The Future of Classic Hardware

[trekiej]

With FPGA-Arcade, X1000 and Natami coming, will Classic hardware get dumped?

Future Hardware
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Natami,X1000, FPGA-Arcade
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Classic Hardware

[Franko]

With FPGA-Arcade, X1000 and Natami coming, will Classic hardware get dumped?

Future Hardware
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Natami,X1000, FPGA-Arcade
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Classic Hardware

You kidding, I've just spent the past 6 or 7 weeks and over a grand stocking up on old hardware from eBay, sold a lot of my old stuff off in the past and now wish I hadn't as it's cost me twice as much to replace it all...

The X1000 and the NatAmi will hopefully take pride of place alongside my VIC 20s, C64s and Amigas, would never be without a real Amiga even if my life depended on it...

[desiv]

I still have my Apple II's and Vic-20..  Still use them..

While I might get new "Amiga" hardware, my classic hardware (including my Amigas) isn't going anywhere..  

desiv

[save2600]

Is any of this new stuff really ever going to come? All I can hear is heavy breathing...  :lol:

[trekiej]

laugh

[Xanxi]

Even if i am looking forward to buy the Natami, the real flavor is still the classic hardware itself and no nextgen, UAE or minimig.
Thanks Individual Computers for producing new pieces of hardware in 2011.

[amigadave]

With FPGA-Arcade, X1000 and Natami coming, will Classic hardware get dumped?

Future Hardware
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Natami,X1000, FPGA-Arcade
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Classic Hardware

No, not dumped, but some people with large collections of Classic Amiga hardware might sell part of their collections to purchase one or more of the new, soon to be released for sale hardware that you mentioned.

I'll bet that there are more Amiga users that have 2 or more Classic Amiga systems than there are that have only 1 Classic Amiga system and many Amiga users that have more than 5 Classic Amiga systems.

[LordSpunky]

Firstly I agree with save, is it coming? Really what is going on? If it ever happens will be as exciting, as important or as ground breaking as the original series of Amiga's?

I will NEVER get rid of my Amiga collection, I have my original A500 & A1200. (Off topic a bit - sadly I sold my original C-64C, I own one now, but it isn't the same serial number, it isn't the same computer!) I'm building up my collection, buy as much as my wallet will allow, which isn't alot at the moment (I blame the Labour ex-government, bankers, American bankers etc) I never got 'serious' when I was an Amiga owner, I was a 'serious' geek within PC (Win95/98/2000). I left school in '99, Amiga had gone really, and I didn't have much money, Amiga Format was closing it's doors, and I couldn't afford to upgrade my A1200. I was offered my first Win98 PC for my college IT course.....I took it........and I feel sad that I've never felt that excitement of owning a computer or being part of community that I felt when I was an Amiga user. I came back in 2001, but I had limited Internet, and no one was around. So in 2010 I came back again and now I will not look back, my retro, original Amiga's will be will me until I die, I will continue to expand my collection of models, and expand, repair, clean, and keep safe the ones I already own.

Long live Amiga!

[Firedawg]

With FPGA-Arcade, X1000 and Natami coming, will Classic hardware get dumped?

Sounds like some wishful thinking there trekiej!!!:)

Although, I agree with Amigadave, as I believe some spare systems and boards may hit the market to make room for some new stuff.

Seriously considering releasing my extra 4000T mobo, Quikpak 4060, and Phase5 Blizzard 1260 back into the wild to secure one or more the aforementioned items.

The Dawg

[klx300r]

see my sig...my classics stay with me:afro:

of course big thanks to Jens and Individual computers for still making goodies for our classics today:)

[dannyp1]

The Amiga hobby to me "IS" the old hardware and an attempt to get the most out of it.

[nicholas]

The Amiga hobby to me "IS" the old hardware and an attempt to get the most out of it.

Ditto.

[amigadave]

The Amiga hobby to me "IS" the old hardware and an attempt to get the most out of it.

I won't disagree that the Amiga hobby would not exist without the "old hardware", but it has grown to become so much more than just that now.  The fact that the Amiga hobby is still so active and has influenced so many people, inspired so many new products over the years and continues to do so, is something that makes me proud to be an Amiga user.  No other computer can make that claim after being discontinued for more than 15 years.

[fishy_fiz]

Absolutely not. Theyre different kettles of fish. Ive had an AROS box that will eat X1000 for breakfast for a few years, and an amithlon box that does the same vs. any of the Sams (and the vast majority of G4 systems) and yet my classic Amiga is my favorite of the lot. Point being just because there might be something shiny and new doesnt make my love the the (classic) Amiga go away.

[Retro_71]

I will buy FPGA Arcade and Natami when they come out, BUT my Classic Computer collection is not going anywhere i plan to pass them on to my kids (they already like them and are starting to play with them).
In fact i plan to buy a few more systems in the near future (still don't have a Vic 20, Apple IIC, TRS 80, Microbee and a few others i want).