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[CritAnime]

Over the last few weeks there has been intense debate and mud slinging. personally I am sick of it a bit now and I think it's time we kicked back, let our hair down and just get some Amiga chat going.

So lets talk Amiga, lets talk Commodore. Hell if you into Atari lets throw that into the mix. Lets discuss what makes our computers of choice so good for us. Lets not bicker, lets not squabble. Lets have some FUN like the Amiga and other systems let us do!!!

[Darrin]

Fun? Fun? I remember that word. I used to use it a lot before I got married.

[desiv]

I agree.
This is supposed to be a happy occasion.
Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who.....
:-)
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All we really need is
To stay positive.
Any negativity is just detrimental to our
Retro hobby and community.
I think we all need to appreciate what we have.

Several new pieces of hardware have been released.
Unity is what we need to help build our
Community back to where it should be..
Keep a positive attitude and above all else
Show everyone else the respect they deserve.
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desiv ;-) (Old habits die hard..)

[CritAnime]

I am still newly married so I do have some fun left laying around lol.

I was playing on my 600 today and decided to play Fantasy land Dizzy. Not played it years and boy the memories came flooding back. good times

Desiv thats what this thread is all about my friend

[Darrin]

Originally Posted by CritAnime

I am still newly married so I do have some fun left laying around lol.

I was playing on my 600 today and decided to play Fantasy land Dizzy. Not played it years and boy the memories came flooding back. good times

See, you haven't reached that point yet where she comes up to you and says those dreaded words "Either that computer goes or I go".

It is bloody annoying to have to pause a game of Alien Breed Tower Assualt to help her pack a suitcase and then drive her to the bus station.

[CritAnime]

Originally Posted by Darrin

See, you haven't reached that point yet where she comes up to you and says those dreaded words "Either that computer goes or I go".

It is bloody annoying to have to pause a game of Alien Breed Tower Assualt to help her pack a suitcase and then drive her to the bus station.

Didn't think Tower Assault had a pause function. I would have to finish my game first before all that....



"wait, wait, wait! Let me finish this game then I pack you up for the bus"

To be fair she knew what she was getting herself in to. And I did say that she had to love me and my Commodore computers

[Darrin]

I to say that Amigas are great fun as long as they're running OK, but my systems seem to be so patched now that keeping them running smoothly can't be a major pain in the arse. My A4000 with its combination of Zorro and PCI cards as been known to throw a major wobbler at times when you install a new program or update a driver. The best thing about an Amiga compared to Windows is a "backup" just means using DOPUS to copy one hard drive to another and "restore" is just doing it in reverse.

Minimigs are a joy to use. SD cards full of ADF files = no read/write errors.

[CritAnime]

Yeah That is one of the good things about the Amiga HDD. Especially if you have a CF as a 4000 power config copies everything over in minuets. Also I know what you mean about SD cards. My HxC makes life with the old 600 a joy. No read issues and no need to clean the bloody thing

Just been looking on gumtree and found this:
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/amiga-1200/101680738

1200 which has been modded and looks to be in good working order. Can't afford it myself as I have a bambino on the way. But I am sure someone in Miggy land would probably give it a good home.

[SamuraiCrow]

I just moved into a new apartment and got my A1200 set up to discover that the AGA features aren't working. I guess I'll have to send it into AmigaKit for a board-swap when I get the chance and funding to do so.

[CritAnime]

Oh man that sucks I have a 1200 that I hardly use. Can't decide what I want to do with it.

I have just found a accelerator for a 1200 again on gumtree.
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/am...-card/98564709

[Darrin]

I've got a spare A1200 in an Elbox tower. My goal, whenever I get the time (so many projects, so little time) is to get it running with a ClassicWB hard drive installed and eBay it. The only problem with Elbox towers is that they cost a lot to ship because of the weight.

[CritAnime]

Never actually seen an Elbox up close. So don't know it's actual real life dimensions. I would imagine that they come with a good slab of metal on the bottom. I know a lot of old PC cases did.

[Darrin]

Originally Posted by CritAnime

Never actually seen an Elbox up close. So don't know it's actual real life dimensions. I would imagine that they come with a good slab of metal on the bottom. I know a lot of old PC cases did.

I've got 3 of them. 2 with A1200 mobos and 1 for my A4000. They're great bits of kit of you want to really expand your A1200 and essential of you want to add a Mediator.

[Kesa]

I don't have time to use my MacMini "Amiga". Too busy with uni stuff at the moment. But i get 4 weeks off in about a months time so i will use it then. My mini needs a bit of maintainance like installing the Airport wireless card thingy and getting rid of that dreadful Apple startup sound.

[CritAnime]

Originally Posted by Darrin

I've got 3 of them. 2 with A1200 mobos and 1 for my A4000. They're great bits of kit of you want to really expand your A1200 and essential of you want to add a Mediator.

Not sure what I want to do with the 1200. I have my 600 setup pretty sweet and use that for gaming. Never really tried any of the AGA games so the 1200 is a bit like the family silver. It only comes out for special occasions

If I were to mod it I would certainly tower it. Because if would want to mod the hell out of it. I seem to recall a 600 that someone had put into a desktop case.

Originally Posted by Kesa

I don't have time to use my MacMini "Amiga". Too busy with uni stuff at the moment. But i get 4 weeks off in about a months time so i will use it then. My mini needs a bit of maintainance like installing the Airport wireless card thingy and getting rid of that dreadful Apple startup sound.

Morph OS is something I would be curious to use if I still had my 4g mac mini. I do not envy you on maintaining the mini though. I had my old one open to install some new RAM. Such a tight space to work in.