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[amigakidd]

In my day to day work, we use 90% Macs (in the graphics field) and 10% PCs for administrative things. In the weekend, I use the PC, Wii, and Mac for web surfing games and other fun things.

The Amiga (Well I have an emulator) on the other hand, I use it for playing Amiga Games and testing out Amiga software packages. As a result, playing on an Amiga (whether emulation or real hardware) is more fun and gives that Hobbyist feeling compared to a PC or Mac.

I mean by hobbyist is that there is more tinkering and a close knit community than the spread out markets of PC/Mac. It seems that Linux is a too geeky hobby. But the Amiga and c64 scene, seems very cool compared to linux.

Is Amiga becoming the computer platform for the hobbyist?
It is still very much alive today.

Picture this: If Amiga were in the Mac/PC Commercial

PC = PC Guy in Suit
Mac = Mac Guy Cool.
Amiga = Tattoed Skat3r Guy

[Tenacious]

What an awful picture. How about this:

Amiga = a pretty, intelligent girl tastefully dressed.

[bloodline]

Tenacious wrote:
What an awful picture. How about this:

Amiga = a pretty, intelligent girl tastefully dressed.

Amiga = smelly homeless guy looking in bins for things the rest of the industy discarded years ago...

[Tenacious]

@ bloodline

Why are you here? What's the attraction? Why is it worth your time?

I've wondered for months (but I'm not loosing sleep over it, Grin).

[bloodline]

Tenacious wrote:
@ bloodline

Why are you here?

I like the community.
I still use my Amigas and Amiga emulation.
I am rather knowledgeable on various technical amiga topics, and I like help if I can.

What's the attraction? Why is it worth your time?

I've wondered for months (but I'm not loosing sleep over it, Grin).

I like the AROS project, it's the best way to learn how AmigaOS works, and to get a better understanding of OS design in general.
There are many people here who are knowledgeable on a wide variety of technology subjects.
If I help one person, it has been worth my time.

I don't live in a fantasy world though... :-D

[persia]

Groucho Marx, the Amiga is definitely Groucho Marx.

[Phantom]

Amiga = way of life!

[persia]

Groucho Marx, the Amiga is definitely Groucho Marx.

[DBAlex]

@Tenacious

To insert a little reality check once in a while?

:-?

[persia]

We're all Amiga fans, our reality checks bounced long ago!

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DBAlex wrote:
@Tenacious

To insert a little reality check once in a while?

:-?

[amigaksi]

>by Tenacious on 2008/6/8 10:32:31
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>@ bloodline
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>Why are you here? What's the attraction? Why is it worth your >time?
>
>I've wondered for months (but I'm not loosing sleep over it, >Grin).

He's only speaking from his own limited experience and understanding. I have had the opposite happen to me-- new-in-box amiga products trashed by my family. It would be good if someone did pick it up. You should take gold even from a filthy place. Then again, he never claimed it was a bad thing otherwise it would be hypocritical of him to be supporting amigans if he was against people picking up "good" things from trash. I mean if you are against drinking, you don't go to a bar and help people take drinks.

Main thing is people are looking for happiness rather than have the latest technological machine. I just looked at Frogger for Atari 2600 and it's an addicting game and although the graphics are poor compared to Atari 800, it's playability is different from Atari 800 and I can see people sticking to the Atari 2600 version. We already see the trend of people going retro after being satiated with the latest computer. And the efficiency cannot be denied, it's amazing how they fit all the functionality into about 4KB. I'm sure people with experience programming amigas/ataris can learn all the bloated APIs of the modern era quite easily. They were using Atari 800s in my college in the 1980s (not Atari STs).

[bloodline]

amigaksi wrote:
>by Tenacious on 2008/6/8 10:32:31
>
>@ bloodline
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>Why are you here? What's the attraction? Why is it worth your >time?
>
>I've wondered for months (but I'm not loosing sleep over it, >Grin).

He's only speaking from his own limited experience and understanding.

Oh get over yourself!

I was describing the state of the Amiga, rather accurately as it happens... Sure nothing wrong with "dumpster diving", but unfortunately that is state of the art with respect to the Amiga...

[swoslover]

lol the mac guy definitely wouldn't be cool. He'd be the kind of guy who puts pretentious literature & world music on his coffee table to impress friends.

As for the Amiga an aging lady who you can tell used to be pretty would be appropriate.

[Gaiyan]

As for the Amiga an aging lady who you can tell used to be pretty would be appropriate.

You mean a MILF?

[Belial6]

swoslover wrote:
lol the mac guy definitely wouldn't be cool. He'd be the kind of guy who puts pretentious literature & world music on his coffee table to impress friends.

As for the Amiga an aging lady who you can tell used to be pretty would be appropriate.

Not to hijack the thread back to the beginning, but it just struck me. The person that should play the Amiga in the Mac commercials is Jane Seymour.

She was really hot when she was young. She aged well, and even though she is now past her prime, we would still like to take her home and play with her for awhile. :-D