Also, from what I've heard, it sounds like one concern with older computers is the possible need for them to be recapped. I'm okay with
I purchased MIST FPGA back in 2015 or so and instantly installed Amiga Cores on it. It came with superb experience for gaming software as it accepted DB9 joysticks and also had MIDI ports. Later improvements introduced Akiko chip (hardware supported chunky to planar, which is required for Amiga CD32 emulation) and Picasso compatible RTG card. I purchased bunch of different Quick Shot joysticks for under 20 bucks each and I still have fun with this whole setup. I'm still planning to solder up rpi-zero to the fpga port to bring wifi connection to this whole setup. That would be my ideal mid-range Amiga, effectively hardware-emulating 040 + RTG and perfect for retro gaming.
so ridiculous that vanilla A1200 today costs more than that G5 Mac on which you can install Amiga OS 4.0/MorphOS to get PPC Amiga feeling, which is bizarre, yet alien to many who never could afford it back in the times.
If your Amiga deal is more than 500 bucks then I recommend, buy V4-Stand Alone from Apollo COmputers.
You might be able to pick up a PowerMac for relatively cheap. An Amiga, though, probably not so much. The retrocomputer market went completely bonkers during the pandemic, and only recently seems to be calming down a little bit. Commodore stuff, particuarly anything related to Amiga, is .
Sometimes I think it would be fun to buy a '90s Power Mac (probably a 8500) or an Amiga to have actual hardware to play with. I never really used Macs at home, but my schools always had Macs, and sometimes I feel
a bit nostalgic. Also, I've never used Amiga either, and never really
had much exposure to them, but I've thought it would be fun to have an Amiga to play with since I never really got a chance to back in the 90s. It seems used Amigas are quite a bit more expensive than '90s PowerMacs though..
A suggestion if you're into Mac OS9 would be to buy a G4 Mac Mini. There are community efforts which have made it possible to run OS9 natively on the Mac Mini. Running OS9 at 1.5ghz on a G4 is pretty slick :)
Yeah, it's weird. I'm wondering why Amiga prices are so high, and I
wonder if it's because Amiga was (I think) less popular and could be
more sought-after these days.
Also, from what I've heard, it sounds like one concern with older
computers is the possible need for them to be recapped. I'm okay
with soldering and could probably do that myself, though I might find someone who could do it better and pay them to do it if needed..
Also, I've seen a lot of sellers (on Facebook Marketplace, mainly)
who say they're selling for local pickup only and don't want to ship because they're concerned about damage in shipping. It's a bummer,
because I almost never see a retro computer for sale in my area on
Facebook Marketplace.
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C= never intended for the Amiga's to last more than 5 years. They suffer from bad cap's on the latter models, and the dreded vareta battery leaking crap all over the board, and in the process destroying it.
This damage is making original boards very hard to find and they are becoming more rare and scarse. That is why the "re-amiga" boards have been released, and then it's a matter of moving some of the chips across to a new board.
I'm not really a big fan of the guys who immediately say "recap" whenever someone asks what might be wrong with a machine. I think it's ignorant to just immediately jump to that conclusion. I've never had to recap any of my machines yet, and we're talking about quite a lot.
Still, I say the best experience is the real thing, every time.
That occurred to me this morning. And I was checking eBay for a 1.5ghz
Mac Mini G4 but currently don't see any 1.5ghz ones - The fastest I see
is the 1.42ghz. I'm considering buying one of those.
Try searching for "Mac Mini late-2005" on eBay. I'm pretty sure that the 1.5Ghz models were a 'stealth upgrade." I have one, and it's a fantastic little computer.
C= never intended for the Amiga's to last more than 5 years. They suffer from bad cap's on the latter models, and the dreded vareta battery leaking crap all over the board, and in the process
destroying it.
That really sucks.. :/ And interesting that Commodore didn't intend
for the Amiga to last that long. They were ahead of their time.
This damage is making original boards very hard to find and they
are becoming more rare and scarse. That is why the "re-amiga"
boards have been released, and then it's a matter of moving some of
the chips across to a new board.
Interesting. I've been seeing more hardware solutions for retro
systems lately, and it's interesting to see.
I haven't yet bought an old retro computer, but I hear people mention recapping a lot.
I had a thought about buying a Mac Mini G4, which I've heard can run Mac OS 9.2.2 (even though not officially supported), and the Mac Mini takes
up a lot less space than a G3 desktop/tower beige Mac that I had been considering. I wonder if a Mac Mini G4 could also run Amiga OS..
That occurred to me this morning. And I was checking eBay for a 1.5ghz Mac Mini G4 but currently don't see any 1.5ghz ones - The fastest I see
is the 1.42ghz. I'm considering buying one of those.
I'm not really a big fan of the guys who immediately say "recap" whenever someone asks what might be wrong with a machine. I think it's ignorant
to just immediately jump to that conclusion. I've never had to recap any of my machines yet, and we're talking about quite a lot.
Buying any retro....
Seems to me, just based on random browsing not a scientific study,
that
Amiga prices and other prices have come down a bit, I remember during
the
pandemic Amiga 2000s would almost fetch a grand, if they worked at
all.
Now it seems they are around 600. Again, just my perception, other
gear
has dropped too, though not as much (but it didn't spike as much
either).
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