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Offline Tenacious

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@ Invisix

You really have the best of both worlds.  I would only modestly upgrade the A3000.  I have an 060 in mine and it cost me some compatibilty (and still won't play Mp3s in full fidelity).  Go with an 030 or 040 that has extra ram expandability.

The built-in VGA is great!  It also opens many graphic card options:  Picasso IV, Picasso II, Spectrum, etc.  These cards are Picasso 96 compatible and will take the Amiga's native modes and pass them thru to a modern monitor.  This is worth it's wieght in gold.  If you intend to surf the net, a graphics card makes all the difference and is superior to AGA.

The A3000 is more repairable than later models due to most chips being socketed rather surface mounted.

The only modern thing this setup won't do well is Mp3s.  Add a MasPlayer (if you can find one) or use your incredible 1200.

I wouldn't sell either.

My 2 cents.  Grin