Got 2 Amigas FREE

[shpinktaar]

Hey guys... first time member, first time poster here, and long-time fan of the Amiga.

I just recently acquired an Amiga 1000 and an Amiga 2000 for free + monitors.  I haven't opened up the 1000 yet, but the 2000 seems to have the ICD AdSCSI card and some ramboard (didn't check out the model), and a nice 1gb scsi drive addition.

It came with a ridiculous amount of disks, has Amiga Vision, Transformer, Maple, and of course Deluxe Music, Paint, Video.

Anyways I was looking at doing a few upgrades and enjoying the nostalgia.  Firstly I'm looking to acquire an A2386 Bridgeboard, and a better monitor... any ideas?  But that's not the real reason I'm posting.

It's just nice to see this community here.  I remember a while back checking for something similar and not having much luck.  So I'm wondering - what's the status of Amiga software?  I've realized some producers have put up their old Amiga software for free download on the 'net - but has the copyrights run out or what?

Also - how far can I take this 2000?  What are the chances of interfacing a Zorro NIC with my D-Link router?

Anyways I'll probably be dropping by frequently as I try to get this beast in good working order.  I was actually surprized by how well maintained these systems are.  NO dust, no blemishes, nothing... almost looks new out of the box.

The guy I got it from worked for an airplane manufacturer, so there's a billion flight sims and flight plans/trajectories /aircraft info all over the place - I haven't really looked too far into it, but NEAT stuff.

Thanks guys... It's good to be here.

[LoadWB]

To address the Zorro-II NIC and D-Link router, with the right software (Miami, AmiTCP, Genesis, et al,) the right driver, and the right connection (10BaseT/RJ45 the best and easiest way to go,) your chances of getting on the Internet are exceptional.

My systems:

Amiga 1200 with Netgear 802.11, LinkSys Combo PCMCIA
Amiga 2000 with Ariadne II
Amiga 4000 with XSurf 3cc

All have worked with:

LinkSys BEFSR81
LinkSys WRT54G
LinkSys WAP54G
LinkSys WAP11
SMC Barricade 4008ABR

Running:

Miami and Genesis


And if you need help getting stuff running, aside from an infinite number of tutorials around, there's also these forums.

[shpinktaar]

Wow that was a quick reply.  Thanks.  I plan on making great use of the tutorials and manuals, etc.  I was just wondering if it was at all worth it... and it sure seems like it.  

I tried getting Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego working just for old time's sake - got it booted, but it seemed to crash a bit... ah well... on to bigger and better things.  That didn't really interest me ALL that much.

I wonder what the hell I'm going to do with this A1000.  This is quite a bit of fun I must say.

Thanks.

[McVenco]

Did you steal my topic? I got an A1000 and A2000 for free as well a few days ago! :lol:

Anyways: welcome to amiga.org! Stay a while, stay forever!

[Colani1200]

shpinktaar wrote:

The guy I got it from worked for an airplane manufacturer, so there's a billion flight sims and flight plans/trajectories /aircraft info all over the place

 :-o  You mean they did not delete their data on the HD?

[McVenco]

Colani1200 wrote:

 :-o  You mean they did not delete their data on the HD?

A lot of people don't. The A2000 which I picked up this weekend had a harddrive full of stuff as well. I'm not trying to get it running anymore though, because it's just a 40MB MFM drive - not worth it. I also have a lot of syquest disks and DAT tapes with personal data from this guy on it. I'm just going to delete it.

Besides, what valuable personal data could be on a disk if they didn't delete it?

[shpinktaar]

Oh yeah - 2 free computers, and all the data I can handle... well not quite.

And yeah they didn't delete any of their things, and like I said - I haven't exactly checked all the contents of the disks but many of them are labelled with plane names, info to do with planes, and there's even a bunch of binders filled with similar info.  I'm hoping to find some 737 blueprints or something.

I spent most of the night reading about "whatever happened to the Amiga", and it's a shame.

I tried out a few of the games too, but most of them seem to require a joystick, so I'll probably invest in one of those... I'm also considering getting a null modem cable and setting up a network with Amiga Explorer (which was conveniently installed for me).

It's definitely great to be back... I haven't used an Amiga in 15 years.

Edit: I can't believe the responses in just a few short hours... despite the machine's demise, it seems the supporters are still around, huh?

[InTheSand]

Congrats on the free computers! Lucky git!!!

shpinktaar wrote:
I can't believe the responses in just a few short hours... despite the machine's demise, it seems the supporters are still around, huh?

Definitely! Amiga RuLEz, remember!  :-D

 - Ali

[adolescent]

Nice score!  Check the battery on the A2000.  Leaky batteries can cause a mess.

[Gav]

Yeah the amiga may have died but in our eyes it will always be alive aslong as there are still users out there such as us lot and amiga.org is the best amiga forum..
Welcome...

[beller]

Welcome!  You're in good company here!

Nice start on your Amiga collection, and a great price to boot.  I started with a 4000 last year, having only an A600 from the 90s, and have since added a new (old stock) A1200, an A2000, and at AmiWest this weekend I got an A500 with warranty seals intact, 1 MB ram, 1.3 Rom, and a power supply for $15.  

Have fun!

Bob

[shpinktaar]

Sweet stuff.  I love hearing about all the people that get dirt cheap Amigas on the forum.

I've spent all day trying to figure out how to make use of ADF files on my amiga... so initially I had to figure out how to format 720kb discs on a usb floppy drive running winxp... (format a: /t:80 /n:9) while the notch was taped.  then i had to find PKZip for the amiga... and adf2disk.  Wow it's been one helluva day, but it's well underway.

So far I've got TV Sports Baseball (which I used to OWN!), and Defender of the Crown working on the 2000

Oh happy days.  Time to buy a joystick, lol.
Next step - serial connection.

(And the battery looks fine... like I said, EVERYTHING was in perfect condition)... magnificent.  Hell one of the monitors and an external floppy drive came in ORIGINAL BOXES!)

[keropi]

maybe u need to check www.whdload.de
whdload allows you to run games via HD/workbench ... no disks nescessary at all...

[shpinktaar]

Hmmmm yeah...I'm still undecided if I want to make use of those types of programs... I can't make up my mind.  I like having the disks... it just brings me back.

But thanks for the link... I'm definitely keeping it in mind.

Anyone know where I can get a few 500 Epyx XJ joysticks?  Hell any joysticks will do for that matter (has to be coming from Canada... not paying $10+ to get it across the border + more s&h).

[_yak_]

Joysticks at AmigaKit