Post Aog1GdP6T0DecX2ZNY by lynn@woof.tech
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(DIR) Post #AoeP3C6oe9sqmmgtd2 by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:36:29Z
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"I should buy an amiga" is the retrotech version of "I should buy a boat"
(DIR) Post #AoePJhhMxtyJOOf28G by Tijn@dosgame.club
2024-12-02T23:39:24Z
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@foone you know what they say, in order to afford one Amiga you need to be able to buy five Amigas
(DIR) Post #AoePPf2jkbJitWUoAS by blake@corteximplant.com
2024-12-02T23:40:25Z
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@foone I only have two Amigas that is fine. But you should by an Amiga
(DIR) Post #AoePVAsymuir6IYqRM by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:40:46Z
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The funny thing is that I've tried to buy an amiga before. I talked to someone on craigslist about buying one and I had the money and everything, and they were like "Meet me at the Foobar Coffee on RoadName at 7" I was there at 7pm. They weren't. I emailed them, and they said they meant 7am, and they'd already sold it in the meantime
(DIR) Post #AoePVqDd72bPIDXPou by zozo@dice.camp
2024-12-02T23:40:48Z
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@foone i'm in this post and i don't like it
(DIR) Post #AoePZS48r46rXep088 by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:41:59Z
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@neckspike I don't want a globecaster, I want that amiga-based rackmount thing that Weather Channel used
(DIR) Post #AoePbZLikJ0ci73ODY by jordan@sometimes.social
2024-12-02T23:42:05Z
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@foone Thus proving the old adage, "the early bird gets the Amiga"
(DIR) Post #AoePqFHxc4hupyIEhE by gsuberland@chaos.social
2024-12-02T23:45:24Z
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@foone still super mad that my A500 died many years ago. I'd love to play around with one again but the prices are just silly.
(DIR) Post #AoePwcBZObIVaXLD4i by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:46:35Z
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@gsuberland that's the thing. the prices have shot WAY up and it seems to be at the age where all amigas are either "broken" or "repaired", much like laserdiscs the era of "just still works" is barely there anymore
(DIR) Post #AoeQ0HWKAdmKednURM by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:46:57Z
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@gsuberland so it's expensive to get into, and you need lots of repairs, which are expensive in time and/or money
(DIR) Post #AoeQ3cP2zBxAI0z6Ku by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:47:25Z
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but everything I've heard from Amiga Owners these days is that it seems like an infinite pit of money & time you have to pour repairs into
(DIR) Post #AoeQ3dLXTik1DQLoVU by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:47:33Z
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and I have plenty of those already
(DIR) Post #AoeQ9MHDr7Du0q3sZ6 by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:48:04Z
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I'm only looking into getting an amiga as part of a distraction from what I'm supposed to be working on now
(DIR) Post #AoeQaKHNOGordUzbw8 by vmp_@mastodon.social
2024-12-02T23:53:44Z
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@foone they said 7, not 19, no? /s
(DIR) Post #AoeQdbdjIiJqLc0pSi by Gammitin@mastodon.social
2024-12-02T23:54:17Z
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@foone "I s̶h̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ will buy an amiga" 😀
(DIR) Post #AoeQgW7kGVHW6pRLEm by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:54:54Z
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@Gammitin NO
(DIR) Post #AoeQq3OVw4rBtypZvU by NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
2024-12-02T23:56:35Z
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@foone The good thing is there were only a few models, so you'd only need to buy one or two. maybe a 1000 and 1000 with phoenix board, an A2000 - and some spares for it, maybe a 2500HD for the badge, and one to put a sidecar on, an A3000 - oh and an A3000/UX just for the badging, and of course get into broadcast stuff so an A4000 and rackmount 3000/4000 - and towers of each of those. Oh and the consoles! A 600 1200 1200Escom and 500. May as well get a 1500 while you're there, and some of the...
(DIR) Post #AoeQt7JRp9hOvHvDPM by Gammitin@mastodon.social
2024-12-02T23:56:40Z
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@foone 🫡
(DIR) Post #AoeQwLfgtYKOKBrnqS by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T23:57:44Z
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@NanoRaptor I AM VERY UNEMPLOYED I CANNOT AFFORD EVEN A SINGLE AMIGA
(DIR) Post #AoeQzbYaI2fUSe5yoS by bytex64@awesome.garden
2024-12-02T23:58:10Z
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@foone No joke. I overpaid for a restored one and it didn’t even come with a mouse. Then I looked for a mouse and eBay was basically like, “you’re joking, right?”Wound up hacking the innards of a PS/2 mouse to do quadrature output.
(DIR) Post #AoeRFSqISPuy4EwVOa by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T00:01:07Z
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@blackcoat I can only assume that means that you have inherited both loves, and regularly amiga from your boat
(DIR) Post #AoeSNXni0SZRiS9I6C by Kiloku@burnthis.town
2024-12-03T00:13:26Z
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@foone All I know is that computer is girl and computer is friend.
(DIR) Post #AoeSPxXxFr6291vpMu by ducklingsmith@retro.pizza
2024-12-03T00:13:36Z
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@foone @NanoRaptor hey now "Jesus Christ I can't afford this" has been the quintessential Amiga experience since 1985
(DIR) Post #AoeSs2TuV7KhYeQgHA by A_C_McGregor@topspicy.social
2024-12-03T00:19:22Z
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@foone significantly less chance of being attacked by an Orca, though
(DIR) Post #AoefJeK771BgBvmMrY by scisysbb@infosec.exchange
2024-12-03T02:38:43Z
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@foone well let me see which ones i have that are still in proper working order. May be able to ship you one. Give me a week or so? Kinda busy here currently.
(DIR) Post #AoeqMv2QWT4UObGfT6 by lilybryght@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-12-03T04:42:37Z
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@foone I'm from the "I should buy an ST" camp. 😃
(DIR) Post #AoeqU7j3kUB9lye0q8 by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-03T04:44:00Z
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@lilybryght I've got like, two? neither work, one has an incomplete attempted upgrade on it by someone previous owner. my roommate just bought one but can't hook it up to anything yet because it's a PAL machine and she needs a different scaler.
(DIR) Post #Aof5zGQiw2RR3fNJ44 by digitalstefan@fosstodon.org
2024-12-03T07:37:40Z
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@foone I’ve had original Amigas with all the add-ons to make life easy when transferring data between an A1200 and PC.These days I have an A500 Mini, a Startech powered USB hub and a cheap 240GB USB SSD loaded up with the Aminimiga package of software, which turns the A500 Mini into a ready-to-go A1200-like dev and gaming machine.It’s fast, convenient and can even be coaxed to use RTG for a native 720p output
(DIR) Post #Aof9tph1JcO6VFfAu0 by Skiriki@mstdn.social
2024-12-03T08:21:22Z
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@foone I still got mine (A500), from 1989.Oh gods. I'm not going to start checking if it still works, or if the CRT for it works.No no no no I have a modern computer problem or three for today.
(DIR) Post #AofA3PVtVMQsCl1g1o by eliza@chaosfem.tw
2024-12-03T08:23:08Z
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@foone I have just seen one on Vinted for 100 gbp. Its listed as non-functional but I am so tempted
(DIR) Post #AofSSPg9pCIh8HtlTc by Pixdigit@layer8.space
2024-12-03T11:49:23Z
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@foone just one?
(DIR) Post #AofeEPzZ3yWZV14LOC by FeralRobots@mastodon.social
2024-12-03T14:01:16Z
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@foone @foone I lusted after Amigas back in the day but never made the leap; now that I've got the resources to just go buy one if I want, I am sometimes tempted. Then I remember how fucking DIFFERENT they are.Anyway I've got too many irons in the fire. Better I spend the time finishing one of the two books I've got in progress, or building the household entertainment system. (Hey, wait, I could use an Ami-<SLAP!/>)
(DIR) Post #Aog1GdP6T0DecX2ZNY by lynn@woof.tech
2024-12-03T18:19:24Z
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@foone my experience is that when they work, they workbut it does get tempting to spend money on upgrades, the grass is always greener, etc :Deither way, my A4000 is running just fine and stable
(DIR) Post #Aog6b97akcCQYMRw5Q by mauvedeity@mastodon.social
2024-12-03T19:19:05Z
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@foone I always wished I’d had a chance to use one back in the day. My brother had an A600HD which he only ever played games on, but they seemed to be spectacular machines that could do so much more.