Use of the A500

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steve30 wrote:
They are better for games than the A1200.

Despite being slower, less expandable and not having AGA?

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moto

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So use WHDLoad or BlizKick with a 1.3 ROM image or another degrader. There is very little which will run on an A500 which won't run on an A1200, and the A1200 has all the advantages of AGA, fast accelerators etc. IMO the A1200 is a much better games machine.

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moto

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McVenco wrote:
What has being slower and less expandable got to do with playing games?

The games will load more slowly on an A500. More advanced games might not run as well, or at all, on an A500 with little RAM or CPU speed. I know compatibility is an issue for some really old software, but do we really need to worry about this now there are so many ways around it?

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moto

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Well, if it's a nostalgia thing then I can understand it :-) My first computer was an Amiga 500, but the first I ever bought for myself was my A1200, so an A1200 has a better feeling for me than an A500 :-)

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moto