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Offline KremlarTopic starter

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my new Amiga 4000T!
« on: January 21, 2012, 01:44:00 AM »
Well, I took a chance on an Amiga from out of state and got a hell of deal!  Just picked up an Amiga 4000T, and it's pretty much mint.  

Was loaded with a Video Toaster 4000 & other related cards that I pulled and plan on eBaying because I have no use for.  
 
Has 16MB RAM, 1.2GB hard drive, CD-ROM drive, etc...
 
Here are some pics:
 

 

 

 

 

 
As mentioned in my Amiga 3000 rebuild thread, I am a old, "new" Amiga user who has been Amiga-less for ~20 years.  I think I will be keeping and building on this as my main Amiga.
 
So, what should I be looking to do with it?  What's are the "must-haves" for an Amiga 4000T?
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2012, 01:47:23 AM »
One thing I wanted to mention... I grabbed this because it was a hell of a deal, but originally a 4000T did not interest me.  
 
Now that I have it I can see why it is so desirable - it just seems rock solid.  BUT, it seems like an Amiga "without soul" to me.  New Amiga logo instead of the old C= style, standard (but decent) PC tower case, etc...
 
Just doesn't feel like an old-school Amiga to me!  Doesn't have the same nostalgic value for some reason.
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2012, 02:08:05 AM »
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One thing I wanted to mention... I grabbed this because it was a hell of a deal, but originally a 4000T did not interest me.  
 
Now that I have it I can see why it is so desirable - it just seems rock solid.  BUT, it seems like an Amiga "without soul" to me.  New Amiga logo instead of the old C= style, standard (but decent) PC tower case, etc...
 
Just doesn't feel like an old-school Amiga to me!  Doesn't have the same nostalgic value for some reason.


Congrats.  Good luck with it.  Huge Commodore/Amiga fan from the '80's here, and I can honestly say for me anyway the A4000T is all Amiga :).  It was my first Amiga as a matter of fact, bought new from Anti-Gravity.  But I kind of get your thought on the C= logo.  

Have fun with it.

Rich
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2012, 03:01:05 AM »
Cool, congrats! So, how much did you get it for?

Cheers,

Dragster
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2012, 03:07:24 AM »
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2012, 03:08:13 AM »
$200 plus $35 shipping.

Yes, that's me.  :)
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2012, 03:21:12 AM »
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$200 plus $35 shipping.

Yes, that's me.  :)


Great luck on that find.  I wish I had seen that before you got it though since it's proper home is about 20 miles northwest of you in Auburn ;)
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2012, 03:38:00 AM »
Hah!  So, is there any local Amiga community or user group left here in MA?
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2012, 03:44:55 AM »
I don't think so but I know I've seen someone on here from Boston so there's at least three people left!
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2012, 03:50:34 AM »
Well, please keep me apprised of any meet ups.  ;)
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2012, 04:21:55 AM »
Greetings, fellow Massachusetts Amigans! Been a while since I've seen any other Amiga.org users from this neck of the woods. :)
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2012, 07:44:29 AM »
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One thing I wanted to mention... I grabbed this because it was a hell of a deal, but originally a 4000T did not interest me.  
 
Now that I have it I can see why it is so desirable - it just seems rock solid.  BUT, it seems like an Amiga "without soul" to me.  New Amiga logo instead of the old C= style, standard (but decent) PC tower case, etc...
 
Just doesn't feel like an old-school Amiga to me!  Doesn't have the same nostalgic value for some reason.


That's a clean looking machine, great find. I'm kind of with you on the nostalgia thing, I picked up an A4000D last year without really having seen one before that, and it just doesn't look too Amiga-like and give me that sense of nostalgia. Still hoping to score an A3000 again one day, I think I'd spend more time playing with it. Yes I'm shallow, looks matter to me :).
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2012, 08:52:47 AM »
@Kremlar

Lucky!

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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2012, 09:09:01 AM »
Quote from: Kremlar;676769
Just doesn't feel like an old-school Amiga to me! Doesn't have the same nostalgic value for some reason.

The a4000t was never a good looking machine. Amiga technologies logos were always ugly, however commodore didn't do a goog job either.
 
http://bboah.claunia.com/a4000tc.html
 
You can only feel nostalgia for something you remember from the past & they never sold in any real numbers. I wouldn't feel nostalgic for an a3000 either, I think I only ever saw one twice. The a4000d was more common at shows etc & I quite like the case design, so I have always been tempted. But they are still so expensive.
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Re: my new Amiga 4000T!
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2012, 10:19:36 PM »
You thief!, i say this because you stole it at that price.
Excellent find.

Mech



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$200 plus $35 shipping.

Yes, that's me.  :)
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