NewWaver
Special Agent
Another one for lovers of the classics. 
P.S. If you had an Amiga computer, what model did you own? Mine was an Amiga 2000.
P.S. If you had an Amiga computer, what model did you own? Mine was an Amiga 2000.
How many here used to/still own a Commodore Amiga (any model)?
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And for an added twist, were you aware that the Amiga was originally designed to be the advanced Atari computer? The Atari 1024 was originally the advanced Commodore! 
NewWaver
Special Agent
Now that I didn't know. Hehe.
There was a great deal of "miscegenation" going on between Atari & Commodore. 
The folks who designed the original *Lisa* for Atari (which became the 8-bit Atari computers) eventually all worked for Commodore, where they designed the Amiga. The original designers of the C-64 ended up at Atari, where they developed the Atari-St/1024 stuff.
The folks who designed the original *Lisa* for Atari (which became the 8-bit Atari computers) eventually all worked for Commodore, where they designed the Amiga. The original designers of the C-64 ended up at Atari, where they developed the Atari-St/1024 stuff.
I voted 'still own one' but sadly it can't be used anymore because one of the chips burned out. I liked the little machine for it versatility. The dedicated graphic chips where great. Programming was very easy and it used event trapping in an age when Personal Computers where useful only for document writing and used Command Line Interpretors.
Maybe one day I'll sit down and hunt for the chip so my kids can have it for 'their own'. Currently they use 'my' computer(s!).
Maybe one day I'll sit down and hunt for the chip so my kids can have it for 'their own'. Currently they use 'my' computer(s!).
Wolfe Tone
Which Way Did He Go?
No but my friend had one. There are two games I've been looking everywhere for, Spike in Transylvania and Scorched Tanks, they were great.
HAND
Armchair Philosopher
I still have my 10-year old Amiga 600...its sitting next to my PC right now, great stuff. 
It was my first computer.
Deluxe Paint 3 and Workbench Forever!!
It was my first computer. Deluxe Paint 3 and Workbench Forever!!
Aphex_Twin
Evergreen
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I have two old HP computers (symilar to C64). They are currently gathering dust in a closet as I've not found anyone to fix them. The tapes I gave away. Had some fun with Dan Dare and other stuff
Cartouche Bee
Appropriations Consultant
Originally posted by Padma
There was a great deal of "miscegenation" going on between Atari & Commodore.
The folks who designed the original *Lisa* for Atari (which became the 8-bit Atari computers) eventually all worked for Commodore, where they designed the Amiga. The original designers of the C-64 ended up at Atari, where they developed the Atari-St/1024 stuff.
"In 1978, Apple Computers started on a business system to complement their successful Apple II/III line of home computers. The new project was code named Lisa, unofficially after the daughter of one of its designers and officially standing for Local Integrated Software Architecture. Steve Jobs was completely dedicated to new project, implementing feature after feature and delaying the release of Lisa, until he was finally removed as project manager by then Apple president Mark Markkula. The Lisa was finally released in January 1983. "
Yep there sure are alot of myth's that float around but Jobs had shares in Xerox and visited their Palto Alto Research Center in the late 70's. Apple hired some of those PARC engineers to work on Apple GUI systems. As for the Commodore, Atari myths well let's put it this way it was mostly marketing wars and hype; I had an Amiga 1000 the first week they became available, you could not even get a hard drive for them for quite a while after they were introduced. (The Amiga 1000 still runs too, but I only use it for a game called "Storm Across Europe")
I used to own an Amiga 500... what a machine ahead of its time it was. I didn't really appreciate the computer's capacity at the time...
The Amiga was my second computer. The first one was a Salora Manager, a Finnish license copy of the Videotech Laser 2001. It was built in 1983... and was archaic by even that day's standards. 32k of RAM... CBM64 kicked its arse pretty bad in comparison.
My Salora is still in perfect working order and it doesn't have a scratch. It's as good as new. I am still looking for its programming specs though... they seem to have been lost to the dustbin of history. It would be so totally cool to be able to write machine code for it.
The Amiga was my second computer. The first one was a Salora Manager, a Finnish license copy of the Videotech Laser 2001. It was built in 1983... and was archaic by even that day's standards. 32k of RAM... CBM64 kicked its arse pretty bad in comparison.
My Salora is still in perfect working order and it doesn't have a scratch. It's as good as new. I am still looking for its programming specs though... they seem to have been lost to the dustbin of history. It would be so totally cool to be able to write machine code for it.
Cilpot
Pretentious Schmuck
I owned an Amiga 500+ and before that; Commodore 64.. I miss the old TAPES with games on them... not
Archer 007
Rebirth
Nope, that was way before my time.
Achinz
Hermit of Huangshan
I only had a Commodore 64 although like others here, I thought there was some sort of kinship between it and the Amiga.
SanPellegrino
Wanderer
yes, but it broke long ago. It had 1MB RAM, man it was so fast at that time!
Hayek
Old Whig
I still own an Amiga 500 and play on it occasionally. I still really like Sensible Soccer.
Captain Carnage
King
I used to have an Amiga 500, it died. I want to get another one, I'm willing to pay!!!!!!
C-64, C-64+, Amiga 500. Some parts are still stored someplace, most of it is gone. I sold off my Amiga monitor since they were in high demand at the time.
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