A feeling about the Amiga that I cannot describe!

[MAD]

Hoya!

@Corrie

GREAT! I DO agree with you!
It's refreshing to see there are still REAL Amigans out there!

In my humble opinion, you are the perfect incarnation of the dream Jay
Miner had when he and his maverick team created the incredible
machine! :-)

Respect.

Be funky

M A D

[BADHead]

i work away from home at the moment
but theres no bigger urge to get back
home and stick my new bits on or play
with the new software i orderd for my
a1200    :-D

just call me Sadhead if you want

[teo]

@MAD

the dream Jay Miner had when he and his maverick team created the incredible machine!

Hmm well put. We may not be able to accurately define the feeling, but perhaps we gan give it a name? The Jay Miner factor??? After all, its the result of his dream that we feel, "Ecstacy through technology..."

[Ryu]

oh I do like this thread :-) You all sum up my feelings perfectly, I dont think I could ever switch to another platform and continue to do the things I do on the miggy, It just wouldnt be fun anymore. Rock on all of you :-)

[MAD]

Hoya!

@Teotwin

Very nice one!
"The Jay Miner factor" sounds dead cool!!!

I believe his goal was to reach the GOOD side of technology, that is creating a technical object which would ACTUALLY enhance its owner's life.
PeeCees are exactly the opposite!
OK, they play MP3z, m0V!3z and so on...
But when using one of those creatures, one feels (I know, I do) alienated, deprived of pleasure...
To put it bluntly, using a pc is having sex with a third-class prostitute, while using an Amiga is spending an evening (and a night ;-) ) with an as intelligent as gorgeous escort girl ;-)

Amiga -Nothing Beats the Real Thing- :pint: ;-)

Be funky!

M A D

[Acill]

Corrie I couldnt agree more. Its nice to see younger people in the day with an interest in the Amiga with all the new stuff comming out. I only 29 and got an Amiga back when the A1000 was realesed. I've never felt the same way about using any other computer. The money that has gone into my A3000 would never be put into a PC to upgrade it. The last few PC systems I've had I gave away and just got a new one.

[Corrie]

Thank you to everyone that replied. I was absolutely thrilled to see all the responses. I no longer felt strange when I described the excitement I felt when getting something new for my Amiga. It was great to see others experience this too. You know, as I get older, I reminisce about my childhood. The first thing that pops into my mind is the day I used up my childhood savings and bought an Amiga 500 pack for around US$600.

I remember taking it home and the excitement I had when I got some of the games for it. A friend of mine had an IBM XT running at 14Mhz from memory. His computer cost him twice as much and was absolutely useless. He used to play games on it of the worst quality. And here I was on the Amiga 500 playing great games like Beast and Supercars. There was simply no comparison.

I remember how I used to meet with friends on the weekends and we would all have our Amigas there, checking out new programs, games and so forth. It was a real sense of membership. If you had any questions or problems, your local Amiga mates were sure to have someone who could answer them. I used to look forward to the weekends so much.

Even now, when I turn on my Amiga, as it boots up (which is only around 4 seconds!) I get flashbacks from all those fun times I had with the Amiga. I get a feeling of real worth and a feeling that I have a real hobby. It makes me feel even better when I see places like this on the web where our dreams are kept alive and Amigans from all over combine to hold onto our dream that noone can take from us!

You will all be pleased to hear, that even to this day I have managed to convert or atleast get other friends interested in the Amiga, They may keep their pc for work, but they have bought an Amiga to learn and have fun on. Even if we had two friends each that did this, think of the increased sales of OS3.9 and other important software for the Classic systems. The Amiga is certainly not over!

To all of you out there who continue to feel the sense of worth when you boot up your Amiga, don't at any stage question yourself about the costs of it, or should you be spending the money on a pc etc. If you are happy and playing the Amiga gives you enjoyment, stick with it. Why change when you are happy? That is all that matters!

Good luck Amigas Worldwide!

 

This may be a bit strange, but I would like to get some feedback from other Amiga users worldwide.

I truthfully and honestly agree with you there. I love my Amiga and use it every day for about 1-3 hours, be it e-mail, irc, www, php etc and I enjoy every single moment of it. I love the community and cannot imagine to place myself somewhere else in the digital world. Thank you all for being part of my life.

[machinehead]

Amazing!
There is no way I could have put that eloquently Corrie!
I have a maxed out A1200, and have just ordered aa A3000 from 64 and More Store.
I got into Commodore stuff when my brother bought a C64.
After that I bought an A500, an A1200, and several more Commodore machines.
I left this stuff behind for years, only to find that something was missing.
Yes, the PC's are fast and have almost unlimited programs to run.
But, these programs are all the SAME!!
If you know how to use one Windows app, they all work and look alike.
I love Aminet. It is unsurpassed in the PC world!
Keep the faith!!

[KingTutt]

Man, I have tried countless times to put the 'Jay Miner Factor' hehe, into words. To articulate the sensations and enthusiasm one feels when using this amazing machine is almost impossible. Mind you all the software devs in the day, contributed immensly to this 'feeling'. Their products had soul. And funny enough, my guess is that the Amiga inherently has a certain something, that is still novel, even in this day and age. It was certainly groundbreaking in its heyday.

And you know what? It matters little, that PeeCees have caught up and now boast the latest gfx capabilites or the highest Ghz, its still just a revamped electronic typewriter from the 70's juiced on steroids. The marriage between h/w and s/w was sheer bliss on Amiga, meanwhile PeeCee's have struggled for long years to reach what amiga had a decade ago. And they still haven't made the right connections. The PeeCee feels so labored so forced on the user, its not sublime like Amiga. Its latest and greatest h/w, still doesn't make up for the flawed OS designs and basic computing philosophies that plainly and utterly suck to this very day. Whenever I want to do something, I end up frustrated and empty. Its not my way, its the m$ way. Amiga was never about imposing itself on the user, and that just rocks! And its this very reason we love our miggy's.

Jay Miner did it right the first time, with his little team, he realised a dream, and his dream still lives on in every one of those white and beige keyboards out their that still bear the amiga A logo. Everytime an Amiga fires up in the morning, somewhere in the world, its like a defiant cry against the dominant standards like m$, apple and linux. Its like the battle of the Alamo, we are the last remaining soldiers in a hopeless battle against market forces that try to drive us in their direction, but we will never falter, never retreat nor surrender.

Maybe one day this discovery we all made years ago, about the Amiga being the only computer with spirit, will finally be discovered by the average joe on the street that is fed up with m$, maybe by the time of the A2 and OS5, who knows.

But one can certainly dream!

[Atheist]

Maybe, if we figure out what it is, the magic will die.

For me, it's as close to having a friend, that isn't a human, as you can get. It won't argue with you, and it obeys you. And you don't have to worry about its' feelings being hurt, or an "owner/slave" ethics dillema. It will do your bidding. I tworks the way you want it to. Easily put a script or program together to do something.

With the pc I have, I'm just waiting for, and dreading at the thought of, the next inconvenience to show up, as it inevitably does.

Amiga! Peace, man!

[Atheist]

I just wanted to add, even when my A2000 Gurus, sometimes it can be quite funny, hasn't happened on my P4 w98se yet, BSOD hasn't amused me even once, they couldn't even get THET right.

Amiga! "Haha's to the last drop!", muses Amy the mascot.

[Mikey_C]

For myself I have a maxed out A1200T it's on 24/7 (Running OGR-25 for
RC5 Team Amiga)

I use it all day from Email (Simplemail) and Voyager to surf the web.
(upgrading to IBrowse Soon)

The PC nearby is also on 24/7 but it's used only for the occassional
bit of Web Authoring and Folding@home (something missing on the Amiga)

Do you know, Considering I have an Internal fan inside the Miggy in
addition to the one on the PPC card, the Amiga is dead quite in
comparison to the Athlon box nearby. My God, Am I standing near a vent
or something?

Mikey C

I don't know about everyone else here, but reading the posts on this thread gets me right here.

Almost brings a tear to the old eye.

It's kinda like an atmosphere.
A sphere of community spirit if you will.

Awesome!

[Corrie]

Ebay Germany Amiga

Speaking of the Amiga and our hardware, have many of you checked out Ebay Germany for Amiga stuff? The above link is to the Amiga section for sale. They have on average around 1500 Amiga items for sale. Alot of Amiga hardware that you are after is here and if you email most of the sellers, they are happy to send overseas for those of you outside Germany.

I really felt that this was appropriate to add here, as Ebay Germany seems to be busting with Amiga products. It is a fine example of how Amigans getting together can create an impact. There is all sorts of hardware there from alot of the best German hardware companies. Have a look and you will understand what I mean.

Lets keep the classic systems alive!

[artman]

The part about some dude surfing the web on his A2000 could've been me, maybe it was, but the point is, the Amiga is as much FUN to use now, as it was back with the A1000.  Can't tell you the last time I felt as if I'd had FUN with my PeeCee.  Like using the  coffee maker in the morning, just an appliance.  One other note, I really enjoy hearing people tell how much they love their Amiga's, and they're only in their 20's.  My first Amiga was purchased when they were being born!  This is why the Amiga refuses to die, new people are discovering it all the time.  Sure says a lot about the platform, does'nt it. :-P  :-P  :-P