Which classic computing community is craziest?

[hamtronix]

so which classic community: Amiga, Atari,Mac (is there an IBM one??) is the most crazy in terms of hardware cost versus perceived value in your OPINION!?

[Zac67]

Maybe not in terms of cost/value but definitely the craziest folks are the C64 people - surfing the internet with an 8 bit machine is clearly insane!  :lol:

[koaftder]

c64, hands down. People have been pushing that machine wayyyy past it's limits forever.

[Tahoe]

The most lively action, at least here in Holland seems to be in the Commodore side, both 64 and Amiga. (specially looking at prices)

Looking at ebay trends it looks confirmed this is not a holland-only thing.

We have just seen an Amiga 4000T make 3000 euro (remember: 200 or so of these machines exist). About a year ago I've seen a CDTV II go for 2400 or so (6 machines).
Compare it to a very very rare prototype Atari 1450XLD sold recently, this made 3000 US$ (only 3 known to exist, IIRC)

Second could very well be the Falcon, they are also wanted.

Third might be Lynx (atari), I have seen some cracy prices on rare games.

[darule]

Amiga ofcourse,.. just look around you, your own stuff and the mess you got into your house today,.. thanks to McVenco and yours truly  :-D  :-D

[Tahoe]

darule wrote:
Amiga ofcourse,.. just look around you, your own stuff and the mess you got into your house today,.. thanks to McVenco and yours truly  :-D  :-D

Boah, something like this:

[darule]

OMG!!!  ROFL!!!   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Iggy_Drougge]

C64 people are not crazy. The entry costs for the C64 scene is very low, just the cost of a C64 and a 1541, and they grow on trees.

[AeroMan]

Iggy_Drougge wrote:
C64 people are not crazy. The entry costs for the C64 scene is very low, just the cost of a C64 and a 1541, and they grow on trees.

Believe it or not, they are really rare here, thanks to the computer reserve law. I Just got mine, after 20 years  :-D ...

I vote for MSX people ! They are surfing internet, doing accelerators, compatible machines, sound boards, etc...
I had to unsign the local MSX forum, because my mailbox was flooded with mail that I couldn't read. But it is still a cool machine.

Iggy_Drougge wrote:
C64 people are not crazy. The entry costs for the C64 scene is very low, just the cost of a C64 and a 1541, and they grow on trees.

I personnally have a pile of C64s for sale as well as a stack of 1541 drives. I ask 15$ for a 64 and 12$ for a 1541.

The items that sell for insane prices are peripherals that push the 64 where it was not originally intended to go such as the CMD SuperCPU, a 20MHz 65816 based accelerator or the CMD HD.

[stopthegop]

Anyone who is nostalgiac for old PCs and old Macs is definately crazy.  Those things just sucked ten ways to Sunday..  I've had several (not-even-very-old) Mac and PC laptops that were painfully s-----l-----o-----w.  On a flight out of New York once I turned on my little Mac and I think it was still loading extensions when we landed at Gadwick for gas. It was ready about the time we got to Istambul.    

Classic computers are cool..  here's one I'd personally love to own.    

[dovegrace]

I'm a member of several "classic" computer communities, from old TRS-80s to more (ahem) contemporary stuff.

I can honestly say THEY'RE ALL CRAZY!!![/u]

Can't wait for the day when I buy my first Burroughs mainframe, or a Cray...

[Tenacious]

I'm probably biased, but, I think the Amiga is toward the sane end of the scale.  The OS is extremely flexible and adaptable, we have the Aminet resource, and there are still (relatively) many expansions and peripherals available.  I can still happily use mine for nearly everything.

Some comparisons:

G3 with MacOS9: abandoned, browser choices much worse than Amiga.
Mac 68k w/OS7.5.5: there are resources and I still enjoy these.
Apple II: there are people and resources, but the OS is p-r-i-m-i-t-i-v-e.
X86 - pre-windows: I'm not aware of any devotion, I keep a couple for nostalgia.
Hp 80 series: cool on many levels, almost no current uses.
PCjr: some one may want it some day, grin.
Osborne 1: cool but little software.
Atari - 8bit: see Apple II, but fewer resources.
C128: like Atari & AII, but I have no excitement for it.
Timex/Sinclair ZX81: lol!

[Tenacious]

I'm probably biased, but, I think the Amiga is toward the sane end of the scale.  The OS is extremely flexible and adaptable, we have the Aminet resource, and there are still (relatively) many expansions and peripherals available.  I can still happily use mine for nearly everything.

Some comparisons:

G3 with MacOS9: abandoned, browser choices much worse than Amiga. Not bad.
Mac 68k w/OS7.5.5: there are resources and I still enjoy these.  Somewhat fast and usable.
Apple II: there are people and resources, but the OS is p-r-i-m-i-t-i-v-e.
X86 - pre-windows: I'm not aware of any devotion, I keep a couple for nostalgia.  Oddly,still fun.
Hp 80 series: cool on many levels, almost no current uses.
PCjr: some one may want it some day, grin.
Osborne 1: cool but little software.
Atari - 8bit: see Apple II, but fewer resources.
C128: like Atari & A2, but I have no excitement for it.
Timex/Sinclair ZX81: lol!

[B00tDisk]

Anyone who is nostalgiac for old PCs and old Macs is definately crazy.

You need to get out more.