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Amiga.org specific forums => New User Introductions => Topic started by: tristian on June 02, 2005, 07:14:12 PM
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Hi folks!
I have been lurking for a few days now and decided that now I should introduce myself...
I have been with commodore since the 80's, when I became the proud owner of a brand new top of the range commodore 64 computer. A number of years later I recieved an A1200 for christmas. I still have that A1200 - well - my parents do. I should really dig it out some time.
I am now regretting ebaying the 68030 expansion and 8MB RAM that I had in there... And the 120MB hard disk that I just couldn't fill.
I was heavily into the comms scene - A regular user of the Amiga Junction 9 BBS on my old 2400 baud modem and an avid lover of fidonet. I still miss Mail Manager! It was the first bit of software I actually saved up for and bought myself! :)
Regrettably, I switched to the PC in 2000 - a clapped out old SX/33. Far slower than the amiga - who knows what I was thinking. Since then I have been with windows and linux. I still miss the amiga workbench though. I learnt to code on that using the Dice compiler. ahhh intuition.library. I remember it well. :D
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Ah.... Fading memories of good old Fido... Those were the days...
Ehm.. Oh yes, welcome aboard...
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'lo :-)
If you've upgraded that PC since, you could always try WinUAE to satiate the amiga urge. It is rather good these days ;-)
That said, I'd never be without the real kit too :-)
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Hehe yes... AMD Athlon XP 2100 these days...
Might have to have a look at winuae!
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Allo to another Lunnun geezer. Welcome and enjoy!
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Hi there and welcome.
You may now have an excellent opportunity to dig out that old A1200 and resurrect her. No cluncky old 120MB drive - you could now put in a 120GB drive - either 2.5" laptop variety or a 3.5" regular type with a bit of physical modification of the case in order to fit and an IDE adapter kit. Why cry for a 68030 board when you could now upgrade to a 68060 or PPC board with lots of fast ram and maybe a fast SCSI II adapter connected to an external SCSI CD or DVD writer? Although outdated, up till now the A1200 is still the most upgradable Amiga ever made, although a lot of the upgrades need a fair amount of technical experience (or amateur bravery). Swopping out cards is for babies... :-) Good luck and we hope to hear soon that your baby is back in action.