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Re: Advice Needed: Should a buy a vanilla A1200 @ 50 Euro?
« on: September 03, 2003, 06:30:50 PM »
@Doommaster

You obviously haven't followed Amiga hardware very well over the past 10 years.

A1200 is a toy unlike the A2000?? Just because one has a bigger case and more slots (which you can get both of for the A1200 BTW)  the 1200 is faster, has better graphics, and is MUCH more supported today in terms of hardware and software.

the A2091 is the BEST SCSI controller available??  This is just uninformed BS.

Next you're going to be telling me that PPC expansion cards are a waste compared to the original Motorola CPUs because they weren't made by Commodore.

Have you noticed that 2000 systems usually run around $20-50 US, and the 1200 systems usually wind up starting at $100-120US?????  There is a reason for this.

When it comes to Amiga hardware, you don't know what you are talking about.  You've never been able to support ANY of the claims you have made on here, and every single one of them has been quite strongly argued by many different members of this board.

This isn't 1991 anymore!  Things have changed since Commodore first released their hardware, and the ranking of machines is one of those things.  When are you going to understand this?

There is nothing a 2000 can do that a 1200 can't, and a 1200 can do MUCH more, on top of starting off with a faster processor, more RAM and an AGA chipset.

The only place where a 2000 system outruns a 1200 is on price.  It is less expensive to set it up with a toaster (for example) because you don't need a bus extender and a case.  However if you were to pay the extra for the extender, you could run a video toaster 4000 with ALL of its functionality instead of the toaster 2000, or limiting the 4000.

What system do you think current hardware manufacturers are mainly developing for??  What do you think OS4.0 is initially being designed to run on?? the A1200.

BTW I am not in any way trying to dis the 4000, it's an incredible machine, but the suggestion that a 1200 is a toy and is somehow inferior to a 2000 is just ludicrous.

You need to quit believing that whatever commodore did or said 15 years ago is still true today.  Commodore is gone, they have had no direct influence on the Amiga community for many, many years, and just because Commodore put something into a certain marketing bracket does not in any way mean anything by todays standards.

Commodore cards are not necessarily the best cards, and often times commodore hardware is some of the worst hardware available.(Anyone use an a520 compared to the alternatives?)

I swear I'd almost think you were trolling, if you are then you're absolutely brilliant!  If you're not then well...I pity you.
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Re: Advice Needed: Should a buy a vanilla A1200 @ 50 Euro?
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2003, 08:02:55 PM »
Sorry for the off-topic running guys, I've directed my response to the new thread in talk-about for the A1200 being a toy machine and other related arguments.

Oh yeah, and just for clarification for everybody, I do not think any amiga computer is crap, I loved my 2000 (RIP)


For the On-Topic:
An inexpensive A1200 is a really good buy, you've got more versatility in terms of upgrades and software than pretty much anything else these days.  Plus it gets you one to toy around with until you know what you want to do with it before going for any big investments.
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Re: Advice Needed: Should a buy a vanilla A1200 @ 50 Euro?
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2003, 12:26:49 AM »
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And this brings me to my point, addressed to DoomMaster, currently all Amigas are toys, from the humbe A500 to the A4000T. Although some can still be usefull tools in niche areas, they're nothing more then toys nowadays, just face the reality. Besides, negative comments are simply the worst aspect of this community, don't fuel feuds and clashed! All machines have their merits and weaknesses, keeping in mind the times they were released in. Do we need Amiga VS Genesis, A1200 VS A2000 etc, AROS VS AOS VS MORHPOS and all this CRAP???


Congratulations on wading through all of our crap, and welcome back!  We like to yell at each other a lot because it's a pretty diverse group, but in all fairness, everyone is pretty helpful here too.  
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Re: Advice Needed: Should a buy a vanilla A1200 @ 50 Euro?
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2003, 06:10:21 PM »
I've got a Kaypro IV (not a Kaypro 4 mind you) that I've been trying to wire an RLL hard drive to, any ideas?
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Re: Advice Needed: Should a buy a vanilla A1200 @ 50 Euro?
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2003, 06:13:15 PM »
@tintin

We already established that he SHOULD, he also said he is going to.

(YAY!! Another Amigan returns!)

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