Greetings from Western Washington, USA!

[ahandyman59]

Ahandyman59 here,
I'm an older guy that was a geek before the term geek was created. Been taking things apart, making circuit boards, and screwing around with computers of many different types for over 40 years now. My first computer was a TRS-80. It was limited and I had to write most of my programs by copying the code from code books. They did that back then. I then did a stint with a C-64 and finally an Amiga 1000, then upgraded to an Amiga 2000. My brother and I created an Amiga BBS and it actually did quite well. That lasted until work forced me to spend my attention working with PCs. The Amiga 2000 ended up in the attic, with most of the parts purged over the years. I'm completely amazed by how much Amiga interest still exists. I heard that Europe had much more support for the Amiga's, but until I got curious and did some searches a few months ago, I didn't realize there was still a HUGE Amiga following. I think there is enough to do with Amiga's now to keep me entertained for years and I plan on keeping one lit up regularly.

Thank you,
Ahandyman59

 

[SkydivinGirl]

Welcome to AmiBay! You're in a good area for retro computing so I'm sure you'll be able to find lots of great stuff for your retro computing hobby. There are lots of friendly knowledgeable people here so please ask questions if you have any.

Heather

 

[SnkBitten]

Welcome. Be warned, Amiga's are very addictive. I went through the original Amiga time frame (A1000, A2000, A3000 and A4000) but bailed when Commodore went bankrupt and employment required PC knowledge. When the 30th anniversary hit I started searching out forums and playing with some of the emulators. Not long after that I found myself owning an A4000 again and then an A4000T.

I wish I had been in the position back then to at least keep my systems, but at the time I had to sell for other financial demands....