07 January 2021, 15:11 | #41 |
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Incredible
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07 January 2021, 17:35 | #42 |
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got my A600 for xmas 1993, was 14 at the time
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07 January 2021, 18:14 | #43 |
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Got my A500 from Silica Systems in 1988, I was 17 at the time.
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08 January 2021, 11:18 | #44 |
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Mine's like grandpa's axe. The only parts of it that I know are sure to be original are the case and power supply. Motherboard, keyboard, floppy drive were swapped ages ago. :-) I might still have the mouse somewhere, but I have no idea which one it is from my pile of tank mice.
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08 January 2021, 12:13 | #45 |
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Xmas 91 (Age 22). I bought an A500 and when I got it home it was the 500+. I did not want the compatability issues I had with my STE so i took it back and got them to open the boxes until I they found a standard A500.
I still have the A500 set up with an ACA500plus plugged into the side. |
08 January 2021, 13:13 | #46 |
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15 for me. Xmas 1990
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08 January 2021, 13:20 | #47 |
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08 January 2021, 16:16 | #48 |
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I got mine in March/April 1992 at an age of 14 for my evangelical communion....man, was I proud of this machine!
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08 January 2021, 16:21 | #49 |
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A big step up from the Atati 2600 and ZX Spectrum+ |
08 January 2021, 16:28 | #50 |
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08 January 2021, 16:29 | #51 |
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And I haven't stopped loving it since
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08 January 2021, 16:39 | #52 |
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08 January 2021, 17:34 | #53 |
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We got an A500 when I was 15 at a computer show in London. It was £315. The first games we had were Shadow Of the Beast, Populous, both bought at the show too. I had already bought Hostages and Three Stooges (they were very cheap!) by mail order
Back in the day whenever you looked at the screenshots on the adverts - the Amiga was always the best one - so that's what you aspired to have one day. 2 years later I managed to buy a Jap SNES and we were in gaming heaven (my bro bought the Amiga). All the Amiga magazines kept going on about this game and that being a Mario beater - we didn't care when we already had Mario etc. Greatest combination of computer/console ever! |
10 January 2021, 01:20 | #54 |
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My uncle gave me his Amiga when he moved to PC when I was 15 I guess. I was so into c64 doing some code and swapping with little success on c64 scene. Unfortunate I have never dive into Amiga scene. That was A1200. Shame I have sold her after some cool years. Now I regret selling any of my equipment to all those savages
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26 January 2021, 19:44 | #55 |
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I was 14 back in Christmas 1988 when I got my Amiga 500.
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26 January 2021, 20:34 | #56 |
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12, Christmas 1990 (A500). Best computer I've ever owned.
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27 January 2021, 10:40 | #57 |
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27 January 2021, 11:50 | #58 |
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I think I was about 17 or 18. I was an apprentice as a seller, and when we got the new machine I was totally hooked. I bought the A1000 from my christmas bonus and what I got from selling my 128D.
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27 January 2021, 12:00 | #59 |
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I also owned a C128 before the Amiga
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27 January 2021, 13:30 | #60 |
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The 128 would have been fine, if it came earlier. As it were, when I got my 128D I never really did much with it, beyond going to C64 mode. I was hoping for a bit more. The Amiga was quite different though. It was really fascinating to learn the new assembler and all stuff.
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