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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: eliyahu on July 23, 2014, 04:25:21 PM

Title: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: eliyahu on July 23, 2014, 04:25:21 PM
friends,

it's really amazing that after twenty-nine years since the announcement (http://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/22/business/commodore-to-introduce-its-amiga.html) of the amiga 1000 there are still so many enthusiasts of the platform, its hardware, its follow-ons, and its derivatives.  i know of no other platform that has lived so far beyond what anyone could have reasonably imagined would have been the end in 1994 with the death of commodore.

amidst all of the in-fighting, the scams, the noise, and the drama, there still exists a few thousand of us, still clinging to what we all know to be the most enjoyable computing platform alive.

take a moment today as the amiga begins the second day of its twenty-ninth year just to pause and enjoy what you have, be it a 1200, a 3000T, minimig, SAM, a PC running UAE, an X1000, or whatever. give it a hug. for whatever flavor you enjoy, to quote trevor: 'let's keep this party going.'

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Amiga_1000DP.jpg/282px-Amiga_1000DP.jpg)

happy birthday, amiga. :drink:

-- eliyahu
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: yssing on July 23, 2014, 04:29:12 PM
:D
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: vince_6 on July 23, 2014, 06:07:37 PM
Very nice post mate, thanks!
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: arttu80 on July 23, 2014, 08:54:07 PM
Yeh, really happy birthday to our beloved Amiga. Incredible how time is running. Having a little sad feeling, when I realise it's so far away now this bright moment of it all.. But anyway couldn't say it better than eliyahu posted, so thanks mate!
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: Amiga_CDTV on July 23, 2014, 09:20:25 PM
Ok folks... let's party like it was still 1985 (actually 1986 but anyway)
(http://s14.postimg.org/nl9q1f17x/IMG_4520.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/nl9q1f17x/)

Love that cover :D

I got that program just a couple of days ago. Would have been great way to celebrate the anniversary running that, but unfortunately I had no time. I did had a quick round of Parasol Stars in an emulator, though. And I have been planning building a 10Base2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE2) coaxial network for my Amigas as I have just got another Ariadne board for my 3000T...

Anyway, happy birthday Amiga! Next year it's going to be a big one!
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on July 23, 2014, 11:51:22 PM
:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xga39pxKoSM
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: eliyahu on July 23, 2014, 11:58:33 PM
@Oldsmobile_Mike

awesome setup! :)

-- eliyahu
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: save2600 on July 23, 2014, 11:59:24 PM
Happy Birthday Amiga - still love you after all_these_years!   :)
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: Firedawg on July 24, 2014, 01:17:18 AM
Time fly's when your having fun.  Thanks Amiga!:)
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: agami on July 24, 2014, 01:55:06 AM
(http://cejvan.com/images/chequered-balloon-red-and-white.jpg)
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: Dr. Chef on July 24, 2014, 02:27:09 AM
I don't have my A500 yet, but I'll thoroughly enjoy it. I still have my MorphOS machine and WinUAE. Happy birthday, Amiga.
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on July 24, 2014, 04:03:08 AM
Quote from: eliyahu;769629
@Oldsmobile_Mike

awesome setup! :)

-- eliyahu

Thanks!  She's my pride & joy, worth every penny and ounce of stress I put into getting her working right, lol.  ;)
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: JimS on July 24, 2014, 05:31:12 AM
I remember back in the Elder Days hearing rumors about this new computer coming that could do "saturday morning quality" computer animation. It was still secret then, and we were always trying to worm info out of the people on the CIS Atari forums who had seen one but were blocked by NDAs. Hmmm.... sounds like not much has changed. ;-)
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: Wolfe on July 24, 2014, 06:52:44 AM
Happy "Boing" Birthday . . . .
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: TrevorDick on July 24, 2014, 12:38:38 PM
Happy birthday old girl! :-)

TrevorD
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: Pyromania on July 24, 2014, 01:43:41 PM
Happy B-Day Amiga.

:)
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: rednova on July 24, 2014, 01:53:29 PM
Happy b-day all !!!
Title: Re: happy birthday, amiga
Post by: gertsy on July 24, 2014, 02:48:11 PM
Quote from: rednova;769667
Happy b-day all !!!


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