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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: runequester on September 24, 2010, 08:55:24 AM
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We had this thread about classic amigas.
If we expand the definition to include morph, os4 and aros as well as classics, how many use a form of amiga as their primary computer or the computer they use most of the time, at least ?
What do you do on said computer?
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I run UAE on my primary computer, does that count?
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I still to this very day use my A1200 for everything except the net, until about 3 months ago I'd never owned any other type of computer then I bought this old iMac that I only use to be online.
Every other computing need is still done on my Amigas, even the editing of gfx & sound for my new site is done on the miggy, then uploaded to the net via the mac.
It may change though when I buy a new pc that folk here kindly advised me on, I doubt it though, but only time will tell... :)
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Recently I was forced to sell my Mini MorphOS because of fund shortages. So right now I'm forced into Winix world (which sucks that is why I am here).
But in a couple of months as I change a job, I plan getting an NG Amiga back home. I consider low-end Sam but also, this could be MorphOS notebook (depends of time for the support). Then, the said machine will become my main home computer (as it actually was with the ssaid Mini). I also have AROS preinstalled but even if I get wifi, it will be just a toy, like UAE since my audio driver isn't working.
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I stopped using an Amiga as a main system back in '98. Haven't been using real classic HW since '03.
I did make a serious attempt at using Workbench as my main OS through UAE, although that failed; there simply wasn't any capable web browser at that time.
Now that the Amiga browser situation has improved somewhat I might give it another try, but the lack of Java support and the fact that using any other web browser than Opera gives me naussea, makes it unlikely.
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I use a PC at work, but at home it's the AmigaOne that gets used these days. Since OWB matured I've barely used my PC, but my Linux EEE-PC 900 gets used for web-browsing when I'm away from the Amiga.
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At home my main computer is microAmigaOne with 256MB RAM. It does the jobs I want from it very well, so I did not have the need to buy another computer machine.
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I've just started using an A1200 for my day to day computing. So far things are going very well; I've not needed to turn on the Linux PC for a week now! It's amazing just how usable these machines are, despite their age!
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I've just started using an A1200 for my day to day computing. So far things are going very well; I've not needed to turn on the Linux PC for a week now! It's amazing just how usable these machines are, despite their age!
What are the specs of that beast? I assume you're either using a PPC-card or that you aren't browsing the web much. :)
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What are the specs of that beast? I assume you're either using a PPC-card or that you aren't browsing the web much. :)
PPC card, 030 or 060 are pretty much the same for browsing the internet.
The problem comes from outdated browsers (Ibrowse, AWeb) rather than CPU.
Anyway, i can say my A1200 gets almost as much up time as my laptop Toshiba Win 7 these days.
And of course i browse the web with it, but that's limited to amiga related sites and amiga forums.
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I've just started using an A1200 for my day to day computing. So far things are going very well; I've not needed to turn on the Linux PC for a week now! It's amazing just how usable these machines are, despite their age!
what sort of stuff does your day to day computing involve, if you don't mind me asking ?
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I think most people need to view or edit pictures, browse the internet, write email, and whatever. Classic amiga fails horribly at browsing in my view, but when you consider what kinda browsing you can do on a windows 3.1 machine, well then its not so bad.
I think an amiga makes a nice second computer, sitting next to your main. Do creative things on it,play games, or whatever, but a main computer?
I don't think so.
Steven
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I do all my coding, playtesting, and gfx editing on my mighty A1200T. So I guess that makes it my main computer.
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I'm using an A1200 with 50Mhz 68030 and 16Mb RAM.
My daily computing needs are email, FTP, basic web broswing (I could probably survive with lynx/links), email and ssh/telnet. Perhaps this doesn't make me a typical modern day user - but on a daily basis I don't need to transcode video files or do anything hugely CPU intensive.
iBrowse seems to manage ok. I dont' spend all my day on facebook/youtube and I was amazed at just how responsive it was running webmail (Squirrelmail).
If gimp and openoffice [1] were ported to 68k AmigaOS I'd probably never need to switch on the PC again! Although, switching from Amiga to PC does make me appreciate how much we take high res displays for granted nowadays.
[1] I do realise both these apps would be near impossible on a 68k Amiga ... especially OpenOffice :s
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Classic amiga fails horribly at browsing in my view
I did hear rumours of an OWB port for 68k? This would have at least understood CSS.
The current website doesn't mention non PPC Amiga though ... :s
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I use my Sam everyday for programming in Hollywood and playing some game for example 1942 Extrem Deluxe. And when I use my PC so is for use the WinUAE, although in PC is to make things for Amiga example PNG icons or the update of my Amiga sites.
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surprised we dont have more morph OS people posting but maybe theyll show up. I understood they have pretty good, modern web browsing
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We had this thread about classic amigas.
If we expand the definition to include morph, os4 and aros as well as classics, how many use a form of amiga as their primary computer or the computer they use most of the time, at least ?
What do you do on said computer?
I've been using the machine detailed in my signature for everything (email/IRC/AIM/WWW) since my Powerbook G4's hard drive physically crashed before last Christmas (funds are tight). I'm enough of an Amiga nut that I'm going to overclock my 060 before I get my Mac a new drive... serves it right. ;o)
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I can't believe you are not running MorphOS on that Power Mac. It is so much fun! Yes yes, no AGA chipset, no Paula, but very enjoyable none the less! I can't say I felt sad at all when I began to wipe OS X from the drive of my last Mac. :)
Anyhow, I would really like to swing by some time and check out your set up some day.
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I say it's a 60/40 split. I use the quad core 60% of the time and my 600 40%. If I had something like a x1000 I would certainly use that more and the Windows machine would get used far less. I just need something reliable for browsing the net and such.
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The only computer I have on my desk is my Amiga. I have a work laptop that I use for watching the occasional you tube video or doing some internet banking and my Wife uses it for facebook. If I didn't have the work laptop we'd probably buy a basic laptop to have around the house.
Since I got back into Amiga's a couple of years ago I've mainly been configuring the OS to my ideal specification which takes time.....once this is complete I'll probably just use it for email, basic browsing (mainly amiga sites) and programming.
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Holy thread resurrection.
Sort of appropriate though since i just got a nice powermac that'll be my main machine with MOS once i get everything tested out
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surprised we dont have more morph OS people posting but maybe theyll show up. I understood they have pretty good, modern web browsing
Yes but its just not about webbrowsing. I for example need to compose music on Renoise(+VST's), edits sounds with SoundForge, watch movies/tv-shows and listen to music with PS3 Media Server, play games on Steam... having a "retrocomputer" only just isn't an option for many.
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Pegasos II with AmigaOS 4.1 and MorphOS 3.1 and Powerbook G4 with MorphOS 3.1...:)
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Pegasos II MorphOS 3.1 also!! Sometimes my A4000T or A1200! :)
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My main computer is PowerBook G4. In fact I do not own a PC, but have one at work, and sometimes even use it, mainly testing my webdevelopment work on different browsers (after doing the design with Odyssey).
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I don't use any of my Miggies (all classics) as my main computer, just use them for fun when I feel like it, like my other classic computers.
My main computer is, and for the foreseeable future will remain, a Win7/Linux pc.
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For a while I was trying to use my SAM440ep-mini as my main computer, but was forced to guit (for a while) because I found myself setting it up more than getting things done.
Now with my new job and some family matters I have very little hobby time on my hands. I hope I manage to change the situation soonish.
Then I will set up AEROS+MOS+AOS4+AOS3 systems to run in parallel and with that combo I'm pretty sure I can happily use Amigalikes as my main system(s). (then bye bye Linux desktops, go where Windows and OSX went already, the dumbster)
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For a while I was trying to use my SAM440ep-mini as my main computer, but was forced to guit (for a while) because I found myself setting it up more than getting things done.
Now with my new job and some family matters I have very little hobby time on my hands. I hope I manage to change the situation soonish.
Then I will set up AEROS+MOS+AOS4+AOS3 systems to run in parallel and with that combo I'm pretty sure I can happily use Amigalikes as my main system(s). (then bye bye Linux desktops, go where Windows and OSX went already, the dumbster)
If you lack time it's better you focus on a single machine, otherwise you'll spend more time configuring and installing stuff instead of using your favourite OS.
My main machine is a G4 Mac Mini running MorphOS although I use others from time to time. I mostly use it to browse the web, email, chat, code, use it to play audio/videos and test amiga stuff.
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i use powerbook with morphos for web browsing in bed room and powermac mdd 1.42 with morphos as main computer.
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Main computer, AmigaOne X1000.
Second computer AmigaOne XE.
I also have a Mac mini but don't use it, I no longer have the desk space for it.
At work - unfortunately Windows machines :-(
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If you lack time it's better you focus on a single machine, otherwise you'll spend more time configuring and installing stuff instead of using your favourite OS.
Yes.
My favourite would be AOS4, but to me it needs more tuning.
I have a hunch that with very minor tuning MOSmini can act as my main machine.
AEROS would provide a peek at AROS + mandatory mainstream+work apps in Amigish environment.
AOS4 would be there to play with & see how far it has come. (it can also provide firefox derivate if needed, sure, also AEROS can do it)
AOS3 for some madatory 68k HW enjoyment + authentic retrogames, etc.
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from 1999-2005 believe it or not, I used an A1200T/060/PPC + PicIV + XSurf for everything. Web browsing was very fast, fastest I've used on Amiga (both IBrowse and Voyager, registered), Miami DX. Web is a different animal today, not sure how that system would still hold up, but at the time did all online banking and various transactions.
System was on a heavily patched 3.1 with various startup, everything using FastRAM except AGA screens on the other monitor + blizkick, tweaked memory, etc.
Sorta sorry I sold it all, but it was a massively hacked tower with CD Rom / Zip, many drives.
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I use my AmigaOne/AOS4.1upd4 as main computer since 2003 (and before was A1200PPC+AOS3.9).
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My Amiga(s) gets used on an almost daily basis, primarily for musick/noiz composition.
Sometimes I use the Amiga's paint programs, do a little gaming, etc.
I have a ton of video production hardware I'll be hooking up to it after I move.
Def not my only computer though, I also use MorphOS and AROS, not to mention Amithlon and a PC for all those apps we don't have. :/
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My A1200 was my main Computer, until two years ago. Now its my second machine.
In my humble opinion, i dont feel any Powerbook G4, or similar systems, be a Real Amiga. For me its just any computer running AmigaOS, or like AmigaOS distribution.
But anyway if you enjoy, and work, then ... there is nothing more to say :afro:
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I attempted it back in 2002 (or thereabouts). Found a NOS Magic Pack from an old dealer in California, and loaded it up with a DCE Blizzard 1260 factory clocked at 60MHz from (the now defunct) KDH Datentechnik. It didn't last long, the games and demoscene on the PC is simply too good to ignore. I also have no indwelling hate for Windows or "PC" hardware, either.
These days, I suspect using the Amiga as a main machine would only serve to put me in a foul mood. I much prefer tinkering, hunting down rare cards, learning about the hardware, WHDLoad, etc. It's a (mostly) relaxing hobby.
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My A1200 was my main Computer, until two years ago. Now its my second machine.
In my humble opinion, i dont feel any Powerbook G4, or similar systems, be a Real Amiga. For me its just any computer running AmigaOS, or like AmigaOS distribution.
But anyway if you enjoy, and work, then ... there is nothing more to say :afro:
I'm not trying to claim that my MorphOS machine is an Amiga, but....
Damn does it feel like one! Minus the Paula and AGA of course!
I think if I were going to run an alt OS next to my Amiga, I'd rather it be Amiga like, or worst case scenario (and this ain't a bad scenario at all) BeOS/Haiku! :)
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I'm using this A4000T/060 for pretty much everything. Have an old windows box running in the cupboard which is occasionally accessed via TwinVNC for websites that aren't happy with IBrowse and running the odd bit of windows only software.
The A4000T is a great workhorse which runs my business, website (http://amiga.serveftp.net), does inventory management, timesheets, invoicing, Email, wordprocessing, DTP, technical documentation, embedded software development, image/sound editing, scanning, fax, answerphone. It's also an FTP server, local file and print server and a bunch more stuff. Plays games too, but I only ever seem to have time for work these days.
Perfect for what I do as it's highly flexible, easy to use and reliable. But if your primary aims are to browse the web and play 'modern' games, then Amiga OS3 is probably not for you.
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MorphOS is my main OS by far. I use it on several machines. Sometimes XP or OS X gets booted, and it's handy to have them, too but most of the time it's MorphOS for me.