Amiga community Size

[selco]

The problem for amiga-users is the web-browser. I am a die hard Amiga-fan an the Amiga works 24h/day, at least as the routing machine for the home LAN. But when ever I want to surfe into the internet I use the PC. (Mozilla Firebird) If we had Firebird for Amiga/Pegasos things might look different...

[bloodline]

Ryu wrote:
meh are you asking to be flamed wayne? I think its increadibly big headed of you to use this site as some kind of gauge of amiga users still active.. but what do I know...

Well I would say that this site counts for at (the very) least half of all Amiga traffic on the internet, doubling the number of visitors to this site would probably give quite a good figure.

[AccyD]

locutus wrote:
I was discussing this with someone on IRC some while ago.

How many Amiga users are there nowadays anyway (depends on how you define 'Amiga user' anyway).

It seem to be enough for some company's to sustain themselves on.

Does anyone know some numbers on this ?

If anyone wants to get their PC to look like the old Amiga's try this site:

Workbench Themes

You need to d/load a program called window blinds to use these but at least it can remind you until the new OS4 arrives.......

[angrybrit]

I'd says about there are now more than last year.  With the older Amigans (like moi :-D ) showing interest in coming back.

[bloodline]

AccyD wrote:

locutus wrote:
I was discussing this with someone on IRC some while ago.

How many Amiga users are there nowadays anyway (depends on how you define 'Amiga user' anyway).

It seem to be enough for some company's to sustain themselves on.

Does anyone know some numbers on this ?

If anyone wants to get their PC to look like the old Amiga's try this site:

Workbench Themes

You need to d/load a program called window blinds to use these but at least it can remind you until the new OS4 arrives.......

If you want to get your PC to look and work like an amiga then I suggest the AROS Operating System. :-D

[asian1]

Hello
What about the users of AmigaDE/AA/ MS Game Pack?
Anyone buy this product for Windows CE/PocketPC?

[downix]

@AccyD

To remind myself of AmigaOS I just run MorphOS.

[AccyD]

downix wrote:
@AccyD

To remind myself of AmigaOS I just run MorphOS.

There is a slight difference in download time between the two!!

Even for me on ADSL - god knows how long you must wait on dial up for AROS to d/load.

[reflect]

That was probably the most daft thing I've ever seen you say, ever, Wayne.

[dammy]

by AccyD on 2004/1/3 13:58:49

Even for me on ADSL - god knows how long you must wait on dial up for AROS to d/load.

Why not just try the boot floppy out instead?  That shouldn't take too long on dial-up. =)

Dammy

[bhoggett]

AccyD wrote:

Probably a couple of thousand active users, using a broad definition but not counting those who only use emulators to play retro games.

Unfortunately I'm one of these users who only uses an emulator at the moment. Having used an, A600 and A1200 in the past (sold the last one in Dec '98).

Actually I was counting people like you. The ones that don't count are the retro gaming brigade, because they don't represent any form of "market".

However, the new systems will give an initial boost to sales...


...and then nothing.  That's the trouble with this market.  It's impossible to envisage it ever becoming a steady market for anyone, because there's nothing to take it closer to the mainstream, so once you've satisfied the die-hards, you have no one else to sell your stuff to.

[Dalamar]

Well I for one was out for MANY years and I'm coming back.  I must confess it's more of a hobby right now because I'm still putting the 4000D toegether so I  can use it.  I plan on getting an A1 when OS4 is out, but I don't consider myself a diehard because I did die once, now I'm just back from the dead

[amigakid]

well not sure on a size of the community, but id guess a few thousand active amiga users left.  Far as using it to browse the web, i use my pc or mac most of the time cause the amiga browser just lack too much as browsers go.  Art wise i still use my miggy, and for word processing and about everything else.  kinda sad the state of our beloved computer now, sometimes a bit depressing too.  no matter what news comes out i cant help but keep feeling like we just keep falling behindand prob will never catch up, but hell im still gonna buy my a1 and miggy stuff anyways:) :-D

[Ilwrath]

@bhoggett-

That's probably the most insightful statement here.  There are a relatively fixed amount of people worldwide who might be compelled to shell out some big bucks for a new Amiga system....  and then, no more.  

Now... Where is that number?  I might guess that it to be in the 800-1200 range...  but, honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it went down even as low as Wayne suggests - look at the companies he's worked for - he should know!

[locutus]

re: bhoggett

Name one.

Elbox, Individual Computers, E3B ?

They do Amiga hardware, tough i have to admit i dont know how much of their cash income is from Amiga stuff.

[Hooligan_DCS]

>by Wayne on 2004/1/3 20:08:33

>If the daily activity of this site is to be taken into consideration, my best guess would be about 100 or so people left.


There are several dozen active Amiga users in Finland itself... I wonder how many drinks you had when you came up with this number :-)