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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Edpon on August 24, 2006, 05:37:53 PM

Title: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: Edpon on August 24, 2006, 05:37:53 PM

Hi all,
  I'm getting ready to post my website and thought of something that people might be interested in. I have many Amiga magazines, even from the very early days of Amiga, and was thinking about posting a weekly "Amiga Moment" of something randomly from those magazines. I got a chuckle from seeing a 1987 add for a "huge" 65MB hard drive for only $995.95! I'm keen on the idea, how about you?

Ed

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: cecilia on August 24, 2006, 05:41:42 PM

sure, i love looking at old magazines and seeing how things have changed

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: motorollin on August 24, 2006, 05:42:08 PM

I think it would be fun to see some old articles and kitch adverts from the early days :-)

--
moto

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: Ilwrath on August 24, 2006, 06:42:56 PM

Always fun stuff.  I cringe when I think back to what I paid for those items back in the day.  haha!

Do it, it's valuable and cool Amiga history.

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: BoingBoing on August 24, 2006, 07:05:24 PM

***Do not do this!***
It will only serve as a reminder of how I used to be a happy, dreamy kid. This can only be a bad thing.


Please, go ahead and do it. :-)

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: cecilia on August 24, 2006, 09:18:47 PM

here's (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=950) a blurry pic I took during an amiga meeting.

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: pierre on August 24, 2006, 09:21:00 PM

good idea

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: Ian-uk on August 24, 2006, 09:54:17 PM

I think it is a great idea. I wish i kept my amiga format and cu amiga magazines.

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: on August 24, 2006, 10:13:30 PM

Be weary of trademark and copyright violations.  That's why we didn't do it here.

Wayne

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: Edpon on August 25, 2006, 09:38:39 PM

@Wayne,
  Shouldn't be a real issue since;

1-The majority of the companies I would show are out of business.

2-The only thing I'm doing is displaying their own adds as a nod to the past.

3-My site is not making money, nor is it asking for money for anything. It's just an information site.

4-I would, of course, give credit to where I got the add from,I.E. - Amiga Format issue XX, dated XXXX, etc.

BUT, if any of the companies or individuals did actually complain, I would of course stop showing things from the past. I'm NOT looking to step on anyones toes, just help people bring back some fond memories of the early Amiga days. Think of me as a modern day Fred Fish for Amiga Articles and adds. Just trying to help. Thanks for the heads up though. I did do some reading on the matter. It's also very similiar to the random images you guys do; which also shows companies products and hardware.

Ed
 :crazy:

Title: Re: Any interest in seeing old Amiga articles and adds posted?
Post by: T3000 on August 28, 2006, 03:05:19 PM

hmmm...    somewhere in my massive National Geographic collection, now stored in boxes, are a couple of ads promoting the A3000.  Will try to find, scan and send a copy for your site.