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Title: Kinda new user.
Post by: Anonymous MOS on April 16, 2005, 06:48:45 AM

Hello Everyone,

I signed up a while back, but hadn't used this place much until recently.  I was mainly into Emu's but I finally decided I'd go ahead and get the REAL thing.

Flashback of memories...

My dad had a C128 when I was a kid, the first gaming machine I ever laid my eyes on.  Instant love, then joined the local users group.  I then eventually got my own C64.  I had it for quite a few years, then sold it to get the money for a new computer.  An Amiga or an IBM.  I settled for an IBM XT..  Terrible mistake! After a few years of continual upgrading, I got into emulators and found emulators for the Commodore family.  YAY!!!  After emulating the C64 for a while I wanted the real thing again.

I ended up getting my old C64 back in terrible shape, had to transplant some chips because it had been stored in the guy's 120 degree F shed for a couple of years, then I had a friend give me his C64 collection.  Then as luck would have it, a couple years later I got the local 'now defunct' users group's collection.

Anyway, I got an A500 a little over a year ago, and signed up for an account here.

FINALLY...  About a week ago I just got an A1200 with a HDD.  

NOW...  I'm here and ready to go.

ME   :-D

Title: Re: Kinda new user.
Post by: Homer on April 16, 2005, 07:28:35 AM

Welcome ! Its a funny ole place here with lots of knowledgeable people, so if you have any questions then someone should be able to answer them :-) That even goes for the Miggy emulators. Enjoy life !!

Title: Re: Kinda new user.
Post by: Effy on April 16, 2005, 09:09:21 AM

Get used to gaming on your A1200 and after a short while you will discover how much you can tune this baby to a much higher level  :lol:

Title: Re: Kinda new user.
Post by: Amigaz on April 16, 2005, 09:12:13 AM

And after seeing some nice high res workbench screenshots with 32bit icons you'll want a graphics card for your A1200  :-D

Title: Re: Kinda new user.
Post by: Effy on April 16, 2005, 09:48:06 AM

meaning a pci busboard that has to be placed in a tower but that way you can also use some pci network and soundcards and tv cards and so on and so on  :lol:

Title: Re: Kinda new user.
Post by: adonay on April 16, 2005, 12:36:19 PM

welcome looks like you did a good choise getting an a1200 they are verry reliable and can be expanded a lot.Have fun.

 :-)


@effy @AMIGAZ you scaring the new guy  :-P



adonay :-D

Title: Re: Kinda new user.
Post by: Generale on April 16, 2005, 02:09:11 PM

Don't forget fun with hard hacks! If you're financially prudent and adventurous, you may want to have a go at all the weird and wonderful alterations out there. My A500 is slowly turning into a stripboard monstrosity  :-D