Do you think that the Amiga 1000 is a beautiful computer?

[tintin]

I was around when it was first introduced here in Belgium.  I remember that we were amazed what this computer could do but I don't remember paying much notice to the design of the box.  As far as design goes the A3000 is my favourite, probably the best amiga ever built, the A4000 is just a PC box I think.

[darksun9210]

yeah the A1K was a cute machine, just a shame at the time that floppy drives were so damn big otherwise it could have been a touch more elegant.

but i have to agree, the A3K, is pretty much the best Amiga case going... just a shame the mainboard layout was so bad.
The A4K could have looked so much better, but it was basicly conforming to the PC AT standard, least the mainboard layout was neat and tidy.
The A4KT case was the worst. ok so fine, it fitted the PC spec with all the screw holes in the right places, and the PC AT power supply, but talk about wasted space! and those drive mounting cages? what was that all about? a full height tower that can only take 5 drives? well 4 as using one for the floppy. space for another PSU for all my drives and fans i had in mine..
mainboard layout wasn't the best either. its a tower for gods sake only 5?! Z3 slots? could easily have had 7 if they'd put the ports where they should have been (there were four spare holes for them on the back of the case, but due to the "modular design" you lost 2 card slots.
oh well.
when you look at it really, the A3000, and A1000 were designed and built at the height of C='s bank balance.

[Wolfe]

Mine died (for the second time) since Xmas 1985.  Has been gutted and is being preped for an overhaul.  AmigaOne mini ITX should fit quite nicely if they ever show up.

The nicest slim line design ever. IMO   :-D

[downix]

I've been prepping one of my A1000's for new life as a Pegasos machine.  tee hee.

[n-ary]

Is it a beautiful computer?

Well, It was good at its time.

..built up a lot of promises, promises not filled by any system up to date.

Edit: excuse ma typos

[Acill]

Ah yes I remember them days. I grew up in Santa Clara so I've met a lot of the pioneers of the computer age back then. I got my A1000 in 1986. I loved it. I used it for so long too. My father and worked for a large circuit board manufacturer and did a lot of contract work for the likes of IBM, Atari ect. When I got my A1000 I never left my room much! I added so much to it over the years too. When I sold it to get money for my A3000 its last specs were awsome. I had the Phoenix board in it. 2.0 ROMS, SCSI drives, 1MB Chip RAM, it was a real monster. I still wonder if that sucker is in use. It was so hard to give it up. I remember taking it to the FAUG meetings in Freemont California and people would just look at it and tell me it was an awsome A1000. Oh and I do have another bone stock A1000 here just to have!

[Wolfe]

@DoomMaster

.  Intel chose to ignore the new Amiga, thinking that their own IBM PCs were more professional.

The North American Sales Rep for IBM stated in an interview given to a Canadian Amiga Mag that "The Amiga was born a blessed child, and in the future would be a force to be reckoned with!"   They were very nervous about the competition the Amiga could pose.    Thus the race for graphics charged forward.  The Amiga invigorated IBM and Apple with new concept ideas.

But, even they didn't realize that C= didn't know what they had or how to deploy it.  The rest is history.   :cry: