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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2011, 07:15:41 PM »
Cool! did they say if there were going to be more of these made or was this leftover from some past project?.



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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2011, 07:29:36 PM »
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I missed this reference, you'll need to explain this one.  :)


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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2011, 08:35:25 PM »
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Yeh, that would be cool to see what the place looks like.

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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2011, 08:35:38 PM »
While I haven't been to see the operation I have spoken to them over the phone. I have happily parted with close to £300 buying stuff from them. These guys do know how to keep their customers happy. Maybe I should arange a visit to see them. :D

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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2011, 08:46:23 PM »
found the 5 1/4 inch amiga its the Index Information: Access computer clone.

its on the http://www.amiga-hardware.com/

if look
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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2011, 09:22:44 PM »
I've got a lot of Amiga gear from Amigakit, too: my Amiga 1200, several Minimigs for me & friends, Minimig memory expansion... Always diligent, serious and with a great and patient support :)
 

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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2011, 09:51:21 PM »
People striking?

Nah this is what a real Tory thinks:

"Frankly, I'd have them all shot. I would take them outside and execute them in front of their families. I mean, how dare they go on strike when they have these gilt-edged pensions that are going to be guaranteed while the rest of us have to work for a living?"

Yeah why not?

PS: This is the comment made by TV presenter (Top Gear) Jeremy Clarkson who is a friend of the unelected Prime Minister (another tory).
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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2011, 10:47:14 PM »
Going slightly off topic but....
 
I am a nurse and I might be having my wage capped yet again. Which means my wage will be staying the same untill possibly 2015. fantastic....
 
They are also trying to force me into a new pension scheme where I lose a large chunk of it almost straight away then get raped every year with it.
 
trust me when I say a job at asda has better prospects right now. Those of us on the front line get shafted every which way but loose. While the managers and higher get to keep their little golden nesteggs.
 
Maybe they should cap their wages and get more staff in with the money they would be saving. Or how about kicking them bank heads into touch and taxing them more on their bonuses. I don't work 50 hours nearly just to get screwed over by people in an office at the government.
 
Rant over......
 
Anyway amigakit rule. My package is on its way from Cardiff as I type.
 
Yay! :D

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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #22 on: December 01, 2011, 10:59:21 PM »
Amen. :)
 

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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2011, 11:09:30 PM »
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any pictures???

Here are my photos when I visited them in June - http://retro-link.blogspot.com/2011/06/here-are-some-photos-i-took-at-my-visit.html

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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2011, 12:03:41 AM »
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any pictures???


No, sorry.  They had some things that were under a NDA so I didn't ask to take any snaps in case I cought something I shouldn't (assuming there was something I could have).
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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2011, 12:06:47 AM »
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Cool! did they say if there were going to be more of these made or was this leftover from some past project?.


It was some old project by a now dead company.  They just happened to stumble across one or two.

Before the days of WinUAE, it would have been a great bit of hardware to stick in a PC's 5.25" bay (especially using something like Siamese).  Today it would make a great mobo to use with a DIY Amiga laptop project.
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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2011, 12:12:22 AM »
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found the 5 1/4 inch amiga its the Index Information: Access computer clone.

its on the http://www.amiga-hardware.com/

if look


That link goes back to the main menu.  What I believe I saw was the "Index Information: Access" (under the Amiga clones menu), although it wasn't in that case.

Here's a pic of the mobo (which from memory was identical):

http://www.amiga-hardware.com/download_photos/access5.jpg
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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #27 on: December 02, 2011, 12:14:04 AM »
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Going slightly off topic but....
 
I am a nurse and I might be having my wage capped yet again. Which means my wage will be staying the same untill possibly 2015. fantastic....
 
They are also trying to force me into a new pension scheme where I lose a large chunk of it almost straight away then get raped every year with it.
 
trust me when I say a job at asda has better prospects right now. Those of us on the front line get shafted every which way but loose. While the managers and higher get to keep their little golden nesteggs.
 
Maybe they should cap their wages and get more staff in with the money they would be saving. Or how about kicking them bank heads into touch and taxing them more on their bonuses. I don't work 50 hours nearly just to get screwed over by people in an office at the government.
 
Rant over......


Don't worry, I do understand.  My wife is a nurse.
 
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Anyway amigakit rule. My package is on its way from Cardiff as I type.
 
Yay! :D
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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #28 on: December 02, 2011, 12:26:04 AM »
It wasnt aimed at anyone mate let alone you my good friend. ;) just eats me up a little inside. Anyway just checked the status of my package and it's been sorted at the delivery agents main sorting site. WOOO IT'S GETTING CLOSER!!!

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Re: Visiting Amigakit
« Reply #29 from previous page: December 02, 2011, 12:31:02 AM »
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It wasnt aimed at anyone mate let alone you my good friend. ;) just eats me up a little inside. Anyway just checked the status of my package and it's been sorted at the delivery agents main sorting site. WOOO IT'S GETTING CLOSER!!!


Thanks.  I only made the original comment because I went shopping that day and this morning and the shopkeepers all said that the day of the strike was their busiest all year and today's was crap again.  :D
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