help me pick an amiga

[ElPolloDiabl]

@ above
You must explain this blitter trick for us. Is there a mod we can download to activated it.

I know that you can 256 color lo-res screen in VGA, but I thought Amiga used the bits differently and squeezed in HAM mode for 4096 colors.

[Lord Aga]

Don't sell your A2000, you will miss it eventually and regret the sale dearly.
Instead, maybe add an A1200 to your flock. It is small and you can chuck it somewhere when you are not using it. And pull it out when you want to experience some AGA goodness

[Jose]

Neither, get an A1200 for retro and a PPC machine for the new stuff.

[smerf]

Hi,

I have just about every Amiga model known to man except for the A2500, and all that an A2500 is, a glorified name for an A2000 to make the Europeons happy. Anyway, the one that sits on my desk next to my gaming PC, is the Amiga 4000, with two CF card drives and a CD-rom. In order to accomplish this task you need a Buddha ide card. Does it boot any faster, no, because somewhere I know in the controlling rom kearnel there is a time set in for running up the hard drives. This delays it just enough today to make a PC faster on boot up. I used to have instructions on how to adjust this run up time but can't seem to find it,

So my choice is the A4000, my next choice is the A1200, CD32, then the A2000. And only for the AGA chipset before you reach the OCS chipset in the A2000. (I said that only to keep CommodoreJohn happy, he likes to critique what you say. Got to be very careful, he is always watching. Anyhow I can not properly evaluate the A1200 since I have an Amiga Technology A1200. Compared to the original Commodore, I hear it is a piece of junk. I am about ready to pull it apart and put changes in various areas. The drives are a major problem with this Amiga. Why did I choose the A4000, it is one of those that I received from NASA during their upgrade (actually downgrade) project of computers to receive satellite pictures. Well anyhow good luck on your choice, I know you said you only have room for one Amiga, but I would take the A2000 and store it somehow, it is my favorite OCS machine. I am more of a real computer person, and the A500 and A1200 where nothing but cheap toys to me. The A600 I don't even consider a real Amiga, maybe an upgraded C64.

[persia]

No offense but if you have a powerful current PC Lightwave 3D 11.5 is generations beyond the Lightwave 3.5 available on Amiga...

[rdolores]

Keep your A2000.  For AGA and RTG stuff, use your super-PC using WinUAE to perform stuff that requires them.  Only get the A4000 if its a really good deal.  But don't give up the A2000.  Those things are built like tanks and will last a long time.

[Jiffy]

I would keep the A2000. Easy to expand if you want to and still a great machine without any expansions. A real workhorse, and it shows.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

You've obviously got a strong sentimental attachment to that A2000.  Years ago I had an A1200 and would love to have another, but my A500 suits me just fine and I hardly miss AGA at all.    Stick with what you love, the A4000 can be a bear to upgrade or replace even basic components and expensive as all $@%%.  

[TjLaZer]

Hi,

I have just about every Amiga model known to man except for the A2500, and all that an A2500 is, a glorified name for an A2000 to make the Europeons happy.

Actually, you are mistaken.  The A2500 was very popular in the USA.  The model in which I believe you are referring to is the A1500.

[TjLaZer]

I say, keep the A2000, and get the A4000!  You will regret getting rid of the 2000.  It's a very nice machine, and will last a very long time as it is considered Mil Spec by some Amiga experts.  

[paul1981]

Actually, you are mistaken.  The A2500 was very popular in the USA.  The model in which I believe you are referring to is the A1500.

Don't all A1500's have the latest and best A2000 motherboards in? I hear the best A2000 is an A1500.

[paul1981]

In answer to rednova's question, I'd keep your A2000. My personal opinion is that should you want a more capable machine then you already have plenty of upgrade options available for your A2000. You can add upgrades to it as and when you want/can afford them. It is capable of going beyond the A1200, except maybe for Quake.
Gaming wise I think the best games are all OCS/ECS anyway. I don't even have an A2000, but I've always wanted one. Like you I have little room in the house.

[rednova]

Dear Amigans :

I appreciate everyone's comments about which amiga to pick.
After serious consideration, I have really good news !!!
I can KEEP my amiga 2000, and get the amiga 4000 !!!
I have a special desk which I use for decorations, it'll be very tough
for me to clean it(get rid of nice decorations)but I can use the extra
room to  put an a4000 on it.
I am not going to have the money til christmas (my gift !!!)so I have
plenty of time to decided if or not to buy it (amiga 4000).
Thank you all !!!

[nicholas]

Dear Amigans :

I appreciate everyone's comments about which amiga to pick.
After serious consideration, I have really good news !!!
I can KEEP my amiga 2000, and get the amiga 4000 !!!
I have a special desk which I use for decorations, it'll be very tough
for me to clean it(get rid of nice decorations)but I can use the extra
room to  put an a4000 on it.
I am not going to have the money til christmas (my gift !!!)so I have
plenty of time to decided if or not to buy it (amiga 4000).
Thank you all !!!

You could always stack the A4000 on top of the A2000 to save space.

Good news that you can have both machines. I say one can never have too many Amigas but my wife says otherwise!

[Lord Aga]

Yaaay, the best possible outcome

[smerf]

Hi,

As I have just found out there was an Amiga 1500, and an Amiga 2500. They both look like an A2000. I will have to look up and see what the differences are and see if it is worth it to add to my collection, and then again I really don't know, maybe I will just stay with Amiga Forever and sell out all my Amiga's. I have really been losing interest during the past 2 years or so. It seems all of my old friends have already moved on and the Amiga clubs have been slowly dwindling down. Sure hate to give up the A4000 it has done so much for me during the past 21 years, and the Amiga itself from the A1000, 26 years ago. Fine machines that I will never forget. Heck if it wasn't for this machine, I wouldn't have box upon box upon box of Amiga junk up in the attic. Heck if I got rid of the Amiga stuff upstairs in the attic, I would only have about 2 boxes of computer junk since PC stuff no one usually keeps because it is all just throw away junk after about 2 years. I mean the most collectable PC is the 8088 and people have them just to run DOS.

Yep, the A1500 and A2500 had to be made for them Euro-peons, because I have never seen one in the US.