I signed up here a few years ago, when I resumed my old faiblesse for the old Commodore and Atari machines. I didn't post anything back then so I guess now's the time.
I had Atari STE and C64 back in the day but mainly played games and watched demos I guess, and also tried to pixel a bit. In the late 90s I bought a used A500 which sparked the Amiga interest. This was followed by an A600 in which I fitted a used hard drive. But the 1200 was really tempting so I browsed classifieds both in print and on web until I got hold of a vanilla one for a pretty good price. This was in 98 and I think very few were interested in this stuff compared to today's "retro revival". I tinkered with tower ideas and finally bought a 040. At some point I kind of lost interest until a few years ago when I discovered the possibilities of 1541 Ultimate for the C64, Satandisk for the ST and CF cards for the Amiga. Now it was exciting again. It still is. I don't think I'm in it for nostalgia - I find myself more interested in the progression of soft -and hardware of today. I find it amazing what can be done with 30 years old gear. Uh, I'm rambling so that's it for now.
Cheers,
Calle.
I had Atari STE and C64 back in the day but mainly played games and watched demos I guess, and also tried to pixel a bit. In the late 90s I bought a used A500 which sparked the Amiga interest. This was followed by an A600 in which I fitted a used hard drive. But the 1200 was really tempting so I browsed classifieds both in print and on web until I got hold of a vanilla one for a pretty good price. This was in 98 and I think very few were interested in this stuff compared to today's "retro revival". I tinkered with tower ideas and finally bought a 040. At some point I kind of lost interest until a few years ago when I discovered the possibilities of 1541 Ultimate for the C64, Satandisk for the ST and CF cards for the Amiga. Now it was exciting again. It still is. I don't think I'm in it for nostalgia - I find myself more interested in the progression of soft -and hardware of today. I find it amazing what can be done with 30 years old gear. Uh, I'm rambling so that's it for now.
Cheers,
Calle.
