How long without Amiga?

lordofchaos · 17 October 2011, 14:05

Just curious about this but how long could you last without using the Amiga or visiting an Amiga related website? I have to say the longest I managed was about 3 months, I was however in another county staying with family so it was pretty difficult...but when I returned it was like seeing your oldest best friend.

source · 18 October 2011, 01:04

For using an amiga, I unfortunately have gon months. An amigaweb site I am usually on one every few hours.

gimbal · 18 October 2011, 13:07

How long could I last? Years - I'm not the fanatic that some people here are

But I enjoy visiting EAB and remembering the golden oldies, so I stick around

lordofchaos · 18 October 2011, 13:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

How long could I last? Years - I'm not the fanatic that some people here are

But I enjoy visiting EAB and remembering the golden oldies, so I stick around

Yeah thats proberly the best way to be...I think the C64 may be the gateway drug to Amigaism

...I did go through a phase in my early 20`s where I was more into the the consoles of the day, but later on with the birth of the internet and thanks to the Amiga fan and community sites I`ve had a renewed interest.

zipper · 18 October 2011, 15:37

Max 7 days - when on holiday abroad. But normally I visit Amiga sites daily; starting an Amiga is a different thing as my 4000 tower seems pretty dead and A500 tower starts until after much tinkering and has no web connection atm.

danwood · 23 October 2011, 16:55

i bought the cheapest laptop in the shop about 4 years ago!

Before then i was using my amiga 1200 every single day and it still works now !

I look at amiga websites every week, but i tend to use my laptop for gaming now!

Paul_s · 23 October 2011, 18:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by gimbal

How long could I last? Years - I'm not the fanatic that some people here are

But I enjoy visiting EAB and remembering the golden oldies, so I stick around

same here, i like to fire up some games via the old emulator at weekends though for a quick blast. I'm more into collecting game boxes/CD's these days as opposed to real hardware... I have a 500 in storage at the mo but it's a pain to drag out and connect up (no room for it to be setup all the time

)

Decker · 27 October 2011, 10:12

Longest I managed was 14 years it seems.

After that, returning to Amiga was so nostalgic. And building a new system was an overwhelming fantasyland experience.

johnim · 27 October 2011, 12:02

i was away from mine about 10 years i put them in storage but worked first time when refound them

Cammy · 27 October 2011, 12:52

I don't know if I could go longer than a few hours without using my Amiga, it's hard enough staying asleep all night, resisting the urge to get up and play some games or do some coding on her.

FOL · 27 October 2011, 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cammy

I don't know if I could go longer than a few hours without using my Amiga, it's hard enough staying asleep all night, resisting the urge to get up and play some games or do some coding on her.

lol, now that is hardcore.

I left around 95, then saw early version for WinUAE, used that for about 3 to 4 years. I then found my A600, then lost it again. I then found my CD32, then started back into it.
Got an A1200, then a new A600, then CDTV.
Im currently borrowing an Micro A1, more to play around with at the moment.

Dont think I can go a day without mentioning the words "amiga" atleast a few hundred times, lol.

MarkONE · 27 October 2011, 13:30

Difficult, I probably left the "Amiga" in 2000 / 2001, don't know. But I always wanted again a modern Amiga System and used UAE to "stay in touch" but I have to say an emulation feels not the same. Tried recently MorpOS... nice system, but I'm stock with Aros for the time being. I have to say, I manage to be without an Amiga system over the summer, but when the winter starts I’m back in love with the Amiga and specially the games. So overall I would say 3 to 4 month, with one interruption for some years between 2000/2001 to 2009/2010, saying that, I always tried to read all Amiga channels to see what’s going on… so probably never left the Amiga market really

Tiago · 27 October 2011, 18:49

i left the Amiga world (real Amigas) in 1996 i think, and came back in 2006 ...

Graham Humphrey · 28 October 2011, 00:24

I've always had an Amiga of some description set up around here since I was five (so almost twenty years ago). So I've never been without one for the vast majority of my life, even if I don't use it every day. And it's hard to find the time, what with real life usually getting in the way. I don't do as much creatively as I'd like to so I guess I should do something about that...

I also suppose that means there isn't a lot of nostalgia in it for me. I've played so many games so many times over the years it's hard to have fond memories because I tend to load them up for another go

fitzsteve · 28 October 2011, 00:34

I power an Amiga on at least once a day, usually dozens of times when I'm fiddling with a project

The only time I don't use them is when I'm away travelling but now I have my Netbook with WinUAE setup I might just be able to get quick fix on the move

@FOL

How are you finding the uA1? I really like mine although I can't get online since update 3

CritAnime · 31 October 2011, 00:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cammy

I don't know if I could go longer than a few hours without using my Amiga, it's hard enough staying asleep all night, resisting the urge to get up and play some games or do some coding on her.

I know how you feel. I might not have the hardcore setups that you have but I have to have atleast the 600 on once a day. Usually to play Pinball Fantasies

leathered · 31 October 2011, 22:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordofchaos

..I think the C64 may be the gateway drug to Amigaism

...

The C64 was definitely the gateway for me - I bought one wanting an Amiga and Turrican looked amazing on both. A few summers later I got the Amiga at last, sadly it was already on the 'wane' (if only I knew!) I used it well into the dawning age of the PC, programming in AMOS until it died
Over 10 years later and I'm setting up an Amiga beyond what I thought possible, I'm on it often and starting ASM is a (strange) dream come true. It all came flooding back wanting to show my girlfriend Lemmings as an alternative to all those solitaire games! (And I confess, wanting to play Amiga Turrican)- UAE was okay but felt sluggish and is shoddy on her laptop, it just made me want a real Amiga. I just went on Ebay hoping there was one somewhere - of course, there were loads

Not everyone knows there's still such an active scene, and if they do they might not have the time (at the moment I'm making it!). I was thinking today that it's like all those Hornby trainsets our grandparents were into, maybe you just never grow out of it?

CritAnime · 01 November 2011, 00:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lielo

Not everyone knows there's still such an active scene, and if they do they might not have the time (at the moment I'm making it!). I was thinking today that it's like all those Hornby trainsets our grandparents were into, maybe you just never grow out of it?

Nah you will never grow out of it. I know I never will because it is in my blood too much now

I would agree that most people probably wont know that there is still such an active scene with regards to not just Amiga but other systems. Most will just assume that there is only emulation and that it ends at that. I try to show my friends that there is still a lot of joy and love left in the Amiga computers.

As for the C64 computers...

I think most people will have started with some kind of 8-bit machine. I know my parents bought their first C64 just a few months before I was born in 82. So I was raised on the old girl and spent many a night learning about computing.

ancalimon · 01 November 2011, 12:58

I passed two month without remembering to use any kind of Amiga environment. I got sick without knowing why. Then I remembered that I forgot to install WinUAE after a fresh Windows install and decided to buy an Amiga1200 in case I do this mistake again in the future. Still waiting for my A4000T to get fixed. I (seriously) slept together for a full day with her when I first got the Amiga4000T and I could not sleep at all when my old A1200 blew up. (my dad bought the A4000T in one week in 1999. He saw the advert in a newspaper (!?) and gave me the money to buy the A4000T)

paul2010 · 06 November 2011, 20:52

I estimate that my A500 sat in its box on top of my wardbrobe for 10 years from 1995-2005.

I had an old, boxy 14" TV then and thought it was impossible to connect it up to the TV without the modulator, which I'd lost.

Also, with life changes, the Amiga just lost my attention and went to the back of my mind.

17 October 2011, 14:05	#1
lordofchaos TinkerTailorContentMaker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Age: 45 Posts: 1,205	How long without Amiga? Just curious about this but how long could you last without using the Amiga or visiting an Amiga related website? I have to say the longest I managed was about 3 months, I was however in another county staying with family so it was pretty difficult...but when I returned it was like seeing your oldest best friend.

01 November 2011, 12:58	#19
ancalimon Supernormal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Istanbul / Turkey Age: 43 Posts: 1,410	I passed two month without remembering to use any kind of Amiga environment. I got sick without knowing why. Then I remembered that I forgot to install WinUAE after a fresh Windows install and decided to buy an Amiga1200 in case I do this mistake again in the future. Still waiting for my A4000T to get fixed. I (seriously) slept together for a full day with her when I first got the Amiga4000T and I could not sleep at all when my old A1200 blew up. (my dad bought the A4000T in one week in 1999. He saw the advert in a newspaper (!?) and gave me the money to buy the A4000T) Last edited by ancalimon; 01 November 2011 at 13:03.

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18 October 2011, 01:04	#2
source Zone Friend Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 734	For using an amiga, I unfortunately have gon months. An amigaweb site I am usually on one every few hours.

18 October 2011, 13:07	#3
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	How long could I last? Years - I'm not the fanatic that some people here are But I enjoy visiting EAB and remembering the golden oldies, so I stick around

18 October 2011, 15:37	#5
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	Max 7 days - when on holiday abroad. But normally I visit Amiga sites daily; starting an Amiga is a different thing as my 4000 tower seems pretty dead and A500 tower starts until after much tinkering and has no web connection atm.

23 October 2011, 16:55	#6
danwood Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: oldham/england Posts: 75	i bought the cheapest laptop in the shop about 4 years ago! Before then i was using my amiga 1200 every single day and it still works now ! I look at amiga websites every week, but i tend to use my laptop for gaming now!

27 October 2011, 10:12	#8
Decker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Finland Posts: 122	Longest I managed was 14 years it seems. After that, returning to Amiga was so nostalgic. And building a new system was an overwhelming fantasyland experience.

27 October 2011, 12:02	#9
johnim Amibay Mod/Staff Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: birmingham uk Age: 48 Posts: 1,019	i was away from mine about 10 years i put them in storage but worked first time when refound them

27 October 2011, 12:52	#10
Cammy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 39 Posts: 1,189	I don't know if I could go longer than a few hours without using my Amiga, it's hard enough staying asleep all night, resisting the urge to get up and play some games or do some coding on her.

27 October 2011, 13:30	#12
MarkONE Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 44	Difficult, I probably left the "Amiga" in 2000 / 2001, don't know. But I always wanted again a modern Amiga System and used UAE to "stay in touch" but I have to say an emulation feels not the same. Tried recently MorpOS... nice system, but I'm stock with Aros for the time being. I have to say, I manage to be without an Amiga system over the summer, but when the winter starts I’m back in love with the Amiga and specially the games. So overall I would say 3 to 4 month, with one interruption for some years between 2000/2001 to 2009/2010, saying that, I always tried to read all Amiga channels to see what’s going on… so probably never left the Amiga market really

27 October 2011, 18:49	#13
Tiago Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Estoril/Portugal Age: 47 Posts: 115	i left the Amiga world (real Amigas) in 1996 i think, and came back in 2006 ...

28 October 2011, 00:24	#14
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I've always had an Amiga of some description set up around here since I was five (so almost twenty years ago). So I've never been without one for the vast majority of my life, even if I don't use it every day. And it's hard to find the time, what with real life usually getting in the way. I don't do as much creatively as I'd like to so I guess I should do something about that... I also suppose that means there isn't a lot of nostalgia in it for me. I've played so many games so many times over the years it's hard to have fond memories because I tend to load them up for another go

28 October 2011, 00:34	#15
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	I power an Amiga on at least once a day, usually dozens of times when I'm fiddling with a project The only time I don't use them is when I'm away travelling but now I have my Netbook with WinUAE setup I might just be able to get quick fix on the move @FOL How are you finding the uA1? I really like mine although I can't get online since update 3

06 November 2011, 20:52	#20
paul2010 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 86	I estimate that my A500 sat in its box on top of my wardbrobe for 10 years from 1995-2005. I had an old, boxy 14" TV then and thought it was impossible to connect it up to the TV without the modulator, which I'd lost. Also, with life changes, the Amiga just lost my attention and went to the back of my mind.

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