Back in 1985/1986 we had several local dealers come to our use group meetings to show of the A1000. Obviously they made many converts from the C-64 and C-128. Not to mention a software company that was local at that time, who came with demos of their newest software.
I was offered a deal in 1986 I could not turn down. That was my first Amiga. I trades up to an A500, then A2000 in short order though. The A1000 was amazing, but just to expensive to upgrade back then, even using some A500 expansions such as the GVP a500+ hard drives.
I was offered another A1000 about three years ago - so I took it. It's still here with only mild upgrade to RAM (2Mb Starboard II sidecar setup). It's all original, with a 1080 monitor. I use it for old games and programs that will not run on newer OS. This is why I have left it with the disk based Kickstart.
I really like the keyboard garage idea. This may well have been the best looking Amiga they made. It sure is a very reliable machine.
