New (old) Amigan Here

[r06ue1]

Hello all.  
 
I just received my Amiga 1200 (PAL/Euro version) and just wanted to introduce myself as I'll probably be reading these boards frequently now that I have the greatest computer ever made again.  
 
My first Amiga experience was when I purchased an Amiga 500 way back in 1988.  I loved it so much and hated the day when I finally sold it in 1992 and and bought my first PC.  I never forgot my experiences with my Amiga and always wanted a Amiga 1200 but couldn't afford it on my military pay and my 500 seemed to be doing what I asked it to.  I have much hatred toward PC's now after working with them and supporting them over the years and just wanted to get back to a nice computer without all the bloat that current PC operating systems have (and play some of those old classic games too!).  
 
So if you have any recommendations on what I can do to get the best possible experience from my Amiga 1200 I am all ears!  
 
See you all on the boards!  
 
 
JD
Amiga 1200, 3.1 ROM, OS 3.1, 120 MB Hard Drive, 2 MB RAM

[r06ue1]

Thanks all for the great advice.  
 
I do have a hard drive but waiting on a converter for the video as I am planning to use the Amiga on my flat panel TV.  I did look into hooking it up using the VGA port but the only scan doubler I could find was the Indivision AGA for the Amiga 1200 but it seems no one has them.  I'll use it on the composite for now until I can find one.  
 
I was thinking of expanding it with the CPU/RAM board but is it needed with OS 3.1?  Also, is OS 3.9 a worthwhile upgrade?  Will my system still run some of those old Amiga 500 games made in the mid to late 80's if I add a 040/060 expansion card and upgrade the OS to 3.9?  Games aren't all I'll do it on but that is part of the reason I bought my Amiga.
 
Thanks again!