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Amiga.org specific forums => New User Introductions => Topic started by: xPhilx on August 22, 2006, 04:37:31 PM
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Let me introduce myself, my name's Phil. I started my (long, never ending, expensive, frustrating, fun, delete as applicable) journey into the world of computers way back when Pong came out. I can't remember the name of the console but it was orange and I had to pull it apart to see what made it tick, 'funny, no moving parts!', needless to say it never worked again but i was instantly hooked. I continued up the ladder: ZX81, Spectrum 16/48k, Commodore 64 (never did fancy an Amstrad) Amiga 500, Amiga 500+, Amiga 600, Amiga 1200, Amiga 4000/030 and numerless PC's. All was going great with my hobby, that is until that fatefull day 4 years ago. I came home only to find I'd been burgled and my Amiga 4000 was gone!, (bas***ds), that felt good let me say it again (BAS***DS!!!). Through one thing or another . . . okay I was skint, I never got another Amiga and just stayed with the PC. Did I defect? it pains me to say it having been a loyal Amiga supporter but I suppose I did by not getting another, though Amigas have always been close to my heart and always will be. Anyway I'm rambling, let me get to the reason why you find me here today. I've been playing around with the Amiga emulator WinUAE and I can't take it any more, I need another Amiga 4000 in my life. The only problem is I'm having great difficulty in finding someone/somewhere selling one. Just last night I was outbid on a Amiga 4000/040 on ebay (went for £110). So, could anyone here help point me in the right direction, there must me somewhere other than ebay to buy an Amiga.
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try amibench.
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Welcome to Amiga.Org
You haven't said where in the UK you are.
Not that I'm being nosey it's just that I run a Usergroup last sunday of every month. If your close to Peterborough then pop over to http://www.3cag.net for details.
Also Big Bash 4 is looming next month. see... http://www.amigabigbash.net
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Hi xPhilx, Welcome to A.O.
Getting an A4000 can be tough as most owners dont want to sell them. Ebay is a good place to find them but of course as you know they tend to go for high prices although the one you mentioned went below what most go for.
Rairly you will find them at garage sales and flee markets and most of the time the sellers dont have a clue how much they are worth.
I hope you find one for a good price. There is always a possibility someone on here will have one that they will sell.
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You want to come back to the Amiga scene??? Do yourself a favour keep walking the folks in this scene are evil, evil I say!
Seriously, welcome home. Despite the politics and the lack of HW the Aimga scene is still here. Perhaps you should familiarise yourself with the AOS4/MOS and AROS developments before you chase a clasic, albeit that some HW is hard to get at the moment but hopefully that is about to change.
It is very nice to see folks coming back to classic computing and across the various Amiga sites t is quite common at the moment.
cheers
ace
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welcome aboard :-)
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Hi The_Editor,
Shame, I'm nowhere near you being up here in sunny Manchester. Thanks for the invite though and the links.
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Hi ACEFNQ,
Now there's two new acronims to me "AOS4/MOS and AROS", I'll have to go do a spot of reading up. I still want a classic miggy though.
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Sorry to say if you want an A4K 100 pounds is not enough. Try doubling that next time you bid. :)
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Hi TjLaZer,
I'm with you on that but the one I mentioned on ebay was in a sorry state; sims hot-glued in!
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Welcome!
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Welcome!
I also came back:) Left Amiga 1998 was lucky to get a 4000D 060 for nothing, my friend was giving his Amiga stuff alway
lucky me :)
SyperHawk
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Nova Scotia,CANADA
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Hi Syperhawk,
...now if we all had friends like yours ;-).
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xPhilx wrote:
Hi Syperhawk,
...now if we all had friends like yours ;-).
yeah - dem him ! at least it went to a good home though..
BTW Welcome!