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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: Stew on February 20, 2004, 01:38:58 AM
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Very large of Amiga software and hardware to give away. Several A2000's a 500 and a couple of 3000's . A4000mb's
GVP accelerators. Hundreds of boxed software titles. Even a PIV in there and a couple of 1084's! One hitch you must come and pick it ALL up! Located is Silsbee TX just north of Beaumont.
Stew
Stew@gt.rr.com
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I've ben looking all over for a good deal on an A3000 to have as a spare for my system. Any chance at all I can get one if I pay to ship it to San Diego??? Just the system itself is all I need.
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If I am going to go through the hassle of assembling, testing, boxing and shipping I may as well take offers. Feel free to make them if you want but there is an awful lot here. I even found a toaster or two. All of this stuff worked a couple of years ago. We built a new house and moved, and this stuff has not been used. Wife wants to toss and I just can't do that.
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Check your PM :-)
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Oh man... I'm dying to get my hands on a _real_ Amiga system again. If there was any way I could get down there in my busy schedule I definately would. Ah this sucks.
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Ooo, this is interesting... I might be able to work something out to pick up the whole lot. I'll email you.
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I'll have an A3000 if you will send to Australia! :)
And I'll pay a large sum of money for it, too! :)
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I'll put it this way. If I'm able to pick up the equipment (with consideration to Cyberus posting first), I'll ship equipment overseas if you are willing to pay cost and post up front. I'm only wanting to get one working Amiga computer system out of this and reimbursed for the trip and testing, the rest of the equipment will be sold. The pricing of the items will depend on what items work after testing and the demand.
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@Kent
"...The pricing of the items will depend on..."
Question: Why not let people on a low budget have the chance to get the Amiga, or Amiga board they haven't been able to put their hands on all these years, and let them have them for posting price (maybe plus some work to package) like the original owner was going to do ? [EDIT} Ok he suggested offers on second post... I must go to bed it's 4:33 here...:-o
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Jose wrote:
Why not let people on a low budget have the chance to get the Amiga, or Amiga board they haven't been able to put their hands on all these years
Let me tell you my Amiga story.
For years I was working on customizing the snot out of my Amiga system. I wrote custom scripts and small programs that made linux geeks drool over. I helped Martin "Mason" Mertz build some of the extension to his glow icon collection. I helped with the debugging of Eve (text editor) and even helped write an ARexx web server. I had created custom image sets for MUI. My icon package I was working on made it to almost 1283 custom icons (A complete set of GlowIcons w/o the extremely ugly shadows). I had seveal backdrops I created along with tutorials. My setup was a 4000D converted to an Elbox Power Tower. Inside I had two high density floppy drives, 40GB hard drive, the latest Picasso-IV, the latest Concierto, the last of the Phase5 CSPPCs (060/50 604/233) with 128MB memory. I had a VLab, an Ariadne II, and an X-Surf. It was a very pimp setup that cost me almost 4000 total setup (I still have the 22" true flat CRT monitor and the Altec Lansing ACS45 speakers). One day when tweaking something on the ARexx web server I smelled smoke. Four months later I lost the cushiest jobs I ever had (webmaster working for Gateway.com). I was scrounging all the money I could trying to raise a child and a cheating x-wife to get the computer system fixed. Soon after, I lost my job in the midst of the dissolution of marriage. I was making 40,000+ a year only to turn around and be in debt up to my ankles after diving in head first. That was in the middle of June 1999 that I've been fighting to get a real working Amiga again. I've since piecemealed PCs together from thrown away computer systems, or received from donations due to services I've performed on their computers. Still struggling to find even a decent job after four years, I'm back in school and only working part time. Through all this, I've been doing everything I can to get my hands on a working Amiga again.
Here's a screenshot of my Amiga when it was working (http://home.swbell.net/stronic/screengrab.jpg). This shot is sporting one of the ten different "themes" I had been working on. The site detailing my work has been archived (http://www.requestfocus.com/mits/) and left in its unaltered form on the RequestFocus.com web site.
Anyway, that's my Amiga story... So who wants to know what really happened to Jim Collas and his reasons for the abrupt ending of his Amiga career? I think there's only five other people who know the truth behind it. :-o
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You know no one cares about your story. You posted after I did asking if he would send out an item. All you care about is making money off others from a deal a guy started out wanting to help others for nothing. This is why the Amiga users left are so cold and why so many are leaving. Screw you mate. If all you need is one then see if he will send you one for the shipping. dont take advantage of others from anothers kindness!!! Yeah and I am sure I will get flammed for this, but hey I'm sure I cant be the only one that can see this. It just makes me sick!!
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The Open Video Toaster effort could really use your donations to stimulate the upgrading of the Amiga Video Toaster software. I hope you will consider it.
http://www.openvideotoaster.org
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Acill wrote:
You know no one cares about your story.
Whatever man... I won't feed the trolls.
no pint for this post
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Kent would you be interested in getting involded in the Open Video Toaster project? Please e-mail me the real story on Jim collas if you can.
bill @ dicreetfx DOT com
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I think people are getting carried away. Basically, Stew said "Someone, come by my place, and save these Amigas from the garbage bin."
A very gracious offer, considering what they'd bring on eBay... If I was within a day's drive of his place, I'd already be there picking them up. But, alas, I'm not. :-( (How come no one wants to give away stuff in the Great Lakes area????)
Whoever is lucky enough to get there first, gets the prize. Whatever they choose to do with the 'miggies after that point is their own business. Karma says they should probably cheaply pass on items that they don't want/need... But really, whoever picks it up will rightfully own it. Can't blame 'em if they want/need to make a buck, instead.
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I think the person who loves the A3000 the most should get it! :-)
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... and thus began the Great Race to Silsbee, TX.
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Pyromania wrote:
Kent would you be interested in getting involded in the Open Video Toaster project? Please e-mail me the real story on Jim collas if you can.
If I have a toaster or toaster system left over after recouping my own cost, I'd be happy to donate it. When my programming skills are better on the Amiga system, I'll donate some programming time as well.
As for the email... I'll have to think about it. Too much at risk there, digital media and all. Or to put it quite bluntly, it's a much bigger situation than anyone has guessed yet.
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Kent you offered to enlighten about the truth about Jim Collas. So I responded with a request to know, please enlighten me. It will be our little secret in case you get hit by a bus or something. I heard Darek Lisle was found dead in alley for spilling to many Amiga Gateway secrets. Your programming donation would be very appreciated.
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@Kent
Here's a screenshot of my Amiga when it was working. This shot is sporting one of the ten different "themes" I had been working on.
I've seen that screenshot before, where can I get that theme, the wallpaper, the works? I like it!
PS: What's the dish with Collas? :-P
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I've seen that screenshot before, where can I get that
theme, the wallpaper, the works? I like it!
I was about to mention the same, that really is a slick-looking screenshot.
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I still don't think taking something people give for free and make profit of it is a very legitimate thing, but the original poster asked for offers anyway in his second post, I didn't notice that.
You're not the only one broke Kent, I can't afford to get a PPC card for my A1200 (or it would be stupid to buy it to say the least...). Any chance of me getting it if there's one?
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I wouldn't mind some of that stuff... A4000, Toaster, 1084. And it looks like a mere 10 hour drive one way for me... :( But I would be willing to pay shipping and handleing charges and maybe some extra for them. I would send cash right now with paypal.
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Looks like Kent got the deal to go out and get it from what he told me. I want to say sorry for all the crap I said. I just need a new A3000 as a spare to put away for safe keeping. From the sounds of it he is giving me an awsome deal if he gets a working one. Thanks again Kent!
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Acill wrote:
Looks like Kent got the deal to go out and get it from what he told me.
I was given the confirmation to pick the lot up. I'll be picking it up soon enough. Once I get back to Kansas City, I'll post the entire lot prior to testing. Each item will be given a number so I can track the testing being done. When I get a listing of things tested (software, hardware, and misc) I'll post what is available of the lot. So far, Acill, Roj, Cyberus, and Iamaboringperson have all made requests. To be on the fair side, I won't post the entire list of tested equipment until after I'm done. I'm willing to take what works and build entire systems if enough parts are available or if you just need specific things I can piece meal to a certain extent. Let me give you an example, you can request a case, but not the case top alone. You can request a hard drive, as long as there are enough for the working computers. All monitors will be seperate, complete with cable and power cord. If there are not enough power cords to go around for each computer and monitor, I will provide one at cost unless requested. All payments must be made prior to shipping, no CODs. I'm evaluating paypal currently but no word just yet. I'm sorry to say that I will not accept foriegn currency... you will either need to exchange the currency or talk with me about an alternate method of payment options.
I'll keep you guys posted.
Oh yeah. Be watching for another thread regarding the theme I was building. I won't be able to do it right now, but I might be able to post something about it at work.
Oh yeah, hey Acill... no hard feelings man, I understand what happened.
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It really does warm my heart, to see the two of you hug and
make up :-P :-)
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Wow! Very nice of you! Have a safe trip!
I'd be interested in a low-to-mid range A1200 (o3o) accelerator, especially a GVP series, if it has a GVP simm onboard, and any processor card for an A4000. (I have a dead 3640 card.) Might not even need the proc on it, as my 68040 is good. It's the card that's toast. Heck, even if one tests dead, I might pick it up for the cost of postage. They're light. ;-)
No big deal, if it's not available, or someone needs it more, though. Honestly, I have everything I really need, but it'd help out my retro gaming A1200, and fix my backup A4000.