Mmmmm.... Amiga!

[Dr.Bongo]

Hey, Who gets that warm feeling inside when there sat infront of there miggy? (Don`t all shout at once!)

[JetFireDX]

Used to...long ago before my A4k died a horrible death.  Being relatively poor, I moved into the PC realm and have put up with nothing but feelings of discontent with my PC/Windows. My best friend has always been a huge Mac fan, and just last week bought a spiffy new PowerBook. Since then I have been playing a lot with his G4 tower he let me borrow with OS 10. 3 installed. I have come to see now why the Mac faithful pay so much for their hardware...same reason the Amiga fans did/do, as I did too a long time ago, the hardware and system was worth it. I find myself enjoying  using the Mac now like I did when I was using my Amiga, and have set forth to buy myself a shiny new Mac in a few months. At that time I will ditch this horrible PC that has been nothing but trouble. Only question, is which Mac to buy?

[Invisix]

I do! I do!

[JetFireDX]

Nifty avatar Invisix.

[Lo]

I find myself enjoying using the Mac now like I did when I was using my Amiga, and have set forth to buy myself a shiny new Mac in a few months.

 AHHH! ahhh!  ahh!  rusure?  Does it have a CLI??  
 8-) (hmm, can't blame you..

[Effy]

Depends on what software you use on pc. I use Opera for surfing and browsing, almost never InternetExplorer and certainly never Outlook. This fact only makes use of pc a lot better. Add Kazaa to it and you´re up for a lot of download fun !!! WinUAE is then the final cherry on top of the cake !! A fast Amiga on top of Windows !!! It´s not the real thing but it´s far better than just a normal boring pc !!  :-)

[JetFireDX]

@Lo
No, no Cli obviously, (and the terminal can take a hike)  but at least the Mac is more fun that Windows is. That alone makes it feel more "Amiga" like to me. Windows just isn't fun, no matter how dressed up it is. (And I am not a hardcore gamer....thats what consoles are for)

@Effy
I use Mozilla on my PC for browsing, and like it. I also use it on the Mac and like it there as well. Kazaa I am not into, but I do use limewire, and the slew of other programs I use on the PC are all available on the Mac, believe it or not.

At any rate, I am tired of waiting and waiting and waiting....everybody says over and over "just a bit longer" and you know its been just a bit longer for a long ol'time now....I want a fast new, fun to play with computer now that has a bit more support than  the current Amiga market, thus that brings me to the Mac. (this doesn't mean I won't keep my eye on OS4/AROS/MOS in the mean time)

[Argo]

Well, yeah. I used to put my feet on the PSU of my A500 and A1200 to keep my feet warm. Especially, in the winter months!

[Jope]

Just about every time I use an Amiga or my Pegasos after a while of only using Windows.

It's 50% nostalgy and 50% nice OS for me. :-)

[mikey2001]

I don't want to be a MS basher, but some of their software is the pits. I too never use Internet Explorer and although I used to use Netscape, I now use Mozilla and Mozilla Firebird - two fantastic web browsers. As for Outlook - I don't touch it with a 30ft barge pole....  :-D

I too get a lovely warm feeling when I use my A3000UX....although that may because it runs so hot!  ;-)  :-D

[blobrana]

I know exactly what you mean....

Amiga is a lifestlye..
And when i HAVE to use a PC , then i just got to run `window-blinds` (to change the appearance to something like an amiga)

 :-D

[Cass]

Hey, Who gets that warm feeling inside when there sat infront of there miggy? (Don`t all shout at once!)

That's exactly what I'm feeling when I'm using my AMiGA! I'm having an PC also to do the same things but the real fun is when I'm sat in front of my A4000.

Some strange notice:

-When I boot BSD on Amiga, it's a bit strange the feeling, even if the human interfaces are the same (mouse/keyboard).

-When I'm using WinUAE, I have the AmigaOS but the human interface is different (not to mention little thingies that are not the same under emulation)!

Conclusion: I think it's an emotion conditioned by the long-time amiga experience/exposure and potentiated by the combination of the OS and the Amiga human interfaces (what a great feeling while typing these words with my A4000 KB on IBrowse :-D ). I think everybody who owns/owned an Amiga knows what I'm talking about.

It's my pleasure to use my vintage A4000 everyday for my e-mails & surfing the web.
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[Zadoc]

Same here...I use my A1200T/060 for my main machine (decked out with a mediator voodoo3/sb/ethernet combo) and invariably find myself being forced to use the PC for some heavy duty work at times.  It's neither fun, enjoyable, or a pleasant experience.

The lack of 'good' customisation as compared to the Amiga is a downer - no Arexx scripting, no DOpus Magellan (yes, I have tried Opus6 for PC, and it's not the same, or even a close, experience), lack of 'decent' seperate screens with ease of switching back and forth like 'LeftAmiga-M' does, etc.  The best thing about the AmigaOS for me is being able to 'hack' on the features I'd like to add with a simple script...Windows just isn't as flexible in that department.

But, I even get that 'warm fuzzy feeling' when booting up my other less-expanded Amigas.  I have an A3000, 3 A500's, an A2000, an unexpanded A1200, and a CDTV all which give me a good comfortable feeling even simply booting up into WB1.3, 2.04, and 3.0/3.1 (without DOpus Magellan)

And when something goes wrong on the software side of the Amiga it's easy to tinker with and repair.  Libraries in LIBS:, devices in DEVS:, commands in C:, startup scripts in S:, etc instead of countless, obscure, cryptically named .DLL files in the Windows world as well as a just as bizarre 'registry' that's easily mussed up.

Some of my PC friends (as well as some of my ex-Amigans) think I'm pretty nuts for maintaining my A1200T as my main setup, but I wouldn't have it any other way.  I hope to someday build a nice PegII system, and possibly an Amithlon PC box to extend the life of my AmigaOS(or future MorphOS) usage.

[amigamad]

i do when its my a1200 tower or my 3000 but the a4000  i have not so much although it was put together from parts from around 5 difrent machines. :-)

[LP]

I use my miggy for most things...

Even use it as s radiator... ;-)