Is there any Amiga nuts out there

Baron von Richthofen (Vaclav) · #1 12-10-2009, 08:27 PM

Is there any Amiga nuts in this group, I have excess to a lot of parts and software for the Amiga
I love retro

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Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #2 12-10-2009, 08:47 PM

Yep - but lost interest.

I have a 500 sitting here, with a 1200 desktop and 1200 tower.

I loved them back in the 80's. Simply the best OS at that time - and is still pretty good now.

Baron von Richthofen (Vaclav) · #3 12-10-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Omaroo

Yep - but lost interest.

I have a 500 sitting here, with a 1200 desktop and 1200 tower.

I loved them back in the 80's. Simply the best OS at that time - and is still pretty good now.

I find the hardware a bit unreliable now because of there age I use an emulator with my laptop I wish I could get a new Amiga, a bit late now

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #4 12-10-2009, 09:07 PM

Some of the later hardware is still used by many TV stations for video editing. There are a bunch of hardware clones now too.

Rhino1980 (Ryan) · #5 12-10-2009, 10:39 PM

I have an Amiga Emulator. I use it to play Technocop, Eliminator, Hybris and Firepower when I feel like time travelling back to the 80's!

dugnsuz (Doug) · #6 13-10-2009, 07:53 AM

Had a 500 - my first real computer!

Please point me in the direction of an Amiga emulator anyone!?

I loved some of the games back then - Speedball2, Godz, Chaos Engine, Magic Pockets, Harlequin, Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder - the Bitmap Brothers games were my faves though!
Memories!!
Doug

multiweb (Marc) · #7 13-10-2009, 08:23 AM

First computer I got was a commodore VIC 20 with a whopping 3kb of RAM

and a music tape recorder to boot

to save my 100 lines of basic or so.

I use MAME32 emulator to play old arcade games on my laptop. PacMan, Tetris, Donkey Kong, etc... Love'em. Reminds me of the school times when I use to spend all my pocket money on those machines and my mum's swift "back of the head" back hander.

Baddad (Marty) · #8 13-10-2009, 08:35 AM

Hi Multiweb, and All,

I did the same with MAME32. I wasn't aware that its still available.

I've kind of grown out of those games now. I used to have heaps.

Cheers Marty

toryglen-boy (Duncan) · #9 13-10-2009, 08:35 AM

i still run UAE, and play such gems as Alien Breed, Flashback, and The Eye of the Beholder. i had a 500, a 500+, and then an A1200 with a 20Gb drive!! oooo!!

My first computer was an Oric 1 (probably unheard of in Oz) it was in contention with the ZX Spectrum, but failed miserably, still, it got me codeing in 6502 and Z80, then started a career in IT.

Barrykgerdes · #10 13-10-2009, 09:05 AM

I had a friend who knew very little about computers. He bought an Amiga in the early 1980's when I was into IBM's. He loved it and the games it played. However nothing I had was compatable so I never got involved.

My first venture into computers was with a National Semiconductors kit for their processor (I can't even remember the name). A friend who worked at the factory in Gourock (Duncan will know where that is) gave it to me to experiment with. I never ever got it to do anything but it filled in a lot of spare time while I was living and working in the area.

Barry

RB (Andrew) · #11 13-10-2009, 09:11 AM

Absolutely loved the Amiga, LOL remember the Janus card for the A2000?

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Originally Posted by Omaroo

I loved them back in the 80's. Simply the best OS at that time - and is still pretty good now.

The OS was fantastic, great piece of work.

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Originally Posted by toryglen-boy

iand then an A1200 with a 20Gb drive!! oooo!!

Ah yes the whopping 20MB drive, unheard of capacity, I told a friend of mine and he laughed at me saying "20Mb storage is impossible".

toryglen-boy (Duncan) · #12 13-10-2009, 09:14 AM

thanks RB, i stand corrected. it was indeed Mb and not Gb

Space for Workbench, and a few games

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #13 13-10-2009, 09:23 AM

I'm with you on the 20Mb drive Andrew and Duncan

I bought (at GREAT expense) an Apple Mac Plus in 1985 or thereabouts and a year or two later coughed up nearly the same again for a 20Mb Winchester. It was an incredible amount of disk back then, given the applications and document sizes. Brilliant!

RB (Andrew) · #14 13-10-2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by toryglen-boy

thanks RB, i stand corrected. it was indeed Mb and not Gb

No worries Duncan, I do it all the time, I'm so used to writing GB too.
MB is but a distant memory......pardon the pun.

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Originally Posted by toryglen-boy

Space for Workbench, and a few games

....and a few pics....and a few animations....and....a few sound files...and...

Good ol days hah !

RB (Andrew) · #15 13-10-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Omaroo

I'm with you on the 20Mb drive Andrew and Duncan

I bought (at GREAT expense) an Apple Mac Plus in 1985 or thereabouts and a year or two later coughed up nearly the same again for a 20Mb Winchester. It was an incredible amount of disk back then, given the applications and document sizes. Brilliant!

They were very expensive indeed.
I also remember the 2MB memory expansion cards for the A2000, massive cards full of 'roaches' and very expensive.

toryglen-boy (Duncan) · #16 13-10-2009, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by RB

They were very expensive indeed.
I also remember the 2MB memory expansion cards for the A2000, massive cards full of 'roaches' and very expensive.

indeed, but fast RAM from an expansion added quite a kick from slow system RAM didnt it?

i still play "Dune" even to this day, if only for the music ...

infact i think i will listen to my C64 SID collection as i work today

Baron von Richthofen (Vaclav) · #17 13-10-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dugnsuz

Had a 500 - my first real computer!

Please point me in the direction of an Amiga emulator anyone!?

I loved some of the games back then - Speedball2, Godz, Chaos Engine, Magic Pockets, Harlequin, Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder - the Bitmap Brothers games were my faves though!
Memories!!
Doug

Send me an email v.novotny@ bigpond.com

Rhino1980 (Ryan) · #18 13-10-2009, 04:31 PM

Doug, UAE or Ultimate Amiga Emulator is the one I use and Duncan uses. Its a free download, just google it. The trouble is in finding ADF (Amiga Disk Files) which are the files that contain the games, as they are still copyrighted.

Anyone remember "Defender of the Crown"?

RB (Andrew) · #19 13-10-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhino1980

Anyone remember "Defender of the Crown"?

Yes, a great game !!

And another that used to impress the visitors was Marble Madness.

RB (Andrew) · #20 13-10-2009, 04:41 PM

LOL remember the NewTek Demo?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXqmTZMtAj8