Hi from uk

Frostie · 15 August 2016, 16:30

Hi fellow Amiga fans,

I was late to the Commodore party, I did want a C64 as a kid but parents couldn't afford it so they got me a Sharp MZ-700 instead (don't even go there!!

lol). Wasn't until 1988 that I finally brought a C64, I remember the next day I was up bright and early loading afterburner, wanted to buy airborne ranger instead but the store didn't have it, what a novelty it was to finally have my own C64 instead of having to go round friends houses to play on them.

About 4 years later I joined the Amiga party with an A600, upgraded the following year to the A1200 and used that right up to 2001 when I did an awful thing and got a pc

Still got all my Amiga stuff stored away in the loft, got a few blizzard accelerators, had the Blizzard 68060 in my A1200, that beast really transformed that machine I can tell you. If I had the room I think I'd have all my commodore gear set up, C64 and Amiga, emulators are great and all but they don't compare to using the real thing.

First checked out winuae years ago but never really bothered with it because it just didn't feel right trying to play games with pc joypads or game controllers, I've really got back into the emulation scene now though since buying a Retrofun db9 to usb adaptor, had a blast playing through Last ninja 2 last night using a quickshot 2 turbo joystick (I'd forgotten how load those microswitches are) , been so long since I last played that I had to search online for some player guides as I got stuck on a few levels.

crazyc · 15 August 2016, 18:17

Welcome back!

Sounds like you have some good kit there just waiting to be unpacked and setup again! Go on - you know you want to!

supaduper · 15 August 2016, 21:57

10 Open loft
20 Remove Amiga hardware
30 Unpack hardware
40 insert WB
50 Power on
60 Say "Ooooh"
70 GOTO 40

Welcome back

crazyc · 16 August 2016, 00:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by supaduper

10 Open loft
20 Remove Amiga hardware
30 Unpack hardware
40 insert WB
50 Power on
60 Say "Ooooh"
70 GOTO 40

Welcome back

Frostie · 16 August 2016, 12:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by supaduper

10 Open loft
20 Remove Amiga hardware
30 Unpack hardware
40 insert WB
50 Power on
60 Say "Ooooh"
70 GOTO 40

Welcome back

I like that lol, I'm hoping all my amiga equipment still works after being stored away for so long. I couldn't use my real a1200 without the blizzard 1260 accelerator, I wonder if they can be repaired if they ever go faulty, same goes for any amiga hardware.

Anubis · 16 August 2016, 13:03

Hi UK!

So not everyone in UK had ZX Spectrum or BBC B?! How strange...

Frostie · 16 August 2016, 16:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

Hi UK!

So not everyone in UK had ZX Spectrum or BBC B?! How strange...

No I ended up with the Sharp mz-700 instead, where the graphic capabilities were the symbols shown on the keys lol

Nobby_UK · 16 August 2016, 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anubis

Hi UK!

So not everyone in UK had ZX Spectrum or BBC B?! How strange...

Should have said "ZX Spectrum or Commodore"

Hardly anybody had a BBC.

Belgarath · 16 August 2016, 19:24

A few people had Electrons but BBC's were pretty much confined to schools.

nogginthenog · 16 August 2016, 19:46

I had a Dragon 32. Pretty average 6809 based micro (you could say it's the 68000's little brother).

crazyc · 17 August 2016, 13:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frostie

I like that lol, I'm hoping all my amiga equipment still works after being stored away for so long. I couldn't use my real a1200 without the blizzard 1260 accelerator, I wonder if they can be repaired if they ever go faulty, same goes for any amiga hardware.

Get the a1200 recapped (and probably a couple of other mods perhaps) and then if the 1260 doesn't work you could send it to Stan to fix.

15 August 2016, 16:30	#1
Frostie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: UK Posts: 11	Hi from uk Hi fellow Amiga fans, I was late to the Commodore party, I did want a C64 as a kid but parents couldn't afford it so they got me a Sharp MZ-700 instead (don't even go there!! lol). Wasn't until 1988 that I finally brought a C64, I remember the next day I was up bright and early loading afterburner, wanted to buy airborne ranger instead but the store didn't have it, what a novelty it was to finally have my own C64 instead of having to go round friends houses to play on them. About 4 years later I joined the Amiga party with an A600, upgraded the following year to the A1200 and used that right up to 2001 when I did an awful thing and got a pc Still got all my Amiga stuff stored away in the loft, got a few blizzard accelerators, had the Blizzard 68060 in my A1200, that beast really transformed that machine I can tell you. If I had the room I think I'd have all my commodore gear set up, C64 and Amiga, emulators are great and all but they don't compare to using the real thing. First checked out winuae years ago but never really bothered with it because it just didn't feel right trying to play games with pc joypads or game controllers, I've really got back into the emulation scene now though since buying a Retrofun db9 to usb adaptor, had a blast playing through Last ninja 2 last night using a quickshot 2 turbo joystick (I'd forgotten how load those microswitches are) , been so long since I last played that I had to search online for some player guides as I got stuck on a few levels.

15 August 2016, 18:17	#2
crazyc Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Gravesend - UK Posts: 927	Welcome back! Sounds like you have some good kit there just waiting to be unpacked and setup again! Go on - you know you want to!

15 August 2016, 21:57	#3
supaduper Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Krypton Posts: 1,224	10 Open loft 20 Remove Amiga hardware 30 Unpack hardware 40 insert WB 50 Power on 60 Say "Ooooh" 70 GOTO 40 Welcome back

16 August 2016, 13:03	#6
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,072	Hi UK! So not everyone in UK had ZX Spectrum or BBC B?! How strange...

16 August 2016, 19:24	#9
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,529	A few people had Electrons but BBC's were pretty much confined to schools.

16 August 2016, 19:46	#10
nogginthenog Amigan Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London Posts: 1,316	I had a Dragon 32. Pretty average 6809 based micro (you could say it's the 68000's little brother).

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