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Re: My Amiga lives!
« on: June 01, 2011, 12:13:58 AM »
I'll tell you right now, man: never sell your old computers, because if you ever change your mind, it's going to cost you 2-4 times as much to get back what you had.

Glad to hear it's working for you!
Computers: Amiga 1200, DEC VAXStation 4000/60, DEC MicroPDP-11/73
Synthesizers: Roland JX-10/MT-32/D-10, Oberheim Matrix-6, Yamaha DX7/FB-01, Korg MS-20 Mini, Ensoniq Mirage/SQ-80, Sequential Circuits Prophet-600, Hohner String Performer

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Re: My Amiga lives!
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2011, 03:48:54 AM »
Quote from: Lando;641818
I would sell it now while you can and the prices are good.  Classic hardware has a best-before date that is rapidly approaching.  Time takes it's toll.  Sell it now while it's still working.

With new hardware that was actually produced in this century available to run your Amiga software there's no need for the headaches classic HW brings.
I beg to differ. Classic hardware, well cared-for, easily outlasts all modern equipment but industrial server stuff. And the price of classic hardware is hardly going down any time soon, thanks to eBay scalpers, which is all the more incentive not to sell - if you do want it back, it's going to cost you dearly. (And while I'm not going to dish on PPC hardware in general, I will say that you're not going to come out that far ahead selling a classic machine to buy a Pegasos or Sam system.)
Computers: Amiga 1200, DEC VAXStation 4000/60, DEC MicroPDP-11/73
Synthesizers: Roland JX-10/MT-32/D-10, Oberheim Matrix-6, Yamaha DX7/FB-01, Korg MS-20 Mini, Ensoniq Mirage/SQ-80, Sequential Circuits Prophet-600, Hohner String Performer

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Re: My Amiga lives!
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2011, 04:04:25 AM »
Well, yeah, they're not mutually exclusive, but he did specifically mention a Pegasos. If I misread his general thrust, though, my apologies.
Computers: Amiga 1200, DEC VAXStation 4000/60, DEC MicroPDP-11/73
Synthesizers: Roland JX-10/MT-32/D-10, Oberheim Matrix-6, Yamaha DX7/FB-01, Korg MS-20 Mini, Ensoniq Mirage/SQ-80, Sequential Circuits Prophet-600, Hohner String Performer

"\'Legacy code\' often differs from its suggested alternative by actually working and scaling." - Bjarne Stroustrup