Hi guys,
I've recently come back to Amiga's after a 21 year break.
I still have my original A500 that I scrimped and saved for in 1989 (sans the CM8833-II that I sold a long while ago). I've found everything except the RF modulator so I am currently using it on a TV in living room via the "Mono" plug which is an interesting experience. Thankfully everything still works, even all the floppies I tried.
I moved to a pc around late 1992 from that A500, I was mad on the amiga but the price of the A1200 I was so very close to buying was crazy. Around AUD$1600 (approx $1200US) for a A1200HD/40.
Back then I could get a 486SX with roughly double the specs for a similar price. The heart said "buy Amiga" and the head said "buy PC".
Looking back on it now Amiga 1200 prices in Australia look to have been double that of the US and probably a good 50-60% higher than the UK. No wonder they didn't sell many in OZ and no wonder it didn't add up for me to upgrade versus PC's.
I've just bought a A1200 recently as it looks like the choice for whdload games (plus the nostalgia value in the machine I really wanted to buy but didn't) and am waiting for it to get here.
Cheers!
I've recently come back to Amiga's after a 21 year break.
I still have my original A500 that I scrimped and saved for in 1989 (sans the CM8833-II that I sold a long while ago). I've found everything except the RF modulator so I am currently using it on a TV in living room via the "Mono" plug which is an interesting experience. Thankfully everything still works, even all the floppies I tried.
I moved to a pc around late 1992 from that A500, I was mad on the amiga but the price of the A1200 I was so very close to buying was crazy. Around AUD$1600 (approx $1200US) for a A1200HD/40.
Back then I could get a 486SX with roughly double the specs for a similar price. The heart said "buy Amiga" and the head said "buy PC".
Looking back on it now Amiga 1200 prices in Australia look to have been double that of the US and probably a good 50-60% higher than the UK. No wonder they didn't sell many in OZ and no wonder it didn't add up for me to upgrade versus PC's.
I've just bought a A1200 recently as it looks like the choice for whdload games (plus the nostalgia value in the machine I really wanted to buy but didn't) and am waiting for it to get here.
Cheers!
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