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What should my next amiga be?
« on: February 06, 2011, 03:49:01 AM »
So I have a bit of disposable income with more likely coming in a month or so.

I have some trinkets left to get for my 1200 (Subway and printer mainly, as well as some CD32 gamepads) but I am looking towards acquiring a second machine.

Option number 1: The bargain I thought I had for a mac mini fell through, but there's still the option of getting either a cheap powermac or a mac mini and running Morph OS on it.

Advantages are it'd give me a cheap "amiga like" machine, with quite a lot of horsepower (by amiga standards anyways).
It'd give a modern web browser for pretty regular content.
Total cost wouldn't be too bad (figure about a hundred for the machine, 150 for the license and Id need to set up a wireless bridge to get it online)

The other option is to save up a bit more and get either a 3000 or my dream from when I was a kid, a 4000.

Advantages here is that its the real deal, the 4000 has a decent speed boost over my 030 1200, and plenty of slots to stick things in. I figure a ZorRAM card, and possibly an RTG card if I can find one would get it going good. Toss in Deneb and ethernet and we're about good for an awesome hardcore miggy.

Of course, this is also a ton more money to spend, though I can spend it over a period of time.


So nyeh.. not sure what to do. Tempt me either way guys. (Or give me offers for either, if you have either a morph os system or a 3K or 4K you are looking to part with for reasonable money within the next month or two)
 

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Re: What should my next amiga be?
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2011, 04:42:27 AM »
well, I use my 030 1200 every day, so whatever I get next will be used daily as well.

No interest in emulation mates, sorry : )
 

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Re: What should my next amiga be?
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2011, 05:39:35 AM »
Quote from: TheBilgeRat;613007
I am loving my A4000D.  My goal with it now is a mediator 4000Di, radeon 9200, a USB card, a NIC and a Sound card.  That would cover practically everything apart from acceleration.  If the mediator will allow a zorro card in that mix as well then a zoram 256Mb.

EDIT:  So my vote is for the 4000 :D


I dont know if it'll go quote that far, but zoram, deneb and rtg for sure.
Are there a zorro solution for ethernet, or is it pci only?

The mediator is cool but pretty pricey
 

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Re: What should my next amiga be?
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2011, 06:04:33 AM »
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right now they have a deal on the 4000Di, a radeon and some other card for around 300 something.

Thats not so shabby. Maybe Im being slow, but any other nifty stuff that works with an amiga in the PCI slots, other than 3D cards?
 

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Re: What should my next amiga be?
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2011, 06:19:34 AM »
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According to elbox: sound cards, ethernet cards, USB 2.0 cards.


hrm, ethernet would be the biggest one, as deneb gives usb 2.0 anyways.
 

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Re: What should my next amiga be?
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2011, 10:12:15 PM »
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Alternatively you could try making your own Amiga out of a variety of different cheeses. :)

Aha! Bypass the 68K/X86/PPC debate altogether in favour of cheesy goodness
 

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Re: What should my next amiga be?
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2011, 10:45:13 PM »
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Hey- I hear Commodore USA is coming out with a new Amiga! :D
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*couldn't resist :lol:

hah. I've offered my linux box for sale twice now, and nobody bit. I'll write "amiga" in sharpie on the case, and it even has amiwm, e-uae and worker already installed :D