Amiga Forever !, What Will You Do...

[Franko]

As time goes on and we all find it more & more difficult to keep our old classic Amiga hardware up and running, do you ever think that the time will come when the only way to run an Amiga will be under emulation or do you believe like I do that you will always have some Amiga hardware to use no matter it costs to do so . Or have you already given up trying to keep your classic hardware going and are using an alternative system or emulator instead.

Amiga Forever !, What will you do...

a) Always try to keep your classic Amiga hardware up & running.
b) Be giving it up and using an alternative system/emulation instead.
c) Already gave up and using an alternative system/emulator.
d) Pray for a miracle & new Amiga hardware.

[Franko]

@ KThunder (and a few other on this site...)

In all my years of being an Amiga user I've never (until I came to this site that is) heard so many folk using terms like 'purist', 'elitist', 'snobbish', 'zealot' and looking down upon others, when it comes to being a Classic Amiga user.

I fail to understand how some folk can read such things into what are a few simple questions, it's crazy... :confused:

I mean how can someone like myself be looking down upon others or being elitist just because I prefer the Amiga, an old outdated piece of computer hardware by any of todays standards...

It's kinda strange how some folk can read something and twist it in their own minds to mean something totally different from what is actually said.

Let me clear it up once and for all, for yourself and certain others, being a Classic Amiga user doesn't make me a purist an elitist or look down my nose at what others may use, please get that crazy idea out of your heads and stop trying to make something out of what isn't there in the first place, pretty please with knobs on...

If ye canny understaun plain ruddy engulish, ren ahm buggered if ahm gonae evur try tae explain it awa again, noo ah ope rats soarted...

Sorry for the rant, but those type of comments kinda bug me a wee bit...

[Franko]

Where's the Pancakes option?

I've noticed the Pancakes option a few times in polls but being Scottish I prefer Tattie Scones & I don't think they're optional !!!

[Franko]

With various FPGA solutions coming along, I imagine we'll have "amiga" in some form, for quite a while.

I just hope something does actually see the light of day and doesn't stay in the 'Pray For A Miracle' category...

[Franko]

Originally Posted by amiga92570  
I will keep my amigas running as long as I am around, after I am gone I won't care.

Originally Posted by Iggy
That's the first "I'm sticking with my old hardware" arguement that affected me.

OK, you're right, who gives a damn what happens after we're gone? I just fear for those who carry on after us. Hopefully, the world they live in won't be too f'd up and they'll still have the snall measures of freedom we all take for granted.

@ amiga92570
Hear, Hear... Couldn't have said it better myself...

@Iggy
No point in caring about what comes after we're gone, follow amiga92570's example, cos once you've shuffled off this mortal coil nothing matters anymore...

[Franko]

I disagree with this logic. Kind of like having life insurance for your loved ones... the gift that keeps on giving sort of thing. lol  Good to maintain classic hardware for others (be it family, friends or those who purchase your goods after you're gone) and besides, there's nothing like playing on the real thing. I haven't messed around with emulation too much because I just don't enjoy it. I guess if I didn't have the know-how to keep classic hardware running, I'd be more inclined to pursue the emulation thing.

Simply put though, I like the looks and feel of using vintage/classic equipment. Always have. Always will. Plus, there will always be value in real original hardware. There's little to no value in modern computers emulating real machines. Time has proven this over and over again and not just using computers as an example. ALL vintage electronics, antiques, furniture, autos, etc.

I never said it was logical... Far from it...

I agree with your sentiments on vintage/classic stuff wholeheartedly, but as for life insurance, nah... why bother when I can spend that money on fags, booze and unhealthy food and as for leaving stuff behind for other family members, sod them, let them work for it like I had to do, (bunch of no good lazy buggers, the lot of them...) :biglaugh:

[Franko]

Please don't mess this argument up with logic.
No one else around here does :hammer: .

Hmm... there's a certain logic to that argument... ooops sorry that was a bit logical... :roflmao: