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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Bondmen on February 23, 2014, 01:56:12 PM

Title: Amiga 1200: Top Ten Uses
Post by: Bondmen on February 23, 2014, 01:56:12 PM

What are you still using your classic Amiga for?  The following YouTube video highlights the fun some of us still have on our classic Amigas...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4feA8Xiwxk

10 - Classic Games (StarFlight, Paperboy, F/A-18 Interceptor, TFX)
9- Demos (State of the Art)
8 - Apps (Lightwave 5.2, FinalWriter Release 5)
7 - PC, Mac, C64, and Atari Emulation
6 - Music! MOD Playback MP3 Playback
5- Aminet Classic Workbench Makes Installation Easy now!
4 - Internet Connectivity (YAM, AWEB, WookieChat IRC, Twitter)
3 - Community (AmigaWorld.net, Amiga.org, Aminet.net)
2 - Workbench 3.1 booting in 15 seconds
1 - Guru Meditation...

Have fun!

-- Brian

Title: Re: Amiga 1200: Top Ten Uses
Post by: AmigaBruno on February 23, 2014, 06:07:28 PM

Quote from: Bondmen;759509

What are you still using your classic Amiga for?  The following YouTube video highlights the fun some of us still have on our classic Amigas...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4feA8Xiwxk

10 - Classic Games (StarFlight, Paperboy, F/A-18 Interceptor, TFX)
9- Demos (State of the Art)
8 - Apps (Lightwave 5.2, FinalWriter Release 5)
7 - PC, Mac, C64, and Atari Emulation
6 - Music! MOD Playback MP3 Playback
5- Aminet Classic Workbench Makes Installation Easy now!
4 - Internet Connectivity (YAM, AWEB, WookieChat IRC, Twitter)
3 - Community (AmigaWorld.net, Amiga.org, Aminet.net)
2 - Workbench 3.1 booting in 15 seconds
1 - Guru Meditation...

Have fun!

-- Brian

A lot of great activities there! You're doing more activities with it than I am with mine, although you don't create your own artwork in DPaint, only by ray tracing, which I could never get the hang of. I use my A1200 for creating artwork (after realising that Windows and Linux software was what had stopped me from doing this for years), classic games, demos, and apps, such as budgeting using Personal Finance Manager. Obviously, this includes using Workbench.

I'd really like to know how to get started with Lightwave, how to play MP3s, and how to convert MP3s to MODs. I think using the Internet on my A1200 may prevent me from doing anything else on it, though.

Unfortunately,  I couldn't read the specs at the end of your video under the Guru Meditation. Please will you list the specs here?

Title: Re: Amiga 1200: Top Ten Uses
Post by: vince_6 on February 23, 2014, 11:15:31 PM

Great video.

Title: Re: Amiga 1200: Top Ten Uses
Post by: rednova on February 23, 2014, 11:22:05 PM

Hi:

My favorite amiga programs:

1- aladdin 4d
2- deluxe paint 4
3- moviesetter
4- disney's animation studio
5- amos professional
6- octamed  
7- defender of the crown
8- shadow of the beast
9- dopus

There !!!

Title: Re: Amiga 1200: Top Ten Uses
Post by: NovaCoder on February 24, 2014, 12:16:34 AM

Nice video, thanks :)

Title: Re: Amiga 1200: Top Ten Uses
Post by: kd7ota on February 24, 2014, 12:19:09 AM

Workbench boots in 15 seconds?  Think I timed mine around 5 seconds.

Title: Re: Amiga 1200: Top Ten Uses
Post by: NovaCoder on February 24, 2014, 03:09:33 AM

Quote from: kd7ota;759540

Workbench boots in 15 seconds?  Think I timed mine around 5 seconds.

Depends on your WB version/set up.

A full fat 3.9 will take a bit longer than vanilla 3.1 for example ;)

Mine takes about 15 seconds (3.9 + BB2 sans reboot)

Title: Re: Amiga 1200: Top Ten Uses
Post by: kd7ota on February 24, 2014, 07:42:48 AM

True.. :) I am running OS 3.1 and never really did install 3.9 to see the load times.