Whats the magic in amiga?

[Einstein]

You would be amazed at just how many disks I have that are original that still work perfectly. Its only the very later poor quality disks I have trouble with... I have literally thousands of disks... And never thrown one away.

scuzz
http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com

Speaking of thousands, nice collection of mags you have there, I wouldn't mind having more of them and less of console mags from same era.

[scuzzb494]

Speaking of thousands, nice collection of mags you have there, I wouldn't mind having more of them and less of console mags from same era.

I still read them quite regularly as they often have wonderful help articles. Storing them is a different issue though... My Amiga Format column is stacked from the floor to the ceiling. I tend to refer most to CUAmiga, Amiga Shopper and AUI.

scuzz
http://www.commodore-amiga-retro.com

[Drummerboy]

All the thing arround the AMIGA has any strange Magic..

In the begining was the innovation..  you know in 1985 was a Real MultiTasking System.. Great capabilities.. and of course any Amazing OS perfectly integrated to the hardware and taking all thats ingredients, the Software Developers could take it beyond what many thought possible.
You know, we are in 2010 and Amiga are still Alive!!.. to support themselves and has seen many disappear.
Many people ex Amiga User in this times are looking for recover that magic, maybe nostalgics or by other reasons, but who had any Amiga  wants to re-experience what he lived. Maybe with any emulator, getting any Amiga Model..

Anyway Amiga any of thats things you can not stay away!.

[Einstein]

I still read them quite regularly as they often have wonderful help articles. Storing them is a different issue though... My Amiga Format column is stacked from the floor to the ceiling. I tend to refer most to CUAmiga, Amiga Shopper and AUI.

Crazy, but also a candy room for us old amiga kids
Say, you don't happen to have any in digital form (scanned) do you ?

[Karlos]

It must have something in it. Why else would I still be using it after all these years?

[stefcep2]

The simplicity of the OS, some great graphics and animation apps-DPaint, Brilliance, Lightwave, Cinema4d, Scala, ImageFX, Photogenics, which again were great beacsue of the simplicity of letting you do what you want, without having to jump through hoops   sure you can now get better results faster, but not in 4 meg and 14 mhz, and not unless you really know what you're doing.

[Tenacious]

Originally, I was walking past a shop window that had a XT and an Amiga 500 both running Battle Chess in demo mode.  You can imagine how that compared.

As I explored my first 500, I was very impressed with the thoughtful and logical OS, it's efficiency and the way it's designers obviously tried to make it the best possible.  Nothing was hidden inside, any user can get complete info about the OS and hardware.  A whole community gathered and wrote a mountain of software for it.

I still love it for all the reasons above.  Now I also view it as a peoples computer, not the property of a sinister corporation.  Today, I'm awed by the way the original open design has allowed modern uses and hardware to be integrated into it.

[Einstein]

Crazy, but also a candy room for us old amiga kids
Say, you don't happen to have any in digital form (scanned) do you ?

Sweet, yesteday and today I found two resources (abime and lemonamiga) partially fulfilling my wish, cheers :drink: