A feeling about the Amiga that I cannot describe!

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This may be a bit strange, but I would like to get some feedback from other Amiga users worldwide. I read just before a guy saying that he is surfing the net on his A2000 and having fun. Not just using an appliance like his electric shaver.

I have both an A4000T and a pc. I recently upgraded my pc memory and a few other things. It was nothing special me, just an appliance upgrade, so to speak. The pc I use and I do play a few games on it also. But my heart isn't in it.

If I can give an example here. I am in my late 20's and rarely have excitment outbursts as I did when I was a kid. But everytime I get something for my Amiga, I really look forward to getting it and using it. I feel excitment as I did when I was a kid?!

Another example is playing Quake. I have never had any interest in playing Quake on the PC, however I have played it numerous times on the Amiga. I cannot explain it. The Amiga has a real sense of quality and worth about it.

I myself love the classic systems and will continue to buy hardware for the classic systems. Everytime I turn on the Amiga, I feel a sense of connection and quality. It's software is not just reliant on the hugh cpu power as the pc is, it is made specially for the features of the Amiga.

I continue to use the Amiga to this day and it has been a great system. I am not one bit put off with the closure of Amiga companies or discontinued support. There is enough hardware and software out there to keep me happy.

I would like to say to other Amiga users out there this, we all know the Amiga and what it stands for. I would like to see all of us continue to use our classic systems for some time yet. There is plenty of hardware on ebay and for sale in our local areas.

I have friends often question me on the amount I spend on my Amiga. I admit I had a big outlay but I have not had to continuely upgrade as I have with my pc. I say that if you love your Amiga as much as I do, forget what others say, at the end of the day if your happier turning on your Amiga then a pc or mac, then stick to your passion!

I have never met such a close community as the Amiga one. We have all stuck together and helped each other out through the years and this website is evidence of that. We all own a part of the Dream that was the Amiga, please don't give it up if your heart is in it.

I hope you all don't think this is too long winded. I would like to hear from people who think the same?

Comments?

 

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Thank you to everyone that replied. I was absolutely thrilled to see all the responses. I no longer felt strange when I described the excitement I felt when getting something new for my Amiga. It was great to see others experience this too. You know, as I get older, I reminisce about my childhood. The first thing that pops into my mind is the day I used up my childhood savings and bought an Amiga 500 pack for around US$600.

I remember taking it home and the excitement I had when I got some of the games for it. A friend of mine had an IBM XT running at 14Mhz from memory. His computer cost him twice as much and was absolutely useless. He used to play games on it of the worst quality. And here I was on the Amiga 500 playing great games like Beast and Supercars. There was simply no comparison.

I remember how I used to meet with friends on the weekends and we would all have our Amigas there, checking out new programs, games and so forth. It was a real sense of membership. If you had any questions or problems, your local Amiga mates were sure to have someone who could answer them. I used to look forward to the weekends so much.

Even now, when I turn on my Amiga, as it boots up (which is only around 4 seconds!) I get flashbacks from all those fun times I had with the Amiga. I get a feeling of real worth and a feeling that I have a real hobby. It makes me feel even better when I see places like this on the web where our dreams are kept alive and Amigans from all over combine to hold onto our dream that noone can take from us!

You will all be pleased to hear, that even to this day I have managed to convert or atleast get other friends interested in the Amiga, They may keep their pc for work, but they have bought an Amiga to learn and have fun on. Even if we had two friends each that did this, think of the increased sales of OS3.9 and other important software for the Classic systems. The Amiga is certainly not over!

To all of you out there who continue to feel the sense of worth when you boot up your Amiga, don't at any stage question yourself about the costs of it, or should you be spending the money on a pc etc. If you are happy and playing the Amiga gives you enjoyment, stick with it. Why change when you are happy? That is all that matters!

Good luck Amigas Worldwide!

 

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Ebay Germany Amiga

Speaking of the Amiga and our hardware, have many of you checked out Ebay Germany for Amiga stuff? The above link is to the Amiga section for sale. They have on average around 1500 Amiga items for sale. Alot of Amiga hardware that you are after is here and if you email most of the sellers, they are happy to send overseas for those of you outside Germany.

I really felt that this was appropriate to add here, as Ebay Germany seems to be busting with Amiga products. It is a fine example of how Amigans getting together can create an impact. There is all sorts of hardware there from alot of the best German hardware companies. Have a look and you will understand what I mean.

Lets keep the classic systems alive!

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@artman

Yes it was you I think, that was talking about the Amiga not being another appliance. You sumed it up in one. The Amiga to me has been almost a religon. I simply cannot let go of it. Without it, I feel lost and a real sense of joy is missing.

Someone mentioned Aminet before and I would have to say that Aminet has been a huge part of the Amiga also. I love searching the Aminet stuff and finding useful little programs that some Amigan has spent his time compiling. What is even better is registering the program and getting an email from the very grateful creator of that program.

To me, the Amiga has shown me great friendship and a sense of the human spirit, in that we have all pulled together to help each other out despite our diverse backgrounds. Nowhere else on earth have people been so eager to help out another person who they don't even know, just because they share the same dream, the dream that is the Amiga!

An example of this, back in 1994 I had a spare DKB Megachip (the 2mb chipmem module for Amiga). I found a guy in the USA who was after one and we exchanged a few mails through fidonet from memory. As a result I ended up sending him the megachip free of charge, just to help him out. In return he sent me out a PCMCIA modem that I was after, also free of charge.

There is no way that I would have done this for a pc user or mac user. I cannot describe the feeling, but I felt right in doing what I did. I remember making many Amiga friends worldwide and they have since become trusted friends, even though some of them have left the Amiga nowdays. However we all still share that common compatibility and we all know that each one of us would be there in an instant to help each other out. It is a true feeling of friendship.

One of my close friends is also into the Amiga much as I am. We often meet up and discuss different things about the Amiga and check out the latest news on the web. If we have any problems with our systems or questions, we are always on the phone to each other. At times we reminisce about the older days on the Amiga and put in some old Amiga Format CD's to look at on the Amiga.

We do not care that companies have left the Amiga, nor do we care about the discontinuation of the Classic Systems. We have alot of fun on the Amiga and we both get excited when one of us gets some new hardware or software. This is a real friendship and one that I hope to enjoy for many years to come.

Since posting this forum 2 days ago, I have just bought a new Amiga Technologies 4000T, so its on its way as we type! I don't care that it costs alot and I feel a sense of worth and warm inside, knowing that no matter how the world is changing, the Amiga will always live on in my household and my knowledge of it, will be passed onto the younger members of my family!

I love the Amiga fellow Amigans and I cannot just leave it to die. I will always support Clickboom and other software companies where I can. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone of you that has added to this forum. I admit the response has been fantastic and I feel completely in my element to be here! If any of you have that same feeling about the Amiga that you cannot describe, such as myself becoming excited over getting new Amiga stuff, much the same as a child the night before Christmas, then express your feelings here! Put your thoughts in words and your words onto Amiga.org!

Take care all of you!
 

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EntilZha wrote:
Corrie, you describe the exact reason why I'm still here...

As with all of us my friend... the Amiga really symbolizes the true meaning of the word "community". I am really thankful that companies such Hyperion and Clickboom continue to make quality software for our beloved machines.

I would easily remain an Amigan to support just two companies, to ensure financial backing in the future.
The achievements that the Amiga has made are unbelievable at times. Take for example the clockport of the A1200. Who would have thought when the A1200 first hit the market, that in future times, users could run high speed serial and parallel ports from it? Or run a 16bit soundcard!!

Another example, take a look at games such as Quake and Doom, all these games were classed as complex 3d gaming and pc users laughed when they thought of Amiga being capable of running them. But look how we proved them wrong! The Amiga would have to be the master of adaption! Our developers (hardware and software) have utilised the Amiga to the maximum, in that they have adapted its versatility to our benifit.

Overall I believe strongly in the Amiga spirit, how many of us honestly over the latter years have thought it may be the end for the Amiga and then to prove us all wrong, someone or some company comes along to give the Amiga a boost or another breath of life! The Amiga is certainly a survival platform and I am positive that it will endure times to come.

We all need to joins hands and support those who offer us a chance to hold onto our dream. We have much to be happy about, we are all users of the greatest computing system that the world has ever seen and saying that, we could do no better, then to offer our full financial support to those companies offering to sacrifice the seduction of entering the pc market, and providing a less profitable service to all of us, by continuing to release products for the Amiga.

Let me put this idea forward to you all, if I may? How would the response be to companies such as Hyperion and Clickboom having donations available on their sites through PayPal? I personally would have no problems in donating a US$1 to the company and if all of us did this, I am quite sure it would impact positively on the Amiga community. The donations would be for the development of new Amiga software/hardware only. It may be a silly idea or dream, but what do you all think?

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I would like to add further to the previous posting. If there is other people who think this would be of some benifit, what comapnies do we all think should have an "Amiga Donation" on their webpage?

If we have a few representatives of various Amiga companies on Amiga.org, please response with your thoughts on this? Could we make this work? I will happily start it off by donating US$2 to 15 Amiga companies for example.

Any further comments?