How Long Have You Been An Amiga User...

[efrenmgp]

I got my first Amiga in 1987 o 1988 I can't remember... then I stopped using Amigas in 1997 or so... the I used only WinUAE and in 2008 I returned to the "physical" amigas

Regards,
Efren

[tone007]

Since 2007.  I grew up with the C64 in the 80s, and honestly only got into Amiga recently because of the Commodore connection.

[Tenacious]

...sometimes wonder what other computer I'd have been into if the Amiga hadn't come along...

My first A500 was in 1989 after watching it and an IBM XT running Battle Chess (demo mode) in a store front window side by side.

I migrated from DOS 2.1 at work.

 

...I thought everyone was born in the 60's... :lol:

Me too!  

[zipper]

Me too!  

Nope, 50's  - Amigan for 19.5 years.

[runequester]

Got my 1200 as a kid in 1992. Took a break in 98 or so. Messed around with emulation a bit and this year got a 1200 again

[zylesea]

Got my first A500 in 1989 IIRC. Most of the money came from my great-grandma. She was probably one of the few ppl from the 19th (born 1895) century who (indirectly) participated in an Amiga purchase. But I guess she never really got what's it all about and preferred to tell me stories of the emperor's (Wilhelm II that was) birthday over trying a nice game (no she really wasn't able to handle that anymore with 95 years).
But eventually she overlived C= by a year to 1995...

[orb85750]

Since 1985, but mostly just a hobby now. Have not used anything but PC at work in the last 15 years.

"Just a hobby" statement always bothered me, as if making money (making a living) is the most important of all things and hobbies are secondary?  I know so many people that would kill to be able to spend most of their waking hours on their hobbies.  (I gather that this may not be the case for you and Amiga.)

[Lando]

Had my first Amiga in 1992, an A600 then got an A1200 when they came out the same year.  Then I sold my Amiga in 1994 to get a 386 PC with DOS 6.22 and played Doom and X-Wing.

Then several years later in 2001 a friend at work knew I used to have Amigas and showed me a copy of Amiga Active magazine and they were talking about these fantastic new Amigas with PowerPC chips that Amiga Inc were making, so I came back to the Amiga 'scene' in anticipation of these new wonder machines, buying my OS4 $50-off coupon and waiting patiently as the years went by and then I finally noticed MorphOS which blew me away the first time I used it.  So, 18 years an Amiga user but with an 8-year gap in the middle.

[robo-ant]

I got my first Amiga in April 1987, and I've always had at least one Amiga at home since then.

[amiga92570]

"Just a hobby" statement always bothered me, as if making money (making a living) is the most important of all things and hobbies are secondary?  I know so many people that would kill to be able to spend most of their waking hours on their hobbies.  (I gather that this may not be the case for you and Amiga.)

Actually it is just a hobby at the moment. I am really trying to work on my real job at the moment as I hope to retire in a few years. After that, I may start trying to do some hardware projects like I used to do years ago.

[actung_bab]

It's kinda weird (and a wee bit scary) when you look at the actual number of years of your life that you've been into the Amiga for, sometimes wonder what other computer I'd have been into if the Amiga hadn't come along, or worse what if home computers hadn't been invented at all... :eek:

@ nicholas


Gawd, 12 years old in 1989, that make's me feel decrepit, I thought everyone was born in the 60's... :lol:

how about we join the seniors moto cross cuiruit or sex drugs rock n roll hehe
if amiga hadint happend l just stick with my first hobby being motorcyclist.
my list my fav hobbys
1. motorcycles
2.music
3. psx3 psp xbox360
4 hifi home threatre dvd blu ray
5. amiga

l have had amiga since brought amiga 500 but then shortly got a A 1200
but seriously my main computer been pc since last decade havent had new one though
just made them from parts , but trying use standred 1200 with 4 megs fast ram is hedious on the net for browsing anyway so do l count as amiga user ?
if l do say 23 years still run amiga bbs well restarted it this year
dont they say can remember the 60s you werent having fun hehe l was born in 63

[clusteruk]

Come on who said over 25 years as the Amiga 1000 is 25 :-)

I said 22-24, got mine 87.

[koshman]

Only about 13 years, got an A600 in 96 or 97, can't remember for sure.

[kedawa]

I got my first A500 for Christmas when I was 12, so it's been about 22 years.

[Franko]

Come on who said over 25 years as the Amiga 1000 is 25 :-)

I said 22-24, got mine 87.

Me for one, the Amiga was first launched in the USA in 1985 under the name Commodore Amiga in 86 it was renamed the A1000. Me and two mates had pre ordered ours in 85 as part of the first consignment shipped to the UK and were as far as I know amongst the very first A1000 users in the UK at the very end of 85 start of 86.

So give or take a couple of months and as it's nearly the end of 2010 and almost 2011 it's actually just past the 25 year mark thus the 25+ option and for those in the states who bought the very first batch ever produced it's definitely 25 years + for them...

@ actung_bab

how about we join the seniors moto cross cuiruit or sex drugs rock n roll hehe
if amiga hadint happend l just stick with my first hobby being motorcyclist.

Moto cross, I can't even handle me zimmer frame these days, sex... hmmm... sex... I vaguely remember that, the only drugs I get are the one the doctor prescribes to keep my ticker going... :roflmao:

(reckon I should have had a career as one of those annoying gits in the shopping malls that always stop you when your in a hurry to take part in their silly questionaires or polls... :lol:)

[Templario]

I started in 1991 with my Amiga 500 with rom 1.3 but after I continue better the Amiga with expansions, rom 2.05, etc., until now with my Sam and WinUAE with original OS 3.5 and 3.9.