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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2012, 04:15:46 PM »
The majority of floppies I've ever encountered (not the vast majority, but still definitely the majority) read just fine, as long as they weren't kept in a garage or a moldy basement.

Anyway, are you saying that if I install a Catweasel in this thing, it can boot from my Amiga floppies?
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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2012, 05:56:11 PM »
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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2012, 06:24:46 PM »
Finally called it up.  This looks like a very basic HTPC with only an optical disc slot.  Where are the flash card slots?
 

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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2012, 06:26:27 PM »
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The majority of floppies I've ever encountered (not the vast majority, but still definitely the majority) read just fine, as long as they weren't kept in a garage or a moldy basement.


When was the last time you tried a floppy that hasn't been accessed in 20+ years?
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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2012, 03:14:55 AM »
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When was the last time you tried a floppy that hasn't been accessed in 20+ years?
*shrug* I dunno, I don't exactly get last-used dates on the systems I pick up. But I've gotten systems from the early '80s that have been sitting in storage for a long time, and as long as they haven't been kept in a barn the disks usually read just fine.
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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #19 on: January 30, 2012, 04:42:17 PM »
Since I happen to have a couple mini-itx cased & motherboard computers, I would say Its unlikely that a catweasel-pci will fit inside that case.  

One will probably need an external USB solution for amiga floppies and other expansions not included internally.  Bluetooth, HDMI, and mini-pcie network cards on a mini-itx motherboard are common though.
 

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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2012, 04:56:01 PM »
(Psst, that was sarcasm, the point is it's not actually Amiga-compatible no matter what sticker they put on the case.)
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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #21 on: January 30, 2012, 10:22:47 PM »
@thread

Barry Altman is now posting in this thread

The time frames for the new models are now listed.

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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #22 on: January 30, 2012, 10:34:30 PM »
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The Mini   mid Feb 2012
1000x      late March 2012
2000x/ 3000x/ 4000x    2nd qtr 2012
So let me get this straight, he's going to roll out five new models in the space of ~3-5 months? And the site still calls them "workstations," which implies they're still going for the gourmet pricing (on rebadged HTPCs? Ha ha, pull the other one.) How many of the C64xes did they even sell? Does he really think something even less unique is going to go over well because he's put a sticker on it?

By far the best part, though, is this:

Seriously? They didn't even bother to change the manufacturer-default message? I suppose that's just CUSA tradition...
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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #24 on: January 31, 2012, 03:39:38 PM »
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Sneak Preview of the new Commodore Amiga Mini is at http://www.commodore-amiga.org with a press release to be released sometime next week on hardware details and shipping dates.

No, this is not the big announcement.


More junk from a joke of a company. This has nothing to do with amiga. I doubt these guys have even owned a real amiga in their time.I guess they might of seen one on the Tee-Vee once. :laughing:

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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #25 on: January 31, 2012, 04:33:22 PM »
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More junk from a joke of a company. This has nothing to do with amiga. I doubt these guys have even owned a real amiga in their time.I guess they might of seen one on the Tee-Vee once. :laughing:

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You would be wrong then.  Commodore Amiga is their future, if you don't like it, don't buy it.
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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #26 on: January 31, 2012, 04:55:00 PM »
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Commodore Amiga is their future, if you don't like it, don't buy it.
I'm not buying it. But if you mean "this is the ultimate argument and you must shut up now," not a chance.
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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #27 on: January 31, 2012, 07:50:31 PM »
Where is the "big announcement"?  Those crappy HTPC boxes are sad.
 

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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #28 on: January 31, 2012, 10:09:25 PM »
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I'm not buying it. But if you mean "this is the ultimate argument and you must shut up now," not a chance.


So you are going to continue to troll in this thread?
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Re: Commodore Amiga Mini
« Reply #29 from previous page: January 31, 2012, 10:12:00 PM »
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So you are going to continue to troll in this thread?
I'm going to continue to post my opinions on a public forum. You may call that what you will.
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