headed for the south cost, hastings, when I came back 2 years later all my mates had become part of the borgcollective so to play the latest games I had to follow. I am so glad I did`t sell any of my amiga stuff now though

Phantom · 30 June 2011, 03:34

Me never left my precious Amigas too.

Gordon · 30 June 2011, 10:08

I have never been amigaless but i have had periods where I havent touched one for months.

I cant imagine my life without amiga. Nothing or no one else can provide such enjoyment.

Graham Humphrey · 01 July 2011, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by alkis21

I never left either. I've had a ready-to-boot Amiga in my computer room for 24 years straight, and counting.

I've not quite managed that long as I'm not old enough but this year will be 20 years straight for me.

Jope · 03 July 2011, 17:37

I never left either, I've always had a functional Amiga hooked up since 1989. :-)

27 June 2011, 09:40	#22
mikele Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: poland Posts: 307	in the summer of 1997 my A600 (020/25 mhz) showed some minor flaws like broken keyboard connector and floppy drive. I got Apple PowerBook as a gift, which had built in 56k modem and plenty of "major league" software like office suites. Already owned a PSX in my bedroom. Since there was not much space left for Miggy (as I was thinking at the time), so I decided to sell it instead of looking for parts etc. Now I am looking for A600 again. Last edited by mikele; 28 June 2011 at 08:43.

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26 June 2011, 22:23	#21
alkis21 Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 49 Posts: 1,409	I never left either. I've had a ready-to-boot Amiga in my computer room for 24 years straight, and counting.

27 June 2011, 12:32	#23
AndyLandy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southampton / UK Posts: 91	I got my A500+ in 1991, and it was my main machine for a few years, but we got a Mac in the house in 1996 and that started to gain more attention, although the trusty A500+ hung on as a secondary machine for a couple more years, it eventually bit the dust in the late '90s. It never occurred to me if it could be fixed, it was just done. By that point, Amiga was very clearly dying so investing in another Amiga just wasn't on the cards. Come 2006, a friend of mine turfed up a knackered old A1200 and gave it to me. I then discovered that I could build the dream Amiga I could never have afforded in the '90s, so I kinda went from there. I've now got an A3000 and an A4000 and have been through a fair few other miggy models in recent years!

27 June 2011, 19:51	#24
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,650	Just popped in to react to the fact that your wife has an Amiga, bates. Cor!

27 June 2011, 20:51	#25
desiv Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 1,770	I've mentioned this in other threads, but for me, it was money and work. I loved my Amiga, but I was working on PCs/programming for PCs at the time. I had been piecing together a PC, mostly from hand-me downs as I upgrade other peoples machines, but I got to a point where I needed to upgrade my PC for work and I couldn't afford to without selling the Amiga.. Tough call, but the Amiga just wouldn't do what I needed at the time. PC programming. WinUAE brought me back.. And after getting real hardware, I finally remembered how much better I liked the Amiga... desiv

28 June 2011, 15:36	#27
brett71 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ames, IA, USA Posts: 521	From about 1987, I owned a couple of A500's, an A2000, and an A3000 until I left in the mid-90's Why did I leave? One word: QUAKE. All my friends were playing it, so I broke down and bought my first PC then, a Pentium 133. I sold my 2000, gave my 3000 to one of my friends who was transitioning from Amiga to PC also, gave my last A500 to one of my cousins. When did I come back? About a year ago. Why? Back in the days when I had my Amigas, I made a CD of games that I had personally tested and confirmed were 100%, and included some proper cracks by a friend at the time named Melnok. I gave a copy of this CD to the same friend I gave my A3000 to, who subsequently misplaced it during a move to a new house several years ago. About a year ago, I got the itch to Google "Melnok" and see if his name was still out there somewhere. That search led me to this board where I discovered that I had made a second copy of that CD and gave it to another member of this board, named Abaddon. He uploaded it to the site, I downloaded it, and then bought Amiga Forever and started playing some of those old games. But emulation just wasn't the same. I ended up going on eBay, bought a A3000 in excellent shape (absolutely zero battery acid leakage) and then bought several A500's (one to use, the others for spare parts). Since then, been building up the A3000 to even better than the A3000 I had back in the day (Cybervision 64, X-Surf 3, Delfina Lite), and the A500 I have now is identical to the one I gave my cousin way back. Now, I'm considering teaching myself how to program on the Amiga, maybe to be a part of an Amiga renaissance when NatAmi becomes commercially available.

28 June 2011, 19:00	#30
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	I cant spell and a loathe typein/writing but its got to be done

29 June 2011, 14:17	#32
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	me worry hehehehhehehhe I`m a legend on here for not been able to smell er I mean spell well better go back on topic I left the pottires some time in mid 90`s with my amigas and headed for the south cost, hastings, when I came back 2 years later all my mates had become part of the borgcollective so to play the latest games I had to follow. I am so glad I did`t sell any of my amiga stuff now though

30 June 2011, 03:34	#33
Phantom Adventurer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Colossal Cave, Valaii Posts: 364	Me never left my precious Amigas too.

30 June 2011, 10:08	#34
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	I have never been amigaless but i have had periods where I havent touched one for months. I cant imagine my life without amiga. Nothing or no one else can provide such enjoyment.

03 July 2011, 17:37	#36
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,900	I never left either, I've always had a functional Amiga hooked up since 1989. :-)

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