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Amiga.org specific forums => New User Introductions => Topic started by: RRunner on March 29, 2007, 04:07:39 AM
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Hi everyone.
I am a long time Amiga fan. I got my first Amiga... an A1000 back when I was in high school around 1986 there abouts. In 1990 I bought an A2000 and in 1991 I upgraded it with an 030 - 30Mhz card and 2Mb of ram. I believe the card was G-Force if memory serves. I ran a BBS on that machine for 5 years with a single line and a 14.4k modem. I also had an old A500 at one point for a while too. One day just before I was going to move, the A2000 running the BBS crashed and I couldn't get it running again. I packed it up and never pulled it out again after until about a year ago.
When I started it up (I forgot how loud it was) it just hung. I powered it off and restarted it several times and finally it came up! Yea! Unfortunately, it seems that there is a problem with the hard drive. Every time I access a certain part of it the machine locks up and the drive light stays on. I tried running some HD diagnostic tools against it but they too lock up. :(
So back in the basement went my old A2000 to collect dust. During the move, I seemed to have misplaced all of my old Amiga floppies so I don't have the original Workbench disks to re-install although I do have a couple of spare SCSI drives kicking around that I could salvage the system with.
On occasion when I get the desire to use an "Amiga", I resort to WinAUE which seems to run great under WinXP and is much faster than my old A2000 with it's 030 card ever was.
Anyways... I'm glad I stumbled across this site and took the time to read a few posts. It has really brought back memories and re-awakened my interest in my old friend. :)
-=>The RoadRunner<=-
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Welcome to Amiga.org! A great place to talk, learn, and enjoy the Amiga!
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Welcome to amiga.org! Enjoy your stay! :-D
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Welcome to Amiga.org. I am writing this on behalf of the Amiga 2000 trapped in your basement. She asked me to write you and ask for a reprieve from the dungeon and is also asking for one of those spare SCSI drives you say you have kicking around. She would have written herself, but couldn't manage to power herself up and connect the modem.
Stick around, you will find many great people here.
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Welcome! You've found a great place to discuss all things Amiga!
Bob
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Welcome back!
And I also have a message from that old A2000 of yours: her cells (battery) are leaking acid all over her body (motherboard) and will most likely cause her to fail for one last time and never ever wake up again. She requires immediate attention and removal of the cancer... Better do it sooner than later...
Good luck!
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Welcome RoadRunner, have a nice time here. :-)