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Commodore and Amiga in NYC
« on: December 08, 2007, 12:02:40 PM »
Hi guys!

I'll spend a week in New York from 12nd December to 19th December.
I would know if there are places in the NYC area related to our beloved computers that I should visit. I mean... something like a shop, a junk dealer and so on where I could find nice Commodore and Amiga stuff.

Any suggestion is welcome...

Thank you in advance!  :-D
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Re: Commodore and Amiga in NYC
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2007, 02:09:46 PM »
get a phone book and look for thrift stores. also some guys from NYC sell Amiga stuff all the time on Craigslist. I would contact them.
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Re: Commodore and Amiga in NYC
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2007, 04:27:06 PM »
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Re: Commodore and Amiga in NYC
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2007, 04:41:49 PM »
I live in the area and there isn't that much at all in NYC. Mail order is the best way... or ebay. If you're looking for deal it's tough in NYC.

The last Amiga shop closed up years ago (1995). The last place I know of that had anything remotely amiga was Tri-State computer and a Video facility in China town. But they sold Escom A4000T at premium prices.

Softwawre ETC stopped carrying amiga items in 93-94.

Europe or the UK would be a better place.

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Re: Commodore and Amiga in NYC
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2007, 07:21:26 PM »
@starf81

You could see if the so-called Amiga drop-house is still there.  :roll:
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Re: Commodore and Amiga in NYC
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2007, 08:54:45 PM »
Honestly, the best place is the web. Places like Amiga.org and such will help you more than anything local. We survive these day through the Internet.
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Re: Commodore and Amiga in NYC
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2007, 09:00:22 PM »
A shop for Amiga ROFL...
you've got to be kidding.  No one has made enough of a living of this machine since 1996.
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Re: Commodore and Amiga in NYC
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2007, 09:13:01 PM »
Thank you for your quick replies...
Obviously I didn't ask for Amiga-only stores, but just for some hints about shops that could be still involved in the Amiga market in some way  :-P
Also junk dealers...

Just another question... could you suggest me also a nice store where I can find general hardware? In particular 2.5" hard drives like Seagate or Western Digital...

Thank you again! ;-)
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2007, 09:27:07 PM »
You mean nobody's going to mention that NYC is a Big Apple town?
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Re: missed set up
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2007, 09:31:25 PM »
Ehm... I need the hard drive for my MacBook Pro :-D
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Re: Commodore and Amiga in NYC
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2007, 01:16:19 AM »
>Obviously I didn't ask for Amiga-only stores, but just for some hints about shops that could be still involved in the Amiga market in some way ...

You can visit Krishna Software Inc. if you want and pick up a simulation cable for your Amiga and save a bunch on shipping and handling.  I'm about 20 miles from Holland Tunnel (which connects Manhattan to NJ).  

I also have some other Amiga/Commodore stuff which I can barter for other amiga stuff.  I'm looking for working A600 Motherboard (European or American).

In regards to simulation software, I'm assuming you also use a PC as I doubt Macs can emulate the PC ports in real-time.

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Re: missed set up
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2007, 01:18:02 AM »
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Ehm... I need the hard drive for my MacBook Pro :-D

I don't know where you would get one in New York City, but I just replaced the 120 GB hard drive in my Macbook Pro with a 250 GB by Western Digital
( http://westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=314 )  It works great and it was cheap.
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Re: missed set up
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2007, 03:55:21 AM »
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Ehm... I need the hard drive for my MacBook Pro :-D


Not the absolute lowest prices on Earth, but J&R ("J&R Music and Computer World," I believe) is a candy store for tech in general and may have a slightly more esoteric selection than you'll find at a Best Buy.  Prices on a generic 2.5" HD are probably not going to vary much between large and small shops anymore; use Pricewatch.com or Froogle to gauge the going rate and decide accordingly.  (Last I checked, the big retail chains had the advantage due to volume.)

FYI:  "Working pull" laptop drives are pretty much guaranteed to have been dropped at some point and aren't worth the trouble.  Moreso than desktop drives, you should treat them as consumables and expect the bad block reallocation table to fill over N years of bumps and jostles.  If the drive was pulled to wind up in the surplus market, either its host machine broke (How do laptops most commonly break? Destructive impact.), SMART warning software alerted impending doom, or it reached its rated MTBF.

B&H and Adorama are always fun if you need photographic gear.  Remember that B&H is closed Saturdays for shabbes.

There's at least one vintage gaming 'thrift shop' on Manhattan, but I can't remember where, only that the prices were truly stratospheric.  If you know how to shop online, you can probably skip that sort of thing.

Canal Street has pretty much withered AFAIK, but it can't hurt to take a look.  Some random blogger still found it worthwhile in 2006.

If you need something from a hole-in-the-wall shop (cables, network switches, USB-to-ATA adapters, etc), it might be worth venturing to Queens, particularly the China- and Koreatowns (as opposed to those of Manhattan and Brooklyn!), but bring a guide or plan your destination, as that's a huge area.  

If you do head out that way, or need a touristy excuse, Shea Stadium and Corona Park with the famous World's Fair globe are relatively close.
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Re: missed set up
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2007, 04:12:50 AM »
Er, speaking of retail chains, if you're coming in part to do the shopping thing, the major chains (anywhere in the Northeast) to watch for electronics are:  Staples, OfficeMax, Office Depot; Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, and J&R (J&R is specific to NYC); and maybe Target, Wal-Mart, and K-Mart.  

We don't have Fry's on this side of the country, unfortunately.

All of those but Wal-Mart have weekly sales with particular monitors, disks, whole systems, etc. at cutthroat prices.  

The retail trinity of Target, Wal-Mart, and K-Mart might be worth it if you need anything for a console, (K-Mart often has dusty stock of last year's console titles marked $10-$20 cheaper than elsewhere, since nobody goes there for games)... of course, with the exchange rate you might just want to hit a Gamestop or similar specialist chain.

Note that DVI, HDMI, and even boring USB cables are mindbendingly expensive at all major chains, it's how they make up for some of the loss-leading.
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Re: missed set up
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2007, 11:44:48 AM »
WOW!!!

Thank you for all your suggestions  :idea:
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