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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: AmigaPixel on January 06, 2014, 10:33:07 PM
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Well it really hits me sometimes when I miss the Amigas and Amiga stuff I sold. For examples Amiga 1200 with Blizzard 1260 and SCSI-2 controller. DPS Personal Animation Recorder, Opalvision. At least I still have my A2000 the very first Amiga I bought from the original owner. I will put it in my will to bury me with it.
Does anyone else have regrets of selling Amiga hardware/ software etc.?
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I picked up an Amiga 3000T for $50 while stationed in Hawaii.
Shipped it with me for a couple of duty stations, and finally sold it for a couple of hundred and started kicking myself as soon as the buyer drove off.
Dumb decision...
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Well it really hits me sometimes when I miss the Amigas and Amiga stuff I sold. For examples Amiga 1200 with Blizzard 1260 and SCSI-2 controller. DPS Personal Animation Recorder, Opalvision. At least I still have my A2000 the very first Amiga I bought from the original owner. I will put it in my will to bury me with it.
Does anyone else have regrets of selling Amiga hardware/ software etc.?
Nope :) i kept mine.. i still have my c64 from late 82' and c128DCR and my A2000 on up.. A4000 is my daily machine.
A day with out amiga(or c64/128) is like a day without sunshine pilgrim!:D
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I sold my first A3000 which was my third Amiga to buy a Xbox. I loved that machine and really do miss it. I've replaced it but the one I have now isn't the same. I had a choice to sell my A2000 or the A3000. I kept the A2000 for two reasons. It was technically faster than the A3000 (Fusion 40 28Mhz installed in the A2000) and it was my first Amiga.
My runner up regret was selling my CD32 w/ SX-1 and FMV card. Had lots of fun with that setup.
One a non-amiga regret note I threw out a SX-64 in a move when I lived in NYC. I just had no space left. That one also still pains me today.
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I gave my CD32 away to a friend including many games for free because i upgraded to the Playstation1. Really stupid :(
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Nope :) i kept mine.. i still have my c64 from late 82' and c128DCR and my A2000 on up.. A4000 is my daily machine.
A day with out amiga(or c64/128) is like a day without sunshine pilgrim!:D
I never left either. The grass was never greener on another platform, and I think I've tried 'em all. Other platforms are certainly useful, but none capture my imagination. They are screwdrivers.
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Replaced my used A500, bare bones and got an A2000. sold the A500, no regrets. Still have that A2000 greatly expanded and an A4000t fully expanded, no sale and no way, would take a lot to get me to sell.
Chris
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I have nothing expensive I regret selling, the only thing I regret selling was my very first Amiga, it was the A500 but I was kinda young when I bought it so for me it was a lot of money and I saved for quite some time to buy it.
I regret selling that machine because it was my first one and she did stick with me for maybe 10 years before I sold it, I still have the picture I used when selling it, she was so white and in super good shape :(
I miss it so much :(
(http://som99-se.no-ip.biz/my-first-amiga.jpg)
Edit: I did keep a lot of floppies and a few original games like James Pond 2: robocod and still have :)
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Back when cash flow was tight I always regretted selling one thing to help buy another. I did that with my C64 to get an A500 in the '80s. Whilst I did that through the '90s with some of my Macs, I never was in the position to need to sell my Amiga computers. I did repurchase a C64 later on to alleviate the guilt I felt.
I Frankensteined my original A1200 from 1993 until it was unrecognisable (tower w/ BlizzardPPC and Bvision + SCSI II and a bunch of other extenders) until one day in 2002 something blew. It had a good run. I don't regret selling the Bvision, that was the buggiest RTG card ever made, but I do regret selling the BlizzardPPC, because more than a decade after I originally purchased it they finally released AmigaOS 4 for Classic. I really can't justify buying it again with some of the prices people are asking for on Ebay.
I still have a couple of A1200s and my CD32 with SX1. I am never selling those. Even if I end up being homeless and I am living under a bridge. My...precious.
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I sold my first A500 (with red light) just to buy an A2000 which I never expand it :-(
Then I sold the A2000 to buy an A1200.
I regret selling my first piece and A2000 too but at least I could take back the second.
When I asked after o month from the girl I sold it, sho told me that it was boring and gave it to her friend in Russia.
After that I never sold a thing and that's why my closet is full of Amigas now.
(and other stuff not so serious ;-)
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I sold my entire Amiga and Commodore collections (A600s, C64s, C128s, CD32, A1200s, expanded ones, A1200 Towers, A4000, SAM systems, magazines, CDs, floppies, books, peripherals etc...) to finance my projects...I'll get them all back one day... :D
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I sold most of my Amiga and Commodore collection, however something told me back in ~2009 to make sure that I keep at least a few toys unsold, just in case I get a bug and decide to rebuild again.
It was a good strategy. The remaining expanded A1200D that I have, serves as a reminder that if I start buying stuff again, the new items will ultimately just end up boxed/packed away too, just like the A1200D now is. ;-)
Joking aside, I think I've learned to live with one usable/expanded/fun Amiga which is perfect for those nostalgic moments, when trying out the OS, playing games, fiddling with stuff, etc.
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Just Amigas?
My God, there is SO much more I regret selling or giving away.
I was given a old MPM system that the original owner asked be return for fear that it still might have private info on it.
That is one example amongst dozens.
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Hmmm...
The only Amiga Item I got rid of that I regret very slightly was the 3000T. She was a beasty, and a beauty... Honestly the 3000D is a better fit for my needs, but the tower was rare, with a great build quality, and was the heaviest computer I have ever owned...
Still use my A3000 I bought new in the early 90's. Best darn Amiga ever made, sadly 95% of them have battery damage.
Have my first 500, dead in a box.
I try not too get attached, I generally try a system and get rid of it if my kids or I don't use it.
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Have my first 500, dead in a box.
I try not too get attached.
i think that qualifies as "attached":)
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Hmmm...
The only Amiga Item I got rid of that I regret very slightly was the 3000T. She was a beasty, and a beauty... Honestly the 3000D is a better fit for my needs, but the tower was rare, with a great build quality, and was the heaviest computer I have ever owned...
Still use my A3000 I bought new in the early 90's. Best darn Amiga ever made, sadly 95% of them have battery damage.
Have my first 500, dead in a box.
I try not too get attached, I generally try a system and get rid of it if my kids or I don't use it.
Seems like an awkward way of just sampling different systems. Do you ever have trouble selling your stuff? I have found it is actually quite hard to get rid of stuff easily.
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I never left either. The grass was never greener on another platform, and I think I've tried 'em all. Other platforms are certainly useful, but none capture my imagination. They are screwdrivers.
well put! No matter useful the other platforms or how fast I never get the same feeling or have the fun I did(I will again soon) the Amiga.
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i think that qualifies as "attached":)
LOL :)
That was a good one.
Nah, it's actually lazy... But in the next few months it will be history...
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Seems like an awkward way of just sampling different systems. Do you ever have trouble selling your stuff? I have found it is actually quite hard to get rid of stuff easily.
I have friends who drop off systems to try as they move on to other systems. Sometimes I find a part or two to help make the system better. My kids fight over using the Amiga, so I like to have a few for them to play/work on.
Sometimes I do have trouble, if it's very heavy or has little value. Everything else moves pretty well... Only Amiga I haven't owned/tried is a 600, that system never caught any attention in my region. Most of the stores were closing, and Amiga enthusiasts started on 1000/500 systems and all upgraded to big box.
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Yeah I regret selling my Amiga 1200 with SCSI squirrel, external SCSI tower, 040 expansion, CD Burner, and a ton of other extras. She was a lot of fun :). Well I do have an expanded A3000, A4000, A1000, and A500+ and CD32. Getting my collection built up again.
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I remember all the Commordore computers I've had and then let go only to buy them again later. Here we go.
1. Bought a C=64 in Hawaii in Dec 85 while in the military. This was my first computer and everyone else in the barracks at Ft. Shafter were running games and hacking copies of the games. I used it to do a good bit of my college papers with no issues. I sold it in 1987 to buy a A500.
2. Had the A500 until I decided I needed a A2000 which I bought in 1989. Sold it in Califorina and got a 8088 PC, dumb idea.
3. Later assignment in Japan at Camp Zama in 1994 I joined a BBS group called FETCH and got a free C=64 they were throwing out. Still have it today.
4. In 1999 I bought a used A500+ from one of the Amiga on-line stores and added a CSA 030 Derringer card. Later gave it away after buying a used A2000HD. Kept the CSA card. I still have the A2000HD with the CSA card, Video toaster 2000 card and DPS card. It's currently sitting in a storage cabinet until I can find room in the next house to build my computer room. I think having a A1200 would make it easier and less complications?
Back in the 80's using computers was more fun and you had to try and work with the system which today's computers don't require any effort or brain power to use.
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Great responses and stories! I forgot CSA made the Derringer which I have in my A2000. It's been that long since I looked at the floppy it came with. I had two stock A500's I sold to a teacher on an Native American reservation. I think they both had 512kb but one was expanded to 1MB with a 512KB chip ram expansion in the trap door. I wished i had kept one for my DCTV because I will not be able to use it on the A2000 with the Video Toaster installed. I might see if I can pick one up again.
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Yeah I regret selling my Amiga 1200 with SCSI squirrel, external SCSI tower, 040 expansion, CD Burner, and a ton of other extras. She was a lot of fun :). Well I do have an expanded A3000, A4000, A1000, and A500+ and CD32. Getting my collection built up again.
It looks like you got really good start, is your A4000 expanded with extras?
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Not so much an Amiga that I miss, but I remember when I got my A500 when I was 16, I needed a desk for it (and the C64 was still occupying the only other desk we had). So being resourceful, I made a desk in my high school shop class. It was probably the biggest thing anyone had ever made in that class, had to get one of my mom's friends who had a van to drive it home for me. Even got a darn medal from the teacher, as an award, for having the best shop project.
That desk served me well for many years. I think I was around 27 when I finally dragged it out to the curb. I crossed my fingers that someone would take it with the "Free" sign, before the trash collectors did. Never did know what happened to it afterward, but I still miss it. :(
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I let an A1200 go really cheap so a landlord we were fighting with wouldn't end up with it. As it worked out, he stole a really large tower made for Toaster work (with an a4000D inside, and a C-128, and loads on add ons and software, a laser printer and huge 21" CRT monitor. Man I hate thieves!
Right now I'm happy enough with an A2000 and A1000 that both work like new (or better).
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Well it really hits me sometimes when I miss the Amigas and Amiga stuff I sold. For examples Amiga 1200 with Blizzard 1260 and SCSI-2 controller. DPS Personal Animation Recorder, Opalvision. At least I still have my A2000 the very first Amiga I bought from the original owner. I will put it in my will to bury me with it.
Does anyone else have regrets of selling Amiga hardware/ software etc.?
My first Amiga, an Amiga 1000 purchased 2 weeks after Amiga hit the market. It had a supra memory expansion, a spirit memory card, a supra hard drive controller a 1200 baud modem, a digiview and a star color printer. When I moved to Pennsylvania from Panama City, Fl. in 2005 I told the wife to just forget the dozen of computers I had in the garage and throw them out, what a brain fart, I forgot that before leaving I put the Amiga 1000 in the garage, plus my C64 built up for breaking games and all C64 software and my new C128 desktop in the garage, well they all went out in the trash along with the other 10 or so PC's that were in there. She said some guy drove buy and asked if he could take them, and she said yeah take them all if you want them. BTW the A1000 was tower mounted, and had 3 power supplied in there for hard disk control, I spent over 6 months planning and building that A1000 tower.