Hi from Toronto, Canada!

arjorge1987 · 25 March 2022, 15:15

Hello Amigos!
I'm Jorge, I'm in my mid 30s, and I'm originally from Argentina, so saying "Commodore Amiga" it's always funny to me because I say "Amiga" with a hard spanish accent.

Long story short I moved to Canada a few years back to work as a Systems Administrator, and not long ago I started to enter into the retrocomputing world. It's something that I always wanted to do, but I was not able to afford it, or give it the time that it needs in the past.

When I was really Young in my house we had a TI 99/4A, and later a ZX Spectrum. My uncle had a Commodore 64 and I was fascinated by it.

Sadly the Amiga was not that popular in South America at the time of it's peak. And issue that we had in Argentina is that no only all of this was super expensive, but also was reaching the country years later it success everywhere else. To give an Example, the TI 99/4A was stopping production in 1983, and you can find advertisings in Argentina for this machine from that time until 1985, when the machine was long gone. By the time the Amiga was peaking and reaching South America, an XT or 286 (Or even a 386) was possible to acquire for not a lot of more money.

So here I am, leaving the dream, owning and discovering what an Amiga can do, right now. And I'm enjoying it a lot!

Mi Amiga 500 from Germany:

I have been thinking joining the forum for a month or two, since I have my Amiga working, and now that I'm having some issues I think is the right time because I don't have anyone else to discuss this kind of things, haha.

My setup right now:
* Amiga 500 Rev 6A from Germany.
* Replaced the floppy with a Gotek.
* Recapped.
* Soldered 512k of chip ram.
* Built my own Arcade Joystick for it.

Hi to everyone!

chip · 25 March 2022, 15:17

Enjoy your Amiga ..... welcome to the forum !

wiser3 · 25 March 2022, 17:09

Hi argorge1987
I'm in Windsor, Ontario and have an Amiga 1200.
Make sure you check out the Toronto PET Users Group. This group of Commodore fans has an active community and puts on the World of Commodore show every fall.
https://www.tpug.ca/

arjorge1987 · 25 March 2022, 17:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by chip

Enjoy your Amiga ..... welcome to the forum !

Thank you! I see what you did there, haha.

arjorge1987 · 25 March 2022, 17:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiser3

Hi argorge1987
I'm in Windsor, Ontario and have an Amiga 1200.
Make sure you check out the Toronto PET Users Group. This group of Commodore fans has an active community and puts on the World of Commodore show every fall.
https://www.tpug.ca/

Nice, I have a Commodore 64 too, so for sure will join.

tygre · 25 March 2022, 18:26

Welcome from Montreal

arjorge1987 · 25 March 2022, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by tygre

Welcome from Montreal

Bonjour!

Beautiful city, I have to visit it again at some point. Any retro place to recommend?

tygre · 27 March 2022, 00:24

Salut arjorge1987 !

Not many retroplaces left in Montreal but we could meet and have a retrochat

Cheers!

klx300r · 27 March 2022, 05:24

@ arjorge1987

welcome aboard & +1 to visit the World of Commodore show every fall

coldacid · 28 March 2022, 01:04

Great to see yet another member in the GTA! And yes, Jorge, you have to checkout TPUG and come out to World of Commodore! (And it'll sure be nice to have it in person again after two years of being virtual.)

25 March 2022, 15:15	#1
arjorge1987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 15	Hi from Toronto, Canada! Hello Amigos! I'm Jorge, I'm in my mid 30s, and I'm originally from Argentina, so saying "Commodore Amiga" it's always funny to me because I say "Amiga" with a hard spanish accent. Long story short I moved to Canada a few years back to work as a Systems Administrator, and not long ago I started to enter into the retrocomputing world. It's something that I always wanted to do, but I was not able to afford it, or give it the time that it needs in the past. When I was really Young in my house we had a TI 99/4A, and later a ZX Spectrum. My uncle had a Commodore 64 and I was fascinated by it. Sadly the Amiga was not that popular in South America at the time of it's peak. And issue that we had in Argentina is that no only all of this was super expensive, but also was reaching the country years later it success everywhere else. To give an Example, the TI 99/4A was stopping production in 1983, and you can find advertisings in Argentina for this machine from that time until 1985, when the machine was long gone. By the time the Amiga was peaking and reaching South America, an XT or 286 (Or even a 386) was possible to acquire for not a lot of more money. So here I am, leaving the dream, owning and discovering what an Amiga can do, right now. And I'm enjoying it a lot! Mi Amiga 500 from Germany: I have been thinking joining the forum for a month or two, since I have my Amiga working, and now that I'm having some issues I think is the right time because I don't have anyone else to discuss this kind of things, haha. My setup right now: * Amiga 500 Rev 6A from Germany. * Replaced the floppy with a Gotek. * Recapped. * Soldered 512k of chip ram. * Built my own Arcade Joystick for it. Hi to everyone!

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25 March 2022, 15:17	#2
chip Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Italy Age: 49 Posts: 2,942	Enjoy your Amiga ..... welcome to the forum !

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wiser3 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 79	Hi argorge1987 I'm in Windsor, Ontario and have an Amiga 1200. Make sure you check out the Toronto PET Users Group. This group of Commodore fans has an active community and puts on the World of Commodore show every fall. https://www.tpug.ca/

25 March 2022, 18:26	#6
tygre Returning fan! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada Posts: 1,434	Welcome from Montreal

27 March 2022, 00:24	#8
tygre Returning fan! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montréal, QC, Canada Posts: 1,434	Salut arjorge1987 ! Not many retroplaces left in Montreal but we could meet and have a retrochat Cheers!

27 March 2022, 05:24	#9
klx300r Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,595	@ arjorge1987 welcome aboard & +1 to visit the World of Commodore show every fall

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