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Title: G'day all!
Post by: melange on June 10, 2005, 07:52:03 AM
Howdy

I joined a few days ago and in a big hurry to solve a A3000 floppy problem.  As a result I completely missed this intro area.  I have been an Amiga user since 1991, when I brought an A1000 secondhand after seeing a mate of mine with an A500 playing Cinemaware's Wings.  After that I had to have one.  I traded the A1000 for an A500, because it was easier and cheaper to expand.  I hacked the A500 up to a full ECS chipset with 2MB Chip Ram and 6MB Fast, with Kickstart changer and built a SCSI interface for it in order to get a HDD on it cheap.

Since then I have purchased a CD32-SX1 and an A1200.  The 1200 has a Blizzard MKIV 68030/50 and SCSI int. with 64MB Ram.  I have also been given over previous years, another A500, which I had to use to repair mine, 2xA2000's an A600 and the insides of an A3000.  The A3000 I am building in to a tower ATM and is the whole reason I found his thriving little Amiga community which looks like loads of fun to hang out in.

I have been a little lazy on the Amiga's over the last few years because I did a programing course and had to battle with Windows.  I now teach Networking/Hardware related subjects at the very college I did my Diploma at, so windows crap rules my life currently as the subjects I teach are kinda low level and Linux is to difficult for the likes of my students (and I'm not real well versed on it myself hope to change that soon).

Should see me around plenty...

later all..
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: Azryl on June 10, 2005, 08:04:46 AM
Another Aussie Amiga user :-)

More the better I say!

Welcome, did you bring the beer?


Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: Chain on June 10, 2005, 08:08:14 AM
Welcome home, Okaerinasai, Toz vitaj :-D
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: gizz72 on June 10, 2005, 10:01:08 AM
Greetings CodeHunter,

Enjoy your stay here! :pint: Welcome! Welcome!

Regards,

GiZz72
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: adz on June 10, 2005, 10:16:18 AM
@melange

Now now, Windows isn't that bad :-P


@Azryl

There seems to have been a mojor influx of Australian users as of late, when I first joined, there was maybe two or three regular posters, so yes, the more the better, perhaps every Aussie member should put something like this in their sigs:

"Aussies...The more the better :-D"

What do you think? :-)
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: Darklight on June 10, 2005, 10:39:16 AM
@ melange

Ah, another Aussie Amiga user, and one from Brisbane this time  :-) Beats more Melbournians, although now I'm right in the middle  :-P Glad to hear another one with experience join the forums though  :-D

@ adz

Sounds good, or maybe we could have a signature image?  Does this forum support signature images?  If so I'd photoshop (I know, I'm not competent enough with deluxepaint) up an Aussie Amiga signature.
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: adz on June 10, 2005, 11:42:52 AM
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Darklight wrote:

@ adz

Sounds good, or maybe we could have a signature image?  Does this forum support signature images?  If so I'd photoshop (I know, I'm not competent enough with deluxepaint) up an Aussie Amiga signature.


Yeah, so long as the image is hosted on another site and isn't too large, might be an idea to run it past Wayne first.
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: Darklight on June 10, 2005, 11:44:39 AM
Well, can't say I've seen anyone with signature images, but we may have a use for this at some point anyway - what do you think? :-D Probably a bit too large, but as I said, I might use it for something else at another point.

(http://users.tpg.com.au/adsltwm2/AUAmigalogo.gif)
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: adz on June 10, 2005, 12:16:58 PM
You've never seen a user with a signature image (http://www.amiga.org/userinfo.php?uid=2853)?

As for the image, tis a good start, could you make it just a little bigger :-P Don't want anybody confusing us with New Zealand users :lol:
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: poweramiga2002 on June 10, 2005, 12:26:25 PM
Dont forget us down here in Warilla ( wollongong )

welcome to all us Ausies :banana:
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: BenShep on June 10, 2005, 01:10:09 PM
Hooray Australia!
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: odin on June 10, 2005, 01:13:08 PM
Sooo...when are you people going to start brewing decent beer?  :-P
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: adz on June 10, 2005, 01:22:18 PM
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odin wrote:
Sooo...when are you people going to start brewing decent beer?  :-P


Now now, we'll have no smart arse comments about our beer in this thread please :-P BTW, ever tasted Boag's Draught? :-)
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: poweramiga2002 on June 10, 2005, 01:40:21 PM
how many of us ausies are A1 oweners ?

I have an A1G4XE@1000mhz 1gig ram ati radeon9800

and ppc1200 603e+scsi 210mhz 060/50 128meg ram Grex voodoo3/3000
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: adz on June 10, 2005, 01:46:05 PM
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poweramiga2002 wrote:
how many of us ausies are A1 oweners ?


Not many, personally, I don't feel like selling a kidney in order to pay for one :-D

On a serious note, I'd buy one if I had a use for it, but right now, it would just be another machine to add to the already excessive/obsessive pile.
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: Darklight on June 10, 2005, 02:20:18 PM
@ adz

Alright, you can see how much attention I pay to people's signatures, can't you?  :-P And yes, it's too big, but I didn't want to make the flag any smaller, since it's such a noble looking flag  :-D It's only 59k though.

@ poweramiga2002

Nice!  Yeah, I'd like an A1, but I don't have the need for one right now.  It'd just take my attention away from my classic machines.  I have every intention of buying one, but not for a while yet.  Good to see some Aussies that have them though  :banana:
Title: Re: G'day all!
Post by: melange on June 10, 2005, 04:41:59 PM
Thanks for the welcome folks!

Nice to know there are still some Aussies into it.  I actually come from Western Australia.  Been a Queenslander for about 10 years now.

Yeah, I'm kinda caught up in classic amiga land myself.  A1 looks damn cool, but beyond my current budget I'm afraid.  Kids, bills and the likes.  Some people are lucky (the single ones that only have to pay for themselves in life) and can afford to blow dough on any old thing.

Cheers all

 :pint: