Hi Irishmike,
I've been reading your posts with interest. What Amiga did you end up with? I have a number of Amigas, some more expanded than others. There are some pitfalls (incompatibilities, depending on what you want your dream machine to be) to watch for on each model. Example: There are hardrive, fast ram, CD rom, and accelerator expansions for the A500, but some will damage circuitry when combined. This is especially true when combining products from different manufacturers. (The A570 CD rom will combine with a SCSI hard drive adaptor (SCSI-TV) and Supra's Rx500 ram expansion, but is damaged when you accelerate the CPU (both ICD's Adspeed and Supra's 25Mhz 68000) ). It's best to figure out how you want to expand and then ask if anyone has successfully done it.
Have you visited the Aminet sites yet? It is a huge repository of Amiga freeware and shareware that is mirrored several places around the world. I have found nothing as large and comprehensive as this collection for any other platform.
If you upgrade nothing else, consider upgrading from Amiga OS 1.3. OS 2.1 is the minimum for most software and 3.1 is better still.
I still enjoy using an A500 with some extra ram and a second floppy. It's a pure experience, nostalgic.
Good Luck!
