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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Linchpin on January 21, 2005, 09:13:49 PM

Title: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: Linchpin on January 21, 2005, 09:13:49 PM

Whilst browsing through the gallery, i noticed the "Boing Shoes". I vote them top in my "Amiga things that suck" poll :-)

Heh!

Kev

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: DavidF215 on January 21, 2005, 09:35:35 PM

The Things that Suck for Amiga:
(1) Commodore's bad management and marketing in the 80's.
(2) If only Bill Gates would have used AmigaDOS instead of CPM.
(3) Not having companies with the finances to help push the Amiga.
(4) Bankruptcy after bankruptcy after bankruptcy. It doesn't help.
(5) No "Sugardaddy"

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: MickJT on January 21, 2005, 09:35:50 PM

That's one fast A500+ you have there..

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: MiAmigo on January 22, 2005, 04:38:37 AM

How's this for things that suck with Amiga. How 'industry wags' and the computer industry, in general, generally ignore the Amiga, its accomplishments and achievements, and its honored place in the history of computers. Its almost always completely skipped, or glossed over. That sucks! :griping:

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: HopperJF on January 22, 2005, 09:03:25 AM

Ivan Gould!  :pissed:

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: Elektro on January 22, 2005, 09:28:07 AM

Ivan?

It's Irving...

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: Lemonty on January 22, 2005, 09:51:32 AM

I don't like the 'low cost' feel about the Amiga hardware (non-socketed chips, cheap casings, unimaginative design - except the 1000, 3000, and the wedges). I do like the software concept of the Amiga.
So, a good system poorly packaged.

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: DavidF215 on January 25, 2005, 03:39:25 PM

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Lemonty wrote:
I don't like the 'low cost' feel about the Amiga hardware (non-socketed chips, cheap casings, unimaginative design - except the 1000, 3000, and the wedges). I do like the software concept of the Amiga.
So, a good system poorly packaged.

I liked the A1200 design. It was small and expandable. I don't like the big tower boxes; they take up too much space and they're bulky. I'd rather have a desktop than a tower, unless of course I could afford a 30" Apple monitor, but 30" may be too much for a monitor.

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: billt on January 25, 2005, 05:06:30 PM

>  I don't like the 'low cost' feel about the Amiga hardware (non-socketed chips

IC sockets are largely unnecessary today. Look at all the PC motherboards with their northbridge welded direct to the PCB these days, along with ethernet, sound, etc. chips. With the number of pins on many chips these days, as well as the desire to keep thngs as small as possible, sockets are even becoming impractical for chips, and we won't likely se something like the A2000 or A3000 with so many sockets again. SMT reduced manufacturing costs, allows more stuff to be crammed into a smaller space, even at times into the same IC package (north/southbridge chips now include a bunch of stuff that used to be seperate chips), and improves system reliability. Those ain't bad things...

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: Kronos on January 25, 2005, 06:40:10 PM

Amigas that suck ?

Easy .....





(http://www.amiga.org/gallery/images/896/1_1188.jpg)

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: redrumloa on January 25, 2005, 06:57:29 PM

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Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)

Easy, all the owners after the doctors.

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: K7HTH on January 25, 2005, 08:20:12 PM

This would be a tremendously long thread if the premise was what all sucks with the PC.

Title: Re: Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on January 25, 2005, 08:43:15 PM

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Things that "Suck" with Amiga :-)

I continuously read this as: "Things that "Sock" with the Amiga :-)"
:lol: