These are STILL in stock?

[Hell Labs]

http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=catalog/hardware/amiga/a4000t.html&cart_id=4106377_5213

http://www.softhut.com/cgi-bin/test/Web_store/web_store.cgi?page=catalog/hardware/amiga/a1200.html&cart_id=4106377_5213

This guy bought one of the 4000ts apparently. And yeah, they are new. Question is... why the insane prices? And why haven't they been written off to make more room by now? Can I win the lottery and build a pimped out A4KT?

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You mean there's an actual brick and mortar shop? How does it make money? I'm confused here.

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Just a thought here. Other than stamping out the amiga chipset did mos tech do anything at all after 1985? If they had any sense they would have cloned the 68k...

Hopefully there's still some 4000s in stock by the time I have anough to buy one.

EDIT: What the hell is this?

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I suggest you ween yourself off with risc os. hardware is a lot cheaper.

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If you have the money to throw away, why not?  Why not buy a brand spankin new A4kT... There are far more expensive hobbies than that...  The url didnt work for me but whatever the price of that A4kT is, it wouldnt pay for a cam install in my Vette.. LOL.  So, go enjoy spending $ on an A4kT if you choose.. eventually you're not going to be able to buy them brand new.

-Alex

Cam install? You mean you don't do it yourself?

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DIY work on cars can end up costing more than having it done professionally, not only in specialized tools but then there's always the possibility of "I screwed up and now my engine digested itself."  There's alot to be said for work that comes with a warranty.

:angry:

How can fixing your car yourself possibly cost more? Specialised tools? A spanner set, a screwdriver, and a ratchet you mean? And there's generally very little to screw up, put it back the same way to took it apart.

I really don't get the viewpoint. It's literally mechano for adults.

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And how many engines have you had apart, Mr. Labs?

Three. two BMC a-series, one 850cc mini unit with a blown head gasket, and another that needed conversion to run on unleaded fuel (valve seats on old engines get buggered up without lead, so it was easiest to replace the entire head as one unit). Also the engine of an old honda 125 (forget the exact bike but it was found in a ditch). That one wouldn't turn over no matter what, so we pulled it apart to find it entirely full of mud. Scrapped it.

Sure, there's basic stuff like changing the oil and flushing the radiator that anyone can do, but fully disassembling an engine is better left to people who are qualified.

Like people who can operate a ratchet? It's not hard, you can't really put the wrong part in the wrong place. A camshaft will not fit inside a carburator no matter how hard you push.


Anyway, I think we were talking about those "amiga" things?

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Lawnmowers don't count!

Says the man from a country where both changing gear while driving in a streight line, and driving in a circle in identical cars count as motorsport. Seriously, American car enthusiasts should feel shame for nascar and drag racing.

EDIT: I'm also curious as to what you think needs "full disassembly of an engine". swapping cams is taking the cylinder heads off, and then putting them back on. And pretty much every time a car breaks down it's because X engine accessory broke, something that's usually easy to get to, or gasket failure which is also just taking the heads off, raplacing a sheet of cork, and putting it back on.

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Oh look, something american cars can't do.

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Oh look, something they can!

and yes, thats dollars and gallons, not pounds and centilitres like over there.

So american cars can can't use fuel efficiently? That makes very little sense. It's nice to see you post petrol station signs when american car companies proudly advertise 25mpg, as if it isn't terrible. Oh, and a centlitre is not what you think it is.

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This isnt a rinky-dink BMW with a blown headgasket.

Ladies and gentlemen, this man thinks BMW fitted A-series engines to their cars.


For referance, The A-series is a British design used in cars for about fifty years.

@Damion: What do do define as a real car? It can't be mercedes, those toys have utterly terrible gearboxes. A choice between boringmatic and a manual designed by fred flintstone is no choice at all. Also, If I needed a new cylinder head I'd probably just buy one (parts are cheap for "real cars") rather than refurb it.

@tone007: We use the fuel taxes to pay for healthcare, that way people can actually get it. Also, our car companies aren't dense enough to think 25mpg is good. it's 40 or more.

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Well, they certainly aren't spending any on education... It's ok, all the misspellings are cute and quirky, just like you.

...And you prove this by quoting a phrase full of random words I never said? Seriously.

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You know, five typos isn't a lot. Especially when using a brand new keyboard.

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I don't care.

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Without a desire to dredge up this debate too much but... the wait time of a person with no insurance is pretty long, and going to the ER isn't free.

Eh? If you're on about the UK, then the entire thing is free. Well, bar stuff like plastic surgery and spray on hair pescriptions, so the average american would be no better off.:lol:

Oh, and Damion: I've driven exactly zero merecdes, but I've heard plenty about them and done minor repairs on a few e-classes. The all I've ever heard (from the cab company that runs them) is that The manuals are shite.

Also, nobody but daily mail readers have health insurance in the uk. The real people (The daily mail reader would call these proles) don't bother because it offers absolutely no advantage whatsoever. As soon as the NHS knows they can't treat you fast enough (for anything from an ingrown toenail to a weird rare form of flesh eating disease) they pay for you to go private anyway.