Amiga.org

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Amiga owners are like amateur radio operators.  Yeah, I can talk to Tibet on Skype but the fun is building your own antenna and talking to Tibet on low power with no net and on 10 watts.  This is the Amiga owner.   A Modern computer will run rings around an Amiga but there's some satisfaction in knowing that you built the routines that ran the program and that you did it on a machine that has far less power than a mobile phone.

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Perhaps their should be a section of the forum devoted to collectors issues.  How does the use of non-original parts affect the value?  What parts can be replaced without affecting the visual appearance of the machine?  Etc.

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There are two kinds of collectors, one's who want a pristine machine and ones that want a souped up version with all the bells and whistles.  Look at antique cars, some people want a pristine Model T, other want fancy running boards, new colours, maybe a bigger engine, etc.  

So as we go forward as a collector community we need to address those concerns.  Replacing chips that are dead, cleaning the equipment, etc.  There are old radio collectors out there that are similar.  The Amiga world isn't that unique.