How far would you go to save a miggy?

[Hodgkinson]

More or less what I'd do, or at least be thinking  :-D

[Nlandas]

Ah, but what if there was an amazing trap door expansion in there that survived the rest of the crush and now it is on the way to the dump.

I have to say I'm disappointed Hodgkinson.  *CHUCKLE*   :crazy:

If I ever get a chance to go "dumpster diving" for an Amiga. I'm going to take the opportunity but you see, Amigas aren't common enough around here for that to happen.   :cry:

-Nyle

[Hodgkinson]

 :-D Grins :crazy:

Yeah, but there could of been no A500 there at all, just packaging (Actually it looked kinda flattened, so thats what I assumed).

[Rebel-CD32]

As long as I don't lose a limb or seriously injure myself, I'll go through just about anything to save an Amiga, even though I'll be hesitant at first if it involves wading through sewage, jumping over a crevass or running through fire, I'll still probably do it.

[Hodgkinson]

 :bow:  :laughing:

[koaftder]

There isn't much that would prevent me from going after amiga gear. It could be an a500 in a dumpster full of screenings from a sewer plant. I love dumpsters, I've been regularly hopping cans for over 15 years. I still go on weekly dumpster runs. You never know what you'll find in there.

There was this computer shop where I used to hit the dumpster pretty regularly and one day I decided to raid it during the day because the previous night I ran into some other guys who were raiding it. (cool dudes though) I hopped in that sucker and closed the door most of the way and went about my business. I was busy unearthing a laser printer when the door opens. The guy just stared at me holding a bag so I reached my arms out and he handed it to me. Then he just walked off like it never happened. That was the best dumpster ever. I've pulled out dozens of macs, c64's, apple IIs, printers, lots and lots of PCs, monitors, etc.  

Sadly never an amiga. I've never found any Amiga gear in the trash nor have I found one in a thrift store either. The last time I saw an Amiga in the wild it was around '93. A lone amiga 2000 sitting on a table in a hallway at school getting ready to be tossed.  :-(

[persia]

I'd say I'd go as far as a string is long.

[JimS]

I'd grab an amy from the dumpster if I saw one... The peecee I'm using now was left on the side of the road for trash pickup. It's only a PIII/550 mhz machine, but it was better than what I was using. Came with a nice Sony 17" monitor too.

Last time I saw an Amiga at a thrift shop was many years ago at the GoodWill. I bought a 1000 for 6 bucks, because I needed a floppy drive for my original 1000. When i got the thing home and found that it still worked, i couldn't bring myself to part it out.

The local gov sponsors a e-waste recycling drop-off. I've been meaning to see if they let folks paw thru the junk over there..

[bloodline]

B00tDisk wrote:

*=no poo or body parts

body parts and poo can often be a reason to dumpster dive!

[motrucker]

I thought Dumpster Diving for Amigas was something every Amiga user practiced. I guess it depends on the area you live in.
Around here, there are loads of federal offices, and electronics firms. Good pickins, in other words...

[marcfrick2112]

Ugh, true confession time: With the economy as bad as it is, and no resale shops or rummages left in my area, I will dumpster dive for pretty much anything interesting.. not just Amiga's ... never actually found a miggy in the trash,.... but  I got an old Maxi-Korg 'polyphonic' synth (assuming poly means exactly two voices) , cheesy late '70's drum machine, and an AM/FM/turntable with built-in 'Disco' lights, all within 2 blocks of my house, within the span of a month. Not a bad score, particularly for those with no taste  :-P

[tokyoracer]

Aslong as it isn't under a ton of rubbish i'd fish a 500 out. I think a 500 is just as deserving for rescue as a prototype 3600 or something.

[DBAlex]

@tokyoracer:

Yeah but how useful is an A500?

If your not using it for games... not very. I suppose it would be cool to get an A500 and try installing UCLinux although it would probably be easier just to install WB2.0 and have it boot to command line (if thats possible)...

Alex.

[Hodgkinson]

Well, I've fished out, amongst other things, USB Zip drives, RF Amplifiers, Camera PSUs, a few fully working Macs (One with a 68LC040), an Xfade LMX-907R Preamp mixer, dot-matrix colour printer, 100ft of high quality stereo stage audio cable and enough fluro light fittings to do up our garage with... And that was all out of one particular skip that kept on re-appearing over the years :crazy:

Must be a TARDIS skip...What with all the modern tech and all :lol:

Live in hope that I'll manage to save a miggy some day, though.