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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: VingtTrois on June 11, 2013, 08:48:09 AM
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Message from Petro T. Tyschtschenko, on Facebook:
Es ist noch ein drittes Kontingent unterwegs von A 1200 Magic Pack, Auslieferung im Juli. Es kann noch über
amiga1200magic@gmail.com
bestellt werden.
There is a third batch in transit of A1200 Magic Pack, arriving ion July... you can still order through amiga1200magic|@gmail.com.....
Best regards Petro
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Message published by Petro T. Tyschtschenko, on Facebook (AMIGA NG), some minutes ago:
Es kommen am 20 Juli nochmals A1200 magic Pack.. Ein drittes Kontingent. Ich starte nochmals ein NONE PROFIT Projekt für meine Amiga Gemeinde. Bestellung bitte über amiga1200magic@gmail.com platzieren. Preis wie beim letzten mal 150 Euro plus Versandkosten DHL für Europa 11 Euro, für Australien, Canada und USA 31 Euro, nicht EEC Staaten max 17 Euro. Verpackung für alle Länder 6,00 Euro. MWst für EU Länder 19%.Versand für Deutschland 7 Euro..
Please be informed that I will receive on 20 July a 3rd batch of A1200 Magic. This will be again a NONE PROFOT PROJECT for my beloved Amiga community.. It is pain and hardshhip for me, but I deceided to doo it again.. Pricing are the same as the last two times.. Base price is 150 Euro plus DHL Freight, plus packaging.. You can only order with your full adress via amiga1200magic@gmail.com
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Hi,
Any news from Petro? I don't have Facebook account, Petro put me on the list however I haven't received any invoice yet. Petro doesn't reply on emails sent to mentioned email address. Thanks!
Kind regards,
Konrad
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No news from Petro on FB about these new A1200 Magic Pack! :-(
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Thank you!
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Still waiting for info about the June batch (2nd batch) :(
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Are these going to be German A1200s like the first batch?
German keyboards have a weird nonstandard layout that is only used in Germany.
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Are these going to be German A1200s like the first batch?
German keyboards have a weird nonstandard layout that is only used in Germany.
the opposite... people outside Germany use a strange layout :)
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the opposite... people outside Germany use a strange layout :)
Those silly Brits. Amiright?
Anyway, I'm still waiting to hear about my request... *sigh*
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I do have a qwertz A4000 - pretty silly....
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I checked FB over the weekend and saw a few people who had registered for them in June are having them invoiced and shipped. I ordered mine in May and got a confirmation on the 21st of May and I got zip. I'm not holding my breath.
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Amigas are ready to ship:
Lieber Amiga Fan,
Wir beziehen uns auf Ihre Bestellung und freuen uns das Ihr zugeteiltes Gerät versandfertig ist.
Die Geräte sind bei uns eingegangen und wurden überprüft. Leider mussten wir feststellen das, genauso wie bei der letzten Lieferung, leider die Amiga Handbücher und die Magic Software in der Packung nicht enthalten sind.
Es sind im Umkarton Amiga Magic enthalten:
1) 1x A1200 funktionsfähig und in neuem Zustand, d.h. keine vergilbte Oberfläche und noch nie eingesetzt.
2) Das Netzteil mit VDE Stecker oder UK Stecker
3) Das OS Amiga 3.1
4) Die Amiga Maus
5) Das Antennenkabel
Wir haben Ihnen dazu ein Bild beigefügt.
Der Umkarton ist nicht immer im besten Zustand da diese Geräte in der Verpackung bereits 17 Jahre in einem Lager eingelagert waren.
Eine Gewährleistung können wir für diese RETROGERÄTE leider nicht übernehmen. Umtausch oder Rücksendung ist ebenfalls ausgeschlossen.
Es handelt sich hierbei um ein NONE PROFIT PROJEKT, das eigens für die Amiga Gemeinde von Petro Tyschtschenko ins Leben gerufen wurde.
Gleichzeitig haben wir Ihnen eine Rechnung beigefügt, die Sie bitte bis spätestens Freitag, den 26 Juli 2013 auf das auf der Rechnung ausgewiesene Konto per Bank überweisen. Nach Eingang des gesamten Rechnungsbetrages werden wir Ihnen den A1200 per DHL ausliefern. Bitte vermerken Sie auf der Überweisung unbedingt die Rechnungsnummer, da wir sonst den Betrag nicht zuordnen können.
Dear Amiga Enthusiast:
We received your order and we are appreciate to inform you today, das your allocated A 1200 ready for shipment is.
We received the shipment and tested those units. We regret to inform you again, like for the last shipment we received, that unfortunately the Amiga Manuals and the Magic Pack Software is missing and not included in the box.
In the Magic Pack box are included:
1) 1 x A 1200 not used and working, that means the plastic housing is without any spots and not yellow and in plastic packed
2) The original Amiga Power Supply with VDE plug or UK plug
3) The original OS Amiga 3.1
4) The original Amiga Mouse
5) The Antenna Cable
We have attached a picture for your reference.
The box is not always in best conditions because the products were stored about 17 years in a warehouse. Please understand that we cannot take any warranty or responsibility for those RETRO COMPUTERS. Return or replacement is not acceptable.
Please be informed that this is a none profit project initiated by Petro to support his beloved community.
You also will find the respective invoice in this mail attached, and you are kindly requested to transfer by bank the full amount listed in the invoice not later than Friday, 26 July 2013 to the in the invoice listed bank account.
After receiving of the funds we will ship by DHL immediately your beloved Amiga.
Please do not forget to mention your invoice number on your bank form, otherwise we have a problem to classify the payment.
Herzliche Grüsse
Best regards
[FONT="]Petro Tyschtschenko[/FONT]
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Now, where did this information come from ? I'm all over fb amiga groups and i haven't seen it there ?!
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Now, where did this information come from ? I'm all over fb amiga groups and i haven't seen it there ?!
From the e-mail from Petro ;)
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Yup, I confirm, just received the invoice. Thanks guys!
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Drat. And I was registered for the June batch, and no invoice. I have written Petro hoping for some info. I wonder why the July batch passed through and not the June one?!
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Planned June batch was rescheduled to July.
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Yes! I got the invoice today! Payment by 2nd August! Woot! :D
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I had problems at the bank, spotting the address of Petro's bank from the invoice; also whether the invoice should be paid to Petro's name or Power Service gmbh. I hope the money won't bounce back :(
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Don't worry. I also had some trouble with it. Try to use:
Name: POWER SERVICE GMBH
Address: POSTFACH 1228
City: D-63305 RODERMARK
Country: GERMANY
I used these and my money is already received by Petro.
K
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Thanks Kokos!
I just got confirmation by the bank that the transaction went fine. And I didn't use those details above. Anyway :D
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Hey, I ordered one too.
After 15 years I will have Amiga again :)
What kind of adapter is needed to connect to LCD TV ?
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Good news! :)
I guess Amiga RGB - SCART is the best (quality:easiness) option for now.
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Hey, I ordered one too.
After 15 years I will have Amiga again :)
What kind of adapter is needed to connect to LCD TV ?
If you want to use it without scart/composite/RF on a modern monitor you either have to find a display that can handle 15KHz vertical refresh rate.
But in many cases you can run the Amiga to the TV via above outputs, ive had varried success with picture quality depending on TV, many times I get quite annoying flickering.
I have had some luck with the more expensive RGB to VGA converters, not perfect but somwhat OK, you can also use a GBS-8220 converter.
But I got tired of it all and got a Indivision AGA MK2 scandoubler/flicker fixer instead.
I would first try RGB to scart and see how it goes.
Edit: I probably missed something but im quite tired at the moment.
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I have a Samsung LED/TV unit; it has both SCART and composite video inputs. I guess the A1200 can be connected directly to the composite input? Which resolutions would it handle in such configuration?
Sorry for the possibly stupid question, but I have never had an Amiga before :)
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I have a Samsung LED/TV unit; it has both SCART and composite video inputs. I guess the A1200 can be connected directly to the composite input? Which resolutions would it handle in such configuration?
Sorry for the possibly stupid question, but I have never had an Amiga before :)
There is no stupid questions! When using SCART or composite ive experienced alot of mixed results, some tvs are picky, so best way to know is just trying different modes to see what display the best :)
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@rabindranath72
There's no absolutes in regards to Amigas and tvs/monitors unfortunately, but generally 30ish khz modes will be fine for most modern screens. 15khz modes however (what 95% or so of custom chipset based games use) are a mixed bag, both in regards to success and quality of image.
More often than not however if a display has scart it'll display 15khz modes. Composite will also work @15khz, but the image of the a1200's composite output is far from great. An a520 modulator will give better results if you find yourself needing to resort to composite.
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I received my invoice last week while out of town and first thing (9 am for the bloody bank) this am I got my funds transferred. I will have to fill it out with a Magic Pak of software and a dual voltage PSU (I converted a 500W mATX for 25 USD off eBay) connected to one of the A500/600/1200 plugs from Mech's http://www.A4000T.com site.
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Message from Petro T. Tyschtschenko posted on the "Commodore Amiga" Facebook Group, some minutes ago:
I read all your comments and tell you that I am so busy with this project again and diayly I receive tons of mails regarding this NONE Profit Project.. It is a pain for me, you can not imagin.. I am working nearly day and night and some of you tell me they do not trust me anymore ??? What a comment.. I can not believe,, I have done this project to make my Amiga Community happy and I tell you now.. All mails and invoices are out.. But many people do not pay.. Now I have another trouble.,.. I gave in my invoices dates and many do not respect this.. I am not very happy and feeling disturbed.. With my 70 years and a one man show I am feeling a shame to read such comments.. Yours Petro Tyschtschenko Former
http://[b]https://www.facebook.com/ptyschtschenko[/b]
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Anybody know how much time from payment to shipping?
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I think trust would be a matter of if anyone has given him payment and not received product. So far as I know, this has not happened. I've sent three emails to him as orders and have not received a word back. I'm not in a position of distrusting him, but rather I feel others are getting the jump on me, as can happen with limited supply.
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Anybody know how much time from payment to shipping?
5-10 working days! Depends of the country.
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Got my invoice and paid immediately this weekend. Today I received a confirmation from Petro that he will ship the A1200 ASAP. I am so happy and excited about it. I will finally got the Amiga I always wanted!
I used to own an A600 back in the golden days of Amiga computing.
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Congrats! And welcome back! :)
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Got mine yesterday! Woot! But I still haven't got a chance to check it out since I have been quite busy.
I am a new Amiga user, I always wanted to get one back in the day (the A1000,) but the cost was too high, so I got an Atari 520ST, and when I could have afforded an Amiga, they weren't sold anymore :(
Anyway, hopefully I'll have time this weekend :D
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I thought Petro retired. :confused: I distinctly remember Petro retiring, a number of years ago.
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Got mine yesterday! Woot! But I still haven't got a chance to check it out since I have been quite busy.
I am a new Amiga user, I always wanted to get one back in the day (the A1000,) but the cost was too high, so I got an Atari 520ST, and when I could have afforded an Amiga, they weren't sold anymore :(
Anyway, hopefully I'll have time this weekend :D
:banana: :pint:
I thought Petro retired. :confused: I distinctly remember Petro retiring, a number of years ago.
He still serves the community!
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I'm just getting back into Amigas after a 15 year hiatus so I though this would be a good starting point. I just received my invoice from Petro but had a couple questions:
How are you guys paying for the invoice?
Also I heard that his bank charges a fee for receiving wire transfers. Is this true and if so does anyone know how much that is?
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I used my ebanking service to transfer the money. The total cost of the transfer was 18.80 euros from a Greek bank to Germany
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:banana: :pint:
He still serves the community!
Now that's dedication. :D :laughing:
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I had a chance to open the package early this morning, though I didn't try turning the machine on. However, there are a few strange things:
1) the machine has been opened; the case was half open, a few screws are missing and others are floating in the box.
2) the warranty seal was forced open, and there was no screw.
3) when I shake the machine, a plastic noise can be heard; possibly a piece of the case, perhaps one of the plastic latches on the back.
4) there is no signature from Petro, although the machine looks used; the mouse in particular, the right button emits a nice "click", but the left button seems somewhat loose, and it does not do any noise when pressed; don't know whether that's normal for a new mouse. Furthermore, the mouse cord is yellowed.
Has anybody experienced something similar with the previous shippings?
My usual luck it seems :(
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So I tried the machine, and it boots up just fine. However:
1) The PSU's plastic case is broken on one side; obviously it's the side with the switch, so that it hangs on the side. Not a nice sight.
2) The mouse's left button switch is broken.
I suppose it could have been worse; I'll try and contact Petro and see if a replacement is possible for these parts. Considering I paid £200 overall, I would have expected at least a fully working set.
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I am sorry for all this trouble I have caused.. I have the intention to provide my Amiga Community without any profit a shipment of 17 years old Amigas which I catched from India.. 99 % of those are in good conditions and it was for me anyway a pain to organise all those favours for the community.. Now I got the blame from a view people which I appologize..
I am retired man with 70 years now and still would like to support the Amiga community as a favour without profit.. I think it will be fair if those people are speacking up in those forums which are happy and satisfied and not only a view which are disupointed..
Petro Tyschtschenko former President of AMIGA
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I am sorry for all this trouble I have caused.. I have the intention to provide my Amiga Community without any profit a shipment of 17 years old Amigas which I catched from India.. 99 % of those are in good conditions and it was for me anyway a pain to organise all those favours for the community.. Now I got the blame from a view people which I appologize..
I am retired man with 70 years now and still would like to support the Amiga community as a favour without profit.. I think it will be fair if those people are speacking up in those forums which are happy and satisfied and not only a view which are disupointed..
Petro Tyschtschenko former President of AMIGA
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My A1200 arrived in perfect condition (batch number two) and I am very happy with it. It is incredibly clean and shining white. Cardboard package is pretty good too, considering it is a hundred years old :) Actually, I would be quite satisfied if I bought anything brand new today in a store, and it was in this condition.
Works flawlessly too.
I am sure there are some units with some defects, but they are a minority. And a stroke of bad luck, really. If you go out and buy a 100 of brand new computer parts, some of them are bound to have some defect out of the box. So a couple of bad luck experiences should not discourage anyone who wants to buy a new A1200 from Petro.
I am really grateful to Petro for allowing me to have a brand new Amiga computer at this day and age :)
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Man, I dont like what I read. At all. Salute to Petro for making this happen, but if my Amiga arrives with any defects, I'll be very unhappy. Especially cause I had the opportunity to buy a really MINT, never been opened, Commodore A1200 with full packaging and accesories from Amiga Retro Expirience shop over at ebay for just a few euros more. Needless to say that I am more fond of original Commodore products than Escom, Amiga Technologies or what not ...
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I paid for my Amiga almost two weeks ago. My bank tells me that my payment has been received by the bank in Germany. I have no confirmation from Petro that my payment has been received. I have no idea if my Amiga has shipped or if it is still waiting to ship. I do, however, have a "very large package" from Germany that will be delivered today. Hopefully, it is my Amiga.
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Got mine today. In general terms I am okay with what I received, not excited or disappointed though. I've uploaded several pictures to flickr.
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHv8e2L
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Got mine today. In general terms I am okay with what I received, not excited or disappointed though. I've uploaded several pictures to flickr.
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHv8e2L
Beautiful system! For a number of people complaining about the case having been opened, I think I recall reading that the keyboards had been swapped out from some crazy French AZERTY keyboards as part of the sale to the company in India. And the brown stuff on the mouse cord, jesus, spray it with some Windex it should wipe right off. I don't know what people have against keeping things clean, I've seen that goop on more old cables than I could count - still don't know what it is though! :p
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I am sorry for all this trouble I have caused.. I have the intention to provide my Amiga Community without any profit a shipment of 17 years old Amigas which I catched from India.. 99 % of those are in good conditions and it was for me anyway a pain to organise all those favours for the community.. Now I got the blame from a view people which I appologize..
I am retired man with 70 years now and still would like to support the Amiga community as a favour without profit.. I think it will be fair if those people are speacking up in those forums which are happy and satisfied and not only a view which are disupointed..
Petro Tyschtschenko former President of AMIGA
I'm very grateful to Petro for my new A1200, thank you so much for giving the community this chance and it shows why Amiga was and still is the best community.
I have loved the Amiga and it's computer since I was a young man, I still have my 2 Amiga 1200 from back then, now with the new one I think I might have secured my future amigause :-)
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Beautiful system! For a number of people complaining about the case having been opened, I think I recall reading that the keyboards had been swapped out from some crazy French AZERTY keyboards as part of the sale to the company in India. And the brown stuff on the mouse cord, jesus, spray it with some Windex it should wipe right off. I don't know what people have against keeping things clean, I've seen that goop on more old cables than I could count - still don't know what it is though! :p
It's not just about the dirty mouse or some minor defects. There's people who had broken keyboards, or like me broken mouse and broken PSU. The fact that it can happen in 1% of the cases is a non sequitur, too; because if one bought something from a retail, he would get it replaced. So yes, people has every right to be upset if something went pear-shaped, because it means that money went down the drain. Not nice.
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Again, people are buying 17 years old products, stored somewhere in India under unknown circumstances, then shipped back to Europe to be shipped again to the buyer. I know that people are disappointed if they get broken amiga but I am sure Petro will do his best to resolve these problems.
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My NOS Amiga 1200 arrived on Friday which is much faster than I expected. It only took a week to ship all the way to Canada.
The Amiga is in excellent condition with no yellowing or discoloration. The box is slightly worn but still in decent shape. Overall it is in much better than anything I could possible find used. I am very happy with it and it will bring me years of enjoyment and nostalgia :)
Thanks Petro!
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So, my A1200 arrived a few days ago. Tested it out with an arcade game power supply, as I didn't have a 220v converter. Overall pretty happy with it.
This is the 2nd time I've purchased an amiga 1200 the first being in 1993. Brought that 1st system up to an 060/ppc tower + other goodies inside, but sold the lot a while ago for some pretty good money.
For this system, I'm considering the ACA'030. This is a 1D4 rev motherboard PAL, I'll probably keep it PAL because I have a 1084 and Toshiba 20" TIMM multiscan and they both do PAL.
Question: 1D4 mobo's: Anyone have any problems with ACA on these boards? My 1st one was a 1D4 NTSC and never had any problems with several accel cards, including: Microbotics MBX 030, Apollo'040+SCSI, Blizz060/PPC+SCSI.
I have 6 left over 2.5" harddisks, 2 of which are about 1.5G so I'll probably chain those, but will likely go for the CF solution sometime later.
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I am very happy with my nos 1200. The cables can be cleaned as said with ipa 95% or higher
I tried a dkb 1240 as well as a mtec accelerator with scsi, both work fine. I did not remove the shielding so dont know the revision.
very nice machine!
Danke Petro!
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Well, if anyone's still in pursue of a nos A1200, Petro's on the move again ....
"Order can placed for December delivery... amiga1200magic@gmail.com"
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I wonder if any NTSC machines still exist for future sale.
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Well, if anyone's still in pursue of a nos A1200, Petro's on the move again ....
"Order can placed for December delivery... amiga1200magic@gmail.com (amiga1200magic@gmail.com)"
Oh man, that's just in time to get it under the Christmas tree, soooo tempted... ;)
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I am trying to order one now.
If I get it, it will be the one I reserve for that Vampire A1200 that, maybe, someday will appear...
This will be my 3rd A1200! (including the original one I bought in 1994) and the first non Commodore Amiga I get.
... now I need a Commodore A1200 badge (hate any other...).