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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #29 from previous page: November 10, 2012, 11:03:51 PM »
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...go with the Sam460/AmigaOne 500 especially now that you can gain a free PCI slot and use the latest Radeon HD cards

THAT has to be the best selling point of the 460, its PCIe slot.
The faster processor is also nice.

Obviously, no one wanted to chime in about the X1000, but I'm quite fond of A-eon.
And Trevor has already been quoted stating that they are working with Varisys to develop additional products.-

Remember, it was Trevor that financed the Radeon HD drivers.
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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #30 on: November 11, 2012, 12:02:19 AM »
@Digiman

I really think the future is AROS.  It runs on industry standard equipment as well as PPC and even 68K machines.
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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #31 on: November 11, 2012, 12:03:57 AM »
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Obviously, no one wanted to chime in about the X1000, but I'm quite fond of A-eon.
And Trevor has already been quoted stating that they are working with Varisys to develop additional products.


I actually thought the X1000 was mentioned and yes, I'd rather have an X1000 any day. I'm typing this reply on one of mine at the moment :pint:

I'm looking forward to the next release of hardware for sure, I'm right behind Trevor and the extended business team and support them with purchases as often as I can.

It's looking very healthy for us who are inclined :banana:
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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #32 on: November 11, 2012, 12:10:12 AM »
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No, don't call it quits. Just hibernate for a bit until the mood strikes you again. If you get rid of all your gear you'll regret it later!


Ha-ha! That's exactly what I did - for a few years! But the Amiga is like Quake III - it'll always call you back - sooner or later!

Just put it all in the attic for a while - you'll really be glad you didn't sell it all!
 

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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #33 on: November 11, 2012, 01:33:24 AM »
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Ha-ha! That's exactly what I did - for a few years! But the Amiga is like Quake III - it'll always call you back - sooner or later!

Just put it all in the attic for a while - you'll really be glad you didn't sell it all!

You know thats the perfect analogy for it. I have moments where I look at my Miggy and think why should I be bothering with it at all. But then I give it a month or two, chill out, and then one day I just think screw it and turn it back on and BLAM it's like it's all new again.

It just takes that spark of "Oh I really fancy doing...." then it's all back, the love, the anguish and the joy.

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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #34 on: November 11, 2012, 03:46:59 AM »
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And also somehow picked up the bitterness of Doomy (or whatever that singing retard is called) sadly :(

The scene seems dead because unlike other retro platforms there doesn't really seem to be anyone pushing the old dog as far as homebrew games go, everything is of PD/Acorn Archimedes quality which has a whiff of cheapness to it. Did everyone else who could code technically impressive games just give up like me too?

It just seems like such a struggle these days to replace broken machines or find certain things that nobody bothers to re-manufacture and there are just so many really questionable decisions going on with hardware projects.

So for me, I think it's time to finally let go of my stuff on pi$$-bay. Amiga was great, Amiga 1000 will ALWAYS be the best computer EVER launched (in the same way Ayrton Senna will always be the most talented Formula 1 driver despite being dead 2 decades) BUT it's time to end this chapter of my life.

It's been a pleasure talking to some of you, was even great fun working on a game for the old girl too for a while back, I just don't have $$ to invest in this AND the other 60 or so machines I collect (most of which are also going soon enough).

See you in another life brother :)


Hi,

It is about time you gave up and quit, you were useless to the Amiga world anyhow, all you ever did was cry about this or cry about that.

By the way what kind of Amiga's did you say you wanted to sell, I might be interested in a few. You know the vultures will be flying around the dead carcass.

Well anyhow Digiman, I remember selling my Amiga 2000 video toaster, but then I sold it only to buy an Amiga 4000, but I still miss that A2000.

Me, Myself and I , use the Amiga for various things, like home budget, Pen Pal, VIP professional, Scalos, altering home movies off the VCR tape (you know, compared to todays camera's the old VCR camera is huge and heavy, you ought to see the looks I get when using the darn thing). So believe me there is still a lot of use in the old Amiga, and I like having it around just to show all the new kids what the Amiga did or could do, a long, long, long time ago. It is just a fun computer. Sort of like building up a hot rod out of an old Model A.

But you, you just want to go and quit, remember quitters never win, and winners never quit.

So go ahead and throw in the old Amiga, you feel bitter just because all the loonies on here are fighting over which new non Amiga system is the best. They call them the new Amiga's but to tell you the truth they couldn't keep up with an old A1000. Mac's as the new Amiga, what a crock of sheet. Aros on a PC, someday over the rainbow, dreams may come true, but using a PC as an Amiga makes me cry boo hoo.

enough said

Good Bye and Good riddance to bad company,

smerf

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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #35 on: November 11, 2012, 04:05:40 AM »
Well someone's got a weed stuck up their arse today  :whack:
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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #36 on: November 11, 2012, 07:02:17 AM »
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Well someone's got a weed stuck up their arse today  :whack:


Anyone shocked at Smerf at this point in the game doesn't pay enough attention around here or ever had one of those crotchety old grandpas who was cantankerous but always fun to be around.
 

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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #37 on: November 11, 2012, 07:49:41 AM »
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Lurch, case I used for my Mini ITX build is neat - sort of reminds me of the Walker case in a vague way:

http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=2102&fid=23



Have had my eye on the skeleton case for awhile, I've also been looking at

http://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/prodigy/ in possibly white :-)

My current setup is an old HP machine core2duo running on windows 7, but you wouldn't know that.

Have removed everything windows wise so boots like an Amiga, mouse arrows and all and then I replaced the shell with winuae. Fastest most reliable Amiga ever.

I've wasted a grand or so (over 4 to 5 years, sold 500, bought another etc) on my A500 plus and it's still not stable. Things don't work as they should. One day it's fine the next morning heartache.

Hardware is getting too old, which is a shame. Jen's is making some nice gear, but pricing wise hard for me to spend. The indi is the only thing I've purchased that's been brand new, and that was a nightmare getting to work (as I've posted in another thread) and the cost was a hard one to swallow.

The A500 never looked better though, amazng picture. I've made the mistake of selling old hardware before and I don't think I'll do that again.

But I think anymore money will go into PC hardware, stable, fast, cheap, new :-)
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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #38 on: November 11, 2012, 06:04:25 PM »
Best thing to do is keep the machines you know you will have time to use.
 
I too use a modern PC most of the time as I am sure many do. WinUAE is more convenient, faster, runs on a laptop so I can have it anywhere. Now, also they have old games coming out on tablets and phones which is awesome. I have Alien Breed on my playbook and iPad, Bards tale, Defender of the Crown along with others. Another World on Android.
 
I have a Powerbook G4 running MorphOS for a "pure" Amiga experience.
 
But nothing takes me back to the day like sitting in front of the old hardware and kicking it on. So I have my main 1000/3000 and 4000, a 600, 1200 and 500 to take to shows. CD32, CDTV. Seems a lot but I am also looking at what i have and use and as you get older the longer you dont use something the less likely you ever will. So some of the extras I have, the other stuff I've bought (Apple, Atari) that I dont use will go soon to make the room more enjoyable.
 
Best bet, look at what you use and enjoy. Sell the rest of it but keep the ones you like (and some extra parts for those if you have them). Even if you put them away someplace for now. At least you know most likely you will come back to them at some point when you have time.
 

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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #39 on: November 11, 2012, 11:10:11 PM »
Hi,

@Lurch,

LOOKAHERE NOW

Don't give up on hot rodding an Amiga, it is fun and gives you something to do when you are sick of playing new games on the PC.

Sure PC hardware is cheap and easily found, but there is no excitement in it, or should I say excitement like doing something on an Amiga.

My A4000 boots up way much faster than my 6 core amd machine running Windows 8, (used to be Vista but it changed yesterday, windows 8 pro for sale at microsoft for $39.95 a download).

Lets see I still have a CD32, and a 3000, and a 500 to try to figure out how to hot rod. Still have to build up a 5 1/2 inch disk drive for the Amiga's found the interface board on ebay, now have to figure out how to get it going. The A1000 I still have to find and build another one back up.

By the way all those pop on boards like the keyboard adapter and the indi don't be afraid to press it on, you should hear a positive click when it snaps on, other wise you will have all kinds of problems.

Well anyway don't give up the Amiga, keep looking for specials, I go to the salvation army and look found a couple there really cheap.

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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #40 on: November 12, 2012, 12:48:32 AM »
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I actually thought the X1000 was mentioned and yes, I'd rather have an X1000 any day. I'm typing this reply on one of mine at the moment :pint:

I'm looking forward to the next release of hardware for sure, I'm right behind Trevor and the extended business team and support them with purchases as often as I can.

It's looking very healthy for us who are inclined :banana:
Man, you have some neat toys.
If I had the spare funds, the X1000 would definitely been part of my computer nook too.
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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #41 on: November 12, 2012, 06:51:47 AM »
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Hi,

@Lurch,

LOOKAHERE NOW

Don't give up on hot rodding an Amiga, it is fun and gives you something to do when you are sick of playing new games on the PC.



I shall stick it out, always good to get some words of wisdom. I must admit I do tire of new games. Where's the soul gone these days? :-/

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Well anyway don't give up the Amiga, keep looking for specials, I go to the salvation army and look found a couple there really cheap.

smerf


Will keep looking, I still have a dream of owning a 4000 and 3000. Slim pickings locally, A500's everywhere down here.

Will hit up a couple of op shops maybe luck will come my way. There has to be a treasure of Amiga gear hiding somewhere :-)

Thanks again Smerf :-)
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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #42 on: November 12, 2012, 10:14:58 AM »
As the famously articulate and prophetic pop artist Justin Bieber says;” I will never say never!”
 

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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #43 on: November 12, 2012, 06:22:54 PM »
Its incredible to find post like this on the different amiga forums of peopple talking about farewells, as if you were fighting for the future of the amiga or something... i dont understand.
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Re: I am sorry to say I have lost my Amiga mo-jo
« Reply #44 on: November 12, 2012, 07:50:06 PM »
First, your mistake was to spend thousands on crappy and expensive PPC hardware.  That will make you more bitter than anything as you have lost lots of money.  Stick to the retro stuff that works.

Second, what crack pipe are you smoking from?  As I want a hit.  The Amiga scene is one if the best, with hardware and software projects still being released.  Lots of hardware too!  ACA1230, ACA1232, ACA630, ACA620, ACA500, IDE2CF, 4MB-8MB RAM for A500/1000, Zeus 68K, Indivision scan doublers, etc!  

So maybe stick to these things and leave the crappy expensive Blizzard and Cyberstorm PPC stuff alone.  That will surely drive anyone mad trying to get them/keep them running.
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