Amiga 1

[lempkee]

downix: and a base a1 SE costs $575 in the us..

[jeffimix]

Forefront also sells AmigaOne systems, and there was a fourth company listed on eyetech's site....

Eyetech Dealers

Apples use VGA monitors liek the rest of the world. They're a little cheaper than Amigas because of mass production.

ED: Okay 7 dealers listed  :-o

[HopperJF]

lempkee wrote:
downix: and a base a1 SE costs $575 in the us..

clarify.. that is just for the board.

[voytech]

I have setup a "signature" but even when I check "Attatch Signature" under options in the Post Message screen. It doesn't show up.  Any ideas.  Not a big deal but I thougt I would ask.

You need to set  "Always attach my signature" in your A.org profile, and then you'll be able to use your signature.. :-)

[bloodline]

DFergATL wrote:
Ok, I am getting ready to "bit the bullet" and use my tax return this year to buy an Amiga 1.  Now the question is where?  I would prefer to buy a complete system, any suggestions?

Dave

I would advise you to look at all the options, long and hard, before you commit any cash to anything :-)

[magnetic]

Hello Dave
 Glad you are upgrading! For this kind of serious investment make sure you look at the alternative and imo more advanced system: The Pegasos 2. Even thought the Amiga 1 is a nice board the Pegasos2 is much more advanced,cheaper,and has more features! The Amiga like Operating System MorphOS is way ahead of OS4 in development. You can get the G3 version of the Pegasos 2 for around $350! Look into it!

magnetic

I'm on a Pegasos2 G4@1ghz and loving it!

[PastAmigaOwner]

Actually for an Apple I have seen it run about 2 grad, becasuse you have to buy a monitor also. It doesn't use the same monitor the rest of the world does

Another uninformed person knocking Apple.  Gotta love it.  Apple does not use any proprietary monitor connection.  They have VGA and DVI just like the rest of the world.  They also happen to have ADC connectors on their cards which provide USB, Power, and Video through a single cable.  Pretty slick.  

Also, even a $799 G4 eMac (not even close to 2 grand) is as powerful as the AmigaOne hardware that's available and OS X will run great on it.

Not trying to convince you of anything - just don't discount your options until you have the facts.  

[xeron]

PastAmigaOwner wrote:
Also, even a $799 G4 eMac (not even close to 2 grand) is as powerful as the AmigaOne hardware that's available and OS X will run great on it.

This is very true, and OS X does have a lot of nice software and eyecandy. However, if you want to get back into AmigaOS on a new PowerPC system, getting an Apple won't help. Whereas, with an AmigaOne, you can run Linux, OS X (slower than on a real mac due to lack of accelerated gfx under MOL, but usable), and very soon AmigaOS4.

I guess it just comes down to what you want from the machine.

[Crumb]

CHeck out http://www.forefronttechnologiesinc.com/ in the US. They seem to sell cheap A1s. 750$ doesn't sound bad for an A1/G4. They also sell complete systems.