POLL: What is the most viable Amiga platform for *you*?

[commodorejohn]

First lets try to get a common understanding:
With "in the mid-late 90's" you mean the years 1995-1999?
If so, then you see me rather surprised, as Commodore International declared bankruptcy on April 29, 1994.

It wasn't Commodore - it was a company called Web Computers International. I don't recall if they actually obtained a license to use the name or just didn't feel they needed to ask.

This isn't the past this is here and now and what  CUSA plan on selling is about a genuine and real as the Loch Ness  Monster or the fact that I'm a brain surgeon...

Are you suggesting the Loch Ness Monster isn't real? Jeez, man, have  some national pride! I'm not even from the UK and I show that poor beast  more respect!

[Dandy]

Are you keepin up with the Commodore?

CAUSE THE COMMODORE IS KEEPIN UP WITH YOU.

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[commodorejohn]

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dandy]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Exactly - that's the C64 I know...

[runequester]

Imagine that. Commodore advertising product

[Franko]

@ CommodoreJohn & Dandy

?!!!!!!!!!!

[Borut]

Great C64 videos you put on the web - didn´t know that there was so great marketing at Commodore - curious why this didn´t happen also for Amiga?
Was this marketing for GB specially or also for the US-market?

[Franko]

Great C64 videos you put on the web - didn´t know that there was so great marketing at Commodore - curious why this didn´t happen also for Amiga?
Was this marketing for GB specially or also for the US-market?

Most of those ads are American & Austrailian only 3 (I think) were for the UK market...

There are around 18 Amiga ones I have from all over the world, just need to finish trying to restore them as best I can before I put them on the site...

[KThunder]

I had a friend from high school who found out a few years ago that I liked all things commodore, and he remembered a commodore commercial from the 80s "I can do more with my commodore 64!"

Many places here in the states Apple had a strangle hold on the schools. My school had "trash80's" in the middle school and Apples in the high school with a few pc's showing up later on.

[Franko]

I had a friend from high school who found out a few years ago that I liked all things commodore, and he remembered a commodore commercial from the 80s "I can do more with my commodore 64!"

Many places here in the states Apple had a strangle hold on the schools. My school had "trash80's" in the middle school and Apples in the high school with a few pc's showing up later on.

That's interesting, I haven't came across that one yet, you don't have it by any chance do you, it would be nice to add to the collection...

[save2600]

Are you suggesting the Loch Ness Monster isn't real? Jeez, man, have  some national pride! I'm not even from the UK and I show that poor beast  more respect!

I believe in Nessie  

[fishy_fiz]

On the Commodore adverts commercial subject, it's not an advert, but years ago I bought a c128 +1541 floppy at an auction (cost me $1:)). Included amongst the "bundle" was an old c64 vhs video tape. A sort of, "Welcome To The C64 + Programming" video. I've still got it, but have never watched more than a few minutes of it   Maybe once I get my classic amiga all sorted out I should buy a c64 or 128 to go along with the various c64 stuff I collected over the years  

[redrumloa]

On the Commodore adverts commercial subject, it's not an advert, but years ago I bought a c128 +1541 floppy at an auction (cost me $1:)). Included amongst the "bundle" was an old c64 vhs video tape. A sort of, "Welcome To The C64 + Programming" video. I've still got it, but have never watched more than a few minutes of it   Maybe once I get my classic amiga all sorted out I should buy a c64 or 128 to go along with the various c64 stuff I collected over the years  

Do you have the ability to convert it to a digital format? I would love to see this and see it preserved. If you don't have the ability, would you be willing to mail it to me to convert? -
I would return it when converted and the community would have it forever.

[smerf]

But they didn't call them "C64" or "Amiga" - they called them what they really were: Commodore 386/486 PCs...

Hi,

@Dandy,

Sorry do not pass go, do not collect $200, go to jail, go directly to jail, you gave wrong information on the Commodore PC's.

The Commodore PC's where called PC-10 and PC-20.

Thank You,

smerf

[smerf]

Very curious as to what it is makes you think these "7 million former Amiga owners never came back"...

(PS: how did you arrive at that figure and how do you know they "never came back"... did you know them personally...

Hi,

@Franko,

I counted all them suckers and believe me there was actually 7 million and one, why 7 million and one, because he forgot to count himself when he counted all them suckers.

Did I know all of them personally?

Why heck yes, used to party with all of them every weekend. Let me tell you those guys could drink, had to install extra urinals don't you know. Had to call the plumbers every weekend to unclog the womens rest room too! don't you know, I would tell you why but you all pretty much guessed why.


smerf

[smerf]

Hi,

@ Franko,

How do I know they never came back?

Because all 7 million and one of them are at my place still drinking, thats how. Forgot about the Amiga they sure did!

smerf