New to amigas...

[Speewave]

Someone i know is looking to give up his Amiga 2000... he might give it to me (since im a fan of retro stuff), with a couple games\software... not sure of what model it is.. (A\B\C\HD) or what he has in it (#Floppies or Extentions)
 
Anyway... i don't know much about them, (Hardware Wise)... Just wondering if you can answer some questions...
 
I'm just going to use it as some thing to just goof around with... My PC can do what ever the Amiga Did and More..
 
(FYI: I Am a Completely new to amigas.. i'm Only 16, and we didn't have a Computer untill my Brothers PC in '96, so if something sounds incredibly stupid or impossible... its just cause whatever i know... Its From Googling Amiga's)
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• Can Amiga's Accept HD Floppies... (even if they dont read all of the 1.44MBs)
• Do i NEED a Commodore Monitor... I was planning on hooking it up my TV and Speaker system...
• Is there any DIY or Cheap Sound Input Cards... Saw something on youtube.. but the guy didn't make a schematic, so i didn't know if there's one out here..
• I Might Do either Game Programming or just basic things.. is there any sites with tutorials on doing this?
• Also, Can i Copy Software\Data From PC to my Amiga? (Things such as Demos\Trackers\MOD Music... i guess it partially refers back to Question #1

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Also:

• Whats a good Cheap IDE Card for it? (Debating on getting one if i need it for CD or a HDD?
• If i find an HDD Drive \ IDE Card... How Big can Amiga Handle?

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Thanks in advance...

[Speewave]

Oh... 1 More Question... How Backwards Compatable are Games\Software... like if i found software made for an earlier Amiga... would it work on the 2000?

[Speewave]

Welcome, Nice to meet you. You're in for a different experience with the Amiga!

Thanks.. yeah, from what i've seen From youtube and images online... i can't believe that this machine was 20 years old!
 
 

Just for future reference, the above statement isn't a great way to win friends here... Some people take their Amigas very seriously and for good reason.

good advice... i'm not really one of those Ignorant PC Fans... : It wasn't supposed to sound like some ignorant comment (even if it did seem like one)... I' m not the BEST with explaining
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but Thanks for all your Responses... I'll have to Check in to some of those things that were mentioned such as crossDos and that RGB to NTSC converter... that will really help out a lot for getting started... I'll Probably be using the Monitor if the guy thats giving his amiga to me has one... if not, i'm probably screwed untill i can get that adapter