neofree wrote:
I'm thinking about getting into Amiga again...
I think I can raise $200-$600 depending on what items I sell on eBay...
I want to mainly play classic games and browse the web and use IRC, as well as run a telnetable BBS.
Should I get a real classic Amiga? Such as A1200 or A4000, if so, which one?
Should I get an A1 motherboard? I can probably scrape together most of the other parts. But will I be able to play most A500 games with OS4?
Or should I just go cheap and stick with Amiga Forever but get a little better PC for it?
Thanks,
Neofree
I'd stick with UAE.
A classic Amiga isn't much good for browsing the web unless you upgrade it completely, with an accelerator and a graphics card, which in the case of an A1200 means having to buy a PPC card + BVision or a Mediator and a tower case, which all adds up to a lot of money.
$600 won't get you an A1 board (current price from software hut is $975 USD), and you can't play old games on it (except through UAE, which runs better on the PC anyway).
I would have recommended a Pegasos, but given the current state of affairs I don't think buying one would be wise.
Get a 2Ghz PC and run UAE - it's very mature now and will allow you to browse the web, irc and play your old games, and it's faster and cheaper than any of the other options.
