Had some fun using my A590 HD

[dougal]

I havent used my A590 Hard disk for at least 6 years if not more and Ive just decided i want to use it again and it was just great seeing my old HD installation using my A500Plus .

Nowadays i ignore my A500s etc.. and prefare using the A1200 , but sometimes its so nice just to setup my alltime favorite computer and use it .

Its amazing how this HD which i setup around 12 years ago still works as good as though i have just set it up yesterday .

[dougal]

A500's are very very easy to come by and cheap too ... I have seen on epay for very cheap .

As far as i know my A590 has got 2Mb and a 120Mb HD . I have no idea about ROMS and what not though .

For me the A500 , more specificly the A500Plus , i love them so .

What i really want and cant seem to find is a A501Plus to make my A500Plus 2Mb Chip

[dougal]

OK, OK, I vow to get a 500 again

Ah, I've still got the A501 and (probably dead) MegaChip ... I didn't get rid of the 500 by choice... it died on me, and at that point, no-one thought that they could be repaired

What really burns me up is that I gave a full A500 system to a friend, who later lost his job, and subsequently all of his possesions, including said A500 ....

That IS a sad story ... Bet you must be wondering where the A500 ended up .

Nowadays i keep anything Amiga , broken or not .

I remember a few years ago throwing out 2 broken A500's . They had broken cases and missing chips and damaged keyboards . Threw them right in the skip . Poor things .