Do you hide your Amiga computer addiction?

[motorollin]

Do you really mean flout? Or flaunt?

[JC]

Do you really mean flout? Or flaunt?

probably tout

[JC]

The only thing that embarrases me about being an Amiga user is Amiga Inc. I honestly wish that they'd hand over the reins to someone who cares.

[stevieu]

No matter how much the technology world changes there is always fun to be had with Amiga computers.

For some it's a retro hobby but for some it is the only computer they ever use.

Given that other technologies have surpassed the capabilities of our favourite machines, do you find it embarrassing to admit you are still an Amiga Junkie or do you openly flout or even still evangelise it?

It would be interesting to get a snapshot of how the Amiga scene stands in this particular stage in in time.

The poll is multi choice and anonymous. Try to be as honest as possible.

I'm pretty much open about my 'geeky Amiga hobby' to anyone that comes into contact with me I'll admit though... not as much as I used to be. There was slightly a bit more hope ten or so years ago than there is now and that's saying something, so a hobby it definitely is.

It's always nice to take a trip into the world of nostalgia every time you switch an Amiga on. I shall always remain bitter that the Amiga has never truly been rewarded with what it deserved, but I guess that's part of the 'fun' of still using one and being part of a wonderful little community

Steve

[robo-ant]

I often mention my Amigas at work.

I've been filling everyone in on my new Sam and AmigaOS 4.1.

I have worn my Amiga T-shirt at work.

I usually have an Amiga-themed backdrop on my Windows box at work.  (Just today I have changed it to something else, though.)

(I have assumed that flout was intended to be flaunt.)

[Chrome]

"No I openly and proudly flout my Amiga hobby"

I even took it further than that, we needed an AT&T Unix machine at work; I took my fully installed and running A3000UX to work. She was even placed in a Dell 19" rack in between PowerEdge servers and an EMC SAN. How cool is that?!

photo, plz!

[JC]

I often mention my Amigas at work.
(I have assumed that flout was intended to be flaunt.)

I assume that if you combine flaunt + tout = flout.

[Gibbersan]

I don't hide it.  There's just hardly anybody around my small town who even knows or cares about it.

[motorollin]

I assume that if you combine flaunt + tout = flout.

No. They're different words with completely different meanings and etymology.

[GadgetMaster]

Do you really mean flout? Or flaunt?

Flaunt actually. Sorry. :lol:

[save2600]

I openly flaunt and actively talk about the Amiga to just about anyone that will listen. And when company comes over, they're more than likely to notice a system or two hanging about. Most of the people I know are very interested in non-mainstream computing. They barely have an awareness of it, but that gives me a chance to talk about the SAM, Pegasos, A1 OS4.1, MorphOS, AROS & Efika stuff. Only a friend or two could care less about retro computing and the advances/activity that surrounds it. Most agree though that as far as computing goes, the Amiga was something special. And when you talk about some of the aforementioned, you should see the look on their faces. The communities and new stuff going on are not too bad for a "dead" system, eh?  lol

[JC]

No. They're different words with completely different meanings and etymology.

I assume if you combine scientology + mythology = etymology

[motorollin]

I assume if you combine scientology + mythology = etymology

If you combine the Greek "etumos" with the suffix "-logia", then you get etymology :p

[DiskDoctor]

I am proud of my Amiga hobby and I mention it by any plausible occasion.

I am happy that after Atari 65XE, I fell into the hands of Amiga 500.  Which was totally playable games with descent music, nearly 3D graphics, plus some smart software solutions (DO, protracker and more).  And it was some 20 years ago, the time when PCs were pooping all over, especially at their then-masochistic owners.

I consider this an honour to have such a hobby, my all friends roughly at my age are too busy in their workaholism to have a hobby.  Well maybe other than skiing and surfing.  Or they're through it already but take most of their spare time for going to the therapy.  

Also as I am an informatician, knowing and having all three systems home (fed up enough), I need something fresh, I need AmigaOS or MorphOS.  This is indeed geeky since Linux itself is considered a geek system, so Amiga-like system is beyond that.

Mobile phone gaming shows reinventing the wheel, when I see all those titles, I'm glad I was born in the right time to have enjoyed it as a kid.  Originally.

One more - my several friends when noted about Atari2600, Amiga etc. concluded that "concerning such a tremendous level of abstraction, complexion etc. they're dealing with at work, they simply cannot deal with those things".  This is embarrassing and shows their low self esteem by saying that.  To me? Dunno... Quantum computing, BCI, bio-computing, NASA - now that's futuristic!  Not some bullshit Data Warehousing done in HP.  Bollocks!  I'm happy I can appreciate stuff like Atari or Amiga, instead of putting yet another pound of RAM into my home computer, only to see how yummy this is to the yet another MS Word instance (beta of course).

So this whole Amiga thing connects my childhood, hobby and work (I plan to code as well).  It fits my computing philosophy also, that is why i consider it so precious.

[Speelgoedmannetje]

To me? Dunno... Quantum computing, BCI, bio-computing, NASA - now that's futuristic!  Not some bullshit Data Warehousing done in HP.  Bollocks!  

I think especially data warehousing is futuristic. Why? Because, as Edgar Dijkstra said, computer science is about computers as much as astronomy is about telescopes. Sure, the more we can 'see' (more powerful and versatile hardware), the more we can do. But understanding what we can do, makes it actually useful.

There's still a hell of a lot of revolutions needed in our heads to use even an Atari 2600 to it's full potential.

[cv643d]

When you work in IT business I have noticed that it is better to not mention Amiga during lunch breaks etc, it is not that Amiga is bad, it is just that most people only know Amiga back when an A500 with 0.5 MB extra mem was luxury. These people can almost cry explaining how much fun they had with Populus and Ports of call, however discussing things about the Amiga not mentioning gaming leaves much to be desired.

I fondly remember how I expained to one tech guy how you could connect an Amiga to the internet, he did not believe there where TCP/IP stacks for the Amiga around lol.

The biggest issue though is that people do not take you seriously when you mention Amiga seriously, but yes sometimes I mention I have a couple of Amiga systems at my home worth three times as much as a good PC these days, the looks I get then lol...