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Also, by the time of the A600 (with small ECS differences being published Aug 1991), studios had already moved to licensed consoles, that produced about 5 titles worth playing and 40 titles total each. No console can match the diversity of games we got on Amiga. And on PC you bought a $150 upgrade for your $2000 computer to run a single title. I can find no blame at all anywhere except (for USA) the alleged lack of marketing. But I think that's just a cultural difference. We read magazines, didn't have splashy TV commercials for computers, and there were plenty of ads and reviews. |
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25 April 2016, 04:15 | #22 |
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A600's were available in my part of canada, pretty much all of them were the HD20 or HD40 models.. there was at least 6-7 dedicated amiga shops within a 20min drive in the mid 90's around my area..
Even in 1992 you could still get a C64 in any toysrus, Canadian Tire, Kmart, Wooworth, Compucenter etc.. I bought my first 64C at CT in '93.. to replace a dead breadbin.. and my A4000 in a local shop around the same time.. Cyberstorm PPC also was bought local.. last local C=/Amiga shop closed down sometime in 2001-2002 I think.. |
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I have an Amiga 600 here in original box. Has a barcode sticker that says "A600 US" on it, so it looks like a definite US model. Serial #M000898.
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You need 1MB Fat Agnus yes
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600s were definitely available in the US.
Not only do I have one, but I bought my original one from Tenex in 1993. At the time, it was $179 for the 600, and another $110 for the 85MB HD option and $40 for an extra 1MB of CHIP. To receive an entire multitasking computer that had full color and sound, and a hard drive to boot, for around $300 was an insanely good deal. My friends were still dishing out insane amounts of cash for 386s. Putz Electronics in Sacramento also had them, for $399 (list price) which was a joke. |
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