Hello from New England !

[ericgus]

Hi everyone,

Hello from scenic New England USA! .. I am from north of Boston Massachusetts and love retro computing..

I have been looking at Amibay for years and finally decided that I should join .. my background is a long time Commodore user from back when they were the new hot thing in the 80s, the usual, Vic20/c64/128 progression .. then finally getting an A500 when they came out.. later moving to an Amiga 3000 .. both Amigas I still have (though the 3000 had the typical battery leak problem and is need of repair).. As for current situation, I am a collector of Commodore systems, I have several bread box c64s, 128s, a Vic20, Plus/4 .. as well as a recently modified {and yes it was very very truly dead before I did} Plus/4 with a Raspberry/Pi .. the plus/4 keyboard is functional and it now works better than ever, I often use it as a second desktop now.. I also own a MiST FPGA programmable computer which is allowing me to explore machines not available to me back in the day in the USA such as BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Sam Coupe, Amstrad .. really nice to finally "discover" those machines I often read about but had no way of actually experiencing.. I also enjoy fixing and repairing old machines (as my limited skills allow)..

 

[Bastich]

Hello and welcome

 

[RichyV]

Hi!

Yes, the UK was sure ahead of the game back in the heady days of the 8-bit revolution! We had the best selection of computers to choose from, the best games devs and the best magazines for each platform... All sadly in the past now and we've been just a bit-part player ever since. Hope you have fun here - it's a good place!

Pats supporter...?

 

[ericgus]

Hi!

Yes, the UK was sure ahead of the game back in the heady days of the 8-bit revolution! We had the best selection of computers to choose from, the best games devs and the best magazines for each platform... All sadly in the past now and we've been just a bit-part player ever since. Hope you have fun here - it's a good place!

Pats supporter...?

Yea .. the documentary Bedrooms to Billions was a real eye opener for me into the early UK 8 bit scene .. Over here we heard about such things but since none of the machines were here so no one really focused on it beyond a passing curiosity blurb every now and then..

While i'm not much of a sport fan, my sister on the other hand is a raving lunatic .. she is a huge Pats supporter at levels that an english football fanatic would appreciate and understand.

 

[RichyV]

Hi!

Yes, the UK was sure ahead of the game back in the heady days of the 8-bit revolution! We had the best selection of computers to choose from, the best games devs and the best magazines for each platform... All sadly in the past now and we've been just a bit-part player ever since. Hope you have fun here - it's a good place!

Pats supporter...?

Yea .. the documentary Bedrooms to Billions was a real eye opener for me into the early UK 8 bit scene .. Over here we heard about such things but since none of the machines were here so no one really focused on it beyond a passing curiosity blurb every now and then..

While i'm not much of a sport fan, my sister on the other hand is a raving lunatic .. she is a huge Pats supporter at levels that an english football fanatic would appreciate and understand.

It's an eye-opener, alright! Great bit of documentary making - and don't forget the one just released about the Amiga - also ACE beyond belief! Just waiting the Special Edition blu-ray to be released now...

Your sis is indeded awsome!!!

 

[Brickpad]

Hello from New Hampshire, fellow New Englander!

 

[rootboy]

Hi!

Yes, the UK was sure ahead of the game back in the heady days of the 8-bit revolution! We had the best selection of computers to choose from, the best games devs and the best magazines for each platform... All sadly in the past now and we've been just a bit-part player ever since. Hope you have fun here - it's a good place!

Pats supporter...?

While i'm not much of a sport fan, my sister on the other hand is a raving lunatic .. she is a huge Pats supporter at levels that an english football fanatic would appreciate and understand.

Welcome aboard!

(As for your sister, I'm a Broncos fan. We'll just have to keep our distance... )